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1st Place: Jason Buchheim - The Green Flash at the last moment of the setting sun
2nd Place: Issam Kanafani - Kaaba
3rd Place: Jim Trotter - City garden with parts
Thank you to everyone who participated. View all the submissions below!
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- Entry Name: Weymouth Bay at Night by Rob Quincey
This was our first attempt at shooting a night time panorama. The new Weymouth Bay Lasers were also active that night, although because of this we were forced to bring the stitched image into Photoshop and fix a number of breaks caused by the lasers moving. We were quite impressed with the resulting GigaPan. Thanks to ...


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Diversity in education workshop, Nov. 16
Posted October 30, 2001; 01:32 p.m.
The Third World Center is presenting a diversity in education workshop featuring Lee Mun Wah, filmmaker of the "Color of Fear," from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Friday, Nov. 16, at the center, 86 Olden St. Space is limited to 80 participants. Interested participants should e-mail Heddye Ducree to determine if slots remain available.
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All test results negative on Lewis Thomas Lab substance
Posted November 16, 2001; 05:44 p.m.
Note: This announcement was updated and reposted Nov. 27.
All test results show that no anthrax was contained in a substance reported on Nov. 16 by personnel at the Lewis Thomas Lab. University officials were notified on Nov. 27 that all tests conducted by the state produced negative results. The state sent partial results on Nov. 21 and test results from an independent lab were received Nov. 22.
Laboratory personnel involved were interviewed and, as a precaution, offered antibiotics after a powdery substance from a catalog mailed to the lab was reported.
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I had bought one here and gave it to my son and my mother bought another for my other son but he is too young after I realized how big this thing was. I would like to just trade it and I am really only interested in a Darth Maul Master Replica saber. Preferrably the full saber replica not the "cut" one. I would like the stand and other info as this item is brand new in the box.


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Wondering what kind of or brand of Joint Care suppliments you guys and gals use for your dogs, and have had a noticable success with ?
Some of you may have read my post about my pups mishap with her Salter Harris growth plate fracture of her front leg! We got it reparired and have been reccomended to start her on a Glucosamine Joint Suppliment program !


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First time in the snow....he could care less. Woody, 12 weeks old.
First time in the snow....he could care less. Woody, 12 weeks old.
Love the pic and great lookin' pup! I missed my pups first snow engagement....
NICE Pup!!
No matter how little money and how few possessions you own, having a Labrador Retriever makes you rich!
I love the name Woody ...I had a friend that had a beagle named Woody and he used his last name first on the AKC registration example ...White's Woody.So when they called the dogs name at a beagle FT (they called the dogs per cast from the club house)they had to say White's Woody ...classic..
Very cool picture and a nice looking pup!
I named him after my favorite bar in the Virgin Islands. Woodys Seafood Saloon. He reg name is Blue Heaven Island Happy Hour. I'll be going back in April and I'm gonna take a good pic so they can hang it on the wall
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Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) 2013 WINTER CLASS Graduates
NORTH SMITHFIELD, RI – On February 5, 2013 fourteen area residents completed the eight week twenty hour Basic CERT Disaster Preparedness course sponsored by the North Smithfield Emergency Management Agency (NSEMA). The CERT class was offered free for residents to better prepare themselves and their families for emergency preparedness and response in times of disaster. The courses included the psychology of disaster trauma, light search and rescue, fire safety, basic first aid and triage, emergency preparedness, and operation and participation on a CERT team.
Paulette Hamilton, North Smithfield Town Administrator, presented each class member with a certificate for completing the basic course. "I thank the class members for their dedication, hard work, and commitment", said Hamilton. I hope all of you to stay involved in serving the North Smithfield community". Peter Branconnier, NSEMA Director, suggested to the class additional disaster training and educational courses available to further develop their skills in emergency preparedness.
Jay Levenson, NSEMA Deputy Director of Operations, and Leo Kennedy, Cranston Deputy Fire Chief and Director of Emergency Medical Services, were the CERT Class instructors. Congratulations are extended to following area residents for completing the course: Dan Costa, Lauren Champlin, Tracy Dorry, Monica Lennon, Brian LaFerriere, Willam Lincourt, Jeffrey Davis, Anthony Marchetti, Michael Monteiro, Nicholas Paul, Gary Peterson, Ken Thompson, Anne Wallibillich, and John Wojcik.
For further information about CERT visit www.nsema.org and click on the CERT link, call the EMA office during regular business hours at (401)767-2206, or contact Peter Branconnier at (401)767-2206 or Jay Levenson at (401)230-9327.


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Thoughts about CSTEP: CSTEP is not just any program; it is the way of helping students achieve success! For me, the most remarkable aspect was the guidance and support I received from the Director, Ms. Rihab Guneid. She knew me and every other member by name, then I realized... I was not only a file on her desk! Additionally, the regular weekly meetings covered a broad range of interesting topics which only contributed to the overall knowledge-gaining experience.


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Perhaps but my local WM has virtually nothing on the Cars pegs! I've been trying to find the Jerry Recycled Batteries hauler there with no success.
Perhaps but my local WM has virtually nothing on the Cars pegs! I've been trying to find the Jerry Recycled Batteries hauler there with no success.
I got Andrea from Walmart today. I guess those WM haulers are never going to show up here just like how most of the SW exclusives never do.
I was looking at Target.com and they have a new hauler that's coming soon named Gil. Anyone know If he was in the movie ? I guess I need to watch the movie yet again !!
My guess is that he was a blink and you'll miss him character in the Life is a Highway scene.
Deep in the heart of scalper territory, I found an Elvis RV today. Interestingly enough, the red trim on the top half of the card had been cut away and in much too precise a fashion to have been anything but deliberate.
Still, because I'm an opener I bought it anyhow as there were no other signs of tampering.
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The rumblings are that the main line of Cars that we're collecting is going to become Target exclusive while Mattel launches a new line with lenticular eyes for retailers everywhere.
If true, that just adds to the litany of missteps from Mattel over the years.
was able to get Chase Impound McQueen, Patti, and Todd
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I found the new Cars chase today at walmart !! It's saluting Sarge and here is a pic !


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Description Adult recalls Black-legged Kittiwake, but has bright red legs. Compared to Black-legged, adult's yellow bill is shorter and gray back and upper wings are darker. Juvenile is similar to juvenile Black-legged, but black bill is shorter and lacks that species' black bar on inner wing.
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Discussion Distinctive Bering Sea speciality. Breeds on island seacliffs and winters mainly at sea; easy to see on St. Paul Island, Pribilofs.


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"I recently had the tremendous pleasure of catching SoftSpot live, a show that I hope eventually everyone will be lucky enough to catch. Core members Sarah Kinlaw and Bryan Keller have significant roots in Wilmington, though they call Brooklyn home base at this point. The two, along with drummer Andrew Spaulding, create haunting meditative music that is certain to permeate straight to the soul. The live show translates even better as the band plays with a furious energy, almost conveying the idea that without playing these songs each member would slowly shrivel up into nothingness. There is something truly spiritual about SoftSpot's music, and it locks the listener in just as much as the performers." - Get Off the Coast
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If you don't have any roasted red bell peppers on hand, use drained sliced pimientos instead.
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A retrospective exhibition of work by Mike Kelley, at the Stedelijk Museum in Amsterdam, celebrates the opening of the museum's new wing.
The Stedelijk has always been a great showcase for modern art on a wide field. Even 40 years ago, a comprehensive knowledge of post-war American art could be gleaned from its collections. It was closed for nine years but re-opened last year with a startling new wing.
The wing is boldly attached to the older part of the building, with no attempt to unify the two stylistically. It has been compared to a vast bathtub because of its polished-white enamelled exterior, which at one end slopes rather like a bath, then extends to a driving, ship-like form. It has a wide, unsupported roof that extends over the approaches to the gallery, smoothly integrated into the windowless form.
The visitor enters under this huge white canopy, while the doors of the older part are left as raw portals into the permanent collection.
The new wing has allowed development of space below ground, and two new wide floors, which are given over to the exhibition.
Kelley was regarded as the outstanding artist of his generation in the United States. His death last year, by suicide at the age of 57, makes this huge exhibition particularly poignant. The show includes more than 200 works that demonstrate that he was the epitome of a modern artist.
Much of the work is paradoxical and defies accepted values. The pattern was established when the artist was young. Encouraged by his father to take up sport, Kelley took up sewing instead.
There is no single theme or motif in all his work.
His tremendous talent is manifest in drawing, painting, sculpture, installations, found objects, recycled material, video and photography.
Nothing is sacred: he moves easily from philosophy to social issues, to the fears of childhood, to the value of excrement.
He incorporates comic-book images, carpets, toys, crockery, broken glass, posters, newspapers, jewellery and fire-extinguishers to express his vivid emotional response, and not just for visual effect. His work is shot through with humour and irony.
When you enter the show you are confronted with two banners made in 1967. One shows a human figure surrounded by patterns of animal heads - crocodiles, bears, wolves and sharks - and the figure is wrapped in a snake. The work is called Animal Self. The other half of the work has a priest-like figure surrounded by happy creatures. This is Friend of Animals. The work is a mild start.
Nearby is a mattress with bright patchwork, surrounded by teddy bears and other soft toys joined in ways that make them strangely unnatural.
A further exploration of childhood fears is a video of a boy at the barber shop. The barber enters, wiping his sweaty hands.
The cloth around the boy's neck is tied too tight and the barber cranking up the chair is as menacing as the approach of a torturer.
Then your eye might be caught by a series of drawings that show movement in a raw and powerful way. They are called Garbage Drawings and evoke mess of every kind. Another huge drawing, Trickle Down and Swaddling Clothes, shows excrement from one figure decorated and garlanded with bows by a second person.
Much of the drawn and painted material is tight, formally organised and accompanied by an elaborate text.
Next you might encounter an installation about attitudes to work.
In a large enclosure, Bugs Bunny comic animals complain about work. Around the top of the enclosure, in classical lettering, are invocations to work.
At the centre is a stylised fist like a socialist symbol. This enclosure is linked across a corridor to a door that says, "Employees Only". The door has been liberally kicked.
Between the enclosure and the door is an image of damned hard work. It is an immense log with bars attached for lifting. The whole is memorable, however ambiguous its message. It is titled From My Institution to Yours.
Modern art is seldom confrontational or vituperative, but Kelley worked constantly in that manner.
A poster that starts innocently with, "The biggest mistake the Clinton administration made was not to implement their health care policy", rapidly becomes a wild and fantastic rant against celebrities.
A great deal of the work is black and white, but the traditional skills of draughtsmanship, colour and paint-handling come into operation in Pay for your Pleasure, a corridor of 43 portraits of artists, poets and philosophers.
Each comes with a savage quotation that shows their attitude to life. It is an intense and moving work, done with great skill.
The exhibition goes on and on. There are huge constructions of fake pearls and buttons of broken crockery, while caricature is everywhere. It shows so many possibilities that it is clear why Kelley was so influential.
One piece, Kryptonite, is an oxygen cylinder with a hose to a big glass bell-jar. Within the jar is a gloopy mass.
The show is as powerful as Superman's sustenance, but much more subversive.
For gallery listings, see nzherald.co.nz/arts


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The repository signing key used for the CUDA RPM and Deb packages has been updated to reflect modern standards. As a result, package managers may have problems with installing or upgrading CUDA 8 packages. If you are a Linux user upgrading from previous versions of the CUDA Toolkit using network installers, follow either of the options before proceeding. Users installing CUDA for the first time are unaffected.
Systems with repositories updated with CUDA 8.0 need to download and re-install the 'cuda-repo-*-8.0.44-1.*' package for your distribution of Linux. Re-installation of this package will import the new signing key with ID 7fa2af80. Select the target platform using the green buttons below to get the base installer instructions (using the network repo) for that platform.
For example, for RHEL7, the installation using the network repo:
a) # sudo rpm -i cuda-repo-rhel7-8.0.44-1.x86_64.rpm b) # sudo yum clean all c) # sudo yum install cuda
Manually import this key by downloading the file 7fa2af80.pub from the appropriate repository (for example, Ubuntu 14.04 x86_64 would be http://developer.download.nvidia.com/compute/cuda/repos/ubuntu1404/x86_64/7fa2af80.pub) and then running, as root:
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Welcome to the NGAUS Blog!
If you are a repeat visitor to the NGAUS website, you probably noticed some improvements today.
After nine months of hard work, NGAUS has launched this updated version of the website. Visitors will now be able to access information much more easily than they could before, and new additions -- like this blog -- will allow NGAUS to better communicate with members and the public.
So, I can't think of a better way to say it: Welcome!
Right now, you are reading the new NGAUS Blog, which will cover any and all issues important to the National Guard, from state stories to national legislation that will affect the entire force. We have rolled our old blog, the NGAUS Legislative Corner, into the NGAUS blog, so all past entries are archived here.
In the coming weeks, months and years, this blog will be a space for discussion of important National Guard-related topics, as well as information for NGAUS members. If you are a NGAUS member interested in blogging here, please submit your ideas to Andrew Waldman.
Andrew Waldman is a staff writer and blog editor for NGAUS. Reach him at 202-408-5892 or by email at email@example.com.
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New site looks great! The only thing that I noticed is that when using the Write to Congress Feature it does not tell the person to enter their zip code. I am afraid that a new person might not know to input their zip code?
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Hi Michele,
Which page or type of screen are you viewing the Write to Congress feature on? If you're looking at the tool in the website footer or home page on a computer monitor, the space where you would enter you zip code reads "Enter your zip code."
We definitely want to get this fixed if it isn't showing in all places.
Melissa Krystek
NGAUS Blog
Andrew, this is really great to have a site for blogging on relevant Guard issues.
Reserve Forces Policy Board's Final Report on Fully Burdened....
The Reserve Forces Policy Board's Final Report on Fully Burdened Costs of Military Personnel was released today. This is very relevant information to our nation, taxpayers and our national defense.


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According to an interesting article by Miguel Helft in the NY Times, Getty images, the world's largest stock photo company, has entered into agreement with Yahoo permitting them to search Flickr's database for especially high-quality images.
When Getty finds something it likes, it will contact the photographer and ask them if he or she would like to license them the image.
There are a couple of interesting points here. While professional photographers bring a level of craft (and equipment) that even most enthusiastic amateurs don't match, Getty recognizes that the crowd brings advantages of its own.
For one, Flick attracts photographers from communities including small towns and out-of-the-way locales that professional photographers may never have even heard of, let alone shot.
Additionally, Getty claims, because most Flickr photos were "not shot for commercial purposes" they will bring a sense of "authenticity" that advertisers looking for. Think of all the ads you've seen recently that appear to have been taken on the fly or by an amateur, or that are artfully arranged to look as "casual" and "unposed" as possible. Getty is smart to recognize that thousands of photos like that already exist.
Since it doesn't appear that there will be any way to submit an image to this program (the NYT writes that Getty will "comb Flickr in search of interesting images,") it seems to me that no matter how great your images are, it's a million-to-one shot that Flickr will find them.
Still, if you want to increase your chances, you might want to be as creative as possible with your keywords. What words might Flickr be searching for to find the hard-to-get, "authentic" images they're looking for?
Imagine you are the young editorial assistant at Getty charged with finding salable images in Flickr. What would you search for? "Out of the way?" "Surprise?" "Unexpected?" "Breathtaking?" "Martian?" "Dancing baby?"
Which brings me to this blog's first contest. Write a comment below with some keywords you think might attract some attention from Flickr. Keep it to under 200 words if you can. Feel free to explain your thinking. If you don't have ideas of your own, or think someone else's entry is great, feel free to express that, too. (However, don't make negative comments about other entries, please. I will delete them and frown at you.) You'll be helping your fellow photographers have a chance at the Getty brass ring, and you may win these cool prizes:
Two new, unopened copies of terrific DVD collections from The National Association of Photoshop Professionals.
1) The Best of Adobe Photoshop User: The 9th Year is over 3 hours of NAPP goodness, including:
• Tons of Scott Kelby's "Down and Dirty Tricks"
• TV, print and web effects and
• Classic techniques from contributors Matt Kloskowski, Corey Barker and Dave Cross.
2) The Best of Adobe Photoshop TV Season One brings:
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• Impressive photo effects, color correction revelations, and scintialling shortcuts to make your Photoshop experience more productive and artistic than ever.
And, if you're interested, I'll also include a signed and dedicated copy of my novel, First You Fall, to the winner (assuming you're over 18, that is).
Deadline: I'll pick what I think is the best, most creative and most helpful answer on August 1, 2008.
Meanwhile, if you're shooting in the hopes that Getty will acquire you, keep in mind the same rules that apply at iStockphoto (which Getty owns, BTW):
- You must have model releases for all recognizable people in the shot
- Avoid including any trademark symbols (even the Nike "swoosh " on a pair of sneakers can be a deal-killer) and
- The photos must be of a high resolution and not overly compressed. The screeners at iStockphoto are merciless when it comes to "artifacts," and we at The Digital Photography Show have had listeners who have sworn that even their highest-quality shots were rejected for having excessive artifacts.
While I doubt that Getty will be acquiring a ton of images from Flickr, this is more bad news for the full-time professional photographer who used to make a living off stock photos. He or she has already taken a beating from iStockphoto and the like. Getty was up-till-now one of the last providers that said "our images deserve their high prices because they come from the most highly-trained pros in the world." Now, even on Getty, the full-time shooter is competing with the talented amateur. Ouch.
How much is at stake? According to the Times:
Getty charges on average between $500 and $600 for "rights managed" images, which are used by a customer exclusively for a period of time. Photographers get between 30 percent and 40 percent of that. The company charges on average of $250 for non-exclusive use of images and gives photographers a 20 percent cut of that...
The one thing I don't understand is why Getty would need an "agreement" with Yahoo to do this? Couldn't they have just trolled Flickr and hit up photographers on their own? Flickr is an open system, photographers who want to can establish an email link on their accounts, and this is, as far as I know, still a Democracy. So, was the "agreement" with Yahoo really needed, and is Yahoo actually getting paid for this? Or was the "agreement" merely a press-release worthy publicity stunt to get out the word and to, possibly, attract more talented and diverse photographers to use Flickr? What do you think?


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By Bobby Harrison/NEMS Daily Journal
JACKSON – House Speaker Philip Gunn, R-Clinton, and Lt. Gov. Tate Reeves endorsed a proposal Wednesday to provide $8 million in state funds to be directed toward early childhood education efforts that would be overseen by the Mississippi Department of Education.
Reeves, who presides over the Senate, and Gunn were joined by various business leaders, including the Mississippi Economic Council, to announce their support for a program to allow communities to establish collaborative efforts involving public schools, private day-cares, parochial day-cares and Head Start facilities to improve the quality of early childhood education.
Efforts have been under way for years in Mississippi to develop a state-supported early childhood education program. Mississippi is the only state in the South that does not provide funds for pre-kindergarten programs.
The proposal, filed in bills by Sen. Brice Wiggins, R-Ocean Springs, and Rep. Toby Barker, R-Hattiesburg, "establishes guidelines for teacher qualifications and research-based curriculum for local programs" that obtain state funding. The Department of Education would provide oversight.
"The earlier a child can say his ABCs, pick up a book and name his colors, the better that child will perform when he starts kindergarten or first grade," Reeves said in a news release. "Through a collaborative approach to early childhood education, we can support those communities that want pre-kindergarten and help those children become better, more successful students."
Cathy Grace, director of early childhood education for the Gilmore Early Learning Initiative in Amory, said the proposal announced by Gunn and Reeves Wednesday "is the best shot we have had in a long time" in developing a program that helps children enter kindergarten ready to learn. She said it is crucial to do that as Mississippi prepares to enact the Common Core curriculum that will consists of a more demanding curriculum for students.
Grace said the program will work because it allows communities to develop their own programs.
"What is needed in Tupelo is not the same as what is needed in Indianola," she said. "… It gives flexibility but still maintains accountability."
Gunn said states that have improved their educational outcomes have pointed to their early childhood education programs as a key.
Gov. Phil Bryant sent out a statement praising the effort. Still, there is not unanimous support for the program.
Jane Boykin, with the Mississippi Delta Licensed Child Care Providers, said many private providers believe they are not being consulted in efforts and that much of the work they have done to get children ready to learn is being ignored.
Another key will be incorporating federally funded Head State centers into the effort.


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By Parrish Alford/NEMS Daily Journal
Daily Journal's Parrish Alford with updates from Birmingham with the Ole Miss Rebels football team at the Inside Ole Miss Sports blog. Ole Miss will face Pittsburgh in the Compass Bowl Saturday at noon in Birmingham. The game will be televised by ESPN.
From Parrish Alford's blog today ….
A number of Ole Miss players took part in the Fellowship of Christian Athletes breakfast this morning. Senior linebacker Joel Kight shared his testimony before a packed ballroom at the Sheraton.
"I was more nervous around all these people than I was before a regular game," said Kight, a senior from Lithonia, Ga, "but it's always and honor to get to talk about God and to talk about your faith."
Former Alabama linebacker Rich Wingo, who went on to play with the Green Bay Packers, was the keynote speaker and challenged the players and all in attendance to be leaders in their faith and to understand how that impacts the lives of those who follow them.
The Pittsburgh players are staying at the Wynfrey in Hoover and bussed over for the event.
The Sheraton is the team hotel for Ole Miss.
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The Romanian Association of Municipalities and Romanian Association of communes requested support from the Centre of Expertise to obtain accreditation for delivering ELoGE. Technical assistance was provided to adapt the instruments for assessing the quality of local governance to Romanian conditions.
The team from ACOR translated the documents (questionnaire evaluation benchmark, Accrediting Commission regulations and criteria for award) and, together with AMR adapted them to the Romanian language and legislative context. Five cities and five villages were selected for pilot testing the evaluation benchmark (the first three communes are Luncaviţa - Tulcea county, Stefan cel mare – Calarasi county, Vulcana bai, Dambovita county). Pilot testing started in December 20.
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I'm sorry, but it is FOR something. There's actually a large, growing thread in the forums about this very issue. It seems I'm not the only one: http://www.raspberrypi.org/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?f=24&t=25501
Alright, so let's assume that you're right, and the Raspberry Pi fails at the task it's intended for. Does that mean that the device itself has failed? Must a device only be used for its intended purpose? I'd say definitely not.
Personally, my perception of the Raspberry Pi was that it was supposed to be a relatively cheap and nostalgic "toy" computer that was meant to evoke the days when a computer was a simple device that you plugged into a TV and programmed by hand. I highly doubt that it's meant to be "easy to use" at all, it's meant to be minimal enough (like the computers of yesteryear) that just figuring out how to use it teaches you about how computers work. I remember when I was learning to code (back in the 90s), the clunky old DOS machine I was using gave me lots of headaches just in trying to do anything more complex than moving files around. I learned a lot that way, however; I was actually solving problems that forced me to think about how the system worked and how I was going to tell the system what I wanted it to do. The Raspberry Pi seems to me like it's meant to evoke memories of a time when computers were that or even more primitive than the good old DOS 5.0 that I personally started my programming career with. A lot of people in our industry got started in an environment like that, so I'd imagine that the creators of the device figure that it would be a good way for "kids these days" to start in the 21st century. There might be problems with that approach, of course, seeing as this is the 21st century and "kids these days" are no doubt used to computer interfaces that are much easier to work with by the time they encounter the RP.
You called the device "painful to use." I guess my point is that if that is the complaint you're making, I'm not sure you're seeing the point that I think the creators of the device want you to see.
I'd love to have a true discussion about this, but there's nothing more boring than when someone tries to downplay my opinion or right to speak by saying that "You're not makin no sense! What you talkin bout!?"
Er, pointing out that an opinion (or an expression thereof) makes "no sense" on the face of it is a perfectly legitimate thing to do in a discussion. In a truly rational discussion, ideas which do not make sense should be shot down, in fact. Pointing out that a statement doesn't make sense gives the speaker an opportunity to revise their statement so that no misunderstanding is made; or possibly revise their opinions, if that proves useful. And I admittedly haven't read the entire thread all that closely, but where is your opinion being "downplayed" and what exactly do you mean by that? Again, contradicting another person's opinion/pointing out flaws in their argument or understanding is not "downplaying their right to speak" - it is the whole point of rational discussion in the first place.
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By Kevin Tate/Outdoors Writer
Wild game, and deer in particular, often gets a bad rap when it comes to table fare but, prepared correctly, there's no reason it shouldn't be some of the best meat you've ever tasted.
Once the deer is out of the field, dressed, skinned, butchered and frozen, the opportunity to create wholesome, healthy dishes lies at your fingertips. Here are three things to consider the next time you have an opportunity to put venison on the menu.
Don't overcook
Most if not all of the red-meat recipes we're generally familiar with are tuned for beef, and modern beef is marbled with fat. Fat carries flavor and, while cooking, keeps the cut of meat moist. It also provides a built-in margin of error. A fair to poor job by a grill chef can still yield a very edible beef steak.
Venison, on the other hand, is very lean. Deer can be well fed or even fat, but their muscles still won't be marbled with it. Their genetics don't work that way. This has to be taken into account before the method of cooking is selected.
Deer backstrap, a cut similar to filet mignon from a cow, is wonderful grilled, but only if it's going to be served rare or medium rare. If the meat's end user likes their steak cooked medium well or beyond, you need to do something else altogether, because venison grilled to that state is going to be tougher than a hundred-pound fullback.
Cut it thin to win
For occasions when large venison cuts other than the backstrap will be served completely done, such as in a roast, a stew or any similar preparation, it should be sliced thin and across the grain, and thin means thin.
Slice it just as thin as your knife skills will allow. Cut this way, the meat will be tender by default and evenly seasoned.
Backstrap is the common term for the loin cut of venison that runs the length of the deer's back on either side of the spine. This is one large muscle that can be cut into thick slices, cooked completely done and still be expected to be tender, provided a few steps are observed along the way.
Whether you're frying or roasting, it's important to be aware of the meat's moisture level. It also doesn't hurt to tenderize the meat a bit before cooking. If you don't have a meat hammer, the edge of a regular sized dinner plate can serve just as well.
Grind it out
Whether you plan to use a professional processor or put away the deer yourself, err on the side of more ground meat than you'd guess. Other than the backstrap, there are few end uses for steak cuts that ground meat can't serve just as well, but it's hard to make spaghetti or tacos with a flank steak.


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The old MV Taverner is up for sale and now's the time to act: the price has been slashed by nearly half to a mere one-and-a-quarter million American dollars.
It's a 1,183-tonne cargo/passenger vessel built with two sister ships (the Hopedale and the Petite Forte) in Collingwood, Ont., in the early 1960s. It was first used as a ferry between Port aux Basques and North Sydney, but then became a coastal boat working around the province until the early 1990s.
It was a pretty and popular boat, roomy enough for several dozen passengers and a ton of gear - which was loaded on board with a boom crane situated below the wheelhouse windows. It had comfortable cabins, a better-than-average galley and an airy lounge where almost every evening passengers broke out guitars, fiddles or accordions and practised their singing voices.
The Taverner made its last voyage down the coast of Labrador from Nain to Red Bay and on to Lewisporte in 1993, and made its last trip along Newfoundland's south coast in 1995. Marine Atlantic sold it two years later, after which it got a preliminary upgrade and went west to be renamed the Pacific Aurora.
More renovations designed to turn it into a cruise ship deprived it of its crane, replacing it with a raised deck to enlarge the cargo space, which was converted into cabins. The formerly open deck behind the wheelhouse, around the main funnel, was also enclosed to create a new Upper Forward Lounge.
The engines, electrical systems, decks, cabins, crew quarters, galley, dining area and wheelhouse were all refitted to provide room, power and staff enough to take up to 82 passengers on luxury cruises up and down the British Columbia coast - something it never, ever did. In fact, when the Taverner wasn't in dry dock, it spent all its time just waiting for one grand scheme or another to proceed, but they all failed.
The company that took the former Taverner to B.C., Inside Passage Cruises Inc., went out of business and the ship eventually became the property of British Columbia Discovery Voyages, a corporation formed for the express purpose of reviving the abandoned Aurora Project. Discovery Voyages wanted to run weekly cruises from Port Hardy to many points on the B.C. coastline and islands. At $1,660 to $2,165 per ticket, the operators might have made a good living at it if they'd got it going, but the revival itself was abandoned.
The Pacific Aurora was sold in 2007 for US$1.4 million to Marine Growth Canada Ltd., a wholly owned subsidiary of a Florida-based company that wanted to sell the passenger cabins off as timeshare condominiums. The ship was to be berthed in Vancouver, the sixth of a fleet of similarly used ships in various ports around the world. Operating under the name Waterfront Lifestyles International, the company planned to offer 22 condo units for sale starting at $189,000 for a single room and up to $599,000 for a larger suite. The purchase price would not have included the annual $12,000 to $32,000 maintenance fee, but would have covered housekeeping, three meals a day and frequent cruises to local beauty spots.
However, like Project Aurora before it, this venture did not set sail either. Marine Growth Canada was declared bankrupt in 2009. The Pacific Aurora was put back on the market that year for $2.45 million, but apparently the global demand for small cruise ships is quite slack and the asking price has recently dropped to $1.25 million - a steal any way you look at it.
Since the former Taverner hasn't had any luck on the west coast of Canada, why not bring it home? The people who live on Labrador's north coast desperately need a good boat to provide a good passenger service, and there are many who don't need to take their cars along with them when they sail from port to port.
If the provincial government takes back the $5 million Nalcor plans to use to subsidize the oil industry, it will have plenty of money to purchase this well-refurbished ship and have lots left over to hire a crew. The coastal boat could resume its Lewisporte-to-Nain run and everyone could again enjoy the public service.
MichaelJohansen is a writer living in Labrador.


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I thought the same thing at first (I was in the MCW camp)...but now I believe we have a top 10 player in the association. Maybe top 5 in a year or so.
Couple that with enough guard talent around him, we are a rebounder away from seriously contending in the next 2 years. Adjust the touches to feature Davis more and we near the top of the association.
You need more than one star to win in the NBA.
We can be a nice team in 2 years. We're miles away and with limited roster flexibilty from being a serious contender.
We can be a nice team in 2 years. We're miles away and with limited roster flexibilty from being a serious contender
I disagree. Anthony Davis if he continues on pace will be a top 3 player in the league in two years, the guards are more than enough. It's simply about getting a solid back up big.
Truth be told, if AD could develop into "enough of a 5" to at least negate the natural advantages the Howards,Gasols,Hibberts and Lopezes of the world, than the Pels are in good shape.
Eh, Lebron was the best player in the league and he couldn't win without Wade and Bosh. Kobe couldn't win without Shaq and Gasol.
The closest thing to a team with one superstar would be the Spurs and even they had a three-headed monster that rotated the load. I'm not saying we're doomed forever I just think it was an incredibly shortsighted decision.
Let's not even address the fact that if Noel returns healthy it was 100% the dumbest move we could have made. Noel being out is a tailormade situation for us to suck hard this year and get Noel back next year plus a Wiggins/Parker/Smart.
Are you f'n kidding me? That would be by far the best young trio since Westbrook, Durant and Harden.
You seem to have a hard and fast opinion. Trust me, your screen name aside, neither you nor anyone on this board is a basketball Nostradamus. Noel was/is a huge risk who, in his limited college career, showed nothing close to Anthony Davis.
Wiggins, in spite of all the amateur white adolescent boys jizzing in their pants, is far from a proven NBA can't miss.
This current Pelicans roster is far from final. It's just a start. We've got our lottery pick franchise already. The rest will likely come from trades and, yes, FA signings. The roster does have tradeable assets, and FA's will come for the right situation and money.
So, unless you believe that every franchise other than those in New York, L.A., Miami, Chicago or Boston should just pack it in and call it day . . . GTFO.
quote:That lineup is still better than quite a few teams out there, so I'd rather not put my eggs in the basket that gives you probably a 5% or 10% chance of hitting.
Moving forward into the 2014 lottery with a possibility to snag Wiggins or Parker to fill the 3...
It wouldn't have even been funny. Even if Noel never turns into anything we come out on top IMO.
You put faaaaarrrrrrr too much faith in NBA draft probabilities. I'd be interested in the track record of each of the top ten picks, by slot, for the last ten years. Actually, I think we've had something like that posted previously.
Draft picks can be valuable but they're a huge gamble in the NBA. . . moreso than the NFL. We'll see.
1st round in the 2013 All-Star roster.
There's not a single individual drafted outside the 1st round in the 2013 All-Star roster
Kobe will be on the All Star roster this year.
You know a lot of teams suck/tank for multiple years in a row and somehow they're still at the top of the draft and don't go anywhere.
The average pick of the starting roster of the 2013 NBA All-Star is the 5th pick overall. The average pick of the backups is the 10th pick overall.
There's not a single individual drafted outside the 1st round in the 2013 All-Star roster.
VOR's point, how many 1st rounders in the past 7 years or so that aren't even in the league anymore. Draft picks are a gamble.
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Every step you take in the Jewish Quarter brings you closer to discovering tangible remains of a dramatic chapter in Jewish history, especially of the period of its greatest grandeur: the time of the Second Temple. This period is richly commemorated at the Burnt House and the Herodian Mansions. At the Burnt House, whose exact date of destruction – a month after the Second Temple fell – was determined by finds there, a stirring audio-visual presentation shares with visitors to the complexities of Jewish life at this time. At the Herodian Mansions, visitors discover how wealthy Jerusalemites were 2,000 years ago.
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From the Book - The Liberty Amendments by Mark R Levin
Here is as excerpt from Chapter 1 (all I have read so far) talking about the federal govt
It is the nations largest creditor, debtor, lender, employer, consumer, contractor, grantor, pension guarantor. Moreover, with aggrandized police powers, what it does not control directly it bans, or mandates by regulation. For example, the federal government regulates most things in your bathroom, laundry room, and kitchen, as well as the mortgage you hold on your house. It designs your automobile and dictates the kind of fuel it uses. It regulates your babys toys, crib, and stroller; plans your childrens school curriculum and lunch menu; and administers their student loans in college. At your place of employment the federal government oversees everything from racial, gender, and age diversity of the workforce to the hours, wages, and benefits paid. Indeed the question is not what the federal government regulates, but what it does not.
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"Offensive Security Wireless Attacks", also known as "BackTrack WiFu" is a course designed for penetration testers and security enthusiasts who need to learn to implement various active and passive Wireless (802.11 2.4 GHz) attacks. The course is based on the Wireless Attack suite - Aircrack-ng
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Leading Israeli poets to read in February
Posted January 31, 2002; 02:16 p.m.
Four Israeli poets will present readings and discussions of their work on Wednesdays in February on campus.
Scheduled to speak are:
Aharon Shabtai at 4:30 p.m. Feb. 6 in 102 Jones Hall. The author of 15 books of poetry, Shabtai is a foremost Hebrew translator of Greek drama and currently lectures at Tel Aviv University.
Meir Wieseltier at 7:30 p.m. Feb. 13 in 202 Jones Hall. The author of some 13 books of poetry, he is widely regarded as one of the most important contemporary Israeli poets.
Rachel Tzvia Back at 4:30 p.m. Feb. 20 in 102 Jones Hall. An American-born poet who has lived in Israel since 1981, she is the author of Azimuth, which recently appeared in English and in Hebrew translation.
Taha Muhammad Ali at 4:30 p.m. Feb. 27 in 102 Jones Hall. He has published three volumes of poetry and a collection of short stories in Arabic, and is held in the highest esteem by poets throughout Israel and the West Bank.
This series is co-sponsored by the Program in Jewish Studies , the Program in Near Eastern Studies , the Carolyn Drucker 80 Memorial Fund and the Program in Hebrew and Judaic Studies at Wesleyan University.
For more biographical information on the poets, see the media release .
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Maybe, just maybe he has something here!!
Maybe, just maybe he has something here!!
Stan b & Elvis
Allen Keys has always been one of my all time favorites,,,Its a shame most black people wouldn't vote for him,,because he is considered an uncle tom.
He is one of the smartest/logical politians I know. Occassionally you will find high inteelence and logical all in one pakage.
Hmmmmmmm a radical communist...................well that's pure genius, I don't think i have ever heard such a profound and deep statement as that.
PLeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeez spare me
I think the only people who really believe that are the radicals themselves.
He's a nut.
Whats funny is he and half this country knows a person with know money cant lend money to anyother person with no money unless he sells what he has or robs somebody to get it.
Whats nuts is some people think that a person with no money can bail out another person who owes billions
Thats nuts. not the other way around.
Of course we are talking trillions so to a lib now it makes more sence


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African Dwarf frog has suddenly swollen up
Hi guys. So I'm a little worried. My dwarf frog, Robert has swollen up in the past two hours.
Three days ago I fed her a fair amount of blood worms, and two days ago and today I tried her on Topfin's Frog, newt and Tadpole bits to try and get more nutrients in her.
She ate her first batch (Two little pellets) without much problem, but they had to soak in the tank for a while so she could crumble them. The second batch she hasn't touched yet. All through out today she was thin and active like normal. Then I look over and she's perfectly still (Unless I move the tank, she'll wriggle a little) and bloated. Is it just weight gain from the pellets and worms from two/three days ago? Or worse.
She hasn't eaten her food today, and I'm not sure what's going on.... Dropsy keeps coming to mind, but she's not that swollen yet, I don't think.
Depends where she is bloated. Is it her belly thats bulging like she swallowed a marble? If so, she is overfed. Do not feed a Dwarf frog every day, usually a clump of blood worms every other day is enough.
If its her whole body, like someone inflated her with a pump, that is bad news, and though I cant offhand think of the name of the disease, it is a disease which is usually fatal in frogs.
Don't be too concerned about her "not moving". ADF's normally have periods of being immobile sometimes for long durations. As long as she is surfacing for air, there isn't a problem. Don't shake the tank, or poke at her, that is likely to keep her immobile from a "stun" standpoint. Frogs will often "freeze up" due to sudden movement, or something touching them as they view it as a threat.
LOL sorry "he", just saw "robert"2 10 gallon tanks, 1 20 gallon tank, 1 Fluval Edge, 1 29 gallon tank, and one backyard pond.
I had this happen to my axolotl. I would do a water change and see what happens.
Feeding lots of bloodworms can cause this,the larvae are loaded with tiny hooklike appendages that get caught up in the guts and can kill from constipation. Live or frozen blackworms are better choices to feed frogs. Im not sure what to tell you to do other then keep the water warm to allow for better digestion.


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Ship Date: Holiday 2005
Category: Action-Adventure
Rating: "RP" (T anticipated)
Acclaimed game creator Michel Ancel and the Montpellier studio collaborate with triple Academy Award ® -winning filmmaker Peter Jackson and visual-effects company Weta Ltd. to develop Peter Jackson's King Kong™ , a video game that will capture the imagination, vision and emotion of the epic film.
Delve deeper into the film experience through alternative viewpoints designed to immerse the player into the action and truly "feel" the tension of the adventure.
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Scholars gather for Darwin conference, June 8
Posted May 31, 2001; 02:53 p.m.
Edward Larson, 1998 Pulitzer Prize winner in history, will deliver the keynote address to a conference, "Darwins Entangled Bank: The Cultural Legacy of Evolution," Friday, June 8.
Larson will speak at 2 p.m. in 10 Guyot Hall. The conference will run from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. in that room.
In the 142 years since Charles Darwin wrote of evolution, his influence on modern culture has grown more complex and controversial. This conference will highlight the effects of Darwinism on bioengineering and social policy; ethical and religious conflict; ideas of place and landscape; racial and sexual difference; and animal rights and species competition.
Panelists will include: Robert Faggen, literary historian; William Grassie, director of the Philadelphia Center for Religion and Science; Alison Jolly, author and primatologist; Dieter Hessel, director of the Program on Ecology, Justice and Faith; George Levine, critic of science and literature; Londa Schiebinger, historian of science; Max Stackhouse, expert on theological ethics; and Louise Westling, authority on ecocriticism.
Also participating will be several noted Princeton faculty, including historian of science Angela Creager, ecologist Simon Levin, molecular biologist Lee Silver and ethicist Peter Singer.
The conference concludes an interdisciplinary graduate seminar, taught by William Howarth, Lisa Sideris and Laura Sayre of the Princeton faculty and sponsored by the Center for the Study of Religion, with funding provided by the Pew Charitable Trusts and the Templeton Foundation.
The conference is free and open to the public; however, seating is limited and registration is required by e-mailing Sideris . A full schedule of conference events is available by clicking here .
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The service productivity learning cockpit – a business-intelligence tool for service enterprises Prof. Dr. Torsten Eymann, Universität Bayreuth, Lehrstuhl für Wirtschaftsinformatik
Computer simulation is a way to imitate business processes based on reality. Due to the fact that the environment in hospitals is highly dynamic with local autonomy of stakeholders participating in the business processes, we found an agent–based modeling and simulation (ABMS) approach to be most suitable and it is therefore applied in this context. From an inception to a running simulation, followed by an analysis of the output, we need to keep in mind our user's physical problem as well as their capability of digesting the results. An interface between a computer modeler/programmer's deliverable and a user like a hospital manager who learns from the simulated behavior of physical reality, is a visualization tool. We call this tool a "Learning Cockpit" (LC). Although a manager has experience in managing their business and they use personal qualities to positively drive their organization in challenging business environments, a simulation provides them additional support in decision process. With the help of simulation, they should be able to clearly and concisely grasp the information about the current operations, the resources involved and the inherent costs to get an output. They should be able to measure the performance of the current setup, and if necessary, make some changes and bring more value to the organization» Lire plus
A multi-structural framework for adaptive supply chain planning Ivanov D.A., Sokolov B., Kaeschel J., European Journal of Operational Research, 2009
A trend in up-to-date developments in supply chain management (SCM) is to make supply chains more agile, flexible, and responsive. In supply chains, different structures (functional, organizational, informational, financial etc.) are (re)formed. These structures interrelate with each other and change in dynamics. The paper introduces a new conceptual framework for multistructural planning and operations of adaptive supply chains with structure dynamics considerations. We elaborate a vision of adaptive supply chain management (A-SCM), a new dynamic model and tools for the planning and control of adaptive supply chains. SCM is addressed from perspectives of execution dynamics under uncertainty. Supply chains are modelled in terms of dynamic multi-structural macro-states, based on simultaneous consideration of the management as a function of both states and structures. The research approach is theoretically based on the combined application of control theory, operations research, and agent-based modelling. The findings suggest constructive ways to implement multi-structural supply chain management and to transit from a "one-way" partial optimization to the feedbackbased, closed-loop adaptive supply chain optimization and execution management for value chain adaptability, stability and crisis-resistance. The proposed methodology enhances managerial insight into advanced supply chain management» Lire plus
The aero-engine value chain under future business environments David Buxton, Richard Farr, Bart Maccarthy. MITIP2006, 11-12 September, Budapest
Agent-based modelling is gaining popularity for investigating the behaviour of complex systems involving interactions of many players or agents. In this paper an agent-based simulation modelling technique is applied to understand the long term implications of strategy decisions for an aerospace value chain. The industry has unique elements including new business models, high levels of collaboration, long product lifecycles and long periods before positive paybacks are realised. Forecasting market conditions over this long term lifespan is inherently problematic and adds further complexity when devising a strategy. The model described includes all the major players and entities in the value chain and their interactions. Illustrative results are presented to demonstrate how the simulation approach can be used to evaluate strategy and policy decisions and their operational implications over the long term» Lire plus
Using AnyLogic and agent based approach to model consumer market Maxim Garifullin, Andrei Borshchev, Timofei Popkov. EUROSIM 2007, September 9-13, Ljubljana, Slovenia
In the highly dynamic, competitive and complex market environments (such as telecom, insurance, leasing, health, etc) the consumer's choice essentially depends on a number of individual characteristics, inherent dynamics of the consumer, network of contacts and interactions, and external influences that may be best captured within the Agent Based modeling paradigm. The Agent Based modeling is especially advantageous in the consumer market domain as it allows to leverage the full amount of individual-centric data from the CRM (Customer Relationships Management) systems highly available these days. Although there are no universal straightforward instructions for building Agent Based models, there are certain common steps and patterns. The goal of this paper is to introduce the patterns in consumer market modeling most frequently met in our consulting practice. The modeling language of AnyLogic is used throughout the paper» Lire plus
Fully agent based modellings of epidemic spread using AnyLogic Štefan Emrich, Sergej Suslov, Florian Judex. EUROSIM 2007, September 9-13 2007, Ljubljana, Slovenia.» Lire plus
Heterogeneity and network structure in the dynamics of diffusion Hazhir Rahmandad , John Sterman. MANAGEMENT SCIENCE Vol. 5. No. 5. May 2008
When is it better to use agent-based (AB) models, and when should differential equation (DE) models be used? Whereas DE models assume homogeneity and perfect mixing within compartments, AB models can capture heterogeneity across individuals and in the network of interactions among them. AB models relax aggregation assumptions, but entail computational and cognitive costs that may limit sensitivity analysis and model scope. Because resources are limited, the costs and benefits of such disaggregation should guide the choice of models for policy analysis. Using contagious disease as an example, we contrast the dynamics of a stochastic AB model with those of the analogous deterministic compartment DE model. We examine the impact of individual heterogeneity and different network topologies, including fully connected, random, Watts-Strogatz small world, scale-free, and lattice networks. Obviously, deterministic models yield a single trajectory for each parameter set, while stochastic models yield a distribution of outcomes.» Lire plus


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Myanmar holds considerable promise, for businesses both domestic and foreign, as well as for development practitioners, confident of seeing a rapid transformation in economic conditions and quality of life in general. Nevertheless, while the country has attracted substantial interest from around the world, there are still many gaps in knowledge. In-depth information about the conditions facing the private sector, as well as the perspectives of the various members of the private sector, is still in the process of being uncovered.
This issue based on the Statistical Yearbook 2014 (http://www.unescap.org/resources/statistical-yearbook-asia-and-pacific-2014), released on 9 December 2014. It highlights some of the social issues and policy challenges in Asia and the Pacific, some of the links between these issues, and the role of data in making better decisions in future to ensure no one is left behind.
The first Asia-Pacific Modernization Newsletter produced by the Strategic Advisory Body for the Modernization of Statistical Production and Services in Asia and the Pacific (SAB-AP) and the Modernization Working Group on Production, Methods and Standards (MWG). This newsletter is designed to be an easy way to access information and resources about the regional and global work on modernization, in particular tailored to the needs of Asia and the Pacific. It will also tell you about the work of the SAB-AP and the MWG.
Asia and the Pacific is forecast to see a moderate increase in growth in 2015. This will be driven by better growth in a range of developing economies, aided by structural reform programmes which are likely to improve the domestic business environment. Several exporting economies will exhibit relatively unchanged growth at moderate levels, with a positive factor being the seemingly sustained recovery in the United States, although slow growth in the eurozone and Japan will remain a challenge.
The Asia-Pacific Statistics Newsletter, Fourth Quarter 2014, provides information on "The first Ministerial Conference on Civil Registration and Vital Statistics (CRVS) in Asia and the Pacific"; features an Interview with Mr Trevor Sutton, Deputy Australian Statistician and Chair of the Strategic Advisory Body for the Modernization of Statistical Production and Services in Asia and the Pacific (SAB-AP); provides update on the areas of work; and announces important events and meetings.
Rising inequality as well as the need to build resilience to crises, whether economic and financial crises, or natural disasters, have increased the call for strengthening social protection in the Asia-Pacific region.
To strengthen social protection, most countries in the region have already set in place income support schemes, often targeted towards certain vulnerable groups. Those include schemes for providing universal social pensions for older persons, income support schemes targeted at poor families, schemes targeting women, as well as food-for-work schemes.
This Guidance Document aims to support country stakeholders including governments, Joint UN Teams on AIDS, civil society partners and others to undertake a review of national laws, policies and practices to enable full achievement of universal access to HIV prevention, treatment, care and support services, and to conduct a national, multisectoral consultation on legal and policy barriers to HIV services for PLHIV and key populations.
The Incheon Strategy to "Make the Right Real" for Persons with Disabilities in Asia and the Pacific provides the Asian and Pacific region, and the world, with the first set of regionally agreed disability-inclusive development goals. The Incheon Strategy goals cover a range of development areas from poverty reduction and employment to political participation, accessibility, social protection, education, gender equality, disaster risk reduction, data collection, CRPD ratification and international cooperation.
ESCAP produced an easy-to-understand version of the Incheon Strategy to "Make the Right Real" for Persons with Disabilities to reach out to wider public including persons with diverse disabilities. The easy-to-understand version provides the background of the Incheon Strategy and description of its Goals, Targets and Indicators in a simple language, and with illustrations drawn by a Thai deaf artist. The drafting of the easy-to-understand version involved persons with intellectual disabilities, their family members as well as the Asia-Pacific Development Center on Disability.
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Stopped at a traffic light, I turn on my left turn signal. The car in front of me also signals a left turn. The blinking of our lights are far apart, but soon, they get closer and closer, until, for a moment, they blink in perfect synchronicity. Then the sequence is off and gets wider. Before I can enjoy another cycle, the traffic light changes and we go our separate ways.
That was how I managed my traffic light boredom, before smartphones let me check emails and send quick texts. But the blinking sequence always struck me as a metaphor for how the years between me and my older brother or parents seemed so far apart, then so close, only to widen again.
In my youth, those relationships were miles apart. My older brother seemed worldly and wise, and my parents were of an age I hoped never to reach. In those teen years, daughters fought with mothers, and sons thought fathers were hopelessly out of touch.
With age, the family lights blink closer together. My brother and I became peers, daughters share intimate details with their new-found friend of a mother; and fathers play competitive tennis with their sons.
Even adults of unquestionable authority, like teachers, evolve into valued peers. A few years ago, a school reunion included one of my favorites — Mr. Gist, who taught English and Literature. At the reception I spotted Mr. Gist across the room, and said to a classmate, "Hey, there's Mr. Gist. If we're 50, he must be ancient." Turned out Mr. Gist was only 59. Our lights were blinking together that evening.
If only those lights would stay synchronized a little longer — but they don't. My brother retired early due to illness and soon passed away. Fathers move from competitive tennis singles to social doubles and then to spectators. Daughters who lunched and gossiped with their best friend, now parent their mothers, while struggling to raise their own family.
For the lucky ones, the family lights will synchronize again, before the traffic light of life changes and we go our separate ways. For others it may happen only once. Either way, it's a gift. Don't squander it.
With a Perspective, I'm Al Gilbert.
Al Gilbert is a sales and relocation consultant. He lives in Brisbane.


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A career in Nursing presents nothing but endless opportunities! Nurses work in various kinds of health care settings and utilize nursing knowledge in interacting with people in various health situations. Nurses and patients interact in the moment. Nursing is an art and a science.
To understand what nurses do, read the following definition of nursing by the American Nurses' Association:
"Nursing is the protection, promotion, and optimization of health and abilities, prevention of illness and injury, alleviation of suffering through the diagnosis and treatment of human response, and advocacy in the care of individuals, families, communities, and populations."
– ANA's Nursing's Social Policy Statement, Second Edition, 2003
Current positions in nursing are available in most any health care setting. Positions for nurses will continue to be needed as people in the U.S. continue to age, and in particular, as nurses themselves age and retire!
Consider nursing as a major if you like people; are a good critical thinker; like the sciences; and can interact with people when they are in compromised health situations.
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It does make a difference if the Arduino acts as a server. In that case the clients would not have to change the IP address every now and then.
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The first still from the movie version of Orson Scott Card's book Ender's Game has been released, and just from looking at it, I can tell you that they definitely eat lunch at some point in the movie. Or maybe dinner. More


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Unleashing creativity focus of women business owners roundtable
"Unleash your creativity…." will be the topic of the Small Business Development Center's Women Business Owners Roundtable discussion from 7:30 - 9:30 a.m. Friday, September 27, at the Binghamton Regency on Water Street in downtown Binghamton.
Debbie Morello, director of community education at Broome Community College, will offer tips and techniques on how to improve problem solving skills and interpersonal relationships through creativity.
In addition to her role at BCC, Morello is a grant writer, consultant and field reader for the United States Department of Education. Prior to joining BCC, Morello served as director of strategic planning at Lourdes Hospital for 10 years.
The roundtable costs $7 a person and includes a continental breakfast. Attendees are encouraged to bring business cards, brochures and product samples to share.
Advance registration is required. Call the SBDC at 607-777-4024 to register.


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Another Op/Ed for this week—this one on the balancing act between raising taxes and generating government revenue.
For a person who spends an (un)healthy amount of time behind a desk, it feels as though I've spent the past few weeks running very, very fast.