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Yesterday I had the opportunity to be a trainer at our Councils Program and Training Conference.. PTC. I was asked to help teach a class on using Social Media and Websites with my Wood Badge buddy Adam. Then Jackie this years Coordinator asked if I would want to teach something else. I taught two sessions on the Scoutmaster Conference. A subject that I am not only familiar with, but passionate about. My good friend Larry helped me out with that, in all honesty, all I did was the talking. He did a great job getting the material from the National syllabus and putting it all together in a Powerpoint presentation.
Both of the classes went real well and were very well received. The social media class went a lot better than I thought. It seems that as we discussed the options out there and how we use social media the audience seemed to warm up to the idea that social media and electronic communication is here to stay.
When it comes to social media and electronic communication I always go back to what Bob Mazzuca, our Chief Scout Executive said, " We have to take Scouting where the Scouts are." And they are on the internet, on their smart phones, and communicating rather effectively with other media outlets.
Our media class centered on communication to and within the unit. It was nice that Adam is a Cub Scouter and so he brought the Pack perspective to the discussion. I on the other hand represented Boy leadership and how the Scouts use social media in the daily function of the Troop.
We talked about the Do's and Don'ts of using Web sites, Twitter, Google + and Facebook focusing a lot of attention on who should and should not use these outlets. Most of this discussion came down to permissions and monitoring of the communications being sent at every level.
We did two sessions of this class and in both, the participants had great questions and moved the discussion along with enthusiasm and interest. It was nice to see the diversity of the groups meaning, participants from every level of Scouting, ages, and genders. I hope that we made everyone comfortable with social media and how it can be used in Scouting to not only communicate to each other, but to tell Scouting's Story in a positive light.
The class on the Scoutmaster Conference was equally received. A lot of interest among the Scoutmasters and soon to be Scoutmasters that attended. I recorded one of the sessions, so I will see how that turned out and post it as a podcast.
So until I get that cleaned up and ready, I think I will leave that subject for another post.
All in all I had a great time at the PTC this year and will be an instructor again next year. It was really great to see all my Wood Badge friends… almost like going to a family reunion. We had dinner together last night and my head still hurts from laughing so much.
I like the idea of combining the Cub Scout Pow Wow and the Advancement extravaganza. I don't know what the turn out in numbers was yesterday, but at a glance it seemed as if there were at least 400 participants yesterday. As this program grows I can see the numbers go up also. It is a great venue for training, fun, seeing program ideas, and fellowship.
Good job Cascade Pacific council! We'll do it again next year!
You can read another perspective on this at Scouter Adams Blog. He's my Troop Guide buddy and we had a ball yesterday together teaching fellow Scouters!
Have a Great Scouting Day!


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Dir. Éric Falardeau
A young woman awakens one day to find her flesh beginning to rot…
The title of this unsettling low-budget film comes from the French word meaning the 'visible signs of an organism's decomposition caused by death.' Moodily shot and with very little dialogue, Falardeau's feature debut is an unsettling rumination on the fragility of the flesh, and an uncompromising exploration of the dark realm where sex and death interlock. With it's rather Cronenbergian concept of someone essentially trapped inside their own body as it rots away before their eyes, Thanatomorphose boasts an unflinching 'body horror' narrative that doesn't shy away from depicting all manner of disturbing imagery and worrying ideas.
The plot, so to speak, follows a nameless young woman's downward spiral into madness, as her already seemingly fragile mental state begins to unwind as her body decomposes. Kayden Rose delivers a suitably detached performance that enhances her character's dissociative outlook. She appears quite disconnected from those around her, and indeed from herself. It is tempting to read her state of decomposition as a physical manifestation of her inner hopelessness and self-loathing, but Falardeau provides no easy answers; he opts to let the tale unravel objectively. The young woman seems to have hit rock bottom and given up on life. She finds pleasure in nothing; not least her loveless relationship with an abusive man. What is perhaps most disturbing is how, much like Gregor Samsa in Kafka's Metamorphosis, she just seems to accept what is happening to her; she even documents it, photographing the progress of decay and preserving the pieces that fall off her in little jars.
Taking time to establish the main character and her quiet, mundane life, the story gradually introduces subtle signs that something very wrong is happening to her; she helplessly observes bruising on her body and panics when some hair falls out. Eventually, as her condition worsens, bodily fluids abound as her insides begin to seep out and various appendages drop off; with Falardeau filming everything in unflinching close-up. It's quite tough going, as the stagnant pacing, relentlessly gruesome effects and the character's quiet desperation all weigh heavy on the narrative. Then again this is a film about a young woman slowly rotting to death in her own home, so it's difficult to imagine it unfolding in any other way. There are distinct echoes of titles such as Driller Killer, Repulsion and The Yellow Wallpaper with their similarly haunting depictions of a lone protagonist slowly drifting into madness in the isolation of a singular setting. The young woman's surroundings don't take long to mirror her mental and physical disintegration; notably the yonic shaped patch of damp which ominously spreads across the ceiling above her bed.
Thanatomorphose is also a stiflingly claustrophobic film; everything occurs in a small apartment. The intimacy, while not initially intrusive, soon becomes overwhelming. At the beginning of the film we see the woman and her boyfriend having sex, walking around completely naked and going to the toilet; as the story unfurls however, these mundane routines give way to much more disturbing scenes of graphic intimacy, not least the moment when the young woman masturbates furiously while blood gushes from her body. The abstract score, courtesy of Rohan Kriwaczek – the foremost authority on the history and practice of Funerary Violin music - incorporates mournful and sombre violin pieces with more intense electronic soundscapes, heightening tension and enhancing the grim atmosphere.
With its contemplative mood, deathly serious tone, crawling pace and unpleasant visuals, Thanatomorphose will not appeal to everyone; however those who stick with it might find themselves moved by its dark and despairing portrait of humanity, and the inherent weakness, fallibility and limitations of our mortal flesh. When the end comes it is truly harrowing, and the culmination of the young woman's decomposition is realised through impressive stop-motion photography, with some deeply disturbing imagery that wouldn't seem out of place in Hellraiser. Indeed, with its concepts of sex and death, eroticism and gore, Thanatomorphose recalls some of Clive Barker's best work and is a truly original debut from a director well worth keeping an eye on.

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By Tiernan Ray
Shares of Apple (AAPL) are up 77 cents at $406.90, recovering from earlier losses, following a fiscal Q2 report last night that saw revenue and earnings per share top expectations, but a view for this quarter's results much lower than the Street had been expecting. Apple more than doubled its planned capital return policy over a three-year period, through 2015, to $100 billion, consisting of $60 billion in buybacks, and a 15% rise in the quarterly dividend.
Although most Apple bulls are encouraged by the larger payout, there was some quibbling over the split between buybacks and share repurchases.
On the conference call following the results, with CEO Tim Cook and CFO Peter Oppenheimer, the focus was on Apple's slowing growth — its earnings fell in Q2 for the first time in a decade — and on declining gross margin. While acknowledging the slowing growth, Cook's remarks about new products coming in the fall gave some analysts the sense there will be no products to act as "catalysts" between now and then, perhaps causing the September quarter, as well, to come in lower than is currently expected.
There was nothing in particular offered on the call to allay fears of further margin shrinkage, as Apple doesn't provide a forecast beyond the quarter. However, Oppenheimer, when pressed on the point, noted that the original iPod had started out below Apple's corporate margin when it was introduced in 2001, and pointed out that four years later, it, and the iTunes revenue, made up half the company's annual sales.
Said Oppenheimer, "We are managing the business for the long term and are willing to trade off short-term profits where we see long-term potential."
The sole ratings change today, that I've seen, comes from Keith Bachman of BMO Capital Markets, who cut the stock to Market Perform from Market Outperform, and trimmed his price target from $440 to $435.
Writes Bachman,
We think the March Q results were also consistent with our longer-term concerns about Apple having to trade off revenue growth vs. margins. We don't think Apple can do both as we previewed in our notes of the past few weeks. Moreover, while the material increase in capital allocation is a positive, we think the challenges of the 1) increased competitiveness of the smartphone market, which we believe will pressure ASPs and margins – will largely offset 2) improved capital allocation. We believe the stock will therefore trade in a range between $380 and $440.
Tavis McCourt, Raymond James: Reiterates an Outperform rating and a $600 price target. "CEO Tim Cook indicated that 'really good stuff' is coming in the fall and across all of 2014. So we are moving back to our original assumption of iPhone 5S launch in late September. Cook also reiterated interest in new product categories and seemed more open to a larger-screened iPhone if it could be done without compromises [...] Mac revenues grew 7% y/y but benefited from increased channel inventory (bounce-back from last quarter). iTunes/Software revenues grew 30% y/y, an acceleration from 22% in 1Q13, and Apple announced it has over 300 million active iCloud users (subscriber base is growing)." McCourt cut his fiscal '13 estimates to $171.87 billion in revenue and $40.07 per share in net profit from a prior $180.96 billion and $43.91 per share.
Laurence Isaac Balter, Oracle Investment Research: Reiterates a Strong Buy rating and cut his price target to $600 from $670. "In pure dollar terms, Apple is now the largest dividend paying company in the world, surpassing Exxon by $1 Billion [...] At the current price, should Apple repurchase $60 Billion in stock, and pay the remainder in dividends for the next 2 ½ years, it becomes a compelling total return stock with a 3% dividend. We think the S&P rating of AA+ is a joke, after all it's being brought to you by the same folks who rated junk mortgages "AAA". Please. No other company on planet Earth offers such a pristine balance sheet. Now that Apple has finally made that painful transition from a Growth stock to a Growth & Income stock, incoming shareholders will find it an excellent place to park their idle capital. We lower our target price to reflect the new reality. New shiny devices that come out of the belly of Cupertino are a bonus." Sacconaghi cut his estimates for fiscal '13 to $175.76 billion in revenue and $41.63 per share from a prior $175.86 billion and $43.56 per share.
Toni Sacconaghi, Bernstein Research: Reiterates an Outperform rating, and cuts his price target to $600 from $725. "On balance, we were pleased with the magnitude of the return, but would have preferred a higher dividend and lower buyback, and a cash return commitment that was expressed as a percentage of free cash flow. Our analysis indicates that the larger buyback could realistically add about 500 – 600+ bp to EPS growth in each of FY 14 and FY 15 for AAPL (Exhibit 6) We also believe that AAPL could look to announce a significant ASR ($10 – $20B) in the next few weeks [...] While we believe that Apple faced some one-time margin pressures in the quarter, it is not enough to qualm our fear that secular pressures (largely a mix shift down) are becoming more evident, suggesting that Apple's margins on its *current* set of offerings may struggle to increase from current levels going forward [...] A bet on Apple remains a bet on the company's innovation prowess – if Apple can bring to market new offerings that create new markets and/or expand its addressable TAM, EPS will improve and the stock represents a very attractive value at current levels. If not, the stock could be range bound for a while."
Bill Shope, Goldman Sachs: Reiterates a Buy rating and cuts his price target to $500 from $575. "Our sense is that the tepid guidance and increasingly depressed earnings trajectory will remain the key focus for investors, and concerns on this front are unlikely to completely subside until it becomes clear that Apple's next product and ecosystem refreshes can begin to form a bottom for earnings power. Meanwhile, the $100 billion capital allocation program through 2015 should provide a critical downside buffer for the shares in the short-term; over time, as the downside risks to Apple's steady state earnings power and cash flow subside, this hefty capital allocation activity and the prospects for steady increases in the dividend and buyback should provide a powerful accelerant for the share price recovery." Shope cut his fiscal '13 view from $190.3 billion and $44.64 to $168.6 billion and $38.11.
Katy Huberty, Morgan Stanley: Reiterates an Overweight rating, and cuts her price target from $600 to $540. "Apple provided increased transparency into the timing of new product launches ("Fall and throughout 2014") which implies a September iPhone launch, in-line with supplier data points [...] Perhaps most interesting was Apple's increased focus on content/software/services, which hit a $16B+ annual revenue run rate, up 30% Y/Y. Apple also
broadened its comments on product pipeline to include software, services, and new product categories. Most interesting to us is the potential for a killer service, like mobile payments, to better monetize the 500M+ account base and drive further differentiation and share gains in mobile devices." Huberty cut her fiscal '13 profit view from $40.31 per share to $38.33 per share, on $168.7 billion in revenue.
Peter Misek, Jefferies & Co.: Reiterates a Hold rating on the shares, and a $420 price target. "iPhone channel inventory increased by 1M to 11.6M
and iPad by 1.4M to 4.8M (almost all iPad mini). We estimate the channel fill helped revenues by ~$1B and EPS by ~$0.35. iPhone sell-through decelerated from 26% in CQ4 to 12% in CQ1. China growth decelerated from 67% in CQ4 to 8% in CQ1 (+18% on sell-through). We think China will continue to be weak until a TD-SCDMA iPhone 5S launches at China Mobile [...] Mgmt comments about Fall and 2014 product launches implies no or limited launches beforehand. We cut our CQ3 estimates based on later launches for the iPhone 5S, low-cost iPhone, iPad 5, and iPad mini 2 and we expect GM pressure to continue [...] the new product category implies iWatch or iTV or both. 2) Screen commentary suggests Apple has smartly reversed course on 5″ screens. We think the single biggest determinant for the stock over the next 6-12 months will be the timing of the iPhone 6. We see a June 2014 launch as most likely though Apple is trying to bring it forward." Misek cut his fiscal '13 estimates to $170.8 billion in revenue and $38.58 per share in net profit, down from $173.6 billion and $38.86.
Stuart Jeffrey, Nomura Equity Research: Reiterates a Neutral rating on the shares, and cuts his price target to $420 from $490. "Falling ASPs, gross margins and market share might be a product-cycle issue, but it seems unlikely to us. Rising demand for iPhone 4 and lower storage versions all point to saturation of high end – at least for 4" screens – and point to further ASP and gross margin weakness. An evolutionary iPhone 5S will likely struggle to change this dynamic, while a mid-range iPhone could further pressure gross margins and ASPs. Further, low point in 2013 EPS is 17% below the 2012 trough, further suggesting that falling EPS is more than just a mid-cycle product issue." Jeffrey cut his fiscal '13 estimates to $171.7 billion and $39.51 per share from a prior $182.8 billion and $45.02 per share.
Glen Yeung, Citigroup: Reiterates a Neutral rating, and cuts his price target to $430 from $480. "While bulls will laud Apple's substantial buyback increase, we note that its impact to EPS is more than nullified by Apple's below-consensus guidance. With capital allocation no longer a future catalyst, investor attention will likely revert back to fundamentals. Here we remain concerned about Apple share, noting that loss is clearly evident in F3Q13(Jun) guidance. Meanwhile, with iPhone mix already negatively impacting GM, our concerns about Apple's longer-term gross margin sustainability are supported. When then factoring in a relatively weak result from China (another area of
concern for us), and the likelihood that iPhone5S is delayed, and we think the bear case outweighs the bull case. Although it is fair to say much has been built into the shares, in our view, we found little from Apple's results to warrant buying the shares." Yeung cut his fiscal '13 outlook to $165.5 billion in revenue and $37.48 per share in profit from a prior $171.6 billion and $41.49 per share.
Will Power, R.W. Baird: Reiterates a Neutral rating, and cuts his price target to $438 from $465. "We applaud the long-awaited buyback and dividend increase, but remain concerned with increasing competitive pressures and the lack of a near-term product catalyst. In addition, company comments suggested that its next products might not launch until this fall, which could also create a challenging September quarter." Power cut his fiscal '13 view to $167.8 billion in revenue and $37.84 per share in profit from a prior $170.3 billion and $40.37.


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A close-up view of the Jefferson Memorial on a sunny morning in March 2010. The panorama was composed and photographed by Gayle Hein and stitched and uploaded by Richard Forshee.
The World War II Memorial honors the 16 million who served in the armed forces of the U.S., the more than 400,000 who died, and all who supported the war effort from home. Symbolic of the defining event of the 20th Century, the memorial is a monument to the spirit, sacrifice, and commitment of the American people. The ...
My first panorama created with a new Epic 100. Taken early in the morning before the crowds arrived which is why you might notice the mop and cleaning bucket. Also a good opportunity to read the names of the States at the top of the memorial.
The Australian National Korean War Memorial is on ANZAC Parade, the principal ceremonial and memorial avenue in Canberra, the national capital city of Australia. This pano was taken on the anniversary of the War. It is a memorial for Australians who served in the Korean War in particular the Navy (nine ships and an ai...


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Thread: Needing som help on a slider....
Needing som help on a slider....
About 6 months ago my Mom- n- Law gave each one of my kids a red eared slider as a gift. At the time it was warm and we didn't know much about them so we left them in the little takn they game in. About a 1/4 gal I think. Anyway since then one of them has passed do to ignorance but the other is doing well. I have since gotten a 5-10 gal square coral growing tank that is no longer in use and was wondeering what Ineed to do to set it up ffor the little fella. And how do you sex these things and what is their diet? Currently I have the lone one still in the small tank sitting on my kitchen counter with a desk light over it which seems to be doing the trick for a little warmth but what else do I need?
They will get quite large, my oldest one is well over a foot long, he is also over 20 years old. They need a large tank, 75 gallons or more, they need a way to get out of the water to bask under a heating lamp. i have a pile of rocks for them. I feed mine mostly floating turtle food, as well as veggies and the occasional shrimp.
Here are a few links that may help.
Rich has some great suggestions too!
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I have a female that is in a 100 gallon I set up for her
In tank filter, light, basking light, rocks on one end for her to climb out and dry/bask on, water about 12" deep.
Water temp is ambient.
She gets much bigger and I'll have to figure something else out (she's at 9")"Rules NEVER apply to all of your fish..."
"A little googling (research) can go a long way..."
That tank will only work for a matter of months, the rule of thumb is 10 gallons for every inch of turtle. The footprint is nice though. You want the water to be at least twice as deep as the turtle's shell is long. WalMart has a good deal on a 55gal tank, if you had a 55 4fter and built a cheap above tank basking platform you might could keep a male RES in it for life. It might also get to big for it it all depends on the turtle. Any female will probably outgrow a 55 and a 100 or more would be recommended but you have a decade or two to worry about that. Turtles put off a lot more waste than fish so you need double the filtering for that amount of water. Get a cheap floating platform to save swimming room and get a cheap clamp on light pointing at it from 12 to 18 inches above it. Temp of dry platform area should run 85 to 95, water should run 72 to 78. Get a UVB basking light as they require UVB light, if you buy a UVB light it will automatically put out UVA which is not true the other way around. You might be good in that tank like this for another month or two. As for sexing your's are probably way to small to identify, most RES's come to maturity 3-5 years after birth when they reach a size of 3-4 inches in males and 5-8 inches in females. A male will have extremely long front claws which he uses for his mating dance and a longer thicker tail than the females short thin tail. Also males of the same age are always smaller and more colorful than females. So if you had to from the same hatch and 1 was smaller and more colorful and one was bigger and dull the smaller is probably a male. If your not able to regulate heat in your tank and it's getting cold, let the heat fall below 55 and stay there, the turtle will brumate and be fine. The risk in temp is being below the comfort level but not low enough to brumate which causes the turtle to get cold shock and could die.
Red ear sliders(RES) needs a large tank or pond. Sexing is fairly easy once they get around five inches. Males have long tails and thier nails on the front feet grow long too. Females have very short tails. If the turtle is still young you don't want the water very deep, they can drowned. Only a couple of inches higher than the turtle is. A 20long or 30 gallon tank will work for the time being. I have used baby pools and storage bins as homes in the past. Your turtle will need a heat light with a basking spot around 85-90F, not the whole tank, just under a light. It will also need a spot to come out and bask, have the light over this. Very very important is a UV strip light. You need a bulb meant for reptiles that gives off UV light. Do NOT get the spirle compact floresent type bulbs. They can be fatal. The UV light is essencle. The turtle needs the UV rays and vitamin D to get calcuim. Without it they will have different health problems and death will follow. For food insects, fish fillets, clams, shrimp any seafood you can get from the grocery store will work. I would stay away from feeder fish as they can bring in parasites and other problems. Get calcium powder and put alittle inside some of it's food. Dark leafy greens are good too. Collard greens, peas, kale, squash.... The list goes on. Young turtles tend to eat more protein because they are growing and later in life eat more greens.
Here is a good site to learn more about turtles and other reptiles too. http://www.kingsnake.com
Good luck, turtles are messy and you will need a great filter and lots of room. But they are alot of fun too.
12-30-2009, 05:38 AM #7Member Goldfish
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im not an expert, but i have two baby ones less than 2 inches
i keep them both in a 40 gallon at college
and a 55 gallon at home
you need a lamp and a basking area
i made one out of a DVD case till i could afford something else
and if you cant get a tank
get a tub or something from walmart for like 10$ i think
buy a heater and lamp, shrimp treats (jay said they like them and he was right lol)
and make some type of platform so he can bask
and for filter, just see what size tube you have and check CRAIGSLIST.COM
they got EVERYTHING....almost
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Easily the most celebrated, yet most contentious, church in Christendom, the Holy Sepulchre contains the traditional sites of the crucifixion and resurrection of Jesus under one roof.
The site was rediscovered in the corner of the western forum of the Hadrianic city Aelia Capitolina by Queen Helena, Constantine's mother, who knocked the temple down and built a huge basilica, which was dedicated on Easter day in the year 326.
The church was partially rebuilt in the next century by Justinian, and remained untouched until 1009, when the mad caliph Hakim destroyed virtually all of it. It was patched up by a Monk called Robert, but when the Crusaders came across the city, around the year 1099, the church was rebuilt to only half of its original size, and thus it stands today.


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Microsoft Project
Participants will learn to work effectively with Microsoft Project's features such as scheduling, work with project tasks and critical path, manage project resources, work with calendars and resources, and track project progress. This hands-on program is also aimed at increasing the participant's confidence and knowledge in working with resource pools, managing future tasks, consolidating projects, working with importing and exporting data to/from other applications, and modifying the Microsoft Project environment.
Prerequisites: Some knowledge of basic project management techniques along with working knowledge of Microsoft Office products such as Excel and Word.
By the end of this course, participants will be familiar with the following topics:
- The Project Management Process and Microsoft Project
- Learning Project Basics
- Create and Manage a Project
- Building a Project Plan
- Creating a Project Plan File and Calendar
- Adding and Organizing Tasks
- Scheduling the Project by Linking Tasks
- Listing the Resources You Need
- Assigning Resources to Tasks
- Enhancing Task and Resource Information
- Finalizing and Launching a Project
- Reviewing and Adjusting the Plan
- Setting the Baseline and Tracking Work
- Reviewing and Sharing Results
- Using and Printing Views
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- Enhancing Control with Resource Pools and Master Projects
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Project managers and others who need to know how to use MS-Project to create, analyze and track project plans.
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5 '90s Shows To Binge-Watch On Netflix Right Now
A lot has changed since 2003, but the world-wide love for Justin Timberlake remains the same. When he co-hosted the MTV Movie Awards with Seann William Scott, Seann showed his, um, private love for Justin by storming the stage in a tank top and tighty whities plastered with JT's face. Too far, Seann! Too far!
With Transfomers being one of the biggest blockbusters of 2008, Megan Fox was the year's hottest actress. So how did The Office star Rainn Wilson get her attention? By getting naked and presenting her with a teddy bear and roses. Judging by the er, placement of the teddy, Megan decided to let Rainn keep it, doing everyone a favor.
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Go Ahead and Take Off, for as Long as You Like
Call it an all-you-can-eat perk.
In an effort to foster employee creativity, curb turnover and prevent burnout, some companies are offering their workers the ultimate benefit: unlimited paid vacation.
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By showing that they trust their workers, these employers say, they are cultivating a culture of even deeper trust. Though the practice is still experimental, these companies say they've seen little abuse of the system so far.
Red Frog Events, a Chicago-based weekend entertainment organizer, hasn't tracked employee vacation time since bringing its first hires on board about two years ago. Many of the company's roughly 80 full-time workers "take a couple of days here and there" to recharge or fulfill personal obligations, like attending a friend's wedding, but no one has abused the company's unlimited-vacation-time policy, says human-resources director Stephanie Schroeder.
Unlimited vacation is offered most commonly at smaller companies, where schedules are easier to coordinate, but it is still a relatively rare benefit, experts say. Just 1% of employers currently offer the perk, according to the Society for Human Resource Management's 2012 Employee Benefits Survey, which polled 550 HR professionals. Most companies offer a fixed vacation program: The median full-time U.S. worker received 2.6 weeks of vacation last year, according to an analysis of 465,000 workers by PayScale, a firm that collects compensation data.
Jay Jamrog, senior vice president of research at the Institute for Corporate Productivity, a research organization, says unlimited vacation time is a low-cost way to win loyalty from employees and can help compensate for things like low salaries, pay freezes or loss of bonuses. It sends the message that a company values work-life balance and employees' well-being. "It's perception more than anything else," he says.
Still, such a policy isn't a good fit for every company, he says, and employers should proceed with caution.
"You have to have a high-trust culture," he says. "If that culture is not there, I can really see how people would abuse the system."
Dov Seidman, chief executive officer of advisory-services firm LRN, acknowledges that since the company implemented unlimited vacation three years ago, some workers have "made the wrong decision" and missed meetings to take time off. Still, such mistakes are rare, he says, and "no one's ever gone for four weeks."
Mr. Seidman says his roughly 300 employees have become more thoughtful and considerate about taking time off as a result of the policy. Many of them now feel compelled to check in with their peers before scheduling vacations, he says.
Productivity hasn't suffered, either. Before the new policy, the average employee took three weeks of vacation a year, a figure that has remained unchanged, Mr. Seidman says.
"People are a lot more honest and responsible when they're trusted," he says.
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Shares of Finisar (FNSR) were rising more than 2% on Friday morning, following its fiscal third-quarter earnings report after the bell Thursday.
Analysts have started weighing in on the news, and most are positive, while pointing out the importance of Cisco (CSCO) in the quarter. Read a sampling below.
B. Riley's Dave Kang reiterated a Buy rating and raised his price target by $3 to $35.75: "While FNSR's F3Q/F4Q results/guide was mixed, we remain optimistic with its growth prospects in CY14. Datacom sales in F3Q were up once again while Telecom sales declined slightly. One interesting development was that Cisco is no longer the only 10% customer, as a large international OEM was a second 10% customer (we believe it's Huawei). This is not too surprising, given that the Chinese telecom activities are heating up. On the margin front, we were pleased with the sequential increase in both gross and operating margins. With the 100G coherent market taking off, the company strengthened its 100G coherent product portfolio with the acquisition of u2t in late January. While it will be slightly dilutive in the near-term, the company expects the acquisition to be accretive in one year."
Needham & Co.'s Alex Henderson reiterated a Strong Buy and $31 price target on the stock: "It's pretty clear looking at the Finisar results that Cisco had a bigger impact in the January quarter than in the October quarter. Still Finisar delivered a sharp 42% growth in the Data Comm business and offset the Cisco weakness with strong Web 2.0 and IaaS sales. The Telecom business was modestly below target in the quarter on sluggish sales we believe at Cisco and to a lesser extend Fujitsu. More importantly, the outlook is good. Finisar offered better Q-Q guidance than normal—up at the mid-point instead of normally down at the mid-point in The seasonally soft April quarter. We had expected flat to down 5%. They noted they were accelerating the build of new capacity due to stronger than expected conditions particularly for high end data center products."
Piper Jaffray's Troy Jensen reiterated his Overweight rating and raised his target price by $1: "Finisar reported decent January quarter results, despite the headwinds from the company's largest customer (Cisco). While January quarter sales were slightly below consensus expectations, we believe the favorable guidance and growing interest in optical stocks will offset the modest miss this quarter. Datacom sales grew 42% year/year as the ongoing copper to fiber upgrade cycle continues to benefit Finisar. Although Telco sales were down again this quarter, we believe this was more related to price cuts and anticipate telco demand will improve throughout the year. We believe the issues from Cisco are likely behind Finisar and believe the company will see accelerating growth in datacom optics. We believe this coupled with improving trends in telco sets the stage for additional stock appreciation."
Raymond James's Simon Leopold reiterated a Strong Buy rating and $29 price target: "We maintain our Strong Buy rating on Finisar and expect the stock to trade higher considering negative sentiment. Sales trends in the Datacom segment remain strong, and a better outlook reflects a combination of this along with the u2t acquisition that appears to more than offset headwinds suspected from key customer Cisco. Seasonal challenges, factory ramps and expenses from u2t dilute near term earnings; however, we think the continued adoption of optics in datacenters, China optical builds and 4G/LTE going global establish sales growth."
RBC Capital Market's Mark Sue reiterated a Sector Perform rating on the stock but increased his target price by $1 to $26: "Finisar's datacom segment is providing steady earnings contributions driven by the 40G upgrade cycle from data-center customers. Telecom revenues declined, but carrier projects may be improving. The net of everything and the u2t acquisition is that our CY15E EPS is broadly unchanged at $1.92."
Stifel Nicolaus's Patrick Newton reiterated a Buy rating and $31 price target: "Although the n2t acquisition and Wuxi investments have negative near-term impacts to margin/EPS (that we underestimated), results/guidance served to once again demonstrate the secular trends of the datacom business with the accelerated investments demonstrative of immediate opportunities in both 10G/40G. We reiterate our Buy rating on shares of Finisar given our expectation operating momentum will continue through our modeling horizon driven by datacenter strength, forthcoming China telecom infrastructure rollouts, and 100G moving into the metro in late 2014/2015. We continue to recommend aggressive accumulation of shares."
William Blair's Dmitry Netis reiterated a Market Perform rating on the stock: "Finisar posted a rare miss on revenue in the third fiscal quarter (January), managing to squeeze in earnings in line with consensus (a penny lower than our estimate) thanks to very strong gross and operating margins. The telecom segment missed the flat sequential guidance by about $3 million, and datacom, although it met the midpoint of management guidance, was softer (by $2 million) than our forecast. Excluding the u2t Photonics acquisition, the April quarter was guided in line with our and Street expectations on revenue and EPS. Including the $6 million of revenue from the acquisition and costs associated with it, earnings per share absorb a $0.02 dilutive impact, which management asserts will take up to one year to dissolve. As feared, management guided margins lower to 35.5% in the April quarter (36% excluding u2t), attributing a 1.2% decline versus the prior quarter to telecom price reductions; operating margins are expected to decline by 230 basis points sequentially to 13.3% (midpoint of the range)."


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Why exactly is it that Broxton hardly strikes guys out anymore even if he still gets it up there at a high velocity? What did he used to finish batters off with?
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Broxton looked good, smart to leave him in for Utley.
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MUMBAI—India's financial capital is built on a peninsula that narrows sharply at its southern tip, a geography not dissimilar to Manhattan. And like some New York banks that have left Wall Street for Midtown, Mumbai's financial elite are heading north.
Many of the city's largest financial institutions and companies are giving up on the chaotic south of the city—home to crumbling buildings from the British Raj and to drab 1960s tower blocks—and moving to an area known as the Bandra Kurla Complex, or BKC.
Global banks such as Citigroup Inc., Standard Chartered PLC and UBS AG are among companies that have bought or rented offices in gleaming buildings in BKC in the past few years. They followed Indian banks, companies and the country's largest stock exchange, which already had set up there.
The U.S. Consulate and international schools have moved to the area. There is an open area used for concerts and trade fairs. A large complex including a drive-in cinema and shopping mall is under construction. Future plans involve building more residential complexes of high-end houses and apartments on empty lots that scatter the site. Las Vegas hotels the Bellagio and MGM Grand, MGM Resorts International, are planning to open hotels in the area within a few years.
The complex boasts broad sidewalks and roads, and street-side vendors are barred, a contrast to Nariman Point, the city's traditional business district in the south that until a few years ago was home to some of the world's priciest real estate.
BKC isn't without problems. Like much of Mumbai, vacancy rates in offices are running at 20% as India's slowing economic growth has led to an oversupply. The areas outside the complex, including Dharavi, one of Asia's largest slums, remain extremely poor. Lack of adequate public transportation and food outlets is a drawback, workers say. At night, it can seem like a ghost town.
But many real-estate agents and business people say BKC rental prices, which have tripled in the past decade as other Mumbai rents have slipped, are set to continue to climb as the area offers the best opportunity to build a new financial district.
"I feel the center of Mumbai has moved out of south Mumbai," said Uday Kotak, managing director of Kotak Mahindra Bank. "The center will be Bandra Kurla."
Mumbai city planners knew from the 1970s that they were running out of space at Nariman Point. The area overlooking the Arabian Sea still has near-constant traffic, as cars and hawkers dragging carts compete for space. Companies in the area often have to make do with offices in decrepit buildings, without adequate parking.
The Mumbai Metropolitan Regional Development Authority developed BKC on an uninhabited marshy area bounded by a polluted creek, not far from the city's international airport. It drained the area, and some Indian government departments became early tenants.
It wasn't until more than a decade later that BKC began to take shape, as India's market-opening measures of 1991 pumped the economy. The development authority began auctioning land to private developers, which looked to attract Indian companies and financial institutions.
But a decade ago, BKC still was largely empty and rents in Nariman Point continued to soar as Indian and foreign companies sought to expand. At its peak in year 2008, rentals at Nariman Point for top-quality office blocks touched 475 rupees a square foot per month, the equivalent of almost $900,000 for a 100,000-square-foot office space.
This price escalation spurred interest in BKC, where rentals a decade ago were about a quarter of the rent at Nariman Point.
Today, rents in BKC and Nariman Point are both around 280 rupees a square foot per month. In BKC, a 100,000-square-foot office will rent for about $545,000 a month. That makes it more expensive than business districts in Taipei, Seoul and Sydney, and comparable to Perth and Singapore, according to Jones Lang LaSalle, a real-estate services firm.
Some realtors say city planners will have to ensure BKC gets more high-quality residences and shops for the area to continue attracting people.
"The authorities will have to plan for the future," said Ramesh Nair, managing director for west India at Jones Lang LaSalle.
Still, there is no sign the area's growth is slowing. In part, that is because of few alternatives. Efforts to build a new business district out of an area of former textile mills in Lower Parel, between Nariman Point and BKC, have stalled largely because of congestion problems in the area.
"BKC is a planned development unlike the central Mumbai area where infrastructure is a problem," said Samantak Das, a Mumbai-based director of research for Knight Frank.
Citigroup, one of the first foreign banks to move to BKC from Nariman Point, paid $187.23 million earlier this year to buy an additional 297,000 square feet of space. The bank, like many other companies, still maintains a representative office in south Mumbai.
Currently, BKC has a total of eight million square feet of office space. An additional 2.5 million square feet should be available by the end of this year with the planned completion of three new office complexes. Citigroup and Deutsche Bank AG are anchor tenants in two of the new developments.
"The rentals are likely to go up further in 2013-2014 as there is likely to be a lag before the next supply comes in around 2015," Mr. Nair said.


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Mudslides, avalanches and earthquakes have much in common - they involve physical environment which had appeared quite stable and then suddenly become very unstable, often with devastating consequences.
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It is located on the beach of Playa de Palma - Can Pastilla. Renovated in 2004, the hotel is well connected by bus and motorway. Enjoy your holidays at our hotel, walk the 40 m to the beach or stay at our swimming pool/solarium. Hotel Miraflores has facilities for skating next to the beach, cycling, car hire or for your favourite sport on our beaches. The most famous discos and nightclubs in El Arenal are also only a short distance from the hotel.
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From the airport take the motorway to Santany and take the Playa de Palma - Can Pastilla Exit. Just turn on the right and get the REPSOL station, then go on and immediately you will find the Hotel.
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In the heart of the forest, Bambi takes his first wobbly steps and sets out to explore his new world with his friends: a lovable rabbit called Thumper and a bashful skunk named Flower. Their adventures together include skating on "stiff" water, frolicking through the woods and getting acquainted with all the other intriguing inhabitants of the forest. But that is only part of the story. Guided by the wise Friend Owl, the young prince also learns valuable lessons about love, loss, and life.
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Kim Kardashian may milk every dollar she can from her reality-TV lifestyle, but she says she doesn't want the same for her unborn child.
Kardashian and her boyfriend Kanye West don't want their first-born child on TV because they want privacy.
This means the Kardashian sister will break the mould and not follow sibling Kourtney's example in putting her child on the small screen, even though she thinks her nephew Mason is the best thing about Kim & Kourtney Take Miami.
"Our baby's not really on TV; it's not gonna be on our show ... When the baby's old enough and he or she decides that's what they wanna do, then that'll be a decision..." Kardashian said.
"It's hard because I love seeing Mason and (niece) Penelope on TV; Mason is, like, the highlight of our show, I think.
"It's a tough decision, but I think from the start, as of now, that's just a personal choice that Kanye and I have made and I know Kourtney struggles with that all the time; some seasons the kids are on, sometimes they're not.
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Note: The interview with Maggie Koerth-Baker has been rescheduled for April 1, 2012.
"Blogs are stupid." "Blogs are graffiti with punctuation." Those are two of Google's autocomplete suggestions on the topic of blogs. That doesn't make the statements true, of course.
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A lot of things get said about atheist blogging, but most of them aren't said by atheist bloggers themselves. With Jennifer McCreight in town to speak at the Minnesota Atheists monthly meeting, we take the opportunity to gather together a number of atheist bloggers to talk about what they do, why they do it, what they have accomplished, and what they hope to accomplish in the future. In addition to Jen, we will have Greg Laden, Brianne Bilyeu, and Stephanie Zvan in the studio this Sunday.
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We had made a dinner reservation at the Wayfarer Restaurant, apparently the only restaurant on the oceanfront. As it was Moms 75th birthday trip we specifically requested a table by the window and were pleased to get it. It was such a nice place to eat, the bread was delicious but not all the meals were great. Margaret and I shared the fettuccine and the Dungeness chicken, both were bland and dry. Dawn had the oysters and Mom had scampi, both were really excellent. Mom's dinner was served on a Happy Birthday plate, very cool. After dinner Dawn drove back to Seaside where we relaxed in our room for the night.


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Biggest quake in Japanese history triggers widespread destruction and nuclear threat
On 11 March 2011, the biggest earthquake on record in Japan triggered a devastating, 10-metre high tsunami that caused widespread destruction along the north-eastern coast. The Government of Japan has mobilized thousands of troops, planes and ships for an emergency response operation.
The government has also declared a state of emergency due to the threat posed by reactors in two nuclear power plants in Fukushima. On 13 March there was an explosion at Nuclear Power Plant No. 1. Over 200,000 residents living in a 20 kilometre area around the plants have been evacuated. Authorities are working to cool the nuclear reactors and the government says there is no immediate health risk.
The United Nations Secretary-General has expressed his deepest sympathies and says the UN will stand by the people of Japan and do everything it can to help. Major humanitarian needs include food, drinking water, blankets, fuel and medical items. A number of countries have offered assistance, the Red Cross has sent relief teams, and a United Nations Disaster Assessment and Coordination (UNDAC) team has arrived in Tokyo to assist with urban search and rescue as well as environmental hazard analysis.
Continuing aftershocks, fires and tsunami waves are hampering rescue efforts. Many tsunami-affected areas remain inaccessible. Up to three metre high waves continue to hit the coastline, and there have been at least 79 aftershocks in the region since the first 9.0 magnitude earthquake hit. The aftershocks have included 16 that had a magnitude greater than 6.0.
The government has reported 1,600 casualties with 10,000 people missing. According to the Government of Japan, over 2,000 buildings have been destroyed and some 11,000 damaged. Hundreds of roads, seven railways, and 43 bridges are damaged or washed away. However, the level of destruction is still unclear and the death toll is expected to rise significantly.


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"Stuff I Remember" is truly delightful. Blurbarian Stuart Scolnik describes it thus:
Our Dad sketched his childhood memories on a sketch pad. The images were sorted, printed and presented on his 80th birthday, with love from his family. The illustrations artistically tell the story of a simpler time and a boy's intimate relationship with a world around him called the Bronx. Dad's attention to detail helps us revisit the objects, experiences and emotions of his happy youth. We hope you enjoy his journey.I did! I enjoyed Willard's sense of humor too. You don't have to know Willard to enjoy this book, but by the time you finish it, you'll probably wish you did.
- Learn to sketch! I'll never be an artist, but art doesn't have to be fine to be fun.
- When there's no photo to illustrate a story you want to tell, creating a simple drawing could really personalize a page of text. Consider whether such a drawing would fit with the mood of your book--is your book formal/scholarly/research-oriented or informal/warm & fuzzy/personal?


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Want to know what to see on your travels? What is the most riveting exhibition taking place in Taiwan? What kind of art can be seen on the streets of Jerusalem? When does the large tortoise exhibition – clad with iPads on their backs – finish in San Francisco? We will answer all these questions and more. Keep coming back as our data changes almost daily.
In addition, we provide the forum for artists around the world to communicate and share ideas. For artists on the road, we will show you who best to contact ahead of your trip. We show you how community and art interact and how it impacts the culture of the land on which you are placing your feet.
We are art lovers. We are curators. We are artists. We are culture. But most of all, we are people interested in finding out how art impacts every part of our lives and what we can do in other places of the world to enhance that trend.
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1 vs. 100 seems to be the new fun for weekdays and weekends. It's one the games brought to XBL Gold users that lets players sit down and relax from the first person shooting thrill, to the classic strategic move of real time stragedy games. With Chris Cashman putting comedy in his commentary as he and Jen Taylor, who's best known for her voice acting as "Cortana" in the "Halo" series, will host the events that will inspire the players to have a great and safe fun for everyone.
1 vs. 100 beta is the beginning of something successful. If you have nothing to do on the weekends then you can just chill out and play other gamers in the Live Beta. The Live Beta allows you to be in these 3 positions; The One, The Mob, or even the crowd. Challenge your mind and thoughts with other players. You can see who will be the "leader" of the crowd you joined. Or simply start your own party and invite your friend for a fun filled weekend!
"What if i can't play the Live Beta on the weekends?" Well sadly the Live Beta allows win great prizes, you have way more chances to win prizes in the Live Beta. If you don't have a scheduled time for the Live Beta on the weekends, you can still earn yourself entries for other prizes in their "Community Extended Play" on the weekdays. Here's the list of the fun you get to have on the weekdays.
Community Written: Every monday night, they take question that YOU can submit. They will then put the questions that are chosen and put them on the Monight show. With credit towards your Xbox Live Gamertag, you can brag and say, "I know the answer to that question, it's mine idiots".
He Said-She Said: Wednesday nights are the night where you put your gender on the line. That's right folks, in this extended play you can have fun in your party and defend your gender, so if you answer "like a girl!" Then we have proof you answered the question with the correct or incorrect answer.
In The News: "In breaking news..." That's right folks, every thursday night if the "In the News" extended play. On this night, players will be answering question that came straight out headlines. This will allow gamers that read/watch the news every morning get a chance to answer before everyone else. So are you "reportedly" able to answer? I think Yes!
So far 1 vs. 100 Beta has be a huge hit to Xbox Live players. It has brought the fun of you using your XBL Avatar and place them in the scene. It's truly is a great experience to use your brains you learned from school and answer these questions. Amping (or in other words; cheering, excited, etc.) while waiting for the show to begin or even when it has, allows the other players to see you're definately pumped for the event.
What can be a negative aspect in such a great experience? The questions keep appearing the same. I've the same question being asked various times during each show. If you're in a party, players may throw you off by saying, "I think the answer is..." After a few hours, you may feel tired and bored from the game. So, you become bored with it very easily.
In overall i found the beta to be a great experience for XBL users. It's nothing too valuable for a trivia game, it's the same concept, "Answer the questions, win points in hopes you win that round" I rate this game a B-
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Delicious, Sparkly Goodness
Pros: Airy unfatiguing treble, epic sound stage, brilliant mids, extensive and textured bass. VERY comfortable. Worth way more than what you pay.
Cons: Non-detachable cable? Can't think of much.
I'm just gonna start off by saying I love this headphone. It has dominated my head time since I got it. My HD650 gets no love anymore. They are just incredible. They're easily worth $400 in my opinion.
My first serious headphone buy (HD280 5 years ago not included), I got the 250ohm version and used it with an E17 for a month; I ended up returning them to Amazon due to getting the HD600 and HE-400, both of which I ended up selling and returning as well. I couldn't justify 2 pairs, let alone 3. I got the HD650 and it changed everything. I ended up selling/returning everything. Once I got the Lyr and Bifrost, it changed everything. So that leads us to early December 2012...
I had the money and decided to get myself a little sumpin sumpin if you know what I mean. I got offered a sweet deal on some great condition 880/600s and leaped at it. And here I sit, writing this ridiculous rave review about them.
What I love so much about them versus the HD650, which is great, is that they're exciting. The treble is sparkly and clear. There is a nice air to the music, something spacey to it. It's awesome. The HD650 is a bit more closed in and intimate. I listen to a lot of electronic music, so I expected to like the DT880s more. What I didn't know is how much more I would like them. Now, maybe I'm exaggerating... but they're the spice that my music needs! They make everything lively. With a little EQing, the bass is thumpier and wobblier. The best part is that the Lyr has an insane amount of head room, so they never clip or distort. It's just cerebral.
Versus the DT880/250s on the E17, the mids are much better and bass goes even lower. With the Lyr there's even more detail to the treble as well. I see now why almost everyone has the 600ohm model. It's just better in every way.
I can wear these for hours and my ears might get a little warm but only due to sitting inside earcups for 2 hours! They're light, sturdy and have just the right amount of clamp. In contrast, I think the HD650 is a bit tighter.
I think they're worth just as much as HD650s, because if you amp them right, they will reward you.
Source: MBP (optical)
DAC: Schiit Bifrost
Amp: Schiit Lyr
Tubes: 1972 Orange Amperex PQ (Holland)
Compared to the stock GE tubes with the Lyr, the DT880s are more revealing but warmer. Bass might be the tiniest bit less? But mids are even better. They sound almost just as good as my HD650.
Oh, and they work plugged into my iPad 4 @ ~80% volume. Perfect for movies and music. It's nothing special but it works!
Basically to sum it up, the DT880/600s are some of the best headphones I've heard in my life, if not just due to my preferences. But their combination of detail retrieval, airy soundstage, incredible positioning, balanced but satisfying bass, and unfatiguing, sparkly treble is just...something to behold. It works well for almost everything, provided you have high quality source material.
Best value at this price point, in my opinion. Other close competitor is the HD600, which is great too, but emphasizes different things.
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Panel explores human identity, Oct. 25
Posted October 19, 2005; 10:06 p.m.
A panel discussion on "How We Look" will explore the secrets of human identity at 4:30 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 25, in Dodds Auditorium, Robertson Hall.
The panelists are: Eric Wieschaus, Princeton's Squibb Professor in Molecular Biology and a Nobel laureate; Ariel Ruiz i Altaba, an artist and molecular embryologist at the University of Geneva Medical School; and Mark Kessell, a photographer and former physician.
The discussion is being held in conjunction with an exhibit of works by Altaba and Kessell, also titled "How We Look," in the Bernstein Gallery in Robertson Hall.
The event is sponsored by the Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs.


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New York Fashion Week doesn't exist just to show off fab clothes on cool runways; it's also great for showcasing a ton of hairstyles that you'll want to try on your own at home. Case in point: the fun, voluminous, and 1970′s-inspired curls from Jenny Packham's 2014 Spring runway. More


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I believe the third one is still under review.
There were dissenters on the court as well.
Don't get me wrong. I do not think she is highly qualified, but the 60% reversal rate touted by the rag washington times is inaccurate. Five cases have been heard by the court, two reversed, two upheld, one under review.


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The Fullerton police chief is recommending a three-level lockdown policy for Fullerton's 25 public schools – from merely restricting access on and off campuses to locking down classrooms.
The revisions to existing safety policies were prompted by the Dec. 14 shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newton, Conn., when 20 children and six adults were shot to death.
Capt. Dan Hughes, the acting chief, presented the recommendations last week to officials of the Fullerton Joint Union High School District and the Fullerton School District. He hopes the city's private schools also agree to the stepped-up procedures.
"These issues and the protection of our children are on the hearts and minds of our teachers, officials, parents and the Police Department," Hughes said. "We want to be very strategic and methodical and be sure we have plans in place to protect our children. ... We want no surprises."
School officials will review the proposal and give feedback to Hughes by week's end, said Kathy Ikola, assistant to the superintendent of the Fullerton School District. "It looks great to us."
Under the proposal:
•Level 1, or "Alert" lockdown, stops people from going on or off campus. Students might not be aware that the campus has been locked down. Such a scenario could be triggered by a nearby arrest or search warrant being conducted.
•Level 2, or "Caution" lockdown, calls for students to stay in classrooms with unsupervised movement on campus prohibited. A pursuit ending near a campus could warrant a Level 2.
•Level 3, or "Emergency" lockdown, mandates that students and teachers stay in locked classrooms and lay on the floor with the lights off. Furniture would be deployed to block entrances. Scenarios invoking a Level 3 include a possible shooter on campus.
In addition to the proposed lockdown policies, police have been assessing the individual safety needs at each school, Hughes said.
The Fullerton School District equips each classroom with a lockdown kit, which includes a first aid kit, flashlight, water and a crowbar. Public elementary schools already participate in state-mandated earthquake, lockdown and fire drills at least four times a year, Ikola said.
Meanwhile, in the high school district, campus drills, including those for lockdowns, are regularly conducted, and a full-time police officer serves each high school, officials said.
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Family: Phasianidae, Pheasants and Grouse view all from this family
Description ADULT MALE In winter, has pure white plumage with black eye and dainty bill. In summer, has barred and marbled brown and yellow-buff upperparts with black feathering on flanks and breast. Underparts are mainly white. ADULT FEMALE In winter is pure white and similar to male. In summer, similar to male, but with less white on underparts. JUVENILE Similar to summer female.
Dimensions Length: 12-13" (30-33 cm)
Habitat Locally common, but numbers fluctuate. Favors rocky mountain slopes and willow scrub above treeline.
Observation Tips A real effort is required to find this species; consider yourself lucky if you succeed.
Range Rocky Mountains, Southwest, Northwest, Western Canada, Alaska, California
Voice Utters a kik kik kik ki-KEEa call.
Discussion Hardy, plump-bodied ptarmigan; the smallest of its kind in North America. White tail is diagnostic at all times (Rock and Willow have black tail feathers). Usually solitary during breeding season, but forms small flocks at other times. Feeds on seeds, shoots, and stems.


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Betta laying eggs (no male) - HELP!
I'm a betta care newbie, but have a question about betta behavior...
I have a female betta that has laid eggs 3 times now in the last 2 weeks!!
There is absolutely no male around, but the tank she's in is pretty reflective (I've tied to minimize her flaring at her reflection by putting in some tall plants in the corners). Before you say it, yes--I'm sure they're eggs. She made a little bubble nest for them each time under a floating lily pad. Now, I don't know how she manages to release them herself without a male present, but she does! Moreover, she displays male-type behavior in caring for the eggs afterward. She'll barely leave them alone, even to eat (have to try really hard to get her attention). She seems quite stressed out, because she'll be constantly chasing eggs that fall and spitting them back up top and blowing more bubbles. (I understand this is usually what the male is supposed to do!). The first time, I was so worried with her stressing out that I fished out the eggs, but she managed to then find a few that had fallen beforehand and continue the behavior until a few days later they disappeared. The two most recent times, I've left the eggs in there, assuming that she'll eat them eventually (as most people on these forums have suggested). However, she is so persistent in keeping the eggs up there that she keeps digging (yes, buring her head in the gravel) underneath the egg nest to retrieve fallen eggs.
Any advice for what to do? There's no male around, and I definitely don't want fry, but I'm worried that a) this is really stressful on her body and b) that she'll hurt herself chasing down the eggs, because she looks like she has little red spots on her head from ramming into the gravel. She used to be a super fun and responsive fish (learning lots of tricks, e.g., swimming through hoops for food reward), but now she seems so obsessed, she barely notices when I come up to the tank. Help!
(As far as details, she's in a 3gal cube tank -- I know it could be bigger, but that's all I have room for at the moment -- 78 degrees, water levels are all good, and added some aquarium salt to boot. 50% water changes once a week and filter change 1/month. Diet is betta bits -- 5 minis 2x day. She didn't like blood worms or brine shrimp for some reason.)
Female bettas do sometimes make bubble nests. As for her being stressed out about it, there is not much you can do besides continuing to provide proper care.
I have had a female in a sorority tank (girls only) release eggs, but she promptly ate them as soon as she spotted them. She spent a couple of hours moving gravel to be sure she got them all. The video of her releasing her eggs is still floating around the Videos section somewhere.
The probability of being watched is directly proportional to the stupidity of the act
Some females do act like males once they lay eggs. There's a theory that these females might carry an extra chromosome, something akin to an XXY female of the human species. Though physically female, they carry some male instinctual traits, such as excessive flaring, aggression and bubble nesting. Weather this is the case or not, there is little you can do about her behavior, and though it may seem stressful to her, likely, its instinctual, and not causing her as much harm as it appears. The only suggestion I could make, is to take some precautionary measures to make her less anxious. One trick is to cut the top off of a Styrofoam cup making a ring of it, and let that float in the tank. The reason is, it is an area that will not be disturbed by breaking of surface tension in the water from filter flow, and the bubble nest will not break apart. You can also remove some of the gravel leaving a bare bottom tank underneath where the ring floats, to keep her from scrambling and scratching into the gravel.
I also noticed, you say you change your filter. Don't do that, simply rinse out your cartridges in removed tank water weekly. Your bio grows in the filter media, so you will be throwing out your cycle on a monthly basis.2 10 gallon tanks, 1 20 gallon tank, 1 Fluval Edge, 1 29 gallon tank, and one backyard pond.


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Has BlackBerry's (BBRY) board rejected proposals to break up the company? That's the exclusive story from Reuters this afternoon.
Citing "people familiar with discussions," writers Greg Roumeliotis and Euan Rocha claim that BlackBerry's directors don't believe a break-up is now in the Canadian smartphone maker's best interests, even though Microsoft (MSFT), Apple (AAPL) and Lenovo Group (LNVGF), among others, have stated an interest in acquiring parts of the company.
The story states:
The board rejected proposals from several technology companies for various BlackBerry assets on grounds that a break-up did not serve the interest of all stakeholders, which include employees, customers and suppliers in addition to shareholders, said the sources, who did not want to be identified as the discussions were confidential. Microsoft and Apple had both expressed interest in BlackBerry's intellectual property and patents, a source briefed on the matter told Reuters. In 2011, the three companies had teamed up with others to buy patents from bankrupt Canadian telecoms company Nortel. BlackBerry had also held discussions with Cisco Systems Inc. (CSCO), Google Inc. (GOOG) and Chinese computer maker Lenovo, among others, about selling all, or parts of itself, Reuters previously reported. A BlackBerry spokeswoman declined to comment on the board's deliberations, and it is not known what specific proposals were rejected by directors during the company's three-month-long review of strategic options. Microsoft, Apple and the other tech companies have all declined to comment on the matter.


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Things have jumped quite a bit in the last couple of years for me. Over two years ago now I launched Ruby Inside to promote my book "Beginning Ruby" published by Apress. Instead of just promoting the book, however, it has become the most popular Ruby weblog out there with over 16,000 subscribers! The power of open source audiences!
I have partnered up with someone else now to do a similar thing in the nascent iPhone development industry.. so welcome Mobile Orchard, a blog for iPhone and iPod Touch developers!
It seems I have moved out of development somewhat and more into publishing news and information for those who ARE developing.. and most of that is aimed at open source developers. So.. even if I'm not developing software, I'm trying to help the community. Long may it all last!


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Ramen Noodle lost both of his arms in separate accidents before he was two years old. Only three weeks after losing the second arm he was up and running on his hind legs. He also has a front wheelchair to get around outdoors, but prefers to walk on his own.