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Re: [Biojava-l] SVDSuperimposer Raphael André Bauer Mon May 11 06:01:01 2009
On Fri, May 8, 2009 at 7:37 PM, Andreas Prlic <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi Raphael, > > Thanks for posting the link to "LaJolla" (funny that you chose this > name, it is the part of the town where my university is located...). > This is very interesting and exactly the kind of applications we are > happy to see BioJava being used for. Well. Phil Bourne and the PDB are there (and I think you are also somehow connected to both)... I also heard that LaJolla might have nice beaches, sunny weather and the surf?... So LaJolla definitely is a good name for a boring structural RNA and protein alignment algorithm... > > Do you want to provide a link back to your project site at > http://biojava.org/wiki/BioJava:BioJavaInside and also add your paper > to the list of papers that are using BioJava? done > > About the BioJava algorithm : If you have an example where the > BioJava structure comparison does not give the result you would > expect, could you send it to me so I can take a look ? I did not write down the examples (I thought, that the protein alignment of BioJava is somehow alpha because of "personal communication of..."). But the examples where simple. If I rediscover them I will let you know. Maybe it is also of help to mention in the source code or on the webpage of the cookbook: "If our protein alignment alg delivers strange results please let us now..." or so.. So that users are aware of submitting strange results... Thanks, Raphael > > Thanks, > Andreas > > > On Fri, May 8, 2009 at 6:13 AM, Raphael André Bauer > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> On Thu, May 7, 2009 at 2:59 PM, Andreas Prlic <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >>> Hi Michal, >>> >>> The SVD superimposer actually does the same Singular Value >>> Decomposition in both BioJava and BioPython. The difference is that >>> BioJava also contains a complete alignment algorithm that can >>> calculate a structure alignment, if the region of similarity between 2 >>> proteins is not known a priori. >>> >>> See also here: >>> http://biojava.org/wiki/BioJava:CookBook:PDB:align and >>> http://biojava.org/wiki/BioJava:CookBook:PDB:aboutalign >> >> Maybe it is interesting for you to know that we developed a generic >> algorithm for the structural alignment of RNA and proteins called >> "LaJolla". The reference implementation is built using BioJava and >> released as open source at http://lajolla.sourceforge.net. I think >> LaJolla is straight forward to use and modify if you know how to use >> Maven and the BioJava core classes. >> >> Btw. The algorithm for the alignment of proteins used by BioJava >> yielded sometimes strange results - but I did not do an exhaustive >> evaluation. But maybe LaJolla is an alternative in those cases. >> >> Additionally -- if the BioJava project is interested in integrating >> LaJolla into BioJava this is really not a problem -- but I do not know >> if it blurs the clean toolkit/library character of BioJava. >> >> We are open for all suggestions regarding the algorithm and also >> regarding a cooperation with BioJava... >> >> Thanks, >> >> Raphael >> @Michal: LaJolla is also partly made in Poland -- so mabye you some >> people by chance.. >> >>> >>> Andreas >>> >>> On Thu, May 7, 2009 at 5:24 AM, Michal Lorenc <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >>>> Hello Andreas, >>>> SVDSuperimposer from BioPython works only with proteins which have the same >>>> length, but in BioJava it does not matter. >>>> >>>> Do you published how SVDSuperimposer in BioJava works or do you know where >>>> could I found more information? >>>> >>>> Thank you in advance. >>>> >>>> Best regards, >>>> >>>> Michal >>>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Biojava-l mailing list - [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>> http://lists.open-bio.org/mailman/listinfo/biojava-l >>> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Biojava-l mailing list - [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> http://lists.open-bio.org/mailman/listinfo/biojava-l >> > _______________________________________________ Biojava-l mailing list - [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.open-bio.org/mailman/listinfo/biojava-l
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The Miller Family Team for Norfield Giving Fair 6.16.12
The Miller Family Team fundraising for Norfield Congregational Church
The Norfield Giving Fair hopes to raise $25,000 by engaging Norfielders and neighbors to serve at local community projects. Join us June 16!
This is the Miller Family Team page for the Norfield Giving Fair, June 16, 2012!
Davis (4), Jenny (7), and Taffy (not telling) will be serving the community on June 16 in an effort to raise funds for the people who need it most. (I have the great honor of Chairing the Norfield Board of Outreach this year, so it's a really special year for our little family team.) Thanks in advance for your support and, well.. read on!
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As part of the event, each service team has created an online pledging page here on this site, and we are now soliciting donations from family and friends for this day of service. 100% of the monies raised will go to our 2012 Beneficiaries:
* CLASP Homes - serving people with developmental disabilities
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* International Institute of Connecticut (IIConn) – welcoming new refugee families from the Congo and other countries
* KEYS – bringing music instruction to children of Bridgeport
* UCC - United Church of Christ for oversees disaster relief and other projects
* Weston Food Pantry – to support our own neighbors in difficult times
We hope you'll support our team! We are collectively trying to raise $25,000. Thanks so much for your help!

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I am a doctoral candidate in Managerial Economics and Decision Sciences at the Kellogg School of Management with a research focus on supply chain management. My work centers on information sharing and signal propagation in supply chains and their effects on operational performance. My research bridges empirical observations and theoretical interpretations of forecasting improvements from sharing downstream information. I conduct empirical research to assess the role of social media information in firms' performance improvements. I also conduct theoretical research in firms' inventory information disclosing strategies and evaluation in inventory stocking policies.
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Parents often ask me how to get their kids started in playing the violin, because my children play:
You can view a more recent video of Fiona (she was 8 in the above video, and she is now 11) playing at the Cogen Concerto Competition's intermediate division (in which she won 1st place) here.
The Suzuki method is an excellent way to teach your child how to play the violin. It was created by Dr. Shinichi Suzuki, who noticed that every child becomes fluent in their mother tongue regardless of "talent," geographic location, or economic status.
He observed how babies learn to talk and applied what he learned to helping young children learn violin. He called this "Talent Education."
Contrary to popular belief, children are not necessarily born talented – it's something that can be learned through daily practice and positive reinforcement – the same way your baby learned to say "Mama" (which as we all know, takes a very long time). Your baby does a lot of listening and spends many months making incoherent sounds. As she tries out different sounds, her mother continuously encourages her and patiently repeats the correct sound. It's the same way with learning Suzuki.
It can take a long time for squeaks to sound like melodies, and this requires the same kind of patience you had when you were teaching your baby to say Mama. And just like a baby learning to talk, if they keep doing a little bit every day, they will eventually get to where they can actually play!
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1. First, determine if the violin is right for your child and your family. Do you have time to shlepp them to weekly lessons and group practice? Do you have it in you to help them practice almost everyday? For beginners, practice might last 10 minutes. Our six-year-old does 15 – 30 minutes per day. Our nine-year-old does one hour a day, more when preparing for a competition. (Practice goes much better in the morning, so that's when Fiona does it. Ella likes to sleep in, so she practices just before bedtime.)
2. One parent attends lessons and actively helps the child with daily practice. I was the primary parent for Fiona for about two years & now I'm the primary parent for Ella, and my husband is the primary parent for Fiona.
2. Get a good teacher. Find a licensed one through the Suzuki Association of the Americas. Observe some lessons. Is your child interested? Are they ready? (Our kids started when they were almost four. This worked for Fiona, but we could have waited another year to start Ella.) Is the teacher kid-friendly? Do you like the teacher? If you don't, find another one. I think the rapport between the child and the teacher is key. Ella LOVES her teacher:
4. Buy the Suzuki Violin Volume 1 music book & CD. Play the CD at home and in the car until you're both sick of it, and then play it some more. (You're going to despise Mozart for writing Twinkle after you've heard it 900 squillion times.)
5. Rent a violin. Starter violins are not the greatest quality sound, but they're cheap. You will also need a shoulder rest, a music stand, and rosin. Bring your child with you to get the correct size violin. (The beginner sizes are so tiny!)
6. Set up a practice area in your home. You can get a small oval rug at IKEA and have your teacher help you draw feet on it for rest and play positions, to help your child know where to stand.
7. Start with 10 minutes of practice per day. Take a deep breath and remove all expectations. (Remember when your baby was learning to talk for over a year? You didn't roll your eyes or nitpick her pronunciation once. You can do this.)
8. For beginners, it's helpful to make your own board game. (We called ours Run Pony, Run! after one of the Twinkle variations.) Get a piece of poster board, draw a game on it and write something fun on each square. Let your child decorate it. Use dice or a spinner, and small toys for pieces.
9. While your child plays, remain completely silent and give her your full attention, no matter how bad it sounds. (I have a very hard time staying quiet, so Ella gets to zip my mouth shut and throw away the key if she feels that I'm interrupting (this happens a lot.) Then say something positive, even if what they just played made you want to switch to something easier on the ears, like death-metal drums.
10. End the practice session on a high note, while things are going well. We have a prize basket that Ella gets to choose from after each practice.
There are also lots of opportunities to perform in front of audiences – at Suzuki juries, which are like recitals, at group concerts and charity events. Here's a video of Fiona playing a lively duet with her friend at an old folk's home. (This song is not part of the Suzuki repertoire, by the way.)
What's Bad
- It can be expensive. The better your kid gets, the pricier the instrument. To give you an example, when Fiona turned 8 we bought her a French violin that's 100 years old, and it cost about $8,000. This is (I think) way over the top (it was my husband's idea) and on the very high-end of pricing for children of this age. You can still rent quality violins or purchase one, and I've seen prices at around $1,500 and upwards. This year we will need to upgrade her violin in both size and quality, and the prices we are looking at are in the $11,000 range. I shudder to think how much a violin will cost when she's 18. (Don't let the cost of buying an expensive instrument put you off – you can always rent one, schools have violins you can borrow, etc. – so don't let this put you off!)
- It sounds pretty bad for a long time, and you have to listen to it.
- The daily practice demands a lot of patience and discipline (from the parent!).
- It can take up a lot of time (weekly lesson, weekly group lessons, recitals, rehearsals, competitions, and so on).
- If, like me, you are generally crabby and impatient, the practice sessions can be very challenging.
- If your child wins an award, you're not allowed to jump up and down, yell "THAT'S WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT!" like the parents at sporting events get to do.
- It gets competitive at the higher levels, and this can involve a lot of pressure. Some children get anxious under pressure – you as their parent need to be able to recognize if the instrument is too difficult for them, or if they don't enjoy playing in front of people and if so – consider something else.
- Some parents push their children too hard and the kids become like automated robots: technically perfect, but missing something integral (joy) because they're not doing it for themselves, they're doing it to please their Tiger Parents. Don't be a Tiger Parent.
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- The gift of music lasts a lifetime.
- It makes your child feel proud and accomplished.
- Vivaldi. Mozart. Brahms. Hilary Hahn. David Garrett!
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SBInet Planning and Management Improvements Needed to Control Risks
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This testimony summarizes GAO's February 2007 report on SBInet, one element of the Department of Homeland Security's (DHS) Secure Border Initiative (SBI). SBInet is responsible for developing a comprehensive border protection system. By legislative mandate, GAO reviewed SBInet's fiscal year 2007 expenditure plan. This testimony focuses on (1) the extent that the plan provided explicit and measurable commitments relative to schedule and costs, (2) how DHS is following federal acquisition regulations and management best practices, and (3) concurrency in SBInet's schedule. GAO assessed the plan against federal guidelines and industry standards and interviewed program officials.
SBInet's December 2006 expenditure plan offered a high-level and partial outline of a large and complex program that forms an integral component of the broader multiyear initiative. However, the SBInet expenditure plan, including related documentation and program officials' statements, lacked specificity on such things as planned activities and milestones, anticipated costs and staffing levels, and expected mission outcomes. This, coupled with the large cost and ambitious time frames, adds risk to the program. Without sufficient and reliable information on program goals, status and results, Congress and DHS are not in the best position to use the plan as a basis for assessing program outcomes, accounting for the use of current and future appropriations, and holding program managers accountable for achieving effective control of the border. As of December 2006, SBInet was using, at least to some extent acquisition best practices, but DHS had not fully established the range of capabilities needed to effectively mitigate risks and to successfully manage the program. To its credit, the SBInet contract was generally competed in accordance with federal requirements. However, the SBInet contract does not fully satisfy the federal regulatory requirement to specify a maximum dollar value or the number of units that may be ordered. We also reported that important management controls provided for in Office of Management and Budget (OMB) guidance and best practices were not yet in place, although the program manager stated that he was committed to doing so. Until they are in place, the program is at increased risk of failure. DHS's plan to execute SBInet activities through a series of concurrent task orders introduces additional risk. With multiple related and dependent projects being undertaken simultaneously, SBInet is exposed to possible cost and schedule overruns and performance problems. Without assessing this level of concurrency and how it affects project implementation, SBInet runs the risk of not delivering promised capabilities and benefits on time and within budget. SBI and SBInet officials told us that they understand the risks inherent in concurrency and are addressing these risks. However, as of December 2006, they had not provided evidence that identified the dependencies among their concurrent activities and that they were proactively managing the associated risk.
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by Shai Sachs, Fri Sep 12, 2008 at 01:59:29 PM EDT
Frederick Clarkson announced the upcoming publication of Dispatches from the Religious Left today. Dispatches is an anthology of essays on religion and politics from a liberal perspective. Authors include luminaries ranging from PastorDan at Street Prophets to Rev. Deb Haffner and Marshal Ganz. My wife and I, who co-own a web development firm targeted at liberal churches and religious organizations, also contributed a chapter on new media. It's edited by Clarkson, who is a long-time scholar of the religious right, and published by Ig Publishing, an up-and-coming progressive publisher.
I received the full text of the book this week, so I've only had a chance to skim it briefly. The chapter we wrote takes a nuts-and-bolts approach to new media, introducing liberal religionists to the basic elements of new media and illustrating the kinds of things that can be accomplished with it. We also make recommendations for developing a new media strategy that's consistent with organizational mission.
Clarkson sums up the book with three main themes:
- Religious progressives need to seriously reevaluate where they are going and where they have been in order to live up to their highest aspirations.
- Marketing and public relations are not a substitute for political organizing, which history and hard earned experience shows us is how real progress is made.
- Religious progressives must never abandon such basic progressive values as reproductive rights, gay and lesbian civil rights and separation of church and state, no matter what political consultants in hot pursuit of seemingly persuadable conservative Catholics and evangelicals may say. Separation of church and state is "woven into their DNA" says essayist Rev. Peter Laarman.
The book is released on Oct. 1. We're going to be doing a couple of promotional events in the next few weeks, starting with a discussion at Open Left tomorrow at 2 pm (which I can't attend, sadly). I'll be posting updates as more events comes up. Meanwhile, you can pre-order it at Powells right now.


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Detroit Red Wings general manager Ken Holland is a fan of the NHL's new system with unrestricted free agents which allows teams a 48-hour window to present offers to the players prior to the opening of Friday's signing period.
"I like it." Holland said. "It's an opportunity for every team to reach out to unrestricted free agents and make a case.
"It's good for players. They'd get calls at noon on July 1 (in the past) and have to make a decision in two hours. That's a big decision for a player and club.
"From the club's perspective, you'd like the opportunity to make contact and tell them about our program. It gives players a chance to hear from a number of teams. It's a great part of the new CBA."
As to whom the Wings might be in the market to sign, in terms of the top-six power forward they most desire, that could prove a challenge.
Bryan Bickell is off the market, having resigned with Chicago. If the salary demands of New Jersey's David Clarkson – reported to be in search of a long-term deal worth $6.5 million a season – are true, it could rule him out. And the injury history of Boston's Nathan Horton would also likely scare off Detroit, especially considering the bad luck they suffered in that area this year with free agent additions Carlo Colaiacovo, Mikael Samuelsson and Jonas Gustavsson.
"I'll reach out to 4-5-6 forwards to express interest, to see what they're thinking," Holland said. "We're set in goal, and we're set on D unless we can get a top 2-3 defenceman. I don't see one on the open market.
"We've got 14 forwards under contract. For everyone we sign, we have to move someone."
Holland continues to talk with his own UFAs – forwards Daniel Cleary, Damien Brunner and Valtteri Filppula.
"I think they want to be here," Holland said. "We want to keep them. Nothing's changed."
Of the three, it seems Filppula is the most likely to move on.
"He's looking forward to July 5," Holland said. "There's a significant difference (in negotiations). That's why it doesn't appear we're positioned to do a deal.
"It makes good sense for Fil and his agent to see what's out there. I'll stay in contact with Fil's agent. If it's time to leave, it's time to leave.
"When players hit the open market they're probably moving on. Players usually get offers that are better because so many teams are in play. This year is different because of the reduced cap."
In terms of what he's seeking to do during the free-agent period, Holland didn't anticipate being too busy
"Let's see what goes on in the next 48 hours with our own free agents," he said. "The most we'll sign (between his own and other team's UFAs) is two or three. Ideally, one will be a centre."
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So when we last left Stacey Dash, as you will recall, just a few weeks ago, HERE, she was trying to make herself relevant again - first by endorsing Mitt Romney for President, and then with a pilot for a self'-produced "edgy" sit-com Normal.
Neither went over well to say the least.
But she does have another trick up her sleeve with the comedy film House Arrest, in which she stars with The Game, which Lionsgsate Home Entertainment is releasing on DVD on March 26.
To explain what the film is about, since the trailer below doesn't do a particular good job of it, Dash plays Chanel, "a woman living the high life until one day while shopping with her boyfriend DeAndre (played by Mr. Game) they get arrested. Chanel finds herself under house arrest under a judges's order. With nowhere to go, she is forced to move back in with her mother and daughter who live on the "ghetto side of town". As she adjusts to her new situation, DeAndre makes her a proposition that will have her torn between two lifestyles."
And there you have it; here's the trailer:
kid chaos | January 6, 2013 6:48 PM
If they paid sergio $1 it would still be too much.
FactChecker | January 5, 2013 7:26 PM
Sergio, you guys really should be discriminating. You've got a good reputation going here. Don't be like Oprah and OWN, and go ruining it with dreck like this.
Junior | January 5, 2013 4:46 PM
That's why I love this site. We will support work from black creators by posting their work, talented or still finding their voice, cause that's our people. But if that mess is WACK. We WILL talk about you and let you know. It's all love. It's a beautiful community.
artbizzy | January 5, 2013 7:03 AM
My favorite line: "I got the right to talk shit!" Yes ma'am!
Miles Ellison | January 5, 2013 4:07 AM
This is garbage.
BeautyIAM | January 5, 2013 2:50 AM
LOL. Sergio, stop trolling your own site. While I was looking back at the archives, I saw that Kiki My Everyday Struggle web series you posted. Not to completely diss it, but it wasn't great....at all. You know when your posting unnecessary material on this website, like movie above. But have to admit I get a good laugh when I see stuff like this. I like Stacey and she is still my girl crush, but nooo. That movie is BAD. I laughed my way through the trailer.
Lil' Scrippy | January 5, 2013 2:34 AM
If you like this, DO NOT complain about DJANGO!
Emmett Period | January 4, 2013 7:54 PM
I want my 37 seconds back....that's all I could handle.
Junior | January 4, 2013 6:20 PM
Woo! Hoo! I made it all the way to the end of the trailer! That was close... We all get a prize or something for that right?
Lawrence | January 4, 2013 6:10 PM
What the hell?!


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There are hip-hop interview archives, and then there's TheBeeShine. Launched by Jersey native Bryan Scheiner in summer 2010, it's since blossomed into one of the largest collection of hip-hop video interviews on the planet. Boasting over 1,600 interviews, Scheiner's disarming style has allowed for o ... More >>
Last month marks five years since electronics and media giant Circuit City closed its doors forever. As a music fan, I miss Circuit City quite a bit. Not only were their prices on CDs usually exceedingly low, presumably in efforts to get customers to enter the store and buy televisions or whatever, ... More >>
Hip-hop artist, multi-instrumentalist and indie label Fake Four co-founder Ceschi (real name Julio Ramos) was to serve an 18 month prison sentence after police discovered Christmas presents stuffed with 100 pounds. of marijuana in a vehicle on his property. That was the soundbite that echoed nationw ... More >>
The name of Vulkan the Krusader first came onto our radar when his vocals popped up on a track on Steel Tipped Dove's epic double volume project & A Whole Bunch Of Crazy Motherfuckers earlier this year. Titled "Last Prayer," the song introduced a rap voice that seemed to drop introspective gems with ... More >>
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Workaholics last week Last week's episode of Comedy Central's Wednesday-night Workaholics, a first-season show about recent graduates fumbling through a post-college reality as telemarketers, took place at the Gathering of the Juggalos. From the attention to detail, it was clear creators did their ... More >>
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Jackass 3-D grossed more money at the box office this weekend than the three films below it combined. The dangers of making such a monumental, adventurous piece of cinema?
Reggie Rock Bythewood's One Night in Vegas, airing on ESPN tonight as part of the network's "30 for 30" documentary series, shines a light on the little known friendship and many parallels between tortured souls Mike Tyson and Tupac Shakur. The title of Bythewood's documentary is a reference ... More >>
The Internet has been especially testy as of late! Of course, it always is, but just in the last month or so:
Consider this column still "in beta" or whatever, but we're gonna start rounding up some of our local gossip for you. We don't have a better title for it right now, and if you have one, we'd love to hear your ideas. In the meantime, we've got Oprah's big "get," Cindy Adams and Her War at Home ... More >>
The goal for day two of All Point West, at least in the eyes of the promoters, was to make you forget that just 24 hours ago, you or someone you know got drenched. And probably complained about it, or warned you to stay away. So they cut a deal: if you bought a Friday ticket, you could come back S ... More >>
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Courtesy New MuseumAIDS-3D, OMG Obelisk The reborn New Museum on the Bowery is a lark. The wildly hyped novelty of the new building and the institution's avowedly 21st-Century mission has apparently worn off, but the building remains a discreet and floaty friend to the surrounding neighborhood. You ... More >>
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Bicyclists fare best when they act, and are treated, as drivers of vehicles.[2]
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I've wanted to write science fiction since I was a kid. I grew up watching Star Trek reruns, Creature Feature and reading science fiction magazines. Star Wars was the first movie I ever saw in the theater a second time. Now, I'm writing story after story, getting published and getting read.
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York County's connection to the deadly Lassa Fever virus
Joan Concilio is seeking details on York County's connection to an outbreak of the deadly Lassa Fever virus in 1969-1970, in which a man visiting the area died at York Hospital.
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Hemingford High School's Student Council organizes two activities each month.
One of these activities has to be service based that helps out the community. The other activity is for the school's improvement.
One of their recent projects was "The Den". The student council changed the auditorium stage to be a hang out area for sporting events.
Both student council participants -and their advisors- agree their ultimate goal is leadership.
"I want them to be dependable people," says Advisor Kay Horstman. "I want them to be called on, I want them to be able to communicate not with just their peers, but with adults."
"Because that shows I'm ready to as a senior," says Jayleen Forgey. "It shows that I'm ready to go out, go to college and be on my own, take care of myself."
Horstman says she's seen the students go on to do big things in the community and after they leave Hemingford.


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Tributes paid to community volunteer, Honor Prest, 76
2:57pm Wednesday 29th January 2014 in News
Tributes have been paid to a committed volunteer who gave years to community groups and charities in Ryedale.
Honor Prest, from Fryton, died at the age of 76 on New Year's Eve after a battle with Parkinson's disease.
Honor was born in Danby on the North York Moors in 1937. The daughter of a teacher, Honor did not see her father, John Williamson, for the first four years of her life while he was a Prisoner of War.
After her early years in Danby, the family moved to Gilling West where her father became headteacher.
After years spent working at the the Church of England Children's Home in Acomb, York, Honor moved to Ryedale in 1961 when she married David Prest.
The couple lived first at Castle Farm, Slingsby, where their two children, Stuart and Susan, were born, before taking over the family farm at Cherrygarth, Fryton, in 1971. On their retirement in 1995, they moved to The Gatehouse, Fryton.
Honor had many interests, including dancing, indoor bowls, gardening and flower arranging, which she was particularly good at.
She was also a very enthusiastic supporter of local cricket for more than 50 years. As treasurer of Hovingham Cricket Club for 35 years, she was made an honourary life member for her hard work and commitment.
In recent years she loved to watch her son and her grandsons play, and was often to be found shouting encouragement from the boundary.
She was involved with the Abbeyfield Society, and was chairwoman of the Malton committee for many years.
Her father, John, lived out the last years of his life in Abbeyfield home, in Malton, and it was there that Honor got to know Audrey Gresswell, the then housekeeper who became her great friend and later her carer as her illness made her more immobile.
As a loyal parishioner at Slingsby Parish Church, Honor helped with everything from cleaning and flower arranging to organising readers and many other things.
Committed to her family, Honor and David were married for 52 years and had two children and four grandchildren – Will, Josh, Charlie and Georgina – who were all very dear to her.
She will be remembered with her smiles and laughter and by a life of loving, caring and sharing – a wonderful and much-loved lady.
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Ethnography of the University Initiative
The Undergraduate Rhetoric Program participates in a campus-wide research-writing program supervised by the Department of Anthropology that pursues the uncovering of the history, life, and research of the campus community. Undergraduates have the opportunity in a Rhetoric Ethnography of the University Initiative (EUI) course to practice qualitative research techniques of interviewing, survey design, and textual analysis and are trained in utilizing campus-based research archives, as well as entering and continuing the research of past EUI writers. EUI participants may choose to present their work at the EUI Student Conference held at the end of each semester and also publish their papers to the IDEALS website, a UIUC virtual space for archiving both faculty and student writing.
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The Undergraduate Rhetoric Program has launched a new service-learning curriculum for select sections of Rhetoric 105 and 233. Adding a service-learning component will encourage students to be active, responsible citizens and enhance their sense of themselves as capable researchers and writers.
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Each semester, Rhetoric 105 courses are offered in Weston Exploration, Global Crossroads, and Unit 1, UIUC Living-Learning Community programs. Instructors may request to teach one of these sections when filling out their staffing forms.


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10 Creative Valentine's Crafts for Kids
Spread the love with these simple and oh-so-sweet do-it-yourself crafts. By Krissy Tiglias
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1. Cut out heart shapes from felt. Make an assortment in two sizes.
2. Remove adhesive backing and layer smaller-sized heart on top of the larger size. For extra security, dab an extra bit of craft glue.
3. Once dry, flip over (so small heart facing down) and attach larger heart to the metal clip. Secure and set aside to dry.
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Founder and director of the vocal group Sweet Honey in the Rock, Bernice Johson Reagon was active in the civil rights movement. She earned a doctorate at Howard University and worked as a cultural historian at the Smithsonian Institute and directed several programs in her career. She was made curator emeritus in 1994. She also taught at American History from 1993.
Selected Bernice Johnson Reagon Quotations
• I learned that if you bring black people together, you bring them together with a song. To this day, I don't understand how people think they can bring anybody together without a song.
• I came out of the Civil Rights Movement, and I had a different kind of focus than most people who have just the academic background as their primary training experience.
• At the same time all this was happening, there was a folk song revival movement goingon, so the commercial music industry was actually changed by the Civil Rights Movement.
• Some white people are so anxiety-ridden when faced with the truth about this country as a home to many cultures and races and ethnic groups. They cling to a mythology of a white America.
• Life's challenges are not supposed to paralyze you, they're supposed to help you discover who you are.
• Well, the first time I ran into the term religion, people were asking whether you had any. You know, some people had religion and some people didn't have religion.
• And I used to think that proof that I had religion was whether I knew how to sing all of the songs.
• I went to a church where you could not sing out loud in the service until you had been saved.
• There is nowhere you can go and only be with people who are like you. Give it up.
• If you're in a coalition and you're comfortable, you know it's not a broad enough coalition.
• Today whenever women gather together it is not necessarily nurturing. It is coalition building. And if you feel the strain, you may be doing some good work.
• So one of the things that happened with integration in the South is they found that the black teachers were much more educated than the white teachers.
• When I started graduate school I was interested in the culture of the Civil Rights Movement.
• Most people come out of their Ph.D. experience trying to prove themselves, trying to get ahead, trying to get published. You're scared everybody else is going to do your research and get your topic.
• If I had been at a University I don't think I would have been able to have the experience I had in my Smithsonian work. I don't think I have been as successful.
• Howard University was great because it didn't have oral history or independent studies or interdisciplinary history when I came. It was a fairly conventional-style history department. They initiated all of those course options the year I came in.
• So I designed an office where I could do research and somehow present the primary research and analysis in public programs.
• But I'm a historian. I wasn't interested in just being a producer, I was interested in doing research and presenting that research to a general public.
• It makes sense that whatever the topic is, it's more compelling if you can provide the audience with a range of perspectives, and you can cross disciplines. And you don't have to control what people take out of it.
• As the years of work passed at the Smithsonian as a scholar, I realized that Howard had trained me well for the work I wanted to do.
• I was at the Smithsonian for twenty years, and I'm still at the Smithsonian as a curator emeritus, and I still plan to figure out what that means for me at this point in my life.
• I have always been able to find university-based scholars and some independent scholars who were more than willing to join in a concerted effort to do primary research that would result in a national conference, a data base or/and a publication.
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We will win an election when all the seats in the House and Senate and the chair behind the desk in the Oval Office and the whole bench of the Supreme Court are filled with people who wish they weren't there.
The great P.J. O'Rourke.
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For some, sorting items for recycling can be a tedious task. For residents of Pinellas County, it's about to get a whole lot easier.
Residents will now be allowed to mix various items meant for recycling, the county announced.
Previously, certain materials were required to be separated making recycling less convenient.
The change means all paper, plastic, metal, glass and other recyclables are collected together rather than being pre-sorted into various categories.
"This 'single stream' method of collection and processing is designed to efficiently handle a commingled mixture of recyclables," officials said.
Pinellas County Solid Waste offers a total of 14 recycling drop-off centers at locations throughout the county. Many municipalities also provide curbside or drop-off recycling. A complete list of recycling drop-off locations is available online in the Recycle Today directory.
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That fight was the most boring fight to ever get finished with a clean KO. I can't even do a round by round breakdown of it because every round was exactly the same. Mir pushed in with his usual one-two combo of straight left, uppercut right. Cro Cop pushed off to avoid. Mir clinched up and pushed Cro Cop against the cage. The fight stalled and Herb Dean would separate. Repeat that process.
There were times that they would clinch in the center of the cage and Mir would try to push Cro Cop for a trip takedown or shoot underneath but he was stuffed every single time. It was shocking to me that he couldn't get to the fight to the floor. That pretty much showed me everything I needed to know about Mir. No one has been a bigger apologist of his than me but even I can't defend his performance tonight.
At one point in the third, they were clinched against the cage and it appeared as if Cro Cop and Mir were laughing and having a conversation with each other. I didn't know what to think. Shortly after though, they reset and engaged. Cro Cop came in looking for a left hand and Mir timed him perfectly and pushed his head right down into his knee. Clean KO victory. After it was over and Mirko had woke up, he asked Mir what happened. It was almost surreal seeing Mir explaining to him the way he had just brutally knocked him out.
Like I said, I couldn't be any more unimpressed with both of these guys performance. It should mark the end of Cro Cop's long and storied career. As far as Mir goes, he'll win Knockout of the Night by default but outside of that I don't know where he goes from here.


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In the 17th Century, the French Philosopher Descartes formulated a
notion of thought, which is the essence of the mind or cogito. Cartesian
thinking includes the mental activity involved in reasoning, sensing, and
willing or deciding. "Cognition" in cognitive science often has a similar
breadth. The term is often used as inclusive of memory, problem solving, learning, perceiving, and other intelligent processes. From Descartes onward, cognition has been sharply distinguished
from feeling or emoting. The relation between thought and emotion is
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When Nirvana became huge and forever changed the face of rock, bands that had been huge were instantly killed overnight. A lot of these bands were awful (Slaughter, Trixter) and the world was better off without them. But some bands were unfairly thrown to the wolves. Any hint of being a pop-metal band was the kiss of death in '92. Unfortunately for Skid Row, many lumped the band in with the hair-metal crowd, and they were one of grunge's causalities. This was a real shame, because Skid Row was a great band, and their sophomore album "Slave to the Grind" remains great record.
I would argue that Skid Row was second only to Guns N' Roses, as the best hard rock/metal band of the late 80s, early 90s. Skid Row was one of the last few bands, before the rise of the popularity of Grunge, to have some originality and creativity. Their self titled debut album was a little generic, but it still rocked harder than most of their peers (Warrant, Poison) and is a classic 80s rock debut. But it was their second album "Slave to the Grind" that Skid Row really took off.
"Slave to the Grind" is far heavier and meaner than the debut album. It sounds like "Appetite For Destruction" era Guns N' Roses meets Pantera. The songs are heavy, and in-your-face, yet also highly melodic, and filled with killer solos. Singer Sebastian Bach has a very distinct set of pipes that make him unique and set him apart from all the generic David Lee Roth wannabe singers from the late 80s. Snake Sabo may not be the most gifted guitar player ever, but he sure came up with terrific, catchy riffs and solos.
It's hard to choose any standouts, because really the whole CD rocks, top to bottom. This is easily one of the best metal albums of all-time. Unlike the debut album, this album doesn't sound dated. It sounds as good today as it did in '91. I would highly recommend this CD to hard rock/metal fans.


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BLOG: What's next for the Cardinals?
With the hiring of Bruce Arians as head coach and the key pieces of his staff in place, the Cardinals and general manager, Steve Keim, have begun the rebuilding process here in AZ.
But after finishing 5-11 in 2012 there is still plenty of work to be done. Especially on an offense that finished dead last in the NFL in both points and yards.
Obviously, having a quarterback that can go out and win games is priority number one for any team in the NFL, and the Cardinals definitely need help there. But all successful teams know that while the quarterback is the most important position on the field, you build a championship team from the inside-out.
Simply put: no matter who is under center, you can't win consistently without a solid offensive line.
The Cardinals got encouraging signs from rookie tackles Nate Potter and Bobby Massie as the season wore on, and who knows, they may anchor the team's O-line for the next decade. But more needs to be done, and that starts with the upcoming NFL draft.
The Cards hold the seventh pick in the draft, and while most people want to see a quarterback selected with such a high pick, the Cardinals need to stay away from the sexy pick and go with "the belly," Chance Warmack, left guard out of Alabama.
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From there you take the best player available on your board in the remaining rounds and stock up as much talent as you can.
Free-agency is where Keim, Arians, and the rest of the Cardinals front office need to take the most caution.
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FYI, this story is largely anti-climactic, but it's the lockout and who are you to judge me? Alright.
Last night, a few friends and I went to see Dave Attell do his thing at the Helium Comedy Club. We were nursing our overpriced beers, waiting for the show to start when my friend says something to the effect of "Good god, that guy looks a lot like Steve Blake."We look, and I'm instantly positive it's Blakey sitting up there in the second row from the front. My friend who made the initial sighting isn't as convinced as I that it's really him. "I dunno," he says, "he doesn't look 6' 3," to which I replied "That's because he's sitting down."
Steve then gets up and heads out of the theater and I, being 6' 4", was a few steps behind him (in the least creepy way, ever), as my friends sized him up from the back of the room using me as their ruler. Turns out, 6' 3" looks a lot like 6' 2", or even 6' 1", but that's neither here nor there. My friend is still a little skeptical, my other friend solidly convinced.
The lights dim, the show's about to start. They come over the sound system and say something about heckling the comedians being a surefire way to get escorted out. They didn't say anything about not heckling former Portland Trail Blazers/current L*kers, though.
"STEVE BLAKE!", I yelled. He turned his head immediately, as did the attractive blonde sitting next to him.
We're now all in agreement that A) that is Steve Blake, B) basketball shoes really do add considerable height, and C) $5 is too much for a mediocre Ninkasi IPA.
Long, mostly-uneventful story short: I saw him again as we were leaving and said his name aloud once more. I caught his gaze and he gave me the "so you're the idiot who was yelling my name in there" face, as well as a totally not-ironic thumbs up.
Moral of the story: Get really good at basketball and it won't matter that you're kinda goofy-looking. You'll still have a crazy-hot wife. And you might really be only 6' 2".
Go Blazers.