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The Defense Information Systems Agency is piloting the cloud security model it developed for the Defense Department in an effort to better formalize processes for future commercial cloud service acquisitions.
To test the new model, DISA will leverage a series of pilot programs between mission partners -- various DOD agencies -- and cloud service providers as both take initial steps to harnessing commercial cloud computing services within DOD.
According to a DISA spokesperson, "If a mission partner wishes to execute a cloud service pilot with controlled unclassified information" - the information at DOD Impact Levels 3, 4 and 5 - "it coordinates its implementation plans with DISA, the cloud broker."
Once a mission partner procures the pilot cloud service, the agency and DISA will meet regularly to assess the pilot and its effectiveness.
The requirements for DOD Impact Levels 3-5 are in draft format and may still evolve as DOD continues its cautious path to the cloud, but mission partners' cloud service pilots at those levels will also provide DISA valuable information for the Cloud Security Model pilot, according to the spokesperson.
"Mission partners run their own impact levels 3-5 cloud service pilots, and the implementation of those pilots validates that the requirements documented in the Cloud Security Model are clear and comprehensive," the DISA official said. "The assessments from several pilots will result in a comprehensive Cloud Security Model and associated processes. The idea of the pilot effort is not to limit competition, but to formalize the processes to be used for future cloud service acquisitions."
Any DOD organization can sponsor a pilot effort coordinated with DISA, and there is "no fixed duration" for the pilot period, according to the DISA spokesperson. The Cloud Broker Program Management Office, with support from the DISA Mission Assurance Executive team, has oversight responsibilities on the pilot.
Pilot planning began in mid-December 2013 and additional pilots can be added as DOD organizations seek commercial cloud solutions. That process includes identification of pilot objectives, coordination of the acquisition package, cybersecurity assessment of the implementation and situational awareness and monitoring of pilot execution.
"Typical acquisition planning entails the pilot sponsor identifying what the success factors and checkpoints are, how they will verify user satisfaction, what their exit strategy is if things don't work out and what their way ahead is if the services work well," the DISA spokesperson said.
For the pilots, CSPs "must meet the Cloud Security Model requirements prior to actually storing CUI data and the evaluation criteria should address their ability to meet those requirements," meaning data does not go to the cloud until a CSP is up to snuff.
Thus far, only Autonomic Resources has achieved provisional authorization under additional security controls currently required by the DOD at Impact Levels 1 and 2. Not coincidentally, Autonomic Resources will be among the early CSPs participating in these pilots, which will help pave the way for how DOD handles commercial cloud acquisitions in the future.
"We're in a position to help provide feedback into an emerging process," said Autonomic Resources CEO John Keese.
DISA will evaluate the results of the pilot later in 2014 and anticipates its results leading to an "approved Cloud Security Model document and associated processes that will assist mission partners to more securely acquire cloud services."
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In an interview with FCW, the Department of Veterans Affairs' chief technology officer talks about overhauling the digital experience for VA customers.
The National Information Exchange Model's usefulness extends far beyond its origins in justice and law enforcement.
ACT-IAC'S Rick Holgate and Dan Chenok look ahead to what's next for federal IT in 2015.
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DISA's efforts to compete with commercial cloud giants like Google and Microsoft and Amazon vice consuming their commoditized offerings tailored to government standards and requirements to achieve cost savings begs the question - What's the Cloud First Policy?
Concur - UC.
Furthermore, the only solution that meets DISA's new Cloud Security Model requirements is their own solution set called - DoD EE which is a private MS Exchange 7 instance (Old Technology and not commercial cloud at all). Failure to work with the giants like Microsoft (O-365) and Google (GAFG) to consume their commodity offerings "as is" when the enterprise partners have invested millions of dollars to ensure they exceed the Government's use requirements- see Casey Coleman's efforts at GSA... Fantastic forward leaning Government CIO taking smart risks to achieve cost savings. On the other hand, DISA reaching the "commercial cloud" is a stretch of imagination because it competes with their own internal business model and I fear that it will never happen in my lifetime. #waste of tax dollars
DISA comes up with noble ideas but they are back logged big time. For instance, look at Unified Capabilities.
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Acton, California
For population 25 years and over in Acton:
For population 15 years and over in Acton CDP:
654 residents are foreign born (2.5% Europe).
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2012: $4,378 (0.9%)
Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Palmdale, CA (8.9 miles , pop. 116,670).
Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Los Angeles, CA (28.9 miles , pop. 3,694,820).
Nearest cities: South Antelope Valley, CA (2.6 miles) , Agua Dulce, CA (2.9 miles ), Desert View Highlands, CA (2.9 miles ), Palmdale, CA (3.0 miles ), Littlerock, CA (3.4 miles ), Leona Valley, CA (3.4 miles ), Quartz Hill, CA (3.5 miles ), Sun Village, CA (3.8 miles ).
Latitude: 34.47 N, Longitude: 118.18 W
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Average climate in Acton, California
Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations
Tornado activity:
Acton-area historical tornado activity is significantly above California state average. It is 80% smaller than the overall U.S. average.
On 11/9/1982, a category F2 (max. wind speeds 113-157 mph) tornado 25.3 miles away from the Acton place center caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.
On 3/1/1983, a category F2 tornado 30.7 miles away from the place center injured 30 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.
Earthquake activity:Acton-area historical earthquake activity is above California state average. It is 3165% greater than the overall U.S. average.
On 7/21/1952 at 11:52:14, a magnitude 7.7 (7.7 UK, Class: Major, Intensity: VIII - XII) earthquake occurred 59.0 miles away from the city center, causing $50,000,000 total damage
On 6/28/1992 at 11:57:34, a magnitude 7.6 (6.2 MB, 7.6 MS, 7.3 MW, Depth: 0.7 mi) earthquake occurred 96.4 miles away from Acton center, causing 3 deaths (1 shaking deaths, 2 other deaths) and 400 injuries, causing $100,000,000 total damage and $40,000,000 insured losses
On 10/16/1999 at 09:46:44, a magnitude 7.4 (6.3 MB, 7.4 MS, 7.2 MW, 7.3 ML) earthquake occurred 99.7 miles away from the city center
On 1/17/1994 at 12:30:55, a magnitude 6.8 (6.4 MB, 6.8 MS, 6.7 MW, Depth: 11.4 mi, Class: Strong, Intensity: VII - IX) earthquake occurred 31.3 miles away from the city center, causing 60 deaths (60 shaking deaths) and 7000 injuries
On 6/28/1992 at 15:05:30, a magnitude 6.9 (6.3 MB, 6.7 MS, 6.5 MW, 6.9 ME, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 79.0 miles away from Acton center
On 4/21/1918 at 22:32:30, a magnitude 6.8 (6.8 UK) earthquake occurred 62.5 miles away from the city center
Magnitude types: body-wave magnitude (MB), energy magnitude (ME), local magnitude (ML), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)
Natural disasters:The number of natural disasters in Los Angeles County (51) is a lot greater than the US average (12).
Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 24
Emergencies Declared: 4
Causes of natural disasters: Fires: 34, Floods: 14, Storms: 8, Landslides: 5, Winter Storms: 5, Mudslides: 4, Earthquakes: 2, Heavy Rain: 1, Snow: 1, Storm: 1, Tornado: 1, Wind: 1, Freeze: 1, Hurricane: 1 (Note: Some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
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Air Quality Index (AQI)
Lead (Pb) [µ/m3] level in 2009 was 0.00943. This is significantly better than average. Closest monitor was 21.9 miles away from the city center.
Carbon Monoxide (CO) [ppm] level in 2010 was 0.308. This is about average. Closest monitor was 14.1 miles away from the city center.
Sulfur Dioxide (SO2) [ppb] level in 2009 was 0.470. This is significantly better than average. Closest monitor was 18.1 miles away from the city center.
Nitrogen Dioxide (NO2) [ppb] level in 2010 was 19.4. This is significantly worse than average. Closest monitor was 14.1 miles away from the city center.
Ozone [ppb] level in 2010 was 29.9. This is about average. Closest monitor was 7.1 miles away from the city center.
Particulate Matter (PM10) [µ/m3] level in 2010 was 26.8. This is worse than average. Closest monitor was 14.1 miles away from the city center.
Particulate Matter (PM2.5) [µ/m3] level in 2009 was 13.3. This is worse than average. Closest monitor was 14.1 miles away from the city center.
Drinking water stations with addresses in Acton and their reported violations in the past:FIESTA CYPRESS RESORT (Population served: 100, Groundwater):
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Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2012: 9.7%
(6.7% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 0.0% for Black residents, 20.7% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 36.9% for other race residents, 27.2% for two or more races residents)
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Religion statistics for Acton CDP (based on Los Angeles County data)Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 58.08%
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Tables represent county-level data.
Food Environment Statistics:
Number of grocery stores: 2,084
Number of supercenters and club stores: 32
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 567
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 1,206
Number of full-service restaurants: 7,008
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Low-income preschool obesity rate:
3.22% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($43,821 average adjusted gross income)
0.14% of residents moved from foreign countries ($1,038 average AGI)
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
4.58% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($50,578 average adjusted gross income)
0.06% of residents moved to foreign countries ($782 average AGI)
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Acton fatal accident list:
Aug 31, 1996 05:00 PM, Soledadcyn, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 1, Fatalities: 1, Drunken drivers: 1
FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 11 (See the full list of FCC Registered Antenna Towers in Acton)
FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 9 (See the full list of FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers in Acton, CA)
FCC Registered Microwave Towers: 12 (See the full list of FCC Registered Microwave Towers in this town)
FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 109 (See the full list of FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses in Acton)
FAA Registered Aircraft: 17 (See the full list of FAA Registered Aircraft in Acton)
Detailed HMDA statistics for the following Tracts: 9108.05
Detailed PMIC statistics for the following Tracts: 9108.05
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Located at I-75 one mile from downtown Ashburn, the hotel is within a five-minute walk of several restaurants. The World's Largest Peanut statue is barely a mile away. The Georgia Agrirama Museum is 20 miles away in Tifton. The Turner County Civic Center is a two-minute drive away. Outdoor recreation, such as boating and fishing, is 30 miles away at Lake Blackshear on the Flint River. Jacksonville International Airport and Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport or each about 160 miles away.
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This Best Western offers rooms with free Wi-Fi and microwaves and mini-fridges. Guests enjoy the "welcoming" staff, "great" beds and an "easy to find" location.
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November 22, 2012
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It was a very good 2-star hotel, not really a 2.5. The room was clean and comfortable, excellent Wi-Fi service and they did have a free continental breakfast. The pool looked clean and had lounge chairs, but it was a very small pool (one of the littlest I've seen.
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I found this and wondered what you guys thought?
This website is saying that honey is good for you but my doctor told me that all sugars are bad. Any thoughts? Honey is natural so maybe it's not as bad as my doctor says?
Listen to your doctor. Honey is sugar, and sugar is bad for you.
Honey has trace amounts of many things that are good for you, and IS an effective treatment for sore throat/cough. (It's been documented as at least as effective as pharmaceutical remedies for these conditions in multiple scientific journals.) If I'm truly sick with one of these, I treat a spoonful like the medicine it is.
However, I treat it as MEDICINE. Not as food. The sugar in honey -- which is MOST of what's in it, by a HUGE amount! -- is exactly the same as the sugar in white table sugar.
And, just like table sugar, it's full of fructose, which is the worst KIND of sugar for you.
Being "natural" doesn't mean something is good for you. Oleander, foxglove, belladonna, aconite, and poinsettia are all natural, as well. However, outside specific medial usage, none of these are good for you, and certainly none are "safe".
Most sugars (If memory serves d-ribose may be an exception; I used it for a while for fibromyalgia pain.) are bad.
Locally grown honey does have benefits but, for anyone needing to lose weight or with blood sugar problems, it is best completely avoided.
My brother has honeybees & sent me honey as a Christmas gift. I am not going to have any. I'll give it to friends who eat sweets. If there was any way I could make honey a healthy choice I would because this is the best honey I ever had. He sent some last year & I enjoyed it though I did not eat it all. I don't like most honey.
My DH takes a spoonful (like medicine) of local honey every night before bed. It helps with his sleep and seasonal allergies.
Honey is worse than sugar, it's just as sweet and has more calories. I compared them once before when I was thinking of switching to honey away from sugar and learned honey is just as bad or worse even though it's natural. Then I decided to go with diet sugar. So no, honey is definitely not good, if you use honey you might as well use regular white sugar.
I'm going to be the contrarian here...
If you're otherwise healthy and don't have some kind of medical issue that precludes sugars, I see no harm in using it sparingly. It's a natural substance and, while some compare it to sugar, it tastes REALLY good and can be a wonderful treat. And, as some have indicated, it can have some good medical uses.
The key word here is "sparingly". We don't have an obesity problem because people eat sweets sparingly; we have a problem because people are eating the wrong foods and don't know how to stop.
Personally, I don't eat it just because it doesn't do anything for me. Plus most of it would go bad before I could finish the jar and I hate to waste food.
Just my two cents.
DH used to eat a spoonful of honey every night before bed. He said that it helps him sleep, and also it is good for his seasonal allergies (he bought local, raw honey, and this year collected some from his own bees). I have never eaten too much of it because it doesn't really do much for me. DH was diagnosed with type 2 diabetes about 1.5 months ago and I think I have convinced him that the sugar in the honey is doing him more harm than good (he's also eating low carb, so I don't think it took too much to convince him).
Yeah honey doesn't go bad it can last forever. LOL! :)
Now... from a mead-maker's perspective, it MATTERS if you've got fresh honey. (Same for water quality, air-moisture, temperature stability, and a whole bunch of other things that don't make a difference to most folks, most of the time.)
From any OTHER perspective? Just warm it up and it'll turn soft again. I often PREFER crystallized honey, in recipes, because it's easier to get it all out of the measuring spoon.
Do not feed to the very young, tho.
I use local honey sparingly and have also found raw to be beneficial. Less is better, tho. Fructose worries me. :)
I put a tablespoon of local raw honey in my homemade batch of lemonade. Now it tastes way too good. It's like crack juice : /
I do add honey to my hair when I'm deep conditioning. It works WONDERS.
i think, as others have posted here, that if you have a sugar-related problem then stay away from honey; except for fermented honey/mead/honey wine ;) those in moderation are a-okay in my book.
I also believe honey has many benefits and if used sparingly will actually help us and not harm us.
Just my honest opinions and nothing more. :)
Good for you DH for taking better care of himself by eating LC, BTW! :up:
My first thought is this thread is about natural eating...so in light of that I wholeheartedly believe that RAW honey is wonderful. It has antibacterial properties, it is wonderful on burns and stings of all kinds. God's design is perfect...think about it.
That doesn't mean we should overindulge but having some now and then will not hurt.
So with natural and organic eating in mind, you can't get much closer to the whole food than this.
I also believe honey, real raw honey, is a healthful food. But raw unprocessed local honey is best. Some are making honey by feeding the bees high fructose corn syrup or mixing sucrose with the honey. Make sure you eat the REAL STUFF! :)
I'm in the 'honey is still sugar' camp, no matter how good it is for you otherwise. Also, if you're not buying all natural honey, more than likely you are eating is watered down not honey, or worse, corn syrup and flavoring:
Tests Show Most Store Honey Isn't Honey | Food Safety News
It gives you a list of honey that contains no pollen (every single drugstore brand tested) which is what makes it honey/better for you. And, then there's this:
Eventually, some honey packers became worried about what they were pumping into the plastic bears and jars they were selling. They began using in-house or private labs to test for honey diluted with inexpensive high fructose corn syrup or 13 other illegal sweeteners or for the presence of illegal antibiotics.
We get ours from an apiary just a few miles from our house. We either go right to the farm or buy it from one of the little stores around that carry it.
They were in Whole Foods for a while, but they couldn't keep up with the demand. The bee lady said out of state people bring their hives on trucks and leave them here (in CA) over the winter so their bees don't have as many flowers to choose from and can't produce as much honey.
This is not a complicated issue , no doubt honey is really good food for health. It has lots of benefits. But on the other hand if you are a diabetic patient you should avoid eating it. Your doctor is right.
I have a container of raw honey with layered lemon and sliced ginger. When the kids get sick I put a teaspoon of it in a cup of hot water. Honey has its place, but it is sugar natural or not I don't use it personally but I do give it to my kids in that form.
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May 4, 2000
Only a few weeks ago, when he was still just The Fisherman who saved EliM-an GonzM-alez, Donato Dalrymple strolled the streets of Little Havana as the beloved Pescador! Now, Dalrymple is "that creepy fisherman," the butt of jokes on national TV and a house cleaner who finds himself under the microscope. He's not laughing. "All our lives have been opened to the world, and people are taking every shot they can," Dalrymple, of Lauderhill, complained this week from his mother's Tamarac home.
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Once upon a time there lived a magical silver bird known as the Kaha bird. She was beautiful and had a gigantic wingspan, but most of all she was known to be generous. People said she was a guardian angel to those who struggled. One day a poor old fisherman who had worked hard all his life sat in his small wooden boat upon a lake. He was fishing as he did every day, and every day for his entire life, he had caught only one or two fish. These he sold to his neighbors, usually earning only enough to buy him and his wife some bread.
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Anglers seeking to get into or improve their fly-fishing for bass can make the process much easier and more enjoyable by reading Bass on the Fly by A.D. Livingston ($16.95, Ragged Mountain Press, 1-800-822-8158). The 151-page softcover book covers just about all aspects of the sport and the species. An avid fly fisherman who developed and honed his skills on central Florida largemouths, Livingston tells you exactly what you need to know to catch bass with a fly rod. His writing is clear, concise and entertaining, and the book is filled with helpful hints.
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June 13, 1990
Larry Dale Martin, a longtime resident of South Florida and a sport fisherman who reeled in a record-setting Atlantic blue marlin, died on Monday. He was 47 and a resident of Coral Springs. Mr. Martin was born in Louisville, Ky., and raised in Fort Madison, Iowa. His family moved to South Florida when he was 11, and Mr. Martin graduated from Pompano Beach High School in 1961. Although a painting contractor by trade, Mr. Martin traveled the world from 1975 to 1981 as a sport fisherman, guiding clients to sailfish off Mexico, marlin around Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands, and tuna off Cat Cay. It was off St. Thomas on the morning of Aug. 6, 1977, that Mr. Martin caught a 1,282-pound Atlantic blue marlin, a catch that set a world record that still stands.
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The man obviously is an ice fisherman who has spent too much time marooned on breakaway floes in Lake Superior. His name is Peter A. Dickinson and he has written a book entitled, Retirement Edens: Outside the Sunbelt. It would be easy to scoff that the label is a contradiction, that there are no retirement Edens outside the Sunbelt. But, as Republican presidents say when weighing evil conduct against good, that would be wrong. Not everybody likes warm weather and ocean breezes. My sister, Dinny, lives in South Bend, Ind., and thinks she`s having a good time.
The Fisherman and the Genie
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April 29, 2008
Once upon a time, before dawn, while his family slept, a fisherman put out to sea. Each morning he tossed his nets into the sea, hoping for a good catch, but most days he was disappointed. Now this spring morning, like every other, he threw his nets into the sea. As he pulled them in, he felt a tug in one of them, and his heart lifted. "I've caught something!" he cried to the setting moon, but when he caught sight of the net, his heart sank. He could see he had caught only a dead camel, and the weight of the creature had ripped a hole in his best net. The fisherman was disappointed and threw the torn net onto the sand.
Fisherman Ordered
By JONATHON KING Staff Writer
March 31, 1994
The commercial fisherman accused of bringing 27 Haitians into the country last month was ordered held without bail on Wednesday until a May 9 trial when he will face charges of criminal negligence and smuggling. Four of the 27 Haitians that Richard Bennett Barker, 43, is accused of smuggling drowned as they tried to swim to shore at Hutchinson Island in Martin County on Feb. 7. Prosecutors said Barker, nicknamed "Captain Jump Out," ordered his human cargo into the surf after being paid to bring them from the Bahamas to the United States in his 31-foot powerboat.
Fisherman guilty of smuggling
By Sally Apgar Staff Writer
July 3, 2008
A Bahamian lobster fisherman was found guilty Wednesday of smuggling 14 Haitian and Jamaican immigrants from the Bahamas to Jupiter Island and of second-degree murder after three passengers drowned in rough surf. A federal jury convicted Rickey "Tricks" Thompson on all 30 counts against him stemming from two nighttime smuggling trips in which he carried immigrants along with heroin, cocaine and 83 pounds of marijuana aboard a 35-foot speedboat on Aug. 16, 2006, and Dec. 28, 2006. Thompson, 42, faces a maximum of life imprisonment and $37 million in fines.
A fish story with a happy ending
By Steve Waters and Sun Sentinel
September 26, 2014
The best thing to do if you catch a tagged fish is to let the fish go. But if the fish isn't going to survive, then do what a Cuban fisherman did and return the tag. To Dr. Mahmood Shivji, the director of Nova Southeastern University's Guy Harvey Research Institute and Save Our Seas Shark Research Center, that was priceless. And not just because the pop-up satellite archival tag, or PSAT, costs as much as $4,200. "This is a huge ocean out there," said Shivji, a professor at NSU's Oceanographic Center.
All It's Cracked Up To Be
By Deborah S. Hartz Food Editor
August 18, 2005
People complain about how hard it is to eat blue crabs. You have to hit them with a wooden mallet to break the carapace and dig out the lump meat from the body cavity. Then you break the claws to get at their meat and suck on those spindly legs to get that last bit of meat and juice, if you want to bother. Then you move on to the next. But eating crab is an undeniable pleasure compared with the labor that goes into capturing those feisty crustaceans. Spend some time with Scott Shannon, a commercial fisherman who works South Florida's waters, and you'll find a man who's up at 4 a.m gathering bait and ice from local fish houses before he heads out to pull crab traps.
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Can the behavior/psychology of a human be genetic or is it an acquired trait?
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What do you call an acquired trait? A trait acquired during the lifetime of the individual through its relationship with the environment (especially culture and traditions in humans)?
If you take any population of living organisms, the variance of quantitative trait in this population, also called phenotypic variance and denoted $V_P$ is the result of the sum of the genetic variance $V_G$ and the environmental variance $V_E$ (and two times the covariance between genes and environment $V_{GE}$ but we'll neglect this factor for ease in this post). One has to understand the meaning of environment. The environment is anything that is extern to the individuals. It includes temperature, food, predators, other individuals of the same species, culture, ….
In other words (again it is slightly simplified):
The division of the genetic variance by the phenotypic variance gives you the so-called heritability (in the braod sense, because there are the heritabilities in the broad and in the narrow sense). Psychology or behavior are traits like any others that follow this same rule. This concept does not make sense for one single individual. You cannot say that for one individual 40% of its behavior is genetic and 60% is environmental. It makes only for a population to say that 40% of the variance in this behavior is due to genetic variance and 60% is due to environmental variance. Note: The higher is the relative importance of the genetic variance, the higher is the response of this population to selection.
For example height in human has a heritability of 60% to 80% (depending on the estimates), which mean that 60% to 80% of the variance is due to genetic variance. Language that we speak is typically a trait that has zero heritability. If you raise a brazilian baby in Japan, (s)he will speak japanese without any accent. Therefore, all the variance in language is only explained by the environmental variance.


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METRO – Danny Welbeck brace hands England victory in Euro 2016 qualifier against Switzerland
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I have butterfly pork chops laid out. My plan is to grill them in barbecue sauce. But it's raining. If that keeps up I am not sure how I will cook them. I can't stand to grill in the rain. With the pork chops we are having green beans and homemade baked macaroni and cheese.
|Sun, 03-17-2013 - 12:39pm
We have steaks in the fridge marinating. Not sure what P will make with them, as I am on strike and will not be cooking dinner. I am tired of doing EVERYTHING and not being appreciated. I got up and made breakfast and Jeffrey had 2 pieces of bacon, that was it! P and Waylon didn't have anything. Grrrrrrrrrrrrr
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That sounds good Sandy. I wish I could have that but my family won't touch it. I don't have a clue what I'm having.
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She grew up in Huron, Ohio, and was a 1983 graduate of Huron High School.In 1987, she graduated from Bowling Green State University and later attained her CPA license.
Samantha Jo Painter, 22, Big Run, formerly of Punxsutawney, died Tuesday, March 8, 2011, at home.
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PUNXSUTAWNEY — The guests at Mulberry Square may not be able to attend Mardi Gras in New Orleans, but they were able to attend their own special Mardi Gras parade through the halls of the resident home.
The Mardi Gras parade has been an annual specialty for the past five years, Activities Director Vickie Amundson said.
Over the past five years, this has become a growing project, as many of the floats have been created by the residents with the guidance of Sue Keane.
PUNXSUTAWNEY — The Route 119 Committee recently received an update on area highway construction projects from PennDOT District 10.
Timothy J. Jablunovsky, P.E., portfolio manager for PennDOT District 10, said with the arrival of spring, it will be time to complete some projects and begin others.
• Elk Run Bridge, and the 310 Intersection — This project is actually three projects occurring at this location, Jablunovsky said.
The first is the sight distance improvement project that will remove a house at the corner of Route 310 and Route 119 in Elk Run.
PUNXSUTAWNEY — Kody Young and Seth Spack enter today's PIAA Class AAA Individual Wrestling Tournament with something that not many past Punxsy grapplers can lay claim to: Experience at states.
Both wrestlers have competed at the Giant Center in Hershey before. Spack was there last year as a Northwest Region runner-up. He was eliminated after two bouts.
Young, a senior, entered states as a sophomore as the region's No. 3 seed. After losing his first bout, he won to advance to the second day, only to be eliminated in his third match — one victory away from a medal.
John M. McMillen, 92, Marion Center, died Monday, March 7, 2011, at Indiana Regional Medical Center.
He was born in 1918 in South Mahoning Township, a son of the late Samuel A. and Emma (Martin) McMillen.
He was married to his wife of 63 years, Helen M. Plyler McMillen, who survives.
Mr. McMillen was a member of the Punxsutawney Alliance Church for 63 years, having served as elder and a board member for more than 30 years.
For 35 years, he was a director with the Indiana County Conservation District, and was named district director emeritus.
Samantha Painter, 22, of Big Run, formerly of Punxsutawney, died Tuesday, March 8, 2011 at home.
Arrangements are incomplete and under the direction of Brenda D. Shumaker Funeral Home Inc., Big Run.
Joline C. Pifer, 80, DuBois, formerly of Punxsutawney, died Monday, march 7, 2011, at Christ the King Manor, DuBois.
She was born Jan. 3, 1931, in Punxsutawney, a daughter of the late Willis and Dorothy (Anderson) McGee.
Mrs. Pifer was a member of the Woodland Avenue United Methodist Church and was a 1949 graduate of Punxsutawney High School.
DUBOIS — Four students from Punxsutawney Area High School took first place in the 24th annual DuBois Area Senior Scholastic Challenge Wednesday night at PSU-DuBois' Hiller Auditorium, the first time that a Punxsy team has taken top honors in the event.
The team members — seniors Lucas Burke and Joe Long, junior Kendall Neal and freshman Kevin Hughes — garnered 135 total points in the final two rounds.
"Usually what happens is, whoever wins the first preliminary round takes first place," advisor Rose Graffius said. "That's not how it happened this year."


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I was selected to sample Kleenex tissues this past month from Crowdtap. WOOHOO !!! A few months ago I got flagged, so it was a nice surprise to get this chance to redeem myself.
I remember when I picked up my box from the front desk and I told the ladies how excited I was to get the Kleenex. I mentioned that I had a cute cover that I had crocheted years ago and that the box would fit perfectly under that cover.
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When I got home and opened the package I realized that it was actually one large Kleenex box instead of two smaller boxes.
At first I was a little bummed out, but the box was so BIG I couldn't help but be happy. Wow, 210 Kleenex in one box !
One of the first things that I noticed was the Box Top points on the box. I was sure to clip that and put it in my collection. My friend sends them to her daughter, and I am always eager to share mine with her. Box Top for Education is a great organization for our schools.
The second thing that caught my eye is that the box is made from 100% recycled paper. Three cheers for helping our environment !! I am proud to use products from a company that takes these extra steps.
With one quick tug, I pulled out my first tissue. Immediately, I could feel it's softness, which is a big plus with tissues. We don't want roughness on our faces. First, I did a little strength test to see how durable it felt and it definitely passed the test. I didn't have a runny nose or anything, but I slid the tissue across my nose to test it's softness. It passed that test as well.
For days, the box sat in it's place, on the table, and waited to be used. I knew that my time was limited for sending in a report, but I just didn't seem to have a reason to use the tissues. Where are the allergy symptoms when you need them? My Crowdshare postcard had a few suggestions for me, like "clean a makeup brush", "make a paper wedding veil for your daughter", and "cover up a sudden sneeze". I waited for the time to use a tissue, and it just didn't come.
Crowdtap notified me as the deadline neared and I began to panic a little. I had mentioned the sampling to my co-workers and everyone seemed too busy to discuss tissues with me. July is not the time to idle chit chat in the hospitality business. Our ten hour days were really making this a hard challenge for me to complete.
Saturday came, and so did the allergies. I stuffed a few tissues into my pocket and I prepared myself for the itchy eyes and the sniffles. The sneezes came, and I captured them in my Kleenex tissues. It wasn't much, but I smiled because I finally had a reason to use a tissue. I told my co-worker how lucky I was to have my Kleenex ready and she said that she really liked Kleenex. It wasn't much talk, but I smiled, knowing that I did get to talk about the sampling again. I just remembered again how soft the tissues were when I used them.
Sunday came, and it was an emotional day for me. My youngest grandson turned one year old. He lives 1200 miles away, so I wasn't able to be with him for his birthday. I made a phone call after I had gotten home from work, and I sang to him on the phone. I am not even sure if he heard me, or if he was eating the phone, but it made me feel good to know that I tried.
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Soul Temptation - Book 2 in the Souls Entwined series!
This is book two in the Souls Entwined series.
Unexpected passions will tempt two lovers—body, heart and soul…
The beauty of Tahiti mesmerises Serene Ryan who has travelled to the island to be the maid of honour in her sister's destination wedding. She soon finds herself distracted by the undeniable pull she's determined to ignore towards Oliver Banner, the best man. When her good intentions are cast away in a moment of sizzling passion, Serene's resolute on not letting things go further than one night.
Oliver Banner isn't looking for anything more than a fun, sun-soaked time in Tahiti but the longer he interacts with Serene, the more convinced and determined he is to get past her cool persona to the fire he senses burns below the surface. He isn't prepared for the connection he feels towards Serene or her refusal to explore things between them further.
Oliver opens up Serene's world to erotic possibilities she'd never dreamt possible, but she's not about to get involved with a younger man—a playboy who is now her brother-in-law—no matter how good the chemistry is between them. Serene thinks it would be best for them to just forget about their hot island tryst, but Oliver intends to keep tempting her body, heart and soul…
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Serene slipped her flip-flops on then opened the sliding glass door leading out to the terrace of her gorgeous overwater bungalow. She stepped outside into the balmy air and slowly exhaled. She still couldn't believe her younger sister was getting married, and in Tahiti of all places. From her vantage point, she could see the sun preparing to set and she stared at the lush backdrop before her, almost too beautiful to be real. She'd wondered if her little sister would regret forgoing a big fancy ceremony for a destination wedding, but now she realised that Cameron and Misha had made an excellent decision. Tahiti was the epitome of romantic beauty, the absolute perfect place to get married.
Serene drew in a deep breath, inhaling the scent of plumeria, hibiscus, jasmine and other exotic flowers as she watched the waves shimmering in vivid colours of pink and orange thanks to the setting sun, breaking upon the shore. It was her first night on the island and she intended to savour every moment. The lulling sound of the water lapping beneath her calmed her senses. Everything seemed to vibrate at a slower beat and Serene knew she wouldn't want to leave when it was time to go home.
Muted laughter drew her attention from the ocean to the bungalow beside hers. Curious, Serene moved along her terrace and stopped short when she saw Cameron's brother, Oliver, with a stunning redhead in his arms. Serene huffed quietly as she recognised Shannon Erby, the television presenter from Celeb Chef.
She watched them kiss then bit back a gasp when Oliver roughly pushed down the front of Shannon's sundress. Serene pressed up against the side of her bungalow to avoid being seen as the two moved from the shadows and into the fading sunlight. Shannon's surprised squeal turned to a muted groan when Oliver dipped his head and took one of her nipples into his mouth. The British television host arched her back against the wooden railing while she dragged her fingers through Oliver's hair, obviously enjoying his ministrations. Serene's breath quickened when he hiked up the bottom of Shannon's skirt as though he was going to take her right there for the whole world to see.
Or at least me.
Her bungalow was the only one they'd be visible to. It was time to go back inside, but Serene couldn't, didn't want to leave, drawn to the erotic scene the two unknowingly presented to her. Serene gasped as Oliver ripped off Shannon's panties. The redhead's little cry carrying over to Serene in the wind was cut off when he claimed her lips again in a kiss. Serene realised her own panties were wet as Oliver fumbled with the front of his pants, apparently unzipping them and not fast enough, from the way Shannon pawed at the buttons of his shirt.
Oliver's shirt fell to the ground, revealing tanned, hard muscles, and she watched him lift Shannon, who locked her legs around his waist in the perfect position to be taken. Oliver bucked his hips forward and Serene moaned when Shannon cried out.
Oh, my, my, my. Go, Serene. Pick up your feet and go.
Oliver's wild passion and Shannon's heady responses kept her rooted in place. Serene's heart thumped against her chest as he slammed into her, surely creating a mark on the woman's back with his ardent efforts to meld her slender body with the wood behind her. Serene pressed her inner thighs together, bothered that she was aroused by her uncharacteristically voyeuristic behaviour.
God, Oliver knew how to move his ass.
"Olie!" Shannon cried out, no doubt in full agreement. She clung to his shoulders, her auburn tresses brushing along the banister of the terrace as Oliver rocked her body with his thrusts and teased her breasts with his mouth.
Serene's nipples hardened and a flush of heat washed over her body. The sight of them was both erotic and hypnotic. Serene suppressed a shiver of need as she placed one hand on the wall behind her, biting her lip as Shannon moaned with pleasure and bounced on Oliver's cock.
How long am I going to watch this?
Until the end. She was rooted to her spot, mesmerised by how effortlessly Oliver moved Shannon, controlling both of their pleasure. A small breeze moved over the terrace, ruffling the flowers decorating it. She rubbed beads of sweat off her forehead with the back of her hand. Her elevated temperature had nothing to do with the lovely Tahitian weather. She couldn't take her eyes off of Oliver as he increased his pace and Shannon groaned.
Serene dug her nails into the wood beneath her fingers when his entire body tensed, indicating that he'd climaxed. She drew in air and realised she'd been holding her breath as the two lovers leisurely kissed. Oliver said something and Shannon giggled as he lowered her feet to the ground. Serene wondered what he'd said when Shannon wagged her finger at Oliver then smoothed her sundress down and disappeared through the sliding glass doors leading back inside their bungalow.
Show's over.
Except it wasn't. Not with the sun glinting in Oliver's hair and gorgeous naked torso as he zipped up his pants. Serene observed him while he lifted his face to the sun with his eyes closed, the lazy smile on his face, evidence that he was pleased by recent events.
Move it, Serene.
Finally, her limbs obeyed. She took a step and froze when the wooden plank beneath her feet creaked.
Surely, he couldn't have heard?
Their bungalows were close, but not that close. Serene held her breath. Seconds ticked by and she slowly exhaled with relief, thankful for having not been seen. Then Oliver lowered his head in her direction, opened his eyes and looked straight at her.
Oh, my God.
Serene froze as he studied her. He didn't appear to be embarrassed, but she was mortified enough for both of them.
Oliver grinned as he moved closer to the edge of his lanai. "Enjoying the view?"
Serene parted her lips to respond, but no words came to mind as heat suffused her cheeks.
Cheeky bastard.
Serene cleared her throat and nodded. "Tahiti is beautiful."
"Isn't it?" Oliver turned towards her, offering a tempting glance of his tight abdomen and biceps. "It's a delight to one's senses. My brother and your sister picked one of the prettiest spots on the planet to tie the knot."
"Yes, they did." Serene stepped from the shadows, feeling foolish. "Well, I'll see you later."
Oliver raised an eyebrow. "Yes, you will. Next time, maybe you'll join us."
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Benjamin Netanyahu has taken a step closer to the prime minister's office by signing a deal with ultranationalist Avigdor Lieberman, who will become Israel's foreign minister if Netanyahu is able to put the finishing touches on a governing coalition. The ascendancy of both men is a major blow to the peace process.
Under the agreement, Yisrael Beiteinu leader Avigdor Lieberman would become foreign minister, said officials from Mr Netanyahu's Likud party.
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Fox calls for cooperation between North and South America, says shared commitment to innovation and entrepreneurship is key to 21st century success
Thursday, March 21, 2013
Fox, who served as president of Mexico from 2000 through 2006, presented his perspective on the global economy, with a focus on Latin America and the United States. He declared that the U.S., as well as the European Union, are at a crossroads as the world's major powers transition from the 20th to the 21st century. He warned that the Chinese and Indian economies are on track to surpass the U.S. and European economies within the next seven years unless there is significant commitment to economic growth and ingenuity.
"We're trying to build a better future for all of us, and I really think that this future is in North America," said Fox, who was the first president of Mexico to be elected from an opposing party since 1910.
Fox called on all parties to reorganize and reenergize the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), an agreement that was signed 19 years ago by Canada, Mexico, and the United States to create a trade bloc in North America.
"We are partners and we can build jobs on both sides of the border," asserted Fox. He said NAFTA enabled a strong middle class to develop in Mexico while also creating many jobs for U.S. citizens, but that it seems to be "dormant" and non-responsive now. "Even China and India today are negotiating trade agreements. … Today, the way to go is trade partnership and blocs."
In the context of critiquing the current state of Europe's economy, debt and fiscal practice, Fox asserted that "productivity and hard work can create growth," not governments.
"Government creates wealth? What a lie. What a monumental lie," he exclaimed. "…Entrepreneurship and hard work: That's what the private sector does and that's the real creator of jobs, the real creator of growth," he said, prompting a round of applause.
Reflecting on modern Latin American history, Fox said growth was stifled by dictatorships and authoritarian governments for most of the 20th century. Without freedom, there is no creativity or entrepreneurship, he said, but democratization began to turn things around starting in the 1980s and 90s.
"The basic fundamental values to build a nation are democracy and freedom," said Fox. "It makes everyone feel responsible to construct the nation. … The last 10 years, Latin American (economic) growth has been close to 6 percent for the whole region, while in the United States it's close to 2 percent, and in Europe not even 1 percent."
To set the U.S. on a steady course, Fox said it's imperative that it tackle immigration reform once and for all. He criticized today's Republicans and Democrats for their inability to work toward consensus, and recalled the immigration reform plan led by Senators Ted Kennedy and John McCain.
"I hope this is it and that reform will go through," he said. "Up to now, we've been building walls, and walls don't work. It's been a waste of all the money taxpayers have spent."
Touching briefly on the drug trade and drug cartels, Fox insisted that Mexico is a victim of location – caught between the countries that grow drugs to the south and the countries that consume them to the north, mainly the U.S. He added that Mexico's dangerous reputation is overstated by the media.
"This situation is badly hurting our nation," said Fox, who suggested two options for the United States to remedy the crisis. Either "enforce the law," he said, or "move to a new paradigm of legalization," which he likened to the legalization and regulation of alcohol after Prohibition.
"At the very end we must find a solution," said Fox.
Following his speech, Fox engaged in a Q&A session moderated by Phil Redo, managing director of WGBH-FM. He fielded questions on corruption in Mexico and the effect of Hugo Chavez's death on Latin America, and was asked for his reaction to the news that Cuba's President Raul Castro announced his retirement.
"Late but welcome," he said of Castro's announcement, inciting a round of applause. He praised Cuba's excellence in education and medicine, and said that "the day Cuba comes back to be a democratic nation and its people and media to be free, they will be champions."
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DeFelsko PosiTector 200 Advanced Ultrasonic Multi-Layer Coating Thickness Gauge
Item# DEF-200B3-E
Retail Price: $2,295.00
DeFelsko PosiTest DFT-C Combo Paint Thickness Gauge, for Coatings on Steel/Aluminum
Item# DEF-DFT-C
Retail Price: $972.99
DeFelsko PosiTest DFT-F Ferrous Paint Thickness Gauge, for Coatings on Steel Only
Item# DEF-DFT-F
Retail Price: $742.99
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DeFelsko manufactures hand-held, non-destructive coating thickness gages that are ideal for use by body shops, dealerships, painters, appraisers, inspectors, detailers, and professional car buyers at auctions. They enable a quick assessment of the quality of the paint finish and to verify that the condition of a vehicle matches its reported history, that is, determine if the vehicle has been in an accident or experienced other types of paint damage.