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A tornado is a violent, rotating column of air which is in contact with both the surface of the earth and a cumulonimbus cloud or, in rare cases, the base of a cumulus cloud. Tornadoes come in many sizes but are typically in the form of a visible condensation funnel, whose narrow end touches the earth and is often encircled by a cloud of debris.
Most tornadoes have wind speeds between 40 mph (64 km/h) and 110 mph (177 km/h), are approximately 250 feet (75 m) across, and travel a few miles (several kilometers) before dissipating. Some attain wind speeds of more than 300 mph (480 km/h), stretch more than a mile (1.6 km) across, and stay on the ground for dozens of miles (more than 100 km).
Although tornadoes have been observed on every continent except Antarctica, most occur in the United States. They also commonly occur in southern Canada, south-central and eastern Asia, east-central South America, Southern Africa, northwestern and southeast Europe, western and southeastern Australia, and New Zealand.
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Small, relatively weak landspouts may only be visible as a small swirl of dust on the ground. While the condensation funnel may not extend all the way to the ground, if associated surface winds are greater than 40 mph (64 km/h), the circulation is considered a tornado. A tornado with a nearly cylindrical profile and relative low height is sometimes referred to as a stovepipe tornado. Large single-vortex tornadoes can look like large wedges stuck into the ground, and so are known as wedge tornadoes or wedges. The stovepipe classification is also used for this type of tornado, if it otherwise fits that profile. A wedge can be so wide that it appears to be a block of dark clouds, wider than the distance from the cloud base to the ground. Even experienced storm observers may not be able to tell the difference between a low-hanging cloud and a wedge tornado from a distance. Many, but not all major tornadoes are wedges.
Tornadoes in the dissipating stage can resemble narrow tubes or ropes, and often curl or twist into complex shapes. These tornadoes are said to be roping out, or becoming a rope tornado. Multiple-vortex tornadoes can appear as a family of swirls circling a common center, or may be completely obscured by condensation, dust, and debris, appearing to be a single funnel.
In addition to these appearances, tornadoes may be obscured completely by rain or dust. These tornadoes are especially dangerous, as even experienced meteorologists might not spot them.
In terms of path length, the Tri-State Tornado, which affected parts of Missouri, Illinois, and Indiana on March 18, 1925, was officially on the ground continuously for 219 miles (352 km). Many tornadoes which appear to have path lengths of or longer are actually a family of tornadoes which have formed in quick succession; however, there is no substantial evidence that this occurred in the case of the Tri-State Tornado. In fact, modern reanalysis of the path suggests that the tornado began 15 miles (24 km) further west than previously thought.
Lighting conditions are a major factor in the appearance of a tornado. A tornado which is "back-lit" (viewed with the sun behind it) appears very dark. The same tornado, viewed with the sun at the observer's back, may appear gray or brilliant white. Tornadoes which occur near the time of sunset can be many different colors, appearing in hues of yellow, orange, and pink.
Dust kicked up by the winds of the parent thunderstorm, heavy rain and hail, and the darkness of night are all factors which can reduce the visibility of tornadoes. Tornadoes occurring in these conditions are especially dangerous, since only weather radar observations, or possibly the sound of an approaching tornado, serve as any warning to those in the storm's path. Fortunately most significant tornadoes form under the storm's rain-free base, or the area under the thunderstorm's updraft, where there is little or no rain. In addition, most tornadoes occur in the late afternoon, when the bright sun can penetrate even the thickest clouds. Also, night-time tornadoes are often illuminated by frequent lightning.
There is mounting evidence, including Doppler On Wheels mobile radar images and eyewitness accounts, that most tornadoes have a clear, calm center with extremely low pressure, akin to the eye of tropical cyclones. This area would be clear (possibly full of dust), have relatively light winds, and be very dark, since the light would be blocked by swirling debris on the outside of the tornado. Lightning is said to be the source of illumination for those who claim to have seen the interior of a tornado.
Approximately 1% of tornadoes rotate in an anticyclonic direction. Typically, only landspouts and gustnadoes rotate anticyclonically, and usually only those which form on the anticyclonic shear side of the descending rear flank downdraft in a cyclonic supercell. However, on rare occasions, anticyclonic tornadoes form in association with the mesoanticyclone of an anticyclonic supercell, in the same manner as the typical cyclonic tornado, or as a companion tornado—either as a satellite tornado or associated with anticyclonic eddies within a supercell.
The winds of the tornado vortex and of constituent turbulent eddies, as well as airflow interaction with the surface and debris, contribute to the sounds. Funnel clouds also produce sounds. Funnel clouds and small tornadoes are reported as whistling, whining, humming, or the buzzing of innumerable bees or electricity, or more or less harmonic, whereas many tornadoes are reported as a continuous, deep rumbling, or an irregular sound of "noise".
Since many tornadoes are audible only in very close proximity, sound is not reliable warning of a tornado. And, any strong, damaging wind, even a severe hail volley or continuous thunder in a thunderstorm may produce a roaring sound.
Tornadoes also produce identifiable inaudible infrasonic signatures. Unlike audible signatures, tornadic signatures have been isolated; due to the long distance propagation of low-frequency sound, efforts are ongoing to develop tornado prediction and detection devices with additional value in understanding tornado morphology, dynamics, and creation. Tornadoes also produce a detectable seismic signature, and research continues on isolating it and understanding the process.
Correlations with patterns of lightning activity have also been observed, but little in way of consistent correlations have been advanced. Tornadic storms do not contain more lightning than other storms, and some tornadic cells never contain lightning. More often than not, overall cloud-to-ground (CG) lightning activity decreases as a tornado reaches the surface and returns to the baseline level when the tornado lifts. In many cases, very intense tornadoes and thunderstorms exhibit an increased and anomalous dominance in positive polarity CG discharges. Electromagnetics and lightning have little to nothing to do directly with what drives tornadoes (tornadoes are basically a thermodynamic phenomenon), though there are likely connections with the storm and environment affecting both phenomena.
Luminosity has been reported in the past, and is probably due to misidentification of external light sources such as lightning, city lights, and power flashes from broken lines, as internal sources are now uncommonly reported and are not known to ever been recorded.
In addition to winds, tornadoes also exhibit changes in atmospheric variables such as temperature, moisture, and pressure. For example, on June 24, 2003 near Manchester, South Dakota, a probe measured a 100 mbar (hPa) (2.95 inHg) pressure deficit. The pressure dropped gradually as the vortex approached then dropped extremely rapidly to 850 mbar (hPa) (25.10 inHg) in the core of the violent tornado before rising rapidly as the vortex moved away, resulting in a V-shape pressure trace. Temperature tends to decrease and moisture content to increase in the immediate vicinity of a tornado.
Most tornadoes from supercells follow a recognizable life cycle. That begins when increasing rainfall drags with it an area of quickly descending air known as the rear flank downdraft (RFD). This downdraft accelerates as it approaches the ground, and drags the supercell's rotating mesocyclone towards the ground with it.
As the tornado enters the dissipating stage, its associated mesocyclone often weakens as well, as the rear flank downdraft cuts off the inflow powering it. In particularly intense supercells tornadoes can develop cycle. As the first mesocyclone and associated tornado dissipate, the storm's inflow may be concentrated into a new area closer to the center of the storm. If a new mesocyclone develops, the cycle may start again, producing one or more new tornadoes. Occasionally, the old (occluded) mesocyclone and the new mesocyclone produce a tornado at the same time.
Though this is a widely-accepted theory for how most tornadoes form, live, and die, it does not explain the formation of smaller tornadoes, such as landspouts, long-lived tornadoes, or tornadoes with multiple vortices. These each have different mechanisms which influence their development—however, most tornadoes follow a pattern similar to this one.
The Fujita scale and the Enhanced Fujita Scale rate tornadoes by damage caused. The Enhanced Fujita Scale was an upgrade to the older Fujita scale, with engineered (by expert elicitation) wind estimates and better damage descriptions, but was designed so that a tornado rated on the Fujita scale would receive the same numerical rating. An EF0 tornado will likely damage trees but not substantial structures, whereas an EF5 tornado can rip buildings off their foundations leaving them bare and even deform large skyscrapers. The similar TORRO scale ranges from a T0 for extremely weak tornadoes to T11 for the most powerful known tornadoes. Doppler radar data, photogrammetry, and ground swirl patterns (cycloidal marks) may also be analyzed to determine intensity and award a rating.
Tornadoes vary in intensity regardless of shape, size, and location, though strong tornadoes are typically larger than weak tornadoes. The association with track length and duration also varies, although longer track tornadoes tend to be stronger. In the case of violent tornadoes, only a small portion of the path is of violent intensity, most of the higher intensity from subvortices.
In the United States, 80% of tornadoes are EF0 and EF1 (T0 through T3) tornadoes. The rate of occurrence drops off quickly with increasing strength—less than 1% are violent tornadoes, stronger than EF4, T8.
Outside the United States, areas in south-central Asia, and perhaps portions of southeastern South America and southern Africa, violent tornadoes are extremely rare. This is apparently mostly due to the lesser number of tornadoes overall, as research shows that tornado intensity distributions are fairly similar worldwide. A few significant tornadoes occur annually in Europe, Asia, southern Africa, and southeastern South America, respectively.
The United States has the most tornadoes of any country, about four times more than estimated in all of Europe, not including waterspouts. This is mostly due to the unique geography of the continent. North America is a relatively large continent that extends from the tropical south into arctic areas, and has no major east-west mountain range to block air flow between these two areas. In the middle latitudes, where most tornadoes of the world occur, the Rocky Mountains block moisture and atmospheric flow, allowing drier air at mid-levels of the troposphere, and causing cyclogenesis downstream to the east of the mountains. The desert Southwest also feeds drier air and the dry line, while the Gulf of Mexico fuels abundant low-level moisture. This unique topography allows for many collisions of warm and cold air, the conditions that breed strong, long-lived storms many times a year. A large portion of these tornadoes form in an area of the central United States known as Tornado Alley. This area extends into Canada, particularly Ontario and the Prairie Provinces. Strong tornadoes also occasionally occur in northern Mexico.
The United States averages about 1,200 tornadoes per year. The Netherlands has the highest average number of recorded tornadoes per area of any country (more than 20, or 0.0013 per sq mi (0.00048 per km²), annually), followed by the UK (around 33, or 0.00035 per sq mi (0.00013 per km²), per year), but most are small and cause minor damage. In absolute number of events, ignoring area, the UK experiences more tornadoes than any other European country, excluding waterspouts.
Tornadoes kill about 179 people per year in Bangladesh, by far the most in the world. This is due to high population density, poor quality of construction, lack of tornado safety knowledge, and other factors. Other areas of the world that have frequent tornadoes include South Africa, parts of Argentina, Paraguay, and southern Brazil, as well as portions of Europe, Australia and New Zealand, and far eastern Asia.
Tornadoes are most common in spring and least common in winter. Since autumn and spring are transitional periods (warm to cool and vice versa) there are more chances of cooler air meeting with warmer air, resulting in thunderstorms. Tornadoes can also be caused by landfalling tropical cyclones, which tend to occur in the late summer and autumn. But favorable conditions can occur at any time of the year.
Tornado occurrence is highly dependent on the time of day, because of solar heating. Worldwide, most tornadoes occur in the late afternoon, between 3 pm and 7 pm local time, with a peak near 5 pm. However, destructive tornadoes can occur at any time of day. The Gainesville Tornado of 1936, one of the deadliest tornadoes in history, occurred at 8:30 am local time.
Although insufficient support exists to make conclusions, evidence does suggest that the Southern Oscillation is weakly correlated with some changes in tornado activity; which vary by season and region as well as whether the ENSO phase is that of El Niño or La Niña.
Climatic shifts affect tornadoes via teleconnections in shifting the jet stream and the larger weather patterns. The climate-tornado link is confounded by the forces affecting larger patterns and by the local, nuanced nature of tornadoes. Although it is reasonable that the climate change phenomenon of global warming may affect tornado activity, any such effect is not yet identifiable due to the complexity, local nature of the storms, and database quality issues. Any effect would vary by region.
Weather forecasting is handled regionally by many national and international agencies. For the most part, they are also in charge of the prediction of conditions conducive to tornado development. Australia Severe thunderstorm warnings are provided to Australia by the Bureau of Meteorology. The country is in the middle of an upgrade to Doppler radar systems, with their first benchmark of installing six new radars reached in July 2006. Europe The ESTOFEX (European Storm Forecast Experiment) project issues one day forecasts for severe weather likelihood and the ESSL (European Severe Storms Laboratory) maintain a data base of events. United Kingdom In the United Kingdom, the Tornado and Storm Research Organisation (TORRO) makes experimental predictions. The Met Office provides official forecasts for the UK. United States In the United States, generalized severe weather predictions are issued by the Storm Prediction Center, based in Norman, Oklahoma. For the next one, two, and three days, respectively, they will issue categorical and probabilistic forecasts of severe weather, including tornadoes. There is also a more general forecast issued for the four to eight day period. Just prior to the expected onset of an organized severe weather threat, SPC issues severe thunderstorm and tornado watches, in collaboration with local National Weather Service offices. Warnings are issued by local National Weather Service offices when a severe thunderstorm or tornado is occurring or imminent. Other areas In Japan, predictions and study of tornadoes in Japan are handled by the Japan Meteorological Agency. In Canada, weather forecasts and warnings, including tornadoes, are produced by the seven regional offices of the Meteorological Service of Canada, a division of Environment Canada.
Rigorous attempts to warn of tornadoes began in the United States in the mid-20th century. Before the 1950s, the only method of detecting a tornado was by someone seeing it on the ground. Often, news of a tornado would reach a local weather office after the storm.
However, with the advent of weather radar, areas near a local office could get advance warning of severe weather. The first public tornado warnings were issued in 1950 and the first tornado watches and convective outlooks in 1952. In 1953 it was confirmed that hook echoes are associated with tornadoes. By recognizing these radar signatures, meteorologists could detect thunderstorms likely producing tornadoes from dozens of miles away.
Usually spotters are trained by the NWS on behalf of their respective organizations, and report to them. The organizations activate public warning systems such as sirens and the Emergency Alert System, and forward the report to the NWS. There are more than 230,000 trained Skywarn weather spotters across the United States.
In Canada, a similar network of volunteer weather watchers, called Canwarn, helps spot severe weather, with more than 1,000 volunteers. In Europe, several nations are organizing spotter networks under the auspices of Skywarn Europe and the Tornado and Storm Research Organisation (TORRO) has maintained a network of spotters in the United Kingdom since the 1970s.
Storm spotters are needed because radar systems such as NEXRAD do not detect a tornado; only indications of one. Radar may give a warning before there is any visual evidence of a tornado or imminent tornado, but ground truth from an observer can either verify the threat or determine that a tornado is not imminent. The spotter's ability to see what radar cannot is especially important as distance from the radar site increases, because the radar beam becomes progressively higher in altitude further away from the radar, chiefly due to curvature of Earth, and the beam also spreads out. Therefore, when far from a radar, only high in the storm is observed and the important areas are not sampled, and data resolution also suffers. Also, some meteorological situations leading to tornadogenesis are not readily detectable by radar and on occasion tornado development may occur more quickly than radar can complete a scan and send the batch of data.
Storm spotters are trained to discern whether a storm seen from a distance is a supercell. They typically look to its rear, the main region of updraft and inflow. Under the updraft is a rain-free base, and the next step of tornadogenesis is the formation of a rotating wall cloud. The vast majority of intense tornadoes occur with a wall cloud on the backside of a supercell.
Evidence of a supercell comes from the storm's shape and structure, and cloud tower features such as a hard and vigorous updraft tower, a persistent, large overshooting top, a hard anvil (especially when backsheared against strong upper level winds), and a corkscrew look or striations. Under the storm and closer to where most tornadoes are found, evidence of a supercell and likelihood of a tornado includes inflow bands (particularly when curved) such as a "beaver tail", and other clues such as strength of inflow, warmth and moistness of inflow air, how outflow- or inflow-dominant a storm appears, and how far is the front flank precipitation core from the wall cloud. Tornadogenesis is most likely at the interface of the updraft and rear flank downdraft, and requires a balance between the outflow and inflow.
Only wall clouds that rotate spawn tornadoes, and usually precede the tornado by five to thirty minutes. Rotating wall clouds are the visual manifestation of a mesocyclone. Barring a low-level boundary, tornadogenesis is highly unlikely unless a rear flank downdraft occurs, which is usually visibly evidenced by evaporation of cloud adjacent to a corner of a wall cloud. A tornado often occurs as this happens or shortly after; first, a funnel cloud dips and in nearly all cases by the time it reaches halfway down, a surface swirl has already developed, signifying a tornado is on the ground before condensation connects the surface circulation to the storm. Tornadoes may also occur without wall clouds, under flanking lines, and on the leading edge. Spotters watch all areas of a storm, and the cloud base and surface.
Also, most populated areas on Earth are now visible from the Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellites (GOES), which aid in the nowcasting of tornadic storms.
The deadliest tornado in world history was the Daultipur-Salturia Tornado in Bangladesh on April 26, 1989, which killed approximately 1300 people.
The most extensive tornado outbreak on record, in almost every category, was the Super Outbreak, which affected a large area of the central United States and extreme southern Ontario in Canada on April 3 and April 4, 1974. Not only did this outbreak feature an incredible 148 tornadoes in only 18 hours, but an unprecedented number of them were violent; six were of F5 intensity, and twenty-four F4. This outbreak had a staggering sixteen tornadoes on the ground at the same time at the peak of the outbreak. More than 300 people, possibly as many as 330, were killed by tornadoes during this outbreak.
While it is nearly impossible to directly measure the most violent tornado wind speeds (conventional anemometers would be destroyed by the intense winds), some tornadoes have been scanned by mobile Doppler radar units, which can provide a good estimate of the tornado's winds. The highest wind speed ever measured in a tornado, which is also the highest wind speed ever recorded on the planet, is 301 ± 20 mph (484 ± 32 km/h) in the F5 Moore, Oklahoma tornado. Though the reading was taken about 100 feet (30 m) above the ground, this is a testament to the power of the strongest tornadoes.
Storms which produce tornadoes can feature intense updrafts, sometimes exceeding . Debris from a tornado can be lofted into the parent storm and carried a very long distance. A tornado which affected Great Bend, Kansas in November, 1915 was an extreme case, where a "rain of debris" occurred 80 miles (130 km) from the town, a sack of flour was found 110 miles (177 km) away, and a cancelled check from the Great Bend bank was found in a field outside of Palmyra, Nebraska, 305 miles (491 km) to the northeast.
Some countries have meteorological agencies which distribute tornado forecasts and increase levels of alert of a possible tornado (such as tornado watches and warnings in the United States and Canada). Weather radios provide an alarm when a severe weather advisory is issued for the local area, though these are mainly available only in the United States.
Unless the tornado is far away and highly visible, meteorologists advise that drivers park their vehicles far to the side of the road (so as not to block emergency traffic), and find a sturdy shelter. If no sturdy shelter is nearby, getting low in a ditch is the next best option. Highway overpasses are extremely bad shelter during tornadoes (see next section).
Another commonly held belief is that highway overpasses provide adequate shelter from tornadoes. On the contrary, a highway overpass is a dangerous place during a tornado. In the 1999 Oklahoma tornado outbreak of May 3, 1999, three highway overpasses were directly struck by tornadoes, and at all three locations there was a fatality, along with many life-threatening injuries. The small area under the overpasses created a kind of wind tunnel, increasing the wind's speed, making matters worse. By comparison, during the same tornado outbreak, more than 2000 homes were completely destroyed, with another 7000 damaged, and yet only a few dozen people died in their homes.
An old belief is that the southwest corner of a basement provides the most protection during a tornado. The safest place is the side or corner of an underground room opposite the tornado's direction of approach (usually the northeast corner), or the central-most room on the lowest floor. Taking shelter under a sturdy table, in a basement, or under a staircase increases chances of survival even more.
Finally, there are areas which people believe to be protected from tornadoes, whether by a major river, a hill or mountain, or even protected by "spirits". Tornadoes have been known to cross major rivers, climb mountains, and affect valleys. As a general rule, no area is "safe" from tornadoes, though some areas are more susceptible than others. (See Tornado climatology).
Meteorology is a relatively young science and the study of tornadoes even more so. Although studied for about 140 years and intensively for around 60 years, there are still aspects of tornadoes which remain a mystery. Scientists do have a fairly good idea of the development of thunderstorms and mesocyclones, and the meteorological conditions conducive to their formation; however, the step from supercell (or other respective formative processes) to tornadogenesis and predicting tornadic vs. non-tornadic mesocyclones is not yet well understood and is the focus of much research.
Also under study are the low-level mesocyclone and the stretching of low-level vorticity which tightens into a tornado, namely, what are the processes and what is the relationship of the environment and the convective storm. Intense tornadoes have been observed forming simultaneously with a mesocyclone aloft (rather than succeeding mesocyclogenesis) and some intense tornadoes have occurred without a mid-level mesocyclone. In particular, the role of downdrafts, particularly the rear-flank downdraft, and the role of baroclinic boundaries, are intense areas of study.
Reliably predicting tornado intensity and longevity remains a problem, as do details affecting characteristics of a tornado during its life cycle and tornadolysis. Other rich areas of research are tornadoes associated with mesovortices within linear thunderstorm structures and within tropical cyclones.
Scientists still do not know the exact mechanisms by which most tornadoes form, and occasional tornadoes still strike without a tornado warning being issued, especially in under-developed countries. Analysis of observations including both stationary and mobile (surface and aerial) in-situ and remote sensing (passive and active) instruments generates new ideas and refines existing notions. Numerical modeling also provides new insights as observations and new discoveries are integrated into our physical understanding and then tested in computer simulations which validate new notions as well as produce entirely new theoretical findings, many of which are otherwise unattainable. Importantly, development of new observation technologies and installation of finer spatial and temporal resolution observation networks have aided increased understanding and better predictions.
Research programs, including field projects such as VORTEX, deployment of TOTO (the TOtable Tornado Observatory), Doppler On Wheels (DOW), and dozens of other programs, hope to solve many questions that still plague meteorologists. Universities, government agencies such as the National Severe Storms Laboratory, private-sector meteorologists, and the National Center for Atmospheric Research are some of the organizations very active in research; with various sources of funding, both private and public, a chief entity being the National Science Foundation.


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It's that time of year when elderflowers are beginning to show themselves, so I thought it would be perfect to post a recipe for one of my favourites…elderflower cordial.
I used this recipe last year to make my first ever homemade cordial, which was delicious and extremely self satisfying to make. The recipe will make approx 3 litres (5 pints) of cordial…plenty to see you through the rest of the year.
Here's what you'll need:
30 elderflower heads
6 pints (approx 3 litres) of boiling water
900g of caster sugar
50g of citric acid (you'll find this at any local chemist)
1 unwaxed lemon
2 unwaxed lime
Gently rinse the elderflowers…this will remove any dirt and little critters!
Using a very large bowl, carefully pour the boiling water over the caster sugar. Stir the mixture well and leave it to cool.
Add the citric acid, sliced lemon and limes and finally the elderflowers.
Leave the mixture to cool in a safe place for approx 24 hrs, stirring occasionally.
The final step is to strain the mixture through muslin. Once this is done the mixture is ready to be bottled (bottles should be new and ideally sterilized). What I love about the cordial is that it keeps well and it also makes a great gift presented in a bottle with a tag. The cordial will keep for months and even longer if you freeze it (if you decide to freeze some, make sure that it's in a plastic container or bottle).


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Hilda L. Solis served as Secretary of Labor from February 24, 2009 until January 22, 2013. Prior to confirmation as Secretary of Labor, Secretary Solis represented the 32nd Congressional District in California, a position she held from 2001 – 2009.
In the Congress, Solis' priorities included expanding access to affordable health care, protecting the environment, and improving the lives of working families. A recognized leader on clean energy jobs, she authored the Green Jobs Act which provided funding for "green" collar job training for veterans, displaced workers, at risk youth, and individuals in families under 200 percent of the federal poverty line.
In 2007, Solis was appointed to the Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe (the Helsinki Commission), as well as the Mexico — United States Interparliamentary Group. In June 2007, Solis was elected Vice Chair of the Helsinki Commission's General Committee on Democracy, Human Rights and Humanitarian Questions. She was the only U.S. elected official to serve on this Committee.
A nationally recognized leader on the environment, Solis became the first woman to receive the John F. Kennedy Profile in Courage Award in 2000 for her pioneering work on environmental justice issues. Her California environmental justice legislation, enacted in 1999, was the first of its kind in the nation to become law.
Solis was first elected to public office in 1985 as a member of the Rio Hondo Community College Board of Trustees. She served in the California State Assembly from 1992 to 1994, and in 1994 made history by becoming the first Latina elected to the California State Senate. As the chairwoman of the California Senate Industrial Relations Committee, she led the battle to increase the state's minimum wage from $4.25 to $5.75 an hour in 1996. She also authored a record seventeen state laws aimed at combating domestic violence.
Solis graduated from California State Polytechnic University, Pomona, and earned a Master of Public Administration from the University of Southern California. A former federal employee, she worked in the Carter White House Office of Hispanic Affairs and was later appointed as a management analyst with the Office of Management and Budget in the Civil Rights Division.
She was nominated by President Barack Obama to serve as Secretary of Labor on January 20, 2009.
Secretary Hilda Solis's Posts
Celebrating Citizenship Day by Welcoming New AmericansSeptember 19, 2012 at 4:54 PM EDT
Labor Day 2012: Honoring the Great American WorkerSeptember 3, 2012 at 8:00 AM EDT
This Labor Day, we lift up American workers who are doing what it takes to reinvent themselves to ensure that our future is even brighter than our past.
Summer Jobs and Opportunity in San FranciscoJuly 26, 2012 at 3:45 PM EDT
Secretary Solis sits down with the Mayor and employers like BRE Properties, Starbucks, and Jawbone who understand that summer jobs offer young people a chance they desperately need, while at the same time helping businesses develop a stronger pipeline to the local workforce.
Turning The Tide TogetherJuly 20, 2012 at 6:30 PM EDT
The Department of Labor gathers local, national and international HIV and disability stakeholders for a critical conversation about research and best practices that impact people living -- and working -- with HIV/AIDS.
Still Time for Summer JobsJuly 12, 2012 at 5:28 PM EDT
The Summer Jobs+ initiative is helping young people all across the country find summer employment opportunities and there's still time to find one near you.
My First Job: Secretary of Labor Hilda SolisMay 2, 2012 at 3:37 PM EDT
For Secretary of Labor Hilda Solis, connecting young people with summer employment opportunities that provide critical skills and experience isn't just part of her job--it's personal. The Summer Jobs+ initiative will help youth find paid jobs, internships, training programs and other experiences in their communities through one easy online tool.
Turning the Unemployment Program into a Reemployment ProgramApril 19, 2012 at 5:15 PM EDT
Today, the Department of Labor unveiled guidance and opened the application process for states seeking to pursue Bridge to Work style programs, wage subsidy programs, and other innovative models to help unemployed Americans find meaningful employment
Winning Apps to Close the Pay GapApril 17, 2012 at 1:18 PM EDT
The Administration announces the winners of the Equal Pay App Challenge, which invited software developers to use publicly available labor data to create applications to build tools to promote equal pay
After Two Years of Sorrow, A Reflection and a PromiseApril 5, 2012 at 12:58 PM EDT
Secretary of Labor Hilda Solis remembers the miners and families who suffered two years ago in the coal mining disaster at the Upper Big Branch mine in West Virginia, and commits to ensuring the full human dignity of every coal miner by pursuing violators with the full force of the law.
Are you hiring this summer?March 14, 2012 at 11:00 AM EDT
Is your company or organization looking to hire young people? Does your organization have mentorship or training opportunities for youth? If so, we want YOU to be a part of the Summer Jobs+ Bank.
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Jeannie Mai
Jeannie Mai is an American makeup artist, fashion expert, actress, and TV personality. She is most known for her work as the host of 'How Do I Look?' on the Style Network and 'Character Fantasy' on the USA Network. As a fashion expert, she is frequently featured on numerous television programs such as The Today Show, NBC's Extra TV, and E!'s The Daily 10. (Photo by Getty Images)BORN: San Jose, California:
Teri Hatcher
Actress, known for her character 'Susan Mayer - Delfino' in 'Desperate Housewives' and as 'Lois Lane' in the series 'Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman'.BORN: Palo Alto, California:
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Alicia Silverstone
Actress turned animal rights and environmental activist is best known for her roles in the films like 'Clueless', Batman & Robin' and 'Blast From The Past'. Silverstone is also known for her apearances in Aerosmith music videos with friend Liv Tyler. (Photo by Getty Images)BORN: San Francisco, California:
Aisha Tyler
Most notably, Aisha Tyler is known as the host for E!'s 'Talk Soup' and for her roles on 'Friends' as Ross' girlfriend 'Charlie Wheeler' and in the CBS supernatural series 'Ghost Whisperer'. However, Tyler is mainly a spoken about her stand up comedy. Currently Aisha can be seen weekdays on "The Talk" on CBS 5. (Photo by Getty Images)BORN: San Francisco, California:
Sheila E.
Daughter of famed percussionist, Pete Escovedo, and top female drummer in her own right, Sheila E. is most known for her hit songs 'Glamorous Life' and 'Love Bizarre', one of many collaborations with super-producer and musician, Prince.BORN: Oakland, California:
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Keely Shaye Smith
Also known as Keely Shaye Brosnan, is an American journalist, author, and television host/correspondent. She is married to Pierce Brosnan. (Photo by MARK RALSTON/AFP/Getty Images)BORN: Vallejo, California:
Josh Holloway
Although born in California, his family moved to Georgia when he was a baby, and he still considers himself a 'Blue Ridge Mountain boy.' After going out of his way to lessen his Southern accent to get a wider variety of work, he had to pick it back up to play the shady 'confidence man' Sawyer on the hit show 'Lost'. You can see Holloway in "Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol" with Tom Cruise, available on DVD/Blu-Ray.BORN: San Jose, California:
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Will Forte
Comedian, most notable for his character 'Macgruber' on Saturday Night Live. (Photo by Getty Images)BORN: Alameda County, California:
Len Wiseman
Wiseman directed the first two films of the 'Underworld' series and 'Live Free & Die Hard'. He is married to actress, Kate Beckinsale who starred in the 'Underworld' films. (Photo by Getty Images)BORN: Fremont, California:
Kevin Pereira
He started on (the network now called) G4's Arena as a co-host and then quickly moved to another of the network's shows, The Screen Savers, in 2004. Pereira is a co-host of G4's Attack of the Show! and is the only original AOTS member still remaining. He currently co-hosts the show with Candace Bailey. (Photo by Getty Images)BORN: San Leandro, California:
Ben Affleck
He can pull off a great Boston accent, he's still a Bay Area native. Affleck was born in Berkeley, California but raised in Cambridge, Massachusetts. His first acting gig was on a Burger King commercial which then lead to his role in the '84 PBS series 'Voyage of the Mimi'. Ben's break came in 1993 in 'Dazed & Confused'. For a while he's been a major staple in several Kevin Smith films like 'Mallrats' and 'Chasing Amy'. It was in 1997, when Affleck and long-time friend, Matt Damon won the Oscar for their collaborated script and film 'Good Will Hunting'. From there, Ben's career skyrocketed into movies like 'Armageddon', 'Pearl Harbor' and 'Daredevil' where he worked again with his wife Jennifer Garner. They have two children together. Recently, Affleck can be seen in the movie 'The Town' to which he also co-wrote the screenplay. (Photo by Getty Images)BORN: Berkeley, California:
Jeff Gordon
Jeff Gordon was born in Vallejo, California (just miles away from the Speedway in Sonoma, California) in 1971. He started racing with Go-Carts and Sprint Cars and worked his way up to the NASCAR's Busch Series and then landed a few races in 1992. Gordon's first NASCAR race came when NASCAR Legend Richard Petty was going through his last. Jeff Gordon learned quickly and won his first NASCAR Championship in 1995, barely beating out Dale Earnhardt in the Points Standings. Since his Debut in 1992, Gordon has won 3 NASCAR Championships and 55 Races, clearly shooting past Lee Petty and Rusty Wallace in the All-Time Wins Category. Jeff Gordon is seen as one of NASCAR's best and brightest young stars. (Photo by Getty Images)BORN: Vallejo, California:
Mariel Hemingway
Mariel is the granddaughter of famed author, Ernest Hemingway and sister to Margaux Hemingway. Mariel is most known for her roles in 'Manhattan' and 'Star 80'.BORN: Mill Valley, California:
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Christy Turlington
An American model best known for representing Calvin Klein from 1987 to 2007. Turlington has worked on dozens of modeling contracts with companies including Maybelline Cosmetics and Versace. Turlington starred in her fashion documentary Catwalk and Isaac Mizrahi's Unzipped. She was added on as the fourth model investor, after Elle Macpherson, Naomi Campbell and Claudia Schiffer of the now defunct Fashion Cafes. (Photo by Samir Hussein/Getty Images)BORN: Walnut Creek, California:
Gavin Newsom
Gavin Newsom is an American politician who is the 49th and current Lieutenant Governor of California. Previously, he was the 42nd Mayor of San Francisco, and was elected in 2003 to succeed Willie Brown, becoming San Francisco's youngest mayor in 100 years. Newsom was re-elected in 2007 with 72 percent of the vote. (Photo by Getty Images)Lt. Governor of California, Gavin Newsom. (Photo by Getty Images)
Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson
He is an actor, philantropist and proffesional wrestler for the WWE. 'The Rock' coined the phrase 'If ya' smell what The Rock is cookin'!'. Has acted in films such as 'The Mummy Returns', 'The Scorpion King', 'The Other Guys' and most recently 'Faster'. Currently 'The Rock' has returned to the WWF and in the 5th installment of the 'Fast And The Furious' movies. The Rock will portray "Roadblock" in the second installment of G.I. Joe films. (Photo by Getty Images)BORN: Hayward, California:
Jamie Chung
Was working at 'Tremors', a sports bar in Riverside, California, as a waitress. When MTV held auditions there, they saw her and asked her to audition..... she got it. She then went on to land several roles in shows like 'ER', 'Veronica Mars' and 'Day of Our Lives'. Jamie got her lead role in 2008's 'Samurai Girl'. Recently, she appeared as Ed Helm's fiancee, Lauren in "The Hangover II" and replaced Emma Stone in Sucker Punch (2011) when Emma dropped out due to scheduling conflicts.BORN: San Francisco, California:
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Lyndsy Fonseca
Fonseca is currently on the hit series 'Nikita' on The CW where she plays Division Double/Agent 'Alex'. Fonseca is also known as 'the daughter' in the beginning montages on CBS' 'How I Met Your Mother' and played 'Katie Deauxma' in the 2010 film, 'Kick Ass'. (Photo by Getty Images)BORN: Oakland, California:
Nicole Richie
Born Nicole Camille Escovedo, is best known as Paris Hilton BFF in their reality series 'The Simple Life', Richie is the adopted daughter of famed singer/songwriter, Lionel Richie. Her biological father is believed to be Peter Michael Escovedo and a reunion was staged on "The Wayne Brady Show." But Nicole has stated in interviews that Escovedo is not her birth father.BORN: Berkeley, California:
Nicole Richie has two children and is married to Joel Madden of the band 'Good Charlotte'.
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Nicole Richie has two children and is married to Joel Madden of the band 'Good Charlotte'.
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Simon Rex
One time MTV VJ and mostly know as an actor from hit shows such as 'Felicity' and 'Scary Movie 3'. (Photo by Getty Images)BORN: San Francisco, California:
Aubrey O'Day
Singer & Actress, Aubrey O'Day was a former member of the girl group 'Danity Kane' that Sean 'Diddy' Combs discovered on the hit MTV reality show 'Making The Band'. After the bands break up, O'Day has gone solo and can be seen on The Celebrity Apprentice. (Photo by Getty Images)BORN: San Francisco, California:
Kristi Yamaguchi
Kristi attended Mission San Jose High School in Fremont, California. She was the Gold Medalist in figure skating at the 1992 Winter Olympics in Albertville, France. She was World Champion twice, in 1991 and 1992, and U.S. National Champion in 1992. Kristi was also U.S. National Pairs Champion twice, in 1989 and 1990, before deciding to focus on singles. In 1988, she won the World Juniors Championships in both singles and pairs. Most recently, Kristi competed and won season six of ABC's 'Dancing With The Stars'. (Photo by Getty Images)BORN: Hayward, California:
Suzanne Somers
Entertainer/Actress, most known for her role as 'Chrissy Snow' in the 70's hit sitcom, 'Three's Company' with John Ritter and Joyce Dewitt. (Photo by Getty Images)BORN: San Bruno, California:
Thia Megia
Singer from Mountain House, California who placed within the Top 12 of season 10 of American Idol. Previously competed in the 4th season of America's Got Talent, making it to the quarterfinals. (Photo by Getty Images)BORN: Redwood City, California:
Kate Walsh
Her first major television appearance came on 'The Drew Carey Show' (1995) where she portrayed Niki Fifer, Drew's girlfriend and a woman struggling with her weight. She went on to portray Carol Nelson in HBO's 'The Mind of the Married Man' (2001) television series, and played Norm MacDonald's romantic interest in the sitcom 'Norm' (1999). She continued to appear on television programs in supporting or bit parts. Currently, Walsh plays 'Dr. Addison Montgomery' in ABC's 'Grey's Anatomy' and the spin-off show 'Private Practice'. (Photo by Getty Images)BORN: San Jose, California:
Darren Criss
Criss is a television actor, singer-songwriter, musician, composer, internet personality, and one of the founding members of Team StarKid, a theater production company. He can be currently seen in Fox's 'Glee'. (Photo by Chelsea Lauren/Getty Images for the Pantages Theatre)BORN: San Francisco, California:
Rebecca De Mornay
Rebecca De Mornay is most known for her break out role as the nightmarish nanny in the 1992 thriller 'The Hand That Rocks the Cradle'. Recently, De Mornay has been seen in the hit comedy 'Wedding Crashers' with Owen Wilson and Vince Vaughn.BORN: Santa Rosa, California:
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Aaron Eckhart
Actor best known for movies like 'Erin Brockovich', 'No Reservations', and as district attorney Harvey Dent in 'The Dark Knight'. (Photo by Getty Images)BORN: Cupertino, California:
James Durbin
Singer James Durin is a current and 'favored' competitor on Fox's 'American Idol'. Hailing from Santa Cruz, the unemployed singer/musician was diagnosed with Tourette syndrome and Asperger syndrome shortly after his father died. James and his fiance' Heidi both have a son together, 'Hunter'. (Photo by Getty Images)BORN: Santa Cruz, California:
Cheryl Burke
The professional dancer is best known for her moves on the hit celebrity competition show, 'Dancing With The Stars' on ABC. She is a two-time champion on the show, first with Drew Lachey in season 2 and the second was with Emmitt Smith on season 3. She currently owns a dance studio in San Francisco and Mountain View. (Photo by Getty Images)BORN: San Francisco, California:
Larisa Oleynik
Larisa grew up in San Francisco. Her big break came when she was eight. She had gotten the part of young Cosette in a production of 'Les Miserables'. Her costar was Rider Strong, playing Gavroche. The two would be reunited when Larisa guested on Rider's serial, Boy Meets World. Larisa's most well known roles are Bianca in 10 Things I Hate About You. She can be seen in CBS' 'Hawaii Five-0' as CIA Agent 'Jenna Kaye'.BORN: Santa Clara County, California:
James Franco
Best known for his breakthrough starring role on 'Freaks and Geeks' and as 'Harry Osborne' in the Spider Man films. Next for Franco was Deuces Wild (2002) and City by the Sea (2002), in which Robert De Niro personally had him cast, after viewing his performance in James Dean (2001) (TV). He was recently seen in David Gordon Green's Pineapple Express (2008) opposite Seth Rogen, in George C. Wolfe's Nights in Rodanthe (2008), starring Richard Gere and Diane Lane and in Paul Haggis' In the Valley of Elah (2007), starring Tommy Lee Jones. Also starring opposite Sean Penn in Gus Van Sant's Milk (2008/I) in which his performance earned him an Independent Spirit Award for Best Supporting Actor. Definitely growing out of his shyness, James Franco is turning into a legend of his own.BORN: Palo Alto, California:
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Rebecca Romijn
Model turned actress, Romijn was once married to John Stamos of 'Full House' fame and branched out on her own when she landed the role as 'Mystique' in the 2000 film 'X-Men'. Currently married to Jerry O'Connell with 2 children. (Photo by Getty Images)BORN: Berkeley, California:
Vanessa Hudgens
Actress, seen in Disney's 'High School Musical' series of movies and recently in 'Beastly,' 'Sucker Punch' and 'Journey 2: The Mysterious Island' with Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson. (Photo by Jason Merritt/Getty Images)BORN: Salinas, California:
"World's Most Beautiful Woman" for 2012 People Magazine has named Beyonce Knowles as the "World's Most Beautiful Woman" for 2012. Beyonce covers the magazine's special double issue that hits newsstands Friday, April 27.
As People Magazine unveils their Most Beautiful list, we at cbsSF.com have come up with our own list of some of the Most Beautiful Celebrities born in the Bay Area. You would be surprised to find out who was born next door to you!
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As People Magazine unveils their Most Beautiful list, we at cbsSF.com have come up with our own list of some of the Most Beautiful Celebrities born in the Bay Area. You would be surprised to find out who was born next door to you!
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April Bowlby
April Michelle Bowlby was born on 30 July 1980 in Vallejo, California, USA. She and her family moved to Manteca, California, when she was a small child. April studied ballet, French and marine biology at Moorpark College, before deciding to pursue an acting career. She studied drama with Ivana Chubbuck before landing her first role in a major television series ("Kandi" in "Two and a Half Men" (2003)) within weeks of her first Hollywood audition. April currently resides in Los Angeles. She is single and has no children.BORN: Vallejo, California:
She is best-known for her recurring role as Alan's ditsy girlfriend, "Kandi", on the sitcom, "Two and a Half Men" and as Meg on "How I Met Your Mother."
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She is best-known for her recurring role as Alan's ditsy girlfriend, "Kandi", on the sitcom, "Two and a Half Men" and as Meg on "How I Met Your Mother."
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Daphne Zuniga
Best known for her role on the 90's drama "Melrose Place," Zuniga played "Jo Reynolds." Earlier, Zuniga was also known as "Princess Vespa" in the Mel Brooks comedy "Spaceballs." Recently, she played Victoria Davis on The CW's drama, "One Tree Hill." (Source: IMDB)BORN: Berkeley, California:
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Lisa Bonet
Bonet is most known for her role as 'Denise Huxtable' on the 80's series 'The Cosby Show'. Lisa was once married to singer/musician Lenny Kravitz where they have one daughter together. She recently has been seen in the ABC series 'Life On Mars' and is currently dating Jason Momoa of the show 'Stargate: Atlantis' and the next 'Conan The Barbarian'. They both have two children together. (Photo by Jon Kopaloff/Getty Images)BORN: San Francisco, California:
Cindy Herron
Herron is a founding member of the talented girl group, En Vogue who's first single 'Hold On' reached number #1 in the Billboard charts. In 1986, Herron also was crowned 'Miss San Francisco' and placed 2nd-Runner Up in the 1986 Miss California Pageant. She has acted in films such as 'Juice', 'Batman Forever' and 'Lexie'. (Photo by Frederick M. Brown/Getty Images)BORN: San Francisco, California:
Brande Roderick
Beautiful and talented Brande Roderick joined the internationally renowned hit series "Baywatch" in the starring role as lifeguard Leigh Dyer. Brande has been also seen in movies like "Starsky & Hutch' with Ben Stiller & Owen Wilson and 'The Nanny Diaries' with Scarlett Johansson. (Photo by Frank Micelotta/Getty Images)BORN: Novato, California:
Carré Otis
Otis began modeling at age 16. Discovered in San Francisco, she was initially signed to Elite Model Management by John Casablancas. In 1990, Otis made her acting debut in the film 'Wild Orchid' with Mickey Rourke whom she later married. Her current hisband, Matthew Sutton is a environmental scientist whom she met while hiking in 2005. They both have a daughter together. (Photo by Patrick Riviere/Getty Images)BORN: San Francisco, California:
Goapele Mohlabane
(pronounced gwa-puh-LAY) Goapele is an American soul and R&B singer-songwriter. Her name means to move forward in Setswana, a Southern African language. She is best known for her song 'Closer'. Her music can be heard in hit films as 'Honey', 'Barbershop' and 'Hitch'. (Photo by MJ Kim/Getty Images)BORN: Oakland, California:
Shemar Moore
Actor, currently on the hit CBS drama, 'Criminal Minds'. Moore is also known for his work in 'The Young & The Restless' and ' Diary of A Mad Black Woman'.BORN: Oakland, California:
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Courtney Thorne-Smith
Courtney is best known for her roles in hit shows such as 'Melrose Place', 'Ally McBeal' and 'According To Jim. Recently, Courtney played 'Lyndsey Makelroy', girlfriend to Jon Cryer's character in CBS' 'Two and Half Men'. (Photo by Scott Gries/Getty Images)BORN: San Francisco, California:
Linda Cardellini
Her break-out role was in the Judd Apatow show 'Freaks and Geeks' with fellow Bay Area native, James Franco, Cardellini went on to roles in the live action 'Scooby Doo' movie and in the hit series 'ER'. (Photo by Charley Gallay/Getty Images)BORN: Redwood City, California:
Benjamin Bratt
He is most famous for his role as Rey Curtis on the TV series 'Law & Order'; and his appearances in the movies 'Blood in Blood Out', 'Miss Congeniality', 'Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs', 'Traffic', and 'Piñero'. He also starred on the A&E Network drama 'The Cleaner'. Bratt currently stars on ABC's Private Practice. (Photo by Getty Images)BORN: San Francisco, California:
Eric Dane
Eric Dane is an American actor known as Dr. Mark Sloan in 'Grey's Anatomy' and as a co-star in 'Marley & Me', 'Burlesque' and 'Valentine's Day.' (Photo by GABRIEL BOUYS/AFP/Getty Images)BORN: San Francisco, California:
Keyshia Cole
Grammy nominated singer, Cole once sang back-up to M.C. Hammer when she just 12-years old. Cole has worked with many artists like Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis, Timbaland and Faith Evans. 'Calling All Hearts' is her current album release under the Geffen label. (Photo by Getty Images)BORN: Oakland, California:
Clint Eastwood
Perhaps the icon of macho movie stars, and a living legend, Clint Eastwood has become a standard in international cinema. Eastwood's most notable films as an actor or director are 'A Fistful of Dollars', 'The Good, the Bad and the Ugly', 'Dirty Harry', 'The Outlaw Josey Wales', 'Any Which Way You Can', 'Unforgiven', 'Million Dollar Baby' and most recently 'Hereafter' and 'J.Edgar.' (Photo by Getty Images)BORN: San Francisco, California:
Tom Brady
Quarterback for the New England Patroits. Also played a 'computer geek' in the movie 'Stuck On You' with Matt Damon and Greg Kinnear. (Photo by Getty Images)BORN: San Mateo, California:
Leslie Mann
Most known for her roles in 'Knocked Up', 'The 40-Year-Ol Virgin' and currently as the voice of 'Linda' in the animated film, 'Rio'. Mann is also married to comedic writer and producer, Judd Apatow where they have two daughters, Maude & Iris. (Photo by Florian Seefried/Getty Images)BORN: San Francisco, California:
Kimberly Guilfoyle
Ex-wife of former San Francisco Mayor and now Lieutinant Governor, Gavin Newsom, Kimberly is extremely visible in San Francisco society, as a member of many charitable organizations, and maintains close ties with the Getty family. In 2004, she moved to New York to become a legal consultant for MSNBC, CNN and CourtTV. In January 2006, Kimberly joined Fox News Channel where she is host of 'The Lineup' (2005). She is also a legal analyst for the Fox News Channel. (Photo by Gabriela Maj/Getty Images)Kimberly Guilfoyle (Gabriela Maj/Getty Images)
Josie Maran
Actress Josie Maran Born and raised in northern California, Josie Maran aspired to become a model at a young age. After an appearance in a Backstreet Boys music video, the growing attention focused on her skyrocketed. Her most prestigious professional contract to date is with Maybelline International as their spokesmodel, where she has appeared in numerous ads and commercials. Recently, Josie began her transition from modeling to acting by starring in the lead role of an independent film titled, The Mallory Effect. Most notable, she is known for her role in "Van Helsing" with Hugh Jackman. (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images)BORN: Menlo Park, California:
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Quantum key distribution protocols can be based on
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quantum information theory, random techniques have proven to be very useful.
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Ken Goldberg, a researcher at the University of California at Berkeley has been working with colleagues to develop a robot that can search for the elusive ivory-billed woodpecker. The ivory-billed woodpecker was once thought to be extinct, but was spotted by a bird watcher in 2004. The project poses some interesting software engineering challenges that you can read about here.
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- Rick Rhodes said...
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If you need any help in managing the back links, send an email to Jim Kelly and ask that the email be forwarded to me. I can then walk you through the backlink tags. Anyone else on the blog will be able to help you with this as well.
- Mar 7, 2007, 6:04:00 AM
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Hi Rick,
Sorry, both were caused by the odd way the HTML editor tries to be smart and changes your selection as you are dragging. Both of my pasted links were goofed up.
I'll be more careful in the future.
- Mar 7, 2007, 7:02:00 AM
This is the last place I would see a post on the Ivory billed woodpecker.
Ive seen one here 2 years ago this month. I should somehow make the NXT lookout for it if it ever comes around again.
- Mar 7, 2007, 10:58:00 AM
- Larry Langellier said...
Hi msim,
That sounds like a great project! Maybe you should put a Mindstorms camera with your NXT so you can capture a picture next time.
I've been thinking about doing a datalogging experiment by putting my NXT with Ultrasonic sensor next to our birdhouse or birdbath to log the frequency of activity there. This is motivating me to get that ready for when things thaw out around here!
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If you would read my post, the virus is currently inactive.
You are infected: run full scan with: http://www.malwarebytes.org/
That's jusched.exe The icon is different to, both of jushed.exe and rundil32.exe have some weird black circle with a logo. Not to sure as the files are forcefully hidden and since I've removed all access to it, I cannot see the icons atm
jushed.exe is to do with Java, I believe.
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UEFI, secureboot Windows 8. Havent heard any complaints there. Also since I disabled the exe's, I have not encountered any weird behavior anymore and am constantly keeping an eye on my processes.
Both "programs" are malware. You might have a rootkit considering which ones they're imitating.
Posted 07 April 2013 - 11:45
If you find a program called jushed.exe on your computer, your computer may have been infected with a worm that goes by the name of gaobot.ee.
I'm sure I could find the other too. You might try some of the other antiviruses to take care of it (Bitdefender and Panda rank very highly on detection, as well as some others.)
Gaobot.EE is a worm with backdoor characteristics, that only affects Windows 2003/XP/2000/NT computers.
Posted 07 April 2013 - 12:35
... it's been running on my system close to a week without me noticing ...
Posted 07 April 2013 - 12:36
Wow, those file names look pretty close to legit ones, lol. Sneaky ****ers.
I thought that was the Java Update Scheduler at first too. (although some may consider that malware, lol)
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Thanks, could find little info googling it.
I'm sure I could find the other too. You might try some of the other antiviruses to take care of it (Bitdefender and Panda rank very highly on detection, as well as some others.)
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Thanks for the suggestion. But the virus is inactive now. One exe still remains, hidden and closed down in my %APPDATA%/Microsoft folder. But it cannot do any harm at this point. I've kept a close eye on my system. Checking everything regularly .
Did you try using System Restore ... ?
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I've tried Malwarebytes, it found jushed.exe, but not rundil32.exe.
After reading just the topic, that was instantly what I thought also. Was going to ask if those were typos!
Could also try Malwarebytes new anti rootkit tool http://www.malwareby.../products/mbar/
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I started with playing the guitar when I was 12-13 years old. I played few years then switched to drums when I was 17 years old. I had lessons for a year. We had a metal band and started making our own songs. I think I played the drums for 6 years and it's still my dream to buy a Roland V-drum kit.
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Love Canon in D, one of my favourite pieces for the Piano / Strings / anything, I can play 'my version' of it on the piano, in C lol
I was young when I taught myself and everything I learned was in C
I took violin lessons at school but we had a really sh*tty teacher who shouted about everything so I quit, when I watch people like Vanessa Mae it makes me want to learn again though
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Vanessa Mae is really great. There are few violinists I'm checking once in a while on youtube. Also the teacher makes such a huge difference. I have always been a bad teacher, so I'm much more impressed with good teachers, I was amazed how patient my teacher was. If not for her I would have stopped learning the violin a while ago.
When I was looking for a teacher I had sent her an email explaining that I'm 30 years old and probably not a fast learner compared to kids, and my whole goal is to play canon in minor D (an addiction I had for the last 12 years thanks to a bonus material in Evangelion dvd). She had told me that I would be surprised to hear at how many people start the same way.
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I used to take Piano lessons when I was young and wish I had kept it up, I still teach myself the odd tune I hear and like but its not as easy to learn pieces now as it was when I was younger, and unless I really study youtube tutorials I always end up learning it completely wrong
I don't read music, I play by ear
Anyone else ?
Posted 20 January 2013 - 07:21
It is an inspirational piece so it makes sense
These guys call themselves "The Piano Guys" but they play a range of instruments and play with some talented people too, you might enjoy some of their work
Here is one I found with violin
Posted 20 January 2013 - 08:28
I improvised the tune for this slideshow of my dog, I started with the guitar, just playing melodic phrases, and added each other instrument, one take at a time, completely improvised throughout,
Its a bit cheesey though, played for others rather than me....
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Sounds really nice, almost Celtic if that is the right spelling (Sounds like K) Really relaxing music
I could happily listen to that on the nights I can't sleep, I have really bad sleeping problems and always looking for anything relaxing, if you release any more let me know
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