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It just doesnt make sense after the time and money spent on the other aspects of this 30th Anniversary edition. Check out the discussion on MousePad for more information. As soon as I get a chance to look at the DVD, Ill be sure to post the review.
Also in the Big News category, Dreamworks announced the specifications for its new Shrek DVD, which promises to be a fantastic two-disc set! Here is the formal press release:
One other quick item: here are the cover shots for the upcoming Walt Disney Treasures DVDs. Some of you may have seen them already on the back of the Disney Catalog that was inside of the Book of Pooh and Recess: School's Out DVDs, but here they are for everyone else. And, yes, they will be real tins with a serial number.
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RIM Chose QNX Over Android
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Top message: Hardware is EXACTLY what RIM needed... by rwalford79
Replying to: Re: Hardware is EXACTLY what RIM needed... by Andras888
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I respectfully disagree. When there is an emerging standard, manufacturers need to comply. RIM is pushing Betamax in a VHS world. Imagine creating a new network to compete with the Internet.
If or when RIM goes away, it will frustrate a percentage of the public until it's strengths are addressed in other platforms. Yes, Android and IOS have some pretty annoying shortcomings for some people. To be fair, the opposite is also true.
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Scouting Report: Torrey Smith
Torrey Smith
A burner with exceptional speed, Torrey Smith tortures defensive backs with his ability to beat them downfield. He actually plays faster than the 4.41 40 time, getting separation on vertical routes and racing past coverage units as a kick returner. As a speedy Maryland product, Smith draws comparisons to disappointing Raiders receiver Darrius Heyward-Bey, but they aren't all that similar. With his inconsistent hands and below average route running, Smith does struggle some in the areas that Heyward-Bey is woefully deficient in, but Smith's weaknesses are far less pronounced. More importantly, he has the drive and work ethic to refine the rougher aspects of his game. If he does, he could be a very good #2 receiver who beats defenses over the top and uses his speed to gain plenty of yardage after the catch.
Route Running/Separation
Smith isn't a polished route runner, in part because of how he was used in Maryland's offense. The coaching staff played to his strengths, often asking him to stretch the field vertically. Cornerbacks gave Smith lots of cushion, freeing him from the need to beat press coverage and allowing him to be effective on comeback routes. However, he wasn't asked to run the entire route tree and struggled mightily when asked to do so during his Combine workout. At this point, he's primarily a vertical threat who may need a year or two of development before he'll be an effective all-around receiver.
Unfortunately, Smith lacks great hands. His mitts were among the smallest of the receivers at the Combine, and he too often catches the ball his body. He flashes the ability to make difficult grabs, especially when going to the ground to bring in the ball, but he'll also have lapses in concentrations when he anticipates contact or tries to get upfield before bringing in the ball.
After the Catch
With his exceptional speed, Smith quickly gains large chunks of yardage and isn't going to be brought down from behind. Though he's quite capable of outrunning defenders, he isn't quite as good at juking them. He has mildly stiff hips and only average agility, making him less sudden than other fast, shifty wideouts. He's tougher to bring down than your typical speed merchant but isn't going to power through a lot of tackles and gain significant yardage after contact.
Athleticism/Body Control
Smith possesses good body control. He flashes the ability to contort his body and adjust to errant throws, though he doesn't do so as consistently as one would like. His excellent acceleration will be what intrigues NFL teams most. Though he only possesses average agility, he's able to make up for it with his ability to run past defenders, even if he isn't going to have much success dancing around them.
Though Smith gives good effort as a blocker, he lacks the strength to be dominant in this aspect of his game. Hopefully, some time in an NFL weight room will improve his overall strength and allow him to be more effective.
Schematic Fit
With his deep threat ability, Smith would fit best in a vertical offense that allows him to contribute early on as a downfield target. Because of his intriguing tools, teams that run a West Coast offense may be interested in him as well, but his poor route running could limit his effectiveness in that system. Also, he hasn't proven that he can be effective working over the middle; he's better off running vertical routes than horizontal ones.
Size, Speed, Strength & Agility
At a shade under 6'1" and 204 lbs., Smith lacks special size to go along with his great speed but is big enough to start on the outside. He lacks impressive agility and needs to improve his overall strength; the former may be less correctable than the latter.
Additional Information
Smith has no known durability issues. He hasn't missed a game since high school, an impressive feat for a player who's played a large role both on offense and special teams. By all accounts, Smith possesses exceptional character. He overcame a difficult childhood and became the first person in his family to earn a college degree. The Maryland grad has said that he'll "put his degree to work" if there's an extended lockout. He's a hard worker who's received a strong endorsement from his coaches and served as a leader as a special teams captain. The Maryland product exhibits good toughness on the field. He's willing to fight for extra yardage, even if he isn't all that successful at doing so. He does have a tendency to drop some passes when facing contact, which could become an issue when he's asked to go over the middle more often. Smith also played basketball in high school. Clips of him dunking the ball have made their way onto YouTube.
With his decent size, excellent speed, and great character, Smith has tremendous upside. He may never be a true #1 receiver, but he could be a very good #2 wideout who routinely gets behind defenses. That said, he's got a good deal of work to do before he'll be perfectly suited for that role. In the meantime, he could be a very good deep threat and serve as a team's primary kick returner.
2010: 13 games played – 67 receptions, 1055 yards, 12 TDs
2009: 12 games played – 61 receptions, 828 yards, 5 TDs
2008: 12 games played – 24 receptions, 336 yards, 2 Tds
Smith graduated in December with a degree in Criminology and Criminal Justice.
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2010: All-ACC 1st Team
2009: All-ACC 2nd Team, received Maryland's Ray Krouse Away (Most Valuable Player)
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This is already common practice—for example, in gifted classes, honors programs, and Advanced Placement courses. Some teachers group students by ability within classrooms as well, separating the strong math group or the emergent readers.
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Districts and decision makers recognize the importance of leveraging educational data to make informed decisions that support student academic success. District leaders know that the benefits of gathering educational data are wide ranging—from helping to track student improvement to monitoring specific yearly financial expenditures.
Big data is making headlines in education, where schools and technology vendors are using it to customize the learning experience. In response to this trend, this SIIA white paper offers a comprehensive road map designed to guide data policies. It includes recommendations for empowering data-driven innovation in education, while addressing privacy concerns.
The recent public school test-cheating scandals in Atlanta and Washington D.C. are insidious not only in their impact on their own communities, but also in feeding a broadly held misperception that urban school districts are beyond salvaging.
In collaboration with AASA, The School Superintendents Association and the Consortium for School Networking (CoSN), Gartner, Inc., has released a series of district case studies and videos that demonstrate best practices for school districts seeking to improve student achievement through data use.
Thousands of New York parents have emailed state and city education officials in recent weeks protesting this plan to share student data with private companies — yet no parent has gotten any response. The most sensitive confidential data is being shared, including children's names, emails, phone numbers, and photos, which will be stored along with grades, test scores, health conditions, disabilities and detailed disciplinary records.
The New Orleans educational technology startup Kickboard, which runs an internet-based service for teachers to track data on student performance, announced on Wednesday that it has raised $2 million in early stage investments from a pair of venture capital firms and several angel investors. More than 200 schools nationwide use Kickboard's service.
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Drawing from his personal experience as a young man affiliated with gangs and as a pastor later in life, author Leonard C. Jerkins asserts that it's time to change how we worship and praise God and congregate as a church. According to Jerkins, there is more unity on the streets than in today's churches. Instead of fighting sin, he maintains, we fight each other—we fight about our differences in traditions, our opinions about God's word, and our denominations.
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Jamie Snook elected new HVGB mayor; six new faces on council
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Newly elected mayor Jamie Snook poses with his wife and two sons. (Back row: Jamie Snook and Holly Moores Snook. Front row: Jonah Snook and Jaiden Snook.)
The voters of Happy Valley-Goose Bay let it be known that change is needed in their community.
In the September 24 municipal election, the people chose a mayor and six councilors that have never served on council before.
The mayoral race pitted John Hickey against Jamie Snook. Hickey served as Happy Valley-Goose Bay Mayor from 2001-2003, before being elected as Lake Melville MHA under Danny Williams' government.
Jamie Snook won a landslide victory, receiving 1715 votes, compared to 774 for Hickey.
The six councilors elected are also fresh faces: Tony Chubbs, Cora Hamel Pardy, Shannon Tobin, Jackie Compton Hobbs, Tanya Michelin, and Bert Pomeroy, will all be serving their first ever terms in the council chamber.
The voters also wanted some young faces on council as well. 28-year-old Shannon Tobin was in the lead after the first three polls were counted, he would eventually finish in third place.
The new council will be sworn in within the next two weeks.
Complete Happy Valley-Goose Bay election results:
Mayoral vote:
Jamie Snook: 1715
John Hickey: 774
(Note: each eligible voter was allowed to vote for up to six candidates on the ballot. The six candidates with the most votes are selected to Council. Traditionally, the candidate who received the most votes is named Deputy Mayor, however, this is not a guarentee unless the Municipality has a specific vote for the position (which HV-GB does not). It is up to the Council to choose their Deputy Mayor at the first council meeting).
1. Tony Chubbs: 1188
2. Cora Hamel Pardy: 1154
3. Shannon Tobin: 1139
4. Jackie Compton Hobbs: 1104
5. Tanya Michelin: 1069
6. Bert Pomeroy: 1065
7. Stanley Oliver: 988
8. Bernie Bolger: 844
9. Henry Windeler: 760
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Do something in Chicago that hasn't been done in 50 years, like the Loyola men's volleyball team is doing, and eventually heads will turn.
"Going to the final four, to accomplish that, definitely people are noticing," said Eric Daliege, a fifth-year senior middle hitter for Loyola.
Daliege and his teammates became the first Ramblers men's volleyball team to advance to a final four after knocking off archrival Lewis University on Saturday. They're also the first team from the school in any sport to advance that far since the men's basketball team won the national championship in 1963.
Loyola takes on UC-Irvine at 8 p.m. Thursday in L.A. Penn State and BYU play in the other semifinal.
"It feels great to go to the final four finally," freshman setter Peter Hutz said.
That's something you'd expect to hear from former player and now coach Shane Davis, who has been with the program in some capacity for nearly 15 years.
"It's awesome not only to coach at your alma mater but be able to get the program to the next level, someplace that it's never been," said Davis, who graduated from Loyola in 2003. "So it's special."
So special that the fact that they're making school history hasn't sunk in just yet.
"Growing up as a volleyball kid, I always dreamed about making it to the final four," freshman middle hitter Nicholas Olson said. "[I] never thought I'd actually do it as a freshman."
"It's definitely a weird feeling," added Thomas Jaeschke, a freshman outside hitter from Wheaton who ranks second on the team with 336 kills. "Coming in as a freshman, I didn't know what to expect and this is definitely more [than I thought would happen], but obviously we've still got work to do and that's why we're here."
As for how they got there, Daliege attributes that to a heavy dose of patience and coming together at the right time.
The Ramblers roster features three freshman starters (Hutz, Jaeschke and Olson) who have made an immediate impact..
"We sort of just jelled together as a team at the end of the year and started playing our best ball about a month or two ago," he said. "That's been the key to our success."
With all that success comes recognition on campus.
As the team has kept winning, players say their classmates have taken notice.
"We're getting lots of congratulations from people," Daliege said "I'm getting congratulations from kids I haven't talked to from high school."
"We've all just kind of become little celebrities on campus, which is pretty cool," Hutz added.
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|Pyongyang, July 11 (KCNA) -- It is one of undying feats performed by President Kim Il Sung that he had made great contributions to achieving the cause of global independence.
The President had always attached great importance to developing the anti-imperialist national liberation movement in other countries.
In the latter half of the 1950s when the DPRK had a hard time of postwar reconstruction, the President rendered sincere assistance to the Algeria people in their struggle for national liberation against imperialism.
In the early 1960s when the U.S. created the "Caribbean crisis" in a bid to foil the Cuban revolution, he gave all sorts of assistances to the Cuban people.
During the Vietnamese war, Kim Il Sung took all measures to assist materially and morally the Vietnamese people in their national salvation war against the U.S., while sending the air force of the Korean People's Army and supplying millions of military uniforms to Vietnam. Deeply moved by his revolutionary fidelity, former Vietnamese President Ho Chi Minh praised Kim Il Sung as a savior and his brother.
Kim Il Sung had fully supported the Cambodian and Laotian peoples in their national salvation struggle against the U.S. and the national liberation struggle in colonial countries like Angola, Mozambique, Zimbabwe and Namibia.
The first Namibian President Sam Nujoma said it was entirely ascribable to Kim Il Sung's support that Namibia could achieve its independence.
Former Mozambican President Samora Moises Machel said that his people could throw off the fetters of slave as they waged a resolute struggle in the way indicated by Kim Il Sung, a great hero.
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Michele Waslin: States considering anti-immigrant legislation will have to reconsider whether forcing out immigrants is worth potentially losing a Congressional seat, federal funding for schools, roads, and infrastructure, and its reputation.
Mayor Bloomberg: The DREAM Act Makes Dollars and Sense
Will Local Lawmakers Take the Immigration Enforcement Bait?
Yet Another Neo-Nazi March In Support Of SB-1070
Andrea Nill: This weekend's march is yet another example of the increasing participation of white supremacist groups in the SB-1070 immigration debate.
Sanctuary Cities and the State Criminal Alien Assistance Program: Two Things that Do Not Go Together
Michele Waslin: Despite the clear facts, radio-show hosts, politicians, and immigration restrictionists still want you to believe that cities receiving SCAAP reimbursements are providing "sanctuary" to criminals. Maybe next they'll try to convince you immigrants are responsible for global warming and teenage obesity—wait, been there, done that.
Russell Pearce Denies Cutting Deal On Immigration, Won't Say Whether He'll Run For Governor
Is the Latino Vote Up for Grabs?
Seth Hoy: For both parties, courting the Latino vote must not only involve reigning in the fringe and turning down the fear-mongering, but some honest to God passes at immigration reform.
Post-Election Day Immigration Fallout
Andrea Christina Nill: While many Democrats are lamenting post-Election Day results, immigration advocates are breathing a small sigh of relief. The general sentiment seems to be that things are bad, but they could've been much worse. But the immigrants rights movement also took some big hits last night. . .
A Look Into Lamar Smith's Anti-Immigrant Agenda
Prisonomics 101: How ALEC and the Prison Industry Got Arizona's SB1070 onto Gov. Jan Brewer's Desk
Seth Hoy: private prison corporations, who stand to make hundreds of millions in profits from the detention of immigrants, not only had a hand in drafting Arizona's controversial immigration enforcement law, SB1070, but contributed millions to the bill's cosponsors and continue to push the legislation in other states.
Underrepresented African Refugees and Potential Problems with DNA Testing
Young Immigrant Breaks Down While Sharing Her 'Greatest Fear' With Obama
Andrea Nill: The Obama administration can do something about processing backlogs, however it's up to Congress to reform the immigration system.Currently, the visa system is currently outdated by over twenty years and does not meet the needs or demands of a 21st century globalized economy — let alone immigrant families.
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(PRWEB) February 18, 2005
BrokerHunter.com recently conducted 2 surveys to determine the mood of the employment market within the Securities Industry - one survey was for Firms and the other for Candidates looking for new job opportunities.
Firm Survey
The firms participating in the survey included HR Personnel, Recruiters, and Branch Managers from Banks, Wire Houses, Regional & local firms, Independents, Insurance Companies and Registered Investment Advisories.
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BrokerHunter is also pleased to report that nearly 75% of the Candidates who found a new job, report that they were glad they moved and are content in their new situation.
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— Posted by Mark on November 10, 2011
A very clear, cold evening to usher in November. Since my last post we've had another stretch of wonderful fall weather; perfect sunny dry days good for biking, hiking, and getting back to the resort. As was the case a couple weeks ago, yesterday our fall was interrupted by another fast moving winter-like storm. This time though it just gave us a few inches of snow. Fortunately for us (the patrol), we managed to sneak in our annual training week during the warmer drier stretch last week.
Every year we gather in late October for a week of lift evacuation training; a week of 'hanging about on ropes' if you will. Day one (last Monday) just included the returning patrollers. While the intent is to refresh ourselves on our rope skills, evac' techniques, and safety protocols, we also use the day to catch up on the last 6 months of each other's lives. Don't get me wrong, we take this training very seriously, but we also enjoy a chance to get back on the mountain and renew relationships as coworkers and friends. Day two, and the rest of the week, involves our incoming rookie class. This season we have 17 of them; they seem to be good folks with a wide variety of backgrounds and experience. Regardless of where they came from, we need to get them trained in our protocols and procedures before they start work in about a month. We ended the week with a mock rescue; the new 'kids' had the chance to evac the rest of us off Bonanza Lift. I am pleased and proud to say the drill was a success.
How do we train you may wonder? Mimi and Andy spent that first Monday with us. Their fine photos and film attached to this post will show you how it's done. Even Steve, our resort recruiter hauled himself into and out of a chair after a crash course (no pun intended). Why do we train? Chairlifts, even modern high-speed computer-controlled detachables are complex mechanical and electronic beasts. Sometimes despite the best efforts of our Lift Maintenance Dept things just fail. Then of course there is the weather; grips and sheaves can freeze, or the wind may simply just blow too hard to run the lift. While it can be easy to forget on a glorious sunny spring day cruising perfect corduroy, ski areas operate in an alpine environment and anything can happen. While a major mechanical failure hasn't occurred in several years, we do tend to use our evac skills on some basis at least once a season. As a guest on our mountain you can find solace in our training when you get on a lift. The PCMR Patrol has developed some our own techniques and we have set the industry record for evacuating a fully loaded 6 passenger lift. In fact we train to maintain that record of just over 2 hours.
Until the lifts open for business, we'll continue to get ready for the season. There's ropes and pads to be put up and conferences to attend (remember USAW this weekend!) Enjoy your fall and I'll see you riding our lifts soon enough.
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Presenting Denver's first ever, Dave Stringer, Kirtan Flight School
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- History/philosphy of Kirtan
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- Learn about mantras, bhajans, and neurological models of meditation
When you participate in a kirtan, the call and response form of mantra chanting, you're not just listening to the music: you are the music. As the audience for Kirtan continues to expand, many people are becoming inspired to participate in Kirtan groups, or introduce chanting to their yoga classes. If you are one of those people, this workshop is for you.
At Kirtan Flight School, you have the opportunity to explore and redefine the edges of what music can be when the crowd is itself an instrument. Both experienced musicians and those rediscovering their own musical selves will walk away with a working body of knowledge about how to move a crowd to participate, and how to employ different musical devices in order to deepen everyone's experience. No previous musical experience is necessary.
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Participants are organized into small ensembles. Each ensemble chooses a chant, rehearses it together, and presents a kirtan to the rest of the groups. The instructors rotate through the groups, working closely with the participants to develop rhythmic and harmonic concepts, solve problems, and answer questions. The history and philosophy of kirtan are also intensively explored, so participants learn how to present and discuss the mantras.
Instruction will be offered in playing the harmonium and finger cymbals, and a limited number of these instruments will be on hand for use by all. Participants are also encouraged to bring their own musical instruments with them, but it is understood that the most important instruments are human voices and hands.
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The call and response form of mantra chanting known as Kirtan is a consciousness-transforming practice, directing the singers to vanish into the song as drops merge into the ocean. Participants in kirtans often experience a profound sense of unity, well-being and timelessness.The form is simple: a lead group calls out the melodies. The crowd responds, clapping and dancing as the rhythm builds and accelerates. The mantras quiet the mind, and the music frees the heart. Ecstasy is both the process and the product.
"Immerse yourself in the rapture of music. You know what you love. Go there."
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Soka Gakkai Publishes 16th in Lotus Sutra Manuscript Series
In collaboration with the Institute of Oriental Philosophy (IOP), the Soka Gakkai recently published the 16th part in its Lotus Sutra Manuscript Series, the Sanskrit Lotus Sutra Manuscript from the Asiatic Society, Kolkata (No.4079), Romanized Text.
Written on paper, the original manuscript, which is currently kept at the Asiatic Society in Kolkata, India, is estimated to have been copied in the Kathmandu Valley in the seventeenth century, making it the oldest paper manuscript of the Sanskrit Lotus Sutra found in Nepal. Included are postscripts by the copyist(s) (colophons) written in verse form in 1680 and 1681 which express the hope that the benefit gained from copying the Lotus Sutra by hand would be shared and enjoyed by people of the past, present and into the future. At the time, it was believed that great benefit would be gained through the copying of the Lotus Sutra.
Haruaki Kotsuki, an IOP researcher specializing in manuscript studies, has worked to render the romanized text over a period of several years.
This year marks the 20th anniversary of the start of the IOP's Lotus Sutra manuscript project, which began in 1994. The project was commissioned by the Soka Gakkai to research and publish facsimile editions and romanized texts of Lotus Sutra manuscripts in cooperation with various academic institutions and experts around the world. Over the years, the project's publications have contributed considerably to textual studies of the Lotus Sutra. Some have also been included in the IOP exhibition "The Lotus Sutra--A Message of Peace and Harmonious Coexistence" which has been shown in countries including Brazil, India, Japan, Malaysia, Nepal, Spain, Sri Lanka, Taiwan and the UK.
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DUBAI It was almost a scene out of Tom Cruise's Mission Impossible 4 in Dubai on Saturday night. A major sandstorm covered several areas of Dubai and Abu Dhabi with some areas of Dubai even facing power outages.
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The individual's or animal's circadian phase can be known only by the monitoring of some kind of output of the circadian system, the internal "body clock". The researcher can precisely determine, for example, the daily cycles of gene-activity, body temperature, blood pressure, hormone secretion and/or sleep and activity/alertness. Alertness in humans can be determined by many kinds of verbal and non-verbal tests; activity in animals by observation, for example of wheel-running in rodents.
When animals or people freerun, experiments can be done to see what sort of signals, known as zeitgeber, are effective in entrainment. Also, much work has been done to see how long or short a circadian cycle the different organisms can be entrained to. For example, some animals can be entrained to a 22-hour day, but they can not be entrained to a 20-hour day. In recent studies funded by the U.S. space industry, it has been shown that most humans can be entrained to a 23.5 hour day and to a 24.65 hour day.
The effect of unintended time cues is called masking. If morning rush traffic can be heard from outside, if researchers or maintenance staff appear at the same time each day, an experiment can be ruined by masking.
Among blind people, the cause is the inability to register, and therefore to entrain to, light cues. The many blind people who do entrain to the 24-hour light/dark cycle have eyes with functioning retinas including operative non-visual light-sensitive cells. These ganglion cells, which contain melanopsin, convey their signals to the "circadian clock" via the retinohypothalamic tract (not the optic nerve), linking the retina to the pineal gland.
Among sighted individuals, FRD usually first appears in the teens or early twenties. As with delayed sleep-phase disorder (DSPS or DSPD), in the absence of neurological damage due to trauma or stroke, cases almost never appear after the age of 30. FRD affects many more sighted males than sighted females. A quarter of sighted individuals with FRD also have an associated psychiatric condition, and a quarter of them have previously shown symptoms of DSPS.
The term free-running sleep has occasionally been used by non-scientists to indicate intentional facilitation of the natural sleep/wake cycle. In this context, free-running sleep means that a person chooses to sleep when sleepy and to awaken spontaneously (specifically without an alarm clock or reference to the time of day). A decision to prioritize a natural sleep schedule over all other schedules can create conflicts with employment and social obligations.


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Today, this history is there for all to see and taste. In addition to the wonderful food and cultural activities, the Cumbres and Toltec Scenic Railroad is the finest and most spectacular example of a steam-era mountain railroad in North America. The railroad's equipment and the vast landscapes of the Colorado-New Mexico border exist as if they were frozen in the first half of the 20th century.
Built 127 years ago, the Cumbres is a 64-mile, fully operational steam railroad. In the fall, the route provides beautiful views of changing aspen as the train wends its way across the mountainous terrain. We elected to take a motor coach from Chama to Antonito, Colorado, and then take the train downhill back to Chama.
What a ride! The old train, chugged, swayed, and clacked its way down the mountain, at one point reaching a breathtaking top speed of 19 mph. The coal-fired 1920s Baldwin steam engine just chugged away, never missing a beat. There are only three of these locomotives that still run, and the Cumbres has two of them.
One of the coolest things about this old line is that several of the valleys it runs above are accessible only by train or "unimproved" dirt roads. Another neat thing is that it really is a mountain railroad that hugs the tops of canyons and valleys as it chugs its way to Chama.
We spent two delightful days in this cool mountain town before the road again called. So we packed the Vette and headed out, our route to be established as we went. Somehow we wound up going through Gunnison, Alamosa, and back to Antonito. More gorgeous views and serpentine roads greeted us, and the C6's six-speed, paddle-shift automatic made for thrilling driving along the way. At Tres Piedras, we cut onto U.S. 64 to see the Rio Grande Gorge Bridge.
Located about 10 miles west of Taos, New Mexico, this bridge towers a vertigo-inducing 650 feet above the BLM-administered Rio Grande. The site is popular with whitewater rafters, thanks to the fast-moving currents and breathtaking scenery. (We used to call this area the "Winnebago Rapids," in honor of the hapless visitor who forgot to set his brakes and watched his Winnie go over the side of the bridge and plunge into the river below.)
From the bridge, we took the short drive into Taos and stopped at Michael's, an outstanding place to eat with a world-class bakery. After downing two delectable chocolate éclairs and obtaining some fresh-baked cookies for the road, we headed out once again, this time for Mora, New Mexico.
If you're a Louis L'Amour fan, then Mora should ring a bell. It was the home of the Sackett clan, whose members starred in many a shoot-'em-up. Located at more than 7,100 feet, Mora is still a quiet little village and a great place to visit. From here, we headed to Las Vegas, New Mexico, for a good night's sleep.
We were starting to get homesick at this point and decided to wrap up our road trip by heading for Sumner—near Clovis, New Mexico—and then home. Our C6 had run like a champ the whole way, pulling an average fuel economy of 29.4 mpg according to the trip computer. Unfortunately, the combination of regular rain and windblown desert grit meant the car was also was positively filthy before we even started back through Texas.
Fort Sumner's mission was the internment of Navajo and Mescalero Apache Indians from 1863 through 1868. The fort was closed in 1868, then sold to a prominent New Mexico landowner. In 1870, the man's son befriended legendary outlaw William H. Bonney, aka Billy the Kid. It was in this house that the Kid was reportedly killed by Pat Garrett, and his body is said to be buried in the old military cemetery at the fort.
From Fort Sumner it was a short hop to Clovis and Cannon AFB. Cannon is named after a former Commander of the Tactical Air Command and is currently the home of the 27th AFSOC (Air Force Special Operations Command). Its mission includes infiltration, exfiltration, and resupply of special-operations forces; air refueling of special-ops rotary-wing and tilt-rotor aircraft; and precision fire support. As a retired National Guard Master Sergeant who flew in C-130s, I found the base's V-22 Ospreys, AC-130H gunships, and MC-130H Combat Talon IIs to be particularly impressive.
Finally, we turned our Corvette east from Clovis and eventually arrived home in Kerrville, Texas, where it was cool and raining. Kind of figures, huh?


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Zanzibari Minister of Information, Tourism and Culture Said Ali Mbarouk has re-assured tourists and investors that Zanzibar is safe for visitors, dispelling fears of interfaith conflict on the island, Tanzania's Daily News reported Monday (February 25th).
Mbarouk's statement follows the killing of Catholic priest Evarist Mushi by unknown gunmen near his church this month and an attempt on the life of Father Ambrose Mkenda at Christmas.
"This is a misfortune on all counts, especially for the priests' family and the Christian community," Mbarouk said. "But from the perspective of visitor safety, and in comparison with other parts of the world, Zanzibar still is, and will continue to be, a safe destination for travellers from around the world."
Police have announced a 20-million shilling ($12,300) reward for information leading to the capture of those responsible for either incident, and a 5-million shilling ($3,000) reward for information on November's acid attack on Muslim cleric Sheikh Fadhil Suleiman Soraga.
Zanzibar's First Vice President Seif Sharif Hamad warned media outlets to take care in their coverage of these incidents to avoid fanning religious hatred.
"It is bad that we have lost a priest," he said. "But this should not in any way be propagated that Christians and Muslims in Zanzibar are in conflict or that there are terrorists in Zanzibar."


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When Yo-Yo Ma and Itzhak Perlman appeared at last week's presidential inauguration, the musicians left their Stradivarius cello and violin at home – opting instead for modern stand-ins. The cold, quick-changing weather might damage their treasured instruments, they feared.
Now, a chemical analysis of the wood used by Stradivari in his creations hints at the brew used to treat the woods of such instruments.
The recipes might even yield affordable, Stradivarius-quality modern instruments that could handle a bit of rough treatment, says Joseph Nagyvary, a chemist and violin maker at Texas A&M University in College Station.
Today, most high-end violins are built out of unadulterated wood. "That may alone explain why everyone has failed to make a violin like Stradivari," he says.
Salt bath
Nagyvary previously suggested that salt water can impart superior acoustic qualities to wooden instruments.
He has also found that maple used by Stradivari in a violin and a cello three centuries ago seemed to contain
Now, further chemical analysis of wood shavings from these instruments reveals more about the nature of the additives. They included borate – an insecticide used by Egyptians for mummification – plus various salts of barium, silicon and calcium, as well as zircon minerals.
These chemicals could affect the wood's internal structure and therefore its acoustic properties, Nagyvary says.
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Chemicals varied widely from instrument to instrument, suggesting that Stradivari and Guarneri did not have a set recipe for treating their wood, Nagyvary says. Moreover, the chemist thinks that the master instrument makers worked with wood that had been pre-treated by others and not necessarily intended for violins.
"You get your wood here and start carving," he says. "It did not begin with: get a board and put in chemicals."
This could explain why these masters did not pass on any recipes to later generations and also why furniture from the same region has not succumb to woodworm, as Milanese furniture has, Nagyvary speculates.
Francis Schwarze, a scientist at Empa Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Testing and Research in St Gallen, isn't yet convinced that chemical treatments are what distinguish a $1 million Stradivarius from a $1000 student's violin. But acoustic measurements of modern violins made with and without mineral preservatives could change his opinion.
"I think this scientific evidence is required before any relation between treatment with mineral preservatives and the superior quality of the violins of Stradivari and Guarneri can be made," he says.
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There are people who possess a gift they don't really know they have, until something unexpected happens and their life takes a turn, and then their gift becomes the life itself. For instance, Billy Starr.
In the summer of 1973 he had just graduated from college. He'd grown up in suburban Boston, a boyhood filled with good schools and sports and summers in Maine. Billy Starr was, as he puts it, "footloose, a late bloomer," with no plans except to backpack around the Himalayas. "I saw the world as an infinite alluring expanse," he once wrote.
That August he was playing in a tennis tournament, and when he came home his father was crying. "I'd never seen him cry," Starr says. Billy's mother, Betty–"she was beautiful," he says, "she once was a model"–had melanoma. "Life got a lot harder then," Starr says. "We suffered seeing her dying." Betty Starr passed away in December 1974. "My father was never himself again," Starr recalls. "Within three months of my mother's death, he was diagnosed with Parkinson's."
So this is how life sometimes lines up. Billy's mother was gone, and his father needed him now. Like George Bailey, Billy Starr wouldn't take off just yet for distant places. He worked for the family kitchen-supply business, but he had to do something with his restlessness. "I was a pusher, always pushing," he says. He hiked 400 miles of the Appalachian Trail, starting at Katahdin in Maine. He was with some friends, and they got lost and rain-soaked; some turned back. He remembers how hungry and exhausted he became, but above all he remembers the exhilaration when he came through, when he finished what he said he would do. He pushed more. He'd wake at 4 a.m. to bicycle to Provincetown, 130 miles distant, in time to catch the afternoon ferry back to Boston. "Provincetown was a destination," he says, "because it was the end of the line."
The long ride kept calling him back. "I started to think," he says, "how could I turn my interest in sports, my sweat, into something meaningful? I felt there was something more here." On an April day in 1980, he was in the Arnold Arboretum watching the sunset. "I had my epiphany," Starr says: He'd bike alone from Williamstown to Provincetown, point to point the longest way to cross the state, some 300 miles by bike. He thought he could persuade people to donate money toward cancer research for each mile, a way to turn his continued sorrow for his mother into action.
This was long before athletic fundraising became popular. He wasn't sure how it'd all work, but he "knew this was out there to do, people wanting to give back." He brought his idea to the Jimmy Fund, and a woman there asked, "What's really your goal?" Starr said, "To raise money for cancer research." "You think you can do this better by yourself?" He realized he needed others.
Starr handed out brochures on the Charles River Bikeway, and one September morning he and 35 other riders pushed off from Springfield, Massachusetts. "Although I did everything wrong in the planning," Starr says, they ended up the next day in Provincetown. "We finished at MacMillan Wharf. The ferry had broken down and we had to take the bus home. But all I heard was 'We have to do this next year.' That night I said to my former girlfriend, 'I think I can make this big.' 'That's nice,' she said, 'but grow up.' That's when I decided, I've got to make this work."
That year the riders raised $10,200 for the Jimmy Fund at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute. Starr pushed more. He learned how to do things better. The next year 210 riders signed on, and when the second ride ended, he gave $40,600. The next year he gave $60,000, and the next, $100,000. Starr had found a calling and the improbable idea that this bike ride with the catchy name, Pan-Massachusetts Challenge (PMC), could raise enough money to let doctors or scientists discover something to cure cancer if only they had more time and space to keep looking.
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When the Illinois Supreme Court acted to fill a vacancy on the Cook County bench this year, it looked no further than the chambers of one of its own — Justice Charles Freeman.
There the high court found law clerk Jean Cocozza.
No bar association had independently evaluated her work to see whether she was fit to be a judge, and she had not appeared before any judicial screening committee.
She did, however, have the advantage of working for Freeman. She had been his senior law clerk for the past 15 years, according to her resume, with duties including writing drafts of opinions and court orders, and "exercising general supervisory authority over the chamber's staff."
Freeman recommended Cocozza for a judgeship. The court in January agreed and named her a full Circuit Court judge, filling a vacancy created when another judge was elected to the Appellate Court.
Cocozza's state salary jumps from $123,000 a year to about $182,000. On a recent workday, the 48-year-old could be found in traffic court, looking over the shoulder of a more experienced judge who was teaching her the ropes.
Cocozza declined to comment for this story.
Joseph Tybor, spokesman for the Illinois Supreme Court, defended the decision to make Cocozza a judge.
"This is the appointment you're getting worked up about?" Tybor wrote in an email response to questions. "More than 15 years as the senior law clerk to the longest-serving justice on the Supreme Court? She's worked on thousands of cases and motions covering virtually every area of Illinois law. There aren't many attorneys in the state who know more about more aspects of Illinois law than she."
Tybor acknowledged that no bar association evaluated Cocozza, nor had any committee screened her qualifications.
The Chicago Council of Lawyers, which has evaluated state judges since 1970, was critical of the process that led to Cocozza's selection.
"The process used to fill these vacancies needs to be transparent, and the resulting judges should take the bench after having substantial experience in litigation matters," said Malcolm Rich, the group's executive director. "Every candidate for a judicial vacancy should be reviewed by both the bar associations and by a judicial selection commission — an approach used by most of the Illinois Supreme Court justices."
Thomas Boleky, head of the Chicago Bar Association's judicial committee, said that in evaluating judges, his group considers a number of factors, including experience and time spent in the courtroom. Typically, he said, his group likes to see potential judges with at least 12 years of experience as a "practicing lawyer."
"We want someone who has practical experience — not only research and writing — but practical experience in court," Boleky said. "Appearing in front of a judge and trying cases is great."
Neither Boleky nor Rich would comment about Cocozza.
The Tribune has previously spotlighted the high court's mysterious and controversial appointments, which included making another onetime Freeman law clerk a judge even though she didn't live in Cook County.
The Illinois Constitution gives the Supreme Court the power to fill judicial vacancies through temporary appointments. But in contrast to judicial elections, the court's appointments largely are done with little public input.
Traditionally, the three Democratic justices from Chicago — Freeman, Anne Burke and Mary Jane Theis — take turns recommending lawyers to fill openings that may occur because of election to another court, retirement, illness or death.
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Farmers' Almanac: It's gonna be coldBut that's at odds with National Weather Service predictions
Americans, you might want to check on your sweaters and shovels — the Farmers' Almanac is predicting a cold winter for many of you. The almanac's forecast, however, is at odds with the National Weather Service, which is calling for warmer-than-normal temperatures across much of the country because of an El Nino system in the tropical Pacific Ocean
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LEWISTON, Maine — Americans, you might want to check on your sweaters and shovels — the Farmers' Almanac is predicting a cold winter for many of you.
The venerable almanac's 2010 edition, which goes on sale today, says numbing cold will predominate in the country's midsection, from the Rocky Mountains in the West to the Appalachians in the East.
Managing Editor Sandi Duncan said it's going to be an "ice cold sandwich."
"We feel the middle part of the country's really going to be cold — very, very cold, very, very frigid, with a lot of snow," she said. "On the East and West coasts, it's going to be a little milder. Not to say it's going to be a mild short winter, but it'll be milder compared to the middle of the country."
The almanac, which has been published since 1818, issues annual forecasts using a formula based on sunspots, planetary positions and the effects of the moon.
This winter, the 200-page publication says it'll be cool and snowy in the Northeast, bitterly cold and dry in the Great Lakes states, and cold and snowy across the North Central states.
It says the Northwest will be cool with average precipitation, the Southwest will be mild and dry, the South Central states will be cold and wet, and the Southeast will be mild and dry.
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But the almanac's forecast is at odds with the National Weather Service, which is calling for warmer-than-normal temperatures across much of the country because of an El Nino system in the tropical Pacific Ocean, said Mike Halpert, deputy director of the NOAA Climate Prediction Center in Camp Springs, Md.
"The stronger El Nino becomes, the more confident and the more likely it will be the northern part of the country will have a milder-than-average winter," Halpert said.
Mark Ewens, data manager with the weather service's Grand Forks office, said it's a little early to make broad predictions for the region's winter. Still, there are some indications on how it might turn out.
The solar signal has been at a minimum, he said, and there is a correlation between sunspots and winters in the Northern Plains. Researchers with the Climate Prediction Center continue to track the El Nino system, which could make for some pleasant changes in weather if it continues to intensify.
"In general terms, the Northern Plains usually benefit by overall milder winters during an El Nino," he said.
The system tends to give the Red River Valley a milder December and January, the core winter months, and usually means the region can expect average snowfall amounts. Grand Forks' average snowfall is 45 inches each winter.
But it also often results in a colder-than-average February and March.
The last time the system affected the valley's weather was during the 2006-07 winter, which had slightly warmer temperatures during a weak El Nino system. But Ewens pointed out that the El Nino pattern
doesn't necessarily mean it will be a mild season, and he said there have been six winters on record with below-average temperatures in the region during the system.
For now, national climatologists are calling for a warmer winter than the past couple of snowy, cold years. But oscillation over the Pacific Ocean is entering a cool phase, which he said could weaken the El Nino system and change that forecast.
"Every year is different," Ewens said. "The main thing is that the El Nino does not guarantee 100 percent that the winter's going to be warm and dry."
The almanac and the weather service agree on their predictions of warmer-than-usual conditions across much of the country next summer.
The Farmers' Almanac, not to be confused with the New Hampshire-based Old Farmer's Almanac, has a circulation of about 3.5 million.
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Warren Christopher, the U.S. Secretary of State whose intensive shuttling shepherded talks with Syria, Jordan and the Palestinians in the mid-1990s, has died.
Christopher died March 18 at home in Los Angeles of complications from cancer. He was 85.
As secretary of state under President Bill Clinton, Christopher traveled to the Middle East 18 times in an effort to bring peace to the region.
Christopher pressed negotiations between Israel and the Palestinians, and oversaw the signing of the Oslo Accords between Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin and Palestinian leader Yasir Arafat in 1993.
Christopher also shepherded negotiations between Israel and Jordan, and attended the signing of a peace treaty between the two countries in 1994. He also worked to achieve peace between Israel and Syria.
U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton called Christopher a "dear friend" in a statement released over the weekend.
"Warren was a diplomat's diplomat—talented, dedicated and exceptionally wise," she said. "As well as anyone in his generation, he understood the subtle interplay of national interests, fundamental values and personal dynamics that drive diplomacy. America is safer and the world is more peaceful because of his service."
President Obama called Christopher a "resolute pursuer of peace," as well as "a skillful diplomat, a steadfast public servant and a faithful American."
Christopher "brought his strong intellect to bear on such pressing problems as the Iran hostage crisis, Israeli and Palestinian peace negotiations, the Bosnian war, and racial tensions in Los Angeles," said U.S. Rep. Howard Berman, the ranking Democrat on the House of Representatives' Foreign Affairs Committee, said in a statement.
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InaneGlory's photo studio lite was available here: http://forumarchive.daz3d.com/viewtopic.php?t=178340 (day 14 freebie), however the links are all dead. I think I recall there was another thread in which he posted an earlier version but I haven't found it. IIRC there were no mesh lights at all in it.
Sorry Redave you didn't IIRC this one. I just loaded Photo Studio Lite and no UE2 in sight just two meshes with Area Light surfaces added as the image below shows.
Ack, you're right. After checking my archives it turns out I was talking about Simple Soft Lighting. Which I believe is the second (well, first one chronologically) freebie product of InaneGlory's.
@XoechZ: as said, you should use UE2. If instead you want to use multiple standard lights,consider adding a bit of Ambient (you may have to reduce Diffuse Strength by a similar amount), reducing slightly the Specular Strength and decrease somewhat the Glossiness. With your lighting set-up you are obtaining too much of a gradient from highlight to glancing rays, which tends to destroy texture detail. also more low-intensity lights may help. Try also reducing the strength of your main light.