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In a device for location positioning, and more particularly, in a system for identifying an environmental source emitting a base frequency and waveform signal, a sensor (101) records an environmental source (105) emitting a base frequency and waveform signal, the signal being amplified (102), digitized (103), processed and compared (104) with a stored unique waveform characteristic. On the basis of the comparison result(s), location positioning and/or a device orientation may be determined.
1. A method for determining a location of a device by identifying an ambient base frequency and waveform signal emitted by an environmental source in the vicinity of the device, the method comprising the steps of:
measuring the waveform signal of the source in a predetermined time-interval;
estimating the emitted waveform characteristic of the measured waveform, said estimating including estimating the base frequency;
comparing the estimated waveform characteristics with stored waveform characteristics associated with various locations; and
choosing the location based on said comparison.
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if said comparison fails to identify a stored waveform characteristic, storing said estimated waveform characteristic as associated with a new location.
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14. A system for determining a location of a device by identifying an ambient base frequency and waveform signal emitted by an environmental source in the vicinity of the device, the system comprising:
means for measuring the waveform signal of the source in a predetermined time-interval;
means for estimating the emitted waveform characteristic of the measured waveform, said estimating including estimating the base frequency;
means for comparing the estimated waveform characteristics with stored waveform characteristics associated with various locations; and
means for outputting the associated location based on said comparison.
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means for storing said estimated waveform characteristic as associated with a new location if said comparison fails to identify a stored waveform characteristic.
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1. Field of the Invention
This invention relates generally to devices for location positioning and more particularly relates to a method for identifying an environmental source emitting a base frequency and waveform signal.
The present invention also relates to a system for performing the method and a computer program for performing the method.
2. Description of the Related Art
In various modern applications, it is essential for a device to know its location. Usually it suffices to know the room in which the device is located. This allows the application to be tailored to the location of a user of the device. This way, a so-called context-aware device is capable of adjusting its operations to fit the context in which the device is introduced. Context is any information that can be used to characterize the situation of an entity. An entity is a person, place, or object that is considered relevant to the interaction between a user and an application, including the user and application themselves. Almost any information available at the time of an interaction can be seen as context information. Some examples are:
spatial information—e.g., location, orientation, speed, and acceleration;
environmental information—e.g., temperature, air pressure, light, and noise level;
resources that are nearby—e.g., accessible devices, and hosts;
availability of resources—e.g., battery, display, network, and bandwidth; and
physiological measurements—e.g., blood pressure, heart rate, respiration rate, and muscle activity.
A system is context-aware if it can extract, interpret and use context information and adapt is functionality to the current context of use. The challenge for such systems lies in the complexity of capturing, representing and processing contextual data. To capture context information, generally, some additional sensors and/or programs are required. To transfer the context information to applications and for different applications to be able to use the same context information, a common representation format for such information should exist. In addition, to being able to obtain the context-information, applications must include some "intelligence" to process the information and to deduce the meaning. This is probably the most challenging issue, since context is often indirect or deducible by combining different pieces of context information. E.g., if three persons meet in a certain office room at a certain time, it can mean that it is the weekly strategy meeting. Another situation would be when a context-aware application, such as a context-aware mobile phone, is placed in front of the user's personal computer at work, the application could then be given the information that the user do not wish to be disturbed with private phone calls.
There are features that are characteristic for context-aware applications. Firstly, information and services can be presented to the user according to the current context. This includes the selection of proximate information and services, and contextual commands. Secondly, automatic execution of a service may be performed when being in a certain context. This includes context-triggered actions and contextual adaptation. An example of the previous would be that when a user enters a specific room, his/her mails would be shown on a nearby terminal. An example of the latter would be the change on volume on a phone according to a current noise level.
A very evident type of application is the ability to find nearby resources. This can include input and output devices: printers, displays, speakers, facsimiles, video cameras, thermostats, etc. In pure service lookup, actually even no location information needs to be used. In situations where, e.g., distance calculations have to be done, location information of a device is required.
The usage of context information is still quite limited since it is very challenging and complex to capture, represent, and process contextual data. The most used types of context information are location, identity and time information. The context-aware application development is mainly concentrated around user interfaces, virtual and augmented reality, mobile, handheld and wearable computing. There are very few commercial products using context information yet, because of the challenges in this field.
There are several ways to obtain required location information. A variety of tracking systems exists, some of them based on the Global Positioning System (GPS) with which the location of a device can be determined. Systems for a positioning network, such as the GPS, are known for the purpose to locate virtually any place on the planet. However, such tracking systems are quite expensive which makes them unacceptable for low-cost consumer electronics. Other solutions involve the installation of positioning devices, such as GSM, DECT or Bluetooth beacons, etc. Furthermore it is known to adapt existing devices to act as sources of position information.
A lighting source can be modified to operate at a specific known frequency which can be detected by a device and transacted to a location. U.S. Pat. No. 5,657,145 discloses a method of transmitting coded data signals by modulating the output from light sources, e.g., electric lamps. The visible light wave is used as a carrier wave whereon the signals are transmitted. A wide range of digital information can be transmitted, such as audio and video content, etc. Of course, this modulation can also be used to identify the light source.
However, the light sources have to be modified to transmit the requested information and thereby be identified. It will, though, be advantageous not to modify ambient light sources for several reasons.
It is an object of the invention to provide a method for location positioning of a device without the need for modifying environmental sources.
It is further an object of the invention to provide a method for storing location parameters, which may be recovered for further processing.
This is achieved by a method (and corresponding device) for identifying an environmental source emitting a base frequency and waveform signal, the method comprising the steps of measuring the waveform signal of the source in a predetermined time-interval; estimating a the emitted waveform characteristic of the measured waveform signal; and determining a number of actions based on the estimated characteristic.
By omitting environmental source modifications, a positioning device according to the present invention may be more consumer-oriented, cause the lack of operational precautions. It may therefore be possible to quickly adapt a device according to the method of the present invention to a new environment without the need of installing sophisticated hardware. Therefore, the method of the present invention deals with recognizing environmental sources by their natural signal pattern without introducing a new pattern by artificial modulation.
Further, the method according to the present invention proposes to identify a "fingerprint" of an environmental source, e.g., a light source, and to store this fingerprint, which, in an embodiment of the invention, is a waveform of a light intensity, in memory. The fingerprint can then be used to, e.g., determine that the device has been in a given location before by use of information affiliated with data of the fingerprint. The affiliated information may be instructions to execute a number of actions, e.g., user notification, external device controlling, data acquisition, etc. If light sources are operating periodically, i.e., a source is fed by AC-voltage, not only the light intensity may be measured, but also a light waveform characteristic history can be derived by means of signal processing. Thereby, the method according to the present invention may be used to keep continuously track of a light source. Incandescent illuminations can be distinguished from fluorescent and LED-based light, etc. Moreover, the presence of a cathode ray tube can be detected and even distinguished by their characteristic refresh rate and phosphorescence. That is, no alterations of the light sources have to be performed. Thereby, the needs of a positioning device according to the present invention may be reduced to make use of natural properties of environmental sources only.
Environmental sources may moreover count apparatus emitting sonic signals, e.g., a fan emitting a characteristic humming sound, or electromagnetic radiation descended from an electric motor or an alternator, etc.
Information is stored in the device according to the present invention where the information may be associated to a number of waveform characteristics. The information may be any kind of data such as instructions, user input, data pointers, etc. A waveform characteristic may be defined to be a calculation based upon a frequency and a waveform of, e.g., a sampled light source. The light characteristic may, for example, be a spectrum analysis representative of the sampled signal. If a processed signal is periodic, a base frequency may typically be found. The found base frequency (the lowest valid signal frequency which represents the interval between the spectral bands which can be computed from the waveforms) may have relevance by comparing a set of signals. By knowing the base frequency, more efficient signal detection algorithms may be adapted to perform a signal comparison.
By performing autocorrelation on a periodic signal, any undesirable signals within may be suppressed. This is a well-known technique to suppress and sometime even eliminate undesirable noise to get a clean measurement signal. A further technique for cleaning a signal, i.e., noise cancellation, is by averaging a signal over a number of periods. Thereby, not only noise will be reduced, but also any potential sample errors during signal capturing, such as jitter, timing errors, etc., may be reduced significantly or eliminated. When a light intensity characteristic is calculated, it may be altered in amplitude, e.g., normalized, re-sampled, stretched in time, etc., to achieve a uniform, storable and comparable characteristic stature.
A base frequency of a digital sampled signal may be derived by use of Fast Fourier Transform (FFT), which is generally known to be a stable and efficient method; but other methods may alternatively be applied according to the type of sampled data. Since a FFT calculation sometimes does not output an accurately and acceptable result, in this case the base frequency, the FFT output may be refined by using a method comprising interpolation. This refinement typically increases reliability to an acceptable level of confidence.
After deriving a valid light intensity characteristic, a sample-by-sample comparison of this and a unique characteristic may be performed. The estimated characteristic typically consists of an averaged period of a discrete waveform. For comparison of two signals, it is often useful that the signals are phase aligned. Therefore, it may be advantageous to phase shift one of the signals to obtain phase synchronization. For this purpose, a ring buffer may be used. By rotating the buffer a requested number of samples, the two samples may be phase aligned. Thereby, a direct and simple sample-by-sample comparison may be applied. The two waveforms may be compared with respect to an offset value and/or deviation magnitudes to accept a wider range of near identically waveforms.
If an estimated waveform cannot be found acceptably identical to any already known stored waveform, it may be decided to accept greater deviations or, if necessary, to store the new and incomparable waveform as a new unique light intensity characteristic. Thereby, the number of recognizable and separate light intensity characteristics may be increased for future processing tasks.
There and other aspects of the invention will be apparent from and elucidated with reference to the embodiments described hereinafter in conjunction with the drawings, in which:
1) The input signal from the ADC may be a Pulse Code Modulated (PCM) signal sampled at 8 kHz. The signal is partitioned into non-overlapping frames of N=2048 samples. Each sample is multiplied with a Gaussian window function to minimize spectral leakage. A Fast Fourier Transformation (FFT) is computed on the frame resulting in N spectral coefficients. Low and high frequency components (<10 Hz, >7 kHz) are removed by, e.g., a band-pass filter since these parts of the signal do not contribute to the signal being recognized. The spectral coefficient of maximal power is located, which provides a coarse estimate of the base frequency. Thereby, an indication of the expected frequency found in step 2 is to be found.
In a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the algorithm reads a 8 kHz linear PCM sampled signal as input and outputs an estimation of the dominant frequency and waveform of the most powerful periodic signal rate at about 4 Hz, as the sampled signal is partitioned into non-overlapping frames of 2048 samples.
The amplifier (102) may comprise means to avoid overloading of the ADC (103) by the input signal. If the received light is too intense, the amplifier gain or, e.g., a signal compressor may be adjusted to overcome this. Likewise, the sampled signal may be normalized in the DSP (104) upon signal comparison to preserve comparable amplitude levels.
The DSP (104) preferably comprises a memory (107) for storing a number of calculated light intensity characteristics. It may be possible for the DSP (104) to compare two signal characteristics with a range of allowed deviation. In a preferred embodiment, the device further comprise means for recording, i.e., storing, a new calculated light characteristic, i.e., waveform.
There are several applications for the method according to the present invention to identify a "fingerprint" of a periodic light source, some of them described in the following:
"Been here before": The identity of a light source provides information about the location of the light detector. In particular, mobile devices equipped with a detector can recognize that the user is now in a room where he or she has been before by inspecting the room lighting or CRT screen available.
"Remember this": As before, but the detector is explicitly trained to remember a certain light source by pressing a 'record'-button. Then this source is uniquely identified among others. For example, a certain CRT can be found again. Or the light source has been specifically designed as a 'beacon', e.g., an infrared LED sending out a fixed bit sequence repeated periodically. The mobile device remembers this particular signature as a reference point.
"Orientation Sensor with arbitrary Reference Point": Since the method of this invention allows identifying an arbitrary periodic light source, it can be extended easily to locate the relative orientation of detector and light source. For this, it may be necessary to have several detectors with different sensitivity characteristics. After the joint signal of the detectors is locked to a periodic light source, its direction-of-arrival can be computed from a comparison of the relative intensity for the detectors. In contrast to a standard digital camera, this 'camera with just a few pixels' is very fast in computing the direction and only sensitive to periodic light sources (natural or planted on purpose). A possible application for this is a pointing device that does not need a fixed reference, as long as there are periodic light sources around.
"Suppress Periodic Interference": As a completely different application, the method of this invention can be used to suppress the main periodic signal from the signal coming from a light detector. For example, it is known that TL-lamps interfere with remote controls for consumer applications.
This is usually solved by modulating the remote control at about 30 kHz and applying a band-pass filter to the intensity signal. However, the power of the interference can be much larger than the communication signal. The method of this invention allows to predict the periodic interference and subtract it from the light signal to obtain a cleaner communication signal. It is even possible to use the predicted signal to adjust the preamplifier of the light detector to avoid overloading the detector.
"Quality Control for Lamps": Another different application is the quality control of lamps, either during fabrication or during use. Most common type of lamps produce periodic light where the details of the waveform are characteristic for properties of the actual source.
For example, TL-lamps close to their end of life show a significantly higher amount of flicker and noise. In the development of this invention, this deviation from nominal performance has shown clearly. Therefore, it should be possible to use it for service and maintenance by detecting lamps that are likely to fail in the near future. Currently, we do not know the actual dependency of residual lifetime and light pattern. This is subject to further investigation if seen as promising.
"Triggering Digital Scopes": Yet another application involves the signal processing method of this invention, without the light sensor part. An important and difficult part of digital scopes (to show electric signals) is the generation of trigger impulses. The method of this invention allows producing stabile triggering for periodic signals. This is an extension to existing trigger methods based on local features of the signal like 'peak-trigger' etc.
The uses of general-purpose microprocessors, instead of DSPs, are a viable option in some systems design. Although dedicated DSPs are well suited to handle signal-processing tasks in a system, most designs also require a microprocessor for other processing tasks such as route managing, etc. Integrating system functionality into one processor may be the best way to realize several common design objectives such as lowering the system part count, reducing power consumption, minimizing size, and lowering cost, etc. Reducing the processor count to one also means fewer instruction sets and tool suites to be mastered.
While the description above refers to particular embodiments of the present invention, it will be understood by someone skilled in the art that many of the details provided above are by way of example only, and modifications may be made without departing from the scope thereof.
The accompanying claims are intended to cover such modifications as would fall within the true scope and spirit of the present invention. The disclosed embodiments are therefore to be considered in all respect as illustrative and not restrictive, the scope of the invention being indicated by the appended claims, rather than the foregoing description, and all changes come within the meaning and range of equivalency of the following claims are therefore intended to be embraced therein.
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It's eBook spring cleaning time!
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By Joanna Cabot
I am about to start my March break, and every year, I spend some time over the holiday cleaning up my eBook library. I know that theoretically, Calibre can hold an indefinite number of books and that I need not worry too much about how many I hoard. But I find that it's easier to find the books I want to read when I keep my library lean and limber. I don't like having a huge accumulation of books to wade through which don't interest me, and when I peruse my unread titles in search of my next great book, I'd like to see a list of titles which all seem exciting.
In previous years, my targets have varied. One year, I cleaned out series books for which the set I had was not completable due to selected titles not being available for purchase. Another year, I moved all the Dell Magazines back issues I had from Fictionwise into an archive since I have realized I don't often like to read short stories. Like all books I pay for and then change my mind about, they are there in a special Dropbox folder if I want them later, but they don't taunt me with their unread presence every time I open Calibre!
So, what am I targeting for deletion this year?
– Past reads I don't plan to read again. I went through a phase where I was trying to replace every book I ever read in paper, and this meant that I used up some of my Fictionwise freebies on books I really don't intend to read again. With so many great books I haven't read, it seems silly to waste my reading time going back through a forgettable mystery series from the 80s. Into the special archive folder they go!
– Books for which I can't find an ePub copy. I have flagged all the eReader-formatted books in my collection which are available at my library in the much-better-looking ePub format. I plan to take a hard look at the ones which remain and determine whether I really plan to read those old backlisted titles. If I do, I know I can convert them with Calibre. If I don't, I'll move them to the archive.
– Delphi Classics omnibus books. I love the concept of these books, but I have realized that having the collected works of an author in one volume is a little much for me. I like to log and track the books I have read, and if I read only a portion of a collection, it makes that difficult. There are also some items which appear in more than one collection. I've found that, except in rare circumstances, I would rather just find a well-formatted version of the actual book I want to read and be done with it.
It's not just deleting I plan to do, either! I am simplifying my tags a little to make adding new titles more efficient, and I am going to go through some of my special reading lists (award winners, Penguin Classics and so on) and make sure I caught everything. Speaking of classics, I am going to make them my reading focus over the break, when I have some quiet time. So I plan to spend an hour or so downloading the ones I want from MobileRead, where the formatting tends to be superior, and then update the covers so they all match. I am a little picky about stuff like that! I like being able to flip through them in cover view and have a nice-looking collection. One of the reasons I tag the Penguin Classics books into their own little sub-collection is that their matching covers tend to be very well-done and easy to find on Google Images.
Anyway, that's what I'll be doing to get my collection ship-shape. I'll keep you posted on any great reads I find!
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I recently went through my Calibre collection using the EPUB merge feature to condense large numbers of short items by single authors — play, poems, etc — into single files. The process is reversible, and it cut down the size of my collection by several hundred titles.
Calibre can keep track of the books you've read and those you haven't. A simple Calibre search will list only the books you haven't read—or have read if you wish.
All that is needed is to create a Calibre field or variable called, say, "Read" that can be either "Yes" or "No". Enter "Y" for any book that you've read. When you want to see which books you've read, just do a simple search. You can save the search for future use and also have the search find only the books you've not read.
It's easy to have the "Read" variable show up in your Calibre display so while browsing your books you can tell which were read. These user-created variables also show up when you open the Metadata display where you can enter "Yes" or "No".


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In proving the dough for direct yeast and levain/yeast dough I have been ensuring that the dough is at 24-28 deg C at the start of proving. My normal room temp is 20 degC and the dough gets colder over the proving period. I have a German oven that has a bread proving setting and when I measure the oven temperature on this setting it is 30-34degC. If I put the dough in the oven on the proving setting I keep overproving the dough - which results in flat hard bread!! Can anybody help me with the correct temperature for proving the dough and if I use the proving setting in the oven do I have to shorten the proving time and does this effect the flavour of the bread?
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Higher temperatures does speed up dough fermentation. The temperature also affects the taste, as different temperatures favour different microorganism. I'm pretty clueless as to what the differences are, but read more here:
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I usually prove my own breads at 20 deg C (room temperature, probably colder in the winter and warmer in the summer) and it works just fine. I also use cold water straight from the tap because I don't bother to heat it and that also works well. As long as you know when the dough has risen enough I don't think it matters all that much if bulk fermentation takes 3 or 4 hours. At least not for a home baker. I think it's more important to find a schedule and method that fits YOU.
If you prefer higher temperatures for proving but you oven is too warm it might be a good idea to find a warm spot in your home. I always prove my rye breads on top of the oil burner, because the temperature is a few degrees higher there than the rest of the house.


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ok crimsonstaff. Can you name one place where Communism or Socialism has worked?
Yep and 98% of all statistics is made up.
Why is this news? We all know that the "republicans" will cave for the 100th time and give Obama and the democrats exactly what they want. Its time to kick out all the "republicans" an put in some with a spine.
Why is this news? We all know that the "republicans" will cave for the 100th time and give Obama and the democrats exactly what they want. Its time to kick out all the "republicans" an put in some with a spine.
Why stop here? Why not let us buy any sort of alcohol anywhere we want? How about being able to buy Vodka at Walmart where it will be cheaper than the ABC stores. How about stop being such a damn nanny state and allow alcohol to be sold!
Why is it that people still want the government to approve who they can "marry"? What does on behind closed doors between consenting adults is no one's business. If people of opposite sex chose to marry in a church and the church agrees that is their business. If people want to get "married" by a friend or just start living together that is their business. Why does the government have to get involved. Just create a document that anyone couple can sign to give them the same rights as "married" people. Let religious organizations decide what they believe marriage should be. let people decide who they will "marry", and keep the government out of it. Bush took us past what was supposed to be a horror story known as 1984. Now Obama took us light years past it. All the religious right is doing is alienating people while shoving attempting to shove religion down people's throats. It is why I am no longer a registered republican and why I am not Agnostic. No I have never voted for a democrat in my life. And there are few "republicans" that I can vote for now.
You are missing that EPluribusUnum is a Romney Zombie. You touched a nerve when you said that Romney is a Liberal which he is. Romney Zombies don't like to hear the truth that in 2012 our only choices are either a Liberal or a democrat. Romney will join the long list of RINOS who lost to a democrat or liberal because the "republican" Establishment can't stand a conservative or anyone close to Reagan. Reducing the size and power of government is something the current crop of "republicans" and democrats won't allow. it is why they support Romney. Maybe in 2013 we will get the choice of succession. Its our only hope now.
Have you ever heard a democrat or Obama speak? All they can say is that is Bush's fault. We are completely innocent. Its all Bush's fault. It is the democrats that are always blaming others, not republicans.
Thank you Santorum (sarcastic). You just ensured the manchild winning the election. Now we have the choice between a socialist and a democrat. You could have just stayed in the race and make Romney win enough. A miracle could have happened and we could have gotten a brokered convention and gotten someone much better than the current crop. You just ensured that every conservative say home on election night.
Romney zombies sure a amusing. Next they are going to say that Romney is conservative and that Romneycare and Obamacare are different.
You forgot Bob Dole, Ford, and the first Bush after raising taxes. Moderates lose. Romney will lose in November.
"Man made" global warming has already been disproven. The most likely cause of the cycles of Earth is caused by the sun spot cycle.
You forgot one thing. It is the democrat party that voted FOR slavery and fought FOR slavery. It was the republican party who fought against slavery, for civil rights, and started the NAACP. It amuses me that the people who were once slaves keep voting for their old masters. Those who don't know history are bound to repeat it.
I agree. It is why I hate 100% of democrats and 95% of republicans.
Nope. File a complaint with the FBI against the Alabama Republican party for voter fraud. If enough people do it, they might investigate them.
No. Social Security is an illegal ponzi scheme. You would have more money in the end if you just stuck the money that is stolen from you and put it in a savings account.
what a load of BS. If you look at each delegate voting number, they are all about 70k. Thus at least 70k had to vote for him. You might of read the ballot, but you sure don't understand it. At least you were smart enough not to vote for Romney.
What makes you think Santorum is a conservative? He is a big government liberal republican who is also a religious nut case. He is only one notch above Romney who is one notch above Obama. They all still are crap.
Romney has no chance of beating Obama. If a Moderate could win, then Ford, Bob dole, and McCain would have won. Face it, Moderates cannot win, only a conservative can. Grant it, none of them are conservative so Obama will win in 2012 unless someone else is chosen during the brokered convention.
If you think that Romney is a conservative there is something seriously wrong with you. Have you ever looked at his record, not the lies that he is currently saying. Ever heard of Romneycare for one? No conservative can support that, yet he is proud of it. I do not like any of them especially Obama. I actually think for my self, and am not a sheep doing what the establishment tells me.


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When times get tough, the arts are often the first thing to feel the budget ax. In 2009-2010, the state's share of funding for the S.C. Arts Commission was $2.9 million. By 2012-2013, it had dropped to $1.9 million.
But as the Legislative Audit Council's recent assessment of the S.C. Arts Commission says, the arts are an important part of the state's economic picture. Given the pressures to cut, cut, cut, the public needs to know that.
Members of the House Ways and Means Committee asked the LAC to review operations of the arts commission. And for the most part, the commission fared well under the scrutiny. It is not overstaffed and it is effective.
But there is room for improvement. For example, the commission fell just short of a state requirement that it spend 70 percent of state funds on grants.
The agency missed the mark by 1.1 percent because events to be funded fell through at the last minute.
The number of grants the commission awarded decreased by 30 percent from 2009-2010 to 2011-2012. That was due to funding cuts by the state.
But grants, which are awarded to organizations, to individuals or for events, were nevertheless awarded in almost every county in the state. The commission is charged with serving the entire state.
The LAC recommended that the SCAC reinstitute its random audits of grant recipients to improve the quality control of the granting process. The practice fell by the wayside when funding was cut, but is being done again.
Perhaps the most challenging recommendation by the LAC was that the commission should require grant recipients to provide a direct return to the people of South Carolina.
The Arts Commission, in its response, said its grants improve the quality of arts throughout the state, and make events more affordable, but not necessarily free: "Considering the modest size of many of our grants, we do not think it is reasonable to require that all of our grantees provide free programs or give works of art to the state at no charge."
The response also noted that the economic impact of the arts in South Carolina is considerable.
The Lowcountry of South Carolina knows that first-hand from the enduring success of the Spoleto Festival.
Dr. Douglas Woodward of the Darla Moore School of Business at the University of South Carolina confirmed it. He found in 2011 that creative enterprises generate a core impact of $9.2 billion and a full impact (including the value of related goods and services) of $13.3 billion.
Dr. Woodward found that the arts in South Carolina provide 78,000 jobs.
Citizens can enjoy the arts for their beauty and inspiration.
But they can also benefit from the arts' contributions to the economy.
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Ever since I was a little guy I have been making triple decker peanut butter sandwiches. Then I thought… well why don't i share this love with all of you? So here I am… writing about my triple decker classic. Now I have adjusted the toppings over the years, flipping from jam, jelly, sliced fruit etc but then I came up with this combination that I just had to share.
Just like any good sandwich – it starts with the quality of the bread. I chose a homemade loaf of 100% whole wheat bread (thick sliced) from my favorite local bakery. I took out three slices of this floury goodness and proceeded to lay them in a row. Below is a list of what you will need to make this happen.
- Peanut Butter (I prefer smooth)
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- 1 Banana
Now as for the method… it is pretty straight forward. The only thing i like to do is thinly slice the apple as well as the banana. I also like to group the nutella and apple as well as the peanut butter and banana. But I also add peanut butter to the middle piece as well. An optional ingredient that I sometimes add as well is a drizzle of honey over the banana (for the extra sweet tooths out there).
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Thursday, October 14, 2010
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ALBANY -- Only a handful of Dougherty County residents attended a public informational meeting Thursday night to learn about various aspects of a special local option sales tax referendum on the Nov. 2 ballot.
But those who did bother to come to the meeting, were outspokenly critical of everything from how the process was being handled to whether projects they had asked for were receiving the proper levels of funding.
Nov. 2, Dougherty County voters will decide whether to renew a one-percent sales tax which is set to expire March 31, 2011. If passed by a majority of the voters, SPLOST VI will go into effect April 1, 2011 and remain in place for the next six years, generating an estimated $98 million in revenues for local projects.
To see the SPLOST VI list of projects, click here.
Thursday's meeting is the first of three meetings planned this month by local elected officials to discuss the proposed projects with the public.
After more than 40 minutes worth of information given out by Dougherty County Administrator Richard Crowdis -- who covered county projects -- and City of Albany Engineer Bruce Maples -- who discussed city projects -- Commissioner Gloria Gaines; who along with Commissioner John Hayes sponsored the event; opened the floor to questions from the seven people who showed up at the event.
Former state representative John White was the first to offer his comments and questions which were critical of various aspects of the SPLOST.
To start, White criticized the procedure that the local elected officials had used to get the projects on the ballot saying that they had failed to hold a public hearing on the matter until after the projects were set to be voted on by the public which he believed could be a violation of the law.
"We've kind of put the cart ahead of the horse now haven't we?" he said. "I've supported the five previous SPLOSTs but it's going to be hard for me to support this one with the way you have gone about this without public hearings."
The portion of Georgia law governing SPLOST -- O.C.G.A. 48-8-111 -- doesn't require any public hearings, merely that municipal and county governments, through an intergovernmental agreement, vote to have a resolution calling for a referendum for a SPLOST and that the elections supervisor advertise the election in the legal organ of the county prior to the election.
To see the law, click here.
Additionally, the city government alone met no less than three times -- June 8, June 22, and June 30 -- each time discussing SPLOST VI projects and opening the floor to the public for comment.
Additionally, White criticized the need for a pedestrian bridge over Radium Springs road at Albany State University, saying that he designed the underpass at ASU under Radium Springs Road specifically to avoid the need for a pedestrian bridge over Radium Springs road.
Lastly, White said he objected to any of the SPLOST funds going to the Albany-Area Chamber of Commerce because he believed that a private business shouldn't receive public tax dollars.
"I'm object to the fact that the chamber is to get these kinds of funds when they are essentially a private entity...a lot of people think its a part of the government, but it's not. They get their support from their members who are private businesses," White said.
If the referendum passes, the chamber is set to receive $85,000 for what is described on the project list as "historic building facade stabilization."
Rev. Lawrence Knighton also asked why certain projects that had been passed by voters in previous SPLOSTs -- like storm drainage improvements -- had yet to be completed and why more money in each of the SPLOSTs hadn't been dedicated to recreation items like renovating or expanding inner city gyms that he believed would help keep kids out of gangs and away from crime.
The response was that SPLOST V and previous SPLOST's did fund recreation improvements and that SPLOST V had several recreation improvements in it by itself. According to the SPLOST V budget reported presented to city officials earlier this year, $3.5 million in SPLOST funds had been set aside for renovating the Gordon Sports Complex and $1.8 million was allocated to fund the development of the city's recreation master plan and implement it.
For storm drainage, Maples explained that massive projects like the Holloway Basin -- which would separate the city's storm water and sewer system and alleviate much of the flooding that central Albany experiences -- are expected to cost around $50 million and to justify shutting down roads and digging up concrete it would have to be done all at the same time.
SPLOST V includes $10 million towards that $50 million pricetag. Other storm water improvements -- $4.3 million -- are scheduled for SPLOST VI and some have been completed through past SPLOSTs.
Melvin George, head of the South Dougherty Community League, asked about a multipurpose building that is on the list to be built in Robert Cross park, asking Crowdis and county officials if $550,000 will be enough to build the kind of facility they had requested with rooms for various hobbies and an indoor walking track.
Public Works Director said that the initial preliminary plans call for a 3,500 square foot building which likely wouldn't meet George's ideal, which George compared to the building at the Parks at Chehaw.
Crowdis said that it would have a meeting space or assembly room, a kitchen and restrooms and porch area outside, but that it likely wasn't going to be what he envisioned.
Another meeting has been set for Monday, October 18 at 7 p.m. at the Civic Center. It is free and open to the public.
More like this story
- Public support for SPLOST VI growing ( October 18, 2010 )
- Local leaders, community group talk SPLOST ( October 12, 2010 )
- Albany, Dougherty County public educated on SPLOST funding use ( May 13, 2015 )
- County to award design bid on Radium project ( February 15, 2011 )
- Slow, but steady, year ahead for Dougherty ( March 4, 2011 )


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In 2006 I took a buyout from the Washington Post. In addition to getting my full pension five years early, I got a lump sum equal to two years' pay.
The question confronting me back then was whether to invest that money in the markets or to buy an annuity, which would provide monthly payments to the end of my life, augmenting my pension.
I took the annuity, and then asked a financial expert whether I had made the right choice. The answer was that it might have been too conservative, given the fact that I already had a future stream of predictable payments from my pension and eventually from Social Security. A better option for the money may have been the market, where I was likely to get a higher return.
But now—when we look at the markets and see more risk than reward—I'm feeling pretty happy with the choice I made.
And, based on a new Fidelity Investments survey of fee-for-services financial advisers, other investors also are starting to value predictable returns. According to the advisers surveyed, 83 percent of their investor clients ages 55 through 70 think guaranteed income is more important than above-average gains. After years when everyone was going for the smart money, we're taking a shine to the safe money.
The annuity I bought with my lump sum was a single-premium, fixed-payment annuity, a product designed to make sure I don't outlive my savings. Basically, it's similar to a traditional pension, except it's the individual, not the employer, whose contribution buys a lifetime stream of monthly payments. However, there are some important distinctions.
Employer-funded pensions cover a pool of people, including some who will die young, leaving more money for those who survive. On the other hand, the market for commercial annuities for individuals, which typically are sold by insurance companies, tends to attract people who expect to live longer than average. As a result, commercial annuities tend to have lower payouts. And, while employer-provided annuities—in some cases, as at the Post, offered in addition to the traditional pension (itself an annuity) as an option for investing a lump sum—are required to be gender-neutral, commercial annuities pay women less because of their anticipated greater longevity. So if you're a woman, an annuity offered by your employer is a better deal, but if you're a man, you'll get higher returns from a commercial annuity.
And, even though annuities may look attractive now that we're in the market for security blankets, there's a catch. This probably isn't the best time to buy them. Payouts from annuities go up and down with interest rates at the time of purchase, and interest rates are about as low as they can go right now.
Still, says Olivia S. Mitchell, chair of the Insurance and Risk Management Department at the University of Pennsylvania's Wharton School, "one solution to that is to not buy all at once." Mitchell and Joan Bloom, executive vice president at Fidelity Investments Life Insurance Company, say investors might want to consider "laddering" investments in annuities, or investing in annuities at regular intervals, not all at once.
Bloom also says that while returns on annuities do tend to go up and down with interest rates, they don't go up or down as much as the overall market.


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July 31, 2015
Two dating websites are being sued for allegedly using a fallen soldier's photo in their ads "Military Men Searching for Love."
The parents of Army Lt. Peter Burks have sued PlentyofFish.com and True.com. They say his photo was used in ads without their permission.
Neither website immediately returned calls seeking comment Monday.
The parents' attorney says Burks' photo was taken days before he was killed in Iraq in 2007. It's on another website that provides supplies to troops.
Burks' photo apparently was removed from the dating ads recently. But the lawsuit says the companies misled customers and commercially benefitted while hurting his family.
Burks' parents filed the lawsuit Monday in Dallas. That's where True Beginnings, the parent company of True.com, is based. PlentyofFish Media is based in Vancouver.
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Annabel Langbein's clever recipe gives you the option to serve it as a hot stir-fry or a salad
Method1. For the noodles: cut the beans in half and boil them in salted water for 3 minutes. Refresh in cold water to retain their crunch and bright green colour.
2. Drop the rice noodles into a large pot of boiling water. Remove the pot from the heat immediately and leave to stand for 10 minutes or longer. Drain the noodles then rinse in cold water.
3. Put the beans and cooked, drained noodles in a large serving bowl with the roasted peanuts, coriander, sesame seeds and bean sprouts.
4. For the dressing: put the sesame oil, neutral oil and fish sauce in a jar and shake to combine. Toss the dressing through the noodles and season to taste with salt and pepper.
5. Serve as a salad at room temperature or toss in a hot pan for 2-3 minutes for a stir-fry side dish to serve with meats. Garnish with lime wedges.
For the noodles
- 300 g green beans, stalk ends trimmed
- 250 g rice stick noodles
- 80 g roasted peanuts, roughly chopped
- 3 tbsp roughly chopped coriander
- 1 tbsp sesame seeds, toasted
- 200 g bean sprouts
- wedges of limes, to serve
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Kyle Kalis gave his early commitment to Ohio State in September 2010 after receiving his written scholarship offer from coach Jim Tressel and the Buckeyes. There was never any doubt in his decision.
But on Monday, after Tressel's resignation, the Cleveland-area OL told Sporting News that he was likely going to drop the Buckeyes on Tuesday or Wednesday.
Welcome to the roller coaster ride that accompanies a coaching change. After nine months of knowing exactly where he wanted to go, Kalis' world was turned upside down.
Wednesday morning, he told Sporting News that after talking to interim head coach Luke Fickell, the coach convinced him to stay with Ohio State. Kalis had called Fickell late Tuesday to inform him that he would be choosing another school.
"What kept me from decommitting is that after talking to Coach Fickell and some of the players from OSU, I'm fully confident that next year we're going to come out swinging and be better than ever," Kalis told Sporting News. "He said that we're going to be bonded closer than ever before and we're going to have to work harder than we've ever worked.
"It's us against the world. I love a challenge and so I still think this is the best place for me. I'm close with all the kids in my class and the grade ahead of me so I'm very comfortable right now. I'm so confident in Coach Fickell and I can't wait to play for him."
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Football | Thursday, May 21, 2009
Bevins is Chosen for Hampshire Honor Society
SALEM, ORE. -- Senior football player Jack Bevins (Park City, UT/Park City HS) of Willamette University has been named to the third annual class of the Hampshire Honor Society, which was formed by the National Football Foundation in the spring of 2007. The honor recognizes college football players from all divisions of play who are seniors and maintain at least a 3.2 cumulative grade point average.
The Class of 2009 for the Hampshire Honor Society included 564 players from 266 schools. It was a 27% increase from the 2008 class, which featured 439 players.
Bevins, who played inside linebacker, was named First Team All-Northwest Conference and Third Team All-West Region in 2008 after totaling 105 tackles, five of them for losses, in 11 games. He recorded two sacks, had one interception, and forced a fumble during his senior season.
Bevins was named Defensive Student-Athlete of the Week after recording 18 tackles and forcing a fumble against the University of Puget Sound on Nov. 8, 2008.
For his career, Bevins finished with 63 solo tackles and 140 total tackles in 31 games played. He recently graduated from Willamette with a bachelor's degree and a major in international studies.
In 2008, Bevins helped Willamette win the NWC championship at 6-0 and finish the regular season with an undefeated record at 10-0. The Bearcats qualified for the NCAA Division III Playoffs and advanced to the second round before finishing the season with an 11-1 record.
Qualifications for membership in the NFF's Hampshire Honor Society included:
• Being a starter or a significant substitute in the last year of eligibility at an accredited NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision, Football Championship Subdivision, NCAA Division II, NCAA Division III or NAIA college or university;
• Achieving a 3.2 cumulative grade point average throughout undergraduate study; and
• Meeting all NCAA-mandated progress toward degree requirements.
Willamette now has eight players in the Hampshire Honor Society. WU's previous selections were Kevin Dean, fullback, 2006-07; Ben Weyerhaeuser, inside linebacker, 2006-07; Matt Bicocca, place-kicker, 2007-08; Justin Cole, offensive guard, 2007-08; Ben Fennimore, 2007-08; Stephen Shamus, long snapper, 2007-08; and Kevin Whipps, quarterback, 2007-08.


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MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – The West Virginia University swimming and diving teams finished the fourth and final day of competition Saturday at the Big 12 Championships at the Lee and Joe Jamail Swimming Center in Austin, Texas.
In the final team standings, the women's team finished fifth with 480 points, while the men's team finished third with 779 points. Texas swept both of the team titles.
"Tonight was a great night. Tim (Squires') 100 free was as beautiful a swim as they can come. We had all our finalists swim faster than in prelims tonight as well," says coach Vic Riggs. "We broke the last relay record and that was a big goal for the men's team. Overall it was just a great week for the teams"
Junior Tim Squires once again posted a stellar performance for the men's team. He finished first overall in the 100 free, setting a new school record with a time of 42.92. The time also qualifies for the NCAA "B" cut. Squires finished his week with two individual titles and two individual school records. His performance this week earned him the Big 12 Championship Men's Outstanding Swimmer of the Meet award.
"It was a real honor to see Tim win the Swimmer of the Meet award, it's just fantastic," says Riggs. "It was well deserved and I couldn't be happier for him."
The swimming action started with the 1650 free, for the women's team, freshman Emma Skelley placed sixth overall with a season best time of 16:40.46.
In the women's 200 back, junior Courtney Miller placed 14th overall with a season best time of 2:03.19.
In the men's 200 back, senior Bryce Bohman set his second individual school record of the week and placed third overall with a time of 1:41.52, qualifying for the NCAA "B" cut. Bohman closed his week with three individual school records (100 back, 200 back, 100 fly) and one individual win (100 back).
Other finishes in the men's 200 back included sophomore Jay Hickey, who made the finals in the event and finished eighth overall (1:47.01), senior Jake Querciagrossa won the consolation final and finished ninth overall with a NCAA "B" cut time of 1:46.25. Junior Nathan Cobbe finished 10th overall (1:49.21) and sophomore David Palley finished 12th overall (1:50.44).
In the women's 100 free, two swimmers made the finals for the squad. Junior Courtney Parenti finished fourth overall with a season best time of 50.15 and sophomore Jaimee Gillmore placed eighth overall with a time of 50.62. Also scoring points in the event was freshman Lindsay Morrow, who finished 14th overall (51.30).
Other finishes in the men's 100 free include sophomore Ross Glegg and junior Julien Vialette, who both made finals and finished in seventh overall (44.48) and eighth overall (44.77), respectively. Junior Daeton Davenport finished 10th overall (45.04) and sophomore Andrew Marsh finished 11th overall (45.21).
In the women's 200 breast, junior Jenelle Zee placed 12th overall with a time of 2:18.55 and sophomore Morgan Emter placed 15th overall with a time of 2:22.17.
In the men's 200 breast, three swimmers made finals in the event. Freshman Nate Carr finished third overall with a season best time of 1:57.96, junior Chris Brill placed fourth overall with a score of 1:59.17 and sophomore Aidan Fumagalli finished seventh overall with a time of 2:04.15. Carr and Brill's times qualified for the NCAA "B" cut.
In the women's 200 fly, two swimmers made the finals in the event. Junior Julie Ogden finished second overall with a time of 2:00.53 and sophomore Natalie Johnsen finished fourth overall with a time of 2:01.89. Also scoring points in the event was sophomore Kelsey Frantz who won the consolation final and placed ninth overall (2:03.37) and freshman Mackenzie Braden who finished 10th overall (2:04.90).
In the men's 200 fly, three swimmers made the finals in the event. Sophomore Chase Williams finished fifth overall with a time of 1:48.84, freshman Austin Green finished sixth overall with a time of 1:49.78 and freshman Nathan Howells finished eighth overall with a time of 1:52.74.
For the women's diving squads, two divers made the finals on the platform to close out their Big 12 Championships. Sophomore Tori Taffner placed sixth overall with a score of 203.70 and junior Haily VandePoel finished seventh overall with a score of 180.40. Also scoring points was freshman Kasey Stone who finished eighth overall (189.40).
"Haily (VandePoel) and Tori (Taffner) did a great job tonight on the platform. Haily was again very consistent through her dives and focused on all of her corrections. For Tori she knew what she wanted to do based on her prelim dives," says diving coach Michael Grapner. "(Taffner) made some excellent changes and dove very well tonight. All the girls and Liam (McLaghlin) did a great job tonight."
For the men's diving squad, senior Liam McLaughlin closed out his Big 12 career with a second place finish on the platform with a score of 275.80.
"Liam (McLaughlin) was off to a rough start but kept inching forward with each dive. He scored 7.5s on his second to last dive which put him within reach of second place. He nailed his final dive to finish second overall," says Grapner. "As a whole, the WVU team had a great meet and a great season."
The swimming action at the Big 12 Championships closed with the 400 free relay. The women's "A" team of Gillmore, senior Eva Burlingham, Morrow and Parenti finished fifth overall with a season best time of 3:23.71.
The men's team closed out their Big 12 Championships in the 400 free relay with another school record. The "A" team of Squires, Bohman, Vialette and Glegg finished second with a time of 2:55.10. The time also qualified for the NCAA "B" cut. The men's team closed their stellar week with five school records in the relays, as well as five individual school records. For their performance in the meet, coach Vic Riggs was named the Men's Swimming Coach of the Meet.
"I'm humbled that I was selected as the Men's Coach of the Meet, but I can't accept it without saying that this has been a three year project by the staff in building this team, recruiting and taking a chance by redshirting Jake (Querciagrossa), Bryce (Bohman) and Tim (Squires)," says Riggs. "It was great to see the hard work come together the way it did this week. This was a total team effort and a lot of the credit goes to Damion (Dennis), Kyle (Gallo), Liz (Schoborg) and Michael (Grapner)."
Men's Basketball: Bahamas Preview
Womens Soccer: Kadeisha Buchanan Press Conference
Big 12 Media Days: Dana Holgorsen
Women's Soccer: Amanda Hill and Mocha
Big 12 Media Days: Nick Kwiatkoski
Football: Dana Holgorsen on ESPN


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One of the most important examples of the use of Haverford's archives was the production of the Haverford College Historic Resource Inventory, which is a history of the buildings on campus, their architectural style and modifications over time. This was produced by George Thomas & Associates, an architectural firm in Philadelphia, in ca. 2002. Our goal is to maintain this work as new buildings are constructed or changed.
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Mrs. Gracie Ella Harrison Holcomb, 86, of Elkin, NC, went to be with her Lord and Savior on Thursday morning April 4, 2013, at Hugh Chatham Nursing Center surrounded by her loving family. She was born in Surry County on October 19, 1926, the last surviving of nine children born to the late William Howard Harrison and Verlie Mae Fowler Harrison. She was retired from Chatham Manufacturing Co. and a member of Mountain Park Baptist Church.
Holcomb leaves to cherish her memory her loving daughter and son-in-law, Carolyn Sue Holcomb Hriso and husband, James Richard Hriso of Davidson, NC; six grandchildren, Travis William Edmonds and wife, Nikki Jarman Edmonds of Cary, NC, Adam Carlton Edmonds and fiancé , Emily Dare Cooper of Knightdale, NC, Elizabeth Leigh Edmonds Bynum and her husband, Benjamin Glenn Bynum of New Bern, NC, Ashley Michelle Edmonds Hayes of Raleigh, NC, Gregory James Hriso and wife, Ann Christine Napier Hriso of Parker, CO and Kimberly Sue Hriso Hofland of San Francisco, CA; five great-grandchildren, Macon Manly Bynum of New Bern, NC, Ethan Gregory Hriso of Parker, CO, Kade Napier Hriso of Parker, CO, Emmeline Vionne Hofland of San Francisco, CA and her twin sister, Mirabella Sophia Hofland of San Francisco, CA; many nieces, nephews and cousins whom she dearly loved. In addition to her parents, Mrs. Holcomb was predeceased by her husband, Willie "Bill" Howard Holcomb, an infant son, Boby Grey Holcomb, four sisters, Laura Elizabeth "Sis" Harrison Dezern, Mattie Mae Harrison Holyfield, Sarah Pauline Harrison Wood, Mabel Harrison Hodges and four brothers, Glenn Harrison, William Clinton Harrison, Jesse Grover Harrison and Fred Sterlin Harrison.
A service to celebrate her life will be held on Saturday April 6, 2013 at 2:00 pm in the chapel of Moody-Davis Funeral Home by Rev. Zachary Sizemore with burial entombment to follow in Crestwood Memorial Park Mausoleum. The family will receive friends from Noon to 2:00 pm at Moody-Davis funeral home on Saturday April 6, 2013. Flowers are welcome or memorial contributions may be made to Hugh Chatham Nursing Center, Activities Department, 700 Johnson Ridge Road, Elkin, NC 28621 or to the charity of the donor's choice.
The family would like to express their heartfelt gratitude to the staff of Hugh Chatham Nursing Center and to Mountain Valley Hospice and Palliative Care for their loving and compassionate care. Online condolences may be made at www.moodyfuneralservices.com.


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Top GOP Leader: Kagan Filibuster PossibleJune 20, 2010 - 1:55 PM | by: Lee Ross
The Senate's top Republican now says it's too early to know if Supreme Court nominee Elena Kagan will have to overcome a filibuster on her way to a seat on the nation's highest court.
"I think some of her views are quite troubling, at least to me, in the area of political speech and the First Amendment," Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., said on Fox News Sunday. " I think it's entirely too early to determine whether or not this nominee would be subjected to a 60-vote threshold."
Shortly before Kagan was nominated early last month McConnell said a filibuster would be highly unlikely. His comments Sunday suggest Republicans are now more open to blocking President Obama's pick. "I have never filibustered a Supreme Court nominee," McConnell said. "But it is possible, but entirely too early to know whether that would be appropriate."
Kagan's confirmation hearing in front of the Senate Judiciary Committee is set to start a week from Monday. The panel's top Republican, Sen. Jeff Sessions, R-Ala., says in an interview with Fox News the hearing is critical for the American people to learn about Kagan, 50, and her views. "She's a young nominee–very little legal background, never been a judge. She's been very political in her legal work and in her non-legal work. So I think there's a lot to be asked at this hearing and I think it can make some difference.
Sessions has griped about the June 28 start date for many weeks. He's concerned it leaves senators and staff with not enough time to review nearly 200,000 documents that have come out in recent weeks. But Sessions has yet to formally ask for additional time. He also says he's uneasy with the decision by While House lawyers and others to withhold 1,600 Kagan-related documents. Most if not all of these pages come from her service during the Clinton Administration and are held at the Clinton Library in Little Rock.
The most recent batch of papers came from the Pentagon which released 850 documents related to the controversy surrounding the Harvard Law School and its policies allowing military recruiters on campus. Before joining the Obama Administration in 2009 as Solicitor General, Kagan served as the law school's dean and was vocal in her disagreement with the government's so-called "don't ask, don't tell" policy on homosexuals serving in the military.
Kagan called the law a "moral injustice of the first order" and was a central figure in efforts to keep military recruiters off of the Harvard Campus. Sessions took to the Senate floor last week to criticize Kagan's leadership at Harvard Law School and said her views contributed to a hostile environment for students and recruiters. On Sunday, he went after Democratic efforts to play down the significance of the Pentagon documents. "I didn't appreciate the White House saying it perfectly cleared her of any allegations of blocking the military–it certainly did not. I think it will be an intense part of the questioning."
Sessions has also questioned the priorities of Kagan's moral outrage at Harvard. He has questioned why Kagan was apparently silent when the university accepted a $20 million gift from Saudi Arabia to create an Islamic Studies Center. "She fought the ability of our own soldiers to access campus resources," Sessions said Wednesday. "But not those who spread the oppressive tenets of Islamic Shari'a law."


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Dermacia is a company providing a product line aimed at covering the flaws of the facial skin. These products are gel based and thus allow air to flow through the makeup and into the pores of the face. Unlike other makeup brands, the Dermacia brand claims to provide better looking skin in just 30 days or less.
There was once a website for the Dermacia product line. A review of the website was found online, but the web address no longer leads to an active website. This is disheartening for a product to lose its website and online presence. With the antiaging and skin care market booming, there is no room for a product without a place for consumers to go for information on the product. When we looked a bit further into the mystery website, we found a second website that resembles more of a blog. It seems Dermacia decided to downgrade a bit and change the name of their website without redirecting that original website to the new page.
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There are 10 products listed on the new Dermacia website. These products include Breathable foundation, glow, cleanser, toner, moisture spray, face moisturizer, body moisturizer, color, hydration kit and makeup brushes.
The main ingredient in all of the Dermacia Breathable products is LYCD. LYCD is live yeast cell derivative. This ingredient is most readily known as being included in Preparation-H Hemorrhoid Treatment in the past. We are not sure if the same products used for Hemorrhoids should be used on the face. Dermacia claims the ingredient is used for its ability to reduce swelling and inflammation and they readily admit the ingredient is used in Hemorrhoid preparations.
While there is ordering available on the Dermacia website, the process is confusing at best. The consumer needs to click the Paypal buy now button in order to see the price for the product. However, no matter which product link you click, you are always taken to the same product to buy. This product is called the Dermacia Professional Kit. The Kit includes a cleanser, toner, moisturizer, moisturizing spray and foundation. The kit costs $99.99.
There is a free trial offer for the Dermacia Professional Kit. The consumer must pay shipping and handling and if they do not like the product, they can return it at their cost, for a refund of the amount paid.
While researching online, there have been many Dermacia users who have reporting oily skin and increased blemishes after using the Dermacia product.
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- Only one product seems to be for sale.
- The free trial will cost the consumer shipping twice if they want to return the product.
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There is a lot to say about the Dermacia product line and not much of it is good. There is no evidence that the LYCD is an effective ingredient in facial preparations. There are no claims of antiaging that are supported and all sales must go through Paypal. We believe this product line is on the way out and cannot support the Dermacia products.


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East Region Champion: Kentucky Wildcats (29-8)
Seed: 4
Conference: Southeastern
The strength: The Wildcats can guard. They are not a deep team, with only six players in the primary rotation. They are not a big team, with 6-9 Terrence Jones, more a natural wing, playing power forward alongside 6-10 center Josh Harrellson. They certainly aren't an experienced team. But even with three freshmen playing, they are exceptional defensively. They destroyed an Ohio State attack that made a mockery of a second-round game against George Mason. They held North Carolina's potent offense to 43.5 percent from the field and 3-of-16 3-point shooting. They aren't great at cutting off drives by moving their feet, which certainly could be problematic against UConn's Kemba Walker. But they block shots, they follow their defensive game plan and they take their assignments seriously.
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The weakness: Any team can lose in this if the star player gets into foul trouble—ask Arizona. But if Kentucky were to get two guys in trouble it'd be a crisis. They have other bodies to throw on the court, but no one who has played in crucial moments. Six players are enough if everything is going right; we have to believe that, because Kentucky is here. But if one or two things go wrong, it could end the Wildcats' season.
Best player: Freshman Brandon Knight does not present a picture of any of the great point guards when you watch him. He is closest in form, perhaps, to Chauncey Billups, although he lacks the same degree of physical strength. It's tempting to say he's more a ballhandler who scores. The only vaguely point guard thing he does is play off the pick-and-roll, but it's more a mechanism to get him open for shots than to send him exploding down the lane to create. All of which is to explain him, not to criticize, because he is a fabulous, impactful player—whatever he is.
Super sub: Is DeAndre Liggins still a sub? He started Sunday because Calipari wanted him in UNC point guard Kendall Marshall's grill from the jump. Marshall wound up 2-of-10 from the field. So you know what's coming next: DeAndre vs. Kemba. We'll be talking about that matchup all week. Liggins' length and desire against Walker's speed and guile. That's such an appealing matchup it might be hard to concentrate through Butler vs. VCU while we wait for it.
Coach's M.O.: You know John Calipari by now. Or you think you do. You've been told he's merely a collector of talent, although you've been told that by those who don't know the history well enough to remember when he was winning 30 games in 1992 with scorer Jimmer McCoy (you didn't know there'd been another, did you?), 6-3 power forward Will Herndon and a small forward named Tony Barbee. You've been told he's all about one-and-dones, doesn't improve his players, though his current team is fueled by center Josh Harrellson, whose career was given up for dead a year ago. Calipari is volatile, manic, driven and emotional. But he is a brilliant coach. You've been told otherwise, no doubt.
Season's turning point: UK had won two in a row as it left for a visit to Tennessee on the final day of the regular season, but both of those wins—even though they were over NCAA clubs Florida and Vanderbilt—came at home. There was no question by that point the Wildcats could win in comfortable surroundings. But they'd lost six of seven on the road, and it was beginning to appear the only way the Wildcats would challenge for the Final Four would be if the entire tournament could be played at Rupp. At UT, though, Knight led a comeback from a seven-point halftime deficit with 17 second-half points. That was the start of an eight-game winning streak, not one of those coming at home.
Toughest tournament test: The Wildcats were handed an impossibly difficult bracket for a No. 4 seed: beat No. 1 Ohio State in the Sweet 16, beat No. 2 North Carolina in the Elite Eight. But their most significant challenge came on the first afternoon of the tournament, with Louisville already an upset victim and Princeton charging hard at making more headlines. The Cats were in a tie game as they killed off the final seconds, waiting to set up Knight's running half-hook for a 59-57 victory and a chance to play another day.


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Every eminent character in fashion has posed for his original '70s Polaroid camera. If that were where this story ended his legacy would still be pretty badass. But it's not; his photographs downright capture the creative cultural zeitgeist of the past two decades. Not to mention, it's all been done in true Warholian style. If you happen to reside under some sort of rock abode and still haven't caught on, we're flagrantly gushing over Mr. Ezra Petronio.
Even if you're not blatantly familiar with his work (in other words, don't frantically scan to see who all those swank portraits are taken by, like ahem, some of us) we're sure you've glimpsed his images more times than you know. Think Polaroids, negative white space and tinges of yellowy hues. Still not sure? Let us break it down for you; Petronio's signature snaps fully embrace '70s minimalism and in order to recite a complete rolodex of everyone he's ever shot from memory, just start spewing out the names of any fashionable vanguards that comes to mind (you'll be right on track). We mean, a steady flow of designers, artists, writers, muses and all around troublemakers (we're looking at you Terry) have stumbled into his Paris-based design firm over the years.
Take one look at the latest issue of his cult independent fashion reference Self Service Magazine and you'll understand the root of our obsession.
We'd go on about the countless people he's photographed over the years, but we'll let the photos do the talking. So raise your camera (and champagne!) to him today!
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NISD to add cameras at all elementary schools
Project expected to be completed in 14 months
A major project is underway in the Northside Independent School District to install surveillance cameras in all of its elementary schools.
The $13.4 million project was approved by voters in the school bond 2010 election and is expected to be completed within the next 14 months.
However, two Northside elementary schools already have the cameras up as part of a pilot program.
Martin Elementary is one of those schools.
June Ramirez, a parent at Martin Elementary, said Thursday that when she drops off her daughter she is confident her little girl is safe, knowing that there are dozens of surveillance cameras set up throughout the campus.
"Somebody's watching to see who comes in and who comes out," said Ramirez. "Nobody gets past the office, which is great. I feel the kids here are safe."
Paul Brusewitz, assistant principal at Martin Elementary, said the cameras have helped a lot since they went up two years ago.
And with about 25 cameras throughout the school's entrance, exit, playgrounds and cafeterias, Brusewitz said there's always somebody watching.
"It's so helpful because we can't be everywhere," he said. "We do our best to make sure everything is safe, but the cameras allow us that extra resource of being able to see if something happened or something is currently taking place."
"As a teacher, I feel much safer walking around the hallways, being in the classrooms when other people come in the building," said Crystal Trevino, a teacher at Martin Elementary.
The district is now not only getting ready to install cameras in all of their elementary schools, they are also planning to update all the cameras already set up at their high schools and middle schools.
"We have to do whatever we have to do to keep kids safe," said Pascual Gonzalez, a spokesman for the Northside Independent School District. "That's why we come to work every single day and we're going to do everything we can. This particular tool allows campus administrators and the Northside police department access to videos from all of our schools at the push of the button."
Currently, Martin Elementary and Westwood Terrace are the only elementary schools to have these surveillance cameras, but by next year, all 73 elementary school, which includes two that are under construction, will also have these cameras.
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