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Apple seeking 'ground truth' specialist for Australia Maps
updated 11:05 pm EST, Fri February 22, 2013
Country has particular issues with labels in Apple Maps
In addition to a rash of hiring positions the company has recently posted for work on further improving its Maps app, Apple has posted a new job for a "Maps Ground Truth Data Specialist" for Australia. The country has had to deal with sometimes-dangerous levels of incorrect information from both Apple Maps and Google Maps, resulting in police warnings to motorists and others not to rely exclusively on the mapping data provided by the apps. The new position would send people out to verify and correct satellite imagery.
The position calls for people with knowledge of mapping and "ground truth," or verifcation of satellite and other map data with on-the-ground testing, for example correcting labels of various areas to use the same terminology as the people who live there. Though not explicitly stated, the position may well involve a great deal of travel in rural areas in Australia -- verifying the best travel routes, identifying local landmarks and the correct use of regional or local names.
Apple is looking for applicants with QA experience who are familiar with evaluating map quality, detailed knowledge of the lesser-travelled areas of Australia, strong communication skills and the ability to provide "feedback on unque local map requirements ... and evaluate competing products," a reference to the accuracy of Google and Bing/Nokia maps. Though both Apple and Google fixed the erroneous map data that ran afoul of Australian rescue responders, many errors remain -- including names of towns that don't exist (because they are using the name of a park or region instead of the correct town name), locales that are miles off from their actual position and other inaccuracies.
Because users play a role in verifying satellite data by their use of the maps, remote and very poor areas where there are likely to be few smartphone users have maps that are typically a great deal less accurate than those of big cities. Apple has steadily worked on its Maps program ever since the program's launch alongside iOS 6, where glitches and errors (along with a general replacement of features from the previous Google-powered version of Maps) took the shine off the program in spite of several large improvements Google had refused to implement, including turn-by-turn directions, voice navigation, Siri integration and photorealistic overviews among others. Apple issued an apology for the poor initial quality and vowed to improve it.
The recent spate of new hires may suggest that Apple is redoubling its efforts and may indeed be planning a re-launch or "version 2.0" of an overhauled version of Maps. Recent job listings have called for new engineers to work on navigation, further Siri integration, and overall user interface. Also being worked on is MapKit, the API for third-party app integration of Maps services.

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UNBORED is indebted to scores of writers and experts whose work has greatly influenced Josh and me. One of them is Homa Sabet Tavangar, the author of Growing Up Global: Raising Children to Be At Home in the World. A guide to help young people become global citizens, the book is packed with truly fun ideas for how you can expand your worldview.
I asked Homa for 5 ways she and her family connect with the wider world. While she said she could easily give me 50, she was also polite about obliging my request for brevity. Here's what she said:
- Spice up dinner. If I had dinner from the same country, so to speak, every night, I might die of boredom. It's not something we think about too much, it's just something we do. A typical week might include food that's Mexican, Persian, Italian, Vietnamese and of course, American! They're simple and available at our neighborhood grocers.
- Hang a world map or keep a globe handy. Somehow we always have reminders of the big world conveniently around our home. It never stops being fascinating.
- Practice another language. I speak a few languages, including Spanish and Farsi, and need to stay on my toes to remember to speak with my kids. Take a Saturday language class or block out time to work on an on-line tutorial. It's a little like exercising – you need to keep at it to get strong and stay fit!
- Host an exchange student. We weren't planning to host Lucie (pictured above, second from right) but the original hosts fell through and after a year with us, this smart, quirky, big-hearted girl from France truly became a member of our family. Thanks to Facebook, even our big, extended family stays in touch with her and we are planning a visit next summer.
- Read stories from around the world. Sort of like spicing up dinner or movie selections or the music we listen to, we love to read fiction and non-fiction about the lives of wonderful, interesting people from far-flung places. A recent favorite with my youngest daughter was Inside Out and Back Again, which is set in Vietnam and then the American South in the second half.
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Retro Country and Bluegrass with stars from the old days to some of todays artists devoted to the retro country/bluegrass sound. No fluff!
I play nothing but hard core retro country, bluegrass and rockabilly. True stuff without all the frills. From Hank Williams to Steve Earle, Lefty Frizzell to some of todays most gifted indie artists, Old Buster plays the real music that made country/western and rockabilly famous. None of the current "bubblegum country", but great music from real country/bluegrass and rockabilly players. I will also feature some of the new faces in country music who write and play in true country style. This month it is The Britbillies. Check out their website and music www.thebritbillies.com Tell your friends!! Now there's a station that plays the real deal.


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Network to study environmental microbes
November 6, 2013
They're tiny, everywhere and vital to the environment, but biologists have largely overlooked the worms, fungi and single-celled animals found in every environment on Earth. A new research coordination network based at the University of California, Davis, and the University of New Hampshire aims to correct that, applying new genome sequencing technology to study these organisms.
The Research Coordination Network on eukaryotic biodiversity is funded by a five-year grant of $500,000 from the National Science Foundation.
"I call them the 'dark matter' of biology," said Holly Bik, a postdoctoral researcher at UC Davis and co-principal investigator on the project with Professor W. Kelley Thomas at the University of New Hampshire. "They are in every single environment, but no one looks at them."
The microscopic eukaryotes fall between two other groups that are much better studied: Animals, plants and fungi visible to the naked eye, and the prokaryotes (mostly bacteria). They include microscopic worms (nematodes), some fungi and single-celled animals (protozoa).
These organisms play a vital role in ecosystems, Bik said, for example by breaking down organic matter and turning over soil nutrients.
Traditionally, they have been studied based on their appearance under the microscope. Now, new high-throughput DNA sequencing technology makes it possible to identify and classify these organisms much more quickly and comprehensively.
Just as medical researchers have begun to realize that the community of microbes on and inside our bodies influences health, biologists have also begun to pay attention to how a flourishing community of microorganisms affects the environment, Bik said.
The goal of the network is to bring together researchers from different fields: taxonomists expert in identifying organisms; ecologists who study these ecosystems; genome scientists; and computational biologists who can figure out how to analyze sequence data from these relatively complex animals.
The team aims to organize an annual "catalysis" meeting to bring researchers together, Bik said. They will also sponsor symposia at other scientific meetings.
Working with other colleges including historically black colleges and universities, the network will develop undergraduate training programs on taxonomy and genomics, based at UNH.
"If we want the field to move forward we need to train the next generation of scientists," Bik said.
The network will also establish a strong Web and social media presence to share information, both between experts, and with students and the public.
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CLEVELAND - The Coast Guard is investigating a marine casualty incident that occurred Wednesday night on the Black River near Lorain.
No injuries or pollution have been reported, although there is a report of damage done to a concrete pier and a Northern Border Initiative Boston Whaler operated by the Lorain Police Department that was moored near the Coast Guard Station in Lorain.
The Coast Guard learned the John D. Leitch, a 730-foot Canadian-flagged laker, collided with a pier and the boat at 7:20 p.m., Wednesday.
The vessel was outbound on the Black River approaching the Charles Bury Bridge at the time.
Response crews from Station Lorain and MSU Cleveland Harbor conducted the preliminary assessment and noted the damage to the police boat and pier.
The sheriff's boat was unoccupied at the time of the incident.
The sheriff's boat remains afloat and will be pulled out of the water Thursday evening to undergo a full damage assessment.
The John D. Leitch suffered minimal damage and was reported with scrapes to the hull's surface paint.
Alcohol testing of the vessel crew was administered by the captain as well as Station Lorain personnel and the City of Lorain Police Department when officers at approximately 9:30 p.m.
MSU Cleveland Harbor responders conducted interviews, tested the vessel's steering systems, ensured machinery operability, and verified communication equipment and navigation equipment.
All systems tested were operational.
After the initial assessment, personnel from MSU Cleveland Harbor and Coast Guard Sector Buffalo allowed the vessel to depart.
A more extensive damage survey will be completed in the near future to ensure that no major damage was sustained by the vessel.
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Host to the King's Cup Regatta and home to a state-of-the-art marina, Phuket draws some 1,300 yachts every year, ranging from cruising sailors to superyachts measuring from 30 to 100 feet. Given Phuket's popularity, that number is likely to increase and experts surmise that one of the reasons is because Phuket offers great value repair and maintenance services. Now the Industrial Promotion Department and the Thai Shipbuilding Association are looking to take business one step further by drawing foreign shipbuilders to Thailand too.
Ferretti 881 RPH, built in Viareggio. Could boats like this be built in Thailand?
Thailand has potential to host foreign shipyards in places from Samut Sakhon to Phuket, says Banchong Khunajit, who's on the committee of the Thai Shipbuilding Association. If that happens, we could see up to 5,000 yachts sailing to Thailand every year. With a little help from Ekkamon Hutasingh, the former president of the Thai-Italian Chamber of Commerce and now an adviser to his association, Banchong recently invited foreign shipbuilders to gauge Thailand's boatbuilding capacities. He also brought in some investors from Viareggio, a city in northern Italy that's famous for its shipbuilding industry.
Alessandro Vismara who owns VSS Yacht Refit SRL came with his wife, Chiara Benedettini, the editor of Italy's yachting magazine Connessioni. Vismara was impressed with Thailand's facilities and top-quality shipbuilding skills and said he could be interested in building a shipyard here but remains undecided because of the string of tax regulations that include hefty duties for imported ship parts.
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The previous article examined the kinds of
information sought by managers and the ways
in which they use it. This issue of Library
Management is largely concerned with the
sources of this information. Our main pur-
pose is to provide a guide to formal published
sources, both print and electronic, but some
consideration of alternative sources is also
called for. Accordingly, this article will begin
with an overview of all types of information
sources, followed by a discussion of informal
sources of information and other alternatives
to formal publications.
A typology of information sources
The following shows the main ways which
have been proposed for classifying informa-
tion sources, arranged by format, status and
(1) Format:
• Oral vs. Documentary.
• Textual vs. Audio-visual/multimedia.
• Paper-based vs. Electronic.
(2) Status:
• Personal vs. Impersonal.
• Formal vs. Informal.
• Published/open vs. Unpublished/
(3) Location:
• Internal vs. External.
The meanings of most terms are obvious, but
two of the pairs call for comment. Personal
sources are those which deliver information to
the individual manager, whereas impersonal
sources communicate to groups or wide
audiences, usually through some formal
system. A manager's personal sources include
organizational colleagues, superiors and
subordinates; and external professional and
other contacts. Impersonal sources include
published books, newspapers and journals,
radio and TV broadcasts, the company's
annual report and accounts, and in-house
computerized management information
systems. Formal sources may be defined as
those which are constituted in some regular-
ized or legal manner in relation to the user,
whereas informal sources have no such basis.
Formal sources are often also impersonal, and
informal sources are likewise often personal;
and so at first sight the pairs informal-person-
al and formal-impersonal seem to be synony-
mous, but this is not necessarily so. For exam-
ple, a government official might be a personal
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Sources of information,
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David Kaye
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David Kayeis Principal Lecturer in the Department of
Library and Information Studies, Manchester Metropolitan
University, UK.
Discusses the classification of information sources, by
format, status and location. Proposes a typology which
plots the formal/informal dimension against the
personal/impersonal. The resulting matrix provides a
framework for conceptualizing the totality of the complex
network of sources available to the information seeker in
business. Presents and discusses examples of sources from
each quadrant of the matrix. Concludes with a brief
introduction to newer modes of information access, with
particular reference to the Internet. Forms an introduction
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Chagall, Marc.
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"All the time I was working, I felt my father and my mother were looking over my shoulder, and behind them were Jews, millions of other vanished Jews of yesterday and a thousand years ago." -Chagall, on the creation of The Jerusalem Windows
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The University Drive overpass in Auburn Hills has reopened after construction.
Michigan Department of Transportation department spokeswoman Diane Cross said last week that inspectors found "a critical condition" with steel beams on the 50-year-old bridge.
"We have a center pier that holds up the I-beams that go across University," said Cross. "A weld has become rusted and structurally separated a bit."
Crews were to install temporary support beams within the week and engineers will have to determine a permanent solution. MDOT has not announced a plan or timetable for permanent repairs.
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Virgin Wines extends Tasting Programme
Calling all wine connoisseurs - Virgin Wines has launched its national wine tasting programme for 2011.
The wine tasting programme will visit more cities than ever before, starting with an event in Cardiff on March 3rd and ending in Nottingham on November 10th.
In between, there will be wine tasting sessions in Bristol, Birmingham, Belfast, Reading and Sheffield - as well as in established wine tasting locations London, Manchester, Norwich, Leeds and Edinburgh.
At the wine tasting events customers will have the chance to meet the winemakers and Virgin Wines' personal wine advisers and buyers.
What's more, customers who place an order on the day will receive the ticket price (from 10 - 15) off the total price of their order, as well as a complementary bottle of red or white wine.
And, of course, there will be the chance to taste a wide selection of wines from all over the world.
Jay Wright, Managing Director of Virgin Wines, said that the wine tasting programme will build on the success of last year's events.
He commented: "We are very excited to be visiting both Wales and Northern Ireland for the first time, along with a number of cities in the Midlands and Southern England.
"Wine tastings are a great way for us to meet with our customers and show them our range of wines."
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Tiki mugs for sale at Charleston Antique Mall in Las Vegas
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The Charleston Antique Mall has over 15,000 square feet of antiques and collectibles. One booth at the mall, run by Tiki Lee, is dedicated entirely to tiki, and offers a mix of modern and vintage tiki collectibles, especially mugs.
The Charleston Antique Mall was known as the Red Rooster Antique Mall until it was renamed in 2007. (A separate store that retains the name "Red Rooster" is right next door.) Getting to the antique mall can be a little challenging, as it sits right between the freeway and the railroad tracks, but once you have driving directions it's pretty easy to find.
March 5, 2009, 5:00 PM
This was as far as I could crawl from FRANKIES to find more TIKI ,
TIKI LEEs is worth it ....stop and buy something will ya !
I got a vintage TRADER VICs matchpack and coaster , and an original work of art from the TIKI LEE collection.
aparently this is the "place" for tiki shopping in sin city !
TIKIVILLE has visited Charleston Antique Mall.
August 11, 2010, 7:47 PM
Tiki Lee is amazing! And his collection for sale gets better and better every year!
YveDior is a regular at Charleston Antique Mall.
October 4, 2012, 2:43 PM
Location relocated in July 2012 to:
560 S Decatur Blvd Las Vegas, Nevada 89102
October 4, 2012, 2:45 PM
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March 10, 2014, 9:44 PM
Tiki Lee's has relocated again.
Main Street America Antique Mall
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I would like to make this bag but the pattern is no longer available from the HP website. Could somebody please email the downloads to me?
I'm only asking because it was a free download -- and it's a gorgeous bag! It would be fun to try making it in leather.....
My email is [email protected]
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sent! You're going to love this pattern, I've made it about 5 times now, all my friends keep requesting them.
Would you please send it to me too? Please! I would really love to make one. Tia.
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Please would you send me a copy of the bag pattern too. My email address is [email protected]
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I hate to be a pest - but can you send it to me too? I was really disappointed when I missed this opportunity.
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Thank you very much Melissa!
I have passed the pattern along to all those who requested it.
can somebody post a picture of their bag whiel holding it? I am thinking of making it as I think I still have the download, but wnat to see the actual size of it first ...
------Like Miss Frizzle says "Take chances, make mistakes ..." isn't that what fitting is all about? I am happily taking chances and making mistakes as I fit muslin after muslin ...
Hi Lorna, my camera is broken but I have a picture which shows my Nairobi bag on a dress models size 12 ( which is not my size) here I enlarged the shoulder strap but the bag is the actual size.
Thanks, els! That is what I feared ... the bag a is a bit too big for my taste and body size. Guess I won't be making this one! Oh well ... I wil just have to go buy a different pattern from HP!
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This is the second time in two years that a DuPont researcher with ties to China has been involved in an alleged theft of trade secrets.
The suit, filed in late August in the Delaware Court of Chancery, accuses Hong Meng of breach of contract and misappropriation of trade secrets -- specifically research into a paper-thin computer display technology called an "organic light emitting diode" or OLED. ...


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I've been a big fan of Architecture in Helsinki for years now – going back to "Do The Whirlwind" – and they seem to only get better. This is the fantastic new video for "Contact High" the first release of the band's upcoming album Moment Bends (out May 2, 2011).
Contact High from Architecture in Helsinki on Vimeo.
This was the first song I heard on the way to work this morning and now it will be one of the last ones I hear today.
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First Known Use: 1786
noun \ˈdīm\
: a U.S. or Canadian coin that is worth 10 cents
Full Definition of DIME
a : a coin of the United States worth 1⁄10 dollarb : a petty sum of money
: a Canadian 10-cent piece
slang : a packet containing 10 dollars worth of an illicit drug (as marijuana) —called also dime bag
— a dime a dozen
: so plentiful or commonplace as to be of little esteem or slight value
— on a dime
: in a very small area <these cars can turn on a dime>
See dime defined for English-language learners
See dime defined for kids
Examples of DIME
- <the beauty of this deal is that all the extras won't cost you a dime>
Origin of DIME
Middle English, tenth part, tithe, from Anglo-French disme, dime, from Latin decima, from feminine of decimus tenth, from decem ten — more at ten
Related to DIME
- Synonyms
- chicken feed [slang], chump change, mite, hay, peanuts, pin money, pittance, shoestring, song, two cents
- Antonyms
- big buck(s), boodle, bundle, fortune, king's ransom, megabuck(s), mint, wad
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noun \ˈdīm\
Definition of DIME for Kids
: a United States coin worth ten cents
Word History of DIME
In earlier English, our name for a coin worth a tenth of a dollar meant simply "a tenth part" of something. This word was borrowed from medieval French dime or disme, with the same meaning. Dime, in turn, descends from Latin decima, a form of decimus, meaning "tenth."
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Day 7. The trip is officially over. We'll be waking in Honduras for the last time this morning. One last breakfast at the hotel. One last time leaving in the vans. Last hugs to our family here until next year.
It will be a long day of travel that somehow feels even longer than the days full of work we've had all week leading up to this day.
And one more guest post for you!
Megan is another blogger and real life friend, and I'm so happy she's here to post for me! I had the chance to meet Megan at BlogHer Food, too, and she is so warm and friendly! I hope you all swing by and check out her blog and possibly have the chance to chat with her in real life, too!
Hi, I'm Megan from What Megan's Making and I'm so excited to be guest posting over here on Bran Appetit! I had the opportunity to meet Brandi at BlogHer Food a few months ago and it was so fun to meet in person! As you would guess, she is just as sweet as she seems on her blog.
I'm sharing a really simple recipe with you today. I remember eating no-bake cookies growing up, and I still love them just as much as I did when I was a kid. They are so soft and fudgy and full of wonderful chocolate peanut butter flavor. Best of all, they are ridiculously easy to make. Just recently I started making them in bar form, which not only takes less time, but also results in a thicker fudgier cookie.
I made these cookies late one night when I remembered I had promised to bring treats into work the following day. I had no time to go to the grocery store, but thankfully these no-bake bars use common ingredients. I was able to throw them together in 10 minutes and they were a big hit with my coworkers. Next time you're pressed for time, or just need something chocolatey, give these no-bake bars a try!
No-Bake Bars
1/2 cup (1 stick) butter
1/4 cup Cocoa Powder
2 cups Sugar
½ cup Milk
3 cups Oats (Old Fashioned or Quick)
½ cups Creamy Peanut Butter
1 teaspoon Vanilla Extract
Line an 8×8 pan with waxed paper and set aside. In a large sauce pan, bring butter, cocoa, sugar, and milk to a hard boil, stirring frequently. Boil for a minute and a half, stirring constantly. Remove from heat and add oats, peanut butter, and vanilla. Mix well. Immediately transfer the mixture to the prepared pan, spreading to an even thickness. Allow to cool completely before cutting.
18 Responses to "No-Bake Bars"
These look very delicious and the no bake factor is crucial in this heat wave!
So simple but delicious! My kind of baking.
Perfect recipe! its great because its to hot out to bake anything… anddd so simple :) thanks!
Have a good trip back, Brandi!
Megan- these bars sound delicious!
I LOVED when my mom would make these. My brother and I would make ourselves absolutely sick by taking turns sneaking them out of the refrigerator when our mom wasn't looking. Aaaahhhhh good times… ha ha
Graet guest post! These look delicious!
Just a ?. Do you use unsweetened cocoa?. thanks, always enjoy your blog. have a wonderful day Dee
I love no bake cookies! I usually have a batch in my freezer to put in my sons lunch for school. What a great idea to make them into bars! I always try to sneak the thick ones, and keep them for myself!
PB no bake bars?! thats totally my style.
These are a third generation favorite! My mom used to make these when I was in Brownies, which was a LONG time ago!
These are my FAVORITE!! I love them!
Omg these were my favorite cookies growing up! I never thought of making them into bars instead. Great idea! Whenever I sign-up to do a cookie exchange I always bring "chocolate oatmeal no-bakes," but bars would be so much easier!
Love no bake bars…perfect for summer!
Girrrrrl, these look darn good!
Just made these and they haven't cooled down yet.. but still so yummy! Hehe. @ dolores urato, I used unsweetened cocao, the sugar makes up for it. :)
I've been looking for this recipe as I lost the original. We called them Mock Choc Squares. Really decadent but oh so good. ☕


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Celebrity Fashion News – 2014 SAG Awards
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If there is a "season" for award ceremonies, this is certainly it. Just as Thanksgiving flows into Christmas and New Years once the holidays start rolling, so is it that there is a run of red carpets as celebrities transition from one award ceremony to the next. As we move towards the "big daddy" of them all in five weeks, The Oscars, we have the opportunity to see both talent and fashion acknowledged at different events. This past weekend was the SAG Awards, which is particularly meaningful to actors and actresses because it is their peers, members of the Screen Actors Guild, who vote to acknowledge their excellence in film and television.
On the carpet this year at the SAG Awards, I found that the men had taken a backseat to the women when it came to fashion forwardness. They definitely leaned more toward classic and demure looks, rather than trendy. One example is Matt Damon and his wife Lucianna. Mat looks very 'business-like" in his Dolce and Gabbana muted stripe, charcoal suit with the straight tie and lace-up black oxfords. He is definitely outshined by his wife's silky, strapless ivory gown with the ruffled accents. What a gentleman he is for making sure that his lady is the center of the attention!
One tuxedo that did impress me was this navy blue one with the thin black lapel. The squared-off lapel bottom and frog-style button closure gives the suit an almost nehru look. The plain white dress shirt and black bow tie keep the focus on the front of the jacket, where it should be. Of course, the most noteworthy thing here is the blue color, which is something I'd expect more from a blazer from Stuarts London. It definitely works though!
In the ladies line-up on the red carpet of the SAG Awards two things ruled: strapless and color! Some shining examples are: Sandra Bullock showing off some leg in her emerald green, shimmery Lanvin gown with the side bow; Jennifer Lawrence looking fantastically "party-like" in this sleek black Dior gown with iridescent sequins; and Lupita Nyong looking like a Caribbean dream in her form-fitting, blue Gucci gown with the delicate floral neckline.
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Women's Fashion Advice – Primer On Lipstick!
For women's fashion.
Although New York Fashion Week might be over and Fall 2013 is months away, you can still take inspiration from the runway and incorporate it into your daily look. I'm talking about makeup, or specifically, lipstick. It's one of the easiest and most versatile products in your makeup stash to use and accessorize with. From hot pink lips at Dior to wine-stained lips at Vera, bold colors were in abundance, which gives you a lot of options to play with.
Of course, not all lipsticks are created equal. While I'll admit that it's possible to find drugstore dupes for high-end brands, investing in a good lipstick is the difference between a product that stays perfectly on your lips after coffee, or a product that fades and smudges within an hour or two.
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21. Cologne
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INFEASIBLE: Valentino's V Pour Homme
(From Sephora)
Ever consider using Beefeater gin as cologne? Wanna spend a lot more for something that smells just like it and for a fraction of the volume? Then V is your ticket to smelling like a drunkard.
Feasible: Dior's Fahrenheit 32
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Now this is the shit. Distinctive, aromatic, and certainly doesn't make your eyes tear. Tres sexy.
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Tamban is a barangay of the philippine municipality Governor Generoso in the province Davao Oriental in Davao Region which is part of the Mindanao group of islands.
Tamban belongs to the barangays of Municipality Governor Generoso which are in the outlying area.
Other barangays of Governor Generoso are:
Anitap, Crispin Dela Cruz, Don Aurelio Chicote, Lavigan, Luzon, Magdug, Manuel Roxas, Monserrat, Nangan, Oregon, Poblacion, Pundaguitan, Sergio Osmeña, Surop, Tagabebe, Tandang Sora, Tibanban, Tiblawan, Upper Tibanban


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The City Council played it safe Monday night, choosing a competent, careful insider to join them at the helm of Santa Rosa municipal government.
Robin Swinth was a natural choice for a group of council members who don't trust each other and were bending over backwards to prevent the other side from gaining an advantage. Even as they prepared to vote on the appointment, some council members jockeyed for last-minute position, insisting no votes should be revealed until all members had made their choices secretly.
As it turned out, Swinth was named on all six council members' ballots in each of three rounds of voting. In the end, she was chosen unanimously.
The 45-year-old Santa Rosa native and former Agilent engineer struck all of the right chords in her 15-minute presentation to the council, including:
A nod to the Chamber of Commerce crowd by saying that we need to make it easier to do business in Santa Rosa.
A nod to neighborhood groups by proclaiming that "neighborhoods should always be stakeholders" in council decision-making.
A nod to public employee unions by noting that city employees have "taken a huge hit" for the "benefit of the city," and that those sacrifices need to be acknowledged.
A nod to progressives by calling out the need for the city to "reach out to working poor families" to better include them in civic life.
A nod to the government wonks, by demonstrating a working knowledge of the city budget, including Measure P and Measure O.
Swinth's appointment is the product of a risk-averse council, whose members chose one of their own — she has served for nine years on the Planning Commission and Board of Public Utilities, the city's two most powerful boards after the council — rather than reaching outside of City Hall.


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Saydel showed why they are a force to be reckoned with in their Class 3A district tournament by limiting PCM's baseball squad to just two hits in a 6 – 0 win on Monday. The only two knocks for the Mustangs came from Nate VandeWall, who also drew two walks, and Alek Breckenridge. Saydel jumped all over pitcher Austin Brown early for all six of those runs, which came in the first two frames. PCM drops to 18 – 14, and Montezuma is next on their schedule for tomorrow.
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I don't like the taste of water! Adding Crystal Light only hurts my throat b/c of the Aspartame. I buy lemons and limes - just to throw them away b/c they are old. I add True Lemon to my water and I can't believe how easy it is to drink my 8 glasses of water! It works perfect for me!
every day take a shower with warm water at the end turn off the hot water and stayed under water of one minute with cold water over shoulder and back
water water water.. drink your water the pounds begin to melt!
taking a warm shower seems to keep me a little bit cooler when it is hot outside


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Archaeology Abroad, Council for British Archaeology: firstname.lastname@example.com, www.britarch.ac.uk. See website listing under "Fieldwork opportunities" for lists of projects for volunteers and professionals.
Global Work: InterAction's Guide to Volunteer, Internship and Fellowship Opportunities. 2004. $18 from InterAction, 202-667-8227, www.interaction.org (click on "Jobs".) Describes opportunities in the U.S. and abroad with over 70 major non-governmental organizations (NGOs) working in international relief and development. Most require professional skills, though some are open to students. Indexes for location and type of work. InterAction also offers NGO job listings via subscription.
How to Live Your Dream of Volunteering Overseas by Joseph Collins, Stefano DeZerega, and Zahara Heckscher. 2002. 467 pp. $17. Penguin-Putnam. This highly-recommended book (and its website), whose co-author Zahara Heckscher is an editor for Transitions Abroad, provides a comprehensive overview of volunteering abroad, including evaluations of over 100 volunteer organizations. Twelve chapters cover topics such as: Is Volunteering Overseas Right for You, Pros and Cons of the Peace Corps, Doing it Without a Program, Overcoming Financial Obstacles, How to Be an Effective International Volunteer, and Staying Involved When You Get Back.
International Directory of Voluntary Work by Victoria Pybus. 2005 (9th ed.). 319 pp. Vacation Work (U.K.). $19.95 from Globe Pequot: 888-249-7586, www.globepequot.com. Directory of over 700 agencies offering volunteer jobs and how to apply. Most comprehensive listing of volunteer opportunities in Britain and Europe of any directory, plus worldwide listings.
International Volunteer Programs Association (IVPA), www.volunteerinternational.org. Web site of this U.S.-based nonprofit association features a searchable database of volunteer-abroad programs. IVPA's members are encouraged to follow IVPA's principles (listed on the website) for good practice in volunteer-abroad programs.
International Workcamp Directory (SCI-IVS). Volunteer-abroad program listings available at www.sciint.org. Describes low-cost short-term volunteer options available through SCI-IVS in over 50 countries. Their website has links to many other volunteer organizations.
International Workcamper (VFP). Volunteer-abroad program listings available at www.vfp.org. The VFP International Workcamp Directory (290 pp.), available each April for $20 from VFP (or free on their website), describes over 3,000 low-cost short-term voluntary service placements in over 100 countries available through VFP.
Peace Corps Information Packet, The Peace Corps:www.peacecorps.gov. Peace Corps seeks individuals to serve as volunteers in overseas communities in the areas of education, small business development, the environment, health, youth development, and agriculture. Tour is 27 months with $8,000 readjustment allowance upon completion of service. Must be U.S. citizen, over 18, in good health, and have education and/or experience relevant to programs.
RESPONSE Directory of lay mission opportunities in the U.S. and abroad by the Catholic Volunteer Network; email@example.com, www.catholicvolunteernetwork.org.
Search online by type of placement, location, length of placement, whether married couples or parents with dependents are accepted, age requirements, etc. Network of nearly 200 Christian/Catholic volunteer programs.
South American Explorers Volunteer Opportunities. Database available to members of this nonprofit organization at www.saexplorers.org, 800-274-0568. Directory of volunteer possibilities with local and U.S.-based non-governmental organizations.
Volunteer Vacations: Short-Term Adventures That Will Benefit You and Others by Bill McMillon, Doug Cutchins, and Anne Geissinger. Describes over 250 organizations sponsoring projects in the U.S. and abroad. Indexed by cost, length of time, location, type of project, and season. Opportunities from 1 weekend to 6 weeks.


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At the London 2012 Olympic Sailing Competition, Australia's Women's Match Racing and 49er crews continue to lead after four days. Olivia Price, Nina Curtis and Lucinda Whitty kept their amazing run going, making it eight wins from eight starts in the Women's Match Racing competition, while Nathan Outteridge and Iain Jensen have opened up a 13 point lead in the 49er class. Tom Slingsby is second overall in the Lasers, just a point behind first.
Olivia Price, Nina Curtis and Lucinda Whitty (AUS) competing today, 01.08.12, in the Women's Match Racing (Elliott 6M) event in The London 2012 Olympic Sailing Competition.
Price, Curtis and Whitty scored wins against their Swedish and Dutch opponents on Wednesday and with just three races remaining in the round robin have secured Australia a position in the quarter-finals.
The Australian trio had a fight on their hands in both races, against the Swedes they came from behind on the final downwind to get the victory by the smallest of margins on the line.
'We rounded the top mark in a nice big hole but managed to get her on the downwind which was good,' said Curtis. 'We caught a couple of lengths with speed but then Lucinda picked a strong shift on the boat end with a bit of bias and it got us over the line.'
In the final race of the day the Australians defeated the Netherlands with the lead swapping a number of times throughout the race on the Nothe spectator course.
'We've done quite a bit of training against the Dutch and we knew it was going to be a tough race, we knew we had to keep making decisions, so we took each puff as it came and tried to consolidate on what we had,' said Price. 'There were a couple of penalties throughout it, one for a port-starboard incident and then one for a windward-leeward incident where she received both and then on the downwind she received another penalty when she was behind for pumping. We were expecting a fun and interesting race against them, it's always really tight racing.'
Nathan Outteridge and Iain Jensen continued their strong start in the 49er class, with a second and a first on Portland Harbour extending their overnight lead over their New Zealand opponents from nine to 13 points.
August 1, 2012 - Weymouth, England - 49er leaders Nathan Outteridge and Iain Jensen (AUS) in hot pursuit of the Gold Medal
'We came away with a two and a one today after good starts,' said Jensen. 'We got the first shift in both, didn't round the top mark first in either race but just ground away from there and waited for other boats to make a mistake.'
Outteridge said that the pair was well aware of the threat posed by Peter Burling and Blair Tuke who currently sit second.
'The Kiwis are sailing great, we were ahead of them in both races and made a good pass on them in the first race. They're sailing excellently, it's exactly what we expected,' said Outteridge. 'We've got to keep on our game because if we make a little slip up they're going to be right there to capitalise on it so we've just got to keep doing our thing. We're not really keeping an eye on any of the boats we're just making sure that we get to the top mark in the top five in every race and if we do that it shouldn't matter what everyone else does.'
Outteridge and Jensen had those on the water looking twice before racing with Outteridge sailing out wearing a pair of goggles and a snorkel, a gift from friends after their capsize on Tuesday.
'Last night at dinner we got given a snorkel and goggles and told that I had to put them on out there in case we had another swim so I wore it out to the start line,' said Outteridge. 'We're trying to keep it a bit light hearted, we like to have a joke about things like that.
Tom Slingsby went into the day four points clear of Cypriot Pavlos Kontides with Kontides having the better day to take the lead over Slingsby by one point.
Tom Slingsby (AUS) competing in the Men's One Person Dinghy (Laser) event in The London 2012 Olympic Sailing Competition.
Slingsby again was forced to fight back through the fleet in both races, from 22nd to ninth in race one and 10th to second in the final race of the day.
'It was a long day on the water again, hard work,' said Slingsby. 'I'm getting sick of trying to come back, we've got a day off tomorrow but when we're back into it I just want to get good starts and lead to every mark.
'Today in the first race when I was deep in the pack I thought back to yesterday and went, ok let's start the process again and come back,' he said. 'I didn't do it quite as well today as yesterday but it's good to know that the race isn't over and that I can pull back.'
Jessica Crisp had a tough day on the water in the RS:X women's class. The four-time Olympian didn't get off to a good start in either race, finishing with a pair of 17ths to be 14th overall.
'I seem to be scared of that start line and am having the worst starts of my career,' said Crisp. 'Tomorrow I'm winning the start, that's my one focus, I'm having a simple focus and we'll see what happens after that.'
Laser Radial sailor Krystal Weir had a mixed day on the water with a seventh and a 35th. Weir was back on the pace on Wednesday, evident with her race one result but in race two she missed a big wind shift on the first beat and paid for it, eventually finishing 35th and is 15th overall.
Brendan Casey and the Finn fleet had a lay day and will be back racing on Thursday. The 470 men's fleet hit the water for the first time tomorrow with Mathew Belcher and Malcolm Page out to defend Page's Beijing 2008 gold medal.
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Mortgage Bonds Rally as Fed Backstop Seen in QE3: Credit Markets
Relative yields on mortgage-backed securities that guide new loan rates fell to the lowest in five months as investors wager the Federal Reserve is on standby to expand its holdings if the U.S. economy or Europe's sovereign debt crisis worsens.
Yields on Fannie Mae's current-coupon, 30-year bonds ended last week at 94 basis points more than 10-year Treasuries, the narrowest since July 8, according to data compiled by Bloomberg. The spread widened to 105 basis points as of 2:53 p.m. in New York, after reaching 121 on Nov. 24.
The Fed is already bolstering the market, adding "dollar roll" trades this month that lower financing costs for investors, after starting in October to recycle proceeds from past investments in housing-related debt to help real estate escape its worst slump since the 1930s. While a smaller share of economists predict the central bank will add to its $1 trillion of holdings as the U.S. grows, bond buyers may benefit regardless, said Dwight Asset Management Co.'s Paul Norris.
"Let's say that something bad happens in Europe," said Norris, a senior money manager whose Burlington, Vermont-based firm oversees about $50 billion. "Initially mortgages may widen out a bit but what that would likely lead to is a really quick implementation of QE3," he said, referring to what would be the third round of Fed asset purchases called quantitative easing.
If the situation is reversed and "Europe gets its act together," benchmark interest rates would probably rise, benefiting mortgage-bonds spreads partly by reducing refinancing and the supply of new securities, Norris said.
Money managers are "overweight" on agency-mortgage bonds by the most in at least two years, JPMorgan Chase & Co. says.
Economists Forecast
While Federal Reserve Vice Chairman Janet Yellen, Governor Daniel Tarullo and Fed Bank of New York President William C. Dudley have signaled more mortgage-bond purchases are possible, economists say it's growing less likely.
About 49 percent surveyed by Bloomberg News see the Fed announcing next year additional debt buying, down from more than two-thirds before the central bank's November meeting. The Federal Open Market Committee said today the "economy has been expanding moderately," at the conclusion of its meeting in Washington, and refrained from taking new actions to lower borrowing costs.
Elsewhere in credit markets, U.S. interest-rate swap spreads widened for a third day after a report that German Chancellor Angela Merkel is rejecting an increase in the upper limit of funding for Europe's bailout mechanism. The cost to protect Morgan Stanley debt from losses tumbled after the bank reached a settlement with MBIA Inc. over credit-default swaps on commercial-mortgage bonds. Vivendi SA increased the interest margin on a planned 1 billion euro ($1.3 billion) credit line.
Credit Risk Measures
The difference between the two-year swap rate and the comparable-maturity Treasury note yield widened 2.46 basis points to 46.39 basis points as of 2:47 p.m. in New York, the most since Dec. 2.
The measure, which rises when investors favor government bonds, has expanded from 41.55 on Nov. 30, and gained as Reuters reported that Merkel has rejected raising the upper limit of funding for the European Stability Mechanism, the region's permanent bailout fund.
The Markit CDX North America Investment Grade Index, which investors use to hedge against losses on corporate debt or to speculate on creditworthiness, rose 0.7 basis point to a mid-price of 126.2, according to data provider CMA. The gauge has climbed from 79 on Feb. 8.
The Markit iTraxx Europe Index of 125 companies with investment-grade ratings dropped 1.5 to 184.25, according to JPMorgan at 11 a.m. in London.
MBIA Settlement
The indexes typically drop as investor confidence improves and rise as it deteriorates. Credit-default swaps pay the buyer face value if a borrower fails to meet its obligations, less the value of the defaulted debt. A basis point equals $1,000 annually on a contract protecting $10 million of debt.
Contracts tied to Morgan Stanley debt fell 22.8 basis points to 402 as of 11:31 a.m. in New York, according to data provider CMA, which is owned by CME Group Inc. and compiles prices quoted by dealers in the privately negotiated market.
MBIA will make a $1.1 billion cash payment to Morgan Stanley as part of the settlement, according to a person familiar with the agreement who asked not to be named because the amount hasn't been made public. Morgan Stanley will take a $1.2 billion loss this quarter related to the deal, the New York-based bank said today in a statement.
Vivendi Increases
Vivendi increased the interest margin to 85 basis points more than the euro interbank offered rate, according to two people with direct knowledge of the transaction. The Paris-based company agreed to lift the amount of interest and fees it pays after lenders rejected the 75 basis-point margin it initially proposed, the people said. The credit line will be for five years, with no extension options, the people said.
The Standard & Poor's/LSTA U.S. Leveraged Loan 100 index fell 0.3 cent to 90.39 cents on the dollar, the lowest level since Nov. 29. The measure, which tracks the 100 largest dollar-denominated first-lien leveraged loans, has declined from 90.83 on Dec. 6.
Leveraged loans and high-yield bonds are rated below Baa3 by Moody's and lower than BBB- by S&P.
In emerging markets, relative yields rose 3 basis points to 411, according to JPMorgan's EMBI Global index. The measure has ranged this year from 259 on Jan. 5 to 496 on Oct. 4.
Anticipated Transactions
The Fed, which under QE1 bought $1.25 trillion of mortgage securities and $172 billion of other agency debt through March 2010, has purchased a net $56.1 billion since October to offset prepayments and maturities, Bloomberg data show. The acquisitions are focused on the $5.3 trillion market of home-loan bonds guaranteed by government-supported Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac or U.S.-owned Ginnie Mae.
Anticipation of more transactions may be boosting demand among private investors. About 64 percent of money managers surveyed by JPMorgan are "overweight" agency mortgage securities, or holding a greater percentage than found in benchmark indexes, the highest since at least mid-2009, according to a Dec. 9 report by the New York-based bank.
Because of the potential for QE3, government-backed mortgage securities "offer that rare beast: positive exposure to event risk," Guy LeBas, chief fixed-income strategist at Janney Montgomery Scott LLC in Philadelphia, wrote in a Dec. 7 report. He recommended the bonds over other debt "within the interest rate sphere," such as Treasuries, in his 2012 outlook.
Primary Dealer Forecast
Chairman Ben S. Bernanke and his fellow policy makers will start another QE program next quarter, 16 of the 21 primary dealers of U.S. government securities that trade with the central bank said in a Bloomberg News survey last month. The Fed may buy about $545 billion in home-loan debt, based on the median of the firms that provided estimates.
A majority of 51 percent of the 41 economists polled by Bloomberg from Dec. 7 through Dec. 9 said the central bank will refrain from QE3. That contrasts with a survey before the Fed's November meeting that showed 69 percent forecasting the action. This month, 13 percent of the economists said they expect the move will be announced in January and 21 percent in March.
The likelihood has fallen after the unemployment rate declined to 8.6 percent from 9.1 percent, U.S. manufacturing expanded at the fastest pace in 5 months and vehicle sales climbed to their highest level in over 2 years.
'Significant Downside Risks'
Today's statement reiterated the warning at the Fed's two previous meetings that "Strains in global financial markets continue to pose significant downside risks to the economic outlook." Bernanke said last month that the sentence refers to the European debt crisis.
A program may include $700 billion of home-loan securities, Citigroup Inc. analysts said. That figure reflects how much would be needed to "tangibly influence" mortgage rates without disrupting functioning in the market, analysts Inger Daniels and Mayank Singhal wrote in the Dec. 9 report.
Tarullo, in an October speech, said additional mortgage-bond purchases should "move back up toward the top of the list of options" because "the aggregate-demand effect should be felt not just in new-home purchases, but also in the added purchasing power of existing homeowners who are able to refinance."
Dollar Rolls
Yellen said in a Nov. 29 speech that she sees "see a strong case for additional policies to foster more-rapid recovery in the housing sector." If the Fed opted to buy more bonds, "it might make sense" for much of those to consist of mortgage securities to boost the housing market, Dudley said Nov. 17.
During the week ended Dec. 7, the Fed engaged in $4.35 billion of paired purchases and sales of mortgage securities in different months for the first time since starting to reinvest in the market along with its "Operation Twist" for Treasuries.
Those so-called dollar rolls boosted mortgage bonds last week, JPMorgan analysts led by Matt Jozoff and Morgan Stanley analysts Vipul Jain, Janaki Rao and Zofia Koscielniak said. The implied cost of financing Fannie Mae 3.5 percent bonds, which had climbed in a few weeks from about 30 basis points to almost 50 basis points, retraced that advance, according to JPMorgan.
"Although funding markets in MBS have not shown significant signs of stress, financing rates have gone up in tandem with other funding rates, especially around year-end, and the Fed action helps alleviate some of those pressures," the Morgan Stanley analysts wrote in a Dec. 9 report.
Financing Rates
With dollar rolls, an investor seeking to borrow money enters into contracts to sell mortgage securities in any month and then buy similar bonds the following month; a lender would undertake the opposite trades. Investors entering into transactions for other reasons may be on either side of the contracts.
The transactions will "facilitate the settlement of our outstanding MBS purchases," Jonathan Freed, a New York Fed spokesman, said in a Dec. 6 e-mailed statement.
The Fed's use of the trades underscored the central bank's commitment to supporting the market, Dwight Asset's Norris said. "All of their speeches that I've read and all of the anecdotal evidence points to them being fully involved," he said.
While the central bank probably isn't ready to announce additional mortgage-bond buying, it may provide new aid to the market if it details changes to its so-called communication strategy in a way that reduces expected interest-rate volatility, he added. Higher forecasted volatility damages investors by increasing doubt about when the debt will be repaid as projected homeowner refinancing fluctuates and by boosting hedging costs.


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September 2,
- A student who participated in the Region I Mississippi Science
and Engineering Fair at The University of Southern Mississippi has
been selected as a semifinalist in the 2003 Discovery Channel Young
Scientist Challenge.
Brantley Hudson,
a fifth grader at Presbyterian Christian School, was one of 400
students chosen nationwide for the United States' premiere science
contest for students in grades five through eight.
Brantley was a fifth grader and was picked for the top 400 in the
nation gives you a good idea what kind of science endeavors we have
going in Mississippi," said Dr. Lawrence Bellipanni, a former
biology professor at Southern Miss and the acting secretary for
the International Science Fair Council.
Titled "Look
Who's Talking," Hudson's project explores cell-phone etiquette
and usage patterns.
The "Final
40" will be selected from the 400 semifinalists and will advance
to the DCYSC National Competition on Oct. 19-22 in Washington, D.C.
These finalists, who will be announced Sept. 17, will receive an
all-expense-paid trip to the nation's capital, where they will compete
for more than $100,000 worth of scholarships and special prizes
as well as for the title of "America's Top Young Scientists
of the Year."
The DCYSC will
test the "Final 40" in a range of innovative and complex
science challenges and will judge the students based on their science
ability, leadership, teamwork and effective communication skills.
The winner will be announced at an awards ceremony Wednesday, Oct.
"At a
time when science and technology play an increasingly critical role
in all our daily lives, there is an urgency to ensure we are nurturing
the next generation of young scientists," said Kyle O'Connor,
DCYSC program director. "Discovery Channel's contest responds
to this challenge by engaging middle school students and pushing
the limits of innovation and creativity in science, as demonstrated
by these 400 outstanding semifinalists."
The 400 students
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evenly split between boys and girls - 196 females and 204 males.
Students qualified
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state or regional science fair. DCYSC reviewed more than 1,950 entries
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Michigan's 36th District Court in Detroit. / Romain Blanquart/Detroit Free Press file photo
An attorney representing union employees at 36th District Court objected to a request from attorneys for the City of Detroit who want a bankruptcy judge to put a stay on claims against the court.
At its essence, the city is claiming that 36th District Court is or will be a creditor of the City of Detroit. Therefore, 36th District Court is itself entitled to the protections of the bankruptcy code and all of the litigation against it should cease. This argument is completely baseless, said Tracy Clark, an attorney for AFSCME Local 3308 and Local 917.
Clark argued in the court document filed today that the 36th District Court is not a department of the city, but its is part of state government and the obligation to fund the court originates with the state.
If the city cannot meet its obligation to fund its portion of the state court system, the obligation falls back upon the state, the filing said.
Lawyers for the city have argued claims against parties of the court are really claims against the city and asked U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Steven Rhodes to extend the stay because of its Chapter 9 bankruptcy filing.
They said last month if the Chapter 9 stay is not granted, the court would likely will suffer a disruption in operations that would be detrimental to the city and its residents.
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Almanzi Collection
The Hebrew collection was transformed into a significant scholarly resource in 1865, when 322 manuscripts were acquired from the library of the Italian bibliophile Giuseppe Almanzi (1801-1860). These extended from the 13th to the 16th centuries, and embraced all branches of Hebrew literature.
The Israelites leaving Egypt. The Golden Haggadah,Catalonia, ca.1300. [Add MS 27210, f.14v, detail] © The British Library.
From this remarkable legacy came:
- the Mahzor Vitry, in 2 volumes
- a Festival prayerbook, copied in France around the middle of the 13th century (Add 27200)
- the Lexicon of Menahem ben Saruk dated 1091 (Add 27214) (probably the oldest extant copy known), and
- the elegant Golden Haggadah (Add 27210), created in Catalonia at the beginning of the 14th century.


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brevelatte 6 years
My kitty so loves raw spinach.
LadyLiLa83 6 years
Awww!! My mom's cat loves Twinkies, but I get the similarity.
momma-tikita 6 years
captain pugwash? what a caute name and kitty! where was he when I was growing up and was forced to eat that!? he could have helped out a lot! :)
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captain pugwash? what a caute name and kitty! where was he when I was growing up and was forced to eat that!? he could have helped out a lot! :)
tweet-hotpants 6 years
that little kitten sounded like mogwai the gremlin. adorable!
flyingroo 6 years
Now THAT'S a healthy kitten! "And now mommy, I'm going to the treadmill, to do my 40 minutes cardio" :meow"
Phil 6 years
Why doesn't she just leave the kitten alone! Do they have any idea how difficult it is for the kitty to enjoy its broccoli suspended in the air?! This makes me want to cook something with broccoli tonight. I'm hungry.
TidalWave 6 years
Aw my cat looooves broccoli too!
Stupidasscat 6 years
I love that it sounds like hes saying num num num
otaku 6 years
eeeeek!! sooo cute!
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awww, how funny! my cat doesn't eat broccoli but sometimes she tries to eat plastic wrappers.. weirdo.
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Allegheny Valley YMCA getting back on its feet
Editor's note: The Valley News Dispatch is updating some of the stories that we covered in 2012. The series, "Whatever happened to ...?" will appear through the end of the year.
Two months after announcing it was in dire financial need, the Allegheny Valley YMCA is getting back on its feet.
"Things are a whole lot better," said Gerald DeMarco, the Allegheny Valley Y's executive director. "Our (fundraising) campaign was a tremendous success.
As of Dec, 20, DeMarco said the Y had received 127 gifts totaling nearly $34,300.
The fundraising campaign was needed because the Y was operating at a monthly shortfall of $7,000, DeMarco said. In October, officials were looking at year-end deficit of $57,000.
"I'm very happy to report this has helped put us in a much more stable financial situation," DeMarco said. "We needed to get flush with everything."
DeMarco said the fundraising campaign wasn't the only thing the Y did to get its financial situation under control.
"We had to make cuts to hours of operations, there were salary reductions, elimination of positions," he said.
The Y cut some programs that were underperforming, DeMarco said.
Part of the financial problem, DeMarco said, was caused from a number of unexpected repairs the Y had to make in the last year.
A new hot water tank cost $20,000, pool repairs set the nonprofit organization back $20,000, and the Y installed $21,000 worth of security cameras.
The cameras were installed late last year after a man walked around the facility wearing only a T-shirt, exposing himself to patrons, including a girls swim team.
DeMarco said that even though the Y is in a better place than it was two months ago, adjustments remain to be made.
"We (also must) look for ways to increase income," he said.
DeMarco said he and the Y are thankful for the public's support. "It's been tremendous," he said.
"As of now, 127 people have grabbed our hand and helped us get back on our feet."
R.A. Monti is a freelance writer for Trib Total Media.
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TRENTON — A South Jersey legislator wants to end participation fees for after-school clubs and athletics at districts statewide.
Assemblyman John Burzichelli this week proposed legislation to block the fees. Charging for extracurricular activities spoils the spirit of public education, he said.
I dont see public schools as the bad guys in all this. But they need to look elsewhere for efficiencies, said the Democratic assemblyman who represents residents of Cumberland, Gloucester and Salem counties.
Burzichelli also contends the fees circumvent the 2 percent tax levy cap by charging parents in addition to the normal school tax.
These are public schools, not private clubs, he added. New Jersey residents pay enough property taxes, which largely support our public schools. They expect their children to get all the benefits that come with a public education, including after-school activities.
Local school officials say otherwise, contending the need to impose fees started three years ago when state education aid was drastically cut.
The Cherry Hill school district, for example, has been charging students activity fees since the 2010-11 school year. Spokeswoman Susan Bastnagel said the district lost $12.8 million in state aid that year.
We cut approximately 100 positions, reduced capital expenditures and implemented a variety of cost-savings initiatives to make up for the loss in state aid, she said.
The district charges an annual high school fee of $80 per student, and the middle school fee is $70 per student. There is a $150 cap on families with multiple children in the district.
Generally speaking, parents have been supportive of the policy; they understand the constraints that state aid reductions and the 2 percent levy cap place on school districts, Bastnagel said. I believe theyd prefer to pay a modest fee if it helps to preserve the rich, diverse offering of activities available to our students.
Burzichelli, who first introduced the bill in 2010 with no success, said the fees create barriers in education.
Charging these fees is not only unfair to taxpayers, but also creates inequity among students, he noted. Not everyone can afford to pay these additional charges, which creates a distinction between the haves and the have-nots.
Most school districts allow families to appeal the fees on the grounds of financial hardship.
Others have cut the fees by half for students on the free or reduced-cost lunch program.
Washington Township Schools Superintendent Bob Goldschmidt said the revenue generated from fees allows his district to maintain programs, such as freshman sports, without cutting into the core educational mission.
This year, Washington Township will charge an annual fee of $50 for a student to participate in high school clubs and $150 for athletics. The family maximum is $250.
But the fees in no way cover the cost, Goldschmidt said. It is a very small percentage; we are talking a single-digit percentage.
Burzichelli likened the fees to trash pickup charges that municipalities are imposing on residents to dodge the 2 percent tax increase cap.
The next thing you know, schools are charging for advanced physics class, he observed. Everyone is feeling the pressure, but charging the students is not the answer.


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When not teaching at Pierce College near Tacoma Washington, I still travel in search of new Branchs as much as I can. I will spend all of July in Tulaben, Indonesia, giving three Nudibranch workshops.
I would like to invite you to send any photos of specimens you are having trouble ID'ing to The Guide and we'll give it the old college try.
Looking forward to hearing from you.
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Hey, last month I dived in Anilao, Philippines (Club Ocellaris) and, with the help of Alexis, found a bushel of slugs, may which I'm still scratching my noggin' over the IDs.
a. The first appears to have some extra-rhinophoral/branchial appendages so figure it's a type of Trapania. However, i don't see a match in the Indo-Pacific publication (great book by the way: http://seachallengers.com/index.cfm?catID=3&itemID=446). What is this guy?
b. No inkling as to this one. About 3/4 inch long.
c. When I saw this one, I took a perfunctory shot, thinking, ah, another Glossodoris cincta. But, on viewing the critter on my computer screen, somehow the coloration of the marginal lines seems odd. Still a G. cincta variation?
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Nice pics.
The first species is one of the many color variations of Kaloplocamus ramosa. As we mention in "Indo-Pacific Nudibranchs and Sea Slugs", this species needs closer examination to determine if some of the color variants aren't separate species.
The second is Dendrodoris coronata. The ridge in front of the gill resembles a crown, hence, the name "coronata."
The third is Glossodoris cincta.
Good show.
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