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A Publication of the Federal Geographic Data Committee March 1997
N E W S L E T T E RFGDC Announces the 1997 Framework Demonstration Projects Program The Federal Geographic Data Committee (FGDC) Framework Demonstration Projects Program (FDPP) provides resources to develop the National Spatial Data Infrastructure (NSDI) framework concept. Groups of agencies who are working together to coordinate geographic data collection, use, and access may apply. The framework proposes a basic information content, and the technical, operational, and business contexts by which a distributed, collaborative data collection and maintenance effort for the nation would operate. Framework data categories include geodetic control, digital orthoimagery, elevation, transportation, hydrography, governmental units, and cadastral data. Projects should broadly test a full range of framework technical and institutional aspects.
The FGDC will award up to seven cooperative agreements totaling $460,000, with funds for specific projects not to exceed $65,000.
The results of these projects will be the establishment of operational framework sites that will provide guidance on developing framework policies and practices, act as examples of applied framework for other implementers, and as starting points for future framework research and development. For additional information see the FGDC home page.
Application packages will be available March 7, 1997. Applications must be submitted by May 16, 1997. Awards will be announced in late July.
1997 Framework Demonstration Projects Program....
Requests for copies of the 1997 FDPP Announcement 1434-HQ-97-PA-00023 application package must be made in writing to:Tammy Fanning
U.S. Geological Survey
Office of Acquisition and Federal Assistance
Mail Stop 205B
12201 Sunrise Valley Drive
Reston, Virginia 20192
Requests may be faxed to (703) 648-7901. Completed applications must be returned by May 16, 1997. 1997 CCAP Application Period Closes... The 1997 Competitive Cooperative Agreements Program's (CCAP) application period closed March 7, 1997. Awards for NSDI partnership activities in clearinghouse, educational outreach, framework, metadata implementation, and standards development will be announced in late August, 1997. Watch the FGDC CCAP home page for results.
A New Program to Assess the Benefits of the NSDI...A new program sponsored by the FGDC will assess the value of the NSDI for decision making within geographic areas. Open to federal agencies in partnership with state, local, and tribal governments, academia, non-profit organizations and private companies, the NSDI Benefits Program will fund six or eight projects for fiscal year 1998 at a level not to exceed $40,000 for each project. Cost matching is required. The program seeks noteworthy projects that make use of geographic data to address specific problems or needs in a community and use NSDI services and related technologies to offer viable solutions and measurable outcomes. The issues addressed may be environmental, economic, social, or cultural. Program applications will be available mid-March. The program will close in May with awards to be announced in July. If you wish to receive a program announcement, please contact the Program Coordinator, NSDI Benefits Program, U.S. Geological Survey, 590 National Center, Reston, VA 20192, (703) 648-5971, fax: (703) 648-5755, e-mail: firstname.lastname@example.com. Watch the FGDC home page for more information.
Public Review of FGDC Standards Five standards, proposed for adoption by the FGDC, are now out for public review. The FGDC encourages all interested persons and organizations to comment on the content, completeness, and usability of these standards.
Soils Geographic Data Standard The overall objective of the Soil Geographic Data Standard is to standardize the names, definitions, ranges of values, and other characteristics of soil survey map attribute data developed by the National Cooperative Soil Survey (NCSS). The NCSS is composed of federal, state, and local government agencies who cooperatively develop the soil survey nationally. The proposed standard will be used by federal agencies to inventory, map, and report on the soil resources of the United States. The standard includes descriptions of the proposed data elements to be used when reporting and transferring data about soil map units for NCSS soil maps. The soil attribute data associated with soil maps include the physical and chemical properties of the soils, interpretative information, the arrangement of these soils into soil map units, and information about the soil map units. Public review closes April 1, 1997.
Spatial Data Transfer Standard (SDTS) Point Profile, Federal Geodetic Control Subcommittee.... As Part 6 of SDTS, FIPS 173, this standard contains specifications for a SDTS profile for use with geographic point data only, with the option to carry high precision coordinates, such as those required for geodetic network control points. This profile is a modification of Part 4, the Topological Vector Profile, and follows many of the conventions of that profile. The intent of the point profile is to specify standards for transfers of geographic point data describing real world features, such as high precision geodetic networks rather than data derived from map graphics. The profile does not include standards for transferring topological structures. Additional information may be obtained HERE. Public review closes April 1, 1997.
Geospatial Positioning Accuracy Standard: Part 1 Introduction
Standard for Digital Orthoimagery This standard defines the orthoimage theme of the digital geospatial data framework as envisioned by the Federal Geographic Data Committee. This standard will provide a common baseline for the description of digital orthoimages to facilitate data interchange. The standard describes procedures for quality control, testing, processing, accuracy and reporting standards for digital orthoimages and application information. The public review period of this standard closes July 25, 1997.
Standard for Digital Elevation Data The Digital Elevation Data standard defines the digital elevation theme of the digital geospatial data framework as envisioned by the Federal Geographic Data Committee. This standard will provide a common baseline for the description of digital elevation data to facilitate data interchange. The standard describes procedures for quality control, testing, processing, accuracy and reporting standards for digital elevation data and application information. The public review period closes July 25, 1997.
Requests for written copies of the above standards can be obtained by contacting the FGDC Secretariat.
Standards for Digital Orthoimagery and Digital Elevation Data may be downloaded from these respective Internet sites:
ftp://www.fgdc.gov/pub/standards/DigOrtho and ftp://www.fgdc.gov/pub/standards/DigElev.
Review comments may be mailed to the FGDC Secretariat. Please send one hardcopy version of the comments and a softcopy version, preferably on a 3.5x3.5 diskette in WordPerfect 5.0 or 6.0/6/1.
In addition, comments on the Content Standards for Digital Orthoimagery may be sent to the e-mail site: firstname.lastname@example.com.
Comments on the Content Standard for Digital Elevation Data may be sent to the 3-mail site: email@example.com.
Public Review for Revising the FGDC Metadata Standard The FGDC will be sponsoring a public review of the revised Content Standards for Digital Geospatial Metadata, also known as the "FGDC Metadata Standard." This standard was originally adopted by the FGDC in 1994. The purpose of the standard is to provide a common set of terminology and definitions for documentation related to data content, quality, condition, and other data characteristics. The FGDC is actively promoting metadata implementation throughout the geospatial data community. All Federal agencies are required to document their data using this standard. The intent of this public review is to ensure that the revised standard meets the needs and recognizes the views of State and local governments, academia, and the private sector.
The revision enhances the Standard in the areas listed below:
The goal of the proposed modifications is to make the FGDC Metadata Standard easier to use, while ensuring compatibility with metadata collected under the current Standard, and compatibility with the International Standards Organization (ISO) Metadata Standard now under development.
The public review period will begin shortly, and will last for 90 days. Requests for review materials should be directed to the FGDC Secretariat or may accessed at the FGDC home page. Review materials will include 1) a description of the public review process and scope of the Standard revision activity, 2) the current FGDC Metadata Standard, 3) the Draft Revised Standard, and 4) an explanation of the modifications to the current standard.
Reviewer comments will be accepted at a HyperNews site accessible at the FGDC home page, by e-mail at firstname.lastname@example.com or by mail to the FGDC Secretariat.
Watch the FGDC home page for more information.
The FGDC Adopts Two New National Data Standards The Classification of Wetlands and Deepwater Habitats...
Commonly know as the "Cowardin system," this standard provides specific ecological and hydrological information for the identification, classification, and mapping of wetlands in the United States and its territories. The purpose of the standard is to provide a system that allows communication about wetlands and their features in a national context. Using the standard will enhance the ability of all agencies and individuals to interpolate and extrapolate wetland resource data, wetland loss and gain data, and restoration efforts in the same semantic and ecological context.
The standard is intended for use in the acquisition of government data involving the extent, classification, and inventory of wetlands and deepwater habitats in the United States and its territories.
Adoption of the standard will not change the current status of National Wetlands Inventory maps produced by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Application of the standard is not regulatory. As the disclaimer on each NWI map states, "Federal, State, and local regulatory agencies with jurisdiction over wetlands may define and describe wetlands in a different manner than that used in this inventory. There is no attempt, in either the design or products of this inventory, to define the limits of proprietary jurisdiction of any Federal, State, or local government or to establish the geographical scope of the regulatory programs of government agencies."
Copies are for sale by the U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, D.C. Payment may be made by check, money order, or deposit account. The publication is available through the Library of Congress (QH76U5a79/31 [QH104] 574.5'0973s [574.5'2632] 79-607795. The Cowardin Classification System may also be accessed at the Internet website at: http://www.nwi.fws.gov.
The Cadastral Data Content Standard... In order to promote more effective use, sharing, and improved land records creation and management, the Subcommittee on Cadastral Data sponsored the development of the Cadastral Data Content Standard. This standard now adopted by the FGDC, describes a logical data model that provides common definitions for information found in public records, standardizes attribute values, and resolves discrepancies of the federal land record systems.Overview of FGDC Standards Development February 1997FGDC Endorsed Standards
Geologic Data Subcommittee Activity The Geologic Data Subcommittee has concluded the review of a USGS draft cartographic standard for geologic maps, and is revising it for submittal in 1997 as a FGDC draft standard. The Subcommittee is also coordinating with standards development activities conducted by several U.S. Geological Survey and Association of American State Geologists working groups. Some of these groups will be developing proposed standards (e.g., a geologic data model) that will be examined by the Subcommittee for consideration as proposed Federal standards. Further information can be found at the Subcommittee's new Web site at:
ISO/TC211 Meeting: Sydney, Australia
Of particular interest to the FGDC, at this time, is the ISO metadata standard, a work item under ISO Working Group 3, Geospatial Data Administration. The National Imagery and Mapping Agency (U.S. Department of Defense) provides the U.S. lead for this effort. The FGDC plans to adopt the IS standard when it becomes final in 1999. The FGDC will be organizing a long-term revision team to provide input to the ISO standard and review the ISO drafts to ensure U.S. needs are met. The long-term revision team will seek public comment on the FGDC Metadata Standard beginning in mid April 1997 for the purpose of developing the U.S. positions for the ISO Standard. Watch the FGDC home page for developments.
NSDI Clearinghouse Update Isite software that supports full FGDC metadata content has been released for general use. Isite is an integrated Internet publishing software package which includes a text indexer/search system and Z39.50 communication tools to access databases. The general Isite 2.0 release has now incorporated the FGDC metadata as an indexing option and will be supported by the Center for Networked Information Discovery and Retrieval (CNIDR). The Isite server and indexer software package now runs on a variety of UNIX hosts and will soon be made available for Windows NT users.
A prototype public HyperText Markup Language (HTML) and Java interface to the Clearinghouse was introduced in the fall of 1996 for users to query and access distributed metadata. The HTML interface was designed by CNIDR and the Java interface was developed by the Naval Research Laboratory Marine Environmental Library project to permit geographical and temporal query using maps and other visualization techniques.
These tools may be accessed at the Clearinghouse site of the FGDC home page.
Spotlight on New Cooperating Groups:
NACo and NSGIC Join in Partnership with the FGDC In response to requests from National Association of Counties (NACo) and the National States Geographic Information Council (NSGIC), on January 9, 1997 Hank Garie, President of NSGIC and Winifred Lyday, Director of NACo Information Technology Services, met with Mark Shaefer, Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Interior for Water and Science, and John Moeller and Kathy Covert of the FGDC Secretariat and worked out a plan to open FGDC Steering Committee and Coordination Group meetings to representatives of the two nationwide organizations. NACo and NSGIC members and representatives will play an active role in the spring Steering Committee meeting.
Four Organizations Are Recognized as New Partners in Building the NSDI Four organizations engaged in statewide geographic information coordination activities have recently been recognized by the FGDC as partners in building the NSDI.
The Kentucky Geographic Information Advisory Council was established in 1994 by the Kentucky general assembly. The council has proposed a statewide GIS base map to provide a common and consistent digital base map covering the entire state.
The Louisiana Geographic Information Systems Council was created by an act of the state's legislature in 1995. The council directs the activities of the Louisiana Geographic Information Center.
The Wisconsin State Cartographer's Office has been designated as the liaison to the FGDC on behalf of the Wisconsin Land Information Board, and the Wisconsin Initiative for Statewide Cooperation on Landscape Analysis and Data. The these geographic information coordination bodies in Wisconsin have joined together to link with the FGDC.
The Kansas GIS Policy Board was established in 1989 by executive directive and re-authorized in 1995 under executive order. The policy board established the Data Access and Support Center in 1991 to provide statewide data distribution and support services. The board also established a policy requiring all state agencies, boards, commissions, and regents' institutions to develop and maintain digital documentation of GIS databases in compliance with the FGDC Content Standards for Geospatial Metadata.
Directory of Cooperating Groups in Partnership with the Federal Geographic Data Committee The points of contact for each of the FGDC-recognized councils (cooperating groups) are listed below. These individuals are experienced in regional and statewide geographic information coordination. If you want to know more about the FGDC program to recognize organizations engaged in activities that build the NSDI--pick up the phone and ask a colleague for his or her views.
SDTS Activities The Spatial Data Transfer Standard (SDTS) is a mechanism for the transfer of spatial data between dissimilar computer systems. SDTS is a Federal Information Processing Standard (FIPS 173) and has been endorsed by the FGDC. The SDTS specifies exchange constructs, addressing formats, structure, and content for spatially referenced vector and raster (including gridded) data. A listing of commercial vendors currently offering SDTS encoding and decoding software is available through the SDTS home page
USGS Converting Holdings to SDTS...The U.S. Geological Survey, as the SDTS maintenance agency, is taking the lead in converting its digital cartographic data holdings to SDTS format. USGS data are available in SDTS format, on line, and free of charge, from the Sales Database at the EROS Data Center, Sioux Falls, SD at: ftp://edcftp.cr.usgs.gov/pub/data.
USGS data currently available in SDTS format includes:
1:2,000,000-scale Digital Line Graphs, (national coverage of hydrography, transportation, boundaries, Public Land Survey System and Man-made features) 1:100,000-scale Digital Line Graphs, (national coverage of hydrography, and transportation) 1:24,000-scale Digital Line Graphs, (all USGS category holdings)
USGS data scheduled for SDTS conversion:
7 1/2 - minute Digital Elevation Models, April release Digital Orthophoto Quadrangles beginning in June.
For SDTS information visit the SDTS Home Page at: http://mcmcweb.er.usgs.gov/sdts. Information in hardcopy can be obtained from this address: SDTS Task Force, USGS, 1400 Independence Rd, Rolla, MO 65401; or, by calling (573) 308-3543.
SDTS Workshop Announcement... If you are implementing or will implement SDTS, your participation in this workshop is critical. The American National Standards Institute (ANSI), the Federal Geographic Data Committee (FGDC) and the U.S. Geological Survey invite software developers and spatial data producers interested in implementing the SDTS to participate in a 4-day workshop. The workshop will focus on identifying and solving common problems associated with producing SDTS formatted data and writing software for users of SDTS data. This workshop is intended for managers and technical developers who need to generate data in SDTS, or to develop SDTS translation tools.
Workshop sessions will include; an in depth introduction to the standard, SDTS management, technical implementation issues, and breakout sessions on specific SDTS topics.
Workshop presenters are being sought from the vendor community with experience in SDTS translation software development and from organizations producing data in SDTS format.
When: September 15-18, 1997 Where: University of Missouri Centennial Hall Rolla, Missouri
Submission Deadline: April 20, 1997 Registration Fee: $25
Submission Information: Presentation abstract (<200 words) Company name & address Name & title of presenter Send To: SDTS Workshop Committee
For more information contact firstname.lastname@example.com, the SDTS Task force at (573) 308-3543.
To Contact the FGDC: The FGDC Newsletter describes activities of the geospatial data community and the National Spatial Data Infrastructure. Subscriptions are free of charge. Correspondence or contributions may be directed to the FGDC Secretariat as indicated below:
FGDC Secretariat Contact Information Mailing Address:
Federal Geographic Data Committee Secretariat,
Voice: (703) 648-5514
FGDC home page URL: http://www.fgdc.gov Questions and requests via E-mail at bottom of FGDC home page.
FGDC Publications To subscribe to the newsletter or request the FGDC's publication list, please complete the information below and return it to the FGDC Secretariat by facsimile or mail. If your mailing address, phone/fax, or E-mail has changed recently, please let us know (be sure to include your old mailing label).
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Upcoming Conferences 1997
Mar 23-26 AM/FM International Conference Nashville, TN
FGDC sessions & workshops: NSDI - general session, Ch - Clearinghouse, Md - Metadata, Fw - Framework, & Std - Standards. FGDC sessions subject to change. For more information on conferences please contact the FGDC Secretariat at (703) 648-5514.


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Describes how to identify trophic levels in a food chain or food web.
Link will take you to an automatic download of a .doc file. Lesson contains an "interest approach" along with direct instructions that addresses 3 objectives, discussion questions and activities. Extended lab and evaluation are included.
A list of student-submitted discussion questions for Trophic Levels.
To stimulate the critical thinking skills required to assess the validity of statements about the key concept using an Agree/Disagree Table.
To use a memory aid to help students remember ordered events or sequences using Mnemonics.
Covers plants endemic to Antarctica, their relationship to fossilized penguin guano, and the effects of climate change on them. Illustrates the importance of bottom up forces in establishing ecosystems.
Covers attempts to back breed aurochs through the use of genetics and back breeding. Looks at efforts to restore wild areas of Europe by reintroducing the historical herbivore of the ecosystem.
Covers invertebrates and how they act on a slower time scale than other animals. Seeks to get students to consider how other animals perceive the world and how this can inform studies of all animals.
This study guide introduces ecology and looks at how organisms interact with the environment. It also reviews ecosystems, food chains, food webs, and trophic levels.
These flashcards help you study important terms and vocabulary from Trophic Levels.

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Derek Jeter (ankle) will begin a rehab assignment with Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre on Saturday.
Adrian Gonzalez went 2-for-4 and drove home three runs on Sunday night as the Dodgers defeated the Mets 4-2 in New York.
Carlos Correa hit a pinch-hit three-run shot in the top of the 13th inning as the Astros beat the Angels 8-6 on Sunday afternoon in Anaheim.
Rich Hill was diagnosed with a mild groin strain after leaving Sunday's start against the Tigers.
Archie Bradley pitched into the eighth inning Sunday in the Diamondbacks' 6-3 defeat of the Padres.
Mitch Moreland slugged a three-run homer Sunday in the Rangers' 6-2 victory against the Pirates.
David Wright (neck) is not in the Mets starting lineup on Sunday.
John Lackey hurled seven innings of one-run ball Sunday in the Cubs' 7-2 win over the Phillies.
Jayson Werth launched a pinch-hit grand slam in Sunday's 10-2 win over the Cardinals.
Stephen Strasburg bumped his record to 9-0 in Sunday's 10-2 win over the Cardinals, allowing one run on six hits over six innings.
Jake Odorizzi surrendered a two-run home run to Starlin Castro in Sunday's 2-1 loss to the Yankees, the only hit he allowed over seven innings.
ESPN's Buster Olney reports that Hyun-Jin Ryu (shoulder) felt sore after his last rehab start and is "backing off his planned assignments."


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Cold Bats Doom Iowa State at UNI
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After both Katie Johnson and UNI's Jamie Fisher threw perfect first innings, ISU recorded the first hit of the game in the top of the second as Sara Davison recorded a line drive single over the shortstop.
UNI made a bigger statement with its first hit of the game as Rikki Alcaraz, with a helping hand from a prevailing wind, cleared the wall in left field to move the Panthers ahead 1-0.
UNI Begins to Pull Away
Samantha Olson led off the bottom of the third with a single, one of her three hits on the day. Two batters later, Olson stole second base, one of her three steals on the day. The next pitch after the steal, Caitlin Wnek hit a home run to center field to move UNI ahead 3-0.
Wnek made it 4-0 Panthers in the bottom of the fifth as she hit a double down the line off Paris Imholz that brought Olson home. UNI would load the bases, but was unable to add on to its total at that point.
Iowa State's Offense Starts Up Again
The Iowa State offense's cold streak was temporarily stopped in the top of the sixth as Jorden Spendlove led off the inning with a double to the gap in left-center. Maddie Reese bunted Spendlove over to third, but Brittany Gomez and Sarah Hawryluk could not get the ball out of the infield and UNI got out of the inning with its shuout in tact.
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September 11, 2014
We have several images of the week this week! And they all come from the beautiful design for the new maths gallery that will open at the Science Museum in London in 2016. The first is the inspiration that Zaha Hadid Architects used for the layout of the gallery. It's the turbulence field of an aircraft which captures how the air moves around it. This is mathematically described by the Navier Stokes equations, which apply in many different situations, from modelling the weather to understanding how blood flows. (You can read more about the Navier Stokes equations in Universal pictures and turbulence in Understanding turbulence.)
A top view of the turbulence field around the Handley Page aircraft, one of the main exhibits in the new maths gallery (Image courtesy of Zaha Hadid Architects)
The Handley Page Gugnunc in flight
The plane that will hang in the centre of the gallery is a Handley Page Gugnuncs. This experimental plane was designed for the Guggenheim Safe Aircraft competition in 1929 which aimed to find planes that could fly safely at slow speeds and with short takeoffs. The research beind the plane profoundly advanced aviation technology and understanding at the very beginnings of civilian air travel. (You can read two brilliant articles from the 1930s about the competition and the aircraft itself.)Behind the plane are three minimal surfaces (surfaces with the smallest possible area that satisfy some constraints) that are based on the shapes of the vortices in the turbulence created behind the plane in flight. The equation defining these
The design or the Handley Page exhibit in the new maths gallery
is a complicated looking combination of familiar sine functions that is governed by six different parameters. By varying the values of these parameters, the , the surface bends and twists producing a whole family of different shapes. Some of these will be created will be created in physical form to provide the support display cases used throughout the galleries. You can play with these surfaces yourself or just watch their creation in the video below.
It is thrilling to see such a striking, beautiful and mathematical design for the gallery. But of course the real strength will be the exhibits themselves. These will span 400 years of science and mathematics with objects ranging from hand-held mathematical instruments from the renaissance to modern technology. We all know that maths is the language of the universe and we can't wait to see what stories we'll find in the new maths gallery when it opens in 2016.
You can find out more about the gallery at the Science Museum
September 9, 2014
Cambridge solar physicist Helen Mason with South African students during her 2005 trip to AIMSSEC.
Later this month you get a chance to enjoy beautiful music twice as much as normal: not only will you hear the wonderful voices of the Adventist Vocal Ensemble, you will also also be helping to empower disadvantaged children in Africa through the power of maths education.
The African Institute for Mathematical Sciences Schools Enrichment Centre (AIMSSEC) founded in 2003, is a not-for-profit organisation empowering teachers to make an important difference to the educational opportunities of many thousands of South African children, and also to train other teachers. Experts from universities across the world, work as unpaid volunteers, with the African staff, to give professional development courses for mathematics teachers, subject advisers and field trainers working in disadvantaged rural and township communities, improving their subject knowledge and teaching skills and providing resources. AIMSSEC's work extends to other African countries and continues to grow and expand in the interest of sustainable improvement of education in Africa.
The concert, Rise Up for Africa, will raise funds for bursaries for some of the many hundreds of teachers in disadvantaged communities who are keen to attend the courses, yet have no funding to do so. AIMSSEC have raised enough funds for 7 teachers to attend the courses so far and their objective is that the Rise Up for Africa Benefit Concert will enable another 20 teachers to attend by raising £10,000.
Rise Up for Africa is at 7pm Saturday 27 September at All Saints Haggerston Church Hackney, London E8 4EP. You can find out more information and book your tickets here.
September 5, 2014
Image by Michael G. Devereux.
This week's striking image is a long exposure photograph of a double pendulum by Michael G. Devereux. Double pendulums provide a striking physical illustration of chaotic behaviour, captured in this image by attaching LEDs to each part of the pendulum. You can read more about chaotic behaviour in this and other systems in Finding order in chaos.
The picture is one of the images that appear in the book 50 visions of mathematics, which celebrates the 50th anniversary of the Institute of Mathematics and its Applications.
You can see previous images of the week here.
September 4, 2014
Adding fractions is probably the first difficult bit of maths we come across at school. For example, to work out you first need to figure out that the lowest common multiple of 6 and 10 is 30, and that in order to get 30 in the denominator of both fractions you need to multiply the numerator 5 by 5 and the numerator 7 by 3. This gives
You then need to get rid of the common factors of 46 and 30, giving the final result which bears no resemblance whatsoever to the original two fractions. Doing this as a ten-year-old who has never seen it before is pretty tough.
Here is an alternative recipe that always works and doesn't involve faffing around with lowest common denominators. Writing "top" for numerator and "bottom" for denominator, the idea is to do:
(top left x bottom right + top right x bottom left) / (bottom left x bottom right).
Applied to our example this gives:
The difference to the standard way of adding fractions is that you are not bothered with finding the lowest common denominator. You simply use the product of the two denominators as a common denominator. Then, in order to bring both fractions on that common denominator you only need to multiply the numerator of each by the denominator of the other. Easy!
Apparently this is how Vedic mathematicians in ancient India added up fractions. If you happen to speak German, you can also explore this method in musical form in this maths rap by DorFuchs. And even if you don't speak German, it's cute!
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August 29, 2014
Image by Ole Myrtroeen and Gary Hunt.
This vortex looks so friendly, we made it our image of the week! It was formed in a physical experiment in which a saline solution (stained blue) was ejected upwards into a still fresh-water environment. The image was produced by Ole Myrtroeen and Gary Hunt, University of Cambridge, and appeared on the cover of vol. 657 of Journal of Fluid Mechanics, © Cambridge University Press.
The picture is one of the images that appear in the book 50 visions of mathematics, which celebrates the 50th anniversary of the Institute of Mathematics and its Applications.
You can see previous images of the week here.
August 27, 2014
From intelligent machines and animal emotions to phones that can detect illness — find out how mathematics shapes our world!


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(USA TODAY) Tamerlan Tsarnaev, the 26-year-old identified by police as the dead Boston bombing suspect, called his uncle Thursday night and asked for forgiveness, the uncle said.
Alvi Tsarnaev told The (Westchester County, N.Y.) Journal News that his nephew phoned him Thursday night for the first time in about two years.
The call came at 7 p.m., just a couple of hours before Tamerlan was shot dead.
"He said, 'I love you and forgive me,' " said Alvi Tsarnaev, who lives in Montgomery Village, Md.
"We were not talking for a long time because there were some problems," he said, without elaborating. "We were not happy with each other."
They spoke for about five minutes, he said. Tamerlan, who is Muslim, started out by saying, "Salam Aleikum," an Arabic greeting meaning "peace on you." He then praised his uncle for keeping up with his Muslim prayers.
They talked about family. He said Tamerlan has relatives in the United States and his father is in Russia.
"I told him I was praying to Allah, not drinking, not smoking, and he told me he was happy," he said. "He was asking, 'Did you pay your mortgage?' I told him I was trying to pay. I asked him what he was doing. He said, 'I fix cars, I got married, got a baby.' "
Police have identified Tamerlan Tsarnaev as the dead Boston bombing suspect. He was killed in a dramatic firefight with police in nearby Watertown, Mass.
A manhunt is underway for Tamerlan's brother, Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, 19.
The brothers had been living together on Norfolk Street in Cambridge. Another uncle, Ruslan Tsarni, also of Montgomery Village, Md., told the Associated Press that the men lived together near Boston and have been in the United States for about a decade. They came from the Russian region near Chechnya, which has been plagued by an Islamist insurgency stemming from separatist wars.
Tamerlan attended Bunker Hill Community College as a part-time student for three semesters: Fall 2006, Spring 2007, and Fall 2008. He was in the Accounting program.
He was a competitive boxer for a club named Team Lowell and took a semester off from school to train for the National Golden Gloves competition in Salt Lake City, according to a photo essay titled "Will Box for Passport."
In 2010, Tamerlan beat Southern New England's Brian Daniels in the heavyweight title bout. Tsarnaev also received the prestigious Rocky Marciano Trophy given to the New England heavyweight champ, the Lowell Sun reported.
In the photo essay, Tamerlan says: "I don't have a single American friend, I don't understand them."
According to the website spotcrime.com, Tamerlan was arrested for domestic violence in July 2009 after assaulting his girlfriend.
Alvi Tsarnaev learned that his nephew was a suspect, shot dead, only from news coverage Friday morning.
"Killing innocent people, I cannot forgive that," he said. "It's crazy. I don't believe it now even. How can I forgive this?"
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New expansion follows Kerrigan through vengeance-fueled campaign, adds deadly new multiplayer units, and introduces several new features for players of all skill levels
IRVINE, Calif.—March 12, 2013—Hail to the Queen of Blades! Blizzard Entertainment, Inc. today set off a global zerg invasion with the launch of StarCraft® II: Heart of the Swarm™, the next chapter in the epic saga of StarCraft® II. Kerrigan has arrived, and with the help of her brood, she aims to take down Arcturus Mengsk once and for all.
Players can now purchase Heart of the Swarm in retail stores throughout the U.S., Canada, Europe, Russia, South Korea, Australia, New Zealand, Southeast Asia, Mexico, Chile, Brazil, Taiwan, Hong Kong, and Macau, as well as digitally via the game's official website (www.StarCraft2.com). Release plans for mainland China will be announced at a later date.
"Heart of the Swarm enhances every aspect of StarCraft II," said Mike Morhaime, CEO and cofounder of Blizzard Entertainment. "In addition to Kerrigan's campaign and the new multiplayer units and maps, we think players will really enjoy the new online elements and new features that make StarCraft II more fun and easier to learn than ever before."
Standard, Collector's, and Digital Deluxe Editions
StarCraft II: Heart of the Swarm is now available at retailers nationwide on DVD-ROM for Windows® XP/Windows Vista®/Windows® 7/Windows® 8 and Macintosh® (suggested retail price $39.99). The expansion can also be purchased directly from Blizzard at www.StarCraft2.com for $39.99. In addition, Blizzard is offering a retail-exclusive Collector's Edition of Heart of the Swarm loaded with digital and physical bonus items, available at select retail stores for a suggested retail price of $79.99.
Players also have the option to purchase a Digital Deluxe version of the expansion, which includes all of the digital items from the Collector's Edition, directly from Blizzard via www.StarCraft2.com for $59.99. Anyone who purchases the standard edition digitally or at retail can upgrade to the Digital Deluxe version at any time (for as long as the standalone Digital Deluxe version remains available) for an additional $20.
The Digital Deluxe version of Heart of the Swarm includes a full digital copy of the expansion along with the following in-game bonus items:
The retail-exclusive Collector's Edition of Heart of the Swarm includes the full version of the game on DVD-ROM and contains the following exclusive bonus items, in addition to the content from the Digital Deluxe version:
Heart of the Swarm Game Features
Heart of the Swarm picks up the story where StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty® left off, focusing on Kerrigan's quest to reunite the Swarm and exact revenge on Arcturus Mengsk. Over the course of 20 campaign missions, players will follow Kerrigan as she sweeps across the galaxy, incorporating a variety of distinctive zerg species into her brood. Kerrigan will grow in strength from mission to mission, and players will be able to customize her with powerful new abilities, as well as evolve various zerg strains into fearsome new subspecies to suit their play style.
New weapons of war also debut in Heart of the Swarm's multiplayer, including new units such as Terran Hellbats, Zerg Swarm Hosts, and Protoss Tempests, while certain existing units from Wings of Liberty will be updated with new capabilities. In addition, several new features will enhance the game experience, including group and clan systems; training and versus-A.I. modes, to help new players transition from the campaign into multiplayer; unranked matchmaking; Global Play, enabling players to battle others in different regions around the world; additional stat tracking; user interface improvements; an enhanced physics system, for more visceral-looking battles; "Watch With Others" and "Take Command," to watch replays with friends as well as jump in and assume control at any point; a leveling system that gives Heart of the Swarm players a new way to earn customization options for their online profiles; and much more.
To celebrate the arrival of Heart of the Swarm and follow the global zerg infestation, Blizzard cohosted a special day-long launch broadcast with noted eSports personality and commentator Sean "Day[9]" Plott, in conjunction with Twitch.tv. Players who missed out on the live broadcast can travel back in time by watching archived video of the event at www.Twitch.tv/StarCraft.
Learn more about StarCraft II: Heart of the Swarm at www.StarCraft2.com. With multiple games in development, Blizzard Entertainment has numerous positions currently open—visit http://jobs.blizzard.com for more information and to learn how to apply.
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The tonsils are glands in the back of the throat. A tonsillectomy is the surgical removal of the tonsils.
Tonsillectomy is most often done when other nonsurgical treatments have not worked for:
Complications are rare, but no procedure is completely free of risk. If you are planning to have a tonsillectomy, your doctor will review a list of possible complications, which may include:
Factors that may increase the risk of complications include:
Be sure to discuss these risks with your doctor before your tonsillectomy.
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Leading up to your procedure:
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is most commonly used. You will be asleep for the procedure. If necessary, the surgery can also be done with sedation and local anesthesia.
The anesthesia will be given through an IV or by a mask. The doctor will grasp each tonsil with a special tool. The tonsils will then be cut away from the surrounding tissues and removed. The tonsils may be cut out with a scalpel or hot knife. An electrical current or clamps and ties will be used to stop bleeding at the site.
About 20-60 minutes
Anesthesia prevents pain during the procedure. After the procedure, you will find it difficult to swallow due to throat pain. You may also experience ear pain.
Your doctor will either give you pain medication or recommend over-the-counter products to relieve pain.
This procedure is most often done in a hospital setting. It may be possible to leave the hospital on the day of the procedure. Some patients may need to stay in the hospital for up to two days. Talk to your doctor about what is right for you.
When you return home, take the following steps to help ensure a smooth recovery:
After you leave the hospital, contact your doctor if any of the following occur:
In case of an emergency, call for medical help right away.
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Fact sheet: tonsils and adenoids postop. The American Academy of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery website. Available at:
http://www.entnet.org/HealthInformation/tonsilsAdenoidsPostop.cfm. Updated January 2011. Accessed July 23, 2013.
Tonsils and tonsillectomies. KidsHealth from Nemours website. Available at:
http://kidshealth.org/parent/medical/ears/tonsil.html. Updated May 2013. Accessed July 23, 2013.
4/16/2009 DynaMed's Systematic Literature Surveillance
http://dynamed.ebscohost.com/about/about-us: Burton MJ, Glasziou PP. Tonsillectomy or adeno-tonsillectomy versus non-surgical treatment for chronic/recurrent acute tonsillitis.
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Last season the Patriots were one of the youngest teams in the NFL. With each free agent we lose to other teams, the Patriots have decided to sign older players to replace the lost free agents. The Patriots have also signed other free agents from other teams who have played more than 10 years in the league.
Are the majority of these free agent signings just practice bodies? Who needs a Strong Safety who has played 13 years in the league?


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Marquis 42 SportbridgeBy Capt. Bill Pike
Edgy, Edgy, Edgy
Marquis' 420 sport bridge offers rad styling, pod propulsion, and all-American construction.
There are plenty of skippers who are seriously into making a statement every time they bring a boat into a marina, especially when it's a marina they've never visited before. The statements vary, of course. A Grand Banks owner like myself, for example, loves showing off his classical, down east sensibility. Others enjoy announcing their sentiments with swoopier, more modern themes from builders like Cruisers, Regal, and Sea Ray. And then there are those who go in for full-bore, head-snapping edginess.
It's this latter bunch the Marquis 420 Sport Bridge was designed for, I'd say. Compliments of Nuvolari-Lenard, a naval architectural firm based in Venice, Italy, her exterior styling is totally and absolutely "rad," as they say, boasting a complicated mix of straight and curved style lines that engenders pure exoticism, particularly in profile. More to the point, her sheer is virtually straight, breaking upwards before diving aft, and raffishly aquiline at the bow. And stacked atop that sheer, there's a striking array of dark, arched windows and windshield panels, a jauntily swept-back superstructure, and surmounting everything, a venturi windshield in two parts, both angled aggressively forward and supported by stainless steel rails.
"Wild-lookin' boat," I told Darren Matthews of Singleton Marine Group, Marquis' dealership on Lake Lanier, a vast, pine-studded reservoir in northern Georgia. We were both standing at the stern of the 420, grateful for the shade her big, open-sided house offered us. It was July, mid-morning, and temperatures were already on the rise as we jumped aboard.
The boat's interior was just as striking as her exterior. Bright and inviting due to both an assortment of wraparound windows and a hinged, safety-glass door in the back bulkhead, the saloon seemed to capture the essence of modern residential eurostyle. It featured crisp, baseball-stitched upholstery with contrasting brown ultraleather and white ultrasuede surfaces (undeniably chic but perhaps a tad tough to keep clean long-term) and an overall appearance that promised comfort with Lamborghini-like flair. Indeed, the standard lower-helm station, just forward of the dinette and to starboard, had an automotive feel to it, complete with a three-spoke, race-type wheel, a black, leather-trimmed dashboard, and a seat I could electrically adjust every which way but loose.
The galley continued the theme. Opposite the helm station, it both augmented and domesticated the ambiance there, offering metal-flake solid-surface countertops, sculpted stainless steel fiddles, and a matching set of metallic-gray cabinet fascias, in addition to a full complement of stainless steel appliances.
Although the two-stateroom, one-head layout below was fairly conventional in comparison with arrangements topside, the panels and fabrics were precisely selected to ensure a coordinated, albeit avant-garde, appearance. Especially practical, by the way, were the pillow-top innerspring mattresses both on the island berth up forward in the master and on the two side-by-side berths in the guest stateroom on the starboard side. Nothing beats a decent night's sleep, whether on the water or off.
A hot boat deserves a hot testing venue, I always say. So, in keeping with the gist of this trusty apothegm, I managed to sea trial our 420 that very afternoon with the thermometer pushing 100F, nary a breath of air nor a ripple to be seen anywhere.
One thing stood out from the onset. While the 420 is oh-so-Italian in terms of styling and design, her essence is purely and undeniably American, the end product of processes that the boatbuilding folks in Pulaski, Wisconsin, have been honing for decades. Performance was the biggest indicator of this. With her twin 435-mhp Volvo Penta IPS600s throttled up to full chat, our test boat ran like she'd been sent for, producing an average top hop of 37.8 mph and sweeping through a series of thrillingly tight, crisply banked turns with resolute composure. At one point I estimated the tactical diameter of one of these turns to be no more than two boat lengths and attributed such sprightliness to an expertly balanced longitudinal center of gravity (running attitudes were optimum throughout the rpm register) and the extremes of articulation that pod-type drive units are typically capable of.
While sightlines at the lower helm station were a tad limited when looking forward, mostly due to the thickness of the test boat's window and windshield mullions, the dash was easily readable, and both Matthews and I totally—and I do mean totally—appreciated the 38,000-Btu Cruisair air-conditioning system onboard, which did its job with frosty gusto. Topside, visibility at the helm was 360-degrees-excellent, the dash was easily readable as well, and conditions, while certainly not cool in the meteorological sense, were still quite enjoyable, especially at full throttle.
I had only two problems. First, the Awlcraft 2000-top-coated welded-aluminum radar arch behind the helm was too low to keep my head below the radiation a scanner would emit. Certainly, a skipper could nix the issue by going with the lower station during periods of poor visibility, but that would restrict sight lines and presumably cut back on overall radar usage. Why not raise the arch? And second, I noticed our 420's running lights were mounted at deck level, on the bow, in close proximity. I'd like them mounted higher, on either side of the flying-bridge cowling, making them easier to spot at night.
Dockside maneuverability was excellent. Backing the 420 into her slip using the IPS joystick on the bridge was a cinch, not only due to the glories of pod-type propulsion but also to the positioning of the joystick itself. As a right-hander, I could simply rise from the helm seat, face aft (with my butt against the steering wheel) and use my most dexterous digits in complete comfort. A southpaw could have enjoyed the same thing, merely by standing on the other side of the control.
One more detail's worth mentioning. Before departing Singleton Marine Group's lovely facility, I spent a half hour or so examining the engine room. Crisply painted bilges; diamond-plated walkways; tinned-copper wiring loomed into precisely labeled, color-coded harnesses; ancillaries from mainstream companies like Glendinning, Marinco, Charles Industries, Deka, and Parker Racor—everything I saw was all-American, all the way.
"The machinery spaces are as conventional as mom and applie pie," I told Matthews as I climbed sweatily out, "But styling-wise? This baby's edgy—and I mean edgy, edgy, edgy!"
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Des and guests review the weekend's GAA action. (Worldwide)
Joe Brolly has strongly criticised Kieran McGeeney following Armagh's eight-point Ulster SFC defeat to Cavan today,
The Sunday Game panel on Offaly's first Leinster SFC win in nine years.
Fermanagh manager admitted it was a case of the good, the bad and the ugly in Fermanagh's Ulster SFC defeat of Antr
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Identify key leadership criteria: It's essential that an organization know what skills and competencies it needs to succeed. No one group, including HR, can identify all these traits. As a result, successful organizations usually rely on focus groups and task forces to better understand core competencies and personnel requirements.
Find future leaders and motivate them: An enterprise must have a system in place for finding star employees and ensuring that they're ready for key positions. This can involve any of several approaches, including 360-degree feedback, standard reviews, and informal discussions. Understanding employees' talents, aptitudes, and interests -- and then providing interesting assignments -- creates a much higher likelihood of success than a strict compensation-reward system.
Create a sense of responsibility within the organization: Although HR can serve as a catalyst for effective succession planning, most successful organizations rely on corporate management to review and oversee the progress of employees. Then, as a worker moves up the ladder, there's a detailed record of his or her progress -- with review from various levels within the company.
Align succession planning with the corporate culture: Despite an emphasis on past performance, it is essential to retain a focus on core values. Effective succession planning requires an organization to stress these values, whether it's a desire to perform leadership tasks or complete assigned tasks, and weight them heavily in the overall selection process.
Measure results and reinforce desired behavior: The only way to know whether a succession plan is effective is to put systems in place to track results -- and have HR review the overall effectiveness of the program. Then the organization must develop systems, such as reward-based compensation, training, and appropriate assignments, to motivate workers and push them along desired development paths.
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High Point Market Spring 2011
- Location: Atlanta, Georgia
- Website: bobointriguingobjects.com
Store History
- Founded by: Mark Sage and Rudy Njissen
- Headquarters: Atlanta, Georgia
Redefining the vintage industrial loft look, Atlanta-based BoBo Intriguing Objects showcases their newest collections of to-the-trade antiques and artifacts from Europe (along with their own original designs) in the old High Point Jail building. The rustic tables, retro signage and Gustavian antiques mingle with industrial artifacts and new designs from BoBo.
BoBo was one of our first stops on the High Point market circuit. Owned by Mark Sage and Rudy Njissen, this to-the-trade operation is based in Atlanta with a showroom in High Point. They travel to France, Belgium, Argentina, and other places hunting for vintage and flea market finds, and they also design several lines of furniture sold through Restoration Hardware, John Derian, and other stores.
The first and third floors of the showroom were filled with vintage finds, the second featured the BoBo line, and the basement was packed with clearance pieces. It was a decorator's dream land.
Our favorites included design drawings by Argentinian ironworker Jose Thenee, French chandeliers dripping with crystals, and random finds — like a red and white mini zeppelin and a giant taxidermy fish mounted to the brick warehouse wall.
MORE INFORMATION: BoBoIntriguingObjects.com
Located in North Carolina and held twice each year in April and October, High Point Market is "the largest furnishings industry trade show in the world." The market includes 180 buildings, 10 million square feet of showspace, and over 2,000 exhibitors who exhibit to designers, buyers, press, and industry representatives.
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What Factors Are Important to You in Choosing Your Doctor?
September 14, 2012 in health care costs, Member Stories
When business analysts take a look at the health care industry in America, they often find both striking similarities and radical differences between what consumers say about retail and what patients say about health care. Studies on health care services underscore the fact that a doctor's office is, in many senses, a business, even though people don't tend to think of health care as a "consumer industry." New studies are finding that when it comes to choosing doctors, consumers are using some of the same criteria that they would at the check-out register of a department store or other retailer.
A Friendly Experience
Some of the newest results on surveys of patients as customers come from PwC Health Research Institute, a group that surveyed several thousand patients to get a better picture of what today's patient is looking for in a medical provider. Part of what PwC found is that a friendly greeting is twice as important at the door of the doctor's office as it is in a bank or a big-box store. That's big news for practices that haven't invested the time and effort to make sure there's someone personable sitting at the front desk. It's also a good look at how medical offices can tune in to what patients really expect in today's health care industry.
Price Not a Factor?
Studies also routinely find that price is not the big factor in patient provider selection that it is in retail. Read the rest of this entry →


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VATICAN CITY (WUSA9) -- Nearly 100,000 people gathered in St. Peter's Square in Vatican City to see the newly elected pope, including victims of sexual abuse.
Barbara Dorris says she first began to be sexually abused at age six by the parish priest and the rapes continued for seven years at her church and home in St. Louis.
"He told me he was sent by God to save my soul because I was an evil child," Dorris said.
She says you can't get over the abuse, you just learn to live with it. She is now part of SNAP, a survivor's network for those abused by priests.
Dorris believes the church abuse scandal that was first uncovered ten years ago in the U.S. is far from over.
"It's the tip of the iceberg, it's broken in some countries, in the United States, in Canada...but the developing countries and some of the other countries haven't hit yet."
She says until the enablers are held accountable for what they've done instead of rewarded the problem will continue.


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WASHINGTON (AP) - A new report required by Congress calls on the Department of Defense to assess how well commanding officers handle sexual assault and harassment complaints as a condition of their job.
The Institute of Medicine said that military sexual assault appears to be an important factor in the development of post-traumatic stress disorder. It cited previous research indicating that female veterans with a reported history of military sexual trauma were nine times more likely to have PTSD compared to other female veterans.
The institute provides advice concerning health and science policy to the government.
It said the Pentagon needs to have a zero-tolerance approach to the problem of military sexual assaults. One way to do that is by adding criteria to performance reviews that show how commanders dealt with assault complaints.
(Copyright 2013 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.)


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If you are unfamiliar with FAS, please spend some time researching this condition. Just as with Down syndrome, FAS and FAE have a wide variation of effects on each child, both medically, physically, and cognitively. This is typically dependent on how long during the pregnancy the mother consumed alcohol, and of course, how much. There is no way to know this ahead of time.
Janie may be available with Nate and Jared.
*** I am eligible for a $10,000 Older Child Grant! For more information, email email@example.com ***
Listed: June 21, 2010
Updates and new photos will not be possible. Would any family take a leap of blind faith to save her? She will remain bedridden the rest of her short life if not.
Wendy is a beautiful girl with sandy blonde hair and blue eyes. She was born quite premature (not sure which gestational week, but it is listed as "4th stage"). She has CP and is completely blind, with congenital cataracts in both eyes, optic sub-atrophy, and microcephaly.
From her medical records: Microcephaly, tetraparesis, delayed psychomotor development due to perinatal CNS lesions. Congenital malformations of eye, cataracts, microphthalmia of both eyes.
An experienced adoptive family of institutionalized children is preferred. Married couples only. Older parents and large families welcome.
*** I am eligible for a $10,000 Older Child Grant! For more information, email email@example.com ***
Girl, Born August 25, 2004
Cerebral Palsy
Listed: June 20, 2010
What a beautiful little girl! Wispy blonde hair and bright blue eyes! Miranda is healthy and developing well out side of her CP. She is an orphanage favorite. Waiting for more info on her ability to walk/speak, etc.
She has two younger siblings, their status is not known.
She was transferred from her baby home, and still waits for her family. She has been listed for SO long!!
*** I am eligible for a $10,000 Older Child Grant! For more information, email email@example.com ***
Girl, Born September 27, 2006
Girl, Born January 22, 2007
Nana is a precious little girl with sunshine blonde hair and blue eyes. Her medical records indicate prenatal alcohol abuse, resulting in severe CP and hydrocephaly.
More photos available, please inquire.
Sergey needs a loving family who can help him achieve his full potential. He is destined to be bedridden for his very short life if he is not adopted. he is able to sit on his own and does his best to get around. He is significantly delayed and really needs a family! Sergey is facing imminent transfer to the institution.
From his medical records: congenital brain anomaly, spastic tetraparesis, simptomatic epilepsy, generalized tonic clonic seizures, cryptorchidism, adenoid vegetation, bending-movable contractures of the hip joints, deficiency anemia, mental delay
*** I am eligible for a $10,000 Older Child Grant! For more information, email email@example.com ***
Nate is a handsome young man! He was born with CP, and has some vision problems as a result of CMV (cytomegalovirus). He has brown hair and big brown eyes. He is not able to walk on his own, but he will truly blossom in a loving family, who can provide the therapy and encouragement he needs. We are hoping to learn if he is being treated for the CMV, but he is asymptomatic at this time.
Listed: June 3, 2010
Nate may be available with Janie and Jared.
BOY, born May 2007
This handsome young man, with dark hair and dark eyes, was born with a rare genetic condition called Stickler Syndrome. His medical records also indicate microcephaly, a common symptom of SS.
Listed: June 3, 2010
Update May 2016: Jared has been transferred a while ago from his baby orphanage. New pictures are not currently available, but he *IS* still available for adoption.
Individuals with Stickler syndrome experience a range of signs and symptoms. Some people have no signs and symptoms; others have some or all of the features described below. In addition, each feature of this syndrome may vary from subtle to severe.
A characteristic feature of Stickler syndrome is a somewhat flattened facial appearance. This is caused by underdeveloped bones in the middle of the face, including the cheekbones and the bridge of the nose. A particular group of physical features, called the Pierre Robin sequence, is common in children with Stickler syndrome. Robin sequence includes a U-shaped or sometimes V-shaped cleft palate (an opening in the roof of the mouth) with a tongue that is too large for the space formed by the small lower jaw. Children with a cleft palate are also prone to ear infections and occasionally swallowing difficulties.
Many people with Stickler syndrome are very nearsighted (described as having high myopia) because of the shape of the eye. People with eye involvement are prone to increased pressure within the eye (ocular hypertension) which could lead to glaucoma and tearing or detachment of the light-sensitive retina of the eye (retinal detachment). Cataract may also present as an ocular complication associated with Stickler's Syndrome. The jelly-like substance within the eye (the vitreous humour) has a distinctive appearance in the types of Stickler syndrome associated with the COL2A1 and COL11A1 genes. As a result regular appointments to a specialist ophthalmologist are advised. The type of Stickler syndrome associated with the COL11A2 gene does not affect the eye.
People with this syndrome have problems that affect things other than the eyes and ears. Arthritis, abnormality to ends of long bones, vertebrae abnormality, curvature of the spine, scoliosis, joint pain, and double jointedness are all problems that can occur in the bones and joints. Physical characteristics of people with Stickler can include flat cheeks, flat nasal bridge, small upper jaw, pronounced upper lip groove, small lower jaw, and palate abnormalities, these tend to lessen with age and normal growth and palate abnormalities can be treated with routine surgery.
Another sign of Stickler syndrome is mild to severe hearing loss that, for some people, may be progressive (see hearing loss with craniofacial syndromes). The joints of affected children and young adults may be very flexible (hypermobile). Arthritis often appears at an early age and worsens as a person gets older. Learning difficulties, not intelligence, can also occur because of hearing and sight impairments if the school is not informed and the student is not assisted within the learning environment.
Stickler syndrome is thought to be associated with an increased incidence of mitral valve prolapse of the heart, although no definitive research supports this.
Jared may be available with Nate and Janie.


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I am new to this whole EC2 stuff so I have some questions.
My understanding is EC2 instances are not permanent, once you term the instance everything resets. That is why "Volumes" come in to store perm data.
If I were to setup Zimbra on EC2 as a perm solution, would I take this route?
Setup instance using an existing AMI
Setup a Volume and Attach it to the AMI on /opt
Install Zimbra
Create my own AMI and save it to my personal AMI's.
Then continue to use my custom AMI w/ the static /opt volume mounted.
Am I correct in thinking this would be the right way to setup a perm Zimbra solution on EC2?
Thank you for your time.


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Actor Kevin Spacey is preparing to swap American politics for the British parliament after signing on to star as former Prime
Minister Winston Churchill in a new movie.
The double Oscar winner will portray the U.K.'s great wartime leader in "Captain of the Gate," an upcoming film which will document Churchill's rise to power, according to The Hollywood Reporter.
Spacey is no stranger to political projects – he currently plays scheming Democrat Francis Underwood in the U.S. version of drama series "House of Cards."
Churchill, who was Britain's Prime Minister from 1940 to 1945 – and again from 1951 to 1955, has previously been portrayed on screen by Richard Burton, Simon Ward, and Albert Finney among others.
Timothy Spall played the Prime Minister in 2010's "The King's Speech."


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Pharma's future flows through the drug pipeline. And nothing speaks to changes in the industry like a new mix of drugs in development. Despite the thousands of compounds moving through clinical trials, many experts we interviewed called the industry's "lifeblood," as the pipeline truism goes, downright anemic. But even naysayers see signs of hope, pointing to promising compounds in early stages and even preclinical development.
"The industry's pipeline in general is pretty disappointing and not very significant," says Barbara Ryan, a pharmaceutical analyst and managing director at Deutsche Bank. "The pipeline looks to be fairly small relative to the size of these companies. But at the early stages of the pipeline, things are improving in sheer numbers. Companies have more products going into early stages of development than they've had in their histories."
In this year's annual report, we profile 40 drugs. Not necessarily the "Top 40," but 40 that our pharma watchers on Wall Street, at medical schools, and at the nation's top hospitals brought up again and again. A few drugs could be blockbusters: new molecules like Acomplia and Lucentis, new formulations like Exubera, even new ingredients like Traceptera, which may extend Lipitor's patent life. But we heard most about new niche drugs, especially in oncology, and new molecules for infectious-disease targets like AIDS, cervical cancer, hepatitis C, tuberculosis, and malaria. It is some of these new approaches that hold out hope for refilling the pipeline.Acomplia [rimonabant] by Sanofi-Aventis
The cannabinoid type-1 receptor (CB1) antagonist, which is sometimes called an "anti-munchie drug" because it blocks receptors thought to trigger hunger impulses in marijuana smokers, will hit the market as the United States struggles with an unprecedented wave of obesity. But it launches in the wake of the infamous Fen-Phen (fenfluramine/phentermine) debacle, a "revolutionary" diet pill that crashed and burned. The company might also study Vioxx (rofecoxib), which floundered, in part, on Merck's decision to target too many pain indications too soon.
"Everyone wants to lose weight and the American way is to take a pill rather than exercise or diet," says Barbara Ryan of Deutsche Bank. "The efficacy of the drug looks pretty good. The question is going to be safety, and the cost in terms of safety. The mechanism of the drug would signal that there may be a problem with depression. It has the opposite effect of marijuana: As one of my colleagues says, 'Instead of getting high you get low.'"
The drug's broad range of additional indications, including smoking, perhaps alcoholism, and a host of heart-disease and insulin-related disorders often lumped together as the "metabolic syndrome," have some analysts predicting a multi-billion-dollar blockbuster. However, the drug's apparent versatility and broad marketability may harbor the seeds of its downfall, especially if unforeseen side effects surface in the early going.
"This will be a bellwether of how companies in a post-Vioxx environment are going to be more cautious in the way they promote their broad-indication products," says Murray Aitkin, senior vice president for corporate strategy at IMS Health. "I think it will also be interesting to see the DTC campaign. While there is obviously a whole program around physicians, the way this is promoted to patients will be carefully watched in the context of a post-Vioxx environment, and with an expectation that Sanofi would not begin promoting it directly to patients until six months after its launch, consistent with the PhRMA guidelines."


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Nashville, TN (Sports Network) - Corey Perry scored the winner in the shootout
as the Anaheim Ducks finished off a successful road trip with a 3-2 win over
the Nashville Predators.
In the third round, Perry faked to the backhand and slid the puck past Pekka
Rinne. Gabriel Bourque had the last chance for the Predators, but he lost the
puck while stickhandling, giving the Ducks the win.
Patrick Maroon and Matt Beleskey each had a goal for the Ducks, who went 5-1
on a six-game road trip and have won eight of their last nine games overall.
Viktor Fasth posted 32 saves in the win.
Shea Weber and David Legwand scored for the Predators, who had won six of
eight coming into the contest. Rinne stopped 20 shots in the loss.
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Asia y Pacífico Sur
- INTERPOL Beirut
Member since :
Octubre 1949
Under the authority of the Minister of the Interior, the Internal Security Force (ISF) is Lebanon's national police and security force. Composed of administrative and judicial police branches, it is an armed force responsible for the security of the Lebanese territory, waters and airspace.
National law enforcement forces
The following units are under the authority of the ISF Director General:
- General Staff (in charge of preparing studies and advising the Director General);
- Central Administration (ISF finances, supplies, equipment and buildings management);
- Social Services Administration;
- Territorial Gendarmerie;
- Mobile Battalion (general ISF reserve force – considered the ISF strike force);
- Police of Beirut;
- Judicial Police (covers the whole Lebanese territory and includes scientific and tourist Police and sections for crime repression, enquiries and investigations);
- Embassy, Public Administration and Institutional Security body;
- ISF Institutes (colleges, schools and training centres).
INTERPOL Beirut
Joining the Organization in 1949, the INTERPOL National Central Bureau (NCB) for Lebanon was the second Arab country after Egypt to join INTERPOL. Located in the ISF headquarters, INTERPOL Beirut is part of the ISF International Relations Department, and reports directly to the Director General.
INTERPOL Beirut is responsible for:
- Exchange of criminal information at domestic and international levels;
- Arrest and handing over of criminals to the INTERPOL member countries according to the principle of reciprocity in the absence of bilateral treaties;
- Exchanging crime expertise.
NCB Beirut cooperates with the wider INTERPOL community on a wide range of crime investigations, especially in the fields of drugs, car theft, money laundering, terrorism, illegal immigration, trafficking in human beings, and theft or loss of travel documents.
El diálogo sobre la seguridad mundial a través de INTERPOL, tema central de una reunión en Beirut con la asociación bancaria
Un taller de INTERPOL para Próximo Oriente y el Norte de África se centra en la mejora de las investigaciones sobre prófugos
El refuerzo de la cooperación policial, eje de la visita a INTERPOL del jefe de seguridad libanés
A petición del Tribunal Especial para el Líbano, INTERPOL hace públicas las notificaciones rojas sobre los presuntos asesinos de Hariri
INTERPOL publica notificaciones rojas sobre los presuntos asesinos de Hariri a petición del Tribunal Especial para el Líbano
Red Notices 1
GEORGES Age today: 42 years old
Nationality: Lebanon
Yellow Notices 3
TALAL Age today: 64 years old
Nationality: Lebanon
SLAV MUNIR Age today: 22 years old
Nationality: Bulgaria , Lebanon
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After much googling and testing, I ended up uninstalling all the zimbra-* packages then pkgdb -Ff worked ;)
And no worries if it takes a bit of time, it's not like it's a critical deployment and I understand the work involved.
I'll try it again in a few days on another system, see how it goes and report back. Thanks again!


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Shaunti Feldhahn
Photo: © Judith Brock Photography
About the Author
Shaunti Feldhahn is the best-selling author of For Women Only and other books with sales of more than two million copies in 22 languages. With a master's degree from Harvard, Shaunti uses her analytical skills to uncover life-changing surprises about our most important relationships. Her research has been featured on The Today Show, Focus on the Family radio, in Cosmopolitan magazine, and in the New York Times. She and her husband, Jeff, have two children and live in Atlanta.


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Today I downloaded the zcs-src_3.0.0_GA_156.tgz source and untared it. I reviewed the posts that I could find on this forum for instructions for installing from source. I installed JAVA 1.5 and apache-ant 1.6.5. I then proceeded to go to the zcs-src/ZimbraBuild/ directory and ran "make allclean" and then "make." During the make, it started going well and then bombed out here:
I tried downloading the latest openldap-3.2.20.tgz and putting that in its place (and renaming it 2.2.28.tgz so that the script might pick it up). But that didn't seem to work.Code:*** Creating openldap (cd /usr/src/zcs-src/ZimbraBuild/ldapbuild/opt/zimbra; tar xzf /usr/src/zcs-src/ZimbraBuild/../ThirdParty/openldap/builds/RHEL4/openldap-2.2.28.tgz;) tar: /usr/src/zcs-src/ZimbraBuild/../ThirdParty/openldap/builds/RHEL4/openldap-2.2.28.tgz: Cannot open: No such file or directory tar: Error is not recoverable: exiting now tar: Child returned status 2 tar: Error exit delayed from previous errors make: *** [/usr/src/zcs-src/ZimbraBuild/ldapbuild/opt/zimbra/openldap-2.2.28] Error 2 [root@plinux01 ZimbraBuild]#
Does anyone know how I can try to resolve this? I'm attempting to install the source on a RHEL4 pSeries system. I know that its not supported, but I wanted to try it out. I would also like to attempt to do this on AIX 5.3.


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New York -- CBS News chief medical correspondent Dr. Jon LaPook and CBS News contributor Dr. Holly Phillips joined "CBS This Morning: Saturday" to discuss the major medical stories of the week.
FDA Commissioner Dr. Margaret Hamburg told CBS News' Chip Reid that reducing the levels of trans fats in the American diet could save thousands of people from preventable death.
"Trans fats increase your risk for heart disease. It turns out that they elevate the so-called bad cholesterol, LDL," she said. "This action will save lives. The CDC estimates that if we can reduce the levels of trans fat currently in the American diet we can probably save about 7,000 people from a preventable death and prevent about 20,000 heartattacks."
Trans fats have been used in food for decades, but the FDA is now just recognizing the risk and taking action to remove them. However, LaPook told the "CBS This Morning: Saturday" co-hosts that there has been a movement to remove trans fats from our food supply by other groups.
"There has been about a 75 percent drop in the consumption of it in recent years, but it's still not down to zero, and even a little bit can cause heart disease," said LaPook. "It can be anywhere, you know. It's not like a pack of cigarettes, where you see it and you know what you're doing. It's kind of invisible, and we're not quite sure what products have it, so the FDA is finally just saying, 'You know what? We're going to take it out."
Banning trans fats got started a few years ago in places like New York, where restaurants have had to eliminate its use. LaPook said that the ban is indeed "working."
"People were so frightened at the beginning that it was going to crash the number of people that were coming into these restaurants, and it hasn't done that at all," said LaPook. "In fact, in other countries like Denmark, Iceland, Switzerland that have entirely gotten rid of it for years, there's been absolutely no problem."
Also, a new study in the journal Pediatrics says the age at which some girls begin puberty is dropping. Researchers followed more than 1,000 girls for seven years. They discovered that the onset of breast development is directly related to a girl's body mass index. The heavier the girl, the earlier puberty is likely to start, and BMI was a better indication than race or ethnicity.
Phillips told the "CBS This Morning: Saturday" co-hosts that the study did break data down "a bit" by ethnicity, but for all groups "puberty started surprisingly early." According to the study, the median age of breast development for Caucasian and Asian children was around 9.7 years old. For Hispanic children it was 9.3 years old, and for African-American girls it was 8.8 years old.
"Those are really, really early ages, but the biggest predictor, again, was obesity and your body mass index," she said. "That's because fat cells really trigger hormonal cascades. They trigger the release of hormones that wouldn't be there otherwise, and that causes puberty to happen much earlier."
Phillips said that girls this age do not cope well hitting puberty so early and it is "very challenging" for them.
"Some of the studies have shown that they have lower self-esteem, they perform more poorly in school, even greater rates of depression," she said. "I feel like childhood is such a fleeting time ... one of the things we have to focus on is making sure our children are healthy, that they are not obese, so that their bodies develop at the same time as their minds."
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I'd make the list a last requirement and then only for bonus points.
An abandoned city, excavated ruins, or the layout of a tomb. This can be a real location, or someplace completely fictional.
Must include:
-A list of major finds and where and/or when they were located at the site. (examples: relics, art, weapons, bones, etc)
-At least one detail presented in exposition. (examples: magnified diagram of the king's tomb, picture of an artifact, photo of the archeologist, etc)
Adam Watts
I'd make the list a last requirement and then only for bonus points.
This would fit right in with my islands story.
If the radiance of a thousand suns was to burst at once into the sky, that would be like the splendor of the Mighty One...I am become Death, the Shatterer of worlds.
-J. Robert Oppenheimer (father of the atom bomb) alluding to The Bhagavad Gita (Chapter 11, Verse 32)
My Maps ~ My Brushes ~ My Tutorials ~ My Challenge Maps
Sounds Like a great idea. One i would even try.
Ooooooooo a maping challenge right out of my University Major
Daniel the Neon Knight: Campaign Cartographer User
Never use a big word when a diminutive one will suffice!
Any questions on CC3? Post them with CC3 in the Subject Line!
MY 'FAMOUS' CC3 MAPS: Thunderspire; Pyramid of Shadows; King of the Trollhaunt Warrens; Demon Queen's Enclave
Google Groups for FGII Games:
European FG2 RPG - Fridays & Sundays (8pm UK time)
Using Ultimate FGII and can accept unlicensed player connections on some of the games
Nice idea.
My Finished Maps | My Challenge Maps | Ghoraja Juun, my largely stagnated campaign setting.
Unless otherwise stated by me in the post, all work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial 3.0 United States License.
Hell yeah!!!!!!
Art Critic = Someone with the Eye of an Artist, Words of a Bard, and the Talent of a Rock.
Please take my critiques as someone who Wishes he had the Talent
Oh go on then... who am I to stop a 100% poll !
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Chapel Hill, NC (Sports Network) - James Michael McAdoo had 19 points and
seven rebounds in No. 21 North Carolina's 93-87 win over East Carolina.
P.J. Hairston added 18 points and Reggie Bullock chipped in 14 for the Tar
Heels (8-2), who have won three straight since losing at Indiana on Nov. 27.
Akeem Richmond led East Carolina (6-2) with 17 points.
The Sports Network


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Register/New Users | My Account | Pricing | FAQs/Support
New Employer Features Will Include:
- Quick and easy job posting via your new Career Forum account will save you time when posting jobs and allow you to easily edit or copy your ads.
- Competitive rates are less than half the cost of national job boards and a fraction of the cost to advertise in newspapers or magazines, and all rates include access to the resume database.
- Plus: online job activity reports, a searchable resume database, easy ad renewal, and other advanced features.