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With so many great destinations to choose from we have made the choice a little easier. We have selected one of the most popular destinations for travel in October.
Fabulous hotels, free water sports and friendly service are part of the Mauritian paradise package deal. However, with undulating cane fields, forests and miniature mountains, Port Louis, a walkable but chaotic capital, and the peace-loving nature of a multicultural people, savvy travellers are realising that there is more to Mauritius than tropical beaches and turquoise lagoons.
With contemporary nautical decor, marina views and affable bar staff, this is the capital's most successful regular Friday night venue where young professionals meet to unwind on the local Phoenix Beer, mind-blowing rum cocktails and loud music. Get there for Happy Hour (5pm to 9pm) and enjoy free nibbles and half price drinks or stay until late and party on the waterfront terrace.
This former working sugar factory is now a fascinating museum. It is the only place in Mauritius where you can learn about every aspect of the history of sugar and its impact on the economic and social development of the nation. Put aside at least half a day and finish off with tastings of speciality sugars in the adjacent Village Boutik.
Honeymooners, empty nesters and kids particularly enjoy the tropical ambience of this offshore island for water sports and boating. Tour operators can arrange trips from here to Mauritius' longest river, Grand River South East and its impressive waterfalls. The challenging 18-hole golf course on the island is off-limits to casual visitors but there are plenty of quiet walks and secluded beaches to explore.


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TEMPLE HILLS, Md. (WUSA) -- Prince George's County Fire/Emergency Medical Services officials say a 77-year-old man died on Saturday morning after being burned at his Temple Hills home on Friday afternoon.
According to fire officials, George Lee White suffered series burns over most of his body when his clothes caught on fire on contact with a "torpedo style" kerosene space heater at his home in the 5900 block of Rayburn Drive Friday at approximately 2:30 p.m. This cylindrical, powerful heater is usually portable and can heat large spaces. The heater is often used at construction sites and other outdoor areas.
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At a time when many college students and parents are focused on post-graduation employment prospects, the balance of earning power and low student debt among UT Dallas graduates is gaining notice in national rankings that focus on the best college values in the country.
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on Friday, May 9, 2014
UT Medical Branch Galveston researchers and Seattle-based biotechnology company Etubics Corporation are working together to construct, produce and test a vaccine containing various antigens of the A and B strains of influenza. If successful, one shot could inoculate an individual for life.
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on Monday, May 5, 2014
A University of Texas at Arlington chemistry professor, renowned for his work in the area of chemical separations, is leading an effort to find a more accurate way to measure water content in pharmaceuticals – a major quality issue for drug manufacturers.
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on Monday, April 21, 2014
Former University of Texas Health Science Center - Houston President James Willerson, M.D., gave the first annual Rodney Rogers Memorial Lecture to an audience of general and specialty internal medicine physicians from throughout Texas during the annual in-state Texas Club of Internists' (TCI) meeting at the Omni hotel, April 4 and 5.
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on Monday, April 21, 2014
The University of Texas System Administration and eight of its academic and health institutions recently garnered numerous awards in the annual Council for the Advancement and Support of Education (CASE) District IV Accolades Awards Program, competing against over 200 institutions from surrounding states.
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on Monday, April 14, 2014
The University of Texas System recently recognized 96 employees for their years of service ranging from 5 to 35 and for their efforts in helping make the UT System a national leader in higher education. The annual Employee Awards Program concluded with a special tribute to Chancellor Francisco G. Cigarroa, M.D., for his many varied and tremendous achievements during the past five years.
UT System Chancellor Francisco G. Cigarroa, M.D., beside a framed photo of the 16 UT System institutions.
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on Wednesday, April 2, 2014
The University of Texas System Office of Academic Affairs, in collaboration with The Texas Association of Community Colleges, UT System's nine academic institutions and several other Texas universities, recently hosted an awards ceremony recognizing 103 community college students for excellence in academic achievement and service to the college and community.
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on Monday, March 31, 2014
Benjamin P. Tu, Ph.D., associate professor of biochemistry at UT Southwestern Medical Center, was honored on March 27 with the 2014 Norman Hackerman Award in Chemical Research. Tu was recognized for innovative studies of once-unappreciated molecules that may someday improve treatments for cancer or conditions associated with aging.
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on Wednesday, March 26, 2014
In a recent blog post for Inside Higher Ed, Steven Mintz, UT System's Executive Director of the Institute for Transformational Learning, discusses the shifting role of university systems. He cites four areas where the system's role has become particularly important: In providing shared services, setting systemwide priorities, driving innovation and coordinating online learning.
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on Thursday, March 20, 2014
Seven UT System institutions were recently recognized with 2014 Chancellor's Excellence Awards across 11 categories that ranged from Outstanding Publications to Excellence in Advancement Services. An awards ceremony was held during the UT System's 2014 System Seminar in late February.
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Thursday, August 26, 2010
FASHION FIX: A closer look at Rafael Nadal + Roger Federer's US Open Nike numbers
Here are the duds Nike debuted for Rafael Nadal + Roger Federer last night at the Primetime Knockout Event. Let's take a peek, shall we?
For his day matches Tron will be working the Fall Vamos Court Crew ($65) in hot lime - how fitting - and, to the pleasure of many fans and Brad Gilbert, an all-black look for night. It's the first time he'll be working a full-on black kit at the US Open or anywhere else on tour. So should we crown him Darth Rafa? Uh, not sold on it. I'll stick with Tron.
Both tops are paired with the Fall Vamos Woven Short ($60).
He'll be tearing up the Flushing Meadow DecoTurf blue courts with his fave Air Court Ballistecs 2.3 ($120) in white with lime for day and lime with black for night. It was the global sports brand's intention to keep Tron in all-black at night to highlight these sneaks. And it worked.
Nike has moved 5-time US Open champ Roger Federer in a decidedly different direction from the Spaniard by outfitting him in more classic pieces inspired by the blue collar/white collar shirts that personify New York. Traditional menswear elements including the windowpane collar treatment and stripe are also highlighted.
The Swiss will be working the Victory RF Court Polo ($80) in football blue for day and dark obsidian navy at night matched with the Victory RF Tennis Shorts (about $39 - UK) in dark khaki and dark obsidian navy, respectively.
The 16-time Grand Slammer will be continue with the Lunar Vapor Tour ($120) in white with football blue for day and white with dark obsidian navy for night.
I think it's a smart move for Nike to return to the days of giving Rafa + Fed more distinct looks. There was a moment last season when the two started to dress too similarly - it seemed like Rafa was getting outfitted by Fed. Can imagine that scene? *visualizes...lulz*
Anyway, this direction keeps their individuality and plays well to their personalities. Me likey.
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Labels: fashion, Nike, polo shirt, Rafael Nadal, Roger Federer, shirt, shorts, sneakers, style, tennis
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I love the photograph of Rafa! (Except for the shoes.)ReplyDelete
The outfit? I'll have to wait and see it in person. The night shoes are definitely wrong. If you are going black, then the shoes should be black with green accents, no the reverse. But then, wth do I know? Fashion is soooo not my thing. I just knows what I likes. :)
I agree that "Darth Rafa" is not going to work. From what I remember from 1977, DV didn't wear day-glo.
I really like Federer's dark blue number. I like the day togs, too, but I am not a big fan of brown. I guess I'll wait and see that, too.
Thanks for the peek-a-boo, Richie. Always a thrill. ;)
*waves buh-bye*
*blows kisses*
Rog is boring as always. Love Rafa's nightime look...I think the shoes will pop!ReplyDelete
I second ThickGirl, Rog's togs are such a snoozefest. Loving Rafa's kit, i just hope they shorten the hem on the shorts a wee bit. The Lacoste shorts, which i believe are now the shortest on tour for the men, looked great on Jeremy Chardy, and even Portly Stan Wawrinka's legs looked awesome in those shorts. Give us some thigh porn Nike...please!!ReplyDelete
My only requirement for Rafa's shirt is that it clinges tiiiightly to his body when he starts sweating! :D - followed by a shirt change of course. *giggles like a school girl*ReplyDelete
Just kidding. Of course.
The black & lime is gonna look hawt on Rafa. This boy knows how to work a color. (Not pink though. Shame.) Darth Rafa? Darth Bull? Whatever his name, I digg it. :p
As for Rog? Y-A-W-N.
The day dress looks like FO from some years ago. A yellow blue polo for Fed? How innovative, Nike. I get that Fed is not one to switch things up, but... If you get Shrieka to wear all those outrageous stuff, don't you think you could put a new twist to Roger's looks just once in the blue moon? A surprising pop of color, perhaps?
*** I meant night outfit, not day dress. Silly meReplyDelete
Nadal seems to be having snuggie issues...ReplyDelete


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Little Miss Sunshine (2006)
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Little Miss Sunshine is the story of the dysfunctional Hoover family, taking a cross-country trip in a VW bus to get their young daughter into the finals of a beauty pageant.
Little Miss Sunshine was a smash at Sundance, and is getting buzz as this years Lost in Translation. Of course calling it this years Lost in Translation implies that a Lost in Translation comes along every year, and that just isnt so.
The potential for something pretty cool is there though; the cast alone is good enough to justify a lot of interest in the project. Steve Carell can do no wrong and besides, its about time he branched out and away from big money blockbusters to a weird indie flick. Hell make his money in the sequel to Bruce Almighty called Evan Almighty; here hes trying something smaller and more intimate. Think of it as The Office in a little yellow Volkswagen bus.
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Usually, if I am having leftovers for dinner, wine is not an option. Unless, its a left over Italian dish, which seems to be quite easy to pair a wine with. Two days after matching a Finger Lakes Gewürztraminer with a tuna casserole, I was ordered to empty the fridge of any left overs for dinner. Shirley gets in these "I'm not cooking moods" once in a while. So, I chose the left over casserole. But, I wanted a wine. My choice was another Finger Lakes Gewurzt. This time a Ravines Wine Cellars Gewürztraminer 2012.($19). Gewürztraminer has probably become my second favorite Finger Lakes wine. Like Riesling, Gewürztraminer is very food friendly and an excellent summer patio wine. Ravines Gewürztraminer is no exception.
In 2000 Morten and Lisa Hallgren purchased a 17 acre parcel of land on a glacier-carved hillside on the Eastern slopes of Keuka lake. This land is located at the widest part of the lake which allows grapevines to receive maximum benefit from its temperature-moderating effects, it has a good slope which keeps the mineral rich soils well-drained, and is situated between two deep ravines, which drain cold air from the land during the winter. These ravines are the namesake of the winery.
Ravines has won recognition as a quality-driven winery dedicated to producing crafted and elegant food-friendly wines, has won numerous medals in international wine competitions, received great reviews in major wine publications and can be found in many wine shops and fine restaurants throughout New York state.
Lisa has created a seasonal schedule of food & wine pairing events for customers to enjoy during visits to the tasting room.
I wasn't expecting much of a difference in the Ravine's wine from the Keuka Spring Gewürztraminer in my last post, and that is what I got. The wineries are about 20 miles apart, although I am not sure if the grapes used by Ravines were from the northern end of Seneca Lake. The wines were very similar.
Aromas of melon, some apple, hints of peach and floral notes with some citrus were very pleasant. Some honey like thickness in the mouth with a little less citrus and melon. Very nice floral like finish still paired well with the tuna. This wine will also pair very well with spicy asian dishes, pork, ham, chicken and shellfish. Very versatile and food friendly, Ravines Wine Cellars Gewürztraminer is a pleasant summer wine. Highly Recommended
First night home after our "Keuka In Bloom" wine tour I got to choose one of my wines for dinner. Shirley cooked up one of my favorites, tuna casserole and I uncorked a Keuka Spring Pre-Emption Vineyard Gewürztraminer 2012 ($22). I chose this wine because of the many amazing wines I tasted at Keuka Spring, this was one that I came away totally infatuated with and just couldn't wait to open.
Today is #AlbariñoDay throughout the world and I am having my own little world sipping on this delightful white Spanish wine. I have already reviewed Albariño wines from Don Olegario and Condes De Albarei leading up to today. I took today off from doing yard work and a few other "honey dew" chores to sit back, relax, listen to good music and taste a few glasses of Albariño. The sun is shining, Ella is singing and the wine is now completing the day.
Today, I am opening a Martin Codax 2011($13) for my afternoon lazy time and tonight, with a dinner of Cioppino (shrimp, scallops, clams and mussels simmered in marinara sauce and served over angel hair pasta) I will open a La Cana 2011($14).
Martin Codax Albarino takes its name from a 13th century Galician minstrel whose poems evoke the gallant love and passion for the sea. The canticles by "Martin Codax" are the oldest of all the Galician-Portuguese poems to preserve their original music. The manuscript where they are recorded, known as the "Vindel Parchment", is preserved in the Morgan Library in New York.
The Martin Codax has a very light yellow color with aromas of green apple, floral notes, some peach and lemon. Nice acidity and minerality with taste of green apple and lemon zest leading to a very crisp, dry refreshing finish. I wish every afternoon can be this enjoyable, but chores must be done sometime.
With dinner just a few hours away, I opened my bottle of La Cana Albariño for a little taste in order to allow me to finish this post.
This wine is part of the JorgeOrdoñez Selection. Ordoñez is one of the best ambassadors of Spanish wines in the world. He has developed his project of producing his own wines from different Spanish denominations of origin. They are wines of extraordinary quality and personality, particularly, Albariños from La Cana.
Again the color was light straw like and had aromas very reminiscent of some of my favorite Rieslings. Aromas were full of peach, melon and lemon with floral hints of honeysuckle and sweet alyssum and even a little pineapple. Lots of melon and lemon in the the mouth with a very nice crisp and cinnamon apple like finish.
This is going to be so good with dinner tonight.
Both wines are excellent examples of this delicious and food friendly wine from the Rias Baixas region of Spain. Fantastic summer wine that will pair very nicely with all types of seafood, light cheeses, summer salads and herb crusted or BBQ chicken. Both are Very Highly Recommended.
Now back to the patio
With Albariño Day now upon us it's time to open another bottle of this delightful Spanish white wine from the Rias Baixas region. This one, Condes De Albarei Albariño 2011 ($10), I purchased at a local wine shop just for the occasion.
First weekend in May, the weather is beautiful, I don't want to mow the lawn, fix the steps, plant the flower garden, paint the shed, till the veggie garden or clean my room. Since I have nothing to do, what a wonderful chance to take off to Keuka Lake and pick up a few potted plants. Oh, by the way Shirley, a few of the wineries on Keuka Lake are giving away free potted flowers and potted herbs. I promise to only go for the plants, but can you be my designated driver?
That was so easy!!!
|view of Keuka Lake courtesy Dr. Franks
Can't believe it's already May and another International wine day is coming up soon. On May 9th we will be celebrating Albariño Day. It does pose a question as to "do we have too many wine days?" So far this year, we had a Cab Franc day and a few weeks ago we celebrated Malbec Day. Also coming up on May 23rd is National Chardonnay day. My own opinion is that we do not have enough of these type of events. For a blogger who likes to participate in these events, it gives me a chance to explore different wines for a few days leading up to the event. I would suggest that we should celebrate the different wine regions around the world with a day or a week to explore their wines, but for now let's just open up a few of Rias Baixas finest and most noted grape, the Albariño.
Tonight it was a Don Olegario Albariño 2011 (SRP $18)
Disclaimer: This wine was submitted for review
The fruit for Don Olegario Albariño comes from a single 12.4-acre vineyard in the Rías Baixas subzone of Val do Salnés. The valley's proximity to the ocean and bordering mountain ranges, and the vineyards' exposure and elevation, have built its reputation as the region's finest winegrowing area. Of the five subzones in Rías Baixas, Val do Salnés was the first to focus on pure varietal Albariño wines produced in a fresh, modern style.
Color was a very bright and very light yellow with a little greenish hue. At first sniff the aromas were all bartlett pear with some green apple and orange blossom. As the wine opened up there was some added citrus notes and a little bit of anise like herb. Taste was more apple and grapefruit with some lemon which led to a nice refreshing citrusy finish.
A food-friendly wine that pairs well with all sorts of foods, Albariño will stand up to spicy Thai or Indian dishes, grilled fish, Mexican and even Chinese take-out. For those that like a white wine with their cheese pizza, the Albariño is an excellent match.
Don Olegario Albariño 2011 - Very Highly Recommended
Trivento Malbec Reserve 2011 and a Trivento Amado Sur 2011. On the 17th of April (World Malbec Day) I opened a Malbec I purchased last week, a Ben Marco Malbec 2011 ($15)
Dinner tonight roasted pork done with Rosemary and Garlic served with mashed garlic potatoes and steamed asparagus. Usually served with a white wine or a Pinot Noir, but tonight it was Malbec. Another nice wine from Mendoza; a Trivento Malbec Reserve 2011 ($11).
This past Easter Sunday did not go as planned. Because of a persistent head cold, we stayed home, but did enjoy our traditional dinner of baked ham, baked yam and veggies. What we did differently, though, was open a Sparkling Rosé wine with the meal. I do bubblies on New Year's Eve, occasionally, and sometimes at wedding receptions. I do have a few in my wine fridge and they have been in that fridge longer than any other wine has ever lasted in there. But, I received some samples for review earlier in the week and both Shirley and I agreed to give them a try.
I received three samples of Ferrari Metodo Classico wines. The Ferrari Brut NV is 100% Chardonnay, (SRP $25), Ferrari Rosé NV is 60% Pinot Nero and 40% Chardonnay (SRP $37) and the Ferrari Perlé 2004 also 100% Chardonnay with SRP of $35.
Ferrari Metodo Classico wines are produced at the foothills of the Alps in Trento D.O.C., not far from Lago di Garda in the Trentino region. Trento D.O.C is an official D.O.C appellation in the Trentino-Alto Adige region of northern Italy.The region is very mountainous, and Ferrari wines benefit from higher elevation to produce crisp, sparkling wines that are also attractively priced.
Metodo Classico, indicates they have been made using the classic technique of Champagne, which involves a second fermentation in the bottle and extended aging on the so-called "lees," or dead yeast cells.
The top Metodo Classico bubblies of Italy are produced in the north, in Franciacorta and Trento. These wines, along with a handful of California bubblies, are the only sparkling wines in the world that come close to Champagne in terms of quality and prestige.
Founder Guilio Ferrari introduced the Champagne technique to Italy around 1900, after studying the process in Epernay, France.
For dinner, we both chose the Rosé Brut and promptly cleaned our seldom used Champagne flutes. It was easy to see that we don't do the sparkling wines that often, after over pouring the first glass. A little too fast on the pour gave us a little chuckle and a little bit of bubbly on the the table cloth.
Color was a very nice light coral or cherry blossom pink. Lots of strawberry and floral aromas with a very little hint of bread on the nose. The bubbles give it a little tingle in the mouth with red berry flavors and some citrus with a very long, dry and tasty finish.
It becomes difficult to compare when one does not frequently taste comparable wines, but I have tasted a few Champagnes and Sparkling Wines over the years and cannot think of one that was more delightful than the Ferrari Sparkling Rosé, including the Champagne that we have toasted the New Year with for the past 12 years at more than twice the price. Looks like that tradition will change. The Ferrari Sparkling Rosé NV, Very Highly Recommended
There have been many times I received tasting samples and put them aside for a few weeks or even a few months before opening. That is not the case when I receive wines from Concannon Vineyard. Concannon's entire portfolio of wines have never disappointed. This goes especially with the Glen Ellen and Conservancy group. This week I received a bottle of Concannon Conservancy Crimson and Clover 2010, a blend consisting of 50% Petite Sirah, 25% Cabernet Sauvignon, 15% Syrah, and 10% Zinfandel. This wine is a tribute to the "Father of America's First Petite Sirah," Jim Concannon, from his son John. The name Crimson & Clover reflects pride in their Irish heritage; the clover is the traditional Irish symbol for prosperity and crimson pays homage to the strong, bright, deep red color of the blend.
I found out this past month that the worst part of having the flu is the loss of the sense of smell and taste. The first night that I felt like the flu had passed I opened what I thought was a very aromatic wine only to find that it had no aromas at all and that, of course, affected the taste. A few days later, though, everything was back to normal. That evening for dinner we had a light meal of chicken salad, (i.e. a salad with diced chicken added, not the sandwich spread). Most of the time, I'll have a creamy dressing with this, but on this night I used oil and vinegar. For a wine, I chose a Long Point Winery dry Riesling 2011($11). I think I would have picked a white wine no matter what the meal. I don't think I was ready for something red, yet.
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A fine suggestion it was too... cause that is a great looking map !! ...
RobA suggested I repost this here. Thanks again.
The WIP thread is here: http://www.cartographersguild.com/showthread.php?t=1952
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A fine suggestion it was too... cause that is a great looking map !! ...
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Great map, love the old look of it.
Also, I'm not really familiar with CC3, but this looks like a very original map made with that program
I do think the names of the rivers might be a bit too small and thin. But that's nitpicking
Your map is just too perfect for me to not use as my new 4e campaign with my friends. I don't suppose there is any way I could con you into letting me borrow the CC3 file is there? : )
By All the Cartography Gods, That Map Puts you up there as a Map God Yourself, I'm Breathless. And I love the Early 1900's explorer look to it which is very uncommon but a beautiful style.
Oh but Uh My biggest problem I'm Having with maps these days, You Have No Compass.
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Awesome finds! Thanks!!
And this taken from a thread in the Carto talk forum:
The result looks like this:Wow, Lui! Those are amazing, and about exactly what I am trying to create for my area. Unfortunately, I don't have VNS, which looks like a great program, and would have many applications for Forestry. Just so expensive!
Well there are another ways to achive that kind of natural looking maps. One is instancing of trees by quasi-random noise creation in ArcGIS. Jeffery S. Nighbert way. The other way could be tree instancing by Image hoze tool in Corel Painter. This is more artistic way. The third and last way to my knowledge is using Photoshop (probably it is not the most optimized way):
You should have a landcover image of forests in solid black color. Convert image to grayscale.
Create duplicate layer. Select nonforest areas (white) in duplicate layer (Select -> Color range: tolerance 0) and delete them.
Use Filter->Texture->Grain: Grain type: soft, Intensity 100%, Contrast 50-75%
Again select remaining black areas with Color range and small tolerance
Invert select and delete
Change image colorspace to CMYK or RGB
Create new Solid Color layer with desired green
Copy/Paste forest texture layer to the Solid Color layer
Add Layer Style to that layer: Bevel&Emboss-> Style:Inner Bevel, Technique: Chisel soft, Depth: as you wish, Size 1-2px
The image is usually to sharp so apply small amount of Gaussian blur to layer (0.5 - 1)
And that it!
My result of this process is shown in attachment. This can be usefull for maps in smaller scales (from 1:10000 downward)
What steps do you take to classify in Photoshop? Do you slice out polygon regions piece by piece, or do you use the magic wand tool? Once they are selected, how do you fill them? I've been using the texturizer, with mixed results so far.
Piece by piece approach. Bottom layer was grayscale orthophoto, upper layer a classification result layer. First I contour polygon of same class with Pencil tool in color of the class then I filled it with Paint bucket tool. Tablet suggested!
Again, very nice land cover. Are the lighter parcels farmed plots?
Thank you! Yes they are. The most demanding landcover type in natural looking mapping is vineyard. But it can be done with some GIS tools.
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Awesome finds! Thanks!!
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"Keep your mind in hell, but despair not." --Saint Silouan [1866-1938]
I'm picking the Carto Talk forum clean of items that might be relevant to us here! There are some amazing tutorials / words of wisdom there and the people are really nice too. Most of them are pros both academic and industrial. A lot of the terms they use are just beyond me and I'm reading everything I can from there at the moment. It really is an education.
Yeah, keep doing that!
I just popped over there too--it is a nice forum! They were very helpful and supportive of your maps, I saw, ravs. I'll bet we could learn a lot from them!
Thanks for this work. (I definitely plan to steal the forest technique from the above map!)
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"Keep your mind in hell, but despair not." --Saint Silouan [1866-1938]
I think they were being extremely polite. I felt like a five year old handing my scribbles to Da Vinci and asking him for his opinion.
Do read the thread on 'Bad Maps' in the Cartography Design section. It's a fascinating insight into the tensions between professionally trained Cartographers and Graphic Designers and what Cartography means. There is a super essay on the subject posted in that thread too. I suspect it's just up your street Don. I was riveted anyway!
In fact I even pinched my new sig quote from there!
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I noticed you two popping up there (I subscribed to their RSS feed)!
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(First attempt at trying to attach an image.) I downloaded the first PDF and sort of loosely followed it, speeding through. Instead of a grey-scale elevation thingie, I used random Phtoshop clouds (I didn't know how else to generate a decent grey-scale image that would do).
I did some funny cutting and pasting to cut the original clouds into two bits: land and ocean (on separate layers) and then made the other part transparent (land transparent on the ocean layer and ocean transparent on the land layer). I then did as the tutorial said with applying gradient maps. I added the lighting effect only to the land layer, though.
This looks a bit odd to me, but I think this is somewhat workable as a starting point for a longer effort. Notice that the coast lines seem to pop up from the oceans... This is because I had the oceans set to black and the coast-line was some medium-ish grey (picked a la threshold). Also notice that there are odd shallow spots in the deep parts of the ocean and not deep parts where you'd expect. Also the whole thing is a bit too bumpy for my tastes. I think most of this could be worked around. I'm going to keep playing with this, but I thought I'd share my results (notice I didn't do any trees or anything, of course).
Anybody else having trouble accessing the features of that board? I've registered but can't look at maps, post topics or even PM the Admins. Any ideas?
Seems to be working fine for me. Are you sure that your registration has been approved?


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Great Saddle...for less than 50 miles.
- Familiarity: I've put it through the wringer
Very comfortable at first and well-made. Love the cutout. However, after 65 miles I found it to be too minimalist--each of my cheeks took turns sitting in the saddle as I tried to get the feeling back in my sit bone area! I'm skinny-probably need more padding anyway. This was on a time-trial bike and I ride in an aggressive position. I would love this saddle if I didn't plan on riding over 50 miles.
- Familiarity: I've used it several times
I really, really wanted this saddle to work for me, but it didn't; I'm sure it's the right saddle for others, but not, sadly, for me. I ended up with some chaffing, but far worse, massive, massive bruising, of all things. I've never been bruised by a saddle before. The extra wide cutout was *awesome*; it completely eliminated the discomfort I had on my old saddle in one particular region. But I think the saddle wasn't wide enough for me, and maybe too hard (I've always liked minimal padding, but this was actually too minimal), leading to the aforementioned bruising and chaffing, some leg tingling (a bit of nerve pinching or irritation, I think), and, as a result of sitting strangely due to the discomfort, some knee pain. If you can take the hardness of the saddle and if the width's OK, I'd recommend it; it's nice and light, and the super wide cutout is fantastic. But it just totally didn't work for me, more's the pity.
Made for me.
- Familiarity: I've put it through the wringer
Ordered this saddle and was hesitant about the lack of cushioning and large cut out. But wow. The saddle sits perfectly (for me). It wouldn't be great for shorter rides, but the comfort level you get when you first sit on is the same after hours and hours of riding. Stiff and non-intrusive and no problems with numbness or tingling or sores or anything that comes from non-quite-right saddle. I will never ride with another saddle on my road bike, and I'm contemplating putting one on my mountain bike. Every butt is different but this is the perfect saddle for me.
Too hard
- Familiarity: I've put it through the wringer
I too tried this seat because of the larger cutout. Unfortunately it was too hard for me. I rode on it several weeks thinking I might adjust but I never did. It was actually causing pain down my legs from sitting on the nerve I guess. It is well made and good quality just not for me. But my husband has the mens version and loves it. I will be going back to my Terry seat. It is great Competitive Cyclist lets you try out equipment and return if needed. I will keep doing business with them just couldn't use the seat.
SLR Lady Flow Saddle OUCH
- Familiarity: I've used it once or twice and have initial impressions
I decided to try the SLR Lady Flow Saddle because of the larger cutout, as compared to the Lady Gel Flow Diva which I am currently riding. While the larger cutout certainly proved comfortable, the lack of padding did me in. After 20 miles in the SLR I knew I was in big trouble. The pain in my seatbones was intense. I am on the thin side, so maybe my lack of natural padding didn't help matters. One of the deciding factors in choosing this model was also the weight. It is listed at 185 gms. However, the packaging clearly states 200 gms? Every gram counts, so whats up w the difference on the CC site vs the product? Not as represented:(
Have you found a better saddle yet, or going back to the Diva saddle? Looking for a great saddle for my first Cross bike (Specialized Expert Red, on order)...ordered the Diva Gel Flow (also on order), from the specs it sound pretty good (not competing in races)...what's your thoughts on that saddle?
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EPA Report a Blow To Anti-Fracking Efforts
Agency lowers its estimation of methane leaks
April 29, 2013
PITTSBURGH (AP) — The Environmental Protection Agency has dramatically lowered its estimate of how much of a potent heat-trapping gas leaks during natural gas production, in a shift with major......
Astrology is more of a science than Climate Change Alarmism!!!
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It is hilarious to watch housewives like Dawg babble about Global Warming when the scientists who wrote the program that produced the "hockey stick" temperature rise ADMITTED (more or less) that if the program was given ANY SET of RANDOM DATA based on a Monte Carlo statistical analysis, it ALWAYS produced a hockey stick!!!!
The CAUSE is GLOBAL WARMING, what was the question???
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SmokingCroaker, I think Phil Jones would make an excellent Treasurer for West Virginia.
If the number don't look right, he will just make them up and then refuse to share.
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Wienerdawg, the Flat Earth Society is the Global Warming Crowd.
Stuck on the past, can't move forward with new discoveries.
Must be h*ll to live with declining faculties in Dying OV.
Guess your drinking buddies in the bars still think maybe you know something.
The rest of us KNOW better, you are full of crap!
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The British scientist in the middle of November's ClimateGate scandal says that contrary to what Al Gore and many in the media claim, the debate concerning manmade global warming is not over.
"There is still much that needs to be undertaken to reduce uncertainties, not just for the future, but for the instrumental (and especially the palaeoclimatic) past as well," Phil Jones, the former head of Britain's Climatic Research Unit told the BBC.
A - Do you agree that according to the global temperature record used by the IPCC, the rates of global warming from 1860-1880, 1910-1940 and 1975-1998 were identical? [...]
[T]he warming rates for all 4 periods are similar and not statistically significantly different from each other. [...]
B - Do you agree that from 1995 to the present there has been no statistically-significant global warming?
Yes, but only just. [...]
BBWAHAHAHAH! The Head of the IPCC admits it!!
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Ah, the Flat Earth Society, Creationists Inc., Flying Saucer Defense Force and "Elvis is Alive" Church have spoken! Global climate change is the work of the devil and part of a global conspiracy to set up a one-world government that will take away your right to arm bears! Where are the exorcists when you need them???.
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Wienerdawg, Global Warming is SO 1990's, dude!!!
UK Telegraph 4/30/13
Similar record cold was experienced by places in every province of Canada. SO COLD HAS THE RUSSIAN WINTER BEEN THAT MOSCOW HAD ITS DEEPEST SNOWFALL IN 134 YEARS OF OBSERVATIONS.
Here in Britain, where we had our fifth freezing winter in a row, the Central England Temperature record – according to an expert analysis on the US science blog Watts Up With That – shows that in this century, AVERAGE WINTER TEMPERATURES HAVE DROPPED BY 1.45C, MORE THAN TWICE AS MUCH AS THEIR RISE BETWEEN 1850 AND 1999, AND TWICE AS MUCH AS THE ENTIRE NET RISE IN GLOBAL TEMPERATURES RECORDED IN THE 20TH CENTURY.
Note to idiots: more evidence of GLOBAL COOLING than WARMING!!!!
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2013 is the second coldest Spring in History of the record keeping.
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Folks, the year 2012 was the warmest on record for the continental U.S.
Since the 1970s each decade has been significantly warmer than the last
10 warmest years (globally) on record over the past 132 years all occurred since 1998!
Earth climate is becoming less stable with increasingly wide swings in extremes.
For those who live in the state of Denial, it's time to pull your heads out of the sand - or other dark places.
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Ain't science great? First they "prove" that CO2 warms the atmosphere (although I know better based on pure Thermodynamics). Now they "prove" that it cools the atmosphere!
Either way, YOU are the culprit, and you must pay higher taxes.
What a racket!
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"A recent NASA Report (March 2013)throws the space agency into conflict with its climatologists after new NASA measurements prove that carbon dioxide acts as a coolant in Earth's atmosphere.
NASA's Langley Research Center has collated data proving that "greenhouse gases" actually block up to 95 percent of harmful solar rays from reaching our planet, thus reducing the heating impact of the sun. The data was collected by Sounding of the Atmosphere using Broadband Emission Radiometry, (or SABER). SABER monitors infrared emissions from Earth's upper atmosphere, in particular from carbon dioxide (CO2) and nitric oxide (NO), two substances thought to be playing a key role in the energy balance of air above our planet's surface."
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And the seasons continue in spite of all the lost sheep's claims.
Certain (Al Gore for example), on the left exploit so-called 'global warming' for their own financial gain. Much like Jackson & Sharpton inflame the black communities against the white communities.
Sowing discord & telling lies are deadly sins.
The love of money is the root of all evil.
Follow the money & you may find the truth.
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If it is HOT: GLOBAL WARMING is the CAUSE!
IF it is COLD, GLOBAL WARMING is the CAUSE!
It is stays the SAME, GLOBAL WARMING is on HOLD.
Is you get ACNE, GLobal Warming is the cause.
Got constipation, Global Warming is the cause .
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Wienerdawg, there IS NO GENERAL WARMING TREND, you lying sack of snot. Where do you get this fecal matter???
Your MESSIAH says that ONE STORM PROVES there is GLOBAL WARMING:
Barack Obama:
"We can choose to believe that superstorm Sandy and the most severe drought in decades and the worst wildfires some states have ever seen were just a freak coincidence, or we can choose to believe in the overwhelming judgment of science and act before it's too late."
[Incorrect: Even the IPCC now admits there has been no global warming for 17 years, so it cannot have caused Sandy or anything else. What has not happened cannot have caused what has.
Besides, science is not done by consensus but by measurement and math.]
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Might as well throw in my point of view. 1. Global warming/climate change is not a nice and tidy constant trend. The word "change" kinda hints at that reality. Regardless of the long-term trend there will be - and are - anomalies. The process varies on a seasonal, annual and multi-decade basis. The fact that the general warming trend has slowed does not mean that there is nothing more to worry about. Virtually every cancer patient goes through brief spells of remission, but that does not mean they are suddenly free from the ravages of the disease. The law of cause and effect is still being enforced.
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SmokingCroaker, how bright do you have to be to realize this is the 2nd coldest Spring in history?
How can there be global warming with record cold and snow?
Oh yeah, Obama told you so . . . .
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Currently natural gas prices are at levels not seen since before 2002, providing huge savings to consumers of NG. Shale gas is already providing a huge economic impact for both consumers and industry. Low energy costs saves the consumer money and increases US industrial competitiveness in a global economy. Better enjoy it while it lasts
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Well here's the rest of the answer:the psychological training and anthropological stdies are the tools. The key to what is going on is that SPN. State Policy Network and ALEC, American Legislative Exchange Council and other similar think tanks are busy with a network of linked organizations...very large sums of money are involved and anyone can look these people up. PR Watch at Center For Media and Democracy or wikipedia are good places to start. About the cattle and people health issues. Chemicals are labeled as carcinogenic etc. and anyone can look this up also. That is what toxic chemical means:harmful.
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mkhunt "Cattle are aborting near frac sites"
Oh boy. Maybe they're getting too close to the mind control ray transmitters...
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You have to wonder what could motivate a WVUGEO to so vociferously downplay the economic impact of BILLIONS of dollars in investment in gas leases and infrastructure by dozens of the largest companies in the energy industry.
No, there's no money in gas. We'd be so much better off investing in tried-and-true coal to gasoline snake oil or CO2 to methane Solyndras. That's where the big money is. Smell test? LOL
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We are all watching the dvd of Promised Land, now available at Amazon etc. Great insights into what exactly happens when the dollar sign replaces decency and truth. Cattle are aborting near frac sites in Wetzel County. Beware organizations that are fronts for psychological manipulation. Mr. Shellenberger is involved in American Environics as well.The expertise of all the people he works with are anthropology, psychology etc. This training in control of other human beings is not a key to what he is doing. See Promised Land and look at the fake greenie guy..you get the picture!
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Even further, Ohio State University not long ago published a study of what kind and how many local area jobs, and what overall economic benefit, the "gas boom" would result in for the region: "Ohio Shale Coalition Report Appears to Have Overestimated Ohio Shale Job Creation by About 400%". They concluded that most of the rosy projections everyone's being intoxicated with are coming from the gas industry itself, disinformation being disseminated for their own PR purposes; and, that official, educational institution academic study concludes with the blunt statement, that, such "industry funded impact studies typically fail to pass simple smell tests", which is a quote. And, you have to think about what might have motivated a sophisticated institution of higher learning to use such straightforward language.
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atoddh: Don't see how it will "work to the advantage of the OV". Once your gas wells are all in and the migrant well drillers have moved on, who is going to remain employed by the gas industry in the OV? The pipelines are being laid, again by migrants, to cart most of the gas out of state. The very, very few folks who make it big on royalties are just as likely to buy a condo in Florida, and spend their money there. One thing about Coal: you have to hire people to dig it, and to keep digging it.
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If it came from the EPA, it came from Obama. And you know what his word is worth.
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sorry NR coal is out now
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ATLANTA -- Delta Air Lines Inc. will soon have outdoor airport terraces offering runway views for its SkyClub members at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport and John F. Kennedy International Airport.
PHOTOS | Delta adding outdoor terraces at ATL, JFK Sky Clubs
The Atlanta-based airline said it teamed with Architectural Digest to develop its first-ever outdoor airport terraces, called The Sky Deck at Delta Sky Club in Concourse F of Atlanta's new international terminal and at JFK's redeveloped Terminal 4. Architectural Digest picked designer Thom Filicia to create the terraces.
The new space in Atlanta will be near the Delta Sky Club in Concourse F and will open this summer.
At JFK, the space will open in May as a rooftop terrace at the club in Terminal 4.
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A teacher at Wilkinson County High School is under arrest, facing charges of child molestation.
That's according to an e-mail from a spokesman for the school system, which says he was taken to the Wilkinson County Law Enforcement Center.
The e-mail identifies the teacher as Cornelius Danta Jones.
The system says he resigned Monday as investigators questioned him over alleged inappropriate conduct with a student.
His resignation would need to be officially approved by the school board.
We have not been able to reach the Sheriff's Office for comment.
A news release says high school administration is assisting with the ongoing investigation, and quotes the superintendent, Dr. Aaron Geter, as saying, "Any allegation of harm against a student is taken seriously and we are working with the proper authorities as they investigate."


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Macaulay Culkin is a child star turned musician turned member of a cover band that only sings about … pizza? Yes. We can't make this stuff up.
The "Home Alone" star is all grown up and, according to his band's page on BandCamp, using his house to double as a recording studio.
The Pizza Underground – a band with Culkin contributing percussion, kazoo and vocals – is a Velvet Underground cover band who dedicates their lyrics to pepperoni, cheese and their love of 'za with such covers as "Take a Bite of the Wild Slice," and "Pizza Gal."
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We are trying to set up zimbra to use exchange instead postifix to send internal and external mails ( it's not the definitive solution, we need it for migration purpose).
Actually the server ( 192.168.9.30 ) is configured this way:
Everything is working great, internal mail ok, external too.Code:Internal MTA : local postfix ( 192.168.9.30 ) Relay host : mail.rotas.com ( is uses authentication , we used this tutorial http://wiki.zimbra.com/wiki/Outgoing_SMTP_Authentication )
The problem is that we have also an exchange server, we are trying to kill it ( XD ). To keep internal and external mail sincronized we'd like to send EVERYTHING via exchange. Just for a while, when the migration is ok we will return to the default config.
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You poison one little French farmer and all hell breaks loose. Giant chemical-maker Monsanto yesterday announced it plans to appeal a Monday ruling that one of its herbicides in 2004 poisoned French farmer Paul Francois, who says inhaling a Monsanto weedkiller led to "memory loss, headaches and stammering"(coincidentally, these are the same symptoms of the accidental hangover™).
In addition to the French farmer being pissed enough at the company for giving him a hangover when he was trying to work his farmland, there are about a million other people officially declaring themselves as against Monsanto via "Millions Against Monsanto," an organic consumers association that campaigns for "health, justice, sustainability, peace and democracy." If you accept the possibility of Monsanto obstructing even a majority of these five concepts, it's easy to believe the company has enemies from a lot of different backgrounds.
That's why Monday's ruling by a French court finding Monsanto legally responsible for poisoning Francois and ordering it to compensate him has enlivened a bunch of angry activists.
Millions Against
Monsanto offers a wealth of content documenting the agricultural
biotechnology corporation's government ties, tendencies to take
small dairies to court, refusal to compensate veterans for Agent
Orange and getting their nasty chemicals in normal people's water
supplies. (Wikipedia is hilariously filled with references to things like dumping toxic waste in the UK, Indonesian bribing convictions and fines for false advertising.) Even 'ol boy Obama has gotten caught up in the mix with
charts like this one circulating on Facebook:
The latest news out of Millions Against Monsanto is the moving forward of a California ballot initiative to require mandatory GMO labeling that polls show has 80 percent support. According to the site:
"A win for the California Initiative would be a huge blow to biotech and a huge victory for food activists. Monsanto and their minions have billions invested in GMOs and they are willing to spend millions to defeat this initiative. California is the 8th largest economy in the world. Labeling laws in CA will affect packaging and ingredient decisions nation-wide. The bill has been carefully written to ensure that it will not increase costs to consumers or producers."
Back in France, our
friendly farmer will have to wait a while for whatever compensation
poisoning amounts to, as Monsanto says it will appeal the ruling.
According to The Washington Post: Monsanto spokesman Tom Helscher
says the company does not think there is "sufficient data" to
demonstrate a link between the use of Lasso herbicide and the
symptoms Francois reported.
"We do not agree any injury was accidentally caused nor did the company intentionally permit injury," Helscher said. "Lasso herbicide was ... successfully used by farmers on millions of hectares around the world."
Despite the economic troubles affecting the state, Ohioans are smoking more than ever, according to a study that found the highest percentage point increase of any state. An official with the Ohio Department of Health attributes the increase to the stress people are under, though the Ohio General Assembly also cut funding to the state's smoking cessation help line, so there's that. Ohio ranked as the 36th healthiest state in 2011, down from 33 rd in 2010, while Indiana came in at 38th and Kentucky 43rd.
Ohio voter advocates say there was a big elephant in the room during the creation of Ohio's controversial redistricting map, and it was super tan and cried a lot. The Ohio Campaign for Accountable Redistricting says John Boehner was central in the process, working with map-making consultants and the National Republican Congressional Committee. Here's a link to the Ohio Redistricting Transparency Report. From The Enquirer:
"The report found: decisions were not made in public; public input was ignored; there was limited opportunity for the public to review proposed maps; the public was not provided with relevant data for proposed districts; nonpartisan redistricting criteria were not used; and the criteria used to evaluate plans were never publicly identified."
Occupy D.C. protesters built some type of structure in a park Saturday night, and police on Sunday notified them that they didn't have a permit and took it down, arresting dozens in the process. It was a pretty nice structure, though.
The Cincinnati USA Regional Chamber embraced the YP concept several years ago in the wake of Richard Florida's "creative class" discussion, which really hit home here because it crystallized the problem Cincinnati and other "uncool" cities face in stemming the brain drain of talented young people leaving to advance their careers elsewhere.
The Chamber created an array of programs to support local young professionals, an effort that certainly came at the behest of Procter & Gamble, Kroger, Macy's and other corporate giants here that must recruit and retain the best and the brightest talent available. Bold Fusion has emerged as one of the Chamber's highest profile efforts.
The sixth annual Bold Fusion conference was held Thursday afternoon at the Westin Hotel downtown, packing the ballroom to its 400-person capacity. It was one of the most interesting and inspiring afternoons I'd spent in a while.
Never piss off the proletariat.
Upset about his low pay and dismal working conditions, a worker at one of Facebook's Third World contractors has leaked the social media site's ultra-secret document about what type of content it censors.
Amine Derkaoui, a 21-year-old Moroccan man, worked for an outsourcing firm last year that scanned Facebook members' pages for banned content. Given Facebook's profitability, Derkaoui became angry about its stinginess with workers.
As a result, Derkaoui gave a copy of Facebook's internal guidelines about what content it will delete to Gawker, a top Internet gossip site.
Some of the forbidden items are obvious like racial slurs, depictions of human or animal mutilation, photographs or cartoons of sexual activity, violent speech and content that organizes or promotes illegal activity.
But some of the other verboten items are more unusual, if not downright strange.
For example, naked "private parts" including female nipple bulges and butt cracks are forbidden, but male nipples are allowed. The list specifically mentions "mothers breastfeeding" as unacceptable.
Also, most depictions of bodily fluids are unacceptable, but not all. It lists "urine, feces, vomit, semen, pus and ear wax" as unacceptable (yes, ear wax). But, it helpfully notes, "cartoon feces, urine and spit are OK; real and cartoon snot is OK." Well, that's good to know.
Other items subject to deletion include cartoon nudity, images of internal organs, bones, muscles, tendons and "deep flesh wounds," along with "blatant (obvious) depiction of camel toes and moose knuckles." (Confession: I had to Google "moose knuckle" to know what that meant.)
Images of "crushed heads, limbs, etc. are OK," however, as long as "no insides are showing" and the person posting them doesn't express delight or gratification.
Moreover, all criticism of Ataturk, the founder of the nation of Turkey, along with images depicting the burning of Turkish flags are forbidden. It's believed this restriction is due to certain European laws that, if violated, could cause the site to be blocked in Turkey.
The 17-page manual includes a one-page "cheat sheet" so workers can quickly reference it when making decisions about what to delete.
Gawker said Derkaoui found his job through the outsourcing firm oDesk, which provides content moderation services for Facebook and Google. About 50 people across the globe — mostly in Turkey, the Philippines, Mexico and India — work to moderate Facebook content. They work from home in four-hour shifts and earn $1 per hour plus commissions.
"It's humiliating. They are just exploiting the Third World," Derkaoui told Gawker.
Occupy Cincinnati has changed the location of its first-scheduled occupation, which will take place 11 a.m. Saturday at Lytle Park rather than Sawyer Point, due to a previously scheduled event. (The Revolutionaries are respectful of other organizations' fundraising walks.) The occupation has no scheduled end time. Several unions in New York City have endorsed the protest and plan to join it today. Here's a live stream of Day 19 in NYC.
City Council is considering increasing cab fares prior to the World Choir Games in July as part of an overhaul of the city's taxi industry. During a Rules and Government Operations Committee meeting Monday, Councilman Wendell Young described the industry as having little regulation and often undesirable experiences, The Enquirer reports. Council last spring removed a city rule that made it illegal to hail a cab. Among the recommendations expected to be made are the standardization of rates, an increase in the number of permanent taxi stands and the visible display of a Customer Bill of Rights.
The two men hired to beat a Columbia Tusculum man over a property dispute admitted in court yesterday to having been paid by Robert Fritzsch to whoop on Tom Nies Jr. The beaters will avoid jail time in exchange for testifying against Fritzsch. The beating was allegedly a retaliation after a court ordered the removal of Fritzsch's addition to his home that blocked the river view of Nies' house.
Robert Chase is a member of Ohio's oil and gas commission, in addition to operating a private consulting firm that deals with many of the private companies interested in making mass money off the state's drilling leases. The Ohio Ethics Commission this week warned Chase that such consulting work could present a conflict of interest, though Chase says he's not surprised and that he knows what his ethical responsibilities are.
NBC has picked up a
sitcom set in Cincinnati starring Anne Heche, who reportedly plays an
Indian Hill housewife who believes she can channel God after
surviving an accident involving nearly choking on a sandwich (with
humorous results?). The show, which will have a 13-episode first season, is titled Save Me.
The Obama administration might be hinting at considering same-sex marriage rights during a second term, but the folks down in North Carolina are having none of it: A state constitutional amendment to ban gay marriage and civil unions is on today's ballot, despite the existence of a state statute that already outlaws it.
Meanwhile, the Obama administration is busting Mitt Romney up for choosing not to address a woman's suggestion that Obama should be tried for treason.
During an event near Cleveland yesterday, a woman asked Romney if he thinks President Obama is "operating outside the structure of our Constitution," and "should be tried for treason."
Romney did not respond to the treason comment, but instead criticized Obama's recent comments on the Supreme Court -- drawing a rebuke from the Obama campaign.
Romney says he doesn't correct all the questions that are asked of him and that he obviously doesn't believe Obama should be tried for treason. USA Today pointed out that the incident is similar to one that occurred during the 2008 election, which John McCain handled quite differently:
It was one of the defining moments of the 2008 presidential campaign: A woman at a rally for Republican John McCain, while asking McCain a question, called Democratic contender Barack Obama "an Arab" who couldn't be trusted.
McCain took the microphone and said, "No ma'am. He's a decent family man ... who I just happen to have disagreements with on fundamental issues." McCain's response symbolized his discomfort with the volatile crowds he was seeing as his campaign faded during the final days of the 2008 race.
A study suggests that fighting obesity will necessitate a broader approach than blaming the individual, likely involving schools, workplaces, health care providers and fast-food restaurants.
Yahoo CEO Scott Thompson has apologized for pretending to have a degree in computer science. Thompson says he'll update his resume but has no plans to step down.
The U.S. could make a $1.5 billion profit on its bailout of insurance company American International Group, Inc. At least that's what the Government Accountability Office says.
Google's driverless
cars have received their permits in Nevada. What's next? Drive down every single street in America and photographing it?
A new study has found high levels of arsenic in fruit juices that millions of kids are drinking because there's pictures of actual food on the label. Too bad government regulation is just a big waste of money that hurts the economy.
A full 10 percent of the juices tested by the magazine had arsenic levels higher than what is allowed in water by the Food and Drug Administration.
"What we're talking about here is not acute affects," Urvashi Rangan, director of safety and sustainability at Consumer Reports, told TODAY. "We're talking about chronic effects. We're talking about cancer risk. And so, the fact that 10 percent of our samples exceeded the drinking water standard underscores the need for a standard to be set in juices."
Consumer Reports tested 88 samples of apple and grape juices sold around the country. Included among those tested were popular juices like Minute Maid, Welch's and Tropicana.


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Steering Column Installation - One Good Turn ...Written by on March 31, 2011 Bringing A Longtime-Modified F-100 Up To Date
Plenty of modified cars and trucks are out there that have been built for some time, with many having spent more of their lives rodded than as stockers. As time passes, the level of sophistication in our hobby increases, not to mention the skills of most builders. We've all heard horror stories and seen downright dangerous vehicles on the road when they have no right to be, and, as well as general maintenance, there's a time and a place for improvements.
We're not suggesting in any way that the F-100 shown here was dangerous, but it was definitely time for an improvement, which is why the owner thought it was time for some updating. Already fitted with independent front suspension, the truck could benefit from a new steering column, shaft, and joints, replacing the worn-out components that were used when the truck was first modified.
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Ignoring that interesting brake pedal for now (the next improvement that will be made to this F-100), this is how the truck arrived at the shop, with an old unidentified column that was held in place with a U-bolt at the dash and a piece of steel strap at the floor. It also featured a rather attractive collapsible section, too! Note that old shifter; it will be replaced by one on the new column.In the engine bay matters weren't much better, with what appeared to be the shortened inner section of a Chevy steering column with U-joints welded at either end......With none-too-pretty welds at that. Remember your life depends on your steering and braking systems.The old lower bearing was nothing more than a nylon bushing, and a very worn and mutilated one at that. Perhaps that accounts for the sloppy feel of the old setup?With a template made, a new panel was fabricated from 1/8-inch steel plate. Here it's cut out using a plasma cutter.
A Flaming River tilt column was next hung from the dash on a column drop from the same company to check for fit, placement, and, with a steering wheel attached, comfort. These parameters determined where the hole should be cut for the column to pass through the floor plate.The hole was cut using a hole saw in a drill press, and yes, this pic is mocked up; the plate was clamped to the bed for the actual cut.A piece of tubing with an inside diameter that fits snuggly over the new 3 1/2-inch steering column was cut to length using a chop saw......Then passed partway through the floor plate and tack welded in place around the column. This ensures the correct angle is maintained, without excess heat damaging the column internals.Attention can now be turned to the under floor part of the steering. A new Flaming River billet U-joint was fitted over the splines of the Mustang II steering rack, with a 3/4-inch double D stainless steel shaft connecting it to a vibration-resistant Flaming River U-joint at the lower end of the column. It looks a deal nicer than the joint in picture three, eh?
Here's the completed steering assembly. The only clearance issue was with the exhaust downpipe. It's close, though not as close as it appears here, and the clearance is acceptable. Note: The U-joints are in phase, though you'd be hard-pressed to get them misaligned using a double D shaft!With the Flaming River column featuring a shifter, the F-100 could say good-bye to the old floor shifter. The new shifter arm bolts to the bottom of the column, with a number of options as to where to mount it for optimum linkage "throw".


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