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Owlby Jacqueline Maldonado
Collect your choice of gallery quality Giclée, or fine art prints custom trimmed by hand in a variety of sizes with a white border for framing.
Dedicated to my friend, Yesenia. Digital painting. owl, owl painting, owl illustration...
wonderful, Jacqueline!
Super nice!
so wonderful! I liiive it!
Love this!
Thank you Steffi, Andre, Sharon, Anai & John! Always trying something new :)
Love the colours! beautiful work.
Thank you so much Eric! It's funny, the painting of the owl was the easy & fun part, but the simple background took me forever to figure out! I hope I made the right choices for it :)
Awesome work Jacqueline!
Thanks John!
Amazing! Love it
Nice Work Jacqueline!
awesome Jacquie!!!
Thank you so much Beth, Catherine & Carina!
This is gorgeous Jacquie!
Thank you G!
This is so wonderful, love all the details and how colorful it is!
Thank you so much Libertad!
love it, really nice Owl!
Lovely work, Jacqueline!
Thank you Alicia, Gabriela & Judith! So happy you enjoy her :)
This is a beautiful owl painting, Jacqueline!
Thank you The Core & Adil!
Beautiful, I love that it's completely full of colors but still calm and simple in the backround.
Thank you Josefina! I really appreciate that because I tried so many variations with the background before settling on this. I had the hardest time with it!
beautiful Jacqueline! love the canvas and the products in particular!
Thanks, Angela!! I'm glad to hear it!
Love this Jacqueline!
Thanks Kurt!
Really nice work Jacqueline!
great work
Thanks Brandon & Syl!
This is great!
Thanks Biff!
absolutely gorgeous Jacquie! ♥
Thank you Olivia!
amazing colors =)
Thank you Gabriela!
Simply gorgeous!! Love it~
Thank you Michael & Julia!
Thank you Teresa!
Amazing! I love him.
Thank you Robin! She loves you too :)
Lovely :)
Thank you Ally & Christine!
so awesome, Jacqueline!
Thanks, Laura!
Simply gorgeous!
Thank you so much Shawn!
Fantastic work! :o)
Thank you Lindsey!
nice work Jacqueline!
So cute!
Thank you Gwenola, Suzanne & Lisa!
I saw this trending on wanelo! LOVE IT!!
Thanks Josie!
Awesome owl!
this is wonderful ♥
I just love this!!
Thanks Peter, Tangerine & Sandra!
Thanks Rudolf! Love your work!
Amazing creation!
ohhh this is pretty!
Thank you Alejandra & Sunkissed!
beautiful work!
Thank you milanova!
Wow, those colors! This is way cool! Thanks for promoting my work! Following :D
Thanks Robert!
Hi Jacqueline,
Love your art :). Am purchasing full size duvet. Where can I find 79 x 79 insert?
Love your art :). Am purchasing full size duvet. Where can I find 79 x 79 insert?
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Original Super Simple Shrugs Crochet Pattern Design by: Anna Tap and Gail Fay
Skill Level:
Blue Storm Shrug:
Super Easy Eyelet Shrugs:
Materials: Yarn Needle;
Blue Storm Shrug:
Worsted Weight Yarn
Dk Country Blue (MC) – 13 ½ (15, 17, 19, 21, 23) oz, 715 (840, 950, 1060, 1170, 1280) yds [380 (420, 475, 530, 585, 640) grams, 575 (672, 760, 850, 940, 1030) meters]
Bulky Weight Yarn
Denim Storm (CC) – 1 ½ (1 ¾, 2, 2 ½, 2 ¾, 3) oz, 60 (70, 80, 90, 100, 110) yds [42 (50, 56, 63, 70, 77) grams, 48 (56, 64, 72, 80, 88) meters]
Yarn Needle
Caron® Simply SoftTM and Patons® Divine used on model.
Crochet Hook: Size H-8 (5 mm) or size needed to obtain gauge.
Gauge: 8 cl-sts & 9 rows = 4 ½"
Gauge Swatch: 4" wide x 4 ¼" tall
Size: Blue Storm: Small (32-34″ bust), Medium (36-38″ bust), Large (40-42″ bust),
1X (44-46″ bust), 2X (48-50″ bust), 3X (52-54″ bust)
Super Easy Eyelet Shrugs:
Bulky Weight Boucle Yarn
Child Sizes:
White (MC) - 4 (4, 5, 5, 6) oz, 204 (204, 255, 255, 306) yd;
Pink (CC) - 1 oz, 51 yds, Green (G) - 4 yds;
Adult Sizes:
Pink (MC) - 8 (8, 9, 9, 9, 10, 10) oz, 410 (410, 460, 460, 460, 510, 510) yd
White (CC) - 3.5 oz, 180 yds
Crochet Hook: Size H-8 (5 mm) or size needed to obtain gauge.
Gauge: 6 ½ Rows dc = 4"; 13 dc = 4"
Super Easy Eyelet: Child Sizes: 2 through 10, Adult Sizes: Medium through 5X.
These two designs are perfect for the beginning crocheter. Not only are they easy to make but they are versatile additions to any wardrobe. Dress up your jeans by adding one of these feminine styles to your ensemble or wear with a dress for a sophisticated look. These shrugs are the perfect finishing touch for any outfit. They make beautiful gifts and will fit just about anyone.
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Re: A secret to growing nasturtium in a window box?
I wonder if they prefer the cooler weather, because mine seem to have re-booted themselves and I've got lots of new lovely bright orange blooms to cheer up the balcony. I also noticed that they'd managed to seed themselves on the ground four floors below! Shame those ones will just get mowed over.
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Have Zimbra setup to authenticate against ad. We have recently changed our password policy, so that everyone had to change password. This led to us Having some issues with one of the global admin accounts in zimbra, it can still use old + new password.
The old password i considered a security risk.
What we have found out :
If we deactivate global admin for the account , it only accept the new password, the moment we activate global admin again, you can log inn with both.
We have other global admin accounts, were the problem is not excisting.
Tried to reset local zimbra password, to something else, but it still accept the old password.
It has now gone 1 week since we did the password changes.
Have tried to compare settings for this account with other admins, but fail to find any difference.
Anyone have some suggestion on how to solve this ??
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In web client, composing new email and click "to" to select address, only 50 records are displayed in GAL addressbook.
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Number of items to fetch when scrolling:
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This short film traces Pete Standing Alone's personal journey from cultural alienation to pride and belonging. As a spiritual elder, teacher and community leader of the Blood Indians of Southern Alberta, Pete works with youth to repair the cultural and spiritual destruction wrought by residential schools. At age 81, he has come full-circle in his dedication to preserving the traditional ways of his people.
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I just finished watching 'Roundup' and the dialogue was mainly in English. At a critical time in preserving many native languages it would have been noteworthy for Pete Standing Alone and Narcisse Blood to speak in their native tongue Blackfoot and the documentary be with English subtitles. The language helps keep us distinct and it certainly embraces as a source of pride.stressor, 30 Jui 2011
A good film that reminds me of the racism that still exists. First Nations should be proud of their heritage and wary of foreign ideas. I hope they can avoid assimilation. Pete Standing Alone deserves admiration based on this presentation.Kevin, 26 Jui 2011


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Images: Marines with helicopter squadron receive awards for accomplishments in Afghanistan [Image 19 of 28]
Photo by Cpl. Brian Adam Jones
Capt. Jakob K. Schwam, left, a UH-1Y Huey pilot with the "Gunfighters" of Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 369 receives an Air Medal during a ceremony at Camp Bastion, Afghanistan, Jan. 6. More than 20 Marines with the squadron received Air Medals for conducting operations in the Helmand River valley. "Their actions made a positive direct contribution to [2nd Marine Aircraft Wing (Forward)'s] mission in sustained combat flight operations to defeat enemy forces," the award citation read. Deployed from Marine Corps Air Station Camp Pendleton, Calif., the squadron wields the only Marine attack helicopters in Afghanistan and uses a tandem of AH-1W Super Cobra and UH-1Y Huey helicopters to support coalition and Afghan forces across southwestern Afghanistan. The awards were personally presented by Maj. Gen. Glenn Walters, commanding general of 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing (Forward). Schwam is a native of Bexar, Texas.
This work, Marines with helicopter squadron receive awards for accomplishments in Afghanistan [Image 1 of 28], by Brian Adam Jones, identified by DVIDS, is free of known copyright restrictions under U.S. copyright law.
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Florida's DOT Secretary, Ananth Prasad, says Governor Rick Scott's new budget proposal includes $85 Million for building the 23rd Street Flyover.
Also in the plans is 289 million for the four laning of US 331 in Walton County from the Choctawhatchee Bay north to I-10.
The DOT also will spend $162 Million for the continued four laning of state Road 79 from Ebro north to the Interstate at Bonifay. And $44 million is allocated in the budget for the continued 4 lane construction from the Bay and WashingtonCounty line to the Interstate at Chipley.
The announcement came in Panama City at 8:30 Thursday morning.
Secretary Prasad says a total of $974 million is now allocated and in the budget plans for DOT projects across Northwest Florida.
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Chew #17
"Jesus Christ. You food weirdoes keep getting weirder. What the hell is this kid anyway?"
|Wed, March 2nd, 2011
Carbon Grey #1
Hyperviolent and sexily dangerous, this new comic is going to win some serious fans with its depiction of a surreal war and unreal ladies.
|Wed, March 2nd, 2011
The Intrepids #1
It's a little bit retro-pulp and a little bit superspy crucible. Buy it.
|Wed, March 2nd, 2011
Astonishing X-Men #36
The Astonishing X-Men team head to Japan after Armor receives some bad news.
|Mon, February 28th, 2011
New Mutants #22
Rogue breaks into Danger's prison to try and find out what's going on with Shadowcat.
|Mon, February 28th, 2011
Secret Avengers #10
The Secret Avengers prevent the copyright- infringing resurrection of Shang Chi's father.
|Mon, February 28th, 2011
Justice Society of America #48
"You mean apart from the fact that I killed the mayor, killed Lightning, took Dr. Fate (arguably your heaviest hitter, by the by) out of play and freed your friend Scythe, who's probably giving the Flash a Green Lantern broken neck special a
|Mon, February 28th, 2011
The Sixth Gun #9
"The Sixth Gun" keeps firing solid shots.
|Mon, February 28th, 2011
Captain America #615
Is James Barnes innocent or guilty of the crimes he committed as the Winter Soldier? Find out in this issue!
|Sun, February 27th, 2011
X-Men Legacy #245
"Age of X" begins! Alternate reality mutant fun!
|Sun, February 27th, 2011
X-Men #8
"X-Men" is already in a sophomore slump.
|Sat, February 26th, 2011
Fantastic Four #588
Hickman's greatest issue on this title yet, it's a poignant set of moments in the history of the "Fantastic Four" that look simply gorgeous in every panel.
|Sat, February 26th, 2011
Power Girl #21
"Max Lord! Dick, he stole the OMAC Project, he killed tens of thousands that time, he just framed Captain Atom in Magog's murder and killed nearly another 900 civilians in Chicago! He killed Ted Kord."
|Fri, February 25th, 2011
Teen Titans #92
"Wish I could do the same. Still refuse to call him by your name. I don't care what costume you or him wears. As far as I'm concerned, you're my Robin. Always will be."
|Thu, February 24th, 2011
Green Arrow #9
"Phantom Stranger. And you just saw what he does best – swoop in with some vague mumbo jumbo then disappear to let us all ponder its meaning. As if we didn't have better things to do with our time."
|Thu, February 24th, 2011
Morning Glories #7
How is "Morning Glories" like "Lost?" And how is it becoming "Glee?"
|Thu, February 24th, 2011
Action Comics #898
"The Black Ring" kicks into high gear, as a whole spate of villainy is revealed.
|Thu, February 24th, 2011
Iron Man 2.0 #1
There's a reason why this comic isn't titled "War Machine." It reads like second Iron Man comic that happens to feature James Rhodes instead of Tony Stark.
|Thu, February 24th, 2011
Amazing Spider-Man #655
"I used to build Spider-Slayers. That makes me a super villain. And super villains always come back."
|Wed, February 23rd, 2011
Incorruptible #15
The Paradigm comes to Coalville to take down Max Damage... or offer him a job?
|Wed, February 23rd, 2011
Justice League: Generation Lost #20
"Justice League: Generation Lost" does one last origin spotlight, this time on... Maxwell Lord.
|Wed, February 23rd, 2011
American Vampire #12
"Thank you? I'm about to tear your head off, Kitty."
|Wed, February 23rd, 2011
Avengers #10
This month is nothing but transition, but it's a lackluster one at that.
|Wed, February 23rd, 2011
Kill Shakespeare #9
The Bard makes an appearance that satisfies after the wait, and the creepiest papier mache monsters ever will rob your soul.
|Wed, February 23rd, 2011
King Conan: The Scarlet Citadel #1
If you like classic Conan art then this issue is going to please you to no end.
|Wed, February 23rd, 2011
Godland #34
"Concentrate on thoughts of Earth. Together we shall make the cosmic leap – across oblivion. . ."
|Wed, February 23rd, 2011
Detective Comics #874
James Gordon Jr. finally gets the center stage, but his story has only just begun.
|Wed, February 23rd, 2011
Who Is Jake Ellis? #2
Jake Ellis might just be my favorite new character of this year. He's creepy, intriguing, and a great comic delight.
|Wed, February 23rd, 2011
Skullkickers #6
Different takes on these two characters all show us the same thing: these guys are fun.
|Wed, February 23rd, 2011
Uncanny X-Force #5
Fantomex – and his family - come under attack by Deathlok.
|Mon, February 21st, 2011
Marvel Girl #1
Jean Grey takes a leave of absence from Xavier's to deal with her anger issues.
|Mon, February 21st, 2011
Generation Hope #4
The Generation Hope kids arrive on Utopia, and we get to find out whether Kenji is as dangerous as he looks.
|Mon, February 21st, 2011
The Boys #51
Butcher and Vought-American make some behind-the-scenes moves in preparation of the inevitable Boys/Seven conflict.
|Mon, February 21st, 2011
Soldier Zero #5
Dan Abnett and Andy Lanning take over the writing chores, but this issue reads like the four that preceded it, in both good and bad ways.
|Mon, February 21st, 2011
Proof: Endangered #3
Proof is distracted by Mecha-Zoidberg while Ginger gets an inverted "Kill Bill" mission forced on her.
|Mon, February 21st, 2011
Wolverine #6
Wolverine is possessed by demons and looks like a danger. So, to kill or not to kill?
|Sun, February 20th, 2011
Hulk #30
"Ho now. I wonder how this will change things. I mean he's not coming to destroy you, I'm sure he doesn't know (nor care) about a Red Hulk."
|Sat, February 19th, 2011
Daredevil: Reborn #2
Matt Murdock as played by Earl Hickey's idea of what Chuck Norris does in Texas.
|Sat, February 19th, 2011
Doom Patrol #19
"Aww fer th' luvva. . . since when do we got a #@*#in' volcano?"
|Sat, February 19th, 2011
Young Justice #1
"A crisis brought them together? I guess it's kind of like how we came together?"
|Sat, February 19th, 2011


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Thursday Feb 24 2011
Weather forces hoops playoff changes
By: Mike Ray Gold Country News Service
Colfax boys, Foresthill girls change game days, Colfax, Bear River girls to tip at 6 tonight
An impending winter storm expected to hit heavily in the foothills region has forced some changes to the CIF Sac-Joaquin Section girls and boys basketball playoff schedule. CIF officials confirmed Thursday afternoon that two game day chamges and two game time switches have already been made to acomodate schools that could be affected by the predicted heavy snowfall. In two Div. IV girls games today, both the Argonaut at Bear River and West Campus at Colfax games have been moved up to begin at 6 p.m. The games were originally scheduled for 7 p.m. Foresthill High's Div. V girls game slated for tonight between the Wildfires and Bradshaw Christian has been moved to Saturday evening at Bradshaw. Tipoff time is set for 6 p.m. The Colfax boys' home game against Ripon has been moved to Monday at 6 p.m. It was scheduled for Friday. Also in Division IV, Summerville will now host Capital Christian at 6 p.m. on Monday instead of Friday evening.


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Welcome to the forum. Sorry can't solve your question.
I'm Rinne. Hello, everyone. :'3
As mentioned in the thread title, I have a question. How would one go about making similar effects to those found along the coastlines of this map, specifically the little dashed lines? I like how it looks and am trying to replicate it in a map I'm currently working on, but I'm not that experienced with Photoshop so I wouldn't know. (I've attached an image as reference.) Thank you in advance!
Welcome to the forum. Sorry can't solve your question.
"Our greatest glory is not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall."-Confucius
Old map and Historic map
Check out this tutorial at the 5:52 mark:
Fantasy Cartography with Adobe Photoshop #14 - YouTube
It's basically a stroked selection with noise to break up the lines.
Basically with your landmass selected, you are expanding the selection by X number of pixels, stroking it, expanding it again, stroking it again, etc (that's how I do it anyway). don't forget to use the smooth selection option to prevent to looking squarish as it expands further out.
Yeah, I'm having a similar problem with this as well (using CS5). Once I've selected my coast outline with my magic wand tool, used edit>stroke and then expanded it I get the parallel lines but I also get it internally on the land as well. How do you ensure that when you use stroke you only get the water side of the coast? (apologies if this has been asked elsewhere!)
Last edited by Sharpes; 04-01-2013 at 08:13 AM.
Mask the layer that you only want to affect, then work your operation within that mask.
Ok, and how do I do that with the layer I want to affect? I've got my background layer and another layer with a black outline of my island but not sure what to do from there :S (PS noobie here =/)
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@Sharpes: With the magic wand tool (with contiguous setting checked at top) select your water and invert the selection (from the menu bar under Select > Inverse or use the keypad: Ctrl+Shift+I). Then make a new layer and fill your selection with white or any color, then set the layer Fill % to 0% (in the layers panel underneath the opacity %). Do your strokes on that layer. There are actually a number of ways to stroke it. You might like this set of actions I created to speed up the process: Photoshop Actions: Fading parallel Coastal Lines for Oceans and Lakes If you need any additional help, just ask.
And here's a quick tutorial for creating a fading stroke effect using the OuterGlow layer effect: Fading parallel coastal lines with OuterGlow
Last edited by Chashio; 04-12-2013 at 09:05 AM.
Thanks Chashio, those actions seemed to have done the trick. How do I then make some of the lines more jagged? For e.g. I have some tiny islands with circles around them and would like to make the shape a bit more organic. (I guess now I'm after something more specific rather than the whole map.)


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|Asthma a part of life
|Written by Chris Lee
Asthma affects one out of six people in eastern Colorado, according to the High Plains Research Network.
Holyoke resident Mary Bohlender has lived with asthma for about 50 years. It wasn't until she was 24 that she began to feel a tightness in her chest when it was cold out. Even mowing the lawn got to be a problem.
After suffering from bronchitis she went to the doctor to receive a shot of adrenaline. She said everything cleared up right away and that is when she found out she had asthma.
When Bohlender was diagnosed, she was given an antibiotic to help clear her up.
Bohlender and her husband Jay have moved around a lot since getting married. Out of everywhere they have lived, she said they are all about the same and one place hasn't affected her more than another.
They moved near Lamar, Neb. in the early 1970s from Weld Coutny where they spent nearly 20 years.They then moved to Dalhart, Texas and moved back to this area about a year ago. She has been around farming for most of her life and said they currently farm corn, wheat and some beans. The grain dust she said, hasn't been too much of a problem.
Dust mites are the big thing Mary is allergic to. She also said cedar and juniper trees affect her. She mentioned keeping bedding washed on a regular basis is important as well as keeping a clean house.
Asthma wasn't something she was used to as there wasn't any history of asthma in her family when she was diagnosed. She does have one granddaughter who found out she was allergic to peanuts and has problems with asthma.
Spiromety tests are used to help diagnose patients with asthma. A spirometer measures the flow of air out of the lungs and can determine the severity of the asthma. Bohlender said she never took one of those tests.
Bolhlender has used a bunch of different methods to keep her asthma under control over the years. Inhalers and medicines of all kinds have been used.
In 1990 she underwent sinus surgery in Greeley. She said it helped considerably with her asthma.
While in Dalhart, new medications were being made to help treat asthma, she said. Her doctor suggested she try Accolate which affects the histamines so you don't react to the things you are allergic to.
She said one night she got so bad Jay took her to the hospital where she was given a nebulizer. She hasn't used one up until a month ago when she had a sinus infection and was forced to use one again.
Bohlender said asthma hasn't ever gotten in the way of how she operates day to day. She gives credit to her medications. Theophylline has been used ever since she saw the first allergist. Azmacort is another medication she used regularly.


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Man charged in thefts of two trucks
Published: Wednesday, August 21, 2013 at 2:57 p.m.
Last Modified: Wednesday, August 21, 2013 at 2:57 p.m.
SILVER SPRINGS - Sheriff's deputies have charged a man in the recent thefts of two pickup trucks.
On Aug. 16, a deputy responded to the 17000 block of Southeast 99th Avenue where a 1993 Chevrolet truck with custom rims and oversize tires was missing. On Sunday, a 1998 GMC pickup was reported stolen from a residence in the 13600 block of Southeast 50th Court.
A deputy found the 1993 truck abandoned in the 4500 block of Southeast 141st Street, sitting on blocks and minus the tires and rims.
On Tuesday, Deputy Phillip Minton saw the 1998 GMC in the 9300 block of East State Road 40 and followed it. The driver drove into a ditch and was detained by Minton.
Detective Thomas Tingue interviewed the driver, Dylan Edward Veith, 32, who said he stole the pickup for personal use. Veith said he sold a transmission in the back of the truck at a Lady Lake auto salvage for $35. He admitted taking the other pickup and said he removed the tires and rims when it broke down, according to reports.
Veith was charged with two counts of auto theft and one count of dealing in stolen property.
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Crowd-sourcing is increasingly being used for providing answers to online polls and surveys. However, existing systems, while taking care of the mechanics of attracting crowd workers, poll building, and payment, provide little that would help the survey-maker or pollster to obtain statistically significant results devoid of even the obvious selection biases.
InterPoll is a platform for programming of crowd-sourced polls. Polls are expressed as embedded LINQ queries, whose results are provided to the developer. InterPoll supports reasoning about uncertainty, enabling t-tests, etc. on random variables obtained from the crowd. InterPoll performs query optimization, as well as bias correction and power analysis, among other features. Making InterPoll queries part of the surrounding program allows for optimizations that take advantage of the surrounding code context. The goal of InterPoll is to provide a system that can be reliably used for research into marketing, social and political science questions.
Our ultimate goal is to make self-service crowd-sourced opinion polling available and affordable. To do this well, we are exploring ideas that come from programming languages, crowd-sourcing, databases, statistics, as well as security and privacy.
Data collection
The code below shows how to get answers to the question "Do you think using a cell phone to make a call on an airplane during flight should be allowed or not?". Along with the answer, we also collect extra demographic information about the user, including their gender, ethnicity, age, and education.
var people = GetPeople("Should cell phones on the plane be allowed?", 10, false, true, GetBackground()); var frame = from person in people select new { Answer = person.PoseQuestion( "Do you think using a cell phone to make a call on an airplane during flight should be allowed or not?", "Should be allowed", "Should not be allowed", "Unsure"), Gender = person.Gender, Ethnicity = person.Ethnicity, Age = person.Age, Education = person.Education, };
Hypothesis testing with power analysis
The code below shows how to use the data we collect from the crowd for hypothesis testing. In this case, we are trying to decide whether people generally (with a probability of .5) believe that we should break up big banks. Power analysis is used to determine how many samples (human opinions) to collect.
var people = GetPeople("Should we break up the big banks?", 10, false, true, GetBackground()); var frame = (from person in people select new { BreakUpTheBigBanks = person.PoseQuestion
( "Do you believe that we should break up the big banks?"), Gender = person.Gender, Ethnicity = person.Ethnicity, Age = person.Age, Education = person.Education, }); var answer = from person in frame select person.BreakUpTheBigBanks; if (answer.ToRandomVariable(false).Pr(.5)) { Console.WriteLine("Outcome: We should break up big banks", ); } else { Console.WriteLine("Outcome: We should not break up big banks); }
- Benjamin Livshits and George Kastrinis, Optimizing Human Computation to Save Time and Money, no. MSR-TR-2014-145, 14 November 2014.
- Benjamin Livshits and Todd Mytkowicz, Saving Money While Polling with InterPoll using Power Analysis, AAAI - Association for the Advancement of Artificial Intelligence, 2 November 2014.
- James Bornholt, Todd Mytkowicz, and Kathryn S. McKinley, Uncertain<T>: A First-Order Type for Uncertain Data, in ACM International Conference on Architectural Support for Programming Languages and Systems (ASPLOS), pp. 51-66, Selected for ACM SIGPLAN Research Highlight 2014, and IEEE MICRO Top Picks 2015, ACM – Association for Computing Machinery, March 2014.
- Benjamin Livshits and Todd Mytkowicz, InterPoll: Crowd-Sourced Internet Polls (Done Right), no. MSR-TR-2014-3, 7 January 2014.
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(Reuters) – The National Basketball Association said it would make an announcement on Tuesday about its investigation into Los Angeles Clippers owner Donald Sterling as the fallout over his alleged racist comments began to pick up.
Sterling is being investigated by the NBA over racist comments he allegedly made that have since sparked widespread outrage in the United States.
The NBA said in a brief statement that a news conference would take place but gave no further details. The NBA's announcement came shortly after auto dealer CarMax, a long-term sponsor of the Clippers, announced it was pulling its financial support of the team.
"CarMax finds the statements attributed to the Clippers' owner completely unacceptable. These views directly conflict with CarMax's culture of respect for all," CarMax said in a statement.
"While we have been a proud Clippers sponsor for nine years and support the team, fans, and community, these statements necessitate that CarMax end its sponsorship."
NBA commissioner Adam Silver said on Sunday that the league would "move extraordinary quickly in our investigation" after an audio recording was released of a racist rant allegedly made by Sterling.
The Clippers owner, who made his fortune in real estate, has not issued a statement but the alleged comments, which include telling a woman not to bring African-Americans to Clippers games, have drawn widespread criticism.
"This is a binding moment in the history of the NBA," said Sacramento Mayor and former NBA player Kevin Johnson, who is assisting the players union. "They (the players) are just outraged."
If the NBA investigation confirms that Sterling did make the comments, he could expect a harsh punishment. There have already been calls for the billionaire to be removed as an NBA owner but he could also face a lengthy suspension and fine.
Such punishment is not unprecedented in professional sports. Marge Schott, the former president and majority owner of Major League Baseball's Cincinnati Reds, was suspended for two years for slurs against African-Americans and Jews. Schott eventually sold her controlling interest in the team.
Clippers players staged a protest at a playoff game on Sunday, turning their warm-up jerseys inside-out to hide the team name before a loss to the Golden State Warriors.
The silent demonstration came as Sterling faced a firestorm of criticism over a 10-minute recording obtained by celebrity news website TMZ in which a man reported to be the NBA owner tells a woman not to post photographs of herself with black people online and not to bring African-Americans to Clippers games.
The taped remarks rocked the National Basketball Association (NBA), where most of the players are black, and left its officials scrambling to address the scandal that has threatened to overshadow the playoffs.
Ahead of the game against the Golden State Warriors in Oakland, Clippers players gathered at center court, dropped sweat-jackets with the team's name around the tip-off circle and then came out with their warm-up jerseys inside-out, keeping the "Clippers" name off of their chests.
The players had discussed boycotting the game, star guard Chris Paul told reporters. They came out for the game in their normal jerseys, but with black socks and bands that game announcers said were also part of a protest.
Players did not speak of the clothing protest ahead of the game. Sterling did not attend and the Clippers lost the game, 97-118 as their opponents, the Golden State Warriors, evened the playoff series at two games each.
Afterward Clippers coach Doc Rivers declined to blame the loss on the furor, saying that the Warriors had outplayed his team and taking responsibility for failing to prepare them mentally for the big game.
"Certainly I believe everybody was affected by what took place. I don't think it was just the Clippers. I think it's insulting to all of us. I think both teams were somewhat bothered by what took place the last 24 hours," Warriors coach Mark Jackson said.
Sterling, who made his fortune in real estate, has not made any public comment.
Clippers President Andy Roeser has issued a statement saying he had listened to the recording on TMZ and had not yet determined if it was legitimate or had been "altered" somehow.
"Mr Sterling is emphatic that what is reflected on that recording is not consistent with, nor does it reflect his views, beliefs or feelings. It is the antithesis of who he is, what he believes and how he has lived his life," Roeser said in the statement.
The recording appears to be part of an argument between Sterling and a model who uses the name V. Stiviano about photographs posted to Instagram.
"People call you and tell you that I have black people on my Instagram. And it bothers you," the voice alleged to be Stiviano's says, according to the recording at TMZ.com. She also says she herself is of Latino and black heritage.
"Yeah, it bothers me a lot that you want to promo … broadcast that you're associating with black people. Do you have to?" the voice alleged to be Sterling's says.
Sterling is also allegedly heard telling the woman not to post photos of herself with Earvin "Magic" Johnson. "And don't bring him to my games, OK?"
Johnson, a former Los Angeles Lakers star, during the broadcast of the game on Sunday called on Sterling to give up his ownership of the team if the comments were proven to be his.
"When you've got the president of the United States saying this is bad, you've got all the fans around country, of different races around country saying this is bad, it's time," Johnson said.
President Barack Obama, who was asked about the controversy while traveling in Malaysia, said the comments were "incredibly offensive racist statements".
"When ignorant folks want to advertise their ignorance you don't really have to do anything, you just let them talk," Obama said when asked about the controversy during a news conference in Kuala Lumpur with Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak.
President Barack Obama said on Sunday that comments reported to have been made by the owner of the NBA's Los Angeles Clippers basketball team were "incredibly offensive racist statements."
"When ignorant folks want to advertise their ignorance you don't really have to do anything, you just let them talk," Obama said when asked about the controversy during a news conference in Kuala Lumpur with Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak.
Obama said he was confident NBA Commissioner Adam Silver would deal with the issue.
"Obviously the NBA is a league that is beloved by fans across the country," Obama, America's first black president, said. "It's got an awful lot of African American players steeped in African American culture."
He said the controversy was also an example of how the United States continues to wrestle with the legacy of race, and he likened that struggle to Malaysia's effort to foster a harmonious multi-ethnic society.
The NAACP said on Sunday that the nation's oldest civil rights group will not honor Sterling with a lifetime achievement award it planned to give the Clippers owner next month because of the controversy over the comments.
Sports news website Deadspin on Sunday posted more excerpts from what is said was a conversation between Sterling and the same woman. On it, Sterling is asked why he has a dim view of blacks, especially since his team has many black players.
"I support them and give them food, and clothes, and cars, and houses. Who gives it to them? Does someone else give it to them? … Do I make the game, or do they make the game?" he is alleged to have said.
Sterling has faced allegations of discriminatory conduct in the past. In 2009, he paid $2.7 million to settle a case brought by the U.S. Justice Department which accused him of housing discrimination against blacks and Hispanics.
(Additional reporting by Jon Herskovitz, Ben Everill, Gene Cherry, Matt Spetalnick and Ronald Grover; Editing by Lynne O'Donnell and Sandra Maler)


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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Mediasource) -- A new electrical approach to serious brain tumors is giving patients hope when they might be out of other options.
Doctors at The James Cancer Hospital & Solove Research Institute at Ohio State University are using a kind of electrical "helmet" to help control brain tumors that might otherwise be untreatable.
The device, called NovoTTF, is used to treat tumors known as glioblastomas. A patient with this type of tumor wears a cap, which has a series of electrodes that are taped to the patient's shaved head.
"The currents then interrupt the ability of cells to divide, thereby leading to cellular death, and then leading to tumor death" said Robert Cavaliere, MD, a neurologist at The Ohio State James Cancer Hospital & Solove Research Institute. "This is a novel approach that is less risky and has fewer side effects than traditional chemotherapies that we have been using up until now to treat these tumors."
The electrical field created by the NovoTTF device covers the entire brain and is designed to reach even the smallest branches of the tumors, without harming healthy brain tissue.
The Food and Drug Administration has approved this device for the treatment of glioblastomas, after patients have exhausted standard radiation and chemotherapy treatments.
Cavaliere said "As of 2012 we do not have a standard approach of treating these tumors, but the studies that have been performed suggest that, in terms of outcomes, this approach is equivalent to chemotherapies we typically use."
The goal is to wear the device 18 hours a day, so most patients plug it into a wall at night and sleep with it on their heads. During the day, they power the device using batteries that are stored in bags or backpacks, which allow them to remain mobile and active.
"It's a quiet device, and very well tolerated," said Cavaliere, "in fact, it doesn't generate any noise at all."
For patients like Elaine Kiourtsis, it gives her the freedom to do things that traditional therapies may prevent her from doing. Just by looking at her you would never know she is undergoing almost constant treatment for a serious brain tumor.
"It's just like a little cap you're wearing and you don't feel a thing" said Kiourtsis "It allows me to do everything. We go to church and other places and it doesn't interfere."
"Interestingly patients are enthusiastic about treatments," said Cavaliere. "Unlike chemotherapies that people are not generally enthusiastic about, people are enthusiastic about this device," he said.
Another benefit of using NovoTTF is fewer side effects.
"Patients treated with chemotherapy frequently experience some nausea or vomiting, and they have problems with their blood counts, which are things that control bleeding and stop infections. We don't see those kinds of problems with this device," said Dr. Cavaliere.
Kiourtsis says the device can get slightly warm at times, but she often forgets its even there. High-tech device bombards brain with electrical current, kills cancer cells
"I think it's fabulous, I think it's in the future. It's just unbelievable what's going on" said Kiourtsis.
Right now the device is only being used on the most serious cases of brain cancer, but studies are underway to see if it might work as an option immediately after diagnosis.
For more information go to: www.cancer.osu.edu click on media room or call the James Cancer Hospital Line: 1-800-293-5066.
Written by Shannon McCormick
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veto on future TV tech, into law.
In the House, the MPAA shenagled twenty representatives to support the Flag in the House Commerce Committee. But that's not a majority and support is
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up and, apparently, after reading one long explanation from one expert voter,
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Not long ago we updated you on the MPAA and RIAA's shenanigans to smuggle the Broadcast Flag through the United States Senate. Those who paid attention during "Schoolhouse Rock" will realize that's only half of the duo's burden. To make the Flag law, they must march it past the House of Representatives, too.
Now the second shoe has dropped: 20 members of the House sent an open letter to Congressman Fred Upton, Chairman of the House Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet (part of the House Committee on Energy and Commerce), and its ranking member, Edward J. Markey. All 20 pledged their allegiance to the Broadcast Flag.
A European standards body is laying the ground for a sweeping mandate that mirrors and exceeds the US Broadcast Flag proposal. The European version of the Broadcast Flag promises to ban open source, compromise user freedom, and give entertainment companies a veto over the future of digital television technology.
Imagine you're a happy-go-lucky conglomerate of Hollywood media companies.
Faced with some tweaks to your business model that you'd rather not
contemplate, your members have conceived of an ingenious alternative:
compelling tech companies to implement shoddy copy-protection on every digital
AV-enabled computer in the land.
Let's call this cunning plan the "Broadcast Flag."
Your "Broadcast Flag," while undoubtedly quite brilliant and only slightly
delusional, has been running into a few problems recently. First, after it was
torn to shreds by techies in its drafting committee, you had to shout more than usual to get the FCC to adopt it.
Yesterday, our colleagues at the Center for Democracy and Technology (CDT) published recommendations [PDF] for Congress should it choose to reinstate the broadcast flag, which EFF and a coalition of organizations defeated in court. While we admire CDT's tortured attempt to make the broadcast flag seem reasonable, its suggestions are flawed. That was inevitable--the broadcast flag is fundamentally flawed policy and should be scrapped entirely.
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|Release Date: December 10, 1993
|Running Time: 94 mins.
|MPAA Rating: PG 13
|Box Office: $46,157,685.00
|Genre: Comedy, Music, Musical, Romance, Sequel
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Buffalo, NY (Sports Network) - Thomas Vanek scored the eventual game-winning
goal in the first round of a shootout and Ryan Miller, playing his 500th
career game, made 30 saves and the Buffalo Sabres downed the New York
Islanders 2-1, Friday in both teams' regular-season finale at First Niagara
Brian Flynn scored and Vanek also provided an assist in regulation for the
Sabres, who were already out of the playoff picture, but ended the season
winning five of their last seven.
Keith Aucoin scored the lone tally for the Islanders, who have dropped three
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Rwanda 20 years: Why I was afraid
Seven years ago, staff writer Kari Costanza visited Rwanda for the first time. She was able to replace her fear about the trip because of stories like Zaphran's.
World Vision's early work in Rwanda immediately following the genocide focused on peace-building, livelihood training, water and sanitation, agriculture, education, and health issues like malaria and maternal and child health.
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Pink Receives National Marketing Award
AMES, Iowa – Iowa State's Athletics Marketing Department has received another national award. Associate Athletics Director for Marketing Mary Pink was presented the InStadium Experience Innovation Award for Marketing, which was presented to her Monday evening at the Sports and Entertainment Alliance in Technology (SEAT) Conference in Miami. Pink received the award for her efforts in the marketing of Iowa State football season tickets.
"It's an honor to be recognized for this award," Pink said. "What InStadium is doing by presenting these awards is fantastic. Every team works hard to enhance the fan experience. InStadium is not only recognizing us for our hard work, but is also on the front lines of innovating the game day experience."
The Marketing category of the InStadium Experience Innovation Awards recognizes those in the industry who have excelled in in-venue media and technology to improve fan experience and drive the marketing goals of the teams. Iowa State was the only non-professional sports organization to be a finalist for an award, with other finalists coming from the National Football League, the National Basketball Association, the National Hockey League, Major League Baseball and Major League Soccer.
The Iowa State Marketing Department was recognized earlier this summer by the National Association of Collegiate Marketing Administrators (NACMA) with four awards, including a gold honor for the men's basketball 3-point tracking campaign.


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This map is absolutely fantastic. Love the feel, the design, and the complicated simplicity. Bravo man, took my breath away
Hi all, I've been a lurker round here for some years now and come back here every so often to look at the gorgeous Cartographers' choice maps and some great tutorials (yes, I too took my first stumbling steps in photoshop under the aegis of the Saederan tutorial - now im a certified ACE in PS5 ), though thought its about time i posted one of my own maps on here.
Im primarily a worldbuilder and the maps i make are mostly intended for my own use, though over the past mopnths I've come to enjoy making the maps almost as much as writing the background and history for my world. This is an old map (version 3.0, I'd say) of the main continents of my world, Elyden. Im currently working on the latest iteration which is somewhat larger - at 300 dpi and 4' x 6', it's a beast, though my goal is to print it out and hang on the wall of my geeky den so i can look at it witha glass of cold cider in one hand and feel proud :p.
This is a low-res jpeg of the original map which has many layers in psd format. The new version of the map has changed somewhat (changing rhumb lines for lat/long for a start, and changing the border for something more classiacal, as well as changing the scale to concentrate more on the main sea (the Inner Sea, to anyone interested) and if anyone wants to see a snippet of the newer WIP version i can post a pic, though it'll be a long time until i complete it as im writing nation histroies as i go along, and am about 1/3 done after about 6-months of work. The mountains are just individual hill brushes (i have about 20 in all) which i choose one at a time, though once the main map is done ill draw over them manually with my wacom.
Please give C&C as ive been working along for most of this time and outside opinions would be much appreceated,
EDIT: i managed to upload a higher res version of the new map as well as a cropped version of the one above (minus grunge), centered around an area I call the arid Triptych
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This map is absolutely fantastic. Love the feel, the design, and the complicated simplicity. Bravo man, took my breath away
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Would needs to see a higher res version to give a fair critique, but initially at this scale, the map is nicely done.... I would suggest saving a copy of the map, merge all the layers, and then scale down to around umm... 3000px wide.. then save a copy to jpeg at perhaps 85% resolution and it should easily come in under the site's file size upload limits.
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I completely agree with Jfraz, this map is a tease! All of the detail you've invested into the map tempts me to look closer, but I can't! Please upload a larger res image so that we can see your map in all of its detailed glory. Oh, and enjoy some rep for a job well done.
Yep, this looks really good and is one of those that gets under my skin because I really want to zoom in so yeah, if you can export a .jpg of this puppy at a bit higher rez so we can sink our teeth in, I for one would really like that.
Wonderful looking map and here comes some rep your way as well.
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Excellent map, great detailing in the borders and legend. Gotta give it some Rep!!
Like everyone else, I'd like a high res version. As long as the map is 4 MB or less it will post fine.
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The paper texture is a little heavy, perhaps... and - personal antipathy incomming - I absolutely hate the font you chose. Also, at several labels you went overboard with curving text, which makes it extremely difficult to read.
Now that this is said: it's a stunning map! The detail and execution of the lands makes me want to dive right into it and explore.
nice big res pic... I have to agree with Freodin.... tone down the paper texture... sometimes less is more... On the other hand, I am fine with your font in "most" places. The curvy text has GOT to go IMHO... And it's just not readable in the cartouche(but then again I DO realize that a) this is smaller than print size so it might be ok, and b) the texture fix mentioned before could help improve the readability.) Personally, I would like to see the non map elements (borders, cartouche, etc) lines grunged up or changed to match the actual land outlines color. As is, there are a few places where they are but too sharp and crisp when compared to the actual map itself.
EDIT: forgot to mention this in original reply. This is already very good and has the potential to be a stunning blockbuster once a few small tweaks are done....
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This is a great map! I agree with jfrazierjr on the grunging of some of the ink. It could use a little crackling/bleeding. The only other thing I would add is that the font doesn't match the swashes. It's a very blocky squarish font, and then you have curvy swashes going on all around it. I'd either make the decorations more squarish, or the font more roundish. Personally I find the font very difficult to read, so I'd vote for changing the font rather than the swashes.
As others have said, I want to reiterate that it's already fantastic. If it seems like we're nitpicking, we are ... because this could be REALLY awesome.


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Survivors include her companion of twenty two years, Robert Rios, niece Cynthia Koenig, sister Elena Cardenas and brother Santos Gonzales, Jr.
Visitation was held on Monday, Nov. 5, 2012 from 4 until 9 at the Rhodes Chapel in Runge. A Rosary was recited at 7 p.m. on Monday evening. A funeral Mass was celebrated on Tuesday Nov. 6, 2012 at 10 a.m. at St. Anthony Catholic Church in Runge with Father Leon Rubi officiating. Burial followed in the Runge Cemetery.
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I migrated a mid-size company from Exchange server to Zimbra Open Source edition and it seems it quite faster and much better handles mailboxes over 2 GB in size (actually, some of users have mailboxes over 10 GB in size, architects, lots of pictures)
But I have problems with most of users when sending mail inside their domain. Outlook remembered previous e-mail addesses as:
John Smith <john.smith>
and it worked inside Exchange since that was their username.
But in Zimbra it does not.
Since there are over 50 users, it would be pain in the ass to walk around all users and remove wrong AutoSuggest entries for each of them.
What I need to do on Zimbra server to enable aliases without @domain.com part?


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By Leslie Rangel
Warren, TX (KFDM/CNN) - You've probably heard stories about people who love their pets so much, the animals truly become a part of the family.
But what happens when that four-legged family member disappears? How far do you go to bring him home?
One Texas man says he's willing to sell his house to raise money for a reward, if someone will bring his beloved Labrador retriever back.
If you didn't know any better, you'd think this was a normal day for Charlie Parker. He's retired and lives in Warren, Texas.
But something is missing in his life.
"We lost him from this premises that was September 15th and I've been looking for him every day since then," said Parker.
He was mowing the lawn and when he came back to look for his dog Sir, the chocolate lab was gone.
"I beat myself up every day you know if I would've done this or if I would've done that you know just didn't have any idea that I was just going to pull up here and lose him," said Parker.
He says it's much more than the loss of a pet.
"Me and my wife have never had any children and I guess that dog is maybe replacement for a child," said Parker.
He says his horse can never replace the dog. For five years he was never more than a few steps behind Parker.
"He'd come back muddy, clean him all up, fix supper and then hey lets go to bed and next day another adventure. Another exciting day to be alive. But life just don't really mean a whole lot without him," said Parker.
You can find signs all over town. Parker is giving a $50,000 reward to anyone who brings his dog home safe. He says he's willing to give up anything besides his wife and his horse to make it happen.
"Now I've raised that to 50,000 we got the place up for sale. We would do just anything to get him back. If I never got to go on another hunting trip or fishing trip or vacation if I could just get him back because he played such a great role in our lives," said Parker.
A starring role that made life complete on his peaceful property in Tyler County.
"Whatever it takes just bring me the animal and you know I'll pay you," said Parker.
And if it takes selling his home to pay the reward, well that's okay with Parker.
"We had him for five years and I got all those memories but we just want some more. We're greedy. We just want another day, another week, another month, another year," he said.
Precious time with a pet that has become so much more.


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Video: Cool Schools: Mobile Learning Lab - Part 2
WASHINGTON (WUSA) -- The Mobile Learning Lab rolled up outside the station Thursday morning for a special live edition of Cool Schools.
Two soon-to be-graduates Emmanuel Mbah and Charles Gaines talked about the Mobile Learning Lab, also nicknamed The Magic School Bus. One of the instructors also joined us.
The lab goes all around the DC area to help students do better in school and get ready for college. The bus goes to Coolidge High School every Wednesday to help students complete essays and other items for their college applications, said educational coach Melanie Agnew. University students tutor the younger students. They are able to work together and share documents via dropbox using computers that run on the Verizon wireless 4G network.
See what else they have to say in the attached videos.
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A U.S. Department of Agriculture grant will allow Clemson University to partner with Orangeburg-Calhoun Technical and Trident Technical colleges to establish a program in food science and technology, Clemson announced Monday.
The grant lasts five years and is worth nearly $440,000.
"Feeding a growing global population is a major challenge in the 21st century," said James Barker, president of Clemson, in a news release. "Education to equip a new generation to meet this challenge will require innovative and collaborative approaches. Critical to the success of these efforts will be the participation of under-represented populations. This program will be a model to attract and retain minority students in our agriculture and food science and technology programs."
The grant provides money for recruiting, training and mentoring students through the program, which will last for two years at one of the technical colleges before students transfer to Clemson to finish their degree in food science.
The program will also include industry internships and study abroad.
"This is an exciting time to be involved in food science," said Mary Thornley, president of Trident Technical College, in the release. "Each day we learn more about the effects of food on health, and with an increasing population the need for a sustainable and affordable food supply is critical."


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Indonesian survey demonstrates that marine protected areas accelerate coral recovery
04 May 2007 | News story
Marine protected areas greatly boost both coral recovery and the abundance of coral reef fish. This is the main finding of a survey on coral reefs in the northern Sumatran islands of Weh and Aceh earlier this year. Set up mainly to monitor the recovery of corals following the 2004 tsunami, the 2007 survey found that human management had a greater impact on reef fish abundance than the tsunami.


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Los Angeles Casey Kasem has died.
The radio broadcaster with the cheerful manner and gentle voice began hosting "American Top 40" on July 4, 1970, in Los Angeles. The show became a staple for many with Kasem's sentimental "long distance dedications" from listeners and his famous signoff: "keep your feet on the ground and keep reaching for the stars."
Kasem stepped down from "American Top 40" in 2004 and retired altogether in 2009.
Kasem's voice also was heard in TV cartoons such as "Scooby-Doo," in which he played Shaggy, and numerous commercials.
In recent years, Kasem was trapped in a feud between his three adult children and his second wife over his health care. Kasem suffered from Parkinson's disease and a form of dementia.
A publicist for Kasem's daughter says the radio broadcaster died early this morning, surrounded by family and friends. He was 82.
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Kansas City, KS (SportsNetwork.com) - A spot in the MLS Cup final is on the
line on Saturday as the Houston Dynamo and Sporting Kansas City square off
in the second leg of the Eastern Conference finals at Sporting Park.
Both teams suffered first-leg defeats in the semifinal round before rallying
for spectacular victories in the second leg to reach the conference final
In the first leg of the tie on Nov. 9, both clubs fought hard for 90 minutes
at BBVA Compass Stadium, but played to a scoreless draw which set up an all-
or-nothing second leg.
Houston's best opportunity came late in the half when forward Will Bruin came
charging down the field and decided to have a strike on goal from about 40
yards out that just grazed the crossbar on its way into the stands.
Sporting didn't fare much better over the duration of the match after
outlasting New England on Wednesday in the semifinals. The visitors best
opportunity came in the 65th minute as defender Aurelien Collin got free for a
header on goal off a corner kick, but it went just over the bar.
The scoreless draw between the sides was typical of two evenly-matches sides
and Dynamo players expect an equally tight affair on Saturday.
"We talked about it before we played them here at home, what it was going to
be like, and it was exactly that. So I don't see why it'll change on
Saturday," said Houston captain Brad Davis.
"The coaches have the same mentality that they instill in their players: it's
a group that fight and scrap for every ball and don't take days off, that's
the way we are, that's the way they are, so we tend to clash. They tend to be
very physical games, that's fine with us," Davis continued.
The teams have met nine times since the start of last season and last year's
Eastern Conference semifinal first leg -- a 2-0 Dynamo victory -- was the only
occasion either side won with a margin of more than one goal. The four games
between the clubs this season have produced two scoreless draws and only three
Sporting will be looking to exorcise some demons in front of their home fans
as Houston has been responsible for Sporting's playoff exit in each of the
last two postseasons.
Kansas City has won just once in the last five meetings between the teams at
Sporting Park, but head coach Peter Vermes praised his side's effort in
"I thought we did one aspect of what we wanted to do, which is that we didn't
want to give up any goals (in Houston)," Vermes said. "I thought that was an
important aspect of the game. That wasn't an easy game to play in and we got a
result. Now, it doesn't mean anything, now it's just a final home game."
Sporting is also hoping to get some injury relief as midfielders Lawrence Olum
and Peterson Joseph should be available for selection. Olum suffered a
fractured fibula in the semifinals, while Joseph has not been on the training
pitch in two weeks.
SKC also has a bit of a historical advantage. In the 46 all-time two-leg
series in MLS history, the teams that have hosted the second leg have advanced
25 times, while the home team in that return match has gone 28-8-10.
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February 13, 2013 | 1027 views
Love is a many splendored thing
Secrets to long-term marital bliss: common interests and flexibility
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When Emanuel 'Manny' Levine was thrown out of a pool hall in Borough Park Brooklyn, then crashed a New Year's party as 1939 became 1940, he didn't know he would met his future wife, Mickey.
After a neighbor in the Crown Heights section of Brooklyn introduced Martin Inwald to Helen, who knew that their common interests would produce a lasting relationship.
Valentine's Day is Thursday and is a time when many couples will go out to dinner and give flowers, cards and other gifts to each other to acknowledge the love they have for one another.
However, the Inwalds and Levines understand more than most, that love goes beyond what you buy for another, it is made up of the time you spend together, and occasionally the time you spend apart.
"Naturally we had a lot in common, our parents got along well and we hit it off," said Helen Inwald, 86, a Valley Stream resident, who along with Martin, 90, has been a member of the Center for Adult Life Enrichment in Hewlett for the past 12 years, where they have enjoyed the programs and made many great friends.
They have been married for 64 years as they met in December of 1947 and were married a year later. The timing they said was perfect as Martin had completed his military service and then finished college. Helen had returned from the University of Berkeley in California.
Their common interests include traveling, attending the theaters and visiting museums. They also learned to share each others favorite pastimes. "Flexibility," Martin said, "I knew nothing about ballet, playing street football, that was alien entertainment, but I've become something of a ballet aficionado and the same thing with Helen. She had little interest in sports, but over time she has come to like them."
After an introduction at that New Year's party, Manny and Mickey became inseparable. "I never got rid of him," Mickey said kiddingly. "We liked each other and had common interests we enjoyed together and our own interests." For Mickey it is sculpture, which she has taught at the Five Towns Senior Center, now the Center for Adult Life Enrichment in Hewlett, for the past 30 years. Manny bird watches and they often travel together.
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- Implement systems to assess the effectiveness of protected area management leading to an improvement in protected area management;
- Increase the effective application of the IUCN Protected Area Management category system around the world; and
- Develop methods and tools for setting and assessing Protected Area management standards.
Particular attention must be paid to the effects of global change on protected areas.
Corresponding plans of action must be drawn up and implemented.
Conservation Biology and Restoration Ecology is particularly relevant to protected areas, enabling better understanding of risk and effective prevention and mitigation of impacts.
This body of knowledge along with indigenous and traditional knowledge will be encouraged and integrated into protected area planning and management frameworks.
Targets for 2013
- Develop guidance and standards relating to ecological restoration, protected area design and other key protected area topics
- Ensure that at least 50% of IUCN members dealing with protected areas and key partners have assessed the effectiveness of their protected areas management;
- Ensure acceptance and application of the methods for assessing management effectiveness of PAs by key donors and partners;


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Congress Adjourns: 2009 Funding Update
Funding for Veterans Programs Approved, Mental Illness Research and Services Funding Continued Through March
October 10, 2008
Late last week the House and Senate adjourned and are not expected back in
Congress Enacts Increases for Veterans Programs
The FY 2009 "continuing resolution" was attached to separate funding bills for the Departments of Defense, Homeland Security and Veterans' Affairs. This will allow the VA to begin the new fiscal year with full year funding and important increases for veterans' medical care in place.
The final bill (HR 2638) includes $3.8 billion for mental illness treatment and $584 million for substance abuse treatment in the VA, significant increases over current year funding. Overall, the Veterans Health Administration budget is set at $30.97 billion for FY 2009 -- $1.2 billion more than the President requested and $2.9 billion more than FY 2008. It is projected that the VA will serve 5.8 million veterans in 2009.
For homeless veterans, the final FY 2009 bill allocates $130 million for the homeless grants and per diem program, rejecting a proposal from the Bush Administration to curt the program by $8 million. This allocation also includes $32 million to hire additional personnel as part of the joint HUD-VA "VASH" program – veterans supportive housing. The bill also includes $500 million for medical research at the VA, $38 million more than the President requested and $20 million more than was allocated in FY 2008.
Click here for more details on the FY 2009 VA budget.
What Does This "Continuing Resolution" Mean for Mental Illness Research, Services and Housing?
As noted above, Congress passed (and President Bush has signed) a "continuing resolution" keeping FY 2008 funding levels for most federal agencies in place through March 6, 2009. This will keep funding levels frozen until after the new President and Congress take office in January – at which time they will immediately begin work on spending bills for the remainder of FY 2009. This freeze will impact a broad range of agencies including the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH), the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) and the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD).
Operating under FY 2008 levels for an additional 6 months will allow most agencies to continue operating without interruption. However, in the case of NIMH it places continued stress on the ability of agency to fund additional new grants. Moving in to FY 2009, NIMH is in the 6th year of below inflation growth. This has resulted in a 14% decline in "purchasing power" for the agency since 2002, taking into account medical research inflation. Freezing the agency's current budget at $1.414 billion for another six months is likely to further erode the number of new and competing research grants.


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2 tbsp. GOYA® Extra Virgin Olive Oil, divided
2 tsp. GOYA® Minced Garlic, or 1 clove garlic, finely chopped
1 cup GOYA® Quinoa a Natural Super Grain
1 packet GOYA® Cubitos Chicken Bouillon mixed with 1˝ cups water
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Ľ cup finely chopped fresh parsley
Ľ cup toasted pine nuts
2 scallions, thinly sliced
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Global logistics: DHL introduces new U.S.-Middle East-Asia Pacific flights
June 10, 2011 - LM Editorial
In an effort to meet increasing shipper demand, global express delivery and logistics services provider DHL Express began service for new, next-day intercontinental flights between the U.S. and the Middle East and Asia-Pacific to the U.S.
DHL officials said that a new dedicated Boeing 747-400F aircraft operated by Polar Air Cargo will connect the DHL Cincinnati (CVG) hub with the Bahrain (BAH) and Hong Kong (HK) hubs, providing an additional cargo capacity of 80 tons.
"There is an increased demand for shipping to the [Middle East] region," a DHL spokesman told LM. "As the only courier company in the Middle East operating its own interregional air network, our customers have relied on us to provide the necessary resources that will allow them to keep up with the pace and demand that the global economy is offering."
The spokesman added that the direct flight to the Middle East eliminates the need to route the flight through Leipzig, Germany—improving connectivity and reducing the company's carbon footprint.
DHL said that the direct U.S.-Bahrain flight will cut down delivery times by as much as one full day for shipments going from the U.S. to Afghanistan, Bahrain, Iraq, Kuwait, Quatar and Saudi Arabia.
And the spokesman said that greater connectivity to key trade lanes in the Middle East will provide greater opportunity for growth for U.S. exporters in the oil and gas, technology, communications, U.S. government and other industries.
With these new flights, DHL now makes more than 150 weekly flights within the Middle East, with daily flights from Tuesday-Sunday from the U.S. to Bahrain, serving shippers in the U.S. government, oil, gas, technology, and communications sectors.
Increases in air cargo routes are gaining in frequency, as evidenced by DHL increasing service lines and a recent announcement made by UPS last week, with its announcement that it is expanding its express air network capacity in Latin America and TNT Express' recent rollout of a dedicated B767 freighter service between India and Europe.
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I was gonna go whole-hog, but then took a step back and realized that this was a freak thing and that I could get away with much less.
Couldn't agree more.....or should I say, my wife couldn't agree more?
Actually, an unreasonaly high quote got me rethinking the NG standby generator install I was considering. Then, after getting another quote for $3,500 less which I was ready to jump on, my wife reminded me that it was probably still overkill considering the fact that we've never lost power for any significant length of time before Sandy and we've been in our house for 25 years.
So I went with a 7000 watt portable Gas driven generator and hooked a 220v power inlet box to the back of the house.
I'm pursuing something very similar to this now along with an http://www.interlockkit.com/. A simple device costing much less than a transfer switch while offering greater flexibility, i.e., your entire panel of circuit breakers becomes available to you, unlike a sub panel transfer switch. I already confirmed with my town building inspector that these are approved and my electrician has ordered it to be installed along with an inlet box. All I need to to now is decide which portable generator to go with.


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Students in North Central's chapter of the American Marketing Association (AMA) will be selling handmade jewelry and crafts Feb. 7 and 9 as a fundraising effort. Each quality piece of jewelry and craft items is created by women who have been rescued from Thailand's red light district by The Well and its nonprofit organization Servantworks. The handcrafted items make great Valentine's Day gifts.
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When New Bern Mayor Lee Bettis was arrested Monday on a possible driving while impaired charge and two other traffic violations for allegedly driving erratically in Havelock, the police report spurred questions about his residency.
According to court papers, Bettis listed his law office on Craven Street as his residence. He told the Sun Journal Monday that he was staying with his family in a rental home in Carteret County as he prepared to move to a new home in New Bern.
A spokesperson at Bettis� law office said Wednesday Bettis was not making any comments to the media.
The New Bern city ordinance does not specifically say an elected mayor has to reside in the city except prior to the election.
�No person shall be eligible as mayor unless he shall be a qualified voter for a member of the General Assembly of this state, and shall have been a resident of the city of New Bern for thirty (30) days immediately preceding his election,� the city ordinance says.
Article 6 Section 8 of the North Carolina Constitution says that to be eligible to hold an elected office in North Carolina you must be eligible to vote for that office.
You are disqualified for office if you are not qualified to vote in an election for that office. The Constitution allows for 30 days to rectify the situation.
Action to rectify the situation usually comes from a challenge from constituents, not action initiated by boards of elections.
According to Craven County tax records, Bettis� address is still listed as 1608 Spencer Ave. in New Bern, a home he bought in December 2008. He was elected mayor in 2009.
Bettis announced in February he would not seek re-election as mayor.
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I am a first year M.ARCH student (in the 2 year program). This class is especially interesting for me because I am considering using healthcare design as my focus... partially because I like the complexities/possible innovations associated with such design and also because out of the different building typologies, healthcare is especially in need of good architecture.
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I need a map for my home game. I have a few minor requirements. I need it to be on a hex grid, 25 mile hexes. I need it to be designed believably about 2000 miles tall by about 1700 long. Each region should be somewhere near 70,000 square miles. I need a northern area which is either an island or part of the connected continent but with a sea between it and the rest of the continent, it should be mountainous and cold. The should be a region on the shore south of that. bordering that region need to be a lightly forested region and a region with about 1/3 swampland. There should also be mountainous areas and a large forest realm nearby, as well as scattered forests through out the continent. In the south there needs to be a region that borders a lot of water and has a good position to trade with the other cultures. Maybe it is an island or boarders a sea. In the far south there needs to be a jungle region with a lost world feel, as well as a region that could reasonably made to fit a Moorish setting.
Other than the proscribed regions I stated before this the rest of the territory can be filled with any terrain the artist sees fit and I would appreciate it so much.
I know that is a lot of stipulations, but I have the campaign written and just need the map and as its a bit of a Conquest style storyline the map regions are needed. I would normally offer this to be a paid map but as the holidays are upon us cash is tight. However if I can get this finished soon I may reward the artist with a good tip after the holidays are over.
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Valiant Effort Hits the Road - Don't Miss it!Written by on June 1, 2004 We'll be assembling our Valiant Effort project car at Chryslers at Carlisle event July 9-11 and Mopar Nationals August 13-15.
For those of you that have been following our project Valiant Effort, You may have been wondering, " When are you guys going to paint that thing"? Well, your question has been answered with the statement "last month, and it's ready to reassemble." With a joint Effort (pun intended), between Muscle Car Restorations (715/834-2223) in Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin, and Year One, (800/950-9503) in Braselton, Georgia, our project Valiant came out of the paint booth with and eye-searing shade of what we'll call Valiant White. MCR did a fantastic job of fixing and straightening the body before covering it with paint, and Year One was the preferred supplier of parts.
While hauling the body back to Florida, Publisher Jerry Pitt was following in his car, and had the brilliant idea of assembling the car at the Chryslers at Carlisle event July 9-11, and at the Mopar Nationals August 13-15. Being the glutton for punishment that I am, I agreed it would be a great idea for the readers to see us put it together. I'm still not sure about my stress level, but what the hey. So, we've gathered a group of buddies that have been involved in the car for some time, and that's what we're going to do. Sure, we're going to have coverage in Mopar Muscle magazine, but if you come to the show, you can see us make fools of ourselves in person. That's gotta be worth somethin', right?--Randy (Mopar Muscle Editor)


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WASHINGTON (WUSA) -- People dressed as zombies from around the United Kingdom converged on Tulleys Farm on Saturday in an attempt to set a new Guinness World Record for the most zombies together in one place. Shocktober Fest was happening this weekend in England.
According to GuinnessWorldRecords.com, the record number of zombies is 4,093. The record was set at the New Jersey Zombie Walk at the Asbury Park Boardwalk in Asbury Park, New Jersey on October 30, 2010.
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Port of Hamburg and Port of Los Angeles sign MOU for partnership
June 06, 2013
The Port of Los Angeles and the Hamburg Port Authority (HPA) today signed a Memorandum of Understanding paving the way for increased cooperation and partnership.
The two ports have agreed to share strategies and best practices on topics ranging from port infrastructure, environmental and security challenges, and strategies to enhance trade competitiveness.
The five-year agreement was signed at the International Exhibition for Logistics, Mobility, IT and Supply Chain Management conference in Munich.
"We have been fortunate to have a close collaborative relationship with the Hamburg Port Authority," said Port Executive Director Geraldine Knatz from the International Exhibition. "This agreement formalizes and expands our partnership and I expect it to be beneficial to both ports in the years ahead."
"I am delighted to have the Port of Los Angeles as a partner with whom we can share experiences and discuss, on equal footing, subjects of interest and concern," said Jens Meier, Managing Director of the Hamburg Port Authority. "It is always a good thing to look over the rim of your tea cup and benefit from a mutual exchange of views."
The collaborative agreement could potentially benefit U.S. and international maritime and environmental companies from the transport and logistics industry as the two leading sea ports share best practices with respect to equipment and new technologies.
Prior to signing this MOU, the Port of Los Angeles hosted the International Association of Ports and Harbors' (IAPH) 28th World Ports Conference in LA. Hamburg will be the host port in 2015, when the biennial event is next staged.
As reported here, the delegates discussed policy positions on issues that range from combatting maritime piracy and strengthening passenger safety protocols, to setting safety regulations for how ports handle liquefied natural gas (LNG) as both a cargo and a fuel for vessels.
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