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Week Two
Posted on June 14, 2010
We have officially passed the halfway point of SILCS 2010. The past week has been quite busy. Dr. Ania Loomba from the University of Pennsylvania arrived on Monday to speak to the students about her research. On Wednesday, staff member Mecca Sullivan flew to England to present her short story "Sererie" at the Dissident Citizenship: Queer Postcolonial Belonging conference at the University of Sussex. Congratulations, Mecca.
Dr. Valerie Lee was scheduled to speak to the students on Thursday but the airlines had other plans and she wasn't able to make it. Instead, we will see her next Sunday, June 20.
On Friday, the students visited Boston University, including the English Department and the Howard Gotlieb Archival Research Center, where they visited exhibits such as SOLDIERS FOR EQUALITY: From Phillis Wheatley to the 20th Century. This was our first trip to Boston University. We thank Dr. Anita Patterson and Dr. Laura Korobkin in the English department and Ryan Hendrickson and Sean Noel in the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Archive for their hospitality.


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I am not used to cloud hosting. Previously I would just setup an email account through cPanel, but since this is not available how would I go about doing this on a Amazon EC2 account? I am assuming I need a email server running? I installed 'postfix' on my linux instance. Now what?
Depending upon your requirements, you either
A) Use SNS
B) don't send email.
Sure, internal email will work fine, but just about everything you send should get rejected as spam unless you send from
SNS isn't intended for sending mail to end users, but if you're after monitoring or workflow configuration, it'll fit your bill quite nicely.
Likely you'll want an external mailhost. I hear Rackspace has some nice options, but I've never used them myself.
I was unaware of the Amazon mail requests form: this provides another option that will let you send mail from EC2.
You'll first have to allocate and assign an Elastic IP to your mail server, since this removes the fluidity problem. Be sure to set up monitoring, since if your mail server goes down your Elastic IP will be left dangling and you have to pay per hour for unattached Elastic IPs.
Next, you'll need to set up a forward mapping to this IP from your domain: in BIND syntax for the zonefile "example.com.", that'd be
Depending upon your DNS settings (specifically, your RTTL) this may take some time to propagate. It's easiest just to wait a day, but you'll probably be safe whenever a
You should also specify that mail to your server should be handled by
Include the EIP in the form where requested, and
(In BIND, the record would be entered as
As the form states, it may take some time for whitelists to be updated.
EC2 hosts are not intended to be terribly stable. If you use this as a production service you should have two mail server hosts configured fully redundantly. If/when one fails, you should have the ability to automatically or at least quickly deploy a new server to replace it.
These days, you may also be interested in:
Amazon Simple Email Service (Amazon SES)

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Good teams always find a way to win. A lucky bounce, a skillful play, a great call. Bad teams always find a way to *lose*...and in each case they find new ways to do so.
Miami is in the latter category. Nothing has gone their way, every ball has bounced wrong, every break has gone against them. And each week, its a new experience in methods of losing.
Now they sit at 0-12 with little hope in the remaining 4 games of eeking out a win. It seems improbable and unlikely that they'll manage to pull a rabbit out of their hat.
And therefore that odd noise coming from Miami is a combination of a sucking sound coupled with a freight train headed straight for ignominy.
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Nintendo President Satoru Iwata announced on Thursday in a Reuters interview that the company will be developing a console to be released in emerging markets.
The console will be an affordable piece of hardware to be sold in countries with lower incomes than average, but enough money to have some disposable income. Nintendo will also develop games aimed at those low income consumers.
Iwata went onto state that there was a reason that the existing Nintendo consoles, the WiiU and 3DS, would not be getting released in these markets.
"It would be difficult to enter those markets if we didn't create something new... For the mass market you need to provide something that most of the middle class can afford."
Just recently China lifted a ban that didn't allow the sale of foreign consoles. Despite that, Iwata told Reuters that he does not intend on releasing the current Nintendo consoles there just yet.
"We think the Chinese market has a lot of potential, but I don't think the lifting of the ban has solved all of the difficulties in entering it. We need to study it more."
It's widely known that Nintendo has gone through some monetary troubles as of late, especially with the lackluster sales of the WiiU. It is an interesting strategy to enter markets that feature people with far less money than their normal consumers. At the same time it could be beneficial to pursue an untapped market.
Whatever does happen, it will be fascinating to see what type of console Nintendo decides to put out. It could see a release date as early as 2015.


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awesome update!!!October 4th 2012 9:54 am
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the foster lady is gonna take Jett too! So we have been able to help 3 kittens on the road to new homes!!! And with 2 of them being black kitties, it is even better news!!!
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Pawsome news! Great work, Tigger, Tigger's mom and foster mom and vets/vet techs! It is so sad all black kitties still have a harder time getting adopted. Humans can be ignorant sometimes.
Wonderful! Your Mom has done a fabulous job!
That's pawsome! Give your momma a big hug from us!
Pawsine news! Those are lucky kitties!
That's great! When I was gotcha'd, my Mom specifically was looking for a black cat. I know that some people think we're bad luck. She says I'm not bad luck, I'm just bad news. (But she loves me anyway.)
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Don't forget Span the Rockies! Awesome double metric century!
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SPAN the Rockies features three tours, including the only fully supported double metric century bike tour in Colorado. Scenic 130K and 75K routes are also available. Check it out and save the date!
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Rated 4 out of 5 by BYount Rooms - especially beds need updating If you have visited West Lafayette you know it is almost impossible to find a full service hotel in proximity to Purdue where you would actually like to stay. This Sheraton, while it could use a facelift, is the best hotel I have found. While the hotel is a bit dated, the staff are great and the food surprisly good and not overpriced. Room service was terrific. March 12, 2016
Rated 5 out of 5 by wotring66 if I had to make one change I would put refrigerators and microwaves in the room we played baseball till late hours and it would have been nice Need microwaves and refrigerators would have been nice to keep something in the room from the late night games we played that's my only complaint about this hotel March 7, 2016
Rated 5 out of 5 by TravelMom2016 Management We checked into your hotel on Friday, March 4th. There was a gentlemen by the name of (I believe) Kumar at the front desk. What a kind and nice man. He was dealing with travel baseball parents who were not very nice to him and he never lost his charm. He handled everyone with kindness, even though he had plenty of reason not to. Kudos to him, most people would not have kept their composure. I wish every hotel we stayed at for travel baseball was like this! Thank you. March 7, 2016
Rated 1 out of 5 by Dan140 Avoid this hotel at all costs. Disgusting hotel!! I travel frequently and stay at Starwood properties 50+ nights per year and this hotel should be dropped by Starwood. We stayed 2 nights for a Purdue college tour and nobody cleaned our room during our stay even after multiple calls to the front desk. They couldn't even provide us new towels. I found half eaten pizza on the floor near the bed from the previous guests. There was only a partial roll of toilet paper, no tissues, amenities, etc. I complained multiple times to the front desk and never got a response from a manager. Avoid this hotel. February 8, 2016
Rated 1 out of 5 by softball7 horrible Absolutely horrible stay! Starting with the god awful dry food that was served as breakfast for the price that ws over charged! The front desk night workers were rude. The screaming and running up and down the halls ALL night!!! Called front desk TWICE to complain and was told the pool closes at 1030, not sure exactly wht the pool on the 1st floor has anything to do with kids RUNNING AND SCREAMING up and down halls!?!?!? We have kids that have to be up at 5am for softball games and the hotel did NOT attempt to control the other guests from acting like they were at a amusement park! Will never stay here again, and absolutely will discourage all the softball familes to do the same! January 23, 2016
Rated 1 out of 5 by JACO TERRIBLE This hotel is not up to Starwood Standards. Extremely aged and old hotel. Very disappointed! December 8, 2015
Rated 1 out of 5 by boiler88 worst service for the price I paid I paid $234 per night. I was supposed to have internet service in the room, and the signal was too weak to be connected. I ended up accessing the internet in the lobby. While working in the lobby, I saw a rather big rat running across the lobby! It's way overpriced for the service I received! Furthermore, they didn't award me the points for my participating in the green choice program! November 27, 2015
Rated 2 out of 5 by HMarathonRunner Opportunity to Improve Service I stayed there last October for the Purdue Half Marathon, from Thursday to Sunday. The hotel did my dry cleaners wrong. They agreed to send me my clothes by mail. I just got them (Thank You!), a month later, but I had to pay postage due. November 21, 2015


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Semmi Pasha is a Research Assistant in the Compliance Risk Analysis Division within Economics at the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency.
Prior to joining the OCC in 2013, Mr. Pasha was a Senior Research Analyst in the Economics and Statistics Department at the Credit Union National Association. He is currently researching trends in home mortgage lending data. Mr. Pasha has a bachelor's degree in economics from the University of Wisconsin, Madison and is currently a graduate student in applied economics at Johns Hopkins University.


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One Florida high school student wrongly spent more than a month in jail simply for having the same name as the man who had been accused of sexual battery, according to a report today from The Florida Times-Union.
The Clay County Sherriff's Department arrested and locked up 18-year-old Clay High School student Cody Lee Williams after a girl younger than 12 said a man by that name had sex with her around Halloween in 2012.
The only problem, the Cody Williams the sheriff's picked up shares the same first and last name of another student at the high school, Cody Raymond Williams, who the girl had intended to identify as the alleged perpetrator.
The girl had told authorities what her alleged abuser looked like and where he went to school, leading the sheriff's office to seek the arrest of Cody Lee Williams, though they did not confirm it was the right suspect with a photo.
Two months later Clay Sheriff's officers arrested then-17-year-old Cody Lee Williams, who then was charged as an adult by the State Attorney's office.
"I can't even tell you the horror of hearing those words," Williams said. "My heart just started beating really fast and all my insides just kind of dropped."
Clay County Sheriff's deputy Johnny Hawkins, the investigator on the case, said he normally would have used a photo lineup to confirm the suspect identity, but did not in this case for some reason, according to an internal investigation.
In a court appearance, Williams received documents detailing the charges, after which he phoned his mother from jail explaining that he believes that they had mistaken him for another student by the same name –– Cody Raymond Williams.
William's mother brought the information to Hawkins attention, who then confirmed via a photo lineup that he had the wrong guy when the girl involved in the case said she knew Cody Lee Williams, but it wasn't the right Cody Williams.
After an internal investigation found Hawkins failed to take several key steps in his investigation, the deputy faces a 10-day unpaid suspension and a transfer from investigations to patrol.
William's attorney Kristopher Nowicki, representing him for any possible civil action against the department, said the blundered investigation could have been avoided with a simple photo lineup.
"It seems that there was no investigation done other than my client's name," Nowicki said. "It is not Cody Williams' obligation to investigate crimes on behalf of the state of Florida."


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Fifty Shades of Grey Author EL James: I Have Two More Books Finished
E L James has turned publishing upside-down in recent months with her best-selling, erotic "Fifty Shades of Grey" trilogy.
Now the author says there's more where that came from.
James tells USA Today she has two completed novels stashed away.
One of the books is erotic, while the other is described as a "young adult paranormal novel."
No timetable for either project's publication has been outlined.
"I've got several more good ideas but how do you follow this?" James says, referring to the runaway success of the "Grey" books. "I've set the bar quite high in terms of storytelling."
"Fifty Shades of Grey" and its sequels tell the story of a college student named Anastasia Steele who explores a highly-charged, dominant-submissive relationship with a young billionaire named Christian Grey.
The book, hilariously sent up in a "Saturday Night Live" parody ad, has already been optioned for Hollywood and is generating big casting buzz.
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Allen Bailey may find home at DT
CORAL GABLES _ When junior Allen Bailey arrived two years ago, the thinking was when the coaches would move him from linebacker to defensive end.
Once at end, it was how long before he switched to defensive tackle.
Apparently, not long.
After a year at defensive end, Bailey appears headed toward playing his third position in three years. He played both defensive end and tackle last year, but he may move inside permanently.
"I don't know," Bailey said, when asked about which position he will play. "I can't even tell you."
Bailey did say he will likely start at tackle for the spring. He prefers to play end, but said "it's alright on the inside." The good news is the UM coaching staff is moving him before it's too late. It gives him an entire spring to get acclimated to the change. Last year Bailey said he wished he had move to defensive line as a freshman instead of wasting a year at linebacker, a position where he had no future.
"It's a little different," Bailey said. "It's no biggie."
A few defensive line notes:
-Look for Bailey and Joe Joseph to hold down the starting tackle positions. That's not to say Marcus Forston, Josh Holmes, or Micanor Regis won't be right there.
-Bailey got off to a slow start last season because he missed most of the summer and preseason with a pectoral injury. He said he's 100 percent now and ready to go right now.
-Things will be interesting at defensive end. Eric Moncur, who was granted a sixth year, likely starts on the left side. On the right, the battle is between Marcus Robinson and Adewale Ojomo. Put Steven Wesley in the mix, too.


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Gardening Articles: Edibles :: Vegetables
Better Swiss Chard (page 3 of 3)
by Sydney Penner
Harvest Tips
Swiss chard requires only 45 to 55 days to mature, but you can harvest the baby leaves anytime. Either cut entire young plants just above the soil for salad greens, or cut off tender leaves once they reach the size you prefer. Use broader leaves in recipes that call for mature stalks, whole young leaves for salads.
Leaves left on too long will yellow and toughen, but these can be broken off and placed around the plant as mulch. To lengthen the harvest season, allow some plants to grow large in late summer. Thereafter, harvest from the center while preserving the growing point, and leave the large, older leaves to help protect the tender young leaves from frost. Remove any flower stalks to prolong the harvest. Swiss chard is actually a biennial and will flower after a period of exposure to the cold.
For the record, there's nothing particularly Swiss about Swiss chard. In fact, it's been grown in Europe since classical antiquity. Ancient Greeks and Romans used chard leaves as a wrapping for baked eel. But how do modern Swiss cooks prepare it? They stuff mature chard leaves with a meat or vegetable filling and bake it in a creamy sauce to make capuns. Alpine villagers combine chard stalks with buckwheat noodles, potatoes, green beans, and Gruyere cheese to create pizzoccheri, a hearty gratin.
However you prepare Swiss chard, the leaves are an excellent substitute for spinach during the hot months, and the stems may be used like asparagus. Baby chard can be cooked whole, but the stalks and leaves are usually cooked separately. Lengthy cooking dulls the colors, so light cooking is preferable, particularly for brightly colored varieties. Swiss chard is an excellent source of vitamins A and C and a good source of iron and fiber.
Syndey Penner gardens and writes in Berwick, Nova Scotia.


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Meet Chris Groves
My job title is "Distinguished Professor of Geography" at Western Kentucky University, where I direct the Hoffman Environmental Research Institute. My research is focused on hydrogeology, geochemistry, and water resources with a special emphasis on "karst" landscapes formed on soluble rock like those common in Kentucky where caves, sinkholes and underground rivers are common. I am actively involved in international efforts to understand and protect karst landscapes and groundwater resources and currently serve as a co-leader of the United Nations scientific program "Environmental Change and Sustainability in Karst Systems." In 2011 (between teaching classes) my projects have included nearly two months of geochemistry-related climate change research in China, a visit to recently discovered, spectacular caves in Vietnam's remote Phong Nha-Ke Bang National Park, consulting to the government of Barbados on cave-related environmental education, and lecturing on water resource protection as an invited guest of the Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences. Here in Kentucky, I work closely with Mammoth Cave National Park, and help manage the Crumps Cave Education Preserve in Warren County with the support of the Kentucky Heritage Land Conservation Fund Board.
Nature.org: How did you develop an interest in conservation?
I've always thought that I had a "genetic" predisposition towards the outdoors and thanks to my parents' support of my interests, lots of family travel, scouts and the like, being outside and appreciating the natural world has been a fundamental and natural part of my life from my earliest memories. I grew up in Maryland, and remember many excursions with my father taking us out to look for fossils on the cliffs and beaches along the western shore of the Chesapeake Bay. Working one summer during my teens at a scout camp in southwestern Virginia, I discovered cave exploring and some years later eventually made my way to Western Kentucky University, close to Mammoth Cave (the world's most extensive cave system which is still being explored) and a nearly literal Mecca for cave and karst research. I am blessed to have eventually landed here to make a home and raise my family. For several reasons karst landscapes are especially fragile and I have spent much of my life working to understand and protect them.
Nature.org: Does your profession and your passion for conservation intertwine? If yes, how so?
Fortunately, yes. This happens both in my teaching and research. The Hoffman Environmental Research Institute has for years undertaken projects throughout the world that aim to better understand interactions between landscapes, water, the atmosphere, and people. This work involves graduate and undergraduate students in all aspects, so I am able to expose this passion to students both in the classroom and through research. At the Crumps Cave Reserve my colleagues and I are working to educate students at all levels about natural resources and how human activities can influence them.
Nature.org: Describe your interactions with The Nature Conservancy of Kentucky?
For several years I interacted with Dr. Richie Kessler who was the Green River Basin coordinator for TNC's Kentucky chapter. To assist TNC's conservation efforts, my students and I mapped caves and conducted hydrologic studies and resource inventories at several properties in the state in collaboration with Richie.
Last year I was invited to join the Chapter's Board of Trustees, where I hope to bring a scientific perspective to the Chapter's decision-making.
Nature.org: Do you have a favorite project of TNC's? Any advice for other people interested in Kentucky conservation?
As a relatively new Trustee I am still learning about TNC's efforts in Kentucky, but clearly I have been impressed by both the scale and the quality of the Chapter's successes in conservation. Certainly the efforts to protect the Sturgis Tract as part of the Big Rivers Corridor Project is a fantastic example, both with regard to the conservation benefits that will be realized, as well as the creative partnership building that has gone into the effort.
With regard to conservation in Kentucky I think it is important to understand and be mindful that there is a "bonus" landscape in the state, underground in caves, including several of the world's most extensive known cave systems. These are places with diverse and fragile ecosystems, and which provide homes to several federally endangered species. Sadly, a devastating and typically fatal disease afflicting bats called "White Nose Syndrome" has spread through the eastern United States since it was first seen in New York in 2006, and the first case within Kentucky was identified earlier this year.
More broadly, as a scientist I think that in order to develop policies to solve problems, the first step is to understand how the relevant systems function. For folks interested in conservation I think an important step is to learn as much as possible about the resources that we are trying to protect.


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Charles Paul Gogolak
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Height: 5-10 Weight: 165 lbs.
Born: December 29, 1944 in Budapest, Hungary
High School: Ogdensburg Free Academy
College: Princeton (school history)
Drafted by the Washington Redskins in the 1st round (6th overall) of the 1966 NFL Draft.
Drafted by the Kansas City Chiefs in the 7th round (56th overall) of the 1966 AFL Draft.
Weighted Career AV (100-95-...): 12 (6581st overall since 1950)
Relatives: Brother of Pete Gogolak
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Galleria Dante Announces Opening Featuring Three Artists
Published Dec 12, 2011, 2:29pm - (Updated Dec 19, 2011, 4:24pm)
The latest works by Ute Hagen, Javier Zepeda and Linda Kauffman will be showcased at Galleria Dante during an opening reception to take place this Friday, December 16, from 6 to 10 pm. The opening coincides with the neighborhood's South Side Shuffle, a bi-weekly evening event that encourages visitors to explore a number of shops, restaurants and galleries in the vicinity.
Born in 1944 in Meissen, Germany, Ute Hagen emigrated to Canada in 1965 and moved to Mexico in 1973. At the age of 16, she entered an apprenticeship for cabinet making in Oberursel, Germany. Later she studied art under the tutelage of artists: Gerda Werner & Georg Hieronymi in Germany, Gita Segerscog in Mexico City & "Emily Carr College of Art" in Vancouver, Canada. Ute realized her first solo show at age 15 at the Heinrich Olle Gallery, Oberursel, Germany (1959). Her work captures the colors and textures of Mexico and presents them with a powerful clarity of European design.
Born in Garita, Jalisco, Javier Zepeda is a self-taught artist whose passion for artistic creations began when he was very young. But it has only been the last 10 years that he has dedicated his time to the creation of sculptures. Wanting to create unique works of art, he has dabbled with many mediums: wood, metal, clay, found objects, car parts, bronze, paper mache; finally settling on "Alaba Stone".
Award-winning artist, teacher and designer Linda Kauffmann was born in New York. She has lived in the small fishing village of La Manzanilla for several years, traveling extensively throughout Mexico, which in turn, has inspired her to add the color and rhythm of Mexico to her paintings.
Galleria Dante is located at Basilio Badillo 269, in Colonia Emiliano Zapata.


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Interested in connecting to your soul's wisdom through music, meditation, and intuitive journaling? Then come to Diane Dandeneau's Journey to the Soul Concert and Workshop this Saturday, February 11 from 5:00 to 9:00 PM at Journeys for Conscious Living in Arvada.
Diane, and special guest Nancy Van Domelen, will lead participants in guided meditation and writing so they can discover the messages that lie deep within their souls. Messages they can use to bring greater clarity and peace into their lives.
For more information and to register, please visit Diane's website or call her at (303) 823-0394. Journeys for Conscious Living is located at 5855 Wadsworth Bypass, Building A, Suite 100, Arvada, CO 10003. Please bring a pen and journal to the workshop.
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Revisiting Jazz Classics
Jazz.com features A Classic Revisited five day per week. This is a significant jazz track from the past, one widely recognized as a masterpiece. The classic performance is highlighted on the jazz.com homepage (in the middle column toward the bottom of the page), where you will find a link to a full review. Each review is accompanied by full recording details, a place for comments by site visitors, and a link for fast (and legal) downloading.
Below are the classic tracks featured on jazz.com over the last several weeks. For a complete list of all the tracks featured as "A Classic Revisited," click here.
Luiz Bonfá: Manhă De Carnaval
Bessie Smith & Louis Armstrong: St. Louis Blues
Lee Konitz & Warne Marsh: Topsy
Dexter Gordon: 'Round Midnight
Max Roach: Valse Hot
Pine Top Smith: Pine Top's Boogie Woogie
Wes Montgomery: Besame Mucho
McCoy Tyner: Impressions
Eric Dolphy: Gazzelloni
Earl 'Fatha' Hines: Cavernism
Art Ensemble of Chicago: Folkus
Miles Davis: Bitches Brew
Vince Guaraldi: Cast Your Fate to the Wind
Gerry Mulligan (with Zoot Sims): Come Rain or Come Shine
John Coltrane: Giant Steps
Herbie Nichols: Applejackin'
Woody Shaw: Theme for Maxine
Ramsey Lewis: The 'In' Crowd
Joe Pass: Have You Met Miss Jones?
Duke Ellington: The Harlem Suite
Dizzy Gillespie: Tin Tin Deo
Artie Shaw: Begin the Beguine
Woody Herman: Apple Honey
John Lewis: Sketch
Ornette Coleman: Embraceable You
J.J. Johnson: What's New
Jim Pepper: Witchi-Tai-To
Lee Morgan: The Sidewinder
Charles Mingus: Goodbye Pork Pie Hat
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Elsie passed away peacefully at the Lumsden and District Heritage Home on Friday, November 2, 2012 at the age of 92 years. She was predeceased by parents Emma and Fredrik Relkey; step mother Anna Relkey; brother and sister-in-law Sam and Bertha Relkey; brother-in-law Don Ardelain. Elsie leaves to mourn her passing, sister Alvina Ardelain of Calgary, AB; half brother Al Relkey of Regina; niece Sharon Relkey of Victoria, BC; her caregivers Shirley and Neil Petrovitch and family of Regina Beach and Greg Hallsworth of Regina Beach; as well as many nieces and nephews. The family wishes to extend a heartfelt thank you to the nurses and staff at the Lumsden and District Heritage Home for the wonderful care of Elsie. At Elsie's request, there will be no funeral service. Cremation has taken place. To leave an online message of condolence, please visit www.speersfuneralchapel.com


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TC TO JOHN FORSTER; 22 November 1854; DOI: 10.1215/lt-18541122-TC-JF-01; CL 29: 205
[22 November, 1854]
Dear Forster (Excuse this horrid scrap of paper; there are carpenters, smiths, &c again raging, and I am banished into remote nooks!)— It was my full in[ten]tion1 to walk over with the Quarterly and Foote; but you see how I have prospered! My cold was never rightly gone, and I got a new dose of it yesterday; I am baffled and whipped about as I never was in my life before,—and can get very few things done.
Foote is capital; I read the Article as if I had been sitting at a great Dramatic Spectacle, with the Age of George II set bodily to parade before me; its bag wigs, laced cuffs, sorrowful ideas (doggedly borne), sorrowful destinies, angry wooden wit, all strangely present to me. Very neat indeed,—"particular nate," as the Edinburgh shopkeeper said, when exhibiting the prospect from the Calton Hill;2—and I can only thank my good Forster; and ejaculate heartily, May all good be with him!
It shall go hard if I do not contrive to meet you soon.
Ever yours, dear Fr /
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By any standard, Dr. John Carvalho has led a wondrous life. His personal CV portrays a man who is a diverse careerist: scholar, scientist, statesman, world traveler, philosopher, teacher, human rights activist, and, most recently, arts and entertainment advocate for the film and music industries. This complex repertoire symbolizes an active life and an energetic mind, but when rumors circulated this past week in Los Angeles that Carvalho was ready to internationally launch what he calls a new "autobiographical discourse," his colleagues, business partners, and friends unanimously expressed one, predominant worry: how? Or, to put it more clearly: how on earth can you publish anything that will tie together all these apparently "unrelated" life experiences into one, coherent, readable, and, more importantly, newsworthy book?
Carvalho, himself, understood this concern. "When I started to compile the various, historical episodes of my life, I realized that I didn't just want to write a typical, self-fulfilling, boring autobiography, but rather something more profound that would address today's important world problems," he says. "I wanted an 'autobiographical discourse' that displayed insight, creativity, and meaning rather than the 'run-of-the-mill,' one-dimensional memoir that bookstores across the country normally sell. I desired a work that would foster debate about the key crises of the world today—spread of infectious diseases, economic recession, austerity, global climate change, the nature of reality, human psychology and human mortality—one that would discuss the ways that we can address these issues while also propose some resolutions. Consequently, I created a book that is not simply a 'glorified journal article,' but rather an artistic work exhibiting philosophical, scientific, and historical depth."
A read through The Crisis of Our Time indicates that John Carvalho, when revealing his philosophy regarding the world's most urgent concerns, has spared no expense at instituting synthesis while creating controversy. His 372-page opus can be interpreted at multiple levels and sublevels. On one plane it presents a saga describing how he, himself, against all odds, has overcome his astonishing, personal struggles and has created an accomplished life. On another, it reveals the many challenges afflicting humankind during its history of mediocrity. Carvalho ties his own, eye opening, life experiences into the wider, present, global debate, and does so both provocatively and memorably. Additionally, he throws the reader a "literary curve ball" when he introduces a final, climatic ending that peers into the "mystery" of the human subconscious and the nature of objective reality, the likes of which is unseen in nonfiction.
"I don't think that anyone has ever read an autobiography crafted like Crisis, regardless of your philosophical or religious persuasion, my views espoused reveal that you, and the wider world for that matter, can effectively address today's pressing problems that, without quality self-reflection, appear unsolvable. The Crisis of Our Time is an artistic work, but one that powerfully utilizes science and logic. The philosophy it presents will likely be controversial to some and an epiphany to others, as will the stylistic nature of the manuscript itself. As I have said previously, both philosophically and creatively, I believe the book challenges the boundaries of our conventional, human wisdom." says Carvalho.
Following the first decade of the new millennium, The Crisis of Our Time reveals where world affairs presently stand while also presenting Carvalho's views regarding them. As a former Harvard University academician and winner of the United States National Research Service Award, Carvalho has excellent credentials to discuss the various issues he illuminates in Crisis. During his diverse career and in his new opus he has advocated his theory of "causal circular systems" to reveal how causes feed off and exacerbate effects, which in turn, reinforce those same causes. He finds that these systems characterize world problems such as economic recessions, global climate change, and the geographical expansion of infectious diseases.
Additionally, Carvalho finds "causal circular systems" as the possible ground of objective reality and the human condition.
"Drawing on the history of scientific and philosophical thought, in Crisis, I introduce a philosophy that addresses both the internal and the external world and I show that, ultimately, there exists hope for our time," says Carvalho. "However, we, during our daily lives, must strive to excel rather than succumb to mediocrity so that such hope can become manifest."
John Carvalho's new book is fashionably written so that its chapters can easily be adapted to film, and he is already discussing the work's cinematic potential. "I want to utilize the best of our Hollywood community to further the work's message to the main screen, television and radio," he says.
John Carvalho is also preparing a book tour in the United States and Europe over the next one year. He declares that he will be attending conferences, performing readings, doing book signings, and giving television, radio, and print media interviews. During the next several months, he plans to engage the public in Los Angeles, Boston, New York City, San Francisco, and London.
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I have been running Hyper-V 2012 in my lab for over a year now, and this is the first time that I have been caught off guard by the DHCP guard setting (no pun intended). DHCP guard drops DHCP server messages from unauthorized virtual machines pretending to be DHCP servers. As a precautionary measure, all of my lab VMs have the "Enable DHCP guard" and "Enable router advertising guard" checkboxes checked. In general this is a pretty good policy to follow, especially in the lab.
In this particular case, I have installed a DHCP server and configured a scope on VM1. Imagine my surprise when my client virtual machine (VM2) was not able to obtain an IP address via DHCP. After going over my DHCP settings twice, I finally remembered to go back to the Hyper-V host and check the DHCP guard setting. As soon as I unchecked the DHCP guard for the VM1, VM2 was able to obtain an IP address via DHCP.
Keeping in line with the fact that the whole world is now PowerShell, here are the cmdlets to make these changes via PowerShell. To "uncheck" the DHCP guard setting on the VM1 (from the above example), type the following PowerShell command:
Set-VMNetworkAdapter –VMName VM1 –DhcpGuard Off
To turn it back on:
Set-VMNetworkAdapter –VMName VM1 –DhcpGuard On
To view the status of the DHCP guard setting for VM1:
Get-VMNetworkAdapter –VMName VM1 | Format-List DhcpGuard
To enable DHCP guard for all virtual machines on a particular host (SERVER1 from our example):
Get-VM -Server SERVER1 | Set-VMNetworkAdapter -DhcpGuard On
RouterGuard allows you to specify whether the router advertisement and redirection messages from unauthorized VMs should be dropped. If you have a VM for which you want to allow router advertisement and redirection messages from unauthorized VMs, you can use the following cmdlet.
Set-VMNetworkAdapter –VMName VM1 –RouterGuard Off
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Welcome to New York is a welcome and funny treat
June 21, 2012
John Long
Even as we spoke in our interview, Steven Tylor OConnor was still putting the finishing touches on his movie, Welcome to New York. I was able to view the screeners copy and I can only say Im looking forward to seeing it again at the Tivoli with the audiences reaction.
OConnor, who was born in Kansas City, is feeling much the same way. He will be in town for the Kansas City Gay & Lesbian Film Festival and will make a personal appearance to introduce the film. He said hes anxious to see it in a live audience and see peoples reactions.
Through comedy, he said, its really about different experiences. I hope its relatable and I hope people really enjoy it.
OConnor wrote and directed the film, and he and Sean David co-produced the project.
The films lead actor is Sherry Vine, a drag perfomer who is well-known for her funny YouTube song video parodies. She is also known for films, including Wigstock, Stonewall, Scream Teen Scream and A Fairy Tale, a 10-minute film festival short that she did with OConnor. In Welcome to New York, she plays the role of Dr. Kitty Rosenblatt, a very over-the-top therapist for the movies five other main characters.
Set in New York, the film revolves around these five central characters and their comedic problems. We are introduced to them in each ones therapy session with Rosenblatt.
The five characters are played by Sean Paul Lockhart, Megan Kane, Lauren Ordair, Alex Ringler, Matt Watson and Kansas City native Ashleigh Murray Some may know Lockhart as Brent Corrigan, a former star of gay adult movies. Ordair is actually a New York drag queen, and she plays herself in this highly funny, caustic role. And OConnor himself has a brief cameo as the roommate of one of the characters.
OConnor said that after his success with his 10-minute short, A Fairy Tale, he was approached by film festivals asking him what he was doing next.
I had an idea for a feature, but I was like, well, thats a little bit too big of a step for me right now. I thought, I want to do another short. My co-producer and I were just sort of brainstorming ideas, and he came up with the idea of unique first experiences in New York City.
OConnor said they tossed around the idea of Vine being a bartender or building manager interacting with characters.
And then I was fleshing things out and thought, Oh, she should be a therapist and that these people go to a therapist to cope with these unique experiences. These were also based off of stories that either I myself have experienced, or my co-producer had experienced, or my close circle of friends had experienced.
He deliberately didnt portray Vines character as a drag queen. I want it to be like one of those wink-winks that the audience knows shes a drag queen but everyone treats her like a woman.
OConnors day job is in the casting department at NBC Universal in New York. He moved to New York from Arizona when he was 18 to pursue a two-year acting internship with CBS. He has lived there now for six years and said hes already been living a bi-coastal life, working out of both the New York and Los Angeles offices.
This is by far my biggest project, OConnor said. I did A Fairy Tale in under $2,000. With this, we did it around $15,000. We shot six days over three weekends in the city. Were actually in the process right now of still raising money for post production. Ive invested roughly $5,000 of my own credit-card debt.
The movies website, www.welcometonewyorkthemovie.com, has a link where people can donate to help raise the funds needed to complete the film.
Welcome to New York will be shown at the Tivoli at 6 p.m. Monday, June 25, as part of the Local Heroes evening. OConnor will introduce this film, and Lexington, Mo., native Nick Corporon will show his films Empire and a hometown preview of Barbie Boy. For more information, visit www.kcgayfilmfest.com.
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Nicholls students celebrate freedom via poetry, music
Published: Friday, February 25, 2011 at 10:41 a.m.
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THIBODAUX — Asia Rainey gave a warning to her audience Thursday night at Nicholls State University.
"This ain't pretty poetry," the New Orleans poet said. "This is the time we get to say exactly what we're thinking, and not apologize for the grammar and the periods and the commas. For me, this is my freedom."
Freedom was the topic of RELATE forum, where student performances are based on a single topic. Freedom was chosen as the topic to tie into Black History Month. Some students presented their own work, others performed songs or poems written by others.
Kachi Eke sang "Redemption Song," music reflecting his Jamaican heritage.
The song's message to "emancipate yourself from mental slavery" resonated with Tyler Folse, a Nicholls senior. The 21-year-old said he had never been to a poetry or spoken-word event before and the night's performances surprised him.
"It kept you listening," Folse said.
Music professor Valerie Francis sang "Lord, How Come Me Here." Told from the perspective of a slave girl, the song is a negro spiritual — a type of music that served as a refuge for enslaved blacks in America.
More of those songs will be performed tonight at St. John's Episcopal Church, 718 Jackson St., Thibodaux. Titled "A Celebration of the Negro Spiritual," the event begins at 7:30 p.m.
Nicholls next RELATE event is scheduled for March 10.
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Awarded Honorable Mention in PBN 2011.
In a world that is becoming smaller with our increased ability to visit far-away places, as people we are becoming dislocated. This series of photographs is a melancholy investigation into the notion of home.
In 2010, I spent five months in the United States travelling from New York to Las Vegas, stopping for the longest time in the state of New Mexico, also called the Land of Enchantment.
The photographs are made with a mobile phone, the ultimate symbol of our physical mobility and distanced communication. Presenting the images in book form, however, encourages an intimacy between photographer and viewer that is increasingly missing from our everyday lives. Like film stills, the images form a narrative of moments that reflect the beauty, terror and occasional disenchantment of being a lone explorer in unfamiliar territory.
Theresa Moerman Ib was born in The Netherlands in 1977 and grew up between Denmark and the UK. In 2002, she earned a bachelor's degree in English Literature and worked in the Danish media as a web content editor, writer and photographer before pursuing a career in fine art. In 2012, she graduated from the Glasgow School of Art with a First Class BA (Hons) in Fine Art Photography and Distinction for the academic dissertation The Magic Mirror: Reflections on Photography as Memory. She lives and works in Glasgow. She is a multidisciplinary artist whose practice incorporates photography, film, text, sculpture and installation. Her work is strongly influenced by collecting and storytelling. At the core of her practice is a fascination with the unreliability of memory and the tension between holding on and letting go.
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Powerful book, and amazing photography! Congratulations!
The title really grabbed my attention.
I would have liked a few words accompanying some of the pictures.
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If you've been living anywhere in the path of the Polar Vortex, you've either been digging yourself out of snow, are trapped in snow or so freezing, you can't even look outside to what the weather is. Don't you kinda wish you were somewhere else . . . like the Mediterranean?
Well, what if you could make your shower feel like a vacation? Phytoceane does just that with its Mediterranean Duo; I was very glad to be hosted to experience it!
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Mediterranean Shower Cream has a marine and floral scent, with the texture of creamy, smooth honey. It's so moisturizing, crucial this time of year. It also makes a terrific shave cream. It contains
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Leaning Tower of Pisa
Program InformationSeries: A Moment in Time
Duration: 00:04:51
Year Produced: 2009
One of the finest examples of medieval Italian Romanesque architecture is year by year, slowly, relentlessly inclining to the south. Despite all efforts to correct this, it remains one of the continent's premier attractions, the Leaning Tower of Pisa.
A Moment in Time is a brief, exciting and compelling journey into the past. Created to excite and enlighten the public about the past, its relevance to the present and its impact on the future, A Moment In Time is a captivating historical narrative that is currently broadcast worldwide.For more information visit: http://amomentintime.com
Lead: One of the finest examples of medieval Italian Romanesque architecture is year by year, slowly, relentlessly inclining to the south. Despite all efforts to correct this, it remains one of the continent's premier attractions, the Leaning Tower of Pisa.
Intro.: A Moment in Time with Dan Roberts.
Content: During the medieval period, the Italian city-state of Pisa derived wealth and power from its dominant commercial location on the Mediterranean coast west of Florence, northeast of Corsica.
As municipalities are oftentimes prone to do, the Republican fathers translated evidence of their civic wealth into architecture. Pisa chose to build on the Piazza del Duomo--or called by some the Piazza de Miracoli--in gleaming white marble, a magnificent set of ecclesiastical buildings: a cathedral, a baptistry, a cemetery structure, and a 16,000-ton isolated belltower.
This last structure begun in 1173 has, from almost the beginning, continued to list to south. Even if it had remained absolutely erect, it would have been a stunning piece of architectural design. That it remains fully functional more than eight centuries later, while maintaining an increasingly precarious tilt, makes it extraordinarily interesting and attracts thousands of visitors to Pisa long after the city has seen its better days.
The original architect is a matter of some dispute, but like most buildings of that period, there were probably many hands in on the process over the nearly two hundred years it took to build it. There were two long construction pauses at the fourth level and at the seventh level, apparently attempting to correct the drift to the south that gives the tower its unique character.
The tower tilts about 17 feet off perpendicular and is quite noticeable--shocking even--to those who see it for the first time. The declination is due to its being built over an ancient underground estuary and on earth consisting of water and silty sand. On a wide foundation structure such as the cathedral that poses no problem--there is enough shared weight to keep that building in repose--but with a relatively narrow base the tower puts too much weight on too little space and therefore makes it subject to the tilt that gives it its name. Despite the lean, the tower withstood a formidable earthquake in 1846, but the declination picked up speed--if you can call it that--in the twentieth century, so much so that it was closed in 1990.
By 1999, engineers had come up with a scheme that seemed to correct the problem. Each day over several months, small amounts of soil were extracted from the north face, which caused the tower to right itself 18 inches in that direction; and authorities were able to reopen it to those daring visitors who might desire to climb into the lean. This has seemed to give 300 years more life to the fascinating Leaning Tower of Pisa.
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As of Jan. 10, local nonprofit organizations can begin applying for Giving Tree grants through the Phillips County Community Foundation by downloading an application at arcf.org. Feb. 15 is the deadline for submitting applications. The PCCF is the local affiliate of the Arkansas Community Foundation. "Our Giving Tree grant program gives nonprofit organizations a place to go for funding when they have a great idea or need a boost for an ongoing program," said Heather Larkin, president and CEO of ARCF. "These grants enable us to respond to immediate needs in our communities and help promising programs get off the ground." Organizations eligible to apply for the grants include any IRS 501(c) (3) public charity, public school, government agency or hospital in Phillips County. Projects of other applicants may be considered if it has an obvious charitable purpose for public benefit. No grants are made to individuals. A grant-making committee of the PCCF will review the applications. "Our Giving Tree grants generally range from $250 to $5,000," said Crystal Eastman, PCCF executive director. "Our grant committee works hard to allocate grants where they can make the most impact for the organization and the project it is proposing. We want applicants to understand that our grantees may vary from year to year, so you may not always get one just because you have in the past. We receive many applications and simply cannot fund them all." The ACF and its 27 local affiliates handed out $695,000 in Giving Tree grants in Arkansas during fiscal 2012. Donors supporting the work of the Community foundation across the state provide the funding for the Giving Tree grants. ACF has provided more than $98 million in grants since its inception in 1976. ARCF had more than $150 million in assets at the close of fiscal 2012. PCCF's Giving Tree grants are distributed only to organizations that serve Phillips County.
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With the help of head coach Zach Kindler and graduate assistant coach Ian Hankins, Baker worked in the warehouse of the facility and helped pack lunches for elementary schools in the local area. This marked the second time the Wildcats have volunteered at the facility.
"It's an amazing opportunity for us to give back to the less fortunate and distribute whatever we can when we are traveling as a team," said Kindler. "The athletic aspect is only a portion of what Baker University is all about and it's always a lot of fun to be able to get involved with these types of opportunities."
After volunteering, the Wildcats then took part in a half marathon race that ran through Hollywood, Fla. Aaron Caldwell won the Top Overall Male award with his time of 1:12.22, while Megan Rosa finished second in the Top Overall Female standings with her time of 1:27.30 and Lauren Jaqua took third in a time of 1:29.02.


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Black Medal
I have been playing Rogue Squadron since 2002 and I love it. I have played it so much that I am always looking for new things to do.
One is to get a black medal. I shoot down all the Rebel craft that are destroyable, without touching any of the Imperial ships.
Anyone else do this?
yeah i used to do that, i'd get in the TIE Interceptor and go after the xwings and such.
Another fun thing to do is to get the Y-Wing in the Calamari level. Immediately climb as high as you can and start dropping bombs as fast as you can, weaving back and forth a bit. I you do it right, you will destroy all the V-Wings and they will be floating in the water and calling for help. If you're not fast enough some of the V-Wings will escape.
It's also fun to get the Y-Wing and drop bombs on other ships, especially in the level where you see Moff Seerdon at the end (forget the name). If you're really good at bombing, you can even destroy TIE interceptors.
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Seb hoping for more home comforts
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Midfielder reflects on midweek goal and looks forward to City game.
Seb Larsson is hoping his first strike of the season in midweek will be a catalyst for more progress in the goals column.
The midfielder scored what proved to be the winner in a 2-1 home win over Southampton as Sunderland booked their place in the quarter-finals of the Capital One Cup.
Now the Swede is getting set to face Manchester City this weekend and says the victory was an ideal way to respond to a league defeat at Hull.
"To get on the scoresheet was great as it's been way too long in between goals for me recently," Larsson said.
"That's something I'm hoping to improve on – at least that's the first step and hopefully there'll be more to come.
"Jozy [Altidore] picked up the ball in a good area, attacked their defence and laid it off perfectly – it wasn't the most difficult goal but it's always nice to score.
"It was important to bounce back."
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JavaOne Brazil Call for Papers is open - submit now
By arungupta on Oct 01, 2010
As announced earlier the joys of JavaOne, the adrenaline rush, the energy, the passion, and everything else around it can now be felt outside the United States for the very first time. JavaOne is going to Brazil and China later this year and to Russia and India next year.
There are going to be DEMOground booths, conference sessions, hands-on lab sessions, and the usual networking.
Mark your dates ... Dec 7-9 in Sao Paulo, Brazil.
Call for Papers for JavaOne Brazil is now open, so submit your presentation now as the CFP closes on October 8th.
Tighten your seatbelts folks ... this is going to be an exciting ride!
More details to follow ...


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Related MediaVIDEO: Fire at The Mayan Inn
Guests back in Daytona hotel after fire
Published: Thursday, March 14, 2013 at 7:26 p.m.
Last Modified: Friday, March 15, 2013 at 10:29 p.m.
Several emergency units were dispatched to a fire at a Daytona Beach hotel Thursday evening, officials said.
Initial reports indicated the fire started in a Dumpster next to The Mayan Inn, 103 S. Ocean Ave., but when fire crews arrived on scene after the 7:20 p.m. call they discovered flames coming from a storage-type structure endangering the east side of the hotel and vehicles in the area, Daytona Beach Fire Department spokesman Lt. Larry Stoney said in a release. The investigation would later reveal the fire started in a storage unit, which contained old furniture and other items, used by the hotel while renovations are performed. The actual cause of the fire is still under investigation.
Daytona Beach police helped fire crews evacuate guests in the hotel, Stoney said. An unidentified male occupant of the hotel escaped the flames by jumping from a second-floor balcony to the first floor. Fire crews were able to stop the fire's progression at the second floor and had it contained about 7:50 p.m.
The male who jumped from the balcony was taken to Halifax Health Medical Center with non life-threatening injuries, Stoney said.
The hotel sustained about $80,000 worth of damage, and all guests were allowed back in the hotel, Stoney said.
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From the tower built on this mountain top a wide panoramic view covers the Amblève Valley and Coo-Trois-Ponts electric pumping stations. Like Vianden, the pumps draw the water up to Brume's upper reservoirs at night so that extra power can be produce..
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Over 850,000 lives saved and 670,000 less cute respiratory symptoms due to trees
Air pollution is a significant problem in the United States that affects human health and well-being, ecosystem health, crops, climate, visibility and man-made materials.
The American Lung Association in April released the State of the Air report that showed America's air quality had improved from the previous year but ozone readings had increased since the 2013 report. The association said 147.6 million people live in areas where air quality remains unhealthy, almost 16 million more than the 2013 report.
Trees remove air pollution by the interception of particulate matter on plant surfaces and the absorption of gaseous pollutants through the leaf stomata. While trees pollution removal is associated to air quality improvement of less than 1% the impacts of that improvement are substantial.the magnitude and value of the effects of trees and forests on air quality and human health across the United States remains unknown.
Researchers from the U.S. Forest Service's Northern Research Station and the Davey Institute estimated the amount of air pollution (nitrogen dioxide, ozone, sulfur dioxide, and particulate matter less than 2.5 microns (PM2.5) in aerodynamic diameter) permanently removed by trees and forests within urban and rural areas of the conterminous United States in 2010, and its associated monetary value and impact on human health. The four pollutants have established air quality standards established by the U.S. EPA.
Health effects related to air pollution include impacts on pulmonary, cardiac, vascular, and neurological systems. In the United States, approximately 130,000 PM2.5-related deaths and 4,700 ozone-related deaths in 2005 were attributed to air pollution.
The results showed the total amount of pollution removal in 2010 by trees and forests in the conterminous United States was 17.4 million with a human health value of $6.8 billion.
Removal was substantially greater in rural areas (16.7 million trees) compared to urban areas (651,000 trees, but the pollution removal monetary value in 2010 was substantially greater in urban areas ($4.7 billion) compared to rural areas ($2.2 billion).
The greatest amount for pollution removal was for ozone and nitrogen dioxide, while the greatest value associated with removal was for particle matter ess than2.5 microns and ozone.
States with the greatest pollution removal amounts were California, Texas and Georgia, while states with greatest pollution removal values were Florida, Pennsylvania and California. Most of these benefits were influenced by the effects of reducing human mortality, with a national reduction of more than 850 incidences of human mortality.
Other substantial health benefits included the reduction of more than 670,000 incidences of acute respiratory symptoms, 430,000 incidences of asthma exacerbation and 200,000 school days lost.
In their discussion the researchers write" Modeling broad-scale effects of pollution removal by trees on air pollution concentrations and human health reveals that while the percent reduction in pollution concentration averages less than one percent, trees remove substantial amounts of pollution and can produce substantial health benefits and monetary values across the nation, with most of the health values derived from urban trees."
Michael T. Rains, Director of the Forest Service's Northern Research Station and the Forest Products Laboratory commented "With more than 80 percent of Americans living in urban area, this research underscores how truly essential urban forests are to people across the nation." "Information and tools developed by Forest Service research are contributing to communities valuing and managing the 138 million acres of trees and forests that grace the nation's cities, towns and communities."
According to David Nowak, U.S. Forest Service's Northern Research Station, Project Leader / Research Forester and one of the researchers of this study "In terms of impacts on human health, trees in urban areas are substantially more important than rural trees due to their proximity to people." We found that in general, the greater the tree cover, the greater the pollution removal, and the greater the removal and population density, the greater the value of human health benefits."
The researcher team included David Nowak, and Erick Greenfield of the U.S. Forest Service's Northern Research Station and Satoshi Hirabayashi and Allison Bodine of the Davey Institute.
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Dear 11th and 12th Grade Parents, Guardians, and Students:
The Student Council has organized a Junior and Senior Prom that has been scheduled for Saturday, May 18th from 8:00 p.m. 12:00 a.m. in the Waldorf gymnasium. Members of the High School Faculty and some High School Parents will be chaperoning the dance for the Juniors, Seniors and their guests.
We are pleased that our students have organized this activity and hope that it is an enjoyable evening for all. We also recognize that prom events can be a magnet for inappropriate and unsafe behaviors by young people. While it is our expectation that there will be no issues with our students and their guests, it is important that we clearly identify the rules and expected behavior well in advance. With that in mind, each Waldorf student and his or her guest will be asked to sign a contract that specifies conditions of participation and acceptable behavior at the dance. In order to have the students be able to enjoy themselves in a safe environment, the following rules will be in place:
At this time we ask that you confirm that you have read and understand the expectations for student behavior at the prom. The High School Faculty and I strongly suggest that you are aware of your child's transportation to and from the Prom to ensure the safety of your child. Please acknowledge your support by completing the form below.
Thank you.
Roland RothenbucherHigh School ChairThe Waldorf School of Garden City225 Cambridge AvenueGarden City, NY 11530Tel: (516) 742-3434 Ext. 316Fax: (516) 742-3457Email: email@example.com: www.waldorfgarden.org


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I made these photographs mainly in the fields of the Salinas Valley, exposing the negatives at slow shutter speeds from a moving car. I used panning to emphasize parts of the scene and to blur others, and printed the images using a color palette similar to that available to a pastel artist. The selective blurring and muted colors render the workers anonymous, making the image less a portrayal of a particular time and place and more an archetype for all similar work.
Jim Kasson is a retired electrical engineer who spent six years as an IBM Fellow doing research on color management and other image processing algorithms. A life-long photographer, he has been exhibiting photographs since the early '80s. Most of his earlier work is traditional silver-based black and white photography. For the last fourteen or fifteen years he has relied upon digital editing and printing processes.
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2011 Juried Exhibition Publicado 29 de enero de 2011
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Cool summer tip: In the summer, save money by automatically turning up the air conditioner at night or when you're away from home.
Hot winter tip: Use a programmable thermostat to automatically turn down the heat at night or when you're away from home.
You can save as much as 10% a year on heating and cooling by simply turning your thermostat back 7°-10°F for 8 hours a day from its normal setting. (If you have a heat pump, don't do this without a programmable thermostat). You can do this automatically by using a programmable thermostat and scheduling the times you turn on the heating or air conditioning. As a result, the equipment doesn't operate as much when you are asleep or not at home.
Programmable thermostats can store multiple daily settings (six or more temperature settings a day) that you can manually override without affecting the rest of the daily or weekly program.


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Does anyone know how to set/change the default settings for the "Open/Save/Save As" dialog? I don't mean code wise, I mean for Windows itself? Mine is ALWAYS coming up in as a list in reverse alphabetical order and it's annoying as all heck!
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If you're using Windows XP and older you can use OpenWide which allows to change some of the settings for the open/save dialog.
Another solution could be FlashFolder which has an option to remember the last view mode.


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that resides on the mobile device, which along with an MDM solution, actively manages the usage of minutes, text messages and roaming with real-time alerts. MDM solutions include the ability to remotely wipe the devices if they are lost, and to provide greater security for sensitive data. These solutions span both the security and WEM domains by monitoring device usage and user activities in real time.
Maximum Benefits and Minimal Risk
So how does a government get started? There are key steps to lay the groundwork for success and minimized risks. Agencies or departments should first develop a wireless policy in conjunction with the selected WEM solution, which covers a wide range of items: who receives which devices, personal versus official use, usage while driving, device refresh, and the responsible person or entity for different types of charges. The policy will then drive the key capabilities of the WEM solution, such as end-user call tagging and shopping levels.
The next step is evaluating the organization's costs. End-to-end WEM solutions typically cost 5 to 8 percent of total wireless spend, and savings typically measure 10 to 35 percent of the wireless spend. However, to measure the WEM initiative's impact, take time to calculate the average cost per voice minute, cost per text and cost per kilobyte of data for each of the primary wireless carriers. These are key measures needed to calculate the overall benefit of the program. A less useful, but more easily available metric, is "service cost per device per month" because tracking this number over time will not account for increasing usage.
Another important step is determining whether the TEM program will be deployed outside in or inside out. "Outside in" refers to a solution whose initial focus is the end-user experience, particularly for wireless ordering and a portal-enabled help desk. The rationale is that if the device is procured according to policy, then a lot of unnecessary costs are eliminated up front. This approach will deliver the most value in a situation where, for example, employees are buying phones and plans from retail outlets or where an organization is making the transition from employee-liable devices to agency-liable devices. Once the end-user is pulled into the new process, future phases can focus on the core WEM processes around invoice processing, plan optimization and cost allocation.
"Inside out" refers to a solution that initially centers on pulling together all the invoices and inventory and ensuring accuracy. The idea is that there are significant savings to be found just by consolidating invoices and implementing bigger pools. These savings can then be applied to fund future phases. This approach will typically yield the biggest bang for the buck, but it's important to follow through with an end-to-end telecom life cycle management solution to yield the greatest overall return on investment. Organizations usually engage in one of these approaches -- outside in or inside out -- rather than both at the same time.
Government Readiness for WEM
Hundreds of different telecom and wireless managers at the federal, state and local levels have expressed their desire to implement world-class wireless WEM for their organizations. However, many of them are spending the majority of their time just trying to pay the invoices on time. Furthermore, it's often difficult to find the one manager whose job responsibility it is to handle both procurement and costs. Because the goal of WEM is to remove time-intensive and inefficient processes by automating the mundane tasks and allowing key personnel to focus on savings and implement processes needed for success, public CIOs are well positioned to implement WEM to drive both short- and long-term benefits for their organizations.


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BlackBerry Bold 9900 coming to Virgin Mobile Canada "really soon"
It's still not clear when exactly RIM's brand new BlackBerry Bold 9900 will make its commercial debut, but Virgin Mobile over in Canada says it's ready to offer the smartphone "really soon."
Hopefully, this means in the next few weeks – despite recent rumors regarding the 9900's delay until September. Since Virgin Mobile Canada is a subsidiary of Bell, the latter may launch the new smartphone in Canada, too.
In the US, T-Mobile will be the first to release the new Bold, while Vodafone should be the first to do it in the UK.
Running BlackBerry OS 7, the Bold 9900 comes with a VGA touchscreen display, full QWERTY keyboard (like any other Bold, of course), HSPA, dual-band Wi-Fi, GPS, NFC, 5MP autofocus camera, 720p video recording, 1.2GHz processor, and 8GB of on-board memory.
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H1N1 Media Analysis
ORISE provides CDC with media analysis and reporting related to H1N1 outbreak
The increase in confirmed cases of H1N1 prompted national worry and response from the federal government, which required around-the-clock news monitoring, and the development of tailored response materials to assist in combating the virus and educating the public.
As reports of confirmed H1N1 flu cases continued to increase, the Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education (ORISE) collaborated with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's (CDC) Division of Healthcare Quality and Promotion (DHQP) to prepare communities for an impending public health emergency.
This map represents the geographic origin or location of daily news articles related to H1N1 flu. The map is generated out of ORISE's Auto-INFORM database, which is an automated data-mining program developed for the CDC that is used to monitor news articles, blogs and Web content. The system codes the information at 100 times the speed of humans and provides summaries and analyses of the content being collected. (Click image for full-sized version)
ORISE's assistance in the fight against H1N1 was not limited to the local stage, as its media monitoring services and use of AutoINFORM (Auto Immunization News FOR Managers) helped keep the CDC up-to-speed on the latest news and media trends.
On average, daily news monitored by AutoINFORM for the CDC picked up around 100 articles, but the number of articles greatly increased with monitoring of H1N1.
On April 24, 2009, AutoINFORM generated less than 500 hits on H1N1, but by April 26, the number had skyrocketed to 6,000. Data collected were then compiled into daily reports in which the CDC received up-to-the-minute information regarding the H1N1 media coverage to help the agency facilitate timely responses to public concerns.
In addition to the media reports sent to the CDC, ORISE worked with DHQP to tailor previously prepared pandemic flu response materials to address H1N1. One of those materials, a 911 call center workbook, was shortened from around 200 pages to six pages after a CDC request for a condensed version that could be quickly read by call center staffers.
The workbook addresses potential problems in the event of an emergency, such as call center staff members being sick themselves, or the call center being overwhelmed with calls because of short-staffing.
AutoINFORM: Analyzing emerging health issues
Since 2001, the Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education (ORISE) has partnered with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and its National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases (NCIRD) to help monitor messages through media analysis, which allows the CDC to more quickly respond to the most pressing health issues.
ORISE's AutoINFORM—a media analysis program—is used to monitor news articles, blogs, social media and Web content related to health concerns and codes the information at 100 times the speed of humans.
On average, ORISE tracks, codes and analyzes more than 17,000 articles daily, monitoring 1,400+ news resources and 1,000+ blogs.
From the results, ORISE uncovers media interest and public perceptions of an issue, evaluates the effectiveness of media efforts and then benchmarks for success.
In addition to NCIRD, ORISE has also partnered with the CDC's Office on Smoking and Health to track, code and analyze 75 to 100 articles daily from selected national and local newspapers, television networks and news wires.
Trade journals are also included for coding and analysis, as well as the ability to evaluate the reliability of the coding scheme.


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I just read about the symbol of Venice, the winged lion of Venice. As a German the German word die Schwingen for wings came to my mind. English has the word in the verb to swing.The connection between wings and to swing is obvious. By means of its wings a bird can swing up into the air.
To my amazement, etymonline does not see the connection of "wing" with "to swing" and German schwingen and the noun die Schwingen. In my view etymonline gets on a wrong track by trying to make a connection with wind.
I would like to hear other views.


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Recently premiering on Billboard, Matisyahu released his third single "Broken Car" pulled from his upcoming album, Akeda. They also had a question and answer session with him. His previous two tracks, "Confidence, " and "Watch The Walls Melt Down" were featured from the same upcoming album. Akeda will be released on June 3 through Elm City Music. Announced to the public on May 8, Matisyahu told Billboard "For awhile everything was about this perfection I was striving for as a person and as a spiritual being and as a musician and an artist. But part of getting older and continuing to do this is acceptance of others and myself around me and celebrating the brokenness of it all." Check out his Billboard session HERE.
Watch the lyric video for "Broken Car" HERE.
Matisyahu has a very busy schedule ahead with TEDxColombia, where he will be speaking and performing, along with release week shows. One is at New York City's Mercury Lounge and the other is at LA's Grammy Museum.The evening at the Grammy Museum will include a discussion moderated by Vice President of The GRAMMY Foundation and MusiCares Scott Goldman, and an intimate performance by Matisyahu with all proceeds benefitting the Grammy Foundation. See details below.
The material for the album was written both in Matisyahu's Los Angeles home and while on tour. Matisyahu states, "This record and period of my life deal with madness, listening for and following the inner intuitive voice, a small still sound. This record deals with love, with feelings of brokenness and humility, with humanity, struggle, and sacrifice."
Referencing the recording production for this soon-to-be-record, Matisyahu says "It was very much an in-house project.The vocal and musical styles are drawn from many places in order to create my current sound, which cannot be categorized very easily."
Find Matisyahu in a city near you:
Matisyahu Tour Dates
May 17 Richmond, VA Dominion RiverRock Festival
May 23 Chillicothe, IL Summer Camp Music Festival
May 30 Napa Valley, CA BottleRock Music Festival
June 1 Washington, DC Washington Jewish Music Festival*
June 2 New York, NY Mercury Lounge
June 4 Los Angeles, CA The Grammy Museum*
June 19 Asbury Park, NJ The Stone Pony
June 21 Long Island, NY Beer Fields Craft Beer & Music Festival
June 22 Hampton Beach, NH Hampton Beach Casino Ballroom
July 3 Del Mar, CA San Diego State Fair
July 5 Milwaukee, WI Summerfest
July 11 Mooresville, IN Serendipity Festival
July 12 Salt Lake City, UT Reggae Rise Up
June 20 Baltimore, MD Power Plant Live
August 26 Reno, NV Knitting Factory Concert House
August 27 Jacksonville, OR Britt Pavilion
August 28 Saratoga, CA The Mountain Winery
August 29 Las Vegas, NV Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
*Indicates Acoustic Evening with Matisyahu
1. Reservoir
2. Broken Car
3. Watch The Walls Melt Down
4. Champion
5. Built to Survive (Feat. Zion I)
6. Ayeka (Teach Me To Love)
7. Black Heart
8. Star On The Rise
9. Surrender
10. Confidence (Feat. Collie Buddz)
11. Vow Of Silence
12. Obstacles
13. Hard Way
14. Sick For So Long
15. Akeda