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Audio link for Cambridge Fire: www.cambridgema.gov/CFD/fdwebaudio.asx
See District 6 Fire Mutual Aid Association for fire frequencies.
Also see District 6 Fire Mutual Aid Association for fire frequencies. Trinity EMS provides EMS from Lowell.
Patriot Ambulance provides ALS/911 Services to both the Town of Hudson and the City of Marlborough with four ambulances: Medic-1, Medic-2, Medic-3 and Medic-6.
Lexington Fire Ch.02 is Metro Fire North (482.2500 PL 107.2)
See NEMLEC for police channels 2, 3 and 4.
46.5000 is simulcast on 471.6000 w/ Boxborough. See Boxborough above for more information.
The Fire and Municipal Ambulance Departments are in the process of merging, the new department to be called "Townsend Fire-EMS."
Fire dispatched by District 6.
Ch-4 is the hailing channel for CMED (except for NorthEast CMED (Lawrence) which uses Ch 42); and CMED will then assign a channel on which the EMS unit will speak with the hospital on. The channels listed without a description are those on which CMed assigns an EMS unit to talk on. These channels are picked by Cmed based on location of respective EMS unit.
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A climate expert will offer free advice for protecting businesses in bad weather in a webinar on Tuesday, May 27, from 2 p.m. to 3 p.m.
Hosted by The U.S. Small Business Administration and Agility Recovery, the webinar will feature a global climate expert from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
Dr. Gerry Bell has been the lead scientist of NOAA's Long-Range Hurricane Outlook Team since 1998.
The webinar, "Protect Your Business This Hurricane Season," will include a forecast from Bell of the 2014 Atlantic Hurricane Season along with preparedness tips from Bob Boyd, Agility Recovery president, followed by a question and answer session.
Bell was instrumental in developing NOAA's Atlantic and East Pacific hurricane activity outlook, and has done weather analysis on CNN and The Weather Channel.
Space is limited.
Those interested should register.
For past webinars, visit.
The SBA provides disaster recovery assistance in the form of low-interest loans to homeowners, renters, private nonprofits and businesses of all sizes. To learn more, visit.
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Bernice V. (nee Gottwald) LaFerla, fortified with the Sacraments of Holy Mother Church, died on Wednesday, Oct. 24, 2012. She was born on Oct. 20, 1917.
She was the beloved wife of the late Dominic C. LaFerla; dear mother of Donald G. (Gloria K.) LaFerla and Carol A. (Fred) Rockwell; dear grandmother of Dr. Jeffrey D. (Dr. Joni) LaFerla, Dr. Michael R. (Bre) LaFerla, Jennifer L. (Don) Wampler and Jessica A. (Brad) Williams; dear great-grandmother of Peyton and Cameron LaFerla, Jadyn LaFerla, Taylyn, Brayden and Riley Ann Williams; our dear sister-in-law, aunt, great-aunt, great-great-aunt, cousin and dear friend to many at Bethesda Meadow.
Funeral services will be held at 8:15 a.m., Saturday, Oct. 26, at Kutis Affton Chapel, 10151 Gravois, St. Louis, Mo. A procession will take her to the St. Joan of Arc Catholic Church for 9 a.m. Mass.
Interment will be at the Resurrection Cemetery at 6901 Mackenzie Road, St. Louis, Mo.
Memorials to American Heart Association, the American Diabetes Association or the Dominic LaFerla Memorial Scholarship, 710 Lyon St., Carthage, Mo. 64836 will be appreciated.
Visitation will be Friday, Oct. 25, 4 p.m.-9 p.m at the Kutis Afton Chapel.
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Wesley Roebuck of Preston took his concerns about the Kemper County Sheriff's Department to the board of supervisors Monday.
'The sheriff's not telling the truth.'
The 81-year-old, retired Marine contends that Sheriff James Moore is not telling the truth about what happened after deputies raided his property last Thursday night.
'He won't answer the phone. I've called him 5 or 6 times,' says Roebuck.
'That's not true. We talked on Friday,' says Sheriff James Moore. 'I explained the situation to him and I haven't heard back from him.'
Around midnight last Thursday Roebuck says his property was surrounded by spotlights. He says the large bright lights even surrounded the pond in his backyard. According to Roebuck, he discovered an officer armed with a high powered spotlight and a pistol standing outside the door which leads to his bedroom.
'He was shining a light in and beating the door like he was going to knock the door in,' says Roebuck.
'We had some individuals stealing equipment in that area,' says Sheriff Moore. 'Some subjects were caught. Two of them ran and went in the direction of his house. Officers went to his house. Two to three officers knocked on the door. He asked them what was going on and they told him and they asked permission to look around the property, also for his safety. He agreed.'
'I told them you can search if you want to. If you want to you can look around the property and he said we're going to search it whether you like it or not. I think it's illegal for the sheriff's department to search without a search warrant,' says Roebuck.
In response, supervisors tabled the request.
'The sheriff is the leading law enforcement officer in this county and in my opinion you and the sheriff need to get together and work this one out,' says Kemper County Board of Supervisors President, Johnny Whitsett.
'I'm going to pursue it further,' says Roebuck.
In response to Roebuck's request, the Kemper County Board of Supervisors agreed to take the matter under advisement and discuss it further at a later date.


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6-9 Demetrius Henry of Bradenton, FL has seen his season come to an end so now he's ready to move on with the final stage of his recruiting. Henry is down to USC, Miami and South Florida and will be scheduling his official visits to those schools in the next couple of weeks. Henry said USC has been in constant contact. "I'm hearing from them about three or four times a week," Henry said. "It's a good situation. Coach Martin is a great coach. He can get the best out of you. And there's the chance to play early as a freshman." Henry said the Gamecocks' poor record will have no impact on his view of them as he makes his decision. "I want to see how the schools are and how the fans are," he said. "I want to see how the people are around the school and how nice they are and if I can see myself at the school for the next four years." Henry plans to sign on the first day of the spring signing period which is April 17th. This season he averaged 17 points, 11 rebounds and 2 rebounds a game despite a sore shoulder which he plans to have checked out soon by a doctor.Tweet
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Madonna is robbing the cradle again.
Madge's new boyfriend is -- and stop us if you've heard this one before -- 26-year-old dancer Timor Steffens, who has worked with the likes of Michael Jackson, Beyonce and Whitney Houston, according to the Huffington Post
The pair was spotted together New Year's Eve at Valentino Garavani's party in Gstaad, Switzerland, RadarOnline.com reported. They reportedly met while working on a dance project.
Giancarlo Giammetti, honorary president of the Valentino Fashion House, posted a photo of the two of them on Instagram. "Happy new year !!! @madonna #Timour #fun #newyearseve #dance," he wrote.
Some folks reportedly don't dig Madonna dating guys younger than some of her shoes.
"Some people at the party were whispering about how Madonna had just broken up with her ex, and now she's already with a new guy," a source told Radar. "It's that kind of crowd. Plus, you can't really ignore the fact that Timor is so much younger than Madonna. I mean, he's basically a replacement for her ex. He looks just like Brahim (Zaibat)." But, "Madonna didn't give a (expletive) that people were whispering. She was really showing him off, drinking and dancing with him all over the place."
Who cares? Let the old lady have some fun.
Last month, 55-year-old Madonna, 55 split up with 25-year-old Zaibat, after three years together, Us Weekly confirmed. The two met in 2010 at the launch of her daughter Lourdes' Material Girl clothing line.
I don't know why anyone is complaining. This new guy is, technically, older than the last one.
Steffens has been spending some quality time with Madonna's 13-year-old son Rocco. The two were pictured on Instagram, snowboarding after the holiday.
If I was Rocco, I wouldn't let my friends come over when Mom is home.
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1. Cook or Die
Pepper Beef Stir-fry
- 500g beef fillet, sliced - I used the beef stroganoff cut
- 1 large onion, sliced
- 2 stalks spring onions, cut to 3 cm
- Maggi seasoning mix
- Combine 1.5 tbsp seasoning mix with 2 tbsp water. (Probably just pepper and MSG. ;) )
- Heat oil and stirfry beef for 3 minutes.
- Add mix and onions. Stirfry until beef is done. (What do they mean by done?!)
- Add spring onions and stirfry for 1 minute.
I chopped the spring onions a bit more finely than I should. I completely forgot about the 3 cm description! Oh well. It didn't turn out too bad, although the spring onions practically disappeared.
Bean sprouts with Chinese egg strips
- 3 tbsp vegetable oil
- 3 eggs, beaten
- 1 medium onion, skinned and finely chopped
- 1 garlic clove, skinned and crushed
- 1 medium red or green pepper, seeded and sliced
- 4 celery sticks, washed and chopped
- 175g (6 oz) button mushrooms, wiped and sliced
- 225g (8 oz) bean sprouts, washed
- 15ml (1 tbsp) soy sauce
- salt and pepper
- Heat 1 tbsp oil in frying pan. Add beaten eggs and cook over gentle heat. Remove from pan, cut into thin strips, then cut each strip into three or four pieces.
- Heat rest of oil in pan. Add onion, garlic, pepper and celery, and cook for around 10 minutes until soft. Increase heat, add mushrooms, cook until golden brown.
- Stir in bean sprouts, soy suce, seasoning, egg strips. Cook for 3 - 4 minutes, stirring, until heated through. Serve immediately.
Not a bad meal. Again, I was a bit overzealous with the knife, chopping the green pepper instead of slicing it. Oops. That's okay, it was still edible.
It wasn't a particularly impressive meal, but it wasn't a bad way of using beansprouts.
2. 360' virtual tours
*Take photos.* First take super-wide-angle shots, rotating your camera around a fixed point. A number of stores sell fisheye lenses and camera mounts for this purpose. The mount for spherical pictures (all directions, including up and down) is more complicated than the mount for a 360' panoramic shot. If you don't mind distortion, then you can use a regular camera and just take pictures facing different directions, relying on stitching software to compensate a bit for the distortion.
*Stitch the pictures.* Camera designed specifically for 360' or spherical shots may be able to capture the entire scene in one image. However, if you're using a rotating mount or you're taking pictures in different directions, then you'll need to combine the images into a seamless panorama by using stitching software.
*Produce the brochure.* 360' viewers range from simple ones that smoothly scroll a panoramic picture, to more interactive viewers that include floor plans and clickable hotspots in the image. Choose the software that fits your intended purpose and budget.
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The fifth annual Eldon School District 5K Rock and Glow L.E.A.P. will be held at 8 p.m. Friday, April 19, at Mustang Memorial Park.
Eldon Learning Enriched Afterschool Program families are free if the student is a LEAP participant. Community and school staff members are $15 per person before April 10; $15 after.
Each family member adds laps together to equal the 5K (12 laps).
Glow bracelets, T-shirt and dinner are provided with each registration.
There also will be door prizes.
In case of inclement weather, the event will be held at the Upper Elementary.
For more information, call 573-392-8060, Ext. 507.
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verb (prods, prodding, prodded)[with object]
1Poke with a finger, foot, or pointed object: he prodded her in the ribs [no object]: she took up a fork and prodded at the food
More example sentences
- I poked and prodded at these sites in hopes to locate some remaining muscle tissue, but very little was found.
- Olivia poked and prodded at me for a few minutes as she tried to make sure that she knew what to fix and what to leave.
- Wind picks at a stray lace; I uncoil a hand from jacket cuff, poke out a finger and prod the lace back beside ankle under my foot, moving my foot slightly to make it stay in.
1.1Stimulate or persuade (someone who is reluctant or slow) to do something: they attempted to prod the central bank into cutting interest rates
More example sentences
- The August 28, 1963 March on Washington was planned to prod a reluctant Congress to enact a comprehensive civil rights bill.
- The main caveat here is to refrain from using hypnosis to prod a reluctant client/patient into this type of therapy.
- Nobody was in a hurry and none was seen prodding the organisers to get on with the item.
1A poke with a finger, foot, or pointed object: he gave the wire netting an experimental prod
More example sentences
- After a few prods and pokes, he gave an injection for the pain, sat at his desk, lifted the phone and ordered the air ambulance.
- With appropriate physical gentleness, have a poke and a prod and check out the territory.
- But it was just a question of getting on with it with pokes and prods.
1.1An act of stimulating or reminding someone to do something: you need a gentle prod to remind you that life is only what you make it
More example sentences
- This is a gentle prod to the player to quickly finish off the game.
- A card full of love and silly jokes, and a gentle prod to point me back to my Bible, starting with the bits that I love.
- It is the force by which all wrongful things are repelled from us, the sharp prod which spurs the dullards onward.
incitement, goad
2A pointed implement, typically one discharging an electric current and used as a goad: a cattle prod
More example sentences
- Some writers have suggested that electric prods should never be used or should be used sparingly.
- The US soldiers wouldn't let him get back in the line and beat him with long batons and electric cattle prods.
- It said the 'state thugs' beat people with batons and electric cattle prods, injuring around a dozen people, including one person whose foot was broken.
goad, stick, spike
on the prod
- North American informal Looking for trouble: a gangster on the prodMore example sentences
- Tate, yes, for he's a mean one, handy with a gun and always on the prod.
prodder noun
- Example sentences
- In The Philippines Britain even sells their corrupt government torture instruments to keep the peasants in line like industrial cattle prodders and electrodes under various loop holes.
- Do electric prodders 'spark' when earthed, and can they be earthed, even lightly, without delivering the full jolt?
- He's been such a persistent presidential prodder on the issue, he's earned the ultimate accolade, a White House nickname: 'The Pest.'
Mid 16th century (as a verb): perhaps symbolic of a short poking movement, or a blend of poke1 and dialect brod 'to goad, prod'. The noun dates from the mid 18th century.
Words that rhyme with prodbod, clod, cod, god, hod, mod, nod, od, odd, plod, pod, quad, quod, scrod, shod, squad, tod, Todd, trod, wad
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nouninformal, offensive
(Especially in Ireland) a Protestant.
1940s: abbreviation representing a pronunciation.
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The driver of a street sweeper escaped with minor injuries after the vehicle was struck by a train and pushed down some railroad tracks in Wayzata.
Hennepin County sheriff's officials say the Burlington Northern Santa Fe train hit the sweeper broadside on the driver's side about 6 a.m. Wednesday in the downtown area.
The Star Tribune (http://bit.ly/14obEbH0 ) says the accident tied up morning traffic.
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Press briefing on missile defense: Follow-up
Yesterday, George N. Lewis and Theodore A. Postol addressed the technical deficiencies in the proposed U.S. missile defense system in Europe during a Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists phone press briefing. (Press briefing audio is now available.) Highlights included:
- On the capabilities of the system's centerpiece radar, the European midcourse radar: "The European midcourse radar is much less powerful than you would expect for a radar of its size," said Lewis, a coauthor of the May/June 2008 Bulletin article, "The European Missile Defense Folly." "So when you look at trying to detect, track, and discriminate real warhead targets, you find that this radar is hopelessly inadequate. In most trajectories, it will never be able to detect the warhead."
- On the system's ability to combat Russian intercontinental ballistic missiles: "The Missile Defense Agency claims that the system's interceptors are too slow to catch up with Russian intercontinental ballistic missiles," Lewis said. "But the characteristics of the stages of these missiles and the characteristics of the homing kill vehicle motor are well-known. It's fairly straightforward then to show that these interceptors should be much faster than the Missile Defense Agency says."
- On the likelihood that the United States will limit its missile defense deployment in Poland to 10 interceptors: "If Iran does eventually develop the technology and industrial infrastructure to build intercontinental missiles, why would they produce only one missile and not just keep producing them on this production line?" asked Postol, a coauthor of the May/June 2008 Bulletin article, "The European Missile Defense Folly." "So the Polish deployment of only 10 interceptors must be designed to be expandable."
Listen to the press briefing in its entirety:
European Missile Defense Press Briefing: 29 April 2008
George N. Lewis: A physicist, Lewis is associate director of the Peace Studies Program at Cornell University. His expertise is in missile defense technology, the proliferation of ballistic missiles, and nuclear arms control.
Theodore A. Postol: A professor of science, technology, and national security policy at MIT, Postol is a leading authority on missile defense, who previously served as scientific adviser to the Chief of Naval Operations.
Follow-up Interviews
To arrange a follow-up interview with either Lewis or Postol, please contact:
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Background Material
"Why U.S. National Intelligence Estimates Predict that the European Missile Defense System Will Fail: Technological Issues Relevant to Policy,"
February 2008 plenary lecture delivered by Postol before the German Physical Society
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When could Iran deliver a nuclear weapon?
BY RICHARD L. GARWIN Although the Bush administration is campaigning for ballistic missile defense in Europe, it's unlikely Iran will possess any time soon a nuclear-armed missile capability such a defense would combat.
Republicans, missile defense, and the Reagan legacy
For many in the GOP, the true test of their commitment to former President Ronald Reagan is how strongly they support national missile defense.
Determining the truth about U.S. missile defense
BY HUGH GUSTERSON Washington is either misleading the public about the purpose of its European missile defense installations or uninformed about the program's capabilities. Whatever the case, productive dialogue suffers.
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- Apr 23:
- Boston bombing suspect's wife is 'nice,' 'sweet' American convert to Islam
- Boston bombing victim Martin Richard, 8, laid to rest privately
- Older Boston bombing suspect frequently visited jihadist websites, U.S. officials say
- Apr 21:
- Top cop says Boston bomb suspects likely planning more attacks
- Governor: Video shows Boston bomb suspect placing backpack
- Police: Boston bomber may have been killed by his own brother
- Apr 20:
- Doctor: Boston suspect had so many wounds he couldn't tell which was fatal
- Authorities arrest two in town where Boston bombing suspect may have lived
- Boston bombing suspect hospitalized following arrest
- Apr 19:
- Boston bombing suspect Tamerlan Tsarnaev's mother-in-law sickened by attack
- Boston Red Sox, Bruins postpone games during manhunt
- Boston bombings: Television can only 'hurry up and wait'
- Boston bombing suspect's U-Mass Dartmouth classmates: He was 'calm,' 'cool,' 'laid back'
- Boston bombing suspects' sister says she doesn't know what got into them
- Boston bombing suspects' uncle, 'ashamed,' asks nephew to turn himself in
- Boston manhunt: MIT police chief says slain officer Sean Collier was dedicated, well-liked
- Boston manhunt: Chronology of chaotic search for suspects in marathon bombing
- Boston bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev captured alive, police say
- Boston bombing suspects: Who are the two brothers?
- Boston bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev captured alive, police say
- Police: Suspect who killed MIT cop is dead; second suspect tied to Boston bombing
- Apr 18:
- Boston bombing suspect on video sought; Obama at memorial: 'You will run again'
- Apr 17:
- Boston bombing: Feds deny reports of suspect in custody
- Source: Authorities recover Boston bombing pressure cooker lid
WATERTOWN, Mass. -- Massachusetts State Police say a pair of brothers suspected in the Boston Marathon bombings spent the night in a Honda CRV and used it to carjack a Mercedes SUV.
Police said Friday morning at a Watertown news conference that one of the brothers stayed with the carjacking victim for a few minutes and then let him go.
They say one brother drove away in the CRV, and the other one drove away in the Mercedes.
Police say one then ditched the CRV and reunited with his brother in the Mercedes. Authorities say both suspects were in the Mercedes when they encountered police and hurled explosives at officers. Twenty-six-year-old suspect Tamerlan Tsarnaev (tsahr-NY'-ev) was killed.
The CRV was later recovered in Boston.
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If the Perot Museum had been around when I was a kid, I might not be writing this story — I might, instead, be investigating a dinosaur dig, corralling DNA in a test tube or studying the engineering of bird flight for a living. At the very least, I might be writing about science topics full-time. Such is the unbridled allure, even for a dyed-in-the-wool liberal-arts major, of the brand-new, $185 million facility (built without any public funds or debt), which opens Dec. 1 at Woodall Rodgers Freeway and North Field Street in downtown Dallas.
If you've driven downtown during the past couple of years, you've probably seen and wondered about that gorgeous, cube-shaped building going up. The outside is spectacular, and what's inside is even more mind-blowing. I spent four hours there on Media Preview Day in mid-November, and I could happily spend four hours there every weekend for the next year. (A quick note: Pre-purchasing museum and film tickets online is highly recommended, especially for opening weekend; tickets are designated for specific entry times to avoid overcrowding.)
Gorgeous, ecologically hyperconscious architecture aside, the museum's interactivity is its best calling card: On every floor, in every hall — even in the lobby — visitors will get the chance to make their museum experience unique, whether it's through designing their own birds, creating colors, building robotic vehicles or dissecting fruit flies in the Bio Lab.
Of course, it's a major attraction for children and educators, but adults will find just as much as the kiddos to keep them engrossed and entertained.
Kids will be enthralled by the career-inspiration videos in each exhibit, with short tales from real-life professionals, everyone from astronomers to paleontologists (just about anything ending with "ist," in fact), even a bird illustrator in the Bird Hall.
Back in October when we were planning this story, my editor told me to focus on my Top 10 "must-dos." That seemed overwhelming — really, 10? Will there be that much that's absolutely must-do in a single museum? Once I got inside and started playing, it became overwhelming in a totally different way: Only 10? Can't I have 25? 15? Arghhhhh!
My only disappointment? As a Dexter fanatic, I was hoping for the chance to do blood-spatter analysis in the Bio Lab. Just a suggestion, Perot folks.
But back to my picks. Space dictated just 10, and here they are, starting at the top of the building and working down. But know that you'll find lots more to do and see.
For instance, I didn't have the energy to race the T. rex in the Sports Hall on the Lower Level, but you can be sure that'll be a highlight for many folks.
You could go just for the Hoglund Foundation Theater, which has the best 3-D I've ever seen. I can't wait for Meerkats 3-D.
Bottom line: The Perot is not a one-time, couple-of-hours experience. Half a day will give you a good overview, but be warned. You're going to want to go back. And back. And back.
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Top 10 Picks
1. BUILD YOUR OWN BIRD: In the Hall of Birds on Level 4M, which is a mezzanine overlooking the dinosaurs on Level 4, you can craft your own flying creature by picking body type , wing styles, feather types, call types, eating habits and other traits. After I'd put in all my info, I emerged having created the fabulously bright blue, peacock-tailed "Fanned Chick." You can also try out the flight simulator to feel like a bird on the wing, and even the benches boast information, such as this tidbit: The average person accidentally eats 430 bugs each year of his or her life.
2. "JOURNEY THROUGH THE SOLAR SYSTEM": In this exhibit in the Expanding Universe Hall on Level 4, you stand amid giant screens as the video-audio presentation leads you on a jaw-dropping journey from the sun to Mercury, to Venus, to Earth and beyond. In a career- inspiration video, you can hear Matthew Shetrone, a senior research scientist at the University of Texas' McDonald Observatory, talk about getting turned on to space in middle school, by watching Carl Sagan's Cosmos TV series. "We are all made from star stuff," Shetrone recalls Sagan saying. "That blew my mind," Shetrone says. "How does that work? I've been working on that ever since."
3. ALAMOSAURUS: OK, his head and teeth aren't as fierce as the T. rex's, but the sheer size of the 85-foot Alamosaurus makes Mr. Rex appear teensy by comparison in the Life Then and Now Hall on Level 4. After gazing at dino bones of all sizes, you can create a creature, choosing attributes such as mimicry patterns, smells and protective shells. (My blue-leopard-print, skunk-tailed, horned thingy was able to elude a dino predator.) Continue your prehistoric experience by checking out the Museum Shop for a book- journal called Dino Poop ($9.99) or back- scratchers shaped like T. rex claws ($21.99).
4. "EARTHQUAKE SHAKE": In the Dynamic Earth Hall on Level 3, you can stand on a platform and push the buttons for minor earthquake (based on a 2011 quake in Karnes County, Texas), major (based on the 1994 LA quake) and extreme. It's intense; I couldn't have remained standing on the extreme setting without the handrail.
5. "SHALE VOYAGER": In the Energy Hall on Level 3, feel what it's like to shrink down to the size of a grape and travel down 6,500 feet vertically, then come out horizontally through the Barnett Shale and whoosh back to the surface when the gas is released. The video and motion chairs give you the sense that you're actually descending and ascending — fast.
6. "GRAPE JELLY" GEODE: Turn a giant handle and see the geode go from boring rock exterior to magnificent purple, crystalline interior in the Gems and Minerals Hall on Level 3. It's the perfect spot for a blingy family photo. You'll also find a huge chunk of gold and many other dazzlers. Jewelry lovers, get your holiday wish-list inspiration here.
7. BIO LAB: In the Being Human Hall on Level 2, you can engage in actual experiments. Don a lab coat and gloves, and wield test tubes and microscopes to examine cheek cells from the inside of your mouth, extract DNA from wheat germ, test household germ killers, or isolate and stain giant chromosomes from fruit flies. Callan Kaut, BioLab coordinator, gave me a tip for kids who think "the grosser, the better": In the giant chromosome experiment (for ages 13 and older), you can do a fruit-fly dissection in which you get to decapitate a larva.
8. HUMAN BODIES: Also in the Being Human Hall, see cadavers that have been preserved and thinly sliced. Far from being gory or gross, they're utterly fascinating as you get to see what our insides really look like. In this hall, you can also use your brain waves to launch a pingpong ball or test a state-of-the-art prosthetic hand.
9. ROBOT ARENA: Design and build your own remote-control vehicle, then test it out in the Engineering and Innovation Hall on Level 2. Make your robot follow a figure-eight pattern, play tick-tack-toe, or invent your own challenges, solo or with a partner. You can also make music and LCD art.
10. DALLAS SKYLINE CLIMBER: This jewel of the Children's Museum on the Lower Level features towering replicas of Reunion Tower, the Magnolia Building with Pegasus topping it, Fountain Place, Chase Tower (the "keyhole" building) and others that kids can climb and crawl through. Look out the museum's picture windows and you'll see many of the actual buildings.
Perot Museum: What You Need to Know
LOCATION: 2201 N. Field St. at Woodall Rodgers Freeway frontage road (northwest corner). 214-428-5555. perotmuseum.org.
HOURS: Opening weekend: Dec. 1 from 10 a.m. to midnight, Dec. 2 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Regular hours: Monday through Saturday 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Sunday noon to 5 p.m. After the first of the year, the museum will open on Saturdays at 8:30 a.m. for members only. Closed on Christmas Day; closes at 3 p.m. on Christmas Eve and New Year's Eve. Check the website for other holiday hours, extended hours and unexpected closings.
TICKETS: The outdoor plaza, park, lobby, cafe and gift shop are open to the public at no charge. Tickets or membership are required to get into exhibits and other areas. Pre-purchasing admission and movie tickets online is highly recommended; tickets are designated for specific entry times. If you miss your assigned time, you might have to wait in line. General admission is $15 for ages 18-64, $12 for students 12-17 and seniors 65 and older, $10 for children 2-11, free for children under 2. Admission to the theater costs $8 for all ages; the holiday-season lineup is Meerkats 3D and Sea Monsters 3D. Museum-theater combo admission is $20 for adults, $17 for students and seniors, $15 for children, free for children under 2.
SIZE: The main structure is 170 feet tall, with 180,000 square feet of space spanning six public levels, including a 300-seat theater. A seventh level contains administrative offices.
PARKING: There are three lots at the museum with general and handicapped parking. $4 if purchased online, $6 if purchased at the museum with cash or credit card. There is also metered street parking throughout the area (but don't let your time expire; the city parking fine is $35 if you're ticketed). Parking in surface lots nearby starts at $5, but rates could go up when the museum opens.
DART: Buses: Take whatever bus gets you to the West Transfer Center in downtown Dallas. Walk north on Griffin Street (which combines with Field Street) to the intersection of North Field and Woodall Rodgers. It's about a 10-minute walk at a casual pace. Trains: From the Akard, West End or Victory station, it's about a 10-minute walk to the museum. dart.org.
WHAT'S NEARBY: Klyde Warren Park, which opened in October, is a short distance away, atop Woodall Rodgers from North St. Paul to North Pearl Streets. The Arts District (Meyerson Symphony Center, Wyly Theatre, Winspear Opera House, Sammons Park, Strauss Square, Nasher Sculpture Center, Crow Collection of Asian Art and the Dallas Museum of Art) is across Woodall Rodgers and a few blocks to the east. Victory Park is within walking distance to the west. Catch the trolley, across St. Paul Street from the DMA, for a short (and free) ride to the restaurants and shopping of Uptown. klydewarrenpark.org, thedallasartsdistrict.org, uptowndallas.net, victorypark.com, mata.org.
FOOD & DRINK: The Museum Cafe will offer light entrees, salads, soup, pizza, sandwiches, sushi, kids' meals, desserts, snacks and beverages, with most main items in the $5-$7 range, and most snacks under $3. The cafe will be operated by the Wolfgang Puck organization and its sister division, Restaurant Associates. El Fenix is across North Field Street, and Relish Burger, the takeout food truck at Klyde Warren Park, is also within easy walking distance. Other options include House of Blues and Hooters about a block away, eateries in Victory Park, food trucks that regularly park in the Arts District and Klyde Warren Park, and cafes and restaurants in nearby office buildings and the museums of the Arts District. Uptown restaurants are also close by, with everything from subs and salads to upscale dining.
What's Inside
Moody Family Children's Museum, Sports Hall, Jan and Trevor Rees-Jones Exhibition Hall
Main entrance, Hoglund Foundation Theater, Museum Cafe, Museum Shop
Being Human Hall, Texas Instruments Engineering and Innovation Hall, Discovering Life Hall
Tom Hunt Energy Hall, Lyda Hill Gems and Minerals Hall, Rees-Jones Foundation Dynamic Earth Hall
T. Boone Pickens Life Then and Now Hall, Expanding Universe Hall
Rose Hall of Birds
Whisks you on a continuous ride from Level 1 to Level 4, with part of the ride in the glass-enclosed section on the outside of the building.
Available on every floor, with glass walls so you can see the elevator's innards as you're going up or down.
Going from the Lower Level to Level 1, the stairs "sing" to you with musical notes. There's also a musical floor on the Lower Level.


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Cell Medica raises €21,7m
24.07.2012 - London-based biotech company Cell Medica, developing cell-based therapeutics, has closed a £17m (€21,7m) funding round.
The financing includes a significant contribution from a Texan state fund called The Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas (CPRIT). Cell Medica is to begin new operations in Texas focused on cancer immunotherapy as a result of the funding, which will also finance ongoing immune reconstitution studies in Europe.
CPRIT is committing £9.7m (€12,4m) to Cell Medica, enabling it conduct US clinical development of its Cytorex EBV therapy to treat cancers associated with Epstein Barr virus. In Europe, the company's Cytovir technologies are being developed for the treatment of life-threatening viral infections in lymphoma and leukaemia patients who have undergone bone marrow transplants. The company hopes to launch its Cytovir therapy for cytomegalovirus in Europe next year following completion of two ongoing studies in the UK. Other investors include Invesco Perpetual (£4m or €5,1m) and Imperial Innovations (£3m, €3,8m). The Wellcome Trust also becomes a shareholder in the company through conversion of a loan security into equity. Cell Medica uses its technology to select, activate and expand T-cells to treat a range of indications. The firm has additionally appointed Thomas Hecht, a former transplant physician and previous senior executive in Amgen's European Operation, as chairman.http://www.european-biotechnology-news.com/news/news/2012-03/cell-medica-raises-eur217m.html


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There seems to be more options and shoe recommendations for people who overpronate; any shoe recommendations for underpronators? Thanks for any recommendations!
Look for shoes in the "neutral" or "cushioned" category (the two are basically the same thing). A couple examples - Asics Gel Cumulus or Nimbus. A lot of "minimalist shoes" fall into this category, such as the Saucony Kinvara and the Brooks "PureProject" series, such as the PureFlow. But the main thing is to find a shoe that feels good on your feet. Size up one-half to a full size from your street shoe to allow for foot expansion when you run.
First, make sure you're really an underpronator, or supinator. Many runners think they're supinating because of the wear on the outside corner of the shoe's heel. This is a high-abrasion spot because it's the first contact area for heel-strikers. Where is the most wear in the forefoot? Is it also on the outer side of the shoe? Is it well-centered? Or is it under the ball of the foot? If the forefoot area of your shoe shows the most wear on the outer edge or it's well-centered, shoes in the neutral category are best for you. If you're wearing the inside edge of the forefoot, under the ball of your foot, you're overpronating and need shoes from the stability category. If in doubt, go to a specialty running shop, where experienced runners can do an analysis for you and make some recommendations that also take into account your arch height and general shape of your feet.
I am a PT and I have been treating individuals with foot issues for 10 years. The reason there is so much information for "overpronators" is because >90% of people over pronate. Truly neutral and/or underpronators (high arches) are rare. The first posts answer was pretty spot on in reference to neutral shoes or cushioned shoes and possibly going a bit larger on the size as you want to allow the foot to pronate as much as you can to allow the mechanical forces of the foot to propel you forward (not allowing pronation would lead to a number of issues including stress fractures- i.e. avoid rigid orthotics that restrict pronation regardless of who made them and stretch the foot for a few minutes prior to running).
The second post is very interesting. I completely agree with having your gait checked and I would agree that proper shoewear is good for those with back issues (or knee or hip or...). I am not a proponent of going to a shoe store and having them "analyze" your gait. Why:
1) Who is analyzing it- Few have the skill or knowlege to judge the disfunction and they rarely work at sporting good or shoe stores.
2) Videotaping on a Treadmill- No way they can really tell you what is going on using this information and diagnosing "high arches" because you are "coming down on the heels hard..." makes no sense. In fact, people who "run like a duck" typically are very heavy overpronators unless they have some severe knee or hip issues. Distribution of forces occur in mid-stance and not at initial contact of the heel. Pronators hit mid-stance position too early and overpronators have difficulty achieving mid-stance leading to a push off on a rigid foot. The whole issue boils down to the laxity or ridgity in a ligament that runs from your heel to you middle foot that prevents your ankle bone from sliding to the floor. It's formed as we are young and has a hard time adjusting to our changes in weight bearing (weight, activity, injury/condition). Pregnant or post-child birth women are at risk of further pronation due to the hormones causing generalized laxity. I always recommended good arch supports during pregnancy and for the short period after until the hormone levels equal out. This would help with the increase in shoe size and width that many women report after having kids. The fact is that a skilled individual can easily assess an overpronator or underpronator by observing the feet statically and then with walking (and/or running/jogging) to determine what shoes you need. Shoe companys fix the issue by wedging the inside heel at different levels. I personally believe this is cheating mechanically, but it works (for the most part).
3) They are Salesman- Whether they know a little or a lot, the salesman will always push you toward a more expensive shoe and/or insert. Typically, the inserts are irrelevant if the shoes are good in the first place. It's like selling you the extended warrenty. Why would you purchase a neutral shoe and then add an supportive insert? It makes little sense. I warn my patients to never trust shoe salesman, unless they offer a 30 day trial policy with return/replacement. Any good/reputable place would do this. Not working on commision would help as well, but this is pretty rare.
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Actually, everyone, specially end users, needs to understand the administration and security concepts and tips. Books like that are useful not only for the Linux corporative sysadmins, but for the home user that want to have a better control of his machine. In our Internet days, with all that pesky script kiddies, this could be useful books to anyone that want to be secure, good performance systems
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On behalf of the students and staff at St. Theresa School, we would like to express our deepest appreciation to Heavenly Vail Resorts and members from the U.S. Ski Team for visiting our school last week. Athletes Hannah Kearney (gold medalist), Eliza Outtrim, Mikaela Matthews and Heather McPhie shared with the students how hard work, perseverance and good sportsmanship helped them to achieve their success. Each athlete was given a a little stuffed eagle, the school mascot, as a good luck charm. This was an incredible experience for both students and staff. These talented women truly inspired all of us. A special thank you to Darcy Nealis for helping to facilitate this assembly.
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Official Southland Conference Release
FRISCO, Texas – Texas A&M – Corpus Christi senior BreAnna Briggs has been named the Women's Southland Conference Cross Country Athlete of the Week, the conference announced today.
"This is credit to her and a well-deserved honor," Head Coach Shawn Flanagan said. "She is a senior and she's been a big part of this program since she got here."
In her first race of the season on Friday at the Rio Grande Valley Classic, hosted by Texas Pan-American, Briggs teamed with sophomore Jasmine Boutte to take the top spot in the eight-mile race with a time of 44:30. Briggs led the women's team with a 3.8-mile time of 21:55. The women's team claimed three of the top five spots at the race.
This is Briggs first Southland Conference weekly honor. On the men's side, sophomore Paul Hansel received honorable mention accolades for his first-place finish on Friday with teammate Patrick Kimeli. Hansel teamed with Kimeli to lead the men in the eight-mile race with a time of 37:05. Hansel led with a 3.8-mile time of 18:18.
The Islanders will next be in action on Fri., Sept. 14, in Houston, Texas, at the Rice Invite.
For the latest information, follow Islanders Cross Country on Twitter (@IslandersTFXC) and Facebook (Texas A&M Corpus Christi Track & Field/Cross Country).
Men's Cross Country Athlete of the Week – Alex De La Garza and Matt Johnsen – Lamar
Honorable Mention: David Batchelder, Oral Roberts; Ryan Saam/Karl Schreiber, Sam Houston State; Paul Hansel, Texas A&M-Corpus Christi
Women's Cross Country Athlete of the Week – BreAnna Briggs – Texas A&M-Corpus Christi
Honorable Mention: Samantha Watson, Oral Roberts; Nicole Aponte/Alyssa Dooley, Sam Houston State


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We're all looking forward to a happy, healthy Thanksgiving shared with family and friends seated around a table piled high with our holiday favorites! We'll all be indulging a little this holiday season. Let's face it, Thanksgiving just wouldn't be the same if we didn't feature traditional recipes that make the best of the fall harvest.
Let's gather round the FoodFacts.com Thanksgiving table. This week, we'll be putting a healthier spin on candied yams – a traditional dish for many this holiday season.
Yams are a very healthy food choice. They're a great source of dietary fiber, potassium, vitamin C, manganese and vitamin B6. They have an earth flavor and are naturally sweet. Yams make for a pretty filling side dish. In addition, they are a truly authentic addition to your Thanksgiving feast.
Yams and sweet potatoes were grown on American soil pretty consistently by the time Christopher Columbus landed on our shores in the late 15th century. When the colonists put together their first Thanksgiving meal, it would be safe to assume that yams were a component. By 1880 Americans were enjoying some sort of variation of candied sweet potatoes. American cookbooks, such as the widely published 1893 Boston Cooking School Cookbook by Fannie Farmer featured a recipe for glazed sweet potatoes.
Unfortunately, candied yam recipes tend to focus more on the sweet goodies in the average recipe than the yams themselves. The average recipe contains over 400 calories per serving, 15 grams of fat and plenty of sugar. We have to remind ourselves that it's this is only one of a variety of sides accompanying our turkey. It would behoove us to discover a more healthful recipe than our traditional method that often calls for plenty of brown sugar and corn syrup as well as marshmallows – which while tasty, offer nothing to the dish nutritionally.
So here's our idea for a better candied yam recipe. You'll need:
4 yams
1 jar of good quality sugar free apricot preserves (Nature's Hollow would be a great example)
¼ teaspoon of orange zest
1 teaspoon of cinnamon
Nutmeg, ground cloves (just a pinch of each)
¼ cup unsalted butter
¼ cup finely chopped pecans
1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees
2. Boil the yams just until tender (about 25 minutes). Cool completely.
3. Remove the skins from the par-boiled yams.
4. In a medium saucepan combine the jar of sugar-free preserves, butter, orange zest and spices. Stir over medium heat until melted.
5. Slice potatoes into rounds about ½" thick. Layer the slices in a 9" baking dish. Pour half the glaze over the layer. Layer the remainder of the potatoes and pour the rest of the glaze over. Sprinkle with the chopped pecans. Cover with foil.
6. Bake 375° for about 30 min. Remove foil and bake 15 min. longer. Cook until yams are fork tender.
This variation on the traditional recipe for candied yams produces a rich and flavorful dish. And in the final analysis, it is really worth the makeover. This new recipe has 206 calories per serving, 5 grams of sugar, 30 mg. of sodium and 11 grams of fat. It isn't just lighter and lower in calories. It's really a healthier alternative.
O.k., we'll admit it – this dish does not include marshmallows so you may experience some resistance from the die-hard traditionalists. We actually think they'll change their minds after they taste it.
FoodFacts.com will be inviting you to sit down to our Thanksgiving table every week until the big day. We'll share all the wonderful nutritional information about the fruits of the fall harvest featured in our Thanksgiving feast and hopefully, give you new ideas on how to prepare that bounty in new and different ways. We're already getting hungry just thinking about it!


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Annenberg Center for Health Sciences at Eisenhower Welcomes New President and Chief Executive Officer
Philip A. Dombrowski has been appointed President and Chief Executive Officer of the Annenberg Center for Health Sciences at Eisenhower, the Board of Directors recently announced.
As former "first" Executive Director for The Transplantation Society — an international medical society and the oldest medical society in transplantation — Dombrowski brings a wealth of administrative experience to the Annenberg Center. He also served as Senior Executive Vice President with Thomson Physicians World and was a Partner in Physicians World Communications Group.
"I look forward to joining the Annenberg Center team," says Dombrowski. "It's a wonderful continuing education facility with a great history and great potential. I plan to work hard with the entire team to further develop that potential."
Founded in 1981 by the late Honorable Walter H. Annenberg, the Annenberg Center is a continuing education, conference and communications facility that serves as a vital resource for health care professionals. The Center also hosts national and international conferences advancing health care and health care-related issues.


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FREEPORT — The U.S. Department of Energy and the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development recognized the Freeport Housing Authority for its commitment to energy efficiency.
FHA is a Better Buildings Challenge Partner. Organizations in the program must agree to cut energy use in their buildings by 20 percent within ten years. HUD believes cutting energy costs will make housing more affordable for owners and residents.
The FHA spent more than $800,000 over the past three years installing efficiency upgrades to common-area lighting, refrigerators, bathroom exhaust fans, packaged terminal heat pumps and furnaces.
For information: 815-232-4171, ext. 1015; eere.energy.gov/challenge.
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|Ask for history of IM, blogging, social bookmarking adoption
|Break IBM into subpopulations of interest
|Check out a gazillion books on information retrieval (2005.12.01)
|Find at least one scholarly paper about using keywords for information retrieval, start following links (2005.12.01)
|Ask Clair for reference suggestions (2005.11.28)
|@1600-2000 Write about how people organize files (2005.11.25)
|@1200-1400 Find papers on how people organize files (2005.11.25)
|@1430-1600 Read three papers for research (2005.11.10)
|Write about blogging and personal knowledge management (2005.10.06 research writing)
|@1030 Meet Stephen and the others at BA7172 : E-Mail from Neil Ernst (2005.09.09)
|Tell Alvin and Annie about blogging server and how to modify it : E-Mail from Annie Xu (2005.09.08)
|Q1 @1630-1800 Attend Sympatico meeting (2005.09.07)
|Q1 @1430-1445 Add external link marker to Melody's blog (2005.09.07)
|Q1 @1400-1430 Add chatterbox to Melody's blog (2005.09.07)
|Find a statistics tracker
|Import Melody's blog (2005.08.08 research iml)
|Install Wordpress (2005.08.08 research iml)
|Read "Promoting universal usability with multi-layer interface design" : E-Mail from Leah Findlater (2005.08.04 research)
|Read "An evaluation of a multiple interface design solution for bloated software" : E-Mail from Leah Findlater (2005.08.04 research)
|Read Mackay paper on Patterns of sharing customizable software : E-Mail from Leah Findlater (2005.08.04 research)
|Join usability group meeting @1400 in BA 7256 : E-Mail from Anna Malandrino (2005.07.26 research)
|Join Sympatico meeting @1530 at BA 8171 : E-Mail from Anna Malandrino (2005.07.26 research)
|Look into importing comments into Wordpress (2005.07.25 research)
|Install Wordpress @1500 (2005.07.25 research)
|Join Vocal Village @1600 to @2100 Friday evening, food and refreshments 7th floor Nortel room (2005.07.22 research)
|Meet Mark for IBM CAS trip at Finch station @0830 : E-Mail from Mark Chignell (2005.07.21 research)
|Help Lisa with data analysis @1000 : E-Mail from Lisa M. (2005.07.20 research)
|Profile the lab and figure out where I fit in (2005.07.20 research)
|Write Dr. Gwizdka asking for a meeting (2005.07.20 research)
|Print a copy of the customization paper (2005.07.20 research)
|Write Python glue for rss2blogger (2005.07.19 research)
|Find or make RSS feed to Blogger API (2005.07.19 research)
|Read about personality types from email : E-Mail from Mark Chignell (2005.06.09)
|Check out http://iml.modblog.com : E-Mail from Mark Chignell (2005.05.23)
|Read about text messaging and blogging : E-Mail from Mark Chignell {{Tasks:22}} ... (2005.02.27 grad research)
|Reply about social network analysis of email : E-Mail from Mark Chignell {{Tasks:21}} (2005.02.19 grad research)
|Q1 @1400-1500 Add chatterbox to Melody's blog (research)
Plan for Friday, July 22
- Move Melody's blog to university server - Analyze results of MSN usability
7. Planning: 18:04
Here's what I need to do:
I need to come up with a list of calls for papers for conferences related to my research area. This provides me with an incentive to write.
I need to sit down with Mark Chignell, my research supervisor, to review my research plan and the calls for papers and to break my plan down into smaller milestones. This gives me a concrete action plan. Then I can schedule next actions.
If I can break it down into really small milestones in the beginning, then I'll get a better sense of how much work I can accomplish. I would like to be done with my research before Christmas, so that I can relax without having to coordinate with IBM. Ideally I would also have it all practically written up, just waiting to be translated into "scholarly writing". I can use my internal blog and podcast to think things through.
So here's a coarse sketch of a potential schedule:
Ideally, I'd like to commit the equivalent of two to three days of focused work each week for the rest of August, which leaves me time to prepare for the future and build other competencies. I remember that a former roommate of mine concentrated on her research and studies, and ended up without job offers because she hadn't done enough networking or exploration. I'd like to finish my master's with a good background in research into social computing, but I also want to be ready to be useful to small or large businesses.
I'll take classes from September to December. I'm planning to take two courses and audit a few more to expand my mind. I need to take one more MIE course, and the CS course on requirements engineering has been highly recommended. October or November can be my main data gathering month.
So: August is for reading papers, gathering background information, and learning as much as I can about the theoretical framework and how to measure the effects of an intervention. September is for analyzing the collaboration technologies against the framework chosen, and selecting a factor to modify. I may need to code a fair bit--the actual intervention plus the instrumentation I need to measure the change, so I'll probably use October to set up the experiment. I'll run the experiment in November, and work on polishing my writing in December.
My Christmas break will be a *real* break. I don't want to do IBM-related things then, aside from perhaps an evangelism talk or two at IBM Philippines. ;) I want to reconnect with family and friends, make new friends, and develop business opportunities.
Then I can come back to Canada, finish writing up my paper, have my committee review it (although I hope they'll be involved at each step), and revise it as needed. Once I finish that, there might not be that much point in going for an internship instead of a proper job, so I'll probably start looking for leads in January and aim to finish in April. Although I'd like to be able to bridge worlds and that probably means finding a good place to work in North America, it won't be a huge tragedy if I don't manage to get a good job offer lined up. There's much for me to do in the Philippines, and I might come back and join Exist or QSR or something like that. Besides, the Philippines has its perks. ;)
Yes, I could've done this earlier, but it was also important for me to immerse myself in the culture and to form ties with people who can help me find out how to go about doing this. =)
Yup, definitely sounds like a plan.
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6. Aggregators: 21:54
My research supervisor is tickled pink by the blog aggregator I put up the other day. He likes being able to see all of our personal life stories on one page. Who would've thought?
Alvin and I agreed that something like that would get far more and far fresher content than a new blog just for IML. We're learning our lesson from all of these little half-blogs scattered all over the place...
5. Planner for Eclipse?: 22:38
One of the things I really love about Planner is that my blogging and task tracking tool is built into my working environment. A task or note is never more than a keystroke away.
When Stephen asked me if there was a blogging plugin for Eclipse, I thought: hey, there should be one. Why hasn't something like Planner been written for Eclipse yet? It's insanely useful. A search for "blog" on the Eclipse plugin page turns up nothing promising.
Right after Stephen asked me about blogging plugins, Alvin remarked that it was too much trouble to switch to a separate application for blogging. _Exactly_ why I like Planner so much.
And exactly why a pluggable and hackable wikiblog like Planner would be perfect for Eclipse.
I wonder if we're on to something here. Building blogging and wiki tools into a development environment allows the blog/wiki engine to take advantage of rich metadata. We can make it easy for people to keep project blogs and personal knowledgebases. This would be Good Stuff.
And--more challenging--we can go beyond the line-number hyperlinking done by Planner. We can take advantage of Eclipse's semantic parsing to attach entries to pieces of code that might be refactored. How would that work? I don't know how to do that yet.
What do we get? A developer's notebook. This is good stuff. Time to find out if it's masters-level good stuff...
4. Notes from meeting with Stephen Perelgut, Neil Ernst and Alvin Chin: 14:20
We met at Bahen to talk about the upcoming IBM CASCON workshop on "cool technologies." Stephen gave us an idea of the kind of demand: we've got the biggest room, the best machines, and we're doing the workshop _twice._ I'm _really_ looking forward to evangelizing these insanely useful tools!
We talked about the structure of the CASCON workshop and how the topics would flow into each other:
|Introduction of topics, how to post comments on blogs
|del.icio.us and social bookmarking
A good lead-in for the workshop would be to have participants add the following to an introduction thread for the workshop:
- Who are you? - Why are you here? - What do you want to get out of the course? - Link to webpage, etc.
This not only gives them a taste of how easy it is to respond to a blog, but also gives us plenty of feedback to work into the 3-hour tutorial.
We want to show them that blogging isn't just about personal journals. Getting them hooked on topic-related blogs and convincing them to use project-related blogs or boss-blogs to communicate with others would be a big, immediate win. Blogs are great as a personal lab notebook, and wikiblogs would be even more fantastic.
We talked a bit about the use of blogging in universities. The humanities people really caught on to the idea of blogs. In fact, most of the activity I'm seeing in the edublogging frontier comes from English teachers. Isn't that so cool?
For wikis, we want to emphasize the use of wikis for intranet documentation, because that's another immediately useful big win for them.
I'll get to evangelize social bookmarking. Yay! Yay! I'm a really big fan of using del.icio.us to discover new, useful sites.
Next steps: prepare content for the workshop, move the CASCON blog to the new server, and write content for the blog.
3. Research interest: social information systems?: 14:05
As I think about what I'd like to spend the next two years studying, I find myself going between personal information management and something (new? old?) that for lack of a better term I will call social information management. Blogging, social bookmarking and social networking aren't quite personal-information-management topics, but they aren't quite groupware either. These tools support weak ties with people outside your usual circles, and I'm fascinated by how much we gain when we share information with strangers.
2. Bubblegum and string: 15:21
I finished my first hack for Melody's indie music review blog. She's thrilled by the fact that the sidebars automatically pick up her reviewed music. We're moving the blog to a new Linux server next week. I'll probably redo the hack so that I can make it more elegant. Right now it's just bubblegum and string...
1. Daniel S. Weld: Personalization: 10:16
K. Gajos, R. Hoffmann and D. Weld, "Improving User Interface Personalization" UIST 2004, Santa Fe, NM, October 2004.
D. Weld, C. Anderson, P. Domingos, O. Etzioni, T. Lau, K. Gajos, and S. Wolfman, "Automatically Personalizing User Interfaces" IJCAI-03, 2003.
C. Anderson, P. Domingos and D. Weld, "Web Site Personalizers for Mobile Devices" (IJCAI-01 Workshop on Intelligent Techniques for
Web Personalization)
C. Anderson, P. Domingos and D. Weld, "Adaptive Web Navigation for Wireless Devices" (IJCAI 2001)
C. Anderson, P. Domingos and D. Weld, "Personalizing Web Sites for Mobile Users" (WWW10)
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Once you pick up iPad 2, it'll be hard to put down. It's thinner and lighter, so it feels even more comfortable in your hands. And it makes surfing the web, checking email, watching movies, and reading books so natural, you might forget there's incredible technology under your fingers.
Two powerful cores in one A5 chip mean iPad can do twice the work at once. You'll notice the difference when you're surfing the web, watching movies, making FaceTime video calls, gaming, and going from app to app to app. Multitasking is smoother, apps load faster, and everything just works better.
With up to nine times the graphics performance, gameplay on iPad is even smoother and more realistic. And faster graphics help apps perform better - especially those with video. You'll see it when you're scrolling through your photo library, editing video with iMovie, and viewing animations in Keynote.
Even with this thinner and lighter design, iPad has the same amazing battery life. The power-efficient A5 chip and iOS keep battery life from fading away, so you can get carried away.
You'll see two cameras on iPad - one on the front and one on the back. They may be tiny, but they're a big deal. They're designed for FaceTime video calling, and they work together so you can talk to your favourite people and see them smile and laugh back at you. The front camera puts you and your friend face-to-face. Switch to the back camera during your video call to share where you are, who you're with, or what's going on around you. When you're not using FaceTime, let the back camera roll if you see something movie-worthy. It's HD, so whatever you shoot is a mini-masterpiece. And you can take wacky snapshots in Photo Booth. It's the most fun a face can have.
iPad is one big, beautiful display - 9.7 inches of high-resolution photos, movies, web pages, books, and more. LED backlighting makes everything you see remarkably crisp, vivid, and bright. Even in places with low light, like an airplane. And there's no wrong way to hold iPad. It's designed to show off everything in portrait and landscape, so with every turn (even upside down), the display adjusts to fit. Because it uses a display technology called IPS (in-plane switching), it has a wide, 178° viewing angle. Hold it up to someone across the room, or share it with someone sitting next to you, and everyone gets a brilliant view.
Technology is at its best when it feels completely natural, almost like there's no technology at all. That's multi-touch on iPad. You use your fingers to do everything, so everything you do - surfing the web, typing email, reading books, and swiping through photos - is easier and a lot more fun. How does it work? When your fingers touch the display, it senses them using electrical fields. Then it instantly transforms your taps, swipes, pinches, and flicks into lifelike actions.
The fun starts fast. Pick up your iPad, press the Home button and it wakes from sleep instantly. That's because iPad features fast, efficient, and reliable flash storage that lets you access data quickly. So everything effortlessly springs to life.
iPad with Wi-Fi + 3G includes Wi-Fi connectivity as well as 3G connectivity. 3G uses cellular signals - the same signals your cell phone uses - to connect to the Internet. So if you're somewhere without Wi-Fi, such as outdoors on a camping trip or on the road, you can still surf the web, check email, or get directions.
With the built-in accelerometer, you can rotate iPad to portrait or landscape, or even upside down, and whatever you're watching, reading, or seeing adjusts to fit the display. And now the accelerometer, three-axis gyroscope, and compass all work together. They sense which direction iPad is heading and how it's moving. So games, maps, and other apps know your every twist, turn, tilt, and 360. It's an epic win for gaming. And it's just the beginning of better-than-ever iPad apps.
- Product Description
- Apple iPad 2 Wi-Fi + 3G - tablet - 16 GB - 9.7" - 3G
- Product Type
- Tablet
- Display
- 9.7" IPS TFT - LED backlight - 1024 x 768 ( 132 ppi ) - Multi-Touch
- Processor
- Apple A5 ( Dual-Core )
- Processor Clock Speed
- 1 GHz
- Storage
- Cellular Technology
- Cellular Protocols
- Wireless Connectivity
- 802.11a/b/g/n, Bluetooth 2.1 EDR
- Camera
- Rear + +VGA front camera
- HD Video Recording
- 720p
- Location
- Battery Run Time
- Up to 10 hours
- Dimensions (WxDxH)
- 18.6 cm x 0.9 cm x 24.1 cm
- Weight
- 613 g
- Colour
- White
- Localisation
- English / United Kingdom
- Manufacturer Warranty
- 1 year warranty
- Product Type
- Tablet
- Operating System
- Apple iOS 5
- Type
- 9.7" IPS TFT - LED backlight
- Resolution
- 1024 x 768 ( 132 ppi )
- Touchscreen
- Multi-Touch
- Features
- Anti-fingerprint
- Processor
- Apple A5
- Processor Clock Speed
- 1 GHz
- Number of Cores
- Dual-Core
- Storage
- Cellular Technology
- Cellular Protocols
- Band
- Wireless Connectivity
- 802.11a/b/g/n, Bluetooth 2.1 EDR
- Digital Zoom
- 5
- HD Video Recording
- 720p
- Features
- Tap to control exposure for video or stills, photo and video geotagging over Wi-Fi
- Front-facing Camera
- Receiver
- Supported Digital Video Formats
- MPEG-4 SP (up to 640x480), H.264 Main Profile Level 3.1 (up to 720p), Motion JPEG (up to 1280x720)
- Max External Resolution
- 1920 x 1080
- Audio
- Microphone , speaker
- Supported Digital Audio Formats
- MP3, WAV, AAC, AIFF, protected AAC, Audible, Apple Lossless
- Preloaded Software
- Mail, Notes, Calendar, Contacts, Camera, YouTube, FaceTime, Photo Booth, Safari, Videos, Photos, Find My iPad, iPod, App Store, Maps, Game Center, iBooks, iTunes
System Requirements for PC Connection
- OS Required
- Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows XP SP3 or later, Apple MacOS X 10.5.8 or later
Expansion and Connectivity
- Expansion Slots
- 1 x Micro-SIM card
- Interfaces
- 1 x headphones mini jack (3.5mm) , 1 x Apple Dock connector
- Technology
- Lithium polymer
- Capacity
- 25 Wh
- Run Time
- Up to 10 hours
- Run Time Details
- Web browsing over Wi-Fi - up to 10 hour(s) , Video playback - up to 10 hour(s) , Audio playback - up to 10 hour(s) , Web browsing over 3G - up to 9 hour(s)
- Colour
- White
- Sensors
- Accelerometer, ambient light sensor, three-axis gyro sensor, digital compass
- Features
- Charging via USB, VoiceOver screen reader, AirPrint, AirPlay
- Included Accessories
- Power adapter
- Cables Included
- 1 x USB adapter
- Localisation
- English / United Kingdom
Dimensions & Weight
- Width
- 18.6 cm
- Depth
- 0.9 cm
- Height
- 24.1 cm
- Weight
- 613 g
Manufacturer Warranty
- Service & Support Details
- Limited warranty - 1 year , Technical support - phone consulting - 90 days
Environmental Parameters
- Min Operating Temperature
- Max Operating Temperature
- Humidity Range Operating
- 5 - 95%
- Min Storage Temperature
- Max Storage Temperature
- Max Altitude Operating
- 3 km
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Mass infestation of herpes on ones lip that is sometimes mistaken for blisters related to over exposure to the sun!
Sarah came back from vacation with a flaming lip.
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only the best band ever. They seem to get better with age. I strongly suggest you listen to "Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots". It kicks ass.
Before those corporation bastards shut it down, The Flaming Lips were going to play at Lollapalooza.
by Anna Case June 25, 2004
An experimental rock band that mixes the sounds of Joy Division (post-punk), Radiohead (prog-rock), and various garage bands to make some w1x0rly sweet music.
The Flaming Lips is an awesome band.
by Philip July 24, 2003
*A kick-ass band.
*A women having PMS.
*Burning lips.
*A women having PMS.
*Burning lips.
"What? They call the labias lips."
by Dave October 19, 2004
The name derives from the band, but it is when you sucks your girls pussy lips so hard they feel like they are on fire.
"Sorry about your Flaming Lips babe."
by Justin "Bombay" October 04, 2007
female genital herpes
that chick had flaming lips!
by Sergio H. September 06, 2005
A condition suffered by a gay male who "bottoms" for the first time and failed to prepare himself for the stretching of a certain muscle in his lower body.
D'wan finally gave in to temptation and let himself get topped by Big Sweet last night after the concert in the back of his Escalade and when they was finished he had "flaming lips" so bad that he couldn't sit on a flat surface for five days after.
by Dippy Dino May 03, 2010


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I used RibbonSoft's DXF lib to test some of this functionality, so I figured I should extend an invite to this forum.
I have been working on this concept for awhile and I am trying to gauge whether or not there is any interest in this idea. The code is very rough right now, but given the proper encouragement, I would be compelled to develop it further.


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OAKLAND -- In what general manager Billy Beane characterized as the easiest contract negotiation he has ever conducted, Bob Melvin received a two-year extension Monday that will keep him as the A's manager through 2016.
Melvin, who was named American League Manager of the Year after guiding the A's to 94 wins and the A.L. West title against long odds, already was under contract through 2014. But it was the club's desire -- specifically Beane's -- to provide more continuity with Melvin as an integral piece.
"From our standpoint, when you've got somebody you think who's absolutely perfect for your organization, I think you're foolish not to be proactive, and that was the case with Bob's contract," Beane said. "I also thought it was important that Bob's contract somewhat mirrored myself, David (Forst) and others in the front office. It should parallel the same track we have."
Beane is signed through 2015 with an option for 2016, and assistant general manager Forst also has a contract through 2016. The A's baseball brain trust is in place for the long term, which makes owner Lew Wolff happy.
"Bob will be there for the foreseeable future, and that's what we want with all of our key people," Wolff said. "The performance that he produced was just amazing and wonderful."
Beane said Melvin's extension offer was initiated and concluded over a few phone calls regarding day-to-day business. Terms of the extension were not disclosed beyond the length.
"Bob and I talk quite a bit, and it was weaved into our conversation," Beane said. "The actual writing of it took longer than the actual negotiation."
Melvin verified that, noting, "I think we sat down for maybe two minutes and discussed the details of the contract. That's really about how long it took."
Melvin, 51, said the A's have felt like a perfect fit for him since he arrived midway through the 2011 season after Bob Geren was fired.
Despite a patchwork spring roster that also was the lowest-paid in major league baseball, Melvin molded the club into a contender that claimed its first division title in six years and pushed the Detroit Tigers to five games in the A.L. Division Series.
"From the minute I got here, I have felt welcome from Billy, Lew, (team president) Michael Crowley, all the front office staff and the players," he said. "On top of that, you get an extension like this from the people you respect and admire, it really makes you feel good and makes you feel better about doing your job."
Beane said he became convinced Melvin was his long-term guy early in 2012 when the club struggled through a nine-game losing streak.
"He's very consistent with the way he does things and the way he treats people, and that's easy when you're winning," Beane said. "But when you're struggling, that's when it's most important and when you earn the respect of the people around you. I think he earned the respect of the players with the way he handled difficult situations, just like he earned the respect of the front office."
On another extension front, Wolff said he still hopes an agreement can be reached that will ensure the A's play at the Oakland Coliseum for the next five years. He said dialogue is ongoing, but there are no new developments.
Wolff did say the club is close to a deal that would allow the move of its spring training home from Phoenix to Mesa, Ariz., in 2015.
Kottaras, acquired from Milwaukee in July, hit .212 with six homers and 19 RBIs. He was one of four A's eligible for arbitration, the others being pitcher Jerry Blevins, first baseman Brandon Moss and outfielder Seth Smith.