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Top 6 Tech innovations of 2009
6 – Google Wave
Google Wave may very well have been one of the greatest developments of the decade! In spite of the challenges that Google faces with marketing it as a viable network solution; and its potential to be integrated with Google's Chrome OS. Google has created a solution that has essentially integrated everything we love about the net, email, chat, social media, and widgets into a system that not only connects the user with all sorts of information but also with other users, and it does it seamlessly and cross-platform. Google is putting themselves in an excellent position to become a choice medium on devises such as the much anticipated Apple Tablet . Look for this product to explode onto the market once all features are integrated and released.
Nuclear War: Inevitable
I just listened to a sound bite of a KGO correspondent in a discussion with Ted Sorenson, President John F. Kennedy's Special Counsel & Adviser when he was in the White House. A lot of disturbing facts were brought up centering on how curiously close we've come to nuclear war in the past. This includes the Cuban missile Crisis, and the conflict with th Soviet Union.
There was one circumstance Mr. Sorenson mentioned where a Soviet submarine equipped with a "nuclear missile" (which at the time had been unheard of) was underneath a fleet of US carriers. The entire Soviet crew was in agreement the sub should strike with the missile, and eventually convinced the captain. The only thing that kept them from acting was a command from a Soviet politician who happened to be on the sub. He insisted on getting clearance, which, at the time, was an impossibility because they were submerged.
How Much Control Do We Really Have
During times of war or extreme stress can we be held liable for our actions? According to a new article from the Cornell International Law Journal there are fundamental differences in how the conscious and sub-conscious processes information. Our conscious mind is influenced by such factors as morality, emotion, and accountability … while our sub-conscious seems to rely on training, motive, and pure spontaneity. The real question is – is the total sum of who we are contained in our physical brains? Also, how much influence does the world around us have on the decisions we make?
Reiser Found Guilty
I remember going through countless setups of the newest flavors of Linux during the blossoming stage of the open-source OS about 8 years ago. Among the many options for bleeding-edge file systems was the ReiserFS – known (at that time) for being just as unstable as it was revolutionary. As the years progressed I began to fall in love with it – its speed, its compatibility with other file systems, and its general bleeding-edge-cool factor. Many of these features are personified in Hans Reiser, the brains behind the ReiserFS. Unfortunately, over the past year or so, he's been in litigation behind the disappearance of his wife, and within the last hour the verdict was released: Reiser is guilty.
What Is A Cult?
I've always been critical of labels of any kind, (things like "Fundamentalist" , "Religiosity", "Liberal", etc.) where did we get the idea of a "cult" and who makes the rules for the label? What kind of relationship with a religion (or system of belief) is a "healthy" one? I think we all have the responsibility to challenge of any categorizations that we have in our minds, in doing so we give ourselves the opportunity to better define ourselves. What are some other thoughts on this?
Software For Sale
Is software for sale not the worst idea ever? Whatever happened to the ideals of software's forerunners like the pioneers of the Unix OS (Ken Thompson, Dennis Ritchie, etc.)? These programmers oftentimes worked for different companies and on different projects but shared resources and utilities for the furtherance of the science — until, of course, the secularization of the industry by capitalists. Thank goodness for the GNU public license, the forerunner of open source. Imagine a world where software developers all worked directly for hardware manufacturers … or does that just make too much sense? We're living in a world that is dominated by mediocre software that's completely nonexclusive to the hardware. Software development is a science and (just like the cure for cancer) it should be freely distributed to everyone!
Church and State
Can there ever be a time when government is completely uninfluenced by religion? Here is an interesting article on our friend Bush
Science and Spirit
If science saves us from religion gone bad, who or what will save us from science gone bad? Here is a great article in the Jewish news
Bacn the new spam
Is bacn becoming the new spam??
Wikipedia is "The Man"
Do the problems that are created with Wikipedia outweigh the problems that it solves? There have been a controlling group that has evolved among the wiki-editors much like most open-source projects…but is Wikipedia's praise premature…who's history should be qualified as absolute…the most well documented, or the most true? Historically, its always been the people with the biggest pocket-books that get the history set in stone…(ie. l'Hospital's rule, he didn't discover it just had the biggest pocket book, History of American Civil Rights, The Jewish Holocaust, The Biafran War…) is it now the people with the most computer knowledge? Will Wikipedia ever be considered concrete fact?
Is knowledge really that important
I've been thinking about the nature of knowledge. Is knowledge overrated? Obviously it has its perks, you can explain stuff, and make stuff work, and it even feels really good to be smart…or at least smarter then your peers…but is it all that much better then, say…accumulating wealth? I mean man-kind has survived thousands of years with very little knowledge of how things have worked and they got along just fine…my question is not whether knowledge is important (because it is.) but, whether or not it is any more important then anything else? Where is the place that we feel knowledge will take us? Will it make us more happy? It seems to me that it causes exactly as many problems as it has created solutions…funny, I can make the exact same arguments about money…what are your thoughts?
Customer Service vs. Life
I just sat through a surprisingly inspiring seminar on Customer Service. It forced me to do an overwhelming amount of introspection which can always make you feel uncomfortable. The speaker went beyond, "The customer is always right" and began to explore more about the reason we are the way we are. The epiphany I arrived at is that Customer Service is pertinent in every aspect of your life. People in general have a terrible habit called "mirroring", or duplicating the responses of others. This process perpetuates poor Customer Service. Have you ever walked down the street and not said "Hello" someone you've made eye contact with in passing? Or gone 10 floors on an elevator with a stranger and not said a word? Why do people react the way they do on the road? There are so many opportunities to add to ourselves and others in positive ways that people simply aren't taking advantage of. Why don't we use more effective ways of managing the stress we have? I believe the average person knows many, if not all the concepts that the motivational speaker I heard conveyed. (Which is why I believe people are so skeptical of them; they feel like, "Yeah I coulda figured that out" We know that we shouldn't try to solve stressful issues when we're angry; or manage our days with more prudence so that we aren't playing "catch up". We know that our spouse or significant other can't read our minds and therefore isn't always entirely to blame. We know that customers AREN"T always right but should not be given the ability to make us FEEL a certain way. A customer (person) should not make you sway from what you have been taught to be the correct way to speak to someone or handle a problem, they should learn from your example. I've been trying to come up with a good reason why I change under stressful situations and I've concluded that there is no excuse. What are some other thoughts on this topic?
Is Cigarette Smoking assault?
Whats worse someone blowing smoke in your face or a kick in the pants? Are we justified in punching a person who knowingly damages the quality of "our" air?
What do we do with all of this information?
Have any of you become completely overwhelmed by the amount of information that is so readily available to us? What are some fresh ideas for channeling this info…I was thinking about AI and my mind went on a tangent of endless possibilities…


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Maintain Your Home
Spring Cleaning and Maintenance
The words "spring cleaning" may conjure up images of hours spent in the garage, cleaning out all of your old junk. Well, you're right, but it includes so much more. You can save on current and future maintenance costs and make your home more comfortable by following these simple preventative steps of home upkeep coming out of the winter season. Reverse winter's damage or wear and tear by keeping the following tips in mind.
Indoor Chores
Tune Up Your HVAC System
Indoor air pollution can be a problem. Not everyone thinks about the cleanliness of their air ducts or HVAC systems, but they should. Pollutants can find their way into these systems and cause a throng of health problems. To battle this potential onslaught, start out by changing out your vent filters. This is by far the easiest action to take and the least costly. Next, call a duct cleaning professional to clean out your ducting, registers and furnace fans and coils that are part of your forced-air system.
Windows and Doors
Water and air penetration can wreak havoc if your exterior doors or windows have issues. These can include leaks, drafts, peeling paint, or any other signs of water penetration or damage. Eliminate the problem by sealing any open areas between the frames and the walls to keep out water using the appropriate caulk or foam sealant. Also check the weather stripping around your doors. This can be a cause of some disappointingly cold (or warm) drafts. You don't want to be heating or cooling the outside - it can get expensive! Spring is also a good time to clean and repair screens by gently scrubbing on a flat surface with soapy water.
Evict Unwanted Guests
Keep your property clean - inside and out. Rather than using a pesticide or poison that can be harmful to most everything, toss garbage and debris that has "settled" around the exterior of your home. The same advice applies to the interior. Don't give pests any extra reason for wanting to get into your house or to set up camp outside. Check the house for entrances and gaps where mice and insects may be tempted to come through. Seal up cracks and fix damaged window or door screens. Also, make sure all plants are at trimmed to at least 12 inches from the walls of your home. Carpenter ants and other creepy crawly creatures will walk directly across the branches of a rhododendron bush onto your siding or roof and into your home. Be sure to check your attic to make sure there aren't any holes that have brought the outside in - in the form of birds or rodents. Your patching list should include fixing or replacing vent screens that have been damaged.
Check Your Plumbing
Check under all your sinks, your dishwasher, water heater, washing machine, toilets and showerheads. If you notice any leaking or dripping or if you find wetness around any of your appliances or plumbing fixtures, you can tighten or replace hoses and replace valves. Be sure to always shut off the water supply to whatever you are working on at the shut-off valve.
Check Smoke Alarms and Carbon Monoxide Detectors
Check all of your smoke, radon and carbon monoxide detectors and make sure they are all in proper working order. Install fresh batteries now.
Inspect and Clean Appliances
Use a vacuum cleaner hose or a brush to vacuum the coils at the bottom or back of your refrigerator. If these coils are coated with dust, they are causing your fridge to work harder. That means a higher electric bill. Now's the perfect time to pull out your range hood's filter and giving it a thorough degreasing. You can also check out and replace any damaged cords to your appliances, electronics, lighting or any other cords in your home. Any cord that is damaged or frayed could cause an unfortunate incident that no one wants to happen.
Clean the Dryer Vent
Even if you clean your clothes dryer's lint trap before every use, the vent accumulates lint over time. A clogged vent can reduce your dryer's efficiency and create a fire hazard. To effectively clean your dryer and dryer vent hoses / venting system, you will need a special brush for this dryer repair.
Check Windows and Doors for Drafts
Check weather stripping and caulking around windows and doors and replace or repair as needed. Caulking helps keep your house weather-tight, lowers your heating and cooling bills, and can also help keep insects and rodents out of your house. Also look for chipped or peeling paint around window frames and trim. Repair broken glass and loose or missing putty. When needed, use a modern glazing compound instead of putty for a waterproof seal.
Know Your Plumbing
Learn the location of your pipes and how to shut the water off. If your pipes freeze, the quicker you shut off the water, the better chance you have of preventing pipe bursts. Clean and Vacuum Dust from Vents, Baseboard Heaters and Cold-Air Returns Dust build-up in ducts is a major cause of indoor pollutants and can increase incidences of cold-weather illnesses. Check all your faucets for leaks and repair any you find. Replace washers if necessary.
Pest Control
Check crawlspaces and the attic for unwanted guests. Pests love these spaces because they offer protection and warmth and the insulation in the attic easily becomes nesting material. Install, replace or repair screens behind vents and locate and repair any other places that pests may be gaining entry. Additionally, be sure to check under kitchen cupboards and appliances for clues that you have any unwanted critters making themselves at home in your home.
Exterior Tasks
Now that winter is nearly done having its way with us, it's a smart idea to take a tour of the exterior of your house, walkways and the yard so you can prevent small problems from becoming bigger and much more expensive.
Check the Roof
Replacing a roof is one of the biggest expenses home owners face, so why not extend the life of yours by doing a little upkeep? Wet spots or water stains in on your roof or in your attic after a rainy day are a sure sign of a water leak. If this is the case, call a roofing professional to take a look. It might be able to be patched. Aspects of a bad roof to keep in mind during your inspection include checking for moss build-up; damaged flashing around vents or a chimney; blistered, rotting, curled or missing shingles. If you find any problems, you can clean off the debris, reinforce the flashing, or replace any damaged or missing shingles. Remember, always use fall protection when working on a roof or where a fall is a possibility.
Clean and Inspect Your Gutters and Downspouts
Gutters can't do their job if they are in disrepair. Your gutters should be foliage free, unclogged by derelict leaves, twigs, or needles and be free of any other debris that could impede the travel of water down and out of the gutters. Trapped water can grow into mold, mildew and moss. Gutters should also be securely fastened to the walls of your home and all joints should be securely fastened together. Downspouts should divert runoff away from your foundation about 2 to 2 1/2 feet.
Repair Cracked or Peeling Paint
Keeping your siding intact and damage free will not only make your siding last longer, but it will keep water from intruding and rotting out the materials underneath. Getting rid of these nuisances such as chipped or cracked paint, mossy buildup and dirt can be accomplished with a variety of levels of service, including pressure washing, scraping and sanding. Then cover the bare wood with a primer and high-quality exterior paint product, thereby sealing you exposed wood from the elements and making your house all shiny and fresh and new.
Fix Cracks in Your Walkways and Driveway
Most cracks are caused by moisture freezing and thawing. Water will seep into your concrete work and expand when temperatures drop to the freezing point. As that water freezes, it expands and creates cracks. Some cracks can be repaired by using the "do-it-yourself" technique. You can employ patching materials and fillers designed for asphalt and concrete surfaces to fix the damaged areas. This will preserve your concrete work and put a stop to further damage. Some other cracks and damage are so extensive that hiring a professional to fix or replace your concrete work is the best idea.
Clean and Inspect Exterior Surfaces
Use a pressure washer to clean decks, driveways, fences and other outside surfaces to rid them of moss and mold. Assess and repair any damage that your wooden deck has sustained over the winter. Locate and repair loose nails, screws and boards and secure wobbly stairs and railings.
Check Your Plumbing
After a cold winter, you should complete a routine check of your water pipes for leakage. Check your exterior water spigots and pipes for damage from freezing winter temperatures.
Yard Care
Like mother always said, laundry is easier when you don't wait until all your clothes are dirty. The same is true with yard management. Get a jump on things now that the weather is warming up so you don't find yourself starting summer with overgrown plants, trees, and shrubs.
Clear Vegetation
Trim shrubs, plants and trees and inspect for broken branches and remove them. Not only will your plant look better, it will be healthier. Keep branches and limbs at least one foot away from the walls of your home. This will discourage insects and bugs from using them as a bridge to infest your home. Clear debris and dead plants from your plant beds.
Rake Leaves and Debris from Lawn
Rake dead leaves and thatch off your lawn. This will remove impediments to new grass growth.
Although you probably fertilized in the fall, you should lightly fertilize in the spring. Don't overdo it though, too much fertilizer in the spring can cause more harm than good.
Prepare Your Lawn Mower
Change the engine oil and sharpen the cutting blade. You'll lengthen the life of the mower and improve the look of your lawn.
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Issue No.03 - May/June (2001 vol.3)
pp: 54-59
DOI Bookmark: http://doi.ieeecomputersociety.org/10.1109/5992.919267
The authors describe a relatively simple problem that all investors face-managing a portfolio of financial securities over time to optimize a particular objective function. They show how complex such a problem can become when real-world constraints are incorporated into its formulation.
Martin B. Haugh, Andrew W. Lo, "Computational Challenges in Portfolio Management", Computing in Science & Engineering, vol.3, no. 3, pp. 54-59, May/June 2001, doi:10.1109/5992.919267


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03:30 PM: The Sensex witnessed a sharp rally and closed 300 points higher led by gains in Tata Power, SBI, GAIL, BHEL and Tata Motors. According to dealers, there is buzz that the Reserve Bank of India may cut interest rate at its policy meet tomorrow.
03:15 PM: GAIL's sales during Q1FY13 grew at Rs 11,088 crore as compared to Rs 8,889 crore in the same period last fiscal.
03:00 PM: GAIL's net profit for quarter ended June 2012 rose to Rs 1,134 crore, up 15.24 percent, against a net profit of Rs 984 crore in the same quarter a year ago.


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Brethren Women's Fellowship to host auction
TONASKET — An annual auction hosted by the Whitestone/Ellisforde Church of the Brethren Women's Fellowship will be held at 7 p.m. Friday at the Whitestone Church, 575 Loomis/Oroville Highway in Tonasket.
Doors will open at 6 p.m. Items auctioned will include handwork, baked goods and candies. Refreshments will be available by donation.


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MUMBAI: UBS has retained its 'buy' recommendation on Reliance Industries post the company's in-line fourth quarter results. The valuations of the stock are at trough levels and a good upside potential is expected, the brokerage says.
"We foresee RIL's complexity advantage driving GRMs amidst current volatility. We expect some pick-up in Q1FY14. We note good progress on efforts to resolve falling KG-D6 production. Shale gas JVs are seeing improved production and profitability. While petchem is weak, particularly polyester, increased volumes from capex of PET, POY and PTA should offset some pressure by H2FY14. Further, same store sales growth of 7-18 per cent across retail format with sales of Rs108 billion turning EBITDA positive is good," a report by UBS said.


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Not So Fast: RIM Rally Stalls as Doubts Remain
The RIM rally has been halted in its tracks, at least for a day.
Shares of BlackBerry maker Research In Motion are down, giving back some of the monstrous gains of late. Through Monday's close the stock had risen 55% over the last 30 days, and in the past three months it had gained 70%.
For all the recent enthusiasm surrounding RIM's new BlackBerry 10 phones — expected early next year — not all analysts are aboard the RIM rally train.
"We believe the stock remains un-investable in the near-term," Morgan Stanley analysts wrote in a note yesterday, while maintaining their "underweight" investment rating and $7 price target.
Shares recently fell 6.4% to $11.21. The stock is still down 23% this year.
More In Research In Motion
- RIM Short Sellers Pile In Ahead of Earnings
- Options Traders Foresee 'Fireworks' With RIM Earnings
- 'Disappointing' BlackBerry Launch Spurs Goldman Downgrade
- Podcast: Europe's Back, Volatility's Back, Is BlackBerry?
- BlackBerry Launch Isn't Doing Much for RIM Shares
- A Warning Sign? Former RIM CEO Sells Remaining Stock
Morgan Stanley offers the caveat that shares could be volatile in the near-term amid potential strategic options and hype surrounding BB10.
That said the firm remains steadfast in its pessimistic view against RIM. "We continue to believe BB10 has a low chance of success long term," the firm says, "and ultimately, we believe BB10 is just too late while subscribers continue to shift to competitive devices."
The recent RIM rally has come amid anticipation surrounding RIM's two new phones expected to be announced on Jan. 30. While details are scarce — RIM hasn't said how much they will cost and which carriers will host them — investor sentiment has turned in recent weeks.
WSJ's Will Connors offers some details:
RIM has been showing prototypes of the new phones to customers, reporters and analysts. It has also shipped the devices to some 50 carriers, which are now testing them to make sure they will work seamlessly on their networks — a critical step in any new smartphone rollout. RIM Chief Executive Thorsten Heins has said carriers have embraced the new device, though so far they haven't commented publicly on their testing.
Still, several analysts who have seen RIM's new operating system are giving it positive reviews. Some are citing their own conversations with carriers. In the wake of these reviews, many are revising earlier, pessimistic forecasts that RIM will continue to bleed market share and might start seeing declines in global subscribers.
CIBC World Markets is one of those firms that have turned more optimistic about RIM's prospects. Yesterday, the firm boosted its RIM price target to $17, from $8, saying the company was "materially undervalued." Last week, National Bank and Jefferies & Co also issued bullish commentary regarding RIM's prospects.
Despite the recent optimism, the fact remains RIM finds itself battling with the likes of Apple Microsoft and Google, among others, in the crowded smartphone market.
RIM has been touting a turnaround to its shareholders for years. Whether BB10 really can turn the ship remains to be seen.
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Allison Flowers' arrival at Marietta College probably couldn't have come at a better time.
The 5-foot-9 sharpshooter was a proven scorer during her prep basketball career at Belpre High. Now, in a Lady Pioneer uniform, there's hope that she'll continue to light up the scoreboard at Ban Johnson Arena and elsewhere in the Ohio Athletic Conference.
"I wanted to stay close to home, so if I needed to go back there for something, I could," said Flowers who's planning to major in education at MC. "Also, it'll be easier for my parents to come see me play at home games."
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Belpre standout Allison Flowers (23) wins the opening tip-off against Eastern Pike in a sectional game. Flowers will be continuing her education and playing basketball at Marietta College this winter.
JIM BUTTA Special to The Times
Belpre's Allison Flowers (23) establishes a defensive position against a Wood County Chrisitan player during hoops action this past winter.
With 1,000 points-plus career scorer Aleisha Guiler deciding to forgo her senior year of basketball eligibility at MC, Flowers is a welcomed presence to the Pioneer women's progam, which will be guided this season by first-year head coach Stacia Shrider.
"She (Guiler) decided she wanted to spend more time with her family this year," said Shrider, a former Warren and Baldwin-Wallace hoops standout. "Allison Flowers is a part of our team this year."
At Belpre, Flowers scored a career 979 points.
During her varsity years, she averaged 12.1 points, 5.2 rebounds, 1.7 steals, 1.4 assists, .4 blocks per game. At the foul line, she converted 194 of 295 free-throws.
A long-range bomber, Flowers made a school career-high 137 three-pointers.
In Flowers' senior season, she averaged 16.1 points, 7.2 rebounds, 2.8 steals, 1.8 assists, and .7 blocks per game.
Flowers received AP All-State special mention recognition in her senior and junior years. She was also first-team all-district and first-team All-Tri-Valley Conference in her senior and junior years.
Another honor that she earned was making the WTAP-Burger King All-Mid-Ohio Valley team after both her senior and junior seasons.
In the classroom at Belpre, Flowers owned a 3.0 GPA
"I'm looking foward to helping Marietta College, offensively and defensively," Flowers said.
Turns out that Marietta College's gain will be Otterbein University's loss.
Flowers originally was planning to enroll and play basketball at Otterbein but changed her mind.
Otterbein, an OAC school, is located in Westerville, which is located just northeast of Columbus in central Ohio.
Marietta College is of course a lot closer to Belpre, and the shorter distance will enable Roger and Carla Flowers (Allison's parents) a better opportunity to see their daughter compete more on a regular basis.
"We are excited that it will be much easier to get to the home games now," said Roger Flowers, who coached his daughter for seven years on the MOV Shock and AAU teams. "We moved Allison in last Thursday at Marietta College and she started classes on Monday (Aug. 27). She loves it. Great town and great campus."
The Marietta College women's basketball team, 10-16 overall, 5-13 OAC last season, is scheduled to begin its 2012-13 campaign at the Mount St. Joseph Tip-Off Classic in Cincinnati Nov. 16-17.
The Lady Pioneers will then host the 28th annual Jim Meagle Turkey Shoot on Nov. 24-25.
MC's OAC opener will be against visiting Muskingum University on Nov. 28.
The Lady Pioneers are slated to play at Otterbein on Dec. 5.
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Start of Summer Reading List
While we are so excited about the arrival of Baby Girl Metcalf, I must admit that I'm enjoying my final days of peace and quiet, sitting on our front porch and reading a good book. With this upcoming major life change, I am full of emotions: eagerness to have her here so I can start getting to know her, fear that our life is about to completely change, and of course the joy that our family is going to grow.
Soon there will be a little girl making her presence known in our world but for now, it's just me and a book, and quiet.
So here's what I've been reading…
Those Guys Have all the Fun: Inside the World of ESPN, James Andrew Miller & Tom Shales: While I still haven't been able to get through the 800 pages of Anna Karenina, I feel quite accomplished that I read all 800 pages of ESPN. If you are a lover of sports and ESPN, then this is the book for you. This book is composed almost entirely of interviews from people who work at ESPN and athletes that have overlapped with the network and they don't appear to sugarcoat anything. Not only is this book about sports, however, it also addresses the changes and developments in the media over the last 30 years. Cable television, internet, creating multiple channels, magazines, documentaries, live television: ESPN has done all of these things. From a business perspective, this book is fascinating. I enjoyed learning about the different individuals who have run ESPN, how they've chosen to interact with the NFL, NCAA, NHL, etc. as well as their interactions with other networks, especially Ted Turner's empire. If you know who the hosts of PTI are, the real name of "Stat Boy," and that Rush Limbaugh was briefly a host of the NFL Countdown team, then ESPN is the book for you.
Destiny of the Republic: A Tale of Madness, Medicine, and the Murder of a President, Candace Millard: After reading The President and the Assassin, I was interested in learning more about presidents and their assassins. So I picked up Destiny of the Republic, which follows President Garfield and the man who ended his life, Charles Guiteau. Yet again, I was amazed by the contrast of the two men featured in this story and how intensely Guiteau focused on ending Garfield's life. The book also discusses the drama following the shooting because ultimately Garfield died because of poor and mishandled medical treatment rather than the bullet. Destiny of the Republic gives a unique glimpse of a piece of U.S. History that is often barely mentioned or thought of.
Garlic & Sapphires: The Secret Life of a Critic in Disguise, Ruth Reichl: Well, I've been on a bit of a nonfiction kick with this series of books. My most recent read is written by former New York Times food critic, Ruth Reichl. Previously, I've read her book, Comfort me with Apples, about her time starting out as a food critic in California. Garlic & Sapphires takes the reader to New York, where Reichl is forced to wear disguises when visiting restaurants so the staff and management don't know who she is. She visits these high profile restaurants both as herself and then as her new identity and in her review, compares the two experiences. Reichl's disguises change with each restaurant and she shares with her reader, not only how her looks transform but also her personality. Through her memoir books, we learn about Reichl's life, her family, as well as her professional work. This is a light, summer read that will make your stomach growl.
In case there's a little too much nerdy non-fiction in this post, here are some of my older lists, in case you're looking for other summer reads.
- Spring Reading 2012
- Fall & Winter Reading 2011
- Fall Reading 2011
- Summer Reading 2011
- Summer Reading 2011 (Part II)
- Spring Reading 2011
- Winter Reading 2010
- Summer Reading 2010
- Spring Reading 2010
Happy Reading! Cheers to summer!


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One spooky place where at night one unlucky human could Ieasily get cornered, Location is everything !
Editors Notes > Colorado Sasquatch has an active area with many large stick structures and tree knocks and some of the largest den or blind type structures I have ever seen. He has has alleged bigfoot on video but like so many it was just not sharp enough to make a real difference. I think these guys will eventually walk onto some amazing video.


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Texas Coal
Past, Present and (Almost Certainly) Future
The Lone Star State is in fact the nation's fourth-largest coal producer, yielding nearly 46 million tons in 2011.
The production boom in U.S. shale formations has produced vast quantities of cheap and readily available natural gas, greatly altering the nation's energy mix – and leading some to speculate, as a recent study by the National Center for Policy Analysis (NCPA) put it, that coal is "beginning the long goodbye."
Due to emissions of atmospheric pollutants and greenhouse gases, this ancient fuel has never been more controversial. But given the nation's ever-growing need for energy, it seems much too early to be writing obituaries for coal. And that's good news for tens of thousands of Texans who depend on coal-fired power for their livelihoods.
Texas' Lignite Arc
When we think of coal mining, we tend to get images of deep shaft mining in the mountains of Kentucky or West Virginia. Texas doesn't necessarily come to mind; we're short on mountains and haven't had an operating underground mine since 1951.
Our coal, mostly a low-grade form called lignite, is found in deposits sweeping in a broad arc running from South Texas to the state's northeastern edges. Texas lignite is mined at the surface in mind-boggling quantities. The Lone Star State is in fact the nation's fourth-largest coal producer, yielding nearly 46 million tons in 2011, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA).
Coal Mining Locations in Texas
February 2013
- Permitted Coal Mines
- Areas of Geologic Conditions Relating to Occurrence of Lignite
Source: Railroad Commission of Texas, Surface Mining and Reclamation Division
Mining alone employs about 9,450 Texans, many of them in areas that sorely need the jobs.
Lignite was mined in Texas as early as 1819. The Railroad Commission of Texas (RRC) reports that the lignite belt currently includes 24 permitted coal mine locations, 11 of them held by Luminant, the state's largest electric utility. Nearly all of this lignite is used near its source in adjacent power plants, in what are called 'mine-mouth' operations, says Trey Powers, executive director of the Texas Mining and Reclamation Association.
A Rural Job Creator
The coal-and-power combination is hugely important to many Texans.
According to a recent report prepared by the University of North Texas' (UNT's) Center for Economic Development and Research, coal mining and coal-fired power generation, as well as some manufacturing of activated carbon from lignite, generate more than $6.2 billion in the Texas economy each year. Read the study (PDF, 309K). The industry supports more than 23,000 jobs in the state. Mining alone employs about 9,450 Texans, many of them in areas that sorely need the jobs.
Texas lignite is mined at the surface.
"The counties where Texas coal is mined are rural, and in many cases those mines are the number-one driver of the local economy," says Powers, whose organization commissioned the UNT study. "A municipality like Fairfield [in Freestone County] would be devastated if mining went away."
Government benefits as well. According to the study, coal mining and coal-fired power contribute about $641 million in annual tax revenues to Texas state and local governments. Luminant reports its mines and plants paid more than $110 million in 2012 property taxes, noting that its operations are usually the largest taxpayers by far in their areas.
At present, however, the Texas coal industry faces two intertwined challenges, one economic and the other government-made.
"There has been a national transition. We've seen a dramatic change in the nation's electricity generation mix."
– Dr. Scott W. Tinker,
director of the University of Texas' Bureau of Economic Geology
Cheaper Gas Changes the Market
The recent surge in production from shale and other "tight" formations, a trend driven by the use of horizontal drilling and "fracking," has enormously increased the availability of natural gas in the U.S. market. According to the NCPA, proven U.S. natural gas reserves have nearly doubled since 1990, from 177 trillion cubic feet (TCF) to 317 TCF.
Predictably, falling prices have made natural gas more attractive for power generation.
"There has been a national transition," says Dr. Scott W. Tinker, director of the University of Texas' Bureau of Economic Geology. "We've seen a dramatic change in the nation's electricity generation mix, from about 50 percent coal and less than 20 percent natural gas in 2004 to about a 50-50 split now, some 30-odd percent each."
Some of Texas' coal-fired power plants are feeling the price pressure. Last fall, Luminant's Monticello Power Plant in Northeast Texas announced plans to shut down two of its three coal-fired units for the winter, saying that low power prices tied to cheaper natural gas had made them uneconomical to run year-round. Instead, the two units will be returned to service in time for the 2013 peak summer demand season, to ensure power reliability when temperatures are at their hottest.
And a proposed coal-powered site, Matagorda County's White Stallion Energy Center, was cancelled in February due to low natural gas prices as well as another major hurdle to coal – regulatory compliance costs and the cost of litigation with plant opponents.
"It may be a smaller part of the pie than it was 15 or 20 years ago, but coal is a good market hedge."
– Dr. Terry L. Clower,
director of the Center for Economic Development and Research and co-author of the UNT study
Outlook for New Regulation
The hard fact is that, with present technology, coal power production simply is not as environmentally "clean" as processes relying on natural gas or renewables, although coal plants have grown steadily cleaner over the decades.
"We've invested more than $16 billion in Texas coal plants to be sure that we're as clean as can be," says Powers. "And Texas has the youngest fleet of coal plants in the nation. I think a lot of the time, when people hear about coal-fired power, they're thinking about plants built back in the 1930s and 1940s. And in the Midwest, that may be true. But all our plants are post-1970. And in terms of nitrous oxide emissions, for instance, we have the second-cleanest fleet in the nation."
To say that's not good enough for coal opponents is putting it mildly.
"Being concerned about air quality is good," says Dr. Terry L. Clower, director of the Center for Economic Development and Research and co-author of the UNT study. "But I also see folks with an agenda – their world just doesn't include coal."
At present, the federal regulatory environment for coal is hostile but uncertain. Recently finalized standards for mercury, for instance, played a role in the cancellation of the White Stallion project. But a proposed "cross-state rule" targeting coal plant emissions was overturned by a federal appeals court in August 2012. And the Environmental Protection Agency is developing rules targeting greenhouse gases – potentially devastating for the coal industry – but an April deadline for their release has already come and gone.
"New greenhouse gas standards for new plants will be a huge challenge," Powers says. "Depending on how the rules are written, they could mean that no new coal plants are built in Texas for a long time."
"It's not just the jobs, it's all the things that go with it," Clower says. "You're talking about school districts losing tens of millions of dollars in property tax revenue. For many of these rural communities, their local governments and schools are still strapped, coming out of the recession."
An Essential Part of the Mix?
Given our ongoing need for ever-greater amounts of energy, however, it seems unlikely that government action will end the use of coal in the foreseeable future.
Energy production from natural gas and wind is expanding much more rapidly than from coal. In Texas in particular, intermittent wind power can provide a useful supplement to our total power needs. Even so, the EIA still projects that coal will remain the dominant fuel for electricity production for years to come, supplying 38 percent of the nation's electricity in 2035.
"It may be a smaller part of the pie than it was 15 or 20 years ago, but coal is a good market hedge," Clower says. "It's still a good source of locally produced power – and that means we keep the economic benefit of that production. It can stabilize markets and provide consistent baseload power."
And while natural gas may have a cost advantage now, market conditions can and do adjust rapidly.
"I think coal will be a part of our power generation mix for a long time," Tinker says. "Gas can't do it all. Coal's challenge is becoming a bit cleaner in its impacts, and that will add some costs, but natural gas prices are going up as well, and I see them as very competitive in the coming years – and good partners. Both are needed, globally and in Texas." FN
Natural Gas, Renewables Growing Fast, but Coal Still Largest Power Source
Projected U.S. Electricity Generation by Fuel Source, 2010 through 2035
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Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration
Published May 22, 2013.


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text: Kristen Wiig dresses up like Michael Jordan for the "Late Night With Jimmy Fallon" taping on July 15, 2013. Wiig also joined Matt Dillon and Darren Criss for the New York screening of "Girl Most Likely." Fresh off breakup with George Clooney, Stacy Keibler attends the "Supermarket Superstar" food tasting event in Los Angeles. Vera Farmiga goes for simple and black for the Hollywood premiere of "The Conjuring." Track and field athlete and TV personality Sanya Richards-Ross teams up with recording artist Estelle for the New York screening of "Sanya's Glam & Gold.


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SANTA CLARA -- Injured outside linebacker Parys Haralson was walking up to his locker Tuesday when he ran into his replacement, Clark Haggans.
After meeting each other and exchanging a handshake, they headed off to their respective lockers, and they also headed off in different directions for the upcoming season.
"I'm keeping my spirits up, and it's just part of football," said Haralson, who was put on season-ending injured reserve Monday.
Haralson confirmed he tore the triceps in his left arm during an Aug. 26 exhibition in Denver. A sling supported his bandaged left elbow, a result of recent surgery.
Linebacker NaVorro Bowman said Haralson's run defense will be particularly missed. "We're used to playing with Parys so much during those run downs," Bowman said. "But it's a chance for another young guy to step up and fill the role."
Instead of a young buck, the 49ers signed a 13th-year veteran in Haggans, who's played in 3-4 schemes with the Pittsburgh Steelers and Arizona Cardinals.
While Haggans talked Monday about studying up on the 49ers' terminology, a lingering question remains: Is he facing a league suspension, stemming from a 2011 drunken-driving conviction?
"I'll leave that up to my agent (Jeff Sperbeck) and the NFL," Haggans replied. "I'm on a need-to-know basis to see what transpires over the next hours, days or month."
Haggans was cited in Arizona for extreme DUI (blood alcohol content of over 0.15 percent) when, he said, he rushed home from a concert to tend to an ailing daughter. Said Haggans: "I had to do what I had to do as a father."


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Pennsylvania's Most Realistic Haunted Attraction
Some years ago, 2 young boys discovered a strange item while playing in a field. Upon unearthing this item, not only did they unlock an ancient prison, but they awoke a demon that cast an evil enchantment across the land.
Caught up in this enchantment was the Farmer family. Their minds twisted and their souls enslaved by the demon, they began to capture and kill passers-by to harvest their souls for the demon leaving the bodies to be re-animated as scarecrows and sackboys to assist the collection more innocent souls for the demon.
Now as one might have guessed, this kind of craziness cannot go on too long without reaching the ears of the authorities. Upon learning of this unearthly power residing in south western Pennsylvania, the government dispatched a black ops team to investigate and seize control of the situation. Their goal was to capture the demon and use it as a weapon of mass destruction.
The black ops team discovers and destroys the Farmer family's home and hearth, but not the family themselves. These killbillies may be on the run, but with their twisted minds and enchanted immortal bodies they continue to terrorize the countryside.
The black ops team has setup a Quarantine zone to weed out the infected. Have you been infected? Only one way to find out, come out to Haunted Hillside this season to be screened. Don't worry, there are plenty of military personnel on hand to maintain a calm and orderly experience.
The black ops team has setup their encampment and quarantine zone on a neighboring farm. This farmer was forced to forfeit his property to the black ops team. Over the past several months this poor man has not been able to make a living farming his land. Becoming a mechanic, he is plotting his revenge on those that have wronged him by devising all sorts of mechanical monstrosities in his Salvage Yard. The creatures that he is creating should never see the light of day. Soon he will have his revenge.
The Forest of the Forgotten is where the victims of darker times exist. Cultists recite hymn from hell to maintain the evil enchantments that keep these spirits tied to this world. These poor souls may have been forgotten, but they ensure that anyone that ventures into their forest never forgets.
Scarecrow Alley has sprouted again. The corn, yes walking through the corn where anxiety takes over your senses and maintains that sensation of actually walking through a scary movie. Did I just see that scarecrow move? No, probably not. Wait a minute! Where did it go! You are right there in it, and the only way out is forward. Once you finish with the cornfield, they're not done with you yet!
You can't leave without going through Helltown to visit the killbillies. These possessed and deranged folk offer all kinds of fun and torment. They're cannibals and they're hungry. But they like to play with their food before they eat it. Are you game?
Come out to Haunted Hillside in Mount Pleasant to get a taste of what feels like to actually be in a scary movie!
This haunted attraction is entirely outdoors, but we are open rain or shine. You will start and end with a hayride, but there is a mile long hike through the supernatural in between, so dress appropriately.
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Have you ever gone to a haunted house with the expectation that it would be just like walking through a scary movie?
After getting into the haunted house, have you found that it's only a bunch of people in rubber masks screaming in your face until your ears bleed?
When you pay money for a ticket to a haunted attraction, you deserve to feel like you're living in a scary movie. At Haunted Hillside in Mount Pleasant Pennsylvania, we deliver on that experience.
How many haunted attractions can say that their creative director has actually worked on Hollywood films and television shows?
Well, we can! Our creative director (Shawn Ronzio) has worked on the special effect teams for movies like
- House of 1000 Corpses
- Slither
- Chronicles of Riddick
Shawn has worked with masters in the art of scaring people. Shawn also teaches Tom Savini's Special Make-up Effects Program at the Douglas Education Center. Shawn has been teaching other haunted house staffs how to make things scary for over 10 years. Now the master is putting his talents to work at Haunted Hillside to create that scary movie feeling just for you.


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Faculty Educator of the Month: July 2009
Dr. Sharon H. Giordano
Dr. Sharon H. Giordano, director of the Educational and Training Program, associate professor and internist in the Department of Breast Medical Oncology, has been named the July 2009 Faculty Educator of the Month.
Dr. Giordano plays an important training role in the Department of Breast Medical Oncology. As director of the Educational and Training Program, she oversees all educational activities in the department and has developed the curriculum for these activities. In addition, she devotes time each week to didactic teaching sessions for the trainees in the department.
Dr. Giordano also has been an instructor for the Evidence Based Medicine Workshop (2005 and 2006) and Literature Appraisal Course (2003). Furthermore, she has been an instructor for 15 Medical Oncology Fellows Teaching Sessions over the past two years, for the Advanced Practice Nurse Educational Series (2006 and 2009) and the Medical Oncology Fellows' Journal Club (2005).
In addition, Dr. Giordano has been a faculty member for the MD Anderson Cancer Center Physicians Network Affiliates Multidisciplinary Planning Teleconference (2006-2008). She was also the meeting chair and an instructor for the Breast Cancer Clinical Research Meeting in 2006 and a faculty member and instructor for the MD Anderson Board Review Course in 2003 and 2004. This year, she will be chairing the breast cancer section of the MD Anderson Board Review Course.
Dr. Giordano has also worked with trainees in a supervisory role, serving as a supervisory teacher for Medical Oncology fellows in the outpatient clinic since 2002, research mentor for eight Medical Oncology fellows, co-mentor for a Department of Defense Postdoctoral Multidisciplinary Research Award recipient and mentor for a Young Investigator Award. Additionally, she has served as a preceptor for multiple Medical Oncology Supervisory Committees. Dr. Giordano also is currently a mentor for a Masters in Clinical Research candidate at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston.
MD Anderson has honored Dr. Giordano for her contributions to the institution by recognizing her as a Clinical Research/ Psychosocial, Behavioral and Health Services Research Committees Excellent Reviewer in 2006 and 2009. Also, she was named a fellow at the Sealy Center on Aging at The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston.
Dr. Giordano received her M.D. degree from The Johns Hopkins School of Medicine in 1996. She then completed an internship and residency in internal medicine at the hospital of the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia (1996-1999) and a clinical fellowship in medical oncology at MD Anderson (1999-2002). Furthermore, in 2004, Dr. Giordano received a Master of Public Health degree in disease control from The University of Texas School of Public Health.
After completing her clinical fellowship, Dr. Giordano joined the MD Anderson faculty as an assistant professor in the Department of Breast Medical Oncology. She was named internist and promoted to her current position of associate professor in 2008.
In addition to her education and clinical responsibilities, Dr. Giordano has been the committee vice chair for the MD Anderson Institutional Review Board IV since 2005. In addition, she is a faculty member on the Hematology/Oncology Fellowship Steering Committee and a member of the Breast Cancer Guideline Committee.
Outside the institution, Dr. Giordano recently became the MD Anderson representative on the National Comprehensive Cancer Network Breast Cancer Guideline Committee and is a member of the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) Aromatase Inhibitor Guideline Committee. She also is the track leader for the ASCO Health Services Program Committee and serves on the ASCO Education Committee.
Over her career at MD Anderson, Dr. Giordano has been the principal investigator or a co-investigator for 11 funded research projects and protocols and a mentor or collaborator for three others. She has current funding as a principal investigator from the National Institutes of Health and American Cancer Society. Also, she has served as a grant reviewer for Susan G. Komen for the Cure.
Currently, Dr. Giordano is an editor for Cancer and the Journal of Clinical Oncology and a reviewer for 14 journals. Since 2002, she has authored just under 50 articles published in peer-reviewed journals, one invited article, 10 editorials, three book chapters, six teaching publications, four letters to the editor and numerous abstracts.


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MMS can transform your simple message into a much more exciting story. With MMS you can send pictures, video and audio to express and share your emotions.You can attach documents of up to 100KB per MMS.To send an MMS, take a picture or record a video with your phone camera, create a Multimedia message, attach the picture or video, add text if required and press "send".
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Google, together with other 1100 users, released a "behind the scene" video showing us how an email sent from gmail reaches its destination. Ok, not really what happens, but nice to see this collaboration. Technorati tags: Google, Gmail, YouTube
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DUCATI NORTH AMERICA this weekend unveiled the 2010 848 Nicky Hayden Edition (MSRP $14,495) at the 2009 Red Bull United States Grand Prix at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca.
This U.S.-exclusive model features an American-inspired paint scheme — aptly fit for its introduction on the Fourth of July — personally autographed gas tank and model updates for the 2010 year, including LED dash illumination for better visibility, a 30mm mirror extension kit and an aluminum cam belt tensioner pulleys. The 2010 848, weighing 369 lbs., is also 44 lbs. lighter than its predecessor.
The 848 is powered by a liquid-cooled L-Twin, Desmodromic engine that produces 134hp @ 10,000rpm and 70.8lb-ft @ 8,250rpm.
Available immediately, the 848 Nicky Hayden Edition is the first of the 2010 Ducati 848 models to arrive in dealer showrooms.
Ducati Moto GP pilots Casey Stoner and Nicky Hayden crossed the finish line at the 2009 Red Bull United States Grand Prix in fourth and fifth place, respectively. Honda's Dani Pedrosa took the top of the podium and Yamaha's Valentino Rossi finished second.


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BBC star Kristian Digby found dead in his apartment
The death of the To Buy Or Not To Buy host has been described as "unexplained" by authorities. "At this time we believe he died from auto-erotic asphyxiation," The Sun quoted a source as saying. A Met Police spokesman said: "The man was pronounced dead at the scene, family have been informed. Officers are investigating."
The BBC said in a statement: "Kristian was a much-loved and talented presenter. He brought a real sense of energy and warmth to all the shows. Our thoughts are with his family."


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Aston Martin Zagato specials unveiled at Centenary event
Aston Martin has turned 100 years old this year, and this British sports car marque has been celebrating this milestone in grand style.
Not only have they been attending most of the major automotive events around the globe, they also just threw a huge party at Kensington Gardens (one of the Royal Parks in London, England), to celebrate the brand, while also introducing its most recent ventures.
Aston Martin has had a long relationship with Italian coachbuilder Zagato, and at this event, showed off their most recent projects, the DB9 Spyder Zagato Centennial roadster, and the DBS Coupe Zagato Centennial.
Both these cars are based on production Aston Martins models, but wear completely new skin. The DB9 Spyder Zagato was commissioned by an American car collector Peter Read, while an anonymous Japanese collector signed the on dotted line for the DBS Coupe Zagato.
The cars were designed by Zagato's design chief Norihiko Harada, who said it was a difficult job to redesign "one of the most beautiful modern sports cars around."
Neither Aston Martin nor Zagato gave out any technical specifications for these two models.
While Aston Martin and Zagato have worked together to produce limited-edition production models in the past, these two will remain one-offs.


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Trunk Shows
Mariée is proud to host designer trunk shows throughout the year. At a trunk show a particular designer will lend us extra dresses from their current or upcoming collections for one weekend only, so brides will have the fullest selection from that designer. Often a representative from the designer will also be attending the trunk show in order to offer their expertise to you, and on extremely rare occasions you can even meet the designer themselves (depending on their very busy schedule!).
Trunk shows are ideal for brides who have a particular love for a certain designer, and want to see as much of their collection as possible. If you are planning on attending a designer trunk show be prepared to make decisions that weekend as many of the dresses are in the store for that weekend only. Purchasing incentives are also available at trunk shows.
Sample Sales
Very occasionally (2-3 times per year) we will have a sample sale weekend. A sample sale is when we sell off our bridal gown samples at discounted prices, in order to make space in the boutique for the new seasons collections that our designers launch. A sample sale weekend works very differently to a regular weekend at our store, there are no appointments, and it is first come first served. Rather than getting a gown made just for you, you buy the floor sample as is, pay for the dress in full and take it away with you that same day. Be prepared to make some rapid decisions if you are planning on attending a sample sale, as there is only one of each sample dress, (usually sized 8-12) and once its gone it is gone!
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Multiple exposure of gymnast Kurt Thomas on the parallel bars from 1979.
Portrait © Tony Triolo / Sports Illustrated
Long before remote camera technology was a glimmer on the horizon of digital imaging, legendary photographer John G. Zimmerman assembled his own lighting and shutter speed contraptions to perfect innovative gear for capturing the high drama and split-second action of sports. His daring camera placements and electronic flash techniques, combined with a pioneering use of remote control, motor-drive sequences and unique shutter designs revolutionized sports photography and influenced a generation of photographers and sports enthusiasts alike.
Zimmerman, a southern California native, learned photography from his father, a movie industry gaffer, at an early age. After serving in the Navy during World War II and working as a Time-Life lab technician, in 1956 he became one of the first staff photographers at the newly minted Sports Illustrated magazine. Over the next four decades his dynamic imagery would grace more than 100 Sports Illustrated covers, among many other uses.
Some of Zimmerman's most memorable pictures introduced audiences to such undiscovered perspectives as from above the rim of a basketball hoop and the insides of a hockey net, while other scenes wowed the public with the captivating beauty of supermodels featured in SI's annual Swimsuit issue.
Wilt Chamberlain dunks a basket for the Philadelphia Warriors in 1961, shot with a camera placed on the backboard and controlled remotely. © John G. ZimmermanIn addition to editorial work, during the 1970's Zimmerman applied his precise vision and innovative techniques to commercial photography, shooting campaigns for a wide range of major advertising and corporate clients. Yet he continued to freelance for Sports Illustrated and other magazines until his retirement in 1991.
After Zimmerman's passing in August 2002, his son Darryl contributed the following to an online tribute on Sportshooter.com. "My father never settled comfortably in one job, as he was always looking for a challenge. He left Sports Illustrated after only six or seven years to pursue other types of photography with Time/Life Inc. For instance, he did architectural photography and took it as far as he could, then moved on. I remember my father telling me that 'if you want to like your boss, you should work for yourself.'"
Today, the Zimmerman archive is part of the American Photographers Archive Group (APAG), and is managed by his daughter Linda and son Greg. To introduce this work to a broader audience and promote fine art sales, Zimmerman's family launched a new Web site in January 2014. They are currently seeking to partner with an academic institution with a strong interest in photography for the archive's first posthumous exhibition. For further details, visit the Zimmerman archive online here.


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Inspiration was the package aiming to be delivered at Wednesday night's first presidential debate. Unfortunately, even inspiration was relatively low on the outcome, as was lucid and concise policy-specific debate. Carefully thought out, marketable promises with hopeful, but none too clarifying rhetoric was the entirety of the menu for both candidates.
President Obama began the debate replying to Jim Lehrer's request that candidates outline their main differences in approaching the issue of job creation.
"I think we've got to invest in education and training," he said and went onto to cite the importance of altering the tax code to "make sure that we're helping small businesses." Finally the President left the segment inviting Americans to embrace a "new economic patriotism" with no actual account of what that means for businesses, for taxpayers, schools, or anything else.
But Romney provided no great clarity either, beginning his side of the discussion with sentimental accounts of two Americans in need and proceeding to detail his five point plan for success. First on the agenda was to "get American energy independent," the importance of which few would disagree with. No plan for the sought after independence was offered—apparently the tagline was plan enough.
Such was the tone throughout the debate. It is a tone that although somewhat varied, has become commonplace as the race for the most powerful job in the world has continued to evolve over the past few decades.
The paradoxically loaded and yet vague rhetoric that has descended upon political campaigns throughout the United States has rendered me, as a viewer, a bit envious of the Sarkozy-Hollande showdowns characterizing French political debates. However, as with every coin, there are two sides to this one as well.
And this is it: When Governor Romney simply says he wants to "champion small businesses" we get to ask how? Where is this outlined in your policies? How will you push it through? Is there any precedent to this plan's success? Who did the study supporting the outcomes of your plan? Were they only conservative institutions conducting the research?
And when Obama states he would like to hire 100,000 more math and science teachers, as citizens we are better positioned to ask– or to know to ask– where is the money going to come from? Will it take away from existing programs? Where will the teachers be hired? Are these the subjects with the greatest need for more instructors? Do we have qualified people to fill the positions?
Thus with a lack of detail, what should be the incipient state is one of inquiry on the part of constituents. Is it the hope of either candidate that their rhetoric would do much other than inspire their voters and sway those on the other side? Probably not.
But the umbrella statements, vague word choice and inspiring but somewhat distant bylines of our candidates can actually serve to enrich our governance, our problem solving abilities as a nation, by forcing us to ask more questions of our candidates and creating a curious, probative constituency.
There are however, two troubling aspects. First, it is concerning that for whatever reason our candidates do not or choose not to use language that would better elucidate the issues and more specifically, policy. Secondly, such an advantage depends upon citizens wanting to become better informed, asking questions in earnest and approaching debates and other such political events with an analytical mindset as opposed to simply being cheerleaders for the red or blue team.
Given that, the level of insightfulness and productivity of the rhetoric that will be used in political debates and rallies lies actually in the hands of Americans—in the extent to which we either ask questions or demand answers be given in the first place.


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Definition of phoresy in English:
An association between two organisms in which one (e.g., a mite) travels on the body of another, without being a parasite.
Example sentences
- This behavior by the lice is known as phoresy and is in effect a risky process of redistribution in which the lice get to travel freely on the flies.
- The only means of dispersal available to them are walking, passive aerial dispersal, or phoresy.
- Example sentences
- The most abundant acari was the phoretic glycyphagid mite, Orycteroxenus soricis, followed by the parasitic listrophorid mite, Asiochirus blarina.
- Emergence occurs after a stylopized wasp (containing a gravid female X. vesparum) alights on flowers, and subsequent transport of first instars to the nest is phoretic, via a foraging wasp.
- Factors that might affect O. minus abundance and growth include phloem chemistry, temperature, relative humidity, and the abundance of Tarsonemus mites that are phoretic on D. frontalis adults and act as vectors of O. minus spores.
1920s: from French phorésie, from Greek phorēsis 'being carried'.
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Schizophrenia Health Center
Schizophrenia: An Overview
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How Common Is Schizophrenia?
Schizophrenia occurs in about 1% of the population. About 2.2 million Americans, ages 18 and older, will develop schizophrenia.
How Is Schizophrenia Diagnosed?
If symptoms of schizophrenia are present, the doctor will perform a complete medical history and sometimes a physical exam. While there are no laboratory tests to specifically diagnose schizophrenia, the doctor may use various tests, and possibly blood tests or brain imaging studies, to rule out another physical illness or intoxication (substance-induced psychosis) as the cause of the symptoms.
If the doctor finds no other physical reason for the schizophrenia symptoms, he or she may refer the person to a psychiatrist or psychologist, mental health professionals who are specially trained to diagnose and treat mental illnesses. Psychiatrists and psychologists use specially designed interviews and assessment tools to evaluate a person for a psychotic disorder. The therapist bases his or her diagnosis on the person's and family's report of symptoms and his or her observation of the person's attitude and behavior. A person is considered to have schizophrenia if he or she has characteristic symptoms that last for at least six months.
How Is Schizophrenia Treated?
The goal of schizophrenia treatment is to reduce the symptoms and to decrease the chances of a relapse, or return of symptoms. Treatment for schizophrenia may include:
- Medications: The primary medications used to treat schizophrenia are called antipsychotics. These drugs do not cure schizophrenia but help relieve the most troubling symptoms, including delusions, hallucinations, and thinking problems. Older (commonly referred to as "first generation") medications used include: chlorpromazine (Thorazine), fluphenazine (Prolixin), haloperidol (Haldol), loxapine (Loxapine), perphenazine (Trilafon), thioridazine (Mellaril), thiothixene (Navane), and trifluoperazine (Stelazine). Newer ("atypical" or second generation) drugs used to treat schizophrenia include: aripiprazole (Abilify), aripiprazole lauroxil (Aristada), asenapine (Saphris), clozapine (Clozaril), iloperidone (Fanapt), lurasidone (Latuda), paliperidone (Invega Sustenna), paliperidone palmitate (Invega Trinza), quetiapine (Seroquel), risperidone (Risperdal), and olanzapine (Zyprexa), and ziprasidone (Geodon). Other, even newer atypical antipsychotics include brexpiprazole (Rexulti) and cariprazine (Vraylar).
Psychosocial therapy: While medication may help relieve symptoms of schizophrenia, various psychosocial treatments can help with the behavioral, psychological, social, and occupational problems associated with the illness. Through therapy, patients also can learn to manage their symptoms, identify early warning signs of relapse, and develop a relapse prevention plan. Psychosocial therapies include:
- Rehabilitation, which focuses on social skills and job training to help people with schizophrenia function in the community and live as independently as possible.
- Cognitive remediation involves learning techniques to compensate for problems with information processing, often through drills, coaching and computer-based exercises, to strengthen specific mental skills involving attention, memory and planning/organization.
- Individual psychotherapy, which can help the person better understand his or her illness, and learn coping and problem-solving skills.
- Family therapy, which can help families deal more effectively with a loved one who has schizophrenia, enabling them to better help their loved one.
- Group therapy/support groups, which can provide continuing mutual support.
- Hospitalization: Many people with schizophrenia may be treated as outpatients. However, people with particularly severe symptoms, or those in danger of hurting themselves or others or who cannot take care of themselves at home may require hospitalization to stabilize their condition.
- Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT): This is a procedure in which electrodes are attached to the person's scalp and, while asleep under general anesthesia, a small electric shock is delivered to the brain. A course of ECT treatment usually involves 2-3 treatments per week for several weeks. Each shock treatment causes a controlled seizure, and a series of treatments over time leads to improvement in mood and thinking. Scientists do not fully understand exactly how ECT and the controlled seizures it causes have a therapeutic effect, although some researcher think that ECT-induced seizures may affect the release of neurotransmitters in the brain. ECT is less well established for treating schizophrenia than depression or bipolar disorder, and it is therefore not used very often when mood symptoms are absent. ECT is sometimes helpful when medications fail or if severe depression or catatonia makes treating the illness difficult.
- Psychosurgery: In the 1940s and 1950s, a neurosurgical procedure called a prefrontal lobotomy was sometimes used to treat severe agitation associated with psychosis. Because it caused serious and irreversible negative effects that dulled personality and motivation, the procedure is no longer performed as a psychiatric treatment. Other, more modern neurosurgical procedures being studied to treat schizophrenia include deep brain stimulation (DBS) -- an entirely different operation that is not at all related to lobotomy -- in which stimulating electrodes are surgically implanted in brain areas believed to control thinking and perception. DBS is an established treatment for severe Parkinson's Disease and essential tremor, and remains experimental for the treatment of psychiatric disorders.


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>On Oct 18, 9:42=A0am, VAXman- @SendSpamHere.ORG wrote:
>> In article <634e7f9c-502b-4099-a7bf-62c72a74d...@k16g2000hsf.googlegroups=
>..com>, PR
>> >{...snip...}
>> >(2) Doing a conversational boot under IA64 is slightly more complex
>> >than under Alphas, and though I had the instructions,
>> > =A0 =A0 =A0it was far easier to have them pull the drive (sqeeze the la=
>> >pull out the lever, and pull gently till it moves 3 inches...
>> Huh? =A0
>> I have aliases established on my Itanium for boot:
>> Shell> alias
>> =A0 =A0 b =A0 =A0: fs0:\efi\vms\vms_loader.efi
>> =A0 =A0 bo =A0 : fs0:\efi\vms\vms_loader.efi
>> =A0 =A0 boo =A0: fs0:\efi\vms\vms_loader.efi
>> =A0 =A0 boot : fs0:\efi\vms\vms_loader.efi
>> So booting would be no different than on Alpha:
>> IA64: Shell> boot -flags 0,1
>> ALpha: >>> boot -flags 0,1
>> You could probably just define an alias such as 'conboot' to simplify the
>> conversation booting of the Itanium. =A0
>> I have also added items to the boot menu. =A0Each of my 3 drives contain =
>> version of OpenVMS Itanium (V8.2, V8.3 and V8.3-1H1). =A0I have menu item=
>> for each version as well as conversational variants. =A0I almost never us=
>> them as I have the EFI Shell [Built In] defined first, so the system will
>> always drop to the Shell> prompt.
>> Save for the obnoxious 'chalkboard' color scheme of the Itanium console,
>> I don't find it anymore difficult than that of the Alpha SRM.
>> --
>> VAXman- A Bored Certified VMS Kernel Mode Hacker =A0 =A0 =A0VAXman(at)TME=
>> ... pejorative statements of opinion are entitled to constitutional prote=
>> no matter how extreme, vituperous, or vigorously expressed they may be. (=
>> Copr. 2008 Brian Schenkenberger. =A0Publication of _this_ usenet article =
>> of usenet _must_ include its contents in its entirety including this copy=
>> notice, disclaimer and quotations.
>Client site Brian- the default boot item in the EFI is to boot the
>normal VMS system. No operator intervention involved, no other obvious
>options available. I think I will come up with a boot option to do
>as you suggest though.
You can add multiple items. The first one is the one that the console
times out on and executes. If someone has console access, then, after
the initial system checks, the menu would appear. Simply arrow down to
the conversation boot and hit enter. This does NOT affect the default
boot configuration now in place.
>I wish there was a way to password protect boot options, then I could
>label it 'MAINTENANCE LOGIN - PASSWORD REQUIRED' or something like
>You would feel right at home on my development systems though.
OK. Let me at 'em!
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When one of the deadliest shooting incidents in U.S. history occurred at Virginia Tech in April 2007, I was a reporter in The Washington (D.C.) Examiner newsroom.
Social media was still a new phenomenon, so journalists trying to make sense of the whirlwind of events unfolding turned to college interns in the room as instant reference guides. The interns allowed us to borrow their Facebook accounts as a means of communicating with Virginia Tech students as the students learned victims' identities. Throughout that first day, most reporting was concentrated on getting answers in time for the next morning's newspaper and making coverage as comprehensive as possible for that set deadline.
Reporters used the 140-character social-media platform to send out direct quotes from victims and witnesses describing the turmoil, or included tweets in their live blogs that witnesses posted themselves. Here is a sampling of what went out via Twitter in the early-morning hours from those at the scene:
Zach Eastman @zachEtake38 I know I saw one man with blood running down his hands being carried into a cop car.
Jaime Marshall @JME817 Saw three different people who had been shot but hear there are a lot more.
Chayyiel Jackson @ChayJ3 i survived the #theatershooting #blessed pray for those injured and gone...
Rachel Fedeli @9Rachel Our theater: bullets came through the walls and hit some people in our theater, and smoke bombs were thrown into our theater.
Isaac J. Ramos @IsaacJRamos Home safe now. Walked home. Thought the best thing to do was to get out of there, trying to put everything together.
Adam Williams @AWWillie 2 friends lost tonight, in tears right now.
Ryan Parker @ryanparkerdp Officers are telling me they've never seen/experienced anything like this before.
This morning, the nation woke up to another horrific shooting incident, this time at a movie theater in Aurora, Colo. How the news was reported, presented and disseminated, though, was far different than it was just five years ago.
Social media, whose prominence and popularity have been building for years, were front and center in ways they haven't been in other breaking news contexts. Facebook, Twitter, chat boards and websites all were flooded with activity from individuals at the scene, as well as from established news organizations. Many learned of the shooting, which took place during a midnight showing of "The Dark Knight Rises," from social-media platforms or via news alerts popping up on their mobile devices.
The phenomenon that struck me was how often witnesses told their own stories, even as the events were happening. Just moments after the tragic incident, they took to Twitter to type raw reactions, to express confusion and fear, and to let the world know that a stronghold of law enforcement had arrived at the theater. Judging by some of their Twitter profiles, more than a few were casual users of the 140-count platform prior to today. Yet they made Twitter an outlet of choice to share incredibly personal sentiments, inform loved ones know they had survived or, in particularly heartfelt cases, let all know that a friend hadn't yet made it out.
Equipped with cell phones, witnesses quickly posted photos and videos of moviegoers running from the crime scene or graphic photos of their wounds. These rare images give an intimate and telling glimpse that was never before possible.
For newspapers, what's stood out about their reporting has been the power of live coverage. In the same way that TV stations kept the cameras rolling and had anchors stay on the air nonstop to provide real-time updates, newspapers created live blogs for a running timeline of the events.
The Denver Post's live blog provides an amazing collection of accounts from not only the paper's reporters – who were dispatched to the theater, to a nearby school where witnesses spoke to police and to the home of the alleged shooter as it was searched for explosives – but also victims whose messages were curated. The blog also contains video taken by journalists, unedited footage from the scene and statements of condolence and prayer from public officials. In this way, The Denver Post has successfully managed to combine professional newsgathering with individual sentiment from those directly affected.
Outside of Colorado, national publications like The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times and The Washington Post, also rapidly put up live blogs to aggregate articles and alert readers to emerging details about the events in Aurora. Some of the reporting has been original, while other posts take audiences to the news outlets on the ground, such as The Denver Post and NBC 9 News.
When The Washington Post reported on its site that the alleged shooter had been identified, the story was read in droves. Within 15 minutes after the story went live, 1,200 people from around the country had commented. Some expressed emotion about the human element of the tragedy, while others engaged in spirited, multiple-paragraph debates about gun control. Either way, the newspaper had set up a hub for people to share their feelings.
The timing of the shooting certainly had an impact on the means of covering it as well. Because Friday newspapers across all time zones had been put to bed hours earlier, all of the reporting on the shooting initially occurred in a digital context. For months, newspapers have talked about the concept of "digital first." But this was truly an environment of digital first by necessity.
Tomorrow's front pages will be a summation of coverage that came throughout the day in every multimedia form possible. It shows just how much has changed in conveying breaking news to a more participatory public.
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Women Litigators Battle Adversaries and Stereotypes
The American Lawyer has an article this month on women litigators. It's oft-cited that women represent only a fraction of partners in U.S. law firms (actually, 17.9%, according to the article) despite the fact that they enter big law firms in numbers roughly equal to men. Less frequently spoken about are the specific issues female litigators wrestle with. Writes Amy Kolz:
They're expected to attend to all of the details of running a case; and yet, to advance their careers, they must resist becoming the stereotype of the "pleasing" female. They're expected to be tough advocates for their clients, but not too tough, lest judges or opposing counsel call them the dreaded b-word. . . . They must consider the implications of every gesture, from bringing coffee to mentioning child care problems.
The article is chock-full of illuminating quotes and tales. Among them:
- Kathryn Ruemmler, the deputy director of the U.S. Department of Justice's Enron Task Force: "It's like Simone de Beauvoir's women as 'The Other.' Fundamentally, that's what women are most conscious of — we're not just lawyers, we're women litigators, and I guarantee that men don't feel that way. The guys are just lawyers."
- As a fourth-year associate, Paul Weiss partner Robbie Kaplan tried to mimick the hard-hitting courtroom style of her mentor, Martin London, and "fell flat on [her] face." She says it was a suprising realization that she needed to develop a style different than that of her male counterparts. "[As a young lawyer], I thought I could become a trial lawyer in the model of the great trial lawyers, and those kind of cultural and societal biases wouldn't be there."
- Emily Nicklin, a 53-year-old Kirkland & Ellis litigator, felt outplayed when, during a trial in Milwaukee at which several jurors regularly wore Green Bay Packers gear, her opposing counsel began his remarks each day with NFL references.
- Covington & Burling partner Nancy Kestenbaum: "I think I do have to work harder [as a woman and mother] than perhaps my male counterparts to persuade clients, adversaries, and others that I'm tenacious and devoted. That's part of the reason I work so hard. "
- DLA Piper litigation partner Mary Gately went part time in 2000 and found herself marginalized from important litigation matters. In 2004, Amy Schulman, one of the firm's biggest rainmakers, took Gately under her wing. "I went out of my way to work with her," says Schulman. "I'm not sure all of my male partners would do that [however well-intentioned]. I'm very self-conscious about my willingness to give women a chance."
- A client compliments Simpson Thacher partner Lynn Neuner for having a "human touch." Says Neuner: "[Women] tend to approach the client as a full person. Men tend to focus just on the business issues, but to me, this is another good way of building ties."
Big-firm female litigators, we'd love to hear your thoughts.


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Definition of self-sterile in English:
Incapable of self-fertilization.
Example sentences
- Lower seed numbers in outcrossed fruits of self-fertile versus self-sterile plants probably reflect inbreeding depression due to mating of related individuals.
- Many plants, apparently physically equipped for self-fertilization, were completely self-sterile.
- By contrast, mutant hermaphrodites are self-sterile when unmated due to a failure in spermatid activation.
self-sterility noun
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- This is because the genetic load required for complete self-sterility based on inbreeding depression is so unusually high that it is rarely, if ever, reached by any species.
- In fact, the evolutionary pathway from obligate outcrossing based on self-sterility to predominant self-fertilization is among the most common and widespread trends in flowering plants.
- This was accomplished by isolating single-conidium cultures from each progeny and testing for self-sterility and for mating type.
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