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The shape of the internet, inside and outside the corporate firewall
By DaveLevy on Jan 24, 2007
I have been discussing the efficacy of our internal search tools and how
hard it is to find stuff, and to be honest, assumed that it was the crapness that most users accuse their IT colleagues of. However a colleague, Bernard Horan recommended that I read
the Workplace Web", which suggests a different answer.
Searching the Workplace Web argues that intranet's are different from the internet and that more flexible, and different search algorithms are required to search an intranet; the most successful internet search algorithms are not necessarily going to work well on an intranet.
The author's made four observations.
The first assumption is that content in the intranet is often created for the purposes of dissemination of an authorised opinion or fact, or a statement of policy. There is no design intent to attract readership. One observation on which this is based is the fact that often content in the intranet is very light of additional hyperlinks to suggest further reading or to quote sources. Why suggest further reading when your authoring policy? There is no further reading to be done. Why quote a source when the answer is "because my boss said so!" For example, check out your companies expenses or travel policy. The authors argue that a corollary of this is that "in list" based algorithms such as PageRank may be less effective on intranet searches. Interestingly, I ran this past Chris Gerhard, who said that he'd been looking for the original text of the Road Traffic Act, but that Google (an in-list based search engine) had difficulty finding it as it preferred commentaries on the law, because they were more referenced by web page authors.
These two examples take us to assumption two. In the intranet, we're often not looking for the "Wisdom of Crowds"; there are often very small result sets for a given query, often the correct result set is only one entry. This will occur when you are looking for a policy, or an officer's represented opinion. Will expenses pay this journey cost? Is this a supported configuration? It occurs when the researcher is looking for authority not opinion.
Observation three, is that there is (likely) to be less spam inside the firewall. (I wonder if this is an aging observation, with the growth of blogs and the opening of mail archives to search, it may be that this is weakening in strength, but its unlikely (but not unheard of) that large porn collections will be found be accident in an intranet search). The corollary to this observation is that some ranking algorithms that are unsafe on the Internet, become useful inside the firewall.
Observation four is that Intranets are less friendly to search. The authors observe that much content is held inside databases, or document servers, portals, directories and other specialised interfaces
While reading Benkler's "Wealth of Networks", I first came across the concept of, a shape of the internet. Obviously we all know that some sites are very influential and highly read, but the internet's hyperlinks have a topography that can be described and measured using graph theory. This was as far as I can tell first explored by Broder, Kumar, Maghoul and others in their paper "Graph Structure in the Web". These topographies were discovered during the ascent of the dynamic search engine, which won out to the detriment of the directory based references. These two papers are contemporaries and it'd be interesting to see if these topographies remain useful as insight today.
IBM discovered their intranet topology was different to the Internet, with a smaller "core" and a larger periphery. The core is a bunch of sites that meet formal graph theory definition as strongly connected. (See Graph Structure in the Web). The size of the OUT segment, pages that can be reached from the core, but do not return is larger than in the internet, and is much exacerbated by domino document repositories. The periphery is also much larger than in the internet, they can be found from the crawl seed pages (which must be in the IN segment) but not from the core. They measured the frequency distribution of the probability that an in-list based sort algorithm would place on a page's relevance and discovered a difference in shape between the intranet and internet results, with a lower proportion of high scoring pages in the intranet.
Another interesting innovation was that the research team created three indices (most solutions used only one) for determining relevance, these were content, title and anchor text. (Anchor text is the text between the anchor tags, and thus chosen by the author to represent the link in the original document). They then build a flexible ranking engine that had a number of input parameters. (I might write about this another day, but if you want more now go to the original document).
It's three years later and its almost certain that with the changes in user content authoring tools and the fact that there is more spam and more opinion, that the topology will have changed. The improved content creation tools represented by blogs and wikis also weakens the assumption that intranet content has low link counts. Sun is very permissive about blogs, as are as far as I can tell IBM, but the introduction of blog and wiki technology has both strengthened and weakened the firewall and hence the boundary to the intranet. Company staff are better informed and make better judgements whether to publish their material internally or publicly and can do so more easily both politically and technically, but the fact that sometimes/often the authoritative statement by a colleague is on a public blog, means that intranet search needs to pass through the firewall and "join" intranet and internet resources.
One very obvious example, illustrating the difference in intranet content can be discovered by examining tag clouds. If one were to compare my del.icio.us tag cloud with my internal delirious tag cloud, there are huge differences, I have no picture gallery inside Sun, none of my food, gardening and culture bookmarks are stored, internally I have a bunch of "How to" and "Do not do", repository links and applications home pages. (Let's face it a lot of the Technical documentation is on the internet now, and the secret R&D stuff I don't get to see anyway!) Also the clouds have very different shape, partly because I have over 1200 bookmarks on my public site and considerably less on internally. Tag clouds may also be another way of overcoming some of the four observations and corollaries
In order to "see" my true tag cloud, I need to "add" my private and public bookmark lists, which I organise using delirious & del.icio.us. It needs a form of federation.
It would be hoped that tags might be part of the answer, but the different shape of the intranet, may make the development of disciminating tags very hard. My experience at the momement is that htis is true. I had given up, but I have been inspired to have another go.
Sites like Digg and del.icio.us where user generated content creates huge numbers of hyperlinks because of the number of users, will also distort the shape of the internet; as they become part of the core , the size of the "out degree" segment will become larger. Hyperlinks become the votes of web readers, not authors. Although its possible that since these sites are designed to be read by people, that there will be a more limited reference to them on other sites and they will remain part of the "In" segment. The XML feed services will however be referenced by many sites, and the linkroll gadgets mean that they are referenced..
So intranet search queries require a different approach to internet search, but is it getting closer or travelling in different directions.
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Fr. Groeschel reflects on the good that has come -- and continues to come -- from his horrific accident. He also reflects on significant turning points of his life.
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Faculty DirectoryVinayak P. Dravid
Professor of Materials Science and Engineering
Abraham Harris Professor
Director, Northwestern University Atomic and Nanoscale Characterization (NUANCE) Center
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Email Vinayak Dravid
Northwestern University Atomic and Nanoscale Characterization (NUANCE) Center
Materials Science and Engineering
Ph.D. Materials Science and Engineering, Lehigh University, Bethlehem, PA
B.S. Metallurgical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay, India
Research Interests
There is no doubt that properties and performance of materials are dictated by complex atomic and nanoscale features and phenomena. Our research is geared towards not only their understanding but manipulation as well. Such phenomena include nanostructured materials, especially inorganic/organic hybrids, and various defects in materials.
On one front, we are investigating the synthesis, patterning and characterization of nanostructured materials such as metal/alloy nanocrystals, biomolecular nanopatterns (DNA/proteins), interfaces between inorganic nanostructures and biomolecules, etc. These structures possess unique and novel morphologies and chemistry, and their electronic structure alsdepends on size and shape. We are exploring applications of such structures, including drug delivery, bio-diagnostics and bio-chem sensing.
We are also involved in atomic-scale structure-property relationship for internal interfaces, domains and mosaics. In a large number of material systems, such as electroceramics, semiconductors, superlattices, and structural composites, the property and performance of the bulk material are intimately connected to the structure, chemistry, and electronic structure of interfaces.The philosophy of our approach is based on sound fundamental foundation of complex phenomena, liberal use of advanced instrumentation and techniques and quest for proof-of-concepts for devices as well.
Significant Recognition
- Lee Hsun Research Fellowship: Chinese Academy of Sciences (2012)
- IIT Bombay Distinguished Alumnus Award (2012)
- Materials Research Society of India (MRSI) Honorary Member (2011)
- American Assoc. for Advancement of Science (AAAS) Fellow (2010)
- Materials Research Society (MRS) Fellow
- Election to Faculty Honor Roll: NU Associated Student Government (2008-2010)
- Microscopy Society of America (MSA) Fellowship (2009)
- Richard M. Fulrath Award (2008)
- 6th McBain Memorial Award, NCL, India (2007)
- First McCormick Faculty Excellence Award (2006)
- American Ceramic Society Fellow (2003)
- Teacher of the Year (2001-2)
- NIH Sabbatical Faculty Fellow (2001-2)
- ASM-IIM Visiting Faculty Fellow (2001)
- Distinguished Alumni Service Award, IIT Bombay, India (2001)
- Kurt Heinrich Award, Microbeam Analysis Society, 1998
- R. L. Coble Award for Young Scholars, American Ceramic Society (ACerS), 1998
- Burton Medal, Microscopy Society of America (MSA), 1996
- IBM Faculty Development Award, 1995
- Exxon Foundation Fellowship, 1995
- NSF Young Investigator Award, 1993–98
Significant Professional Service
- Corporate & International Outreach/Entrepreneurial Activities Committee: Chemistry of Life Processes Institute (CLP) NU
- Co-Organizer: Conference on Advanced Materials (ICAM), Brazil
- Co-Founder, Board Member and Chair Scientific Advisory Committe: NanoSonix, Inc.
- International Advisory Committee: Global Indian Scientists and Technocrats Convention (GIST)
- Board of Directors: Joint Research Center between Nile University, Egypt and Northwestern
- Board Member: NanoInk Scientific Advisory Board
- Founding member: Faculty Academic Network (FAN)
- Board of Directors: IIT Bombay Heritage Fund (US alumni association for IITB)
- Founding member: International Institute for Nanotechnology (IIN)
- Professional memberships: ACerS, MRS, MSA, MAS, APS, ACS, AAAS, IEEE, ASME, ASEE, ASM/TMS
- Reviewer/Editor of special issues: APL, PRL, JACerS, Nature, Science, Acta Mater., JMR, JECS, Nano Letters
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- Editor, Journal of Materials Research, MRS Flagship journal
- Editor, Microscopy & Microanalysis, MSA Flagship Journal
- Editorial board, Journal of Microscopy, Journal of Materials Research
- Editorial Board, Current Opinion in Solid State and Materials Science
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- Myers, Benjamin D.; Wu, Jinsong; et al.; Luo, Langli; Jaber-Ansari, Laila, "Suppressing Manganese Dissolution from Lithium Manganese Oxide Spinel Cathodes with Single-Layer Graphene", Advanced Energy Materials, (2015)
- Ma, Q.; Dravid, Vinayak P.; Buchholz, Donald B.; et al.; Zhou, Nanjia, "Ultra-Flexible, "Invisible" Thin-Film Transistors Enabled by Amorphous Metal Oxide/Polymer Channel Layer Blends", Advanced Materials, (2015)
- Leung, B.; Dravid, V.P.; Kanatzidis, M.G.; Koumoulis, D.; Lo, S.-H., "Two-band model interpretation of the p - To n -transition in ternary tetradymite topological insulators", APL Materials, (2015)
- Dravid, Vinayak P.; De, Mrinmoy; Meade, Thomas J.; Nandwana, Vikas; Chu, Shihyao, "Theranostic magnetic nanostructures (MNS) for Cancer", Cancer Treatment and Research, (2015)
- Dravid, Vinayak P.; Zhao, Li-Dong; Uher, Ctirad; Doak, Jeff W.; Wolverton, Chris, "Extraordinary role of Hg in enhancing the thermoelectric performance of p-type SnTe", Energy and Environmental Science, (2015)
- Wu, Jinsong; Dravid, Vinayak; Luo, Langli; Xu, Junming; Chen, Xinqi, "Co 3 O 4 nanocubes homogeneously assembled on few-layer graphene for high energy density lithium-ion batteries", Journal of Power Sources, (2015)
- Dravid, Vinayak P.; Kanatzidis, Mercouri G.; Zhao, Li-Dong; Uher, Ctirad; Wolverton, Chris, "Codoping in SnTe: Enhancement of thermoelectric performance through synergy of resonance levels and band convergence", Journal of the American Chemical Society, (2015)
- Chou, Stanley S.; Huang, Yi-Kai; Kaehr, Bryan; Kim, Jaemyung; Foley, Brian M., "Controlling the metal to semiconductor transition of MoS 2 and WS 2 in solution", Journal of the American Chemical Society, (2015)


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Aesculus hippocastanum
|Aesculus hippocastanum
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|A. hippocastanum
|Binomial name
|Aesculus hippocastanum
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Aesculus hippocastanum is a species of flowering plant in the soapberry and lychee family Sapindaceae. It is a large deciduous, synoecious[1] tree, commonly known as horse-chestnut[2] or conker tree.
Aesculus hippocastanum grows to 36 metres (118 ft) tall, with a domed crown of stout branches; on old trees the outer branches often pendulous with curled-up tips. The leaves are opposite and palmately compound, with 5–7 leaflets; each leaflet is 13–30 cm long, making the whole leaf up to 60 cm across, with a 7–20 cm petiole. The leaf scars left on twigs after the leaves have fallen have a distinctive horseshoe shape, complete with seven "nails". The flowers are usually white with a small red spot; they are produced in spring in erect panicles 10–30 cm tall with about 20–50 flowers on each panicle. Usually only 1–5 fruit develop on each panicle; the shell is a green, spiky capsule containing one (rarely two or three) nut-like seeds called conkers or horse-chestnuts. Each conker is 2–4 cm diameter, glossy nut-brown with a whitish scar at the base.[3]
The common name "horse-chestnut" (often unhyphenated) is reported as having originated from the erroneous belief that the tree was a kind of chestnut (though in fact only distantly related), together with the observation that the fruit is most likely to be toxic to horses.[4]
Distribution and habitat[edit]
Aesculus hippocastanum is native to a small area in the Pindus Mountains mixed forests and Balkan mixed forests of South East Europe.[5]
It is widely cultivated in streets and parks throughout the temperate world, and has been particularly successful in places like the United Kingdom and New Zealand, where they are commonly found in parks, streets and avenues. Cultivation for its spectacular spring flowers is successful in a wide range of temperate climatic conditions provided summers are not too hot, with trees being grown as far north as Edmonton, Alberta, Canada,[6] the Faroe Islands,[7] Reykjavík, Iceland and Harstad, Norway.
In Britain and Ireland, the seeds are used for the popular children's game conkers. During the First World War, there was a campaign to ask for everyone (including children) to collect horse-chestnuts and donate them to the government. The conkers were used as a source of starch for fermentation using the Clostridium acetobutylicum method devised by Chaim Weizmann to produce acetone for use as a solvent for the production of cordite, which was then used in military armaments. Weizmann's process could use any source of starch, but the government chose to ask for conkers to avoid causing starvation by depleting food sources. But conkers were found to be a poor source, and the factory only produced acetone for three months; however, they were collected again in World War II for the same reason.[8]
The seeds, especially those that are young and fresh, are slightly poisonous, containing alkaloid saponins and glucosides. Although not dangerous to touch, they cause sickness when eaten; consumed by horses, they can cause tremors and lack of coordination.[9] Some mammals, notably deer, are able to break down the toxins and eat them safely.[citation needed]
Though the seeds are said to repel spiders there is little evidence to support these claims. The presence of saponin may repel insects but it is not clear whether this is effective on spiders.[10]
Horse-chestnuts have been threatened by the leaf-mining moth Cameraria ohridella, whose larvae feed on horse chestnut leaves. The moth was described from Macedonia where the species was discovered in 1984 but took 18 years to reach Britain.[11]
The flower is the symbol of the city of Kiev, capital of Ukraine.[12] Although the horse-chestnut is sometimes known as the buckeye, this name is generally reserved for the New World members of the Aesculus genus.
Medical uses[edit]
The seed extract standardized to around 20 percent aescin (escin) is used for its venotonic effect, vascular protection, anti-inflammatory and free radical scavenging properties.[13][14] Primary indication is chronic venous insufficiency.[14][15] A recent Cochrane Review found the evidence suggests that Horse Chestnut Seed Extract is an efficacious and safe short-term treatment for chronic venous insufficiency, but definitive randomized controlled trials are required to confirm the efficacy.[16]
Aescin reduces fluid leaks to surrounding tissue by reducing both the number and size of membrane pores in the veins.[medical citation needed]
Safety in medical use[edit]
Two preparations are considered; whole horsechestnut extract (whole HCE) and purified β-aescin. Historically, whole HCE has been used both for oral and IV routes (as of year 2001). The rate of adverse effects are low, in a large German study, 0.6%, consisting mainly of gastrointestinal symptoms. Dizziness, headache and itching have been reported. One serious safety issue is rare cases of acute anaphylactic reactions, presumably in a context of whole HCE. Purified β-aescin would be expected to have a better safety profile.
Another is the risk of acute renal failure, "when patients, who had undergone cardiac surgery were given high doses of horse chestnut extract i.v. for postoperative oedema. The phenomenon was dose dependent as no alteration in renal function was recorded with 340 μg kg−1, mild renal function impairment developed with 360 μg kg−1 and acute renal failure with 510 μg kg−1".[17] This almost certainly took place in a context of whole HCE.
Three clinical trials were since performed to assess the effects of aescin on renal function. A total of 83 subjects were studied; 18 healthy volunteers given 10 or 20 mg iv. for 6 days, 40 in-patients with normal renal function given 10 mg iv. two times per day (except two children given 0.2 mg/kg), 12 patients with cerebral oedema and normal renal function given a massive iv. dose on the day of surgery (49.2 ± 19.3 mg) and 15.4 ± 9.4 mg daily for the following 10 days and 13 patients with impaired renal function due to glomerulonephritis or pyelonephritis, who were given 20–25 mg iv. daily for 6 days. "In all studies renal function was monitored daily resorting to the usual tests of renal function: BUN, serum creatinine, creatinine clearance, urinalysis. In a selected number of cases paraaminohippurate and labelled EDTA clearance were also measured. No signs of development of renal impairment in the patients with normal renal function or of worsening of renal function in the patients with renal impairment were recorded." It is concluded that aescin has excellent tolerability in a clinical setting.[18]
Raw Horse Chestnut seed, leaf, bark and flower are toxic due to the presence of esculin and should not be ingested. Horse chestnut seed is classified by the FDA as an unsafe herb.[14] The glycoside and saponin constituents are considered toxic.[14]
Aesculus hippocastanum is used in Bach flower remedies. When the buds are used it is referred to as "chestnut bud" and when the flowers are used it is referred to as "white chestnut".
Other chemicals[edit]
Quercetin 3,4'-diglucoside, a flavonol glycoside can also be found in horse chestnut seeds.[19] Leucocyanidin, leucodelphinidin and procyanidin A2 can also be found in horse chestnut.
Anne Frank Tree[edit]
A famous specimen of the horse-chestnut was the Anne Frank Tree in the centre of Amsterdam, which she mentioned in her diary and which survived until August 2010, when a heavy wind blew it over.[20][21] Eleven young specimens, sprouted from seeds from this tree, were transported to the United States. After a long quarantine in Indianapolis, each tree was shipped off to a new home at a notable museum or institution in the United States, such as the 9/11 Memorial Park, Central H.S. in Little Rock, and two Holocaust Centers. One of them was planted outdoors in March 2013 in front of the Children's Museum of Indianapolis, where they were originally quarantined. [1]
The horse-chestnut is a favourite subject for bonsai.[22]
- Bleeding canker. Half of all horse-chestnuts in Great Britain are now showing symptoms to some degree of this potentially lethal bacterial infection.[23][24]
- Guignardia leaf blotch, caused by the fungus Guignardia aesculi
- Wood rotting fungi, e.g. such as Armillaria and Ganoderma
- Horse-chestnut scale, caused by the insect Pulvinaria regalis
- Horse-chestnut leaf miner, Cameraria ohridella, a leaf mining moth.[25] also affecting large numbers of UK trees.[24]
- Phytophthora bleeding canker, a fungal infection.[26]
- ^ https://bioweb.uwlax.edu/bio203/s2013/phillips_reb2/reproduction.htm
- ^ "BSBI List 2007". Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland. Archived from the original (xls) on 2015-02-25. Retrieved 2014-10-17.
- ^ Rushforth, K. (1999). Trees of Britain and Europe. Collins ISBN 0-00-220013-9.
- ^ Lack, H. Walter. "The Discovery and Rediscovery of the Horse Chestnut" (PDF). Arnoldia. 61 (4).
- ^ Euro+Med Plantbase Project: Aesculus hippocastanum
- ^ Edmonton
- ^ Højgaard, A., Jóhansen, J., & Ødum, S. (1989). A century of tree planting on the Faroe Islands. Ann. Soc. Sci. Faeroensis Supplementum 14.
- ^ "Conkers - collected for use in two world wars". Making history. BBC. Retrieved 27 September 2014.
- ^ Lewis, Lon D. (1995). Feeding and care of the horse. Wiley-Blackwell. ISBN 9780683049671. Retrieved 2011-10-21.
- ^ Edwards, Jon (2010). "Spiders vs conkers: the definitive guide". Royal Society of Chemistry. Retrieved 2013-09-09.
- ^ Lees, D.C.; Lopez-Vaamonde, C.; Augustin, S. 2009. Taxon page for Cameraria ohridella Deschka & Dimic 1986. In: EOLspecies, http://www.eol.org/pages/306084. First Created: 2009-06-22T13:47:37Z. Last Updated: 2009-08-10T12:57:23Z.
- ^ Kiev
- ^ Diehm C, Trampisch HJ, Lange S, Schmidt C. Comparison of leg compression stocking and oral horse-chestnut seed extract therapy in patients with chronic venous insufficiency. Lancet. 1996;347:292–4.
- ^ a b c d Horse Chestnut, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center
- ^ http://nccih.nih.gov/health/horsechestnut NCCIH.nih.gov Horse Chestnut page
- ^ Pittler MH, Ernst E. (2012). "Horse chestnut seed extract for chronic venous insufficiency". Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 11: CD003230. doi:10.1002/14651858.CD003230.pub4. PMID 23152216.
- ^ Supplementary drugs and other substances: Aesculus. In: Martindale. The Complete Drug Reference, 32nd edn. Pharmaceutical Press, 1999: 1543–4.
- ^ Sirtori CR (September 2001). "Aescin: pharmacology, pharmacokinetics and therapeutic profile". Pharmacol. Res. 44 (3): 183–193. doi:10.1006/phrs.2001.0847. PMID 11529685.
- ^ Quercetin-3,4′-diglukosid, ein Flavonolglykosid des Roßkastaniensamens. Wagner J, Naturwissenschaften, 1961, Volume 48, Issue 2, page 54, doi:10.1007/BF00603428
- ^ Sterling, Toby (24 August 2010). "Anne Frank's 'beautiful' tree felled by Amsterdam storm". The Scotsman. Retrieved 24 August 2010.
- ^ Gray-Block, Aaron (23 August 2010). "Anne Frank tree falls over in heavy wind, rain". Reuters. Archived from the original on 24 August 2010. Retrieved 24 August 2010.
- ^ D'Cruz, Mark. "Ma-Ke Bonsai Care Guide for Aesculus hippocastanum". Ma-Ke Bonsai. Retrieved 2011-07-05.
- ^ "Extent of the bleeding canker of horse chestnut problem". UK Forestry Commission. Retrieved 2010-01-09.
- ^ a b http://www.suffolkcoastal.gov.uk/yourdistrict/trees/chestnuts/default.htm
- ^ "Other common pest and disease problems of horse chestnut". UK Forestry Commission. Retrieved 2010-01-09.
- ^ "Bleeding Canker". Royal Horticultural Society. 11 November 2009. Archived from the original on 16 January 2010. Retrieved 2010-01-09.
External links[edit]
|Wikimedia Commons has media related to Aesculus hippocastanum.
- NCCIH.nih.gov Horse Chestnut page
- NIH.gov Horse Chestnut page
- Naturalpedia
- Taxon page for Cameraria ohridella Deschka & Dimic 1986
- Eichhorn, Markus (October 2010). "The Conker Tree (Horse Chestnut)". Test Tube. Brady Haran for the University of Nottingham.


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Edward Snowden has reclaimed the phrase "mission accomplished" from a certain former president in a much different context, couching it in terms of his appraisal of the outcome of his leaks to the press of highly classified information from his former employer, the National Security Agency.
According to Snowden, who sat for an interview with The Washington Post this week, he did what he set out to do. Currently situated in Moscow, he reflected on his choice to alert the press about the NSA's surveillance practices and how he sizes up his role in the wake of the revelations:
The 29-year-old whistle-blower acknowledged that he wasn't sure how his actions would be received by the civilian population, but he ultimately decided that "the alternative, which is not to act" wasn't going to work for him. "Because even if your analysis proves to be wrong," he said, "the marketplace of ideas will bear that out."
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The Palomar Testbed Interferometer (PTI) is a long-baseline infrared interferometer funded by NASA as part of the ASEPS program. PTI has been designed to demonstrate the technology for the indirect direction of exoplanets, through observation of the astrometric wobble of the parent star with extremely high accuracy, with ultimate application to the Keck Interferometer. To achieve high accuracies, PTI uses a dual-object approach, to observe the parent star and a nearby astrometric reference star simultaneously on the same baseline. With narrow fields and long baselines, the astrometric accuracy on selected targets should be <50 \muas\sqrth. PTI uses 40 cm apertures over a baseline of 110 m, with automatic fringe tracking at 2.2 \mum using NICMOS-III array detectors. Installation of the interferometer components at Palomar Mountain began May 1, and first fringes were obtained July 27. Subsequent engineering work has been directed toward dual-star observations, atmospheric characterization, and full automation. A status report and initial observations will be presented.
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But now that it's spread to magazines, the trend has to be stopped.
The latest issue of Latina magazine features photos of Jessica Alba mimicking scenes from famous horror movies -- including the rather pathetic re-do of "Rosemary's Baby," above. It's terrifying all right -- but not in the way they meant.
And although it's the latest, it's not even the worst.
There was, for example, that recent Vanity Fair spread, which featured iconic Hitchcock movies recast with modern stars -- ranging from Renee Zellweger as Kim Novak in "Vertigo" (surprisingly effective) to Seth Rogen, right, as Cary Grant in "North by Northwest" (I wouldn't have even cast him as Harry in "The Trouble With...")
And there was the by-now infamous New York pictorial I posted about yesterday, that starred Lindsay Lohan, left, in Bert Stern photos as Marilyn Monroe -- a bad-taste idea that not only trafficked in the starlet's own recent rehabbing troubles, but reduced a literally luminous, womanly goddess into a skinny starlet in a bleached-blonde wig.
And it's time to say this fad has passed.
You can pick up all of these magazines on the newstand -- or take quick online looks at Alba here, and the Hitch-schlock here, and La Lohan here.
Or you can ignore all of it. And leave your memories undiluted -- and perfect.


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On Aug 24, 11:00 am, mad.scientist...@gmail.com wrote:
> Did or does Adobe or Macromedia or some 3rd party make an app to
> create Flash animations on a PocketPC 2000 or Windows CE 2.11 device?
> Does anyone know?
Just make a regular Flash file, using whatever tools you can afford.
I only have an old MX2004 IDE, and have used it to make some simple
screens. But Adobe's latest stuff like Creative Suite 3 sepcifically
includes support for mobile devices, including nice on-screen pics.
Tips for playing it back (besides just using an HTML object):
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'Big Bang,' 'Men' top draws of Monday night
Even in repeats, CBS dominated Monday's primetime ratings race, claiming the night's five top-rated broadcast shows among young adults.
According to preliminary nationals from Nielsen, the Eye net's middle-hour comedies "Two and a Half Men" (2.7 rating/8 share in adults 18-49, 9.3 million viewers overall) and "The Big Bang Theory" (2.8/8 in 18-49, 8.3 million viewers overall) were easily the top two draws of the night among adults 18-49, while "Men" was once again Monday's most-watched program overall. CBS was also stronger than usual in the opening hour with "How I Met Your Mother" (2.0/7 in 18-49, 5.6 million viewers overall) and a special second seg of the series at 8:30 p.m. (2.2/7 in 18-49, 5.8 million viewers overall), and the net then easily topped its broadcast competition during the 10 o'clock hour with "CSI: Miami" (1.9/5 in 18-49, 7.2 million viewers overall).
At ABC, the finale of "Dating in the Dark" (1.7/5 in 18-49, 4.2 million viewers overall) was down a tad vs. its episode of the previous week; the show was a solid performer for the net, especially when it aired behind "The Bachelor" earlier this summer, and has to be considered a candidate to return next summer.
NBC's finale of "Great American Road Trip" (1.3/4 in 18-49, 4.8 million viewers overall) was in line with its previous week's performance, ranking third among the broadcast nets at 8 o'clock. The Peacock's highest-rated program on the night was "Dateline" at 10 p.m. (1.4/4 in 18-49, 5.8 million viewers overall).
And Fox hung in there with repeats of its dramas "House" (1.6/5 in 18-49, 4.6 million viewers overall) and "Lie to Me" (1.4/4 in 18-49, 4.2 million viewers overall).
CW's repeats of "One Tree Hill" (0.4/1 in 18-49, 1.0 million viewers overall) and "Gossip Girl" (0.3/1 in 18-49, 0.8 million viewers overall) barely registered on the Nielsen needle. These shows will return with original episodes in three weeks, getting a jump start on the rest of the night.
Preliminary 18-49 averages for the night: CBS, 2.3/7; Fox, 1.5/4; Univision, 1.4/4; ABC and NBC, 1.3/4; CW, 0.4/1.
In total viewers: CBS, 7.2 million; NBC, 5.0 million; Fox, 4.4 million; ABC, 3.7 million; Univision, 3.5 million; CW, 0.9 million.


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Skylanders Minis bring the cute factor to Skylanders: Trap Team
Brand new toy range is the most adorable yet.
Limited Edition Eon's Elite Skylanders releasing this autumn, 3x as powerful as normal Skylanders
Classic Spyro's Adventure characters getting powerful re-release.
Skylanders: Trap Team figures revealed in leaked photo
New Portal of Power revealed ahead of official announcement?
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Activision Blizzard goes independent in $8.2 billion buyout
Kotick and partner stump up $100 million of their own money.
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The former Dallas Stars center flew to Detroit on Tuesday and spent three hours over lunch listening to Red Wings general manager Ken Holland and coach Mike Babcock make a strong pitch for his services. He then attended the Tigers game with the Red Wings' brass.
Afterward, Modano said he is seriously considering joining the Red Wings.
"They are very serious about how I can help them, and that's a great feeling,'' Modano told the Dallas Morning News. "I can see myself fitting in with this group, and to hear that they want me, that does make you feel you can definitely still play.''
Holland said he and Babcock told Modano why they would like him to join their team and explained what his role would be.
The Red Wings think Modano can fit in nicely as their third-line center. The future Hall-of-Famer has spent his entire 20-year NHL career with the Stars, who declined to offer him a new contract.
"It was an opportunity to sit down with him, hear what he's thinking, have him hear what we're thinking,'' Holland said. "It was a get-to-know-one-another session.''
Holland said Modano gave no indication if he will play next season and no time frame on making a decision. He was scheduled to fly back to Dallas on Wednesday.
"He's determining his future. He wanted to know what we think,'' Holland said. "He wants to talk to people close to him. He's got to determine if he has the energy, the enthusiasm, the determination and the drive to play again.''
It certainly sounds like Modano is motivated to continue playing.
"They are not trying to pressure me, but they want me to be sure,'' Modano said. "So I'll go home and talk to some people and we'll get back together on the phone.''
Holland said he has discussed the parameters of a contract with Modano's agent.
"We don't have much cap space,'' Holland said. "I've had conversations with his agent with what we can do in regards to money.''
The Red Wings are expected to offer a one- or two-year deal worth between $1 million and $1.5 million a season.
The chance to win another Stanley Cup (he won with Dallas in 1999) is appealing to Modano.
"They have a vision for where I fit and what I can do to help the team,'' Modano said. "And obviously, getting a chance to play for a team that really feels it has a chance to win the Cup, that's important.''
Said Holland: "He's a local superstar, one of the greatest American players ever. We've had good success with older players.''


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Tyndale House Publishers is challenging the controversial Obamacare birth control mandate, arguing that the administration's strict exemption excludes most religious companies.
The Bible publishing group appeared in court Friday in the nation's capital, represented by Alliance Defending Freedom. They object to the requirement that it provide free insurance coverage for drugs that cause abortions.
They argued that even though the federal government allows for a religious exemption, the administration interprets it so strictly, even some of the most religious companies aren't covered.
"For the government to say that a Bible publisher is not religious is alarming," ADF Attorney Matt Bowman said. "It demonstrates how clearly the Obama administration is willing to disregard the Constitution's protection of religious freedom to achieve certain political purposes."
The foundation that owns Tyndale donates 96.5 percent of its profits to religious causes around the world.
The publishing company could face an uphill battle as it is currently subject to the mandate. The Obama administration has ruled that for-profit corporations are "non-religious" and therefore non-exempt.
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Hi folks!
I'd like to announce that the work on UTF8-compatible syscons is going on.
Current Status:
I've finished with UTF-8 decoding in syscons. This includes kernel-mode
decoder, user-mode unit-tests for it, patch for syscons output processor to
transcode UTF-8 to 8-bit encoding depending on global mode flag using
specified transcoding map, and user-mode integration test application that
produces UTF8-encoded characters from various unicode regions on its
standard output stream.
What needs to be done:
* encoder to convert user input to UTF-8
* IOCTLs for setting UTF-8 mode on and off (currently hardcoded un syscons
initialization routine)
* IOCTLs for updating UTF-8-to-8-bit transcoding map (map is also hardcoded
in init routine)
* patch vidcontrol for utilizing IOCTLs mentioned earlier
* examing impact of switching to UTF-8 on the system, utilities, ports, etc.
For the purpose of updates like that I would like to have something like a
page on FreeBSD wiki. I would place status information, documentation and
current patches there. In my opinion it's better than having it placed on
3rd party website. Is it possible?
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Hello, IxDs and information junkies:
If you're in SF this week, join us at this free event. Dan's approach to
information design is easy, smart and fun. Don't miss it!
Adaptive Path invites you to an evening of talk and drawing with Dan
Roam, the author of The Back Of The Napkin: Solving Problems & Selling
Ideas With Pictures.
WHEN: Tuesday September 23, 2008
6:00pm - 8:00pm
WHERE: Adaptive Path
363 Brannan Street, San Francisco, California 94107
RSVP on Upcoming: http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/1075478/
Dan will talk about how to distill complex ideas into easily shared and
memorable sketches. If you've ever stared blankly at a white board, a
sticky note, or the back of a napkin this is an evening to get you
inspired and to start making concepts into stories told with pictures.
If you'd like to see some of Dan's work and read what he's thinking
about, check out his blog here: http://www.digitalroam.typepad.com/
You can also read about Dan in a recent Fast Company article:
* Signed copies of Dan's book will be available for sale.
* Beverages and nibbles will be provided.
* Be sure to get a seat: come by 6:30 as the talk starts
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Thanks, and we look forward to seeing you on Tuesday.
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Thanks for the feedback, Rob. I'm sorry you were disappointed.
I agree that many people do understand things like "right size images": This has been preached by Steve Souders for years so some really should understand that. However, the data shows that many developers either do not know, or do not necessarily understand the impact -- particularly in a mobile-first world where this becomes even more important. I expected for some experts to get little out of the advice itself, and more out of the importance of that advice -- seeing the impact of these decisions on memory and CPU / GPU utilization. For instance, even looking at my own blog as well as yours, there are a lot of anti-patterns for performance that I have opted to ignore (again, as I'm sure you have) : tons of script throughout the page head / body, multiple registrations for document ready, antiquated if IE checks, etc. But knowing the impact makes us all more inclined to make changes.
Your point is very valid, though, and I'll perhaps aim a little higher next year should I agree to do another session. What would you prefer to see instead? What would be useful to you, at an expert level? Thanks again for the feedback. Very useful.


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Scare yourself silly around Erie in October
Wasn't it the cast of "Monty Python's Spamalot" that cheerfully advised us to "Always Look on the Fright Side of Life?"
Smart lads. In October, in the Erie region, it's nearly impossible to look any other way. Scream all you want, but Halloween has become a 31-day occasion with haunted houses, corn mazes, stage shows, scary movies, ghost walks, government shutdowns and other paranormal activities.
With so many choices, it's not easy to choose your poison. Allow us to show you the light in the darkness.
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In this edition of YA Wednesday, we remind you that books are among the most rewarding, entertaining, educational, practical, FUN, portable, (did I mention potentially life-altering?), and affordable gifts for the holidays. Here are just a few to consider...
Congrats to Morris Award shortlisters!
This week, YALSA announced the short list for their first ever Morris Award (full name: the William C. Morris YA Debut Award), which will honor one of these outstanding 2008 YA books by first-time authors:
A Curse Dark as Gold, by Elizabeth C. Bunce
Graceling, by Kristin Cashore
Absolute Brightness, by James Lecesne
Madapple, by Christina Meldrum
Me, the Missing, and the Dead, by Jenny Valentine
The winner will be announced in early 2009. (found via Tasha Saecker on Kids Lit)
The end of a monarchy...
As fans of Meg Cabot are well aware by now, the series that introduced so many girls to Princess Mia is ending on January 6, 2009 with the publication of Princess Diaries X: Forever Princess. Cabot has been posting updates about the big January 9 farewell party/benefit for the New York Public Library on her blog:
"The Switchblade Kittens will not only perform at the event–they're putting out an actual CD of songs devoted entirely to the Princess Diaries series (and a few of my other books)!"
(Cuteness warning: when I opened the Switchblade Kittens' website, a very sparkly song called "Magic Cat" started blaring out of my computer.) Their Princess Diaries CD, "Rebel Princess," will be on sale at the event. And there will be tiaras designed by 25 celebrities. Tiaras!
Mia (wink) is also posting updates on her blog (with a little help from Meg) about Ransom My Heart, the romance novel Mia wrote (also with help from Meg) in Forever Princess. It's coming out on January 6, too.
Publisher's Weekly had a story about the series last week, with this bittersweet quote from Cabot:
"I keep thinking of things that would be great for her next story, and then I have to remind myself that there will be no next one. It has taken a lot of adjustment."
Side note: Readergirlz is featuring Meg Cabot this month and one of her (non-PD) books, How to be Popular.
Guys who write about guys who...
The always insightful and outspoken Horn Book editor Roger Sutton (Read Roger) reviewed two YA novels in the New York Times last week. They are both realist fiction written by guys about guys, which is, apparently, a bit of an anomaly in the YA world.
On Paper Towns, by John Green:
"What's a guy-writer to do? He can write for younger children, where the male audience is not yet lost, or he can write in a genre like science fiction or suspense, which hold on to a male readership in a way domestic fiction does not. He can write about girls, of course, although I'm having a hard time coming up with the name of any male author in the young adult genre who has done this with more than one-off success.
Or he can write about what boys find so fascinating about girls. John Green is the master of this."
On Black Rabbit Summer, by Kevin Brooks:
"...he knows how to keep a story going and gathering steam, and plain- speaking has a virtue of its own: " 'I'm a police officer,' " the narrator's father says. " 'I believe in what I do.' He looked at me. 'And you're my son, and I believe in you, too.'
Those are sentiments that get where the boys are, in case you girls are wondering."
Quick links...
Galley Cat posted photos of Melissa Walker and Mari Mancusi at Butter, "the restaurant on Gossip Girl," where the two celebrated their latest books, Violet in Private (Walker) and Gamer Girl (Mancusi), with games. You know, games: Connect Four, Hungry Hungry Hippos, etc.
On The Millions, Rachel Fershleiser, co-editor of Not Quite What I Was Planning (remember the six-word memoirs?) raved about Frank Portman's King Dork (which came out in paperback in February of this year):
"It's as funny and filthy and filled with the inhumanities of high school loserdom as everyone has said... But for me, the true brilliance lies in the complex questions of our antihero's dead father and the coded messages left behind in his library of classic books. King Dork is the only book I've ever read in which the mystery is never resolved, and I finished feeling completely satisfied anyway. For that near-impossible feat, this story is as sophisticated as it is scatological."
Bookends reviewed the inventive graphic Western, Rapunzel's Revenge.
Old Hag (Lizzie Skurnick) interviewed Kelly Link (Pretty Monsters, one of three Amazon Best of 2008 books in this post) last Saturday at the Indie & Small Press Book Fair in NYC. Many announced it, but no one wrote about it. Did they? Anyone? New Yorkers? Were you there? We need details!--Heidi
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Have a look at John Marsden. Australian author, very well known, widely translated, with many YA books written based on young female protagonists. (In particular, the "Tomorrow When The War Began" series - it won numerous European YA lit awards).
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Recappping last weekend's CIAC state championship games in boys and girls basketball:
CLASS LL BOYS: Top-seeded St. Joseph used an 18-0 run in the second half to knock off second-seeded Hillhouse 62-54.
St. Joseph (27-1) received a game-high 26 points from James Jennings, and 18 from Timajh Parker. Parker made 14 of his 15 free throw attempts.
St. Joseph didn't make a field goal in the second quarter, and Hillhouse (24-2) led by 13 in the third. It was the 11th state title for St. Joseph coach Vito Montelli, who has won a state-record 880 games (all at St. Joseph). Montelli guided St. Joseph to victory over Fairfield Prep in last year's Class LL championship game.
CLASS LL GIRLS: A Jessica Lynch layup with 21 seconds to play gave ninth-seeded Newtown the lead for good in its 44-42 triumph over 10-seeded Mercy.
Mercy (21-6) overcame a 13-point deficit in the third quarter to take a 42-41 lead with 29 seconds to play, but Lynch's basket came on the ensuing possession. Riley Wurtz tossed in a team-high 18 points for Newtown (22-4).
Mercy has lost the Class LL championship game in each of the last three seasons.
CLASS L BOYS: Treyvon Moore scored a game-high 25 points to help second-seeded Career, Magnet defeat top-seeded Northwest Catholic 51-49.
The victory handed Career Magnet (27-2) the program's first state title.
Northwest Catholic (23-4) missed 17 of its 20 field goal attempts in the first half and trailed 29-13 entering the third. Kuran Iverson scored 20 points, grabbed 17 rebounds and blocked four shots in the loss.
CLASS L GIRLS: A strong finish handed third-seeded Bacon Academy a 38-34 victory over top-seeded E.O. Smith.
Bacon (22-3) closed the game with a 12-0 run. E.O. Smith (25-2) failed to score in the final 5:49 and made one field goal in the fourth quarter.
Taylor McLaughlin led Bacon Academy with 13 points.
CLASS M BOYS: Senior Nolan Long, a 6-foot-9 center, scored 21 points and pulled down 11 rebounds as second-seeded Waterford collected the program's first state championship by beating fourth-seeded Watertown 71-57.
Senior guard Geary McLeon added 18 points, seven assists and five steals for the Lancers (25-2). It was the fourth loss for Watertown (24-4).
CLASS M GIRLS: Guard Fifi Walcott scored 16 points as top-seeded Weaver won its first state championship with a 55-47 triumph over second-seeded Tolland.
The Beavers (25-2) set a school record for victories en route to the title.
Kristin Schatzlein, Connecticut's Gatorade Player of the Year, scored a game-high 32 points in the loss. Tolland (24-4) committed 32 turnovers.
CLASS S BOYS: Vitor Melo collected 14 points and 13 rebounds to help top-seeded Immaculate defeat third-seeded Capital Prep 67-53.
Capital Prep (23-4) entered the game averaging 85.9 points per game, but was held to its lowest point total of the season. Immaculate (26-1) outrebounded Capital Prep, 49-30.
CLASS S GIRLS: Three players scored in double figures for top-seeded Coginchaug, which won its first state championship by beating second-seeded Capital Prep 58-48.
Lauren Esposito scored 18 points and grabbed nine rebounds for Coginchaug (25-2). Audrey Biesak scored 11 and Jessica Solomon added 10 for Coginchaug.
DeJane James tossed in 19 for Capital Prep (23-4).
Billy Vizzo scored three goals as second-seeded Notre Dame-West Haven (20-3-1) defeated fourth-seeded Glastonbury (20-5-0) 5-0 in the Division I championship game.
It was the only time Glastonbury has been shut out this season.
In last weekend's other championship games, fifth-seeded Trumbull scored five third-period goals during a 5-3 triumph over seventh-seeded Branford in the Division II championship game; and Drew O'Leary made 18 saves to help top-seeded Newington/Berlin beat third-seeded Northwest Catholic 2-1 in the Division III championship game.
Sophomore Brendan Strobel scored twice for Trumbull (17-9-0). His second goal gave Trumbull a 4-3 lead with 1:35 to play.
Brandon Ralph and Brendon Richard scored in Newington/Berlin's victory.
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This short novella came about after the actress playing Bree Tanner in the movie Eclipse wanted a little background about the character she was playing. When Stephenie Meyer started Bree's story she originally intended for it to be put into a book all about the Twilight saga. However, after the story began Stephenie realized that Bree's story should stand alone and quickly this novella came to be.
The story is a sad one about Bree Tanner, a teen who got caught in the middle of the feud between the Cullen coven and Victoria. It begins when Bree is about 3 months old (in her vampire life). She is part of a renegade newborn group created by Victoria and maintained by Riley. Bree meets Diego, another newborn (although somewhat older than her at almost a year) who she immediately feels a sense of togetherness with. When Bree and Diego discover that they haven't been told the whole truth about a vampire's way of life or why they were created, they know something's up and it isn't good. In a few short days Bree's short vampire life is turned upside down and she fights within herself to discover why exactly she was brought into the vampire world.
I have to say that like all the Twilight books I really enjoyed this one. Stephenie Meyer may not be the world's best writer but she can spin a story and I always find her stories enjoyable. Bree Tanner is no different although I will say it was hard to read knowing the outcome. However, it was interesting to see what exactly had happened among the newborns. When I was reading Eclipse I remember thinking that it was kind of sad that these baby vampires were created to basically run into battle and it didn't matter whether they "lived" or died. I found myself quickly becoming attached to Bree and I couldn't help but think that I wish her outcome had been different, that the Cullens would have been able to save her in the end. Because I think Bree maybe could have made a good Cullen.
For anyone that has enjoyed the Twilight series, I'd definitely recommend this novella. It's a really quick read with a different perspective. I definitely enjoyed it.


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Welcome to Pastoral Care at North Oaks Health System. Thank you for your interest in our Pastoral Care services. As a part of the North Oaks family, Pastoral Care seeks to fulfill the North Oaks Health System mission to focus on our patients, community and one another. We are dedicated to promoting wellness, restoring health and providing comfort.
Chaplains are present to provide care for our patients, families and staff as they journey through the emotional, social and spiritual aspects of healing. The Pastoral Care team respects and supports all religious backgrounds and seeks to provide care within the traditions of the individual. We understand that as you encounter the burdens of care, illness, and bereavement, along with the many hurdles of life, you may need a moment of comfort, an ear to listen and a word of encouragement. Our Pastoral Care team is here for you.
North Oaks Medical Center Chapel is located on the first floor, in the corridor between the main entrance and the cafeteria. It is available for personal prayer, worship, meditation and quiet reflection 24 hours a day. Christian Fellowship Group offers a 20-minute devotional in our Chapel on Wednesdays at 7:30 am.
North Oaks Rehabilitation Hospital provides a room for meditation on the first floor of the hospital and it is also available to patients and guests 24 hours a day for personal prayer and reflection.
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Only two weeks remain in the 2013 MLB regular season, meaning it's all or nothing for a handful of teams in division and wild card races, while others will simply coast down the stretch run.
With a 40-man roster at their expense, each manager has the unique opportunity in September to play the hot hand and toy with roster combinations as the playoffs quickly approach.
Inconsistent play and waiver-wire deals may pave the way to the bench for 10 MLB starters as each game becomes ever more important in the waning days of 2013.
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Getting ready for the new G.I. BillDecember 5th, 2008 by AbbeyR
Most of us are familiar with advertisements created by the United States armed forces. A major selling point in a lot of these ads is the military's promise to help servicemen and women pay for their college education.
To me, this idea seems pretty fair. Our country owes a lot to the men and women who defend the United States through military service at home and abroad. Offering our veterans a quality education when they return home is probably the least we can do to repay them.
Since the end of World War II – and the first version of the G.I. Bill – veterans' circumstances have changed. Due to inflation, today's Iraq and Afghanistan veterans' benefits just don't go as far as they used to.
This coming August, the new G.I. Bill will take effect. This version of the bill offers benefits to those who have served at least 90 continuous days of active military duty since September 11, 2001, or those who served at least 30 days and were discharged with a service-connected disability.
What does this mean for veterans and civilians?
Most likely, it means more veterans around college and university campuses. The new bill has been updated to accommodate rising education costs, so more veterans can pursue a higher-quality education.
The college experience can be daunting for some veterans who have grown used to a military-style daily routine. Civilian students should be welcoming and respectful to veterans they meet. Some veterans don't mind answering questions about military life, but some would prefer more privacy.
If you want to get involved, many colleges have student veteran organizations. These groups can help veterans join a community, and can allow civilian students to reach out to veterans who have sacrificed so much for the rest of us.
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Your location: Klamath Falls, OR
Age (If you want): 22
How Primal are you: %100 no exceptions
Do you consume dairy: I use small amounts of butter, cheese and occasionally heavy cream.
Do you drink coffee or tea: Both, in moderation.
Motivator for switching to Primal: Optimal health!!
Favorite exercise: Playing at the park with my son
Favorite Primal food: I love fresh fruits and vegitables
Best part about being Primal: I feel great, I look great.
Worst part about being Primal: I can't think of anything right now!
Welcome! I was born and raised in PDX.
Hello from Dunsmuir, Ca - just down the road.
Welcome - I'm right up the road from you in Creswell. What kind of outdoor fun do you have in in K-falls? I myself would love to come for the big bird migration, some of the best birdwatching in the world I hear.
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ORBren-There are many, many different species of birds here! Here in Kfalls we are known for our pelicans, and about an hour from here for the sand hill cranes. There's multiple wildlife viewing areas. The wide array of colorful birds is impressive, I still haven't identified all of the species. There's also a yearly bald eagle migration which is breath taking. I'm new to the area, so I haven't had the privilege of experiencing the big migration first hand but I'm sure it's well worth the trip!
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Meet Roxanne Duffy, RMSP Photo Weekends Administrator!
In 2010, our Career Training program students hailed from most every state of the union with a small contingent from the state of Washington. Seattle native, Roxanne Duffy was one of the Washingtonians who quickly became enamored with the beauty, western culture and wide open spaces of Montana. After graduating, she decided that staying here made a great deal of sense to her, so she planted roots just north of Missoula where she resides to this day. Since gaining local status she has applied for, and landed several positions with RMSP including assisting in several of our Workshops, and is currently the administrator for our fourteen Photo Weekends events in 2012.
If you have attended any of these events this year, you have probably seen a very active and engaging person coordinating the entire event while also interacting with the excited and valued participants who join us. From setting up displays and materials to handling projection and sound equipment to directing various volunteers, Roxanne is a ball of energy who knows how to get things done! And we should warn you in advance that both her smile and laughter are quite contagious!!
Much behind-the-scenes time and effort goes into the planning of the Weekends each year with scheduling and contracting of venues, travel arrangements, shipping challenges, marketing of the various events and finally making it all run like clockwork on the days they take place. The responsibility of making it all run smoothly is the role of both Photo Weekends Director, Michelle Lousen, and the administrator. This is the first season for Roxanne in this role and she has doing a bang up job. Along with two instructors at each Weekend, she arrives a day in advance and makes it all run like clockwork from arrival to final tear down. From the rave reviews we've been reading and hearing so far, the impact of these fun and informative experiences are exceeding expectations. Obviously, the instructors deserve a huge of amount of credit for their ease and expertise in teaching both technical and creative material, and they are often whom the participants rightfully acknowledge. However, the experience would be entirely different without a dedicated, efficient, organized and enthusiastic administrator on site to help produce the quality that RMSP is known for.
In Roxanne's case, her background has very much prepared her for this important role. With a former long-term corporate role in website development, major project and event coordination, client outreach, video production and photography – at one point she actually developed her own color film and prints for wedding clients (!) – her education and experience are a considerable asset to the Photo Weekends program and to RMSP in general. In the times she's not traveling around the nation on this tour, she's quietly working on several art and business projects. Interesting enough, one of these involves making homemade truffles and she plans to combine her fine art and portrait photography with the packaging of these unique culinary gifts. If you have a chance to meet Roxanne in person, you'll notice a smile and ease of character that belies both her creative spirit and serious work ethic. We're proud to have her on our team. If you have or will attend a RMSP Weekend this year, we hope you come to realize your experience is as much her responsibility as anyone elses. We happen to believe that Roxanne simply rocks!
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I volunteered at the SLC Photo Weekend & had the pleasure of working closely with Roxanne. She was amazing & really kept the ball rolling the entire weekend. She was always smiling & easy to talk to. RMSP does a great job of hiring fantastic people. She is a keeper 🙂
Wendi Kennedy
Great article! Great job Rox!!!!
Kathy Williamson
Terrific article. You have a right to be excited…and proud. You go girl!!
Paul Cox
Hey I remember you from the Victoria trip. How cool a life change!
Wishing you good luck and keep shooting.
Walter White
Rox Rocks! Got the chance to meet her at the Atlanta weekend as a volunteer and got the opportunity to see her in action as the weekend administrator and also saw some of her photography. She is talented, dedicated and fun! Seems to be a winning formula for RMSP!
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Monday, January 28, 2013
Elias keeps rolling with 900th point; Matteau gets chills playing in Montreal; Giontas enjoy meeting
Patrik Elias continued his strong start to the season with a goal and two assists in the Devils' 4-3 overtime loss tonight in Montreal.
Elias' assist on Dainius Zubrus' goal that tied the game at 3 with 6:58 left in regulation was the 900th point of his career. Of course, he is already the Devils' all-time leader in that points, goals (363 after scoring one tonight) and assists (537, including two tonight).
Elias, who picked up the puck from his 900th point, tied Tony Amonte for 96th place on the NHL's all-time points list and ranks ninth among active players.
"It's great," Elias said of reaching 900 points. "I enjoy it and I enjoy doing it here in Montreal. It's a great hockey town and I always like to play here. So, it's a nice accomplishment. I don't know if I'll get my 1,000th (point) in New Jersey. Maybe."
Elias, 36, is slated to become an unrestricted free agent after this season and there have yet to be any negotiations with the Devils on a new contract, but it's difficult to picture him playing for another team.
Elias, who became the Devils' all-time leader in goals when he scored twice in a 5-3 victory on Dec. 17, 2011 at Bell Centre, was one of the Devils' best players tonight. In addition to his three points, he had three shots on goal and was 11-4 on draws in 18:46 of ice time.
"He was fantastic," Devils coach Pete DeBoer said. "Our experienced guys have been our most consistent performers."
"Patty is a true professional, a guy that works hard at being ready for the hockey games, prepares himself real well game in and game out," goaltender Martin Brodeur said. "And when you have guys that are in good shape and are tremendously talented in the sport, if you put so much attention to detail, you're going to do well and that's why he's doing so well."
Right wing David Clarkson also had a goal and two assists and with three goals and three assist is tied with Elias (two goals, four assists) for the team lead with six points. Clarkson and Ilya Kovalchuk, who picked up the secondary assist on Clarkson's 5-on-3 goal, both have at least one point in all four games this season.
Devils 18-year-old rookie Stefan Matteau enjoyed playing an NHL game in Montreal for the first time in his young career. Matteau's family lives about 25 minutes away in Blainville, Quebec and he estimated he had 10 friends and family members at Bell Centre today, including his father, ex-NHLer Stephane Matteau.
"It was a great experience having my family here and having everyone else here," he said. "I was playing on the top line for a while and it was too bad we didn't get the win, but I felt the whole team got better and better through the game."
Matteau was in the Devils' starting lineup on the top line with Travis Zajac and Ilya Kovalchuk, so he got to stand on the blue line during singing of the U.S. and Canadian anthems.
"It sent chills down my spine and I just kept thinking not to leave after the first (anthem) because a bunch of guys were telling me not to leave after the first one," Matteau said. "But it was definitely great."
Matteau played 12 shifts for 9:32 in ice time for the night, but played only two shifts in the third period and not at all after the 10:27 mark of the third.
DeBoer felt Matteau, "did a good job," on the line, though.
Still, it appears Tuesday's game in Boston could be his last before being returned to his junior team (Blainville-Boisbriand in the QMJHL). Tuesday's game would be Matteau's fifth of the season. If he plays in six or more this season, it would count as a full season off his entry-level contract and move him one year closer to free agency.
Devils center Stephen Gionta had dinner with his older brother, Brian, Saturday night in Montreal, but it was back to business tonight as they faced off for only the second time in the NHL.
The Giontas faced each other once before on Dec. 2, 2010 at Prudential Center (a 5-1 Habs' win), but this was Stephen's first NHL game at Bell Centre.
"It was pretty cool," Stephen said. "It's a fun atmosphere to come in and play here."
The Giontas were on the ice against each other for a few shifts, but Stephen said they didn't speak during the game.
"I didn't talk to him," Stephen said. "I kind of ignored him a little bit. I'll go talk to him now."
Stephen said he "tried to" hit Brian, but his older brother found a way to escape.
"I had him lined up one time and he bailed out on me there," Stephen said.
"He just can't hit me," Brian responded. "I'm too quick."
Devils' radio broadcaster Sherry Ross reported that Brian Gionta's son, Adam, wore a No. 11 Devils T-shirt for his Uncle Stephen under his father's No. 21 Canadiens jersey during the game.


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For the second straight week, the UNM Football Team lost a quarterback to a concussion.
Quarterback B.R. Holbrook hit his head on the turf in the second quarter of the Air Force game. Holbrook finished out the quarter, but did not finish the game.
Last week in Hawaii, Cole Gautsche suffered a concussion and did not play against Air Force.
UNM Head Coach Bob Davie said Gautsche is ''probable'' for Saturday's game against Fresno State, while Holbrook is considered ''doubtful.''
UNM hosts Fresno State at University Stadium on Saturday. Kickoff is scheduled for 1:30 p.m.


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ALBANY – The state's public power company has raised costs for consumers while regularly bailing out the state budget, having a payroll with 35 percent of its staff making more than $100,000 a year and employing three full-time pilots and several travel services workers, the state comptroller said Thursday.
Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli warned that the core mission of the New York Power Authority – assisting with economic development and providing low-cost power from the Niagara and St. Lawrence rivers and other areas – has been weakened by the financial decisions of the agency and the state.
Over the past decade, governors and lawmakers have turned to NYPA's bank account to provide $1.16 billion to the state's general fund to help with everything from closing deficits to funding programs the state otherwise might not have enough money to create, were it not for the NYPA money.
The core mission of NYPA, created in 1931 as the nation's largest public utility company, "may be hindered by the state's repeated use of the authority's resources for budget relief and other purposes," a report issued by DiNapoli noted.
NYPA officials shot back at DiNapoli, saying his report contained a number of errors that would have been caught had the comptroller's office spoken with NYPA while doing the report. They said DiNapoli was wrong in claiming the diversion of NYPA money to the state has had any effect on electricity rates charged by NYPA.
NYPA, which had $2.8 billion in annual revenues from its 16 generating facilities – including the Niagara Power Project – and the more than 1,400 miles of power transmission lines it owns, has a board of directors, but every governor for decades has ultimately controlled the entity. In this year's budget, $90 million was moved from NYPA's budget to the state's budget.
In all during the past decade, DiNapoli said, 4.2 percent of NYPA's revenues have gone to helping governors and lawmakers balance the state's books.
NYPA has endured a long history of criticism over spending practices, and DiNapoli's new report was no exception. He portrayed it as an agency with a relatively large number of high-paid executives on its 1,636-person payroll. He said 35 percent of the staff makes more than $100,000, compared with 14 percent of employees at other state authorities. At NYPA, 58 people make more than $150,000.
Besides paying into the state pension system on behalf of its employees, NYPA also offers a 401(k) program for which employee contributions are matched in part by the authority. That program alone cost $2.4 million last year.
The staff includes three full-time pilots and three people who coordinate travel plans for NYPA officials. The agency owns one plane, which it purchased in 2007 for $6.4 million.
FlightAware, a flight tracking company, shows that NYPA's plane, a twin-engine, turboprop Beechcraft, had about 325 flights last year. Since July 26, it shows the plane flew 18 times, mostly between the agency's White Plains headquarters and Niagara Falls, Massena and an airport in Oneida County – airports near NYPA facilities.
DiNapoli noted that NYPA last year received a 10.7 percent increase on its power transmission charge that before the increase brought in $165 million to NYPA. Those charges eventually get passed along to consumers.
"The state regularly relies on NYPA for budget relief, which could pose future challenges for NYPA's ability to deliver low-cost power," DiNapoli said in a written statement. "New Yorkers pay some of the highest electricity rates in the country and need the rate relief that NYPA could provide it if appropriately focused its resources."
NYPA, in a written statement, said the comptroller's report "misinterprets key facts and ignores reforms" instituted over the past two years. Officials said the amount of money NYPA has provided to the state's general fund has sharply dropped since 2011, and that other public power companies around the nation also provide funds to their state governments.
The agency defended its air travel program, saying its eight-passenger plane has been invaluable in getting engineers and other personnel to its far-flung and hard-to-reach facilities and transmission lines, such as far northern New York, where commercial air service is spotty. The plane is used only after a cost analysis is done before each flight, said NYPA, which added that it also employs a travel desk to enforce government-rate fares for employees and contractors.
The agency, which also used to give out annual bonuses to employees, defended its salary structure, saying it is in line with other large public power utilities in the nation and needed to attract and retain skilled employees.
NYPA is a major force in Western New York's economy – thanks in part to the low-cost hydropower it supplies more than 100 businesses under a decades-old agreement that makes the electricity available to entities within a 30-mile radius of the Niagara Power Project. Besides direct cash grants it makes for economic development projects, nearly 700 megawatts is allocated under the Expansion and Replacement Power programs for eligible users, which include a host of big and small companies in the region that can buy electricity for about 40 percent less than wholesale price.
NYPA says tens of thousands of area jobs are at companies getting the low-cost power.
NYPA has also been headed by a number of Western New York residents over the years, including its current chairman, John Koelmel, the former chief executive at First Niagara Financial Group
Rep. Brian Higgins, D-Buffalo, who has long tussled with NYPA over the flow of economic development money and power for Western New York, says he is sensing a new attitude by top NYPA officials.
What is eroding, he said, is the long-held NYPA view that the Niagara Power Project, which he said accounts for 76 percent of NYPA's profits, is a statewide-only asset.
"It's not because it can't be located anyplace in New York. It's located in Western New York for one reason: because our natural resources make it possible," Higgins said.
The congressman said he has held discussions with NYPA's leadership and believes the agency will be putting more money into economic development projects in Western New York. He declined to identify potential investments but said deals could come together in the coming months. "I think there is new leadership at NYPA that recognizes it has a greater obligation to the Buffalo Niagara region," he added.
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SAGINAW, MI — The Saginaw Spirit saw some serious holes in their lineup after watching their season end in the first round of the playoffs against London.
It didn't take long to address them.
Saginaw dialed in for the OHL Priority Selection on Saturday, April 6 with a bevy of early selections that saw the Spirit nab a 44-goal scorer and two 6-foot-2 defensemen for next season.
"We just have to get better on the back end," Spirit General Manager Jim Paliafito said. "We wanted to add some size and toughness, and we accomplished that."
The Spirit opened selection with the No. 8 overall pick and took Mitchell Stephens, a 44-goal scorer from the Toronto Marlboros, before turning their attention to the defensive end for four straight selections.
"He's a hard-working kid," Saginaw coach Greg Gilbert said. "He's got some abilities, his skating is obviously there, but he's also a right-handed shot. He brings a lot of different dynamics to our club. I'm looking forward to getting to work with him."
With their first pick of the second round, Saginaw took 6-foot-2, 205-pound defenseman Ryan Orban and followed him five picks later with 6-foot-2, 166-pound defenseman Michael Holmes.
"You look at our back end overall, and we're not a big back end," Gilbert said. "We have some guys who were in at about (190-200 pounds), but they were 5-10 or 5-11.
"Nothing against those individuals, because they battled, but we need some bigger guys with longer reaches who are going to clear out the front of the net and give our goalies a chance to see the shots coming in."
In the third round, the Spirit took an offensive defenseman in Marcus Crawford, and they added a goalie in David Ovsjannikov in the fifth round.
Now the Spirit have a set of young defensemen to pair with the young forwards who saw extensive playing time last year.
"I think the young fellas we drafted are definitely going to add some elements to our hockey club," Gilbert said. "To move ahead, we've got to really stabilize our back end. Our goaltending is there and up front we've got some good young forward for us, but the back end is the area we really need to address and it's an opportunity for these guys to come in and show what they can do."
All told, Saginaw selected seven forwards, five defensemen and two goalies for a total of 14 picks.
"Whether all of them make it or not, they'll determine that," Paliafito said. "But there's going to be a battle for jobs. That's what it's all about. We're going to take the best players."
The Spirit are bringing their selections in for their annual Rookie Camp beginning Friday, April 26.
2013 Saginaw Spirit draft picks
1st Round (8th overall) - Mitchell Stephens
Toronto Marlboros - Center
5-foot-9, 166 pounds - 44 goals, 40 assists
2nd Round (23rd overall) - Ryan Orban
Ottawa Valley Titans - Defense
6-foot-2, 205 pounds - 9 goals, 8 assists
2nd Round (28th overall) - Michael Holmes
Barrie Colts - Defense
6-foot-2, 166 pounds - 5 goals, 27 assists
3rd Round (44th overall) - Marcus Crawford
South Central Coyotes - Defense
5-foot-10, 178 pounds - 11 goals, 24 assists
5th Round (88th overall) - David Ovsjannikov
Oakland Jr Grizzlies Minor Midget - Goalie
6-foot-3, 175 pounds - 3.76 GAA, .888 save percentage
7th Round (134th overall) - Tarek Baker
Omaha Lancers - Left Wing
5-foot-10, 180 goals - 9 goals, 13 assists
8th Round (143rd overall) - Jackson Bales
Brampton 45's - Center
5-foot-10, 150 pounds - 26 goals, 29 assists
8th Round (148th overall) - Kyler Carter
Sun County Panthers - Left Wing
6-foot-0, 175 pounds - 19 goals, 27 assists
9th Round (168th overall) - Adam McPhail
Soo Thunder - Right Wing
6-foot-1, 170 pounds - 40 goals, 34 assists
10th Round (188th overall) - Chase Stewart
Thunder Bay Kings - Defense
6-foot-1, 190 pounds - 6 goals, 30 assists
11th Round (208th overall) - Christian Rajic
Mississauga Rebels - Center
5-foot-8, 148 pounds - 6 goals, 9 assists
12th Round (228th overall) - Matthew Scott
Greater Kingston Frontenacs - Defense
6-foot-3, 209 pounds - 1 goal, 5 assists
14th Round (268th overall) - Brendan VanSweden
East Kentwood High School - Right Wing
5-foot-11, 175 pounds - 10 goals, 7 assists
15th Round (288th overall) - Josh Boyko
Toronto Marlboros - Goalie
5-foot-8, 157 pounds - 1.10 GAA
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