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A former builder accused of helping facilitate a mortgage fraud scheme that led to multiple foreclosures in a west Greeley subdivision pleaded guilty on Monday as part of an agreement.
Russell Dunlap , 31, of West Grove, Penn., was indicted along with Timothy Davis, 42, of Lacey, Wash., by a grand jury in November 2011. Dunlap faced 15 charges, accused of forgery, theft and violating the Colorado Organized Crime Control Act for his actions regarding six homes in the Owl Ridge development on 20th Street.
A grand jury indicted a third defendant, Kawika Morelli, in August.
As part of the plea agreement, all 15 charges against Dunlap were dropped on Monday. He pleaded guilty to an added count of theft — $1,000 to $20,000, a felony. The agreement stipulated that Dunlap must continue to cooperate with investigators and must be willing to testify in the future, according to information in court Monday.
Prosecutors will file a motion to dismiss a misdemeanor case that trailed the charges against Dunlap, and they have agreed not to file any new charges.
According to indictments, those involved in the scheme would defraud lenders by inflating home prices in the development. They would promise kickbacks to out-of-state straw buyers, who never made payments on the houses and eventually pulled out of the homes, leading to dozens of foreclosures.
Davis pleaded guilty to a felony theft charge, and nine other felony counts were dropped as part of an agreement. He was sentenced in October to three years in prison and three years on probation.
Morelli, 52, of Englewood, faces 10 felony theft and forgery charges and is scheduled to appear in court on Feb. 25. Morelli is accused of helping to submit false federal mortgage documents, making false statements on closing documents and giving kickbacks to straw buyers, according to a news release from the Weld District Attorney's Office.
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Ann Warren, 92, died Thursday, Sept. 20, 2001.
Services will be at 2 p.m. today in Blackburn-Shaw Memorial Chapel with the Rev. Terry Lowe of St. Stephen United Methodist Church officiating. Burial will be in Llano Cemetery by Blackburn-Shaw Funeral Directors, Fifth Avenue and Pierce Street.
Mrs. Warren died early Thursday morning after a brief illness. She made her home for the last four years at Potter House Assisted Living. She moved to Amarillo on April 28, 1919, from Marion, Ala., after the death of her mother in the 1918 flu epidemic. Her father, E.M. Blackburn Sr., had just purchased the Eakle Undertaking Co. from Clarence Eakle. It was the first undertaking company in Amarillo.
She graduated from Amarillo High School, attended nurses's training at the original Northwest Texas Hospital, and later was the first office nurse when Dr. W.H. Wheir started his practice.
She married Hugh Lackey of Perryton. She later returned to Amarillo to make a home for her father. She married Fred Warren on March 6, 1948. She was an avid bridge player and a charter member of St. Stephen United Methodist Church. She was a loving mother and friend and an inspiration to all who knew her.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Fred, on Sept. 16, 1978.
Survivors include three daughters, Betsy Northrup and Kay Sheffield, both of Amarillo, and Nan Sullivan of Jacksonville, Fla.; a son, Bill Lackey and wife Lee of Amarillo; a brother, E.M. Blackburn Jr.; eight grandchildren, Gwen Crow, Leta Nixon, Hugh Lackey, Melinda Northrup, Amy Pairis, Sara Northrup, Liz Sullivan and Jeffery Sullivan; and five great-grandchildren, Pamela Crow, Chelsie Marlatt, Kevin Pairis, Reese Marlatt and Tana Nixon.
The family suggests memorials be to Crown of Texas Hospice, 1000 S. Jefferson St., Amarillo, TX 79101 or to Bridge Children's Advocacy Center.
The family will be at 2224 Locust St. and 3908 Lynette Drive.
Amarillo Globe-News, Sept. 22, 2001
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There's a notion about parrots being difficult to feed — they're fussy and consume so little that it's nearly impossible to give them the proper nutrition they require. Sure, that might be true for some parrots, but for every picky Polly there's a Fatty Feathers that will gobble down everything. Whether your bird is a true gourmand or a dainty eater, it's important to feed it the best possible bird foods to your parrot.
"A lot of research has been done in the past 30 years on avian diets," said Kathleen Lance, owner of Bird Paradise in Burlington, New Jersey. "We have learned that birds require the same food elements as other animals — proteins, fats, carbohydrates, vitamins, minerals and water. There is also a psychological component to the eating habits of birds, factors such as color, texture, taste, shape and size. The key word is balance."
Seed-Based Diet
Seeds are a plant's way of making new plants, so when seeds are fresh or sprouting, they're filled with nutrients. Dried seeds don't offer a complete diet, and birds fed seed-only diets exclusively will begin to demonstrate health issues in just a few years.
Some birds, like the Australian grass parakeets, budgies (parakeets) and cockatiels can tolerate a diet higher in percentage of seeds than another species of bird whose wild diet includes a very low proportion of seeds. Still, a seed-only diet leads to problems.
Seeds have gotten a bad rap in the past few years, leading some birdkeepers to exclude them from the diet. Eliminating seeds from a bird's diet because they lack some nutrients is like excluding any one item from your diet because it doesn't offer total nutrition. You never hear anyone say, "I'm not going to eat French fries because they lack some of the important nutrients I need." Rather, French fries are a yummy side dish to that burger and milkshake — you want to include some goodies in a diet with other nutrient rich foods in order to get the vitamins and minerals you require.
"A fresh seed mix provides essential fatty acids for birds," said Kreig Peterson of Gourmet Pet Supply in Albuquerque, New Mexico. "Seeds are very important for birds because fatty acids are rendered useless, even toxic, once they are exposed to light and air. The seed hull acts as a natural barrier for the fatty acids and prevents their degradation."
Pelleted Bird Foods
A pelleted form of bird food has been around since about the late 1960s, but became popular in the 1980s and have remained an easy-to-feed base bird food ever since. Ingredients in the many brands of pellets vary, but the basic idea is that the pellets are a "whole food" and can be fed in exclusivity. After some years of use, pellets are still being improved upon to meet specific species' needs. Many pet bird owners now feed their birds a base diet of pellets with other fresh foods and seeds to round out the diet.
The trick to pellets is the "change over," making sure that your bird is actually eating them. Many birds will starve themselves to death rather than eat something new. So, add the pellets gradually to your bird's previous base bird foods and watch to see that the bird is actually consuming the pellets.
"If your bird drops more than 10 percent of its body weight, re-examine your conversion technique and try another method," said Lance. "Also, monitor the bird's mood, condition and droppings. A decrease of more than 20 percent in the number of droppings may also be a sign to try another technique. A very dark green or black stool can mean the bird is not eating. Be sure to consult an avian veterinarian if you feel the bird is responding to the change in any negative way."
Fruits & Vegetables
Fresh fruits and vegetables are not only a great source of vitamins and minerals, they also add a fun component to your bird's foods. Offer fruits and veggies every day — whole, chopped, grated, chunked, cooked and sliced.
Give your bird a lot of options. Choose dark green or orange fruits and veggies for a boost in vitamin A. Smart choices include: kale, carrots, squash (cooked), cooked sweet potatoes, spinach, apples, jalapeno peppers, soybeans, green beans, oranges, peaches, pears and plums. Remove any fresh foods after a few hours so that your bird doesn't snack on anything that has spoiled.
Cooked Bird Foods
Most birds enjoy today's cooked commercial foods, which consist mainly of grains, legumes, dehydrated vegetables and vitamins. You can make a similar mix yourself, but the commercial versions are quick and easy to use. Some people use cooked diets as their base bird foods, and offer pellets and seeds "on the side," along with fruits and vegetables.
"Many of the grains in seed, such as wheat, millet, barley and oats, simply aren't eaten by birds because they are too hard, so cooking these grains makes them very appealing to birds," said Peterson. "Companion birds find cooked diets to be psychologically satisfying too, and many get excited at feeding time."
Healthy commercial treats make convenient snacks for your bird, or, if you have extra time, make your own "birdie bread" (usually corn bread mix with some healthy goodies tossed in). Seed sticks and treats are OK as the occasional snack, but aren't appropriate for everyday consumption. Small birds usually enjoy millet spray, and though it's not chock full of nutrients, it's OK to offer a couple of times a week if you're feeding other nutritious foods.
"Water is an often overlooked nutrient, but it's the most important nutrient in a diet," said Greg Burkett, DVM, ABVP, owner of The Birdie Boutique in Durham, North Carolina. "Birds need clean, fresh water at all times."
Change your bird's water at least twice a day. Use bottled water if possible but not distilled water. Burkett recommends trying out a water bottle with your bird, because bacteria can't grow as readily inside the bottle. Some bird keepers recommend using a drop or two of grapefruit seed extract or apple cider vinegar in the water to retard bacteria growth.
Species-Specific Diets
Lately, the trend in avian diets is toward bird species-specific diets. Bird food labels have always indicated species, but that has mainly been to match the size of the food to the size of the bird.
"There are myths floating around such as 'macaws need more fat,' 'greys need more calcium,' and 'Eclectus need more vitamin A,' but none of these rumors have been substantiated," said Burkett. "The vitamin-A and calcium deficiencies in these particular species can be corrected by feeding a formulated diet. And macaws get fat when fed extra fat in their diet, leading to fatty liver disease, fatty tumors arteriosclerosis and other health problems. It may be found in the future that there are specific requirements for different species, but that work has not been done yet, and in the meantime, all of the birds that I have raised do very well on the formulated diets that are available now."
Putting It All Together
If you ask 100 bird experts about the proper bird diet, you're going to get 100 answers. Most experts, however, agree that variety is essential. For birds, balance in the diet is all about variety. The more variety you can offer, the more possibilities that your bird will get the nutrients it needs.
So, it makes sense to feed the most nutritious foods when the bird is hungriest, in the morning, and then feed the base diet in the late afternoon with a little bit of seed tossed in just before bedtime. This gives your bird what it needs when it's most likely to eat it.
If you put a bowl of seeds alongside a bowl of veggies, the seed will win your bird's attention. But if you present a cooked diet and some fresh foods in the morning, pellets in the afternoon, and then a small amount of seeds in the evening, your bird will have no choice but to eat what's offered.
Here's a basic breakdown of balance buzzwords:
Protein: The building block of muscle. Lack of protein can cause feather and skin issues and lowered immunity. Good protein sources for birds include hard-boiled eggs (boiled more than 40 minutes), well-cooked poultry and fish, cooked beans (never raw) and small amounts of cheese and yogurt (but not milk or ice cream). Nuts are also a good source of protein but not a complete source.
Carbohydrates: Carbs create energy, so a lack of them leads to fatigue and decreased immune function. For birds, carbs are typically found in seeds, cereals, starchy vegetables and fruits.
Fats: Fat is an essential part of the avian diet. Fats help with vitamin absorption, lubricate the skin and feathers, and contributes to overall health. Find appropriate fats for birds in nuts, seeds, and in oils added to the diet, such as flax seed or fish oils.
Vitamins: Like people, birds also need their vitamins. In general, birds tend to suffer from a deficiency of vitamin A. You'll find this vitamin in carrots, jalapeno peppers, kale, red peppers, spinach, butternut squash and mango, among other items.
Vitamin D3 is also a common deficiency, but it can be helped by exposure to natural or full-spectrum lighting. The jury is still out on whether or not birds should be supplemented with vitamins in the water. One camp says that it's necessary and the other warns about making the water a breeding ground for bacteria.
Minerals: Minerals allow multiple bodily systems to function properly, from the musculoskeletal system to the respiratory system to the digestive system. Many captive birds suffer from a calcium deficiency, which can be diagnosed by your veterinarian. Leafy greens (turnip, beet, mustard chard, and watercress), cheese, almonds, broccoli and yams are all high in calcium.
Feeding your pet bird right isn't as difficult as you think, but it certainly takes a little time and effort. But your bird is worth the extra effort. Don't over think the diet – just try to give your bird as many nutritious foods as you can each day, and let it sort through them.
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With a scant few exceptions, the 2014 college football schedule is set in stone.
While TV power brokers will ultimately determine kickoff times, and some games might move a day or two for broadcast purposes, for the most part we know who will play whom from August through December in the leadup to the first-ever playoff to determine a national champion.
This shift away from the somewhat-flawed BCS system has led to an uptick in the overall quality of non-conference games that top-level teams have scheduled for 2014, though there's still plenty of room for improvement.
Here are the 25 non-conference games we'd wish could have been put on the slate for the upcoming season.


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If you are a fan of jailbreaking your Apple TV's, or even your iDevice (iPad, iPhone, iPod), then you are likely aware of XBMC. This awesome multi-media platform has worked its way from the original XBOX all the way to your Apple TV 2, and even your iPod Touch. Though installing XBMC is one of the easiest hacks to through on your jailbroken Apple product, getting XBMC set up correctly, and effectively, is a process that can take the better part of a year to learn, understand, and master. That is, until the release of the new XBMC HUB Wizard.
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Wondering how to watch live sport streaming on Apple TV? The answer is easy: XBMC, AirPlay, Mac/PC screen mirroring and, of course, native Apple TV sport apps. Finding football, baseball, basketball, soccer, tennis, UFC, WWF, or anything else on your Apple TV can feel like and impossible task to anyone one who sits down and sees the limited options in Apple iOS interface, with its limited content partnerships. Though it looks bleak there is a very bright cloud to this quandary and that is the never-ending combination of features we can through at this magical little box.
We at Apple TV Hacks have offered many guides that enable you to jailbreak your Apple TV, install XBMC, and even install addons, plugins and extras to your XBMC installation. So, now that we have given you the tools to increase the awesome of your little box, I figured it would only be fair to share with you what addons have proven to be the best of the best. So enough explanation… lets jump in to the good stuff.
Here is the list of 10 best XBMC addons for both 1st and 2nd generation Apple TV.


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The Unbearable Lightness of Marriage in the Abortion Decisions of the Supreme Court: Altered States in Constitutional Law
William W. Van Alstyne
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July 9, 2009
William & Mary Bill of Rights Journal, Vol. 18, 2009
William & Mary Law School Research Paper No. 09-14
This essay-article responds to efforts to put the Supreme Court's abortion cases on a stronger footing by justifying them under the equal protection clause (rather than the due process clause--the basis for the Court's decision in Roe v. Wade and subsequent cases). The suggestion here is that there is an especial irony in this effort. How so or why? That will require the reader to download this (mercifully) brief piece to see.
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When Kirsty and Max argue about Tanya, Kirsty gloats - did Tanya tell him Abi was in her boyfriend's bedroom until 3am? Max's initially sceptical then storms over to confront Abi. Tanya admits it's true, but wants Max to calm down. Abi insists Max can't stop her seeing Jay. Max charges round to the Arches, only pausing to have a go at Jack who's heading to No.5 with a takeaway. Jay's firm - he loves Abi and won't stop seeing her, would take a battering every day if he had to and would kill himself if he hurt Abi. Calmer, Max returns to No.5 but when Jack comes downstairs Max jumps to conclusions and throws him out.
When Bianca confronts Liam with the notepaper and money belt, Liam says his mate, Kane, found the belt and denies knowing the boys Shirley said he was hanging out with. Liam leaves, claiming he's going to return Tamwar's money belt. Bianca confides in Carol, admitting she lied to the police. Bianca's distraught when Kat reveals the police think the mugging was down to a known gang from the Byron Estate. Collecting leftovers from the café, Bianca discovers that Liam hasn't given Tamwar back the belt. When Bianca doesn't come home, Kat suspects where she's gone. On the Byron Estate, Bianca sees a gang of teens and realises one of them is Liam…
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Discordant Reward Mechanisms
Are you really looking for ideas, or are you looking for someone to develop and provide a full-blown
? A couple of ideas:
1) Kudos going to those who bring together a team of people to finish something as a project's end date nears, when the reason it isn't getting done is because they've been slacking off all along. In the same time frame, the Tortoise who moved ahead slowly but surely and met the date gets little recognition.
2) Rewarding people based on the number of problem statements they closed. This is problematic because some people will solve multiple problems with one problem statement, while others will open and solve as many problem statements as they can to inflate the number of problems solved. Or, someone may knowingly leave problems in a piece of work so that he can come back later and "solve" them.
-- DanKendell
Addendum: A major problem in support organizations is that
a problem ticket is more important than
the problem that the ticket represents. This may be an
by itself. Actually, I guess it might be a case of
How about: 3) People quickly size up the effort-reward ratio and avoid low ratios. This stems from the fact that the rewards are precomputed and are unlikely to model precisely the effort.
4) People will adjust the effort so that the effort-reward ratio is beneficial. If one person puts a task with a 6 e/r while a colleague continually pulls 1's then it is likely that the job will become slap-dash. (That might be what was wanted instead of a perfect job). Often someone has to do these non-remunerative tasks. It behooves the managers to find some other way of rewarding the person who sweeps in the corners.
5) Rewarding management for hitting aggressive schedules while rewarding engineers for achieving high-quality goals. This creates a tension that is very difficult to resolve. --
The classic is surely rewarding programmers for lines of code produced. Using better methods of measuring the complexity or difficulty of a project doesn't always help; we don't want more complex or difficult programs.
We say we want programmers to reuse code, but we don't always institute policies that reward accordingly.
6) Employers who base salary on the average salary of people doing similar jobs in the same area (the infamous "comp ratio") and forgetting that, if an employee has a 100% comp ratio, half of the other companies he could work for would pay him better. Related to the
. Amelioration: Pay your employees commensurate with how badly you want to keep them. -- RussBrown
7) In this breeding ground for
s in which I dwell there is a common practice: playing a (generally managerial) role in the resolution of a crisis is more rewarding than working to prevent crises
even when the crisis is a result of one's own failure!
Though the mechanism of this case is not explicitly spelled out, it is quite real. --
8) Management regarding programmers who work 16 hours a day as inherently more valuable than those who put in 9 to 5. Working that hard usually is just a sign that you did a terrible job of estimation and planning up front, and that probably there is a great deal of code-rewriting going on. --
9) I think you can summarize this by saying "you get what you measure". If you want your programmers and managers to solve problems instead of producing "stuff", then the measurement should be "problems solved", not stuff or "code" produced. -- TerryRaymond
10) Managers getting rewarded for cutting development time/costs because "Developers always pad their schedule".
"I said it is going to take six months minimum to do the project and I meant it."
Coming back and telling me I can have 3 tells me:
) You don't trust me.
) You don't care about my personal life.
) You're going to be another blip on the chart of failed projects.
But Most of all!
) You watched too many _Star Trek_ episodes.
Scotty is a FICTIONAL character! Real engineers who do 6 months of work in 10 minutes blow everything up and kill LOTS of people.
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This has happened to me a few times. I have since realized that I should have stopped and
Let's look at this from a different direction. In many projects, the delivery date is the firmest requirement that they have. If the manager comes back and says that delivery is required in 3 months, put together a plan for what can be done in 3 months. The choice is simple, either the manager allows the developers to cut back the scope, or the manager does it on his own and just informs the developers after the fact. In this light, which approach is providing the most respect for the developers?
Scotty appears on one episode of Star Trek: the Next Generation (
). In one scene, after La Forge has given Picard an estimate for an engineering repair, (something like) the following exchange happens:
Scotty: "Why'd you tell him that, laddy?"
La Forge: "Because that's how long it will take."
Scotty: "No, laddy, no. Always tell him you can't possibly do it in less than 10 hours. Then you'll look good when finish earlier."
Scotty: Do ye mind a little advice? Starfleet captains are like children. They want everything right now, and they want it their way. But the secret is to give only what they need, not what they want!
Geordi: Yeah, well I told the captain I'd have this analysis done in an hour.
Scotty: And how long would it really take?
Geordi: An hour!
Scotty: Oh, ye didn't tell him how long it would
take, did ye?
Geordi: Well, of course I did.
Scotty: Oh, laddie, ye've got a lot to learn if ye want people to think of ye as a miracle worker!
V: The Final Frontier
Kirk: "Tell me, Mr. Scott. Why do you always multiply your repair estimates by a factor of four?"
Scotty: "T' preserve me reputation as a miracle worker, Sir!"
Exactly right!
However, I feel it is sad that this
is supported by both sides. "I estimate, You assume I am lying, I assume that you assume I am lying, so I lie to account for your assumption that I am lying......."
Personally, I don't lie and I usually suffer for it.
Second, (aside from my ranting, for which I now apologize!) my intention is to focus more on the reward system that encourages the manager to underestimate the project. And the reward system that encourages the team members to follow the other side and encourage the process.
The manager is rewarded for money saved or perceived as being saved. This is understandable because everyone has a short time-to-market and a limited budget to get it done with. However, the team either is lucky to get a reward at all or is STOMPED on for having a bad attitude about a late, untested, buggy, undocumented, unsupportable project.
A divergence between the desired outcome (a properly estimated and executed project) and the actual outcome (a grossly underestimated project, a burnt team, and misplaced blame).
Relevant Black Humor:
"Has anyone seen the
"It's always easier to ask for more money when you are late."
"It's easier to ask forgiveness than permission."
"Never enough time to do it right, Always time to do it over."
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(26 Jan 2000)
One of the better ways to reward developers is to have their efforts reviewed by other developers. A developer can
pull the wool over the eyes of a business type, specifically because the business type doesn't understand the tech details. It is much harder to do this to people who see
and understand
your documents, code, and other artifacts. Developers know better than managers which developers are actually doing good work. --
(19 Apr 2000)
Too often, HR department makes final decision to hire/reject people even knowing much less than managers...
challenges the basis of this discussion.
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- Int. J. of Electronic Governance - Special Issue on: "Personalisation in e-Government and Smart Cities"
- Invited Talk by Edward Curry
- Workshop program now available
3rd International Workshop on PErsonalization in eGOVernment and Smart Cities: Smart Services for Smart Territories (PEGOV2015)
PEGOV 2015 will be held in Dublin, Ireland in 2015 in conjunction with the 23rd Conference on User Modeling, Adaptation and Personalization - UMAP 2015.
Improving the quality of both life and services in the city have high relevance in many research fields such as Social Sciences, Psychology, Education, Medicine, and Computer Science. For these reasons Smart Cities are becoming a very interesting topic for different conferences belonging to the ICT area. Different aspects are generally analyzed. For example, the Semantic Smart Cities was the subject of several recent workshops (the Semantic Cities workshop at AAAI 2012 and IJCAI 2013, the Semantic Smart City workshop at WIMS 2013, and the Smart Semantic Cities workshop at AI*IA 2014). Other events analyzed aspect such as the designing of Web Applications for Smart Cities (AW4CITY at WWW2015), or the Web Data Science at the service of Smart Cities (Web Data Science meets Smart Cities at WWW 2015).However, the personalization aspect for designing, implementing and delivering personalized services for new citizen-centered Smart Cities and Territories is not yet properly investigated in the literature.
Following up on the successful organization of the two past editions of the workshop on Personalization in eGovernment Services, Data and Applications (PeGov at UMAP 2013 and 2014), we aim with this workshop to stimulate the attention of the research and business communities to a wider set of topics related to the Personalization of Welfare, Environment, Health, Transport having as common denominator the designing of Smart Cities and Territories.
The main goal of the workshop is to stimulate the discussion around problems, challenges and research directions about personalization in Smart Cities and Territories, with a specific focus on the design of personalized citizen-centered services.
Some questions that motivate this workshop:
- Can personalization methods support the design of services and applications, which better adapt to the different roles of citizens and companies?
- Which user characteristics (demographic, cultural, family, etc.) can influence the design and delivery of personalized services for Smart Cities and Territories?
- How can citizens be involved in the design of adaptive service platforms in different domains (e-gov, e-health, public services, etc.)?
- Are the general techniques adopted for user modeling and profiling in different domains exploitable for modeling the citizen characteristics?
- What services can be useful for a patient-empowered Smart Health?
- How privacy and ethically issues affect the feasibility of effective personalization methods in the Smart Environments?
- Can semantic models and ontologies support the representation of prototypical users in order to identify categories of citizens based on different characteristics?
- How can service personalization decrease the costs for public administrations, increasing at the same time the value delivered to the citizen?
- Would personalization methods be favorably accepted and desired by citizens?
- How can ethical issues (big brother) and privacy influence the trust in personalized services?


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WASHINGTON - Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has said nothing can stop his country's nuclear program. He's even compared it to "a train with no brakes."
So what would a nuclear-armed Iran mean for the Middle East and the world?
Negotiations and United Nations sanctions have not worked against the country. Neither have warnings from both the United States and Israel of possible military action.
Through it all, the Iranian regime continues to enrich uranium in pursuit of a nuclear weapon.
Estimates on when Iran could acquire such a bomb range from as early as next year to as late as 2015.
But one thing seems certain -- the day is fast approaching when Iran's mullahs will join the nuclear club.
For the Middle East, that likely means a nuclear arms race, with Saudi Arabia, Jordan, Turkey, and Egypt all seeking to keep pace with their powerful Iranian neighbor.
Iran would also have the ability to make its stated goal of wiping Israel off the map a reality. Israelis say they will not live with a nuclear Iran.
This atomic force would be a worldwide problem as well. In 2010, the Pentagon reported that Iran might have missiles that can reach the East Coast of the United States in the near future.
Iran already possess missiles that can reach into central Europe.
In his new thriller, Kiloton Threat, retired Army Lt. Gen. William "Jerry" Boykin takes a closer look at the devastating effects of a nuclear-armed Iran.
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Carbon tax price to be released on Sunday, Julia Gillard announces
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- July 05, 2011
- Carbon pricing detail to be released Sunday
- Will "lower carbon pollution at the lowest cost"
- Parliament: Heats up during carbon battle
THE Government says it will reveal the details of its divisive carbon pricing scheme this Sunday.
Prime Minister Julia Gillard said Cabinet had decided "sufficient progress" had been made and "considerable common ground has been achieved" in talks with the Greens and independent MPs.
Ms Gillard said the price on pollution would be the "central element of a comprehensive policy to tackle climate change" and would cut pollution, protect household budgets, and support jobs.
"A carbon price is an important reform that will create incentives to lower Australia's carbon pollution at the lowest cost to the economy," she said.
"It will do this by putting a price tag on the pollution of fewer than 1000 businesses."
Ms Gillard said that more than half the revenue raised would be used for tax cuts and increased payments to households which would "keep pace with cost impacts from the carbon price in the future".
After announcing the policy the Government intends to introduce legislation to Parliament later this year.
This will be an opportunity for all MPs to decide whether they accept the scientific advice that climate change is real and whether they accept the economic advice that a market mechanism is the cheapest and most effective way of reducing pollution.
Arrangements for media will be released this evening. Arrangements for stakeholders will be announced in the coming days.
The package will be detailed during a three-hour "lock up" of reporters in Canberra, similar to a Budget release.
The Multi-Party Climate Change Committee (MPCCC) of Ministers, Greens and independent MPs still has details to sort out an cabinet is certain to be recalled to approve the final product.
However, the Government seems keen to release it's plan for penalizing carbon pollution so legislation can be presented to Parliament later in the year.
Parliament will not be able to debate the package until mid-August.
But the bitter debate over the policy will intensify with the Opposition ready to immediately strengthen challenges to the Government's calculations and the affect on family budgets.
Opposition Leader Tony Abbott tonight argued for his alternative, a Direct Action plan to pay polluters to clean up their businesses.
Mr Abbott said the cost of the scheme would come from savings to the Budget, not from higher taxes. He declined to detail those savings, until before the next election.
"I accept that scrubbing has a cost, but we will spend roughly $1 billion a year from savings in the Budget to buy emissions reductions," he told the ABC.
"The Government is going to hit people with what we think is going to be about $11 billion a year in extra costs in the economy."
Timing of announcement a "cynical move"
Opposition Environment spokesman Greg Hunt said the government's announcement of its carbon price policy at the start of the five week winter break from parliament was a "cynical move".
"It is deliberately running away from the parliament and it is deliberately running away from scrutiny," he told AAP.
Mr Hunt said the government would not give the full impact on the costs of living up to 2020 on Sunday.
"The only thing that matters is the full impact on electricity prices, gas prices, on grocery prices, on general cost of living between now and 2020 because each year, every year the carbon tax is going to go up and up and up."
Commenting before Ms Gillard's announcement, Mr Abbott said a coalition government would finance its $10.5 billion carbon emission reduction scheme from Budget savings and not from an imposed tax.
Speaking on the ABC's 7.30 program, Mr Abbott said under his policy consumers wouldn't face higher prices and taxpayers wouldn't face higher taxes.
"We will find savings in the Budget to purchase these emission reductions," he said.
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Do not believe Abbott of Ferntree Gully Posted at 9:22 PM July 04, 2011
I would love to see News Limited and other papers pressure Abbott to provide full costing on his direct action plan and how it will meet the emission target. In addition to where the savings are coming from. Let's play fair here, we want to see some figures, Abbott
Agg of United Kingdom Posted at 9:19 PM July 04, 2011
Anything to get one of the biggest polluters of the earth per capita (Aussies) to cut down is a step in the right direction.
Steve B of Hunter Valley NSW Posted at 9:11 PM July 04, 2011
Tony Abbott is Australia's sensible politician. The rest are an insult. Abbott has fought this tax on our behalf, not only standing against the lies of the Greens and the ALP, but shonky science, biased media and ridicule from the unions. I honour him for giving the majority of voters a voice. Gillard, on the other hand has behaved like a typical ALP/ACTU thug, aided by a useless media. More than 70% of voters want her out. It's a simple equasion. The will of the people. Abbott has heard it, Gillard is on the way out.


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RICHMOND, Va. --Theresa Thompson never did anything half-hearted. Not even dying. Instead of returning to the United States when she was diagnosed with advanced colon cancer last year, the then 40-year-old Southern Baptist missionary chose to remain in Germany so she could continue her work for the International Mission Board.
And her parents, Gene and Marilyn, chose to come live with her and help her continue ministering. Thompson died in Munich July 10.
"She came to Munich and fell in love with the city and the people," said Thompson's sister, Sheila Wilbanks, who serves as an IMB missionary in Paris, France. "Even though the Lord allowed her to have cancer, He wasn't finished with her.
Theresa didn't want to go back to the States without accomplishing all that she could on the field. She was determined that she was going to stay here and receive her treatments."
During her two and a half years in Germany, Thompson served the IMB in a variety of different roles. As research coordinator, she collected statistical data that allowed missionaries to track the status of the Gospel's spread across Europe. Recognized for "phenomenal" organizational skills by her managers, Thompson also served as an administrative assistant.
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Born in Warrensburg, Mo., Thompson's passion for evangelism began in college. She reached out to international students at Central Missouri State University, where she earned a bachelor's degree in business administration and a master's degree in education. Thompson also received master's degrees in divinity and international studies from Golden Gate Baptist Theological Seminary.
"Theresa was a listener, who with a single look could crack you up or urge one on in sharing," wrote friend and fellow missionary Derek Webster. "She was reliable. She was quiet, but a strong encourager of others. Theresa exhibited a grace and beauty rarely seen."
"Her illness never changed her view of who God is," her sister said. "She saw the bigger picture -- that God is in control. Through her life and through her illness, she wanted God to be glorified. "In the midst of pain and suffering, her desire was still to reach out to people, even to the hospital staff."
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J. A. Simmerer (University of Texas at Austin), T. C. Beers (Michigan State University), C. Senden (University of Texas at Austin), B. W. Carney (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill)
Previous studies of likely thick-disk stars have indicated that a substantial pause exists between the time of formation of the thick disk and the thin disk, in part because thick-disk stars appear enhanced in their alpha-capture and r-process elements relative to thin-disk stars. Although the metallicity distributions of the two Galactic populations overlap, thick-disk stars appear to be much older than thin-disk stars and are kinematically distinct as well. Recent studies have also indicated that the thick disk likely includes stars with metallicities as low as [Fe/H] = -2.2, well into the regime normally thought of as dominated by pure halo-population stars. Explanations for the origin of this so-called metal-weak thick disk (MWTD) component invoke either a very long formation timescale (essentially beginning at the same time as the halo) or suggest that the formation is associated with capture/destruction of dwarf-like galaxies, from which low-metallicity stars have been subsumed.
In order to investigate these issues more thoroughly, we have obtained high-resolution, high-S/N spectra for a large sample of MWTD stars identified by Beers et al. (2002, AJ, 124, 931). These objects are kinematically associated with the thick disk, but possess iron abundances that are substantially lower than previously studied thick-disk stars. An analysis of selected alpha-capture, iron-peak, and neutron-capture abundances will confirm (a) whether these particular stars are as metal-poor as indicated by Beers et al. and (b) whether they are chemically more closely related to the halo or to the cannonical thick or thin disks. Stars representative of each population have been subjected to the same analysis for comparison purposes.
T.B. acknowledges support from NSF grants AST 00-98508 and AST 00-98549. C.S and J.S. acknowledge support from NSF grants AST 99-87162 and AST 03-07495. J.S.also thanks CTIO for financial support.
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TREVOR CAHILL took a four-hit shutout into the eighth inning, and the visiting Arizona Diamondbacks beat Washington, 5-1, Tuesday night to stretch the Nationals' losing streak to five games.
Teenager Bryce Harper went 0-for-3 in his home debut for the Nationals. The 19-year-old Harper, the No. 1 pick in the 2010 draft, is 2-for-9 since being recalled from the minors on Saturday.
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By raising so few doubts about the absurdity of creating yet another Benghazi inquisition last year, the press helped fuel the charade that unfolded last week. It's time to own up to the unpleasant truth.
The Williams' flurry is just the tip of a much greater scandal: the charade of the glamorous, all-seeing Super Anchor who ranges the planet in search of scandal, outrage and spectacle. It's a colossal fake, a travesty--put over on an audience that desperately wants to believe in the sham. But, hey folks--the Emperor has no clothes.
So what gives? Why has one of the most revered news operations -- a program that has won more Emmy Awards than any other TV news organization -- turned its back on the kind of shoe-leather investigative reporting that has earned it a record-setting audience?
I used to sneer at Don Hewitt's need for detectives to substantiate his reporters' stories. Now I guess I have to give him credit.
It would be an interesting cruise to be on. The one with Alec Baldwin, Lara Logan and Maria Bartiromo as your ship mates. Interesting if you didn't care where you were going or if you got there.
Reporters pride themselves on being skeptical of everything they're told. People lie to us all the time. It's a reporter's job to smoke out the truth, but one of the hardest lies to challenge is when someone is looking you right in the eye and completely making up a story.
At this accelerated rate, our globally warmed future is a planetwide hellscape we're carelessly handing to our children while we dive down the escape hatches of our phones, laps, pads, glasses, whatever. Let's pull down the harder fruits out there, shall we?
What did she know, when did she know it, and why didn't she BENGHAZI!!!!
This week was a time of penance. President Obama apologized for having given the impression that insurance policies would not be cancelled due to Obamacare. And 60 Minutes correspondent Lara Logan apologized for a Benghazi report that included an apparently false account by a security contractor. It's a good start; maybe these apologies will open the floodgates. Like maybe Sen. Lindsay Graham can apologize for using the faulty CBS report as an excuse for placing holds on all administration nominees. Or how about an apology from the GOP for the 47 million people affected by painful food stamp cuts that just took effect? Or, wider still, one for all the budget stunts that have cost the economy an estimated $700 billion? And why stop there? How about one for the financial crisis? Or for the mother of all unapologized-for misdeeds, the Iraq War? Wouldn't it be great if accountability were contagious?
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United Spirits valuation may be at a premium: Globally liquor companies trade at 10-11 times the enterprise multiple - a ratio used to determine the value of a company. However, in an emerging market and for a company with over 50 per cent share in a regulated market, a substantial premium to global average is warranted. Abhijeet Kundu, vice president (research) at Antique Stock Broking told NDTV that United Spirits may see a 50-60 per cent premium to global average. Diageo may buy majority stake: Diageo is looking initially to buy a 15 per cent stake from Mr Mallya's UB Group, which owns about 28 per cent of United Spirits and a further 10 per cent from other shareholders, one banker familiar with the matter told Reuters on Tuesday. If Diageo acquires 25 per cent of United Spirits, it would have to launch a mandatory open offer for at least 26 per cent more of the company to bring its stake to 51 per cent. United Spirits may become debt free: USL had total gross debt of Rs 8,140 crore at the end of March. Diageo may offer Rs 1,200 to Rs 1,300 a share, valuing the 25 per cent stake at up to roughly $793 million, sources told Reuters. If the deal happens, it will be a big positive especially in terms of deleveraging, Mr Kundu said. The interest outgo has been impacting the performance of the company, he added. United Breweries may be next? Mr Mallya and Dutch giant Heineken each own 37.5 per cent of United Breweries. Heineken, like other beverage makers including Diageo, is keen to bolster its presence in fast-growing emerging markets to offset sluggish growth in mature markets and is close to a deal for full control of Singapore-listed Asia Pacific Breweries Ltd, the maker of Tiger beer. What happens to Kingfisher Airlines? Mr Mallya has been scrambling to raise funds for his ailing Kingfisher Airlines for nearly a year now. Kingfisher has about $1.4 billion of debt. While Kingfisher's lenders have been putting pressure on Mr Mallya to bring in capital, one analyst told Reuters he did not think any sale proceeds from a deal for a stake in United Spirits would be injected into Kingfisher.

 "This has nothing to do with Kingfisher Airlines," said Sharan Lillaney, an analyst at Angel Broking who tracks both United Spirits and Kingfisher Airlines. "This is solely for United Spirits. Why would he put good money after bad money? They are doing a stake sale basically to get United Spirits out of a high-debt position that it is currently in," he said.

 Earlier this month, India changed its rules to allow foreign airlines to own up to 49 per cent in Indian carriers, a move long sought by Kingfisher, although no airline has publicly expressed an interest in taking a stake in it.

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The Texas A&M football team will lose 12 starters off the 2012 squad that shocked the nation by going 11-2 in their inaugural season in the Southeastern Conference. The 2013 version of the Aggies will be a younger but deeper squad.
The 2012 Aggie team was lucky enough to go through the season with only one major injury. Senior safety Steven Campbell ended his career because of issues related to concussions. The Ags did not have the depth in place to deal with multiple injuries and, luckily, did not have to.
In 2013, the A&M football team will be able to lose a few starters without it adversely affecting play. They will have a quality two-deep at every position and will be able to go three- and four-deep with quality players at some positions.
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[1]Apparel retailer Avenue has launched a nationwide rich media messaging program that aims to drive both in-store and mobile sales.
Avenue rolled out the program during Thanksgiving weekend and is promoting it through a multichannel campaign. Avenue tapped Iris Mobile to roll out the RMM program.
"Rich media messaging is the only mobile technology that allows Avenue to deliver images and videos on all mobile handsets and carriers," said Cezar Kolodziej, CEO/president of Iris Mobile, Chicago.
"Since no data connection is required, customers are able to view sales promotions wherever they are – at home or if they're on the go where they don't have a data connection," he said.
"Previously, Avenue used a SMS text-based campaign to send promotions to customers. By switching over to rich media messaging, it is much easier for Avenue to send images of clothes, shoes and other products resulting in a more engaging call-to-action and an increase in user engagement for customers."
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Avenue [2] is using RMM to send weekly promotions to opted-in users. The messages drive both in-store and online traffic through photos and videos.
For instance, a winter-themed RMM message encourages consumers to find winter coats, boots and shoes for up to 40 percent off by clicking on a link.
Additionally, users receive a coupon code that can be applied for $5 off of a $20 or more purchase as a reward for signing up for the program. The coupon is redeemable through a code that can be entered by store associates at the point of sale.
Avenue is tying its RMM and social media efforts together by letting users share messages via Facebook and Twitter.
To encourage consumers to sign up for the rich media messaging program, Avenue is using in-store, Web, email and social media to get the word out.
Consumers can sign up for mobile alerts on Avenue's Web site at http://www.avenue.com/ [2].
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By using RMM, Avenue is able to expand its mobile messaging efforts.
A list of opted-in consumers gives Avenue a wide net to reach as many consumers as possible.
Additionally, adding images and multimedia to messages gives shoppers a way to interact with the brand on a deeper level.
"By adding rich media messaging to Avenue's mobile marketing toolkit, Avenue has a more effective way to communicate with their customers using rich content regardless of what devices customers have," Mr. Kolodziej said.
"Compared to other mobile marketing tools such as apps or SMS, rich media messaging gives Avenue creative freedom to engage their customers without having to worry about device limitations and the content they want to deliver to all customers," he said.
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MILWAUKEE - In this new age of smart phones and wireless-on-the-go, the significance of face-to-face interaction in baseball's annual offseason swap meet has dropped dramatically.
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The Environmental Health Department's Air Quality Division issued an extended health alert due to wildfire smoke.
The health alert is in effect from Thursday at 11 p.m. to Sunday at 3 p.m. Smoke from the Whitewater-Baldy fire complex could move into Albuquerque Thursday and linger through Friday morning.
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Ariana Marshall, a freshman at Christian Brothers Academy, wrote this essay for the November 23 Voices page.
By Ariana Marshall
Thanksgiving of 2005 is a day I will never forget. All of my family came over to my house for the three F's: Family, Food, and Football. While the guys watched the games and the moms cooked us kids were content playing in the "kiddie" area A.K.A the basement. It was the average thanksgiving, but I didn't know of the surprise that would soon come later on in the year.
Every year my cousins and I compete in the never ending wishbone breaking contest. I had lost every other year but decided that this year was mine. It was time for dinner as us kids ran up the stairs the sweet smell of turkey was resonating off the walls into our noses. Like usual my ompa and I are the first in line, we both like the same part, the best part, the leg! I take my first bite and get lost in the turkey, mashed potatoes, and hot rolls.
After a huge filling meal the guys went back to watching one of the games, as the moms cleaned up dinner and set up desert. Us kids went back down stairs and waited for dessert the yummiest part! My mom fished out the wishbone before throwing out the rest of the turkey, she told me it takes a couple of days to dry. Alas, I have to wait.
Every morning I would stare down the bone in hopes that it would be dry enough. Finally it was dry and the contest could commence. It took me a while to decide which side I wanted, but I finally did. My mom grabbed the opposite side because none of my cousins were around. As I closed my eyes and made a wish the bone broke, I opened my eyes…….FINALLY I WON!!
I had been wishing for the same thing since I was about 5 years old and a little under a year later my wish came true. On September 6, 2006 I got a little sister!! I had been waiting for her for over 11 years, when I first saw her I broke down crying, she was perfect. I was truly thankful for that day.
Every Thanksgiving when I get asked what I'm thankful for, it doesn't take me long to think. Like a 5 year old I say, "my mommy and daddy and my family." I'm especially thankful for my little sister. After all she is the wishbone baby.


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This model was produced by a NASA supercomputer at a 10-kilometer resolution. In the picture, NASA says, "dust (red) is lifted from the surface, sea salt (blue) swirls inside cyclones, smoke (green) rises from fires, and sulfate particles (white) stream from volcanoes and fossil fuel emissions."
The portrait, called a high-resolution global atmospheric model, is produced by a supercomputer capable of 10 to 3.5 kilometers. It is called the Goddard Earth Observing System Model, Version 5 (GEOS-5), and it can simulate worldwide weather.
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I just got back from the gym and my girlfriend was all over me and while she was going down she started popping my balls in her mouth like cacahuetes.
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Le Corbusier's One-Room Wonder
A tiny summer getaway by the architectural legend proves less can be so much more.
VISIONARY ARCHITECT Charles-Édouard Jeanneret-Gris, better known as Le Corbusier, wrote about the ideal house as a "machine for living." Although the phrase conjures some sterile high-Modernist folly, his residential interiors were machinelike only in their attention to utility—courtesy of elements like open floor plans and built-in furniture—and characterized by human-scale proportions and a strong indoor/outdoor connection.
Visiting the Cabin
The Cabanon and all of its furnishings were fabricated by a carpenter in the Corsican town of Ajaccio and transported to the seaside site by boat. For info on visiting the cabin, now owned by French coastal agency Conservatoire du Littoral, go to roquebrune-cap-martin.com.
A cabin Le Corbusier designed as a summer retreat in Roquebrune-Cap-Martin, on France's Côte d'Azur, is a microcosm (emphasis on micro) of these principles. Completed in 1952 as a birthday present for his wife, Yvonne Gallis, the one-room prefab structure is just 12 by 12 feet, yet comfortably accommodates living, sleeping and working areas, as well as providing ample storage. What it notably lacks is a proper bathroom (a red velvet curtain screens the corner loo) and, shockingly, a kitchen. The couple took meals at the neighborhood cafe, run by friends who owned the cabin's snug waterfront plot.
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The beach is beckoning, but before you hit the shore, consult this guide to 50 seaside essentials—from swank swimsuits to ice-cold canned sake, comfy snorkel fins to video-recording binoculars.
The plywood-sheathed interior—a full-scale re-creation of which is currently on view at New York's Museum of Modern Art—is iconic for many reasons. (The facsimile was realized by the Italian furniture manufacturer Cassina, which nabbed exclusive rights in the 1960s to reproduce Le Corbusier's furnishings.) The only house Corbu designed for his own use, the Cabanon was where the polymath dreamed up some of his most influential projects (Chandigarh, the chapel Notre Dame du Haut in Ronchamp) and where he spent his last day: He died in 1965, at 77, while swimming in the Mediterranean.
Architecture buffs and small-space enthusiasts alike worship the Cabanon as a model of ingenuity and hyper-efficiency. Many of the space-enhancing tricks Le Corbusier deployed could work in any size home. Steal a few ideas for your own abode.
1. Material unity
To create a feeling of continuity and airiness, the interior and furnishings were constructed entirely from blond woods. Le Corbusier built in storage to maximize square footage: a wardrobe divides the entry and main space; low bookshelves envelop the reading/work nook; three deep drawers pull out from under the twin bed. (When Le Corbusier's wife stayed over, he slept on a mattress on the floor. )
2. One piece that does it all
The main furniture element in the room is a tabletop that angles out from the south wall. This single piece worked for eating, reading and even freewheeling art sessions (Le Corbusier supposedly painted in the buff). By the table are boxy Tabouret stools, designed in 1952 for use in the Cabanon. Crafted of solid chestnut panels connected via dovetail joints, the stool is modeled on a whiskey crate (from $816, cassinausa.com ).
3. Ceiling play
Although the ceiling height is just shy of 7½ feet, the interior feels surprisingly loft-like thanks to a strategic cutaway: In one corner, the ceiling rises 3 more feet—an architectural trick that uses a stagger effect to create the impression of a more expansive space. Le Corbusier painted the panels white, red and green, turning the overhead plane into an abstract canvas. The panels are functional too, hiding storage above.
4. Deconstructed bathroom
The cabin consists of an entry corridor and a main living space. There's no proper bathroom to speak of, just a sink on one side of the cabin and, near the bed, a small water closet housing the toilet; the shower was a plein-air affair. Eschewing an enclosed bath—and using a curtain in place of a space-hogging door to conceal the toilet—saved square footage.
Framed views
A trio of windows in the cabin frames water views for a landscape-painting effect—a signature Le Corbusier gesture. Mirrors hung on the insides of the shutters bounce more light inside while making the windows seem wider. When closed, the shutters continue the art theme: They're bedecked with abstract paintings by the architect.
The reconstruction of the Cabanon is on view at MoMA's "Le Corbusier: An Atlas of Modern Landscapes" through Sept. 23.


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Media company completes purchase of gamer
Peter Guber's new-media venture Mandalay Media has completed its acquisition of Twistbox Entertainment, a provider of games and other content to mobile devices.
Financial terms of the deal, first announced in January, were not disclosed.
Sherman Oaks, Calif.-based Twistbox will be the foundation of Mandalay Media's mobile and interactive offerings, the company said.
Twistbox has deals with more than 100 operators in over 40 countries for which it provides games, WAP sites and mobile TV channels.
The current senior management team will remain in place, with Ian Aaron serving as Twistbox's CEO.
"Twistbox is our first acquisition and an important step towards establishing Mandalay Media as a global digital media company," said Bruce Stein, Mandalay Media's chief operating officer. "We are aggressively pursuing other new-media opportunities at the intersection of digital media, casual gaming and content commercialization that can leverage Twistbox's global distribution footprint, content publishing platforms and mobile games development capabilities."
Twistbox is venture backed by Spark Capital and ValueAct Capital and has raised at least $32 million in venture funding.


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Microsoft page-curl Courier patent application seems far-fetched
Sometimes we wonder whether companies file patent applications just to push their luck and see what they can get approved; how else can you explain Microsoft's attempt to patent page-curl screen transitions? The new application - filed all the way back in January 2009 - describes a very iBooks-like system whereby dragging your finger across a page of text on-screen lifts the virtual page and previews the content underneath.
According to the description, Microsoft were trying to replicate the real paper experience: the lifted page would have increased transparency, showing signs of the text on its reverse, while flipping repeatedly would quickly whip through two or more pages. It's speculated that the project was part of Microsoft's Courier research, and could've been used as part of their digital notebook.


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Actors:David Strathairn , Rosamund Pike , Anthony Hopkins , Ryan Gosling , Billie Burke , Embeth Davidtz
Directors:Gregory Hoblit
MPAA Rating:R
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According to a recent tweet from Peter Holland, he's been returned to the Syracuse Crunch.
Here's what he tweeted:
"Great time with the Ducks! Hopefully I'll be back but for now back to "The Cuse". Over/ under its snowing there right now just to rub it in.''
Holland played his first four NHL games with Anaheim during his recall, and scored his first NHL goal.
The Ducks needed space up front because they claimed left wing Niklas Hagman off waivers from the Calgary Flames on Monday.
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The Auschwitz Escapeby Joel C. Rosenberg
A terrible darkness has fallen upon Jacob Weisz's beloved Germany. The Nazi regime, under the leadership of Adolf Hitler, has surged to power and now hold Germany by the throat. All non-Aryans-especially Jews like Jacob and his family-are treated like dogs. When tragedy strikes during one terrible night of violence, Jacob flees and joins rebel forces working to undermine the regime. But after a raid goes horribly wrong, Jacob finds himself in a living nightmare-trapped in a crowded, stinking car on the train to the Auschwitz death camp. As World War II rages and Hitler begins implementing his "final solution" to systematically and ruthlessly exterminate the Jewish people, Jacob must rely on his wits and a God he's not sure he believes in to somehow escape from Auschwitz and alert the world to the Nazi's atrocities before Fascism overtakes all of Europe. The fate of millions hangs in the balance.
The Copper Scroll (Political Thrillers #4)by Joel C. Rosenberg
On JUNE 1, 1956, the New York Times broke a story that captured the imagination of the world. Another Dead Sea Scroll had been found, unlike any before it, describing unimaginable treasures worth untold billions buried in the hills east of Jerusalem and under the Holy City itself. In the years that followed, scholars came to believe that THE COPPER SCROLL COULD BE HISTORY'S GREATEST TREASURE MAP, one that could not only lead to the treasures but pave the way to the building of the Third Jewish Temple. But the scroll's code has never been broken, and experts from all sides warn that any effort by Israel to rebuild their Temple in Jerusalem would unleash a war of biblical proportions. Now, exactly fifty years after the Copper Scroll was unveiled, New York Times best-selling author Joel C. Rosenberg takes you on his most exciting and heart-pounding ride yet. SADDAM HUSSEIN IS GONE. YASSER ARAFAT IS DEAD. A NEW IRAQ IS RISING. Now White House advisors Jon Bennett and Erin McCoy find themselves facing a terrifying new threat triggered by an ancient mystery.
Damascus Countdown (David Shirazi Series #3)by Joel C. Rosenberg
All eyes are on the Middle East. Israel has successfully launched a first strike on Iran, taking out all of their nuclear sites and six of their nuclear warheads-and causing The Twelfth Imam to order a full-scale retaliation. US President William Jackson threatens to support a UN Security Council resolution condemning the Jewish State for unprovoked and unwarranted acts of aggression. Meanwhile, CIA operative David Shirazi has infiltrated the Iranian regime and intercepted information indicating that two Iranian nuclear warheads survived the attack and have been moved to a secure and undisclosed location. In danger not only from the ongoing missile strikes on Iran but also from the increasingly hostile and suspicious governments of multiple countries, David and his team are in a race against time to find the remaining nuclear warheads before disaster strikes.
Dead Heat (Political Thrillers #5)by Joel C. Rosenberg
The Secret Service learns of a catastrophic terrorist plot to assassinate a presidential candidate, but which one? Can the U.S. stop it before millions lose their lives?
Epicenter 2. 0: Why the Current Rumblings in the Middle East Will Change Your Futureby Joel C. Rosenberg
What does the future hold for Israel and the world? Joel Rosenberg novelist and commentator looks at the future through three lenses: current events, history, and scripture. Joel Rosenberg writes "My intent with Epicenter is not to persuade anyone of what is coming. Rather it is to explain how I came to write The Last Jihad, The Last Days, The Ezekiel Option, and The Copper Scroll and to answer the questions that have flowed from the novels and the prophecies upon which they were based. it is the premise of this book that the earthshaking events that lie ahead can actually be forecast with a surprising degree of accuracy. In writing Epicenter, I have pored over previously classified intelligence documents, internal White House and State Department memos, thousands of U.S. and foreign news articles, scores of books and research studies and the sacred writings of Christians, Jews, and Muslims in the ancient Middle East. I have traveled to Israel, Egypt, Jordan, Turkey, Morocco, and Russia. I have also interviewed political, military, intelligence, business, and religious leaders who live and work in the epicenter and are helping shape its future." Epicenter is a wide-ranging discussion of an end times prophesy by an author whose fiction tends to fall uncomfortably close to what actually happens. Is there oil in Israel? Will Russia attack Israel as predicted in the book of Ezekiel? The only subject in End Times Prophesy Mr. Rosenberg doesn't speculate much on is Anti-Christ. Much of what he talks about is going to happen first. The book is clear, concise, and more than a little frightening.
The Ezekiel Option (Political Thrillers #3)by Joel C. Rosenberg
Security has come to the Middle East. The Israelis and Palestinians have signed a peace agreement. But is the world rushing to the brink of an apocalypse prophesied more than 2500 years ago?
The First Hostage (J. B. Collins Series #2)by Joel C. Rosenberg
"The president of the United States... is missing. "With these words, New York Times journalist J. B. Collins, reporting from the scene of a devastating attack by ISIS terrorists in Amman, Jordan, puts the entire world on high alert. The leaders of Israel and Palestine are critically injured, Jordan's king is fighting for his life, and the U. S. president is missing and presumed captured. As the U. S. government faces a constitutional crisis and Jordan battles for its very existence, Collins must do his best to keep the world informed while working to convince the FBI that his stories are not responsible for the terror attack on the Jordanian capital. And ISIS still has chemical weapons... Struggling to clear his name, Collins and the Secret Service try frantically to locate and rescue the leader of the free world before ISIS's threats become a catastrophic reality.
Inside the Revolution: How the Followers of Jihad, Jefferson & Jesus Are Battling to Dominate the Middle East and Transform the Worldby Joel C. Rosenberg
Inside the Revolution takes you inside the winner-take-all battle for the hearts, minds, and souls of the people of the Middle East. It includes never-before-seen profiles of the Radicals, the Reformers and the Revivalists. It explains the implications of each movement and the importance of each leader, not only through the lenses of politics and economics but through the third lens of Scripture as well. Today, wars and revolutions define the modern Middle East, and many believe the worst is yet to come. How real and serious is the threat of Radical Islam to American national security eight years after 9/11? Are there any Muslim leaders who oppose the violence of the Radicals--and is there any hope that such leaders will come to power in key countries in the Middle East? What is God doing in the Middle East--and is there any hope that Muslims will find faith in Jesus Christ? How can we as Christians help strengthen our brothers and sisters who love Jesus in the Muslim world, and how can we reach out to Muslims here at home?
The Last Days (Political Thrillers #2)by Joel C. Rosenberg
Osama bin Laden is dead. Saddam's regime is buried. Baghdad lies in ruins. Now the eyes of the world are on Jon Bennett and Erin McCoy, two senior White House advisors, as they arrive in the Middle East to offer a historic Arab-Israeli peace plan and the American president's new vision of freedom and democracy. But in the shadows lie men whose hearts are filled with evil-men for whom the prospects of peace go against everything they believe. And soon, one terrifying scheme after another begins to unfold: An Iranian plot to send suicide bombers into the U.S. A terrorist plot to assassinate the prime minister of Israel A Jewish plot to blow up the Dome of the Rock As Jon and Erin face a battle for control of Jerusalem, a battle for control of the Holy Land, and an Iraqi plan to rebuild ancient Babylon, they can't help but wonder: Are such signs evidence that they are living in the last days before the return of Christ? "THE LAST DAYS IS A... RIP-ROARING, HEART-POUNDING, PAGE-TURNING,HIGH-OCTANE GEOPOLITICAL THRILLER."
The Last Jihad (Political Thrillers #1)by Joel C. Rosenberg
Jon Bennett is one of the shrewdest strategists on Wall Street and a close friend of the president of the United States. His secret project: a billion-dollar oil deal off the coast of Gaza, the basis for an historic peace treaty that could bring enormous wealth to every [Israeli and Palestinian. But nothing has prepared Jon for the terror that lies ahead. The President's motorcade is attacked in Colorado. Israeli commandos foil a nuclear attack that leads them to evidence that the next |targets will be Washington, New York and Tel Aviv. And that's just the beginning. From Jerusalem, Jon Bennett and his beautiful partner, Erin McCoy, must summon all their stealth and savvy to save themselves--and the world--from absolute destruction.
The Tehran Initiative (David Shirazi Series #2)by Joel C. Rosenberg
The world is on the brink of disaster and the clock is ticking. Iran has just conducted its first atomic weapons test. Millions of Muslims around the world are convinced their messiah-known as "the Twelfth Imam"-has just arrived on earth. Israeli leaders fear Tehran, under the Twelfth Imam's spell, will soon launch a nuclear attack that could bring about a second holocaust and the annihilation of Israel. The White House fears Jerusalem will strike first, launching a preemptive attack against Iran's nuclear facilities that could cause the entire Middle East to go up in flames, oil prices to skyrocket, and the global economy to collapse. With the stakes high and few viable options left, the president of the United States orders CIA operative David Shirazi and his team to track down and sabotage Iran's nuclear warheads before Iran or Israel can launch a devastating first strike.
The Third Targetby Joel C. Rosenberg
When New York Times foreign correspondent J. B. Collins hears rumors that an al-Qaeda splinter cell-ISIS-has captured a cache of chemical weapons inside Syria, Collins knows this is a story he must pursue at all costs. Does the commander of the jihadist faction really have the weapons? If so, who is the intended target? The U. S. ? Israel? Or someone else? With tensions already high, the impending visit of the American president to the region could prove to be the spark that sets off an explosion of horrendous proportions. Knowing that terrorist forces are already trying to bring down two Arab governments in the region-Iraq and Syria-can Collins uncover the truth before it's too late? Or will the terrorists succeed in setting their sights on the third target and achieving genocide?
The Twelfth Imamby Joel C. Rosenberg
TENSIONS ARE RISING IN THE MIDDLE EAST. Iran's president vows to annihilate the United States and Israel. Israel's prime minister says someone must hit Iran's nuclear sites "before it's too late." The American president warns against a preemptive strike on Iran's nuclear facilities and says negotiations are the key to finding peace. And amid it all, rumors are swirling throughout the region of a mysterious religious cleric claiming to be the Islamic messiah known as the Mahdi or the Twelfth Imam. Word of his miracles, healings, signs, and wonders is spreading like wildfire. CIA operative David Shirazi was born for this moment. He is recruited and sent into Tehran with one objective: use all means necessary to disrupt Iran's nuclear weapons program, without leaving American fingerprints and without triggering an apocalyptic new war. But time is running out.
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Good tutorial ! I am now downloading GIMP, to see how good I am with it, lawl.
Right, today we are going to learn how to make a brushed metal effect and blended text on Gimp!
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Set Up:
Pick the size you want to use, in this case we will use 370x120
Step one:
Now add colour to our background
We will use these settings:
Hue - 43
Saturation - 15
Lightness - -7
Or you could play around with those untill you get a colour that you like for the metal
Step 2:
Now apply a RGB Scatter (Filters>Noise>RGB Scatter)
Now use these settings:
Red - 0.20
Green - 0.20
Blue - 0.20
Alpha - 0.00
Do tick any of the boxes in there, now like ok.
Step 3:
Next we will apply a motion blur (Filters>Blur>Motion Blur)
Use these settings:
Tick Linear
Length - 15
Angle - 0
and here you go, Brushed metal Background!
The next step is to add text if you wish
Step 4:
Now add some text to the image, any size/any font. Now, you know the layer that the text is on? well make it overlay and set it to 65% opacity.
Step 5:
Dupelicate the text layer, set the new 'dupelicated layer' and set it to normal and opacity anywhere between 25% and 35%.
Step 6:
Now Alpha to selection (Layer>Transparency>Alpha to selection). Next shrink the selected by 1 pixel (select>shrink). Now clear the selection (Edit>Clear).
Voila, Your done!
A finished product which looks great!
If you think it's to basic then you can try a number of things, like adding some lighting into it or adding a image like this:
FeedBack on my first tutorial and your results please
Good tutorial ! I am now downloading GIMP, to see how good I am with it, lawl.
its basically the same this as photo shop ,just less features XpOriginally Posted by Close
A very nice tutorial Jam. Its very well explained in understandable steps. Nicely done.
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nice tut easy to follow but i dont get the "brushed" part since we didn't really brush anything
The look of the metal is called brushed metalOriginally Posted by iRAWR


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Frisco RoughRiders 3 – San Antonio Missions 5
Key Statistics RHP Matt Andriese 6 IP, 3 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 7 K; 3B Jake Blackwood 1-4, HR (2), 3 RBI; LF Everett Williams 1-4, RBI, RS.
Prospect Watch: It was the Matt Andriese show and we were all invited to the show. While he typically gets overshadowed by Roach and Smith, Andriese was still a Top 20 prospect in the Padres organization and showed he can make an argument for Top 10. In four starts this year the 23 year old has only allowed two earned runs… The Texas League is viewed as a pitcher's league. Despite that the Mission's have the top three hitters in the league based on batting average. Williams (.373), Fuentes (.356), and Blackwood (.347) have all started the year on fire… Tommy Medica is also second in the league in home runs (5), and third in OPS (1.010).
For further reading on the San Antonio Missions please see the San Antonio Express-News.
Lancaster Jethawks 8 – Lake Elsinore Storm 4
Key Statistics LHP Frank Garces 3 IP, 8 H, 5 ER, 3 BB, 3 K; CF Travis Jankowski 1-3, RS, BB, SB (11); 2B Corey Spangenberg 1-4, RS, 3B, RBI.
Prospect Watch: Scary moment in the game. In the top of the sixth, the JetHawks loaded the bases with one out. A ground ball to third, Duanel Jones' threw home. Hedges' caught it and recorded the out, but was hit hard by the runner coming home. Hedges would leave the game. Later reports said he had a twisted knee and ankle, but planned on being back in the lineup tomorrow… Frank Garces had his fastball working. Nearly fifty percent of fastballs he threw were swing and miss. Unfortunately, no other pitch was working for him. He tried to slow down his mechanics but ended up leaving pitches flat and up.
For further reading on the Storm please see the Southwest Riverside News Network.
Fort Wayne TinCaps 3 – Bowling Green Hot Rods 2
Key Statistics RHP Walker Weickel 3.1 IP, 2 H, 2 R, 1 ER, 4 BB, 4 K; RHP John Hussey 3.2 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 1 BB; LF Mallex Smith 3-4, SB (7).
Prospect Watch: Weickel continued to be wild, walking four in less than four innings. However the four strikeouts in a game is a new career high. However, he is excelling at getting ground ball outs (2.5:1), but an error and a passed ball led to an unearned run… Corey Adamson has now hit safely in 8 of his last 10 games, and now has 12 RBI on the season in just 14 games. Last year, Adamson played in 95 games, but collected only 29 RBI.
For further reading on the TinCaps' please see the Fort Wayne Journal-Gazette.
For the box scores of all the games please go to the MiLB.com scoreboards.