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Man accused of stalking, killing closer to trial
Accused killer indicted in Jorget Acarie slaying
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A local man accused of stalking and killing his ex-girlfriend may soon see trial.
Kristopher Gould has been indicted.
Detectives say Kristopher Gould shot Jorgete Acarie to death in her Doctor Phillips home last month.
Her family says the couple's 2-year-old son witnessed the shooting. He was not hurt.
Gould was found sleeping with a gun along the shore of Daytona Beach. He is being held in the Volusia County jail on an unrelated charge.
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My Rating: 9/10The Four Steps to the Epiphany – It's a must read book for all Tech Entrepreneurs. Newer version of the book is called The Startup Owner's Manual. Author of the book Steve Blank, was the lecturer of Eric Ries who popularized the Lean Startup book/movement. This book will teach you how not to build a company, and to avoid many pitfalls that early entrepreneurs normally do. It's a highly recommended book that will change the way you approach building and growing startups.
Book Review: Don't Make Me Think
My Rating: 10/10 Don't Make Me Think – This was one of the first books that I read on usability, back in early 2000s. If you are into web usability and user experience (UX), this is a highly recommended book. It's one of those foundation books that can set a solid base for someone who is foraying into the field of building usable user interfaces (UI) and user experiences (UX) for the web.
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Plastimake is an easy-to-use plastic that you can dip in a hot water and mold it with your hands. It's non-toxic, super-strong, reusable, lightweight and biodegradable. It's a great way to have a family fun with your kids.
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Book Review: The Lean Startup
My Rating: 9/10The Lean Startup – In his hugely popular book, Eric Ries basically expands on Steve Blank's "Customer Development Model", a formula for building successful and sustainable products and businesses. The main idea of the book is about shortening the product development cycle by way of validated learning. It encourages building MVP (minimum viable product) version of the idea and then adding small iterations and improvements to the product. Each new iteration (i.e feature) has to be tested against the customers. So that, you are absolutely sure that the features you are adding to your products are actually useful to your customers.
Book Review: Zero to One
My Rating: 7/10Zero to One – this is a very easy to read and simple book. Peter Thiel touches on many topics with simple examples (oftentimes too simplistic). But one takeaway from this book is, he suggests that everyone should try to build a monopoly-company (i.e proprietary products and solutions, closed ecosystem, patents etc). He argues that instead of competing with your competitors in the perfect competition market, which results in marginal increase in revenue, you should build a monopoly company where you can charge a lot higher margins for your products and services. He also argues that many of the successful companies (eg; Google, Apple etc) are monopolists, but they have been successful in "tricking" everyone that they are competing in a very competitive industry.
Book Review: Innovator's Dilemma
I have had this idea of reviewing books that I've read with a very short review – only the gist of them, the main theme so to speak – and it shouldn't be more than five sentences. So, here goes the first one.
My Rating: 8/10The Innovator's Dilemma – this book argues that the processes and resource allocation priorities that are setup in big corporations are not startup (new idea) friendly. For this very reason, it argues that big corporations often miss the boat on the new emerging and disruptive technologies. Because they are setup to keep churning more and more revenues from existing products and services. Their focus is to improve existing line of products and services, and ignore the new emerging technologies that are initially not directly competing with them.
Eg; Telcos – SMS vs Whatsapp, Taxis vs Uber, Hotels vs Airbnb etc.
Lean Startup: Applied Wrongly
Eric Ries who has popularized Lean Startup methodology has done an AMA on HackerNews. When he was asked "Are there examples of lean startup ideas going wrong or being misunderstood and leading startups straight to failure?"
He had this to say:
"Tons! I think about this all the time, since I feel a responsibility to try and talk about lean startup in such a way that prevents misunderstanding.
I would say the three most fatal misapplications are:
- "Up and to the right" disease.
Here you split-test everything and just do whatever moves the numbers. pretty soon you are selling porn or psychic hotlines.
- "No vision, no problems" error.
It's like trying to do science without a hypothesis. In lean startup we emphasize that people trying to predict the future are often wrong, so it's best to experiment and pivot as you learn. But some people interpret this to mean that the future is unknowable, there's no point in having any kind of vision, and you should just ship something and see what happens. the problem with this plan is you are guaranteed to succeed – at seeing what happens. after-the-fact rationalization will prevent any learning, because if you can't fail you can't learn. having a big expansive vision is really helpful because it provides lots of falsifiable hypotheses for testing.
- "Minimum Viable Crap" sloppy execution.
Some people think MVP means just throw garbage at the wall and see what sticks, especially since the M makes people think lean startup is for doing something small. but the truth is if you're doing something small, you don't need MVP or lean startup. you only need an MVP if you're trying something large. further, part of the MVP process is to learn what customers actually value in terms of quality, so we can build something that they perceive as excellent. shipping crap isn't the goal, and people that go on TechCrunch with garbage and then claim "but it's an MVP!" are doing it wrong. the hard truth is that spending more time "perfecting" a product in the absence of feedback often makes the product worse, not better."
I can see the No3 in many startups. You can read the full AMA here.
Disruption in International Money Remittance is Imminent
As I tweeeted earlier, International Money Remitance has many pain points, main of them being the cost of sending money of course..
Fees for remittance, $100 from Malaysia to Kyrgyzstan: EFT $25, MoneyGram $19, WU $27. Undoubtedly the 1st industry to be disrupted by BTC
— Abdylas Tynyshov (@ades) February 25, 2015
Below is one of the many solutions that will be coming up soon that will be built on top of free, transparent, public ledger technology called Blockchain. And money will be sent on the Blockchain platform via one of its main apps/features called Bitcoin.
Transaction fees are nearly $0 on the Blockchain, but service providers and apps might charge their own service fees. But these service fees won't be like the ones above in my tweet for sure.
Review: Maybank2u Mobile App
Initially I just wanted to provide some feedbacks to @MyMaybank via twitter, but there were simply too many things to tell, so I thought it would be easier to write a blog post about it.
Native mobile apps that are extensions of existing web services are a great way to make your service more accessible and enjoyable for your customers. If done correctly, it can boost your customer satisfaction and increase your customer loyalty.
Today I will be reviewing Maybank's mobile app for iOS and giving some constructive critique. I hope they will take feedbacks of mine with an open heart and improve their app further, so that it can be a better app for their customers in general.
A big no-no – placing an ad on app startup
One of the big no-no's in mobile app usability is to display an ad during the app startup. Because this slows down the process of user reaching to his objective (i.e main screen, where he wants to log into his account) thus increases his frustration. Because that's what user wants to do, login to his account and do some transaction or check his account balance.
Well, Maybank thought that it would be a good idea to display a banner ad that lasts whole of 8 seconds (see screenshot to the left) until user sees the main screen of the app. These 8 seconds feels like 20 second for the user..
This is a typical problem in big corporations. Where different product managers who are in charge of different products (in this case Maybank Malaysia Open event) within the corporation are always fighting for eye balls and visibility on company's website, mobile app, newsletters etc.
Suggestion: Get rid of the ad and make the app snappy, let it go straight to the main page. If startup image has to be placed, then it shouldn't be longer than 1-3 seconds. Continue reading
MailChimp's Take on UX
Everyone knows how great MailChimp is at what it does. As a tech startup, they have achieved a lot and they are definitely one of the startups who are doing things the right way. So, it's only natural that when UX team of Mailchimp releases a new eBook that everyone should read it.
It's an easy read. It's divided into major sections like: Collaboration, Research, Design, Development and Refinement. It's written from their own perspective, so there are a lot insights into how MailChimp approaches things like building a functional team, creating conducive office environment, how each team do what they do etc . I'm sure everyone can find something beneficial in it. I did.
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Evidence suggests that some pollutants follow an inverse-U-shaped pattern relative to countries' incomes. This relationship has been called the "environmental Kuznets curve." This paper lays out a simple and straight-forward static model of the microfoundations of the pollution-income relationship. We sho that the environmental Kuznets curve can be derived directly from the technological link between consumption of a desired good and abatement of its undesirable byproduct. The inverse-U shape does not depend on the dynamics of growth, political institutions, or even externalities, and can be consistent with a decentralized economy as well as a Pareto efficient policy.
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Utah students suspected of smoking pot in igloo
SALT LAKE CITY -- Four University of Utah students who police say were caught smoking pot in an igloo are facing possible discipline from campus officials.
Sgt. Garth Smith said the well-camouflaged hideaway was discovered by a passing campus security guard.
Smith said the igloo was about 5 feet tall and had walls of snow about 10 inches thick. He said the students had either constructed it themselves or found it abandoned.
Smith said the guard passing through the area heard voices and smelled pot.
Doughnut shop in Mass. YMCA won't sell doughnuts
QUINCY, Mass. -- A doughnut shop chain won't be selling doughnuts at a new Massachusetts location.
Quincy's licensing board approved a plan for Honey Dew Donuts to open a shop inside the city's $30 million YMCA.
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The act of walking flatulation eaving a trail of toxic odors in ones path.
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to go to a park with a jogging trail or forest path and smoke weed on it
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The act of farting and walking away, leaving the stink for others to enjoy. Sometimes the smell can cling to your clothes and be pulled around for several seconds or even minutes.
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LEWISTOWN - There has been a resurgence of pertussis, or whooping cough, statewide and nationwide this year and in Pennsylvania alone, there have been three times as many pertussis cases reported in 2012 as in 2011, both year to date and in the past month, Holli Senior, deputy press secretary for the Pennsylvania Department of Health said.
"It's important to note that we don't have finalized numbers yet for this year," Senior said. "What we know for sure at this point is this: It is an active year for pertussis. There have been more than 1,200 confirmed, probable and suspect cases reported statewide this year."
Within the first six months of 2012, there were 895 whooping cough cases reported as compared to the 364 cases reported in the first six months of 2011. As of Sept. 1 there have been 1,317 cases of whooping cough reported statewide.
It can be difficult to diagnose pertussis in the early stages because it exhibits cold-like symptoms, Raymond Nungesser, regional medical director at Geisinger Health System said. Pertussis is caused by a bacteria that infects the lungs and respiratory system, rather than a viral infection which causes the common cold, he said.
"Some people have called it the 100-day cough because it lasts so long," Nungesser said. "The first stage, which seems like the common cold, lasts roughly two weeks, followed by the second stage where the coughing gets more severe and lasts roughly six weeks. The final stage is a gradual recovery which can last between two and three weeks."
Pertussis is passed from person-to-person through the cough, Nungesser said. Someone coughs without covering their mouth, infecting surfaces and people around them. It normally takes seven to 10 days before symptoms begin, he added.
Diagnoses are determined by taking a swab sample from the back of the throat through the nose. Once diagnosed, the patient is treated with antibiotics, Nungesser said. However, if a newborn or infant is infected by the bacteria, there is a greater risk for complications and hospitalization.
According to the PDH, there were 244 in-state infant cases of pertussis in 2009, 248 in 2010 and 152 in 2011. There have been 186 reported cases of infant pertussis so far in 2012, said Kait Gillis, a PDH representative.
Out of those infants infected with pertussis, 57 percent are hospitalized, 23 percent contract pneumonia, 1.6 percent will have convulsions, 67 percent will have apnea, 0.4 percent will have encephalopathy (disease of the brain) and 1.6 percent will die, based on data gathered by the Center for Disease Control.
"There's a serious push to get adults vaccinated against whooping cough because they are passing the bacteria to infants," Nungesser said. "Even if an adult was vaccinated as a child, the immunity begins to wear off over time. If you're going to be anywhere near children or parents with young children, it's imperative that you get the vaccine. It's equally important that expectant mothers get vaccinated as well."
The recommended pertussis vaccine for infants and children is called DtaP, which protects against tetanus, diphtheria and pertussis, and is received at two, four, six, 15 and 18 months of age. The fifth shot is given before a child enters school.
Anyone 10 years old or older should get the Tdap vaccine, a variation of the infant vaccination, Nungesser said. It's important to get vaccinated at least two weeks before coming into contact with an infant, he added.
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LETTER TO THE EDITOR | Vote for traditional marriage, reject R-71
To the editor:
Although some state legislatures and courts have endorsed gay marriage, citizens have voted to reaffirm traditional marriage 30 out of 30 times, when an election is held — even in California. Could it be that in spite of all the efforts to convince us, people still know, deep down, what is needed to save our families and thereby our culture?
It might be easy to empathize with gays who want to marry and parent were it not for the fact that same sex unions destroy traditional marriages and families. An accumulation of research from around the world finds that societies which endorse homosexual behavior increase the prevalence of homosexuality in those societies. The legalization of same sex unions is the ultimate in societal endorsement and will result in more children experimenting with and becoming homosexual. Not to mention the fact that they will be taught, in school, that homosexual unions are just as good as heterosexual ones — one of several equal choices.
There are many other unsettling aspects to the recognition of gay unions. Children raised by gay couples are far more likely to engage in homosexual behavior than children raised by others. Gay-parented children are four to 10 times more likely to develop a non-heterosexual preference than normally parented children.
Partner abuse is much more common among gay couples, with more than half of lesbians reporting abuse by their partner. The incidence of domestic violence among gay men is nearly double that of the heterosexual population. Do we truly wish to encourage, even honor, these aberrant and often unstable relationships with special protections and laws?
Committed gays split up at two to three times the rate of heterosexuals; and we all know how bad those numbers are. Only 5 percent of gay unions last over 20 years — a fraction of heterosexual relationships. Dutch studies found that the average "committed" gay union lasted 1.5 years and the participants averaged eight additional partners outside of these relationships — each year!
Now, picture this: there are reportedly 12,000 folks waiting to see if they will be able to pass on their health benefits and retirement to partners. Say that in a few years, 6,000 partners outlive the worker and receive a $35,000 retirement. How much is that every year? And don't you think the number of "domestic partners" will explode? Business will be forced to follow the state example, adding to their costs and then, through prices, our cost. The price tag we are being told now for passing this legislation is a pittance compared to what it will actually be.
Cheapening the meaning of marriage has long-term consequences that can hardly be measured in terms of their pathologies. In European countries where same sex unions have been officially recognized, traditional marriage has declined tremendously. Over 60 percent of children are born out-of-wedlock in Scandinavia today. The rise of fragile families based on cohabitation and out-of-wedlock childbearing means that most children are being raised without the benefit of two heterosexual parents — with all of the normal psychological, emotional and socials problems resulting from that condition. The institution of marriage, long upheld as the best practice in all societies and throughout thousands of years of history, should not be given a new definition. It would damage our society, as it has others, if we continue down this path.
We, as a society, must redirect our compassion towards protecting our greatest resources, our children. As much as we might empathize with some homosexuals who want to marry and parent, it is unethical to experiment in ways that might send our young people down a path that places them in harm's way. Even the Supreme Court, responding to a gay civil rights suit against DOMA (Defense of Marriage Act) stated: "The Legislature was entitled to believe that limiting marriage to opposite-sex couples furthers the state's legitimate interest in procreation and the well-being of children."
The safety of our children must trump the wishes of some adults. Although their rhetoric is cloaked in talk of "fairness," it is not fair to harm our children and grandchildren's futures or to weaken the fabric of our society just to indulge a vocal minority's concept of what they consider fair. It is a social good to protect marriage as being between one man and one woman.
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Indonesia and Malawi Join UN CC:Learn Pilot Countries
14 October 2011: The UN CC:Learn Steering Group has selected two additional countries to participate in the 2011-2013 pilot implementation phase of the UN CC:Learn's "Pilot Projects to Strengthen Human Resources, Learning and Skills Development." The selection was made with support provided by the Swiss Development Cooperation (SDC).
The UN CC:Learn pilot projects aim to support countries in taking a strategic and long-term approach to climate change learning, with the ultimate goal of mainstreaming climate change learning within existing learning systems. The two new countries selected are Indonesia and Malawi, and they will join Benin, Uganda and the Dominican Republic, which were previously selected to participate in the pilot phase. [UN CC:Learn Press Release] [Climate Change Policy and Practice Story on the First Selection of Pilot Countries]


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Welcome to "The Deluxe Place Hotel, bangkok" enjoy a wonderful place and attraction when you relax from your business day , you will get satisfaction of living as we take care of your every need and desire. On New Petchburi Road , in the center of city communications, hospitlas, business center, transportation and a variety of entertainments. It is close to an expressway which connects with the main streets.
Room Overview,Deluxe Place Hotel Bangkok
The Deluxe Place Hotel comprise 400 rooms and includes air-conditoning, cable & satellite TV, with spacious bathroom which ensure your all every comfort and convenience. 268 Deluxe Rooms/305 Superior Rooms.
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Do you remember finding that Santa is not a man who brings gifts? how did you feel about the discovery?
of course he is not A man who brings gifts, he is THE man ... silly.
I immediately wondered what else the people I trusted lied to me about.
OMG Santa is a woman???
Yeah, the Easter Bunny told me so and I cried for three days. I went next year and sat in Claus'es lap after I ate some candy with laxative in it--serves the old goat right!
im in my teens and i no santa isnt real but i pretended to believe in santa for 4 years after i found out. I was 5 when i really wondered about santa. hhhmmmm...
TOTALLY SHOCKED... I just found out last year.
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Lindsay Lohan reported to the Lynwood jail on Thursday to serve her minimum 24-hour sentence as part of her plea deal in her two DUI cases – and checked out 84 minutes later.
According to the sheriff's department Web site, the actress turned herself in at 10:30 a.m., and was released at 11:54 a.m. The jail has a long-standing policy of releasing non-violent offenders early due to overcrowding.
"Ms. Lohan was cooperative," sheriff's spokesman Steve Whitmore tells PEOPLE. "She was fingerprinted, photographed, and put in a holding cell, but was let go due to our early release policy."
TMZ.com first reported the story.
On Monday, Lohan began her court-ordered community service at an American Red Cross blood services facility in an L.A. suburb.
Although the actress, 21, was sentenced in August to four days in jail for her second DUI conviction, prosecutors agreed she could serve 10 days of community service in lieu of two days behind bars.
Lohan was also given credit for one day served from her July arrest, leaving only 24 hours she had to serve.
The actress – who recently finished a lengthy rehab stint at the Cirque Lodge in Utah – was also placed on three years probation and must complete an 18-month alcohol program.
Her lawyer did not immediately respond to requests for comment.
Lindsay Lohan Checks In and Out of Jail
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updated 11/15/2007 AT 05:45 PM EST
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The Little Rock Zoo is Arkansas's only public zoo. Since its beginning, the zoo has grown and become a major attraction in Little Rock (Pulaski County).
The zoo began in 1926, with only an abandoned timber wolf and a brown bear. Soon after, the Arkansas Democrat began a public campaign for the zoo and bought three buffalo with the funds it had raised. The public donated small animals, while others were donated through the help of the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission. The city bought a lion, and several deer were donated. The zoo was then part of the Little Rock Parks and Recreation Department.
In 1928, the city hired a carnival, and the zoo received the proceeds of its shows. The money, about $4,000, was used to help buy animals from other zoos. At that time, the zoo had about three dozen animals, including two alligators. By 1930, the value of the animals and buildings in which they were housed was more than $50,000. In 1936, the value was $118,729. Attendance climbed from 158,437 annually in 1947 to 235,817 in 1953. During this period, between 1947 and 1953, two lions and two tigers were added.
Some animals have brought many visitors to the zoo. One such animal was Big Arkie, a thirteen-foot alligator found in Yellowstone Creek in 1952. After spending the night in a small pool, Big Arkie was transported to the zoo in a crate. An estimated 3,000 people came to see him on his first day, and he continued to draw crowds during his eighteen years there. At his death, he was believed to be the largest captive alligator in the western hemisphere.
Many citizens and organizations have also helped the zoo. The Civitan Club of Little Rock began association with the zoo in 1953. Through the Civitan Club, the zoo built a children's area, which had a mule, a donkey, an otter pool, and three pigs. The club bought a miniature train for the zoo and, in 1998, gave $100,000 for the construction of an outdoor amphitheater.
The Little Rock Zoo Docents was organized in 1975, and the Little Rock Zoo Explorer Post was established in 1977. The members of these two groups support the zoo by caring for the animals.
In 1998, a pivotal point in the zoo's history, the city lost its license from the U.S. Department of Agriculture to display animals when officials missed the renewal deadline by ten days. To regain the license, the zoo had to pass inspection, but it failed to do so and faced closure. In July, the American Zoo and Aquarium Association withdrew accreditation, but things improved when the zoo passed the third federal inspection. About two years later, it regained accreditation.
The zoo is now its own department under the city and is still expanding. Special events, such as "Boo at the Zoo" at Halloween, have proven very popular.
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Learn more at ABCBirds.org. BirdNote: Bald Eagle, The National Symbol By BirdNote • Feb 16, 2015 Paul Bannick Listen Listening... / 1:45 BirdNote Stretch your arms as far as you can, and imagine a bird whose reach is even greater! Sitting about three feet tall, the Bald Eagle has a wingspan of more than six feet. When you see a mature Bald Eagle, you'll see a snowy-white head and tail with a dark brown body. Look closer and you'll see lemon yellow eyes and a powerful set of legs and feet. To learn more about the intriguing ways of the Bald Eagle, visit Cornell's All About Birds. BirdNote: Beak Meets Seed By Aaron Hushagen • Feb 15, 2015 Tim Lindenbaum Listen Listening... / 1:45 BirdNote Birds like finches, chickadees and this Northern Cardinal love sunflower seeds, but each species uses a different strategy to extract the meat. When a finch plucks a sunflower seed from the feeder, it uses its tongue to maneuver the seed lengthwise into a groove on its beak. As it closes its beak, a slight back and forth action slices open the hull, and a small sideways movement husks the seed, while the tongue may help extract the kernel. But chickadees lack the heavy duty, seed-slicing beak of a finch. Instead, they hammer and chip the hull open with the tip of the bill to extract the goods. BirdNote: Red-crowned Cranes Dance On Hokkaido By BirdNote • Feb 14, 2015 Francesco Veronesi Listen Listening... / 1:45 BirdNote On a snow-covered field in northern Japan, two majestic Red-crowned Cranes face one another, raise their heads toward the sky, and call in unison. As they call, the pair begins to dance. They bow to one another, then throw their heads over their backs, then bow again. The pair leaps into the air, at the same time raising their wings. The Red-crowned Cranes' unison dance is a ritual the pair will perform together many times over the years, to strengthen their lifelong bond. In Japanese tradition, the beloved crane is said to live 1,000 years and symbolizes longevity. " Fold a thousand cranes and the gods will fulfill your heart's desire." BirdNote: Annual Great Backyard Bird Count By BirdNote • Feb 13, 2015 Jeff Rogerson Listen Listening... / 1:45 BirdNote The annual Great Backyard Bird Count, February 13 - 15, 2015, is sponsored by the Cornell Lab of Ornithology. Birdwatchers across the country count birds and then report the numbers on-line. Although it may seem that crows are everywhere, the Northern Cardinal is reported on the most lists nearly every year, far above the crow. Well, if there's a male cardinal at your feeder, it is pretty hard to miss! Birds reported in the highest numbers in 2012 were the European Starling and the American Robin, and more recently Tree Swallows and Snow Geese! BirdNote: Chickadee Line-up By BirdNote • Feb 12, 2015 Estormiz at Wikimedia Commons Listen Listening... / 1:45 BirdNote You'll find the Black-capped Chickadee across the northern US into Canada. The Carolina Chickadee holds sway in the Southeast. Hear the husky voice of a Mountain Chickadee in the Rockies. Travel to Canada for the Boreal Chickadee. The Chestnut-backed Chickadee calls the Pacific Northwest home. The Mexican Chickadee just nudges into SE Arizona. And this Gray-headed Chickadee turns up north of the Arctic Circle. BirdNote: Storks And Babies By BirdNote • Feb 11, 2015 Jos Eijsackers Listen Listening... / 1:45 BirdNote Storks and babies have been linked together for centuries. But how did that old legend get started? Researchers suggest that the legend goes back to pagan times, when civilizations were keen to have high birthrates. The myth of storks and babies was forged by the birds' return in spring, when many babies were born. Many people in Europe still associate White Storks with good luck and look forward to the birds' return. BirdNote: Connectivity By BirdNote • Feb 10, 2015 Nick Saunders Listen Listening... / 1:45 BirdNote Migratory birds connect the Northern Plains with many parts of the Western Hemisphere. Barn and Cliff Swallows, McCown's Longspurs, this Lark Bunting, and many other birds winter from Central to southern South America. But their reproduction depends on the bounty of the prairie spring. Disrupting any part of their annual life cycle - breeding habitat, stopover places during spring and fall migration, and wintering habitat - reduces the survival of the species. Learn more at StateOfTheBirds.org. BirdNote: Jacana - Lili-trotter By BirdNote • Feb 9, 2015 Tony Ashton Listen Listening... / 1:45 BirdNote The strange wading birds known as jacanas are nick-named "lily-trotters" for their ability to walk on lilypads. In Jamaica, they're known as "Jesus birds," because they appear to be walking on water — a feat made possible by their long toes. But that's not all that's cool about jacanas. The males, including the Comb-crested Jacana pictured here, can carry their young under their wings. Picture this colorful wading bird, crouching down and spreading his wings. The young scoot in under him, and he sweeps them up anad carries them off, tiny legs dangling from under his wings. Check out the video! BirdNote: Here Come The Barred Owls By BirdNote • Feb 8, 2015 Paul Bannick Listen Listening... / 1:45 BirdNote The emphatic hoots of a pair of Barred Owls resonate in the still of a winter's night. Like many owls, Barred Owls initiate their vocal courtship in winter. A fairly large owl - a perching bird is 21 inches tall - Barred Owls are also among the most vocal. More than a dozen Barred Owl calls range from a "siren call" to a "wail" to a wonderfully entertaining "monkey call." BirdNote: Mating For Life By BirdNote • Feb 7, 2015 Ganesh Jayaraman Listen Listening... / 1:45 BirdNote Most bird species in North America mate for a single breeding season. Some may team up again the following year, just because both stay in - or return to - the same territory. Fewer than one-fifth of Song Sparrow pairs, like these, are reunited. Hawks, eagles, and ravens have wide territories, thus few contacts with the opposite sex. Maintaining a relationship through the winter may assure breeding in the next season. BirdNote: American Coots By BirdNote • Feb 6, 2015 Greg Lavaty Listen Listening... / 1:45 BirdNote American Coots settle onto lakes and estuaries, forming rafts of hundreds, even thousands, of birds. They like to feed on aquatic vegetation, and sometimes they lumber ashore to nibble at grasses and agricultural crops. The coot's lobed toes help it swim and maneuver under water. To get airborne, the coot requires a long, running takeoff. Be sure to watch the video of a coot feeding on the Chesapeake Bay. BirdNote: If It Weren't For Birds By BirdNote • Feb 5, 2015 Listen Listening... / 1:45 BirdNote If it weren't for birds, how many of us would take notice of the natural world? Birds are all around us. In our back yards or driving across country, most of the animals we see are birds. Many draw attention with their songs. Some birds hunt on the wing, and you'll see one if you watch the sky. They sometimes fly in large flocks. Birds are unavoidable. How many fewer nature-lovers there would be, if it weren't for more than the 10,000 species of birds! Imagine a world without this Green Heron... BirdNote: Falcons, Parrots, The Tree Of Life By BirdNote • Feb 4, 2015 KJFMiller/Tom Grey Listen Listening... / 1:45 BirdNote Scientists have puzzled for centuries over how different groups of birds are related. Did birds that look physically alike, such as falcons and hawks, arise from a common ancestor, or did they reach those similarities independently? This line of inquiry was given an immense boost in recent years when an international research team unraveled the genetic codes of 48 species of birds. The results are emerging, including a revised evolutionary tree for birds that places falcons such as this kestrel — and parrots such as this Rainbow Lorikeet — on adjoining branches. BirdNote: Conserving Wetlands For Black Rails By BirdNote • Feb 3, 2015 Stephen Kacir Listen Listening... / 1:45 BirdNote Black Rails are marsh-inhabiting birds, more often heard than seen. Many Black Rails nest in marshes along the Atlantic seaboard and in the Midwest. But in winter they concentrate in the coastal marshes of East Texas, Louisiana, and Florida, areas that face many threats. US populations of Black Rails have declined greatly. In recent decades, the enactment of laws protecting wetlands has improved the bird's prospects. Still, the Black Rail remains on American Bird Conservancy's "red list." BirdNote: Why I Fish By BirdNote • Feb 2, 2015 Natureworks Listen Listening... / 1:45 BirdNote BirdNote writer and editor Todd Peterson recounts memories of wild places where he enjoyed fishing with his father, including the St. Joe River in the Bitterroot Mountains of northern Idaho and the Elk River near British Columbia's wild border with Alberta. The call of a loon is among the sounds that take him back to the wonder of the natural world and the joy of spending time with his father. Pages1 2 3 4 5 6 7 next › last »


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Cracking is gaining unwanted access to a computer with the intent to destroy data, opposite of hacking which is to gain access to a computer to view and copy data without destroying anything except log files.
Me: I'm going cracking.
Mom: Have fun...
The mom dosen't know that cracking is to destroy computer data.
Mom: Have fun...
The mom dosen't know that cracking is to destroy computer data.
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Something sensational, excellent or cool.
Part of 'what's cracking'.
Part of 'what's cracking'.
"That was a cracking pool shot!"
"Yo, 'what's cracking' fool?"
"Yo, 'what's cracking' fool?"
by Diego July 17, 2003
Removing copyright protection from copyrighted software. Commonly used to obtain software without paying for it. Cracking is not by inserting a false or used serial number, but to insert other documents and files into the actual program to make it seem like it was registered by a paying customer, when it actually wasn't.
My friend downloaded Microsoft Word, and is cracking it right now.
by Umbepo July 17, 2005
Another way of saying whats up
also its oftenly used by Kevin Nissanka
also its oftenly used by Kevin Nissanka
Whats Cracking Man?
by kamikazekev who hates goldberg December 29, 2008
a situation, such as a party, where everyone is dancing and or having a good time.
yo pimpin' you should come through to rick jame's house cuz this shit is cracking.
by alik July 29, 2006
trying to crack. trying to make jokes
Me:yo fat brain ass
You:oh u cracking?
You:oh u cracking?
by Sr.G Oh April 30, 2006
Well used Irish phrase that describes someone who is extremely good looking. Often used with positive superlatives.
Jesus, did you see yer wan? She's absolutely cracking!
Love to have a go of her, she's cracking so she is!
Love to have a go of her, she's cracking so she is!
by savingface January 08, 2014
When a person's butt is visibly sticking out of their pants
Me: Kevin was cracking today and I didn't know what to do. I just stood there
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April 3, 2003
'Finding' Asperger's Changed His Life
In "Finding Ben: A Mother's Journey Through the Maze of Asperger's," (McGraw-Hill/Contemporary Books, 2003) author Barbara LaSalle writes about her family's struggle to help her young son overcome a baffling neurological disorder and have a "regular" existence. Misdiagnosed and maladjusted, Ben Levinson was labeled as everything from learning disabled to emotionally disturbed and was even committed to a psychiatric ward before LaSalle, a marriage and family counselor, was able to correctly diagnose him with Asperger's Syndrome (AS).
While AS and autism diagnoses are increasing at alarming rates, "Finding Ben" presents a frightening portrait of one family in the days before treatment was widely available.
The book begins with Levinson's birth in 1969 and goes through the many torturous incidents that marked his differences throughout his childhood and adolescence. It culminates in his arrest for threatening a residential caretaker in a halfway house where he had been placed, and his long road back to a normal life. It is disturbing to read, but compelling -- the book is as much about a family dealing with the guilt, anger and denial surrounding caring for a disabled child as it is about Levinson's unusual life.Â
One bright spot in the family's struggle was their involvement with Temple Beth Hillel in Valley Village. Ben attended preschool and had his bar mitzvah there, and LaSalle says the havurah in which they participated was especially supportive. Despite his challenges, Levinson was able to finish Hebrew school and LaSalle said the family still relies on Levinson at Passover to read the Hebrew portions of the haggadah.
But, for the most part, life with Ben was a constant challenge. As he grew, his problems increased to include asthma and Crohn's Disease, leading to medication which in turn led him to become morbidly obese. The family tried motor therapy (an early form of occupational therapy), speech therapy, even a private school where the teachers followed their students through each grade level, in the hope that Ben might feel comfortable enough to make friends. He never did.
All the while, LaSalle never stopped searching for answers. Finally, when Levinson was 23, Dr. Mark Deantonio of UCLA's Neuropsychiatric Institute told her the truth: Ben was autistic. Not autistic in the classic sense, but his problems put him on the autism spectrum.
Two years later, in 1994, the criteria was established in the medical community for an even more specific diagnosis, that of AS, a higher-functioning form of autism in which children have normal or even superior verbal skills and intelligence.
"Finding Ben" is a modern tragedy -- not in an exaggerated, fictional sense, but a true tragedy in that the people involved are simply living in the wrong time in history. Even Levinson himself, now 34 and co-author of the book, acknowledges that, had the diagnosis of AS been available when he was a child, his life would have been infinitely easier.
LaSalle said she started out writing the book as a way of making sense of everything that had happened to her, to Levinson's father (an attorney, referred to as "Steven" in the book), his stepfather, John LaSalle, and his brother, David. It is clear from talking to LaSalle and from her writing that she still carries a great deal of guilt. Her honesty about her feelings for and against her son are shocking: She opens the book with a description of Levinson that would seem cruel coming from anyone, especially from a mother. But LaSalle hopes her honesty will open the doors for readers to come clean with their families and deal with their feelings, even the ugly ones.
"The most important thing is acceptance -- that what is, is," she said. "We are required to accept and love our children no matter what. That is the gift we give our kids."
It is a lesson she almost learned too late. Only by letting go of Ben as her "project," and through volunteer work where she met a stroke victim with even more profound problems than her son's, was she able to change her approach from that of "badgering mother" to one of support and acceptance.
"I saw my son as a job," she said. "He wasn't someone to enjoy. I think we all have that [attitude] at times, when we have children with special needs. But in treating it like it is a job, we miss out on what's right in front of us and our children miss out, as well."
Levinson and his family seem to have made peace with his diagnosis. He is currently in a 12-step program for people with weight problems, which he credits with giving him the structure and social network to finally not only make friends but learn to be a friend as well. An Orthodox rabbi and his wife who participate in the program have helped him reconnect with "the spiritual side of Judaism." Levinson attends Loyola Marymount University where he is studying American history with plans to graduate next year, possibly to become a teacher.
Levinson also runs a Web site (www.aspergerjourney.com) where he shares his insights on his disability and communicates with others affected by AS. He feels his experience with AS, while difficult, has given him a valuable perspective.
"One time I was complaining to my sponsor: Why did God put this burden on me? And my sponsor said, 'The reason you have had to go through this is that one day you are going to meet someone who will require your personal experience. You will be in a unique position to help another human being,'" Levinson said. "There are a lot of us out there [affected by AS]. I tell them, don't be ashamed of who you are, be proud. Start to talk about it as much as you can. Find people who understand and talk about it with them. Asperger's is a daily struggle, but it's easier now because I'm not in denial."
Both LaSalle and Levinson will discuss "Finding Ben" on Friday, April 18, 7 p.m. at Dutton's Brentwood Books, 11975 San Vicente Blvd., Los Angeles. (310) 476-6263. Â
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The stylish choice for business travelers who also appreciate art and other aesthetic pleasures.
Strategically located alongside Singapore's Suntec City convention center, across from the cultural life at the Esplanade and a five-minute drive to the entertainments of Marina Bay, the refined luxuries of this 32-story hotel begin to reveal themselves as soon as you step into the lobby. In this space, the first batch of the owner's priceless collection of 4,200 pieces of modern art hang, including a massive glass installation by American artist Dale Chihuly. If your work schedule permits, do take the self-guided podcast tour of this museum-quality collection of Chinese and Western pieces. Upstairs, the 608 bigger-than-average über-plush guest rooms may be best known for their bathrooms' octagonal windows offering exceptional views from the deep-soak bathtubs. Business travelers will also appreciate high-speed Internet access and two-line speaker phones with multilingual voicemail, and Club Suites add fax machines for enhanced connectivity. The house Chinese restaurant, Summer Pavilion, is the one to pick if you are on a corporate expense account and hope to impress that all-important business partner. And if your schedule leaves you stranded in Singapore over the weekend, you'll find plenty of culinary distractions at the extravagant weekend brunch in the lobby level Greenhouse.
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For many, summer conjures thoughts of the great outdoors. For hundreds of lucky listeners in Princeton, however, it means two hours a week in the air-conditioned intimacy of Richardson Auditorium.
On Tuesday, the Princeton University Summer Chamber Concerts series embarks on its 44th season.
Each summer, PUSCC offers an evening's diversion, roughly once a week, over a period of a little more than a month.
This year, the roster will include four ensembles, beginning with the Daedalus Quartet on Tuesday.
On the program will be music of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (the String Quartet No. 23 in F Major, K. 590) and Ludwig van Beethoven (the Quartet No. 7 in F Major, Op. 59, No. 1); and in between, the String Quartet, Op. 3, of Alban Berg.
Berg, always regarded as the most accessible of composers of the Second Viennese School, wrote his quartet in the spring of 1910, at the close of his studies with Arnold Schoenberg. It is music of its time, certainly, steeped in expressionistic tendencies, but also full of lyrical moments.
It was written at an emotionally turbulent time for Berg, when the father of his future wife, Helene Nahowski, tried to prevent the couple from seeing one another.
The quartet is structurally impressive, as one would expect from a Second Viennese composer, but its passion is also hard to deny. There are even references, in the second movement, to the opening of that most romantically effusive work, Gustav Mahler's "Resurrection Symphony."
Daedalus, which has played together for 10 years, has won plaudits for its adventurous programming and for its exploration of works by contemporary composers. Still, it's sobering to consider that Berg wrote this music more than a century ago!
Following a break for Independence Day, the Chiara Quartet will appear on July 9.
Their program will include music of Franz Joseph Haydn (the String Quartet in D Major, Op. 76, No. 5) and Johannes Brahms (the String Quartet No. 3 in B-flat Major, Op. 67); also a work commissioned by Chiara, the String Quartet No. 2 of American composer Jefferson Friedman.
The New York Times has described Friedman's music as "impossible to resist." In these days of the worldwide web and Google, it's easy enough to investigate for oneself.
Chiara, which has played together as an ensemble for 12 seasons, has recorded Friedman's String Quartets Nos. 2 and 3, for the New Amsterdam label (New Amsterdam 30).
The Vienna Piano Trio will perform on July 18. The concert will include music of Haydn (the Piano Trio in A Major, Hob. XV/18), Maurice Ravel (the Piano Trio in A Minor), and Franz Schubert (the Piano Trio in B-flat, D. 898, Op. 99).
The Vienna Trio was founded in 1988. In 2010, the ensemble was awarded an Echo-Klassik Prize for their release of Haydn piano trios, on the Dabringhaus und Grimm label (MD + G 3421556). The trio's recording of Haydn's Piano Trio No. 18 is available on Nimbus 5535.
The summer series will conclude with an appearance by Manhattan Brass, which celebrates its 20th anniversary season. The ensemble, a brass quintet, will be heard in a diverse program, which will consist of works by Johann Sebastian Bach, Carlo Gesualdo, Sir Peter Maxwell Davies, George Gershwin and more, including selections from the group's new album, "New York Now" (Enja Records 9548).
Gesualdo is remembered principally — 400 years after his death in 1613 — for the brutal murder of his wife and her lover. His music can be rather lurid in its own right, with passages of weird chromaticism, unexpected dissonances and bursts of emotional intensity — all hallmarks of a much later age. Then again, some of his works sound like standard Renaissance fare.
Maxwell Davies is one of Britain's foremost living composers. He's made his home in Orkney Islands, off the north coast of Scotland, since 1971. He actually studied in Princeton in the early 1960s, where his teachers were Roger Sessions, Milton Babbitt and Earl Kim.
His symphonies are regarded as among the most important of those by contemporary composers, although he is just as likely to write short works in a more accessible style, frequently employing Scottish idioms. He is currently Master of the Queen's Music.
Manhattan Brass, which prides itself on breaking down barriers between audiences and performers, has had a long history of commissions and premieres of music by a wide range of composers, including jazz greats Wynton Marsalis and Paquito D'Rivera. Two of its members, trumpeter Lew Soloff and bass trombonist David Taylor, have performed with Duke Ellington and Gil Evans.
Soloff was also a member of the jazz-rock band Blood, Sweat & Tears at the height of its success in the late '60s and early '70s. (That's him doing the iconic solo on "Spinning Wheel.") Music of Evans will also feature on the July 23 concert.
The Princeton University Summer Chamber Concerts series was initiated back in 1968 by music journalist, pianist and cellist Barbara Sand.
It began as a series of outdoor events. However, renovations to the Princeton campus, acoustical issues, heat and mosquitoes all conspired to drive the concerts to more comfortable accommodations within Richardson Auditorium. The concerts have been performed in Richardson since 1991.
For more than four decades, the summer concerts have provided the opportunity for a diverse audience to enjoy chamber music in a relaxed environment. The music-making is of the highest caliber, with professional ensembles, some of which have gone on to superstar status, including the Emerson and Tokyo String Quartets.
The concerts are free and open to the public, with tickets available at Richardson prior to the performances. There is a limit of four tickets per person.
Early arrival is recommended, as the queue forms well in advance of the box office opening at 6:30 p.m. Bring a friend or a book.
Princeton University Summer Chamber Concerts
Daedalus String Quartet
When: 8 p.m. Tuesday
Where: Richardson Auditorium, Alexander Hall, Princeton University
Admission: Free, box office opens at 6:30 p.m., limit four tickets per person; (609) 570-8404 or pusummerchamberconcerts.org
Other upcoming concerts: Chiara String Quartet, July 9; Vienna Piano Trio, July 18; Manhattan Brass, July 23


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If you're after a really good mozarella pizza base you can find the recipe I use here.
Had one last night with parma ham and some chorizo - yum!
One of the few things I missed from the SAD was pizza. In my old life I would often walk to the pizza place on my lunch break and consume two huge slices, with the usual nausea and bloating afterword. I tried several primal pizza crust recipes involving cauliflower or egg based concoctions. They were either not crust like, or way too labor intensive. I finally hit on perfection.
The crust is comprised entirely of cheddar cheese. Mild cheddar makes a softer crust, while sharp cheddar makes a much crisper crust. Just cover the bottom of a paper plate with shredded cheese to a depth of 1/8-1/4 inch. Microwave for 3-4 minutes. It continues to cook in its own oil for about 30 seconds after the microwave stops. You should be able to put your fingernail under the edge and lift the crust off the plate. If the center sticks or sags nuke it for a little longer. Let it sit for a minute to firm up. That's it. Top as desired and finish in the toaster oven or broiler. It's important to cover with toppings all the way out to the edge to prevent burning under the broiler.
Paper plates work better than dinner plates. The porcelain gets hot and scorches the cheese. You can make this crust under the broiler instead of in the microwave, but it's harder to get it right. You can increase the cook time to make chips for nachos. Of all the great food I've discovered since going primal, this is one of my absolute favorites. Enjoy!
If you're after a really good mozarella pizza base you can find the recipe I use here.
Had one last night with parma ham and some chorizo - yum!
That looks great! Thanks for the idea.
I found a recipe somewhere online (I forget where, honestly... whoops!) where the pizza crust is 1/2 cup almond flour, 1/2 cup shredded cheese, and one egg. I used parmesan cheese and also added garlic powder, rosemary, and about 1/4 tsp of baking powder. Put it in a pan on medium-high heat, cooking each side for a few minutes. It'll look like a really thick, hardy pancake. I put sauce, more cheese, spinach, avocado and bacon on top. Voila! Pizza on the stove top!
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Nice job! Can't wait to try it!
good info,I have some Kerrygold aged sharp cheddar in the fridge that has just found its reason for being. thanks
That looks sinfully delicious.
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My favorite pizza so far is made with cooked chicken breast and cheese:
Easy Gluten Free Pizza Crust | Your Lighter Side
My husband and son love this recipe and it's so easy.


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Air Force ROTC is a college program offered at more than 1,100 colleges and universities across the U.S. It prepares you to become an Air Force Officer while earning a college degree. And it gives you the opportunity to get the tuition money you need. But more than that—it's a challenge, a head start on a lifetime of success, within the Air Force and in everything you choose to do. In Air Force ROTC, you'll make the most of your college experience. You'll hone your time-management skills, analytical skills and physical fitness. It won't be easy. But if you're up to the challenge, the rewards will last a lifetime." (www.afrotc.com)The local AFROTC program is administered by the Department of Aerospace Science at the University of Pittsburgh. This program is available to undergraduate students at fourteen "cross-town" universities via enrollment through agreement with the University of Pittsburgh. Students must have at least six semesters (three full academic years) of school remaining to successfully complete AFROTC graduation requirements. Upon successful completion of university academic and ROTC requirements, students will earn a commission as a Second Lieutenant in the US Air Force. Students will complete one or two years in the General Military Course (GMC) before competing for an enrollment allocation into a four-week summer leadership training program. After completion of the summer training program, students are enlisted into the Professional Officer Course (POC), where they will take on role leading anywhere from 10-50 of their fellow cadets in weekly activities. Students are under NO contractual obligation to the Air Force until entering the POC or accepting an Air Force scholarship. In addition to the academic portion of the curriculum, each student attends a weekly two-hour, hands-on "laboratory" that tests both their followership and leadership abilities among their peers. This lab is used to practice various leadership and management techniques and groom students into future military leaders. Three and three-and-a-half year scholarships are available to qualified students in certain areas of study. Most AFROTC scholarships cover tui tion plus lab fees, books, plus each scholarship awardee receives a tax-free monthly stipend that ranges between $300-500 per month.For details about the AFROTC program as well as information on the different courses and scholarships, please utilize the contact information below.Program contact information: Email: firstname.lastname@example.com: 412.624.6358Web: www.afrotc.pitt.eduAs a Carlow student, you can enroll through the Office of the Registrar.
The Army ROTC offers two-, three- and four-year scholarships to qualified students. The scholarships cover full tuition and fees per year plus $1,200 per year for books. Scholarship students also receive allowances of $2,500 - $4,800 per year. These scholarships are based on student merit, not parent income. There is no obligation incurred for any freshmen students. To become eligible for a scholarship, some of the criteria are as follows:U.S. citizen Minimum SAT score of 920 on the Critical Reading and Math sections Minimum GPA of 2.5 Good physical health Full-time student status Please visit the Army ROTC at the University of Pittsburgh's website: www.rotc.pitt.eduFor more details and information concerning Army ROTC, contact a representative at 412.624.6254 or at the address below:Army ROTC, Admissions and Enrollment Offices University of PittsburghRoom 409 - Bellefield Hall 315 S. Bellefield Avenue Pittsburgh, PA 15260
The Navy ROTCThe Navy ROTC program is available to Carlow students. Please contact the Office of the Registrar for more information.