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|GM Gangsta Kingpin
Still here. You've got some info you can study and share, if you choose. Andrezi already knows it could lead you to Drugash.
|Noro Kas
man Sidoze can be jerk. its cool though, I know it just in character. I am actually enjoying his attitude will make for some interesting banter
|GM Gangsta Kingpin
The packets contain 6 scrolls, which Andrezi presumes are magical, since he couldn't make them out.
Among the more routine accounting papers, there were also some things mentioning "the prince." He apparently sailed to Jalmeray under cover, and will return in 4 or 5 days, on the Jewel Trader III. there will be extra security for his "sequestration."
It mentions a "renegotiation in light of recent developments," and "a renewed alliance for control."
|Jared Thorne
|Andrezi Zeldana
Until now quiet... Jared speaks. His voice is calm, if a bit gravely. I won't kill for money. Killing is for amateurs.
He looks to each person in the room.
"It seems that we may have differing opinions on that particular matter. I assume that you mean that you will not take contracts on a person's life, but are still willing to what is necessary for the good of our organization."
|GM Gangsta Kingpin
Quill, and/or Sidoze, can identify the scrolls with the appropriate checks.
Loyalty is key. Jared may be asked to do some nasty things. He better do them.
Before Jared freaks; this group, while pretty evil, doesn't murder babies, etc. At least, not yet. They've yet to kill anyone not as criminal as they are, except maybe at 3rd level. Who remembers a dead street punk, anyway?
yeah jared this is a street gang that will kill people I was going to ask how a monk will fit... haha...hell you guys have yet to see sidoze bend down and start sucking the blood out a newly dead person to heal lol
1d20 + 7 ⇒ (20) + 7 = 27
1d20 + 7 ⇒ (9) + 7 = 16
1d20 + 7 ⇒ (4) + 7 = 11
1d20 + 7 ⇒ (2) + 7 = 9
1d20 + 7 ⇒ (2) + 7 = 9
1d20 + 7 ⇒ (16) + 7 = 23
Sidoze growls and rubs at the bridge of his nose. "What do you think this is a bakers guild? You will kill people when we say to. Killing in defense of us or killing someone else cause we say so. Either way you will get paid so essentially you will kill for money."
"And anyway, this isn't about money or cracking heads and killing. Money is but a shiny reward. This is about power. We have established a foothold in this district and force will be necessary to hold it and more importantly, see it grow. We seek to establish a new order, something lasting. The day will come where the Black Talons are feared by all and our control of crime complete...simple enough goals really," she adds with a smile. "Is that not something you can get behind?"
She pulls a few of the scrolls her way. Looks like maybe 3 checks might be needed to cover misses. Will post four to be thorough. Apply these to scrolls missed by Sidoze.
Spellcraft -> 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (15) + 7 = 22
Spellcraft -> 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (8) + 7 = 15
Spellcraft -> 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (1) + 7 = 8
Spellcraft -> 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (3) + 7 = 10
|Noro Kas
As the more wizardly of the group examine the scrolls Noro merely looks for a comfortable seat having no skill in the magic arts.
If theresh anything you want me to take a look at and she if I recognize don't heshitate to ask. I ain't much for the magic shtuff
Noro finishes her ale and asks for another. and some food as well.
|Jared Thorne
Jared listens and continues. Yes, I'm one of the new guys... I'm not trying to run things. Never felt the need. And, certainly, Quill. The ends are quite admirable.
Within the organization, your reputation is growing. Whispers, alleged capers, etc... Often the tales are mingled with rumors of bloodshed. Killing sprees are seldom sustainable. Often, killing indicates lack of proper planning. Things fall apart, you kill someone. Inelegant.
If we want to take over this city... fear and death isn't going to do it. Forge relationships, create residual income, build trust. Work from within the system, learn it and use it.
I guarantee, if we earn the trust and admiration of the people of Absalom, we will rule Absalom. Greater than ourselves, build the legend that is the Black Talons.
Power is walking down the street in broad daylight, respected and untouchable. Skulking in the shadows, feared by other criminals yet hiding from rest of the world... I could take it or leave it.
He shrugs, So what's this job, we're planning? How can I help?
Mijndert nods when Quill pipes in but, as Jared replies, he eyes the monk warily. "Wait, we're politicians now? I didn't think that was da kind of power we was goin' for."
He's heard plants try stuff like this before. People trying to bring down an organization from within.
"I ain't really lookin' for an office job..."
|Jared Thorne
|Jared Thorne
Reaching for a compact lyre, Jared begins to tune the instrument. The volume is low, background music.
He begins playing a simple tune as he waits, while the others review the arcane parchments.
Perform: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (15) + 3 = 18
|Noro Kas
Noro gets some food and her ale and sits nearby Jared to enjoy his playing while she eats.
apparently the "new recuits" are to just sit and await orders. oh well, I offered to assist but I guess its all to complex for a simple grut. at least the food ain't half bad. Noro spend the time to contemplate her role in this organization.
"Look here, fancy pants. Just 'cause I don't want no high road way a life don't mean I'm an idiot. You ain't better 'n me. What the Hell are you doin with a group like the Talons if you're too good to break th' law?"
|Jared Thorne
Jared stops strumming. "I simply said, 'to each their own'. It's actually the very definition of freedom. I don't compare and I don't judge.
I'm certain we can each find what we want within the organization. And, I've broken "the law" plenty, no qualms there. Apologies if it didn't translate properly.
I'm sure we each got here, a little differently. We've each got our own style. Let's work together, let's no kill folks we don't need to, let's make a lot of money, build reputation and street cred and garner power."
By comparison to the towering red-head, Jared is non-descript. A little over six feet tall, dark hair and medium build. He doesn't look like much.
"Don't worry boys and girls. You'll get your share of fighting in, but best not start on each other." She quietly stares at each new recruit.
She waits until everyone seems to have simmered down and is ready to proceed. "We have been asked to find someone. Dhunash, of the Pesh Princes. He has gone into hiding after making strong hits against the Ivy Stalkers. We have been brought in as unknown agents that can perhaps get in where the Stalkers have failed. We have already been within the Princes' base of operations, but chose to leave rather than take on all there numbers. That is where you all come in. We will see what this paperwork can tell us, and then move in again. They will be waiting so we will likely mix it up a bit. But in the end, taking Dhunash will weaken the Pesh Princes and the grateful Ivy Stalkers are already weakened....I see it as a win-win situation."
|Jared Thorne
|GM Gangsta Kingpin
One scroll has 2 Message spells on it. The other is Color Spray, all at CL 4. If you use read magic, the third is Animate Rope.
The other 3 are divine spells, so Quill can try them.
Sidoze turns and pushes four of the scrolls towards Quill letting her get a better look. Picking up one scroll he says "This will let us even the playing field a bit when we go back in. The other will let us coordinate with each other twice over a distance letting me essentially letting me tell you something such as "Run in now"."
"The other four I cant make out." he admits.
|GM Gangsta Kingpin
|GM Gangsta Kingpin
However, the 3 of you are adding the front line they now lack. Just the 3 of them doing what they've done lately would put anyone on edge. Going after Drugash will not be easy, and certainly, none of you can take him alone. He's well-protected all the time.
Consider the task, and what you bring to it. They were in the basement. A dungeoneering or geography check could give them an idea where the building was, or maybe some simple scouting could locate it.
He comes in on a boat in 4-5 days, and will likely try to hide from there. Where will the boat dock?
Success means a nibble at pesh money. A start in the market; as much as you can carve out. Naked brutality just means you're serious.
We never, ever do nothin' nice, and easy. We always do it nice, and rough.
|Noro Kas
Noro does not have a problem being "in" but if they need our help then perhaps a little iclusion in plans and not the "your the hired muscle and do as I say" routine they will never succeed with that attitude.
I have contemplated not attacking anyone unless ordered and then only those told even if they need help elsewhere, but I probably won't do that (just the thought had crossed my mind)
Noro offered to see any of the documents to see maybe if she can recall anything from her background but was ignored so she went on to have a drink and a meal and await orders, you know like a good grunt soldier.
was made clear they don't want our input except to pound heads for them when they need it.
Now to something more important. is there anything that Noro may know about this fellow they are after from her underground pit fighting? perhaps she had dealings with him tring to obtain some of her chew.
the thing about the boat.. is that knowledge that we have?
(edited the message)
|Jared Thorne
Jared senses the time for action is soon, but for now... he starts strumming his lyre. It's obvious, he's trying to play something very technical and harder than his level of mastery.
Performance, strings: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (1) + 3 = 4
|GM Gangsta Kingpin
Dhunash is rarely seen in public, and when he is, he's surrounded by thugs. You have a drawing of what he looks like, and a pearl-handled key that was lifted from him or his crew, somehow. You don't know what it opens.
He's reputed to be a pretty good fighter, and has some magic protections,
potions, etc.
I'm thinking that some good investigating and plotting can help get the job done. Where will the Jewel Trader III dock? When? Where's a good place to go after him? That sort of thing.
|Jared Thorne
|GM Gangsta Kingpin
Most of this is just the word on the street. The more specific stuff is known by the "O.G." trio. They should tell you.
I'm sure this has been attempted by others, but I'm going to see if the name rings a bell, maybe Mijndert knows about the guy from his time in the bar scene. Will edit post to reflect my roll.
Knowledge Local: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (11) + 7 = 18
The name Dhunash rings a bell, Mijndert just has to try and place where he's heard it before.
Quill looks over the scrolls, "I can put three of these to use, but you might to hold on to this fourth one to try later to ponder over."
She will stow the three scrolls and pull out the drawing of Dhunash. "This is our mark. Seems both the Princes and Stalkers want him, so we need to make sure we get him first. We were offered 500 gold each and territorial rights."
Our initial investigation stumbled right into the middle of their turf war and followed it to the doorstep of the Princes. Useful information, if we can pinpoint its surface entrance instead of the sewer way we went in, but not helpful in finding Dhunash."
|Jared Thorne
|Noro Kas
I might have a few contash left around the dock area, I can check it out shee what they know about where the Jewel Trader will be docking and when.
Noro decided to offer her input again to see where it leads.
|GM Gangsta Kingpin
It would be fun to have each of you go on some solo inquiries, or in pairs, if you like. Thousands of people walk the streets each day, and most of them live.
Of course, they're not much like you.
"Alright then. Quill I think you should take mr music here and see what you both can turn up. Andrezi you and I should probably go out and see to our contacts. Noro I like your idea see if you can get some information along the docks and in case someone tries to start something Dert should go along with you. He looks bright enough to pull you out if anything should come up." He looks to Andrezi and Quill for any other suggestions.
|GM Gangsta Kingpin
This page has the discussion with the captain. You all know the agreement with the captain.
Sidoze might want to revisit the deal. There are 6 of you, now. No one's looked for Jo Laret, either. The Ivy Stalkers hang in or near the Ivy District. Might be a good thing for Quill to try.
It's nice to see you pairing off. It's like "Friends." LOL
|Jared Thorne
|Noro Kas
Gee, and I half expecshted you to hate my idea
She looks to Dert
Yea, I should be able to pull him out of trouble. letsh go shee what we can find out.
She grabs dert and starts to head out toward the docks.
Dert's about to object to the man-handling, but realizes it's not going to get him anywhere. At least he's not with Jared, who'll probably wind up picking flowers or something.
"I'll follow your lead toots."
|Noro Kas
Noro about to comment on the toots remark but just stops, takes a deep breath and continues on. mumbling under her breath one...two...three counting each breath for a few seconds.
lets go pretty boy...oh forgot to ask...how long can you tread water?
Noro and dert will head to the dock area and Noro will look for any of her former underground fight club contacts.
knowledge local: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (10) + 7 = 17
Diplomacy to gather information: 1d20 ⇒ 10
|GM Gangsta Kingpin
Noro has no trouble finding contacts, but no one seems to know much about the comings and goings of the ships.
Know Local1d20 + 6 ⇒ (19) + 6 = 25
Diplomacy Gather information1d20 + 8 ⇒ (17) + 8 = 25
Sidoze watches the others make their way out before nodding to Andrezi. Having both grown up on these streets Sidoze knows they would find something among the various peoples they had grown to know over the years. When some distance away from the inn he breaks away and heads out alone to find his contacts. "Meet me here in an hour Andrezi lets see what we can find." he says before departing.
He was more interested in gathering new information on the princes and how they had taken to being attacked. Other tidbits of infomation on his enemy would be sueful as well.
He was also curious on the Ivy Stalkers. Perhaps this Jo Laret would have an interesting deal if he could find him.
Rolling the dice to see how my skills work out, then editing the IG post to reflect those rolls. Looks like intimidate won't be necessary.
knowledge: local: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (3) + 6 = 9
diplomacy: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (10) + 6 = 16
intimidate: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (10) + 9 = 19
As Noro steps away from each of her possible informants, Mijndert leans in and dredges up some form of charm from somewhere deep inside. He smiles. He compliments them. He doesn't crack his knuckles in their direction at all.
If he continues hitting dead ends with that kind of behavior, he'll jack one up against a wall by the front of his shirt and offer to trade "I don't knows" for broken bones.
|GM Gangsta Kingpin
Mijndert gets a little more info from a frightened "contact." The Jewel Trader III most often docks at dock 8. It's toward the west side of the docks.
Mijndert drops Noro's contact, none-too-gently, and turns to the diminutive woman. "Right. Dock 8. We done here?" He condescendingly pats the man on the head and makes for the door.
|Noro Kas
Noro at first just looks on as Dert heads off she mimics his bluntnss a moment Right Dock 8
You alwaysh sho full of pershonality?
as Noro heads outshe helps the poor guy up on his feet.
I am sho shorry bout that, He's not alwaysh like that
Once he he feel comfortable and on his feet. Noro gives hima right hook dropping him to the floor unconcious He'sh ushually meaner
Noro then hurris up to cath up with Dert
Quill takes a few moments to finish her wine. Finally getting up, bitterly she says, "People....gods I hate talking to people. I find most of them to be idiots.....present company excepted....of course. But let's go get this over with Thorne, at least we might learn something of a potential rival. Let's see if we can find the Ivy boys."
Know. Local -> 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (3) + 6 = 9
Diplomacy - Gather Info -> 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (4) + 2 = 6
Ha! Called that one!


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(Pollo alla Diavola)
This entrée, a specialty of Florence, can be found at restaurants throughout Tuscany. If you see alla diavola on an Italian menu, it means that dish will be slightly spicy. Chicken alla diavola is usually flattened, then blackened on a grill or under the broiler, but the same technique works well on the stove, too. This recipe uses game hens to stand in for the smaller chickens of Tuscany, and a heavy pot takes the place of the brick.
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- 1 tablespoon dried crushed red pepper
- 1 tablespoon chopped fresh rosemary
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- Calories450
- Carbohydrates1 g(0%)
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- Protein57 g(114%)
- Saturated Fat6 g(28%)
- Sodium425 mg(18%)
- Polyunsaturated Fat5 g
- Fiber0 g(2%)
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He currently lives in Upper Saddle River, New Jersey and his hobbies include British memorabilia, mystery novels and a passionate love of the New York Rangers hockey team.
Ron Lawson
A 5th generation Northern Californian, Ron has been involved in agriculture his entire life.
Opting not to return to work on his Familyĺs dairy farm and cattle ranch, upon graduation from the University of California, Davis, with a B.S. in Livestock Production Management, Ron took a Field Representative position with McCormick Schilling. His duties included overseeing the contracting, planting, growing, and harvesting of approximately 75,000 acres of row crops, from the Mexican border north, into Oregon. Ron left McCormick to manage the Christopher Ranch in Gilroy, California, a diversified vegetable and produce company, with notoriety as being the worldĺs largest Garlic farm. While in Gilroy, Ron was one of the founding fathers, of the internationally renowned, Gilroy Garlic Festival.
In 1982, Ron left the Garlic fields for Wall Street, starting in the San Jose office of Merrill Lynch, as a Commodities and Futures Specialist. Early successes in this position, prompted his transfer to the firmĺs Los Angeles office, joining the Cotton trading desk in 1986. The branchĺs business grew as Ron established, and subsequently managed, Merrill Lynch Futuresĺ Pacific Coast Futures Center. A subsequent promotion to Resident Manager of the Western Region resulted in his overseeing the firmĺs 126 Commodity Brokers and Futures trading, in the 17 western states, which in turn, preceded Ronĺs move back home to Northern California, in the summer of 1996.
Upon Merrillĺs exit of the brokered commodity business in early 2000, Ron was offered, and accepted, the position as the head of the Cotton Trading Desk of Prudential Financial. By the spring of 2004, upon Prudentialĺs merger with Wachovia, a non commodity trading Bank, the trading deskĺs futures and derivatives business was larger than Wachovia professed it could handle. This prompted the establishment of both LOGIC Advisors, as well as Steadfast Futures & Options.


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INFORMATION OPTICS: 5th International Workshop on Information Optics (WIO'06)
Front Matter860 (2006); http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/v860.frontmatterView Description Hide Description
High‐resolution imaging by multiple‐image deconvolution860(2006); http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.2361201View Description Hide Description
Image deconvolution is a powerful tool for improving the quality of images corrupted by blurring and noise. However, in some cases, the imaging system is affected by anisotropic resolution, i. e. the resolution depends on the direction in the imaging plane or volume. Such a distortion cannot be corrected by image deconvolution. One example, from Astronomy, is the Large Binocular Telescope (LBT) under construction on the top of Mount Graham (Arizona). A second example, from Microscopy, is the confocal microscope. In both cases, the situation can be improved if different images of the same target can be detected by rotating the instrument or by rotating the target. Then the problem arises of obtaining a unique high‐resolution image from different images taken at different orientation angles. Such a problem is called multiple‐image deconvolution.
In this paper, after a brief illustration of the two examples mentioned above, the problem of multiple‐image deconvolution is formulated and preliminarily investigated in a continuous setting (all directions are available), showing that, while resolution is anisotropic in the multiple images, it becomes isotropic in the reconstructed image. Next, methods and algorithms for the solution of the problem are presented and their accuracy illustrated by means of the results of a few numerical experiments. Finally, the possibility of a further improvement of resolution by means of super‐resolving methods is briefly discussed and demonstrated.
Combined Superresolution and Blind Deconvolution860(2006); http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.2361202View Description Hide Description
This paper presents a unifying approach to the blind deconvolution and superresolution problem of multiple degraded low‐resolution frames of the original scene. We do not assume any prior information about the shape of degradation blurs. The proposed approach consists of building a regularized energy function and minimizing it with respect to the original image and blurs, where regularization is carried out in both the image and blur domains. The image regularization based on variational principles maintains stable performance under severe noise corruption. The blur regularization guarantees consistency of the solution by exploiting differences among the acquired low‐resolution images. Experiments on real data illustrate the robustness and utilization of the proposed technique.
Coherence theory in the context of partially polarized light860(2006); http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.2361203View Description Hide Description
We analyze coherence properties of partially polarized light. For that purpose, we discuss different theories that have been recently introduced. We focuss our attention on invariance properties that are fundamental in physics in order to define relevant parameters.
Holographic Three‐dimensional Display with Data Processing860(2006); http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.2361204View Description Hide Description
Holographic three‐dimensional(3D) display system with data processing techniques is presented. By use of phase shifting digital holography, the complex amplitude of 3D object is obtained. Data processing techniques in complex amplitude are introduced to improve the quality of reconstructed 3D object or manipulate 3D objects. Elimination and addition of objects are presented.
Real time automated 3D imaging and monitoring of dynamic microscopic biological events860(2006); http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.2361205View Description Hide Description
We present approaches for real time automated three‐dimensional (3D) visualization and recognition of biological microorganisms. A single exposure on line digital holographic microscopy records Fresnel digital hologram of the biological microorganisms. Then original complex images of biological microorganisms are computationally reconstructed at different depths along longitudinal direction by inverse Fresnel transformation of the digital hologram. For recognition and classification, two approaches are overviewed. One is 3D morphology‐based recognition and the other is shape‐independent recognition based on statistical estimation and inference algorithms.
3D Imaging With Large Focus Extension By A Coherent Optical Microscope860(2006); http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.2361206View Description Hide Description
In microscopy, high magnifications are achievable for investigating micro‐objects but the paradigm is that higher is the required magnification, lower is the depth of focus. For an object having a three‐dimensional (3D) complex shape only a portion of it appears in good focus to the observer who is essentially looking at a single image plane. Actually, two approaches exist to obtain an extended focused image (EFI), both having severe limitations since the first requires mechanical scanning while the other one requires specially designed optics. We demonstrate that an EFI of an object can be obtained through digital holography (DH) without any mechanical scanning or special optical components. The conceptual novelty of the proposed approach lies in the fact that it is possible to completely exploit the unique feature of DH in extracting all the information content stored in hologram, amplitude and phase, to extend the depth of focus.
Optical Validation of Multiple Signals for Highly Secure Verification860(2006); http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.2361207View Description Hide Description
We propose a new optical method to obtain multifactor image encoding and authentication. The encoded complex‐amplitude image function fulfils the general requirements of invisible content, extreme difficulty in copying or counterfeiting and real‐time automatic verification. This paper describes both the encoded information contained in the ID tag and the optoelectronic processor that validates an identity on a basis of multiple signal recognition. This optical technique is attractive for high‐security purposes that require multifactor reliable authentication. A demonstration using a combination of biometric images, alphanumeric signatures and key codes is provided. Retina images, which are very effective for authentication, are used as biometric signals.
Classical and Quantum Random Processes860(2006); http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.2361208View Description Hide Description
We contrast standard stochastic process methods with those of quantum mechanics. While the end results of both methods are common quantities, such as expectation values and probabilities, the methods of calculation are dramatically different. We present a simple example of a nonstationary stochastic process that can be exactly solved in both standard and quantum mechanics. The example illustrates both approaches and crystallizes the similarities and differences between the methods.
Joint Distribution Functions and the Generalized Optical transfer Function860(2006); http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.2361209View Description Hide Description
The ambiguity function and the Wigner distribution function have both been applied in the optical area for many years. Later, the fractional Fourier transform has also been used. The connection between the ambiguity function and the defocused optical transfer function has also been described. Here we consider the connections with the generalized optical transfer function, first proposed in 1965, which is a two (three) dimensional optical transfer function for the two (three) dimensional case. The two dimensional form can be used as the basis for phase retrieval algorithms, but is also valid in the non‐paraxial domain.
An Overview of Integrated Sensing and Processing using Coded Aperture Imaging Systems860(2006); http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.2361210View Description Hide Description
The concept of Integrated Sensing and Processing (ISP) suggests that a sensor should collect data in a manner that is consistent with the end objective. Thus ISP seeks to minimize the collection of redundant data, reduce processing time and improve overall performance. A traditional approach designs the "best" sensor in terms of SNR, resolution, data rates, integration time and so forth, while traditional algorithms seek to optimize metrics such as probability of detection, false alarm rate, and class separability. The goal of ISP is to change this disjoint "sensing then processing" approach by allowing the algorithms to control the sensing parameters to collect the "best" information in order that the algorithm performs optimally.
At Lockheed Martin, we are experimenting with an ISP system which utilizes a near Infrared (NIR) Hadamard multiplexing imaging sensor, built by PlainSight Systems. This prototype sensor incorporates a digital mirror array (DMA) device in order to realize a Hadamard multiplexed imaging system. Specific Hadamard codes can be encoded on the sensor aperture to measure their inner products with the underlying scene rather than the scene itself. The developed ISP algorithm uses an automatic target recognition (ATR) metric to send particular codes to the sensor in order to collect only the information relevant to the ATR problem. The result is a variable resolution hyperspectral cube with full resolution where targets are present and less than full resolution where there are no targets. This approach greatly improves the sensing process by reducing the overall volume of data and the time required to collect it. Several examples are also presented for illustrative purposes.
Stimulated Parametric Emission Microscope Systems860(2006); http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.2361211View Description Hide Description
We present a novel microscopy technique based on the fourwave mixing (FWM) process that is enhanced by two‐photon electronic resonance induced by a pump pulse along with stimulated emission induced by a dump pulse. A Ti:sapphire laser and an optical parametric oscillator are used as light sources for the pump and dump pulses, respectively. We demonstrate that our FWM technique can be used to obtain two‐dimensional microscopic images of an unstained leaf of Camellia sinensis and an unlabeled tobacco BY2 Cell.
Architecture of the Compact Optoelectronic Integrated Neural (COIN) Coprocessor860(2006); http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.2361212View Description Hide Description
The Compact Optoelectronic Integrated Neural (COIN) coprocessor is a rugged, pixelated, parallel optoelectronic system that is designed to run neural network‐type algorithms in native hardware. The goal of the COIN project is to explore the potential capabilities and limitations of such systems. The optoelectronics, holographic interconnections, and VLSI circuits of the first prototype machine have been fabricated and characterized individually. Recent work on the project was focused on designing the computational components and developing hierarchal system models that can provide accurate, timely, and efficient performance estimates of the COIN coprocessor while it is still in the pre‐integration stage. In this paper, we present an overview of the project and some of the simulated results that demonstrate the potential training and learning characteristics of the system.
Information‐based methods for optics/image processing co‐design860(2006); http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.2361213View Description Hide Description
We propose novel methods for optimizing the joint design of the optics, detector, and digital image processing for an imaging system such as a document scanner or digital camera. Our design methodology predicts the end‐to‐end imaging performance on an average pixel sum‐squared error performance criterion using models of the components; it then relies on Wiener theory to adjust optical and image processing parameters to minimize this performance criterion. Our method relaxes the traditional strict (and hence often expensive) implicit goal that the intermediate optical image be of high quality. Inexpensive image processing compensates for the resulting optical performance degradations. Certain optical aberrations are easier to correct through image processing than others and our method automatically adjusts both optical and image processing parameters to find the best joint design.
Synthetic Aperture Superresolution by Structured Light Projection860(2006); http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.2361214View Description Hide Description
We propose and discuss three methods for increasing the resolution of an aperture limited optical system by illuminating the input with structured light. The kind of illumination can be varied, ranging from tilted plane waves, coherence shaped light or speckle patterns. In any case the high resolution of the projected pattern demodulates the high frequencies of the sample and permits its passage through the system aperture. A decoding process provides the superresolved image after some digital post processing stage.
High‐speed Signal Evaluation in Optical Coherence Tomography Based on Sub‐Nyquist Sampling and Kalman Filtering Method860(2006); http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.2361215View Description Hide Description
The method of sub‐Nyquist sampling is considered that is used to decrease sampling speed in a few times for narrow‐band OCT signals. To provide high noise‐immunity and stability when processing OCT signals with randomly variable parameters in real time, the Kalman filtering method has been applied for evaluating sub‐Nyquist sampled OCT signals.
The Laser Firefly; a Distributed Optical Wireless Sensor System for Atmospheric and Oceanic Probing860(2006); http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.2361216View Description Hide Description
In this paper we review the concept of "Laser Firefly Clusters" for atmospheric probing and describe the development of the first and second generation versions. The laser firefly cluster is a mobile and versatile distributed sensing system with the purpose of profiling the chemical and particulate composition of the atmosphere on the basis of its optical properties. The primary applications are pollution monitoring, and detection of contamination as well as scientific research, meteorology and others. In this paper we extend the concept from the atmospheric to the oceanic environment and introduce "Optical Plankton". The special features of the ocean as a channel for optical wireless communication are characterized and the distinctive requirements of monitoring the oceanic particulate composition are addressed.
Simple Jones Method for describing Modulation Properties of Reflective Liquid Crystal Spatial Light Modulators860(2006); http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.2361217View Description Hide Description
We present a review of the techniques for the calibration and optimization of twisted nematic liquid crystal displays (TNLCDs,) with special focus on the application to describe multiple reflections effects. The inclusion of these effects permits us to obtain an improvement in the accuracy in the prediction of the modulation properties of transmissive and reflective displays. In newer reflective liquid crystal on silicon (LCoS) displays we noticed a significant degree of depolarization. Polarimetric measurements have been performed showing depolarizations as large as 10% at certain gray levels and for certain incident polarizations. Fluctuations in the instantaneous state of polarization of the reflected beam have been demonstrated as the main origin for this depolarization. In the next future we plan to extend this type of polarimetric study to the whole range of gray levels, in order to look for the optimal modulation response of the LCoS display.
Cryptanalysis of optical encryption: a heuristic approach860(2006); http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.2361218View Description Hide Description
The Fourier plane encryption algorithm is subjected to a heuristic known‐plaintext attack. The simulated annealing algorithm is used to estimate the key using a known plaintext‐ciphertext pair which decrypts the ciphertext with arbitrarily low error. The strength of the algorithm is tested by using the key to decrypt a different ciphertext encrypted using the same original key. The Fourier plane encryption algorithm is found to be susceptible to a known‐plaintext heuristic attack. It is found that phase only encryption, a variation of Fourier plane encoding algorithm, successfully defends against this attack.
Remote Sensing Image Fusion with a Multiresolution Directional‐Oriented Image Transform Based on Gaussian Derivatives860(2006); http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.2361219View Description Hide Description
A methodology for image fusion based on the Hermite transform is presented. First, we demonstrate fusion with multispectral images from the same satellite (Landsat 7 ETM+) with different spatial resolutions. In this case we show how the proposed method can help improve spatial resolution. In the second case we show fusion with different sensor images, namely SAR and multispectral Landsat 5 TM. The fusion algorithm is based on the directional oriented Hermite transform which is an image representation model based on Gaussian derivatives that mimics some of the more important properties of human vision. The local analysis properties of the Hermite transform help fusion and noise reduction adapt to the local orientation and content of the image.


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The musical project of Matthew Johnston, Josh Edmonds and Sam Edmonds, Little Oceans finished at #7 on the unreleased chart for October, with their track 'Illuminated'.
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SENCER E-Newsletter, January 2007, Volume 6, Issue 4
Capitol Hill Symposium and Poster Session Participants Selected
The National Center for Science and Civic Engagement will welcome approximately 60 faculty, administrators, and students from 24 colleges, universities, and high schools to Washington, DC in early March for the second Capitol Hill Symposium and SENCER Poster Session. This year's program will focus on STEM learning and SENCER in relation to the development of a 21st century workforce through distinguished plenary speakers, breakout sessions, and of course, through the work presented by the participants. The posters accepted for display address issues as
varied as urban health, identity development, traffic, and geology, and the approaches used to teach the science behind these civic issues are just as diverse. The poster topics and authors, some of whom will be representing their institutions at the symposium are listed below. In upcoming issues of the newsletter, distinguished speakers will be highlighted, and following the event, PDF versions of all posters will be available at SENCER
Brigham Young University: Impact of Concept Mapping, Service Learning, and Assessment Strategies on Learning Outcomes in a Community-based Non-majors Biology course.
Julie Low, Gary M. Booth
Concept mapping and other pedagogical strategies were compared in two non-majors biology classes of Freshman Academy students. Both control and treatment classes were assigned pre- and post-assessments weekly surveys, and weekly recitation sections. The treatment cohort was also trained to use concept mapping strategies in making connections between and among biological concepts. Preliminary data analysis between the two groups suggests that learning outcomes may be partly or totally related to the connected understanding of the learner and how the learning environment is constructed.
Chapman University: Do We Do What We Say We Do? The Proof Is In The Doing.
M. Arredondo, Donna Cucunato
This poster examines the use of the National Survey of Student Engagement (NSSE) to analyze Liberal Studies students' attitudes, perceptions, and behaviors pre and post the experience of a SENCER infused project assigned within a senior capstone course. Between 2003 and 2005 Chapman University's senior capstone course in the Liberal Studies major underwent a major change as a SENCER infused project was implemented. Liberal Studies respondents not only rose in knowledge and skills need to engage in voting from 2003 to 2005, they also scored substantially higher than all other institutional respondents.
Chapman University: Connecting the Dots: Light Bulb Moments in the Science Education of Liberal Studies Students
M. Arredondo,Virginia Carson
This poster tracks the development of SENCER infused curriculum changes from 2004 to the present. Special focus is placed on connections between a Life Science course taken by Liberal Studies (LS) students and a LS senior level capstone course. Both courses include projects which begin with science issues chosen by students because of personal interest and proceed to examination of these issues through inquiry, data collection, analysis and discussion/conclusion. A high number of LS students reported experience at the institution contributed to knowledge, skill and personal development in voting in local, state, and federal elections.
Harold Washington College: Urban Asthma and Student Success
Donyel Williams, Dennis Lehman, Floyd Bednarz, and Will Kelley
The poster from the college will address the impact of civic engagement on the retention and success of remedial students as it relates to a program that focues on student health in an urban environment.
Hofstra University: Planet Earth, An Owners Manual: Scientific Literacy and Civic Engagement in an Introductory Geology Course for Non-science Students
J Bret Bennington, Janice Koch
Introduction to Physical Geology has been redesigned to develop scientific literacy in students who are not science majors by focusing on current scientific issues facing our society. The course examines the scientific method, relationships between systems, and issues such as groundwater management and coastal development. Instructing students in the science behind civic issues teaches geology in a context that is both compelling and meaningful to the students, while challenging them to think seriously about problems they will soon face as citizens in a global society.
James Madison University: A Space for Science
Cindy Klevickis, Kai Degner
Science teaching in elementary and middle grades requires more than just subject knowledge. Teachers need to understand unifying themes, big ideas, concepts, and interconnections. Perhaps even more importantly, they need to appreciate the value of science to society. To do this effectively, future teachers need space for experiential learning, the hands-on application of science through discovery. In response to the documented and serious national shortage of science educators, James Madison University has embraced the concepts associated with reform in elementary science teaching. At the center of our efforts is a facility that allows innovative teaching programs designed for both learning and experiencing science.
Kapiolani Community College: Early Birds and Night Owls: Analyzzzing Sleep in Society
John Rand, Robert Franco, Judith Kirkpatrick, Herve Collin, Veronica Ogata
Team taught courses in The Science of Sleep and Human Development allow students to engage in service-learning activities, such as tutoring and policy advocacy, that promote healthy sleep processes. A collaboration with Palolo housing to establish community-based research and service-learning components for the courses. Student use their research findings and a reflection on their work in their eportfolios. In addition, service-learning students will share their work with middle school students and their families in the Palolo Homes community.
Kent State University/Stark: Design and Implementation of a Multidisciplinary Course Addressing the HIV/AIDS Pandemic
Claudia Khourey-Bowers, Kim R. Finer, Lee Fox-Cardamone, Leslie Heaphy
Faculty members from biology, psychology, history and education designed a course framed around the HIV/AIDS pandemic. Course goals included critical examination of the virus and disease, application of scientifically valid research, and understanding of relevant published research. Students also applied critical principles to real world issues regarding public policy. Objectives were achieved by incorporating a variety of activities and assessments focused on different learning modalities. Activities included the production of a reflective portfolio, a viewing and discussion of the play Angels in America, conducting a personal interview with an HIV/AIDS-impacted individual, and group analysis of sex education policies in the United States.
La Salle University: Identity in the Emerging Adult
Margaret McManus, Diana Montague, Stefan Samulewicz, Jane Turk, Patricia Wilson
Identity in the College Age Student encourages connections between and among computer technology, psychology, and biology disciplines, the use of active and collaborative learning, and the incorporation of a civic engagement component. The goals include acquiring an understanding of the emerging adult by being able to synthesize the data on brain development, identity development, and development of decision making; understanding how scientists determine that the timing of puberty impacts identity in the emerging adult; and making informed decisions about the personal information that individuals give away and integrate into such decisions an awareness that such personal information may be collected with or without their consent. Students will learn about being open to information and develop the ability to interpret and evaluate the validity of the information.
LaGuardia Community College: Project Quantum Leap: A SENCER Approach to Teaching Mathematics in a Community College Setting
Paul Arcario, Prabha Betne, Gordon Crandall, Bret Eynon, Kamal Hajallie, Frank Wang, Jose Orengo
Project Quantum Leap is adapting the SENCER approach to a new setting and population: high-risk community college students in basic skills mathematics classes. We believe this model would be particularly appropriate for students who have generally had unsuccessful experiences with math and who are most in need of approach that can engage them more fully. Drawing on the strengths of the SENCER approache and with FIPSE support, LaGuardia is engaging our department of mathematics in transforming mathematics education for students college-wide, as well as for our on-campus high schools, directly serving over 3500 students during the course of the grant.
Loyola Marymount University: Using Group Projects on Community Issues to Develop Quantitative Skills
Thomas Zachariah, Suzanne Larson, Jacqueline Dewar
This poster describes the experience of using projects to incorporate a civic engagement component into a Quantitative Literacy course, a core requirement in mathematics for all students whose major does not require a mathematics course. The immediate goal is to engage these students in using mathematics to address problems in their campus or local community, while the longer-term goal is to prepare them to play active roles in addressing the problems and challenges of the larger society and world in which they live, using mathematics as tool.
Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts: Science Education for Pre-service Teachers: What Constitutes Adequate Preparation?
Adrienne Wootters, Michael Ganger
Most pre-service elementary teachers are underprepared to teach science when they graduate. A typical non-science major graduate has taken only two science courses, and it is unlikely that they will have either a clear understanding of the scientific method or an understanding of inquiry-based learning. It is also unlikely that they will have a firm grasp of the wide scope of basic physical, biological, earth, and space science considered fundamental in national frameworks. General science outcomes must be modified to address this situation. We are in the process of developing a proposal for changes in the outcomes for MCLA's science core curriculum courses to better meet the needs of pre-service teachers. Using the National Resource Center's National Science Education Standards as a guide, we will present a proposed set of revised outcomes.
Metropolitan College of New York: The New Urban Student: Using Science and Statistics for Insightful Decision Making
Heide Hlawaty, Richard Grallo
All citizens should know the risks to their health posed by living in an urban environment. Building upon the foundations of the Human Biology and the Life Sciences course in the core curriculum, this course delves into the public health issues faced by urban populations. Further questions regarding causes/diagnoses, physiologies, and implications of these challenges to vulnerable populations are discussed in the new SENCER course. Moreover, students learn the skills needed for civic engagement in addressing these community concerns. In addition to enhancing critical thinking and the interpretation of scientific and statistical information, course assignments include social action projects, promoting advocacy, social justice, and equitable education of underserved populations.
Rutgers University: Reinventing a Curriculum - The Catalyic Role of SENCER
Terry R. McGuire
I have been involved with SENCER for five years. SENCER gave me the tools and support to reinvent myself as a professor. As a consequence I have been restructuring courses within the Genetics curriculum to make them more interactive and to stress the connections between scientific disciplines and between science and society. It has taken five years but now my department and Rutgers University are approaching me for help in assessment and in teaching reform. The transformative power of the SENCER project is gradual. Small teaching reforms introduced over several years eventually reach a "tipping point" where rapid educational reform is possible.
SciTech High School: Project-Based Learning: Science, Technology and Civic Engagement in a High School Setting
Clint Mitchell, Erin Pittman, Jill Schiessl, Kimberly Simington, Kevin Varano
SciTech High School, a small learning community of the Harrisburg School District, is a college prep high school in Harrisburg, PA. A cross-curricular approach enhances students' educational opportunities using project-based learning. In one such project on agriculture, tenth grade students perform research by tracing scientific and manufacturing production steps, cost, and any surrounding controversy of a product of their choice. Public education has been showcased at the Pennsylvania Farm Show and at SciTech High as Presentations of Learning. The Genocide Museum uses projectbased learning to assist students in constructing a museum open to the public that educates citizens about genocide throughout history and throughout the world.
Stonehill College: Children as Urban Ecologists, a SENCER Program for Pre-Service Teachers.
Stephanie McNamara, Susan M. Mooney, Karen L. Anderson
Children as Urban Ecologists is a SENCER learning community that links a course in best teaching practices with a course in environmental science via a third course in which students design and implement science curricula in urban pre-K-2 classrooms. Students were required to gather and analyze data on environmental health problems in the schools where they taught. Students were also taught science concepts to young children, an experience that helped them realize how capable and enthused children can be about science.
University of Hartford, Hillyer College: Issues in Health & Society: Weighing In on the Obesity Crisis. Incorporating STEM Education in the Fight for a Solution
Marissa Cloutier, Alexis Lemieux
This poster explores the 2006 emerging SENCER model course, Issues of Health & Society: Weighing In (Obesity), highlights the impact of the obesity crisis on the local, national, and global level, and states the importance of undergraduate STEM education in the fight for a public health solution. Descriptions of student participants, their interest level in STEM, and how they plan to implement what they learned into their future personal and professional lives are included.
University of Montana: Doing Real Air Quality Research with a University/Public School Partnership
Garon Smith, David Jones, Amy Smith, Tony Ward, Earle Adams, Diana Vanek, Nancy Marra, Michael Leary, Jim Striebel, Melissa Henthorn
Irrefutable scientific evidence has prompted EPA to strengthen regulations regarding fine particulate matter in ambient air. The mountain West is particularly impacted by these regulations since wintertime residential woodstove use and summertime forest fires subject communities to heavy doses of fine particulates. UM's SENCER project has furthered a research alliance between the University and a consortium of regional high schools. High school teachers transfer their training in EPA sampling protocol to their students. The students then formulate local research questions and use portable air sampling units to gather data on both indoor and outdoor air quality. Students come together in the spring with professional researchers and health officials to evaluate the state of our regional airshed at a university-hosted High School Air Quality Symposium.
University of North Carolina at Asheville: Integrative Liberal Studies Topical Clusters at UNC Asheville: A SENCER Project in Liberal Arts Curricular Reform
Edward J. Katz, Keith Krumpe
The Integrative Liberal Studies Topical Clusters offer all undergraduates the opportunity to experience the natural sciences, social sciences, and the humanities in courses arranged topically on issues of contemporary relevance. Rather than complete their general education requirements in fragmented fashion through disconnected courses chosen from a vast menu of options, the Topical Clusters feature an integrative curriculum, encouraging students make connections across disciplines. Natural science courses in the Topical Clusters emphasize civic issues of local, regional and global significance so that students develop a more sophisticated science literacy and an ability to address complex problems in multiple dimensions.
University of Southern Maine: SENCER in Honors/Honors in SENCER
George Caffentzis, Dinah Crader, Robert Sanford, Blake Whitaker
The Honors Program at the University of Southern Maine has been in existence for more than twenty years, but as a result of participation in SSI 2003, three new courses that form the core of "the Body Strand" in the Honors curriculum have been created. Until the development of these courses, interdisciplinary Honors courses had been primarily humanities-based. The poster will track the experience of creating and implementing the Honors Program courses, as well as the consequences of introducing honors students to SENCER courses.
Western Michigan University: Service-Learning Design Projects Make an Impact on K-12 Science Teaching and Learning
Dr. Edmund Tsang
Introduction to Engineering Design is a first-semester course required for civil and construction engineering majors and recommended for undecided majors at Western Michigan University. Service-learning provides the context for students to learn and practice the engineering design process, teamwork and communication skills. Students may elect to continue to a sequence of three 1-credit hour service-learning design courses, in which students continue to learn and practice engineering design and project management, taking on increasing responsibilities as they progress from sophomore to senior.
Wheelock College: SENCER and the Colleges of the Fenway Environmental Science Program
Ellen E. Faszewski
With the assistance of the SENCER Program, Colleges of the Fenway (COF) faculty have developed a unique course titled Environmental Forum, which serves as the cornerstone to a joint program in environmental science for the six small private institutions that comprise the COF. More than an introductory course in environmental topics, Forum provides a common ground for all environmental science students at all COF institutions to learn about current issues and interact with other COF students and faculty. This course promotes networking opportunities with local, regional, and national environmental agencies. In addition, students perform service learning throughout the Boston community in various areas including environmental advocacy and environmental education.
Woodbury University: Clean Water in Brazil, Traffic Impact on Global Warming, Scientific Concepts Applied to Business, Recycling v. Reusing
Eugene Allevato, Edmundo B. Hernandez
(Clean Water in Brazil) Considerations of how the water issue was addressed in California gave the lead to the concept of benchmarking in an international context in order to find solutions. (Traffic Impact on Global Warming) This project was part of collaboration between two different classes in which students worked together to obtain a survey to monitor the general public awareness of this issue. (Scientific Concepts Applied to Business) Students explored different avenues on how to approach and understand a business organization from a different perspective, but also promoted learning opportunities for science. (Recycling versus Reusing) This project covered both the recycling process itself and its economic dimensions. Collaboration between Physical Science and Advanced Statistics students in the preparation of a survey to monitor general public awareness of the issues was a fundamental part of this project to understand the politico-economic consequences.


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I've tried very hard to like snow, along with its evil cousin, ice, but since adulthood, it's been a losing battle.
It's one thing not to get out of the house if you have a choice. It's another to be cooped up by 10 inches of snow and can't leave, especially if there's no football on the tube, like Saturday.
Around noon, without having set foot in the winter wonderland, my breathing was labored and intense. Cabin fever had me staring at the mirror. The walls were closing in and the snow was still coming down.
I was about to do a Jack Nicholson from "The Shining." I was 30 minutes away from grabbing an ax from the garage, smashing in the bathroom door and screaming, "Heeeere's Johnny!'' Then with the wife terrorized, creepily saying, "Sandy, I'm home.''
That probably wouldn't do, so I threw caution to the nearest snowdrift, dug out the car and inched my way four miles to work out and blow off some pent-up energy. Mile after mile on a boring treadmill, a device of last resort. It was better than nothing.
Afterward, turning south on Harrison off 11th, I apparently hit the accelerator too hard. The Trailblazer blazed a 360-degree trail, doing a complete circle before stopping in the direction I intended to go.
There was one vehicle about 100 yards away where I could almost hear the words "you idiot'' seeping through his windshield.
Typical. As much as I've tried to get along with weather extremes, snow is still a four-letter word.
I like my snow in December around Christmas, and in the mountains, but if it's after Jan. 1 and it's in the Texas Panhandle, it's time to move on to spring.
Which never happens.
The worst snowstorm I ever drove in was from Canyon to Amarillo after a West Texas A&M basketball game. It took 45 minutes and I had to focus on the highway reflectors to make sure I didn't drive right off the E-Way.
That was on March 7, 1998, the weekend before spring break.
Snow is inevitable in this part of the world. So why not just accept it and look on the bright side?
I heard a prayer Sunday that extolled the snow's beauty and moisture and the variety that God provides. And I'm thinking, why can't I be like that?
The only thing I pray for regarding snow is safety and added patience to stifle the urge to strangle those around me. But I have tried to make snow my friend in various half-hearted ways.
The Mental Image Theory: Appreciate the quiet beauty of walking on snow, hearing the crunch-crunch under your boots, seeing your chilled breath, feeling the crisp cold on your cheeks, the snow on tree limbs. Works for a while, but eventually my toes get numb.
The White Rain Theory: Hey, it's moisture, and winter wheat needs it, not to mention the lawn. Then I read where it takes about 10 inches of snow to equal an inch of rain. Is it worth it? I'd rather have an inch of rain in 45-degree temperatures.
The Variety Theory: That we get to experience the seasons and variety, and not every day is the same monotonous weather day. That's true, but I get all the variety I want in December.
The Inner Child Theory: As a kid, snow was one of the best times of your life. Canceling school for snow was pure joy. Now you could spend the day having snowball fights, making snowmen, get pulled wildly by a car on a homemade sled (i.e., an old car hood), making a snow fort.
I've tried that, at various times going with my boys sledding at Medi-Park. Now they're too old to want the old man to hang with them in a crowd of kids, and if I went alone, I'd look like the Winter Wonderland Stalker.
The Remember Summer Theory: That's when we reflect on the July heat, of getting in a stifling hot car, sweat trickling down the small of your back while mowing the grass, and how you'd love a cold blast of air.
Maybe so, but all I know is churches don't open their doors for weary travelers with excessive sunburn. No one shovels humidity off the sidewalk and driveway.
I've yet to spend time scraping sunlight off the windshield and no car has skidded helplessly on a road riddled with a thick sheet of sunshine.
What is the most effective way to get through snow and winter with a stiff upper lip? Each morning puts us one day closer to summer.
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What's up everyone? Hope everyone had a safe spring break! Mine went by way to fast. I had a crazy time in the Bahamas. I went with my family and my friend and his family and we had a ton of fun. The Bahamas is a beautiful island. The first day we were there we just hung by the ocean and relaxed. I went to eat with my parents at a really nice steak house and ate a huge steak. The next day my friend and his family came down and we went to a great seafood restaurant. I had never tried seafood until I went down there and I absolutely loved it. I had some sort of seafood for nearly every meal. At night my friends and I would go to Downtown Nassau. We spent just about every night at the club down there. I met a ton of people from a lot of different states. It wasn't the craziest spring break spot but I had a great time and it was not something I'm used to!
Coming back was really hard, especially because I have been swamped with school work. I have had one test one paper and one presentation in five days. Not to mention the weather went from 80 degrees and sunny to snowing in the middle of March. Not what I want. However I am happy to be back and heading home soon for Easter. Before I know it I will be getting ready for summer. Until next time keep it real everyone!


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For those of you who like to invest in organic foods, there's an interesting IPO coming up.
Sprouts Farmers Market is planning to enter the public markets under the ticker, SFM, hoping to raise $300 million.
Last year, Sprouts reported $2 billion in sales, a 16% rise from 2011. In the past couple of years it merged with Henry's Farmers Market and then Sunflower Farmers Market.
The company now has more than 150 stores with 10,000 employees across the US and is one of the largest grocers in the western US. It is majority-owned by private equity firm, Apollo Global Management.
Could Sprouts provide Whole Foods Market with some serious competition?
It has big expansion plans to grow to 1,200 stores. Sprouts plans to open 19 stores this year and 20 in 2014.
By comparison, Whole Foods Market had sales of $11.7 billion in 2012, a 16% increase. It has 349 stores and plans to triple that to 1000.
Its growth parallels the increasing interest in natural products, with competitor Whole Foods opening stores in secondary markets.
"I believe we are on the cusp of what will prove to be a decades-long growth trend. Based on our model predictions, we predict natural and organic will make up half of total U.S. food sales within the next generation," Jay Jacobowitz, of natural products consulting firm Retail Insights, told Natural Food Merchandiser.
These changes can be seen at drug chains like Walgreens, which is working on morphing into "wellness" centers that help people stay healthy, carrying everything from fresh food to smoothies.
In the US, the organic industry reached $31.5 billion in sales in 2011, rising 9.5% from the previous year.
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The only place that I know of in Idaho Falls is DC Natural Foods. But they are small, and their selection is quite lietimd. It's not like Whole Foods, but then I really don't think of Whole Foods as an organic food store. Whole Foods is more of a yuppie store, with fancy gourmet items and some organics.Anyway, if you want to check out DC Natural, here is their address:D C Natural Foods159 S Corner StIdaho Falls, ID 83402Phone: (208) 522-6964Hope this helps. Good luck!!
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Please review your facts - Whole Foods did about 10 billion in sales last year -- not 3!
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thanks Henry, we made the correction on Whole Foods' 2012 revenue. The data we used for the article had their numbers wrong.
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There is no comparison between WFM and Sprouts as WFM is a scam anyway by advertising organic foods which are not organic and some being shipped from China while also selling foods high in GMO's. do the research. My money is on Sprouts Farmers Market as the only provider of true organic foods and a whole host of other nutritious items I live on. Sprouts is number 1 on the leader board across the nation ..
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Sam, you are incorrect. Sprouts touts itself as providing "natural foods," yes, whatever that means. Many of their offerings come from countries outside the U.S., including China. And that goes for their produce as well (fresh garlic from--of all places--China). The majority of their "organic" produce comes from Mexico, not the U.S. I work full time for one of Sprouts California locations, so I'm speaking with firsthand knowledge, and not as a consumer who has been swayed by Sprouts' marketing.
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The London Olympics had its moments over the last 15 days when billions of users watched around the world—moments that would not only define this edition but also change the lives of many athletes who starred in them.
Athletes have four more years to make their mark at the Olympic arena again. In between, there will be retirements, newer opponents, injuries and many more changes in the lives of sportsmen and women.
The opening and closing ceremonies themselves were events that will remain incomparable with any others.
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UTA track and field teams spend day volunteering
Oct. 20, 2012
ARLINGTON, Texas -- The UT Arlington Mavericks covered the Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex on Saturday, helping at three huge philanthropic events in the community. UTA track and field student-athletes spent time at the Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure in Dallas, the Walk Now for Autism Speaks in Grand Prairie and the JDRF Walk to Cure Diabetes in Fort Worth.
"Our student-athletes really had a great time in the community today," assistant coach Jordan Durham said. "We are so fortunate to be able to partner with such great organizations and give back to a community that supports us so well."