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Jazz saxophonist Jarez has released his new album entitled On Top Of The World on his own independent label, available at www.jarezmusic.com. Jarez has traveled all around the world touring with top hip-hop performer Coolio, dazzling audiences unfamiliar with jazz with his playing skills and showmanship. On Top Of The World blends jazz with hip-hop and R&B giving Jarez a chance to take jazz to a whole new level, saying he'd like to be the "Tiger Woods of jazz. Tiger made an old man's game exciting and real for kids. I want to do the same for jazz, make it cool again." In addition to his tour in support of the new album, you can also find Jarez alongside his partner and manager Coolio on the cooking show "Cooking with Coolio," available on www.mydamnchannel.com. To check out his upcoming tour dates and order On Top Of The World visit here.
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Gov. Jay Nixon has ordered that the U.S. and Missouri flags at state buildings in all 114 counties and the City of St. Louis be flown at half-staff on July 12 to honor the bravery and sacrifice of Staff Sergeant Robert J. Traxel. Staff Sgt. Traxel, age 34, of Union, was a soldier in the Missouri Army National Guard serving in support of Beyond the Horizon Guatemala 2012. He died on July 2 of injuries he sustained while in Guatemala.
In addition, Gov. Nixon has ordered that the U.S. and Missouri flags at all state buildings in Franklin County be flown at half-staff from July 13 to July 18.
"The men and women of the Missouri National Guard demonstrate self-sacrifice every day, no matter if they are serving in Missouri or in countries around the world," Gov. Nixon said. "The family, friends and colleagues of Staff Sgt. Traxel are in our prayers, as we remember this brave Citizen-Soldier who served not only in the Guard, but also during deployments to Iraq and Afghanistan as both an active duty Soldier and Marine. He answered the call of duty many times, and our state and nation are grateful."
Staff Sgt. Traxel was assigned to the 70th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment, Jefferson City. Prior to his service in the Missouri Army National Guard, he also served his country on active duty in the U.S. Marine Corps and in the U.S. Army. Staff Sgt. Traxel's awards and decorations include the Army Achievement Medal (two awards), the Army Good Conduct Medal, the Marine Corps Good Conduct Medal, the National Defense Service Medal, the Afghanistan Campaign Medal with Bronze Service Star (two awards), the Iraq Campaign Medal with Bronze Service Star, the Global War on Terrorism Service Medal, the Noncommissioned Officers Professional Development Ribbon, the Army Service Ribbon, the Overseas Service Ribbon (2 awards), the Navy Sea Service Deployment Ribbon, the NATO Medal, the Combat and Special Skill Badge Basic Marksmanship Qualification Badge (Bar, Weapon: Rifle [Inscription: Rifle]), the Army Meritorious Unit Commendation, and the Overseas Service Bar.


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Press releases from RCMP across the province. Unedited and straight from the source.
Southey/Strasbourg RCMP 2014-02-28 3:20 p.m. The Southey/Strasbourg RCMP detachment is requesting the public's assistance in identifying suspects responsible for stealing ice fishing equipment from an ice fishing shack located near Grandview Resort on Last Mountain Lake. On February 17, 2014 Southey/Strasbourg RCMP received a complaint that three fishing rods, a tackle box and two flashlights were stolen from the victim's ice fishing shack. Police later received a tip that a Dodge pick-up truck, beige or grey in colour, heavy duty series, as well as a Ford truck, white in colour, were seen near the victim's ice fishing shack. The witness was not able to obtain license plates for the suspect vehicles.
If you have information about this or any other crime, please contact the Southey/Strasbourg RCMP or your local police service. If you wish to remain anonymous Saskatchewan Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477, *8477 on Sask-Tel Mobility, text TIP206 plus your message to CRIMES (274637) or submit a tip online at www.saskcrimestoppers.com If your information leads to an arrest or a case being cleared, you may be eligible for a cash reward of up to $2,000.00.
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'F' Division Community Constable Program
Community Constables are Special Constable members who are recruited from the communities they serve; they are armed, uniformed peace officers with specific knowledge of the language, culture, geography and history of the communities they serve.
Manitoba RCMP and Northwest Territories RCMP are also participating in this pilot project and will be committing candidates. Saskatchewan RCMP has committed to provide six candidates for the troop. The first troop is scheduled to enter Depot in spring, 2015. Saskatchewan RCMP is actively looking for individuals to participate in this program to serve in their community.
Community Constables complement existing regular members and receive 21 weeks of training at Depot and can provide investigative support when required.
Community Constables will focus on crime prevention/reduction and community engagement activities. The program will help increase the RCMP's cultural competence and strengthen relationships, visibility, communication and continuity of services within the community.
The role of the Community Constable is to enhance, and not replace, existing RCMP officers in a community. Please see poster attached for more information
The deadline for submissions for potential candidates is March 7th, 2014.
North Battleford RCMP 2014.02.27 0600 am - 2014.02.28 0600 am Approximately 22 calls for service. 3 Alarms responded to, found to be false. 1 false/nuisance 911 call. 2014.02.27 1020am - Report of fraudulent use of a credit card. Still under investigation. 1152am - Vehicle had damage to door while parked on 1000 block of 108th Street over night. 139pm - 30 year old male arrested for Public Intoxication, causing a disturbance on 101st Street. 609pm - Report of an intoxicated male causing problems at a home on 112th Street. Initial response found everything calm. Another call to residence before midnight and a 46 year old male was arrested for Breach of the Peace, intoxicated and arguing with other residence. 609pm - Minor two vehicle collision on 100th Street. No injuries. Both vehicles still operable. 633pm - Theft of vehicle reported. Vehicle recovered. Investigation ongoing. 805pm - Items stolen from a vehicle parked on 1600 block of 96th Street. Members recovered stolen property discarded a short distance away by suspect. 846pm - Vehicle gone through on 1600 block of 96th Street earlier in evening. 943pm - 32 year old male arrested at a residence on 108th Street after report of intoxicated and unwanted guest refusing to leave when asked to. 1138pm - Report of unwanted intoxicated males at a residence on Trudeau Street. 3 males arrested and held in custody until sober. 2014.02.28 100 am - Call of an intoxicated, unwanted female at a residence on Panton Avenue who had assaulted someone else; female was arrested and released when sober, no charges at this time as victim refused to provide statement.
North Battleford RCMP 2014.02.28 2pm North Battleford RCMP are investigating a Break and Enter to a business on the 1900 block of St Laurent Drive which occurred shortly before 3am on Friday February 28th. A lone suspect gained entry through the front door with the assistance of a bat. The suspect is described as wearing a grey hoodie with white writing on the chest, dark jeans with white shoes. He appears to be in his late teens or early 20s and was carrying an aluminum or white bat. Surveillance footage may be available and will be made public once it has been turned over by the business. The investigation is ongoing.
Punnichy RCMP
Punnichy RCMP are advising that Clarissa Ann KAYE who had been reported missing earlier today, has been located. She was located this morning by police at a residence on the Kawacatoose FN where police had attended on previous occasions.
The RCMP would like to extend our appreciation to the media and the public on this matter.
Punnichy RCMP
8:20 a.m.
On February 19, 2014 the Punnichy RCMP were advised of a young person who had left her residence on foot on the Kawacatoose First Nation at approximately 9:30 PM. Clarissa Ann KAYE (DOB: 1998-04-05) has not been seen in this area since and police are asking for the public's assistance in locating her. Information received suggests that KAYE may be in the Regina area; however, that is not confirmed.
KAYE is aboriginal with black hair (may be dyed) and brown eyes, slender and approximately 5'5" tall. She was last seen wearing black yoga pants and a beige sweater.
Any information as to her whereabouts should be directed to the Punnichy RCMP at 306-835-5200, or 306-310-RCMP.


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Life Jacket Trade-In May 28
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SACRAMENTO – The Department of Boating and Waterways (DBW), Radio Disney and the UC Davis Children's Hospital announces the 11th Annual Life Jacket Trade-In. The event will be taking place May 28 from 4-6 p.m. at select Sacramento Kohl's department stores and from 1-3 p.m. at select Sam's Clubs in the Bay Area and Los Angeles region. A complete list of participating stores is attached.
"We want to make sure water enthusiasts are prepared this summer season with serviceable life jackets", said DBW's Acting Director Lucia Becerra. "Life jackets are the proven number one way to save a life in the event of a sudden, unexpected accident and can help them keep afloat until help arrives."
Water enthusiasts are invited to bring their life jackets for inspection by water safety professionals. If a life jacket is found to be unserviceable, a new one of the appropriate size will be given in exchange. Life jackets will be available at each site while supplies last. (One new life jacket per family.)
Community partners including the Sacramento Safe Kids Coalition, Radio Disney, CBS Radio, Consumnes Fire Department, Drowning Accident Rescue Team, the U.S. Power Squadron and the U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary will come together at the events to help answer questions and provide information about boating and water safety. Experts will stress the importance of wearing a life jacket at all times when in or around the water.
This event is being conducted in connection with National Safe Boating Week (May 22-28) that aims to spread the message about life jacket wear and safe boating practices.
As of this year, the California boating life jacket law requires all children under the age of 13 to wear a U.S. Coast Guard-approved life jacket. Other life jacket laws to remember this boating season: every person on board a personal watercraft (popularly known as "jet skis") and any person being towed behind a vessel must wear a Coast Guard-approved life jacket. For more information, please visit www.BoatSmarter.com.
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I love, love when Caroline takes a few days off and Assistant Innkeeper Sarah takes over the kitchen at our Atlanta bed and breakfast … like Caroline she's a pro, having managed a catering company and an inn located in Charleston, Ga. We're so lucky to work with Sarah and she consistently turns out gorgeous food.. have a look at what came out of her kitchen today:
Lush fruit cup and Ginger Apple Pancakes, I believe inspired by a recent Sunday Brunch at Atlanta have Ria's Bluebird. Thanks, Sarah!
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Daily Archives: January 23, 2013
Economic Statistics for 23 Jan 13
Here are today's statistics on the state of the economy:
The MBA reports mortgage applications rose 7.0% last week, with purchases up 3.0% and re-fis up 8.0%.
The FHFA House Price Index rose 0.6% in November, as home prices continue to rise.
In weekly retail sales, Redbook reports same-store sales rose a weak 1.8% on a year-over-year basis. ICSC-Goldman Store Sales fell -1.5% for the week, the third straight decline, but Year-over-year sales were up a solid 3.2%.
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Americans downbeat about America's future
Ok, they're downbeat according to Gallup:
So what? I mean, this is what I don't get. The American public just re-elected possibly the worst and most incompetent president in my lifetime (what the hell do you have to do to get fired?), they refuse to make their leaders face up to the realities of the fiscal situation, they give away freedoms like some universities give away condoms and suddenly they're "downbeat" about America's future?
They should be downbeat – they as much as anyone have generated the culture that has produced these politicians that they continue to reward with reelection term after term. If you don't make those who represent you do what they should be doing, if you continue to reward their kicking the can down the road with re-election, why in the hell should they do anything? Especially when those who try "die", politically speaking.
And, of course, you have the compliant press who has no compunction anymore about pursuing an agenda that supports the premise that there is a free lunch and the rich should pay for it.
I'm fed up.
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This awesome censorship has been brought about because you've been pretty awesome over the last 2 years of my existence, and as such need to tone it down a bit :>
I hope you're enjoying your year, and that there are many happy ones to come!
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I dont have a stamp so that'll have to do. ;P
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Lone Warrior GazzaWoot, you got your first ever GB signing from me! Aren't you a lucky one \o/
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5 Big Digital Marketing Stats We Learned From Dmexco
Here's one: E-commerce is huge in China
By Lauren Johnson on Sep. 17, 2015 - 11:05 AM EDT
The digital marketing conference Dmexco wrapped up in Cologne, Germany, today, with plenty of interesting stats about mobile, branded content and e-commerce. Here are the five most interesting insights: 1. Instagram…
How Reach Entertainment Goes Big With Branded Video
Agency keeps a finger on the pulse of what's viral
By Michelle Castillo on Feb. 4, 2015 - 12:00 AM EST
Specs Who (From left) Frank Catapano, managing partner; Gabe Gordon, managing partner; Marc Hustvedt, partner What Digital content strategy agency Where Venice Beach, Calif. Realizing the best way to reach consumers is by creating…
BuzzFeed Creates Its First TV Ad, and of Course It Features Cats
Friskies' series 'Dear Kitten' will air during Super Bowl in 3 regional markets
By Michelle Castillo on Jan. 22, 2015 - 10:00 AM EST
BuzzFeed and Friskies are headed to the Super Bowl with their "Dear Kitten" branded Web series. The digital publisher and pet food brand have teamed up to create a 60-second…
Top 10 Web Video Series: BuzzFeed Scores With Kittens and Puppies
Sponsored hit series Dear Kitten returns
By Michelle Castillo on Oct. 14, 2014 - 3:21 PM EDT
BuzzFeed knows that if ain't broke, don't fix it. The publisher returned with a new Dear Kitten video with Friskies this week, though threw the cat's mortal enemy—the dog—into the…
Cat's Sage Advice to Kitten Viral Gold for BuzzFeed
Publisher also scores big with 'If Asians Said the Stuff White People Say'
By Michelle Castillo on Jun. 19, 2014 - 12:12 PM EDT
The Sad Cat (or at least someone who sounds like him) is back, and this time he's dispensing advice to his kitten minions. BuzzFeed's Dear Kitten, a branded video for Friskies…
Grumpy Cat and Friskies Shake Paws in Endorsement Deal
Web sensation is a rising 'spokescat'
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Don't smile, Grumpy Cat, or else risk losing your new endorsement deal with Friskies. That's correct—the cat food maker has inked a "spokescat" agreement with the frowny feline that's become a…
The Winners and Losers of SXSW
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How To Program The Wayne Dalton Garage Door Opener Wall Control 297136
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Liftmaster Sears Chamberlain Remote Control Transmitter 61LM Programming Guide
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1. Programming with Smart/Learn Button:
Start by putting the switches into any position. Then press and release the Smart or Learn button on your opener. If you did it right the LED light should be on. Now within 30 seconds press and hold the button on your 61LM remote control. It should be programmed now, and work to open your door!
2. Programming with dip switches:
Use the dip switch settings on the back of your opener as a reference. With a pen or screwdriver move the switches on your Liftmaster 61LM Remote Control to line up with the settings on your opener. Once you have them in the right place press the button on your remote to activate the opener.
Liftmaster Sears Chamberlain Remote Control Transmitter 81LM Programming Guide
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1. Press and release the "learn" button on the motor unit. The learn indicator light will glow steadily for 30 seconds.
2. Within 30 seconds, press and hold the selected push button on the 81LM Remote Control.
3. When the indicator light on your garage door opener unit blinks release the button on the remote. This means the LiftMaster 81LM has successfully been programmed. You will hear two clicks if there are no light bulbs installed.


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Robert Hetzel
Did the Fed cause the recession to be bigger and deeper?
That's what a former member of the Fed claims. James Pethokoukis has the story:
But a book by Robert Hetzel, a senior economist at Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond, says it wasn't Bushonomics or greedy bankers or broken markets that caused the Great Recession. In The Great Recession: Market Failure or Policy Failure, Hetzel pins the blame squarely on the Federal Reserve and Team Bernanke.
Oh, the downturn first started with "correction of an excess in the housing stock and a sharp increase in energy prices" — the housing bust and the oil shock. Indeed, those two things were enough, in Hetzel's view, to cause a "moderate recession" beginning in December 2007.
But only a moderate one. It was the Fed's monetary policy miscues after the downturn began that turned a run-of-the-mill downturn into a once-in-a century disaster.
Said Hetzel:
A moderate recession became a major recession in summer 2008 when the [Federal Open Market Committee] ceased lowering the federal funds rate while the economy deteriorated. The central empirical fact of the 2008-2009 recession is that the severe declines in output that in appeared in the [second quarter of 2008 and the first quarter of 2009] … had already been locked in by summer 2008.
Anyone. What has been blamed for the "Great Depression"?
The irony here, of course, is that Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke is a much-noted student of the Great Depression and of the work of the late Milton Friedman whose landmark book, A Monetary History of the United States, pinned the blame for the Great Depression on a too tight Fed. As Bernanke told Friedman and his co-author, Anna Schwartz, on the economist's 90th birthday a decade ago, "You're right, we did it. We're very sorry. But thanks to you, we won't do it again."
But if Hetzel is right, the Fed blew it again.
Irony? Yeah, supreme irony. Unfortunately, the irony impaired left won't get it (or choose not to) because it isn't at all as useful politically in "blame the GOP" statements like Obama is fond of:
But I just want to point out that we tried their theory for almost 10 years … and it culminated in a crisis because there weren't enough regulations on Wall Street and they could make reckless bets with other people's money that resulted in this financial crisis, and you had to foot the bill. So that's where their theory turned out.
As an aside, speaking of reckless bets with other people's money, see "Nevada's epic "green energy" failure" below. The bets this administration has made in those sorts of areas can be characterized as nothing less that "reckless".
However, more to the point, if this theory by Hetzel were to be more commonly known, it would destroy the meme that it was 10 years of Republican economic malfeasance, loose regulation and Wall Street greed which caused the downturn. And of course anyone who has taken the time to actually look into the downturn already knows that's not the case. But putting the blame on the Fed, where it may indeed belong, would remove a key talking point for Obama.
So I look for this theory to be roundly ignored by the left.
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Ellen Volpe has been President of ABA since 1988. ABA is the longest-running professionally-managed business-to-business networking organization in New York. She is dedicated to working with owners and sales executives to help them create successful, profitable businesses.
Gene Brown has more than fifteen years experience as a business owner in various fields, which includes retail clothing, advertising specialties, screen-printing, and landscaping. Gene also has extensive experience organizing and managing small groups in areas of labor and education. Gene became Ellen Volpe's partner in 1999.
Bob Putt is Council Director of ABA-NJ and has been an entrepreneur for over 25 years. After a successful career as owner and creator of several high profile restaurants Bob assumed the lead role at CMI, a marketing company specializing in hospitality marketing endorsements for professional athletes, along with special events and trade show consulting. Bob is also the owner of RSP Associates, a consulting firm to the hotel and restaurant industries.


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Alphabet Letter B Bat
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Here are printable materials and some suggestions to present letter B. Review related topics in the themes column and visit the bat themed activities and crafts.
Animals > Mammals > Bats >
A bat is a small mammal that flies. Bats have small bodies and large wings covered with skin. Most bats eat at night, they use sound (echolocation) to find and catch flying insects.
Alphabet Activity > Letter B is for Bat
Present and display your option of letter B alphabet printable materials listed in the materials column.
Present and display the poster and distribute the coloring or printable activity of your choice that is age appropriate. This bat image has a matching printable craft.
* Finger and Pencil Tracing:
Trace letter B's in upper and lower case with your finger as you also sound out the letter. Invite the children to do the same on their coloring page.
Encourage the children to trace the dotted letter with your choice of sharpened crayon, fine tip marker, coloring or regular pencil and demonstrate the direction of the arrows and numbers that help them trace the letter correctly. During the demonstration, you may want to count out loud as you trace so children become aware of how the number order aids them in the writing process.
*Find the letter B's: Have the children find all the letter B's in upper and lower case on the page and encourage them to circle or trace/shade them first. Visit each child to make sure they have identified the letter B's and then discuss the locations with the poster.
*Coloring Activity: Encourage the children to color the image in the coloring page.
Letter B words: Letter B Worksheet and Mini-Book. This worksheet and matching mini- book can be used as part of Letter B program of activities to reinforce letter practice and to identify related B words. Read suggested instructions for using the worksheet and mini-book.
Discuss other letter B words and images: First 'brainstorm' and ask the children about other words that have that beginning sound and write them on a board (dry erase board) as the children come up with example. You can print letter B in a different bright color to make it stand out. If you have illustrated alphabet books you can also use images in them. You can also display other B posters and coloring pages or even make a letter B classroom book using coloring images or color posters. Visit Letter B Printable Materials to make your choice.
Maze > Bat and haunted house
Skills > Prewriting skills, problem solving, letter tracing, color recognition.
This maze is appropriate for a Halloween theme. The maze is for children ages three to five that are just starting to learn letters and initial writing.
Letter B Word Search & Handwriting Practice
The four and eight word search game features the bat and other letter B words with pictures and handwriting practice.
Advanced Handwriting Practice:
1. Print your choice of printable lined-paper. Have children draw a bat behind the lined paper or print an bat coloring page to color and decorate after writing practice.
2. Drawing and writing paper: encourage children to draw and color a bat and handwriting practice.
Make sure to include this activity as part of a theme, story time activity, and discuss animal facts about which are available in the bat section.
|To view updates to these activities visit: http://www.first-school.ws/activities/alpha/b/bat.htm


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Rooms on View, South Africa's premier décor and design show, has postponed its May 2012 exhibition.
"Although the South African decor industry took a substantial knock during the global recession in the past few years"
owner and Managing Director Sumari Krige believes "the industry is definitely on the up".
"Rooms on View, now in its 11th year, definitely plays a very important role in showcasing the best of the décor and
design in South Africa. The brand has become a household name and we now feel the time has come to give the show a
new identity and vision that not only benefits the exhibitor but also the general visiting public" says Sumari.
Sumari and the Rooms on View team are looking at re-launching the show in either Spring 2012 or definitely in
May 2013 at the Sandton Convention Centre.


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Ribes speciosum
Ribes speciosum is a species of gooseberry with elongate, red flowers that resemble those of fuchsia; its common name is fuchsia-flowered gooseberry. It is native to central and southern California and Baja California, where it grows in the scrub and chaparral of the coastal mountain ranges.
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Ribes speciosum is a spreading shrub which can reach 3 metres (9.8 ft) in maximum height, its stems coated in bristles with three long spines at each stem node. The leathery leaves are shallowly divided into several lobes and are mostly hairless, the upper surfaces dark green and shiny.
The inflorescence is a solitary flower or raceme of up to four flowers. The flower is a tube made up of the gland-studded scarlet sepals with the four red petals inside. The red stamens and stigmas protrude far from the mouth of the flower, measuring up to 4 centimeters long each.
The fruit is a red-orange berry about a centimeter long which is covered densely in glandular bristles.
Cultivation[edit source | edit]
Ribes speciosum is cultivated as an ornamental plant for use in drought-tolerant, native plant, and wildlife gardens. It prefers dappled to bright light, in dry gardens and under oaks. [2] The plant has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.[3]
References[edit source | edit]
- ^ a b Originally described and published in Fl. Amer. Sept. 2: 731-732. 1814 [1813]. "Name - Ribes speciosum Pursh". Tropicos. Saint Louis, Missouri: Missouri Botanical Garden. Retrieved August 1, 2010.
- ^ Las Pilitas Nursery horticulture treatment: Ribes speciosum, Fuchsia-Flowering Gooseberry . accessed 1.28.2013
- ^ "RHS Plant Selector - Ribes speciosum". Retrieved 30 May 2013.


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Welcome to the 23rd Institute on Teaching and Mentoring
2016 Institute on Teaching and Mentoring will be held October 27-October 30 at the Tampa Marriott Waterside Hotel in Tampa, Florida.
The Institute on Teaching and Mentoring is the largest gathering of minority Ph.D. scholars in the country. For 20 years, the Institute has provided workshops, recruitment and networking opportunities to give Ph.D. scholars the tools to enter higher education. The goal is to promote the continued importance of faculty diversity in the nation's universities.
Registration for the 23rd Annual Institute for select groups began June 6, 2016. Institute attendance is by invitation only for SREB-State Doctoral Scholars, the National Institutes of Health (Bridges to the Professoriate NIGMS-MARC scholars), the National Science Foundation (Alliance for Graduate Education and the Professoriate scholars), the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation scholars and the Office of Federal TRIO Programs, United States Department of Education (Ronald E. McNair Program scholars). You must have a login ID and password to register for the Institute.
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56 Comments
by Satakieli on February 28, 2012 5:21 pm
These are awesome Kristi, loving all the soft brown tones :)
by Megan @ Potato Chip Cats on February 28, 2012 5:39 pm
That droplet picture is amazing, what timing! I like the barbed wire too, great shots.
by Amy on February 28, 2012 5:43 pm
Love, love, love the barbed wire.
by Jaymi on February 28, 2012 5:47 pm
wow you take everyday things and make them beautiful!!!
by alicia on February 28, 2012 6:05 pm
Amazing how something old and so dilapidated can be photographed and made new again. Beautiful captures!
by Tricia on February 28, 2012 6:49 pm
Great photographs and lots of photo inspiration! Thanks
by Ai Sakura on February 28, 2012 6:56 pm
love these shots and the warm colours...
by jenni from the blog on February 28, 2012 7:10 pm
Gorgeous photos!!
by Becca - Our Crazy Boys on February 28, 2012 7:14 pm
Wow!!! Those are amazing!! You'll teach me how to take them when you get here, right?
by Lolo on February 28, 2012 7:24 pm
Beautiful photos! Love all of the different textures you captured.
by Tammi @ My Organized Chaos on February 28, 2012 7:35 pm
Just beautiful photos!!
My Organized Chaos
by Stephanie on February 28, 2012 7:43 pm
These pictures are gorgeous!
by Barbara on February 28, 2012 8:02 pm
Really like these, beautiful tones throughout and am loving that water drop and the abandoned bird's nest against the beams.
by SavingwithSaveOne on February 28, 2012 8:19 pm
Awesomely beautiful shots caught on camera!
by Sarah on February 28, 2012 8:30 pm
These are gorgeous. Love them!
by Lavonne @ *Our Wish* on February 28, 2012 8:30 pm
Awesome rustic photos.
by tahlia - the parenting files on February 28, 2012 8:32 pm
wonderful photos! You really know how to capture the detail!
by Branson on February 28, 2012 9:01 pm
LOVE these! The water drop photo stands out, but the whole series paints such a picture! :)
by Vivien on February 28, 2012 9:20 pm
Love all these shots! You have such a great eye!
by Robyn on February 28, 2012 9:27 pm
Great series of WW photos! The first and 3rd are my favorites. The rustic colors you captured are awesome.
by Allison @ Alli 'n Son on February 28, 2012 9:58 pm
Don't you just love the history you can feel from old buildings? Oh, the stories they could tell.
by Semi Domesticated Mama on February 28, 2012 10:01 pm
Wow, gorgeous photos! Thanks for sharing and thanks for hosting. Have a great Wednesday!
by Honey Mommy on February 28, 2012 10:20 pm
I am in love with these pictures! The water drop, the barb wire... so lovely! Something about old, rundown building just makes me happy.
by Good Girl Gone Green on February 28, 2012 10:25 pm
Pretty pictures! But just read your post below...Ummm WOW! You look fantastic. That is an incredible accomplishment. Good for you!
by Annie on February 28, 2012 10:37 pm
Those pictures are breathtaking. I love the emotion you captured in them. Whenever I see abandoned farm houses around here (and there are lots - oh and one room school houses too!) I just sit and dream of the stories that happened when those parts were fresh and new.
by Kris @ Beyond the Whiskers on February 28, 2012 10:44 pm
Interesting combination of textures and tones. Always love the water droplet photos, and the very first picture with the unexpected curves is really nifty too. Happy WW! http://www.beyondthewhiskers.com/2012/02/wordless-wednesday-nomie.html
by noelle on February 28, 2012 10:49 pm
beautiful photos! each one was better than the one before it :) LOVE them all
by Lolli @ Better in Bulk on February 28, 2012 10:56 pm
Inspiring once again! I love the textures in old barns. I love to wander and find hidden, old, treasures. They are perfect for being captured on camera.
by Maya on February 28, 2012 11:17 pm
love those! in another life i'd like to just travel around, photographing old barns. :-)
may i ask what program you use to do your watermarking?
by Julie {Angry Julie Monday} on February 28, 2012 11:30 pm
I love all of the texture and details.
by Create With Joy on February 28, 2012 11:35 pm
As always, your photos are stunning! I love visiting everyone on WW, but your site is truly one of my faves! :-)
I am now on Google Plus and would be delighted if you followed me - I will happily reciprocate!
Have a fabulous week!
Create With Joy
by Dagmar ~ Dagmar's momsense on February 28, 2012 11:53 pm
I love abandoned buildings - I want to know all they have "seen."
by Alexia @ Babies & Bacon on February 29, 2012 12:00 am
What a cool building. You have the best locations around your neck of the woods. Thanks for the weekly photo inspiration.
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by Verena on February 29, 2012 1:10 am
Very beautiful!!
Happy WW!
by Karly on February 29, 2012 2:22 am
Every time I see a photo with snow in it I become homesick for Minnesota. Arizona is no fun in the winter for someone who loves the cold and snow.
Apparently I am rather odd for saying that!
by Tina´s PicStory on February 29, 2012 4:34 am
very beautiful collection! happy ww :)
by Paula Kiger on February 29, 2012 5:59 am
I agree with Jaymi, Kristi - these are very evocative pictures - common subject, uncommon treatment!
by secret mom thoughts on February 29, 2012 6:17 am
You found the beauty in the ordinary.
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by Stacy Uncorked on February 29, 2012 6:40 am
I love old barns! All those shots are absolutely breathtaking! :)
by Molly @ mixedmolly on February 29, 2012 7:17 am
Love the water dripping off the roof. This is a very peaceful set.
by Tayarra on February 29, 2012 8:09 am
You know I love these. But that water drop off the barn, genius! Love it!
by candice on February 29, 2012 8:41 am
Gorgeous photos. I think I saw some of these in your Instagram stream as well! Have a lovely week!
by Tina @ Life Without Pink on February 29, 2012 9:23 am
WOW your photos are so beautiful!
by Gone Bananas on February 29, 2012 10:15 am
I love photography, but know I have soooooo much to learn! Some people, like yourself, just have a natural eye for it! Love your shots! :)
by Mama J on February 29, 2012 10:59 am
"WOW!" To the composition on that first photo!
by Run DMT on February 29, 2012 11:32 am
Those are AMAZING shots! And now I will have the song "Golden Brown" stuck in my head for the rest of the day. ;-) Did you use a filter or edit these photos?
by Jennfer on February 29, 2012 2:05 pm
These photos are gorgeous! Your timing on that water drop was perfect! On another note - it's so weird seeing Winter existing somewhere in the country, it's been warming up over here!
by Gina on February 29, 2012 2:38 pm
What a fabulous place Kristi. Love that you captured that snow melting off!!!! Gorgeous!
by Kimberly on February 29, 2012 4:31 pm
Beautiful photos! I love the softness of them. And the old building has a certain charm to it.
by Cordial Chaos on February 29, 2012 10:28 pm
Beautiful shots! I really can't pick a favorite :)
by Emily on February 29, 2012 11:37 pm
What a beautiful collection of images Kristi! I love the drop of melting snow and the last photo. Thank you for sharing!
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by Kristy Life n Reflection Photography on March 1, 2012 7:48 am
Great details, love the birds nest!
by Allison on March 2, 2012 2:04 am
I love all of these shots I can't pick a favorite! You are so incredibly talented! thank you for posting these :)
I missed linking up for the last week of the photo challenge :( but had fun the month of February with you all.


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Happy (bleepin') New Year!
Kathy Griffin is surprised at being asked to return as Anderson Cooper's co-host for CNN's New Year's Eve countdown. As she rang in 2010, the comedian dropped more than just the ball in Times Square: Griffin let fly an F-bomb while discussing Falcon "Balloon Boy" Heene. On Howard Stern's radio show yesterday, Griffin told the shock jock that "They're going to pull me from the air" if any curse words slip out.
Battle at the Betty?
Just weeks away from completing her court-ordered stay at the Betty Ford Center, Lindsay Lohan is being investigated in an assault on a clinic employee, People.com reported. The incident happened after the staff member scolded the actress for returning past curfew, TMZ.com said. Lohan, 24, has been in the Rancho Mirage, Calif., facility since Sept. 28 and was ordered by a Beverly Hills judge to remain there until Jan.3.
Cursed musical suffers setback
The curse of Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark struck again Monday night when a stunt double in the Broadway musical fell from a platform into a pit below the stage. The harness holding Christopher Tierney, 31, snapped, and he fell 20 to 30 feet, witnesses at the preview told the New York Post. Tierney is in Bellevue Hospital. The accident was the third since previews began last month. The opening was delayed until Feb. 7.
Actress drops slap from lawsuit
Former Desperate Housewives co-star Nicollette Sheridan, who is suing show creator Marc Cherry for $20million, has dropped her claim that Cherry slapped her in the face. Her lawsuit, however, is ongoing: She is accusing Cherry and ABC of wrongful termination and discrimination, Fox News reported.
Another royal engagement
Prince William and Kate Middleton will have another wedding to attend. William's cousin Zara Phillips, 29, accepted a proposal Monday from her boyfriend, British rugby player Mike Tindall. No wedding date has been set.
Reality love scene
Rocker Bret Michaels popped the question to Kristi Gibson, the mother of his two daughters, during the season finale of his VH1 show Bret Michaels: Life as I Know It. "I know we love and respect each other, and I want you to be my wife," the 47-year-old said to his girlfriend of 16 years. Before accepting, Gibson replied: "I never thought this day would come."
Other eye-openers
• Bus on fire: Before the Kings of Leon could warm up London fans with the hit Sex on Fire, the group's tour bus ignited. Firefighters battled the blaze, which burned the Tennessee rock band's bus as it was parked yesterday morning in the O2 stadium garage.
• During the weekend, Christina Aguilera celebrated her 30th birthday in the French Alps with boyfriend Matt Rutler.
• The brother of the actress who plays Padma Patil in the Harry Potter films pleaded guilty yesterday to assaulting her after he allegedly became enraged that her boyfriend isn't a Muslim. Ashraf Azad, 28, could face time behind bars for attacking Afshan Azad, 22, when he is sentenced next month, the BBC reported.
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Lindsay Lohan To Join The Cast Of 'Scary Movie 5'?
Lindsay Lohan is in talks to join the Scary Movie franchise in the upcoming fifth film, according to reports.
The Mean Girls star is attempting to get her floundering career back on track after numerous stints in prison and rehab over the last few years.
She recently completed a turn as Elizabeth Taylor in a TV movie biopic called Liz & Dick and is now rumored to be joining the cast of the next comedy horror spoof film.
Lohan is said to be in negotiations to star in the fifth Scary Movie film opposite High School Musical's Ashley Tisdale, according to New York Post gossip column Page Six.
The new movie, which will be penned by Airplane! screenwriter David Zucker, is due for release next April.
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X-it the Xserve
Apple Computers, creator of the worlds first Apple Computer Tablet and the worlds first Smartphone to go to space quitely announced today that despite 35% year over year growth, they are discontinuing the Xserve. [more inside]
Truly, a state-of-the art machine.
The Banana Jr. 9000 lives. No, really. The Bloom County icon comes to life thanks to RetroMacCast co-host John, a "highly modified" Mac Plus shell, and a Mac Mini. Via Cult of Mac.
Programmers Who Defined The Technology Industry: Where Are They Now?
The Macintosh's new App hub
Apple has decided to follow the success of their iOS App store by making a Mac App store. Yes, applications for the Mac OS will soon be available, in addition to the previous methods, for one click download and installation from a single online source. Engadget covers the guidelines for App submissions, CNET has a FAQ about the store, while Ars Technica, PC Mag, ZDNET, MSNBC, CNN, Computerworld and Macworld discuss the pros and cons of this development.
Computer defeats women's shogi champion
Four different shogi-playing software programs combined forces to "aggressively pursue" and defeat female champion Ichiyo Shimizu in 86 moves. (previously)
You're Stealing it Wrong: 30 Years of Inter-Pirate Battles
You're Stealing it Wrong: 30 Years of Inter-Pirate Battles. A presentation at DefCon by Jason Scott.
Useful information is useful.
The goons of Something Awful's Serious Hardware/Software Crap subforum operate an informative website with lots of useful articles, including guides to data recovery and mostly free bits of useful Windows software.
The Osbornes
The Osborne 1 was the first commercially successful portable microcomputer, released in April 1981 by Osborne Computer Corporation. It weighed 23.5 pounds, cost $1,795, and ran the then-popular CP/M 2.2 operating system. The computer shipped with a large bundle of software that was almost equivalent in value to the machine itself. [more inside]
OpenOffice ousts Oracle
The OpenOffice.org Project has unveiled a major restructuring that separates itself from Oracle and that takes responsibility for OpenOffice away from a single company. ... Driving home the changes, OpenOffice.org project is now The Document Foundation while the OpenOffice.org suite has been given the temporary name of LibreOffice.
Bahnhof ISP
Located in a nuclear bomb shelter which was built during cold war under 30 meters of rock mountain, Bahnhof ISP is host to the Wikileaks servers. [more inside]
40 years of Xerox Parc
"The Office of the Future" 40 Years Later - 40 years of Xerox Parc, the Palo Alto research group responsible for the desktop computer interface as we know it today.
Build it and they will come
PC Gamer: Do you have a good sense of piracy rates with Steam games?
Gabe Newell: They're low enough that we don't really spend any time on it.
Gabe Newell on Steam, piracy and DRM, part of PC Gamer's Valve Week.
Gabe Newell: They're low enough that we don't really spend any time on it.
Gabe Newell on Steam, piracy and DRM, part of PC Gamer's Valve Week.
Home Computing in the Future, according to Freescale Semiconductor (Vimeo) [more inside]
Classrooms, Customized by Computer.
A Warm Hug from a Cold Algorithm: Ta-Nehisi Coates checks out an inner-city school where every student takes a diagnostic test daily, and then is assigned individual work and tutelage based on a computer's nightly re-assessment.
Position-based quantum cryptography theoretically proved
Our results open a fascinating new direction for position-based security in cryptography where security of protocols is solely based on the laws of physics and proofs of security do not require any pre-existing infrastructure.
Tastes like effeciency.
TabCandy. A new way to intuitively browse the web.
There is no try.
Cow Clicker
Cow Clicker is a Facebook game about Facebook games. It's partly a satire, and partly a playable theory of today's social games, and partly an earnest example of that genre. [more inside]
Metafilter: Self-Effacing Wit with Homespun Charm
"My web site will encourage kindness among those who support it, and creative punishment for those who do not." Mefi's own Shepherd "got a little carried away" creating his blog's under construction placeholder page. The result is a terrifying dystopic epic. [via mefi projects]
You mean it forgets some things, and remembers others?
TVOntario's Bits and Bytes: the world of personal computers explained in 1983 by Billy Van and Luba Goy. [more inside]
"Dad? Why do we always use .net?"
Java 4-Ever (safe for work apart from that one bit) - an amusing language centric film trailer made to promote the Scandinavian JavaZone conference.
if (ourChildren.learning == true)
Why Johnny can't code - David Brin asks how to get kids hooked on programming.
The Works
The Works was a production of the Computer Graphics Lab at the New York Institute of Technology, and (had it ever been finished) would have been the first all 3D CGI feature film. Here are some stills and here's a short clip. [via PopCrunch]
The $22 Billion What-If?
Afraid that Jobs' wild spending and Woz's recurrent "flights of fancy" would cause Apple to flop, Wayne decided to abdicate his role as adult-in-chief and bailed out after 12 days. Terrified to be the only one of the three founders with assets that creditors could seize, he sold back his shares for $800. An interview with Apple Computer co-founder Ron Wayne (he also designed Apple's first logo). Had he held out, his shares today would be worth $22 billion.
Yarchive - Notes from the hinterland.
Yarchive is one man's collection of UseNET posts on the topics of Air Conditioning; Aircraft; Bicycles; Cars; Chemistry; Computers; Electrical, Electronic; Environment; Explosives, Pyrotechnics; Food; Houses; Guns; Jokes; Medicine; Metalworking; Military; Nuclear; Telephones; Physics; Risks; Security; Space mostly from a select group of authors. It has been updated several times since it first appeared here in 2001 and it never fails to sucker me in for hours every time I stumble upon it from a Google Search. [more inside]
Model Train Oriented Design
"People who work with computers-especially those being exposed to a machine for the first time-can become quite entranced with these qualities, finding the computer a kind of alter ego. "Sometimes programmers just won't go home, take a bath or anything," reports a computer man who has got over it himself. "They're like a kid falling in love with a hot rod. They'll sit there working with their newfound 'friend' 20 hours a day, just watching the lights and drinking coffee. After a while they get to looking pale and unhealthy. They sit there fascinated and just forget to eat." Life, October 27, 1967 on "How the Computer gets the answer."
Ubuntu Light: The web in 7 seconds
In the wake of the release of Lucid Lynx, the latest version of Ubuntu ("Perfect", "Mactastic"), Canonical have unveiled Unity and Ubuntu Light, a new desktop environment and implementgation of Ubuntu aimed at the netbook and tablet market as well as offering an "instant web" experience that can either be stand-alone or on a dual booting device. Canonical founder Mark Shuttleworth discusses the design process behind Unity. Ars Technica Hands on. (last two links via)
Automated Trading Suspected in Stock Market Crash
Major market indices fell almost 10% this afternoon before recovering half of that value. Some blame the failing Greek economy and the related loss of confidence in the Eurozone. But a lot of attention is being paid to the role of automated trading systems. Accenture's stock, for example, dropped from $41 to one penny in two minutes and then recovered just as quickly. Will this trigger a loss of confidence in automated trading?
I LOVE YOU VIRUS 10 Years Out
10 years ago yesterday, The ILOVEYOU or LOVELETTER computer worm successfully attacked tens of millions of Windows computers in 2000 when it was sent as an attachment to an email message with the text "ILOVEYOU" in the subject line. Mefi Was There that day when Onel De Guzman released a virus that he had proposed creating as part of his undergraduate thesis. The BBC Looks Back. The key part of the virus was not any technical trick but the wording of the subject line - ILOVEYOU - and its attachment LOVE-LETTER-FOR-YOU.
You have choices.
AlternativeTo finds substitutes to expensive and/or crappy desktop and mobile software. "Tell us what application you want to replace and we give you great alternatives, based on user recommendations."
How I Met Your Motherboard
Tonight we're gonna party like it's nineteen ninety-six
Your Old Crap Website - This blog is to celebrate the time when web design wasn't limited by web standards and convention, and when the office geek was given full reign to set up the website on his own since the bosses probably couldn't see the point in having one.
A Turing Machine [SLYT]. [more inside]
CSS and JS - so now you know
CSS Tips I Wish I Knew When I First Started - Seven JavaScript Things I Wish I Knew Much Earlier In My Career
Dwarf powered computing
Computation doesn't require complicated electronic circuitry. It can be done with mechanical gears, fluids, marbles, tinkertoys and dominoes, even the human eye. Recently folks have been building computers inside of virtual realities. It's been done with Minesweeper, Little Big Planet, and perhaps most ambitiously, a complete 8-bit computer built within Dwarf Fortress.
Salvador Allende's Internet
Cybersyn (or Synco, in Spanish) was computer network constructed in 1970 by an English/Chilean team headed by cyberneticist Stafford Beer (his papers). Cybersyn was an electronic nervous system for the Chilean economy, linking together mines, factories and so on, to better manage production and give workers a clear idea of what was in demand and where. The network was destroyed by the army after the 1973 coup. Later that year Stafford Beer drew upon the lessons of Cybersyn to write Fanfare for Effective Freedom, a eulogy for Allende and Cybersyn, and Designing Freedom, a series of six lectures he gave for CBC, outlining his ideas. Besides the first link in this post, the best place to start is this Guardian article from 2003. If you want to go more in-depth, read Eden Medina's Designing Freedom, Regulating a Nation: Socialist Cybernetics in Allende's Chile. And if nothing else, just take a look at the amazing Cybersyn control room.
The Internet - Where You And I Will Be Spending The Rest Of Our Lives
In the beginning of 1995 before the release of the first graphic browser, Clifford Stoll Of Newsweek said "After two decades online, I'm perplexed. It's not that I haven't had a gas of a good time on the Internet. I've met great people and even caught a hacker or two. But today, I'm uneasy about this most trendy and oversold community." Via Metachat.
Geek chic
Meet Barbie the Computer Engineer... Barbie, the favorite of little girls everywhere, has been a teenage fashion model, concert pianist, astronaut and even a Miss America. But now there's a new Barbie, with glasses and a Bluetooth earpiece, and boasting of being a computer engineer. Oh... and five things to make her more realistic.
At least it wasn't ritual disemvoweling
"Financial crisis
Stalled too many customers
CEO no more."
Sun Microsystems chief executive Jonathan Schwartz resigns via twitter haiku.
Stalled too many customers
CEO no more."
Sun Microsystems chief executive Jonathan Schwartz resigns via twitter haiku.
On the rapid proliferation of powerful chess software
"It was my luck (perhaps my bad luck) to be the world chess champion during the critical years in which computers challenged, then surpassed, human chess players. [...] What if instead of human versus machine we played as partners? My brainchild saw the light of day in a match in 1998 in León, Spain, and we called it "Advanced Chess." Each player had a PC at hand running the chess software of his choice during the game. The idea was to create the highest level of chess ever played, a synthesis of the best of man and machine." The Chess Master and the Computer: A article/book review on computer chess and the state of the top-level chess world by Garry Kasparov. [more inside]
Computer Genius
The Setup
You ever wonder what sorts of computers and software people use to get their job done? Yeah, me too.
Upload this to your alien spacecraft.
This man makes the user interfaces you see in films. (Video)
Bonus: Top 10 Worst Portrayals of Technology in Film
Bonus: Top 10 Worst Portrayals of Technology in Film
Harvard Study: Computers don't save hospitals money.
Harvard Study: Computers don't save hospitals money. An article from Computerworld cites a clinical research study in the American Journal of Medicine. Four years of research finds that "the immense cost of installing and running hospital IT systems is greater than any expected cost savings." (Also on Wired and Slashdot.) [more inside]
BBS documentary author tries to raise funds work full-time on computer history
Mefi's own Jason Scott (jscott) wants to raise $25,000 using waxy's Kickstarter to work full-time on computer history. He made BBS documentary (previously), founded the Archive Team, and owns textfiles.com (previously) and, yes, sockington. So far, 237 people have pledged $20,340. On Nov. 4, Jason did a 5-hours, non-stop Scottathon. Apparently, fundraising ain't easy. [more inside]
How To Program
A free computer-programming course on reddit. Click "prev" for more lessons. 113 lessons so far.
A Geek Itinerary
Technology innovation will be a large part of late 20th century American history. Now the gearheads can explore the roots of all that geekdom. The Geek's Guide to Seattle is a virtual tour of some of the region's most interesting and notable technology locations. A Geek's Tour of Silicon Valley hits hotspots there. Don't forget The Tech Museum and the Computer History Museum. Back east, there's Research Triangle Park (pdf) in North Carolina, and The Computing Revolution at the Museum of Science in Boston.
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The simulated brain - "The scientists behind Blue Brain hope to have a virtual human brain functioning in ten years... Dr. Markram began by collecting detailed information about the rat's NCC, down to the level of genes, proteins, molecules and the electrical signals that connect one neuron to another. These complex relationships were then turned into millions of equations, written in software. He then recorded real-world data -- the strength and path of each electrical signal -- directly from rat brains to test the accuracy of the software." Is it possible to digitally simulate a brain accurately? Can it only be analog? And are there quantum effects to be considered? (previously 1 2 3 4) [more inside]
Inside the World's Greatest Keyboard
From the satisfying click of its keys to its no-nonsense layout and solid steel underpinnings, IBM's 24-year-old Model M is the standard by which all other keyboards must be judged. (previously)


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A former (and sometimes current) critic of banks, Brett King is hanging out his own financial services shingle.
Brett King
Author and company founder
Latest breakthrough: The author and bank critic's financial services startup has developed a new scoring product called CRED, which uses social media as part of its credit and other pricing decisions.
Much like the 19th-century railroad developers who built in uninhabited regions in anticipation of boom towns that had yet to arrive, Brett King's Movenbank is a mobile-heavy financial services startup that's still waiting on the technology and marketplace to catch up to its vision. That market evolution is not guaranteed, making Movenbank and its future performance one of the most compelling stories in retail finance over the next year.
King, a frequent lecturer, bank critic and author of the bank-skewering book, "Bank 2.0," is not only happy with the mobile technology lag, it's his new company's ace in the hole. "We're a little bit ahead of the curve and will be waiting for the mainstream and public to adopt contactless (near-field communication smartphone) transactions," King says. "If we wait until contactless is mass-marketed to everyone, we've missed out on our opportunity."
As Movenbank moves closer to launch later this year, it's being closely watched by at least three different industries - banking, mobile commerce and payments - even though it's not a bank, telecom or card company. What's put Movenbank in the spotlight is its fully digital model. Movenbank is an online and mobile-only company whose motto is "no paper, no plastic, no hidden fees." It is using social media and expanded data to build its own scores that will help inform credit and pricing decisions.
King hopes the company's mobile banking interface will put it in frequent touch with customers for relationship management, and will allow the startup to charge lower fees than banks because Movenbank won't have a national branch network to maintain. King contends 50,000 customers doing a few transactions per week - its goal for early 2013 - will allow Movenbank to break even while being more nimble than traditional banks. "What's happened with Borders, Blockbuster and other retail businesses that have been disrupted by tech will happen here," King says.
Much like Simple (the former BankSimple), Movenbank, of New York, will control the front end of the customer relationship and will store deposits with banks. Movenbank has signed a deal with Bancorp Bank in Delaware and is in talks with additional banks. And much like Simple, that deposit relationship with banks isn't stopping King from criticizing traditional banks' service capabilities.
"The role of the banker is to give you advice. The reality is banks don't advise customers these days," he says. "The primary goal of Movenbank is to give consumers advice on a daily basis, to help them understand the impact of their spending in making daily decisions."
Movenbank this summer will release its banking application, which uses NFC-enabled phones or phones with an NFC sticker, for closed-loop testing, with a broader public release to follow the tests. Movenbank eventually hopes to offer its service internationally. NFC-enabled phones are still thought to be a year or so away from wide availability, and while mobile payments are starting to catch on, they're still fairly new and have volumes that are far below credit and debit card payments. King is betting on that changing as NFC phones become widespread and mobile payments become mainstream.
"We're heavily relying on our mobile platform. There are going to be some consumers that don't necessarily feel comfortable with that early one. But this will be a short-term problem. In two or three years, the tech will catch up," he says.
What's also drawing attention is Movenbank's alternative approach to scoring. Called CRED, it combines traditional scoring elements and a person's standing on Facebook, Twitter and other social networks to help determine a consumer's track record in paying bills and engaging in other healthy financial activity as well as to gauge their ability to help sign up friends for the company - all elements that can inform credit decisions and pricing of financial products.
Movenbank, which develops most of its technology in-house and partners with Geezeo to provide some personal financial management capabilities, will track transactions and ask customers questions on how they save and spend on a daily basis. All of this information will build a profile that the company will use for credit decisions, pricing and know your customer efforts as well as a means to help customers manage risky financial behavior.
Movenbank also uses elements of gamification, such as badges, rewards and incentives. For example, if the goal of Movenbank is to get a consumer to keep a certain balance in his or her account, it's easier to encourage that behavior by representing it visually or incorporating elements of an online game to help guide the person.
"We're creating a system to help you understand your financial help," King says. "It's a 'Weight Watchers' score for financial services. The object is to help understand financial behavior over time."


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This is an edited down, rough draft version of a letter I wrote to Addie to share with her today at her one year birthday party, and to give to her when she is older. I am so sad today ... but I keep reminding myself that nothing is going to drastically change now that she is one ... tomorrow will be exactly the same as today ... my angel will still nurse to sleep and snuggle next to me all night, she'll still desperately need mommy to pick her up and sling her all day, she'll still want to nurse just as much as she looks into my eyes with that sweet, contented look ... no magic thing is happening to my girl today to whisk the remainder of her baby self away! And yet, I am saddened at the thought of those baby months being forever in the past.
So, I wrote her this letter, even though I am a poor writer and am not able to articulate my intense motions for this little girl into mere words. Everything I thought to write down pales in comparison to the deep love I have for her.
Okay here it is ...
My precious girl ...
I can't believe you are turning one year old in less than 24 hours. It seems like just yesterday you were sleeping 20 hours a day curled up on my chest, so helpless and fragile, so brand new to this world. And today you are this spirited, miniature person just bursting with personality. And yet, even though this most perfect year has flown by ... I feel as though you and I have known each other forever. Like we were soul mates that just hadn't connected until the day you were born. You are my constant companion and my best friend. My play mate and my sweet sleeping angel. You crack me up constantly with your wild moods, and spunky attitude. Even when you are being a little stinker I love you with my whole heart and soul.
Every moment with you is precious to me ... I want to take each beautiful moment and imprint it on my heart so I never forget these precious baby days. When you look up at me with those breathtaking blue eyes as you nurse contentedly - your tiny hand stroking my arm and chest, legs happily kicking on my lap - I just melt with pure love for you.
Last night daddy and I read you Pajama Time! together like we do every night, and you happily danced along to the rhymes ... bobbing your head all around and bouncing on your toes. We had to read it several times just so we could watch that adorable dance again.
One of your favorite games lately has been "Chase Me!!" You invented it yourself ... you'll throw me a mischievous grin over your shoulder and as soon as I inch towards you you're off and running, trailing squeals of delight and giggles in your wake. When I "catch you" you collapse into a puddle of kisses and laughter.
Your excitement for life amazes me. You get so blissfully happy sometimes you just don't know what to do with it and it bubbles over into laughter that seems to come out of the blue. You have the most infectious smile and laugh, Adeline dear, I could (and DO!!) sit and watch you forever. Our days are filled with laughter, reading, playing, nursing, and sweet naps together (you still sleep every nap in my arms while nursing, and every night snuggled by my side ... in fact, I am writing this one handed while you nurse, fast asleep in my lap).
You adore giving kisses ... and, oh, how those kisses make me feel on top of the world! I am astounded at the depth of love and generosity you possess for such a young soul. I not only love you with all my heart, but I am also so proud of you and have so much respect for you as a person, little as you may be.
I never knew I could be this happy ... you are such a blessing in my life. Ours is the most beautiful, natural, intimate and fulfilling relationship I've ever experienced (along with your daddy ... the two of you are my precious family and we are so happy together). This has been such an amazing journey with you my sweet Adeline ... and I'm so excited for all the joy and bliss to come our way.
We took these during and after nursing last night ... our last nursing shots before she turned one!!
And after ...
And Happy Birthday to Miss Haylee too! And big hugs and congratulations to Erin!


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By Dan King - Newcastle United Digital Editor
Alan Pardew admitted that Saturday's defeat to Sunderland hurt - and was left scratching his head at the individual performances of some of his players.
United started well but the game changed once they fell behind to Fabio Borini's 19th minute penalty.
Pardew gave his honest assessment to nufcTV and challenged his side to go "back to basics" for the next few games.


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Fitgers 5k This Saturday, Full Details On Traffic and Parking Restrictions
On Saturday the Fitgers 5K race gets underway about 9 am. While the race only takes up an hour or so to complete, traffic has to be diverted for the area. Duluth Police are asking for motorists to obey the detours, and do not park in the marked off areas.


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Hey there names zoe as you can see been vegetarian for over a year now :') hopeing to take the next step up and become vegan soon. dont tell any one about peta because people wouldn't understand me at school like they dont seem why i need to be vegetarian :/ i dont know were i would be with out peta <3 some one who understands that animals are no different to us and should be treated just how we would like to be treated.Dream is to move to new york when older infact it would be more then just a dream.
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