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Q&A: McCartney channels inspiration into "Full" slate
By Gary Graff, Reuters
Sunday, November 25, 2007
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DETROIT (Billboard) - As far as Paul McCartney is concerned, words like "take it easy" are reserved for the Eagles.
During the past three years alone the ex-Beatle has released a pair of pop albums -- the Grammy-nominated "Chaos and Creation in the Backyard" in 2005 and this year's "Memory Almost Full" -- as well as the 2006 classical piece "Ecce Cor Meum." Sir Paul also collaborated on albums by Tony Bennett, George Benson and Al Jarreau, and George Michael.
This fall McCartney released an expanded edition of "Memory Almost Full," adding three bonus tracks and a second disc of videos and live footage, along with a three-DVD retrospective of his solo career, "The McCartney Years," that's loaded with rare and unreleased material. And he had a piece in the DVD rollout of the Beatles' "Help."
There are musicians a third his age (65) who aren't working at nearly the same level, and we can rest assured that the days of "doing the garden, digging the weeds" are still a long way off for this knighted former mop top.
Q: What accounts for the creative spurt you seem to be on the past few years?
Paul McCartney: "It's simple: I really enjoy what I do. And every so often I just get sort of inspired. I never know why or how, but I think one of the great things is that music is a great healer and it's a great sort of therapy. Often if you're going through something difficult -- as you can imagine without me laying too much of a point on it, this last year's been pretty difficult -- to get into your music is a great thing. So I think the last couple years I've been very glad to have my music and I've been putting stuff into it that seems to have added up to something."
Q: Do you feel like you're getting inspiration as well as healing from these hard times?
McCartney: "I think that's true. You look at the lives of the great composers and they were not a lot of fun, some of them. Great painters, too; I was looking at a fantastic painting by Rembrandt the other day in a museum, and I was reminded by the blurb next to it that he died penniless and had a terribly bloody time, but he was one hell of a painter. So that's why I say therapy; you're feeling bad, you skulk off to a corner with your guitar and you write something, and somehow you seem to take yourself through it and you work through it with your music. I thank heaven for that. I feel very, very blessed. People always used to call it a gift, the gift of music, and I think that's very much, more and more, how I see it."
Q: That being said, "Memory Almost Full" isn't exactly "Blood on the Tracks," is it?
McCartney: "That's funny, isn't it? I still seem to come out positive and optimistic. I think that's my character. But (the divorce from Heather Mills) is something I don't want to talk about, and really for one reason. I have a baby daughter ... a 4-year-old, and I do not want to excite the envelope in any direction whatsoever. I'm just sort of keeping the dignified silence."
Q: So, how did "The McCartney Years" come about?
McCartney: "For a long time people have been saying to me, 'When can we get a hold of that video?' or 'Is that video available? Is that released?' And I just sort of thought, 'No ...' I was always a little bit like, 'One day, yeah, I'll do it. Don't worry.' But then a couple of guys got in touch with me and said, 'Look, we think it's time. We want to work on it. Let us put forward a proposal of what we would do for you to look at.'
"It took a long time to put together. They started cleaning it all up, and then they cleaned the sound mixes up and then they started showing me, and that was like, 'Jeez, I've never heard it like this. I've never seen it like this.' So I started to get excited and I fell for the whole idea. I just said, 'Go to it boys, let's do it.'"
Q: What did you encounter in doing the project that really blew you away?
McCartney: "I think the short answer is, 'everything.' Obviously, everything with Linda in it was particularly heart-warming, realizing her major contribution to everything once you see it all en masse. I hadn't seen 'Tug of War' in a while, which was lovely. It was good to see things like 'Say Say Say' with Michael Jackson, and of course Linda and our daughter Heather make an appearance in that, so that was really cool."
Q: You used Ringo (Starr) pretty liberally as a guest star in your videos.
McCartney: "Yeah, that was very good. 'Take It Away' and 'Beautiful Night,' he kindly agreed to be the drummer in those, especially as he'd (played on) 'Take It Away.' It was just fabulous. (Beatles producer) George Martin even appears in one of them."
Q: You must have had an interesting perspective on videos in the '80s and beyond because it was no stranger to you. You did videos -- you even did movies -- with the Beatles, so it wasn't quite as revolutionary of a concept as it was in the
McCartney: "The difference was you suddenly had to be a short filmmaker as well, and not all of us liked it. The process was quite wearing. You'd sort of farm it out to three or four directors who you thought were hot and (one) would come back with -- it was a bit like a comedy sketch -- 'I see you on a mountaintop in Tibet wearing nothing but a loincloth. The Sun God shines down ...' and you're going 'Oh no.' Then the next one was, 'I see you in a scene from the Keystone Cops. You're hanging off the back of a wagon, it's all shot in fast-motion black-and-white.' Or it was, 'I see you as a scene from "Casablanca" ... I see you as the Terminator.' You're just desperate to get something where you can go, 'This looks alright.' Occasionally there would be a good idea ... and the rest of the time there was an element of embarrassment 'cause you thought of yourself as a singer, not a film star."
Q: Was it different when you were doing it in the '60s?
McCartney: "Yeah, it wasn't quite so important, so we would say, 'Oh, look, just get a camera and we'll get girls with grass skirts and we'll just stand there in our Sgt. Pepper's costumes and sing "Hello Goodbye."' There wasn't that much thought that went into it, which made it a little bit more innocent and less precious."
Q: Of the live material on "The McCartney Years," it's kind of brave to include your Live Aid performance in the set.
McCartney: "Oh my God, the Live Aid was just one of those things I'd sooner forget. I came in from the country and sort of drove in and every window in Britain was open with televisions on and Live Aid blaring out. It was a national event and I knew I was gonna be on it, but I didn't take anyone with me. I didn't have a roadie. I didn't even have anyone to make sure my mic or speakers were working. And Bob Geldof just said, 'Well, your piano's behind that curtain. You're on.' There I was in front of the world ... and I heard in my monitor very ominous sounds of roadies talking: 'Is this the plug?' I figured, 'I'll just keep plugging on,' but I couldn't hear myself. I couldn't hear anything. And then it suddenly became clear my mic wasn't on, but the dear old audience helped me out, God bless 'em. They all sang it. So I escaped by the skin of my teeth. It was sort of a nightmare. If you asked me for three nervous moments, I think that'd be top."
Q: Is there any news about the Beatles' catalogue going online?
McCartney: "I think it's all happening soon. There are contractual things, and you'll find that someone in the loop maybe doesn't want to give what they should give, so it's negotiating. But I think we're kinda set. I think that Apple is set to do their bit. The whole thing is primed, ready to go. There's just maybe sort of one little sticking point left, and I think that's being cleared up as we speak, so it shouldn't be too long. But, you know, you've got to get these things right. ... So it's down to the fine-tuning, but I'm pretty sure it'll be happening next year, 2008."
Q: What's next for you, musically?
McCartney: "I'm actually doing some recording with my son (James). We're just looking at the idea of him making an album. He's doing it all. He's writing it all ... It's sensational. But there's nothing set yet. ... The plan is for me to just do some recording with him, and it's really exciting. I'm really loving it."


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U.S. Paralympian Winkler helps coach SOCOM to field success at Warrior Games
U.S. Special Operations team members U.S. Army Capt. Ivan Castro and 1st Lt. Phillip Spaugh race toward the finish line during the men's 200 meter dash at the 2012 Warrior Games presented by Deloitte in Colorado Springs, Colo. Castro took the silver medal in the event in both 2012 and 2013.
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – As Doug Franklin stood on the podium to receive his medal, someone shouted from the crowd.
"Don't fall off Doug."
The crowd laughed, and Franklin smiled, knowing it must have been his coach, two-time U.S. Paralympian Scott Winkler.
"Coaching these guys, I get choked up," Winkler said. "I'm so proud of them. What I've heard from these guys is, 'We got to try. We got to (medal).' I'd tell them (to) have faith in yourself. If you believe, you can achieve anything you like. That's the motto I live by."
Winkler, a former U.S. Army specialist, competed in discus and shot put events at the 2008 and 2012 Paralympic Games. Now, at the 2013 Warrior Games presented by Deloitte, he is coaching the SOCOM team in field events, and the results have rewarding.
He watched two of his athletes – retired Army Sgt. Franklin and Army Capt. Ivan Castro – stand on the podium to receive their silver and bronze medals, respectively, in the men's discus visually impaired category.
The moment was special for Franklin, who was participating in his first-ever Warrior Games.
"Sport is kind of like icing on the cake (with) the cake, for me, is being around people who understand me," Franklin said. "It's like a brotherhood. Some of the Marines, I don't even know, but being here this week, I feel like I have a bond with them."
Franklin threw 18.72 meters, while gold medalist and Retired Navy Builder Constructionman Dan Peters recorded 21.84m.
"The Navy guy said he's been throwing for three years, and I got second to him," Franklin said. "He better watch out. Next year, I'm coming after him."
Franklin, who has less than five percent of vision in both eyes, sustained his injuries in Iraq when two explosives went off about 15 feet from him.
Losing most of his sight was just part of the other injuries he received. Franklin also incurred a severe traumatic brain and mobility injures, and he could barely walk from his bed to the couch months following the incident.
"Doug is so inspiring for all of us to see him out here," said Castro, who is participating in his third Games. "This is his first Warrior Games, and he is kicking (it). He did so in the discus, and we can't wait to see him swim on Thursday."
Castro never touched a discus or shot put before, and mostly competed in track events in previous Games. This year is his first time competing in field events, and he won silver in the shot put, crediting the technical coaching of Winkler.
"Scott could be doing 5,000 other different things, but he's taking his time to come here and pass his knowledge along," said Castro, who is completely blind.
Competitions such as Warrior Games was how Winkler got started in sports and helped him reach the Beijing and London Games. Now, he's giving back.
"This is their Paralympics," Winkler said. "As a Paralympian, you go to those other stadiums, and you're in front of all those other countries. These guys are rolling in against all those other branches of service and competing at the highest level. They sacrificed their lives serving, and now they're sacrificing just a little more to play sports."
For more on the 2013 Warrior Games presented by Deloitte, visit teamusa.org/WarriorGames/.

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This course is a broad overview of the field of neuroscience covering three levels of analysis: 1) molecular and cellular; 2) systems neuroscience; and 3) behavioral neuroscience. This course provides a common foundation in neuroscience for students planning further study or for those simply interested in learning about the area.
505. EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN and BIO-STATISTICS
A survey of statistical methods used in biological research. Topics include parametric and nonparametric statistics, aspects of experimental design, and use of the computer in statistical analysis. Two lectures and one two-hour laboratory per week. Credit, three hours.
A practical experience in planning, developing, organizing and conducting laboratory and field activities in the life sciences. Two two-hour class periods. Credit, three hours.
A study of how drugs are used to achieve therapeutic benefits. The mechanism of action of various drug types at the molecular, cellular and interactive-system levels will be addressed. Topics will include the basis for rationale uses of medically-relevant drugs in biological systems and detailing their effectiveness in various diseases and disorders. Focus will be on understanding the balance between pharmacodynamic, pharmacokinetic, and toxicological side-effects that underlies effective treatments.
515. MOLECULAR FOUNDATIONS of BEHAVIOR
This course explores the broad and diverse spectrum of behaviors demonstrated by living things. The scope of this course is, taxonomically speaking, broad-based, although most of attention will be directed within the animal kingdom. The course will examine behaviors in both proximate and ultimate contexts and will include analysis of their mechanisms, origins, transmission, development, and significance. Thus it is clear that the study of behavior is multidimensional and embraces many primary biological arenas including anatomy, physiology, heredity, ontogeny, ecology, and evolution. Many approaches have been employed in the study of behavior. These include comparative and physiological psychology, neurobiology, ethology, behavioral ecology, and sociobiology. In this course our study will consider all of these elements, but the focus will concentrate on the ethological and ecological perspectives.
A study of cellular and subcellular biology. This is the first course in a series. Three-50 minute lectures. Prerequisites: Cell Biology 215; Molecular Biology 310; Genetics 210, or equivalent at graduate level.
Molecular biology can now be found in ALL areas of science, and is truly the study of life at the molecular level. This molecular biology course is rooted in the most basic understanding of life, at the molecular level. This is the second course in a series. Three-50 minute lectures. Prerequisites: Cell Biology 215; Molecular Biology 310; Genetics 210, or equivalent at graduate level.
The student will spend at least 8 weeks participating in the ongoing research in each of two Biology research laboratories. In addition to becoming acquainted with the research project, the student becoming. The primary goal is to expand the research experience for the student while assisting in the selection of a Thesis project. Prerequisites - none.
Opportunity for practical experience in development and implementation of environmental education concepts from pre school to adult. May be elected whenever offered. Credit, three hours per semester.
The integration of a conceptual framework for population-environmental studies in school curriculum as a part of a program in environmental studies. Prerequisites: consent of instructor. Credit, three hours.
The course focuses on developing professional skills and experiences by participation and presentation in workshops, seminars, grant writing, and research reviews.
This course assigns credit for continued participation as described in 23-590 and for the student to identify a research advisor to initiate a faculty-supervised research leading to development and writing of a thesis project proposal.
This graduate level course is designed to (1) engage students in mastering a working knowledge of advanced principles in endocrinology, (2) broaden student comprehension and discussion of current topics in endocrinology, in particular current journal articles, and (3) develop experimental design / grant writing techniques relevant to endocrinology.
This course provides an introduction to the principles and techniques of effective pedagogy as it applies to teaching in the life sciences. While the course is focused on college-level instruction, secondary school teaching will be considered. This course is required for graduate students planning to teach in DSU's biology department.
This course provides an introduction to the principles of ethical conduct of research including scientific integrity and relevant human subjects and animal use regulations. The course will be taught using a case-study method where students will read and discuss situations that they might encounter in the practice of research.
Current topics related to basic processes of molecular aspects of differentiation and development in living cells. Prerequisite: Cell Biology. Two hours lecture, two hours lab. Credit, three hours.
This course is designed for graduate students in the life sciences who are interested in becoming familiar with the structure and function of the vertebrate nervous system at both the gross and microstructure levels. The course will include computer exercises and microscopic examinations.
An in-depth exploration of principles of modern genetics as they apply to plants, animals, and micro-organisms ranging from the molecular to the population level. Prerequisite: A course in Genetics or permission of the instructor. Four hours lecture/laboratory. Credit, three hours.
This course is designed for graduate students in the life sciences who are interested in learning the current state of scientific knowledge about neurotransmitters, their receptors and cellular effectors, and their relationship to disease. This course will help students understand the history and development of the current understanding of the chemistry of the nervous system by presenting some of the experimental evidence on which the knowledge is based.
The course will emphasize the role of micro-organisms in the diseases of man. The history of microbiology, and the anatomy, physiology, ecology, and applications of bacteria will be emphasized. Two one-hour lectures, one two-hour lab. Prerequisite: Microbiology/Bacteriology or consent of the instructor. Credit, three hours.
This course is designed for graduate students in the life sciences who are interested in learning the current state of scientific knowledge of the physiology of nerve, muscle and sensory cells. This course will help students understand this the history and development of the current understanding of excitable cell physiology by presenting some of the experimental evidence on which the knowledge is based.
A study of cellular, humoral, and molecular aspects of immune reactions. There will be an introduction to immunobiology and immunochemistry. The use of antigen-antibody reactions will be emphasized. Prerequisite: (Microbiology or Bacteriology). Four hours of lecture and laboratory each week.
A comparative and correlative study of cellular chemistry as related to the physiological functions and metabolism of various tissues and organs from a diverse range of vertebrates. Some human biomedical correlations will be included. Demonstrations and laboratory exercises. Two lectures and one two-hour laboratory per week. Prerequisites: Histology and organic chemistry or biochemistry, or the consent of the instructor. Credit, three hours.
An introduction to the history, development, theory and practical application of a variety of techniques (simple and sophisticated) in quantitative and qualitative biochemical analysis. In depth emphasis will be given to techniques such as chromatography, densitometry, and in situ and in vitro enzymology. This course is intended to provide laboratory experience in selective aspects of modern biotechnology and their applications in bioassays. Prerequisites: Consent of the instructor. Four hours of lectures/laboratory per week. Credit, three hours.
An integration of the molecular and cellular functions within a cell and how these relate to overall system operations. The course will emphasize regulatory, homeostatic, and biochemical approaches to understanding cell function. Three-50 minute lectures. Prerequisites: Cell Biology 215; Molecular Biology 310; Genetics 210, or equivalent at graduate level.
This course will examine the chronological events in the life of a protein. These events include protein composition, biosynthesis, and molecular dynamics. Evolutionary aspects of ancestral proteins will be used to explore the origins of contemporary primary structures. A laboratory will be included to examine the various protein separation schema that are currently used in modern molecular labs. Background in genetics, molecular and cell biology required. Credit, three hours.
A series of lecture presentations featuring speakers from academics and industry in the expanding field of Biotechnology. An extensive research paper will be required of each study. Credit, 3 hours.
An in-depth individualized literature investigation of a research problem conducted under supervision of advisor. Includes use of library, integrating data from various sources and conceptual thinking to produce a final Review paper. The outcome will be reviewed by a faculty Committee and the student must pass a comprehensive examination. Prerequisites: Graduate Biology student in MA program, typically second year
An in-depth individualized investigation of a research problem conducted under close supervision of the thesis advisor. Includes training in experimental techniques, problem design, testing, data collection, data analysis, and preparation of thesis. University and departmental guidelines are to be followed in preparing and defending the thesis. It is expected that the research will be of sufficient quality to be published as a scholarly paper coauthored by the thesis advisor in an appropriate refereed journal. Typically three credit hours each, but may be taken for 1 to 6.
An in-depth individualized literature investigation of a research problem conducted under supervision of advisor. Includes use of library, integrating data from various sources and conceptual thinking to produce a final Review paper. The outcome will be reviewed by a faculty Committee and the student must pass a comprehensive examination. Prerequisites: Graduate Biology student in MA program, typically second year.
This course will be a combination of presentations in both "Journal Club" and "lab meeting" format. Students will make presentations and discuss primary literature describing new and exciting scientific advances in the field of neuroscience. Al least once each semester students will also make a presentation and lead a discussion about their own research project.
This course is a continuation of 23-700 that is offered in spring semester.
This course is for students who have advanced to candidacy in a PhD program in the Department of Biological Sciences and who are working on their dissertation research under the supervision of a faculty mentor.


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For those of us who attempt to write books and communicate off the social networks pages, often the value of our audience is counted by numbers of books sold only. It is a rewarding and rare day when an author gets a glimpse into other ways of being valued as a published author.
My next book, coming out in February, is entitled Refuse To Do Nothing: Finding Your Power to Abolish Modern Day Slavery. It is book I wrote with my good friend about how our hearts were broken as we woke up to the reality that slavery has not been abolished in our world — rather it is thriving. As mothers it is simply unthinkable to us that most of those in bondage today are women and children. We decided not to do nothing and we wrote a book. Yet the thought lingers, can two ordinary moms really make a difference?
One of my favorite quotes I often revisit is Henri Nouwen's reflection of "that which is most personal is most universal." It is a sweet and humble moment when readers remind you that this is indeed true. Below is a kind note I received the other day regarding my first book, Global Soccer Mom: Changing The World is Easier Than You Think. It was a timely reminder of the value of writers and readers.
Shayne,I'd like to say thank you for writing your book and to share how it has inspired me to action. In the past I was involved with World Vision as a Child Ambassador, but needed to stop when I took on another large ministry opportunity. That has ended, and I've been restless, but felt so limited with a 4 and 2 year old and some health hindrances. In the last few weeks God has been once again stirring my heart with a passion for those steeped in poverty and injustice, especially for women and girls, but I didn't know how to act. It did, however, feel useless to FEEL passion and fail to act. Then I picked up your book. The inspiration of your story convinced me that I can indeed take steps to make a difference, to do something right where I am in this stage of life. That may very well be the start of a local chapter of WOV, especially considering my past involvement with World vision. Thank you for being willing to follow God's prompting in every step of your journey. And thank you also for sharing so honestly in your book–I related to your frustrated "How could you let this happen, God?" comments and your discussion of finding yourself in no-mans-land. You candor was refreshing.Keep on using your voice and heart to make a difference, Shayne!Blessings,Jamie Smucker


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Jun 06, 2011
Bending the 80/20 Barrier: Automation Is Just the Start
As the economy recovers, IT is caught in a squeeze between requests for new applications, services and device support and demands from upper management to keep budgets lean, staffing light and operations tight. These are irreconcilable objectives as long as we spend the vast majority of our resources on legacy services—a variant on the familiar 80/20 rule, whereby 80% of IT's time, effort and dollars are spent on routine "keep the lights on" activities with only 20% going to develop new services and applications.
Our InformationWeek Analytics 2011 IT Automation Survey shows that, while automation is an important pillar of a larger IT management strategy to bend the rule in favor of greater business-enhancing innovation, it's no panacea and must be coupled with a shift to an IT services portfolio, more rigorous IT governance using industry best practices with clear service and process definitions, and a reassessment of which services IT should deliver internally vs. outsourcing.
While enterprise-class automation suites have been around for years, adoption hasn't exactly spread like wildfire. Our survey shows that just 45% of respondents use automation software, with an additional 40% exploring the idea. And unfortunately, the definition of "run book automation" is in the eye of the beholder, since a large plurality of those who have automated are using homegrown software. Now, we're sure a few of these systems approximate the capabilities of commercial run book software. But let's face it, most are sets of quick hacks admins have patched together and reused.
One reason to consider buying automation software is that it now does more than just repeatably complete administrative tasks. It also provides a platform for capturing, organizing and reusing unstructured IT knowledge, like novel solutions to common help-desk problems or lessons learned from application pilot tests, further mproving our operational efficiency. In fact, our survey shows most IT organizations have ample opportunity to improve operational efficiency through automation—and that there's plenty of potential for growth in the automation software market.
Still, not everything that can be automated should be. With today's abundance of MSPs, cloud service providers and SaaS applications, it's often better to let someone else do routine IT tasks, such as front-line end user support or email. If you can't identify where your internal staff adds unique business value or security, you should at least launch a cost analysis on outsourcing. Collectively, automating some internally delivered services and opportunistically outsourcing or cloudsourcing others can boost that 20% development ratio by 10% or more.
In this report, we'll analyze the state of IT automation: where it's most frequently applied, implementation barriers and the benefits it brings to the enterprise. We'll examine gaps in automation deployment and spotlight areas, such as virtual server provisioning, routine system maintenance and user management, where we should be increasing use. (R2780611)
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Number of Respondents: 388; respondents screened into the survey as being involved with IT automation technologies
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Was Kass Wrong? 7 VIX Correlated Stocks To Prepare For A Market Crash
Back in August Doug Kass of Seabreeze Partners called attention to a nerve-wracking chart that suggested a market crash was upon us. It compares the Standard & Poor's 500 ( SPX) index with the VIX index, which shows a striking parallel to low VIX and an imminently steep decline in the markets.
The VIX indexes the volatility of all of the stocks in the S&P 500. That means if the S&P 500 is highly volatile, the VIX index climbs. VIX values above 30 typically reflect great volatility, while values below 20 reflect calmer markets. In August, the VIX was at a multiyear low of 13.45. Six months later, not much has changed. Kass had said we could expect a heavy drop-off any day, does his theory still hold?
Consider these charts, an updated version of the ones Kass showed in August. Again, note that when the VIX has hit lows, it was almost always followed by a dropoff in the S&P 500. Today, the S&P is hitting a multi-year highs, while the VIX is at a multi-year low. It looks ominious.
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If you believe in this chart's uncanny predictive abilities, you're probably wondering what you can do to protect your portfolio.
With this in mind we ran a screen to see which stocks perform well in times of high volatility, with a high positive correlation to the VIX index. That means if the S&P 500 is highly volatile, the VIX index climbs, and these correlated stocks tend to climb with it.
Put another way, this chart suggests the VIX is about to change from a very low value to a higher one. The stocks below tend to rise (increase in share value) along with the VIX value.
We took only the names with correlations of 0.55 and higher and short covering in the past month – a signal that short sellers expect share price to increase.
1. Allot Communications Ltd. ( ALLT): Engages in developing, selling, and marketing Internet protocol service optimization solutions in Europe, the Middle East, Africa, the Americas, Asia, and Oceania. Market cap at $444.51M, most recent closing price at $14.04. Shares shorted have decreased from 1.13M to 482.17K over the last month, a decrease which represents about 2.29% of the company's float of 28.23M shares. Days to cover ratio at 0.58 days. Correlation with the VIX index at 0.695 over the last 60 days.
2. American Greetings Corp. ( AM): Engages in the design, manufacture, and sale of greeting cards and other social expression products worldwide. Market cap at $508.45M, most recent closing price at $16.07. Shares shorted have decreased from 12.36M to 12.07M over the last month, a decrease which represents about 1.04% of the company's float of 27.82M shares. Days to cover ratio at 38.31 days. Correlation with the VIX index at 0.564 over the last 60 days.


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School of Computer Science
Guidance Notes for
Undergraduate Final Year Projects
and MSc Computer Science projects
1. Aims of the project
1a. Credit weighting of the project
1b. Software Project for the MEng in Computer Science/Software Engineering
2. Selecting a supervisor
3. Dissertation-only projects
4. The proposal
5. Working with your supervisor
6. The project inspection and presentation/demonstration
7. The dissertation
8. The deadline and the assessment
8a. Note on problems of demonstrating software developed elsewhere
9. Note on plagiarism
10. Intellectual Property Rights
The final project is the culmination of your degree programme. It allows you to demonstrate your competence as a computer science professional, and to apply what you have learnt in the other components of your degree course.
These notes cover five different project modules. Consult the module syllabus (linked via the module code below) for the exact aims and learning outcomes of the module you are taking.
See 1b (new) for more on the Software Project M60.
All project modules test your ability to:
Projects can be of two broad kinds: 'software' projects and 'dissertation-only' projects.
Software projects usually consist of designing and writing a substantial piece of software. Such a project will typically include:
However, no specific software design model is required, so that these elements may not appear explicitly in the order given above (e.g. when using rapid application development). Nor need a software project necessarily result in a finished application. However, it must yield some product in a way which involves the main stages of the software life-cycle (i.e. requirements definition, software design and implementation, with validation, documentation and management throughout). The product might, for example, consist of a requirements definition with a demonstration prototype, or a design with a partial implementation to show its validity.
During the project you will need to evaluate alternative approaches and solutions to problems. It is important that you document these decisions as they should form a substantial part of your final Project Report.
A 'dissertation-only' project consists of conducting research other than by designing and writing software. The research might be of academic nature, or could involve analysing the needs of a commercial company, or investigating and comparing existing specialised packages. Such a project is judged only on the dissertation. Please note that dissertation-only projects should not be thought of as an easy alternative to writing software. It is much more difficult to show achievement in a dissertation-only project, and therefore harder to get a good mark. Please read Section 3.
The final year undergraduate project for BSc, BEng and BA degrees is worth 40 credits which is deemed to be about 400 hours of work, including background reading and assessment. (Compare with the amount of effort required for the 20-credit software workshop modules that you have taken.) For the MSc in Computer Science and final year MEng programmes, the project is worth 60 credits and requires correspondingly more effort and quantity and quality of work.
The project for final year MEng in Computer Science/Software Engineering students is different from that for BSc and BEng students. It is at Level 4 (rather than Level 3), is worth 60 credits (rather than 40), and has different learning outcomes. In particular, the first learning outcome is:
"Carry out a substantial individual task set within the context of the software lifecycle, demonstrating good software engineering practice."
Key features of the MEng project are:
60 credits worth of work is expected (nominally 600 learning hours). This extra effort should be reflected in a higher level of achievement, both in quantity and quality. Project examiners will take this factor into account when assigning marks.
Project modules allow you to integrate material from the rest of your degree programme. Examiners will consider whether the project shows evidence that you have assimilated and used prior knowledge and skills learnt from Level 3 as well as other Level 4 modules (as appropriate to the project topic).
At Level 4, you are expected to show more evidence of independent work, in particular in researching any relevant background material to the project and in designing and developing innovative rather than routine solutions.
Although all the School's projects are expected to include appropriate aspects of software engineering practice, the MEng project should show greater breadth and depth in this area. In terms of breadth, although the project does not need to cover the whole of the software lifecycle (taken here to mean requirements analysis and definition, software specification and design, and implementation and testing), it should be firmly located in this context and demonstrate good practice in a range of relevant aspects. In terms of depth, experience gained through previous modules, such as the third year Team Project, should be evident in your approach to project work, with professional standards in areas such as documentation and project management.
Lecturing staff will suggest a variety of project areas. Staff members and some links to their project areas are listed at http://www.cs.bham.ac.uk/internal/courses/projects/2008/projects.html
You should look at these, and discuss any areas that interest you with the relevant lecturer. Alternatively, you can propose your own project. If you choose this option, you should make sure that what you are proposing is imaginative, and substantial enough to justify about 400 hours of work (600 for MSc and final year MEng). Look at the URL above to find a supervisor who is appropriate, and discuss it with them. Otherwise, discuss it with the Projects Coordinator. If your proposal is not sufficiently substantial, you risk putting a ceiling on the maximum mark you could achieve right from the outset.
To find out whether a supervisor is available, log in to the
project management system. Select academic year 2007/2008 (below "Historical data").
By clicking on "Supervisor availability" you'll get
a table of current project supervision assignments of staff members.
The table should help you to target potential supervisors with
available slots. To make your orientation easier, we designed the following colour scheme:
Green - Slots available
Yellow - Almost fully booked (more than 70%) - approach if neccessary, but priority must be given to green slots
Red - Fully allocated
Blue - Staff members with No target, but willing to supervise, please make use of this group of people. They supervised interesting and rewarding project in the past.
During the Project Allocation week, students talk to potential supervisors and try to agree on a project area. When you go to discuss an area with a supervisor, it is in your interest to be well-informed and to appear competent and enthusiastic. Once you and the supervisor have agreed that he or she will supervise you, the supervisor should register the project on the project management system.
It is important that you act fast in order to get the project and supervisor of your choice. If you propose your own project and you don't have a supervisor in mind, you should submit your proposal to the Projects Coordinator by the beginning of the week so that a supervisor can be found for you.
If you are not able to find a supervisor, a 'random' one will be assigned to you.
You should avoid this situation if you possibly can, as the one
assigned may not have similar interests to you.
Usually, a project consists of writing a substantial piece of software, and the mark you get is based both on the software you produce and the dissertation you write. In some cases (e.g. the MSc KPMG projects), it is possible to do dissertation-only projects. These can involve carrying out some research, or solving a problem in a way which does not result in a end-product derived from some part of the software life-cycle. It is harder to show tangible results in a dissertation-only project, and therefore harder to gain good marks. You should not think of these projects as a soft option for people who cannot program. Most supervisors are willing to take on a dissertation-only project only for students who have already demonstrated programming ability by gaining 60% or more in the Workshop modules. Please note that your degree course does not exempt you from BCS and IEE membership eligibility examinations if you do a dissertation-only project nor does it meet the requirements for full or partial CEng accreditation. MEng students are not allowed to undertake such projects.
When you have a supervisor and you have identified a topic for your project, the next step is to write as detailed a project proposal as you can. You should have two or three meetings with your supervisor in order to clarify your ideas and home in on a precise description of your project. The project proposal should demonstrate that you know what the project is about, and that you know how you are going to approach it. It should include a timetable showing different phases of the development and when they will be completed, and should give details of the hardware and software you will use.
As part of your project proposal, you should make a feasibility study to make sure that the hardware and software necessary for your project are indeed available in the School. Discuss this with your supervisor. Note that the School might be prepared to purchase special purpose equipment if this is necessary for your project. You should apply for this through your supervisor as soon as possible (to allow for ordering/commissioning delays).
Your project proposal should be ambitious and imaginative, but it should also provide several fall-back positions in case you cannot realise all of it in the available time. Make sure you have specified a substantial and self-contained core, together with several extras which you will do if time permits.
Once your project proposal is completed and approved by your supervisor, you hand it in to the School Office (normally, there will be a pigeonhole for this purpose).
You might have to deviate from your project proposal as your project progresses, because things may not turn out exactly as you planned. This is perfectly acceptable, provided you are quite clear about the reasons for the change. Discuss these reasons and the possible reactions to them with your supervisor. If they entail a substantial change to your project proposal, you should rewrite it.
The extent to which you see your supervisor will depend on many factors, including his or her expertise in the project topic, the amount of help you need, the availability of the supervisor, and the extent to which you get along and interest each other.
However, it is in your interest to make sure you see your supervisor as often as you need to. Whether you have a regular time for your meetings, just turn up, or arrange them by email, depends on the supervisor. As a guideline, you should see your supervisor approximately weekly for the first few weeks of the project, while you are still deciding exactly what you will do and working out how you will do it. Once you have settled into a steady pattern of work, meetings can become less frequent, perhaps just when you have a particular problem you need help with. In any case, no matter what your arrangement with your supervisor is, you are required to provide a regular weekly report on your progress to your supervisor. This can be done in person, when meeting your supervisor, or via email.
At the dissertation-writing phase, it is a good idea to see your supervisor several times to make sure that you are writing at the right level of detail and in an appropriate style. Your supervisor will normally give you verbal comments on drafts of the dissertation, although you cannot expect him or her to read a draft in detail.
Being supervised is a two-way process: you cannot expect help and time from your supervisor if you are not making substantial effort on your own and spending an adequate amount of time on the project. If you have difficulty arranging meetings with your supervisor in spite of your working hard on your project, you should seek advice from your Academic Advisor (where this person is not your supervisor), the Projects Coordinator, or another member of staff.
As well as your supervisor, you can get help and ideas from other people, such as other members of staff or your student colleagues. Use the newsgroup cs.courses.sw3 for discussion of project problems and solutions. Other newsgroups and the WWW can be used to get help.
It is important to acknowledge substantial help you get, no matter what the source. Failure to do this could be interpreted as plagiarism (see Section 9), and is a serious offence. You can use code you find on the internet in your project, but you must acknowledge it. If you pass off other people's work as your own, you will automatically get a zero mark, and more severe disciplinary action will be considered (such as expulsion). There have been several cases of this in the past, and they are always severely dealt with.
It is a good idea to keep a project diary throughout your work, for example in the form of a hard-cover note book in which you write something each day you work on the project. In it, you should document all the decisions you took, detailing the reasons and the alternatives. This will be an enormous help to you when you come to writing the dissertation.
Besides your supervisor, two members of staff will be involved in the assessment of your project. Part of this assessment is in the form of an inspection and a presentation. The inspection is in December (or June, for MSc's), and the presentation is in April (or September, for MSc's). The relevant dates can be found via the projects web page.
The project inspections and presentations take place in the laboratories, and last 15 minutes (inspection) or 30 minutes (presentation). It is vital that you are well-prepared for both events. Normally one member of staff is present at the inspection and two at the presentation, neither of whom is your supervisor. One of the two who attend your demonstration will also normally elect to be the second marker of your dissertation.
The inspection/presentation team is likely to ask how many times you have met with your supervisor. If your answer is unusually high or low, be prepared to give some explanation.
You should be prepared to talk for 5 or 10 minutes about your project proposal and your achievements so far. You should be quite well advanced. The inspection team will want to see what you have done, and to see your design. You may have begun to write source code then. They want to see whether you are making satisfactory progress, whether you are quite clear about what you have to do between then and the end of your project, and whether it is feasible, and whether it will be adequate to be awarded a satisfactory mark. Be prepared for questions along these lines. Be ready to talk about your design, and answer questions about it. The inspection is also an opportunity to ask someone other than your supervisor for advice on how to proceed, or to ask questions about the assessment of your particular project.
By this time, you will have finished all your coding. In the presentation you must present and demonstrate the final product. It is vital that the project is finished several days before the presentation, so that you have the time to iron out any last-minute difficulties. It is your responsibility to make sure that you are able to demonstrate your software on a machine in the laboratories. If you developed your project on your own machine, you can bring in your machine, or port it to one of the School machines. But remember that it can take time to do these things, and the presentation team will not be sympathetic if you have compatibility problems during the demonstration. Note that any special requirements for your project presentation should be discussed with the Computer Officers at least two weeks in advance of the presentation.
You should have a script prepared so that you can demonstrate the software smoothly and convincingly. Naturally, the presentation team will also want to see how robust your software is. When you have finished demonstrating it on pre-prepared input data, invite them to suggest their own data, or to interact with the computer directly. Make sure that they are able to do this; they will not be impressed if you are the only person capable of making your software work, or if it only works on the data that you have tested it with.
For dissertation-only projects, you should prepare a presentation of your work (e.g. PowerPoint slides) and give a 20-minute talk.
Your project will not be awarded a mark unless a presentation has taken place. Hence, if for any reason you miss your presentation, you must arrange a new time for it with your inspectors. The presentation is an essential part of the proof that the project is your own work. You must have your source code available to show to the inspection team, and be prepared to answer questions about it. If you are not able to show the code, it will be impossible for you to convince them that you are the author and that you know it inside-out.IMPORTANT: Project demonstration and presentation are essential parts of the project assessment. Students who do not turn up for their demonstration or presentation will receive a fail mark (unless there are mitigating circumstances confirmed by the welfere team).
The dissertation you write will will be read by at least two members of staff, and marks are awarded to it rather than to the software you have written. Usually the two markers are your supervisor and one of the members of staff who attended your demonstration (not necessarily the one who also attended your inspection). It is well-worth keeping a note-book or diary throughout the duration of the project, in which you note decisions you have taken (and their reasons), results, ideas, conclusions you reached, etc. This will be very useful when you come to write the dissertation.
The appropriate structure of the dissertation varies according to the kind of project you are doing, the features you have chosen to emphasise, and the degree course you are pursuing. In consultation with your supervisor, you should decide how much emphasis to give to software engineering issues, to artificial intelligence issues, to algorithms and data structures, to the user interface, etc. Different projects concentrate on these to different extents, and it is your responsibility to make sure that you are clear about where your project's contribution lies.
The following dissertation structure should therefore be seen as a guideline only. Probably no dissertation will stick to it rigidly. It is your responsibility to adapt it to suit your particular project.
Title page, including title, author, degree (BEng in Computer Science/Software Engineering, BSc in Artificial Intelligence & Computer Science, MSc in Computer Science, etc.), name of supervisor, name of institution ('School of Computer Science, University of Birmingham'), date.
Preamble, including (a) Table of Contents; (b) Abstract/synopsis (suggested length: half a page); (c) Acknowledgements. The Abstract should be a succinct and self-standing summary of the basis and achievements of the project. Be straightforward and factual and avoid vague statements, confusing details and "hype". Do not be tempted to use acronyms or jargon to keep within the half-page limit. Consider that search engines, librarians and non-computer scientists wishing to classify your dissertation rely on the abstract. You may if you wish provide a short list of keywords (2-6 is reasonable) at the end of the abstract.
Introduction. In this section, you should describe the motivation for the project. Explain whatever background the reader will need in order to understand your contribution. Include a clear and detailed statement of the project aims. Describe the requirement that your software is fulfilling. Explain exactly what your software does; what input or data it requires, and what output or results it delivers, or how it interacts with the user. Concentrate on what your software does; the question of how it does it will be dealt with in later sections.
The introduction is the most important section of the document; everyone who reads your dissertation will read the introduction, and many will read only that section. You have to make it as inviting and compelling as you can. Think carefully about what you want to say, and in what order you should say it. As well as being the most important section, it's also the most difficult one to write, because it is hard to balance the requirements of giving adequate explanation without entering into too much detail.
For these reasons, you should write the abstract and introduction last. It is only when you've written the rest of the dissertation that you know what you have to introduce.
Conventionally, the last part of the introduction outlines the remainder of the dissertation, explaining what comes in each section.
The next three or four sections form the main part of the dissertation, and will normally cover the following topics. How much space you give to these topics is something you should judge carefully. Dissertation-only projects require a different structure. See the important notes in Section 3.
Conclusions. Here you will summarise your achievements and also the deficiencies of your project. You can also say what you would or could have done, if you had had more time or if things had worked out differently. It is important to be completely honest about the deficiencies and inadequacies of your work, such as they are. Part of your aim is to demonstrate your ability to recognise problems that remain.
References and/or bibliography. List any books, articles, lecture notes, conference proceedings, manuals or other documents that you refer to in the dissertation and/or that were important in your work. Look in any published book for how to do this. Cite at least the authors, the title, the date and the publication details of each document.
Appendices. The dissertation must contain an appendix explaining file structure on the data CD submitted with it. The appendix must also contain an information on how the code should be run. Other appendices may include documents such as: the project proposal; a selection of experimental data; schedules; testing strategy; risk management plans; glossary; manual; etc. Don't include the source code as an appendix (submit it on CD; see below). Don't include voluminous appendices (these should also be submitted on a CD).
You will need to submit two copies of your dissertation and two
copies of a CD containing:
- an electronic form of your dissertation
- all codes and files related to the project
Clearly mark each CD with your name and student ID.
The dissertation must contain an attachment explaining file structure on the CD and an information on how to run your software (maximum one page)
Don't forget to set the permissions of project material so that it cannot be read by others.
The dissertation should be a maximum of 60 pages (for both 40-credit and 60-credit projects), including appendices. An excellent dissertation will often be less than this (its author will have said a lot in a small amount of space). There is no need to submit double-spaced. Single-spaced is much better. Double-sided is encouraged.
Voluminous data can be submitted electronically, in your home directory (see above), or on floppy or CDROM.
All parts of your dissertation should be precise and clear. You should think carefully about each section; what do you want to say in it, and what is a good order to say it in? Make sure you use complete sentences. There is plenty of advice available on good technical writing available in the library.
The deadline for finishing coding is the project Presentation (relevant dates can be found via the projects web page). It is your responsibility to ensure that you manage to meet that deadline. Hardware or software failures on your own computer system cannot be accepted as a reason for missing the deadline. You are also expected to keep adequate backups of all computer-based work; loss of work which is not backed up also cannot be accepted as a reason for missing the deadline. Disruptions of the School's computer system are also possible, and you should allow for unavailability of up to 7 working days, occurring at any time during the project lifetime. Also, anything which is your responsibility or for which you could have planned (e.g. family visits, accommodation change, document loss, etc.) cannot be accepted as a reason for missing the deadline. Serious emergency and medical situations, supported by written evidence, may be considered for an extension.
Two unbound copies of your dissertation and two copies of a CD containing (1) an electronic form of your dissertation and (2) all codes and files related to the projects, should be handed in at the School Office by 12 midday on the Dissertation Deadline day (relevant dates can be found via the projects web page), with at least 2.5cm margin on the binding side to allow room for binding. Neither copy will be returned. If you make additional copies for yourself, the School Office will bind them for you. A fee of £2 is charged for the binding.
There is a penalty system for late hand-ins, which works as follows. 5 marks are deducted for lateness of between 0 and 24 hours after the Dissertation Deadline time; thereafter, 2 additional marks are deducted for every ADDITIONAL 3 WORKING days of lateness OR PART THEREOF, until the final Cut-Off Date. No project will be accepted after this cut-off date, and a zero mark will be recorded. Students may apply for extensions according to the procedure described in the Student Handbook.
Because the project is worth a substantial number of credits, the penalty can make a significant difference to your final degree mark. If you are near a borderline, this can make the difference between e.g. a first-class degree and an upper-second (or for MSc, between a Distinction and a Merit). Normally, the Exam Board would not apply a penalty in full if doing so would result in changing a pass mark to a fail mark.Applications for extensions and leaves of absences should be made through the welfare team.
Your project dissertation will be marked independently by your supervisor and one of the members of your assessment team. They each give a mark out of 100. If their marks are in the same degree class band or differ by 10 or less, the average is taken. Otherwise, they meet together to discuss the reasons for the difference, and try to come to an agreement. If they cannot agree, a third marker will be appointed.
The mark given by the markers will be based on the following five considerations:
The project report. Its content, clarity, presentation. How well have you described what you did, and how you did it?
The end product. If software, does it have the required functionality? How good is its user interface? Is it stable and robust?
The process. Have you carried out the processes of analysis, specification, design, implementation and testing, as appropriate to your project? How well have you analysed and justified the decisions you took?
(In the case of the supervisor) How was your performance throughout the year? How well prepared were you for meetings? How successfully did you spread the load throughout the two semesters?
The project demonstration. How clear was your demonstration? Could you answer questions convincingly? (Note that the project demonstration also contributes information relevant to (2) and (5).)
The achievements of the project. What was its scale? How complex was it? What problems did you overcome?
In situations where, for various reasons, it is not possible to make an assessment of the project without further information from the student, a supplementary assessment may be required, possibly with the participation of the External Examiner. This will assess the project as a whole and will normally require the student to give an additional presentation of his or her project. Which students are required to have an supplementary assessment is determined at the Project Assessment Meeting.
In any case, the penalty for late submission, if any, is automatically applied to the final mark.
The marks, together with the markers' reports, are made available to the students after the Examiner's Meeting, at the School Office.
Please note that failure in the project normally means that you will not get an honours degree (or that you will get a Diploma instead of an MSc).
Software that requires internet connections to the outside world may be difficult or impossible to demonstrate within the School, because of the School's firewall and the University's (proposed 2003) firewall. It is your responsibility to adapt your program to be demonstrable within the School, and to address in good time any problems arising from this, with the help of your supervisor and, if necessary, the computing support team. This is a subject that should be covered at the earlier project inspection - don't leave it until the final presentation.
Advice is on http://supportweb.cs.bham.ac.uk/information/projects.php
Most importantly, all incoming and outgoing ports except ssh, ftp, telnet and http, pop and imap are blocked, and even those ports are available only from some machines, or via proxy servers.
Plagiarism is the use of other people's work so that is appears to be your own. 'Other people' includes other students as well as authors of books, papers, documents or programs on the internet, etc. Deliberate plagiarism is a very serious offence that is treated in the same way as cheating in an examination; this could result in expulsion from the University, and as a minimum it results in disqualification from the project module. The University and the School are very strict about plagiarism, and you have signed a contract with the university on that topic.
Be careful to ensure that plagiarism does not occur accidentally. You can quote other people's work, but you must clearly indicate that this is what you are doing, and include the source. Direct quotation of narrative material should always be enclosed in quotation marks and the source of the material referenced either immediately before or immediately after the quotation. The full description of the source can be given in the References at the end of the dissertation. (A guide to one style of referencing will be found at http://www.cs.bham.ac.uk/~pxc/refs/.)
If the material is paraphrased, it should not be enclosed in quotation marks, but the source should still be stated clearly. Tables, diagrams, etc. copied from elsewhere must also be clearly labelled as such, with reference to the source. You may have used other people's programs or source code in producing your software. This is perfectly acceptable provided you make it clear, by acknowledging the source. If you do not, it will be considered plagiarism.
For more detailed information on plagiarism please see: http://www.cs.bham.ac.uk/resources/students/plagiarism.htm.
The University has intellectual property rights over any code that you produce in the course of your project. These rights are specified in the , Section 3, at General Conditions of Use of Computing and Network Facilities which in turn refers to the Conditions of Service of academic staff, Appendix 6 (note this page may not be accessible off-campus), and Regulations, which depend on your year of entry. For students who entered the University in 2002 Regulation 5.3 and Regulation 3.16. For students who entered the University in 2001 Regulation 5.3 and Regulation 3.16. (Regulations may be slightly different for students who entered at different times - see the index).
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As part of this assessment process, ELIH engages in periodic surveys, meets with advisory boards and collaborative committees and conducts a Community Health Needs Assessment (CHNA) in cooperation with Suffolk County Department of Health Services and the Nassau Suffolk Hospital Council members.
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The State Fair of Texas will announce the winners of the Big Tex Choice Awards for 2013 on Monday. This award goes to the most decadent, unusual, and delicious fried food submitted in the yearly contest.
Past winners of the Big Tex Choice Awards Contest have included fried Coke, deep fried latte, deep fried butter, and in 2012, a fried bacon cinnamon roll.
This year's submissions are: ( Our favorites are Highlighted in yellow) What are your?
Awesome Deep Fried Nutella – Cream cheese and Nutella® are whipped and spread over flaky Phyllo dough sheets, rolled up, and deep fried. Served with a drizzle of honey and shaved almonds.
Deep Fried Cuban Roll – A filling of slow cooked pork shoulder, chopped ham, Swiss cheese, pickles, and secret sauce is spread onto a slice of Swiss cheese, rolled up in pastry dough, and deep fried. Roll is served with a side of majo sauce for dipping.
Fernie's Deep Fried King Ranch Casserole – This creation is melted cheese, salty, spicy, goodness that is dipped in a zesty southwestern egg wash and coated in panko bread crumbs. Deep fried golden brown and crunchy on the outside; steamy and creamy on the inside! Served with a side of red, white, and blue tortilla chips and your choice of our homemade "salsafied" sour cream or cheesy queso. Each one proudly flying the flag of the Lone Star State and deep fried in the Heart of Texas!
Fried Thanksgiving Dinner – Mama's homemade stuffing and diced roasted turkey are rolled in a ball. Next it's dipped in southern cream corn and rolled in seasoned corn meal – all fried to a crispy golden brown. Served with old fashion giblet brown gravy. The zesty orange cranberry sauce fills your dipping needs and results in a complete thanksgiving dinner, FRIED!
Golden Fried Millionaire Pie – Sweetened, fluffy cream cheese filling is loaded with golden pineapple and Texas pecans then wrapped in a flaky pie crust and fried to a golden brown. Topped with whipped cream, toasted coconut, and candied pecans.
Spinach Dip Bites – Creamy and delicious spinach artichoke dip bites are coated with crispy tortilla chips and flash-fried until golden brown. Bites are served with salsa for an additional kick.
Southern Style Chicken-Fried Meatloaf – Homemade meatloaf slices are coated in an authentic Texas chicken-fried breading and deep fried golden brown. Served with garlic mashed potatoes, Texas cream gravy, and a ketchup/brown sugar glaze for dipping.
Texas Fried Fireball – Pimento cheese, pickles, cayenne pepper, and bacon are rolled into a ball, dipped in buttermilk, covered with a jalapeno-infused batter and deep fried. Served with chipotle ranch for dipping.
Check out the Big Tex website for more information, and check back on September 2 to find out which deep-fried delicacy wins the prize!


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While dogs can and do get lice…it is still an uncommon parasitic issue in dogs. It may be "on the rise" in some areas…but it is still uncommon. Common topical flea/tick products can control lice and I would focus on that. I might revise this to say:
While many pet parents are aware of the pet health risks posed by parasites and pests such as fleas and ringworm, some may not be aware that dogs are also susceptible to lice. Unfortunately, veterinarians are reporting that lice cases are on the rise, according to USA Today.
The news source reports that vets are uncertain what is causing the condition to become more common. Whereas lice were believed to only affect ill dogs living in unsanitary conditions, it seems that more well-groomed and cared for canines are suffering from the pest. According to DogBreedInfo.com, lice cannot jump from one dog to another as fleas do. However, the pests can be spread from animal to animal through close contact. Areas that might serve as a source of lice infestation would include breeding and grooming facilities, doggie daycare facilities, dog parks or anywhere there are large numbers of dogs.
When lice infect humans, it can be a huge effort to rid ones self and home of the bugs. The same can be said for animals - the news source reports that one woman had to move her pets out of her home and use hot water and bleach to clean all of the dog beds, bedding, collars, leashes and anything else that had touched the dog. As bedding or any grooming equipment can serve as a source of infection, it is important to clean everything carefully. More good news—lice is species specific—which means that dog lice affects dogs, cat lice affects cats, human lice affects humans. Occasionally a dog louse may show up on a human…but it won't stay there. If a dog is affected with lice, the people in the home do not need to be treated.
Veterinarians have various techniques of treating canine lice. Some will suggest shearing the animal's fur, bathing with a special shampoo or the use of other medications or solutions. If your dog is on a topical monthly flea and tick preventative a lice infestation will be much less likely.


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Falling in love is one of the best experiences, but if a dog or cat doesn't like a new boyfriend or girlfriend, the road to romance can be rocky.
PawNation.com reports that any interruption or change in a pet's routine can feel threatening and lead to fear, anxiety or even aggression in a pet. Even if the animal hasn't met the new person, they will be able to smell their scents and will start to suspect that something is up.
To turn this suspicion into a friendship, the site recommends allowing the dog and the new beau to meet somewhere neutral - like a park. This way the dog won't feel like the new person is invading their home, and it gives the new person a chance to bond with the animal while playing with toys or taking a walk. Since most cats are indoor pets, the first meeting is usually in the home. The site recommends an owner purchase an elevated cat perch to give the feline a sense of comfort during the meet and greet, as the added height may increase its confidence.
VCA Animal Hospitals reports that using positive reinforcement with a pet may also help it cope with the significant other better. Reward your pet with treats when it allows interaction. This will show your pet that the new person is friend, not foe.


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Generally, a LLC (Limited Liablility Company) is a good way to go and preferred over sole proprietorship for liability reasons. It is a different entity than a corporation. The pros/cons of each should be discussed with a professional. You can get an idea of what others are doing on a forum but it shouldn't be used as a basis for what you do for your personal situation. Keep in mind that the internet is filled with lots of great information but that there is lots of incorrect/incomplete information also.


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Hi Bp_968,
Arduino Users can use Virtual Peripherals
Sometimes you want to add additional sensors and actuators to your robot. These sensors and actuators have most of the time interfaces like SPI, I2C, etc.. With a standard controller, you might run out of peripherals for that. This is where you can use virtual peripherals to connect an almost unlimited number of additional sensors and actuators.
Arduino Users can program MultiCore
It is a lot of fun to program your project on a MultiCore environment. Play with it and maybe you have ideas how to improve it and how to improve the programability. The board offeres already 140 MIPS, which is a lot for such a small chip, but once the community agreed on the right system architecture, we can make an ASIC out of it.
FPGA Users ...
FPGA boards are more expensive than simple µC boards. I think that the LCFA board with its FPGA, HS-USB and half a Gig of memory is offered at a fair price. Not to forget that you don't need a download cable. Additional, a lot of configurations will follow (MSP430, OpenRisc1200 etc.), so this board will offer a lot of fun to FPGA nerds as well.
I hope this makes you a huge fan and a great baker of this project.
Cheers, Tobias
@Crusty, that comparison would be just awesome.
Il nome della scheda deriva da quello di un bar di Ivrea (che richiama a sua volta il nome di Arduino d'Ivrea, Re d'Italia nel 1002) frequentato da alcuni dei fondatori del progetto.


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Been running this one for close to 20 years now...
Gives a little different spin on the tourney, here's the rules:
Pick any six schools. Each school will receive points based on their seeding in the tournament and a pre-determined multiplier for each round won. For example: Assume you pick Notre dame (a #6 seed) and they go all the way. They would accumulate points as follows:
First Round 1 point
Second Round 3 points
Regionals 5 points
Semi-Finals 7 points
Final Four 9 points
Championship 11 points
So Notre Dame would get 6 points in the first round (seed 6 x 1 point), 18 points in the second round (seed 6 x 3 points), 30 points in the regionals (seed 6 x 5 points) and so on for a total of 216 points if they won the championship.
The tie breaker will be who got the most total points from their six schools in the first round, then the second round and so on until a winner is determined.
Picks must be turned in by noon on Thursday.
Cost is $10.00 to enter.
Prize money will be as follows:
First Place 70% of total money in pot
Second Place 30% of total money in pot
PM me your selections...you can paypal me the money and needs to be paid by Thursday night


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Summer road projects and detours slated
Motorists in the city of Alpena should be on the lookout for orange barrels and detour signs in the near future, as the city ramps up water and sewer work around town.
City Engineer Rich Sullenger said a large project will be taking place on Lake Street. He said there will be improvements made to the water and sewer system and a complete upgrade on the street.
"We have to replace the utilities under the street from Merchant Street to Pine Street, and there will be a new street, along with curb and gutter," Sullenger said. "The contracts are signed with the contractor and a start date should be set soon. Once the job starts it should be complete in four to six weeks. Our target is to have it done by the time school starts."
The cost of the job will be about $263,000, and while the work is being done there will be detours in place to direct motorists around the construction. Sullenger said some work was done on Lake Street a few years ago and the city intended to have the job completed the next year. He said the recession forced the balance of the project to be put on the back burner.
"We actually rebuilt the first section from Second Avenue to Merchant a number of years ago with the intention of continuing up Lake Street," Sullenger said. "Funding became an issue and we just didn't have the funding available to undertake that. We have had it in the budget and had it on the radar, and now the money is committed to get it done."
Another project that will take place this summer will be to do sewer and water upgrades on Ripley Boulevard, which will also include extensive road work. Currently there is a large hole in the road where a water line broke this winter and caused the street to collapse. Sullenger said a temporary fix was done then and some maintenance has been done to the hole to keep it as level to the rest of the street as possible, but the proper fix needed to wait until summer.
"It should have been done a while back, but we have been working on other projects.We have been through the permit process and we will get it done as soon as we can. We have talked about different options to try to improve the ride quality over that area without spending a ton of money," Sullenger said. "We could have work done now to make it better, then it would be torn back up in 10 days of whenever we do the work. That wouldn't be a very good use of taxpayer's money."
There will also be some smaller projects taking place in town. Sullenger said there was some money left over from last year and it will be used to improve some of the streets now. He said the work is planned, but must still be approved by the Alpena Municipal council during Monday's meeting.
"We want to resurface about 17 blocks," Sullenger said. "We are taking the balance from the money not used last year and combining it with the resurfacing money allocated for this year to do some work on some of the high traffic areas."
Sullenger said the work on the city's roads is ongoing and that a list is in place which was compiled by necessity. He said it is impossible to do all of the needed work at one time, but strides are being made.
"We have a long way to go. We have identified another 20 blocks we would like to do that we just don't have the funding for as of yet, but they will be put into the capital improvement plan and targeted for future years."
Steve Schulwitz can be reached via email at firstname.lastname@example.com or by phone at 358-5689. Follow Steve on Twitter ss_alpenanews. Read his blog, Upon Further Review … at www.thealpenanews.com.


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Video technology has revolutionized surveillance and communication over the past few decades. Usually, we highlight developments in the industry that will challenge or elevate the status quo. When confronted with the lunchbox video camera, however, all we can do is shake our heads, befuddled, and wonder why. …Read More →
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