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No, this isn't a post about the 1980 cult-classic film, Flash Gordon. And I do apologize if the Queen song remains firmly stuck in your head for a few days — it's been stuck in mind for a few weeks now as I've plowed through Titan Book's first two volumes that reprint the classic Flash Gordon comic strip drawn by Alex Raymond. I cannot tell you my exact age when I first discovered Flash, Dale, Dr. Hans Zarkov, and Ming the Merciless, but I know it was in elementary school. I had a couple of small paperback books that reprinted early black and white Flash storylines and I was hooked.
I've always been a fan of early pulp science fiction. The fins on the rockets, the sweeping curves of the ray guns, the clothing and space helmets… the future they presented never arrived. Every planet was breathable, most problems could be solved with a laser blast, and travel from planet to planet was faster than a drive from home to grocery store. And Flash Gordon had all of that and more. I've heard a handful of the early radio shows, and I've watched some of the classic Buster Crabbe movie serials, but my strongest memories of Flash Gordon will always be those early comic strips. Continue Reading "These Classic Flash Gordon Comics Could Just Save Everyone of Us" »

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Future of Bend's Mirror Pond dredged up yet again
Bend Parks and Rec sets up Website for public input
BEND, Ore. - Whether you're biking by, jogging along it or just taking in the wildlife it attracts, Bend's Mirror Pond makes an impression.
"I think it's gorgeous -- we're very lucky to have it," said Bend resident Tanya Smith said Tuesday.
"I've lived here 20 years, and I love Mirror Pond," said Bend resident Ken Chard, echoing the sentiments of many.
More than a century ago, a dam transformed the Deschutes River at Drake Park into what you see now.
"Mirror Pond is talked about as an icon here in Bend, and when you talk about something with iconic stature, I would say it's a fairly big deal," said Jim Figurski, a landscape architect for the Bend Parks and Rec District.
"My expertise has been with wetlands and river environments," said Figurski.
The big deal he's talking about is making any changes to Mirror Pond in the future, a discussion that's gone on for years as silt built up in the pond.
"The constraints are: dollars, time, how much energy do you want to put into getting to a final solution?" said Figurski.
To get an idea of what the community wants, Bend Parks and Rec set up a website. www.mirrorpondbend.com -- your thoughts can be heard through your clicks and keystrokes.
"What we're trying to do with this public outreach and input is find out, what picture (of Mirror Pond) is in your mind?" Figurski said.
To get that vision, a questionnaire asks things like, could Mirror Pond have better access points? And do you like the wildlife?
"We don't do things in absence of talking to our clients, and in the case of Mirror Pond, the community is the client," Figurski said.
The last time Mirror Pond was dredged was 1984, and it cost more than $300,000.
Bend Parks and Rec wants to get a clearer view of whether you're willing to pay to do it again to get rid of the silt.
There's no firm estimate on how much it would cost to dredge the pond now. However, as one resident points out, there is another option.
"It could just as easily be a river if they want to knock down the dam down there," said Chard.
There are endless options to improving the area, but Figurski says there's one thing for sure.
"There's no doubt, if something is done, it will be expensive," Figurski said.
If you want to have your thoughts heard, fill out the questionnaire at www.mirrorpondbend.com. You can also attend the two upcoming public input meetings at the Bend Parks and Recreation District offices in the Old Mill District. The meetings will be held Wednesday, Feb. 6 and Tuesday, Feb. 12 at 6:30 p.m.


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Where and how to gain knowledge?
For example, I want to be able to take a piece of hackware and examine it, understand it, and know what it really does.
So, all that to say, what are some good resources for a novice?
General discussion of ethical hacking concepts, experiences, ideas and certs.
mambo wrote:I think tutorials regarding tools such as Nmap and command line tools such as netstat would be a massive help.
I also feel a tutorial on setting up a virtual environment or lab would be great as it would help us newbies do some hands on stuff without wrecking our computers or putting in the wrong ip and scanning some governement agency =]
Ketchup wrote:If you don't have any programming foundation knowledge, QBasic is as good a place to start as any. I started with Basic and moved to C.
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Black Forest flood watch
Sunday rain storms
Black Forest, Colo. - Black Forest homeowners dodged a bullet Sunday with no flooding as of 7:30 p.m. While some people are still sifting through fire debris, others are back home after smoke damaged their houses.
"God saved our house. God is the one who deserves all the credit for this because we pulled in and our house is basically untouched," said homeowner Heidi Wardell with tears.
Wardell and her husband moved back into their home two weeks ago. Smoke seeped inside while the fire outside melted their septic system.
"It's by Regional Building. It says, 'No obvious damage. Okay to enter. So my husband and I framed it to always remember our house was saved and we'll forever be thankful," said Wardell pointing to the paper that was once hanging on her front door after the fire.
It's a reminder that her home could've been just a memory.
"Although it's been very overwhelming, it's also been very wonderful in the sense we've never felt so loved and cared for," said Wardell.
Luckily, the rain hasn't put a damper on her move back.
"We had rain I think when Shoup was closed and then we were worried about possible flooding, but my husband works from home some days of the week. So he was able to be home and just make sure everything was okay," she said.
But just down the hill, Heidi's neighbors weren't so lucky. They'll have to start over. Something that's very difficult for Heidi to deal with.
"It's kind of survivor's guilt. Like you almost wish it was you instead of another person," said Wardell.
Still, she has hope for the future.
"There still is some good, somehow that will come out of this," she said.
Heidi says the stress isn't worth the worry when it comes to flooding. She told KRDO if anything happens, she and her husband will just take care of it.


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Accepting only Mainland Chinese citizens, Simple Capsule Hotel Chengdu Railway Station offers affordable capsule beds in northern Chengdu. Free WiFi is available throughout the property. Located steps from Chengdu Railway Station, Simple Capsule Hotel Chengdu Railway Station is within a 3-minute walk of Chengdu North Bus Station. Chunxi Road is a 20-minute drive away. Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport can be reached in 45 minutes by car. All capsule beds come with air conditioning and clean bedding. Guests can take a shower in the shared bathroom. Staff at the 24-hour front desk can assist with luggage storage. There is also a shared lounge where guests can have a relaxing time chatting with each other. Daily maid service is also provided. Many dining options are located within walking distance. Guests can find a wide range of local dishes around.


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CEH to OSCP
I will be completing the CEH sometime in the next few months. I know it isn't the end all be all of pen tester certs but I am looking to get my feet wet. After that, I plan on doing the elearnsecurity course (and cert). After that I am thinking of doing the OSCP course but I am wondering if anyone has moved from CEH level to OSCP level in less than a year. I know the test (and exams) are polar opposites but I am wondering how much of a step up one is from another. MCP to MCSE? CCNA to CCNP (or CCIE)?
Also if anyone has done the elearnsecurity course and the offensive security course, I'd like to know how the step up between those two as well. Any help is appreciated.
EDIT: I guess another good question would be that if you had to choose between Offensive security course and Elearnsecurity course which would you choose? I am in my first real year of infosec experience but I have worked on helpdesk and in nocs before.
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Nmap problem.
Current OS: BackTrack 2 (Figured You'd Need This Info)
Nmap Version: (Tried 4.20 Standard With BackTrack, Now Installed 4.22)
I'm running scans on 50 hosts at a time, scanning the 4th Octet of the ip address. The Command I'm using is provided below:
nmap -p 21,42,445,1433,1434,3389,5900 -P0 -T Insane xxx.xxx.xxx.1-50
My issue is nmap is returning invalid results, its telling me all of the ports are open on each individual machine. Why is this? All help/suggestions are appreciated. Thank you in advanced.


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Roseate spoonbill sweeping the water at sunset for dinner.
Description ADULT Has bald head and dark nape. Rest of body is feathered, mostly white on neck, but flushed pink elsewhere with scarlet bar on wings and spot on breast center. Legs are reddish. JUVENILE Recalls adult, but head is feathered (remains so until second winter), plumage is paler overall, and scarlet elements are absent.
Dimensions Length: 30-32" (76-81 cm); Wngspn: 4' 5" (1.3 m)
Habitat Locally common in coastal wetlands of Texas and south Florida.
Observation Tips Easy to see in Florida's Everglades.
Range Texas, Southwest, Plains, California, Southeast, Mid-Atlantic, Florida
Voice Mostly silent.
Discussion Unmistakable waterbird with diagnostic horizontally flattened, spoon-shaped bill, swept side-to-side through water when feeding. Sexes are similar.
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This is the second release in the Scottsdale Mint Biblical Series showcasing dramatic scenes from the Bible. This coin has an unusual rimless design which allows the design to fill the entire field of the coin. The coin also features a wonderful, hand-finished antique patina that makes it appear as though it is an aged and treasured family heirloom. The rim of the coin matches the rest of the coin with it's weathered appearance, and has a laser-engraved serial number that matches the number on the antique-feeling certificate of authenticity.
The obverse has a Raphael Maklouf effigy of Queen Elizabeth II. When Maklouf sculpted the effigy of the Queen used on UK circulating coins from 1985 to 1997 he was accused of sculpting the Queen "flatteringly young". The same comment could be applied today to this coin.
The reverse features an adaptation of Gustav Dore's 1860's engraving by sculptor D'Almeida Novissimo. The high relief features Jesus on a cross with a convicted thief crucified on either side of him. In the foreground we see soldiers mocking him and controlling the crowds. The sky in the background of the field appears dark and stormy.
This coin is the second in a series of six Biblical-themed coins to be released this year. It has a strictly limited mintage of only 1,499, and is sure to sell out quickly.
This coin ships in a book-style case meant to resemble a 19th century bible.
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Rowdy Rampage 2006
UTSA celebrates Homecoming Feb. 15-17
By Tim Brownlee
Assistant Director of Public Affairs
(Feb. 16, 2007)--Join the UTSA community in celebrating Homecoming 2007 with the theme "Tradition - Spirit - Pride."
For the full slate of events, visit the Homecoming Web site or call (210) 458-4160.
"I hope to see everyone at the events as we show our Roadrunner spirit," said UTSA President Ricardo Romo. "Friday, Feb. 16, is Spirit Day, so I encourage everyone to wear their orange and blue to show your UTSA pride! Rowdy Rampage is at 6 p.m., which is always a lot of fun with the Golf Cart Parade and fireworks. Where else can you see fireworks in February? Then, let's pack the Convo to the rafters for the game Feb. 17 against Texas State."
Today's headlines
- La Prensa Foundation is newest member of UTSA Lone Star Society
- UTSA alumna Jordan Kaufmann wins $50K for new stent-graft start-up
- UTSA begins new way-finding sign installation this summer at Main Campus
- USA Today: UTSA long jumper Tyler Williamson rescues three-year-old boy
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For the second year, the Golf Cart Parade combined with Rowdy Rampage, will offer a great night of fireworks, music and fun starting at 6 p.m., Friday, Feb. 16. The Homecoming men's basketball game against the Texas State Bobcats is at 6 p.m., Saturday, Feb. 17.
Start off the day Saturday at the 23rd annual Diploma Dash 5K Run/Fitness Walk and City Championship Race at 9 a.m. Feb. 17 at the Convocation Center. Registration begins at 8 a.m. The event benefits UTSA track and cross country scholarships, and alumni programs and services. Registration is $30 on race day. UTSA students who register at the Office of Alumni Programs before race day can enter for $10 with UTSACard.
Additionally, the first Student Leader Reunion Luncheon is noon Feb. 17 in the University Center Laurel Room (2.01.28) at the 1604 Campus. Advance tickets ($10) are required. The event includes campus tours.


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Superhero Time: July 3, 2012
Tuesday, July 3, 2012 at 7:11PM
Run Time 2:02:05
You need flash Seriously. It's the 21st Century
The news: Everybody loves a Wizard! Plus, the biggest, most expensive regular retail SH Figuart ever.
The weeklies: Go-Buster-Oh can actually move! And Fourze breaks JD's brain.
Power Playback: Kamen Rider Skyrider, episode 28
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text: Have any of you or anyone you know converted a GM 350 with TBI to run on Natural Gas?? Any idea of the cost involved? How does it affect the power of the vehicle? I have been tossing around the idea of converting mine to CNG to try to save on fuel prices, but I will still need to be able to tow a trailer with a '76 CJ7 Rock Crawler on it. Honest opinions...good or bad...I want to hear them all!! Just remember, I want opinions about the conversion...not about how big an idiot I might be for considering it! If not CNG, any other ideas...maybe MPI instead of the TBI?? Thanks!!


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For two weeks in August, the world's best athletes came together to compete. From the historical opening ceremony to the rock-and-roll closing, the Games lit up London and thrilled billions of fans watching at home. This year, the spotlight shone on female athletes. Three countries sent women to compete for the first time. Women's boxing was a new event. Women won more than half of the 46 gold medals taken home by Team U.S.A. It was the best U.S. performance ever at an Olympics.
When the Olympic Games began, in Ancient Greece, only men could compete. It wasn't until 1928 that women were allowed too. Since then, the number of female athletes participating in the Games has been gradually increasing. This year, for the first time, female athletes from the U.S. outnumbered their male teammates. Team U.S.A.'s women won 58 medals overall in London, 29 of them gold. Only two countries won as many gold medals as the female members Team U.S.A.
Gymnasts Gabby Douglas and Aly Raisman captured our hearts with their fierce determination and spirit. Swimmers Missy Franklin and Allison Schmitt each took home five medals. Crowds cheered at the tennis court as Venus and Serena Williams won gold.
For their tremendous talent, positive attitudes and shining spirit, the women of Team U.S.A. are candidates for TFK's 2012 People of the Year.


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Nope, not mine, but I like it tho. Mine has a sticker that says MY GRASS IS BLUE.
Damn, wouldn't it be easyer to use an ice auger that to poke a hole by jumping in????? BURRRRRR!!!!!!!
Nope, not mine, but I like it tho. Mine has a sticker that says MY GRASS IS BLUE.
I swear, by my life and my love of it, that I will never live for the sake of another man, nor ask another man to live for mine. - Ayn Rand
where can i get one of these..........keg that is, i guess if the chick comes with it I'll take her to.
buying up all the guns and ammo i can just to PISS OFF the douche bag liberals
"Honey, bring me a beer".
When you're born you get a ticket to the freak show. When you're born in America , you get a front row seat. - George Carlin
No that would be the afterburner, they would just go fasterIf she rips one will that make it a real crotch rocket?
"Government is not the solution to our problem, government is the problem" Ronald Reagan
A view from my office!!
An this one is pure gold.....Bluejack winning the award for eating the "home-wrecker" hotdog. Now...no rude comments like.."I heard you ate the whole thing and didn't leave any teeth marks on it."....or anything like that.
You did good bluejack but i think 4th would give you a run for the money.


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Hi Giants fans, I'm from the 49ers.com MB. There are classless, clueless fans in every fanbase so you can discount them (please). The majority of our MB family believe the Giants will be our toughest game so far this season. We have beaten some underachieving teams in the Pack and Lions and also some pancakes in the Jets and Bills but we are not delusional to think this will not be a tough game.
Keys to the game:
1st the Giants keys to victory
Giants must try to run the ball and not abandon that plan. Eli is a great QB but the 49er D feasts on teams that bring in a 1 dimensional attack. Our pass rush has not been as potent as last season so far but our backend is playing at a much higher level than last season. Every team we've beaten this year has given up on the run and I believe that is what has cost them the most. The Vikings just out muscled us and ended up rushing for over 160 yds so I believe this is the key to beating the 49ers.
Giants must get pressure on Alex Smith. Alex has shown this season that when he has time to pass he can get the job done. Pressure (especially up the middle) bothers Alex and will keep him from taking shots down field.
Force the 49ers to Pass. If the 49ers can be effective running the ball this game is as good as lost for the Giants. The 49ers are a run first team and if they find success they will run the entire game and could care less about putting up passing stats. If the Giants can't slow them down they have no shot. Also the 49ers love to run the trap play for over agressive DL, so this is something the Giants need to watch.
49ers Keys to Victory
49ers must control the tempo of the game. If the 49ers can control the clock and run the ball this improves their chances greatly. 49ers must run the ball to setup playaction and get 1-on-1 matchups on the outside and for Vernon Davis.
Must win 3rd down. If the Giants Offense is allowed to sustain drives this will play into the Giants hands. The Giants strength is their Offense and the more the 49ers keep them on the sideline the better.
Protect the ball. The 49ers play a conservative style of Offense and rely on limiting scoring for opposing Offense. The achilles heel of the 49ers is if they fall behind they struggle trying to recover. Special Teams Turnovers was the difference in their last meeting with Giants.
My prediction is 20 - 13 49ers. We are not all delusional and crybabies about last season. Yes we feel we could and should have won the NFCC but we didn't and you guys deserve the credit and deserve the SB. Hope for an injury free, competitive game. Good Luck!
I knew last years NFCCG would be a battle. This year we have more weapons. We are 100% healthy. We have an unstoppable running game and we have Kaepernick.


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Current information about this program can be found under the Education Research program.
The purpose of the Teacher Quality research program is to identify effective strategies for improving the performance of classroom teachers in ways that increase student learning and school achievement and to develop practical assessments of teacher knowledge and validate these assessments against measures of student learning and achievement. Through this program, the Institute will support research on the development and evaluation of teacher professional development programs, professional development delivery mechanisms, and assessments of teacher knowledge. Long term outcomes of the Teacher Quality program will be an array of tools and strategies (e.g., pre-service and in-service programs, policies, assessments) that have been demonstrated to be effective for improving and assessing teacher performance in ways that are linked to increases in student achievement. Projects receiving awards for the first teacher quality research competition are listed below.


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Intel: Cut Spending, Says Goldman; Intel Knows What to Do, Says Oakmark
Shares of Intel (INTC) are up 9 cents, or 0.6%, at $21.86, as Goldman Sachs's James Covello offers a suggestion: cut capital expenditures.
Covello, who has a Sell rating on Intel shares, and a $16 price target, thinks a 3% climb in the shares through yesterday was all about investors expecting Intel would cut some of the $13.5 billion in spending it has planned for this year. After spending 100% of operating cash flow in seven of the last eight quarters, on capital spending, on dividends, and on share repurchases, net cash fell from $20 billion to $5 billion from Q4 of 2010 through Q4 of last year.
Covello thinks PC inventories are too high, and that Intel has been unnecessarily contributing to that inventory build-up:
If Intel were to significantly reduce capex to about $7-$8 bn, then we would likely be less negative on the stock. As we have written previously, the primary reason for our Sell rating is our view that Intel's robust capex has created excess supply. For example, Intel's 4Q12 fab utilization was about 50%, and PC OEM inventory is near a multi-year high (Exhibit 2). We do not believe a small capex reduction would be sufficient to fix the supply problem, as Intel already added significant capacity with its capex increase to $11 bn in 2011 and 2012 from about $5 bn on average in 2007-2010. In addition, our hardware team expects 2013 PC units to decline slightly yoy.
The equipment makers wouldn't be hurt too much, Covello thinks, by a cut in spend by Intel, given "Intel's orders to the SPE companies are currently very low and this is unlikely to change that."
"In fact, we believe one reason investors expect a capex cut is due to comments from the supply chain on low logic orders."
Covello models Intel making $53.4 billion in revenue this year and $1.65 in GAAP EPS. That is below consensus of $53.8 billion and $1.93.
Update: Bill Nygren of The Oakmark Funds was on CNBC's "Half Time" a short while ago. When asked by CNBC's Pete Najarian about whether he agreed with Goldman on the capex point, Nygren made clear he did not: "One of the reasons we own Intel is that we trust them to come up with the right number for capital expenditures to best maximum value for shareholders."
Added Nygren, "You've got a dividend yield on intel that's not much below Italian bonds, and I think Intel is safer."


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I've got a big ant problem and don't know what to do because I don't want to hurt my bees. The ants entrance/exit is right next to the hive. I have my hive on bricks in the shape of a square could a stick some ant killer underneath the hive or would the bees wedge themselves thought the bricks to get at it?
I've got some pictures of the hive if anyone wants to see.
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Welcome to the world of Cleary Vaughan-Lee and the Global Oneness Project, whose films, photography essays, stories, and lessons immerse you into the extraordinary lives of your global neighbors.
Curriculum & Resources
This Visual Learning Lesson will get your students thinking about the importance of honey bees and the effects of commercial pesticide-use on colony health.
If you don't understand the feeling of trying to survive poverty, you will after playing SPENT.
Does it matter who you eat with and how often you eat together?
This Visual Learning Lesson will get your students thinking about what modern civilization can learn from ancient texts and traditions.
Middle school and high school students constantly hear about the many challenges our society faces—from fracking to police shootings to corporatization. What they don't hear enough about is what they can do to make their world better.
How many planets does it take to support your lifestyle? Take the Ecological Footprint quiz to measure your impact, and explore solutions to leave a kinder, gentler impression on Mother Earth.
Walk! Bike! Ride the bus! Check out this infographic to learn how young people are leading the way in replacing driving with alternative transportation. Don't be fooled— it's not just because they want to save the planet.
Get your students ready for an imaginative ride through history. The Knotted Line uses interactive media and over 50 paintings—representing historic and future events from 1495 to 2025—to explore the relationship between freedom and incarceration in America.
This Visual Learning Lesson uses an intriguing photo to get your students thinking about the tensions between wilderness and industry, and the importance of being a conscious consumer.
This Visual Learning lesson will get your students to think about prisoners—the uniforms prisoners wear and the most effective ways to prepare for their transition back into society.
Nikki Giovanni's poem, "Nikki-Rosa," with accompanying Def Jam video and ReadWriteThink lesson will help students develop their understanding of poverty, explore their childhood experiences, and write about these reflections in a poem.
This Visual Learning lesson will get your students thinking about preparing for natural disasters and how they can reach out to those in need of relief aid.
Rethinking Schools' unique lessons plans are written in essay form from the perspective of the teacher. It is a catalyst and leader in education form, with an emphasis on race and social equity. Take a look at these resources to get inspired.
IDEA is a movement building organization that showcases what powerful learning looks like today—and what it can look like in the future. Featured resources include IDEA's online library, Learning Report, plus the documentary, A Year at Mission Hill.


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Decades Later, Mercury Still Poisons These Native Reserves
Bernie Farber | Posted 02.09.2013 | Canada Politics
Read More: Minimata Disease, Mercury Poisoning, Grassynarrows, Wabigoon-English River System, White Dog Native Reserve, Dryden Ontario Mercury, Ontario Minimata Disease, Dryden Paper Mill Mercury, Video, Canada Politics News
It was estimated that between 1962-1970 over 9,000 kg of mercury had been poured into the Wabigoon-English River system. More than four decades later the effects of mercury poisoning persist. Scientists examined 160 adults from Grassy Narrows and White Dog reserve. Over 33 per cent were diagnosed with the disease and a total of 58 per cent were still affected in some way by the mercury.


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Photographer Spotlight: Evelyn Bencicova
A selection of photos from "Faceless" by photographer Natalia Evelyn Bencicova. More images below.
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A selection of photos from "Faceless" by photographer Natalia Evelyn Bencicova. More images below.
Natalia Evelyn Bencicova's Website
Natalia Evelyn Bencicova on Instagram
Lots of new videos to check out on our video platform, Booooooom TV, and be sure to check out all our director interviews in the feature section. Here's a few to check out this week:
1 – Watch: "Coeur Croisé" – The art direction in this is A+.
2 – Watch: "Disillusionment of 10 Point Font" – One of our favs this year!
3 – Watch: "Orion" – not exactly sure how they created this effect.
4 – Watch: "Hills Beyond a River" – a mesmerizing journey through a city.
5 – Watch: "A Continuous Shape" – lovely portrait of a stone carver.
A selection of artwork and images by Los Angeles-based Justin Bauer. More work below.
Last week we shot some rehearsal footage of our friends, Vancouver-based dance collective OURO, as they prepared for their first full-length show, "Tangent". The group has spent the past year exploring movements from each member's diverse dance background to create a story. Their unique voice is a combination of street and contemporary dance twisted into a language all its own.
For this show they've also collaborated with Vancouver artist Kutcorners to create original music inspired by their movements. You can listen to Tangent HERE or on iTunes and it'll be released on Spotify shortly!
We are proud to be a media partner for OURO's two performances this week at Orpheum's Annex theatre (May 25th/26th). If you live in Vancouver come check it out! Their work is fun, accessible and inspiring, regardless of your knowledge of dance. There are only two performances and tickets are going fast (previous shows on Granville Island sold out completely).
Tickets: Get your tickets HERE.
Drawings by illustrator Erik Svetoft. More images below.
A selection of work by artist Grace Milk, originally from California and Hawaii, now based in New York. More images below.


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There are many reasons why a book might be unavailable.
Sometimes a book goes temporarily out of print - and sometimes no audio version has ever been recorded. Audible wants to give you the most complete selection we can and we'll keep adding series and filling in gaps as quickly as possible.
This is hilarious, entertaining and intelligent. I loved every minute of it. I was hesitant, because kid books usually ruin dragons b..Show More »
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There are many reasons why a book might be unavailable.
Sometimes a book goes temporarily out of print - and sometimes no audio version has ever been recorded. Audible wants to give you the most complete selection we can and we'll keep adding series and filling in gaps as quickly as possible.
A fun adventure for all ages. My family listened to this while on a trip and the driving time just flew by. Hiccup and Toothless are defiantly the u..Show More »
David Tennant brings these enthralling stories to life brilliantly! Both my 10 year old and I were captured by this story. The stories are fantastic..Show More »
There is so much fun and adventure in this series I can't wait to read more. If you are a fan of children's book such as Harry Potter or Percy Jacks..Show More »
Cressida Cowell's "How to Train Your Dragon" series comes to life as read by Scottish actor David Tennant. His voice is magical - the accents he give..Show More »
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Jesse Ryder shared a drink with two men accused of attacking him moments before he was allegedly assaulted, a court heard today.
Witness reports over the high-profile incident involving the star cricketer outside a Christchurch bar last week were "wildly inaccurate and misleading", a lawyer for one of the men said.
Reports of a "Jesse hate crime" were grossly inaccurate, the court heard.
The accused pair, aged 20 and 37, appeared in the dock at Christchurch District Court at the post-quake temporary Nga Hau e Wha Marae venue this morning.
They had been out for a family dinner when they bumped into the famous sportsman.
There was a dispute which came after a meeting that started out as "highly convivial", with drinks being shared, said defence counsel Jonathan Eaton , appearing for the older man.
Both men, from Christchurch, were today granted interim name suppression.
The 37-year-old has been charged with assaulting Ryder and also with reckless disregard for the safety of others injuring Ryder.
The younger man, his nephew, is facing two charges of assault, one in connection with the older man.
Charge sheets say the older man is a builder while the younger man is a carpet layer. They both live at the same city address.
They were both well-dressed today, the older man wearing a tie, the younger in a suit with shirt buttoned all the way up.
Ryder, 28 was punched and kicked outside Aikmans bar in Merivale, Christchurch, early last Thursday after a season's end night out with his Wellington Firebirds' teammates.
He suffered head and lung injuries and after spending two days in an induced coma at Christchurch Hospital is now recuperating at his Wellington home.
Ryder is back on his feet and recovering well, his manager Aaron Klee says.
But today, the court heard that witness reports that it was an unexpected and unprovoked incident were wrong.
Mr Eaton said Ryder did not suffer a fractured skull or collapsed lung in the attack.
The police summary of facts describes a fight and a short time later, one punch.
Ryder's injuries came as a consequence of falling to the ground, "after being punched once", he said.
Mr Eaton and Adam Couchman, defence counsel for the nephew, asked for their clients to be given interim name and image suppression.
If the men had their photographs published it could jeopardise a fair trial, which Mr Eaton said hinged on "who is alleged to have done what".
Police prosecutor sergeant Neil Williams agreed with him.
Judge MacAskill granted suppression and remanded the pair on bail, with conditions not to enter licensed premises between 7pm and 7am, not to drink alcohol, and not to associate with Ryder or witnesses, until April 18.
An argument over suppression would be held at a later date.
Police inquiries were ongoing, he said, and he had not been able to yet view the CCTV footage of the alleged incident.
Outside court, Mr Eaton refused to elaborate on what was said inside court.
"Everyone has to understand that once charges have been laid there's only place that these issues are properly resolved, that's in the court, and that's where they will be resolved," he said.
However, on behalf of his client he wished "Mr Ryder a very full and speedy recovery".
No one answered the door at Ryder's large Kelson property in Lower Hutt this morning.
Neighbours said they had not seen the cricket star since his return home.


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Onslow County to use solar panels at 3 landfills
JACKSONVILLE, N.C. - The Onslow County commissioners say three open and closed landfills soon will be home to 6,000 solar panels that will produce electricity to power 2,400 homes.
The Daily News of Jacksonville reported (http://bit.ly/1dZ1ILK) the county and Onslow Power Producers recently installed landfill gas-to-energy system, which uses landfill gas to create electricity from the active landfill and two closed landfills.
Onslow officials say the county will receive profit-sharing payments from Onslow Power Producers, which is funding the project. The county will also receive a license fee of $10,000 for each solar site.
Onslow County's solid waste director expects the project to produce between $50,000 and $100,000 in revenue for the county.
(Copyright 2013 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.)


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Movie Review: Miss Bala
Blunt, brutal, deliberately out there and compulsively watchable, director Gerardo Naranjo's Miss Bala is strong stuff.
Director: Gerardo Naranjo
Rating: R
Studio: Canana Films
Blunt, brutal, deliberately out there and compulsively watchable, director Gerardo Naranjo's Miss Bala is good, strong stuff. In this relentless, visually compelling film from Mexico co-written by Naranjo and Mauricio Katz, the nightmare ignites when the heroine (Stephanie Sigman), a Miss Baja beauty pageant aspirant whose family sells clothing out of a stall, witnesses a shootout in a nightclub that claims the life of her friend.
Instead of getting the help she seeks from the police the following day, she's handed over to a particularly nasty, volatile drug lord (Noe Hernandez) and is forced to become human bait, a drug runner. In her explosive transition from a would-be Miss Baja to Miss Bala ("bala" means bullets), things go rapidly from very bad to even worse and the finale offers no happy solution. How could there be in a stylized but reality-oriented film set in a country wracked by a drug war that has killed 36,000 people in the past five years alone?
Part of Naranjo's brilliance is in delivering wide screen, shoot-'em-up violence and spectacular set pieces without getting off on them or exploiting the splatter. Instead, he keeps the focus on a victimized, trapped and utterly powerless young woman – a chilling symbol for a nation caught and held hostage in the ceaseless crossfire.
If Miss Bala were an American movie, the heroine would come out swinging and make the bad guys eat lead. But Miss Bala is a movie made by people too battered by the harsh realities of daily life to be willing to deliver fairy tale wish fulfillment at the movies.
About the Author
Playboy Contributing Editor Stephen Rebello has written many Playboy Interviews and 20 Questions features. He is the author of such books as the notorious Bad Movies We Love (with Edward Margulies) and Alfred Hitchcock and the Making of Psycho, the latter of which has inspired a dramatic feature film set for production in 2012. His most recent Playboy Interviews include Josh Brolin and Cameron Diaz.


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Information foraging theory: adaptive interaction with information
Oxford University Press
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Finding the Adaptive Sweet Spot: Balancing Compliance and Achievement in Automated Stress Reduction
SIGCHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems CHI2015
15 April 2015
Efficacy of a smartphone system to support groups in behavior change programs
Wireless Health 2014
20 December 2013
Invasion biology and the success of social collaboration networks, with application to Wikipedia
Israel Journal of Ecology and Evolution
October 2013
An ACT-R model of sensemaking in geospatial intelligence tasks
The 22nd Conference on Behavior Representation in Modeling and Simulation (BRIMS)
11 July 2013
BiasTrust: teaching biased users about controversial topics
21st ACM International Conference on Information and Knowledge Management (CIKM)
29 October 2012
Unbiased learning of controversial topics
75th Annual Meeting of the American Society for Information Science & Technology (ASIST 2012)
26 October 2012
Cognitive biases in a geospatial intelligence analysis task: an ACT-R model
Annual Meeting of the Cognitive Science Society
1 August 2012
Why are you more engaged: factors influencing Twitter engagement in Occupy Wall Street
International AAAI Conference on Weblogs and Social Media 2012
4 June 2012
Understanding experts' and novices' expertise judgment of Twitter users
ACM Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI 2012)
9 May 2012
Thermodynamic principles in social collaborations
Collective Intelligence 2012
18 April 2012
Finding credible information sources in social networks based on content and social structure
Best paper award at SocialCom 2011
9 October 2011
Realizing the value of social media requires innovative computing research
Communications of the ACM
24 August 2011
APA Fellow Invited Address: Information foraging in the social web
American Psychological Association Convention
4 August 2011
Introduction to this special issue on sensemaking
Editors' introduction to a special issue of Human-Computer Interaction
January - June 2011
Cyberinfrastructure for social action on national priorities
Editors' introduction to Computer Magazine special issue on Technology-Mediated Social Participation
November 2010
Scientific foundations: a case for technology-mediated social-participation theory
Computer Magazine
November 2010
Want to be retweeted? Large scale analytics on factors impacting retweet in Twitter network
IEEE SocialCom 2010
20 August 2010
Soccer science and the Bayes community: exploring the cognitive implications of modern scientific communication
topiCS - Topics in Cognitive Science
January 2010
Do your friends make you smarter?: an analysis of social strategies in online information seeking
Information Processing & Management
November 2010
The singularity is not near: slowing growth of Wikipedia
WikiSym 2009
25 October 2009
Learning communities in a large enterprise
29 September 2009
Impact on performance and process by a social annotation system: a social reading experiment
Foundations of Augmented Cognition, Proceedings of the 5th International Conference (FAC 2009)
19 July 2009
Activity awareness & social sensemaking 2.0: design of a task force workspace
Foundations of Augmented Cognition, Proceedings of the 5th International Conference (FAC 2009)
19 July 2009
Cases of online learning communities in a large enterprise
Social Mediating Technologies Workshop at CHI 2009
4 April 2009
Signpost from the masses: learning effects in an exploratory social tag search browser
4 April 2009
Remembrance of things tagged: How tagging effort affects tag production and human memory
4 April 2009
An elementary social information foraging model
4 April 2009
Powers of 10: modeling complex information-seeking systems at multiple scales
Computer Magazine
March 2009
The CACHE study: group effects in computer-supported collaborative analysis
Computer Supported Cooperative Work
August 2008
SparTag.us: a low cost tagging system for foraging of web content
28 May 2008
Social information foraging and sensemaking
Sensemaking Workshop @ CHI 2008
6 April 2008
Investigating the roles of knowledge and cognitive abilities in older adult information seeking on the Web
ACM Transactions on Computer-Human Interaction
1 January 2008
SNIF-ACT: a cognitive model of user navigation on the World Wide Web
Human Computer Interaction
A new perspective on use of the critical decision method with intelligence analysts
Expertise Out of Context: Proceedings of the 6th International Conference on Naturalistic Decision Making
An exploratory study of the effect of domain knowledge on Internet search behavior: The case of diabetes
Proceedings of the 51st Annual Conference of the Human Factors & Ergonomics Society
1 October 2007
Modeling navigation in degree of interest trees
29th Meeting of the Cognitive Science Society
1 August 2007
Modeling information scent: a comparison of LSA, PMI and GLSA similarity measures on common tests and corpora
8th RIAO Conference
30 May 2007
Cognitive models of human-information interaction
Handbook of Applied Cognition, second edition
1 April 2007
Information scent and Web navigation: theory, models and automated usability evaluation
The Next Wave: NSA's Review of Emerging Technologies
31 December 2006
The use of proximal information scent to forage for distal content on the World Wide Web
Working with technology in mind: Brunswikian resources for cognitive science and engineering
31 December 2006
Modeling information scent: a comparison of LSA, PMI-IR and GLSA similarity measures on common tests and corpora
PARC technical report
September 2006
Navigation in degree of interest trees
8th International Working Conference on Advanced Visual Interfaces (AVI 2006)
23 May 2006
'It's about the information stupid!': why we need a separate field of human-information interaction (panel)
ACM Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI 2006) Extended Abstracts
22 April 2006
Social information foraging and collaborative search
HCIC Workshop
1 February 2006
Information scent and web navigation: theory, models, and automated usability evaluation
Human Computer Interaction International 2005
22 July 2005
Navigation in degree-of-interest trees
Proceedings of the Twelfth Annual ACT-R Workshop
15 July 2005
Proceedings of the Twelfth Annual ACT-R Workshop
15 July 2005
The cognitive structure of user sense making (Keynote talk)
Seventh International Workshop on Audio-Visual Content and Information Visualization in Digital Libraries 2005
4 May 2005
Rational analyses of information foraging on the Web
Cognitive Science
May 2005
The InfoCLASS model: conceptual richness and inter-person conceptual consensus about information collections
Cognitive Studies: Bulletin of the Japanese Cognitive Science Society
1 January 2004
Human-Computer Interaction
31 December 2003
SNIF-ACT: a model of information foraging on the World Wide Web
9th International Conference on User Modeling (UM 2003)
22 June 2003
Exploring and finding information
HCI Models, Theories, and Frameworks, First Edition : Toward a Multidisciplinary Science
10 April 2003
Information foraging (tutorial)
ACM Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI 2003)
5 April 2003
The effects of information scent on visual search in the hyperbolic tree browser
ACM Transactions on Computer Human Interaction
March 2003
Human-information interaction: technology and theory
Encyclopedia of Life Support Systems, developed under the auspices of the UNESCO, EOLSS publishers, Oxford, UK
31 December 2002
A user-tracing architecture for modeling interaction with the World Wide Web
Advanced Visual Interfaces (AVI 2002)
22 May 2002
Information foraging (Tutorial)
ACM Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI 2002)
22 April 2002
Information foraging theory: models and applications
University of California, Santa Barbara, Cognitive Science Colloquium
22 February 2002
A comparison of the use of text summaries, plain thumbnails, and exhanced thumbnails for Web search tasks
Journal of the American Society for Information Science and Technology
15 January 2002
Information foraging theory: recent models and applications
UC Berkeley Digital Library Colloquium
10 October 2001
A taxonomic analysis of what World Wide Web activities significantly impact people's decisions and actions
Extended Abstracts of CHI 2001, the ACM Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems
3 April 2001
WebEyeMapper and WebLogger: tools for analyzing eye tracking data collected in web-use studies
Extended Abstracts of CHI 2001,the ACM Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems
2 April 2001
Visual information foraging in a focus+context visualization
2 April 2001
Using thumbnails to search the Web
31 March 2001
Using information scent to model user information needs and actions and the Web
Proceedings of 2001 ACM Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI 2001)
31 March 2001
Information scent as a driver of Web behavior graphs: results of a protocol analysis method for Web usability
Proceedings of ACM Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI 2001)
31 March 2001
APS Observer (American Psychological Society)
1 November 2000
The effect of information scent on searching information: visualizations of large tree structures. (invited paper)
AVI 2000; Advanced Visual Interfaces
23 May 2000
WebLogger: a data collection tool for Web-use studies
PARC Technical Report; UIR-2000-06
1 January 2000
Psychological Review
31 December 1999
Cognitive architectures and cognitive engineering models in human-computer interaction
The Handbook of Applied Cognition. Sussex, England: Wiley; 1999
31 December 1999
Distribution of surfers' paths through the World Wide Web: empirical characterization
World Wide Web
31 December 1999
Mining longest repeated subsequences to predict World Wide Web surfing
Second USENIX Symposium on Internet Technologies and Systems
11 October 1999
Information foraging models of browsers for very large document spaces.
Proceedings of the Working Conference on Advanced Visual Interfaces (AVI '98)
24 May 1998
Visualizing the evolution of Web ecologies
Proceedings of ACM Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI'98)
18 April 1998
Strong regularities in world wide web surfing
3 April 1998
A theory of measurement of knowledge content, access and learning
Psychological Review
31 January 1998
The evolutionary ecology of information foraging
PARC Technical Report. UIR-1997-01
1 June 1997
Life, death and lawfulness on the electronic frontier
22 March 1997
Silk from a sow's ear: extracting usable structure from the Web
13 April 1996
Scatter/gather browsing communicates the topic structure of a very large text collection
13 April 1996
Information foraging in information access environments
Proceedings of the ACM SIGCHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI '95)
7 May 1995
The Cost-of-Knowledge characteristic function: display evaluation for direct-walk dynamic information visualizations
Proceedings of the ACM Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI '94)
24 April 1994
The cost structure of sensemaking
Proceedings of INTERCHI '93
29 April 1993
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I made a batch of fondant that came out way too soft to use in the traditional manner, and I'm trying to figure out how to make use of it.
What about putting it into a plastic bag and cutting slits for the bees to get at it, as if for syrup? If I do that, do I cut slits just on the top of the bag, or on the top and the bottom?
Or putting it in a shallow plastic plate or tray and putting that across the top of the frames, so they can access the fondant from the top?
Any other ideas?
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Pulaski Technical College instructor Antoinette Brim will read from her newly published collection of poetry Psalm of the Sunflower on Sept. 22 on the Main campus.
The reading begins at 6 p.m. in the Campus Center Grand Hall. A book-signing will immediately follow in the PTC Bookstore.
Brim's poems have been published in various journals, magazines and anthologies, including Reverie Midwest African American Literature, The November 3rd Club, the Cave Canem edition of Drunken Boat and the anthology Just Like a Girl: A Manifesta. Her poem "K-Mart on Asher is Closing" was nominated for Best on the Net, and "Thirteen Ways of Looking at Love" was nominated for a Pushcart Prize.
Psalm of the Sunflower, published this month by Willow Press, is Brim's first published collection of poetry.
Read more about her at www.antoinettebrim.com
Pulaski Technical College


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The Australian actress talks about preparing for the role of a lifetime and her steamy scenes with Alden Ehrenreich!
17 Minutes With Brendan Dooling
"[My character] Lena has a humor and wit that's really interesting to me. I like that. I like her struggles. I thought that her struggles seemed very valid, very real, and actually very human. And that is why being able to identify with her came easily—it became fun!"
"When it comes to a kiss, you never talk out a romantic moment. You just build up the tension. I wouldn't treat a romantic scene any differently than any other scene. I would really say the biggest preparation was chewing gum and breath mints! For a kissing scene, it's all about the breath mints!"
70 Years of Seventeen!


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The Year's Best Cricket on Twitter
3rd Annual Shorty Awards nominations for the Cricket category have ended.
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Amateur video of North York house fire
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Have to miss it this year. Daughter is getting married that weekend.
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Have to miss it this year. Daughter is getting married that weekend.
if it is at/near the o'hare hyatt, how close to the train traveling down from lake villa......take the train to the stop at o'hare and the bus into the airport area and walk from there??? guess i am dreaming.....DS,DDIL and 3DGS live there but if I go to visit them....could I tear myself away for a day......does anyone know how this compares to long beach show...I go there most years.....wondering.....
I'm thrilled it is back! Thought I read this somewhere recently but chalked it up to a "senior moment" GLAD IT ISN'T!! Gonna mark my calender right now!
What is the location of the show. I am traveling to the Midwest from California for the months of June and July and would love to attend.
What is the sewing expo in April at the Schaumburg expo center. Has anyone gone to this? Is there alot to do with quilting?
I will make plans to be at this expo in June.
I'm truely happy for you. I started a few yrs ago going to the one here in Hampton Va and love it. I go every day that I can go. Last yr I went to the one in Raliegh NC and it was really nice. They supplied the machines for class so I really liked that, no carrying heavy machines. I plan on going to both again this yr. Enjoy.
Can't wait to go to this show!!! I always went....saved lots to spend in the vendor area. I really hate parking at this show, so...I have my husband drop me off. Only problem is him seeing what I carrying when I get picked up.


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SAN DIEGO (Jan. 5, 2010)— The American Council on Exercise (ACE), America's leading authority on fitness and one of the largest fitness certification, education and training organizations in the world, today announced the launch of a new online resource for consumers. In conjunction with its 25th anniversary, ACE created the "Get Fit" Web site to provide a comprehensive resource of trustworthy health and fitness tools, exercise information and publications for consumers. This will be housed within the organization's existing site, a respected source for fitness industry professionals, and located at www.acefitness.org/getfit. The "Get Fit" consumer portal is designed to inform, inspire, educate and motivate people to lead an active and healthy lifestyle by offering credible workout routines, exercise information, fitness facts, and personal training resources at no cost.
"Over the past 25 years, ACE has established itself as a trusted and reputable source that America can look to for reliable information on health and fitness," says Scott Goudeseune, ACE's President and Chief Operating Officer. "We are excited to be able to utilize the expertise of our fitness professionals and, in turn, share this knowledge with consumers everywhere through 'Get Fit'. ACE has always been, and will continue to be, committed to enriching quality of life through safe and effective exercise and physical activity. Combining a tool like 'Get Fit' together with our fitness professionals, we will be a formidable force in the fitness industry."
ACE's "Get Fit" Web site, www.acefitness.org/getfit, is an easy-to-navigate, one-stop shop for all health, exercise and fitness needs. Features include:
In celebration of its 25 years in the exercise and fitness industry, ACE has also created a retrospective gallery on the new "Get Fit" Web site to show how personal training and fitness has evolved and to celebrate the individuals, trends and accomplishments that have transformed fitness into what it is today. The retrospective gallery pays tribute to ACE's long heritage and demonstrates its ongoing commitment and dedication to the fitness industry.
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When next year's Pulitzer finalists are announced, the Washington Post's coverage of dismal conditions at Walter Reed Army Medical Center will almost certainly make the list. The February 18 and 19 stories by Dana Priest and Anne Hull were exemplary pieces of journalism: beautifully written and packed with grisly detail, they showed that the same troops lionized for their role in the "War on Terror" are neglected by the government after they come home. And they shamed the highest levels of government into quick action. After the Post's pieces ran, President George W. Bush allegedly told White House spokesman Tony Snow, "Find out what the problem is and fix it"; since then, three top Army officials have resigned or been fired.
Considering the Post's reputation, its influence in Washington, and Priest's renown, neither the quality nor the impact of the paper's Walter Reed coverage was surprising. But did the Post actually break the story? On February 20, Joan Walsh — editor-in-chief of the online magazine Salon — reminded readers that Salon's Mark Benjamin had written about Walter Reed in 2005 and 2006, focusing on the poor care received by soldiers with post-traumatic stress disorder and traumatic brain injuries. While Salon's stories didn't quite match the sweep and narrative power of the Post's, the underlying message was the same: Walter Reed, Benjamin found, "is failing to properly care for many soldiers traumatized by the Iraq war." Walsh's tone was gentle, but she did note that one military couple whose ordeal Benjamin had described — Corporal Wendell McLeod Jr. and his wife, Annette McLeod — were prominently featured in the Post's coverage, including a front-page, above-the-fold photograph on February 19.
In subsequent days, Editor & Publisher, National Public Radio's On the Media, and New York Times columnist Paul Krugman all highlighted Salon's previous work on the Walter Reed story. But not the Post. On March 1, Priest was asked in an online chat why the Post's stories had received more attention than Salon's; she replied that she hadn't read Benjamin's reportage. That same day, the Post ran an article by Hull and Priest headlined HOSPITAL OFFICIALS KNEW OF NEGLECT: COMPLAINTS ABOUT WALTER REED WERE VOICED FOR YEARS. Salon wasn't mentioned.
In an e-mail to the Phoenix, Post ombudsman Deborah Howell said Benjamin had done "fine work," but added that Hull and Priest were pointed to the story by a tipster; that Hull only read one of Benjamin's stories before she and Priest wrote theirs; and that the Post's material was original and only overlapped slightly with Salon's. Also, Howell said, Hull didn't know Benjamin had mentioned the McLeods until after the Post's story ran. "It's not uncommon (it has happened to me) that work done by large news organizations brings about more acknowledgement," she concluded.
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Being a journalist means not having to admit someone else got there first. Unlike academics, reporters can largely ignore their predecessors' contributions to a given story — naming an occasional colleague or competitor if we're feeling generous, dropping in "reportedly" now and again, or maybe just giving no credit at all. This probably improves readability, especially in lengthier, more complex stories. It also lets journalists deceive the public — and themselves — with a flattering illusion of self-reliance.
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Is Twitter Really Worth $10 Billion?
I spent the last week trying to write a column that proved Twitter wasn't worth $10 billion. Then the facts intervened.
Stubbornly, they arranged themselves into a most unexpected conclusion, one that seems almost blasphemy to type: Twitter has the potential to match some of the money-gushing properties of the Internet's greatest money gusher, Google Inc.
If you watched the Oscars Sunday night, you saw Twitter's raw influence on display as jaunty red carpeters, advertisers and actors gabbed in Twitter's sometimes-obtuse language of hashtags and handles. It was as if the world had folded in on itself—all-powerful television reduced to being a lowly portal to social media.
That cultural ascendancy isn't lost on Twitter and its investors, who are said to be plotting what would be the premier public offering of 2013. In recent weeks the seven-year-old company completed private transactions that pegged its value at $9 billion. Others have put the value above $10 billion.
This is remarkable because Twitter has been in the money-making game for only three years, primarily selling "sponsored tweets" to advertisers whose come-ons pop up in the message streams of the service's 200 million-plus active users.
It's working. Advertising-data-firm eMarketer Inc. estimates 2014 revenue at $808 million, but people in the venture-capital community are already whispering that Twitter will break $1 billion by then. In fact, eMarketer will soon revise its figures upward though it won't say by how much.
Twitter isn't worth $10 billion if you benchmark it to its curr ent financials. But that hardly matters now. The prime question is just how big Twitter can get—and how profitable.
Walk through the numbers, as I did with the aid of a new research firm called Triton Research, and it's hard not to see the ghosts of Google past.
Today, with a relatively immature set of products, Twitter is collecting an estimated $4 for each of its 200 million-plus monthly active users. Ad budgets are moving increasingly to social outlets—a secular shift that should easily push this number higher. Being conservative, let's peg that number at $7 per user by 2016, below the rate analysts expect Facebook 's revenue to grow.
Pew Research Center figures suggest it will be difficult for Twitter to reach Facebook's billion-member plateau. Still, in the last nine months of 2012, Twitter users increased by more than 40%. Maintain a pace of more than 33% growth for three years and that member number expands to about 500 million. That will require lots of growth outside the U.S., where some one in five Twitter users are expected to reside by 2014.
This is where Twitter will have to do most of its work. Foreign competitors are making headway, and Twitter is shut out of China. But watch the Oscars and you'll see that Twitter doesn't have to do much advertising yet—others are proselytizing on their own dime.
The math in the example above suggests $3.5 billion a year of revenue, about where Google was in 2004. And the magic hasn't kicked in yet.
That magic is the value of free labor. The company doesn't have to pay a cent for the 400 million messages sent each day. As with Facebook, the users willingly, voraciously, do the work gratis.
And as with Facebook and Google, advertisers are increasingly doing their own work, too, using automated tools for targeting and buying advertisements. Last week, Twitter said it would improve ways for advertisers to access its systems.
Companies love touting themselves as "platforms," but in Twitter's case it happens to be true. The company must spend to maintain its plumbing and constantly improve its interface, but once that's done, it stands back and collects its middleman money.
That means getting to massive scale at relatively minimal cost. Twitter won't divulge figures, but people in the venture community, including some Twitter backers, say its margins are as high as 30% to 40%.
For simplicity's sake, let's reduce Twitter's net margins to Google's, which are a gusher-like 21%. Value all those earnings at Google's 17-times-trading multiple, and, voilà, Twitter has a value of $12.5 billion. And you needn't tweak conditions much to get a higher number.
What could go wrong? The major worry is international growth. Advertisers may also have a natural limit on their Twitter spending. Unlike many users of Google or even Pinterest, Twitter users aren't browsing with a clear intent to purchase. And then there is Twitter fatigue, in which users may feel deluged by information. The company will have to invest to prevent this.
Late-stage venture investing "is the hardest time to think about a company," adds Rick Heitzmann of FirstMark Capital, an investor in Pinterest, which just earned its own $2.5 billion valuation with zero revenue. "You're in between. It's not small enough to be completely speculative and not broad enough to know growth rates or earnings margins."
The mispriced Facebook IPO was a reminder of Silicon Valley's worst tendencies—the way its culture can force a collective, unquestioning belief about what things are worth. Silicon Valley will try again with Twitter. And, despite its own tendencies, this time it will probably be right.
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Seven is my lucky number. It was also the title of my favorite song of last year...
...add 100 to that and well kiddos, we've got just about the beastliest round of the bits coming your way this morning. Hooray!
Gary Numan to perform The Pleasure Principle in full on North American tour, beginning in Orlando, Florida on October 17. link
Ben Lee won a Cannes Gold Lion for his PSA. link
If you're in Las Vegas from October 1-3, check out Pavement and Sonic Youth headlining the Matador Records Bash. link
Video of HURTS hanging out in Athens and Stockholm. In all black and white, naturally. Gosh I love these cats.
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Wales take their squad for cryogenic training in Poland, the Springboks use the advantages of practice at high altitude, but the All Blacks seem the best conditioned team on the planet.
They speak about running their foes ragged with a combination of accurate handling, multi-phase possession and spreading the ball.
In essence, no secret there. Opponents like Scotland earlier today knew what to expect. It's whether they could counter and keep up.
Meanwhile, the All Blacks want to play faster and faster, reasoning that if their skills hold up and they recycle ball well, they'll find holes in any defence. When it is their turn to tackle, they back their fitness to hold their line.
Estimates vary but one of the more mobile All Blacks may cover 10km during an international.
The question remains: If the All Blacks can sustain a certain fitness level, why can't others emulate them?
"We don't know what they do," assistant coach Ian Foster said. "What's important to us is having players on the park with a full tank of gas."
The experience of trainer Nic Gill and the medical group led by Dr Deb Robinson allowed the All Blacks to fashion their week to suit their condition and their next assignment.
When the initial All Black squad was picked in May, the coaches inherited a group of players with different fitness levels who had played a lot of rugby, been little used or were recovering from injury.
There was no blanket approach to getting each player ready for test rugby. Some like Ma'a Nonu needed a lot of rehab training but no games because of his workload.
"We fully understand fans' expectation that players should go out week after week and perform. But the science and the mental side behind that shows you can't do that every single week," said Foster.
"That deal with Ma'a was not three weeks' holiday. He probably trained harder than if he was playing but we were able to charge his body and refresh his mind because he wasn't getting smashed around. He put fuel in the tank for the rest of the year."
Breaks from the game differed; some benefited by going home to their families, others were served better by staying with the squad.
Mixing up the selections for Scotland and Italy on this trip was another example of "looking after" players. Most were at the same fitness level now and had been since the middle of the Rugby Championship.


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PALM SPRINGS - In a reversal of position, Rep. Mary Bono Mack (R-Palm Springs) voted in favor of a measure in Washington on Wednesday favoring to repeal of the so-called "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" policy.
That policy bars gays and lesbians from serving openly in the U.S. military.
In a statement released to the media after the vote, Bono Mack said, "I care deeply about our men and women in uniform and have always looked to our military commanders and the soldiers themselves for guidance on matters related to our armed services.
"I continue to believe that all policies involving our national defense - including 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell' - are too important to politicize," she said. "I have carefully reviewed the report's findings and statements from our top military commanders and am satisfied that repealing the military's 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell' policy can be accomplished without jeopardizing the readiness and effectiveness of our armed forces."
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In Venezuela, Tal Cual under pressure but not defeated
Tal Cual, one of the few remaining Venezuelan newspapers critical of the government, is so shorthanded there's often no receptionist on hand to let people in. Visitors must bang on the front door until someone in the newsroom notices. That can take a while because there are hardly any editors or journalists left.


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My wife and I had looked at this property almost a year ago when it was listed for sale. We thought it was way over-priced back then at somewhere around $1.35M (if i recall correctly) and it was de-listed when it didn't sell. Well, it has been recently been re-listed at $1.275 M, which of course is still too much.
The kicker is, I just also came across it on Craiglist where they are simultaneously trying to rent it out at $4,800/month. When compared to other rental houses this seems inordinately high as well. But let's assume they can find a renter at $4,800/month, what does the disparity look like between renting and owning?
Back of the envelope very simple math:
Buying at $1.275, assuming 20% down, maybe 6.5%:
- About $6,500/month mortgage
- Property tax tacks on about another $1,300/month
- Assume no cost of maintenance for simplicity sake
= $7,800/month to own
So if you want to live here you can pay about $3,000 less/month to rent. Plus you get a gardener every two weeks. =)
Here's the MLS Listing: http://www.redfin.com/CA/Saratoga/18885-Kosich-Dr-95070/home/806164
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The Alzheimer's Association Walk to End Alzheimer's will be Saturday, Sept. 21, on the Paul Bunyan Trail in Baxter.
Registration and kickoff activities will start at 9 a.m. at the Northland Arboretum.
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Funds raised will provide care and support services to people in the northern Minnesota region. Funds raised through the walk make possible more than 15 support groups throughout the northern Minnesota region, offering a safe and confidential place in which support, ideas and education are shared; a 24-hour Information Helpline, providing referrals and information to more than 400 callers monthly (800-272-3900); ongoing training for care providers; and public advocacy efforts that improve access to quality dementia care and increase funding for research to find a cure.


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Duplex Apartment in City Center
Size140 m²
Floor No.6(with elevator)
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- Family/child friendly
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Bright, fresh and newly renovated apartment on a quiet street with no traffic.
Södermalm is surrounded by water on all sides and it is known for its relaxed atmosphere. The area is well known for its bohemian charm and filled with cozy cafés, restaurants, small shops and classic pubs.
It´s very easy to get to my place from Arlanda airport, with a direct train all the way
The apartment has:
2 bathrooms with toilet.
3 bed rooms with TV and double beds (160+160+120 cm).
3 extra beds
Top floor apartment (6-7th floor) in modern buildning with elevator
Walking distance to almost everything.
10 minutes walk to old town.
The apartment is located very close to busses, trains and subways.
Parking house nearby
Towels ,linens , and cleaning is included in the price.
Free internetconection (wireless)
House rulesNo smoking inside, use the balcony
No Pets
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Reviews of this property
Good location in Sodermalm, near Sodra Station, so very convenient to Central S. Fairly close to 2 T-bana stations. Apartment on 6th level with lift availability from levels 1 & "E". Be sure you memorize your route out and back from the apartment, as its situation can be illusive. Smartphone with locator and directions a definite plus. Max is a good host, well-informed, gracious, helpful. We were a group of 7, so had use of the entire apartment. Difficult to imagine the situation with Max staying on in the upstairs bedroom, coming down to use the kitchen, making breakfast for himself and tenants, but suppose he would be an unobtrusive housemate. Given that Max lives in the apartment most of the time and has acquired lots of goods over time, there is little storage space for guests. So, in most respects pleasant quarters for an extended stopover (ours was 5 days).
Hi Max,
thank you very much for everything. The apartment was excellent and it is very well localized in Stockholm.
The flat is very nice and charming and perfect situated! Everything you need (metro station, pubs, bars, restaurants, supermarket...) is very close! We are a group of six friends and we have lot of space in the flat! We like it! Thank you Max!
The apartment is perfect for exploring the city center. The host was very friendly and all the arrangements have worked smoothly. We felt very comfortable there and would return anytime.
Die Wohnung liegt perfekt für Ausflüge in das Stadtzentrum. Der Gastgeber war sehr freundlich und alle Absprachen haben reibungslos geklappt. Wir haben uns dort sehr wohl gefühlt und würden jederzeit wiederkommen.
Very welcoming host. Very well located apartment
. Bedding a little tired. Decoration putting little value the apartment.
Hôte très accueillant. Appartement très bien situé
. Literie un peu fatigué. Décoration mettant peu en valeur l'appartement.
A great place to stay in a great city. The location could not be better: in a calm and nice neighbourhood and close to anything you need. The appartment is really very spacious and has a very relaxed atmosphere. Absolute plus is the kitchen, as well as the balcony. Ass we were travelling with kids it was a nice surprise to find out that there were toys in the appartment. We were a little unlucky with the wifi, because it broke down, but I am sure that was just a temporary problem.
Would certainly go back when travelling to Stockholm in the future.
The location of the apartment is optimal. We were six of us rented the entire apartment. However, one must say that the quality of the beds is not really good. This is partly to racks that have their best days behind him and the mattress to fit (in the middle was a hollow). For us (6 women) that was not so much the problem, we have laid the mattress on the floor. The bathroom on the upper part of the apartment has only a bathtub, the shower is not suitable. The apartment was partially renovated not finished: In the hall were missing wallpaper, in the kitchen in some cases. The cupboards were full, no place to put clothes. So for people who attach great importance to extreme right, the apartment is not as well suited. But we felt very comfortable. The dining table in the kitchen was big enough for six.
Max is very nice. He has given us a lot of tips on what you can do in Stockholm.
We would like to come back again and again.
June 2014
Die Lage der Wohnung ist optimal. Wir waren zu sechst und hatten die ganze Wohnung gemietet. Allerdings muss man dazu sagen, dass die Qualität der Zustellbetten nicht wirklich gut ist. Es handelt sich teilweise um Gestelle, die ihre besten Tage hinter sich haben und die Matratzen passen dazu (in der Mitte war eine Kuhle). Für uns ( 6 Frauen) war das nicht so sehr das Problem, wir haben die Matratze auf den Boden gelegt. Das Bad im oberen Teil der Wohnung hat ausschließlich eine Badewanne, zum Duschen nicht geeignet. Die Wohnung war teilweise noch nicht fertig renoviert: Im Flur fehlten Tapeten, in der Küche teilweise auch. Die Schränke waren voll, kein Platz für die Klamotten. Also für Leute, die Wert auf extreme Ordnung legen, ist die Wohnung nicht so gut geeignet. Wir haben uns aber sehr wohl gefühlt. Der Esstisch in der Küche war groß genug für sechs.
Max ist sehr nett. Er hat uns sehr viele Tipps gegeben, was man in Stockholm machen kann.
Wir würden immer wieder gern wiederkommen.
Juni 2014
We felt very comfortable in the apartment. It is large, enough for 8 people, and is very centrally located. We were able to reach all destinations in the city center on foot. We have lived in the apartment with 8 people.
Wir haben uns in der Wohnung sehr wohl gefühlt. Sie ist groß, ausreichend für 8 Personen und liegt sehr zentral. Wir konnten alle Ziele in der Innenstadt zu Fuß erreichen. Wir haben die Wohnung mit 8 Personen bewohnt.
It's a very good apartament that had all i need.Our host was very kind and helpfull.Also "Windu" is a great site that you can trust
Everything was great - lots of space in the apartment, city center, within walking distance ...
War alles super - viel Platz in der Wohnung, Stadtzentrum fußläufig erreichbar...
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"March 2, 2010 --The first generic version of Flomax, a medication to treat the signs and symptoms of an enlarged prostate gland, has won the approval of the FDA.
The generic version of Flomax, known as tamsulosin, will be made by IMPAX"...
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Tamsulosin hydrochloride is an antagonist of alpha1A adrenoceptors in the prostate.
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The empirical formula of tamsulosin hydrochloride is C20H28N2O5S • HCl. The molecular weight of tamsulosin hydrochloride is 444.98. Its structural formula is:
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