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(Sept. 11, 2006)--More than 1,500 UTSA students, faculty and staff members gathered on the evening of Wednesday, Aug. 23 for the President's BBQ, an evening of food, conversation, music and games.
The event was part of Roadrunner Days, a week of activities at the 1604 and Downtown campuses to welcome students and kick off the academic year.
On the lawn between the John Peace Library and Arts buildings on the 1604 Campus, there were tents, giant fans and plenty of cool beverages. The new venue at a cooler, lower elevation between the buildings and plenty of trees provided some relief from the heat. Previously, the event was on the Convocation Center lawn.
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Pictured at left, (top row), Student Government Association President Adam Cowdin (right) draws a name, as UTSA President Ricardo Romo (left) is ready to announce the door prize winner. At right, Romo greets students. In the second row, students enjoy dinner under the tent and on the lawn. In the bottom row, students enjoy the good times (left) and the UTSA cheerleaders perform.


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I had the pleasure of interviewing a fascinating business person called MJ De Marco for my 'Unfair Business Advantage Report.'
MJ told me about a clever marketing strategy he used to grow his business quickly, differentiate it from his competitors and eventually sell it a huge sum of money.
He called this strategy 'Superior Unexpected Customer Service' (which you can abbreviate to SUCS.)
(This is pronounced like 'sucks'.)
With SUCS you first figure out what your customer's expectations are when they are doing business with your company.
As MJ explained 'I don't know how it is in New Zealand but here in America it is pretty bad so it doesn't take a lot to shock or wow the customer nowadays.'
So the SUCS strategy is based on figuring out what is the expectation profile of your customer is and then violating it so they have a fabulous customer service experience.
You do this to the point where they start telling a lot of other people about their remarkable experience.
MJ found that when this happens you create an exponential growth situation as your company now has customers who become disciples of your company and they start telling other people.
If a lot of customers are telling other people about your business, it also means your marketing budget can be slashed. (And this means your profitability goes up.)
MJ owned a ground transportation website called limos.com.
So if you needed a ground transportation service to or from the airport, maybe a night on the town you would use that site to find a particular company that matched your needs.
It was started as a directory type service a long time ago but it evolved into a lead generation service for ground transportation operators.
After a couple of years in business MJ's marketing budget for finding new customers actually went to zero.
He didn't have to pay for anything because ground transport operators were telling other people 'we are getting business from this website, you should check it out.'
On the customer end, MJ made sure his business would always answer emails not within a day but usually within 30 minutes and this would totally shock the customers.
Other times a customer or even a limo client would say 'hey you know it would be great if your website did XYZ'. And within a few hours MJ would have this new website function programmed and done.
The feedback from his clients was 'Wow!' It's great when a company listens to you and actually does something.'
This 'Superior Unexpected Customer Service' is one of the key reasons that MJ's website first of all became incredibly popular with customers looking for the limo advice or guidance on where to get a limo. The website also started to get some very good quality leads and make an excellent profit. So MJ was able to sell it for a large sum of money as well. (In fact he became a multi-millionaire when he did this.
I like MJ's strategy as any business can use it.
They just need to ask the question 'What's normal in our type of business in terms of customer service and how can we take like a leap ahead of that so people start talking about our business to other people that they are communicating with?'
As MJ said 'it's not that difficult and what it really boils down to is, stop treating your customers like customers and start treating them like humans.'
MJ has also written one of the most interesting business books I've ever read. It's called 'The Millionaire Fastlane' and is worth getting.
'Every contact we have with a customer influences whether or not they'll come back. We have to be great every time or we'll lose them.' - Kevin Stirtz
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What are you going to do in your business to provide 'Superior Unexpected Customer Service' that customers will tell a lot of other people about?
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What can the chick-a-dee call teach us about communication and language?
Todd Freeberg, Jeffrey Lucas, Indrikis Krams
Decades ago the Dutch ethologist Niko Tinbergen described four different "why" questions researchers could ask in trying to understand the behavior they observed in animals. Two of the questions entail proximate approaches that focus on the individual. One of these proximate approaches includes mechanistic questions—what is the neural and physiological basis of the behavior, and what stimuli in the environment elicit behavior? The other proximate approach covers developmental questions—what roles do growth and experience play in shaping and constraining behavior over an individual's lifetime? The final two questions are ultimate approaches with a population- or species-level focus. These are ecological or functional questions about the adaptiveness of the behavior—what problem might it have evolved in response to?—and they pose phylogenetic or deep-evolutionary questions—how might common ancestry shape and constrain behavior over the existence of a clade? We can use these approaches to help understand the chick-a-dee call.
At a proximate level of analysis, we know that certain environmental stimuli or motivational influences generate variation in calls. In addition, the complexity of social groups in Carolina chickadees can drive complexity in the note composition of calls. In a 2006 study by Freeberg, chickadees placed into large captive flocks used calls with greater information content compared to chickadees placed into small captive flocks, suggesting that the diversity of messages is greater in more complex social groups. These experimental changes to the social groups of chickadees must have generated neural and physiological changes in the individuals in the study, yet we know relatively little about this aspect of the call. Sturdy's laboratory has carried out a number of exciting studies related to the perception and discrimination of calls in individuals. Female black-capped chickadees reared in isolation fail to develop the ability to perceive relative pitch of males' songs. However, we know relatively little about the ontogeny of call variation in young parids interacting with parents and, later, with nonrelated adults in their social groups. More work on proximate questions related to call variation is needed.
At an ultimate level of analysis, we can infer that the call is homologous across many different parid species, suggesting a fundamentally comparable call system in common ancestors to today's chickadees, tits and titmice. We know a fair amount about call variation in a few species, but the calls of most parid species have been little studied, let alone the question of whether call variation corresponds to different environmental or behavioral contexts. As a result, we cannot yet answer many fairly basic questions about the evolution of call variation. At the functional level, we can infer that the call is adaptive in bringing about social cohesion in parid species, because variation in the call can recruit, alarm or potentially signal movement for members of both conspecific and heterospecific flocks. Whether variation in signaling with the call is related to differences in survival or reproduction is an open question. Nonetheless, a number of hypotheses have been proposed to explain the adaptive significance of call variation in parids.
First, the complexity of the social group might influence vocal complexity. This argument is known as the social complexity hypothesis for communicative complexity, and it is supported by findings from a range of mammals, birds and nonavian reptiles, and from auditory, chemical and visual modalities. For the chick-a-dee call, the social complexity hypothesis predicts that populations in which individuals occur in larger groups or in groups with greater network complexity will have more complex calling behavior than populations in which individuals occur in smaller groups or in groups with little network complexity. If future research supports this hypothesis, we will be able to infer that social pressures that arise from interacting with the same individuals over time, in both competitive and cooperative contexts, require a flexible and diverse repertoire of signals. If the complexity of an individual's social group impacts the diversity of vocal signals used in social interaction, that social group can be seen as both a context for vocal development and a potential selective pressure that could impact vocal behavior.
Selection for increased signaling complexity in parids may also come from other species in mixed-species flocks. For example, Mark Nolen and Lucas found in a 2009 study that both white-breasted nuthatches (Sitta carolinensis) and tufted titmice interact vocally with Carolina chickadees when mobbing predators. The primary vocal signal used by chickadees under these conditions is the chick-a-dee call. Moreover, Chris Templeton and Erick Greene of the University of Montana in 2007 suggested that nuthatches can decode information about predation risk from calls, and recently Stacia Hetrick and Kathryn Sieving of the University of Florida found that chickadees can decode information about predation risk from the chick-a-dee calls of tufted titmice. These findings show that a complex call provides relatively fine-scale information about predation risk to conspecifics and heterospecifics. Both types of association have fitness consequences. The complexity of conspecific and mixed-species flocks may therefore drive the diversity and complexity of vocal signaling systems.
Another hypothesis proposed to explain call complexity is the predation pressure hypothesis, which has support from a number of studies in primate species. It predicts that populations facing intense predation pressure or a variety of predator types should have more complex calling behavior than populations facing relatively light predator pressure. This hypothesis, then, would predict that parid populations or species that face a large number of different predators have a more complex call than parid populations or species that occur in areas with few predators. One more hypothesis to consider for call complexity relates to the physical environment in which individuals live. Parid populations or species living in complex physical environments, such as those containing a mix of open, closed and edge habitat, may require more complex calls to communicate effectively, compared to populations or species living in relatively simple physical habitats, such as exclusively coniferous forests. These three hypotheses (and there are others) may each explain the complexity and variation in chick-a-dee calls that we see. Perhaps our biggest need in answering this question is for large comparative data sets from multiple populations or multiple species, with which to test the various hypotheses.
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May I copy your photo of the Allegheny Cemetery entrance for my family tree? Many of my relatives are buried there. Thanks for your consideration, and have a good day!
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Hi Mike,
I used to use your website, The Cemetery Project, when I was growing up as a young grave hunter. It was a good tool, and I was sorry to see it disappear some years ago.
On the website, I vaguely remember the account of your attempt to visit the grave site of Nelson Rockefeller in New York. If I recall, you said a security guard or police officer stopped you at the gate?
Do you still have a written account that day, or could you remember what exactly happened? Recently, I began writing about my own visits to the various presidential and vice presidential graves, and I wanted to reference what happened on your visit, but wish to be wholly accurate if I do so. If you could provide me with the details, I would be very appreciative.
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Mike ,can you remove the picture of the Rhinebeck Cemetery entrance so we can post a picture of Bob ,we are maxed on pictures
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I am writing to ask permission to use your photo of the sign and entrance to Holy Sepulchre Cemetery. I would like to use it in my family book. I will give you credit for the photo. Tried sending this message to your email address, but it was not accepted.
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OMG Thank You so much. Im so glad you was able to find her for me. This means a lot to me. Thank You again.
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Hi Mike, I am needing pics of the headstones of jobe and dorthy McClary, I seen that you added their names, is there any way you can get pics for me? If not, plz let me know. Thank you
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I'm thinking about purchasing a PSL; The section is 330 Row 8 which is the first row behind the ADA seating. I see there are railings in front of that row, but can't tell if the railings will obstruct the view of the game. Does anyone know if the railings get in the way of the first row typically?
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Get to Know the Saeco Incanto Rondo Machine: This Super Automatic will impress you with the way it looks…and the way it operates. Its coal black exterior with subtle silver accents makes it a classy addition to your kitchen. This espresso machine is built to last, and with its innovative features you will brew the perfect espresso or cappuccino with very little effort in no time at all.
Best Thing about this machine: Whether you are an expert or novice coffee maker the Rondo is easy to operate. At the press of a button you can adjust the volume of coffee you brew, and determine whether to produce one or two cups of java. You can also adjust the amount of crema on top just by turning a knob.
Honorable Mention: This machine is equipped with two special systems that will guarantee you a flavorful, aromatic cup of coffee every time. The Aqua Prima Water Filtration System will keep impurities from ruining the taste of your coffee and the Saeco Aroma System gives each espresso shot added aroma.
Best Suited For: Anyone who loves to entertain, but doesn't want to be stuck in the kitchen the whole time will enjoy Rondo's time-saving features including the Rapid Steam system, which allows you to switch from brewing to steaming with little or no down time, as well as a hot water dispenser for making Café Americanos.
Look and Feel: This Super Automatic will impress you with not only its bold, contemporary design, but also its interior components which are built to last. A swivel base makes it easy to rotate the machine and reach different parts with ease.
Great Coffee Pairing: Aloha Island Bonzai Pipeline Whole Bean, Cafe La Semeuse Classique Whole Bean, and Caffe D'arte Decaf Espresso Whole Bean
One word that describes this machine: Irresistable
Want to learn more? Visit the Saeco Incanto Rondo's product detail page for an in depth look at this machine's features.
Get to Know the Expobar Office Control: This espresso machine is head and shoulders above other Semi Automatics. In this case you can judge a book by its cover because this machine's inner components are as well designed as its exterior. Four pre-programmable brew buttons and a large heat exchange boiler allow you to make commercial quality espressos at home with minimal effort.
Best Thing about this machine: With the Expobar Office Control's commercial-type components, including a large, heat exchanger copper boiler and a heavy-duty chrome-plated brass brew group, you can make espressos that rival those sold at your favorite coffee shop. With the heat exchange boiler it is effortless to switch from brewing to steaming, so you can make drink after drink without delay.
Honorable Mention: This machine's E61-type group head, designed to keep the brewing temperature stable, makes it possible to extract perfect espresso every time.
Best Suited For: The Expobar Office Control is ideal for the coffee lover who wants to make drinks just like a barista and is willing to take some time to learn the art of brewing great coffee. To help you in this pursuit, this machine features easily programmable brewing buttons. These controls allow you to program the amount of liquid you desire for each shot. This machine also has the capacity to brew large quantities so entertaining a crowd is no problem.
Look and Feel: This espresso machine is compact enough to fit snugly on your kitchen counter, but its shiny stainless steel housing will make sure that this quality appliance gets noticed for a lifetime. The black front control panel and steam and hot water dispensing knobs add to the machine's sleek look.
Most Compatible Grinders: Rancilio Rocky and Pasquini K2 Doserless
Great Coffee Pairing: Aloha Island Bonzai Pipeline Whole Bean, Cafe La Semeuse Classique Whole Bean, and Caffe D'arte Decaf Espresso Whole Bean
One word that describes this machine: Distinctive
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Get to Know the Jura Capresso Impressa Z5: If you're looking for a machine that takes automated espresso-making seriously, this machine is the perfect pick. From the moment you turn on the Z5, it becomes clear that the term "super automatic" truly has a new meaning. Combining a long list of powerful features with style and grace, the Z5 makes espresso making easier than ever.
Best Thing about this machine: With a fully integrated frothing and brewing system, this impressive machine can make a cappuccino or latte from start to finish without ever moving your cup.
Honorable Mention: Each of the machine's 1-touch controls are fully programmable, giving you the flexibility to choose between 5 coffee strengths and 3 coffee temperatures along with adjustable cup sizes and frothing times.
Best Suited For: If you want a machine that not only does everything for you but also looks great, nothing compares to the Z5. Whether it's for entertaining large groups, or simply for enjoying cappuccinos and lattes at the press of a button, the Z5 is the perfect match for elegant owners who want the absolute best.
Look and Feel: With a sleek, black finish complemented by a polished, alloy front panel, this machine defines luxury in a relatively compact housing. The bright red LED display looks great against the machine's black control panel, and the fine curves of the Z5 are brought to life by tinted lights that are cleverly hidden under the brew spout.
Great Coffee Pairing: Aloha Island Bonzai Pipeline Whole Bean, Cafe La Semeuse Classique Whole Bean, and Caffe D'arte Decaf Espresso Whole Bean
One word that describes this machine: Loaded
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Get to Know the Gaggia Titanium: The engineers at Gaggia have designed the ultimate coffee center by combining first-rate technology with contemporary style and solid steel construction. With a long list of features that include a stainless steel turbo-frother, bypass doser, adjustable coffee strength and grind settings, you will be brewing and steaming coffeehouse style drinks like a seasoned barista in no time at all.
Best Thing about this machine: The Gaggia Titanium is equipped with a Rapid Steam System or simply put, two thermo block boilers that provide enough power to brew, then steam with no recovery time.
Honorable Mention: This espresso machine's stainless steel housing ensures durability and looks great too.
Best Suited For: Those coffee aficionados in search of a high-end super automatic espresso machine known worldwide for superior quality and design. The Titanium boasts features like pre-infusion, pre-grinding and a bypass doser that once you've experienced first-hand you just can't do without!
Look and Feel: With its solid steel construction and stainless steel accents, the Gaggia Titanium is one of the best looking super-automatic espresso machines on the market. Its uncomplicated push buttons, combined with a cobalt blue LCD digital display panel allow you to control all aspects of brewing and steaming with ease - making this the ultimate machine for entertaining.
Great Coffee Pairing: Aloha Island Bonzai Pipeline Whole Bean, Cafe La Semeuse Classique Whole Bean, and Caffe D'arte Decaf Espresso Whole Bean
One word that describes this machine: Opulent
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Get to Know the Cuisinart DGB-900 Grind & Brew Thermal: The best tasting coffee begins with the freshest beans, but the key to unlocking the most flavor is to grind them yourself. With the Grind & Brew Thermal Coffee Maker, you can say goodbye to stale, preground coffee and flavorless refills forever.
Best Thing about this machine: The Grind & Brew's built-in grinder means there's no need for preground coffee unless you prefer it. The built-in grinder lets you preserve the freshness of your favorite coffee until you're ready to brew a pot.
Honorable Mention: A double-wall, stainless steel carafe ensures that your coffee maintains its heat, and without a hot plate that can burn your coffee, you can be sure each refill will have the same great flavor as the first cup.
Best Suited For: Whether you want a few cups of fresh ground coffee each morning or you want to brew for guests, this machine is for anyone who wants to get the most out of their bean. Plus, the Grind & Brew turns coffee making into a 1-step process, and the machine is loaded with added features to make brewing coffee a fast and easy part of any routine.
Look and Feel: This unit is defined by its stainless steel exterior and matching thermal carafe, both of which are complimented by smooth, black outlines and panels. With a smartly balanced design the Grind & Brew saves counter space by having rounded corners, so it can fit anywhere while keeping a sturdy, square-like base.
Great Coffee Pairing: Cafe La Semeuse Classique, Antica Organic Whole Bean
One word that describes this machine: Crafty
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Get to Know the DeLonghi DCM900: With its double hourglass design, the DCM900 is a sight to behold – but its beauty is far from skin deep. The DCM900 is designed for performance with dual heating elements for better temperature stability, so you can be sure you'll get lots of great-tasting coffee in no time at all.
Best Thing about this machine: The DCM900's exclusive dual heating system ensures maximum temperature stability by maintaining a constant heat source throughout the entire brewing process. The powerful 1500-watt stainless steel boiler heats your water quickly and, since there is a dedicated heating element for the hot plate, ensures the water is at the perfect temperature for a proper extraction and excellent taste.
Honorable Mention: To maximize your coffee's flavor, the DCM900 features a showerhead brewing system that distributes water evenly through your coffee grounds to ensure every cup of coffee has a smooth, great taste.
Best Suited For: A coffee maker that can brew great coffee in a short amount of time is something everyone can enjoy, but for those who truly appreciate the benefits of temperature stability and a smart design, there is no substitute for the DCM900. Whether you're making morning coffee for just a few people or you're brewing for a group, the speed and flexibility of the DCM900 make it a great pick for coffee lovers of all kinds.
Look and Feel: With a seamless, brushed aluminum body that is fingerprint-resistant, the DCM900 will add charm to any kitchen décor. Plus, the ergonomic, always-cool handle not only feels great, but its artistic style also gives the DCM900 a unique brand of sophistication.
Most Compatible Grinders: Baratza Virtuoso
Great Coffee Pairing: Cafe La Semeuse Classique, Antica Organic Whole Bean, Illy Pre-ground Drip Coffee
One word that describes this machine: Graceful
Want to learn more? Visit the DeLonghi DCM900's product detail page for an in depth look at this machine's features.
Get to Know the DeLonghi Magnifica 3300: This super automatic espresso machine will make quite an impression with its clean, simple lines and black and smoked silver color combination. It also has many attractive features inside including a removable front-loading brew group, water reservoir and top-loading bypass doser.
Best Thing about this machine: You have the flexibility of using pre-ground coffee or coffee beans. Adding pre-ground coffee to this machine is simple with the top-loading bypass doser, and its interval burr grinder has 10 different coarseness settings so you can be sure the coffee beans areground to perfection, whether you are brewing an espresso or a café crema.
Honorable Mention: When you become a Magnifica owner you are entitled to special treatment, known as DeLonghi's White Glove Service. With this exclusive service you will be able to access a helpline (800-322-3848) staffed by experts, and you may be eligible for free shipping and the use ofa loaner machine if problems occur during the warranty period.
Best Suited For: The Magnifica is perfect for those who want a machine that can help them entertain coffee drinkers of all kinds, as well as those who want tea or hot chocolate. This machine has special features that allow you to make a weaker or stronger cup of coffee, brew decaf or pre-groundcoffee or dispense hot water or steam by just turning a dial or pushing a button.
Look and Feel: The Magnifica is brimming with innovative and timesaving features inside, but the defined lines and subtle colors on its exterior make sure that this machine will coordinate with any kitchen décor. Also, even though it will do everything from creating creamy cappuccino to dispensing delicious decaf, its compact design ensures that this espresso machinewon't take up too much space on your counter.
Great Coffee Pairing: Illy Medium Roast Espresso
One word that describes this machine: Streamlined
Want to learn more? Visit the DeLonghi Magnifica 3300's product detail page for an in depth look at this machine's features.
Get to Know the Gaggia Classic: Sleek style and heavy-duty construction make the Gaggia Classic an effortless addition to any kitchen. But don't let its unassuming exterior fool you – inside this Gaggia espresso machine are the same high-quality components you'd find in the commercial espresso coffee makers at any coffee bar.
Best Thing about this machine: The Gaggia Classic's 58mm commercial-style portafilter allows you to brew espresso that's as good – if not better – than what you get at the coffeehouse and does it in a footprint that will only take up a small corner of your kitchen counter.
Honorable Mention: This espresso machine's stainless steel housing ensures durability and looks great too.
Best Suited For: A 3.5 oz boiler combined with a temperature-stable, chrome-plated brass portafilter and brew group make the Classic well suited for people who are looking to brew the best straight shots of espresso. Newbies to the machine will have a bit of a learning curve (see the Espresso Rule of Thumb), but once you've got brewing down, using this espresso machine is a breeze. To make things even easier, Gaggia has built the Classic with a Turbofrother frothing wand that takes all of the guesswork out of frothing milk for cappuccinos and lattes.
Look and Feel: The Gaggia Classic is housed in heavy-duty stainless steel, but with its brushed finish and elegant Italian lines, this espresso machine is far from utilitarian. In addition, its chrome-plated brass portafilter is one of the heaviest in its class – just another way to let you know this machine is built to last.
Most Compatible Grinders: Gaggia MDF, Rancilio Rocky
Great Coffee Pairing: Lavazza Gold Selection, Illy Medium Roast Espresso
One word that describes this machine: Proficient
Want to learn more? Visit the Gaggia Classic's product detail page for an in depth look at this machine's features.
Best Thing about this machine: The Rancilio Silvia features a 12 oz brass boiler - the largest in its class. This boiler allows you to brew with little or no downtime and still having plenty of power for steaming and frothing!
Honorable Mention: The Rancilio Silvia features a commercial quality three-way solenoid valve, which relieves the machine of water pressure and allows you to brew again almost immediately. This valve also removes water from the coffee puck – making it easier to empty the portafilter.
Best Suited For: Those looking for the perfect combination of quality and performance. The Silvia, while stylish enough to compliment any kitchen décor, features a brass boiler that provides excellent steam pressure allowing you to brew an endless number of cappuccinos and lattes.
Look and Feel: Giving you the look and feel of a commercial quality machine was the intention of Rancilio designers. The heavy chrome plated brass portafilter is excellent for heat stability as well as longevity, while the oversized boiler provides plenty of power for brewing and steaming.
Most Compatible Grinders: Rancilio Rocky, Rancilio Doserless Rocky
Great Coffee Pairing: Lavazza Grand Espresso, Cafe La Semeuse Espresso, Illy Medium Roast Espresso
One word that describes this machine: Powerhouse
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It's time to clear your cache. Yesterday we added over 50 terabytes of new imagery from DigitalGlobe to the World Imagery map. This release includes 30cm imagery for the continental United States and 60cm imagery for large parts of Western Europe.
The cool part, I agree with James Fee, is the metadata tool.
With the Identify tool in ArcMap or the ArcGIS Online Content Viewer, you can see the resolution, collection date, and source of the imagery at the location you click. The metadata applies only to the best available imagery at that location. You may need to zoom in to view the best available imagery.
This blog post sounds so much like the ones from Google, Microsoft, et al. about imagery updates.
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Aharon Tuzman, who would later take the name Arnold on the shores of America, was born in the village of Zaklikow, Poland in 1915, the fourth of five sons of Symma and Mordechai Tuzman.
Determined. Resourceful. Passionately devoted to his family. These qualities were already blossoming in the eight year old who took to the streets of Zaklikow with a basket of warm zemalach—the sweet buns made in his family's home bakery (a large oven)—to sell them and make a few groschen for his family.
After the Nazis invaded Poland, his mother, already widowed, told Arnold to flee his native village to save his life. Bribing an old farmer with two bottles of schnapps, Arnold and his brother Maier crossed the Polish Russian border buried in a hay wagon, covering their mouths so they would not scream out when Nazi border guards, wielding pitchforks as prods, stabbed the hay.
Arnold's indomitable will to survive kept his brother and him alive in the Siberian labor camp to which they were sent as prisoners. When a call came for able-bodied men to serve in the Polish Russian army, Arnold volunteered immediately. Rising to the rank of Chief Quartermaster, he saved not only his and his brother's lives, but also provided life-restoring supplies to countless Jewish survivors of concentration camps.
Arnold was still in uniform when on the heels of V-day, he was asked to give a ride to a beautiful young woman. Suspecting his passenger was a Jew (who did not recognize him as one), Arnold asked if she knew the Hebrew blessing recited by women upon lighting the Sabbath candles. When tears filled Esther's eyes in response, Arnold had more than his answer. He married Esther Knobel in 1946. At the end of 1947, the two immigrated to the US, crying in each other's arms as they passed the lady with the torch.
Unstoppable, Arnold moved from shoulder pad maker to buttonholes, to chicken farmer, door-to-door roofing and siding salesman, deliveryman for Frank's Beverages soda and seltzer, and self-taught stock market maven on his way to becoming proprietor of the Jenkintown Window Cleaning Company. In 1961, he relocated his family from a chicken farm near Vineland, New Jersey to the Philadelphia area, where he remained a part time resident, eventually trading the cold for golfing in Pompano Beach, FL.
From his early days in the "golden land of America," Arnold made charitable giving a priority— no matter how limited his resources. A chicken farmer with little to his name, he lined up his children just before sundown every Friday to put coins in a tzedakah pushka, a small tin box hanging on a nail on a wall. Once a month, the family emptied the box together, carefully counting the coins so Arnold would know just what to write on the check that would fly in an aerogram to an orphanage in Israel.
Over time, Arnold and Esther became devoted benefactors of Boys Town Jerusalem, Ben-Gurion University, Leonard Abramson Center for Jewish Life, as well as countless other Jewish and non-sectarian organizations. Toward the end of his life, Arnold became particularly interested in supporting the work of interfaith organizations.
Arnold's unwavering commitment to help others help themselves continued throughout his lifetime.
Arnold Tuzman died peacefully at Warminster Hospice of Abington Hospital on December 12, 2013, surrounded by his family chanting the sacred Sh'ma prayer as he took his final breaths. Arnold is survived by three children, nine grandchildren, and three great grandchildren.
A larger than life presence in his family and friends' lives, Arnold will live on in the hearts of all who knew him.
To share the blessings of life and prosperity granted them was a guiding principle in Arnold and Esther's life together. Both believed that for people to care for each other is our greatest responsibility; to give, a duty —and a joy—rooted in Jewish tradition.
In 2009, following the death of Esther, his life partner of 63 years, Arnold endowed The Esther Tuzman Holocaust Education Fund at Gratz College.
Now, upon Arnold's death and in tribute to Arnold and Esther's unfathomable courage, their commitment to their roots, and to "never forgetting," the Tuzman family is proud to rename the fund, the Arnold and Esther Tuzman Holocaust Education Fund.
The Tuzman endowment serves to underwrite the costs of the Arnold and Esther Tuzman Memorial Holocaust Teach-In, a program of studies hosted by Gratz College, aimed at providing public and private school educators the tools needed to effectively incorporate Holocaust education in the classroom curriculum.
Contributions in loving memory of Arnold can be sent to the Arnold and Esther Tuzman Holocaust Education Fund, 7605 Old York Road, Melrose Park, PA 19027 or online at https://secure.gratz.edu/page/contribute/main.


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I wanted to be active rather than passive. And I find perfection in pure symmetry very passive and pacifying. I just don't think it's of much use; it's never been of much use to me. It's like something that you appreciate. I don't want to make a painting that somebody just appreciates. I want to make a painting that really somehow empowers the person looking at the painting. It can be through provocation. It can be through the possibility of failure. I think in my paintings there's a possibility of failure in a lot of them, which I find interesting.
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Original post made by Carol, Palo Verde, on Sep 14, 2006
Another complaint about silverware is why we don't get more. I am tired of being handed my fork after eating my salad, or worse still, having it placed on the messy table top, when my plate is cleared. Why can't I automatically get a fresh one. It is the same when I have used my knife to butter my bread and leave it on the side plate. Why can't I get a fresh one to eat my meal? If the server hands me my dirty knives and forks, what am I supposed to do with them? Wave them around in the air until my next course comes along, or place them on the one napkin which I have already used.
The best silverware used by a restaurant round here is, ta daa, IKEA. They use their own silverware. It is always clean, shiny and nice to use. Maybe some of our restaurants should go and buy some from there, and while they are at it, their water glasses are great to drink from too. It could start a trend in restaurant reviews, maybe we could start a clean fork symbol instead of three stars!!
a resident of Palo Verde
on Sep 17, 2006 at 7:38 pm
I am very surprised that this is not an issue for others.
I have been out to dinner with my family to a chinese restaurant that is often on the best of list this weekend. Now I know that most patrons use chopsticks, but I have never managed the art and I have to keep my children from using them for sword fights, so forks are what we used. I would give this restaurant a 2 fork symbol. Although the forks looked old, they were not bent and only slightly tarnished with a slight metallic taste. They were however quite flimsy and not up to the task of cutting a potsticker.
I have also been out to Sizzler's in Mountain View. I would give them 2 1/2 forks, mainly because they did give each of us 2 forks and they were not tarnished. They were just as flimsy and although they were not bent, I feel that using them with steak or even chicken on the bone may have caused some damage. The soup spoons we had to use for our ice cream(they had run out at the ice cream bar) were also slightly tarnished and again had a metallic taste.
I would definitely prefer a nice stainless steel fork and spoon rather than plastic, however I must point out that the steak knives given to all of us were excellent even though we did not all need them for the food we were eating.
a resident of Palo Verde
on Nov 3, 2006 at 9:40 pm
Had lunch in The Cantankerous Fish in Castro Street, Mountain View, and they had the most wonderful silverware I have used in a long time. The food was pretty good too.
a resident of Palo Verde
on Nov 3, 2006 at 10:37 pm
While I'm on the subject, I should just mention that some restaurants have silverware that seems to shine when it is sitting in direct sunlight, and that this helps to add to the ambience of the meal. When candles are used, sometimes the silverware does not shine as brightly. I ate at Osteria the other night and my fork-- which otherwise performed superbly-- did not glimmer in the same way that my knife did.
This was certainly quite different from my brunch at Il Fornaio last weekend, when the fork and (especially) the spoon sparkled in the light sunlight coming in through the patio. It was quite refreshing, and it even made up (slightly) for the somewhat metallic taste of the spoon when I ate my sorbet.
a resident of Palo Verde
on Jan 18, 2007 at 7:18 pm
Doing my one person silverware review again (although I really can't remember doing the last one or even eating at Osteria or Il Fornaio).
I had a meal at Olive Garden and although the service was excellent in all respects, we only received silverware for 2 instead of the 3 sitting at the table. This was solved by the fact that each napkin wrapped 2 forks so we were able to share. The silverware looked great, but one fork was really bent and misshapen. There was no sign of tarnish on any.
Have been to Chilis and found their forks OK, but don't ask for a knife as the one you get will cut a steak made out of dinosaur and is really a lethal weapon.
Have also been to Fresh Choice and their silverware is fine, though often still hot and wet from the dishwasher which can be said for the plates also. I have often found that their plates are not very clean and have to take a second. While we are at it, really miss the Fresh Choice at Stanford.


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Genre: Mystery
Number of pages: 407
What's the basic story line?
When I saw the dog on the cover of Smells Like Treasure, I thought, "Oh, great, not another book where the dog dies in the second-to-last chapter." But on the very first page, there was a letter from author Suzanne Selfors that says, "Dear Reader, Once again, let me assure you that this is a happy dog story. At no point in this story will a dog die. I hate stories about dogs that die, so I will never, ever write that kind of story. That is my solemn promise."
She had me hooked. The story revolves around a boy named Homer Pudding and his dog, Dog. Homer receives a letter from the Society of Legends, Objects, Secrets and Treasures (known as L.O.S.T.) that says the time has come to take his uncle's place as a treasure hunter. Everything goes as planned, until someone Homer knows all too well shows up to challenge his place. Now Homer and Dog must go on a dangerous quest to claim the membership.
Are the characters believable?
The characters in this story are pretty believable. One of the characters, Zelda, is 8 feet tall and drives a "cloudcopter," but the author uses her to convey the message that people aren't always what they seem. Zelda is a person with flaws. She has regrets, and she certainly has sadness. Homer gets bullied at school and is unhappy about his size, but he doesn't let that stop him from chasing his dream to become a treasure hunter. The characters' flaws make them seem real.
On a scale of 1 to 10 (10 being best), how would you rate this book?
I rate this book a 10. It is the perfect balance of humor, peril, sadness, excitement and adventure. When someone betrays Homer, you feel for him, and it makes you want to fight for him. The best part about it (okay, maybe not the best part) is that the story is about a dog, and the dog lives to see another adventure! The dog is not shot or attacked by a mountain lion. It never develops a crazy disease; yet the story leaves you with a satisfaction equal, if not superior, to that of a story that demonstrates the circle of life. Take that, Where the Red Fern Grows.


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The Goji Scam
Goji berries are your normal Lycium berries.
The following is gleaned from a recent discussion on a mailing list for herbalists:
1) Both Lycium eleagnus pungens and Lycium eleagnus barbarum are manufactured names; there is no such thing, botanically. The berry sold under those names is your normal Lycium barbarum or wolfberry.
2) There is no such thing as wild Tibetan goji berries. These, too, are normal Lycium barbarum berries. Ditto for Himalayan goji.
3) The so-called Tibetan-grown goji berries are a) normal lycium berries (Lycium barbarum), and b) Mongolian-grown, like the rest of the Lycium berries on the market.
4) Lycium is in the Solanaceae (nightshade family). Elaeagnus is in the Elaeagnaceae (oleaster family). They are not related, nor have they been each other's synonyms.
5) You can buy lycium berries (Lycium barbarum) in bulk herb stores at $7-$10 a pound. Good quality lycium berries are the same stuff that is sold as goji for a far higher price. By the way, sulphured lycium berries are bright red-orange, and they are not good quality.
6) The statement that Chinese-grown Lycium berries are pesticide-laden is just commercial competitor-bashing. If somebody tries to tell you that ask them for the lab reports.
The name "goji berry" comes of course from the Chinese name for lycium: Gou Qi Zi. It helps to know that qi is pronounced "chi".
There. Now, don't get hoodwinked, don't hop onto bandwagons, and don't buy goji berries. Buy unsulphured lycium berries instead. Your wallet will thank you.
Update: Before you decide to comment on this post: nobody but me will ever see your pro-himalayan-goji propaganda here, and I only read the first two or three lines of your comment before I push the "delete" button. Like this: clicky clicky.
Because I won't let any MLM scammers hawk their wares on my blog. So shoo. And do stay away, there's a good scammer.
Update: Comments are now closed.
February 2017: A large Swedish food store chain has tested goji berries and found contaminations in pretty much all of them (including Chinese).


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#1 Sun 15 Apr 07 10:56pm
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Thai ginger sticks
Hello everybody...
Last night i went to a thai restaurant and with coffee they brouht us some sweet small ginger pieces all covered with sugar. They tasted great adn for my surprise they wasn´t hot.
I try doing them at home (just like i prepare candied orange peel) boiling the ginger in boiling water for about 15 min changing the water every 3 min and then cooked them in caramel. I springled some suggar on them and let them set. They tasted grat too but they have that hot flavour the ones from the restaurant didn't. Do you know the original recipe????
#2 Mon 16 Apr 07 12:06am
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Re: Thai ginger sticks
maybe they were made from candied ginger as opposed to fresh.
only guessing tho.
and that stuff usually comes in little cubes doent it.
#3 Mon 16 Apr 07 5:32am
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Re: Thai ginger sticks
Sounds just like crystalized ginger - a very poplar sweet (candy) in the UK. I buy it at my local sweetshop, either plain, or covered in dark chocolate.
Yiu can also buy root ginger in syrup - which goes wonderfully well poured over vanilla icecream.
I'm sure if you do a search on the internet, you will find a supplier - and there are ots of recipes there too.
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#4 Thu 26 Apr 07 8:07am
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Re: Thai ginger sticks
14 oz Young ginger; peeled and sliced 1/8" thick pieces
8 1/2 c Sugar
2 c -water
8 ts -salt
2 ts Lime juice
1. Place ginger slices in a pot and pour in enough water to cover all the
pieces. Bring to a gentle boil and let the boiling continue for several
minutes then drain. Repeat this procedure 3-4 times to get rid of the
2. Poke holes in the gingers with a fork or a bamboo skewer and blot with paper towels (doing this will assure proper absorption of syrup). Place in a glass jar big enough for ginger and syrup.
3. In a pot, combine 1 1/2 cups sugar, 2 cups water, 2 tsp salt, 2 tbsp
lime juice and bring to a boil over medium heat. Remove from the heat and cool. Pour the syrup into the finger jar and cover tightly. Let stand
4. Next day, pour out only the syrup into a pot and add 2 cups of sugar and 2 tsp salt. Bring to a boil or until sugar and salt is dissolved. Cool and
return the syrup to the jar. Cover and let stan overnight.
5. Next day, repeat step 4, but with only 1/2 cup sugar and let stand
overnight again.
6. Repeat step 5 once more but let stand 2 nights this time.
7. Pour ginger/syrup into a strainer and discard the syrup. Spread ginger
pieces in a single layer on a foil-lined cookie sheet and dry in the sun or
in an oven (lowest heat) until the gingers become glazed or glisten and
dried. Place in a large bowl or zip lock bag and coat with the remaining
sugar (measured at the beginning of this recipe). Store in an airtight
container. Keeps up to 4 months. Serve with unsweetened tea or other hot beverages.
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my wife and I had our 3rd child last month. Due to an extended stay in the hospital I had a hive that i suspected was in trouble go queenless. Laying workers developed which I was able to shake out when I got back and successfully introduce a caged queen. Last weekend I noticed a bunch of gunk on the bottom board and then I noticed the SHB larva. What a mess. I went through every frame and pulled the ones that had larva crawling through them. Ended up taking this hive all the way down to a single deep from two deeps/super. The bees are crammed in there but it appears they are getting control over the beetles. I am hoping this hive makes it, if so I plan on placing one of my supers on top and let them overwinter in a deep plus medium super full of capped honey. The good news was the new queen was laying really good.It was a shame to have to pull some brood but I really think they needed help defending a small space and most looked doomed with worms crawling through them.
I was wondering if anyone else has had a similar experience and what their outcomes were?


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What would the results show?....Who's fans have the best internet skills?
I'm sorry...the whole thing is stupid.
"Typical Morehead!"..................and he didn't even mean that as a compliment..
Here's something interesting... the Helmet catch is the only top seed play that's ahead this round after all 4 of them curbstomped the last 3 rounds, and right now the Helmet catch and that steve young play have a bajillion votes apiece (whereas the other pairs haven't hit 6 figures yet). Maybe the NFL itself isn't rigged, but this **** sure as hell is. It ain't 49ers fans doing the same votehacking **** as the OP, because otherwise they'd be upvoting "The Catch" as well. That means it's the NFL site itself upvoting steve young.
I bet nfl.com already has a "OMFG MAJOR UPSET IN OUR VOTING POLLS" article (poorly) written...
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The United States Attorney's Office announced that a Grand Jury sitting in Hammond, Indiana, previously returned the following indictment:
NAMON ARNOLD, age 44, who was the owner and operator of the Hammond Academy of Beauty, located in Hammond, Indiana, has been charged with obtaining Pell Grant funds by fraud beginning in December 1992 and continuing until June 1997. Additionally, he was charged with several counts of money laundering as it is alleged he took steps to hide and conceal this source of illegitimate funds. Mr. Arnold was arrested on October 10, 2001 and the indictment was unsealed. Statutory maximum sentence upon conviction for this indictment is 115 years. This charge was filed as the result of an investigation by the United States Department of Education, the Internal Revenue Service, and the United States Postal Inspection Service. This case has been assigned to and will be prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Jonathan L. Marks, who can be reached at 219-322-8576 for any inquiries.
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A Feminist by any Other Name
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Featured Presentation: She was the subject of the 2005 documentary The Education of Shelby Knox.
Three Attributes to Describe Herself: Determined, relentless, and constantly in awe of the world.
At the young age of 15, Shelby Knox was organizing her community to fight for sex education in her conservative town of Lubbock, Texas. Shelby continues to travel across the United States as an itinerant feminist organizer. She is currently living in New York City and serves as the Director of Organizing for Women's Rights at Change.org, which empowers members to create change in their community by starting online campaigns to petition for issues they value.


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Well My newly aquired S&W 442 Centenial has become my favorite carry piece mostly because of it's weight & stealthy appearance..
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SWPPPs have two major objectives. First, a plan helps identify sources of potential pollution that may affect the quality of industrial or construction stormwater discharges and authorized non-stormwater discharges. Second, a plan helps describe and ensure the implementation of best management practices (BMPs) to reduce or prevent pollutants in stormwater discharges. These objectives assist public works department employees in managing stormwater systems and implementing stormwater programs. By implementing a proper program, a municipality can reduce or eliminate possible pollutants and promote good water quality.
SWPPPs also are used to ensure compliance with regional permit requirements. They become a dynamic document to help track the success of a site's stormwater program. For example, a municipality that operates a vehicle maintenance yard, maintains a green waste collection and storage facility, or conducts street repairs must comply with an industrial permit for those sites. However, if a city conducts construction activities that disturb an acre or more of soil, the site requires a construction permit.
With some variation, the process of planning and organization, assessment, identification of BMPs, implementation, and evaluation can be applied to both types of permits. Some of this information also holds true for municipal permits.
Forming a pollution prevention team is one of the first steps in the process. A team's size may vary depending on the size of the facilities. Department leaders or others who are most familiar with the facilities and operations should be included. An individual or a small team should be designated to develop, implement, maintain, and revise the plan, while the others provide input.
Develop a site map that illustrates the location of site activities, noting points of discharge or outfalls, runoff patterns, structural control measures, locations of significant material that may enter runoff, and locations of industrial activities such as loading areas, fueling areas, and waste disposal areas. A site map also should include nearby surface water bodies.
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SPEAKING IN TONGUES "Untitled (4241)," acrylic, canvas, linen, wood, by Duane Paluska.
The task of abstraction is never complete. At the very least, there will always be less stuff to represent.
Though unifying themes and concepts may be absent, this midsummer show at the June Fitzpatrick catches a convergence of artists at a crossroads of unique material processes. At most only hinting at representation or expression, the works of these seven artists reflect both compositional maturity and ritualistic technique.
If they weren't well past budget, Duane Paluska's sculptures could double as props in Samuel Beckett plays. "Rex," a gorgeous and vaguely canine structure of painted wood, blends an obscured utility with obedient, enlightened craftsmanship. While it's unclear the function "Rex" has, say, in the home, its presence evokes an existential concern not at all ironic or whimsical. Elsewhere, Paluska's acrylic patterns on canvas-mounted wood display the precision of an expert textilist. "Untitled (4241)" collects autumnal squares and rectangles in a symmetric series, yielding — as a verse and chorus would — to a purple and black bridge. Paluska's work speaks the language of the abstract in a wholly recognizable tongue.
Eight ruminations by MECA graduate Noa Warren explore the pliability of visual perception. His highly detailed square panels display amorphous shapes and swelling, illusory fields. As completed objects, Warren's paintings still breathe with the animation of his process: born from a template of graph paper crumpled out of uniformity, he layers acrylic paint on thin linen to plot the contorted assemblage of the graph tablet. The result is a spectral swatch, an unsettling investigation of actual and artificial dimensions.
From a distance, Larry Hayden's "Nine Foot Passage" looks like a response to Kate Beck's untitled masterwork from Paluska's ICON Gallery in past May (see "More Than Black and White," by Nicholas Schroeder, May 21). In both (Beck's is not shown here), tightly bound vertical lines play with emptiness and density without committing to a definitive pattern. Though both operate within similar frames and grayscales, the six layers of Sumi ink add a voluminous fatness to Hayden's swells; the lines seem to tunnel more than in the clean graphite renderings of Beck's work. This process represents a dramatic departure from his usual pursuits of vivid formal and figure paintings — in fact, so inspired by Indian ink is he that Hayden has continued his composition ad infinitum: "Nine Foot Passage" is merely a snippet. And though it may be terra incognita for Hayden, the field of abstract vertical lines is not an exclusive domain. A full expression of this study, already touted as the "largest drawing in Maine," will cover the walls of the gallery next month.
Joanne Mattera's four small tiles represent another departure. Employing familiar interactions of vivid color on a grid, Mattera's focus on translucence and opacity is upheld here in gouache rather than thick pigmented wax. Greg Parker's large gesso panels are thickly layered with rich patterns of oil paint. The depth of his coloration is particularly astounding in "Untitled 2010.124," where a series of seven blue horizontal lines are repeated over a dense green backdrop. Lynda Litchfield's encaustic panels benefit from their faint traces of nostalgia and sentimentality. Her "Diagram D (echo)" bisects attention between a dark landscape and the promised volume of a simple line drawing in the foreground, while "Diagram C (sounding)" attempts to harmonize two chilly hues.
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