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Moran Cemetery
Weakley County
Tennessee USA
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The oldest known burials in Moran Cemetery are James Henderson Moran the first (1796-1843) and his wife Harriet Harris Moran (1813-1848). The Moran's were early settlers in Weakley County Tennessee. The cemetery land originally belonged to Benjamin Dabney Irvine (1832-1916) a well-to-do citizen of Dresden TN who married Agnes Marion Moran (1838-1932), a daughter of James H and Harriet Moran.
In May, 1894, B.D. Irvine, "in consideration of the love and affection I have for the heirs of James H. Moran Sr.", deeded in perpetuity the tract of land that was originally known as The Moran Burying Ground but later became Moran Cemetery. The Cemetery became part of the estate of John Williamson Moran (1840-1912), son of James H Moran and the brother of Agnes Moran Irvine and is still owned by Moran heirs to this day.
If you visit Moran Cemetery you'll see that one section is bounded by a concrete fence. This is where the Moran's and their relatives are interred. Adjacent to that is another section which is surrounded by a chain link fence. This section, while owned by the Moran family, was set aside by John Williamson Moran for other families in the area who needed a place to be bury loved ones.
Together, the two separate sections comprise the Moran Cemetery.
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On Tuesday, Microsoft issued 6 security bulletins, 4 of them critical, and 2 important updates. The bulletins fix a total of 11 vulnerabilities in Windows, Microsoft Office, and Internet Explorer.
According to Microsoft, the company has already observed targeted malware attacks taking advantage of the MS12-027 vulnerability. In order to mitigate the risks posed by these currently circulating targeted attacks, the company is advising users to disable the ActiveX controls via the Trust Center Settings > ActiveX Settings, option.
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The patched vulnerabilities are as follows:
- MS12-023 – Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer (2675157)
- MS12-024 – Vulnerability in Windows Could Allow Remote Code Execution (2653956)
- MS12-025 – Vulnerability in .NET Framework Could Allow Remote Code Execution (2671605)
- MS12-027 – Vulnerability in Windows Common Controls Could Allow Remote Code Execution (2664258)
- MS12-026 – Vulnerabilities in Forefront Unified Access Gateway (UAG) Could Allow Information Disclosure (2663860)
- MS12-028 – Vulnerability in Microsoft Office Could Allow Remote Code Execution (2639185)
The severity and exploitability of these flaws is as follows:
End and corporate users are advised to update their PCs as soon as possible to prevent the likelihood of a successful remote exploitation thanks to these vulnerabilities.
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Fabergé: The Rise and Fall, The Collection of the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts
Sunday, October 14, 2012 – Monday, January 21, 2013
Fabergé: The Rise and Fall features more than 200 precious objects from the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, home of the largest collection of Fabergé in the United States. The show traces Karl Fabergé's rise to fame, highlighting his business savvy, artistic innovations, and privileged relationship with the Russian aristocracy. Despite the firm's abrupt end in 1918, the legacy and name of Fabergé continues to hold a place in popular culture.
Weekend hours have been extended for the final days of Fabergé: The Rise and Fall. The museum will be open until 8 p.m. on January 19 and until 7 p.m. on January 20. For the final day of the exhibition, Monday, January 21, the museum will be open from 9 a.m. until 4 p.m.
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Visitors will have the rare opportunity to glimpse imperial Russian treasures made by the House of Fabergé, including jewel-encrusted parasol and cane handles, an array of enameled frames, animals carved from semi-precious stones, and miniature egg pendants. The exhibition features six exquisite imperial Easter eggs. These one-of-a-kind objects, which took at least a year to create, have become synonymous with the name Fabergé. One stunning example is the Imperial Tsesarevich Egg, made of lapis lazuli, diamonds, and gold and opens to reveal a miniature portrait of young Alexei, the heir of Tsar Nicholas II. The objects on view will be exhibited with text, images, and activities meant to help visitors imagine the ways in which such luxury items would have been manufactured in a workshop, displayed in a storefront, and used to adorn the interior of the imperial palace.
Tickets for this special exhibition are timed and limited. Final entry is one hour prior to museum closing. Advance purchase is strongly recommended, especially on weekends when most tickets sell out well in advance. If you purchase tickets online, avoid waiting in line by printing your tickets from home and bringing them with you.
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Five large-scale chalk drawings of imperial-style eggs designed by local chalk artist Greg Oberle will be placed inside businesses around metro Detroit. The eggs, which are drawn to appear three-dimensional on free-standing chalk boards, will be displayed in business windows and will be visible to the public from the street. Each illustrated egg represents a different facet of Michigan's economy during the time when the House of Fabergé was at the height of its success. The themes are agriculture, timber and forestry, mining, the automobile industry and the Great Lakes.
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- Haig's of Rochester Fine Jewelry, 311 Main Street, Rochester
- Partridge Creek Mall (empty storefront next to Gap), 17420 Hall Road, Charter Township of Clinton
- River's Edge Gallery, 3024 Biddle Avenue, Wyandotte
- Affirmations, 290 W. Nine Mile Road, Ferndale
- Fifth location is TBD
A field trip to see Fabergé: The Rise and Fall can be used to address the Michigan Department of Education's Grade Level Content Expectations for grades six to 12. Students will discover the story behind the renowned House of Fabergé, the luxury brand created by preeminent artist and Jeweler Karl Fabergé.
Click here to read more and schedule a field trip.
The exhibition is organized by the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, in collaboration with the Detroit Institute of Arts. In Detroit, the exhibition is supported by the City of Detroit. Educational programming is provided by the GM Foundation.
Feodor Rückert, Loving Cup, 1896-1908, silver gilt, enamel, garnets, Siberian hardstones, Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, Richmond. Jerome and Rita Gans Collection of Russian Enamel. Photo: Travis Fullerton. © Virginia Museum of Fine Arts


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BINGHAMTON -- The Binghamton High School "Culinary Arts 1" class received a visit from Binghamton University-Sodexo Campus Services Baker Tom Cady. The class, instructed by educator Naomi Aronson, participated in a lesson and demonstration of professional cake decorating techniques.
Cady provided the students with both basic and advanced applications used in the cake decorating profession. Samples of his work on projects such as wedding cakes, specialty birthday cakes and the unique Berlin Wall cake that was created for Binghamton University earlier this year, were also provided.
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February 2014In NIJ's Research Report Digest, you will find brief descriptions of studies in a variety of criminal justice disciplines, such as crime and forensic sciences, and evaluations of technologies used in the law enforcement and corrections fields.
This issue includes reports based on NIJ-funded research that were added to the NCJRS Abstracts Database from October–December 2013.
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Evaluation of the Statewide Automated Victim Information and Notification Program, Final Report (PDF, 359 pages)Authors: Seri Irazola, Ph.D.; Erin Williamson; Emily Niedzwiecki; Sara Debus-Sherill; Julie Stricker
The increased use of automated notification during the past two decades has created a need for developing, implementing and operating Automated Victim Notification (AVN) systems so they better support victims of crime. This evaluation provides new insight into AVN systems in the United States, including notification methods, restrictions on use of or access to AVN services, common events that trigger AVN notifications, AVN services for individuals with disabilities, and challenges and limitations in planning, implementing and operating AVN systems. However, the authors indicate a need for additional research on the population of AVN system users, how AVN services affect victims who are not seeking services or participating in the criminal justice process, safeguards for protecting users' privacy and anonymity, the range and effectiveness of different AVN marketing strategies, the potential impact of system termination, and promising practices for transitioning notification services in a victim-centered manner. They also recommend reviewing the Bureau of Justice Assistance's Statewide Automated Victim Information and Notification Program training and technical assistance program to ensure that the services provided effectively meet the needs of states and enhance their AVN services.
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Findings from the Researcher-Practitioner Partnerships Study (RPPS)
Research has great potential to effect change in practice and policy when (a) it is conducted in collaboration with practitioners rather than solely by academic researchers, and (b) its findings are clearly communicated to the people who influence policy and practice. NIJ has strongly promoted research collaborations with criminal justice practitioners, resulting in many successful partnerships. Until recently, however, just what contributed to such success had not been documented, synthesized or shared in a way that could inform the development of successful partnerships in the future. The goal of this study was to improve understanding of successful researcher-practitioner collaborations and to share any lessons learned, thereby promoting the creation of new partnerships and enhancing existing ones.
Study of Victim Experiences of Wrongful Conviction (PDF, 105 pages)Authors: Seri Irazola, Ph.D.; Erin Williamson; Julie Stricker; Emily Niedzwiecki
Over the past three decades, the rate of exonerations has more than doubled, from an average of 24 per year during 1989–1999 to an average of 52 per year during 2000–2010. In 2012, ICF International conducted 11 case studies to ensure that victims' voices informed study findings and to obtain more detailed information about the experiences and needs of victims during and after exoneration. The findings from this study highlight the impact of wrongful convictions on victims and the lack of adequate services for this population as well as the need for additional research to ascertain how victim experiences differ with regard to demographics, types of crime, and the factors associated with wrongful conviction and subsequent exoneration.
Legal Change and Sentencing Norms in Federal Court: An Examination of the Impact of the Booker, Gall, and Kimbrough Decisions (PDF, 75 pages)Authors: Mona Lynch; Marisa Omori
The federal sentencing guidelines have lost their authoritative force since the U.S. Supreme Court, in U.S. v. Booker (2005), Gall v. U.S. (2007) and Kimbrough v. U.S. (2007), declared that they are merely advisory in determining criminal sentences in federal court. This research looked at how, and to what extent, sentencing in federal drug trafficking cases has changed over time because of the Booker, Gall and Kimbrough decisions and previous policy reforms. The findings suggest that sentencing policy changes at the national level — including reforms mandated by these cases — neither uniformly nor dramatically transformed sentencing practices. Factors in individual cases were the best predictor of sentencing outcomes over all time periods. Sentencing behavior across districts changed incrementally over time but did not dramatically shift during major policy changes. When the researchers examined individual districts' sentencing practices over time, they found consistency within districts but differences among districts.
Evaluability Assessments of the Circles of Support and Accountability (COSA) ModelAuthors: Ian A. Elliott, Ph.D.; Gary Zajac, Ph.D.; Courtney A. Meyer, M.A.
Circles of Support and Accountability (COSA) is a restorative justice-based reentry program for high-risk sex offenders with little or no prosocial support. This report outlines an assessment of COSA across five sites to clarify program intent, explore program reality, examine program data capacity, analyze program fidelity and propose potential evaluation designs for future evaluation. The authors visited five locations that deliver or intend to deliver COSA programs in the United States: Fresno, Calif.; Denver, Colo.; Durham, N.C.; Lancaster, Pa.; and Burlington, Vt. During these visits, they interviewed key program personnel and other stakeholders and collected documents related to COSA policies and procedures. They then analyzed the collected data using a fidelity item measurement tool. The authors identified five potential obstacles to conducting a successful experimental evaluation of COSA: choice of outcomes; significant differences in program implementation; core member selection issues; sample size, site capacity, and low baselines of recidivism; and ownership of data.
FY 2011 Second Chance Act Adult Offender Reentry Demonstration Projects Evaluability Assessment
Prisoner reentry remains a pressing local and national policy issue. Through the Second Chance Act of 2008, the Bureau of Justice Assistance awarded dozens of adult offender reentry demonstration grants to communities nationwide. NIJ commissioned an evaluability assessment (EA) of some of these sites. EAs are crucial in determining whether projects can be evaluated meaningfully. Based on the EA findings, all nine sites are viable candidates for further evaluation:
A Case Study of the Response of the Arizona Department of Juvenile Corrections to the Civil Rights of Institutionalized Persons Act Consent Decree (PDF, 95 pages) Authors: Scott H. Decker, Ph.D.; Melanie Taylor, Ph.D.; Charles M. Katz, Ph.D.
The Civil Rights of Institutionalized Persons Act (CRIPA) of 1980 allows the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) to investigate correctional facilities. Examining the federal intervention process is important to understanding how state institutions respond to and enforce policy recommendations even after investigations have concluded. Following a DOJ CRIPA investigation that found that facilities of the Arizona Department of Juvenile Corrections (ADJC).violated the constitutional and federal statutory rights of the youth residents, DOJ and the state of Arizona entered into a consent decree to sustain gains made during the implementation period after DOJ concluded its work. As a result, ADJC administrators developed a strategic plan to guide the organizational changes over a 3-year period.
Unobtrusive Suicide Warning System, Final Technical Report, Phase III (PDF, 202 pages)Authors: Jeffrey M. Ashe; Ghulam Baloch; Meena Ganesh; Catherine Graichen; Nicholas Soldner; Vijay Lakamraju; Joe Zacchio; Mark Vogel
The rate of in-custody suicide is lower than that of the general public, largely due to comprehensive screening, assessment, treatment and surveillance programs for at-risk inmates. Despite the low rate, inmate suicide remains a problem for correctional institutions because of the loss of life and the failure to protect those in custody. Even rare suicide incidents tarnish the reputation of law enforcement, increase litigation costs and necessitate more continuous inmate monitoring. The goal of this multiphase program was to develop a remote sensing system that captures and assesses vital signs of inmates at risk for suicide. This phase contributes significantly to the development of a deployable system for monitoring inmates' physical status in the prison environment.
Assessing the Relationship between Exposure to Violence and Inmate Maladjustment within and Across State Correctional Facilities (PDF, 80 pages)Authors: Benjamin Steiner, Ph.D.; Benjamin Meade, Ph.D.
Offenders are exposed to violence at a higher rate than the general population, but whether this contributes to subsequent maladjustment once they are incarcerated is unclear. Differences among facilities and particular features of prison environments may be equally important in determining the strength of the relationship between exposure to violence and inmate maladjustment. Using data from the Survey of Inmates in State and Federal Correctional Facilities and the Census of State and Federal Correctional Facilities, the authors examined the relationship between exposure to violence and maladjustment within and across state-operated prisons and correctional facilities nationwide. Findings show that exposure to violence before incarceration had an impact on inmates' adjustment during imprisonment, and exposure to some types of violence (e.g., child abuse) was more likely to contribute to inmate maladjustment than exposure to other types. In addition, the strength of the relationship between exposure to different types of violence and some forms of maladjustment varied across facilities and was influenced by facility characteristics.
Sexual Assault Response Team (SART) Implementation and Collaborative Process: What Works Best for the Criminal Justice System? (PDF, 226 pages)Authors: Rebecca Campbell, Ph.D.; Megan Greeson, Ph.D.; Deborah Bybee, Ph.D.; Jennifer Watling Neal, Ph.D.
Sexual Assault Response Teams (SARTs) coordinate the efforts of rape crisis centers and of the legal, medical and mental health systems to improve outcomes for victims who are seeking help. Research has documented that SART interventions may differ across communities. In the first study of this project, the authors examined the relationship between SART structure and effectiveness. Findings suggest that a formal structure, regular collaborative processes, and active participation of diverse stakeholders are key components of successful SARTs. The second study examined the structure of interorganizational relationships within model SARTs. Results revealed a high degree of communication and strong relationships within and across sectors but also noted occasional stratification of the SART relationships. Evidence indicated that interorganizational SART relationships tend to be mutually supportive and positively correlated with one another.
Preventing Revictimization in Teen Dating Relationships (PDF, 61 pages)Authors: Anne P. DePrince, Ph.D.; Ann T. Chu, Ph.D.; Jennifer Labus, Ph.D.; Stephen R. Shirk, Ph.D.; Cathryn Potter, Ph.D.
Revictimization — the occurrence of two or more incidents of violence against the same individual — poses an enormous criminal justice problem. Adolescent girls in the child welfare system are at high risk of revictimization in teen dating relationships and later in adulthood. Most interventions involving teens have focused on preventing physical (not sexual) violence among youth not previously exposed to violence, and they frequently target youth in school settings. This study placed adolescent girls who were in the child welfare system in one of two interventions that targeted theoretically distinct risk factors for revictimization. A subgroup of girls never attended either intervention or only attended one session; these girls served as the comparison group. Girls who participated in one of the two interventions were three to five times less likely to report sexual or physical revictimization than girls in the comparison group. In addition, they reported significant decreases in their own and their partners' aggressive conflict tactics. These findings show that high‐risk youth can be successfully engaged outside school settings, which is particularly important given that many of the participating girls would not otherwise be reached by traditional, school‐based dating violence programs.
Developing Regional Taphonomic Standards (PDF, 98 pages)Author: Marcella H. Sorg
This project developed regionally specific standards for collecting and interpreting taphonomic (postmortem) data from human skeletal remains in northern New England. Researchers analyzed a 30‐year outdoor case series and conducted controlled observational studies of nine pig cadavers to identify key components of the model. The research suggests important ways in which forensic cases in northern New England differ from those in other regions in terms of heat, moisture and scavenger involvement. Research results are being used by the Maine and New Hampshire criminal justice communities. This regional taphonomy information system approach can be adopted in other regions, with the potential to compare data across regions.
Significance of Association in Tool Mark Characterization (PDF, 54 pages)Authors: L.S. Chumbley; M. Morris
In a recent study of toolmarks produced by sequentially made screwdriver tips, the authors developed a computer algorithm that reliably separated matching toolmarks from those that do not match to increase the statistical relevance of toolmark analysis. They applied a data analysis, based on Mann-Whitney U-statistics, of files containing two-dimensional information obtained with an optical profilometer. The results indicate that significance of association can be accomplished through statistical evaluation of the data files. The work in the current project (discussed in this report) provides additional statistical information that increases the relevance of the measurements.
Development and Analysis of Electrical Receptacle Fires (PDF, 346 pages)Authors: Matthew E. Benfer; Daniel T. Gottuk
Laboratory testing evaluated the impact of a range of variables on the formation of overheated connections in residential duplex electrical receptacles. The authors documented the damage to the receptacle, faceplate and outlet box, including any arcing, overheating or melting. Results of lab testing indicated that only the loosest connections tended to overheat significantly, regardless of other variables such as receptacle materials and installation. Researchers found that forensic evidence of overheating persists after a fire exposure. They identified and characterized this evidence and analyzed the characteristic indicators and locations of arcing and melting within receptacles as a result of fire exposure.
Opening the Black Box of NIBIN: A Process and Outcome Evaluation of the use of NIBIN and Its Effects on Criminal Investigations, Final Report (PDF, 116 pages)Authors: William King; William Wells; Charles Katz; Edward Maguire; James Frank
Scientists from Sam Houston State University, Arizona State University, American University and the University of Cincinnati evaluated the operations of the National Integrated Ballistic Information Network (NIBIN), a program of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF). Through NIBIN, firearms examiners at state and local crime laboratories compare toolmarks on fired bullets or cartridges found at a crime scene (ballistic evidence), convert them into digitized images, and enter them in a national database. Tactically, law enforcement can use a NIBIN hit to link crimes not previously known to be related and to potentially identify suspects. Strategically, NIBIN can help law enforcement understand larger patterns of gun crime, including activities of street gangs and drug cartels. The scientists assessed the value of NIBIN database "hits" in solving crimes involving firearms. Implementation of NIBIN varied greatly across sites with respect to staffing, data input, and timeliness in processing evidence and identifying hits. The researchers made extensive recommendations on tactics and strategies that NIBIN could find valuable, including:
The researchers briefed ATF officials on their findings, and ATF outlined steps it is taking to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of NIBIN. Although the researchers noted that ATF's progress was impressive, they questioned whether these changes were sustainable, given ATF's severe fiscal restraints.
See also the executive summary, Opening the Black Box of NIBIN: A Descriptive Process and Outcome Evaluation of the use of NIBIN and Its Effects on Criminal Investigations, Executive Summary (PDF, 10 pages) by William King; William Wells; Charles Katz; Edward Maguire; James Frank.
Predictive Policing: The Role of Crime Forecasting in Law Enforcement Operations (PDF, 189 pages)Authors: Walter L. Perry; Brian McInnis; Carter C. Price; Susan C. Smith; John S. Hollywood
Despite its name, predictive policing does not pinpoint where and when the next crime will occur. Rather, this analytical tool helps police identify likely targets for intervention to prevent crime and solve past crimes and supports developing effective strategies and conducting more effective investigations. Through a grant from NIJ, the RAND Corporation has released Predictive Policing: The Role of Crime Forecasting in Law Enforcement Operations, a practical guide for departments interested in using predictive policing. The report assesses the most promising tools and tactical approaches for the prediction and prevention of crimes such as gang activity and burglary.
Investigating the Impact of In-car Communication on Law Enforcement Officer Patrol Performance in an Advanced Driving Simulator, Final Report (PDF, 59 pages)Authors: Carrick Williams, Ph.D.; Daniel Carruth, Ph.D.; Teena Garrison, Ph.D.; John McGinley, B.S.
This project used an advanced driving simulator to evaluate the impact of radio dispatches on law enforcement officers' driving and patrol behaviors. The project investigated the impact of two aspects of in-vehicle technology on law enforcement patrols: (1) the display of dispatch information on the car's mobile data terminal and (2) dispatch communication in either coded format or more natural language. Findings reveal some evidence that driving performance is affected by radio communication with dispatch, particularly in coded format. There is also evidence that providing redundant dispatch instructions on a dynamic in-car display does not impair performance and in some cases may improve it.


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....the poor quality of pre-season games......it's amazing how things evolve. I remember when pre-season was when teams got ready for the season and evaluated talent. They were little more than scrimmages. But then the owners got greedy and unhappy about the difficulty selling tickets to these games.....so they compelled season ticket holders to buy them. And after a long off season, the fan base being so hungry for football, hey....it made sense to take the money available from the national tv revenues (pre season games used to just be on local channels or not at all).
So.....now because people have to buy tickets to these warmups/talent evaluations, and because they are being televised....we have to worry about the quality of them. Really? They don't count.....did someone forget that? They have another purpose.
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Mission Journal: Finding a legal solution to siege of Pakistan's media
Pakistan's media, long under siege, face new challenges. "We had managed to get the genie out of the lamp," was the way one Pakistani journalist explained it to me during a trip there last month. "But now, the military has pushed it back in and I'm not sure when we'll be able to get it out again."


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The Washington Post takes a front-page look at the shenanigans in Team Obama's Internet fundraising efforts, but they don't quite connect all the dots. Matthew Mosk outlines the problem well, but neglects to mention an important point:
Concerns about anonymous donations seeping into the campaign began to surface last month, mainly on conservative blogs. Some bloggers described their own attempts to display the flaws in Obama's fundraising program, donating under such obviously phony names as Osama bin Laden and Saddam Hussein, and reported that the credit card transactions were permitted.
Obama officials said it should be obvious that it is as much in their campaign's interest as it is in the public's interest for fake contributions to be turned back, and said they have taken pains to establish a barrier to prevent them. Over the course of the campaign, they said, a number of additional safeguards have been added to bulk up the security of their system.
In a paper outlining those safeguards, provided to The Washington Post, the campaign said it runs twice-daily sweeps of new donations, looking for irregularities. Flagged contributions are manually reviewed by a team of lawyers, then cleared or refunded. Reports of misused credit cards lead to immediate refunds. …
Under current law, there is also very little policing of small-dollar contributions. The false donations uncovered by news outlets or by rival campaigns have all involved more than $200, because those contributions must be disclosed in published reports. The campaigns are not required to share any information about donors who give less than $200. And they are not required to even keep records of donors who give less than $50 — they can even give cash.
Mosk never thinks to ask the one question that has already occurred to conservative bloggers. What makes the Obama campaign different from online retail operations? After all, we have spent almost 15 years buying and selling products and services on the Internet, and retailers know how to protect themselves and their customers. They employ a system that compares the billing information on the order to the information in the credit-card system — and when they don't match, the sale gets denied. Credit-card companies have gone an extra step in recent years by adding a security code to protect against fraudulent use.
The McCain campaign apparently uses these systems to prevent fraud. Why doesn't Team Obama? That's the pertinent question. Systems have existed for years to prevent exactly the kind of fraud that has occurred in Obama's fundraising. Why did Team Obama deliberately avoid using them?
Perhaps the FEC could discover the answer to that question, if they were inclined to do their jobs. It seems very clear that someone at Team Obama didn't want to stop credit-card fraud as long as it helped them raise funds. That's a story that the Tanning Bed Media ought to cover … and probably won't.
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Wasn't sure how to word the title and this is probably a no-brainer but humour me.
While going through our inventory of supers and frames I saw some frames of drawn comb and got to thinking.
First year bees spend a lot of resources on drawing new comb.
Theoretically, say I give a split or a package 20 deep frames of drawn comb to start.
Would I have a better chance of harvesting honey from them that same Spring than your typical new colony just starting out?
I would think yes.
A med super with new foundation could probably be added at the same time.
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Looking for comments on my strategy for growth next year from those that have already been through the growth stage.
I will most likely have at least 10 hives to start the spring, allowing them to build up until the last weekend in May, they should be 2 deeps of brood by then. I will then split the colonies in half leaving the laying queens in 10 of the 20 singles. the other 10 queenless singles will each be broken down into four 4 frame nucs with feeders on immediately, no honey stores. (single deep with a divider creating 2 nucs).
I am not looking for the nucs to produce anything for me except bees and want them to go through the winter as nucs. On July 15 I expect the nucs to be full of brood and the canola flow will be on. I will then take each of the 40 nucs and divide them into 2 nucs each. This should allow enough time for all nucs to be strong going into winter. I winter indoors.
This should leave me with 80 nucs and 10 full producing hives going into winter after the first year of this strategy.
Remember in our area we get between 150-200lbs of honey per hive. I can sell locally for $4 per pound, wholesale is about $2lb. Leaving me with between $4,000-8,000 to leverage for 20k plus. at which point I can repeat the process above on a much largers scale.
If all else fails nucs are going for over $150 in my area.
My end game is to have at least 500 hives, enough for me to work at it full time.


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Summer Break is upon us! What would be the perfect vacation spot for you to catch up on your reading & relax?
Sounds perfect :) I love nothing more than to sip on a nice, old drink while reading on the beach.
Happy Friday!
Ya'll can come down and visit any ole time. I live less than 5 miles from Atlantic Beach.
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That's exactly the kind of spot I'd like too. Do you think it's actually possible to find one? I'm a new follower following via GFC. Happy Reading!
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Happy Friday! :D
Great answer! That definitely sounds like a great place to read a good book and relax. :)
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A secluded beach, nice. I recently went to the beach which was lovely ^.^
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Oh Sawesome!!! A private beach all to yourself, and I'm not there??! At least you're invited to mine. Hehe..
Happy Friday!!! XOXO
P.s. I just got home, I'm going to finish my thingy, and I'll have your questions ready for you tomorrow!! If you have any send them so I don't do duplicates!! :)
Share that drink with me? Hah. As long as it's private, I think I'm all for vacation.. Didn't think about that when I answered.. Argh.
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Nice to have a private beach!!! New follower via GFC Love your blog
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Sounds great! I hope to get some beach reading done this summer.
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Hopping through. There's nothing like a private beach (at least I assume b/c I haven't been to one). Just you and the water.
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Beach is a popular choice this week, but a private beach is even better!! I'm so ready for a vacation now! *lol*
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Sounds like a beautiful spot. Unfortunately, I'm not much of a beach person... too much sand getting into everything.
Here's my Follow Friday. Stop by if you get a chance.
Good answer! Def a friend who likes reading too so I don't get lonely (: But they'd have to be all the way on the other side of the beach right? So they're not too distracting.
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You're right it would be the perfect place, a great choice!
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Mmm sounds good! I really want to go away somewhere after reading these posts!
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Oooh Amber that sounds heavenly. Love to go somewhere as nice.
Yep, seeing lots of beaches! Ha and for a second I thought that was the beach sign from Jaws! But then I read it and realized it wasn't!
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Have a GREAT weekend!
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New follower here!
A beach, some water, a friend who likes to read to, some sun and nice cool drinks. That are the best ingredients for a lovely reading spot :D
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Sounds like heaven to me too. Have a nice weekend.
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carrots !
carrots !
i'm still crackin' up over mark's rubber boots. that's classic, good one mark.
i wonder how often processed sugar gets into honey via hummingbird feeders or other beeyards.
journaling the growth of a treatment free apiary started in 2010. 20+/- hives
Usually if a guy is feeding his hives, there is little to no nectar to be had. So even if a neighbouring bee yard was robbing a neighbouring yards pail spills, that syrup will be going into the nest, not into the supers
Regards, Barry
Carrot honey produced by a local farmer who grows carrots for their seeds, not their roots. He sells the seeds, and before the flower matures, bees gather the pollen from the carrot flowers and make this unique honey.Linked from this blog:
No information available as to how quickly it crystallizes.
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whats the chances that's actually carrot honey,.?
got to have acres of that to amount to anything.
but it says raw carrot honey on the label, and probably has carrot pollen in the honey, sooooo . . . . must be the real
I'm sure u believe everything you read, don't u?
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Boris, you should maybe go into comedy. Honey is defined by legal definitions, not anyone's opinion. We can all discuss viewpoints, but it is a court of law that has the only say. You have failed to provide ANY statutes and ANY lab results that show that ANY honey found by you was not honey. You have not even provided any court cases that have found "funny honey" for sale.
I really feel sorry for you.
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I got to get me some of that carrot honey !
Seems to be somewhat of a stretch to say that carrot honey cannot be made from carrot blossoms.
And if you don't know who Dr. Delaplane, of University of Georgia is, here's his background.
And here's someone from last spring looking for 400 hives to pollinate carrots:
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probably some nectar there Graham, but do you see enough to make surplus?
ah, who cares, Love the initiative !


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Do get well soon. I also have some nice guppies for you, if you want them. For whatever reasons, my dwarf puffers do not touch neither fry nor adults. Go figure.
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I am getting to love guppies: colorful and active. And if you get just 3, you will never run out.
I am legitly sick BTW. I will call you when I am feeling better.
I am getting to love guppies: colorful and active. And if you get just 3, you will never run out.
Non picture update since everything looks the same. I am noticing new growth and it's as expected, since I already did low tech. I am getting really slow growth but it looks healthier (not as leggy), more colorful, and more compact. The best part for me right now, it's slow. I think that is what I need, just a tank that exists, I don't do much and trim every month or so. I really think I picked the right direction to go in, considering that I am not so into it right now.
I truly believe I can create an attractive low tech tank if it goes the same way as my last try, it will just take longer to grow in. However, that doesn't mean it will be slower, I haven't made a lot of progress since September.
Like always, my favorite plant buddy is trying to twist my arm. That is a very fortunate thing, I am not complaining and I am still in the dark about a lot of the details. Nice when someone at that level of planted tanks steps in when I have trouble. I was drunk when he called so I had to hold off. Now I am sick, but will call soon. We will see where this goes from here but I may have some changes I am excited about.
Anyway, I am just saying, I am happy and I want to say this...if you are having trouble with high tech, low tech just may be your thing. I don't know why I keep trying to prove to myself I suck at high tech, I have had one really nice high tech tank and a bunch of bad ones. My low techs always work out as planned. So, don't be like me and keep fighting the idea that high tech is the only way to go. I seriously just did a 180 on my feelings about my tank (was going to sell everything but the actual tank off), and now I am happy, haven't even dosed ferts and don't plan to. Just need to nuke the BGA. I also feel more comfortable with fish because I have always done better with them in low tech. I think I may do Guppies, how is that for an ADA tank...haha.
Eh, brother... Why don't you take that light, get in the car, and safely get over to my place. You have a phone call incoming.
Sorry, not to whore my thread more but I am officially retiring that light. Even if I go high tech again, it is just something about it where I never had success. If anything, I may actually go with 2 Coarlife lights again, my first successful high tech setup.
I only post this as since the stand is pretty low already, and I have had this light big old light hanging since I moved any. Compared to some pics above, you can see how different it looks.
Oh, an my wife told me this. "The tank looks a lot better. Don't get my wrong, it still looks like crap, just a lot better". Got a kick out of that.
I did get some chance to clean the tank today. I am probably not going to deal with the BGA immediately, I just want to see what happens. I did a 50% water change. I plan to do this a lot for awhile. If the BGA gets worse, I will nuke it.
Unfortunately, my heater failed. I need to check the box and see what the warranty is on it. It doesn't matter in the short term as I don't have any fish anymore. I also retired my auto dosing setup, at least for the time being. I am keeping my CO2 setup but only running about 10 bubbles per second. I may give up on high light but I am not sure about CO2 yet. I mainly don't want anything to back siphon so I figured I will run it for now.
Lastly, before I dump money into this, I figured I would try cutting down my light, just like I did with the first. I basically took a 30in Coralife T5NO fixture and found the difference in bulb length was 5.5 inches. This can be done without splicing wires but I didn't think about it until after the fact. Was pretty simple to do. I am running T5HO bulbs right now, under driving them at 18 watts each. Should probably switch to T5NO bulbs but if it works, it works. I do like the slim profile of the light but it also doesn't reach the back well so it may or may not work. In the past, I would raise them up about 1 inch but I will see how much I care.
From here to the foreseeable future, I am just going to run this low tech again. I hope the BGA goes away. Any other algae, I will use algae fix or Excel/H2O2 on. I will likely trim back the foreground hard as I know that everything grew quite a bit more compact last time I dialed down the light.
Anyway, I cleaned it up a fair amount and trimmed a lot. Unfortunately I had to through away almost a gallon pitcher of plants as I did not want to give these to anyone.
Here are new pics. I will take one further back in the future as the new light looks a lot sleeker.
Originally Posted by FlyingHellFish View Post
Don't quit bro, remember that this is your tank and it's for your own amusement. If it's a low tech and you get joy out of it, your goal is met. Make the tank fit you, no one else is going to look down on you for having less fert, less light and less Co2.
Your tank looks fine right now anyways. I think you can still keep the layout and just go slow if it fits your schedule better.
There is no timeline for progression, no top 10 IAPLC placing at the 3rd year mark, no expectation. Remember, some of those gorgeous tanks are done by people trying to make a living. Planted aquariums is their livelihood while just a hobby to us "mortals".
I know I sound really self deprecating but at the same time, I am just really over this tank, at least at high tech. I don't have ottos to clean up since I killed them. However, I think using my Coarlife fixture, then maybe upgrading to a Current may allow me to have a nice looking tank without it being my job. I loved it being my part time job for so long but I can't hack it right now....
Anyway, here is the tank it all it's glory. I hope to sell the light and make enough or close to what it will cost for the Current.
Don't quit bro, remember that this is your tank and it's for your own amusement. If it's a low tech and you get joy out of it, your goal is met. Make the tank fit you, no one else is going to look down on you for having less fert, less light and less Co2.
Your tank looks fine right now anyways. I think you can still keep the layout and just go slow if it fits your schedule better.
There is no timeline for progression, no top 10 IAPLC placing at the 3rd year mark, no expectation. Remember, some of those gorgeous tanks are done by people trying to make a living. Planted aquariums is their livelihood while just a hobby to us "mortals".
|I have to say, I LOVE Sat+ fixture! Probably my best investment. When I got some kind of algae due to high nutrients and no CO2, all I did is water changes and reduced light intensity. Now, when all algae is gone, I put it back on brightest. I find it really useful to be able to find the setting which work best for me. I don't really use the presets or dynamic modes, but if somebody comes over I just have to show off +))
Things can spiral out of control rather quickly in a high tech build if you get complacent -- which you know. If you can't allocate the time or enthusasim to maintain it, and you still have a little interest in the hobby, I'd definitely go low tech.
I've seen that you posted already in mihnata's ADA 60p Low-Tech "Cheburashka"... I think her tank/build is looking pretty darn good for being low tech with the Sat+. I say go for it! She seems to being having success with a 60p, AquaSoil, and Sat+ combo. I really like my Sat+ fixtures... they're so versatile with the color options and dynamic modes.
Non picture update....well, this tank has been seriously neglected to the point I may have to start over. Making things worse, I accidentally killed all my fish. I usually use cold water to fill my tanks. I didn't think to touch the water when refilling until after I had topped off the tank, about 3 gallons (serious neglect). I don't know if it was new water or the extremely cold temperature of the water but my fish didn't survive. My tank was well below normal temp even a full day after top off. I thought my heater had failed at first but I guess the inline heater, combined with a slow filter, it just wasn't up to the task of heating up a large amount of water quickly. I feel very stupid making a mistake that kills all my fish when I have been in the hobby this long. More importantly, it makes me feel irresponsible.
I have strongly considered getting out of the hobby. However, at the same time, my 6 gallon is going fine with the same amount of work (none). It could use a trim, it isn't scaped to perfection, but it's attractive.
I really need to decide where I want to go with this. Not looking for advice on the hobby, per say, as I it's really hard for someone to convince someone to stay back in the hobby but I have some ideas that may get me back.
1. Would a Satellite Freshwater LED+ work well without CO2? I am not against using CO2 but I am not doing the maintenance associated with it. I want to go back to low tech for sure. In the interim, I can use my Coralife T5NO fixture. Not looking to drop money now, but lighting will need to change.
2. Will Aquasoil be in the ball park of a dirted tank? I typically only use about 1/4 to 1/2 inch of soil in my dirted tanks which seems to do fine for about 1 to 1.5 years. After that, I may have to add some Flourish Comprehensive from time to time but that is it. If I can get about the same with AS, then it will be fine for me.
3. My high tech tanks seem to attract BGA quickly when neglected. My low tech tanks never get it. Is it likely that it will go away with different lighting and no CO2. My gut tells me "no" and I should nuke it but I am curious if anyone has gone low tech and successfully conquered BGA with just a lighting change.
I think my only goal for this tank is to change the light out and see what changes. I will turn the CO2 off, stop dosing, and go from there. Then I will likely let it just grow into a jungle, one that will hopefully have very little maintenance and algae.
Sad that I finally got all nice equipment and I now want to quit. I think Dutch was too ambitious for my skill level. One major issue without having hard scape is that when your tank looks bad, you have no redeeming factor, it's just ugly across the board. Before I even think about a restart, I just want to make sure I have something I can manage.
So, lack luster update. I have been neglecting the tank. I don't know how long it's been without ferts. I don't know why but I seem to be able to get BGA better since I moved. Not sure if it's my water or something, but it comes back with any neglect.
Having the same issues. The easy plants grow well, the plants that could be red are green, and the plants that never look good green look bad. I have never had a ton of luck with red plants in high tech so I am just not worrying. Especially since I have not been up on my ferts anyway.
Kind of uninspired about the tank right now, both because I have other things requiring my attention, as well as things are not going as planned. I think I may add some more easy to grow plants and skip the hard ones. Likely not immediately and I may extend the photoperiod and see what happens. I find that it is easy to get more color that way, but the changes of algae outbreaks go up.
Didn't even clean the tank or pull out a decent camera. I did want to take some full shots that don't work with my other camera as I love seeing how other people's tanks look in the room. Here are some horrible pics for you guys and gals.
Originally Posted by FlyingHellFish View Post
Would it work if you hook up Co2 and just had a lower bps? Sort of like a low tech with a boost of stable Co2, I'm thinking the added Co2 can't hurt.
What kind of fertilizers are you adding? Would the ADA Soil and the fish food be enough for a low tech?
I'm starting to think low techs are harder to do then high.
It may seem more challenging to dose for deficiencies but it's really not. For example, if I see plants loosing color or leaves start changing shape, I don't dose per that deficiency, I just dose an EI amount of everything, or some Flourish Comprehensive and wait until the next time.
The same idea would apply to a lower light tank with CO2. But at that point, you may as well jump up to 30PPM because there is no reason not to. The downside is that you likely need to start dosing daily or atleast routinely.
CO2 in an otherwise low tech setup is actually a really easy way to get a really lush, easy to deal with tank. Sounds great and it can be if you are content to limit your plants. CO2 will not make up for lack of light so you won't get intense reds or get a plant that can't carpet in the amount of light you have to carpet. So, you have that limitation. I have found that their are plenty of red plants that don't need a ton of light, as well as plants that carpet well without a ton of light. It's a great way to go. However, once you are in the hobby long enough, and have the equipment to do more, it's hard to set limits on yourself. I often consider going this route.
My personal problem is that I am very stubborn, yet fairly patient which makes it easy for me to make my life harder. Going low tech for a bit was probably the first time in a while in this hobby where I said, hey, this could be easier and did so, but I new I would have to change out some plants long term. That's probably where this tank will come together as well, once I start getting sick of plants that are not doing well, find an easier substitute. That's really the way to go for a long term type scape anyway.
Hope that makes sense, if you look at my 6 gallon, you will see that my tank never has algae but I also never clean it, and rarely fertilize it. I just need to find a go to carpet plant besides Riccia as that hasn't stayed down well long term and adds a ton of maintenance. I could use moss as well, just not a huge fan of moss myself.
Would it work if you hook up Co2 and just had a lower bps? Sort of like a low tech with a boost of stable Co2, I'm thinking the added Co2 can't hurt.
What kind of fertilizers are you adding? Would the ADA Soil and the fish food be enough for a low tech?
I'm starting to think low techs are harder to do then high.
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Hi guys,
I was wodnering how some of you run your guant hoses up through your jumpsuit and what you do with it once it's there.
How do you keep it from falling?
Do you bind them together?
I'm getting near done with my ROTJ Fett and could use some pointers with this along with other things i'll be posting.
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There were overall 13 FALLS!! just in the last group.. Splatfest of epic proportions..
Despite the gold, a very dissapointing debut for Tuktamysheva.. wish her all the best next time.
And poor Yuki
Cesario and Gong are assigned to JGP in Great Britain. With only 2 JGP spots left I Hope Siraj replaces Cesario now.. she has already a medal and still doesnt have a 2nd assignment.
Goodness. Kristiene and Samantha each had 4 UR/DG in the LP, and was credited with one clean triple.
I'm happy that Shion Kokubun won the bronze. She skated closest to her ability among the top competitiors -- aside from a fall on the 3R, she did about as well as she could do. I hope she does better than 14th at her National's this year. Since it's her last year of ISU junior eligibility, she might disappear from int'l competitions next year unless she gets assigned to a senior B.
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I really hope you are right. Aside from Nina, there was only one fall at JGP Courchevel in the last group. But here, there were 13 falls in the last group!
Juniors are so unpredictable.
All the more impressive that at 13, Caroline Zhang skated two clean programs (6-triple LP's) at all three JGP events and JW. Yes, she has all her issues, but at 13 she was an amazing competitor! I hope she comes back strong soon under her new coach.
Not the best competition but Tuktamysheva did the hardest 3 jump combo! 3Lutz/2toe/2loop then she did a 3lutz again! Too bad about the 3 flip but maybe she will change where it is. Most surprising is falling on the double axel but it was at the end of the program.
Someone like Nina who is only 13 and only received one UR on the back end of a 3t-3t combo and managed to outscore both her teammates who are 4 years older is also making a statement despite her only placing 5th at her 1st event. She's proving herself to be one to watch in the future, her protocols show her technique is sound and her high PCS show her basic skating is strong. She may have bad luck this season and not end up with a 2nd event, but she still made an impressive debut and the USFS can see that. If she keeps it up, she'll have a lot more opportunities to compete on the JGP and hopefully the SGP in the future.
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It is sad to see, that so many ladies failed to make their minimum score. I don´t know, who are the potential candidates for european and world championships, but i think Sabina Paquier (ROU) must have the minimum score for the SP and FP from last years JGP but the score from Mirna Libric (CRO) is very crucial, hope she make it at her next JGP!
Hi! I've been reading this forum for a while and now I've decided to write for the first time. I just came back from Brasov, from the grand prix. Liza had a rough program in the long, but this is only because of the nerves. She had a great warm-up, but then her turn came, and before the music started she was already taking big gulps of air, she was very nervous. She looked very sad at the end. I will upload her long program tomorrow. About the other girls: Rosa was in tears after her program.She had a disastrous warm-up. I though that the american girls were very good, even if their scores were low. The girl from Japan who took bronze has a very very sweet smile, she was very happy after her program and she was all smiles on the podium.


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Hey, Pleasanton Weekly Editor, Why Not a "Top Post" ?
Original post made by kt, Amador Estates, on Feb 16, 2009
I noticed that the following posting registered a total of 50 replies over the past couple days.
"With this "CHANGE" there is NO "HOPE" for the U.S. "
Yet, you did not choose it to be one of your 4-5 " Top Posts" (which only registered a couple replies each).
Could this be because you do not like to post articles unfavorable to the almighty OBAMA?
Your reluctance to post unfavorable Obama articles is symptomatic of the problems that other newspapers are having around the country. You do not dig deeply into politics, especially democrats and their policies.
Perhaps if you chose to take more conservative positions, that you and other newspapers would experience more readership.
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a resident of Amberwood/Wood Meadows
on Feb 16, 2009 at 10:52 pm
Apparently kt doesn't receive the Pleasanton Weekly Express. That topic was a featured Town Square topic on the email sent today.
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on Feb 17, 2009 at 10:13 am
Emily West is a registered user.
We now rotate all the top posts because three new topics are featured every week day in Express, our email edition. It's just a matter of refreshing the content each day.
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Thank you Emily, and thanks for being the hardest working person at the WEEKLY. I'm a big fan. Keep up the good work...
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Re: st: Kolmogorov-Smirnov, comparison cumulative fraction plots,
Knag Anne-Christine <firstname.lastname@example.com>
Re: st: Kolmogorov-Smirnov, comparison cumulative fraction plots,
Sun, 20 May 2007 14:23:37 +0200
Thank you! I´m new at this and found your answer very helpful. Thanks!
On 5/18/07 7:07 PM, "n j cox" <firstname.lastname@example.com> wrote:
> Various programs exist that may be helpful here.
> One is -cdfplot-, available from SSC. The latest
> version is by Adrian Mander.
> . findit cdfplot
> Another is -distplot-, available from the Stata Journal
> website. Yet another is -qplot-, ditto.
> . search distplot
> . search qplot
> The latter searches will also point to discussions
> in the Stata Journal and the Stata Technical Bulletin
> of these programs and their uses.
> For various reasons, my bias is towards the latter two,
> although -cdfplot- does at least one thing, superimpose
> a cumulative Gaussian (a.k.a. normal, central), that
> neither of the others tries to do.
> There is no direct connection between these graphics
> programs and Kolmogorov-Smirnov testing. Although
> ingenious answers to the questions they attack,
> I find most empirical cumulative distribution plot tests
> fairly useless in practice. There is a splendid quotation
> from Rupert G. Miller somewhere in the manuals (I think
> at [R] diagplots) that summarises many of the issues
> very well. If you want a handle on
> the underlying uncertainty, a much better technique
> is to simulate a portfolio of pertinent distributions
> as context and plot them too.
> In this field, as your question implies, it is perhaps
> more common to plot cumulative probability against
> variable values than vice versa. Although in principle
> the two possibilities convey the same information, in
> practice plotting variable values (quantiles) as response
> is often more effective. For that reason alone, I
> commend -qplot-.
> (In any case, you have multiple cumulatives to compare.)
> Nick
> firstname.lastname@example.com
> Knag Anne-Christine
> How can I make KS-test comparison cumulative fraction plots and comparison
> percentile plots in Stata? I have size measuerments and outputs from nine
> groups (collected every day over a period of time) which I want to compare.
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Tech Talk: Knowing How Biometrics Can Be Beaten Helps You Win
Biometrics is one of the most fascinating areas of electronic security, representing both the epitome of high tech and the nadir of false authentication and vulnerability to compromise. But improvements continue to emerge, and so long as security professionals remain aware of potential issues biometrics can have a place in your access control mix.
By Bob Dolph · September 20, 2011
Those of you who have been on this planet for a few decades may remember a famous 1971 television advertisement in which the question was asked, "Is it live or is it Memorex?" The challenge was to tell if a fine crystal glass was being broken with the sound of a high note coming from the original singer or a reproduction by the audiotape manufactured by Memorex. As you might expect the answer was Memorex. They were able to mimic similar results of a human voice. While this is entertaining it can be a real problem in the world of biometrics and security.
Now we step forward to 2005 and the bizarre theft of a biometrics-activated Mercedes automobile. After the thieves stole this special car and had been riding around for a while, they decided to dump the owner. Before doing so they realized they needed his biometric token, and hacked off his finger. And so began the beginning of "spoofing" biometric sensors.
The biometric industry has recently mushroomed and as popularity grows so does the opportunity for security compromise. This month we will take a look at some of the areas one should understand and compare when looking for the best biometric device/system for the application. We will look at technologies that can best detect the biometric "liveness" of the person accessing a system.
Sensor Performance Parameters
The concept is simple but challenging — deploy a sensor that enrolls a person quickly and then recognizes them accurately. Non-authorized personnel are accurately rejected from the system. Some performance guidelines are:
False Acceptance Rate (FAR) — The probability that a system will authorize a non-authorized person. This is usually expressed as a percentage of invalid inputs that are incorrectly accepted.
False Rejection Rate (FRR) — The probability that a system will reject an authorized person. This is often due to the sensor not matching the input with the person's enrolled template. This is usually expressed as a percentage of valid inputs that are incorrectly rejected.
Crossover Error Rate (CER) — The rate at which the FRR and FAR are equal. This matching algorithm determines how close to the template the input must be for a match. This threshold value is sometimes called "sensitivity" or the Equal Error Rate (see diagram).
Speed — This is another factor of biometric devices and software that will allow time to enroll and authenticate. A few seconds difference may be of consideration when you have a large population.
Digging Into Biometric Technologies
Basic fingerprint readers look at the fingerprint pattern on the surface. An easy spoofing method is to make fingerprint dummy fingers with silicone and even gummy bears, and place on another person's finger. Just like in some Hollywood movies, fingerprint images can even be lifted from the reader sensor surface and replicated. These are examples of a very poor liveness rating.
There can also be a problem with dirty fingers or no legible fingerprints at all. It has been reported that about 2 percent of the U.S. population does not have legible fingerprints.
One technology, known as multispectral imaging, is catching on and being used by partnering manufacturers i-Evo and Lumidigm (www.lumidigm.com/ievo-reader). These sensors capture fingerprint data below the surface of the skin so that dryness or even damaged or worn fingers create no problem for reliable reads. According to the manufacturer, this technology can even read accurately through some latex gloves.
Using multiple wavelengths of light and advanced polarization techniques, this technology extracts data from both the surface and subsurface. Using this technology has allowed i-Evo readers to have a FRR of less than 0.1 percent and a FAR of less than 0.00001 percent. This helps significantly counter liveness spoofing.
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It's official! Jake and I are a married couple! It was the most beautiful wedding I could have imagined. It was small, intimate and so much fun. Just wanted to catch you all up on our recent journey. I guess you can say that our life together has been one long honeymoon. We have been nomadic since we met, yet within those travels always manage to spend a lot of time together, often working together, so this recent road trip is really just an extension of the lives we have been creating together.
Well, just after our wedding, we pretty much spent the following two weeks packing our things and preparing ourselves for a second trip through the United States' extensive range of terrains. We began our trip, as always, by staying in San Francisco for an inspirational start thanks to a visit with our close friends, the Murphy's and our dear friend George, before our departure
We had to forego our pre-planned detour to San Luis Obispo, because it turns out that it was Memorial Day Weekend and aside from the traffic and large crowds, the campgrounds and were already booked. So, to avoid the hustle and bustle we just decided to begin our trip and drove for 10 hours straight, landing us in Needles, California, on the border of CA and AZ. There were gusty winds the entire way there due to the elevation and climate changes. It was a good 100 degrees there, which was a nice adjustment from the 60 degree weather that we left in Southern Oregon.
After spending the night in Needles we got an early start and continued on the I-40 to Sedona, AZ, and arrived by 3:00 p.m. The drive through the mountains was beautiful and we found a campground along the gorgeous river that runs from Flagstaff to Sedona where we set up our tent. Then we drove into Sedona and enjoyed the scenery as I learned more about the energy of the land and how behind all of the tourist overflow, it is known to be a vortex with healing powers.
After a day spent in Sedona's natural parks, we took a second slight detour into Santa Fe. Santa Fe was incredible
After recovering in Santa Fe, we hit the road again heading towards our next destination, Lubbock, TX. It was a rough start on this day because of the heat, the gusty winds, the high altitude (7,000 ft +) and the accidental long detour that I took us on as I lost my way in the map... oops. Well, what should have been a 5 hr. drive turned out to be a 9 hr. drive. So, after arriving exhausted, hungry and tired, we decided to make up for it by staying in a 4 star hotel in Lubbock by using the honeymoon card again and once more landed a great deal! (Although it was mostly due to our AAA card). While in Lubbock, we made a visit to their grandious Texas Tech Red Raider University football stadium and checked out their beautiful campus. We were eager to get to Austin, so we took off early in the morning and drove straight through northwest Texas and arrived in Austin by 6:00 in the evening
Austin was just as great as we remember it. Jake had been in contact with the director of the Austin Seminary and had an itinerary made out to meet with some of the professors. The Austin Seminary was a beautiful campus right next to the University of Austin campus located in the heart of Aurtin's Guadalupe Street. We ended up staying a whole week as guests in the Seminary. Our time there was amazing and Jake had some great encounters with remarkable individuals who are now really pulling for Jake to attend their institution.
After some serious, practical thinking, we decided that driving through the flooded Mississippi River and into Tuscaloosa around a lot of people in stressful and devastating situations, with everything we own in our little 2-door echo with Oregon liscense plates, was probably not the safest idea. Instead, to give our little car a break, we found a clean and safe storage facility and parked our car in a unit so that it would be safe in Austin for the duration of our summer in New Haven. We fully enjoyed our week in Austin visiting some of the great restaurants that were still fresh in our memories and then swimming in all of the best river spots and natural springs in the area. Once our Austin trip was over, we were ready to fly to the East Coast to start our summer positions enjoying the Yale University campus (which we'll tell you about in our next entry).
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The Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education approved a 5 percent tuition increase Friday for East Central University students for the 2011-12 academic year. ECU did not raise any student fees.
Undergraduate tuition will increase by $110.70 more per semester, based on a typical 15-hour semester. Graduate students enrolled in a typical 12-hour semester will face an additional $107.76 increase per semester.
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A graduate of East Central University became the 52nd inductee into the Oklahoma Accounting Hall of Fame during the Oklahoma Society of Certified Public Accountants' annual awards ceremony June 10 in Tulsa.
Posted on: 23 June, 2011
The dean of students of an Arkansas university will become vice president for student development July 1 at East Central University in Ada.
The appointment of Dr. Jerry Forbes was approved at the June meeting of the Board of Regents of the Regional University System of Oklahoma.
Posted on: 22 June, 2011
From the time she was a 15-year-old candy striper at Weatherford Regional Hospital, Rita J. Baumgartner, the daughter of Bob and Jo Ramsey of Weatherford, knew she wanted to work in the health care environment. Over the years she continued to work in hospitals in various capacities."When I considered advancing my education," she said, "I felt I had waited too long. However, my biggest advocate, (husband) Richard, advised me that whether I went to college or not, life would continue to pass by."
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An award-winning East Central University graduate who has worked in the field of human resources and deafness for more than 25 years has been named the 2011 recipient of the Distinguished Alumna Award in Human Services Counseling by ECU's Human Resources Department.
R. René Ryan of Tulsa received the award at the department's awards and recognition program this spring in Ada. She has been the executive director of TSHA (Total Source for Hearing-loss and Access) in Tulsa for 18 years.


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just a quick question, i made a post about plaxico burress and his appearance on First Take. within 30 seconds, the thread was moved.
Isn't Plaxico much more "Giants related" than Tony Romo? If the thread I made was moved so quickly, i dont quite understand how this one is here. i only ask so i dont make the same mistake again, hate having threads moved. how is this thread about romo and 5 ints more giants related than Plax on First Take being asked about his time with the Giants n Jets and how Plax may have to be retired?


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My Netflix watching continues unabated, and another show I love is Party Down (seriously. It's hilarious.) Lizzy Kaplan plays one of the main characters at the catering business that the show is named for. I've been checking out Lizzy's style—that girl changes her hair more than she changes her clothes, I think—but I found a few looks that are worth commenting on.
Here's Lizzy at the premiere of Pineapple Express in 2008. I guess dressing up for premieres (especially for stoner movies) is optional; Lizzy chose a pair of capris and a flowing tank shirt. While there's nothing wrong with this look, it seems an oddly casual choice for the red carpet.
Here she is again looking casual (but less so) in a beach-y maxi dress at the People's Choice Awards. I love the look, but it does appear that she just walked off the beach and threw this on.
And here she is (left), looking more premiere-worthy, in a white cocktail dress at the premiere of Cloverfield. I like the simplicity of this dress, and she looks good in it, but there's nothing particularly special or knock-out about it.


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Agencies partner for abuse awareness project
BRISTOL, Tenn. - April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month. In honor of this, the Crisis Center is partnering with Abuse Alternatives to organize the third annual Clothesline Project to honor women affected by sexual and domestic violence.
The Clothesline Project works to raise community awareness about the reality of violence, provide support and expression to survivors, provide information on how to identify and prevent sexual and domestic violence.
The Clothesline Project is a visual display of shirts designed by survivors/friends of victims of sexual violence. Those who have experienced such violence will have the opportunity to express their feelings through the creation of t-shirts, which will be on display.
The display provides healing for survivors of violence and educates the public about the prevalence and impact of violence against women.
The event is April 13 from 11:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. at the State Street Mural Farmers Market at 810 State St, in Bristol, Tennessee.
Come enjoy local music and vendors, and make t-shirts that reflect your experience or the experience of a loved one.
The event is free of charge. Shirts and materials to decorate them are provided to the public.
Donations are appreciated and will go to the sexual assault program at the Crisis Center and to Abuse Alternatives.
This event will include performances by Guido Au'some, JP Parsons, Steve Gilbert, Allie Epperson, Mare Martell, Rita Newell, Rachael Siksay, Jimi Hall and Della McGuire.
Local food and merchandise vendors will be present to help support this important cause.


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Most Beautiful Unclimbed Line in Patagonia Climbed
French alpinists Lise Billon, François Poncet, Jeremy Stagnetto, Jerome Sullivan and Spaniard Pedro Diaz have put up a new line on the southeast ridge of Cerro Murallón in Patagonia.
While Eric Shipton nearly gave Cerro Murallón its first ascent in 1961, the actual summit was not reached until ten years after the Argentinian attempt on Pillar del Sol Naciente. According to PlanetMountain.com, Italian alpinists Cassimiro Ferrari, Carlo Aldè and Paolo Vitali finally reached the peak via Aldè-Ferrari-Vitali (VI 5.10 A2/3, 4,900 feet) on the mountain's North Pillar inn 1984.
And yet, nine years went by before the North Pillar received its second ascent in 2003. In November of that year, Germans Stephan Glowacz and Robert Jasper put up a 3,600 foot line deemed The Lost World (V 5.10+ M8). In 2005, Glowacz and Jasper were nominated for the Piolet d'Or; however, the golden ice axe went home with Steve House and Vince Anderson for their climb of Nanga Parbat in Pakistan.
Pillar del Sol Naciente is "the most beautifully striking unclimbed line in all of Patagonia," writes Rolando Garibotti for his web site Pataclimb.com "This line is remote, completely independent and darn hard. It is a truly creative ascent. If there was a line in all of Patagonia that begged to be climbed this was the one."


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On the field Ray Lewis has had a great career and is one of the top 5 LBs to ever play the game. He is a great leader on the field.
On the field LT was The Greatest Defensive player of all time. He revolutionized the game and the only way to have described him would be as a force of nature. I have never seen a football player do what he did on a regular basis. Strong, fast, great instincts, made everyone around him play better, great leader and so much more. I dont know if we will ever see another football player like LT.
Off the field Ray lewis was involved in a murder and pled out to an obstruction of justice charge. Key evidence, mainly a bloody white suit has never been found and witnesses changed their story. He paid off the victims families. That has all been documented and uncontested. He has a number of kids with different women and claims that he is now born again and appears to live a very charitable and giving life. Some folks say he has found redemption and never committed the crimes. Some have said he was involved in the crimes and has found redemption. Some say he is a fake and it is all an act. I think Ray Lewis was somehow involved in the murders and I do think that since then, he has changed his life around. I dont think it excuses his past deeds if he was so involved.
LT has had drug problems. LT has had numerous legal problems with the most recent being sex woith an underage prstitute that told him she was overage. He was cleared in a civil suit and alegations of abuse against the prostitue were found to be false. It would also appear that although alcohol was involved that drugs werent and that LT is still drug free. LT is not a model citizen and is not a role model off the field. However, the activities he has been accussed of are more of a self destructive kind as oppossed to the activities that Ray Lewis has been accussed of that hurt others. The one thing that is clearly evident is that LT is not fake and unlike Ray, if Ray is guilty, LT owns up to his mistakes, admits his complicity while Ray doesnt.


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Vickie S. Cook, Ph.D., named director of the Center for Online Learning, Research and Service
Dr. Vickie Cook has been selected to be the new director of the Center for Online Learning, Research and Service . Most recently, she has served as the Associate Vice President for Innovation and Technology at Greenville College in Greenville, Illinois. She will begin effective September 16, 2013, pending University of Illinois Board of Trustees approval.
Vickie Cook succeeds the founding director of the Center, Associate Vice Chancellor for Online Learning Ray Schroeder who says, "We are delighted that Vickie Cook accepted our invitation; she is an outstanding leader in the field of technology-enhanced learning. Vickie has the abilities and expertise that make her an ideal person to lead the Center for Online Learning, Research and Service. I know that the Center will continue to lead in innovation and quality in online learning under her leadership. "
Dr. Cook has launched seven online programs at Greenville over the past three and a half years. She returns to UIS where she served as Visiting Assistant Professor in 2006-2007 and Assistant Professor 2007-2009 before leaving for Greenville College as Dean of the School of Education and Director of Online Learning. She accepted the Associate Vice President for Innovation and Technology position in 2012.
Previously, Cook served as Dean of Continuing Education and University Alliance at Kaskaskia Community College from 2001-2006 where she had also been Director the of Career Development Center (1999-2001), Adult Education Specialist and Assistant Literacy Director/Family Literacy (1992-1999).
The Center for Online Learning, Research and Service is the recipient of many national awards for excellence in online learning. The center has launched two Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) – eduMOOC: Online Learning Today and Tomorrow, and the Emancipation Proclamation: What Came Before, How It Worked, and What Followed. The Center is engaged in research on the pedagogy and quality outcomes of MOOCs, predictive analytics reporting, and community college degree completion online.
Cook holds the Ph.D. in Higher Education Administration from Capella University; the M.S. in Education, also from Capella; and the Bachelor of Arts from Western Illinois University.


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Myq (pronounced "Mike") Kaplan made his network television debut on The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien and has since gone on to appear on The Late Show with David Letterman, Conan, The Late, Late Show with Craig Ferguson, and in his own half-hour Comedy Central Presents special. He was a finalist on Last Comic Standing, and has also appeared on Comedy Central's Live at Gotham, at the New Faces show of the 2009 Just For Laughs Festival in Montreal, was voted 2008′s Best Local Comedian in the Boston Phoenix, and won the NY's Funniest Standup Competition in 2009.
You can listen to Myq's podcast, Hang Out With Me, on the Keith and The Girl network. His CD, Vegan Mind Meld, was one of iTunes' top ten best-selling comedy albums in 2010. The Comedians magazine calls him "a comedy machine, in the best possible way. the way that some machines vend soda or prevent other machines from killing future revolutionaries – that's how Myq Kaplan does comedy: relentlessly, methodically, unblinkingly."