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On Mon, Jul 11, 2011 at 11:21 AM, Jonathan Geddes <firstname.lastname@example.com> wrote: > 1. User feedback. I'd love to just throw up Often when I work with CouchDB I feel the same way. > a simple couchapp with a > database that anyone can write to, but only certain users (or a certain > role) can read from. I can't do this currently because if a user can write > to a given database, they can also read from that database. This is the most highly-desired feature I know of. No doubt many people are excited to hear your enthusiasm about working on this. > 2. A sort of voting feature on an app where users should be able to cast > their votes, but not see other users' votes. I can easily ensure that each > user only gets one vote in the validation by making sure the _id on the vote > document matches the user's id. Here I have the same problem as the previous > example. But Also, I can't *really* constrain each user to just one vote > because if the user can write to the database, then they are an admin and > they can change the design doc such that it no longer limits them to one > vote. Then they can vote arbitrarily many times. Fortunately, users with write access are not admins. They may not modify design documents. All of their changes are subject to design documents' validate_doc_update() function. > I would love to see the writers section of _security implemented. In fact, > I've been trying to find a way to contribute to CouchDB, and I might take a > whack at implementing this feature myself. Would others find this feature > useful? Is such a feature already on the way? Are there other ways (besides > middleware) of getting these features that I'm too dense to have thought of? > :P The soi-disant drop-box database would be extremely useful! My workaround is to use two databases. The public database allows writes but is otherwise not used by the application. An external (NodeJS) monitor copies the documents to the private database, then scrubs them from the public. I call it a 2.5-layer architecture because there is no middleware, but it still requires a third component, to watch over things. The drop box would be amazing; however I am still happy with my architecture because bugs or crashes in the third component are not so devastating to the user experience. -- Iris Couch
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Topic: Empty and Full (06/04/09)
TITLE: My Sister's House
By Vickie Buchanan
I entered the through the back door, preparing to inspect the kitchen first, then the rest of the rooms. My heels clacked on the new tile floor, echoing through the empty cupboards with a hollow, empty-house sound. I wanted to be sure everything was perfect, ready to put the house on the market. Handyman Andrew Crestmore, better known as "Handy Andy", was doing a fine job. Every room had needed fresh paint, carpets cleaned and numerous minor repairs. It looked good, so far.
I moved through the back hallway to her bedroom. It was bigger than I thought, now that it was empty. It had seemed crowded with my brother-in-law's hospital bed and the queen bed squeezed side by side. When the hospital bed left it all looked off-center, the previous soft elegance was never restored. Moving on to the other two bedrooms, I tried to imagine a family's use of them. Maybe a small child in the back room, a sewing room off the front hall. It was a nice house, perfect for a young family or a middle-aged couple. My sister had loved it; they had it custom-built a few years after they married, when I was in Junior High School. I never dreamed I would be the one to dispose of its contents, refurbish it and find a new owner. But my sister died.
She died on Christmas Day, quite unexpectedly, not long after her 80th birthday. Her husband's condition had declined so badly he was in a nursing facility, unable to comprehend his dark and frightening world of dementia. I will always believe his illness was her cause of death. She was a caregiver by nature, and there was nothing more she could do to take care of him.
There was nearly 20 years difference in our ages; she was like a second mother to me. There were other siblings between us, but their locations and situations prevented them from helping with details. My sister had no children, so I was the obvious choice to step in, and I would do so with love and respect.
It was hard to look at the living room. Her gracious sense of style was just a ghost in this vacant space. Without her rich walnut pieces and classic upholstered seating, without her just-so accessories, without her artistic touches, this was just a rectangle with a fireplace at one end. This is the room where the sadness was waiting for me. I had wondered where it would be. I expected it in the den, where she spent so much time. I thought I'd feel it most when I remembered her one and only decorating faux pax, the ugly love seat. We often laughed about it, wondering what she was thinking, those huge flowers and bright colors. It didn't sell at the estate sale; I finally gave it to a needy family. But that room had made me smile, knowing that was where she curled up to watch TV, read a book or use the phone. That was where she was comfortable. But the living room is where she showed her talents. Decorating, entertaining, playing the piano…all these took place right here. This was the room where she was most absent.
This was the room that made me weep.
Handy Andy arrived to collect his pay. I wrote the check without reservation; his work had been all I hoped for. Looking at my watch as he left, I saw that soon the realtor would arrive. He would tell me facts I needed to know but wouldn't really hear. Fortunately, it would also be in writing so I could read it later. He would place his sign firmly in the front lawn, right in front of the charming lamp post they gave each other for an anniversary two years ago. Another day he will tell a new family how the fireplace has a custom designed mantel and gas log. He will show them the amazing lemon tree in the big back yard and the convenient back entrance through the laundry room. They'll admire the beautiful tile in the master bathroom as they look at each other with raised eyebrows as if to say, "This is just what we are looking for."
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Subject: Re: [ABERDEEN] Older women having babies/ Wilson /Allan
Date: Sun, 28 Apr 2002 12:41:08 EDT
When you say "not unusual", do you really mean, not unheard of, or not out of
the question, or maybe once in a blue moon? Please forgive my ignorance, but
I wish to clarify, "not unusual," to me means "somewhat common."
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EDITORIAL >> Snyder draws a big crowd
Families USA, a consumer health organization, reported this week that insurance premiums for Arkansas workers had increased 87.7 percent over the past nine years. A family paying $6,355 for medical coverage in 2000 was paying $11,927 at the beginning of this year.
But inflation is a fact of life and everyone just has to make allowance for it, right?
Not this kind of inflation. It is nearly six times the increase in median earnings for Arkansas families over the same period.
Every year, the increase in premiums reaches the breaking point for many workers and employers. Employers decide they cant any longer sponsor medical plans for their workers, or else not all of their workers, or else not the same level of coverage. For thousands of employers, maybe most of them, the rising premium costs have driven them to negotiate policies with narrower coverage or much higher copays, or both. Even with all those economies, still the premiums go up every year at an undiminished pace.
It has reached this point: Here in poor Arkansas we spend more per person on direct medical care and insurance than any of the industrialized nations on earth and we have much less to show for it: far fewer people with access to medical care, a higher infant-death rate, shorter life expectancies.
Leaving this health-care system alone is not a luxury any of us can afford, not for long anyway.
How to stabilize and bring down medical and insurance inflation and how to keep people with health coverage through good times and bad are subjects worth serious debate and a good quarrel. Would a low-cost optional insurance plan sponsored by the government drive the big private carriers like Blue Cross, Wellpoint, Cigna, United and Aetna to hold down their underwriting costs and profits and thus stabilize premiums? Or would the low government cost eventually be too much competition for the big companies and drive them out of the market? We think the companies can fend for themselves; their profits even in this moribund economy are setting records. But it is not an issue that thoughtful people should dismiss out of hand.
The only idea that ought to be dismissed out of hand is that the government should do nothing, as many at the public forums advocate because, they say, the United States government cannot be trusted. We do not have a democracy so that we can elect a government that leaves the most desperate problems of the people unaddressed.


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Idaho State Police Trooper Faces More Charges
An Idaho State Police Trooper already suspended without pay following criminal charges is facing new charges of first-degree stalking, aggravated assault and malicious injury to property.
Other news outlets report that 48-year-old Daniel Howard of Athol was charged May 8 following reported incidents that occurred after he learned his wife was having an affair.
Howard was already suspended without pay following charges in April of grand theft, petit theft, possession of an untagged deer, forgery, and title fraud.
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Dresden, Germany (SPX) Aug 19, 2013
Extreme weather and climate events like storms, heavy precipitation and droughts and heat waves prevent the update of 3 giga-tonnes of carbon by the global vegetation. A team of scientists under the lead of Markus Reichstein, Director of the Max Planck Institute for Biogeochemistry in Jena, Germany, investigated the effect of extremes on the carbon cycle from the terrestrial ecosystem perspective for the first time.
In the current issue of Nature, they use Earth observation methods and numerical models to show that especially extreme droughts lead to a strong reduction in the carbon sequestration of forests, grass- and croplands.
This reduction in the regional and global carbon uptake has the potential to influence the global climate. Especially large scale events like the heat wave in western and southern Europe in the year 2003 provide the evidence that such extremes events have a much stronger and long lasting impact on the carbon cycle than expected so far.
One part of the question is the response of arable ecosystems: plants take up carbondioxide, soils are an important storage for the carbon produced by plants, which they release driven by increasing temperature. However, in the case of croplands we observe a complex interplay of these natural processes with the human management either increasing or reducing the impacts of an event.
"In general the timing of an event in the course of the development of crops clearly influences the magnitude of the impact on the carbon cycle. Extreme temperature in spring can foster growth, prevent pollination, or have no effect at all, depending on when they appear in the cropping cycle and the type of crop" says Martin Wattenbach from the GFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences, who contributed to this part of the study.
"Rice yields are reduced when temperatures rise above 37 C, but only in the short period of pollination in spring"
It is possible for farmers to mitigate extremes like droughts and heat waves by, for example, irrigation. However, they are limited by the amount of water available at the time of the event and their technical resources.
Since information on spatial and temporal patterns of management practise such as irrigation and annual crop distribution during an extreme event are largely unknown, the demand for further research remains very high. In addition to this part of the carbon cycle playing a relevant role in climate, the long term supply with agricultural produce may also be affected.
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ZIMBABWE-born powerhouse Mike Williams plans to use the forthcoming cup matches to convince Warriors boss Dean Ryan he deserves a place in the Worcester starting XV when the Aviva Premiership returns next month.
Warriors round off their Amlin Challenge Cup campaign with a visit from French Top 14 outfit Oyonnax today (3pm) before back-to-back LV= Cup clashes at Sale Sharks and then at home to Exeter Chiefs.
The 22-year-old second-row enforcer has made a good impression since moving to Sixways from South Africa in the summer and has already made 14 appearances in all competitions.
However, he is aware competition for a starting spot is fierce with the likes of James Percival, Mariano Galarza and Dean Schofield all in the mix.
Williams said: "I can learn a lot from Percy, Mariano and Schoey because they have a lot of experience, but I think I have definitely grown as a player this year.
"I've played nine times in the Premiership this season and I feel like I'm growing week-in week-out.
"With the Amlin and LV= Cup it is a bit of an opportunity for me now to try and impress and hopefully I can get myself back into the side for Premiership contention."
Oyonnax visit Sixways this weekend and Williams knows it will be a physical battle against the French side.
He continued: "It was tough against them in France, but we matched them in the forwards in difficult conditions.
"Any French side are going to be tough up front and conditions could well play a part this weekend. If it is wet and windy, we can expect another forward-orientated game."
Williams played alongside Schofield in the second row at Sale Sharks last weekend and admitted the forward pack will need to produce a solid display up front if they are to win today.
He added: "We will have to match them and hopefully we can get some ball to our backs for them to deliver.
"Obviously with us coming away from the Premiership for a few weeks there have been changes and boys have been given opportunities to play.
"There are some individuals that haven't played together before, but there were periods of the game against Sale where we showed some promise and hopefully we can build on that this weekend."


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Kevin Keegan is helping Bradford and Swansea City fans manage their stress ahead of the Capital One Cup Final with a limited edition tension relieving spray.
The former Newcastle manager, who famously battled to keep his cool under pressure in the dugout, is once again heading up a new grooming product as the new face of "Je l'aimerai".
The limited edition spray, which adds a French twist to his famous catchprase "I will love it", sees Keegan recall his 1970s role as an ambassador for Brut aftershave.
This time the popular ex-England manager is using his experience to help calm fans facing a nail biting trip to Wembley to see their team in the Capital One Cup Final.
'Je l'aimerai' has been created using known calming aids jasmine and lavender and uplifting aromas such as Bergamot and Orange to best alleviate stress.
Capital One, title sponsors of the League Cup, will be making samples of the fragrance available on supporters coaches heading to Wembley for the hotly-anticipated Final.
Keegan said: "I've experienced the pressure of big football moments and understand how hard it can be for fans and managers to keep their cool. I would love it if Je l'aimerai could help fans relax and enjoy the game."
Chief Marketing Officer at Capital One, Michael Woodburn, added: "This is a nerve-racking day for both Bradford and Swansea fans who will be wanting to capitalise on their trip to Wembley and take the trophy home.
"Hopefully this limited edition fragrance will ensure all fans are prepared and comfortable to give the best support possible for their teams in the Capital One Cup Final."


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Bosh Opts Out of Heat Contract
After rumors indicating it was likely, Chris Bosh opts out of the final two years and over $42 million left on his Heat contract, according to the Associated Press.
Bosh joins fellow "Big 3" members LeBron James and Dwyane Wade in exercising their early-termination clauses. Udonis Haslem also opted out of the remaining one year and $4.62 million of his deal.
All players had until the start of free agency Tuesday to make their decisions. There is hope that the players will restructure their deals and stay in Miami.
The Heat now have an NBA record $55 million in salary cap space.
Team President Pat Riley released the following statement on Bosh:
"Today we were notified of Chris' intentions to opt-out of his contract. Chris is one of the most versatile and dynamic big men in this league, and he has been an instrumental key to our championship success over the last four seasons. We look forward to meeting with Chris and his agent in the coming days to discuss keeping him in Miami for many years to come."


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Hi guys – Great site !!
Recently returned from a trip to SA and thought some of your readers might like to see what one of the SA cousins of the Rhino beetle looks like. This one was found wandering at the top of a mountain near Cali Colombia at the Cristo Rey site. Sorry I didn't include a reference for measurement – about 3 inches in length. My thanks in advance,
Hi Burton,
Thanks for the fascinating photo.
What's That Bug? does not endorse extermination


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When Des Hasler ordered Frank Pritchard into his office during the pre-season, the big Canterbury forward wasn't expecting good news.
"I thought I was in trouble," Pritchard said. "We were doing cardio and I was on the treadmill when Des came across. He said to me, 'I want to see you in my office after you finish'.
"I went in there and I was really nervous. He told me to read this piece of paper, which he slammed on my chest. I opened it up and it said: 'Frank Pritchard, you have been appointed co-captain with Michael Ennis. Congratulations'. I was shocked."
The announcement of Pritchard as a Canterbury co-captain took some by surprise, not least of all Pritchard, who skippered the side for the first time on a full-time basis in Sunday's trial loss to Souths.
A member of the Bulldogs' leadership group since 2012, the New Zealand international had no qualms about taking up the role. "I'm very honoured. It's very humbling to captain this team with Mick Ennis," he said.
"Michael is doing a great job as captain. After having a few talks with Mick he said he needed help and would like me to captain alongside him.
"I've been in the leadership group for a while now and, especially being one of the older blokes in the team, some of the boys look up to you. I want to grab this and try to lead the boys around on the park."
The NRL is implementing new rules that will limit how often captains can approach referees to question decisions, and the new edict sits well with the softly spoken Pritchard.
"It's a good thing on my behalf," he said. "I wish they made another rule, that I don't have to do media after games as well. That's my agreement with Mick: he can do the media and I'll do the other stuff."
"If we're both on the field, I'll probably let Mick do all the talking – I'll just be in the background."
Pritchard was overlooked as a skipper in junior teams – his captaincy experience is limited to a handful of games as a fill-in at Penrith and Canterbury – and he says his approach to the game will remain the same in his new role. "To be honest, I don't think much has to change," he said. "I've just got to lead more, set a good example to the boys, talk more with the ref and know what's going on."
After missing out on a World Cup final berth – he missed the decider with a hamstring strain – Pritchard is hoping to add to his 26 appearances for the Kiwis. However, his main focus is leading the Bulldogs to glory after a disappointing 2013 season.
"Our goal for this year is definitely to make top four, cement a spot in the semis," he said.
"We've got a good enough team to make the semis every year but you ask any player and the ultimate goal is to win a premiership.
"While I've got a couple more years with the Bulldogs I'd like to win a premiership with them."


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I saw that one! I have a crush on Nick too! I tried his technique of running your fingers through your hair at the roots and shaking your hair. It gave me the volume that I have been complaining about not having.
I have to say that I've also been paying attention to make-up tips from Carmandy (sp?) too. People have complimented me on my makeup the last few days. I love that show.


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You will not find the above headline anywhere today. Why? Because it isn't
there. It is a headline from the future.
Instead, if you look through today's papers, the headlines you get are
"Job growth is strong, surprising economists," says the New York Times.
"Fears of U.S. Slowdown Recede," adds the Financial Times.
David Lereah, Chief Economist for the National Association of Realtors,
says the worst of the housing slump is over:
"As the housing market recovers from its correction, existing home sales
should be rising gradually during 2007 – it looks like we may have reached
the low point for the current cycle in September. We've entered a more
sustainable period of home sales now, and we expect greater support for
prices over time as inventory levels are eventually drawn down."
A man who likes his women fat and his investment margins thin must find
America, 2007, an agreeable place. According to official statistics, the
average voter is bigger than ever. But they are balancing on the tightest
of tight wires. According to the financial news, never before have
citizens had so little margin for error.
They read the headlines and are happy to believe them. "The bad news is
behind us," they say. "We don't need any margin…because there will be no
Yet, this is not the first cycle in the housing industry. It is just the
biggest and wickedest. Typically, says Max Fraad Wolff in the Asia Times,
housing prices fall 30% in a downturn, over a period of about four years.
If that is so, this one has a long, long way to go down.
Edward Learner, director of the UCLA Anderson Forecast, makes a more
modest guess; he expects new house prices to go down 5%-10% in the year
ahead. The average house in Los Angeles is now valued at $510,000. That's
about 50% too high, says Learner. It could take five to ten years to get
prices back to normal.
Meanwhile, UBS says default rates on sub-prime loans have doubled…to 8%
of the total. Since 2002, more than $1 trillion in such loans have been
written. And now, many of them are going sour. In October, for example,
foreclosure rates in the sub-prime market were running 42% greater than
the year before. And in November came news that some of the packaged
securities backed by sub-prime mortgage loans were being downgraded by
Moody's – barely six months after origination. Downgrades are common –
mortgages go bad as people die, get divorced or go broke. But it usually
takes longer than six months.
Behind this news is a story that won't go away:
The Financial Destruction of the American Middle Class – this is the story
we've been talking about for the last three years. The plot is very
simple. Most people do not work for the finance industry. Most people do
not get huge bonuses. Most do not own Picassos, nor do they have houses in
Aspen. Most people earn ordinary wages. And they have not had a real raise
in the last 30 years.
"If we use 2005 dollars and the CPI-U (consumer price index for urban
consumers), average weekly earnings decreased by about $1 per week over
the 30-year interval 1975-2005," writes Wolff. "The folks have thus
stopped saving and have taken on massive amounts of housing and consumer
Wolff continues:
"In 1999, total outstanding household debt was $6.4 trillion. As of the
end of the second quarter of 2006 total outstanding household debt was
$12.3 trillion.
"Household debt has increased by almost as much since 1999 as the sum
total of all debt accumulated by all households across the preceding
220-year history of the [United States]. In 1999, household mortgage debt
stood at $4.4 trillion. At the close of the second quarter of 2006 it had
more than doubled to $9.33 trillion. In 1999, consumer credit outstanding
was measured at $1.6 trillion.
"Today, this stands at approximately $2.4 trillion dollars, signaling a
50% increase in less than seven years. This is usually soft peddled and
talked down by comparison to skyrocketing housing values. Household assets
held as real estate increased by $9 trillion from 2000-2006. This might be
called the mother of all modern bubbles. Yet household net worth struggled
up by a mere $1.2 trillion. Net worth badly lags housing values because of
waves of cashing out. When these waves crash ashore it will be with
massive destructive force."
The middle class still thinks it is the middle class. It owns one or two
or three automobiles. It has children in college…a house with
air-conditioning…maybe some mutual funds. But it is living on borrowed
time and borrowed money…in a borrowed house.
Even though house prices were rising, owners' equity as a percentage of
household real estate actually fell from 58% to 54%. In other words,
people 'took out' so much wealth from their houses that they ended up with
a lower percentage of ownership than they had had before – even at today's
high prices. As prices go down, their 'equity' will fall even further. For
many homeowners, it will disappear altogether.
"Americans keep refinancing and re-mortgaging. Why?" asks Wolff. "There
really is only one answer: desperation. Freddie Mac informs all those who
dare to look that 90% of its refinanced loans resulted in new balances at
least 5% higher than the previous loan."
Someday, perhaps soon, many middle class Americans are going to begin to
realize that something has gone wrong. Their houses will be falling in
price…while their debts are greater than ever. They will realize that
they have been bamboozled.
And someday, a politician will begin to speak for these people. He will
not tell them that they have been fools. Instead, he'll explain that they
have been betrayed by their leaders…swindled by Wall Street…conned by
corporate CEO's and flim-flammed by Republicans and Democrats.
He will be partly right.


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Serum Tumor Necrosis Factor alfa (TNF) Is Associated with Disease Activity in Juvenil Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (jSLE).
Postal, Mariana, Pereira, Karina, Pelicari, Karina, Longhi, Barbara, Marini, Roberto, T. L. Costallat, Lilian, Appenzeller, Simone
To compare serum TNFa concentrations in jSLE patients, first-degree relatives and healthy volunteers. To determine clinical, laboratory and treatment features associated with TNFa in jSLE.
We included consecutive SLE patients with disease onset before the age of 16 (jSLE), first-degree relatives and age and healthy age and sex matched controls. SLE patients were assessed for the number of non-renal and renal American College of Rheumatology (ACR) criteria ever present, disease activity [SLE Disease Activity Index (SLEDAI)], damage [Systemic Lupus International Collaborating Clinics/American College of Rheumatology Damage Index (SDI)] and current drug exposures. Mood disorders were determined through Becks Depression and Becks Anxiety Inventory (BDI and BAI). TNFa levels were measured by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay using commercial kits from R&D Systems (London, UK). Analysis of variance was used to compare TNFa concentrations between groups. We assessed the effects of various demographic and clinical factors and TNFa concentrations in jSLE using univariate analyses. Multivariate analysis was performed including sex, age, SLE duration, disease activity, damage, number of non-renal and renal ACR criteria ever present, and current drug exposures.
We included 50 jSLE (mean age 17.8±3.9), 45 first-degree relatives (mean age 40.2±6.3) and 49 controls (mean age 20.8±4.6). The mean level of serum TNFa was 4.6±9.6 pg/ml in jSLE, compared to 2.52 ± 2.7 pg/ml (p=0.15) in first-degree relatives and 1.8±1.9pg/ml in healthy controls (p=0.04). No difference between first-degree relatives and healthy controls was observed (p=0.13). TNFa concentrations correlated directly with SLEDAI scores (r=0.41; p=0.003), renal ACR criteria (r=0.3; p=0.05), and anxiety (r=0.34; p=0.03). No association between TNFa and SDI scores, depression, current use and dose of corticosteroids, hydroxychloroquine and immunosuppressants was observed. In adjusted analysis, TNFa levels was independently associated with SLEDAI scores (OR=3.1; 95%CI=1.66.5). When analyzing individual SLEDAI items, TNFa was associated with the presence of vasculitis (OR=3.9; 95%CI=1.34.9).
TNFa was significantly higher in jSLE patients when compared to healthy controls and was associated independently with disease activity in adjusted analysis. TNFa may be a useful marker for disease activity in jSLE, however longitudinal studies are necessary to determine if TNFa may predict flares in jSLE. The heterogeneity of clinical manifestations observed in SLE may be explained by different cytokine profile. Since TNFa was associated with the presence of vasculitis, anti-TNF treatment may be a treatment option for this manifestation.
To cite this abstract, please use the following information:
Postal, Mariana, Pereira, Karina, Pelicari, Karina, Longhi, Barbara, Marini, Roberto, T. L. Costallat, Lilian, et al; Serum Tumor Necrosis Factor alfa (TNF) Is Associated with Disease Activity in Juvenil Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (jSLE). [abstract]. Arthritis Rheum 2010;62 Suppl 10 :1695
DOI: 10.1002/art.29460


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PPI-MMM is a program to analyze radar measurements taken at spherical coordinates (range, azimuth, and elevation). It accepts radar data in any of the following formats: field formats (FF) from the NCAR/ATD radar processors (RP-3 through 7), universal format (UF), the DORADE (airborne and ground-based radars, including ATD/SOLO sweep files), and the National Climate Data Center (NCDC) NEXRAD Level II format. Data are processed by sweeps from PPI (surveillance or azimuth sector at a constant elevation angle) or RHI (changing elevation angle at a constant azimuth angle) scans. Several options are available for manipulating the data algebraically and displaying it.
SPRINT is a program to interpolate radar measurements taken at spherical coordinates (range, azimuth, and elevation) to regularly-spaced Cartesian or longitude-latitude grids, in either constant height or constant elevation angle surfaces. It accepts radar data in any of the ATD field, univeral, DORADE, or NEXRAD Level II formats. SPRINT outputs interpolated data in pure binary format readable by CEDRIC. A description of the CEDRIC binary format can be found in Appendix D of the documentation for SPRINT or CEDRIC. Data from PPI scans can be interpolated to Cartesian or longitude-latitude grids, either at constant height or constant elevation angle surfaces. Both airborne helical scans and constant-azimuth (RHI) scans from ground-based radars are only interpolated to Cartesian grids (X, Y, and Z).
CEDRIC is a mesoscale data analysis program that processes datasets on regular Cartesian and longitude-latitude grids. The analysis options include many numerical operations such as algebraic, filtering, and Doppler radar wind synthesis, both ground-based and airborne, as well as graphical operations. Several REMAPpings (interpolations) are possible: XYE --> XYZ, LLE--> LLZ, XYE <--> LLE, and XYZ <--> LLZ, where XY (LL) is a regular Cartesian (longitude-latitude) grid. Z (E) refers to a constant height (elevation angle) surface. CEDRIC uses its own self-describing, binary format as well as the network Common Data Format (netCDF) that was developed by NASA and UCAR's UNIDATA.
Since the CEDRIC pure binary format is portable, very fast, and compact, it is recommended for general use. However netCDF is an alternative format which is highly portable, and there are existing software packages that can directly read this format. Thus, if you want to use CEDRIC files in other software packages, it might be easier to create them in this format. The pure binary format can also be used in your own programs, but it would be harder to do. Input and output to netCDF files is slower and the files are bigger, so it is not recommended for general, everyday use on the same platform type. Furthermore, only one volume can be written to netCDF files. With the pure format, up to 25 volumes can be placed in a single file. Writing out to a file that already exists with the netCDF format option selected will cause the contents of the existing file to be overwritten. Since no appending takes place with netCDF, users should exercise caution to avoid accidentally overwriting existing datasets.
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We all know that physical activity is good for us. Among other things, it can offset depressive symptoms and is a proven factor in fighting cancer.
And yet, there is a gap between this knowledge and people actually taking part in physical activity.
Dr. Ryan Rhodes, director of the Behavioural Medicine Lab (BMED) and professor in the Faculty of Education at the University of Victoria, studies why that is and how to motivate people to become more active.
Dr. Rhodes' primary research and teaching area is focused on the psychology of physical activity and sedentary behaviour. He researches a variety of motivations to get people off the couch and into a more active lifestyle.
The work he does in his lab attempts to match motivation strategies to age groups.
For example, given the mass appeal of video games among youth and young adults, Dr. Rhodes believes active video game training may be a helpful tool in the fight against physical inactivity.
For older adults, he may look into very simple, easy to do activities.
Dr. Rhodes and his lab team recently finished a longitudinal trial of the effect of parenthood on health behaviours. The project followed cohorts of couples without children, expectant first-time parents, and expectant second-time parents across two years. Papers from the trial are currently being published.
His work directly contributes to the understanding of the development of healthy, active communities across the lifespan.
In his classes, Dr. Rhodes shows students that community participation and engagement are an important part of research and that graduate studies are an achievable and exciting possibility for undergraduates.
Dr. Rhodes is a Michael Smith Foundation for Health Research Scholar and a Canadian Institutes for Health Research New Investigator, and recently received an investigator award from the Canadian Cancer Society. He is also the 2008 winner of the Early Career Award from the North American Society for the Psychology of Sport and Physical Activity.
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Shahrukh Khan and Farah Khan are friends again and they both are doing a movie together-Happy New Year. There is a strong buzz that Shahrukh Khan has asked Farah Khan to shift into his new office to start working on the film.
Shahrukh Khan and Farah Khan had a fight when Shahrukh refused to give dates for Shirish Kunder's Tees Maar Khan. Later, Shirish Kunder posted nasty comments about Shahrukh Khan's Ra.One on Twitter. Which led to an ugly public spat at Sanjay Dutt's party in January, where Shahrukh slapped Shirish Kunder. Post that fight Sajid Khan played a peace maker and sorted out the issue.
Now, Shahrukh Khan wants to take his friendship with Farah Khan to another level by asking Farah to move into his new office building in the Mumbai suburbs.
A source told a leading daily, "Yes, Farah has been asked to move into the office. The actual move hasn't happened yet. An entire floor has been set aside in the building just for Happy New Year. When Shahrukh had started work on the building, he had reserved a big office space just for Farah."
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Here's a shot of the new beam that spans the kitchen ceiling. It picks up half of the roof ridge one floor above it. I'd say it's never going to budge. I'd even go as far as to say, you could park a truck on my roof with no problems. The 16' beam consists of two 7"LVLs, two 7" SPF, one 7" chestnut, and just to make sure it's still standing after nuclear Armageddon, a 3/4" steel plate. The whole thing is bolted through with two 10-1/2" bolts every foot, top and bottom. Substantial.
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In some recent structural we did, I ended up with a 3 ply (5-1/4" thick), 18" deep LVL that spans 25'. It took 4 of us to hoist each ply.
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Carol's Pie, Thanksgiving 2009
I had the honor of interviewing Carol Adams, author of the highly influential feminist critical theory The Sexual Politics of Meat, for SuperVegan earlier this week. You'll see the full interview in December. Of course, being vegans, we talked about food. And Carol revealed that for her and her family it just isn't a holiday without a pecan pie. To celebrate all things MoFo and as a teaser for the upcoming interview, Carol shared her favorite recipe.
Pecan Pie
This is a veganized version of a luscious pecan pie found in Miriam Kasin Hospodar's Heaven's Banquet: Vegetarian Cooking for Lifelong Health the Ayurveda Way.
Use your favorite pie crust; prepare it, put in a vegan buttered 9-inch pie plate and put it in the freezer till you are ready to put the filling in.
3/4 cup unbleached white flour
3/4 cup packed dark brown sugar
2 teaspoons arrowroot or cornstarch
3/4 teaspoon baking powder
6 tablespoons vegan margarine (like Earth Balance)
2 cups pecan halves
1 cup water
2/3 cup rice syrup
Preheat the oven to 375 degrees.
Mix the flour, sugar, arrowroot or cornstarch, and the baking power together.
Cut the margarine in small pieces and add it to the flour mixture, mixing it thoroughly. It should look like cookie crumbs. (I use a food processor.)
Add the pecans to this mixture.
Combine the water and rice syrup together. (I use a blender.)
Put 1/2 of the flour mixture in the pie crust. Pour 1/2 of the water-rice syrup mixture over the flour mixture.
Add the rest of the flour mixture and the rest of the liquid. Stir this very gently a few times, moistening the flour mixture, but don't over-mix. It will seem to look strange, but have faith.
Put a rack underneath it and place it in the oven. Bake it about 50 to 60 minutes. The crust will be a golden color and the top will a golden brown.
Note: the pie needs to cool at least a few hours before being served. It will solidify as it cools.
You can learn more about Carol at: www.caroljadams.com.
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yum! and since it's carol's recipe, it probably is best served with a heaping side of transphobia.
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Since a lot of vegans are concerned with transphobia and Adam's apparent support of it, I wondered, Cat, if you could address this in the interview with her. I have read a horrible account of her treatment of a transwoman, but I would love to hear her response to this issue directly and know if she has changed her views since then.
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So I just found out that palm oil, the main ingredient in Earth Balance, is obtained by cutting down the rainforest, threatening the existence of many endangered animals. That doesn't sound very vegan to me! Does anyone know a less guilt-inducing alternative?
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I was just reading about the palm oil thing too (it has pretty much destroyed the island of Borneo!)
Anyway, the Gone Pie Vegan Bakery blog mentions some alternatives to processed vegan cream cheese and sour cream, and says she is still working out a recipe for a margarine substitution. You could also use any of the recipes from that blog since she doesn't use EB in her recipes:
Another idea would be to look up some raw recipes–they tend to rely on coconut oil since earth balance isn't raw.


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Hod Stuart !!!
Awards and Achievements:
Stanley Cup Champion (1907)
WPHL League Champion (1903)
IPHL League Champion (1905)
Named WPHLs Best Cover-Point (1903)
2 x Named IPHLs Best Cover-Point (1905, 1906)
WPHL First Team All-Star (1903)
2 x IPHL First Team All-Star (1905, 1906)
Offensive Accomplishments:
Points among Defensemen
Originally Posted by
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With the Montreal Wanderers, the team that went on to win the 1907 ECHA title,
Stuart came through big-time
. Instead of anchoring himself to the blue-line,
he rushed the puck with remarkable ease and fluidity
. With his help, the Redbands were able to regain the Cup from the Kenora Thistles. At the time, Stuart was being called the greatest hockey player in the world, although he would not have long to savor the praise
Stuart stands among a select group of hockey legends.
He was capable of controlling a games flow, much like Doug Harvey
of the Montreal Canadiens some 50 years later.
Originally Posted by
Putting a Roof on Winter: Hockey Rise from Sport to Spectacle
William Hodgson Stuart, the star of the Pittsburg Bankers, accepted an offer from Portage Lake, and in Stuart, the team had the kind of player who is today called
the franchise
Originally Posted by
The Patricks: Hockeys Royal Family
Hod joined the Wanderers for their first game two weeks later, and this diamond-in-the-rough
a doggedly tough and tenacious defenseman
If there was ever a team policeman in those days to equate with todays designated hit man, it was Hod Stuart
He (Lester Patrick) was trapped by two Ottawa players who homed their sticks, plainly intent on administering a lesson in submission. They were slashing at him with their sticks when Stuart, just back on the ice and barely recovered from his own ordeal, came roaring to the rescue. With blood still oozing from the hastily stitched gash on his forehead, he waded in and took on all four assailants.
Originally Posted by
Legends of Hockey
He was as complete a player as there was back in the days of the "onside" game.
He could skate, shoot, and make the big play from his point position
Stuart was a clean player who played for keeps. His punishing checks and long reach frustrated his opponents as much as his offensive rushes dazzled the fans
Originally Posted by
Greatest Hockey Legends
Just how good was Hod Stuart? When the Hockey Hall of Fame was established in 1945,
the powerful skating defenseman, the Bobby Orr of his era
, was included as one of the 12 initial inductees. That tells you just how highly acclaimed he was.
Originally Posted by
Chauncer Elliott
He could skate, shoot, play-make, and play-break
. and he was a good fellow as well.
Originally Posted by
Daniel Mason, hockey historian
One of hockeys first great defensemen.
Originally Posted by
Bruce Stuart
He has more
speed and genuine science
than any two players on the other teams.
Ultimate Hockey's All-Star Team of the 1900s
Ultimate Hockeys Best Offensive Defenseman of the 1900s
Ultimate Hockeys Best Defensive Defenseman of the 1900s
Ultimate Hockeys Best Skater of the 1900s
Originally Posted by
The Pittsburgh Press December 18, 1904
Hod Stuart is
a whole team by himself
Originally Posted by
The Pittsburgh Press December 11, 1905
Hod Stuart has been barred from the International Hockey League, the western contingent claiming
he won too many championships and that he is too rough
. He is one of the best hockey players on this continent.
Originally Posted by
The Pittsburgh Press January 17, 1906
Spittal referred to Hod Stuart, the locals famous cover-point, as undoubtedly the greatest hockey player who ever donned skates. And Baldy was correct there, too
Hod has been
accused of being a rough and dirty player
, but there was nothing in the least offensive in his work last night. He was here, there, and everywhere, always following the puck when it went down the rink, and yet never losing sight of his opponent. When the Canadians line would start towards the Pittsburgh goal, with the puck in its possession, Hod always got busy.
He would skate in and out between the opposing men, and nearly every time take the puck away from the man who was dribbling it
He did his work without any rough tactics, but Stuart was so big that when a Canuck bumped him it was usually a case of the fooler being fooled, for Suart skated on, while the aggressive Soo man was sent sprawling to the ice.
Stuart is
undoubtedly in a class by himself, when it comes to coolness, quick thinking, and speed
Originally Posted by
The Pittsburgh Press January 27, 1906
Hod Stuart, of course, put in another great game. He cant play any other way.
The Pittsburgh Press February 14, 1906]There is no wonder that Hod Stuarts name is mentioned wherever hockey is played. His work toward the last half of the second half was sensational.
Stuart plays both offense and defense
, and what he doesnt do in a game is not worth doing.
Originally Posted by
The St. John Sun - October 19, 1906
Pittsburg is so far away from here that little is heard of its team for next year. Hod Stuart,
the greatest of all cover-points
, is at its head, and will doubtless get a fast seven to represent the Smoke City.
Originally Posted by
The Pittsburgh Press November 25, 1906
Hod Stuart than whom there is no better is here
Originally Posted by
The Montreal Star December 4, 1906
Two weeks ago, the Star announced that Hod Stuart, considered the greatest hockey player in the world, was going to play with the Wanderers.
Originally Posted by
The Pittsburgh Press December 17, 1906
Is the Pittsburgh International Hockey League team to lose its wonderful leader, Hod Stuart, the greatest hockey player in the world?
Originally Posted by
The Pittsburgh Press March 8, 1907
Bruce Stuart is not any more lamb-like than his brother Hod.
The Stuart boys never run away from trouble
Originally Posted by
The Montreal Gazette March 14th, 1907
While he was on the ice, Stuart exhibited many of those qualities which have gained him renown in the hockey world.
He handled his stick with marvelous dexterity, skated rings around most of the men on the ice, broke up rush after rush with ease, and several times carried the puck down through the whole Toronto team, his great speed carrying his huge bulk along with almost irresistible force.
When he was at cover-point Stuart was generally the turning point of every attack, and during the entire period the defense appeared well nigh impregnable.
After his retirement the locals had comparatively little difficulty in sifting through or circling right up to the posts. With Stuart in the dressing room, the Wanderers appeared to be little better than the average team. The big fellow appears to be
the backbone as well as the brains of the outfit
. He instills confidence and spirit into the men in front of him, wakens them when they lag, steadies them when they are inclined to give way to the rattles, is cool and collected in an emergency, and is in every way the life of the team.
Originally Posted by
The Montreal Gazette June 24, 1907
Stuart's work throughout the winter is well known here and requires little comment. He was
the backbone of the team,
and without him the Wanderers would have been lost. He was a real general of the game, he knew it thoroughly himself, and could play any position from forward to point, and he had the ability to impart what he knew to others. One feature won Stuart hosts of friends here in Montreal, and that was that in all the many hard games he took part in during the winter he played clean, gentlemanly hockey all the way through.
Originally Posted by
The Montreal Gazette 1907
Hod Stuart, cover-point for the Wanderers, Canadian hockey champions and holders of the Stanley Cup, considered one of the finest all-round athletes in Canada and perhaps the greatest exponent of defense play in Canadas winter sport.
Originally Posted by
The Montreal Gazette - March 29th, 1934
He was rated the finest player who had ever handled a stick up to that time and one of the best all-round athletes that Canada has ever produced. Playing cover point for Wanderers, he was not only the greatest exponent of defense play of his time but he was undoubtedly the most talked of athlete in the Dominion.
Of almost perfect physical build, Hod Stuart was over six feet tall and weighed about 175 points. He was rather slim but strong and muscular and was possessed of splendid courage.
All Time All Star Teams:
In 1925, MacLean's magazine in Canada published an "All-Star, All-Time, Canadian Hockey Team" which "represents the opinions of sporting editors and other critics throughout the Dominion."
On Defense:
First team: Sprague Cleghorn, Hod Stuart
Second team: Eddie Gerard, George Boucher
Third team: Joe Simpson, Lester Patrick and Art Ross (tie)
Lester Patrick, who helped found the PCHA and competed as a player there, must have been very familier with Moose Johnson, the star PCHA defenseman. He appeared to prefer Hod Stuart too.
Originally Posted by
Greatest Hockey Legends Tommy Phillips Biogaphy
In a 1925 article Patrick was asked to select his all-time all-star team. Here's what he said:
"My opinion is based on consistency of players over a period of years, and the fact that men selected possessed nearly all the fundamentals of an ideal player - physique, stamina, courage, speed, stick-handling, goal-getting ability, skill in passing, proper temperament and, above all, hockey brains."
Patrick selected Hughie Lehman in goal, Sprague Cleghorn and Hod Stuart on defence, and up front he chose Tom Phillips, Arthur Farrell and Fred "Cyclone" Taylor.
One major caveat: As Patrick admits, he places a high value on "hockey brains." One of his three forwards was Arthur Farrell, as well (better?) known for writing what I think was the first popular book on hockey strategy as he was for what he did on the ice.
(And once again note that Patrick apparently preferred Stuart to Gerard too. But like overpass says, it's hard to tell how much of that is nostalgia for the player who died in the middle of his prime).
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SIR WILFRID LAURIER HOUSE NATIONAL HISTORIC PARK, Ville-des-Laurentides, Quebec56 km north of Montreal, Quebec
Sir Wilfrid Laurier, Canada's seventh prime minister and leader of the Liberal Party for 32 years, spent his childhood in the village of St. Lin north of Montreal, now called Ville-des-Laurentides. This small brick veneer building with a sloping roof and a front verandah belonged to his father, and was one of Laurier's first homes. Now a national historic site, the house has been restored to the early 1850s period.
LAURIER HOUSE, 335 Laurier Avenue East, Ottawa, Ontario
Named by Prime Minister Mackenzie King and bequeathed by him to the nation with contents on his death in 1950. The house was formally opened as a public museum in 1951.
Built by John Leslie, a jeweller, in 1878, it was bought in 1897 by Prime Minister Sir Wilfrid Laurier, who added the verandah. After his death in 1919, Lady Laurier lived on in the house until she died in 1921. She willed it to King.
The museum contains the Laurier Room, the famous study of King, drawing room, dining room and bedrooms, all with period furnishings and filled with historical memorabilia. A study displaying memorabilia treasured by Prime Minister Lester B. Pearson was opened in 1974.


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Fandango Buys Brazilian Online Ticket Firm, Ingresso
Los Angeles-based online movie ticketing and information site Fandango said Friday morning that it has acquired Ingresso, Brazil's largest online ticketing firm. Financial terms of the acquisition were not disclosed. Ingresso was previously owned by B2W Companhia Digital. Ingresso is based in Rio de Janeiro. Fandango said it was advised by The Raine Group and G5 Evercore in the deal. Ingresso offeres up mobile movie ticketing, as well as ticketing services for concerts, soccer games and cultural events. Fandango said the deal is expected to close in the fourth quarter of this year.


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The Town of Amherst, New York, where the UB North Campus is located, has a population of 130,000 people and about 1,100 white-tailed deer. Deer can occasionally be seen on the campus; a few years ago a disoriented deer crashed through a large window into a dining hall in the Ellicott Complex and, after a few panicked moments, escaped again, reportedly unhurt, back into the "wilderness."
While such incidents are not hazards typical of life in Amherst, neither are they rare. As new housing developments pushed into forest and agricultural land over the past two decades, people began to complain about deer damage to their gardens. Reports in the local media started to refer to the "Amherst Deer Problem," with road accidents involving deer soon becoming the focus of such stories.
By the early 1990s there was a universally accepted sense that there were a lot of deer in Amherst and that they were responsible for a lot of damage. But no one knew anything much more specific than that. In 1994, the town sought to reduce the problem by thinning its deer population with a "bait-and-shoot" program. This aroused intense opposition from some town residents seeking a more humane solution; they eventually won an injunction against continuing the program without more information about the problem and alternative remedies.
In the Geographic Information and Analysis Laboratory, a large windowless space in another building of the Ellicott Complex (not the one the deer crashed in and out of), faculty and students of UB's Department of Geography pursue the application of computing power to problems that have a geographical component. Their tools are geographic information systems, or GIS.
GIS is a computer system capable of assembling, storing, manipulating and displaying geographically referenced information; i.e., data identified by location, according to a U.S. Geological Survey publication.
UB has been among the leaders in studying the development of GIS since the early 1970s, when the field was in its infancy. Duane Marble, now a professor of geography at Ohio State University, brought with him an interest in computer-assisted transportation modeling when he became a member of the UB faculty in 1973. Hugh Calkins, professor of geography, who joined the department two years later, remembers the state of the art at that time: "There was no commercial GIS. An early study we did was to survey all GIS available. Nothing was standardized, and most of what existed at that time was gone a few years later."
Marble and Calkins's surveys of early GIS work contributed significantly to its subsequent development. With the advent of the microcomputer and the standardization of operating systems, commercial GIS took off. The first major GIS software packages appeared in the early 1980s. Now a $2 billion-a-year industry in the United States, GIS is expanding at an annual rate of 20 percent.
In the early days of GIS, UB geographers tried to do computer mapping projects on the university's mainframe computer, but found it next to impossible to get enough time on the system to handle the amount of data such work requires. It was for this reason that the department established the Geographic Information and Analysis Laboratory-one of the first dedicated GIS labs on a U.S. university campus.
The primary feature of a GIS product is its ability to organize large amounts of data into a visual display in which certain kinds of information (magnitude, frequency, relationship, for example) are easy to see in geographic space. This apparent simplification-something like the display of 911 calls related to a particular criminal activity during a particular period (see chart on page 13)-is actually the expression of a huge amount of underlying data: the digitized street map itself, the data files that represent all addresses as x-y coordinates on that map, the data file of all 911 calls and the subset of those calls that are of interest, and the merger of those calls with the street address files. The illustrations that accompany this article are just snapshots of the GIS displays. The GIS display itself can't exist without its data: It is not a picture, but a window.
The early growth of the GIS industry and the obvious promise of the technology prompted the National Science Foundation to establish a National Center for Geographic Information and Analysis (NCGIA) in 1988 with sites at UB, the University of California/Santa Barbara, and the University of Maine/Orono to conduct basic research in geographic information science. David Mark, professor of geography, is director of UB's NCGIA site.
This past fall, the National Science Foundation awarded a five-year, $2.2 million grant to Buffalo's NCGIA site to support a new multidisciplinary, doctoral-level
concentration in geographic information science at UB.
"Social and environmental processes happen in geographic space," according to Mark. "GIS allows us to manage data and analysis of these social and environmental processes." For example, GIS might be used to develop detailed information about what happens when 1,100 white-tailed deer and 130,000 people share the same geographic space.
Such a use occurred to UB Ph.D. candidate Steven Parkansky while he was taking an independent study course in biogeography. He was aware of the deer problem from news accounts and decided to look into it. He made contact with Amherst town officials, who were happy to share their data. "I didn't intend to take the work beyond this 3-credit course," Parkansky says from Moorehead State College in Kentucky, where he now teaches, "but the more I looked at what I had, the more I realized that the problem was perfect for a GIS application." The perfect problem turned into a doctoral thesis under David Mark's supervision.
IS technology doesn't solve problems; it organizes information that may help planners solve-or at least better understand-problems. One of the ways the technology does this is to present information stored in databases in discrete layers. If, for example, you wanted to keep track of crime data and see if crimes could be associated with certain features in a neighborhood, you could make a two-dimensional paper map showing the features you were interested in (bars, parking lots, pay telephones on the street) and then stick pins in the map for each criminal occurrence.
But after only a few busy nights, your map would be a clutter of pins obscuring the features beneath them, and as the pins accumulated at certain spots, the map would be less and less accurate about the location of incidents. If you were trying to keep track of 911 calls in Buffalo, you would need about 300,000 pins in the course of a year and a very large map to make enough room for all of them.
If the information you are interested in is contained in databases-say, type of property in one, crime reports with address and date in another-you can display it on a digital street. To give a simple example: Putting a layer of data called "all car thefts in the past six months" on top of a layer called "all parking lots" on top of a street map might show that car thefts from parking lots are concentrated in certain parts of the city. Or it might show that in a certain part of the city where incidence of car theft is high, some parking lots are far more likely to be victimized than others.
The information has been there all along: Police reports are by necessity very specific, and property use (Where are the parking lots?) can be derived from city records. What GIS does is to make the information available with a few keystrokes on a computer-a few keystrokes, that is, after a great deal of thought about how to make those databases accessible and then a good deal of programming. That is what GIS workers do.
In the case of deer-related vehicle accidents in Amherst, there was no keystroke sequence to execute. What Steven Parkansky had to work with when he started his project were electronic text files of all Amherst police calls since 1991. He sorted these, by year, for the word "deer," then geocoded the addresses of those calls for display on a digitized map of Amherst. He also acquired deer-warning sign locations from the Amherst Highway Department, deer carcass location data from the contractor responsible for picking up road-killed deer in the town, and deer population survey data from the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC). At his direction, UB biogeography students prepared a detailed land cover map of Amherst from aerial photographs. Now that all the information had been sorted, it could be displayed in ways that are comprehensible and useful to the interested policymaker or lay person.
"I produced a number of maps of deer-related vehicle accidents and some analysis," Parkansky says, "but I realized that the real question was, 'Where are the deer?' Or, more specifically, 'Where are the deer that aren't being counted?'" The DEC deer population figures come from aerial photographs made during late-winter overflights of the town. With snow on the ground and no leaves on the trees, the deer are relatively easy to see. But there were fewer captured on film than would account for the number encountered on the town's roads. DEC overflights do not cover the entire town and the department reports that they may be missing as much as 30 percent of the population where they do count.
arkansky and Mark constructed a habitat model for the Amherst deer based on the assumption that there will be deer present where they can find food, shelter, and water; and, of course, access to such habitat. Parkansky specified eight land classes-such as agricultural, urban, grass, forest-for the cover map of Amherst. From these, he derived four land classes that would support deer and plugged them back into his GIS. He then looked at what factors might contribute to deer-related vehicle accident hot spots, using the hypothesis that land class is a contributing factor. With the habitat model and other data, such as car counts along certain stretches of road, he says he can account for 40 percent of the accidents, which is a significant improvement over anecdote and impression.
Town of Amherst computer services manager Jerry Galkiewicz (who earned an M.A. in geography from UB in 1984) can call up the results of this work on a laptop computer in his town hall office. "Steven offered us his work, and our GIS program was mature enough to support it," Galkiewicz says as he demonstrates successive years of deer-related vehicle accident data. He keeps the information current by adding police reports and carcass pickups monthly. "One thing we have to do with the police call data is to check how the word 'deer' is used," he notes. "If someone calls in a suspicious person on Deer Ridge, that will show up as a deer-related vehicle accident unless we take it out of the database."
Galkiewicz uses the deer data compiled in GIS to support the information needs of the Amherst Town Supervisor's Deer Management Task Force (on which UB's David Mark serves) and a team of consultants considering remedies for the problem. "We'll also use this to evaluate the outcome of any plans the town implements." As a driver, Galkiewicz says that having studied patterns of deer-related vehicle accidents revealed by the GIS, he can now identify likely crossing points along the roads he travels.
Although Parkansky marshaled the data into information the town can use, he points out that this doesn't make him an expert in what to do about the problem. "I'm as incompetent to suggest remedies as anyone else," he says, and then runs through a number of possibilities that come immediately to mind: Whistling devices on cars that would scare deer off the road? More warning signs? Flashing warning signs? Lower speed limits? Contraception? Bait and shoot? "For that matter," he says, "you could continue to thin the herd by road accident."
But the social cost of continuing to thin the herd by accident is high. Deer-related vehicle accidents in Amherst-in 1994, before the bait-and-shoot program, there were nearly 500; now there are around 300 a year-cost an average of $1,500 per occurrence.
The debate, Jerry Galkiewicz says, is about "how does the town want to live with-or without-its deer?" The role of GIS is to make the subject of the debate as clear as possible to all sides.
David Mark refers to the project as "NIMBY meets Bambi." The not-in-my-backyard (NIMBY) half of this wry formulation suggests a search for simpler answers than GIS is likely to point toward. "People don't seem to realize that location matters," he says. "They want a number for the right population of deer in the town. But that's the wrong question: the problem is not with the number of deer, but where they are."


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rrow power still played a part in Indian campaigns, although
Tipu's interest in the developing technology of firearms
is a reminder of his curiosity, ambition and fascination
with novelty. Tipu himself used a bow, and two of his quivers
survive, one of velvet embroidered with bubris in
silver thread. The accompanying description records 'Taken
from the Bed Room of the late Tippoo Saib and (the arrows)
supposed to be poisoned.' The other surviving quiver is
part of a suit of elaborately embroidered cloth
armour, with quiver, belt and armguards all thickly
embroidered in gold thread, and a strong pattern of bubris
in blue and crimson silk thread and velvet, with applied
sequins. The quiver has a ground of crimson velvet, with
stylised flowers embroidered at the opening, and silk tassels
hanging from it. The designs and technique are very similar
to those on the cloth-of-gold
shamiana associated with Tipu's throne.
It was, however, the rocket which was Tipu's deadliest missile,
'a weapon hitherto held almost in derision,' wrote Wilks,
'because seen in small numbers it is easily avoided.' These
'weapons of fire' are mentioned in the Vedic hymns and in
the Ramayana (c.300BC) and have a long tradition in India.
Rockets could be of various sizes, but the general design
was an iron tube about 8" long and 1½ - 3" diameter,
closed at one end and strapped to a shaft of bamboo about
4ft. long. The cylinder was filled with combustible material
and some powder - a large rocket, carrying about one pound
of powder could travel some 1,000 yards. A watercolour by
Robert Home painted during the Third Mysore War, shows one
of Tipu's rocket men in his 'tyger jacket' bending to pick
up just such a missile. Although rockets existed also in
Europe, they were not iron cased, and their range was far
less than that of their oriental counterparts. Indeed, it
was a study of the Mahrattas' use of the rocket which eventually
led to the publication of 'A Concise Account of the Origin
and Progress of the Rocket System', published in 1804 by
William Congreve, son of the Commander of the Royal Arsenal
at Woolwich, London.
Rockets had already been used against the British in 1755,
and at Plassey in 1757, but it was at the Battle of Panipat
(1761) , against the Marathas, when the British first experienced
the truly formidable power of massed rockets - some 2,000
fired simultaneously. Tipu's own military manual, 'Fathul
Mujahidin', copies of which were distrubuted to all his
officers, gives 200 rocketmen in each Mysorean cushoon,
and a total of 16 cushoons of infantry (Lieut. Bushby, describing
Tipu's infantry, intimates that 24 cushoons may have been
nearer the total).Rocket men were trained to assess the
parabolic curve of the rocket's flight and vary the angle
of dispatch, depending on the diameter of the cylinder and
the distance from the target. For multiple launching, Tipu
created his own 'rocket organ', capable of launching 5-10
rockets at once - as used at the siege of Honore (1784)
. 600 'engines of iron for throwing rockets' were found
at Seringapatam in 1799, together with 700 serviceable and
9,000 empty rockets. Some of these had iron points or steel
blades bound to the bamboo, to inflict greater damage, and
some of Haidar's rockets had pierced cylinders, so that
the wind could catch the burning flame, and the passing
rocket would then act like an incendiary. Tara-mandalpet
or 'Galaxy Bazaar' was thus an appropriate name for the
areas of towns where rockets and fireworks were manufactured.
Beatson refers to 'a dreadful
explosion' caused on 2nd May, when a shot from one of the
British batteries struck a magazine of rockets within the
fort at Seringapatam. The explosion
is recorded in one of Beatson's illustrations for his account
of the final Mysore War: a towering cloud of black smoke,
with cascades of exploding white light, rising from behind
the battlements. The aquatint process used for the illustration
dramatically captured Beatson's 'View of the North West
Front of Seringapatam, Shewing the Approaches of the Batteries,
the Breach, and the explosion of the Rocket magazine.'
For those, like Baird, who had
fought at Pollilur nineteen years earlier, there must have
been a grim memory of a similar situation in reverse: the
havoc wrought by one of Tipu's missiles and the explosion
of the British ammunition tumbrils.


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Washington (UPI) Sep 10, 2010
Large-scale disposal of farmland by governments carries potential risks for their communities and the environment and will build economic and social pressures as new corporate or foreign state owners move in, a World Bank report warned.
Drawing on firsthand data from 14 countries, the report followed persistent reports of large-scale farmland acquisitions by foreign investors, including governments.
China was reported to be in the forefront of foreign investors snapping up large tracts of farmland in Africa and Latin America in outright purchases or long-term lease. Corporate giants from North America were also seen behind the moves.
Several key U.S. and European pension funds were seen pouring billions of dollars into farmland investment as a hedge against riskier investments elsewhere.
The current focus was on Latin American farmland, especially in food and commodity exporting countries, market reports said.
Critics condemned the sales as a new form of colonialism. The Telegraph newspaper said the Chinese government "is anxious about food security, though it may not be willing to risk the accusation of colonialism that such a move would attract."
While China sent out specially formed investor companies as part of its food security strategy, new investment in massive farmland acquisitions also sprang out of recent hikes in global food prices, analysts said.
Saudi investors lobbied Tanzania for leases for up to 500,000 hectares of farmland to be used for the cultivation of rice and wheat for the kingdom's growing population, the Middle East and Africa Monitor reported.
Volatility in food prices was a key factor behind a rising tide of large-scale farmland purchases in the developing world, which can pose social and environmental risks if not well managed, the World Bank report said.
The report, "Rising Global Interest in Farmland," called on developing countries to recognize and respect resource rights of their people. Countries with poor records of formally recognized land tenure are attracting strong investor interest, "which raises real concerns about the ability to protect vulnerable people from losing their land," said the report.
It pinpointed needs for more transparency and due diligence over the land deals. "An air of secrecy has created an environment conducive to weak governance," the report said.
"These large land acquisitions can come at a high cost," said World Bank Managing Director Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala. "The veil of secrecy that often surrounds these land deals must be lifted so poor people don't ultimately pay the heavy price of losing their land," he said.
"With food prices still highly volatile, large-scale land deals are a growing reality in the developing world, highlighting the need for concerted action for the benefit of all parties."
Spurred on by the 2008 food, fuel and financial crisis and continuing food volatility, the number of reported large-scale farmland deals rose to 45 million hectares in 2009 from 4 million hectares a year in the decade leading up to 2008.
On the positive side, the Word Bank said in many countries, both those with and without land available for expansion, there is scope to dramatically increase productivity on currently cultivated land that could lead to poverty reduction and greater food security.
"Currently none of the African countries of interest to investors achieves even a quarter of its potential productivity," said Klaus Deininger, lead economist in the bank's development research department and author of the report.
"Rather than just focus only on an expansion of uncultivated land, it is important that investors and governments support improvements in technology, infrastructure, and institutions that can improve productivity on existing farmland," he said.
Recent land deals in Africa, Latin America, Europe and Asia presented "a mixed picture." While some benefited smallholder farmers, created jobs and provided access to markets and technology, others were not so positive.
"Far too many other governments have been caught unprepared by the increase in demand and made deals with outside investors without first clearly recognizing existing rights," said the report.
In some cases where people's rights have been ignored there has been conflict over land, undermining investment incentives. "Many people have few options for recourse when they are hurt by specific ventures or investors fail to live up to their promises," said the report.
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The Hunger Games Trailer
The Hunger Games trailer has just been released!
The brand new trailer gives us a look into the movie adaptation of Suzanne Collins' best-selling book The Hunger Games. The first trailer for the much anticipated movie debuted on Good Morning America this morning and shows us what Katniss Everdeen (Jennifer Lawrence), Gale Hawthorne (Liam Hemsworth) and Peeta Mellark (Josh Hutcherson) will look like.
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To this day, my mother can recite the Hebrew poetry of Bialik, which she learned in the dp camps of postwar Germany.
I was very fortunate that the actors, dp, and set designer I had were top-level.
[Director] Nic Roeg, [dp] Tony Richmond, Julie Christie and me.
"We had three people in our crew—myself, producer Zak Piper, and our dp, Dana Kupper," says James.
But he had never heard of a petition for a dp being refused.
This time, they'd harnessed Nedda's restless passion to the task of dissuading him from a dp.
dp recognises as father or mother all members of classes A and B; similarly Cp, etc.
These have been replaced by opening quotes in this eBook - dp.
DP abbr.
Doctor of Podiatry


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Frog Queen
Graz, Austria
The building known as "Frog Queen" houses several engineering offices and an attached test facility for an engineering firm based in Graz. The basic geometric shape of the structure is a cuboid.
The systematic implementation of the pixel theme displays a
confident sense of identity and self-awareness.
As the visitor approaches the building, the black and white outer skin reveals itself as an ornamental motif viewed at an increasingly large resolution. The facades are clad with aluminum boards with silk-screen prints. The various scales of grey are generated through the arrangement of the different sizes of printer dots in form of ornamental motives. From a distance the extended artwork appear as a monumental two-dimensional picture in the landscape.
The interior opens up into an atrium brightly lit by natural daylight. Here the architects have played with the dynamic relationship between indoors and outdoors.
The foyer is coated with epoxy resin paint with blowed in
silver-chips and final PUR-coating
In the office areas large numbers of individual windows, giving
onto various aspects, appear to frame the views of the surrounding
district. These window views combined with large-format photographs
of country scenes on the walls create a kind of ornamental picture
Offices for the management board are located on the top floor.
Administration, engineers and conference rooms are on the 1st and
2nd floor. The hall for test rigs is on the ground floor.
Facts about Frog Queen
Total area:
ca. 1,400 m2
Project Team:
Irene Berto
Mark Blaschitz
Erika Brunnermayer
Marius Ellwanger
Hannes Freiszmuth
Johann Grabner
Edith Hemmrich
Ute Himmelberg
Bernhard Kargl
Benjamin Nejedly
Josef Roschitz
Maik Rost
Ingrid Somitsch
Project Management:
Ingenos Ziviltechniker GmbH
Rudolf Elsenwenger, Gerhard Smeh
Structural Consultant:
werkraum wien
Peter Bauer, David Lemp
Building Services Consultant:
Rudolf Sonnek
HVACR Design:
Guenter Grabner
Energy Consultant:
Dr. Tomberger ZT GesmbH
Hannes Veitsberger
Electrical Design:
Erich Watzke & Moskon & Busz GmbH
Rudolf Busz
Prisma Engineering
Last updated: December 19, 2013
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