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Sumatra, hit by deadly earthquakes and tsunamis in recent years, is at risk from another natural phenomenon, researchers say -- major volcanic eruptions.
Researchers from Oregon State University, working with colleagues in Indonesia in a study funded by the National Science Foundation, have documented six major volcanic eruptions in Sumatra in the past 35,000 years, and say most of them equaled or surpassed the explosive intensity of the eruption of Washington's Mount St. Helens in 1980.
"Sumatra has a number of active and potentially explosive volcanoes and many show evidence of recent activity," Morgan Salisbury of the university's College of Earth, Ocean, and Atmospheric Sciences said in an OSU release Wednesday. "Most of the eruptions are small, so little attention has been paid to the potential for a catastrophic eruption.
"But our study found some of the first evidence that the region has a much more explosive history than perhaps has been appreciated," he said.
The Indian Ocean region has a violent volcanic history. The 1883 eruption of Krakatoa between Sumatra and Java was likely the most violent volcanic explosion in recorded history, researchers said.
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Christmas Days By the Bay
Holiday Cooking and Entertaining
de Recipes and Photography by Maryann Kraker
Acerca del libro
Christmas Days By The Bay is a collection of recipes to help you create great food to share with friends and family. It's casual and simple holiday entertaining it's best. Food that is high on flavor and low on time required to prepare. These recipes are all tried and tested in my kitchen by the bay. It's where magic happens in and out of the kitchen. It's about creating your own great food memories and traditions.
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- Categoría Cocina
Apaisado estándar, 25×20 cm
34 Páginas
- Fecha de publicación nov. 21, 2010
- Etiquetas By the Bay, Weekday warrior weekend goddess, maryann kraker, appetizers, desserts, entrees, holidays, photography, cooking, entertaining, recipes, food, fashion
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I am a veteran of the fashion industry. Work allowed me the opportunity to travel abroad frequently, allowing me to gather food memories and recipes. In 2007 I purchased By The Bay on the Long Island Sound and stepped out of the pantry so to speak for my passion for food. During the week I continue to be a fashion warrior in Manhattan and a weekend goddess on Long Island. Weekends are spent By The Bay cooking, writing and photographing food with friends and family.
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Practical Nursing
at Pine Technical and Community College
Program Details
- Award: Diploma
- Credits: 41
- Delivery: Face-to-face where some online courses may be available or required.
- WIOA Certified
About this Program
The Pine Technical and Community College Practical Nursing diploma program prepares students to take the practical nursing licensure exam upon successful completion of classroom and clinical coursework. The program prepares individuals to assist in providing general nursing care under the direction of a registered nurse, physician or dentist. Includes instruction in taking patient vital signs, applying sterile dressings, patient health education and assistance with examinations and treatment.
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It wasn't Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's call for early elections that was unusual. After all, only a few governments have served a full term in Israel's 64-year history.
What is unusual: There's general agreement in Israel that he is expected to win a third term handily. Elections had been scheduled for October 2013. Israeli lawmakers voted Oct. 15 to dissolve the 18th Knesset and hold new elections Jan. 22.
"Netanyahu looks like an authoritative and experienced statesman, with no present alternative," Aluf Benn, Haaretz's editor-in-chief, noted in an op-ed.
It's not that there's no opposition to Netanyahu in Israel.
Shelly Yachimovich, leader of the center-left Labor Party, has called his conservative economic policies a "violent jungle," according to the daily paper Maariv. Shaul Mofaz, leader of the centrist Kadima Party, criticized Netanyahu's "lack of judgment" on a potential attack on Iran's nuclear program.
Zahava Gal-On, leader of the leftist Meretz Party, asked in a Facebook post whether voters "want four more years of trampling democracy, damaging human rights, freedom of expression, free assembly and protest?" Even Ehud Barak, Israel's defense minister and Netanyahu's coalition partner, has been sparring with the prime minister over U.S.-Israel relations.
But none of these political leaders represents a formidable challenge to Netanyahu. Nor is the current balance of power between right and left, which currently favors the right, expected to change. The seats split between Israel's center-left and left parties may change configuration, but the right-wing bloc in Netanyahu's coalition is expected to keep its dominant position.
Kadima, the 6-year-old party started by Ariel Sharon that won the most seats in the last election, in February 2009, is likely to cede the most ground. Some polls predict that Kadima, which was part of the Netanyahu government this year for more than two months, will win as few as eight seats.
The Labor Party is likely to pick up many of the voters defecting from Kadima. Polls show Yachimovich could lift Labor to as many as 20 seats, up sharply from the eight it now has but significantly down for a party that once was one of the two main parties in Israel.
Both Kadima and Labor are seen as potential coalition partners for Likud. The only non-Arab party that has vowed not to join Netanyahu in a coalition is Meretz, which controls just four seats.
Netanyahu cited his coalition's failure to pass a budget as the reason for calling the early elections now.
As it has for his entire term, the issue of how to stop Iran's alleged nuclear weapons program could dominate the campaign. In addition, the Arab Spring and the regional instability in Egypt and Syria may work to Netanyahu's advantage, according to Hebrew University political science professor Avraham Diskin.
"If people see there's a threat, people always go to the right," he said.
The only real threats to Netanyahu's third term are not in the Knesset right now. They include Ehud Olmert, the former prime minister from Kadima who recently was cleared of the corruption case that prompted his resignation in 2008; Livni, who resigned from the Knesset after losing to Mofaz in Kadima primaries in March; and Yair Lapid, a journalist-turned-politician who has founded a new centrist secular party called Yesh Atid, which translates as "there is a future."
But Olmert still faces corruption charges in other trials, and he has not yet said whether he will try to make a political comeback.
It's also unclear whether Livni will run or which party she'd join if she does. Livni has failed twice to form the coalition government that would have made her prime minister.
As for Lapid, while his entrance into politics was greeted by much hype — he's also the son of the late secular politician Yosef "Tommy" Lapid — he has no experience in government and is not considered a viable alternative to Netanyahu when it comes to foreign policy.
In his speech announcing the early elections, Netanyahu touted the stability of his current coalition, which has held since 2009 without any real crises.
Netanyahu owes that stability to a solid bloc of right-wing parties, including the nationalist Yisrael Beiteinu headed by Avigdor Liberman; the religious nationalist HaBayit HaYehudi; the Sephardic Orthodox Shas Party; and United Torah Judaism.
These parties, polls show, will not grow or shrink substantially, with one possible wild card: Aryeh Deri, the former Shas leader who left politics in 2000 after being convicted of corruption. Deri may run again, even if it means starting a rival party to Shas. Should he win a small bloc of seats, he could become a kingmaker to either a right-wing or left-wing coalition.


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The Aeon Icon Project is something I've had planned for a while. I want this skin to become a canvas of work from a variety of talented artists, and the best way to that is by cherry-picking the best of them and incorporating them into its icon set. Hopefully, the time will come when you can easily import icons into XBMC skins, but we have to do things a little more clumsily for now.
If anyone here would like to share their ideas/images for icons, feel free to do so here. I offer no guarantees that they'll make it in - even Aeon's current icons are placeholder - but there's no harm in showing other people your stuff. I'll post precise dimensions for the icons shortly.
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A Guide to the S.S. Cairns Collection, 1979
Biographical Note
Stewart S. Cairns (1904-1982) was a notable mathematician who worked chiefly in the fields of geometry and topology. After receiving his Ph.D. in mathematics from Harvard University in 1931 for his dissertation, "The Cellular Division and Approximation of Regular Spreads," Cairns went on to teach at several universities including the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign where he was Professor of Mathematics from 1948 until his retirement in 1972.
Scope and Contents
Collection consists of a transcribed lecture delivered by S.S. Cairns at a departmental meeting of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Department of Mathematics on August 30, 1979. The primary subject of the talk is Cairns' reminiscence of his travels, education, and mathematical work.
Forms part of the Archives of American Mathematics
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Unrestricted access
Administrative Information
Collection History
This collection was previously housed at the Harry Ransom Humanities Research Center.
Preferred Citation
S.S. Cairns Collection, 1979, Archives of American Mathematics, Dolph Briscoe Center for American History, University of Texas at Austin.
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TOP STORY >>Monitors see grim prospects in PCSSD
Leader senior staff writer
Pulaski County Special School District enrollment has dropped consistently over the past 20 years from 21,871 in 1988-89 to 17,040 for the current school year, declining almost every year over that time according to a report issued earlier this month by the Office of Desegregation Monitoring.
Although PCSSD alone among the three Pulaski County districts tied by federal desegregation orders has more white students than black, the number of white students has declined steadily from 16,382 20 years ago to 9,152 today, while the number of black students enrolled has increased steadily from 5,489 to 7,888 for the current school year.
Some blame the decline in enrollment on decaying buildings, others on the perception that the districts students arent doing well academically.
As a result, the district has only about 64 percent of the students it has room for, according to the report, which was prepared by Andree L. Roaf, director of the Office of Desegregation Monitoring, and Polly Ramer, office manager.
It remains to be seen how or whether these numbers will play into the decision of District Judge Bill Wilson on whether or not PCSSD has achieved unitary status and can be released from court oversight. The Office of Desegregation Monitoring is an arm of that court.
Within the district, only Bayou Meto and Harris elementary schools have been excused from the requirement that black student enrollment at each elementary school must range between 20 percent and 51 percent, calculated for this year and that black enrollment for secondary schools must range between 20 percent and 59 percent.
The minimum 20 percent enrollment doesnt change. The maximum black enrollment changes from year to year, calculated on the racial balance of the district for that year.
Bayou Meto is excused because it is geographically isolated and Harris because the district is trying a neighborhood-school concept there.
District-wide, the percentage of students who are black has climbed an average of 1 percent per year from 1988-89, when it was 25 percent, through
year, when it is 44 percent, according to data in the report.
Black enrollment as a percentage of secondary school enrollment has climbed from 25 percent to 47 percent over the 20-year span. Among district elementary schools, black enrollment has ranged between 26 percent in 1988-89 to 41 percent this year. Heres a breakdown of area elementary schools.
Adkins Elementary School: The percentage of black enrollment was too high from 1988-89 through 1992-93 and also from 1999-2000 through 2006-07, when the school was rearranged as an early childhood center.
Arnold Drive Elementary School: Black enrollment was too low fro the 1988-89 school year through 1992-93. Since then, the percentage of black students enrolled has ranged between 22 and 35.
Bayou Meto Elementary School: The schools black enrollment has ranged between 1 percent and 4 percent every year. This school is geographically isolated and exempt from desegregation enrollment minimums and maximums.
Warren Dupree Elementary School: Other than 1988-89, when 19 percent of the students were black, this schools black enrollment has been in compliance with desegregation goals.
Harris Elementary School: This science, health and space specialty school has had black enrollment above the maximum every year since 1991-92, ranging from 34 percent black to the current rate of 87 percent.
Jacksonville Elementary School: Black enrollment at this school has exceeded the maximum every year since 1995-96 and is currently 61 percent.
Oakbrooke Elementary School: This school, which has topped out this year with 35 percent black enrollment, has been in compliance with guidelines every year except 1991-92 and 1992-93.
Pinewood Elementary School: With 53 percent black enrollment this year, Pinewood fails for the first time in 20 years to keep its enrollment balanced within the guidelines.
Sherwood Elementary School: This school is one of the few that has been between the minimum and maximum percentage of black enrollment every year. Currently, it is 40 percent black, the highest percentage it has had.
Sylvan Hills Elementary School: This school failed to reach the minimum black enrollment for the first five years of the study, but has been in compliance since then, currently with 38 percent black enrollment.
Murrell Taylor Elementary School: This school currently exceeds the maximum with 59 percent black enrollment. It has been over the maximum four of the past five years and also in 1996-97.
Tolleson Elementary School: It had black enrollment of only 16 percent and 15 percent the first two years, but its racial balance has been within the limits since then. Now its 35 percent black.
Jacksonville Middle School: The school has met racial guidelines every year of the 20 years studied, starting with 23 percent black enrollment and climbing to 56 percent this year. Currently it is the Girls Middle School.
Jacksonville Junior High School: This school, which became the Boys Middle School in the 2005-06 school year, has always met the racial goals, with black enrollment ranging from 22 percent in 1988-89 to 59 percent this year. Jacksonville High School: Black enrollment has ranged between a low of 22 percent the first year of the study to 50 percent this year.
North Pulaski High School: Black enrollment was below the 20 percent minimum for the first three years covered by the data but has been in compliance since then, with black enrollment currently accounting for 40 percent of the whole.
Northwood Middle School: This school had black enrollment below the 20 percent minimum in 1988-89, but has been in the target range since then.
Black students this year account for 37 percent of all students at this school. Sylvan Hills Middle School: Black enrollment has been between the minimum and maximum every year, beginning with 22 percent black enrollment and growing to 46 percent this year.
Sylvan Hills High School: Black enrollment was below the 20 percent minimum in 1988-89 and 1989-90, but has been in the acceptable range since then. Currently, 45 percent of the schools enrollment is black.


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Anton Yelchin, Robin Williams, Tea Leone, Erykah Badu, Zelda Williams and David
DuchovnyDirected/written by: David DuchovnyDavid
Duchovny Interview
speaking? House of D trips the light fantastic; a time piece film that
manages to capture that odd, inevidable, cusp of adulthood we've all had, or will
experience; the monumental peer-pressure events that now seem minuscule, the development
of thoughts outside your inner-circle, and coping with life's sometimes tough
This is actor David Duchovny's film; he wrote, directed and has a supporting role;
and he's created a touching film that is remarkable on many levels.
But it
is fourteen year old (at the time of filming), Anton Yelchin, aside Robin Williams,
that truly makes an already wonderfully written, often funny, always warm, ode
to maturing spectacular.
Tommy Warshaw (David Duchovny) is an American living in Paris. He's
just arrived home - late - for his young son's birthday. As his wife screams French
profanities at the scalawag out the courtyard window, Tommy slips into his memory.
We head back with him, to the roots of his disattached affections
now the 1970's and Tommy (Anton Yelchin), all of fourteen, is enjoying his life
in Greenwich Village New York. His mom (Tea Leone) and himself live in cramped
cozy shadow-filled apartment. The two recently lost husband and father, and the
sadness is stamped, like a sailor's tattoo, upon his mother's once beautiful spirit.
closest friend is his boy's school janitor, Pappass (Robin Williams). Pappass
is a "retarded" man with the heart and mind of a ten year old, and the
man-look of his forty years.
two run errands for a David Lynch-like Butcher Shoppe couple, and hope to one
day save up enough for this cool bike they continually pass in the window
childhood goals.
hide their tip money, from their deliveries, beneath the sullen window of The
House of D. The detention center for women, right smack in the middle of the city.
of the ladies (Erykah Badu) notices their shenanigans and engages Tommy. The two
start to chat on a regular basis. Tommy seems to feel secure in confiding in "the
lady" because she can't really get out, she can't even see him properly through
her tiny jail window; it's like some form of peep show styled therapy.
Tommy already faced with his inevitable growing up, is now thrust into events
that will change his life forever. He meets a girl named Melissa (Zelda Williams).
She's beautiful and sweet. He is starting to like girls. His beloved Pappass is
having a hard time with Tommy's amorous awakenings. He wigs out and sets into
motion a catastrophic series of unfortunate events. Ironically, the one person
in Tommy's small world that will guide him, is the last person you'd think
one would get life changing advice from...
film's middle is its heart, and breadth, thanks to the completely believable friendship
between Anton (young Tommy) and Robin Williams. The two actors waltz around the
screen so comfortably, it's as if we're watching 16mm footage found inside the
garage of dear friends. This Anton Yelchin puppy is a sturdy and remarkable find.
His talent is well beyond his years. Robin Williams is completely in touch with
his "inner child" and a phenomenal actor - he gives the mentally handicapped
Pappass layers of sweetness and underlying strength; it's a grand performance.
Tea Leone, as the sinking mother, is going to tie-your-tummy in knots. She's wonderful.
details bring the 70's vividly to life - you are transported, not just by a very
cool soundtrack (which includes a rendition of 'Melissa' by Erykah Badu), but
by the cinematography, ambiance and delightful set production.
director David Duchovny has created a helluva film here. I'm not so hip to the
film's saccharin ending - but the rest of the film with Williams and Yelchin (the
non-in France elder Tommy family frames, with Duchovny's strange droll voice narrating)
are simply great film making. If he keeps this ability to truly capture time and
feeling on film? You'll be able to file him with the great auteurs shortly. Enjoy.
recommendation: Fresh ground beef - delivered.
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The pitching rotation for the ages, 2011 version, got a little thinner Monday when the Philadelphia Phillies declined the option years on the contracts of Roy Oswalt and former closer Brad Lidge.
In a statement released by the club, Senior Vice President & General Manager Ruben Amaro Jr. said:
"While we will not pick up either of their options, we will remain in contact with representatives for both players about the possibility of bringing them back for the 2012 season. Brad and Roy both made significant contributions to the Phillies over the past several seasons."
Oswalt, 34, went 9-10 with a 3.69 ERA in 23 starts this year and was due to make $16 million in his option year, Instead, he'll receive a $2 million buyout.
Lidge, also 34, would have made $12.5 million. He went 0-2 with one save and a 1.40 ERA in 25 appearances.
Oswalt, acquired at the trading dealine in July 2010, was expected to give the Phillies a dominant starting rotation with Roy Halladay, Cliff Lee and Cole Hamels. But a back injury sidelined him for about six weeks this year.
Lidge, who recorded 41 saves in the Phils' championship season of 2008, mised the first half of the 2011 season with a shoulder injury.
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Georgia Lakeside Fun...
Experience the wonder of Lake Chatuge from the Boundary Waters Resort and Marina. Surrounded by the North Georgia Mountains, Boundary Waters Resort and Marina is perfect for your next vacation. Hike on the Appalachian Trail or take a refreshing tour on the clear blue water in one of the resort's pontoon boats. Rent a canoe, kayak or paddleboat; or take out your own boat for your own exploration. While you're out, cast your line and catch some fish for dinner. Relax in a deluxe, waterfront suite or the private lakeside cottage – all accommodations come with air conditioning, cable TV and free dockage. Immerse yourself in all of the peace and beauty of the Boundary Waters.
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You and the kids will never run out of things to do at Boundary Waters Resort and Marina with canoes, kayaks and paddleboats. Take them out and teach them to catch their first fish, or go on a nature hike on the Appalachian Trail. Whether it's a lakeside suite or the private cottage, you'll find enough room for everyone!
Lake Chatuge has 132 miles of shoreline and it's perfect for swimming and fishing. Boundary Waters Resort and Marina's 200-slip covered marina provides you with any type of watercraft you want and space for your own boat. From your deluxe suite, you have the ideal view of the pristine lake.
It's hard not to experience nature from the moment you arrive. Boundary Waters Resort and Marina is directly on the crystal blue lake – home to more than 30 species of fish – and surrounded by woods. And just minutes away is the famous Appalachian Trail, perfect for naturalists and hikers alike.
If you are looking for seclusion and privacy, Boundary Waters Resort and Marina has it. Spend quality time together exploring Lake Chatuge's secluded caves in a canoe or a kayak. Or, enjoy a romantic hike on the Appalachian Trail. Relax in your quiet lakeside suite, complete with its own lakeside deck and Jacuzzi tub.
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Have Ford Questions? Ask a Mechanic for Answers ASAP
the flasher is located underneath the driver's side of the dash, next to the steering column:
this is most likely a faulty multifunction switch which is a common failure, which the turn signal switch is part of. Below are both test procedure and then replacement directions:
the signal flasher will be located in a small relay box that holds one other relay, so have them look for 2 relays together in same box.
possible bad ground going from the turn signal flasher or short in wiring harness. below is wiring schematic so you can trace and test wiring for shorts:
Same part number
didnt clarify enough. same part number as it is the same flasher. it controls both hazard and turn signals.
yes, it is very possible for the part of the relay that controls the hazards to be functioning while the part that controls the turn signal is faulty as they are different circuits inside the flasher itself


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Ke$ha: Hot Topic Hottie
As she quickly rises to pop stardom, Ke$ha was spotted greeting her supportive fans in Los Angeles, California on Saturday (January 9).
Wearing sexy leopard print pants, the "Tik Tok" singer struck a few poses in between signing copies of her "Animal" album at the Hot Topic store on Hollywood and Highland.
Meanwhile, Ke$ha recently chatted with press about being looked at as a role model and finding balance between money and happiness.
The Tennessee native tells,"There are certain things young girls can look to me as a role model for – I'm not saying everything. I do think it's an important thing that happiness and the amount of money you have are mixed. There's absolutely no correlation, because the happiest times of my entire life have been when I didn't have $2."
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Enjoy the pictures of Ke$ha signing her CD (January 9).
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Welcome to the ineedhits Search Engine Marketing blog, where we share the latest search engine and online marketing news, releases, industry trends and great DIY tips and advice.
Cyber Monday – the first Monday after Thanksgiving, starts the holiday season online sales rush. For online retailers and business website owners, it's the "make or break" sales time of the e-commerce year.
So with only a week left until Cyber Monday – what search engine marketing options do website owners have to maximize their traffic at this vital time?
Rapid results are the key at this late stage. While ongoing SEO and rank building should continue, it's time to crack out the sponsored advertising, local listings and featured ads – there's no time to waste.
Here are three primary traffic sources to focus on for Cyber Monday:
1. Paid Advertising on Google and Yahoo!
Nothing beats a strong paid advertising campaign through the holiday season. With Google and Yahoo! carrying the majority of the search traffic, I recommend focusing your attention on these two search engines.
Paid advertising is vital for online retailers during Cyber Monday and through until the end of the sales season because:
2. Local Listings for Local Search
Cyber Monday ties in closely with Black Friday (the Friday after Thanksgiving) – which is the offline world's busiest sales day leading into the holiday season. Changing consumer shopping behavior means that more people are using online to help streamline their offline shopping.
This is where Local Search becomes critical for "bricks and mortar" retailers. The vast array of local search services are a vital source of in-store traffic as consumers turn to search engines to find their closest shops and retailers.
All the major search engines such as Google, Yahoo! and MSN are now including "local" results in their standard web results – making it even more important to ensure your business has an enhanced local listing.
Local listings provide the following added benefits during the holiday season sales rush:
3. Featured Ad Listings on Other Search Engines
While the bulk of the holiday season search traffic will be on Google and Yahoo!, there are some other smaller search engines that can provide cost effective ways to get valuable visitors during the holiday season rush. Our Top-Up Traffic service for example taps into the ISEDN network which includes guaranteed exposure across 250+ search engines.
The benefits of featured listings on these smaller search services include:
Time is of the essence with Cyber Monday looming… so if you haven't started revving up your search engine marketing, now's the time to get serious!
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- Athlete
- Athlete Ath"lete, n. [L. athleta, Gr. ? prizefighter, fr. ? to
contend for a prize, ?, Hom. ?, contest, ? prize; fr. the
same root as E. wed: cf. F. athl[`e]te.]
1. (Antiq.) One who contended for a prize in the public games
of ancient Greece or Rome.
[1913 Webster]
2. Any one trained to contend in exercises requiring great physical agility and strength; one who has great activity and strength; a champion. [1913 Webster]
3. One fitted for, or skilled in, intellectual contests; as, athletes of debate. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.


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Home Support Scouting Donate Online to Friends of Scouting
A Friend of Scouting ensures that the Scouting Program continues to build and serve the youth of our communities. The financial support that is given to FOS enables Scouting to continue to change the lives of young men and women. Here are some items that a gift of $140 to FOS supports, which allow the programs to continue to flourish in a streamline fashion:
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EL MONTE - The El Monte Union High School District board on Tuesday night selected Baldwin Park Unified educator Maria-Elena Talamantes to replace former board member John Tran, who resigned last month amid bribery charges.
Talamantes was among nine candidates to run for the El Monte Union High School District vacancy. Board members publicly interviewed candidates and made their selection during a process that lasted around three hours.
"She's fresh, she's an educator and well-educated. She seems to have a very good demeanor and be very positive," Board member Salvador Ramirez said in his motion to appoint Talamantes.
Although the decision to select her was unanimous, the board did have some trouble in coming to a consensus. Several members had made prior unsupported motions.
Each candidate answered the same nine questions posed by the Board of Trustees during the public meeting.
The board has been operating one member short for more than a month after Tran's resignation.
The former Rosemead mayor made his first appearance in federal court Feb. 23 on charges that he solicited more than $10,000 in bribes from a developer over a two-year period while he was on the Rosemead City Council.


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Tulsa Expo Square — River Spirit Expo Building
(Also known as the the Tulsa State Fairgrounds)
4145 E 21st St
Tulsa, OK 74114
Daily Events Schedule
Craig Cameron Horsemanship Seminars (Sutherlands exhibit area/West Arena):
Thur/Fro: 10:00 AM & 3:00 PM
Sat: 10:00 AM & 2:00 PM
*Located in the NW corner of the River Spirit Expo (adjacent to Sutherland's exhibit booth)
- Sutherland Horse Shed/Round Pen Raffle
- Purchase tickets at Sutherland's exhibit area; proceeds benefit Scholarship Fund
- Drawing ~3:00 PM Saturday (following Craig Cameron seminar)
Cattle Equipment Demonstrations (West Arena demo area):
Thur: 11:15 AM & 1:15 PM
Fri: 11:15 AM & 2:15 PM
Sat: 11:15 AM & 1:15 PM
*Location: SW corner of River Spirit Expo
Livestock Handling Skills Scholarship Competition (West Arena demo area):
Competition: 8:00 AM
Awards: ~11:00 AM
Benefit Auction: ~12:00 AM
*Location: SW corner of River Spirit Expo
Hustler Ride and Drive (East Arena):
Thur, Fri, Sat: 9:00 AM – Close
Test drive area located in East Arena. Arrange a ride at Sooner Distributors booth #320
Register to win a Hustler Raptor Mower (drawing at 3:30 PM Saturday)
Where to Stay
Negotiated room rates for show exhibitors and attendees are available at Wyndham Tulsa Hotel. The special Tulsa Farm Show rate of $80 per night includes complimentary breakfast. Click here to reserve a room or call 1-918-627-5000.


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Pregnancy and newborn screening
National Services Division has an ongoing role in the national multidisciplinary groups which monitor and evaluate the pregnancy and newborn screening programmes, and in partnership with NHS Health Scotland they also produce patient information to support the programmes. Additionally NSD commission the laboratory service for the newborn bloodspot testing programme.
NHS Healthcare Improvement Scotland, in collaboration with the services and NSD, have developed quality standards and key performance indicators relating to the pregnancy and newborn screening programme; these are available for download from the NHS Healthcare Improvement Scotland website.
In Scotland screening is routinely offered for the following conditions:
- Downs Syndrome and Neural Tube defects
- Communicable diseases
- Newborn Hearing Screening
- Phenylketonuria, Congenital Hypothyroidism and Cystic Fibrosis
NSD work in partnership with NHS Health Scotland to produce information on tests available during pregnancy and for newborn babies. This information is available from the Health Scotland website.
National Services Division contacts:
To contact members of NSD staff, please visit our staff contacts page.
Lyn Hutchison, Senior Commissioning and Screening Programme Manager, Pregnancy Screening, Newborn Bloodspot and Newborn Hearing Screening.


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Do you know how Vista is doing since its release? I haven't upgraded yet, so I was just curious to see how things were going with it.
That is a wonderful question! I'm sure you're not the only one who sort of sat back and waited for the Vista results to come in. I bet you're interested in knowing how many people actually upgraded to the new Windows operating system and maybe even more importantly, how well they (and their computers) are getting along with it. I have found some interesting information on this, so listen up!
Vista has only been around for a week, so how well is it really going? Well, it seems to be going pretty darn good. According to retailers and distributors, the first week sales have been above their expectations. The most popular version that sold was the Home Edition, but the biggest surprise was probably that the Vista Ultimate (the full feature and most expensive version of the operating system) sold in high numbers. Of course, Microsoft was happy with it all.
The sales especially went up over this past weekend, because more people were able to get out to the stores to explore Vista. Along with all the initial sales, several people also took advantage of their free upgrades. Many computer companies offered a free Vista upgrade voucher to the people who bought new computers from October 2006 on. The upgrade disk came with all the new PCs in an attempt to raise computer sales for the Christmas 2006 season. The voucher program runs through March 15, 2007.
Two of the main computer companies to participate in the upgrade program were Toshiba and Dell. Representatives from both of those mentioned that several of their customers who bought new computers while the program was going on signed up and said they would do the upgrade as soon as it was available. So, all in all, the upgrade program was a very good marketing tactic.
While it looks like several home users have already taken advantage of Vista, the bigger companies and businesses will probably soon follow. After all, Vista has only been out for a week. It seems like corporate and government offices are taking their time when it comes to upgrading to Vista. They don't seem to be as interested in moving up just yet, but it's hopeful that they will be along soon.
Microsoft put a lot of effort into the marketing of Windows Vista and they think that has helped a great deal. It was received well by consumers, which obviously shows with the sales in the past week. Microsoft is also hoping that Vista will be even more widely used by Christmas time in 2007. Harvey Norman computer and entertainment general manager Rutland Smith said that "Christmas 2007 sales will take it (Vista) to the point where it has a significant share of the desktop."
Also, there haven't been too many "bugs" discovered with Vista, which is great. Of course, there are always the compatibility issues, but those are things that will work themselves out in due time. So, if you haven't upgraded yet and you're seriously thinking about taking the plunge (especially if you're one of those upgrade program customers), this information may help you make your decision. Yes, new things are hard to get used to sometimes, but is it worth missing out on a brand new operating system that will help your computer to be all it can be? Think about it!
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Gingerbread stained glass cookies with peppermint candy
It's that time of year again for lugging out the decorations. Thankfully in this house anyways, most of these decorations are homemade and many of them edible. Last year we made homemade gingerbread stained glass cookies. This year we finally decided holiday or no holiday we did not want to be chomping through some perfectly delicious gingerbread and encounter an insidious "lemon" or "orange" flavor at its center. We are also not about sugar that causes you to first bounce around the walls and then five minutes later fall on your face. So we opted for some homemade candy to accompany our hearts, stars, and spaceship, errrr, penis ornaments that hang on the tree.3 Comments » Keep reading »


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Slideshow: Sochi's Winners and Losers
Heroes And Zeros
With the 2014 Winter Olympics officially in the books, we name the ultimate winners -- and losers -- from Team USA's trip to Sochi. (Photo: Scott Halleran/Getty Images)
Heroes And Zeros
With the 2014 Winter Olympics officially in the books, we name the ultimate winners -- and losers -- from Team USA's trip to Sochi. (Photo: Scott Halleran/Getty Images)
Winner: Lauryn Williams | Bobsled
The two-time track and field medalist added a third Olympic medal to her impressive collection after winning the silver medal with teammate Elana Meyers in the women's bobsled. She is now just the fifth athlete in history -- and first American woman -- to stand on the podium at both the Winter and Summer Games. Not too shabby for a woman who just started bobsled training six months ago. (Photo: Streeter Lecka/Getty Images)
Loser: USA Women's Hockey
Holding a 2-0 lead in the final minutes of the gold-medal game against archrival Canada, it looked as if Team USA would take its place atop the medal podium for the first time since 1998. And then the Canadians did the unthinkable and rallied to force overtime. A stunned Team USA was unable to match Canada's momentum in the extra period and fell 3-2. It was the fourth straight gold for Canada, and the second straight silver for the USA. The team's disappointment was abundantly clear as players choked back tears while the Canadian anthem played over the arena's speakers. (Photo: Jonathan Nackstrand/AFP/Getty Images)
Winner: Erin Hamlin | Luge
Hamlin became the first American to win a medal in singles luge when she took home the bronze in Sochi. Just how big of a deal is that? The Associated Press declared it "a feat that will surely go down as perhaps the greatest moment in USA Luge history." So yeah, it's kind of momentous. (Photo: Kevin Jairaj/USA TODAY Sports)
Loser: Shaun White | Snowboarding
White came to Sochi in pursuit of his third consecutive halfpipe gold and left with a broken dream and a lot of criticism. Initially scheduled to compete in two events, White dropped out of the slopestyle at the last minute so he could focus on his signature event. The decision was trashed by his competitors. Then White finished in a shocking fourth place and returned to the States empty-handed. (Photo: Mike Blake/Reuters)
Winner: Charlie White and Meryl Davis | Ice Dancing
After taking home a silver medal at the Vancouver Games in 2010, the Michigan-based duo spent the next four years focused on winning gold in Sochi. And their efforts paid off. Leading the United States to a bronze medal in the debut of the team event, the pair was considered the favorite entering the ice dancing competition. They posted record scores in both the short program and the free dance and became the first Americans to win gold in the event. The victory has propelled them to global stardom and they are now featured on the Kellogg's Corn Flakes box and are reportedly considering appearing on the next season of "Dancing with the Stars." (Photo: Paul Gilham/Getty Images)
Loser: U.S. Women's Ski Jumpers
Great fanfare accompanied the U.S. women's ski jumping team to Sochi, but the American women did not fare well at the inaugural competition. Jessica Jerome's 10th-place finish was the best of the group; Lindsey Van was 15th and the injured, former favorite Sarah Hendrickson landed in 21st. However, with impressive results from competitors around the globe, the future of the sport looks bright. (Photo: Alberto Pizzoli/AFP/Getty Images)
Winner: Ted Ligety | Alpine Skiing
After disappointing results in the super combined and super-G, Ligety redeemed himself by becoming the first American man to win the gold in the giant slalom. The achievement marked his second career Olympic gold medal, another first by an American Alpine skier of either gender. (Photo: Christophe Pallot/Agence Zoom/Getty Images)
Winners: Joss Christensen, Gus Kenworthy, Nicholas Goepper | Ski Slopestyle
The trio of Christensen, Kenworthy and Goepper made history for finishing 1-2-3 in the ski slopestyle event. It was just the third time at the Winter Olympics that Americans swept a podium. While that feat in itself is worthy of inclusion on this list, Kenworthy gets bonus points for his public adoption of an adorable family of Sochi stray puppies. (Photo: Gero Breloer/AP)
Loser: Figure Skating Judges
The figure skating judges landed in hot water yet again in Sochi. After the judges awarded Adelina Sotnikova the gold over Kim Yu-na, nearly 2 million people have signed an online petition asking for an investigation into their scores of the women's event. While we're not certain who actually deserved to be called the winner, we are sure the judges were the sport's ultimate losers in Sochi. (Photo: Streeter Lecka/Getty Images)
Winner: Noelle Pikus-Pace | Skeleton
After retiring from the sport following the 2010 Olympics, Pikus-Pace decided to return in 2012 with the intention of making the U.S. team in 2014. Not only did she achieve that goal, but she was the surprise winner of a silver medal. The mother of two can now officially walk away from the sport as an Olympic medalist. (Photo: Julian Finney/Getty Images)
Loser: Shani Davis | Speedskating
Davis came to Sochi looking for his third straight gold in the 1,000 meters. Not only did he fail to achieve that goal, but he finished in a shocking eighth place. As for his other events, Davis finished in 24th place in the 500 meters and 11th place in the 1,500 meters, an event in which he was the two-time defending silver medalist. In the team pursuit, his three-man squad was eliminated in the quarterfinals. Ultimately the only medal Davis took home was a chocolate one wrapped in gold paper, given to him by a fan. (Photo: Quinn Rooney/Getty Images)
Loser: Speedskating Suits
Many American speedskaters were considered favorites heading into Sochi. And when not one of them reached the podium through the first six events, someone -- or something -- needed to take the fall. It's gotta be the suit, right? The newly designed Under Armour uniforms were ditched for an older version. And the Americans instantly started winning again, right? Not exactly. The U.S. won a grand total of one speedskating medal (men's 5K relay) at the Games. (Photo: Quinn Rooney/Getty Images)
Winner: Kate Hansen | Luge
Hansen became one of America's breakout stars of the Games, thanks to her pre-competition dance number to Beyonce that instantly went viral and her epic Twitter hoax with Jimmy Kimmel. Hansen finished in 10th place in her luge event, but that almost seems secondary considering everything else she accomplished during her time in Russia. (Photo: Joe Scarnici/NBC/NBC NewsWire)
Loser: Lolo Jones | Bobsled
After countless hours of hype over the two-time Olympic hurdler's return to the Games as a member of the bobsled team, Jones and her partner, Jazmine Fenlator, finished in 11th place and were the only American women not to reach the medal stand. Despite the disappointment, Jones graciously congratulated her teammates. Not content to go home completely empty-handed, Jones somehow was gifted a pair of pants from the colorful and fashion-forward Norwegian curling team. That might be a win in itself. (Photo: Scott Halleran/Getty Images)
Winner: Bode Miller | Alpine Skiing
Miller's bronze-medal performance in the super-G marked his sixth Olympic medal, the most of any U.S. skier in history. Miller has been one of the sport's most colorful figures during his four-Olympics career, and his tearful interview with NBC after winning his medal was just the latest moment in a career filled with headlines. He is expected to retire from competition upon his return home. (Photo: Pascal Le Segretain/Getty Images)


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Help-desk pilot fish gets an urgent email: "Guys, can you please unlock my account!"
Sighs fish, "User is 400 miles away, I have no idea of what account to unlock, and there is no telephone number on the email. But I know her cube mate, so that's who I call."
Fish calls and explains to the cube mate that the user needs a password reset, but doesn't have a phone number to call to determine exactly what's needed.
Over the phone he can hear the cube mate -- "What's your telephone number?" -- and the problem user -- "I don't know, what's my telephone number?"
This is going to be painful, fish thinks. Then the cube mate hands the user the phone.
Hello, ma'am, fish says. What account needs to be unlocked?
"Mine," says user.
Yes ma'am, but what account is that? fish asks.
"The one I am using."
OK, fish thinks, try a different approach. Is it your Unix account?
Then which account is it?
"The one I'm trying to use."
And which account is that?
"The one that is locked."
Yeah, right. "By deduction, induction, process of elimination and blind luck I find an account that is locked," fish says. "It looks vaguely similar to the email from which the request was sent. I unlock that account.
"Then I send email to the user: 'Your account is unlocked.'
"Out of office reply: 'I am in a meeting.'
"I guess a fire is only a fire if you see the flames..."
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"Warrior gene" reported rife among young thugs
June 5, 2009
Boys carrying a particular variant of a gene are unusually likely to join gangs—and to be among their most violent, highly armed members, a new study has found.
The research linked a gene called monoamine oxidase A, or MAOA, to
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Boys carrying a particular variant of a gene are unusually likely to join gangs—and to be among their most violent, highly armed members, a new study has found. The Florida State University research identified a link between a gene called Monoamine oxidase A, or MAOA, to gangs and guns. The findings apply only to males; girls with the same genetic peculiarity seem resistant to its potentially violent effects, the researchers said. Kevin M. Beaver of the university's College of Criminology and Criminal Justice, who led the study, said it probes the interplay of genetics and environment that produces some of society's most serious offenders. "While gangs typically have been regarded as a sociological phenomenon, our investigation shows that variants of a specific MAOA gene, known as a 'low-activity 3-repeat allele,' play a significant role," said Beaver. "Previous research has linked low-activity MAOA variants to a wide range of antisocial, even violent, behavior, but our study confirms that these variants can predict gang membership," he said. "Moreover, we found that variants of this gene could distinguish gang members who were markedly more likely to behave violently and use weapons" than other members. The gene variant has sometimes been called the "warrior gene," said Beaver. The gene affects levels of mood- and behavior-related signaling molecules in the brain, called neurotransmitters, such as dopamine and serotonin. Variants related to violence have been found to be hereditary, researchers said. Some previous studies have found the "warrior gene" to be more prevalent in cultures typified by warfare and aggression. "What's interesting about the MAOA gene is its location on the X-chromosome," Beaver said. "As a result, males, who have one X-chromosome and one Y-chromosome, possess only one copy of this gene, while females, who have two X-chromosomes, carry two. Thus, if a male has an allele [variant] for the MAOA gene that is linked to violence, there isn't another copy to counteract it. Females, in contrast, have two copies, so even if they have one risk allele, they have another that could compensate for it." The study examined DNA data and lifestyle information drawn from more than 2,500 respondents to the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health. Beaver and colleagues detailed their findings in a paper to be published in a forthcoming issue of the journal Comprehensive Psychiatry.


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Electronics > Electronics
circuit help
polar bear6:
okey, so my friends thinks hes really cool when he takes off the ignition wire on my moped.
(its a Derbi DRD Devil since you really wanted to know http://koti.mbnet.fi/isaksson/senda_r_black_devil.jpg
so i plan to make a anti system with very loud sound, he is a little oversensetiv to sound, he starts yelling that his ears hurt when i clap my hands.
so i when to the store and bought me a rape alarm, its rated 120db so i think he will begin to cry.
i specifically chose a type that you have to pull out a pin because i thought it was like the circuit was broken and the thing started to make sound, i was wrong, and its here i need help.
i need a circuit that turns on when a connection is broken, like the opposite of a transistor.
i don't have time to be fuddling with microcontrollers because the only microcontroller i have a programmer for is a Basic Stamp 2 beginner thing and its to big to put in my moped :-\
if anyone know how i can do this please tell me.
you just need an inverter. what an inverter does is take a binary low and makes it a binary high.
this is assuming the ignition always has a high voltage . . . if it doesnt let me know.
ignition -> inverter -> transistor (or mosfet) -> rape alarm -> your friend crying
also, put a small capacitor (or a high value resistor) between ignition and ground. this will pull the ignition line to ground only when the ignition wire is removed, thereby triggering the inverter.
Depending on the setup a relay might work. when the coil stops being energized the buzzer rings
yea, but a relay staying closed the whole time would drain the battery overnight.
(i think i'm becoming obsessed with battery life...)
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Ok, lots of people have been asking for other opportunities to get the Shapelock sooner.Ā I don't have many opportunities, but I WILL have free time tonight.Ā So for those who are desperate enough, Today, Thursday May 27th, 2010, at 7PM, I will have a pre-Shapelock party.Ā This will just be to distribute Shapelock, so it will be less of a party and more of a hoe down...maybe even just a shindig...

If anyone has a mail scale or anything like that, please bring it.

I will be off-line for the rest of the day, so I will not be responding to requests until 7PM.Ā My Phone met terra firma and has lost any smarts it had.Ā It is now just a phone, and not a very good one at that.

On Wed, May 26, 2010 at 9:03 AM, Corey McGuire <email@example.com> wrote:

 Yes!Ā Sorry, I have been inundated with Maker Faire and catching up on all the things is displaced.

Let's have a shape lock party Sunday starting at 3PM.Ā That should give us enough time to partition it and play with it.Ā Alas, I haven't gotten LED/Magnets/Batteries/Etc.Ā I'll throw another party a month later.Ā I want to get something going before Burning Man so people can make blinky favors or biked bits or wearable "AHHHHH! Don't drive over me in the dark!" gear.

We can also have a "what I made with shapelock last month" party.

On Tue, May 25, 2010 at 6:03 PM, Nathan Saichek <firstname.lastname@example.com> wrote:

Are we on for a shapelok party this weekend? Āat noisebridge?
 What's the status?

 Thanks for taking care of this!

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SYDNEY – Australia's highest court on Wednesday ruled that a person can be legally recognized as gender neutral as opposed to male or female, ending a long legal battle by a sexual equality campaigner.
"The High Court . . . recognizes that a person may be neither male nor female, and so permits the registration of a person's sex as 'nonspecific,' " it said in a unanimous judgment, dismissing a New South Wales state appeal to recognize only men or women.
The case centered on a person called Norrie — who does not identify as either male or female — who fought a legal battle for a new gender-neutral category.
Norrie, who uses only a single name, was born male and underwent gender reassignment surgery in 1989 to become a woman.
But the surgery failed to resolve Scottish-born Norrie's ambiguity about their sexual identity, prompting a push for the recognition of a new, nontraditional gender.
The campaigner made global headlines in February 2010 when an application to the NSW Department of Births, Deaths and Marriages accepted that "sex nonspecific" could be accepted for Norrie's records.
But soon afterward the office revoked its decision, saying the certificate was invalid and had been issued in error. At the time, Norrie said the decision felt like being "socially assassinated."
That sparked a series of appeals that resulted in the NSW Court of Appeal recognizing Norrie as gender neutral last year, a decision the High Court backed on Wednesday.
Norrie's lawyers argued in court that the activist was "being forced to live a lie" every time it was necessary to fill out a document that listed only two options for gender.
"Norrie's sex remained ambiguous so that it would be to record misinformation in the register to classify her as male or female," the judgment said.
Norrie said last year that most people did not have a problem accepting a nonspecific sex category.
"People seem to be able to accommodate the truth," the Sydney resident said.
"I'm not the first person like this in society. I'm the one that happened to put my hand up for this particular case — I stand on the shoulders of giants."


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It is still expected to launch on time
Apple's Jony Ive is making changes and breaking rules with
the development of iOS 7
as the company strays away from work models set in place by former CEO Steve Jobs.
Apple is working on a massive overhaul of its mobile operating system with the upcoming release of iOS 7. Ive, head of industrial design, is leading the project and will risk delaying the OS' launch if necessary -- something Jobs would have never allowed.
During Jobs' time as CEO from 1997-2011, he was known for pushing to meet deadlines and keeping all departments separate. However, since Jobs' passing in October 2011, things have started changing at Apple.
For starters, Ive was put in charge of software design for iOS 7 -- straying slightly from his normal role in hardware. He has been implementing a lot of changes, and has even ran into internal delays concerning the new OS.
While Apple still intends to launch iOS 7 on time (which will presumably be around September, as usual), submitting features for testing have exceeded some internal deadlines.
This goes to show that Apple, which once placed more importance on meeting deadlines within individual departments, has changed into a more collaborative environment.
In the past, software and hardware design
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at Apple. In fact, a report in March of this year pointed out that Apple's software design team for iOS typically sat in the dark on what the industrial design team was doing, but the two have started collaborating more as of late -- allowing software designers to get an idea of what devices their iOS projects will run on, and also give industrial designers a say in what the software will look like on their hardware.
With this newfound collaboration has come many changes and new ways of doing things at Apple. For instance, iOS 7 is expected to have a "flat" look, closely related to the look of Microsoft 8's live tiles. This is quite a break from the user interface designed under former CEO Steve Jobs, which follows a more glossy and life life look. The new OS loses all that shine and
currently lavished on users.
There will also be an all-new icon set for Apple's native apps, and tool bars, tab bars and other interface features will get a fresh design.
Last month, it was reported that Apple was pulling engineers from OS X 10.9 to finish iOS 7. At that time, it was predicted "Ive's work is apparently making many people really happy, but will also apparently make rich-texture-loving designers sad."
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Start me up
1) Having spent $1.16 million per delegate, Mitt Romney is now toast. His conversion to conservatism was unconvincing -- except perhaps to the men and women of easy virtue at National Review -- and a significant proportion of evangelical Christians will refuse to vote for a Mormon. So Mitt was wasting his money from the start. I kept saying that, but at the time, nobody else, save Thompson, was plausible either.
2) Nobody really knows who is in a better position to win the Democratic nomination. In my bones, I think Hillary is the favorite because I think her organization is more experienced and more widely in place. She also appears to have a firewall of women, Hispanics and the less-well educated, and my guess is, she's more popular with the superdelegates. I think it is clear that Barack is more electable against McCain than Hillary as he competes for Republicans and independents and she does not, though the fact that Hispanics do not vote for Blacks in large numbers is really troubling. But Clinton turns out her opponents in a way that Barack does not, so that brings the advantage back to him, and explains all the red-state endorsements. Obama is going to win states Clinton will not win, or at least appears as if he might. He is not going to lose any states she will win, even if he lost them to her last night.
3) Barring some unforeseen event, I'd pick McCain as the slight favorite over Clinton going in and Obama as a toss-up. That is terrible news, given how unpopular Republicans have become, and how they should be run out of town on a rail for supporting the catastrophic-in-every-way leadership by Bush and Cheney and the incompetents and crazies who surround them, but the media, and the public tend not to hold candidates responsible for their parties; crazy, but true. What's more, antiwar voters are picking McCain despite his promises of hundred years' war. What's more, the media love McCain and are willing to forgive him everything, save perhaps the old "live boy or dead girl" dilemma they still talk about in Louisiana ...
4) Hillary has agreed to debate on Fox News, after refusing to all this time. I think after MoveOn endorsed Barack (together with the Kennedys, The Nation, etc.), she's decided to run as the centrist/establishment candidate and give up on the netroots. Back when Al Gore endorsed Howard Dean, I thought his calculation was based on the fact that Kerry would lose and the next election would be a DLC vs. MoveOn contest and he was claiming MoveOn. Well, the DLC is dead and it would be unfair to tag Hillary with their hatred of liberals, but that's what we have now, with Barack as Al Gore. (Of course, a Gore endorsement might remake this entire contest, but I think we can be certain that's not coming.) Hillary's decision to do it this way is odd, however, given the fact that Rupert just dissed her with the New York Post's endorsement of Barack. I mean, think about it. Does a single Democratic primary voter take his or her direction from the New York Post? Then what's the point of the endorsement? To dis Hillary, nothing else....
5) Running mates? Again, I dunno. Clinton/Obama in either combo makes no sense. The ticket needs a white male. Jim Webb would work well for either one. So would John Edwards, and Joe Biden. Chris Dodd makes a lot of sense for Obama but not for Clinton. For McCain, if he's worried about Limbaugh-like lunatics staying home, he will have to go to his right flank and pick an anti-immigrant demagogue, though Huckabee could work here, he's also a high-risk choice because of his (endearing) personality quirks and total and complete lack of understanding of foreign affairs. Otherwise, he should go north and make himself competitive in New Jersey and Pennsylvania, though I don't have any names in mind for that. Tom Kean is too liberal and would be a Democrat anywhere else but the Northeast.
On another note: A friend brought me to a party last night of funders and ex-secretaries of things and I have to say, I think it had the highest concentration of multimillionaires and billionaires of any room I've ever been in. Given that the Dow lost 2 percent of its value yesterday, a significant number of these people had a few million dollars less than they did the day before. And yet I didn't hear anyone mention the Dow at all. All the talk was of the election. I walked home across the park wondering what would have happened if those millions, which were of no real concern to the people in the room and would not have any significant effect on their lives for having disappeared, could have been put to use for the millions of people who desperately need it. Then again, I don't know how you'd make it happen. Increase taxes on the extremely wealthy and they just move their money abroad, alas ...
Why does Bill Clinton still fascinate the press, but George W. Bush bore them? Because for the media, the suggestion that Clinton has an oversized ego is far more upsetting and newsworthy than Bush's proven track record of incompetence. Read more here [1].
"We're not playing it anymore." -- McCain campaign statement [2] to The Washington Post, after John Mellencamp's publicist reminded McCain that the singer "identifies very strongly with the progressive wing of the Democratic Party."
Enough about politics: Well, I got this guitar, but I can't really say I've learned how to make it talk yet: CUNY News profiles yours truly focusing on said guitar lessons, here [3].
And I see from Backstreets [4] that now that the iTunes Store exclusivity is over, you can find the video for "Girls in Their Summer Clothes" for free at VH1.com [5] and CMT.com [6].
Speaking of Bruce, I am still in the market for a decent single in Seattle on March 29. I also have a couple of crappy singles I'm not using for Nassau Coliseum if someone wants to buy either one, email in the space below. (And the vintage Taxi Driver poster is still available for purchase too.)
Also: Don't you wish you could have been there for this [7]? (Petey was.)
I've been in a period of late where I am discovering so much new music, I can't really keep up with all of it. In the coming days and weeks, I hope to be able to find time to do short reviews of newish albums by Tift Merritt, Vampire Weekend, Josh Rowse, Joe Henry, Kathleen Edwards, Fey Ray, Pieta Brown, Miranda Lambert, Richard Hawley, The National, Levon Helm, the Detroit Cobras, Arthur Alexander, and Feist.
In the meantime, I wanted to note that the fourth and final concert in the New York Guitar festival is happening tomorrow night at the Merkin Theater in Lincoln Center. I saw the ones dedicated to Hank Williams and Loretta Lynn and was not feeling well enough to the one for Merle Haggard, which I hear was great. Tomorrow night's is a bunch of great people you know and many you don't paying tribute to Lefty Frizell, in the most casual and cooperate circumstances imaginable.(Jorma K has played all of them and at the last one, I discovered the talents of Laura Cantrell and Jen Chapin, among others.) I can't go because Chris Barron, who used to be the guy in the Spin Doctors, is doing a benefit for PS 166 at 7 p.m., and then I'm going to the Allen Room at Jazz@LC [8], my favorite room in NY, to see Brad Meldau and Joe Henry as part of the American Songbook Series. So if you've got nothing to do on Thursday night, go to one of those things. If you want more info about the PS 166, which is to buy new instruments for the music classes, write below and we'll get it to you. The rest you can Google ...
Name: Bob Thena
Hometown: Easton, PA
Dear Dr. Alterman,
I agree very much with the thoughts expressed [9] by William N. Osborne in his note to you. As my wife would attest, I have been against the all-volunteer armed forces since they came to be in the 70s. She used to scoff at my reasons but she doesn't any more.
I have always felt that one of the most dangerous things that could happen to this country is the development of an insulated professional officer corps. One that is detached politically, intellectually, and morally from the country at large. While it is true that during the draft there were always those who managed to stay out of the service (several administration figures come to mind) the armed forces during that time better reflected the country then it does now because of it. I believe the officer corps also reflected the country better then simply because of the varied make-up of the troops under their command.
The question I have been asking for years has been what if American society broke down due to a natural, economic, or political upheaval and the army was called out or decided on its own to put down the populace? Would the officers of today's army side with the population and uphold the Constitution, or would a cabal of officers similar to the ones Mr. Osborne describes move to stage a coup? Would the rank-and-file soldiers who have gone through a continuous barrage of right-wing philosophy be more likely to shoot their fellow Americans during such a crisis and support a military coup? I think officers like LTC Bateman would stand up for the America he swore to protect. But are there enough Batemans in the army to stand up to a rogue officer class? I don't know. But don't tell me that it can't happen here.
I believe that service in the military is an honorable profession. I believe service to your country can bring forth the best in a person. I believe that the answer Mr. Osborne is looking for comes in the form of a return to mandatory national service for all Americans. I truly believe that if a draft had been in effect in 2003, we would not have invaded Iraq.
Name: Carl Conetta
Hometown: Project on Defense Alternatives
Dear Eric:
The Project on Defense Alternatives has just completed a major update to its web resource pages, adding about 800 links to recent full-text articles online. And we've just posted several essays on the current U.S. security policy debate.
On our main page [10], you will find (center column): "9/11 and the Paradox of American Power" as well as a revised and annotated version of "A Prisoner to Primacy." Also on this page (in the right-hand column) are our updated resource pages on Iran, Iraq, India, and U.S. security policy.
PDA's larger policy libraries each have their own pages. Together they provide links to more than 15,000 full-text articles, reports, and documents. The pages are War Report, Occupation Distress, Chinese Military Power, Defense Strategy Review page, the RMA page (military transformation), and Terrorism/Counterterrorism/Homeland Security. They can be accessed on our home page (left-hand column) or here [11].
Hope you find these materials interesting and useful.


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That's the conclusion of a professor at Indiana University who analyzed coverage of the 2004 presidential conventions. Of course, that's not necessarily saying much. The study noted: Network news shows are filled with fluff.
Indiana University:
Which would you think has more substantive news coverage—traditional broadcast network newscasts or The Daily Show with Jon Stewart?
Would you believe the answer is neither?
Julia R. Fox, assistant professor of telecommunications at Indiana University isn't joking when she says the popular "fake news" program, which last week featured Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf as a guest, is just as substantive as network coverage.
While much has been written in the media about The Daily Show's impact, Fox's study is the first scholarly effort to systematically examine how the comedy program compares to traditional television news as sources of political information.
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A door opens to a modern federalism
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Federation has worked for Australia, but now has
dysfunctions that demand reform.
The Prime Minister ventured earlier this year that "if we were starting this country all over again" Australia wouldn't have state governments but would have a larger number of regional governments. John Howard is not known for idle musings in public, but his remarks caused none of the furore that once greeted Gough Whitlam's strangely similar views on the matter. That was probably because Mr Howard made it clear he thought Australia was stuck with the arrangements adopted at Federation in 1901. By contrast, Health Minister Tony Abbott did get people's attention when he suggested the states should hand over responsibility for hospitals. He moved to cool speculation by saying the states would never agree to the idea. This week, though, NSW Premier Bob Carr offered to do just that. Of course, there was a catch: he would offload a political liability for the state in return for control over schools and TAFEs, a proposal at odds with the thrust of Coalition policy. Such a swap doesn't look remotely likely, but Mr Carr has added to a reforming momentum that was created by the unexpectedly decisive nature of the federal Coalition's election victory. A Senate majority means the Commonwealth has the authority to drive reforms of a sort that had been assumed to be forever out of reach.
Even premiers who oppose a handover of hospitals would agree with Mr Abbott that health systems are a "mish-mash of responsibilities". They would probably also agree with Mr Howard that "there's a lot of dysfunctionality about the federal system". Federal-state relations have become a byword for buck-passing and cost shifting in almost all areas of shared responsibility: health and aged care, education, transport, courts, industrial relations, community services, housing and the environment (most notably water policy). Last week, Victorian Premier Steve Bracks proposed an approach that is broadly in accord with what Mr Carr concedes is the more realistic goal of a conference to "tidy up" the system. There is an overwhelming public interest in clarifying areas of responsibility and reducing duplication (which carries a cost of about $2 billion a year in health services alone). The Commonwealth and states could start by investigating common funding pools for schools and health services to ensure transparent and efficient distribution of public money according to need.
Many current problems are the result of stop-gap attempts by one level of government to compensate for another's deficiencies, or to bypass outdated arrangements that were seemingly set in stone a century ago. Yet Federation did not arrive as a fully formed vision; it was the result of a long, painful and imperfect process. The union of the colonies could have ended up in the too-hard basket had this country not had leaders with the political courage, vision and persistence to pursue the idea for decades after it was raised. The key question for Australia today is whether our leaders can live up to the reforming example of their political forebears.