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MONTEBELLO "" Don't forget what happened to the 1.5 million Armenians massacred in 1915 by the Ottoman Turks. That was the message speakers delivered Wednesday at the commemoration of the 98th anniversary of the Armenian genocide.
About 1,500 people were present at the Armenian Genocide Martyrs Monument at Bicknell Park in Montebello.
"We must take a sacred vow to never forget and always remember the Armenian genocide," said Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa.
"This monument is a sacred place," Villaraigosa said. "It's a marker of one of the 20th century's greatest crimes. The Armenian genocide is not a matter of debate. It is a matter of fact. "
The United Armenian Council for the Commemoration of the Armenian Genocide, which represents about 50 groups, sponsored the event.
Turkey, a close U.S. ally, has long denied there was a systematic campaign to kill Armenians.
The event is held on April 24 because 98 years ago on that date in 1915 is when the Ottoman Turkish government captured and imprisoned about 300 intellectuals, said John Kossakian, one of the chairpersons of Wednesday's commemoration.
"We want to keep the memory alive," Kossakian said.
"It's not like any other genocide," he said. "This genocide also comes as a package with the loss of land. Armenians were deported off their land and are immigrants all over the world. "
The Armenian Genocide Martyrs Monument was unveiled in April 1968 to honor the martyrs of the Armenian Genocide perpetrated by the Turkish government from 1915 through 1921, as well as to honor all victims of crimes against humanity.
Wednesday's event was one of many held in Southern California this week. A rally and vigil was held Tuesday night at the monument, a march was held Wednesday in Hollywood and two more were held in Pasadena.
Geoffrey Robertson, a former international judge from London, said Armenians should demand justice from Turkey.
"The attempt to exterminate a race is not just unforgettable," Robertson said.
"It is unforgiveable unless and until the perpetrators make amends," he said. "This shouldn't be a day of sadness. It should be a day of anger and a day to demand justice. "
Robertson said justice would be an apology and reparations.
It wasn't just the speakers who said the genocide must be remembered.
"We can never forget," said Sara Nahapetyan of Montebello, who comes every year to the event. "1915 "" never again. "


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It is always heartening to see a good man get a good job. Especially when his last job went so well.
So it is with former Labor Party powerbroker Karl Bitar, who has ended up in the arms of James Packer, presumably to help lobby Canberra on the vexed issue of poker machines.
It's a bit of a surprise because the Prince thought Clubs Australia was doing such a fine job promoting the cause through its "It's un-Australian" to criticise the almighty pokies campaign. Maybe, but is there anything more Australian than hiring a former big-time behind the scenes mover and shaker to do your bidding? Packer has proved himself to be a fine denizen of the principality, indeed.
He could have done with Bitar's help at Channel Ten a few months ago, though. When he was in politics, Bitar did such a fine job helping to remove Kevin Rudd in favour of a leader who will probably be replaced next year, he could have weaved the same magic. Instead, Ten got rid of Grant Blackley to make way for Lachlan Murdoch, who is being replaced by James Warburton next year anyway.
Oh. Quite. Or maybe Packer left the board because Gina Rinehart's great idea was to get Andrew Bolt on television every Sunday morning.
But back to Bitar, who was revealed to be working for Packer in the same week that the resident chaplain at the billionaire's Crown Casino railed against the "religion of luck"', saying: "In our society luck has become a new secular deity."
The Prince agrees but wonders what could be more fortunate than working as a union organiser, then political party heavyweight for many a year, before hitting the jackpot in the form of a job with a billionaire.
Some people have all the luck.
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Volunteers are urgently needed for the American Diabetes Association bike ride/fundraiser on Sunday, May 23. The event,called Tour de Cure, will take place along the Tammany Trace, in Mandeville.
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Disney will sell tickets for the film's world premiere for $1000, saying all revenues will directly go to the American Indian College Fund.
Fans need to dig deep into their pockets if they desperately want to attend the world premiere of "The Lone Ranger" on June 22 at Disney California Adventure Park in Anaheim. The studio has announced that ticket sales for the event are available for purchase $1000 each. All revenues collected will be donated to the American Indian College Fund.
"We've had a terrific collaboration with the Native American community throughout the production of Disney's 'The Lone Ranger'," said Walt Disney Studios chairman Alan Horn in a statement. The money earned from the sales will help provide scholarships to Native American students.
According to the press release, fans will be able to directly meet not only Armie Hammer and Johnny Depp, but also "filmmakers and many Hollywood celebrities in attendance." Horse Silver, which Hammer rides in the film, will be featured along with a train engine specially built for the action-packed pic.
Directed by Gore Verbinski, "The Lone Ranger" introduces Depp as an American Indian spirit warrior named Tonto, who recounts the untold tales that transformed John Reid (Hammer), a man of the law, into a legend of justice. The two unlikely heroes must learn to work together and fight against greed and corruption.
Also supported by Helena Bonham Carter as Red Harrington, the Western-set film is ready to hit U.S. theaters on July 3.


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Metallica Stay Mum About Military Using Music for Interrogation...
It was being reported that Metallica issued a cease-and-desist order to the military regarding using their music during interrogations. Here's what a "US Navy SEAL credited with killing the late al-Qaeda leader Osama Bin Laden" had to say on the matter. Via Music Feeds:
"When we first started the war in Iraq, we were using Metallica music to soften people up before we interrogated them," he said.
"Metallica got wind of this and they said, 'Hey, please don't use our music because we don't want to promote violence.'
However, the band have just posted a message on their website that states that they made no such demand.
There has been a lot of talk recently about us asking the military not to use our music to "soften people up before interrogation". We NEVER commented to the military either way on this matter. Any statements that have been made otherwise are not correct.
Oh boy, doesn't really seem like there's an easy out for Metallica in this situation. Either they'll be painted as un-American or pro-violence. Can we get a team of 50 PR people over here, stat?


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Vantiv to Acquire Litle & Co
Vantiv announced that it has signed an agreement to acquire Litle & Co. for $361 million.
"eCommerce is one of the fastest growing segments of payments," said Charles Drucker, President and CEO at Vantiv. "As our clients continue to expand their online presence to meet their consumers' demands, they rely on us to meet their payments needs through our integrated processing platform. The acquisition of Litle & Co. will enable us to offer leading, integrated products in high growth markets, allowing our clients to engage with their customers across multiple channels, with better visibility and increased simplicity."
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The CD20 mAbs, rituximab (RTX) and ofatumumab (OFA), have been used with success in the clinic in the treatment of B cell malignancies. These mAbs can eliminate B cells only by utilizing the body's immune effector mechanisms, and there is considerable evidence that OFA is particularly effective at eliminating B cells by mediating complement dependent cytotoxicity (CDC). However, effector mechanisms such as complement can be exhausted or down-regulated. Therefore, several approaches are being investigated with the goal of increasing CDC mediated by these mAbs. We reported that when patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) are treated with RTX or with OFA, complement is rapidly activated on circulating, targeted CLL B cells. However, a substantial fraction of these cells escape CDC and clearance due to degradation of covalently deposited active C3b fragments to inactive fragments iC3b and C3d. This process is mediated by a plasma protease, Factor I. Therefore, a rational approach for increasing CDC would be to block this reaction by inhibiting Factor I with a neutralizing mAb. Indeed, we have demonstrated that use of neutralizing mAb A247, specific for factor I, significantly and substantially increases CD20 mAb-mediated CDC of both cell lines and of primary CLL cells
The mechanisms of action of monoclonal antibodies (mAbs) that have been approved for, or are under consideration to be used for the immunotherapy of cancer are under active and intense investigation [
In order for mAb-opsonized nucleated cells to be killed directly by complement, it is necessary that the cell-associated immune complexed mAbs activate complement sufficiently well that large numbers of active C3b molecules are deposited on the cells, thus setting the stage for downstream assembly and attack on the cells by multiple copies of the membrane attack complex (MAC) of complement [
For example, Factor I is a plasma protease that can, in the presence of co-factors such as Factor H or CR1, degrade active C3b to an inactive form, iC3b, thus interrupting and terminating the complement cascade [
We made use of a two-step paradigm, that makes use of sera depleted of C5, in order to gain insight into the relationship between C3b deposition and inactivation, and CDC of mAb-opsonized cells [
In step 1, OFA-opsonized Z138 cells are first reacted at 37 °C for varying periods of time in C5-depleted normal human serum (NHS), in order to activate complement and deposit (active) C3b fragments on the cells. During this step the cells are not lysed, because, due to the absence of C5, the membrane attack complex (MAC) of complement cannot be generated. Secondary reaction of the cells in step 2 with NHS-ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid (EDTA) (which provides the "missing" C5) should promote cell lysis, because the terminal portion of the complement cascade has no metal ion requirements, and can therefore be activated, thus allowing for formation of the MAC. In addition, under these conditions no more C3b can be deposited on the cells, because Ca2+ and Mg2+, required for upstream complement activation and C3b deposition, are chelated by the EDTA. Indeed, as illustrated in
In order to obtain a deeper understanding of C3b deposition and processing, we probed the cells with mAbs 7C12 and 1H8, specific for C3b/iC3b, and C3b/iC3b/C3d, respectively [
We also investigated whether there might be an
To test for generality, we examined three different cells types in the two-step assay: DB, Raji, and Z138 cells. In these experiments, after the first incubation in C5-depleted NHS, the cells were then reacted in either NHS (a source of intact complement), or in NHS-EDTA (only terminal pathway can be activated, as in
We next used the two-step assay to test directly for the effects of Factor I by attempting to suppress its activity with neutralizing mAb A247 (Quidel) specific for Factor I (
Kinetics of cell-killing reflect the rapid decay of C3b to iC3b. (
The results of the experiments using the two-step paradigm provide proof of principle that the action of Factor I can be suppressed in C5-depleted NHS, thus ultimately enhancing and better preserving CDC in this model. We made use of a single incubation paradigm to confirm the neutralizing capacity of anti-Factor I mAb A247 (Quidel) by comparing its action to that of a non-neutralizing, but IgG1 isotype-matched anti-Factor I mAb OX21 (Cedarlane). Under comparable conditions the Quidel mAb A247 (
Extended incubation with C5-depleted serum reduces the ability of intact NHS to kill cells: Comparison of NHS/EDTA with NHS in the second incubation. Cells (
mAb A247 prolongs the lifetime of functional C3b. Z138 cells opsonized with 10 µg/mL OFA were subjected to the two-step treatment as in
The experiments described thus far were all based on analyzing cells that were opsonized with mAbs
mAb A247, specific for Factor I, increases CDC when added in combination with the opsonizing mAb. (
We next tested mAb A247 for its ability to enhance RTX- and OFA-mediated CDC of primary malignant B cells in PBMC preparations from 6 different patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL). In all cases, except for the washed whole blood protocol (see below), the experiments were conducted following the conditions described in
CLL cells from patient C were first examined in dose-response experiments for CDC mediated by RTX or OFA (
CDC, mediated by RTX or by OFA, of primary CLL cells is increased in the presence of mAb A247, specific for Factor I. (
The CLL cells of patient D were less sensitive to mAb-mediated CDC, but we again found that mAb A247 was able to increase CDC mediated by both RTX and OFA (
CDC mediated by RTX or OFA of primary CLL cells is increased in the presence of mAb A247. (
CDC and C3b deposition mediated by RTX or OFA of primary CLL cells are increased in the presence of mAb A247. PBMC isolated from CLL Patient E were incubated in the presence of mAb A247, 95 ug/mL OFA or RTX, and 48% NHS for 15 min at 37 °C. At the end of the incubation the samples were washed twice with ice cold BSA/PBS, resuspended in 2 mg/mL msIgG and probed with FITC mAb 7C12 at 10 µg/mL for 15 min at RT, washed once with BSA/PBS and finally resuspended in ToPro3.
CDC mediated by OFA is increased in washed whole blood from a patient with CLL. CLL cells in 42% NHS or in washed whole blood were incubated with 7 µg/mL OFA in the presence or absence of 42 µg/mL mAb A247.
The successful use of mAbs in the immunotherapy of cancer is now very well-documented, but increasing evidence indicates that many of these unconjugated mAbs absolutely require the body's immune effector systems, including complement, to promote inflammation and cell killing [
With respect to complement, there is now good evidence supporting these concepts based on studies with the CD20 mAbs RTX and OFA The principal difference in activity between these mAbs appears to be due to the fact that OFA targets a site on CD20 very close to the cell membrane, thus allowing for considerably more effective CDC and C3b deposition on a wide range of B cell substrates [
In this report we have evaluated the role of Factor I as a potential inhibitor of RTX or OFA-mediated CDC. Our kinetic analyses in C5-depleted NHS strongly suggest that the C3b that is deposited on RTX- or OFA-opsonized cells is rapidly degraded to an inactive form, iC3b, thus limiting cell lysis when the cells are secondarily developed with NHS-EDTA (
Although use of the anti-Factor I mAb A247 produced impressive and significant increases in cell killing, CDC rarely reached 90%. In addition, our kinetic studies indicated that neutralization of Factor I by this mAb was not absolute, because CDC in the two-step paradigm still decreased over longer step 1 incubation periods, suggesting that perhaps use of a higher affinity neutralizing mAb might be more effective. Alternatively, as proposed by Stoiber for blocking factor H [
ARH77, DB, Raji and Z138 cells were cultured in RPMI 1640 supplemented with 10% fetal bovine serum, 100 U/mL penicillin, 100 µg/mL streptomycin, 1 mM sodium pyruvate and 2 mM glutamine as previously described [
RTX was obtained from the UVA pharmacy. OFA was the kind gift of Dr. Clive Zent, Mayo Clinic. Monoclonal antibodies specific for human Factor I (both mouse IgG1) were obtained from Quidel (mAb A247, neutralizing), and Cedarlane (mAb OX-21, not neutralizing). Antibodies specific for C3 fragments (mAb 7C12, 1H8) have been described previously [
Cells (typically 1–5 × 107 cells/mL) were incubated with saturating amounts (10 µg/mL) OFA or RTX in RPMI 1640 media/10% FBS (complete media) for 15 min at 37 °C, washed three times with BSA/PBS and resuspended in complete media.
For two-step procedures, mAb-opsonized cells were diluted with an equal volume of C5-depleted serum, with or without mAb specific for Factor I, for varying lengths of time at 37 °C. The samples were not washed, and the second incubation was initiated by addition of an equal volume of NHS/20 mM EDTA or NHS and carried out at 37 °C for 5–60 min (see Figure Legends). The reaction was quenched by 50-100-fold dilution with ice cold BSA/PBS. Pelleted cells were resuspended in 0.2 µM TOPRO-3 in PBS. TOPRO-3 positive cells were determined by flow cytometry on a Becton Dickinson FACSCalibur. In some experiments counting beads (Spherotech) were also added to the resuspended cells, to provide an alternative measure of CDC [
For one-step procedures, cells were suspended in 50% NHS and complement activation initiated by addition of opsonizing mAb with or without mAb specific for Factor I. In some experiments, C3b deposition was measured on twice washed samples by probing with FITC- or Alexa 488-labeled mAbs specific for C3b/iC3b/C3d. To allow for more exact quantitation, mean fluorescent signal intensities were converted to molecules of equivalent soluble fluorochrome (MESF) [
Experiments were conducted independently two or more times and representative results are presented. Means and SD (n = 2 to 4 in all cases) are displayed and unpaired two-tailed t tests (Excel) were used. * p < 0.05; ** p < 0.01;*** p < 0.001.
We have demonstrated that targeted inhibition of Factor I has the potential to enhance mAb-mediated CDC of cancer cells. Translation of these findings to the clinic may best be accomplished by generation of neutralizing human mAbs specific for Factor I, which are then formulated as bispecific complexes with cancer cell-specific complement-fixing mAbs.
The authors declare no conflict of interest.


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EPA's Report on the Environment
Forest Extent and Type
The forests of the U.S. cover extensive lands in both the eastern and western thirds of the country. While the amount of forest land has remained nearly unchanged since the beginning of the 20th century, regional changes both in amount and types of forest cover have occurred as a result of changing patterns of agriculture and development. The distribution of various forest cover types is a critical determinant of the condition of forest ecosystems.
This indicator is based on data from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service Forest Inventory and Analysis (FIA) program. The FIA program, using a statistical survey design and comparable methods across the U.S., collects various data that help assess the extent, type, age, and health of the nation's forest land. Because the surveys are repeated over time, the FIA data provide an indication of trends in both the extent and composition of forest land. The extent data are collected for all forest lands across the nation, but species composition data over time are only available for timberland as defined by FIA data collection procedures (that is, forests capable of producing at least 20 cubic feet per acre per year of industrial wood and not withdrawn from timber utilization by statute or regulation). Timberland makes up approximately 90 percent of the forest land area in the eastern U.S. and 42 percent of forest land in the western U.S. as of 2012 (USDA Forest Service, 2014a). Extent data are collected for individual states, but have been summarized by EPA Region for this indicator.
What the Data Show
From 1907 to 2012, forest land nationwide increased by 25 million acres (Exhibit 1). The smallest extent, 721 million acres, occurred in 1920. By 1963, forest land rose to 753 million acres, but then fell to 733 million acres in 1987. Forest extent steadily increased to 766 million acres by 2012. There are variations in trends in forest cover among the different EPA Regions. For example, between 1907 and 2012, forest land declined by roughly 11 million acres in Region 9. Over the same period, forest land increased by 14 million acres in Region 3.
In addition to changes in the extent of forest, there have been changes in the types of forests over time (Exhibits 2 and 3).
- The largest changes in the eastern U.S. over the 1953–2012 period occurred in the maple-beech-birch forest type and the oak-hickory forest type, which gained 27.1 million acres and 26.5 million acres, respectively, since 1953. The largest decreases in the East from 1953 to 2012 were seen among the longleaf-slash pine and oak-gum cypress forest types, which decreased by 14.1 million and 12.2 million acres, respectively.
- In the West, fir-spruce and Western hardwood forests have increased by 12.5 million acres and 12.7 million acres, respectively, since 1953. The hemlock-Sitka spruce and ponderosa-Jeffrey pine forest types have decreased by about 14.2 million and 13.5 million acres, respectively. The Western white pine forest type has decreased by 5.3 million acres, or about 96 percent of its 1953 acreage.
Data on extent of forest land have an uncertainty of 3 to 10 percent per million acres for data reported since 1953. In 1998, Congress mandated that the FIA move to annual inventories. While data now are collected more often, fewer data are collected in any given year. Because area estimates now are based on a smaller sample size, the precision of the national estimates may be reduced relative to pre-1998 dates.
Most of the specific data related to species and age classes are only collected on lands classified as timberland and not forest land in general.
- In addition to extent and species class, age class also influences the use of forest land as habitat by different species. For example, Smith et al. (2001, 2004) noted that younger and older stands of forest had increased over the past half-decade, while middle-aged stands of more merchantable timber had decreased.
Data Sources
This indicator is primarily based on data from the USDA Forest Service Resources Planning Act (RPA) resource tables, which are publicly available at http://www.fia.fs.fed.us (USDA Forest Service, 2014a). The RPA resource tables provide current and historical data on forest extent and type by state. The data are also published in a USDA Forest Service report (Oswalt et al., 2014). The 1963 data were obtained from an older USDA Forest Service report (Smith et al., 2001) because these data were excluded from the newer resource tables. Data were originally collected by the USDA Forest Service's FIA program; original survey data are available from the FIA database (USDA Forest Service, 2014b) (http://www.fia.fs.fed.us/tools-data/).
For More Information
- USDA Forest Service: Forest Inventory and Analysis National Program
- This indicator relates to the ROE questions on: Extent and Distribution, Land Cover
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Handmade Gift: Fold-Over Clutch (Video Tutorial)
It's the day before Thanksgiving and I have some good news. We have someone on the web team that can churn out sewing projects — without all of the swearing and jamming of machines that may have occurred while I was dabbling! Kaly whipped up this wicked cute clutch the other day using Spradling Islander Turqua Vinyl and Premier Prints Chipper Storm Twill Fabric for the inside lining.
Here's a little tutorial if you're considering making a few handmade gifts for friends this season (just pause and "rewind" as needed.) And if you prefer other colors for your vinyl or faux leather, browse here.
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BOP Polytechnic tutor 'flipping brilliant'
BOP Polytechnic tutor 'flipping brilliant'
Mike Scott, an electrical tutor at Bay of Plenty Polytechnic was one of only 12 educators to be awarded a prestigious 2014 Tertiary Teaching Excellence Award in Wellington last night.
Presented by the Minister for Tertiary Education, Hon Steven Joyce, the Tertiary Teaching Excellence Awards celebrate New Zealand's finest tertiary teachers - as recognised by their organisations, colleagues, learners and broader communities.
Mike has worked at the Polytechnic for eight years and has introduced a number of innovative teaching methods to increase student engagement and success. His latest endeavour is the introduction of the flipped classroom. This idea goes away from traditional teaching and involves the students watching videos that he produces as homework and then completing tasks in the classroom. These tasks range from completing an activity pack of questions to producing a room-sized picture of a circuit on the floor using masking tape.
Mike was overjoyed with his award and thoroughly enjoyed the night hosted by Ako Aotearoa – The National Centre for Tertiary Teaching Excellence.
"It was a great event. I was really nervous, but winning the award was absolutely fantastic," said Mike. "It has given me the confidence to carry on with my slightly 'unconventional' teaching style."
Dr Alan Hampton, Polytechnic Chief Executive, said Mike's award was a well-deserved recognition for a superb educator.
"Mike has the special capability to understand opportunities and technology to improve the learning experience and outcomes for our students. More importantly, he is able to stand in the students' shoes and understand their perspective and needs.
"He has also motivated his colleagues to critically reflect on their practice and has supported and mentored their own journey of change and development."
This is the fourth time Bay of Plenty Polytechnic staff have received one of the prestigious Tertiary Teaching Excellence Awards over the past six years.
Mike intends to invest his prize money in setting up an audio visual studio to produce videos and other interactive material to enhance his students' learning.
"I've always enjoyed working with technology and it's great to be able to integrate that into my teaching. I don't believe we will ever better the concept of a teacher within a classroom, but I do see a revolution in the role that they play and the activities that the students carry out. I think the next big step will be augmented reality in the classroom and I want to be at the forefront of that movement."
Ako Aotearoa aims to recognise and celebrate excellence in tertiary teaching and share good practice that has a proven benefit for learners. A total of 12 awards for Sustained Excellence in Tertiary Teaching (worth $20,000 each) were presented: 10 in the General category, and a further two awards presented to teachers in the Kaupapa Māori category.
The Prime Minister's Supreme Award, valued at $10,000, is an additional award that is presented to one of these 12 awardees. The 2014 Supreme Award for Tertiary Teaching Excellence went to Dr Karyn Paringatai (Ngāti Porou), lecturer at Te Tumu – School of Māori, Pacific and Indigenous Studies, University of Otago.
The Supreme Award, considered the pinnacle of this annual event, recognised Dr Paringatai's 12 years of teaching learners from a wide variety of backgrounds to become a whānau of champions for the revitalisation of te reo Māori.
The Tertiary Teaching Excellence Awards recipients for 2014 are:
Twelve awards for
Kaupapa Māori category:
Ēnoka Murphy
Pūkenga, Te Pua Wānanga ki te Ao
Te Whare Wānanga o Waikato / The University of Waikato
· Tākuta (Dr) Karyn Paringatai (also Prime
Minister's Supreme Awardee)
Pūkenga, Te Tumu – School of Maori, Pacific and Indigenous Studies
Te Whare Wānanga o Otāgo / University of Otago
General category:
· Bachelor of Culinary Arts Teaching Team: Stephen Ellwood, David Gillespie, Antony Heptinstall, Daniel Pfyl, Adrian Woodhouse
School of
Otago Polytechnic
· Andy
Senior Lecturer - Management, AUT Business School
AUT University
· John G
Senior Lecturer, Department of Performing and Screen Arts
Unitec Institute of Technology
Professor Charles Fleischman
Undergraduate Coordinator – Civil & Natural Resources Engineering
University of Canterbury
· Dr Rainer Hoffman
Senior Lecturer, Faculty of Agriculture and Life Sciences
Lincoln University
· Caro
Principal Lecturer and Academic Leader, Communication Design
Otago Polytechnic
Kyhlee Quince
Senior Lecturer, Faculty of Law
The University of Auckland
· Judith
Principle lecturer, School of Nursing
Otago Polytechnic
· Mike Scott
Academic Staff Member and Programme Coordinator
Bay of Plenty Polytechnic
· Teresia Teaiwa
Lecturer, Pacific Studies
Victoria University of Wellington


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Jordin Sparks & Jason Derulo: Super Bowl Party Pals
Stepping out to celebrate the upcoming big game, Jordin Sparks and Jason DeRulo attended the Red, White & Black Super Bowl party in New York City on Wednesday (January 29).
The "Tattoo" hitmaker donned a super cute white dress while her beau wore an all-black ensemble as they enjoyed the event at Big Apple's hotspot WIP.
Before the event, Jordin took to her Instagram account and showed her excitement posting a photo with Jason on their way to the party.
"On our way to @wipnewyork for the Red, White & Black Superbowl party!! Whoooo!" she captioned the pic.


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Taxing Stock Sales Will Hurt the Stock Markets
Economy: Our ever-expanding government and its enablers will tax everything that moves - and everything else. Their newest idea - taxing stock sales - ultimately hurts not the rich, but those who seek jobs.
Democratic Rep. Peter Welch of Vermont, a senior member of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee's subcommittee on financial services, wants Uncle Sam to start taxing stock transactions.
Interviewed by disgraced ex-New York Gov. Eliot Spitzer - also known as "Client No. 9" - about imposing "a tiny little tax when stocks are traded on Wall Street" to "raise a huge sum of money and it would get rid of some of the high-velocity trading that does harm to the markets anyway," Welch touted his bill, co-sponsored by Rep. Peter DeFazio, D-Ore., to tax stock sales.
But rather than emphasize soaking the rich, Welch claimed with a straight face his tax would be healthy for the stock market. "This hypertrading," Welch said, is "about market speculation. It has nothing to do with liquidities in the market." Therefore "we should have a very small, fractional transaction tax" to discourage computer-assisted high-speed stock transactions.
In fact, high-frequency trading, which constitutes about 60% of trading volumes in U.S. equities markets, is in today's high-tech age a vital tool ensuring liquidity.
Tradeworx, the New Jersey-based high-frequency trading firm to which the Securities and Exchange Commission is now turning to educate itself on computerized trading, in 2010 warned the regulatory agency that "HFTs are the liquidity backbone of the market" and "an important part of the market's ecosystem for serving long-term investors."
Traders "benefit from volatility," Tradeworx noted.
A 2009 study from the University of Washington, UC Berkeley, and the University of Ontario Institute of Technology, plus another from the U.S. Federal Reserve, found that high-frequency trading lowers volatility and takes stock prices closer to their real fair value.
As Cameron Smith, general counsel of Quantlab Financial, a Houston-based trading company, notes, computerized trading actually emerged to combat fraudulent trading abuses regarding stock prices in the 1990s.
High-frequency traders "relied on technology and detailed analysis to provide better prices to investors," Smith wrote in Traders Magazine. They also helped democratize the ownership of equities.
"Instead of being clustered in lower Manhattan, they were spread out all over the country." Smith pointed out. "The traditional, uncompetitive Wall Street market maker model was replaced and the exchanges were transformed to open, fair and transparent electronic marketplaces."
When you tax anything, you get less of it. Do we really want less of a stock market than we have today?
Beside, like anything else, if efficient markets are taxed - and don't think a "tiny little tax" won't, like every other tax ever invented, soon become big - the costs won't be borne by the rich. No, they'll be borne by average people, who will find fewer jobs, lower incomes and smaller retirement accounts as a result.


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The SAS has launched a secret mission to poach the brightest students at Cambridge University from under the noses of MI5 and MI6.
Regimental sources revealed last night that the Special Air Service has set up a secret base near the university where officers can assess undergraduates' potential.
At least 20 Cambridge students have already joined the SAS's training programme this year. Those who pass the punishing regime of endurance marches will receive jungle training before being considered for anti-terrorist and intelligence-gathering operations.
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I've used IPCOP before m0n0wall for months (or weeks?), I don't remember
exactly now. ... and maybe my fault but couldn't make a working VPN setup.
I've done this within a half an hour in m0n0, although it was 2 years ago when
m0n0 was in beta state.
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Dr Who <brokenby2703 at gmail dot com> wrote:
> Hi folks...
> I've used smoothwall for about one year and move to m0n0 one year ago
> because principally I move all servers from Linux to FreeBSD.
> Yesterday evening, while with some friends for a beer, we was talking about
> firewall...and of course the question arrived to me :
> "m0n0 ? why m0n0 and not IPCOP" ?
> Even I've tried to explain the pro of m0n0, etc... I've been not able to
> tell straight a strong valid reason, except that is based on FreeBSD
> (instead of linux), its development style, etc...
> Driving back home, I realized, as often happen that I should have said more
> to validate the power of M0n0, but I failed...
> So I would like to know from those of you who previously used
> IPCOP,SMOOTHWALL and any other linux based firewall, why you shifted to M0n0
> and why m0n0 (iyho) is better than linux.
> I don't want to open a flame, a war...or anthing else similar.
> I'm an happy m0n0 user, just need your valid experience.
> Of course if this is not going to waste your time...
> Otherwise sorry...
> Thank you
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Aerial drone aids wildfire battle
August 29, 2013
The Carson City area's air quality retained its "unhealthy" rating Wednesday, according to AirNow.gov. And the forecast calls for more of the same.
The region is likely to remain densely smoky until at least Monday or Tuesday, the National Weather Service in Reno reports. Wind continues to blow smoke from the Rim fire directly at Carson Valley and Carson City. It generally will be a bit more clear in the evenings because of increased wind, said meteorologist Mark Faucette. The smoke generally gets thicker after midnight, he said.
Cancellations continued Wednesday. Pop Warner football at Governor's Field was canceled, and Carson High School's sports practices were held indoors.
GROVELAND, Calif. — Firefighters battling the giant wildfire burning in the Sierra Nevada added a California National Guard Predator drone to their arsenal Wednesday. It gives them almost-immediate views of any portion of the flames chewing through rugged forests in and around Yosemite National Park.
The MQ-1 unmanned aircraft being remotely piloted hundreds of miles away quickly alerted fire bosses to a new flare-up they otherwise wouldn't have immediately seen.
"They're piping what they're seeing directly to the incident commander, and he's seeing it in real time over a computer network," said National Guard Lt. Col. Tom Keegan.
Previously, ground commanders relied on helicopters that needed to refuel every two hours.
The 12-day-old Rim fire continued to grow, expanding to 292 square miles, and containment remained at 23 percent. Increasingly confident fire officials said they expect to fully surround it in three weeks, although it will burn for much longer than that.
"It's looking better every day," said incident spokesman Glen Stratton.
While unmanned aircraft have mapped past fires, use of the Predator will be the longest sustained mission by a drone in California to broadcast information to firefighters in real time.
The plane, the size of a small Cessna, will remain over the burn zone for up to 22 hours at a time, allowing fire commanders to monitor fire activity, determine the fire's direction of movement and the extent of containment, and confirm new fires ignited by lightning or flying embers.
The drone is being flown by the 163rd Wing of the California National Guard at March Air Reserve Base in Riverside and is operating from Victorville Airport, both in Southern California. It generally flew over unpopulated areas on its 300-mile flight to the Rim fire. Outside the fire area, it will be escorted by a manned aircraft.
Officials were careful to point out the images are being used only to aid in the effort to contain the fire.
The Rim fire started Aug. 17 and quickly exploded in size, becoming one of the 10 largest California wildfires on record. Its progression slowed this week when it moved from parts of the forest with thick underbrush that had not burned in nearly a century to areas that had seen fire in the past two decades.
But it will burn for months, possibly until California's dry season ends this fall.
"My prediction is it will burn until we see rain," said Hugh Safford, a regional ecologist with the U.S. Forest Service.
That means the smoke could continue to foul air in the Carson City, Douglas County and Lake Tahoe areas.
The air quality index in the Reno area still had improved only to the "unhealthy" level, and in Douglas County schoolchildren were kept indoors again when the index registered in the "hazardous" category Wednesday morning.
The air was clear, however, in the tourist mecca of Yosemite Valley, home to the towering Half Dome and El Capitan rock formations and the 2,425-foot plunge of Yosemite Falls.
The Rim fire has destroyed 111 structures, including 11 homes, and posed a threat to ancient giant sequoias.
The fire also has threatened San Francisco's water supply at the Hetch Hetchy Reservoir, but Stratton said it was burning itself out as it approached and that crews were lighting back burns to push it back into the wilderness.


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Sarah Brightman at the Thanksgiving Day Parade
Yesterday in New York City, one of the biggest parades of the year took to the streets. And Broadway star/singer Sarah Brightman was on hand to lend her vocal stylings to the festivities.
The Phantom of the Opera star looked more like a crony of "Captain Jack Sparrow" as she rode along in the Jolly Roger float in her swashbuckling maiden garb.
Brightman looked to be having the time of her life as she performed "The Journey Home," her hit from 2003, prior to her Broadway fame.
Along with Sarah's performance, other Broadway stars graced the parade stage. Cast members of "Young Frankenstein," "Xanadu," and "Legally Blonde" also showed up to entertain the estimated 3.5 million onlookers.
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Yes, if you know where to look you can still see the remnants of the crater from Cedar Trails.
I We have had many requests for information on the Meteor Crater of which Cedar Trails sits on the rim and is visible from the hiking trails.
The following information is from the Adams County Travel and Visitors Bureau along with the publication "Country Living" February 2008
A meteor hit Adams County and left a six-mile-wide crater
300 million years ago.
Mark T. Baranoske is a Geologist with the Ohio Division of Geologic Survey in Columbus. He was the lead scientist on a project designed to determine the origin of an anomaly in the rocks covering a rough circle six miles across in Highland and Pike Counties, but mostly in Adams County. The first to discover the huge feature was as early as the 1830's and was called a "sunken mountain".
Geologic Survey scientists spent years researching the subsurface geology of what has commonly been called the Serpent Mound cryptoexplosion, or the crypto volcano site. The Native American effigy site has nothing directly to do with the geologic event of astral origin with the new scientific findings.
You can visit and still see the remnants of this earth shattering event. There are several places where parts of the crater are still visible and apparent to the eye, once you know what to look for. You will enter the crater along ST 73 between Locust Grove and Louden (Cedar Trails Nudist Retreat) you will enter the crater (traveling west on SR 73) once you pass Seaman Road and exit the crater as you approach Louden Road - an area which includes Serpent Mound State Memorial. Because the famous ancient earthwork lies inside the crater, the area was Federally-designated the Serpent Mound Crypto-explosion natural national landmark.
The meteor crater was given this special federal designation by the Department of the Interior because it is considered a "nationally significant natural area" and is only one of 23 such designations in the state of Ohio, and one of only 587 designations nationally.
Adams County also has additional Natural National Landmark area: Buzzardroost Rock-Lynx Prairie and The Wilderness. Another nearby Natural National Landmark located just north of the crater is the Fort Hill State Memorial designated such in December 1974.
The meteor crater was originally given the title of "crypto-explosion" because geologists originally did not know what the origin of the strange geologic feature was. But, in 2005, an international team of geologists and geophysicists, announced the findings of conclusive evidence from the meteor impact. The researchers revealed that, after analyzing dozens of core samples that were collected throughout the crater area, there was a layer of iridium crystals at approximately 1,412 ft below the ground which formed as a result of the tremendous heat generated in the meteor's impact. They also found microscopic cracks in quartz similar to what has been found at nuclear bomb explosion sites, as well as find "shatter cones" - rock fragments left after the explosive impact occurred.
You can see some of these "shatter cones" fragments on display at the House of Phacops rock and fossil shop located at the intersection of SR 41 and SR 73 just outside the crater. The best place to view the crater (from the inside) is at Serpent Mound State Memorial, where if you look to the south from the parking lot - the ridge you see in the distance is the rim of the crater itself. There are displays about the crater at the museum there. You can also see some evidence of the force of the impact if you drive north from SR 73 on ELMVILLE ROAD, as you are coming to Cedar Trails nudist Retreat, just before you reach the Brush Creek Bridge, look to your right in the farm field-the 10-15 foot ledge running east/west is a significant geologic fault that was created by the impact.
Much of the area for viewing the crater is on private land such as: Cedar Trails Nudist Retreat which has hiking trails to take you to the rim of the crater. The north/west side of the Cedar Trails Property sits right on the ridge and is visible for viewing. There is also a lookout point that allows view of the other side of the rim in a distance.
Maybe the Mound Builders put their effigy there, moved simply by its beauty. It is pretty enough after all. It is well worth coming to see.
Serpent Mount State Park
Read moreThe Great Serpent Mound is a 1,300-foot long and 3-foot high prehistoric effigy mound located on a plateau of a crater along Ohio Brush Creek in Adams County, Ohio, and is the largest surviving prehistoric effigy mound in the world. Resembling an uncoiling serpent, the mound is steeped in mystery and controversy. Despite over a century of research, there is no conclusive evidence about what it represents, when it was built, and what its true purpose was, though various astronomical alignments suggest it may have functioned as a type of calendar.
The Serpent Mound conforms to the curve of the land on which it rests, with its head approaching a cliff above a stream. It winds back and forth for more than eight hundred feet and has seven distinct coils, ending in a triple-coiled tail. The serpent head has an open mouth extending around the east end of a 120-foot-long hollow oval feature, which is generally viewed as an egg, although other interpretations suggest it is the sun, the body of a frog, or merely the remnant of a platform. To the west of the effigy, is a triangular mound measuring approximately 32 feet at its base and long axis. The Serpent Mound is believed to have been laid out all at once, with a layer of clay and ash, and reinforced with stones.
An illustration of the Serpent Mound. Image source.
Thousands of years ago, Native American peoples populated the Ohioan landscape with mounds and massive earthworks. Initial research attributed the effigy to the Adena culture, which flourished from 1000 BC to 100 AD. The Adena culture are well-known for building burial and effigy mounds, many of which are located near the Great Serpent Mound. However, radiocarbon dating on pieces of charcoal found within the Serpent Mound established that people worked on the mound around 1070 AD. Thus, the mound may have been built by the Fort Ancient peoples, who lived in the Ohio Valley from 1000 CE to 1550 CE. Nevertheless, the testing is not conclusive as it only reveals that 1000-year-old charcoal was found within the mound. This could have ended up there long after the effigy was originally built.
Interpretations of the Serpent Mound
The most predominant theory is that the Serpent Mound represents a giant snake, which is slowly uncoiling itself and about to seize a huge egg within its extended jaws. However many theories abound suggesting various interpretations. For instance, some think it may represent an eclipse, or the phases of the moon. Others have speculated that it represents the myth of the horned serpent found in many Native American cultures. In 1909, local German Baptist minister Landon West proposed another unusual theory: the serpent was writhing in its death throes as punishment for tempting Adam and Eve in what West believed was the original Garden of Eden.
There are serious suggestions that the serpent is intimately connected with the heavens. Several writers have suggested that the serpent is a model of the constellation we call the Little Dipper, its tail coiled about the North Star.
Various alignments of the serpent correspond to astronomical features, such as alignments of the sun and moon. In 1987 Clark and Marjorie Hardman published their finding that the oval-to-head area of the serpent is aligned to the summer solstice sunset, suggesting that one of the effigy's purposes was to mark the turning of the year so that planting and gathering and hunting could be planned.
William F. Romain has suggested an array of six lunar alignments corresponding to the curves in the effigy's body. If the Serpent Mound were designed to sight both solar and lunar arrays, it would be reflect the consolidation of astronomical knowledge into a single symbol.
Generations of researchers agree with the theory that the Serpent Mound holds astronomical significance, but the intent of those who built the serpent, and how it was used still remains a mystery.
Many scholars believe the Serpent Mound was used in religious ceremonies. When settlers first discovered the mound, there was a fire-scorched stone monument in the egg-shaped head, which has led some to suggest it was used as an altar of some sort – possibly sacrificial, based on the ceremonial knives unearthed among the blackened stones and a number of headless skeletons discovered in gravesites nearby. Whatever its true purpose, the Serpent Mound attests to the ingenuity of its creators. As the Ancient Ohio Trail website so aptly states: "The genius of its designers remains apparent: this blend of beauty, familiarity, abstraction, power, precision, and mystery, make Ohio's Serpent Mound one of the great, iconic images for all of human antiquity."
Featured image: The Serpent Mound. Photo source. By April Holloway
Serpent Mound – Ohio Historical Society
Serpent Mound – Arc of Appalachia Preserve System
Serpent Mound, the World's Most Famous Earthen Effigy – The Ancient Ohio Trail
Crazy Theories Threaten Serpent Mound, Demean Native Heritage – Indian Country Media
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This is AMAZING with pita chips! So simple, and really easy to make ahead.
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- 1⁄2 cup graham cracker crumbs
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- Spray 9x13 pan with non-stick cooking spray, or butter bottom of pan liberally.
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Senate District 17, R-Lake Wales
JD Alexander
Lake Wales office:
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SUMMERSIDE – A small quantity of drugs was seized Friday after a search warrant was executed at a home on Granville Street.
A 44-year-old man and a 30-year-old woman were arrested at the scene while members of the Prince District JFO Drug Unit, CISPEI, Summerside Police Services and East Prince RCMP seized a small quantity of prescription drugs, marihuana and trafficking paraphernalia.
The man was released and will be summoned at a later date, while the woman, Joanne Leslie Doucette, was held in custody and charged with possession for the purpose of trafficking marihuana, possession of hydromorphone and possession of cannabis resin.
Doucette will appear in Summerside provincial court today for a show cause hearing.
The Prince District JFO Drug Unit is responsible for conducting drug investigations within the Prince District and Summerside City areas and is comprised of officers from the East and West Prince RCMP detachments and Summerside Police Service.


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At this point Judy's demureness gave way and she laughed till the tears came.
(With the faintest suggestion of demureness) All pretty things do.
Of a sudden she would assume a demureness, utterly bewitching in its veiled and perfect mimicry.
"I'm visiting Jane," she replied at length, with an affectation of demureness.
He was captivated by her freshness and beauty, her demureness, her ignorance of all things vicious.
This with a sudden explosiveness at the last, after the demureness.
There was in the frock a demureness almost Quaker-like which as a foil for her beauty breathed the very essence of coquetry.
Judith, the picture of demureness, would give him a glance that would almost create an explosion.
She walked up the long interior with the demureness of a stockbroker's young wife out for the evening from Putney Hill.
Polly, usually the essence of demureness, turned and looked at us with hard, angry eyes.
late 14c. (early 14c. as a surname), from Old French meur "mature, fully grown, ripe," hence "discreet," from Latin maturus "mature" (see mature (v.)) [OED]. The de- in this word is of uncertain meaning. Or possibly from Anglo-French demuré (Old French demoré), past participle of demorer "stay," and influenced by meur [Barnhart]. Or from Old French de (bon) murs "of good manners," from murs (Modern French moeurs) [Klein].


text: I'm planning a trip to Spain in August. Going with my cousin and my brother. Primarily explore cities, have good food, drink, party and meet women. Honestly don't care about that much about tourist stuff...maybe while walking around stop in a cathedral and take a pic or something. Not sure I want to deal with Ibiza or not. seems like a hassle. However: 1. During that time is WORLD YOUTH DAY in Madrid. I'm not big on seeing all the religious stuff but it might be cool to see the pope and probably a lot of young people so it might be a good vibe? 2. La Tomatina is around that time. I think its Aug 31st...may not be able to make that as my cousin already put his time request in. Its also probably going to eat 2 days of vacation time. 3. Thinking Madrid first (to coincide with world youth day) then Barcelona and maybe one more place...2-3 days each. 4. Would like to go to a Spanish resort town where other europeans vacation. Beach, yachts, etc...any good places to go? Mallorca any good? Basically where I can see beautiful spanish women in bikinis. Suggestions?


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Sorting through tain'sivana (Ambondromifehy)
The conical sieve (sivana) is typical of mines in the north of Madagascar. Shown here is a young woman sorting through tain'sivana, discarded rough stones and sapphires of little value that other miners have left behind. Many people, a majority of them children and women, sort through these discarded mining tailings left in rivers and other sieving sites all over the country. While the earnings are often small, since only very little and low-quality sapphires are left, this method has the advantage of requiring little effort of digging or carrying stones from the mine to an appropriate sieving site.


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Thursday, August 23, 2012
Insights and Opinions: Relationships Matter
Story by Ben Dyer
This time of year Austin is revving up with the return of UT students and a long list of tech networking groups holding their inaugural events of the season. Enough vacation, it's time to get back to business. The topic of this evening has come to the fore based on a number of experiences I've had over the summer downtime. In an age where anonymous customers can magically be acquired via Google keywords or Facebook marketing, entrepreneurs can easily come to believe that they are making it happen on their own and aren't depending on others. In truth that is never the case. And, no, I'm not making a reference to President Obama's comments somewhat along those lines.
If you have a business where you have any interaction with your customers, particularly in an enterprise B2B setting where direct sales are involved, you are very familiar with the importance of building, nurturing and maintaining relationships with those customers. Even in more mass market B2B or consumer offerings, developing a sense of trust with your customers by giving them support that is convenient for them is a matter of creating a relationship beyond a mere monetary recurring transaction.
If you either are raising or have raised capital, you appreciate how important it is to have a door opened with a personal relationship. I don't mean a "connection" but rather someone who actually knows a potential investor, can explain your case, and can validate it by having invested himself or herself. At the story stage of most high tech ventures, everyone has a nice PPT and a hockey stick; the ones that are capable of creating and leveraging bona fide relationships are the ones that stand out and get funded. If you're the investor, you're never investing in a plan, you're investing in a team whose successful plan may be 5 pivots into the future. But that truly successful team will keep you informed at every twist and turn and cultivate you as a mentor and friend and not just as a checkbook. If they're smart, they'll put you to work in any situation where your own relationships magnify their reach.
Even if you have a proclivity toward boot strapping, you'll welcome some help finding staff and key management as your business scales, and you'll need to groom all the relationships that can lead to your potential payday via M&A or IPO. You might even discover the leverage traditional lenders can provide you, and Character is the first of the 3 C's every banker knows. For that matter, even being nice to your cleaning crew can go a long way.
Some of this may sound a bit elementary, but I have observed influential people and companies ignore these basic tenets. I've seen this summer very specific actionable promises not delivered, with no explanation given on follow-up. I don't mind being told someone has had a change of heart and is not going to perform, but I do mind Twitter's Posterous style where all contact is just closed down. That shoe will be on the other foot sooner or later. It's a very small world, especially in the technology industry, and we all need to help each other from time to time.
There's a new company called path.to that describes itself as the eHarmony for jobs. That's a pretty bold ambition, but it does in fact have a dating site concept of building a profile that connects employees and employers at a level beyond just skill sets. I rather think that is a good idea, but in my view real relationships, whether socially or in a job context, can best be developed only with some in-depth discussion over time and in a linear manner. A woman who finds on a dating site someone she likes and who begins the elaborate process of sharing histories and experiences, especially for middle-aged people who have a lot of history, doesn't like to see a profile left visible to attract the next person in line. Trying to really get to know multiple people at once is really not possible beyond a superficial level. You won't be able to remember which one you told what, and none will advance beyond an introductory phase. A relationship is much more than a vCard, and that takes some effort to build. (Please don't ask me how I might be aware of any of this.) I personally know many famous people that I have met and done business with over the decades of my career, and some of them might actually remember me and respond to a call or email. But I'm not claiming that I have anything approaching relationships at that level.
Yesterday I talked to one of the best sales/marketing guys I know, a bit younger than I, and who once worked with me. He's changing jobs, and he told me he's had to learn a whole new lingo just to have a conversation with the 30ish recruiters. "What's your dynamic?" I have met through cycling another gentleman in his early 50's who seems quite capable and can sell. He's become bored with an early retirement and wants to break into the tech world here. I'm going to help him with that. I figure no matter his age, anyone who can tote a bag, build relationships, and close sales always can be productive. He may have to learn both tech speak and new age recruiting jargon, but I'd rather imagine he can charm his way through those hurdles. At least he's giving himself a good chance by having great people skills as his foundation.
Anyway, shame on me if I don't fulfill my offer in help in this latter case. We've all over our lives gotten too busy and too absorbed in our own worlds of business, family, golf, etc. and let commitments fall through the cracks. I'm certainly as guilty as anyone of that. But, every day I see the power of real relationships that have been properly tended, and I've come to appreciate them more and more.
Ben Dyer is a technology veteran, investor, and blogger who publishes TechDrawl, which promotes technology business across the South, is an Entrepreneur-in-Residence at the Austin Technology Incubator, and is best known as the founder of Peachtree Software. He originally posted this on his blog, TechDrawl, and gave us permission to reprint it here.


text: Miss Walker's Talkers and More! Glynda Marie Walker, the Queen of Cake Auction, has two cakes to share with us today - each demonstrating her care and dedication to the thousands of individuals she has cared for during her 50 years (and counting) as a speech therapist. Glynda works tirelessly throughout the year to support those with special needs and takes Cake Auction to new heights. Special thanks to Glynda Marie's cake baker, Joyce Weisal. Rosebud This simple cake is not lacking in flavor! A friend of Easter Seals has shared this dual flavored cake so you don't have to decide! This cake has both chocolate and vanilla flavors and is iced with simple accents - a single icing rose takes the cake! Hot Chocolate Cupcakes Today's weather is most certainly frightful, especially when you think back to our fabulous weekend weather! Kelli Shallcross, a speech therapist at Easter Seals, has just what you need to make it through the dreary day - Hot Chocolate Cupcakes! Devil's food cupcakes are topped with rich hot chocolate frosting and accented with homemade marshmallows! Two lucky bidders will walk away with these delights - we have two dozen available today! Birds of a Feather The Sand Hill sponsored cake is a 3 tier white cake covered in vanilla buttercream frosting & decorated with red fondant polka dots along with the Sand Hill school name. It is topped with the school's mascot, a cardinal, which is sitting in a chocolate-covered chow mein noodle nest. The students & staff raised $200 for their cake. WAY TO GO SAND HILL!! What a great example of teamwork! White Chocolate Strawberry Cheesecake It doesn't count as dessert if there is fruit in it, right? This is an Oliver's Pies classic creamy cheesecake covered in dark chocolate ganache and garnished with fresh, whole strawberries that have been dipped in white chocolate! Don't forget Oliver's Pies when making your dessert plans! Easter Seal of Approval Check out the detail put into this beautiful 11x15 marble sheet cake made by Jean Nickerson. Homemade butter cream icing tops this cake and features a beautiful interpretation of the Easter Seals logo. It gets two thumbs up for sure! Cupcakes from Avenue Eats Cookies and cream, rocky road, Hawaiian Punch, s'mores and angel food - those are just a sampling of the nearly 60 flavors of gourmet cupcakes created by our friends at Avenue Eats. Located on Washington Avenue in Wheeling, the restaurant features freshly made food with the highest quality ingredients. The restaurant is quickly making a name for itself with its fabulous outdoor seating, unique menu and neighborhood atmosphere. Up for bid is a certificate for one dozen of Avenue Eats amazing cupcakes - flavor is up to you and there is room for creativity. Tons of flavor in a handheld treat and plenty to share with friends, or not, up to you! Tune Into Telethon There's nothing fuzzy about this nostalgic television! Rosanne Tucker, a physical therapist at Easter Seals, thought what better way to tie together Cake Auction and the upcoming Telethon together than by making a television shaped cake! This is a chocolate cake with chocolate buttercream, chocolate fondant and edible color flow decorations. You can eat everything but the antennas! White Chocolate Raspberry A friend of Easter Seals presents this sweet vanilla layer cake with a tasty raspberry mousse middle and iced all over with marscapone buttercream. It may be a little tart, but you can't deny the sweet! Drink with Dessert You can have your cake, and a drink with it, too! ADECCO Staffing, located in Elm Grove, is pleased to present this gourmet butter cream iced angel food cake. It is accented with sugar toasted almonds and comes complete with a bottle of red wine. Just as ADECCO provides all of your staffing needs, they've provided all you need to enjoy a sweet escape! The successful bidder must be 21 years of age! Chocolate Caramel Kiss Cheesecake Oliver's Pies in Wheeling's Centre Market goes beyond apple and coconut cream - here we have a rich chocolate cheesecake with a decadent caramel pecan filling. It's topped with caramel kisses and a dusting of gold sugar. Who says gold is found only at the end of rainbows! Neapolitan Cake In the style of your favorite ice cream - a friend of Easter Seals has shared this cake with layers of flavor including strawberry, chocolate and vanilla! No need for an ice cream scoop! Ready to Hatch Spring is trying to stay and soon enough we will be seeing bird nests and new hatchlings! Casey Tominack has created this super-sized egg that has just started to come undone! What a great way to encourage the new season to stay put! Snickers Cake Seinfeld fans will appreciate the need for a fork with this candy bar cake. Dig into the layers of chocolate cake, vanilla icing and vanilla marscapone with ease and don't forget about the generous topping of crushed Snickers bars. A friend of Easter Seals couldn't pass up sharing this cake - be prepared to enjoy every bite! Photo 1 of 1 Continue Gallery


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Scott Baker vs Randy Wolf Battle Sees Minnesota Fall 4-3
Milwaukee got 7 innings of work from Randy Wolf en route to a 4-3 victory over Minnesota on Friday at Miller Park.
Milwaukee won as a -135 favorite, while Over-Under bettors who played UNDER the total of 8.5 were rewarded at the payout window.
Randy Wolf earned the victory for the Brewers, throwing 7 innings of work, striking out 5, walking 3, and allowing 6 hits and 3 earned runs. That effort was supported by 2 RBIs from Prince Fielder in the win.
Minnesota's starting pitcher Scott Baker worked 6 2/3 innings, giving up 8 hits and 4 earned runs while striking out 4 in the loss. They got 2 hits from Ben Revere in a losing cause.
Milwaukee outhit their counterparts 9-6 in the game.
The game was closed out by John Axford who got the final outs in the victory. He allowed 0 hits, 0 walks and fanned 1 batter to earn the save.


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yes, i contemplate that there should be more than 1 terms in elementary and middle school. Some schools do donate it but at a very small go up. i think it should be mandatory.
Yes, it will back students learn give or take a few different cultures. I think the students should grasp to pick what language they want to swot up. Yes it might be a little informative later contained by life
I think second talking courses should be offered but all other classes should be English!
that would be cool...it good to be bilingual...
NO!!! Bilingual ed is wrong for everyone.
NO.....................English is the crucial lang.....................take a second dialogue as an ELECTIVE.
I don't ponder that schools should be qualified in any subject. However, I do reflect on that students should be taught to speak, read and write at lowest possible one other language
No, our language is english.
They sould teach surrounded by several languages not with the sole purpose one
Unless you are surrounded by highschool, and have to choose one for credit.. later no.
All Schools Should Be Taught More Then One Language
Well, in my conservatory, we have the opportunity to cram French, Italian, Spanish, Chinese, and for some people, english. So they should instruct it more.
What right does that do? Why bow down to the spanish language. People speak English within this country and therefore school should teach English with the sole purpose. Why learn Spanish? It is not the broad language of business similar to English is. When these spics move to other areas of the country, they will not be able to achieve good job etc. because they do not know good English.
That's due to the population of California. I think it is tremendously important to originate learning a second vernacular, for example for a year or two in lofty school. Then it requirements to be a person's choice here in the US if they want to pursue vernacular further. It isn't a necessity for many of us here.
No, our school requirements to be taught within English only.
I hold nothing against ESOL or other remedial classes qualified in as various language as mandatory, but the whole purpose should be so that the students can swot English well adequate in instruct to integrate themselves into regularly taught classes within English.
English is the language of the topography. All visitors should respect the culture of the inhabitants who established this country and integrate, if they wish to live here.
Based on personal experience, research English is not THAT difficult when one put their mind to it, especially when student is pre-adult age.
By the way, are you conversation about foreign writing as a second language, or complete class taught surrounded by multiple languages? I'm adjectives for people research second or third languages... No. There's considerable evidence that bilingual teaching doesn't work. But I do think that other language should be taught starting contained by first grade. Source(s):
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Faculty of Science, Health, & Human Services
Website: www.ufv.ca/scitech/
Dean: Jacalyn Snodgrass, BA (N. Carolina), MA, PhD (UBC)
Deans office, Abbotsford campus: Room B315
Phone: 604-864-4683; Fax: 604-859-6653
Deans office, Chilliwack campus: Room A100
Phone: 604-795-2805; Fax: 604-792-2388
Administrative assistant: Carole Higginbottom
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Science advisor: Darren Francis, BA (SFU)
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The Faculty of Science, Health, and Human Services has been organized to promote stronger links between programs having common educational issues in the general health and human services fields, and to foster a closer relationship with the scientific fields that provide much of the basic knowledge for these areas.
The variety of courses and programs within the Faculty reflect a balance of academic offerings and competency- based training. These provide avenues for students to pursue further education at graduate levels and/or to move directly into the workplace.
Our programs attempt to reflect and understand the changes that we are undergoing, both as individuals and as a society, many of which are driven by scientific or technological advances in the natural, agricultural, or health science fields. Others are a result of the changing characteristics of our society.
Some of our programs prepare students to nurture and teach our youth in their most formative years. Others train them to provide care to our aging citizens, and others take a broader view, encouraging students to strive to understand the human mind. Cooperative Education and/or work experience through practicums are offered in some programs. Students interested in any of the programs in this division are encouraged to contact the appropriate department head or director or the Deans office.
The Faculty of Science, Health, & Human Services offers the following programs:
Associate of Science degree
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Health Sciences
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For information on general science, see General Studies in the Introduction and General Information section, or Science programs under the Science division in this Faculty.
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The General Studies category is designed for students wishing to take courses for their own interest or to help them in choosing a direction of study. As a General Studies student, you may take arts, science, and/or applied courses. General Studies is not a true program; it has no structured group of courses. Students can apply later for any of the associate, diploma, or degree options at UCFV. A General Studies degree is offered at UCFV (see Bachelor of General Studies section). Credit is given for courses recognized by your chosen option. University-level courses can be transferred to another institution. For more details, see Guidelines for transfer to other universities and colleges in the Introduction and General Information section.
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Electrical Questions? Ask an Electrician Online.
I recently installed a timer switch (single pole) to control my outside lights. The switch is Leviton VPT24. The switch has four wires: Green - connected to Ground Black - Connected to Hot/Live White - Connected to Neutral (both to lights and the white wire paired with the black Hot/Live wire) Red - Connected to the black wire (load?) going to to the lights The timer turns on and becomes programmable, but the lights never turn off. I've tried different configurations, and only this one works; other trip the breacker or dont work at all. Any idea why the light might not turn off? they are always on.
The replaced switch was single pole switch.
The Box is a duplex box. one switch controls an indoor fixture (also single pole).
The wires coming into the box are 3 pairs (each pair having a black and white wire).
It was wired the following way, and it worked.
The 3 white wires were all joined together with a scotch-lock (I believe these are the neutrals - could be wrong).
One of the black wires went to both single pole switches (I believe this is the live/hot - again could be wrong).
Each of the two other black wires, went to the single pole switches (one to each).
I tried to replace one of the single pole switches, with a Leviton VPT24 timer switch.
The timer switch, has a Green (ground), Black, White and Red wires.
The Green went to ground.
The Black wire went to the previously joined black wires (live/hot).
The White wire went to the previously joined white wire
The Red wire went to the back wire that came to the single pole switch I was replacing.
The timer switch becomes programmable, but the light always stays on, they never turn off.
But it is set to auto.
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Helicopter Trust Asks Auditor-General To Investigate Funding
Helicopter Trust Asks Auditor-General To Investigate Funding Board
The Auckland Rescue Helicopter Trust will today write to Controller and Auditor-General Lyn Provost asking her to investigate the operations of the Auckland Regional Amenities Funding Board, going back to 2009.
The request for an investigation follows an interview given by Funding Board chairman Vern Walsh to RadioLIVE's Sean Plunket today.
Since 2010/11, the Funding Board has allocated $66 million of ratepayers' funds. In today's interview, Mr Walsh revealed that his Funding Board follows no written or other publicly available criteria in allocating funds.
Mr Walsh also revealed the Funding Board holds no written records of which of its members have received gifts and inducements from the amenities it funds. This is despite the Funding Board's gifts and inducements policy stating that its members may not receive gifts of any kind worth more than $150. Any gifts under $150 have to be disclosed.
There is no record of any gifts or inducements ever having been disclosed – despite the Auckland Philharmonic Orchestra (APO) and the Auckland Theatre Company (ATC) confirming yesterday on Radio New Zealand Checkpoint that they provide free tickets to board members. Tickets to the APO's forthcoming performance of Exotic Birds cost up to $125 each.
The Chairman of the Auckland Rescue Helicopter Trust, Murray Bolton, said he was appalled by Mr Walsh's revelations.
"Over $65 million of ratepayers' money has been allocated against no clear criteria and without any record of what gifts and inducements have been received by members of the funding body," Mr Bolton said. "Our essential rescue service has had our funding slashed by over $1,000,000 with that money going to the orchestra. This situation is totally unacceptable and we are asking the Controller and Auditor-General to get to the bottom of how this funding board has been operating for the last five years."


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Bashar Assad receives new Constitution project
The National Committee for Development of the Constitution project of Syria has handed President Bashar Assad a project of the Constitution, Xinhua reports.
Assad will then hand it to the People's Assembly, followed by a referendum. The committee concluded work on the project on February 7.
The new Constitution project states presidential terms of 7 years with one re-election. Bashar Assad's presidency will end in 2014.
The National Committee for Development of the Constitution project was organized on October 15, according to Assad's order 33. It consists of 29 members. It was to develop a new Constitution project in 4 months. The committee was chaired by justice minister.
Syria has had mass anti-governmental protests since mid-March 2011. Development of the Constitution is a measure to end the disorders.
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I've installed from scratch to CF card 3 times. I've tried variations on
MAC addresses (spoofmac in xml) and assigning LAN to different ports. I
have tried to spoofmac OPT1 and tried leaving OPT1 alone (in the xml).
Host -> Switch
Nokia -> Switch (uplink port)
m0n0 DHCP always assigns random IP from whichever port is assigned to LAN,
but m0n0/Nokia is not ping-able @192.168.1.1. I can not ping the host from
the m0n0 console.
Have read these guides ad nauseum:
I also read this: http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html before
I sent the email. I hope this was asking "The Smart Way". I have exhausted
my resources and abilities.
Feel free to respond to mrd at mrdetermination dot com or in the thread linked at
the start of this message. Thank you for your time/effort and have a great
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Tue. December 4, 2012 | Bob Putnam | Email
With the season winding down, we decided to take a look at the former county standouts now playing in college and put together first teams of offensive and defensive players. This defense is tough and could rank right there with any in the country.
First-team offense
QB – Sean Shelton, William Jewell/PHU: Threw for 2,131 yards and 18 touchdowns this season.
RB – Brynn Harvey, UCF/Largo: Battled back from injuries to rush for 245 yards and three touchdowns this season.
OL – Jon Halapio, Florida/SP Catholic: Started on a physical offensive line that paved the way for solid Gators rushing attack.
OL – Elvis Fisher, Missouri/SP Catholic: Returned from a knee injury to start the second half of the year.
OL – Zach DeBell, Georgia/Tarpon Springs: Did not start but appeared in five games for the Bulldogs.
OL – Clay Paino, Brown/Tarpon Springs: Started at right tackle for the Bears, who had a winning season.
OL – Admir Mujakovic, Minot State/Northeast: A transfer from Merced Community College, Mujakovic started at left tackle.
TE – Paul Freedman. Virginia/CC Catholic: Started 10 games and had six receptions for 48 yards and a touchdown.
WR – Bernard Reedy Jr., Toledo/Lakewood: The 2009 county offensive player of the year was a first-team all-MAC selection and had 82 catches for 1,052 yards and six touchdowns. He also returned three kicks for scores.
WR – Jarvis West, Iowa State/Gibbs: Had 29 catches for 278 yards and three touchdowns.
WR – Ja-Vonta Trotter, Murray State/Boca Ciega: Finished among team leaders with 42 catches for 333 yards and seven touchdowns.
K – Devon Papandrew, Georgetown/St. Petersburg: Kickoff specialist could most of the kicking chores next season.
Special teams – Kostas Vavlas, Georgia/Tarpon Springs: Specialist on returns had nine tackles and a caused fumble for Bulldogs.
First-team defense
DL – Javonta Boyd, Kansas State/Northeast: Played in all 12 games and had 21 tackles and two sacks for the Wildcats.
DL – Dante Fowler Jr., Florida/Lakewood: Came on second half of the season and finished with 27 tackles and 2.5 sacks.
DL – Tim Jackson North Carolina/Gibbs: Speed rusher had 18 tackles and a sack for the Tar Heels.
LB – Jeremiah George, Iowa State/Clearwater: The 2009 county defensive player of the year started eight games and finished with 83 tackles.
LB – Mike Marry, Mississippi/Largo: The 2008 county defensive player of the year had 71 tackles, 1.5 sacks and an interception for the Rebels.
LB – Xavius Boyd, Western Kentucky/Lakewood: Had 71 tackles, an interception and a fumble recovery for Hilltoppers.
LB – Ali Chalib, Youngstown State/Dunedin: Only started one game, but played in most and had 37 tackles this season.
DB – Orhian Johnson, Ohio State/Boca Ciega: Had 39 tackles, two interceptions and blocked a kick for undefeated Buckeyes.
DB – JaQuez Jenkins, USF/Lakewood: The 2008 county offensive player of the year was among leaders in Bulls secondary with 53 tackles and a fumble recovery..
DB – Darrian Skinner, Murray State/Boca Ciega: The Hofstra transfer finished with 51 tackles and a fumble recovery.
DB – Jamarius Boatwright, Youngstown State/Largo: Had 10 tackles and an interception for the Penguins.
P – Pete Kontodiakos, Colorado State/Countryside: Averaged 46.5 yards per kick and had 19 inside the 20.