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The excitement level seems to be increasing exponentially day by day here at Swarthmore College. The Coalition teachers are really starting to come together as a group, and they're quickly catching on to the ins and outs of the Internet.
This morning we did more work with Netscape. Steve taught the group how to save images and a bit about html documents -- writing hypertext markup language, used to make text readable to Web browsers. We also learned to save images off the Net. In Netscape 1.1N, saving images has been made very easy. You can simply click and hold on an image, and you are given a menu of options including "Save this image" and "Copy this image." Each participant has begun construction of a Home Page. All in all, exploring the wonders of the WWW made for an enjoyable morning.
The afternoon's talk was equally engaging. We were led in an activity about polyhedra by Cindy Schmalzried. Cindy is a Swarthmore alum, a teacher at Friends' Central, and a key participant in the Geometry Forum's predecessor, The Visual Geometry Project.
Cindy began by dividing us into four groups. She handed each group a box of different polyhedra and asked us to somehow classify our shapes. Some attention was paid to the actual construction materials -- Googolplex, Zaks, Polydrons, origami, plastic, and Polykit (no longer made) -- but the important thing was the SHAPE of the polyhedra.
When the groups discussed their findings, we found some important classifications of polyhedra. The first was regular polyhedra or Platonic solids. There are five such solids (tetrahedron, cube, etc.), and they are defined as such because their sides are identical, regular polygons (equilateral triangle, square, etc.), and each vertex is the same. We found lots of other solids whose faces were all the same, but they weren't Platonic because different things were happening at different vertices.
There were also Archimedean solids, whose vertices are the same but whose faces are composed of more than one regular polygon. Some examples are the truncated cube (faces are octahedrons and triangles) and the cuboctahedron (triangles and squares).
We also talked about relations between polyhedra, particularly duality. If you take a polyhedron and connect the points at the centers of its faces, you get another polyhedron that is the dual of the first. The dual of a cube is an octahedron, of a dodecahedron an icosahedron. The tetrahedron is dual to itself. In dual polyhedra, the number of vertices and faces flip-flops, while the number of edges stays the same.
Each group was given an activity to work on. The questions were fun and thought-provoking. The first group explored the construction of the stella octangula (a stellated octahedron). The second group looked at the volume of some of its parts, backing up known formulas with visual evidence. The third group played with color schemes on models of the stella octangula. The last group explored the relationship between the volumes of a full stella, its parts, and a cube, using three mirrors.
A lot was learned about geometry, and more importantly about activities that are fun and educational for high school geometry students.
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Others simply settle into their private retreats to write more music or prepare for a lengthy tour while altogether forgoing the more decadent (or at least more visible) fruits of success.
Such seems to be the case with Portland, Ore., indie kings The Shins who, after two critically hailed albums (2001's "Oh Inverted World" and 2003's "Chutes Too Narrow"), some well-placed songs on the hit soundtrack for the film "Garden State" and a few successful tours, don't seem caught up entirely in the wiles of celebrity and critical acclaim.
At this point, The Shins' only indulgence seems to be their penchant for making unusual choices.
Though marked as one of the most respected (and beloved) modern indie bands, the group allowed one of its songs ("New Slang") to be used in a McDonald's commercial and as part of the soundtrack for the 2004 film "Garden State." (In the film, Natalie Portman's character describes their songs as those that "can change your life.")
Signed to indie heavyweight label Sub Pop, the band recorded "Chutes Too Narrow" in, of all places, frontman James Mercer's basement.
For their current U.S. tour, The Shins made another somewhat odd decision: to keep quiet and low-key.
According to their label representatives, the winsome foursome from the Pacific Northwest (by way of Albuquerque, that is) aren't talking to any media to promote their current national tour. They're not doing any photoshoots either.
If you're looking for a little witticism from Mercer or some fancy new photos of the band, you're apparently not going to find it here or anywhere else this go-round.
It's an altogether odd situation for a band that's collectively sold less than half a million records in their eight years together - the Willie Nelsons and Elvis Costellos of the industry typically shy away from the media - but as fans of The Shins know, it's perhaps always best to expect the unexpected with this group.
That philosophy is perhaps why many music fans seem to gravitate toward the band's music, which often blends Mercer's confessional, interesting lyrics with comparable melodies.
And while it's rather disappointing to not be able to share the band's words, insights and observations with readers here, it's altogether understandable they simply would want to play their songs for fans without the "business" aspect of their work. One only can hope The Shins are instead spending their time writing new music for all of us fans who would like them to say just a bit more in the future.
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The unemployment rate fell 1.2 percentage point in 2013, a larger decline than in previous years and more than was forecast by most private-sector economists, according to the report prepared by the White House Council of Economic Advisors.
"The most predictable reason for optimism about the US economy in 2014 is the waning drag from fiscal policy and reduced fiscal uncertainty," the report said.
A wide variety of indicators such as a rebounding housing sector and strong gains in aggregate household net worth suggest the economy is well situated for a pickup in growth in 2014, it noted.
Real GDP is projected to grow in the 3.2 - 3.4 percent range during the four years through 2017. And by the fourth quarter of 2017, the unemployment rate which currently stands at 6.7 percent, is expected to fall to 5.5 percent.
The White House economists said severe cold weather and storms in the US and a global reduction in asset prices have contributed to some economic activity falling below trend rates of growth in the last few months.
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'Home Front Girl': 7 stories from a real WWII-era diary
Listening to President Roosevelt on the radio, going to the theater to see some movie called "Citizen Kane" – Joan Wehlen Morrison's diary, kept between 1937 and 1943, gives readers insight into the daily life of a girl living on the home front in the United States during World War II. Here are seven of the stories from "Home Front Girl," recently published by Morrison's daughter, Susan Signe Morrison.
(Excerpted from "Home Front Girl" by Joan Wehlen Morrison. Copyright Chicago Review Press, November 2012)
1. May 6, 1937
"The German zeppelin Von Hindenburg crashed not three hours ago at Lakehurst, New Jersey. That great new sister ship to the Graf Zeppelin!! Just burnt up like that.... The Herald Examiner said 100 people were killed, but as it's a Hearst paper, 50 is a safer guess. They always exaggerate!" [The death toll of the Hindenburg disaster was actually 36 people.]
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Attention Conservatives: it's time to turn out the youth vote.
A recent poll conducted by JZ Analytics shows that Mitt Romney has gained the support of over 40 percent of 18-29 year olds—the first time during his campaign and the first conservative candidate to score this high during the primary season.
This isn't surprising. Young people that were once fired up about President Obama's vision for change have taken an economic beating. They are looking for bold solutions, and Mitt Romney is providing them.
The biggest problem young American's face is the lack of job opportunity. While the national unemployment rate has steadily remained above 8 percent for 43 months straight, youth unemployment continues to increase. The Labor Department reported in July that youth unemployment is roughly 16 percent—doubling the national average.
In fact, no President, since the Department of Labor started keeping track in 1948, has had more than two summers with a youth unemployment rate above 16 percent. President Obama has had four.
Given the policies of this administration this is also not surprising. In the first three years of the Obama presidency, America has seen 10,215 new business regulations implemented. 106 of these regulations alone cost businesses $46 billion annually. This is money that would be used on job creation and capital accumulation.
Just how bad are these regulations hurting the American citizens? If you divide the $46 billion cost of regulation by the average median income–$45,000—you get roughly 1 million.
To put it simply, the Obama administration has successfully killed 1 million jobs through business regulation alone.
When the unemployment rate is high across the nation, young people are forced to compete for jobs with people of more experience and credibility. Businesses must cut back in order to survive challenging times, and hiring inexperienced young people is the last thing on their minds.
Mitt Romney is a businessman that understands this. In his economic plan he states that "[r]egulations function as a hidden tax on Americans. Although their total cost does not appear anywhere in the federal budget, the multitude of rules, restrictions, mandates, and directives imposes stealth expenses on taxpayers and businesses, and acts like a brake on the economy at large."
His solution is to "act swiftly to tear down the vast edifice of regulations the Obama administration has imposed on the economy" by reforming expensive regulations, such as those in ObamaCare and Dodd-Frank, and freeing businesses of the burden so they can put America—especially our youth—back to work.
And yet, in the face of what Investor's Business Daily has dubbed "The Great Youth Depression," President Obama has labeled America's youth as lazy. In his July 26 speech to the National Urban League Convention, he said, "You're competing against young people in Beijing and Bangalore. They're not hanging out. They're not getting over. They're not playing video games. They're not watching 'Real Housewives.' I'm just saying. It's a two-way street. You've got to earn success."
Under normal circumstances I would agree with the president—had he not put young people in this position in the first place.
Young Americans, who are ready to begin their lives, love independence and freedom. They're not looking to stay home with Mom and Dad, yet that is one of the only options this administration has given them. Fifty-three percent of recent graduates are unemployed or underemployed and living at home. This is embarrassing and insulting.
Looking forward to November, young Americans are beginning to see the light at the end of the tunnel. The Romney team is bound and determined to get America back to work, as further proven by the pick of Paul Ryan to join the ticket. Congressman Ryan offers young people hope with his bold solutions, his invigorating appearance, and his youthful presence.
The JZ Analytics poll was conducted before Romney announced his running mate. It would not be surprising if Romney continues to see rising support among Millennials. Young people have endured this economy far too long—they deserve a little R&R.


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Thursday, March 25, 1999; Page B1
The Maryland House of Delegates gave preliminary approval yesterday to a $1 increase in the cost of a pack of cigarettes, moving the state closer to having the highest such tax in the nation.
The measure, billed as a deterrent to teen smoking, has pitted health advocates against rural lawmakers who represent tobacco farmers. And it has caused some consternation among legislators who think tax increases during times of plenty are wrong.
Final House approval could come this week, and the fight would then move to the Senate, where the measure is opposed by Senate President Thomas V. Mike Miller Jr. (D-Prince George's). Miller, whose district includes tobacco farmers, has said a $1 tax is too high, but he hasn't said what might be acceptable.
Tobacco farming has a rich history in Maryland, and opponents of the increase argued that some people won't be satisfied until they run the state's remaining farmers out of business by increasing taxes and banning the places where smoking is allowed.
But those arguments were unsuccessful, as House members agreed to increase the cigarette tax by 50 cents a year over the next two years.
If approved by the full General Assembly, the increase would be Maryland's first since 1992. Maryland now adds 36 cents to the cost of each pack of cigarettes, compared with 65 cents in the District and 2.5 cents in Virginia. The new Maryland tax would eventually be $1.36 a pack, higher than the nation's leading $1-a-pack tax levied in Hawaii and Alaska.
At Gov. Parris N. Glendening's urging, D.C. Mayor Anthony A. Williams (D) has said he would consider raising the District's rate if Maryland succeeds in increasing its own tax.
"This is a great victory for the children of Maryland," said Vincent DeMarco, executive director of the Maryland Children's Initiative. "The House of Delegates stood up to the tobacco lobby and defeated all attempts to weaken or kill the bill."
Concerned that Maryland businesses would suffer, some opponents sought to exempt counties contiguous to other states with lower taxes. And on another sticking point, many lawmakers tried to test the theory that the cigarette tax was just a guise to raise taxes and had little to do with discouraging teenagers from smoking.
Del. James F. Ports Jr. (R-Baltimore County) suggested that all residents older than 18 receive tax refunds for the cigarettes they purchase. And Del. Robert L. Flanagan (R-Howard) urged lawmakers to return the money to taxpayers.
"We've got historic revenue," Flanagan said. "We don't need additional revenues."
The proposals failed. But proponents were forced to acknowledge yesterday that the bill isn't just aimed at curbing teen smoking. It's also about raising revenue. As part of his $8.6 billion spending proposal, Glendening (D) essentially dared lawmakers to reject the tax by saying it was necessary to finance popular projects in their districts.
The tax increase would raise $155 million next year and an additional $90 million the following year, according to state estimates. Glendening earmarked a large portion of that revenue for a half-dozen building projects at state colleges and universities.
"A lot of projects are tied to this tax," said House Appropriations Committee Chairman Howard P. Rawlings (D-Baltimore).
At one point in the debate, frustrated representatives from the tobacco-growing region of Southern Maryland suggested the state ban tobacco sales altogether.
"We recognize that tobacco as a cash crop has seen its last days," said Del. John F. Slade III, a Democrat from St. Mary's County. That attempt failed.
In the Senate, Miller, who also represents parts of Southern Maryland, said the $1-a-pack tax is unnecessary in good economic times. But Sen. Barbara A. Hoffman (D-Baltimore) said some form of the cigarette tax will pass the Senate Budget and Taxation Committee she chairs.
Hoffman wouldn't say how much, but Sen. Christopher Van Hollen Jr. (D-Montgomery), a member of the committee and a supporter of the $1 tax said, "I'm optimistic we'll get a healthy tax out of the committee."
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You could fill 13 bathtubs with the paint used in just one year in the "ARTS a la Carte" exhibit at the Children's Museum of Denver. Think that's impressive? Kids and their families used more than 15,000 craft sticks in their "Assembly Plant" architecture to create everything from trucks to helicopters. Other permanent exhibits, like "Click Clack Train Track" and "My Market," are supplemented by special events and classes. This summer, don't miss the launch of a one-of-a-kind exhibit built just for CMD: "3, 2, 1…Blast Off!" is an entirely interactive experience about rockets and air play.


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Josh Homme has been discussing producing new songs for the forthcoming Arctic Monkeys album.
The Queens Of The Stone Age frontman took on production duties for some of the band's tracks when they joined him in Joshua Tree last year.
Homme discussed the sessions with Biffy Clyro, who were guest presenters on BBC Radio 1 last week.
"Oh man, it was great. We spent most of the time in Joshua Tree and it was really cool to be present and watch them go nuts," Homme told the Scottish band.
ARCTIC MONKEYS recently showcased four new songs - Dangerous Animals, Pretty Visitors, Crying Lightning and Go-Kart - at a comeback gig in Wellington, New Zealand.
The intimate show was a warm-up prior to their forthcoming performances at the Big Day Out festival later this month.
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NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — The Justice Department is offering a $1 million reward for the capture of a convicted cop killer who escaped from a New Jersey state prison in 1979. The FBI says Joanne Chesimard was serving a life term before she escaped and fled to Cuba, where she's lived under the name Assata Shakur. Chilly relations between the U.S. and Cuba have made the island nation a haven for fugitives, but the climate is changing. Just last month, a Florida couple who allegedly kidnapped their children and sailed to Cuba were sent back to the U.S.


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I am 42 year old male. It is very irritative for me to urinate. After urination there is more pain in front low part of my penis. It will not end & continued for hours together. It is also very difficult for me to have my motion every day. I am suffering from this from many days. Kindly advice me.
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Urinary incontinence is the inability to hold urine in the bladder because of loss of control of the bladder. The severity may range from temporary to chronic, depending on the cause of this disease. Urinary incontinence is more common in women than men and can be categorized into three types.
Types and symptoms of urinary incontinence
Stress incontinence: this incontinence may occur while participating in any physical activity such as a sudden cough, laugh, sneezing or exercising. The stress here refers to the sudden physical pressure that a person experiences, leading him/her to urinate involuntarily.
Urge incontinence: a sudden, involuntary contraction of the muscular wall of the bladder causes an urgency to urinate. This urgency can be formed by a sudden change in position or sex.
Overflow incontinence: this is more common in men with prostate gland problems, damaged bladder or blocked urethra. The person has an urge to urinate frequently but in small amounts.
Causes of urinary incontinence
There are a number of causes of urinary incontinence ranging from aging to cancer and physical damage to the neurological disorder.
1. Aging: with age, the bladder muscle weakens and the chances of incontinence increases.
Damage: since the pelvic muscles support the bladder any damage to it (surgery or any procedure to remove the uterus) can lead to urinary incontinence.
2. Enlarged prostate: enlargement of the prostate gland in older men may give rise to this condition.
Cancer: urinary incontinence may be associated with untreated prostate cancer, which is a side effect of treatments for it.
3. Menopause: estrogen is a hormone that keeps the lining of bladder and urethra healthy. After menopause the production of estrogen is decreased, increasing the chances of urinary incontinence.
4. Prevention: urinary incontinence is not preventable but some steps can be taken to reduce the risk of it. Maintaining a healthy lifestyle, avoiding smoking, practicing pelvic floor exercises, avoiding caffeine and acidic foods and eating more fiber to prevent constipation can help decreasing the risk of it.
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One of the most common issues with old age in men is the enlarged prostate. Any difficulty with urination (no constant stream, difficulty initiating, or incomplete emptying of the bladder for instance), and the first suspect is an enlarged prostate. These symptoms are followed by a digital rectal exam to check for an enlarged prostate. Once confirmed, the next step is to check for levels of prostate-specific antigen (PSA). If both the exam and the PSA are positive, it could mean prostate cancer. As with any cancer, it is believed that sooner it is diagnosed and the treatment is started, the better.
Historically, the best way to rule out the prostate cancer had been to do a prostate biopsy. This is a minor invasive procedure, wherein biopsies are taken from various regions of the prostate which are known to develop cancer (about 12). A disadvantage of this procedure includes missing out on the front part of the prostate which can also develop cancer. Secondly, it is not a very pleasant experience and given a chance, most men would not want to have it done.
There is good news for these men who would like to avoid prostate biopsies. The first is the multiparametric MRI which uses no x-rays and is considered very safe with extremely accurate results. This MRI exam requires about an hour, and once the images are obtained, the doctor will analyse these images and check for several parameters to assess for prostate cancer. The absence of cancer can be confirmed with up to 90% accuracy, which is far greater than with usual biopsies. If there is a possibility of cancer, then a biopsy can be done to confirm it.
Also, these images indicate the exact region where cancer likely is, and this guides the doctor to biopsy only where absolutely essential. The chances of false positive and false negative results are reduced drastically. The one disadvantage here is that MRI detected biopsies usually tend to be of a higher grade which requires immediate treatment.
Another way to reduce chances of the biopsy by 30% to 50% is by the 4K test. It helps detect a variety of prostate issues including cancer. It can be used once higher levels of PSA is identified and before going for a biopsy. It combined 4 prostate-specific biomarkers with clinical information to accurately provide men with a risk of developing prostate cancer. It can be used even after negative biopsies to confirm the diagnosis of prostate cancer.
These two measures can drastically reduce the incidence of prostate biopsies, which is neither pleasant for the patient nor very effective for the doctor.
Hi, Almost 15 day I got urine infection, even consultant the doctor so after test he gave medicine but still I am feeling giddiness ,very tired without doing any work.
My daughter is 4 years old, few days back she hold her urine almost for 7-8 hours and now she feels pain while passing urine. Also she is going toilet in every hour.
Urinary tract infections (UTIs) are bacterial infections in the urinary system. They're very common and usually not serious, though there can be exceptions.
Your urinary tract includes your bladder, kidneys, ureters (two tubes that go from your kidneys to your bladder), and urethra (how urine goes out of your body from your bladder).
If you have a UTI in your kidneys, doctors call it pyelonephritis. If it's in your bladder, the medical term is cystitis.
Who Gets Urinary Tract Infections?
Anyone can. But UTIs are more likely if you:
- Are a woman
- Have had UTIs before
- Have a condition that affects your bladder's nerve supply (including diabetes, multiple sclerosis, Parkinson's disease, and spinal cord injuries)
- Have been through menopause
- Are overweight
- Have something that blocks the passage of urine, such as a tumor, kidney stone, or an enlarged prostate
- Use a contraceptive diaphragm or spermicide for birth control
- Have a catheter, a tube placed into the bladder to drain urine from the bladder into a bag outside the body
- Are a man who has sex with men, has HIV infection, or hasn't been circumcised
Most of these traits also raise the chance that a simple bladder infection may become a more serious kidney infection, or turn into sepsis (an infection that has gotten into your bloodstream). For pregnant women, a kidney infection can raise the odds of delivering a baby too early.
- Most UTIs are due to bacteria that are normally found in your gut, such as E. coli. Other bacteria that can cause them include staphylococcus, proteus, klebsiella, enterococcus, and pseudomonas.
- Some bladder infections in both men and women are linked to two sexually transmitted bugs: Chlamydia trachomatis and mycoplasma. Another parasite, trichomonas, can cause similar symptoms.
- Women are more likely to get urinary tract infections, because the tube that goes from the bladder to the outside (the urethra) is much shorter than in men. Because the urethral opening is closer to the anus in women, it's easier for bacteria from stool to get into the female urethra. A urinary tract infection may be linked to sex.
- In men, a bladder infection is almost always a symptom of another condition. Often, the infection has moved from the prostate or some other part of the body. Or it may mean that a tumor or something else is blocking or interfering with the urinary tract.
- Chronic kidney infections in children sometimes happen because of a structural problem that allows urine to flow back from the bladder to the kidneys (reflux), or because the bladder doesn't empty completely.
Sir, I'm hard working in gym since last 5months, 1 and half month before I go to routine checkup. In my blood report I Find my creatinine level was 1.3 out of 1.4. Other renal etc sonography report was also normal. Than I stop gym workout and my crafting level goes down to 1.25.M started workout again since last 15 days and my creatinine level going high 1.38. My Dr. told me that it's OK. I hadn't high protien diet only I eat 40to 50 GM chicken and 8to 10 egg whites. Is there any danger sign in my high creatinine level, bad how I do reduce it.
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A kidney stone may not be as big as the stones in your garden, but can be quite a pain. Kidney stones are actually mineral crystals that are usually a combination of calcium and phosphates. The size of a kidney stone ranges from the size of a sugar crystal to a ping pong ball.
Following are treatment options for kidney stones:
- Pain relievers - There might be a considerable amount of pain and discomfort associated with passing the stone through urine. Your doctor may recommend pain killers like Ibuprofen, Naproxen sodium or acetaminophen.
- Drinking water - Drinking around 3 liters of water a day will regulate your urinary system and can effectively eliminate small stones. Unless your doctor advices otherwise, drinking ample amount of fluids, usually water, is one of the commonest way to get rid of small kidney stones.
- Medical therapy - In order to eliminate the kidney stone, your doctor may administer medical therapy. Medication like alpha blocker helps in passing the kidney stone with least pain and more quickly. It relaxes the muscles in the ureter and makes the process relatively easy.
Large stones with severe symptoms:
- Surgical removal of kidney stones Surgical removal of stones is done with the help of a procedure called nephrolithotomy. It uses small telescopes and other instruments which are inserted in your back through a small incision. It is generally done in case of large stones and when ESWL fails.
- Using sound waves to break up stones In this technique, a procedure called Extracorporeal Shock Wave Lithotripsy (ESWL), is employed. ESWL uses the help of sound waves to create vibrations which breaks the stones in smaller pieces. This procedure takes about an hour and can cause mild pain and discomfort. Your doctor may administer sedatives to reduce your sensitivity. ESWL has side effects like blood in urine or bruising in the abdomen.


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In new research published in the Journal of Homeland Security and Emergency Management, New York University Professor Mitchell Moss explains that the cornerstone Federal disaster relief legislation, the Robert T. Stafford Act, is dangerously out of date, and must be reformed to provide for rapid relief after a catastrophe.
Two years after Hurricane Katrina, and six years after the September 11 attacks, the Federal government still lacks the legal authority to provide rapid financial assistance to residents, small businesses and municipal governments following a major disaster, according to the Journal article (Vol. 6 : Issue 1, Article 13, January 2009).
Moss, professor of urban policy and planning at the Robert F. Wagner Graduate School of Public Service at NYU, faults the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act for:
+ Not recognizing 21st century threats such as chemical, biological, nuclear or radiological attacks or accidents as legal grounds for a major disaster declaration by the President;
+ Failing to establish a difference between the scale of rural and urban disaster - the Stafford Act offers the same level of aid for a blizzard in a rural community as it does for a major earthquake in a metropolis.
Moss recommends that Congress:
+ Amend the definition of a "major disaster" to recognize 21st century threats such as chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear attacks and accidents;
+ Create a level of disaster specifically for "catastrophes" to cover incidents such as Hurricane Katrina and September 11 and to provide increased levels of aid beyond that provided at the "major disaster" level;
+ Eliminate the $5 million cap on tax recovery assistance for state and local governments;
+ Allow FEMA to pay, in part or in full, the salaries of public employees in areas stricken by a catastrophe, and expand coverage for utility providers to include private and for profit corporations;
+ Provide expedited micro grants and loans to small businesses to help defer immediate costs;
+ Following a catastrophe, waive proof of insurance requirements and provide immediate assistance to those in need, which can later be reimbursed to the government when insurance payments are made.
"It is time for Congress to strengthen the nation's capacity to respond to the catastrophes that we face in the twenty-first century," writes Professor Moss. "We face serious threats of biological, chemical, radiological and nuclear attacks that require fundamental reform of the Stafford Act. The time for action is now; we must create a new set of policies that can protect the nation from the risks of the modern era."
The research was conducted under the auspices of New York University's Center for Catastrophe Preparedness and Response (CCPR). CCPR Director Brad Penuel underscored the importance of Professor Moss' work.
"CCPR's report is a significant contribution to the dialogue on making America safer in times of catastrophe, be it from a natural event or one derived from human actions. I applaud the findings of this report and Professor Moss for highlighting the role academia can play in understanding politically and socially complex issues like disaster preparedness and response," he said.
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In Windows Vista, when you maximized a window, its title bar and the taskbar turned opaque, but in Windows 7 they remain transparent, which bugs the hell out of me. Now I know that it can be done by disabling transparency in the appearance options, but that takes it away from the standard non-maximized windows as well, and that, on the other hand, looks really nice, and I'd want to keep that. In short, I want to make it exactly like it was in Vista. Could there be a way to acheive that by modifying the registry? Because so far I haven't found any patches to fix that. Any help will be appreciated!
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Hello and welcome Mr Freeman before you start playing in the registry if there is such a fix you need to back it up first as you can easily wreck the OS by changing stuff in there mate so do this Registry - Backup and Restore
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Yep always a good idea MF I always do that whenever I do an install and again after the original flurry of update are installed.
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Pulitzer Prize-winning cartoonist Tony Auth is leaving The Philadelphia Inquirer amid buyouts and a possible sale.
But he is not being forced out. Auth will be working for public radio station WHYY's NewsWorks.org website.
And there is another change in Auth's career as a cartoonist: He won't be drawing his famed political cartoons anymore. He's going into the storytelling business, and he may be doing it in a technologically advanced way.
"I've been fooling around with the Brushes app on the iPad [for several months]. ... That's been a joy!" Auth told the Washington Post's Comic Riffs. "Just using the medium, I'm trying to build time and motion into it!"
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WHYY's Chris Satullo told NBC10 Philadelphia that Auth will be collaborating on new ways to produce and tell stories digitally.
"So we're delighted to have someone with such enormous talent joining us," Satullo told NBC10 Philadelphia. "Tony's looking to do some things he hasn't had the chance to do with his political cartooning."
The 69-year-old Auth has worked for the Inquirer since 1971.
"It's been a great ride — 40 years," Auth told Comic Riffs. "But a lot of things came together at the same time."
Auth says he wants to "spend more time doing different kinds of projects." He's preparing for an exhibit of his work opening June 1 in Doylestown, just north of Philadelphia.
Inquirer Editor Stan Wischnowski says Auth's career at the newspaper has spanned eight U.S. presidents and seven Philadelphia mayors.
Auth received a 1976 Pulitzer Prize and numerous other journalism awards. His last day at the paper will be March 30.
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The National Chairman of All Nigeria Peoples Party (ANPP), Dr Ogbonnaya Onu, has urged the Muslim Ummah to emulate the virtues of the Prophet of Islam, Muhammad, as the world marks Eid-el Maulud.
This is contained in a statement signed by the National Chairman of the party on Wednesday in Abuja.
"As we celebrate the birth of Prophet Muhammad, we should seize this opportunity to rededicate ourselves to bridging the gap that divides us.
"We must reflect on the manifest destiny of our beloved country, especially in the prevailing circumstances of insecurity, hunger, joblessness and misery plaguing our fatherland."
Onu urged all Nigerians to remain optimistic that Nigeria would get it right for the sake of both the present and future generations.
He also stressed the need for Nigerians to be firm and resolute "in our collective determination to ensure political stability, economic progress and social rebirth".
Onu appealed to the Federal Government to consolidate Nigeria's democracy and stengthen Nigerians' faith in free and fair elections necessary for entrenching good governance.
According to him, Nigerians should exercise their fundamental rights for the good of all as peacefully and lawfully as possible during elections.
"This attitude of conduct has become very necessary as we enter our 100th year of nationhood.
"The task of building a nation has not been easy, but we will never give up the dream of a new Nigeria where all Nigerians will be proud of the country and all foreigners will respect her.
"We in ANPP are confident that after rainfall would follow sunshine, and we wish all Muslims a most fulfilling Eid-el Maulud," Onu said.
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posix OfflineMost of this is outdated.
After a long time of gathering ideas, discussing them, creating a concept and, with the accolade decision panel, a new way to decide about submission winners, we are ready to introduce you to what might as well be called a new "Release Paradigm" here at New Element.
The basic difference is that the accolade decision making is now using a score system. Upon receiving a submission, we post it as a poll inside the panel where each panelist is asked to vote on a 0-20 scale. When enough votes are gathered, we close the poll and calculate the final score for the submission by throwing out the lowest and the highest score given and taking the mean of the resulting scores. Whether this mean score is enough for the respective submission to win something or not is decided at hand of minimum required scores we have established with "Level Determination" polls, using various ne releases as candidates for each submission category we have.
Accolade Categories
Definition: A spotlight submission roughly follows a park creation concept, no matter what style of building is applied.
What can you win?
- BRONZE (a new category where parks that don't quite make it for silver but are still worth winning something reside)
- score ≥ 10
- any size
- SILVER (equals Runner Up)
- score ≥ 12
- any size
- GOLD (equals Blockbuster)
- score ≥ 14
- any size
- Spotlight (Platinum) (equals Spotlight)
- score ≥ 16
- park must win an additional "spotlight yes or no" vote in the panel applying the 70% majority decision mechanism
You might notice the Gold category has no map size restriction. This means that very good mini parks, for example famous h2h parks, can win Gold, too. This allows us to reward such submissions accordingly without either rejecting them because we have no appropriate accolade category, or making them a concept creation although obviously their concept was to create a park, which contradicts the definition of a concept creation.
- BRONZE (a new category where parks that don't quite make it for silver but are still worth winning something reside)
Definition: A design submission follows the concept of a coaster design. Or, it's a coaster cut out of a full park with its surroundings (those may include flat rides, restaurants, shops, etc...)
What can you win?
- Design
- score ≥ 13
- correspond to the definition above
- any size
- Design
Definition: Anything that does not fit into the two categories above, meaning following a totally different concept.
What can you win?
- Concept Creation
- score ≥ 12
- correspond to the definition above
- any size
- Concept Creation
Level Determination Results
Some of you might ask where we got the levels from? As mentioned above, we did "Level Determination" polls during the first 2 weeks of the panel. The results were used to calculate the levels. All the candidates you see were intended as "would be" submissions. To calculate the levels, we took the mean of the bottom three and then rounded to whole numbers.
#01| 17.4 wattkins woods amusement park
#12| 16.3 busch gardens san simeon
#15| 16.2 shadowlands
#04| 15.1 spellbrook shore
#07| 14.3 cajamarca1532
#11| 13.9 tussaud's boscastle heights
mean of bottom three: (15.1 + 14.3 + 13.9)/3 = 14.43 ~ 14.0 (min score for a spotlight submission to win gold)
(meaning that "tussaud's boscastle heights" would win silver award)
#08| 13.6 paradise island
#10| 13.1 soul calibur
#18| 13.0 disneysea spain
#05| 13.0 divinity ridge
#06| 12.3 the black lagoon
#09| 11.4 majestic paradise
mean of bottom three: (13.0 + 12.3 + 11.4)/3 = 12.23 ~ 12.0 (min score for a spotlight submission to win silver)
(if score <12 it wins bronze)
#16| 11.3 genesis
#02| 11.2 fantastic wonders
#03| 10.9 wtf by botki
#14| 10.4 las vegas 2010
#13| 9.50 the edge
#17| 9.00 memory lane
mean of bottom three: (9.00 + 9.50 + 10.4)/3 = 9.63 ~ 10.0 (min score for a spotlight submission to win bronze)
(so the cut off level that decides if a park is to win something or not is 10.0)
#05| 15.9 salga
#04| 15.6 mountaineer
#06| 14.4 formula1
#03| 13.8 silver starr
#01| 13.6 bodhisattva
#02| 12.9 buccaneer
mean of bottom three: (13.8 + 13.6 + 12.9)/3 = 13.43 ~ 13.0 (min score for a design submission to win something)
(bucaneer would be rejected if sent in today)
#02| 15.8 escher island
#03| 14.5 marriott's discovery bay golf resort
#01| 13.8 house of happiness
#06| 13.0 mercury valley falls
#04| 12.3 magic world indoor paradise
#05| 10.0 pleasure point
mean of bottom three: (13.0 + 12.3 + 10.0)/3 = 11.77 ~ 12.0 (min score for a cc submission to win something)
(this means that using this system, a cc submission such as "pleasure point" received today would not win anything)
So there you have it. So far about 10 submissions have already been applied to this system and it's working perfectly. We are somewhat proud to have established such a sophisticated system. Your feedback is welcome, of course.
Gwazi OfflineWow, that's complicated.
Looks like this'll be an awesome system. One question though: With such a different system now, could we maybe send in submissions that have already failed/been released accolade-less?
Edited by Gwazi, 23 August 2008 - 10:21 PM.
Kevin Enns OfflineLooks absolutely amazing. At first I thougt that 14/20 (i.e., 70%) was waaaaaaaaaaaaay too low for Spotlight (I was thinking more like 18) but I realize it was brilliant. LOL at Pleasure Point and Magic World being essentially "kicked out" I thougt they sucked when they were released, they were clearly gimmicks to usher in much, much better CCs.
How did you pick what parks to review? And how in the world did WWAP get ranked so well?
Anyways, looks stunning.
Gwazi OfflineMaybe cuz WWAP kicks Premier's ass.
dr dirt OfflineI'm not a big fan of having no size limit for spotlight submissions(Well, i guess its Gold submissions). I think it pretty much ruins the whole idea of submitting a full park.
jusmith OfflineMagic World did not get under the score....
This is excellent. Great for you guys, and also helpful for builders so there is more of a mark to achieve and parks to compare for what you are aiming for. It would be cool if all past parks could be ranked like this, it would be interesting.
Gwazi OfflineYeah that would be cool jusmith. I might be willing to help you guys if you wanted to do an overhaul of past projects/their ratings.
Milo OfflineCome back with some full size solo submissions dr dirt and then say that.... they're so rare these days that's it's not like it's some major cheapening of the accolade system
RCTNW OfflineGreat job guys! Must have taken some time to work all this out.
James - rctnw
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Come back with some full size solo submissions dr dirt and then say that.... they're so rare these days that's it's not like it's some major cheapening of the accolade system
Well, I would be mad if I submit a full park for spotlight and don't get it while I could submit a smaller park of the same quality and get the same accolade.
disneylhand Offline^But there can be parks in the Spotlight category that are more than four times the size of others winning the same award..
Milo Offlinespotlight and gold aren't the same thing.... think of bronze/silver/gold as different quality of any size park mini and up
spotlight is voted after a gold park of a certain size (115x115) passes a vote
so full size solos still can recieve spotlight while mini parks still have no chance but also have a place in the system
hope that makes sense
dr dirt OfflineAlright I understand now, but I just don't see how full parks and minis can be put into the same category.
Ge-Ride OfflineI propose that these works be rerated, as many who voted were involved in their making or otherwise clearly biased beyond acceptable circumstances. It doesn't take a genius to notice that the three lowest rankings for Gaelic Meadow were all from Majesty members who were clearly biased against it from the start due to continual exposure to his style. While the latter may be considered inevitable and those who know his work best can easily expose it for its flaws, I still think that 5dave should have been replaced with somebody who wasn't involved with the project even if their criteria wasn't quite as sharp. The value of a group system is cancelling out biases, and as of this first release, this system shows little improvement over the single judge system that was in place for so long. The difference for now is that the bias is less extreme but still frequent, though the judgements are backed up with data that makes arguing against them harder.
Also, could the inspiration from the ongoing Olympics be any more obvious? What's next, real theme park advertisements that conveniently congratulate spotlight winners proclaiming them as heroes while announcing that they've won free theme park tickets?
Milo OfflineUm.... I have no clue where you got dave or me or anyone else from Majesty being biased based on being too exposed to the style.... that's about as far off base as it gets.
For one thing this is a bit of a turnaround from anything he's done before and to me it wasn't pulled off as well as it could have... the bare mountains and lack of continuity was what made me score it so low. I don't even see the logic behind blaming being a member of Majesty on my score. I also don't understand where you get the phrase "continual exposure to his style". What does this even mean? If it's so important why are you being so vague?
Sorry Ge but I think you're just talking out of your ass and shitting on the panel right now is just making you look stupid. I think you should stop with all the melodramatic recount crap as well. And no I'm not saying I'm perfect but I don't appreciate these false accusations of some sort of extreme bias.... give some proof and a better explanation of what you're even talking about or get out.
Camcorder22 OfflineNot to mention daves score which was lowest was not used.
Ge-Ride OfflineI mean that being a member of Majesty means that you're more familiar with Kumba's thought process in some ways than the average builder, considering the hidden forum where club members share ideas. It's not that you don't have valid reasons for scoring that way, but that you're observing your points about Kumba's earlier work, rather than judging the design on it's own merits. I'm not as you so eloquently put it Milo, "shitting on the panel", and I think that the panel in the current state edges out the admin selecting the park's alone. I will concede that my first point is based off of the numbers of the current poll and other than that was largely based on the old axiom that familiarity breeds contempt. The bigger problem that I see is that the panel clearly isn't regarding the bias of the judges clearly enough if they're letting somebody who worked on the project be involved in the decision of whether it gets an accolade. While that score, being the lowest was cut from the total, Camcorder, if there were another score from somebody else less biased, it may have not been the lowest score, therefore nulling your point on the grounds of the score not having any effect on the totals. The last part was just an attempt at a joke to lighten a more serious point, though I can see how it could be taken the wrong way.
As for some final notes, my frustrations are largely a result of my own bias against the allegations that the system is working perfectly with disregard for participation of parkmakers who worked on the works they're judging. Much of the rest is uncertain, as an entire basis for an argument cannot be made off of a single poll, which brings me to my final point. From your perspective, Milo, the panel is effective until proven otherwise, but from mine it's quite the opposite as I have no stake in the outcome. The first point was more an expression of reasonable doubt than a strong point, and I'll have to wait until I see more parks to see if it's true or not. You've pointed out a large hole in my knee jerk argument, but my second still stands. When I see more polls I'll be able to better judge my theory of bias, but until then I'll admit that it's not a solid point. However, there was an obvious error of decision which needs to be corrected allowing a participant to vote on their own RCT work.
In this case, it clearly mattered little, but it's an issue that needs to be addressed so that it doesn't affect scores that hover around the score of 13 required as it could easily bias them the wrong way.
Edited by Ge-Ride, 24 August 2008 - 03:09 AM.
Sey OfflineFirst I thought that ≥ 14 for a spotlight is too humble,
but now I guess you have that system figured out.
I think it's gonna work very well, and it's fair.
JJ OfflineThis means that parks are judged more on skill than likability. That's a good thing for this site which is very serious and business like nowadays.
Gwazi OfflineOkay, I just read this right (I think), and I would like to clarify: It says under Spotlight requirements that the "park must be bigger than 115x115 of effectively built on tiles". Does that mean if your park is 120x120 you can only use 5x5 spaces of water/other filler? Or does water/other filler count towards the 115x115 limit? Just wondering...
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"Lompuka" or "Tinapung" is a delicacy which is popular among the dusun tribe of Sabah. This food must be served in a Dusun wedding especially in Tenghilan and kelewatt area. It was packed in a plastic with other local food and be given to the wedding guests. According to the practice, the wedding celebration is not complete without " Lompuka " and "Kotumpat ". ( I will write about " Kotumpat" soon). The glutinous rice used can be pounded finely or buy it from the store.
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1Pour a packet of glutinous rice flour in a mixing bowl.
2Peel 7 - 8 Siau-siau bananas. (Mashed it)
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4Use spatula to mix the flour , mashed bananas, sugar and the salt in the bowl until it is well blend
5Scoop a tablespoon of the batter and put it on the stripped leaf.
6Flatten it with the spoon and fold it.
7Steam the wrapped mixture for about 20-30 minutes.
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Hands On History At The Rice County Fair
Don't miss our Hands On History at the Rice County Fair segments this week at 1:10pm from the Rice County Fair. We talk about various happenings sponsored by the Rice County Historical Society Museum sponsored by Fox Video Productions. A Third Free Act Stage was added to the east end of the Fairgrounds and on Senior Spotlight Day Thursday Schell's Hobo Band will perform at 6:30pm. The Senior Spotlight on the Bruce Sellner Memorial Midway stage will be the place to be at 1pm for the announcement of this year's Outstanding Senior Citizen Award. Golf cart rides are available from your vehicle. There will be a Senior Spelling Bee and special Euchre Tournament. Special Bingo Games will be played and there will be special Senior Spotlight prices at food booths. Jerry Hatfield performs at 2pm on the Midway Stage and Theatre of Fools is on the Cannon Stage at 4 and 6pm. The Whitesidewalls will be on the Midway Stage from 6-10pm. Did you know the average life expectancy in the United States in 1900 was 47 years of age and in 2012 it was 78.7. That means if I were alive at my age in 1900 I would be a very old man. Save the wisecracks please! The Chinese lad in the picture is visiting Shattuck to brush up on his English and said "I'm hungry" pretty well at the Fair!