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Review: Khortytsa Platinum Vodka
Posted by Arctic Wolf on August 14, 2012
The Khortytsa Distillery is located in the City of Zaporizhzhia, in the south of Ukraine. The facility is relatively new, its first distilled products were rolled out in December of 2003. According to the company website, the distillery uses only high quality grain spirits produced by Ukraine's best factories for vodka manufacturing. Although the facility and the brand are relatively new, they have made a significant impact in the global market where today, Khortytsa is found in 85 countries worldwide.
The Khortytsa Brand was recently introduced into Canada, and I was recently asked by the local importer, Ukrainian Drinks Ltd. to provide a few reviews of some of their selected products. The first of these products which I sampled is the Khortytsa Platinum Vodka whose formulation was apparently developed using a special silver and platinum filtration technology.
Here is an excerpt from my review:
"… The first sip reinforced the nose with the spiciness of grain evident and a firm but mild citrus flavour. A lightly bitter aftertaste was present which reminded me of spruce bark and thyme. Despite this light bitterness, the vodka appears smooth and easy to sip. It is up to the individual sampling the Vodka whether that light bitter taste is appealing or not… "
You may read my full review here:
Review: Khortytsa Platinum Vodka
I have included a very nice cocktail which I call, the Minted Vodka Daiquiri.
Please enjoy the review and the great cocktail provided!
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EMR Interfaces, MU vs Quality Care, and Data Outside EMR
John Lynn is the Founder of the HealthcareScene.com blog network which currently consists of 10 blogs containing over 8000 articles with John having written over 4000 of the articles himself. These EMR and Healthcare IT related articles have been viewed over 16 million times. John also manages Healthcare IT Central and Healthcare IT Today, the leading career Health IT job board and blog. John is co-founder of InfluentialNetworks.com and Physia.com. John is highly involved in social media, and in addition to his blogs can also be found on Twitter: @techguy and @ehrandhit and LinkedIn.
@samuelrajan yes! I Will help! Moving forward, any emr not interfaced with @CoverMyMeds is obsolete! Pls rt!
— natalie hodge (@nataliehodge) April 21, 2014
I'm not sure I agree completely with this tweet. I don't know enough about Covery My Meds to say either way. Although, I wondered if many EMRs will integrate with Covery My Meds. From my experience, EMR vendors don't want to interface with many outside software companies. A few embrace outside companies interfacing with them. We'll see if that changes over time.
Study finds no association between #EHR meaningful users and quality of care http://t.co/dIDEBEF6nW
— C. Michael Gibson MD (@CMichaelGibson) April 18, 2014
I haven't had a chance to look at this study yet, but did anyone think that quality of care would improve because of MU?
Wellness tracking/apps mentioned in every #iht2 session so far. Reaffirms huge amount of patient data exists outside of EMR.
— Jennifer Dennard (@JennDennard) April 15, 2014
No doubt we'll eventually have outside data from wellness tracking apps incorporated in EMR, but I don't think it will ever be a free for all. There are tens of thousands of wellness apps and I don't see doctors wanting data from just any app. They'll want to only get data from apps they trust. That's a high bar for most apps. Plus, once you win the trust of one doctor, you still have to win the trust of all the other doctors. There's not a trusted third party that doctors look to for apps.


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The recent tragedy in Connecticut has many parents and caregivers wondering how to deal with fear, sadness and loss among their children.
The recent tragedy in Connecticut has many parents and caregivers wondering how to deal with fear, sadness and loss among their children.
As we all know, our children have access to media from a variety of sources like television, Facebook, the Internet, the radio and friends. Given this easy access to various media outlets, children are bound to hear and see news about tragedies like the shootings that took place on Dec. 14.
As parents, we are caught between wanting to protect our children from such tragic information and facing the reality that sheltering our children from bad news is virtually impossible in these times.
If you are wondering how to deal with this tragedy at your family level, here are a few tips:
Provide limited and supervised access to the information in the news. It is better to share news with your children at your discretion rather than having them stumble upon it from other sources like peers who may have distorted the original content.
Talk to your children in simple, honest and understandable words about what happened in the tragic deaths of the children and adults in Newtown. Remember that they hear everything you discuss with other adults, so be conscientious about your discussions.
Try to avoid repeated viewing of graphic imagery, which can be traumatic to children. Sometimes emotional interviews or eyewitness accounts can be disturbing for children.
As parents, there is a natural tendency to reassure our children that "everything will be fine." However, children must be attuned to the fact that bad things do happen. Reassure your children that you don't think something like that would happen where you live, that you have faith and trust in your community, their schools and teachers, and that everyone is working together to do their very best to keep them safe.
Talk to your children about dangerous situations, and how they should react under various circumstances. It is hard to prepare them for anything like the events that took place last week, but be sure they know to follow instructions and trust their authority figures during disasters and catastrophes. Make sure they know to pay attention during emergency drills at school and elsewhere.
Be open to answering kids' questions, to expecting periods of anxiety and sadness, and to sharing those feelings together as a family. The kids who do the best after tragedies and traumas are the ones who have a consistent and supportive outlet long after the actual trauma.
Many parents are horrified by the recent events, and you may have your own anxieties about such a tragedy.
Parents and caregivers are people, too. You may need counseling for your own feelings at times.
How you as parents manage your own sadness and anxiety will often guide and dictate how your children will function.
Try to normalize your activities and behaviors and resist becoming paranoid or suspicious.
If you ever feel that your feelings or those of your children are outside the normal spectrum, talk to your doctor or reach out to the experts at the University of Florida.
We are here to help you and all the members of our community.
Matthew Nguyen, M.D., and Kimberly White, M.D., practice in the Division of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry at the University of Florida's Shands Vista Psychiatric Hospital.


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I only accept facts that make sense, Rob. JJJ has made a very categorical statement as follows: QuoteCropping has zero effect on perspective, nor does print/sensor size or viewing distance and the biggest myth of all, focal length.So let's examine this statement from a rational and logical perspective. First, let's take the phrase, "Cropping has zero effect on perspective".The question that immediately springs to my mind here is, "The cropping of what precisely has zero effect on the perspective of what precisely?"I can find numerous examples where cropping really does have zero effect on perspective, just as I can also find numerous examples where cropping has a very clear and obvious effect on perspective. I'll mention a couple.As I sit at my computer cropping an image that I'm processing, I'm quite certain that the cropping of that image on the monitor has no bearing whatsoever on the perspective of the elements in another photographic print that is hanging on the wall. The two are obviously unrelated.Okay! That's silly you're probably thinking. Obviously JJJ is referring to the cropping of a specific image taken with a specific lens, and he's referring to the perspective of specific elements in that image.So let's talk about a specific image and try to imagine how the perspective of elements in that image might change after cropping, in accordance with the following definition of perspective which you may or may not agree with. If you don't agree with this definition, then that could be the cause of the confusion.The definition I'm using is as follows: "The appearance of objects, buildings, etc, relative to each other, as determined by their distance from the viewer, or the effects of this distance on their appearance", and I'm applying this definition to photographic images.A key concept in this definition is, 'appearance of objects relative to each other'. Now surely it's not difficult to appreciate the consequences of removing objects within a scene by cropping them out so they no longer exist. Do I have to spell it out?An object in a photographic scene may appear small and distant relative to another object in the foreground which is larger and therefore appears closer. If one removes the larger object (or objects) in the foreground through cropping, then clearly one has broken a relationship and therefore changed the perspective in at least two ways. (1) One or more of the elements in the image has no perspective at all because it no longer exists. (2) The remaining elements in the image have a changed perspective due to a change in the relationship with other objects in the image that no longer exist.How anyone could argue with this obvious fact beats me. But I do understand what JJJ and others are trying to say in their muddled way. I believe they are trying to say that the perspective of elements in two images of the same scene with the same FoV, will only be influenced by the position from which the shot was taken. By what process that equality of FoV was achieved is irrelevant to the perspective of the elements in that image. The equality of FoV could have been achieved by using different focal lengths of lenses with different formats of cameras, or it could have been achieved by different degrees of cropping in post-processing, using the same focal length of lens on different formats of cameras.The main point here is that different focal lengths of lenses may have been required, or different degrees of cropping may have been required to achieve that equal perspective, therefore it is not correct to claim that cropping or focal length has no bearing on perspective.What is correct to say is that changing position will always affect perspective to some degree, whereas cropping and/or changing focal length of lens may not always change perspective, but sometimes it might.An example of achieving equal perspective using different focal lengths of lens would be using a 50mm lens on a Canon 7D and an 80mm lens on a Canon 5D2. Provided the shooting position is the same, and provided one does not perform additional and different cropping during post-processing, the perspective will always be the same in the images from both cameras. The image from the 50mm lens on the 7D receives more in-camera cropping than does the image from the 80mm lens on the 5D2, and is therefore said to be equivalent to an 80mm lens on the 5D2. However, a 50mm lens on a 7D is not equivalent to a 14mm lens on a 5D2, and without significant cropping of the 14mm shot in post-processing the 14mm lens will produce an image with a very different perspective, even after correction for volume anamorphosis.I don't think I can make this much clearer, but if anyone thinks I am presenting a fallacious, bogus or muddled argument, then please point out the flaws in my logic.
Cropping has zero effect on perspective, nor does print/sensor size or viewing distance and the biggest myth of all, focal length.
But can you prove this, Bob? Anyone can repeat a mantra. Merely repeating something without explanation or examples doesn't make it right.I'm quite certain that the wide-angle shots that I take, result in images which display elements with a different perspective than the same elements in the narrower-angle shots that I take from the same position. I can also demonstrate that such differences in perspective, as displayed in the wider-angle shots, can be altered through cropping and made the same as in the narrower-angle shots, thus proving that cropping can change the perspective in a photographic print or image.Perhaps your definition of perspective is different from mine. What's your definition of perspective, Bob?The one I'm using is the following, which is similar to the definition I've found in all the dictionaries that I've checked.
Really long discussion about perspective here, what's it about?If you shoot from the same position and crop to the same field of view the perspective will be the same regardless of focal length. If you move to another position, then perspective will change. Otherwise it will not. Oh well, pointing the camera in a slightly different direction will also change how the final picture appears, but with fixed camera position and direction and "perfect" rectilinear lenses you can take a 14mm lens and crop it down to produce the exact image of the 500mm lens, at a reduced resolution of course. As soon as you move and/or change camera direction you get a different view. Clear?This article is quite good: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Perspective_distortion_%28photography%29
You say you can disprove the laws of physics? If you can, that's probably worth a Nobel Prize. So do it. Demonstrate it.
The spacial relationship of elements within the shot will be the same. That's perspective. It's got nothing to do with what gets cropped out or any other nonsense.
Ray, what you're referring to is the idea of apparent perspective distortion. The apparent contraction of distances by longer lenses and the apparent lengthening of distances by short lenses. The key there is the word apparent.
Ray, the number of elements within an image is irrelevant. You're wrong. Period. Full stop. And I'm done with this nonsense.
Why does this all look like a deja vu ?Here's why:http://www.luminous-landscape.com/forum/index.php?topic=61388.0http://www.luminous-landscape.com/forum/index.php?topic=67945.0Cheers,Bart
But what happens when we want the perspective that only a wide-angle lens can provide, and all we have is, say, a normal lens? No problem, I can hear Bart and JJJ declare. Just take a number of shots and stitch.Really! I've never succeeded in taking shots for stitching a wide panorama without moving the position of the lens between shots. What's the technique here, Bart? On the one hand you're claiming that only position determines perspective, and that only a change in position results in a change in perspective, not a change in focal length, and to demonstrate this principle you are changing the position of the lens in order to create the equivalent of a single wide-angle shot which has been taken from one precise and exact position.Something fishy going on here!
The reason why I raise this issue again is because I am genuinely amazed that so many apparently experienced photographers seem to be in such a state of denial about this issue and present the most illogical of arguments in order to maintain their position.
There are a couple of things wrong with this particular bit of your batty rambling essay. No-one suggested using a narrower lens to replicate the wide field of view and slightly changing angle of camera is not noticeably changing camera distance/position relative to subject, which is the bit that actually alters perspective and which you still do not understand. All you are doing in that case is making a small sensor capture the scene as if it were a much bigger sensor with a wider angle lens.
...4. Crop the wide angle so it has the exact same FOV as the longer focal length...
If I am allowed to interpret Ray's position:If you CROP to achieve "the EXACT same FOV as the longer focal length," than you are effectively comparing "the longer focal length" with "the longer focal length," which, as a tautology, then proves nothing.


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Cead Mile Failte (A Hundred Thousand Welcomes): Twelve aspiring golf professionals from all over the world and from many different backgrounds arrive in Ireland seeking their "Big Break". The players are divided into mixed-teams where they will not only be competing as a team but living together as well.
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Puff Daddy. Puffy. Puff. P. Diddy. Diddy. Sean Combs. Diddy again. And now... I decided to change my name again! My new name is LOVE aka Brother Love. #TakeDat Full Story
Diddy Did the Met Gala Stairs
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Why no, it is not about the men, even more than usual. That is, Jaden Smith—but he's, like, doing Performance Haircuts, and even the most adventurous dudes basically come in the same thing, except Rami Malek, who looks like he shops at the same clothing store as Curious George's Man With The Yellow Hat. Full Story
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I don't know who keeps Naomi Campbell's calendar but I must say she never misses a birthday or special anniversary. #i miss you so much !! Long live #Gianni Versace #R I P ❤❤❤❤❤❤🌹🌹🌹🌹🙏🏾 @versace_official Full Story
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I LOVE the Stay Puft Marshmallow Man. So fun! I ❤NYC!! #ghostbusters @todayshow @alroker Full Story
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It was Jennifer Lopez's turn for Carpool Karaoke last night. She was cute and god her bone structure is amazing. The singing, however, wasn't the best part. The best part, obviously, was the conversation. Full Story
Puffy freed
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The incident between Puffy, his son's football coach, Sal Alosi, and a kettlebell? It's over now. The LA County DA will not prosecute. They've sent the case over to the LA City Attorney for a misdemeanor but that's not expected to go forward either. Not surprisingly, Diddy has declared this a victory for himself. Full Story
20 Years of Bad Boy
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"10 years from now we'll still be on top" Well it's been 20. And Puff Daddy's almost a billionaire, with a net worth of $735 million, making him the richest man in hip-hop, ahead of Dr Dre. (Source) Which is apparently why the athletics department at UCLA recruited his son. Full Story
Diddy attacks with a kettlebell
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Helicopter parents are bad enough. But when the helicopter parent is a celebrity? That takes it to a nuclear level. Here's the quick rundown of what happened: Diddy's son Justin plays football at UCLA. According to TMZ, one of Justin's coaches with giving him the gears at practice. Full Story
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Puffy is launching a new fragrance called 3 AM. Why 3 AM? Because, for him, the best sex is always happening at 3 AM. And, just to make sure you understand that, he's showing you. Check him out with girlfriend Cassie in the 3 AM promo ad – getting mad at each other, chasing each other, and then, we're supposed to believe, after all that foreplay, f-cking each other until the sun comes up. Full Story
The time Puffy Daddy beat up Drake
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Miami Saturday night. DJ Khaled's birthday party. And everytime I step up in the building everybody hands go up They didn't stay there. Diddy's hands apparently went straight into Drake's face. The NY Daily News reports that Drake said something derogatory about Puffy's girl Cassie and a fight broke out, resulting in Drake being taken to hospital. Full Story
Diddy Daddy misses Cammie
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Cameron Diaz is happily dating Benji Madden. The rumour is that they're engaged. GREAT. It's so great. Because Cam… We've talked about this. Before Benji, Cam was always attracted to the ones who treated her like sh-t: Justin Timberlake Alex Rodriguez Puff Daddy Diddy I don't understand how she was attracted to Diddy. Full Story


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By Terril Yue Jones
BEIJING (Reuters) - China's official media said on Thursday that ties with the United States were uneven in President Barack Obama's first term and mutual trust was "whittled down", but his re-election offered an opportunity to put the relationship back on track.
A commentary issued by state-run Xinhua news agency shortly after Obama's election win seemed to indicate a sense of relief that continuity will be assured as Chinese leaders embark on their own transition of power. But it acknowledged that sore issues remained between the world's largest and second-largest economies.
"As the two countries have been ever more economically interwoven, a new U.S. government perhaps should start to learn how to build a more rational and constructive relationship with China," Xinhua said.
"The new Obama administration perhaps should bear in mind that a stronger and more dynamic China-U.S. relationship, especially in trade, will not only provide U.S. investment with rich business opportunities, but also help to revive the sagging global economy."
Losing Republican nominee Mitt Romney had talked tough on China throughout the campaign, repeatedly saying he would cite Beijing as a "currency manipulator" on his first day as president.
Obama, by contrast, struck a less confrontational tone. But last year, he announced a U.S. "pivot" toward Asia that focuses attention on the Asia-Pacific and has unnerved Beijing.
Now, as a re-elected president, he must manage a relationship that has become steadily more fraught across a range of issues, including trade, currency and commercial espionage.
"With China-U.S. relations in such turmoil, no one can predict (if Obama) will adopt a strategically, economically and politically more benign policy toward China," said Shi Yinhong, director of the Centre for American Studies at Renmin University in Beijing. "It's possible, but not necessarily so."
On Thursday, China begins its own once-a-decade leadership handover as it opens its 18th Communist Party Congress. The new party chairman is virtually certain to be current Vice President Xi Jinping, who will take over as president in March.
President-designate Xi and other Chinese leaders face competing pressures in managing the relationship with Washington. They acknowledge that stability in the U.S.-Sino relationship is of vital interest to Beijing.
But they also must deal with constituencies inside the party and the People's Liberation Army who are comfortable with an increasingly assertive Beijing pressing its own interests, particularly in its own backyard.
At the same time, tens of thousands of American troops are based to China's immediate east and west, in Japan, South Korea and Afghanistan. Washington has bilateral defense treaties with Australia, New Zealand, the Philippines, Japan and South Korea. U.S. planes and warships regularly circulate near China's borders.
On top of that, the Obama administration's pivot last November reoriented U.S. military policy toward the Asia-Pacific region. The widely held suspicion in Beijing is that the U.S. strategy is to contain China, the rising power in Asia.
"It is absolutely (a build-up)," said Ruan Zongze, deputy chairman of the China Institute of International Studies, the think tank of the Chinese Foreign Ministry.
"No matter what kind of narrative you use, the reality is that America in the past three years has been putting greater emphasis or focus on the west Pacific. That raises a lot of questions for China."
The Obama administration's primary challenge is to reassure Beijing that the pivot isn't about containing China.
"America has worked to bring China into the international system, including on trade, and China is now one of America's largest trading partners," said Nina Hachigian of the Center for American Progress, a think tank that aligns itself with Obama administration policy.
"That's hardly evidence of containment. If America is trying to contain China, it is doing a supremely lousy job. China has done nothing but grow and expand for the last 40 years."
But critics believe China's own behavior in the region shows why Obama's ``pivot" is necessary. Beijing is increasingly flexing its military and diplomatic muscle in the South China Sea, where it has territorial disputes with Vietnam, the Philippines, Malaysia, Brunei and Taiwan.
And thus far China has resisted talks on a multilateral "code of conduct" governing the South China Sea, making it Asia's biggest potential military hotspot.
China's relations with Japan, its historic rival in Asia, have also badly deteriorated recently because of a territorial dispute over islands in the East China Sea.
While the United States officially declares neutrality, it is treaty-bound to come to the aid of Japan in case of hostilities.
But China is unlikely to push the envelope too far, most analysts believe, because the United States remains by far the biggest military power in the region, and Beijing has compelling economic reasons to maintain a working relationship with Washington.
"The Chinese are going to press as much as they can, but not do anything that creates a serious crisis," said Thomas Metzger, a senior fellow at the Hoover Institution at Stanford University.
"(China's) fundamental goal is to modernize itself and bring the impoverished majority up and stabilize its rule, and that requires a peaceful environment and a good relationship with the USA."
(Additional reporting by Paul Eckert in Mexico City; Editing by Raju Gopalakrishnan)


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Rhetoric heats up as House vote on budget nears
CONCORD -- Republican House leaders blasted the Democratic House Finance Committee proposed budget Monday as bloated spending plan that hits the poor the hardest with hikes in "regressive" taxes on gasoline and cigarettes and gives Gov. Maggie Hassan "carte blanche authority" to raid a myriad of designated accounts for overall general fund use.
The state Democratic chairman countered that for Republicans to express concern about the poor "is one of the most elaborate April fool jokes I've ever seen."
At the same time, House Democratic leaders laid out the proposed fiscal 2014-2015 budget plan in a detailed briefing in Representatives Hall. The full House is scheduled to vote on the plan on Wednesday.
The finance panel budget calls for spending $2.8 billion in general funds during fiscal 2014 and 2015. When all funds are included, the budget is $10.9 billion.
Included is an increase in funding for the state university system by $47 million over two years and for the community college system by more than $19 million.
It adds 15 state troopers to the state's roads and funds 26 additional receiving beds for the mentally ill, 16 in community-based settings and 10 in hospitals.
Finance Committee Chair Mary Jane Wallner, D-Concord, said the budget increases general fund spending by 3 percent over the current budget, covering fiscal 2012 and 2013, and calls for spending $51 million less than the plan put forward by Hassan in February.
But Republicans said the overall spending increase is actually 10 percent.
There was also a difference of opinion on the use of gambling revenue.
Rep. Lynne Ober of Hudson said the House Democrats included in their budget $80 million in revenue from casino licensing fees that Hassan had included in her proposal. But Rep. Neal Kurk R-Weare, the ranking Republican on the finance panel, said the casino money was not included.
Finance committee chair Mary Jane Wallner, D-Concord, clarifying what she called earlier "misinformation," also said, "This budget document does not include gaming revenue."
The Republicans said the Democratic budget includes $263 million in increased gasoline and tobacco taxes. They said it inflates revenue estimates by $31 million and redirects more than 26 percent of highway funds from a proposed gas tax hike to the department of safety for the additional troopers.
They said the plan "downshifts" $7 million more than is currently the case to from state funding county governments for adult nursing home and community based services.
The Republicans also complained that the Democrats expanded Medicaid under the Affordable Care Act, imposed a moratorium on school building and charter school aid programs and killed an education tax credit, which, Kurk said, "would have given up to 2,500 low- and middle-income families an opportunity that is available to wealthier peers to go to private schools of their choice."
House Republican Leader Gene Chandler said when the Democrats were last in control of the House, four years ago, they used "inflated revenue estimates" and other "gimmicks" to "leave one of our largest budget deficits in history, and we don't want to be fooled again."
Kurk said, "It's unfortunate for me to have to say this, but it appears to me that this budget is balance on the backs of the poor," with a 12-cents hike in the gasoline tax and 30-cents-a-pack hike in the cigarette tax, and on the backs of small business." He said the GOP has identified "an even dozen" issues with the plan.
In addition to the "downshifting" of $7 million to county taxpayers, he said the school building aid moratorium is an effective cut of $7.2 million.
The Medicaid expansion will cost $1.3 million in the current budget, Kurk said, but he charged it "runs the risk of costing tens of millions of dollars after 2017, perhaps as much as $85 million."
Kurk said the budget also suspends $13 million worth of credits for small businesses.
He said the House Democrats' bill allows Hassan to "raid up to 300 dedicated funds without limitation as to dollar amount or the kind of funds in order to balance an expected 2013 deficit.
"This is an extraordinary delegation of legislative authority to the governor that in the past, to the extent it has been done, has been limited in dollar amount or specific fund that was to be raided," Kurk said.
"Every New Hampshire family has to live within its means," said Ober. "The state needs to do the same."
"We have," added Rep. Kenneth Weyler, R-Kingston, "more government than we can afford."
Buckley said the Republicans did not address what Democrats say is a $30 million to $40 million deficit in the current budget.
"They must be joking if they expect to be taken seriously," Buckley said. "Instead of resorting to baseless attacks and embarrassing hypocrisy, Republicans should share how they would fix the massive Bradley-O'Brien budget," invoking current state Senate Majority Leader Jeb Bradley and former House speaker Bill O'Brien.
Despite the GOP concern about the budget, Chandler said the minority leadership is not planning to "filibuster" the Wednesday debate. He said "maybe five or six" floor amendments on "some of the more significant issues" are planned.
Kurk said increase in the adult services care cap for counties and the school building aid moratorium are the amendment priorities. The first GOP amendment, released late Monday, would exempt a dozen dedicated funds from being "raided" by the governor.
Chandler also said the House GOP leadership is not contesting the $124 million capital budget.


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PITTSBURGH -- Brayden Schenn was watching the NHL Draft on Friday night in Saskatchewan when he heard the news about Penguins forward Jordan Staal being reunited with his older brother, Eric, in Carolina.
Schenn, 20, said he was "genuinely excited" for the Staal family. But he wondered if he would ever get the same chance to play with his older brother, Luke, in the NHL.
Less than 24 hours later, the Flyers and Maple Leafs took a big step in making that dream become a reality. They completed a straight-up swap in James van Riemsdyk for Luke Schenn, a mere hours after the Draft was completed in Pittsburgh.
"Since I joined the NHL, I've always been asked the question about what it's like playing against your brother. Now, I'll get to see what it feels like the play with him," Brayden Schenn told the Daily News. "I was real surprised when I found out. Luke called me to tell me he was going to be a part of the Flyers. I'm excited and stunned.
"It's been a dream since we were kids. We always wondered if we would get the chance. We're just lucky enough to do it so early in our careers."
Brayden Schenn was on a boat in Lake Shell, Saskatchewan, when he first heard the news.
For the Flyers, the swap ends van Riemsdyk's tumultuous journey in Philadelphia, one that started with high expectations as the No. 2 overall draft pick in 2007 and never fully materialized. Instead, 'JVR' offered just enough brief flashes of brilliance and glory to warrant a gaudy, 6-year, $25.5 million extension last summer - a contract based purely on potential and not actually realized consistency.
They get back a player in Luke Schenn, 22, who also needed a fresh start after being harshly criticized all season long in hockey's most scrutinized market. Schenn never could really seem to find his way out of Ron Wilson's doghouse before Randy Carlyle took over. He saw his minutes drop an average of 6:20 per game in just one season, down from a career-high of 22:22.
Luke Schenn is a consistent, hard-nosed defensive defenseman who will fill a big hole for the Flyers. And he's got the same upside and potential as van Riemsdyk.
With Chris Pronger likely out of the picture, Kimmo Timonen aging, and Matt Carle's uncertainty heading into free agency, the Flyers couldn't enter July 1's free agency period with question marks surrounding all three of their top defensemen. If the Flyers can somehow find a way to re-sign Carle for a reasonable price, they will be set on defense.
The trade actually opens some salary cap space for the Flyers. Van Riemsdyk was set to embark on a 6-year quest at $4.25 million per season. Schenn has 4 years left at $3.6 million.
"I believe it's a good trade for both teams," Flyers general manager Paul Holmgren said. "It certainly fills a need for us and I think it fills a need for Brian's team as well in terms of what they're looking to do."
Holmgren described Luke Schenn as a "big defenseman that plays physical and gritty, and he can move the puck. To get guys like this you've got to be picking high in the draft." Schenn was a leader in Toronto, an alternate captain as a 20-year-old after playing in the league when he was 18.
Ultimately, Holmgren needed to make a decision as to whether he wanted to take a gamble on van Riemsdyk possibly not living up to his contract, or make a deal while he was still considered a valuable commodity. Having van Riemsdyk's name circulating through the rumor mill for months, it was clear that there were a line of takers.
"I think I've told you enough about how strongly I feel about James becoming a good player, and I believe he will become a very good player in our league," Holmgren said. "Unfortunately for us, I think it's going to be for Toronto now."
In fact, the Columbus Dispatch reported on Saturday that the Blue Jackets viewed van Riemsdyk as a central figure in a deal for star Rick Nash. That's not happening now.
However, Holmgren left open the possibility that the Flyers will continue to add on July 1.
"I don't think anything shuts the door on anything else we may look to do to improve the hockey team," Holmgren said. "We tried to improve our defense over the last few days, we looked for ways to try to improve it, and we think we did today."
This trade has been months in the making. We first reported in January the possibility of the deal, but a source close to the situation said Holmgren pumped the brakes when Leafs general manager Brian Burke asked about van Riemsdyk.
Holmgren and Burke tabled the talk, but Burke told Holmgren to "let him know when he was serious." Van Riemsdyk soon went down with a concussion, came back and fractured his foot on March 1, and wasn't healthy enough for a full playoff run.
There were reports circulating last week that van Riemsdyk put off having surgery on a cam impingement in his hip to avoid being traded, something van Riemsdyk vehemently denied to the Daily News.
"To suggest I'd deliberately try to hold one up is a joke," van Riemsdyk said. "I love my teammates in Philadelphia. Management has treated me extremely well. Honestly, I'm the type of person that, if a team did not want me here, I would not want to be here. I certainly would not hold anything up."
Now, both sides will have a long time to evaluate this trade and see how it pans out. It was equally risky for both clubs. And, they meet 4 times each season.
Aside from filling a huge void on defense, Holmgren was asked about the impact Luke Schenn will have on Brayden's blossoming career. The answer is a no-brainer.
"It's just surreal right now," Luke Schenn told reporters in Toronto. "It's going to be exciting to play with my brother, that's for sure. I can't describe how cool this is."
The two Schenn brothers train together each summer in Kamloops, British Columbia. They vacationed together in the Caribbean during the All-Star break last January. They talk to each other almost every day during the season, even at different ends of the continent at times.
At long last, they are finally together.
"Luke is my best friend," Brayden Schenn said. "We are very tight, we talk every day. Toronto was really good to him, but he didn't have the greatest season. He needed a fresh start. I think this will have a huge impact on my career. We push each other, and he knows just what to say to get me going."
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John Pawlak's usually amusing (content and style) column fell flat on July 9 when he argued like a politician about teacher pay. Namely, he quoted national expenditures of 600 billion dollars for this and 700 billion for that, but cuts in education funding. The proper thing to compare with is spending on education, not cuts: I don't intend to do his homework for him, but the crudest estimates of number of students, student-teacher ratios and pay scales suggest that national education expenditures lie in the range of 500 billion dollars per year, counting public and private schools, vocational training and universities, without even including corporate, fire, police and military training. It would be fair to argue about whether the relative amounts make sense, but John didn't do that, which should only work on the credulous, not his usual audience.
While I agree with John that Los Alamos teachers' acceptance of pay cuts is commendable, particularly in contrast to Albuquerque's municipal workers, reduction in state funding makes a reduction in school costs essential. And no, I don't want to see this made by reducing the number of functioning commodes — public health is important, too. This is to be contrasted with the pointless, not to say mindless, reduction of county expenditures, as the county has more than adequate income to increase services, at least temporarily, and so assist in the economic recovery. Unfortunately, it is impeded by state law from assisting our schools.
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The U.S. attorney's office says in 1990 the well-known American artist provided Brian Ramnarine with a mold for a famous 1960 sculpture called "Flag" to make a wax cast. Prosecutors say Ramnarine made the cast but never returned the mold.
Court documents say 20 years later Ramnarine tried to sell a bronze flag made from the original mold without the artist's knowledge and using the artist's forged signature.
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We love Billy Connolly - but listening to the foul-mouthed comic day-in, day-out as the satnav voice in the car? That could be too much, even for diehards like us.
Today, the Big Yin joins the line-up of voices available to TomTom's 40 million users across Europe. They can download Billy's voice at http://www.tomtom.com/billyconnolly and listen to his jocular tones navigate them to their destination. And there's no swearing, and no impersonation.
Says Billy: "This really is Billy Connolly. It's not the creepy guy you get on cheap birthday cards. It's my real voice. No swearing, no dirty bits, I'll keep you safe".
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Here's a selection of Billy's satnav instructions:
"Make a U turn. None of this would have been necessary had you been listening a minute ago".
"U turn ahead. I'll be here when you get back".
"After 300 yards you have reached your destination. You may thank me and remember that without me none of this would have been possible and you would have been hopelessly lost."
"Toll charge. I'm only doing my job. Don't shoot the messenger."
TomTom is building up quite the catalogue of famous voices for the satnav, including John Cleese, SnoopDogg, Burt Reynolds, Dennis Hopper [and when he's dead? Ed] - Eddie Izzard, Homer Simpson and, weirdly, Sven Goran Eriksson.


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Marrying her passion for painting with architecture has recently made watercolorist and illustrator Diane Laird $300 richer.
Marrying her passion for painting with architecture has recently made watercolorist and illustrator Diane Laird $300 richer.
Laird, 50, of Middletown, was awarded the prize money on March 2 for winning the professional category with her painting "The Green, Dover, Delaware" in the "National Arts Program: Delaware State Employee Exhibition and Contest II," a competition sponsored by the Delaware Division of the Arts in partnership with the National Arts Program.
Twenty-one awards were announced in five categories: professional, intermediate, amateur, teen (ages 13 through 18), and youth (12 and under), culminating in one "best in show." Sixteen cash prizes totaling $2,400 were awarded.
Laird, the state coordinator for Downtown Delaware (a revitalization program of the Delaware Economic Development Office), spoke with the Middletown Transcript about her signature painting style, the inspiration behind "The Green, Dover, Delaware" — a piece depicting the historic park The Green located in Dover — and more.
Q What attracted you to creating "The Green, Dover, Delaware?"
A I was part of the first ever "Dover Days Plein Air Paint Out" in May 2012 and actually, while I was painting in Dover, a dolman came up and introduced himself and said he owned a building [depicted in the center of "The Green, Dover, Delaware"] on The Green and would like to commission me to paint it. And that's really why I painted that scene.
Q What were your thoughts when you discovered you placed first in the professional category?
A I was very excited and quite surprised because my work is realistic; it's not photographic. It depends on what the jury is looking for, but very often they slant towards more abstract subject matter. I wouldn't consider my work abstract at all. You generally know what you're looking at pretty clearly. With my work, that's the point of it: to know what you're looking at. I paint things that are recognizable.
Q How did you develop your style of meshing ink with watercolors?
A Over the past couple of years I've really been praying for a signature style, something that would be very recognizable and somebody could say, "Yep, that's Diane Laird's work." It evolved over a little bit of time. I was trying to do just watercolors. And during a different plein air event in Chestertown, Maryland, there was one painting where I decided to take a marker and do the line-drawing and paint over it. It was quick. It was fun. And it really took me back to my roots, which is architectural perspective drawing. In my design career for 15 years, I very often provided architectural renderings for architects and designers. They were very exacting and very accurate and I was trying very consciously to move away from such analytical and straightforward, perfectionist kind of work. But in architectural drawing you really need to do that. I was purposely trying to do that in my hobby of art, and what I found is blending the two is really how my signature style was derived.
Q What's next for you?
A I'll be doing the fourth annual "Paint the Town" in Chestertown at the end of April and then I'll be doing the second annual Dover Days Plein Air Paint Out in the first week of May. Those are back-to-back. And I [recently] found out about "Paint Old New Castle," which is around May 18, so I may try to do that. But it's hard with a full-time job.


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Interestingly, according Clubic, Samsung will launch from next year a range of PMP in Android!
Ces baladeurs disposeront du wifi et tout comme le constructeur le propose pour ses smartphones sous Android, il sera possible de développer des applications pour ces PMP.These players will have the wifi and as the manufacturer suggests for its smartphones running Android, it will be possible to develop applications for the PMP.
The owner of OS Samsung should live with more on this next Android family, without elaborating: dual-boot?
Une surcouche graphique ?An overlay graph?
Voilà qui est en tout cas bien intriguant et qui positionne Android sur le marché du PMP - rappelons qu'Archos va également présenter des tablettes intégrant l'OS de GoogleThat is at least intriguing and well positioned Android Market PMP - remember Archos will also have shelves integrating Google OS ...
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At the launch of its new flagship Walkman Touch the "Beatplayer M1, Samsung has let go a few leaks about upcoming players multimedia brand. The opportunity for us to learn more about the strategy of "music" of south Korea.
It Hoil Daniel Kang, one of the leaders of that division from Samsung, which began to announce the upcoming release of a new firmware for its portable "Beatplayer M1. The latter will use its Bluetooth connection to send SMS or even call (the player with a microphone), provided that the device is linked with a Bluetooth phone. To recall, the Beatplayer M1 is equipped with a portable multimedia chip Tegra Nvidia, to use games or 3D tactile interfaces without jerks.
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And since Samsung does not develop its next mobile kiosk software for BeatPlayer M1 - especially in the absence of WiFi, by downloading the songs of applications is impossible - Daniel Kang Hoil we specify Samsung prefers that capitalize more on the booth ... Google.
South Korea will indeed offer next year a new range of players in touch Android. And Samsung, as it does with its smartphone "Galaxy", will offer publishers to develop specific software for its players 'connected'. They did not have the SIM card but they will integrate all however, as the Apple iPod Touch, WiFi. Note that the proprietary Samsung should co-exist with the Android system on its next wave of players.
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Suppose that M is any o-minimal expansion of a real closed field and that X is any definable subset of M^n which contains no infinite semi-algebraic subset of M^n. Then for every real number s>0, X contains at most O(H^s) points with rational co-ordinates of height at most H (for all H>0, where the implied constant depends only on X and s). The diophantine part of the proof follows a method of Bombieri and Pila which was subsequently modified by Pila to establish the result in the case when X is a subanalytic subset of real n-space. However, it seems to me that the analytic part of Pila's proof can be considerably simplified by working in a general o-minimal setting and invoking uniformity in parameters. This is applied to a generalization of a result of Gromov, namely that for any given r, any bounded definable set may be represented as a finite union of images of open unit cubes (of various dimensions) by C^r functions all of whose derivatives (up to the r'th) are bounded by one.
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A DEFIANT barbers' shop owner is refusing to remove a controversial Banksy-style mural which overlooks a war memorial, despite claims she has defaced the monument to the heroic dead.
The provocative image shows Edward Scissorhands holding his blades menacingly towards the throat of Mr T, with the text: "I pity the fool who don't go to... Lads and Dads."
Lads and Dads owner Janice Stevens had the huge piece painted on the large gable end of her new walk-in barbers' to mark its opening in Sherburn Village, County Durham.
But it overlooks a memorial to men from the village killed in the world wars and Durham County Council urgently wants it removed.
Undeterred, Ms Stevens, a feisty mother-of-eight, said: "If it had been in Manchester, Birmingham of London, it would have been revered.
"People want to get into the 21st century. It's put Sherburn on the map."
Ms Stevens, who grew up in Sherburn, said her young male customers loved the painting and she had received only positive comments, including many "likes" on Facebook.
Ms Stevens said her father owned the war memorial site and denied she had "defaced" the monument.
"I have respect for the war heroes. If they want me to cover it up on Remembrance Day, I've no problem with that."
But she refused to have the art painted over, vowing to fight the council all the way and win.
"It's not everybody's cup of tea but I don't see what the problem is.
"I can't believe they're making such a big deal of it. They want something better to do."
If she loses, she could be fined up to £1,000.
County councillor David Hall said the new business was welcome but the mural had caused upset in the village and been divisive and Ms Stevens should adhere to the rules.
After speaking to The Northern Echo, Ms Stevens wrote on the Lads and Dads Facebook page: "Well! Controversy is my middle name: the Sherburn Lads n Dads has made it into the papers... thanks to all the mural haters for the massive free advertising.
"As a huge thank you for your support anybody that mentions the mural will get a pound off their hair cut."
The council says the mural is an advertisement and, as such, needs permission.
"This has not been sought by the owners of the business concerned and – due to the proximity to the war memorial and the fact that this is a conservation area – we have contacted those associated with the business to request the removal of the mural," Stuart Timmiss, the council's head of planning and assets, said.
"We have received a number of complaints about the mural from local councillors and residents who feel the image is inappropriate given that it is next to the village war memorial."


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Mother Nature, prices will remain first peanut challenges THE MAJOR challenges for U.S. peanut producers in 2001 remain the same as this year - Mother Nature and low prices.
"The peanut program has provided a level of financial stability for peanut growers during a time of general agricultural economic depression," says Nathan B. Smith, University of Georgia Extension economist. "Times have been tough as production costs have increased and the world market becomes more competitive."
Looking to the future, advances in biotechnology are poised to change production practices and marketing, notes Smith.
"Water availability and accessibility has become a major issue in the Southeast and Southwest. These issues will be addressed in the next couple of years and will help to determine the direction of the peanut industry.
"Future domestic policy will be shaped with trade in mind," he says.
Supply situation The 2000 growing season can best be described as a mixed bag for peanuts, says Smith. The Virginia-Carolina region has experienced favorable conditions and is expected to harvest an above-average crop, certainly better than in 1999 when floods lowered production.
The Southwest peanut crop started off well, but hot and dry weather in August and September raised concerns about yield and quality. Producers in the Southeast planted late as a preventative measure against tomato spotted wilt virus and due to drought.
"Many Southeastern growers experienced poor, skippy stands and late emergence," says Smith. "The overall effect on yield is uncertain as the weather has gone from hot and dry extremes to rainfall and cooler temperatures in mid September. Grades are expected to vary widely in the Southeast due to the stressed crop, especially dryland production."
Total planted acreage in 2000 continues a downward trend that began with the 1996 farm bill. U.S. peanut growers planted 1.495 million acres in 2000, which is 39,500 acres less than in 1999.
The Southeast planted 55,000 fewer acres and Texas increased acreage by 15,000 acres. The reduction in the Southeast was due mainly to drought conditions and scarce contracts for additional peanuts, notes Smith.
"Harvested acres are forecast to be 98 percent of the planted acres at 1.466 million acres. Although fewer acres were planted in 2000, harvested acreage is projected to be 30,000 acres more than in 1999. Texas abandoned 80,000 acres in 1999 but was projected in the September report to have a normal abandonment rate of two percent this year. Adjustments downward are possible in the Southeast and Texas where conditions have deteriorated."
The September USDA crop report estimated the national peanut yield to be four percent lower than in 1999 at 2,561 pounds per acre. Broken up by region, the average yield in the Southeast is forecast to be 2,213 pounds per acre or 11 percent below 1999.
The Virginia-Carolina yield forecast is 3,000 pounds per acre, a 14 percent increase over 1999. The Southwest is pegged at 2,962 pounds per acre, a four percent decline from 1999. Alabama is the only state projected to fall short in quota production this year.
U.S. peanut production is forecast at 3.75 billion pounds, a two percent decline from 1999 and five percent less than in 1998.
Beginning stocks on Aug. 1, 1999, were estimated to be 1.392 billion pounds or 696 million farmer stock tons, according to Smith. Ending stocks on July 31, 2000, are estimated to have been 1.229 billion pounds or 615 tons.
"Given the forecast production and disappearance for the 2000-2001 marketing year, ending stocks are forecast to be trimmed to 1.035 billion pounds or 518 tons on July 31, 2001. A reduction in ending stocks would be an encouraging sign that demand is picking up and the use of buybacks is limited."
Imports are projected to remain the same for 2000 at 169 million bushels. Ending stocks, imports and 2000 production give a total supply of 5.261 billion pounds or 2.630 million tons of farmer stock tons.
Demand situation Supply once again will exceed forecast consumption, notes Smith. Domestic food use of peanuts continues to increase slowly but steadily from the low of 1995. Edible consumption is forecast at 2.295 billion pounds for the peanut crop or 1.15 million tons. This is an increase of 2.5 percent from last year.
Fifty-five percent of total peanut use goes to domestic food consumption, he adds. The majority of domestic peanuts are shelled and used for peanut butter, peanut candy or peanut snack products. The breakdown among the three primary uses in 1999 was 51 percent to peanut butter, 24 percent to candy and 26 percent to snack products.
THE AUGUST stocks and processing report showed total use of shelled edible peanuts running 3.4 percent above the same period from a year ago. Peanut butter use rebounded from a decrease in 1999 to a 4.4 percent increase. Snack use continues to show strong increases at 14.7 percent. Snacks, however, dropped back 7.4 percent to nearly 1997-98 levels.
Peanut butter purchases for government programs reversed a trend and increased by 4.6 percent during the first 11 months of the 1999-2000 crop marketing year. Roasted peanut purchases, however, continue a downward trend with 6.1 percent fewer purchases for the same period last year.
"The good news is that peanut butter makes up 96 percent of the government purchases, so overall purchases are up over last year. Looking at the big picture, government purchases now have fallen below 2.5 percent of the U.S. peanut quota. Purchases comprised three percent of the total quota two years ago."
September 15 was the last day to contact 2000 crop additional peanuts, says Smith. "Additionals without a contract must be placed into the CCC loan pool. Loan additionals either are sold for export or crushed to produce oil and meal. Additionals can be purchased by shellers through a buyback contract that allows them to go to domestic use.
"Both quota and additional peanuts put into the loan and not sold by the end of May must be sold for crushing. Crushing quota peanuts leads to large CCC losses as experienced in 1999. Producers are wary of using buybacks after 1999. But without any additional export contracts, the temptation is to sell additionals through buyback contracts. At least 50,000 to 70,000 tons will be purchased as buybacks to make up for the shortfall in quota from Alabama."
The abundant supply of oil and meal on the world market has depressed sales and prices, says Smith. Sales basically have been inactive during June, July and August. Meal prices rebounded from $95 per ton last fall to $118 per ton during the spring. Oil prices averaged about 36 cents per pound this spring after falling from 42 cents per pound to 31 cents per pound during the winter.
2001 peanut outlook The 2001 outlook under current conditions likely will be a continuation of existing trends, says Smith. "The quota will change little if any. With quota prices at the support level and additional contracts at $325 and below, acreage likely will decline."
The Free Trade Area of the Americas negotiations seeks to liberalize trade within the Western Hemisphere, much like NAFTA, says the economist. The structure of negotiations will be set in 2000 and an agreement is to be reached by 2005, he adds.
"The FTAA agreement could have a tremendous effect on the import and export of peanuts in the United States, especially if Argentina falls under the NAFTA rules of trade."


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Language Lab
The MLL Language Lab is located in 201 Fisher Hall. The lab includes 22 computer work stations, equipped with headsets, and maintains a vast library of language-learning programs, films and related materials.
Students may use the lab to access the Web sites of their language textbooks, practice reading and grammar comprehension using a variety of CD-based programs, produce audio recordings, work with their language tutors, write papers and perform assigned research.
In addition to Blackboard-based voice and recording tools, all computers in the lab are equipped with Audacity software for voice recording. Audacity is a simple program that enables faculty and students to record vocal exercises and responses directly to the computer (thus eliminating the need for tape cassettes), and save the recording as a digital file to the computer or to a CD.
Click here for instructions that explain how to use Audacity.
Click here for instructions that explain how to copy an Audacity file to a CD (all computers in the lab have CD/DVD drives). Note: With Windows 7.0, you no longer need to "burn" a file to a CD. You can copy a file and save it to a CD as you would save a file on a USB drive.
Video Lab & Cameras
There is also a small Video Lab within the Language Lab that has an HD digital video camera, several Flip video cameras plus a computer dedicated to video editing and enhanced audio editing capabilities (for producing PodCasts and longer lectures). Click here for more information about the video capabilities of the department.
Microsoft PowerPoint 2010 is installed on the Lab's computers. Since certain standard features have been deactivated for security reasons (such as for copying and pasting images from the Internet), faculty and students who would like to use the Lab computers to create PowerPoint presentations should review the PowerPoint Instruction Sheets (click here for a copy).
These instructions are also designed to help first-time users of PowerPoint 2007 and 2010 (which was a significant upgrade from the 2003 edition) master the basics of the program with just a few minutes of practice.
Also, when making presentations, you can integrate outside resources, such as external Web sites, YouTube videos, etc., into your PowerPoint presentation by embedding hyperlinks directly into your PowerPoint slides. Click here for an instruction sheet that explains how to embed hyperlinks into PowerPoint presentations.
Additional PowerPoint instruction sheets:
How to embed video links into PowerPoint
How to directly embed videos into PowerPoint
How to add audio recordings to PowerPoint
Verblng is an on-line program that enables students to speak live with native language speakers in a variety of countries and languages via a Web cam. The lab has several Web cameras installed on PCs in the lab. Faculty can also access the program from classrooms that are equipped with Web cams.
Click here for more information about Verbling.
Click here to go to the Verbling Web site.
Lab director:
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October 24, 2008: Audacity 1.3.6 released
The Audacity Team is pleased to announce the release of Audacity 1.3.6 (Beta) for Windows, Mac and Linux/Unix.
This release highlights exciting new capabilities developed by our students in Google Summer of Code (GSoC) 2008:
- FFmpeg support (downloadable separately) permits import and export of a much wider range of file formats, including WMA, M4A and AC3, plus import of audio from video files
- On-demand loading of uncompressed files eliminates the wait before files can be played or edited
- Linked audio and label tracks allow labels to move with their corresponding audio when cutting, pasting or changing speed or tempo
- Hierarchical plug-in grouping for built-in plug-ins
Other experimental features: Sound activated recording; ability to save smaller, compressed project files; MIDI files can now be imported, cut-and-paste edited, then exported.
Miscellaneous: Interface improvements include a new Transport menu, and a new Preference to choose Waveform, Spectrum or Pitch view. Several bug fixes.
Because it is a work in progress and does not yet come with complete documentation or translations into foreign languages, it is recommended for more advanced users. For all users, Audacity 1.2.6 is a stable release, complete and fully documented. You can have Audacity 1.2.6 and 1.3.6 installed on the same machine.


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A world of cheesy names
The last time I checked, false advertising was against the law, at least in most of this country. Nonetheless, the law does not appear to apply to some businesses. Every day we see evidence of products that do not live up to the claims made by advertisers. Leading the pack are the land developers.
You know, those sleazy people who build "gated communities" on spec, then give them exotic names that have absolutely nothing to do with the structures for sale on the other side of the gates.
First, let's look at the gate. Is there a gate? Yes. Is the gate locked, or even closed? More than likely - no. Do they post a live, human guard at the gate? You must be kidding.
The gate is at the entrance to the development so the builder can call the designer community something like, "Iron Gate Estates." I do not believe that being two-thirds accurate is enough to warrant impunity when we are talking about adhering to a city ordinance covering false advertising.
Yes, the "Iron Gate" does exist, but "Estates?" I don't think a onebedroom cinder block house on a piece of property less than a quarter acre in size can be considered an "estate" by the popular definition of the word. However, the accepted dictionary definition, "an extensive area of land in the country, usually with a large house," is not specific enough to be legally challenged.
The point is developers have attempted to mislead prospective buyers by tacking exotic names to cheesy developments for years. It all started after W.W.II, when armed forces personnel returned from war zones to start families and get on with their disrupted lives. Two things hindered their progress, lack of jobs and housing.
Developers with the entrepreneurial spirit immediately filled the housing shortage and the government took care of the jobs … well, sort of. The developers purchased large tracts of land and instantly erected entire communities of one and two-bedroom houses. The little homes were affordable to anyone with a GI bill.
These neighborhoods turned into the baby factories that put "suburbia" on the map, and they needed identity. Thus the cheesy name syndrome was born.
The obvious ruse on the part of the developers was taken with a grain of salt for several decades, providing fodder for columnists, late night talk shows, and water cooler conversation. This worked until the people living in those homes needed to find new digs for their expanding families.
Then they had to sell their poorly constructed cracker box houses in subdivisions with names like "Tropical Acres," where streets were named after exotic fruit. Addresses on Mango Lane, Papaya Drive, and Guava Terrace might sound exotic, but not when the neighborhood is in South Dakota. Buyers in the age of accountability just laughed at the prospect of making a purchase in such a place.
One would think that the builders had learned their lesson, but alas, no such luck. They saw opportunity knocking again, so they went out and bought more land and built bigger houses for the up and coming social and corporate climbers who had big bucks and wanted to show off their pseudo wealth by living in mini mansions.
The new "burbs" needed upscale names that made them sound much more expensive and ostentatious than they really were. Names like "Deer Run" come to mind. The name came from the last thing the builder saw when the bulldozers showed up to clear the neighborhood. If the name were accurate, the development would have been called "Deer Butt," but I doubt that would have sold many homes.
Florida was experiencing the biggest building boom in the country at the time, and the names of the developments were a constant source of entertainment. Can you imagine calling a neighborhood "Green Hill Manors," in Florida? The entire state is four-feet above sea level, if that. The state is flat as a pancake.
However, the community was aptly named. The green hill came from the landfill that was underneath it. The locals called the neighborhood "Mount Trashmore." Every community has one. I cannot imagine anyone being dumb enough to buy a home on, or even near a landfill.
One of the best names in Florida was "Turtle Run." Show me a turtle that can run and I'll train him for the Kentucky Derby. They might scurry for short distances, but believe me, their feet never leave the ground.
Turtle run was on the edge of the Everglades. Turtles were in the area; that is true. But if the neighborhood were accurately named, the builder would have called it Gator Flats, or Possum Hollow, because the gators and possums outnumbered the suburbanites who lived there.
The funniest name of all however, was in Cobb County, Ga. A high school French teacher was horrified by a subdivision with the snotty name of Les Chateau. She called the developer and told him to either drop the S in Les or add an X to Chateau because she refused to live in the grammatically incorrect status quo.
I must admit that I am guilty of buying a home in a community where every house had a plaque with a name on it. The names were like Casa del Sol, Oak Ridge, and The Retreat. I called mine - Porky Pines, just to annoy the neighbors.
Tune in next week for more reasons why we live in a system we can't understand.


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The Master of Science (M.S) in Higher Education is offered in the School of Education and Social Sciences.
The online M.S. in Higher Education helps professionals develop the skills and competencies to advance their careers in higher education or to switch from a current executive or management role in a corporate setting to one at a college or university. It is also a great graduate degree for military personnel who can apply the leadership skills they have learned in the military to a higher education setting. It is predicted that higher education will continue to be a strong employment field for the foreseeable future.
The degree program focuses on the management side of higher education. Upon completion, graduates will have a general knowledge in higher education to assist them in seeking employment or advancement in a variety of departments, including: admissions, financial aid, student affairs, student services, academic affairs, and business operations.
The coursework deals with organizational leadership, student affairs and student services, assessment and accreditation, finance and budgeting, marketing, program evaluation, ethical decision-making, legal issues, and general current and critical issues impacting higher education today, including the increased impact of government regulations. Faculty members are experts in the field with long term careers higher education. The program emphasizes practical knowledge as well as theory.
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Online classes are designed for maximum flexibility to fit busy schedules.
The below sequence is for Full-Time Graduate Status; a student may go part-time by taking one course in each session.
1st eight-week session
EDUC6000 Critical Issues Affecting American Education
EDUC6120 Instructional Leadership/Management
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HIED6000 College Students in America
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text: New York—The volume of Twitter posts and the tune-in rates of broadcast TV shows can each influence the engagement and reach of the other, according to a new report from Nielsen Co. According to Nielsen's "Twitter Causation Study," an analysis conducted during the 2012-13 prime-time TV season of 221 episodes, there was a "statistically significant impact" on the ratings of 29% of the shows due to the volume of related tweets. And the converse also held true: 48% of the TV shows that already had high ratings prompted significantly more tweets in response, according to Nielsen's study. Tweets had the greatest impact on programs in the competitive reality genre, influencing ratings changes in 44% of episodes. Comedy (37%), sports (28%) and dramas (18%) also saw increased tune-in due to tweets, according to the study.


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Facebook pages are changing. And that means your business strategy will need to change.
In fact, Facebook has made many new changes that will impact anyone with a Facebook page.
These changes emerged from Facebook's fMC 2012 Conference.
The overall message was that Facebook is looking at pages as a "mission control" point (which is where the MC comes from in the conference title).
Here is an overview of the changes and how brands can take advantage of some of the new features.


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HotField Review
Shoot 'em ups, or "shmups," are a staple in the history of videogames. From their early 8-bit origins to the more recent flashy predecessors, the top-down shooter has persisted thanks to its simple design and quick action. HotField employs 3D effects, anime stylings and intense bullet dodging that hearkens back to the second shmup renaissance of the late 1990's and early 2000's. Even though it is a port of a PC title, it will feel very familiar to anyone who has spent some time in arcades or was a fan of consoles like the Sega Saturn. HotField has all the makings of a fun title, but it is hamstrung by some technical issues. It's in need of an update to attain its full potential.
HotField gives you three futuristic ships to choose from, each with slight variations on their look and their attack patterns. The game consists of seven nicely varied levels with different bosses and enemies to challenge you along the way. In addition to your standard cannon (which can be upgraded by picking up power ups) you also have the ability to fire a super laser or slow down time.
The super laser is a devastating beam of energy that cuts a wide swath of the screen, destroying enemy projectiles and doing massive damage to any enemy it touches. By deploying your time-manipulating ability, you can slow everything down on screen, allowing you to make precise maneuvers and escape tight situations. Both of these abilities are limited and must be carefully rationed to get through a level. You can absorb a number of hits before you die (as indicated by a health bar), but you only have seven lives with which to complete the game. You choose from easy, normal, or hard difficulties, though in reality these should be called hard, harder, and near-impossible.
HotField had to make some control changes to fit the iPhone's touch screen, and for the most part, they work quite well. Your ship fires constantly, allowing you to focus on using your finger to guide your ship and dodge enemy fire. You deploy your super cannon by touching the screen with a second finger, and activate your time-slowing ability by double-tapping the screen. These mechanics don't take too much time to get used to. The biggest control issue is that there are sequences in the game where enemies and projectiles come from behind your ship, which puts them squarely behind your thumb or finger. Though this happens only occasionally, it can be a nuisance, and it's evidence that the levels were not tweaked to fit this control scheme by keeping the action in front of you. Hotfield also has a horizontal play mode that adds a directional pad and touch buttons instead of the follow your finger control. While this scheme works fine, it cuts the screen size substantially and does not play any better than the regular mode, in our opinion.
HotField's music and graphics are one of its stronger suits. It mixes 3D models and effects with 2D gameplay to make for good-looking, multi-layered levels. Unfortunately, juggling all of the effects and action on screen comes at a price. The game's framerate is not great, and while it is usually just good enough to get the job done, there are times when it dips down to levels that really start to detract from the gameplay. We would venture a guess that the framerate problems are probably more indicative of a rushed port than the iPhone hardware's inability to keep up.
Ultimately, HotField plays like a game that still needs a little more adaptation to the iPhone platform. The control modifications and core gameplay are solid, which makes it all the more frustrating that an equal amount of time was not spent getting it to run well. As fans of the classic "bullet hell" style action that HotField provides, we still enjoyed enjoyed ourselves, despite the game's rough edges. However, it is still a few meaningful updates away from keeping up with other games built for the iPhone from the ground up.


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Blizzard of great new stuff for today, summarized nicely by ScottGu.
The new Parallel FX stuff is really quite cool. It's a cliche to say that the number of CPUs in a typical machine is increasing while each individual CPU is not actually faster. But it's great to see Joe Duffy release Parallel FX and PLINQ to to actually address the challenge.
All very cool can't wait till next week for ASP.NET MVC.


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1996 OSA President Duncan Moore, the Rudolf and Hilda Kingslake Professor of Optical Engineering, at the University of Rochester, is a native of Maine and earned his Ph.D. at the University of Rochester in 1974. Moore an expert in gradient-index optics, computer-aided design, and the manufacture of optical systems also served as associate director of the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy during the Clinton Administration.
His extensive experience in the academic, research, business, and government arenas of science and technology has led to positions such as Vice Provost for Entrepreneurship at Rochester, president and chief executive officer of the Infotonics Technology Center Inc., an industry, academia, and government partnership to foster cutting-edge research, prototyping of new technology, and economic development in Upstate New York State, and Visiting Professor at Stanford University, where he has worked on its Center for Longevity to create an international, interdisciplinary research and teaching network focused on solving fundamental physical and social problems associated with extended life expectancy.
Moore chaired the successful Hubble Independent Optical Review Panel organized in 1990 to determine the correct prescription of the Hubble Space Telescope. In addition, Moore is the founder and former president of Gradient Lens Corporation of Rochester, New York, the manufacturer of the high-quality, low-cost Hawkeye boroscope.
Moore has received numerous awards for his achievements including election to the National Academy of Engineering, the Science and Technology Award of the Greater Rochester Metro Chamber of Commerce, the Distinguished Inventor of the Year Award of the Rochester Intellectual Property Law Association, the Gradient-Index Award of the Japanese Applied Physics Society, and an Honorary Doctor of Science degree from the University of Maine.
Moore also received the National Engineering Award of the American Association of Engineering Societies and twice was designated Engineer of the Year by the Rochester Engineering Society. In 2001, he received the Optical Society of America Leadership Award. He is an honorary member of the Optical Society of America (Rochester Chapter), and has received SPIE's Gold Medal.
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Cross your fingers, touch wood and give your bunny a foot massage: it looks like Professor Layton vs Ace Attorney could be heading to Europe this December.
As reported by Go Nintendo, the game has cropped up on a couple of French retail sites - Cdiscount and La Fnac.
This is hardly official confirmation of a Western release, but it certainly gives hope to those of us who'd like to see the game outside of Japan.
What do you think, Mr French Analyst?
J'espère que nous verrons le jeu cet hiver. Mais nous probably shouldn't get our hopes up parce que these sites could be just speculating or quelque chose comme ca. Je ne sais pas.


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