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I Still Love Obama. Love. Love. Love.
Am I the last person in America who still adores President Obama?
Just before Halloween 2008, while out for a walk, I noticed that on the front porch of a nearby house sat a row of five pumpkins, each carved with one letter of Barack Obama's last name. The election was, at that point, a week away, and I was charmed by this seasonal display of Democratic support. Then I rounded the corner and spotted the exact same arrangement: a row of five pumpkins, each carved with one letter of Obama's last name. OK, so maybe not quite as original as I'd thought but still encouraging, at least for a liberal like me living in a swing state—my neighborhood, after all, is not in Brooklyn or Berkeley but in suburban St. Louis, Mo., a state that ultimately, by a margin of 0.1 percent, didn't go for Obama in '08.
This Halloween, it was clear that if I wanted to see a row of jack-o'-bamas, I'd need to carve them myself. Where once it was impossible not to trip over Obama enthusiasm, much of it shown by people not usually all that invested in politics and in ways that went well beyond bumper stickers or pins (remember the trend of young voters unofficially changing their middle names to Hussein?), these days, not only are Tea Partiers boiling over with fury at Obama, but even Obama campaign stalwarts Shepard Fairey of the Hope poster and YouTube sensation Obama Girl are feeling lukewarm about our president: Obama Girl, aka Amber Lee Ettinger, told the New York Post in January she'd give Obama a B- grade: "In my opinion, I feel like he should be focusing a lot more on jobs and the economy."
But my own feelings haven't changed at all. Two years after voting for him, I'm just as exhilarated as Oprah Winfrey was in Grant Park on Nov. 4, 2008. You might say, to borrow the accusation frequently leveled at the 2008 media, that I've remained in the tank for Obama. The only problem is that, currently, I seem to be in the tank by myself. Earlier this fall, when even NPR hosts were making jokes that could have been borrowed from Rush Limbaugh—the teaser for a recent episode of Wait Wait … Don't Tell Me! imagined that one of the "inspiring" quotations in the new Oval Office carpet was, "At least your daughters still like you ... probably"—I felt the unmistakable loneliness of being the last one left at a formerly hopping party.
Honestly, though, I'm surprised that so many people have turned against the president. Obviously, if you've lost your job, life is tough, but did voters really believe the country was going to quickly and dramatically reverse course once he was elected? So he hasn't yet made good on every campaign promise—isn't this like being shocked that you didn't lose as much weight doing Jenny Craig as Valerie Bertinelli did, or that your new memory-foam mattress didn't magically cure your insomnia?
It's not that I can't understand voters' frustration with, for example, the fact that the Guantanamo Bay detention camp is still open. So Obama is an imperfect president—who wouldn't be? During the almost two years he's been in office, I (apparently alone among sentient voters) don't think he's made any major missteps: As far as I can tell, the economic stimulus package might not have been perfect, but it prevented something bad from being even worse. Health care reform will offer better coverage—or coverage, period—to millions of Americans, including children and those with pre-existing conditions. The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act is providing billions of dollars to improve education and infrastructure. And, hell, I have no idea what Obama could have done differently with the oil spill, with the possible exception of not succumbing to political pressure and so-called optics by making Sasha go swimming with him off the coast of Florida.
So he hasn't yet gotten Congress to repeal "don't ask, don't tell"—at least he's explicitly assured us he wants to, and he recently indicated his view on gay marriage could "evolve." And, yes, it did give me pause in December 2009 when he announced that he was sending more troops to Afghanistan, but here's the thing: Although he was criticized for taking too long to decide on that plan, I was reassured by his aversion to acting hastily. In general, when I hear the criticisms of Obama—that he's professorial or wonky or emotionally restrained, that he's willing to listen to various points of view, that he likes arugula—I often think, wait, those are supposed to be insults?
But, my fellow Americans, how quickly we forget! After an excruciating eight years of Bush, the thrill still hasn't worn off for me of once again having an intellectually nimble president, not to mention one who doesn't pride himself on going with his gut when it comes to foreign policy. Whenever I watched Bush speak extemporaneously, I'd feel alternately embarrassed by and for him. I'd be tempted to cover my eyes, as if watching a clumsy figure skater botching double Lutz jumps. And whenever I interacted with someone from another country, I'd feel compelled to mention that I hadn't voted for Bush.
But when I see Obama on television, I'm unfailingly struck by his intelligence and charisma, by his easygoing humor, by the magnificence of his megawatt smile. He just makes me proud, and perhaps this is where I should admit that if there are two categories of Obama critics—conservatives who never liked the guy and have in some cases become unhinged since he was elected, and centrists or Democrats who voted for him but now feel let down—I suspect that, in the visceral nature of my response to our president, I have more in common with the unhinged nut jobs. By this I mean that my Obama admiration is a kind of emotional inverse of the right-wing Obama antipathy: I can pretend it's all about policy, but in truth, it's much more personal. Where his detractors dislike him because of, say, that Muslim vibe he gives off, I like him for similarly nebulous, albeit slightly more factual reasons.
I like that he's married to—and seemingly still quite taken with—a strong, opinionated, gorgeous woman, and that he has two ridiculously cute daughters. I like his mind-bendingly multicultural extended family. I like that in a campaign interview in Glamour magazine, he could fluently and unabashedly talk about Pap smears. I thought that the beer summit of 2009 was delightful. I was even excited when Obama won the Nobel Peace Prize, not realizing until pundits explained otherwise that I was supposed to be aghast at its prematurity. And I wasn't a bit offended by Obama's alleged 2008 debate gaffe—a line the otherwise irreproachable Frank Rich mentioned yet again in a column as recently as September—in remarking to Hillary Clinton, "You're likable enough, Hillary." Oh, and did I mention that I actually voted for Hillary in Missouri's Democratic primary? I was one of those Democrats who thought it'd be nice to have an entrée of eight years of Hillary, with Obama as a vice-presidential side, followed by eight years of a more seasoned Obama as the main course. I was always an Obama admirer, but maybe the fact that I was initially rooting for Hillary has prevented me from feeling the disappointment in his presidency expressed by certain Obamamaniacs. So swoony and ardent was their Obama love during the campaign that it couldn't be sustained; my more measured affection, by contrast, has grown over time.
At this point, I love Obama so much that I recently thought if it were 1961, I'd probably display a bust of him in my living room. Then I realized I'm already displaying the 2010 equivalent: On my living room wall, I have a framed version of that famous November 2008 New Yorker cover of the O moon over the Lincoln Memorial. Meanwhile, on my desk, I keep a printed-out photo I first saw on the Huffington Post in May 2009, of Obama in the Oval Office, bending over so a little African-American boy could rub his head. The boy, it turns out, was the child of a White House staffer, and the reason Obama was bending was, according to the caption in the White House's Flickr account, "The youngster wanted to see if the President's haircut felt like his own."
I don't care if it's good PR—the picture still practically brings tears to my eyes. It reminds me of the sense of excitement and possibility I felt in November 2008, as if in electing Obama, we Americans were acting as our best, smartest, least racist selves, as if there really was change we could believe in. And, OK, so it's been a long two years since then, and for a lot of people it's been an undeniably hard two years. But I'm just not convinced that's Obama's fault.
I'm also not convinced, my own hyperbolic tendencies aside, that I'm really the last Obama devotee standing. When I ask around, I find that the people who are disappointed in Obama aren't as disappointed as the media would have us believe, and that many aren't disappointed at all. In fact, some acquaintances have told me that they, too, feel surprised by the assumption that the Obama backlash is universal. Sure, a lot of the people I know are like me—Whole Foods shoppers, NPR listeners, Slate readers and writers—but I do live in a state where I'd be unable to avoid voters of varying political persuasions even if I wanted to.
During the years of George W. Bush's presidency, a popular magnet among my Democratic friends featured a serious photo of Bill Clinton, his hands clasped. "COME BACK BILL," the punctuation-free text read. "ALL IS FORGIVEN." My fear is that if Democrats continue to convince one another, and swing voters, of our president's failures and shortcomings, a similar Obama magnet might surge in popularity as soon as 2013—during a Mitt Romney administration, or a Mike Huckabee administration, or, God forbid, a Sarah Palin administration.
But even if my worst political nightmare comes to pass, I know I will never buy that magnet. After all, I've never thought there's anything for which to forgive Obama.
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As part of K-State 2025, the university has embarked on a comprehensive update of its Campus Master Plan, which was last updated in 2004. Master planning provides a road map for growth and renewal while helping decide the best place to make capital investments. By moving forward with this planning effort at this time, the university can develop a more comprehensive approach to our future.
A Campus Master Plan Update Task Force was appointed, which includes representatives from across our campus and have worked with the Baltimore planning and architecture firm of Ayers Saint Gross to guide the planning process.
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GREENVILLE, N.C. (Aug. 16, 2013) — The Brody School of Medicine at East Carolina University welcomed 80 new medical students today.
The 39 women and 41 men in the Class of 2017 range in age from 19 to 35. They are all North Carolina residents. Twenty-seven counties of residence, from Transylvania in the west to Dare in the east, are represented.
Dr. David Holder, a clinical associate professor of pediatrics at ECU, told the new medical students about caring for a dying cancer patient – a high school student – last year. "Despite the diagnosis, prognosis or death… medicine gives us a unique opportunity to express the highest of values: compassion and love," Holder said.
Holder spoke at the school's annual white coat ceremony where the medical students receive their white coats and recite the Medical Student Pledge of Ethics before beginning their studies.
ECU's newest medical students received their undergraduate degrees from 23 different colleges and universities, with the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill having the most graduates, 22. ECU has 17 alumni in the class, and North Carolina State University has 15.
Dioval Remonde, who grew up in Roanoke Rapids and graduated in May with a bachelor's degree in biology from ECU, said the Brody School of Medicine was his No. 1 choice. "I like the small class size, the cohesiveness of the school," said Remonde, who worked in a research lab at Brody as an undergraduate. "I wanted that familiar support. I know how supportive the faculty is."
Another reason Remonde picked Brody was its efforts in combatting health issues in rural underserved areas – like his home county. "I know I want to practice in North Carolina, and I would be honored to practice back home," he said.
The class includes three Brody Scholars, Hugh Quach of Belmont, Mia Marshall of Elizabethtown and Amanda Saad of Cary. In its 30th year, the scholarship program pays tuition and living expenses and encourages participants to design their own summer enrichment program that can include travel abroad.
"I've always wanted to be a physician, and Brody is my dream come true," Marshall said.
"I'm extremely grateful for the scholarship," Saad said. "Now I can start school without debt, and I know someone is rooting for me."
The Brody Scholars program honors J. S. "Sammy" Brody, who died in 1994. He and his brother, Leo, were among the earliest supporters of medical education in eastern North Carolina. The legacy continues through the dedicated efforts of Hyman Brody and David Brody. Subsequent gifts through the Brody Foundation have enabled the medical school to educate new physicians, conduct important research and improve health care in eastern North Carolina.
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Greenville resident Arun Ajmera was one of seven who entered medical school this year through ECU's Early Assurance Program. That means when he began his undergraduate studies at ECU, he was guaranteed admission to medical school, provided he met certain academic goals, without having to take the medical school entrance exam. He is the youngest ever admitted to the school.
"It's going to be hard work," said Ajmera, 19, who completed his undergraduate degree at ECU and high school at Greenville's J.H. Rose each in three years. He said he looks forward to learning more with his classmates who he expects will be like family over the next few years. "It's survive and thrive," Ajmera said.
Also in the class is Patrick Dennis of Durham who received the Bost Scholarship, worth $2,500 each year.
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The tree-honoring occasion originated in Nebraska City in 1872, founded by Nebraska City native and U.S. Agriculture Secretary J. Sterling Morton. An estimated 1 million trees were planted that day.
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Google has for all intents and purposes now gone into the travel business. They also have positioned themselves to enter a new realm of providing "relevant" content. Google recently acquired a company called Keyhole. Google played this acquisition low key, and in October focused their home page on their new Google desktop search tool. Yahoo, MSN and several others of the major search engines apparently thought they had to rush to follow Google by releasing their own version of a desktop search tool.
However, over the weekend of November 20, 2004, Google changed their front page to present a new service named "Keyhole From Google." While everyone else was looking to catch up to Google's desktop search, they missed the announcement in October that the Mountain Valley search giant had acquired Keyhole.
While Google flipped the front page they also dropped the announcement of their desktop search appliance like a hot potato. When you watch the enemy's front too intently you often miss them flanking you. Apparently MSN and Yahoo were wearing blinders. And as most people know, whomever is first to market with a killer application or technology is often the owner of largest slice of market share.
Keyhole http://www.keyhole.com/ is a new technology that allows anyone to use his or her desktop to search the world with a bird's eye view. Keyhole is the 3D digital earth pioneer. They are the only company to deliver a 3D digital model view of the entire earth via the Internet. Keyhole's groundbreaking EarthStream™ technology combines advanced 3 dimensional graphics and Internet network streaming innovations to produce a high performance system, which runs on personal computers and servers as well.
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With Google's Network of Search Partners and their close to 90% market share of world wide searches, the acquisition of this new technology allows Google to slam local search into their users' faces by simply typing in an address and allowing them to virtually fly to the location. Users can measure distance, tilt the view, print the picture and e-mail it.
Using this technology, users will be able to locate hotels, tourist destinations, restaurants, movie theathers, local retail merchants, and shopping malls. They'll even be able to locate sports stadiums and examine an overlay of the seating areas available. As a colleague noted, "no more waiting in line for pizza."
Imagine living in Philadelphia, PA and being able to shop for a new home in Malibu, CA or perhaps the French Riviera or Sydney Australia — with this new feature you can tour the world without moving an inch from your comfy couch. Are you an avid ski bum looking for trail conditions early in the season? Bring up a search for Vail, Colorado, fly in your virtual helicopter over the slopes, and instantly you know whether to head out or wait.
There is currently a $29.99 a month subscription for the Keyhole service. That price reflects Google's announcement that the price would be cut from the pre-acquisition price of $69.99 a month. That is just one side of the profit equation. What remains to be seen is how Google will monetize the services deeper inside Keyhole where businesses will be most interested in advertising themselves.
While checking out Keyhole for this article, I zoomed in on the Boston, MA demo that was available. One thing I noticed was an overlay of the street map, which showed all the Dunkin' Donuts stores in the city.
This is an even greater way for Google to generate ad revenue. If a user searches for a coffee shop in Cambridge, MA, Starbucks, Dunkin Donuts, Harvest Coop, Bread and Circus, and Cezanne Cafe and Bakery and other merchants can all bid to have their overlay shown first. Additionally bookstores with a coffee shop and convenience stores that have coffee could also bid for placement.
Additional features that can be envisioned include a map to the coffee shop, using real images and printable to PC, laptop, PDA, and cell phone. Once the map is printed out, in the right hand column could be a coupon to the coffee shop for a return visit, perhaps as well as offers from merchants in the immediate area. This too could be monetized by Google to generate even more revenue, thereby increasing shareholder value.
The widespread capabilities of the Keyhole Technology will certainly allow Google to earn additional revenue. There are currently two consumer versions, a professional version and an enterprise solution. The enterprise solution consists of three elements, Keyhole 2 Fusion, software that marries Keyhole streaming servers to your imagery, GIS, terrain or RDBMS databases. The second part, Keyhole2 server, delivers a 3D world to hundreds of users from one server, while and Keyhole Enterprise Client puts a 3D world on your computer which can be accessed at video game speed, delivering on demand content.
Another feature is the ability to put Keyhole Imagery on your website and allow your website visitors to view any scene. Along with overlays of roads, highways, and businesses, you can add customizable overlays of data important to you or your viewers to view comprehensive data about your business.
Planning a trip to Kuala Lumpur? Surf over to your travel agent's website and then take a bird's eye view to your destination.
The many industries where this feature can be utilized include commercial and residential real estate, architecture and engineering, insurance, media, defense intelligence, homeland security, federal, state, and local government. The possibilities are endless in both the good and the bad that can be utilized with Keyhole, and herein may lay Google's largest challenge to date.
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The George Orwellian classic 1984 predicted cameras in the sky to view the citizens of earth. China wants to place one hundred satellites in orbit to watch the citizens of the country. The year is 2004, a mere twenty years past the predicted date of arrival. The ramifications from this technology will not only change the way search is done but will spawn an avalanche of concern and worry.
One specific industry I left out of the group above is the legal industry. Not that the law industry will be in a rush to use Google's Keyhole technology: lawyers will be more interested in the amount of legal activity and court time caused by such a technology. Something that widespread, far reaching, and a perhaps a little too close reaching, is bound to make many people uncomfortable, to say the least.
While the technology is not in placed to bring real time imagery data to the Internet, it can be invented, and one day soon it will be a reality. The mere thought that people can be watched by anyone who cares to spend $29.99 a month, and adding in the government's use of such technology, will drive civil libertarians and lawyers to the law books and media. As this technology is so new, lawyers will be spending a great deal of time in court for groups that are either for or against this spy in the sky service.
There is not much that brings out the protesters more than the invasion of privacy by the government. The suspicions that will be associated with this technological breakthrough are bound to be twisted and turned into accusations of government spying, intrusion, and violations of constitutional rights.
Google may have been better served aligning as a preferred partner with Keyhole, rather than making them an acquisition. There will be countless legal maneuvering to which Google will be named the defendant. The cost of these legal battles could easily and quickly dig deep into Google's pockets of cash.
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On top of that Keyhole will face challenges from other governments worldwide who will not want to have the American government or its allies looking into their country at will. The American and many other nations' governments will also have something to say in regard to maintaining national security.
There is a saying that information is power, and Google is positioning itself to be the information authority on the information superhighway. When things move along at the speed of such highways there are invariably tragic accidents. Google, in its rush to be part of as many aspects of peoples' lives as it can be, may be headed for disaster with this latest ability to slip into people's backyards.
Thinking about this, I believe that Eric Schmidt (Google's CEO) should have seen the legal battles on the horizon if he were doing his job properly. This begs the question of whether he is the CEO…or just a puppet for the boys to get past their IPO.
Google acquired Keyhole on October 27th and by November 20th it was displayed prominently on their front page, displacing the desktop search appliance they had just released in beta and which has been in development for some time. Brin and Page seem to have bought themselves a new toy and rushed off to play with it and show everyone how fantastic it is, but did they stop to look into the future and see possible ramifications? I feel they haven't; fortunately, I am not a stock analyst.
Google made a smart decision in buying this company, but was the decision to make the technology available to everyone a very smart move or will it come back to bite them in the rear? Only time will tell, but from where I sit Google on my PC when I want it is good; Google in my backyard uninvited is not.
On a side note, I like the Keyhole application tremendously, but I do not like it to the point where I want some hell bent radicals with chips on their shoulders and PCs that can now zoom to anywhere in the world, to be able to plan how to wreak havoc without leaving the comforts of their caves.


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Folks familiar with my writings will know I have a bit of a flair for the dramatic. JustAnotherCyclist has always been an OpEd platform. However, one thing I've always tried to maintain is a link with the truth. It is possible to make dramatic statements without distorting the truth. However, it can be all too easy to slide on the wrong side of that divide. That is why I was unfortunately not surprised to hear of the Oregon Department of Transportation taking issue with some facts recently stated by Oregon bicycle advocacy group Bicycle Transportation Alliance. Keep reading →


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The American Antiquarian Society is pleased to offer professional development opportunities for K-12 teachers through our Hands-On History Workshops, during which participants work closely with scholars and AAS library materials. These workshops are open to all K-12 educators as well as the general public, and professional development points will be available for participation.
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Reading 3: Reports of the Battle of Glorieta Pass
Colonel John P. Slough, a Denver attorney turned soldier, was commanding officer of the First Colorado Infantry. He dispatched his battle report to Colonel Edward S. Canby the day after the fight at Pigeon's Ranch.
Kozlowski's Ranch, March 29, 1862After the retreat of his army to Santa Fe from the battlefield at Glorieta Pass, Colonel Scurry reported what he considered a Confederate victory to General Sibley.
Santa Fe, N. Mex., March 30, 1862
Questions for Reading 3
1. Of the two reports filed by Slough and Scurry following the battle, which provides the most complete information? Which is more clearly written? Which one is written under more difficult conditions? In your opinion, which is the more valuable report to a historian and why?
2. Based on the reports alone, from the description of the fighting and casualties listed, was either side a victor at Glorieta Pass? Explain your answer.
3. How did each commander recognize the efforts of the men who fought under him in these battle reports?
4. Slough and Scurry filed these reports to their superior officers. What incidents from the battle might each have included to impress a supervisor? Do you think either of the officers' evaluations of the outcome of the battle was written to impress a supervisor? Why?
5. How do these reports of a battle differ from the personal accounts of soldiers like Peticolas and Hollister?
¹U.S. War Department, The War of the Rebellion: A Compilation of the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies. Vol. 9 (Washington, DC: Government Printing Office, 1883) 533-34.


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In 2008, there was a tragedy in Putre, Chile. During a school trip of a Catholic School, a bus carrying 35 students crashed down a hill. The victims of the terrible accident were 9 girls. In 2011 a memorial for these young and innocent victims was inaugurated in Santiago, where the girls and their families lived.
The place opens like a dialogue from the love of Mary at the foot of the Cross. The Manquehue hill is the backdrop that contrasts with the sky. The evocation of nature reaches the relief of a sacred place. The superposition of the inner circle in front of the geometry of the ramp that descends makes clear the connection between the spirit and human reincarnation. Between the sacred, the divine and reason.
The work takes primary forms which are easily recognisable; these are left to attract curiosity and fall within the oratory. The work is constructed from the underground and opens up to the sky through a concrete cone of 9 metres in diameter. 9 lanterns and 9 modules symbolise the 9 girls who left this world too early. It is the presence of divine light, that allows gravitate concrete forms, its contours, leaving them in the park in order to make apparent the dimension of sky. In other words: the interiorisation of the sky and the light into the centre of gravity of the ground. Above is sky.
The folds of concrete are shown as a human gesture with which the architecture welcomes a gathering place; a place of refuge, a meeting place within the park. It is accessed by a ramp to reach the memorial oratory. Planted in the geometric centre is a magnolia; this tree has 9 leaves into each one of its flowers. The oratory is resolved with concrete incorporating titanium dioxide and a system of phenolic moulds. The floor is paving stones in the manner of a carpet horizontal and inclined in a green slope of grass. A band of concrete on the paved surface to create a bench that faced with the presence of the Virgin welcomes 9 candles and 27 smaller candles which are inserted into the folds of concrete.
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*(Start -> Control Panel -> Programs and Features or Add/Remove Programs) or "Win + R" keys to open "Run" and type in "control", then hit Enter.
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Internet Explorer:
Go to Tools -> Internet options -> Advanced Tab and click the Reset button (make sure to select the Delete Personal Settings checkbox).
*please note that in order to save your favorites, you need to export them before resetting the browser as you will lose all personal settings.
After IE completes the operation, click the close button and then start again the IE in order for the changes to take effect.
Google Chrome:
Go to the following path (you can copy-paste it) and delete the entire folder "Chrome" with all the folders and files that are in it.
For Windows XP: %USERPROFILE%\Local Settings\Application Data\Google\
For Windows Vista/7/8/10: %USERPROFILE%\AppData\Local\Google\
Alternatively, you can navigate to these folders by following these steps:
For Windows XP:
1. Click on "Start" in the bottom-left part of the screen.
2. Choose "Run".
3. Type %USERPROFILE%\Local Settings\Application Data\Google\ and hit Enter.
For Windows Vista/7/8/10:
1. Click on the Windows logo in the bottom-left part of the screen.
2. Type %USERPROFILE%\AppData\Local\Google\ and hit Enter.
Mozilla Firefox:
1. At the top of the Firefox window (top-right corner), click the Firefox Menu button (3 horizontal lines), go over to the Help sub-menu and select Troubleshooting Information.
2. Click the Reset / Refresh Firefox button in the top-right corner of the Troubleshooting Information page.
3. To continue, click Reset / Refresh Firefox in the confirmation window that opens.
4. Firefox will close and be reset. When it's done, a window will list the information that was imported. Click Finish and Firefox will soon reopen.
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The 30th Annual Conference and Agri-Expo of the California Association of Pest Control Advisers (CAPCA) are slated for Oct. 24-26 in Anaheim at the Disneyland Hotel.
This year's theme is "CAPCA, 30 Years — Celebrate!" More than 1,000 licensed Pest Control Adviser's (PCAs) will be-attending this year's conference. The CAPCA Conference features Monday and Tuesday morning general sessions filled with professional speakers who will discuss a wide array of topics affecting the pest management industry.
CAPCA's annual conference is known for its extensive breakout sessions that are designed to meet the needs of the pest control advisers in their specific areas. These breakout categories, which will be held Monday afternoon, include field and row Crop, professional markets, tree and vine and turf and ornamental breakout sessions.
Traditional conference events include about 90 professional Agri-Expo tradeshow exhibitors, a research poster session display and a career opportunity room.
In addition, CDPR Pest Control Adviser and Applicator, surrounding state accreditation, Certified Crop Advisor (CCA), Golf Course Superintendents Association of America, International Society of Arborists and other continuing education credits will be available at the conference.
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Trachypithecus germaini
|Scope: Global
Language: English
|Scientific Name:
|Trachypithecus germaini (Milne-Edwards, 1876)
Common Name(s):
Trachypithecus koratensis (Kloss, 1919)
Trachypithecus mandibularis (Kloss, 1916)
Trachypithecus margarita (Elliot, 1909)
|Taxonomic Notes:
|Trachypithecus germaini has been considered synonymous with T. cristatus in the past, but is here regarded as distinct following recent classifications (Groves 2001, 2005). Recent genetic evidence suggests that the form margarita could be considered a distinct species, with Silvered Langurs west of the Mekong representing T. germaini and those east of the Mekong being T. margarita (Nadler et al. 2005). However, the taxonomic and geographic limits between the two taxa are not well defined (and there are records of forms apparently attributable to germaini east of the Mekong; R. Timmins pers. comm.), and pending further taxonomic work to help elucidate the taxonomic and geographic boundaries of the forms, we tentatively follow the classification of Groves (2005) in including margarita in germaini. Groves (2001, 2005) also recognized the subspecies T. g. caudalis, apparently from northern Viet Nam, as distinct, noting 'The syntypes of this subspecies had been living in the Botanic Gardens of Hanoi and were of unknown origin... I have seen similar specimens in the USNM from Nongkor, Sriracha and also a skin labeled "Hainan"'.
|Red List Category & Criteria:
|Endangered A2cd ver 3.1
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|Date Assessed:
|Nadler, T., Timmins, R.J. & Richardson, M.
|Mittermeier, R.A. & Rylands, A.B. (Primate Red List Authority)
Listed as Endangered as it is believed to have undergone a decline exceeding 50% over the past 36 years (3 generations, given a generation length of 12 years) due to a combination of habitat loss and hunting pressure.
|Previously published Red List assessments:
|Range Description:
|The precise limits of distribution of this species are unclear. It is reliably recorded from Cambodia, Viet Nam, and from southern Lao PDR, where Duckworth et al. (1999) reported them as far north as about 15.4°N. To the west of this, they extend to Kanchamburi Province in southern Thailand right to the Bay of Bengal in Myanmar, as Groves (2001) notes intersecting between the distributions of T. obscurus and T. phayrei. Records from Assam and elsewhere in north-east India, which have been attributed to this species, presumably relate to another species and indeed it is not mentioned as part of the range of this species by Groves (2005).
|Countries occurrence:
Native:Cambodia; Lao People's Democratic Republic; Myanmar; Thailand; Viet Nam
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|This is a widespread but very rare species throughout most of its range (Nadler et al. 2003). The apparently extremely low density of this species in Viet Nam suggests that the population has been seriously reduced due to human pressure (Nadler et al. 2003). There are only a few sightings documented in that country over the last 50 years, though this may be a result of limited surveys conducted in the species' range (Nadler et al. 2003). It has been recorded in Cat Tien National Park but its relative abundance is not as high as douc langurs (Pygathrix spp.). In Lao PDR, it is probably localized though possibly common in a small number of areas; however, no large continuous area is known to support high populations (Duckworth et al. 1999). It is widespread in Cambodia, and, in certain areas (such as the lowlands of northern Mondulkiri) it may be the most common primate; in other areas, it is surprisingly rare or uncommon (R. Timmins pers. comm.). In Thailand the taxon is moderately common in several protected areas, but has declined significantly (W. Brockelmann pers. comm.). In Kien Giang Province (confirmed germaini), five or six limestone hills have significant remaining populations. Overall, the impression is one of a significantly declining population.
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|This is primarily a lowland species, with a preference for evergreen and semi-evergreen, mixed deciduous, riverine and gallery forest. Records in hilly areas or at higher elevations are few.
|Major Threat(s):
|The major threats to this species are hunting, mainly for subsistence use and traditional "medicine", the pet trade and habitat loss, mainly due to agricultural expansion.
|Conservation Actions:
|This species is listed on CITES Appendix II. It has been recorded from Phu Quoc National Park (Viet Nam), and probably still occurs in Cat Tien National Park (Viet Nam), and it occurs in several protected areas in Thailand. Further survey and taxonomic work is needed to elucidate and better understand the population status and limits of distribution of this species, and especially to resolve the status of the form margarita relative to germaini.
|Nadler, T., Timmins, R.J. & Richardson, M. 2008. Trachypithecus germaini. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2008: e.T39874A10278272. . Downloaded on 26 September 2018.
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I purchased this cover for my Audi S8 (black) and it's an excellent cover. For a new cover, it leaves very little lint on the car and the inside layer is super soft. It's not a bulky cover and it fits perfectly.


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danie Hi Ellie,your trip sounds great.I live in Ireland and am hoping to do the same trip.I am female and in my twenties. I would love an around the world trip with some adventure myself.I would love to keep in touch and hear about your plans.Danie :-)
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In the hectic landscape of the twenty-first century with its fast-paced economic, social and technological advances, we all need blank spaces for mental log-off time.
Slide the elastic band across the cover with your index finger. Too much pressure and you'll have too much Power. Too little, and you won't have enough. But by exerting the right amount of energy a balance is maintained, giving you the Power of Love.
In this way a Moleskine notebook has been hacked into a meditation tool that demonstrates how Power and Love can influence the arts, business and society at large. Inspired by Martin Luther King Jr.'s statement in 1967 that:
"Power without love is reckless and abusive, and love without power is sentimental and anemic",
the notebook demonstrates the Golden Ratio of the balance between Power and Love in modern society. Debossed on the cover and on the paperband are three icons representing power, love and their balance. When the notebook is in standby mode, the elastic band closure rests over the heart, the symbol of love. But positioned over the power symbol it is too far. See how to achieve the Power of Love in the video above.
Conceived by Ferdinando Buscema, a magic experience designer, and Mariano Tomatis, a wonder injector, the hack has been specially created for TEDx Navigli, which brings together a group of knowledge and creative professionals in Milan, Italy for a scientific exploration of how our globalized society can be improved by the power of love.
The TEDx Navigli team are also issuing a call to action to young artists around the world to create their own work responding to this message. Upload your creations to myMoleskine with the tag #poweroflove.
The full list of speakers is below. To find out more about the project visit www.tedxnavigli.com.
Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi, founding father of positive psychology
Ervin Laszlo, two-time nominee for the Nobel Peace Prize and advocate for holistic perspectives
Nancy Adler, college professor, business consultant and artist
Kevin Roberts, global CEO of Saatchi and Saatchi Advertising, author of "Lovemarks," a love-centered approach to brands and products
Adam Kahane, international business consultant and author of the best-selling Power and Love
Kavita Parmar, designer and entrepreneur dedicated to sustainable change in manufacturing and business
Gherardo Colombo, retired prosecutor and judge who now teaches toward a culture of lawfulness and justice
Fabio Sgaragli, business thinker and practitioner with a passion for big ideas, bold stories and inspiring visions
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Laura Olivetti, of the Adriano Olivetti Foundation, leading thinker and activist in the philanthropic community


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Irving scores 31, leads Cavaliers past Thunder
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Irving scores 31, leads Cavaliers past Thunder
Cavaliers 114, Thunder 104
Kyrie Irving scored 14 of his 31 points in the fourth quarter to help the Cleveland Cavaliers beat Oklahoma City 114-104 on Wednesday night, giving the Thunder their third straight loss since the All-Star break.
Jarrett Jack scored 21 points, Spencer Hawes scored 19 and Tristan Thompson added 11 points and 11 rebounds for the Cavaliers, who snapped a three-game losing streak.
Cleveland shot 14 for 21 from the field in the fourth quarter against the Western Conference-leading Thunder.
Kevin Durant had 28 points, 10 rebounds and nine assists, Russell Westbrook had 24 points and nine assists and Serge Ibaka added 16 points and 13 rebounds for the Thunder. Oklahoma City is 0-3 since Westbrook returned from his latest knee surgery.


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ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Alaska's Pavlof Volcano sent ash and steam skyward Sunday but not enough to raise the aviation threat for international air carriers.
A satellite at 12:40 a.m. measured an ash cloud at 19,500 feet, just below the 20,000-foot threshold considered to be a major threat to trans-continental aircraft. The aviation warming level remained at code orange, a step below red, the highest of the four levels, said geologist Kristi Wallace of the Alaska Volcano Observatory.
Pavlof is an 8,262-foot volcano located 625 miles southwest of Anchorage on the Alaska Peninsula, the finger of land that sticks out from mainland Alaska toward the Aleutian Islands.
Residents of Sand Point, a city of nearly 1,000 on Popof Island about 55 miles east of the volcano, woke to find traces of ash on their vehicles.
"We have physical samples that are being sent to us," Wallace said. "I'm excited to see what those look like."
Jagged ash particles can plug filters of vehicles and damage engines but Wallace said the reports noted minimal ash.
"Both reports indicate film on their windshield, but they could see through it — gritty ash," she said.
Pavlof's latest eruption began May 13 and sent hot mud flow down the sides of the mountain. Sand Point residents have recorded the eruption with photographs posted on the Alaska Volcano Observatory website, Wallace said.
Seismic sensors indicate a continuous tremor at the volcano, Wallace said, that oscillates up and down.
"It's on this really steady rate that's still high," she said.
The volcano last erupted in 2007 and continued to do so for 29 days.
"Past eruptions have lasted weeks to months," Wallace said. "The 2007 eruption was, perhaps, short compared to past eruption in historical times. It's most common that eruptions at Pavlof go on for months."
The National Weather Service has forecast a change in winds on the peninsula. That could send ash northeast away from Sand Point and toward Nelson Lagoon, an unincorporated commercial fishing village of 46 about 55 miles from the volcano. The weather service in a special statement warned people to avoid excessive exposure to ash, especially if they have respiratory problems, and to protect critical electronics and other equipment from contamination.
Eruptions at Pavlof could recede, continue or magnify.
"For the most part, what we see at Pavlof is exactly what we're seeing now: really low level, ash-poor plumes, continuous activity," she said. "But there's always an opportunity for something to spike up to, say, 30,000 feet."
That would boost the warning level to red, she said.


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Lisbon is a living city with a rich history and a large number of monuments, churches and castles, which define the appearance of the city.
Lisbon is not just the capital of Portugal, but also its cultural and historical centre, with a large number of sights to visit. Let's start with the Torre de Bélem. This tower is built in Renaissance style and is surrounded by water on three sides. From the 16th to the 19th century, the tower and the attached monastery were used as a prison.
Another attraction is the Praça do Comércio, a magnificent square with a 19th century triumphal arch, that is surrounded by Neoclassical government buildings. Art lovers must visit the Gulbenkian, a museum with paintings by Manet, Degas, Renoir and other painters. In addition to paintings, you can also admire jewels, tapestries and furniture.


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Two starkly different views of rural America and U.S. agriculture emerged in recent weeks — one hopeful and optimistic, the other discouraging and maybe even a bit cynical.
Starting with the bad news, USDA Secretary Tom Vilsack announced in December that rural America is "becoming less and less relevant," as evidenced by the fact, as of mid-December anyway, we still didn't have a farm bill.
"Why is it that we don't have a farm bill?" asked Vilsack in a meeting with Iowa farm belt leaders. "It isn't just the differences of policy. It's the fact that rural America with a shrinking population is becoming less and less relevant to the politics of this country, and we had better recognize that and we better begin to reverse it."
The Secretary continued, in a somewhat scolding fashion, to say that it was "time for us to have an adult conversation with folks in rural America," and that a different thought process was needed.
Too often, said Vilsack, farmers have embraced wedge issues such as regulation rather than presenting a united front and a positive message.
"We need a proactive message, not a reactive message," he said. "How are you going to encourage young people to want to be involved in rural America or farming if you don't have a proactive message?
"We've got something to market here. We've got something to be proactive about. Let's spend our time and our resources and our energy doing that, and I think if we do, we're going to have a lot of young people who want to be part of that future."
I'll have to respectfully disagree with the Secretary that irrelevance has very much if anything to do with the failure of Congress to pass a farm bill in a timely manner. I'm more in agreement with the assessment of Jim Novak, Auburn University Extension economist, who said recently at a crop consultants' meeting that it's all politics and budget-driven.
Democrats and Republicans alike are taking hard positions, says Novak, and they're refusing to compromise on much of anything these days, including the farm bill. "The sides have built trenches and they're shooting at one another," he says.
I especially like Novak's assessment that the "old dead philosophers have won the fight."
"It's all about Keynesian stimulus programs or Austrian free market — one side or the other," he said.
But before you become too depressed at Vilsack's dismal message, consider a starkly different one from Christopher Dutton, a professor at Vermont Technical College, who writes on the Huffington Post website that his state is experiencing a "renaissance" in agriculture, and he expects the resurgence to spread throughout rural America.
Dutton has seen it first-hand, as record-high U.S. agricultural exports and a booming world population — as well as growing interest in the farm-to-table and sustainable living movements — are helping to create significant demand for skilled workers in every area of agriculture.
"From diversified farming and food production, to agricultural waste and energy production, opportunities as varied as working for a multi-national agriculture company or starting your own ag-related business abound," says the professor.
"In the eight years I've been teaching ag courses, I've never seen greater demand for my graduating students entering the workforce, or the range of entrepreneurial ventures they are launching."
Beyond the anecdotal evidence, there are also these factors to consider, says Dutton: 1) USDA has projected a need for more than 54,000 new undergraduate annually to work in agriculture through 2015 — and even more beyond; 2) The United Nations has projected the world population to grow to more than nine billion people by 2050; and 3) U.S. agricultural exports are expected to hit $143 billion in 2013 according to the Office of the United States Trade Representative.
"Whether you're a college student or an adult looking to make a mid-career change, agriculture is a great profession to explore," says Dutton.
"My students who don't have family farms to go back to have on average seven to 10 jobs to choose from — before graduation. For every job that comes their way, there are just as many viable entrepreneurial opportunities."
The federal government, he says, sees Vermont as a microcosm of this growing economic sector and has turned to Vermont Tech to develop a program for training students and mid-career workers eager to fill the new jobs that are being created by a changing industry and booming worldwide demand.
And while schools such as his can provide classroom training, Dutton says hands-on experience is even more valuable.
"Experience on many different types of farms, interacting with food outlets and other ag-related businesses, is invaluable in helping to learn about how the agricultural economy works. I often say to my students, "the farm is the professor," he says.
Secretary Vilsack might very well have a valid point somewhere in his argument of irrelevance, but Professor Dutton's more optimistic view certainly is more palatable.


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Cocktail was outed as having been on Oxygen's Bad Girls Club's first season on this week's episode, but what VH1 didn't tell you was that she had also appeared on another reality show! Cocktail aka Joanna Hernandez was also featured on Bravo's Millionaire's Matchmaker last year as one of the women looking to date a millionaire.
Cocktail aka Jojo's biography from the Bad Girls club is below, very interesting. She was a late season replacement for one of the original girls, Ty.
"Joanna appears as a member of the cast in the Oxygen network reality television series The Bad Girls Club. She is 25 years old and a native of Sacramento, California, and grew up in a family of Hispanic descent. Though she makes a living as a go-go dancer, her parents remain supposedly unaware of the job she's chosen. She has also had breast enhancement surgery, receiving implants in order to further enhance her slim physique.She says that she cheats on her boyfriend, and seeks out sugar daddies to pay her way and get her everything she wants. She refers to herself as a "gold digger," and says that her mom taught her this attitude, that she should seek out and exploit men who would be willing to provide for her every wish."
UPDATE – A smart commenter going by the name of Olivia made a great observation that Cocktail was not the girl that appeared on the Millionaire Matchmaker. After watching the video again, it turns out Olivia is correct, and Cocktail has never made an appearance on Millionaire Matchmaker. Thanks Olivia!


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By Denny Thomas and Elzio Barreto
HONG KONG (Reuters) - Lauded by many for its principled stance in rejecting Alibaba Group's plans to list shares, the Hong Kong Stock Exchange has left the city's financial community fuming at a lost opportunity, and re-ignited calls for market reforms.
The Chinese e-commerce giant founded by billionaire Jack Ma failed to convince Hong Kong regulators to waive rules over the group's unique partnership structure - specifically that 28 partners, mainly founders and senior executives, would keep control over a majority of the board, even though they own only around 10 percent of the company.
An inflexible Hong Kong's loss is likely to be New York's gain - as the NYSE Euronext and the Nasdaq OMX Group battle to attract what is expected to be one of the world's largest stock offerings in the last five years.
This has left Hong Kong's banking community ruing the one that got away, and blaming arcane regulations for missing out on a fast growing Chinese Internet stock - and an IPO fee bonanza.
In denying Alibaba special status, Hong Kong's regulators made clear they're not willing to compromise when it comes to safeguarding small investors and treating all shareholders alike.
Deal bankers, lawyers and advisers contacted by Reuters in Hong Kong queried whether regulators couldn't have done more to accommodate a company that wanted to list in the city, is worth an estimated $80 billion, and rising, and would have boosted a thin IPO pipeline at a time when Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Ltd's (HKEx) net profit is around a fifth below what it was three years ago.
The loss of Alibaba should prompt changes to the city's financial market framework, they said.
"One IPO won't have an impact, but in terms of the bigger picture, HKEx's ability to attract big IPOs, especially high-profile banner deals, will have a bearing on its long-term success," said UBS analyst Stephen Andrews.
One issue to resurface is the Hong Kong Exchange's dual role as IPO regulator and a publicly traded company that benefits from listing fees and trading volumes.
It's a conflict of interest debate that has been going on for a decade. In 2003, a Hong Kong government expert panel recommended merging the exchange's listing authority into the Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) - but only one aspect of the entire proposal was eventually implemented.
While refusing to buckle to Alibaba's demands has cheered Hong Kong's corporate governance advocates, the exchange itself recognizes its own inflexibility. In a long blog post this week, HKEx CEO Charles Li suggested maybe leaving open the door to potential changes, so long as discussions aren't rushed.
"He's clearly struggling with this issue," said David Neuville, a partner at law firm Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP in Hong Kong, specializing in capital markets. "Certainly, the U.S. exchanges are more flexible and appear to be doing just fine. Additional flexibility may come in handy for them to continue the development of the Hong Kong stock exchange."
The Hong Kong exchange, second only to Chicago Board of Trade and New York Mercantile Exchange operator CME Group Inc in market value, has been here before - and budged.
In 2009, the exchange allowed Russian aluminum giant United Company Rusal to list in Hong Kong, even though the company failed to meet the city's profitability standards. Regulators allowed the offering to go ahead but restricted the retail portion of the deal, which remains below its IPO price.
In March 2011, Hong Kong lost a $5.5 billion IPO when Hutchison Port Holdings Trust, controlled by Asia's richest man Li Ka-shing, listed in Singapore as Hong Kong did not allow business trusts. Trusts come with unique shareholding structures which Hong Kong opposed for years, though they have been welcomed in markets from Bangkok to Kuala Lumpur.
That loss prompted heated debate among bankers, government officials and legislators concerned that Hong Kong was losing a competitive edge on listings. Months later, officials were able to create a structure similar to business trusts - called a single investment - and in November of that year PCCW Ltd, headed by Li's son, raised $1.2 billion with the listing of HKT Trust.
Hong Kong has also been open to Chinese Internet stocks, with Tencent Holdings market value soaring to $98 billion today from just $800 million when it listed in 2004. Tencent stock accounts for about 3 percent of the Hong Kong exchange's average daily turnover and is among the top 5 traded stocks.
Some in Hong Kong lamented the loss of a lucrative Alibaba IPO, noting that the exchange's average trading volumes last year were 39 percent below a 2007 peak. Slowing Chinese economic growth and lack of big stock listings have been a drag on Hong Kong in the last two years. To reduce an equity market reliance, the Hong Kong exchange last year bought the London Metal Exchange for $2.1 billion, betting on China's hunger for commodities, but the benefits of that acquisition are only expected to fully kick in from 2015.
David Webb, a shareholder activist and Hong Kong regulator, said it's hard to make exceptions - even for a company as big as Alibaba.
"If regulators make an exception for one new listing, then many future applicants will want the same thing, and existing listed companies will complain they should be allowed to do it too," Webb posted on his website.
(Editing by Michael Flaherty and Ian Geoghegan)