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Note: The following story was later updated to reflect the fact that the infant was found safe and much of the information in the alert may have been caused by miscommunication within the family.
An Amber Alert has been issued for a five-month-old girl from Oklahoma who authorities believe may be traveling with her abductor through Colorado en route to Salt Lake City, the Colorado Bureau of Investigation said.
Cindy Findley, 48,, is believed to have possibly kidnapped the baby, Olivia Smith, from Kingfisher County, Okla. on Thursday, according to the alert. Findley was originally reported to be traveling west in a black over brown 2013 Hyundai Santa Fe with Texas plates and is accompanied by Jennifer Skousen, 43.
Officials later said the original suspect vehicle was located by law enforcement in Texas.
The suspects and victim child are now believed to be traveling in a newer model dark gray Nissan Murano SUV — bearing unknown Texas plates.
The suspects are still believed to be en route to Salt Lake City via Colorado.
Findley,who was last seen in the Oklahoma panhandle, has "made comments about having a vision that the child will be dead in two days," the alert said.
The baby was last seen wearing a pink, long-sleeved floral shirt.
Anyone who sees, or has information about, the baby, Findley or Skousen, or who has seen the suspect vehicle, is asked to call 911 immediately.
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Civil Engineering undergraduate Aurora Namnum '19 has been selected as the recipient for the 2017-2018 Clark Construction Scholarship. This prize is awarded annually to a top civil engineering junior who has shown an interest in and aptitude for construction. The recipient must have a cumulative GPA of at least 3.0 and be a U.S. Citizen.
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DENVER – Colorado's unemployment rate decreased to 8.2 percent in August, down one-tenth of a percentage point from July's unemployment rate of 8.3 percent.
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Product Review: D&Y Men's Caps
I've never been much of a hat guy. Sure, we all have a friend who is a "hat guy" and is rarely caught without a hat on his head, but as I've gotten older, hats have more appeal.
And when I say hats, I don't mean baseball caps or other hats adorned with the emblem of their favorite sports team. Those have their time and place, but you can't wear those all the time. We're men now fellas and it's important to have a hat that can top off an astute, smooth look for those times when casual won't cut it.
The hat scientists at David and Young (D&Y) have you covered, and they've just released their latest collection of men's caps, fedoras and panamas in their Spring/Summer 2012 collection.
For purposes of this review, I was sent the D&Y tweed Duckbill in grey, tan and burnt orange colors. I pulled each one out of the box and was impressed immediately by the look. The grey one was calling my name, and at first, I was concerned about the one-size-fits-all Elastafit because it was a little snug. But that is the style of these hats, the way they are made. After a couple cocktails, the hat didn't feel tight at all; in fact, it felt perfect.
So what do you do when you get a new hat from D&Y? You hit some bars and rock the shit out of that sucker, that's what. As I strolled through the night, I checked my reflection whenever I passed the occasional reflective surface, and surprisingly, I looked great and was very impressed, especially for a guy who never wears a hat.
The other thing I noticed is that ladies dig a guy who isn't dressed like every other shmoe (i.e. every other dude wearing a sports related cap). I was hanging out at a lounge enjoying a cold cup of Hennessy and actually got approached by two separate ladies, and the first thing that both of them said was, "I love that hat on you."
If you want to try out a new look, or pretend you are someone else for a night, snag a hat from D&Y. But you're not stuck with the Duckbill look alone. Check out the Straw Fedora, the Denim Cadet Hat, or even the Houndstooth Cabbie.
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Learn more about how Ohio researchers are successfully applying high-performance computing to their research.
The Ohio Supercomputer Center's cyberinfrastructure and software development researchers provide the user community with various high performance computing software options. This variety enables researchers to select parallel computing languages they most prefer, and just as important, it creates a test bed for exploring these systems. By taking a holistic approach to generating efficient supercomputing applications for researchers, the Center's cyberinfrastructure and software development research capitalizes on all the components within the cycle of innovation - development, experimentation, and analysis - and continuously improves the services provided.
For example, OSC researchers developed ParaM, a collection of internally and externally created software, including bcMPI, pMatlab, and GNU Octave, that also incorporates a launcher and installer to facilitate downloading the program. ParaM enables developers to directly write parallel code in MATLAB with either a "message passing" or "global array" parallel programming model. By leveraging the GNU Octave interpreter, ParaM works on a wide variety of machines that don't support MATLAB, such as Itanium and POWER processors, and it uses modern interconnects like Infiniband and Myrinet. ParaM is installed and supported on OSC clusters as part of its production services environment, along with MatlabMPI, MATLAB DCE, and Star-P. iPython is slated for installation soon.
The cyberinfrastructure and software development research group also engages in developing novel and innovative network-based applications, such as the E-Weld Predictor and Remote Instrumentation Collaboration Environment (RICE). The E-Weld product allows welding engineers to evaluate the changes in temperature profiles, material microstructures, residual stresses, and welding distortion to reduce the number of experimental trials during the design of welded joints – and ultimately improve productivity and profitability. RICE is a remote access application that features multi-user session support, user-control management, live video feeds between labs, and collaboration tools such as Voice-over IP and chat. This technology also can support image archival/retrieval for managing image data sets collected during remote instrumentation sessions. Such services can foster research and training activities that drastically shorten the development process involved in innovations related to materials modeling, cancer research, and the like.
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If you're a regular reader of this blog, chances are you're as much of a lover of the written word as I am. I am a professional writer and marketer by day, and my side hustle, blogging, also involves writing. While I have an editor for the writing that I do for my clients, when I write for my blogs I have to edit myself, which is not an easy task, and not something I ever recommend. When you have written something, it is nearly impossible to catch anything but those glaring errors in your own writing. But, thanks to technology, we have access to the tools that can help us to become better writers.
Today I got an email from a woman named Jennifer who has developed just such a tool, and it's called, Grammar Check. It's a free grammar checker. To use it, you paste your text into the editor and then click the 'Free Check,' button. The tool will return spelling, style and grammar suggestions. If you press the 'Full Check,' button, you'll get to try the Grammarly online grammar checker program for a free 7-day trial.
If you sign up for their free email newsletter, you'll get a copy of, The Ultimate Grammar Guide: 120 "Must Avoid" Grammar and Vocabulary Mistakes.
Regardless of the kind of writing you do, a grammar checker is a handy tool to have at your fingertips.
Please enjoy this guest post by Ruth Hinds from All The Top Bananas:
For budding writers, the internet has opened up a whole world of new opportunities. With writing gigs becoming much more publicized and accessible to just about anyone with some skill and a broadband connection, there's never been a better time to make a living online as a writer.
Here, we look at some tips for getting work and forging a successful career.
1. Build a diverse portfolio of your work
Before anyone considers taking you on for writing jobs, they'll want to see what you can do. As such, you should have a portfolio of your work that you can show to any potential clients. Depending on the nature of your expertise, this might include articles, blog posts, website copy and product descriptions. If you're just starting out, you need to make up for your lack of experience. Try writing articles and uploading them to free sites. It's a great way to get your work published quickly and easily.
2. Sign up for freelancing sites
There are dozens of freelancing sites out there where people are looking for talent just like you. Popular ones include People Per Hour, oDesk and Freelancer. Sign up and sell your skills on your profile. You'll be able to pitch your ideas for available contracts, and you could even be headhunted by those looking for writers with your particular skill set.
3. Develop a strong social media presence
You'd be amazed at just how many opportunities you come across when you start networking on social media. Set up your profiles and take a little time each day to schedule updates and chat about your work. Of course, you should remain professional at all time, and bear in mind that the whole world, including potential clients, can see what you're saying. Make sure that you upload a head shot so people know who they're talking to, and make it crystal clear in your bios what you do.
4. Network with prolific writers in your field
It makes sense that you should learn from the top writers in your field, and many will have newsletters that you can sign up for to see what they're up to and receive their top tips for success. Wherever possible reach out to them and strike up conversation. They might even have a few trainee jobs coming up that they're looking for up and coming talent to fill.
As you can see, increasing your chances of success isn't rocket science. With a plan and some determination, you could quickly build up a portfolio of great contents and regular writing contracts.
Are you thinking about pursuing a career as an online writer? Which of these tips will you be putting into action?
This article was brought to you by Ruth Hinds on behalf of AllTheTopBananas. ATTB allows you to search for and browse through UK jobs in one place, from London engineer jobs to Liverpool receptionist jobs. You can also upload your CV to increase your chances of being headhunted.
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Social media simply put allows a business to engage with customers instantly, it provides live market research and brand building. Social media is the new platform used to communicate a message to the consumers or the target audiences. The message could be communicated through different mediums such as social media sites like Twitter, Facebook, YouTube (which is becoming more popular), LinkedIn, Pinterest, Google+; etc. Millions of people are active on these sites. Our world is becoming more digital and is easily accessible through our finger tips. Consumers are getting more engaged in creating and responding to likes, comments, tweets and posts. Consumers are using social media to communicate with each other. Nowadays consumers are using social media in replacement of traditional media such as newspaper, television, radio; etc. Social media is the new media platform of opportunities.
Social media sites can help a business to find new and creative ways to generate more sales, build relationships with potential customers and increase the customers responsiveness and effectiveness of the business service. Unfortunately, most of the businesses fail to understand the use of social media as a huge platform.
A business fails to understand social media when it cannot build trust and loyalty to its potential customers. The mistake occurs when the business uses social media to platform their own products and services and fail to connect with other business and their customers.
A business views social media solely based on the content of Facebook or Twitter, and fails to use PR or other social platforms as a tool to communicate. Just having a Facebook or Twitter account is not enough. There are other platforms like YouTube, Pinterest (to upload and share business pictures or blueprints), LinkedIn or having a corporate blog. Just doing social media well is not just about being everywhere. It's all about selecting one or two of the most appropriate and constructive channels for your business and doing them really well.
For a business it is very important to develop a strategy for what you hope or want to achieve. What target market are you trying to engage with? Why are you using the social media platform? Do you really know why you want to use social media as your platform to reach your target group?
Social media is all about marketing. You can't use a social media channel as a broadcasting platform. Social media is used for marketing and to get sales out of it. A business should invest time and effort into the conversation built up and service rendered to customers.
A business should focus on a social media platform to communicate the appropriate message, to make the audience aware that their brand exists. A business should have a thorough knowledge about the social media platform and how to reach out to its audiences. Businesses should know how to keep the audience engaged by using social media platforms. A business can use social networks to promote their businesses and to broadcast their messages.
A business should not only communicate to its customers through advertising, public relations or publicity is also needed. Publicity could be built through social media sites. Twitter could be the best platform for a company to talk about the business reputation and then hear people talking about your business. Give customers a reason why they should like you and connect with you on social networks.
Social media is about engaging your audience and having a good conversation it's not just about promoting. People love to watch videos and images. You can use a smart phone to make short videos and take photos, to share for free. In order to find success with social media, you should understand your industry, your competitors, and begin to join and create conversations with your customers and colleagues on the various social media platforms.
About The Author: Brianne is a writer/blogger. She loves writing, travelling and blogging. She contributes to seomorpheus.com.
With the growth and development of the Internet, almost every person shops for one thing or another online. The Internet has grown into a billion dollar platform for industries to sell their products and services. Moreover, it gives a global market to even small businesses who did not have the budget to expand and reach a wider audience. Ecommerce not only includes products, but also services which were earlier limited to only brick and mortar stores. People have started buying airplane tickets and tour packages from the Internet rather than visiting a broker and paying commission. The best part is that it is not only consumers who have gained benefits from Ecommerce. Even business organizations have made huge profits since Ecommerce came into existence. Online retail and wholesale is here for the long run and it is beneficial for a business organization to understand the various benefits of having an Ecommerce website.
In this article, we will tell you about some basic benefits of having an Ecommerce website. Most of the Ecommerce web designers UK believe that an Ecommerce website is vital for every business organization's growth and development. Moreover, experts believe that in this cut throat competition, an Ecommerce website is needed for the survival of a business organization.
Four Benefits of Having An Ecommerce Website For Your Business:
1. Easy access – Almost every person who uses a computer has access to the Internet. Therefore, it is very easy to access a lot of different websites in a short period of time. Moreover, websites can be accessed from anywhere and everywhere. Your customers do not have to take time out to visit a physical location. They can check out number of different options for a product from the comforts of their homes and this results in a lot of potential customers looking at your products every day.
2. 24/7 accesses – Online shopping has been able to attract a lot of customers because of the fact that people can check out products according to their own convenience. There is no particular time frame in which you can check products and services. When you are shopping on the Internet, you can do so at any given point of time according to your needs and preferences. Moreover, this is also beneficial for business organizations as they do not have to work in standard business hours. Their products are online 24/7 and can be bought anytime.
3. Interaction with Customers – An Ecommerce website gives a wide range of options to your customers. They can look at all your products at the same time. Moreover, it is very easy to give feedback on the Internet. With an Ecommerce website, you will always be updated about the needs and wants of your customers. You can easily interact with your customers through your website. This will ensure better quality products and you will be able to provide your customers exactly what they want.
4. Cost Cutting – Most of the ecommerce web designers UK believe that you are able to cut down costs because you do not have to spend any money on store management or intermediaries. You can directly deal with your customers and provide them with high quality products at cheaper prices.
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School is back in session, the summer is coming to an end, and this is the time of year when we kick off the flip-flops, slip on the pumps and get back to business. If you're a writer and you still have school-aged children at home, summer can wreak havoc on your writing schedule. Your daily word-count goals eventually go out of the window as you become occupied with keeping your kids, fed, entertained and occupied.
If you are, like me, all ready to dive back in and make your writing a priority again, it's time to set some new priorities and guidelines for your writing practice. Here are ten tips to inspire you to crank up your writing productivity and get back on track to achieving your goals:
1. Set Daily Goals
Whether you set a daily word count goal or a page count goal, decide what you can realistically accomplish at first and set this as your goal. Now, I'm all for stretch goals that make you sweat, but for now let's just set a goal that you can keep consistently. After a few weeks you can revisit it and see if maybe it's time to expand that goal a bit to challenge yourself.
2. Set aside a writing space
If you don't already have a private writing space where you can go in and close the door when it's time to write, set aside a space in your home where you can write every day. This is important in establishing the habit of writing to be able to go to the same spot each day and write. After awhile you're going to want a change of scenery, and that is fine. Maybe there's a coffee shop nearby that has wifi and good soy chai, or maybe there's a spot in your local library where you can sit at a table near an electrical outlet and write uninterrupted. Regardless of those places that you get away to to write, you need your comfortable, inspiring home base writing spot.
3. Make an appointment with yourself every day to write
Open up the calendar on your phone and set a daily appointment with an alarm for your writing session. If you have a paper calendar on your wall, mark off the days you sit down to write and your word or page count. Draw an, "X" through those days when you don't show up and write at all. If you start seeing too many X's on your calendar, it might be time to re-visit your commitment to your writing practice.
4. Write first thing in the morning every morning
For those people who can't seem to find any room in their calendar to write, getting up an hour earlier in the morning solves that dilemma. Unless your work schedule doesn't allow for it, writing first thing in the morning virtually guarantees that you will not be disturbed. An added bonus is that wonderful feeling of accomplishment that you get when you close the book on your daily word count. When you get your creative work done first thing in the morning it can energize and inspire the remainder of your day.
5. Find an Accountability Partner
Join a writing forum and make a connection with another writer who is willing to be an accountability partner for you. You don't need this person to be your BFF, all you need is for them to agree to ask you about where you are on your writing goals, and you can do the same for them. If you are having trouble working with a peer and want to hire a coach instead, a writing coach will hold you accountable for the goals you have set for yourself, and reflect back to you when you start coming up with excuses about why you aren't writing.
6. Get inspired & stay inspired
Do you ever feel blocked when you sit down to write? Most writers deal with writer's block in one form or another. The best way to handle this is to prevent it. Take the time to give some thought to what inspires your creativity and keep yourself steeped in these things at all times. When you get down to the root of it, writer's block is really just fear, or resistance, which you will have to let go of if you want to be a writer and get your work done.
Take out a piece of paper and make a list of the things that inspire you to write. Here are some of mine:
- Attending poetry readings
- Visiting art museums
- Walking in the park
- Reading poetry
- Listening to interviews with authors
- Painting
- Free writing
Make your own list. Buy a book or two of writing prompts. I have one that's got 365 days of writing prompts. There's no rule that says you've got to use the prompt for that day. Just find a prompt and use it as a jumping-off point.
7. Gather your tools
Aside from your pen and notebook, or laptop, there are some other writer's tools that might be helpful to you as you seek to establish and maintain a daily, productive writing practice:
- Smart phone apps:
Evernote: I would not want to be without my evernote. It's a website clipping utility that lets you store and categorize things you find online along with notes, photos and other bits of information from your daily life. Snap a photo with your phone and save it in Evernote. You can save clips of blog posts and other research. This is a great tool and it's free.
Voice recorder
If you are walking along and a bit of inspiration strikes, pull out your phone and speak it into the voice recorder and listen to it later.
Dragon dictation
This handy app will transcribe what you say and then you can email the text to yourself.
8. Join a writing group
Writing is a solitary activity, so it's good sometimes to interact with other writers who are on the same path. You can find an accountability partner, or just enjoy the support of being around other writers, getting their feedback and offering your expertise where you can.
9. Reward yourself at the milestones
Don't just keep your nose to the grindstone, day in and day out. Every few weeks reward yourself when you achieve certain milestones. Buy that book everyone is talking about, or maybe a fancy pen, or a leather bound writing journal. Find small ways to encourage yourself and keep you motivated to stay on task. Of course, we know that at the heart of it, writing should be its own reward, but the promise of a fun prize can help you to push yourself towards your goals.
10. Encourage another writer
Encouragement is like food to the soul of a writer. Was it Mark Twain who said, "I can live for two months on a good compliment." So often the negative, discouraging words that we have heard ring more loudly in our ears than the compliments we have received about our work. A solid, constructive compliment from another writer means more than you can imagine to someone who has been struggling to gain the confidence to write and put their work out there. Take the time to encourage someone else and you might be surprised how good it makes you feel. I can't really say that this will directly boost your productivity as a writer, but it will make you feel good as a human being, which can only be helpful to your writing endeavors.
*Bonus Tip*
Try meditation before you sit down to write
If you don't have a regular writing practice, this might sound a bit strange, but taking the time–five to twenty minutes or so in silent or guided meditation before you start writing can do wonders for your productivity–not just for your writing but for your whole day. Meditation quiets and calms the mind, it centers you and gives you precious moments of silence where you can connect to your Source, or just bask in the blissful, peaceful silence. Meditation has countless mental and physical health benefits, but for the writer, it can help create a lovely space in which to begin your writing each day. There's a free, MeditationFest coming up next week where you can listen to and be inspired by some meditation masters and grab some free, guided meditation audios.
I hope you found these tips useful. Please feel free to share your favorite productivity tips, your favorite writing tools, or some encouragement in the comments. Most of all, I hope that you find a way to commit to a regular, daily writing practice.
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I'm getting geared up to join Denise Wakeman tomorrow on her Virtual Blog Writing Day. Although I'll be out of the office for a morning meeting, I will do my best to keep up later in the day. I found this infographic on her blog, and I had to share it because I got some ideas from it so I figured you would too:
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Shared via, Denise Wakeman's blog, Build a Better Blog. You can go there to find out more about Virtual Blog Day. Leave a comment here if you plan to participate.
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By Yvonne Bynoe
Self-confidence is a critical element to you being able to create a profitable business.
To be clear, self-confidence isn't about being arrogant or cocky. It is however about BELIEVING that you are valuable as a woman and capable of achieving your goals. Even if you don't have an answer, you're sure that you can figure it out or find the necessary resources. Most important once the way is revealed to you, you take action…IMMEDIATELY.
The problem is that many women never take the time to do the inner work that would allow them to achieve new and bigger goals in their businesses. When each month you're scrambling for clients and struggling financially, it only reinforces your self-doubts and fears that you may not have what it takes to succeed. It's a vicious cycle: FEAR–INACTIVITY-FAILURE-FEAR. The only way out is to retrain your mind through new belief and new actions.
Here are my 9 Tips to Boost Your Self-Confidence
1. Stop comparing yourself with other people.
There will always be some people who knows more than you or who has
more success. If you play the comparison game, you'll come up lacking.
2. Stop putting yourself down.
You create your life through your word and actions. You can't develop high
self-confidence and a successful life and business if you repeatedly make negative comments about yourself and your abilities. Always speak positively about yourself, whether you're talking about your appearances, your career, your relationships, your financial situation, or any other aspects of your life.
3. Accept all compliments with "thank you."
When you reject a compliment, the message you give yourself is that you are
not worthy of praise. Respond to all compliments with a simple Thank You."
4. Associate with positive, supportive people.
When you are surrounded by negative people who constantly put you and
your ideas down, your confidence is lowered. However, when you
are accepted and encouraged, you feel better about yourself and therefore
will be emboldened to take new actions that will bring you closer
to your dreams.
5. Make a list of your past successes.
This doesn't necessarily have to consist of monumental accomplishments. It can include your "minor victories," like learning to skate, graduating from college, receiving an award or promotion, reaching a business goal, etc. Read this list often. While reviewing it, close your eyes and recreate the feelings of satisfaction and joy you experienced when you first attained each success.
6. Make a list of your positive qualities.
Are you honest? Unselfish? Helpful? Creative? Be generous with yourself and
write down at least 20 positive qualities. Again, it's important to review this list often. Most people dwell on their inadequacies and then wonder why their life isn't working out. Start focusing on your positive traits and you'll stand a much better chance of achieving what you wish to achieve.
7. Get involved in work and activities you love.
It's hard to feel good about yourself if your days are spent in work you hat. Self-confidence flourishes when you are engaged in work and activities that you enjoy and make you feel valuable. This means eliminating tasks and obligations that drain you and replacing them with activities in your work and personal life that you are passionate about and that revitalize you.
8. Be true to yourself.
Live your own life – not the life others have decided is best for you. You'll never gain your own respect and feel good about yourself if you aren't leading the life you want to lead. If you're making decisions based on getting approval from friends and relatives, you aren't being true to yourself and your self-confidence is lowered.
9. Take action!
You won't develop higher confidence if you sit on the sidelines and back away from challenges. When you take action – regardless of the ensuing result – you feel better about yourself. When you fail to move forward because of fear and anxiety, you'll be frustrated and unhappy – and you will undoubtedly deal a damaging blow to your self-esteem.
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The popular Burger King restaurant on Fort Meade, shut down this week when workers discovered an infestation of maggots, has reopened after an all-clear from the installation's public health team.
Col. Edward C. Rothstein, commander of the Army base in Anne Arundel County, closed the restaurant Wednesday after the insect larvae were discovered during repairs to a soda machine.
The infestation apparently developed around a leak behind a panel that was inaccessible to restaurant workers, according to base officials. Entomologists from Public Health Command said it appeared to have been a one-time event that had developed over seven to 10 days before it was discovered.
Rothstein said he closed the restaurant not because it presented an immediate health risk, but to give staff time to conduct a "top-to-bottom cleaning" and a follow-up inspection.
The public health team, including preventive medicine specialists from the Public Health Command, Kimbrough Ambulatory Care Clinic and food inspectors from veterinary services, declared the restaurant ready for the public, and Rothstein authorized managers to reopen Thursday evening.
Other food facilities on Fort Meade were also inspected, officials said. The Burger King was the only facility with the type of soda machine in question.
"The health and safety of those who live and work on Fort Meade, as well as visitors to the installation, is of upmost importance to me and my staff," Rothstein said. "We will continue to monitor this situation and I will do what I can to ensure that this facility and all other eating establishments on post adhere to safety standards for food handling."
The Burger King on Fort Meade is operated by the Army and Air Force Exchange Service, an agency of the Defense Department. Fort Meade is home to 11,000 residents and workplace for 56,000 uniformed and civilian employees and contractors, making it the largest employer in the state.
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Wellington City Council gives developers vote of confidence.
Plans for the old Wellington Junior High building at 311 N. A Street are moving forward. The school district agreed to part ways with the building last month, and at the Feb. 5 Wellington City Council Meeting, a resolution was passed that approved the development of housing for Garrison Community Development (GCD) – the building's new owner.
The resolution passed unanimously, it states that GCD has submitted a housing tax credit application to the Kansas Housing Resources Corporation for the development of affordable rental housing to be located. City staff indicated that the resolution was simply a vote of confidence for the developers as they attempt to obtain tax credits, and that nothing was set in stone just yet.
Included with city council agenda packet was a project narrative for what is being called The Old School Lofts, it reads:
"The Old School Lofts is a proposed multifamily development to be located at 311 North A Street, in Wellington, Kansas. It will be the adaptive re-use of the historic Wellington Middle School building. The building is currently vacant and in need of renovation. Upon completion of the renovations, the development will offer 42 one, two, and three-bedroom units."
The City Council hopes to meet with the developer in person at an upcoming work session to go over the project in more detail. Apartments would be on all four levels of the building. The project narrative also says the building will have a community room, on-site leasing office, exercise room, computer room, tenant storage, and garage parking. All units will have a range,
dishwasher, refrigerator, ceiling fans, in-unit washer/dryers, and central heat/air conditioning.
At 60 percent Area Median Income (AMI), the apartment prices will range from approximately $450 to $650 a month. To complete the project, it will cost about $8.5 million dollars.


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Toxicology Case: The poison in the pond: Blue-green algae toxicosis in a young dog
Before the clinic visit, the owner had taken the dog for a walk and noted no abnormalities. After the walk, the dog was left in the backyard unsupervised for about 30 minutes and then let inside the house. The owner noticed the dog's eyes were rolling back and its gait was uncoordinated. The dog also defecated in the house.PHYSICAL EXAMINATION
At presentation, the dog was ataxic, panting, and drooling excessively. Its body temperature was 103.4 F (39.7 C). No other abnormalities were noted during the physical examination. The dog began seizing in the examination room and vomited multiple times. The vomitus contained a plastic bag and large amounts of pond water with filamentous green slimy algae. The owner confirmed she had removed algae from the backyard pond and placed it in a plastic bag earlier that day.
Based on the large amounts of algae present in the vomitus and the rapid onset of severe neurologic signs, blue-green algae poisoning was suspected.
The dog was treated with diazepam (0.5 mg/kg intravenously) and intravenous fluids (0.9% saline solution at a rate of 60 ml/kg/day). It was also given one dose of activated charcoal (2 g/kg orally) through a stomach tube. The results of an electrocardiographic examination, complete blood count (CBC), and serum chemistry profile were all normal at this time.
Initially, the dog responded well to the diazepam; however, it started seizing again 30 minutes later. This time the diazepam had little effect in controlling the seizures. During the seizures, the dog stopped breathing. An endotracheal tube was placed immediately, and cardiopulmonary resuscitation was started. An electrocardiographic examination showed ventricular premature contractions that progressed to a flat line.
Atropine (0.02 mg/kg) was administered intravenously along with 2.9 mg/kg of doxapram to stimulate respiration, followed by another dose of doxapram (1.45 mg/kg) to further improve respiration. The dog improved rapidly. Pulse oximetry showed oxygen saturation at 94% to 98%. The dog's electrocardiogram (ECG) and blood pressure returned to normal. After receiving manual ventilation (12 breaths/min) for about 90 minutes, the dog started breathing on its own.
About three hours after presentation, before the dog was sent to a critical care facility, the dog seized again. Diazepam (0.5 to 1 mg/kg intravenously to effect) and then propofol (3 mg/kg intravenously) were administered, and the dog was transported while sedated.
Fifteen minutes after arriving at the critical care facility, the dog started seizing again and went into respiratory failure. The dog was intubated with a cuffed endotracheal tube and immediately began receiving positive pressure ventilation (8 to 20 breaths/min). Diazepam (0.5 to 1 mg/kg intravenously to effect) and then phenobarbital (2 mg/kg intravenous bolus) were administered for the seizures. The dog was kept sedated with fentanyl (5 μg/kg bolus and then 5 to 7 μg/kg/hour constant-rate infusion [CRI]) and propofol (0.1 to 0.6 mg/kg/min CRI) while receiving mechanical respiration.
A thoracic radiographic examination showed evidence of mild aspiratory pneumonia (about 5% of anterior lung lobe was involved). The dog continued to receive intravenous fluids (Normosol-R—Hospira), and antibiotics (ampicillin 250 mg/ml and sulbactam 125 mg/ml [Unasyn—Pfizer]; 20 mg/kg intravenously every eight hours for three days then orally for seven more days) were given.
After receiving mechanical respiration for about 18 hours, the dog started breathing on its own and was taken off the ventilator. During this time, the dog's blood pressure, heart rate, and ECG all remained normal. The only blood work changes noted 24 hours after presentation were slight increases in alanine transaminase (197 IU/L; normal = 20 to 100 IU/L) and alkaline phosphatase (236 μmol/L; normal = 0 to 212 μmol/L) activities.
The dog continued to improve and was discharged from the hospital three days after the exposure. Five days later, the owner reported that the dog was acting completely normal.


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By David Sims
EOS Science Writer
July 25, 2013
DURHAM, N.H. -- Space scientists have discovered a massive particle accelerator in the heart of one of the harshest regions of near-Earth space, a region of super-energetic, charged particles surrounding the globe called the Van Allen radiation belts.
Derived by measurements taken by a University of New Hampshire-led instrument on board NASA's Van Allen Probes mission, the findings answer a longstanding question in radiation belt science by showing that the acceleration energy is inside the belts themselves rather than from a source farther away: particles are sped up by a local kick of energy, buffeting them to ever faster speeds like a tetherball circling a pole and gaining momentum with each perfectly timed punch.
The revelation is akin to discovering that hurricanes grow from a local energy source, such as a region of warm ocean water. In the case of the radiation belts, the source is a region of intense electromagnetic waves.
Knowing the location of the acceleration will help scientists make better predictions of space weather conditions in this area of intense radiation that can be risky for Earth-orbiting satellites. The results were published in the July 25, 2013 issue of the online journal Science Express.
"Energetic electrons in the Van Allen radiation belts have been implicated in past satellite failures and so they are often referred to as 'killer electrons'," says UNH astrophysicist Harlan Spence, co-author on the Science paper and principal investigator on the Energetic Particle, Composition, and Thermal Plasma (ECT) instrument suite on board the twin Van Allen Probe spacecraft that made the precision particle measurements.
Adds Spence, "A 50-year mystery of the radiation belts is, where, when and how these electrons are energized. With the Van Allen Probes, we have gone to the very scene of the crime, so to speak, and witnessed the unique, unambiguous fingerprints of a local acceleration process for the first time, revealing the culprit acting to create killer electrons."
The Van Allen belts are two donut-shaped regions of high-energy particles trapped by Earth's magnetic field. At the time of their discovery in the 1950s they were thought to be relatively stable structures, but subsequent observations have shown they are dynamic and mysterious.
For example, sometimes after a solar storm the number of particles (protons and electrons) that populate the belts can increase dramatically and their speeds can approach the speed of light or become "relativistic" - about 186,000 miles per second. However, at other times after similar space weather events, the particles decrease in number and speed, or conditions seem to just stay the same.
"Until the 1990s, we thought that the Van Allen belts were pretty well-behaved and changed slowly," says Geoff Reeves, lead author on the paper and deputy principal investigator on ECT at Los Alamos National Laboratory in Los Alamos, N.M. "With more and more measurements, however, we realized how quickly and unpredictably the radiation belts changed. They are basically never in equilibrium, but in a constant state of change."
In order for scientists to understand such changes better, the Van Allen Probes were designed to fly straight through this intense area of space. When the mission launched in August 2012, it had as one of its top-level goals to understand how particles in the belts are accelerated to ultra-high energies. The goal of the Van Allen Probes mission is to provide understanding - ideally to the point of predictability - of how populations of relativistic electrons and penetrating ions in space form or change in response to variable inputs of energy from the sun and distinguish between two broad possibilities on what speeds up the particles to such amazing speeds: radial acceleration or local acceleration.
In radial acceleration, particles are transported perpendicular to the Earth's magnetic fields from areas of low magnetic strength far away to areas of high magnetic strength nearer Earth. The laws of physics dictate that the particle speeds in this scenario will correlate to the strength of the magnetic field. Thus, the speed would increase as the particles move toward the Earth, like a rock rolling down a hill gathers speed simply due to gravity. The local acceleration theory posits that the particles gain energy from a local energy source more similar to the way hot ocean water spawns a hurricane above it.
The ECT team found they could distinguish between these two theories when they observed a rapid increase in the radiation belts on Oct. 9, 2012. The observations did not show an intensification starting at high altitude and moving gradually toward Earth.
Instead, they showed an increase that started right in the middle of the radiation belts and gradually spread both inward and outward, implying a local acceleration source. The research shows that the local energy comes from electromagnetic waves coursing through the belts.
"These new results go a long way toward answering the questions of where and how particles are accelerated to high energy," says Mona Kessel, Van Allen Probes Program Scientist at NASA Headquarters. "One mission goal has been substantially addressed."
The challenge for scientists now is to determine which waves are at work. Such a task will also be helped along by the Van Allen Probes, which were also carefully designed to measure and distinguish between the numerous types of electromagnetic waves.
Co-authors on the Science paper include researchers from the University of Colorado at Boulder, NASA Goddard Flight Center, the Aerospace Corporation, the University of California-Los Angeles, and the University of Iowa.
The University of New Hampshire, founded in 1866, is a world-class public research university with the feel of a New England liberal arts college. A land, sea, and space-grant university, UNH is the state's flagship public institution, enrolling 12,200 undergraduate and 2,300 graduate students.
The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory built and operates the twin Van Allen Probes for NASA. The Van Allen Probes comprise the second mission in NASA's Living With a Star program, managed by Goddard, to explore aspects of the connected sun-Earth system that directly affect life and society.
For more information on the Van Allen Probes, visit: http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/rbsp/main/index.html#.UfFqkYU4SL8
For more information on the Energetic Particle, Composition, and Thermal Plasma (ECT) instrument suite, visit: http://rbsp-ect.sr.unh.edu/team.shtml
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Captions: This artist's conception shows an enhancement in the electron intensity in the heart of the radiation belts where they are accelerated. The reddish area shows the shape that is characteristic of local acceleration and the yellow curve shows the actual observations as obtained by the Van Allen Probes. Image courtesy of Geoff Reeves and Mike Henderson, Los Alamos National Laboratory.
The identical Radiation Belt Storm Probes will follow similar orbits that will take them through both the inner and outer radiation belts. Image courtesy of Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory.


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Following all the controversy surrounding the new Bernalillo County-Albuquerque Water Utility Authority, it appears the state Legislature has resolved to modify the bill that created the new, third government agency in 2003, instead of granting the wish of Mayor Martin Chavez, who wanted the water board dissolved.
The legislation that created the new water authority last year, senate bill (SB) 887, was sponsored by Senate Majority Leader Manny Aragon, a South Valley Democrat, and consisted of two paragraphs basically saying a committee of three county commissioners, three city councilors and the mayor would be in charge of the city's water policies. Because the language was brief and therefore vague, the seven-member board didn't appear to know what they were supposed to do when it came to deciding when, where and why to authorize new water and sewage lines throughout all of Bernalillo County.
Mayor Chavez routinely called the new board an "abomination" and recently resigned his chairmanship, saying he didn't "want to be stuck in the middle of it."
But so far during this year's legislative session, it does not appear any of the Albuquerque representatives are going to challenge Aragon's original bill, although a so-called compromise bill is being introduced this week to hopefully clarify the board's mandate. Instead of two paragraphs, Aragon has offered a new bill, SB 422, that is 18-pages long and being heralded as a compromise.
"I think it was horrible," said Sen. Cisco McSorley, a university-area Democrat, speaking in reference to the 2003 legislation by cell phone from the Roundhouse last week. "I think the people in my neighborhood are going to pay twice for the city water system. The water mains and water work that needs to be done in older neighborhoods is not going to get done."
McSorley said a successful effort to dissolve the board would require a coordinated effort among city officials and Albuquerque legislators and "right now there seems to be no effort at all."
"I don't see any action on part of the city to deal with this problem," said McSorley. "We heard from the city at a luncheon (prior to the session) for what they want for capital outlay, but there was no coordinated effort to deal with the water problem."
Republican Sen. Ramsey Gorham, also speaking by cell phone from the senate floor last week, said she adamantly opposed the 2003 bill because it "takes facilities that Albuquerque taxpayers paid for and puts it in county's hands—it's like confiscating property." Still, Gorham said the issue has been "hush-hush" this year in the Legislature, and she hasn't heard "one word" from constituents that oppose it.
Gorham surmised that perhaps Sen. Dede Feldman, an Albuquerque Democrat, might introduce a bill to abolish the new water utility authority, but when contacted at the Roundhouse last Friday, Feldman said, "At this point, I'm not sponsoring any new bills. I have my plate full."
So while Mayor Chavez' hopes for legislative action appear to be dashed, he remains dissatisfied by Aragon's apparent attempt to clarify the board's role.
"You control your destiny with infrastructure and I can't do anything without water utility control," said Chavez. "For the state to take away Albuquerque utility and give it in great part to the county, which did not pay for it, is an abomination."
City Councilor Michael Cadigan, one of the three councilors on the board, avoided the terms dissolve and abolish, taking the milder tone: "My preference would be to go back to the old way."
However, Cadigan said the other city councilors (Eric Griego and Brad Winter) and the three county commissioners (Alan Armijo, Steve Gallegos and Tom Rutherford) on the water board all support Aragon's SB 422. Cadigan said, if passed, SB 422 would require a 5-2 super majority to improve rate increases and expansion of water lines to unincorporated parts of the county. In SB 422 there is now language requiring a super majority (5-2) to issue bonds as well, Cadigan said.
"It clarifies everything."
Perhaps. But then again, another vote for city-county unification could add more confusion to the city's water allocation problems as soon as this November.


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Julian's music history and Christian church history classes give him more than just academic challenges. "JBU's Worship Arts is giving me great real-life experience," he says. "I get to lead and play in chapel bands several times every month. This opportunity, along with the challenging classes, is a great foundation for a career in both music and ministry."
The worship arts major at John Brown University equips students to serve as worship arts pastors in local churches and para-church ministries. The program challenges students to become competent classical musicians, think philosophically and theologically about the concept of worship, as well as acquire practical tools and methods to minister with excellence. Moreover, students learn how to lead people, practice integrity and how to become someone whom others want to follow.
This major provides practical and challenging courses designed to enable graduates to be excellent musicians, and a large amount of the curriculum in this major focuses on developing personal and interpersonal pastoral skills. Students can major in worship arts with a concentration in either voice, piano, organ, string, wind or percussion instruments.
Students are challenged to participate in opportunities on and off campus like joining the worship team at chapel, local churches and various live music venues in order to apply concepts learned in class
"I've learned to appreciate and take part in a different denomination's worship styles," Julian says. "It's taught me a lot about the Church and about Christ's love for the Church."


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Posted: Sat Jun 03, 2006 8:04 am
Post subject: Flaming cooks
In restaurant kitchens, one can often see cooks with huge flames coming off their food in pans while cooking.
What's the purpose for that? Is it just for show, or it brings a "burnt" flavour to the dish.
Also, how is it actually done?
is it done by heating the pan/wok up to extreme temperatures, then adding oil?
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Posted: Sun Jun 04, 2006 1:56 am
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flaming can impart a flavor however its usually done with an alcohol like bandy, wisky and so forth with a high alcohol content it burns off the alcohole quickly and leaves a slightly different tast.
It also is just damn fun to set alight!
A dish I did once required you to set it alight at the table on each persons plate, it has a wow factor and the guests loved it because I let them set alight there own plate (I have never seen so many people scared of putting a mach to food before!)
You also see it with some drinks, vodka or something is placed in a small shot glass with two coffee beans and set alight and left to burn while bringing it out too the table then snuffed out. the heat infuses the vodka (or what ever it was) with the coffee and tasted delishes
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Posted: Wed Jun 07, 2006 11:51 pm
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It's a show-off move... but it's also a good way to burn off alcohol quickly, before the flavour of the ingredient starts to stale. Theres a difference between the flaming we do in a kitchen (add cognac, flame it, add butter to thicken) and a tableside flambe (which is the same action, but more for the show of it) used when serving, say, a flaming coffee.
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Posted: Fri Jun 09, 2006 12:53 pm
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thanks for the info,
but how is it actually done (flaming in the kitchen)?
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Posted: Fri Jun 09, 2006 4:10 pm
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ljtong wrote:
but how is it actually done (flaming in the kitchen)?
1. Cook/prepare food on stovetop.
2. Add appropriate amout of alcohol for recipe (amount also depends on size of pan) - turn down the heat, but keep it cooking
3. Check vertical clearance (don't want to light anything on fire)
4. (optional) turn down the lights so you can see the flame in all it's glory
5. Light match (long fireplace matches work well the first few times you do this)
6. Hold lit match over the surface of the food and it should ignite the alcohol vapors. The duration of the burn depends on the amount of alcohol.
Alternate method - not recommended.
Have burners on high, douse food with alcohol, and tilt pan while using a saute motion to release as much alcohol vapor as possible and expose the burner to the fumes. Pan should light on fire... but getting this right could be messy as you practice...
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Posted: Mon Jun 26, 2006 11:01 pm
Post subject: Faming in the kitchen
What you probably see in the restaraunt is actualy poor cooking method. Most dishes do not include alcohal. If they do the flam is almost translucent and is generaly a darker flame that does not cast lots of light.
The flame you see that lights up the kitchen is oil or clarified butter reaching its flash point. The flash point is the temperature in which oil catches on fire. This is different for every type of oil. It is generaly some where around 525+ degrees. The flash point decreases if there is impurities in the oil.
This happend because the cook has heated the pan to a very high temp
and added oil. If it does not catch fire then is will catch fire when food is added to it. This is, as they say a, bad show, bad show.
While good for customer relations this flashing of the pan imparts a carbanization of the ingrediants (dont confuse this with camalization) which creates a bitter flavor that is generaly ill advised. If the cook were cooking for a competition and was to flash the pan there would be big point reductions.
If the cook were cooking in a fine dinning restaraunt there would either be pans flying at his head or the contents dumped in the trash.
Flashing alcohal is one thing. flashing oil in a bad thing
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I can definitely attest that alcohol need not be involved because I once achieved this by accident once while feeling a little cocky with my technique. I don't recall exactly what I was cooking, but I know that no alcohol was involved. Had I seen this thread before that I would have posted immediately with all the specifics. But at the time I was just thinking "Oh hey, look at that. Just like on TV..."
Reaching the flashpoint of the oil seems the most plausible explanation, but I still harbor some skepticism. I'm typically very careful with butter because I know all too well what happens once it goes beyond the smoke point.
The only other oil I cook with is extra virgin olive oil. With a flash point of 500-600+ degrees, it doesn't seem all that likely. I say that because I've been using an IR thermomoter to see how hot I can get a pan on the stove (for searing steaks). 500 degrees or more takes some doing with a cast iron skillet.
Because some major agitation is clearly required, I'm leaning towards an explanantion that involves atomization of the oil. In such a case, the flash may not affect the food at all - as the flaming oil never returns to the food or the pan.
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Posted: Tue Dec 19, 2006 1:33 am
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I've seen restaurunt cooks, and have used restaurunt equipment. The flame probably has to do with the following:
-high flames, restaurunt stove tops have flames that go twice as high than the ones in home ranges.
-rapid pan flips, since some chefs cook in five pans at a time, they can't use a utensil to turn food and instead flip the food in the pan.
-the high flames coupled with rapid pan flips and single platter servings that usually fill the pan pretty high means that some of the fat in the pan will splatter out and make a small flame.
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Posted: Thu Jun 28, 2007 1:58 am
Post subject: Flame Cooking
Sorry for bringing on an old thread, but I just want to share my experience. I've never cooked anything with alcohol in it, but I've had my share with the flame coming up doring cooking. In my case, it is usually due to the soy sauce I used, the heat in the pan / wok is usually hot enough to ignite the soy sauce.
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Posted: Tue Jul 10, 2007 1:59 pm
Post subject: Flame On
I have worked in kitchens for many years and when you are trying to caramelize the exterior surface of meat especially cubes of beef or pork you often get flames from the pan as you sear at high temps in oil. nothing wrong with this type of cooking just something that happens as a result of the process.the caramelized drippings make wonderful base for the best sauces and gravies.
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Posted: Sat Oct 27, 2007 12:23 am
Post subject: flaming
Here it is for you engineers. When hot oil and any item containing water(food item) combine, evaporation occurs. The water which may not look like steam, floats upward along with any residual oil and ignites. If you add alcohol from a bottle to a hot pan (which one should never do) the alcohol can ignite and burn up the stream of alcohol, ignite the contents of the bottle and explode. (molotov cocktail anyone). Flare-ups(flames rising into the air, not to be confused with a FIRE)in a pan is what happens when an experienced cook sautes food. This does not ruin the contents as a past blogger posted. A professional kitchen is a fast paced, hot, greasy environment, flare-ups do occur everyday.
Carmelization, the conversion of sugar, is necessary to bring out the flavor of your food you eat everyday. "Burnt" marks, if done correctly should enhance the flavor. On the other hand, "Burnt" flavor is burnt food.
Hope this helps
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Posted: Mon Nov 05, 2007 6:48 pm
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I have seen something like that in a drug and
alcohol rehab center
where they would prepare some food in this manner once in a week jut to motivate us to eat the food from the other days. It was a good strategy, since we could feel that flavor you are talking about here. It tastes nice, but I guess our liver does not share the enthusiasm. [/url]
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WASHINGTON (AP) -- Four years after the Justice Department and a group of states sued Microsoft for squelching competition, Microsoft is finally turning to its top man, Bill Gates.
The department and half the states settled last year, but the possibility of harsh penalties are hanging over the software giant. Gates is the best person to argue that the proposals would hurt consumers, legal experts said.
"In a sense he is the shadow defendant. Microsoft is his alter ego,'' said Andy Gavil, a Howard University law professor. "If they want to make a credible case that these remedies would be damaging, he's got to make that case.''
Gates was taking the witness stand Monday after lawyers for nine holdout states and the District of Columbia finished questioning David Cole, a senior vice president of Microsoft Network, the company's Internet service. Cole testified to stave off penalties that may affect Microsoft's Passport identity verification service and other Internet ventures.
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so what i under stand is that Bill Gates has an "Anti Trust" and he owns everything. for example like the cds, that make soft, the plastic that makes the cds etc. am i under standing this right?
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7th Annual Spring Auction, An evening of live music, wine, food, friendship and bargains to benefit the Earth School. Sat., May 5 from 6:30-10pm. UNIVERSITY SETTLEMENT, 184 Eldridge St. at Rivington. $10.
Bread & Roses: History of the Jewish Left on the Lower East Side, A public tour exploring Leftist political thought, Yiddish culture & language and Jewish tradition. Sun., May 6 at 11:30am. Tour is 2-3 hours. Enjoy a local nosh. 6TH STREET COMMUNITY CENTER, 638 E. 6th St., bet Aves. B & C. $18, $16 seniors & students. $2 off with pre-registration. 212-374-4100 x 1. firstname.lastname@example.com.
A Daylong Retreat for Women Holy in Body, Holy in Spirit, Join other women in seeking to understand and reclaim the dignity of women in body and spirit. Enjoy Quiet moments, Artistic expression, Workshops, One-on-one spiritual guidance and Toning. Sat., May 5 from 10am 4pm. 20 Washington Square North. Sponsored by women of the St. Francis Xavier community. $10 suggested donation. To register, contact email@example.com or 212-613-5817. Bring your own lunch. Beverages will be provided.
De La Hoya vs. Mayweather, Join The Village Pourhouse for De La Hoya vs. Mayweather: The World Awaits. Six-division world champion Oscar De La Hoya goes up against unbeaten, four-division world champion Floyd Mayweather for the junior middleweight championship. Sat., May 5 at 8pm. $50 for table reservation, includes 3 hours of midshelf open bar and hot appetizer buffet, or cash bar with a $10 cover at the door. THE VILLAGE POURHOUSE, 64 3rd Ave. at 11th St. For reservations, contact Cari at email@example.com or 212-228-4200 ext 8003.
Dixon Place Benefit, Guests will travel among Marions, M&R Bar & The Marquee enjoying performances, food and drinks to benefit new theater construction at Dixon Place. Sun., May 6 at 6pm. 354 Bowery bet Great Jones & E. 4th Sts. $75, includes dinner & performances. 212-219-0736. www.dixonplace.org.
Gala Benefit, American Tap Dance Foundations second annual Gala Benefit with all proceeds going to the Gregory Hines Youth Scholarship Fund. The organization offers year round tap classes for all ages and on all levels. Many of the students are on the Gregory Hines Scholarship. Tues., May 22 from 6-8pm. CIELO, 18 Little West 12th St., bet Washington St. & 9th Ave. $250.
Girls Night Out, Watch Sex and the City on four flatscreen TVs, enjoy food & drink specials and dance as DJs spin hip hop, pop and rock. Every Wednesday from 5-8pm. OBIVIA, 201 Lafayette St.
Holistic Stress Management Program, Free services include ear acupuncture, massage and energy work modalities. Tues. & Thurs. from 5-7pm. ST. VINCENTS HOSPITAL, OToole Building, 203 W. 12th St., corner of 7th Ave., 6th floor, small conference room. No appointment necessary. 212-345-2582.
Its My Park Day, A semi-annual event that encourages New Yorkers to help improve, restore and beautify their neighborhood parks. Children and families are invited to join the new staff gardener in the gazebo for a discussion about spring gardening. Sat., May 19 at 11am. Washington Market Park, enter at Greenwich & Duane Stswww.washingtonmarketpark.org. Presented by Friends of Washington Market Park.
LES Sacred Sites Walking Tour, The LES Conservancy presents a walking tour visiting some of the most sacred sites on the Lower East Side including the Bialystoker Synagogue, Beth Hamredash Hagadol, a Shtiebl and Kehila Kedosha Janina. Sun., May 27 at 11:15am. Tour is 2-1/2 - 3-1/2 hours. Meet in front of ABRONS ARTS CENTER, 466 Grand St. at the cornet of Pitt St. $18, $16 seniors & students. $2 off with pre-registration. 212-374-4100 x 1. email@example.com.
New York Trivia Night, Join the New York Book Club. Bring your team or make new friends while you answer questions about the City taken from Hidden New York. The authors, Marci Reaven and Steve Zeitlin, will be on hand to explain the history behind the trivia questions and to autograph copies of the book. Wed., May 9th from 7-9pm. LOLITA BAR, 266 Broome St., bet Orchard & Allen Sts. RSVP to email@example.com.
Parks Advocacy Day, New Yorkers for Parks 5th annual Parks Advocacy Day. Tues., May 8 from 4-7:30pm. NEW YORK COUNTY LAWYERS ASSOCIATION, 14 Vesey St., bet. Broadway & Trinity.
Performance Installation, View Seeing Voices by Jens Reulecke. To see with open ears and to listen with wide open eyes to the city of New York means to perceive emotionally. The quality of the air, light, sounds, and colors, its material presence and textures. Mon., May 7 at 7pm; Fri., May 11 at 7pm; Tues., May 15 at 9pm & Sat., May 19 at 9pm. LE PETIT VERSAILLES, 346 E. Houston St., bet Aves. B & C. 212-529-8815. Free, donations accepted.
Stroke Awareness & Screening Event, St. Vincents Hospital Manhattan will host free Stroke Alert Screenings that will assess your risk for stroke. Learn your blood pressure, get the chance to speak with a nutritionist and learn valuable information on how to prevent stroke and what resources are available in the community. Event is in honor of Stroke Awareness Week. Fri., May 18 from 11am - 3pm. ST. VINCENTS HOSPITAL MANHATTAN, Corner of 11th St. & 7th Ave. No appointment necessary. All are welcome to attend.
Ukrainian Festival, Enjoy food, dance performances, music, artwork and more. Fri., May 18 from 4-11pm; Sat., May 19 from 11am-11pm & Sun., May 20 from 1-5pm. Sponsored by St. George Church. E. 7th St., bet 2nd & 3rd Aves.
West Village Houses Sidewalk Sale, Annual event. Sat., May 5 from 11am-4pm. WEST VILLAGE HOUSES, Christopher & Washington Sts. and Washington & W. 11th Sts. Rain Date is Sat., May 12.
Yoga & Meditation, Classic Hatha Yoga everyday at 10am and 6pm and Mon. - Fri. at 12pm. First 2 classes are free. Yoga for Children, Wednesdays, 4-4:40pm ages 3-6 and 4:45-5:30pm ages 6-10. RAMAKRISHNANANDA YOGA VEDANATA MISSION, 96 Ave. B bet 6th & 7th Sts. 646-436-7010. www.ramakrishnananda.com.
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Leopardus geoffroyi
|Scope: Global
Language: English
|Scientific Name:
|Leopardus geoffroyi (d'Orbigny & Gervais, 1844)
Common Name(s):
Oncifelis geoffroyi (d'Orbigny & Gervais, 1844)
|Taxonomic Notes:
|Taxonomy is currently under review by the IUCN SSC Cat Specialist Group. Included in the genus Leopardus by Johnson et al. (2006). No genetic evidence of geographic subspecific partitioning was found in an analysis by Johnson et al. (1999). A zone of hybridization was found in southern Brazil where the northern extent of L. geoffroyi's range meets the southernmost extent of the range of the Oncilla, L. tigrinus (Eizirik et al. 2007).
|Red List Category & Criteria:
|Least Concern ver 3.1
|Year Published:
|Date Assessed:
|Pereira, J., Lucherini, M. & Trigo, T.
|Nowell, K., Hunter, L., Schipper, J., Breitenmoser-Würsten, C., Lanz, T. & Breitenmoser, U.
|de Oliveira, T. & Acosta-Jamett, G.
The Geoffroy´s Cat is listed as Least Concern because it is widespread and abundant over most of its range. This felid typically ranks first in felid abundance in several habitat types such as the dry forests of the Bolivian Chaco (Cuéllar et al. 2006) and of the Argentine Espinal (Caruso et al. 2012), scrublands of the Monte (Pereira et al. 2011), relicts of the natural Pampas grasslands (Manfredi et al. 2006), lowland cropland areas of the Andean subtropical forests (Di Bitetti et al. 2011), and grasslands of southern Brazil (Trigo et al. 2013). Its distribution range is considered to be continuous, but it does not occur in the high elevation areas (above 3,750 m) of the Andes. In the northern and central part of its range, this felid appears to have been favoured by the conversion of sub-tropical forests into croplands, while it seem to be tolerant to some degree of habitat alteration produced by livestock management. A recent expansion of its distribution has been documented in northeastern Argentina (Rinas et al. 2014). However, it is considered rare in Chile, mostly because of its limited distribution in this country (Iriarte et al. 2013) and Vulnerable in Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil (Almeida et al. 2013). Anthropogenic mortality (e.g. road-kills, persecution due to poultry predation) is intense in several areas (e.g., Pampas grasslands) and potential negative impacts from current trends in climate change have been proposed (Canepuccia et al. 2008, Pereira and Novaro 2014). A hybrid zone between L. geoffroyi and L. guttulus was identified in southern Brazil where the two species meet (Trigo et al. 2008, 2013b). These studies are currently indicating a possible natural origin for this event. In this case, this hybrid zone will be considered as an eligible process for conservation, by representing an important part of the evolutionary history of these species. However, specific studies are still needed to confirm this and evaluate whether anthropogenic influences such as human-induced changes in habitat or population densities in these areas could be influencing these hybridization events, and thus constituting a threat to these species by compromising their genetic integrity.
|Previously published Red List assessments:
|Range Description:
|The Geoffroy's Cat ranges from southeastern Bolivia, Paraguay and Argentina east of the Andes and southern Brazil (below ca 30°S), Uruguay all the way to the Strait of Magellan in Chile, from sea level to 3,800 m (Oliveira 1994, Nowell and Jackson 1996, Cuellar et al. 2006, Dotta et al. 2007, M. Da Silva pers. comm.).
|Countries occurrence:
Native:Argentina; Bolivia, Plurinational States of; Brazil; Chile; Paraguay; Uruguay
|Additional data:
|Range Map:
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|It is relatively common throughout most of its range, although heavy commercial hunting pressure from the 1960s to the late 1980s is believed to have reduced populations (Nowell and Jackson 1996). The species was recently downgraded from Potentially Vulnerable to Least Concern in Argentina (Ojeda et al. 2012). It is considered Rare in Chile (CONAMA 2009), occurring only in small areas in the south and east. In Brazil, where the species inhabits only the southern state of Rio Grande do Sul, it is considered Vulnerable (Almeida et al. 2013), although relatively common and abundant in the pampas (T. Trigo pers. obs. 2014). In Bolivia it is considered the second most abundant felid after the Ocelot (Cuellar et al. 2006).
Density estimates include:
Bolivian Chaco (Kaa-Iya del Gran Chaco National Park ): 9-40/100 km² (Cuellar et al. 2006)
Argentine Monte (Lihué Calel National Park): up to 190-220/100 km² (Pereira et al. 2011), including several transient individuals
Argentine Espinal (altered dry shrublands): 45/100 km² (Caruso et al. 2012)
Chile (Torres del Paine National Park) 7-12/100 km² (W. Johnson pers. comm. in Nowell and Jackson 1996).
|Current Population Trend:
|Additional data:
|Habitat and Ecology:
|Described as occurring in a wide variety of habitat types of the subtropical and temperate Neotropics, including scrubby woodland, dry forests and savannas of the Chaco, Patagonian scrub, Monte desert/semi-desert, the Pampas grasslands, marshlands, etc. in both pristine and disturbed areas (Oliveira 1994, Pereira and Aprile 2012). It uses both open and closed habitats, but seems to be more associated with areas of denser cover in the predominately open areas of most of its range. Geoffroy's Cat is distributed throughout the pampas grasslands and arid Chaco shrub and woodlands, and up to 3,800 m in the Bolivian Andes (M. Da Silva pers. comm. 2014). Most of its range is arid or semi-arid (Pereira et al. 2006), but it also occurs in wetlands (e.g. Paraná River delta; Pereira et al. 2005). It is not found in either the tropical or temperate rainforests. It is sympatric throughout most of its range with the Pampas Cat (L. colocolo).
In a radiotelemetry study in wet pampas grassland of Argentina, Manfredi et al. (2006) found mean home range size from 2.5-3.4 km², with male ranges 25% larger than females. In Chile's Torres del Paine National Park, in beech forest, home ranges were larger, at 2.3-6.5 km² for two females, and 3.9-12.4 km² for five males (Johnson and Franklin 1991). In Argentina's Lihue Calel National Park, Pereira et al. (2012) found male home ranges of 2-3 km²; whereas females occupied areas of 0.2-0.6 km². Home ranges in adjacent cattle ranches scaled up to 4.4 km² for males and up to 3.7-4.9 km² for females. During a severe drought period in this same area, six radio-collared cats died of starvation when hare abundance fell from 5.6 to <0.8 per 10 km (Pereira et al. 2006).
Manfredi et al. (2004) found diet to vary by location in Argentina, consisting primarily of small rodent, but including other locally abundant species such as birds. In Chile, rodents and hares were primarily taken (Johnson and Franklin 1991). Plains Vizcachas are also prey (Branch 1995). In southern South America, where Vizcachas have become extinct, introduced European Hares (Lepus europaeus) are the major prey, although densities of both hares and Geoffroy's Cats were observed to decline markedly during a drought period (Pereira et al. 2006). Fish and frog remains were found in the stomachs of Geoffroy's Cats from Uruguay and Brazil (Sunquist and Sunquist 2002). Bisceglia et al. (2008) found that small mammals were the most frequent prey of Geoffroy´s Cats in Lihue Calel, representing at least the 63% of the food items throughout the year.
Geoffroy's Cat is a small solitary felid (4.3 kg), with an average litter size of 1.5 kittens, and predominantly nocturnal activity pattern. It seems to be the most abundant felid of the temperate Neotropics (Oliveira and Cassaro 2005, Lucherini et al. 2006, Pereira and Novaro 2014).
|Use and Trade:
|For details on Use and Trade see under Threats.
|Major Threat(s):
Large numbers of pelts were exported from South America for the international fur trade from the 1960s to 1980s, but little trade took place after 1988 and the species was upgraded to CITES Appendix I in 1992 (Nowell and Jackson 1996). Cats are still killed as pests or poultry predators, and these pelts may be seen in local illegal trade. Currently, habitat loss and fragmentation, and retaliatory killing remains as the main threats. Potential negative impacts from current trends in climate change have been proposed (Canepuccia et al. 2008, Pereira et al. 2014)
During a health evaluation of Geoffroy´s Cats (Uhart et al. 2012) at two different protected areas in Argentina (Campos del Tuyu Wildlife Reserve and Lihué Calel National Park), antibodies to infectious peritonitis, feline panleukopenia, canine distemper virus, feline callicivirus, toxoplasmosis and dirofilariasis were found in tested animals. Adult parasites recovered from necropsied animals and eggs in fresh faeces revealed the presence of various nematode families, including Ascarididae, Trichuridae, Capillariideae, Rictulariidae, Spiruridae and Ancylostomatidae; cestodes from families Taenidae and Anaplocephaliidae and oocists of Eimeriidae (Beldomenico et al. 2005). These results suggest exposure (recent or past) to common domestic carnivore diseases, and indicate a potential risk to these Geoffroy´s Cats.
Human-related mortality accounted for most of Geoffroy's Cat deaths recorded on cattle ranches near Lihué Calel National Park, with poaching, predation by dogs, and vehicle collision being the main causes of mortality (Pereira et al. 2010).
|Conservation Actions:
|Included in CITES Appendix I. The species is fully protected across its range, with hunting and trade prohibited in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Paraguay and Uruguay (Nowell and Jackson 1996). It occurs in a number of protected areas.
|Pereira, J., Lucherini, M. & Trigo, T. 2015. Leopardus geoffroyi. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2015: e.T15310A50657011. . Downloaded on 24 September 2018.
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Service Held Sunday For Fallen Minnesota Firefighters
ST. PAUL (AP) — Gov. Mark Dayton and firefighters from across Minnesota plan to gather in St. Paul to honor fallen firefighters.
Since 1881, 208 Minnesota firefighters have died on the job. Their names have been inscribed on columns in the Fallen Firefighters Memorial on the State Capitol grounds, which was dedicated last year.
Also, expected at Sunday's memorial will be family members of fallen firefighters, the president of the International Association on Fire Chiefs and the Minnesota Fire Service Foundation president.


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Today was supposed to be Victor Abiamiri's season in review, but I was a little more swamped than I expected and never got around to reviewing my notes on him.
That will come Wednesday. I promise. No sleep until we post on Abiamiri.
In the mean time, some quick nuggets below to hold you over.
Oh, and you can now become a fan of MTC on Facebook. I'll post updates over there also.
* By now, you've undoubtedly heard Kevin Kolb's radio comments where he refuted a report that he and the Eagles were talking contract extension. If the Eagles trade Donovan McNabb, an extension for Kolb would make sense. But until that happens, not sure why they'd approach the subject.
* Speaking of Kolb, Matt Williamson of Scouts, Inc. offered a report on him on ESPN.com:
"I think he can make every throw. He's a quick decision-maker, and he's a good enough athlete. Kolb has everything you want physically, and the ball comes out of his hand really nice. He has an awful lot of upside, almost like a Matt Schaub when he was in Atlanta or Aaron Rodgers in Green Bay [waiting] behind Brett Favre. Kolb just needs to get a crack at it. I kind of feel like he's the next guy to be breaking out, either with his present team or with a new team. Considering what some of the teams are starting in this league, I would start Kolb today, still being more of an unknown, over 10 or 12 starting quarterbacks for sure."
* ESPN loves all things McNabb/Kolb. Every day, they have an analyst talking about the Eagles' quarterback situation. And yesterday, when I logged on to ESPN.com's NFL page, they had a picture of McNabb to go along with a piece on the NFC South. Why? Blogger Pat Yasinskas was asked in a mailbag about the possibility of McNabb somehow landing in Carolina. His response:
If the Panthers tag [Julius] Peppers and the Eagles made McNabb available in a trade, I think that's something the Panthers would have to consider. But it's sounding more and more like the Panthers just might let Peppers walk. If that happens, I don't know that will instantly free up $20 million. I think the Panthers, like a lot of teams, are going to be conservative this year because of the labor situation. Still, somehow, I'd like to see them get a quality quarterback. I think Matt Moore is an option, but he certainly isn't a sure thing. John Fox needs a sure thing at quarterback.
* For whatever it's worth, Vic Carucci of NFL.com writes that the Eagles "are being mentioned as having possible interest" in Peppers.
* Jason La Canfora of NFL.com has the Eagles fifth in his 2010 rankings. The Saints and Packers are the only NFC teams ahead of them:
The Eagles need to solidify offensive line, but love the Dick Jauron hire. Great depth at quarterback.
* Adrian Hasenmayer of FoxSports.com has the Eagles ninth in his 2010 power rankings:
One of the season's bigger frauds was exposed when Philly got blasted by Dallas in back-to-back weekends in January. This team has more lingering questions than most contenders -- QB, RB, O-line and defense.


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2013 maserati granturismo Model Overview
Vehicle Overview
The Maserati GranTurismo serves as the Italian sports car maker's GT offering, delivering a unique blend of style, performance, and luxury. While the GranTurismo might not be as sporty as its Ferrari corporate cousins, we've found it to be a thrilling two-door that's as impressive to look at as it is to drive.
The 2013 Maserati GranTurismo is offered in three trim levels in coupe form, including S Automatic, MC, and Sport; and two convertible
trim levels, including base and Sport. All three are powered by a 4.7-liter V-8, though output varies from 433-454 hp and 361-384 lb-ft of torque, depending on trim. A six-speed automatic transmission with steering column-mounted paddle shifters is the only gearbox choice, and helps the GranTurismo achieve an EPA-rated 13/21 mpg city/highway in coupe form. Convertible models are rated at 13/20 mpg.
We particularly loved the sound of the GranTurismo's Ferrari-assembled V-8 engine, saying in a review, "As the Maser enters high in the rev counter, its sound is expanded as if plugged into an amplifier set to 11 — a deep and sinister concoction of exotica and Motown permeating all." Choose the drop-top model, and you get a front row seat to that sweet V-8 music. We also noted how quickly yet smooth the automatic transmission fires off shifts. A 2013 Maserati GranTurismo Sport coupe we tested his 60 mph from a standstill in 4.6 seconds, and also laid down a figure-eight time in the same ballpark as the Porsche Cayman, BMW M3, and a few Mercedes-Benz AMG models.
Inside, the GranTurismo's four-seat cabin is highlighted by Poltrona Frau leather and brushed metal trim. When you're not enjoying the sound of the V-8, a standard Bose surround sound audio system provides the soundtrack. Also standard is a hard drive-based navigation system, Bluetooth connectivity, iPod integration, and 30 GB of storage for media. A matching five-piece set of Salvatore Ferragamo luggage is available, and is designed to fit perfectly in the GranTurismo coupe's trunk.
New for 2013
For 2013, the GranTurismo MC gets a 10-hp bump and a new Sport model joins the lineup with standard bumper parking sensors.
You'll Like
- Sexy looks
- Silky V-8 sound
- Surprising performance for a GT
You Won't Like
- High price
- Stiff ride
- Thirsty V-8
Key Competitors
- Bentley Continental GT
- Mercedes-Benz SL
- Jaguar XK


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SlingPlayer for Mac HD to appear at MacWorld 2009
Posted by Andru Edwards - Categories: Apple, HDTV, Home Entertainment, Internet, PC / Laptop
In addition to SlingPlayer Mobile for iPhone making an appearance at MacWorld 2009, Sling Media has also made it known that we can expect a first look at high definition SlingPlayer content on OS X. Oddly, though, the HD streaming won't be through the actual SlingPlayer application installed on your Mac - instead, it will be through the browser version at Sling.com. While we'd prefer to see it in the native app (and one would think that functionality has to be coming,) we will take whatever we can get as it pertains to SlingBox streaming in OS X. Oh, and since its housed on Sling.com, the HD streaming will be free.
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