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Before your app can receive notifications on a user's device, the app's code will need to register the device with both the API BaaS and the appropriate push notification service (Apple APNs or Google GCM).
By registering with the API BaaS, your app adds the device on which it is installed to your data store. The device is represented as a Device entity. This makes it possible for you to target that device when sending notifications. (For more on the Device entity, see Default Data Entity Types.) Any devices, users, and groups that have been registered in this way may be targeted with push notifications.
By registering with the notification service, you make the device known to the service. This way, the service can forward your notifications to the device.
Registering devices
The following samples illustrate how to register a device with a notification service and with the API BaaS. At a high level, your code will send a registration request to the notification service, then use information in the service's response to send a separate request to the API BaaS. The two requests correlate the notification service, API BaaS, and your mobile app.
You can also create device entities separately by using the /devices endpoint. For more information on using the /devices endpoint in the API BaaS, see the Device entity reference.
The following code illustrates how you can use the iOS SDK to register a device with both the Apigee server and with the APNs, the Apple push notification service. This example assumes that your code has already property initialized the SDK. For more information, see Installing the Apigee SDK for iOS.
// Register with Apple to receive notifications. // Invoked when the application moves from an inactive to active state. Use this // method to register with Apple for notifications. - (void)applicationDidBecomeActive:(UIApplication *)application { // Find out what notification types the user has enabled. UIRemoteNotificationType enabledTypes = [application enabledRemoteNotificationTypes]; // If the user has enabled alert or sound notifications, then // register for those notification types from Apple. if (enabledTypes & (UIRemoteNotificationTypeAlert|UIRemoteNotificationTypeSound)) { // Register for push notifications with Apple NSLog(@"registering for remote notifications"); [application registerForRemoteNotificationTypes:UIRemoteNotificationTypeAlert | UIRemoteNotificationTypeSound]; } } // Invoked as a callback from calling registerForRemoteNotificationTypes. // newDeviceToken is a token received from registering with Apple APNs. // Use this method to register with Apigee. - (void)application:(UIApplication *)application didRegisterForRemoteNotificationsWithDeviceToken:(NSData *)newDeviceToken { // Register device token with the API BaaS (will create the Device entity if it doesn't exist) // Sends the name of the notifier you created with Apigee, along with the token your code // received from Apple. ApigeeClientResponse *response = [dataClient setDevicePushToken: newDeviceToken forNotifier: notifier]; if ( ! [response completedSuccessfully]) { [self alert: response.rawResponse title: @"Error"]; } } // Invoked as a callback from calling registerForRemoteNotificationTypes if registration // failed. - (void)application:(UIApplication*)application didFailToRegisterForRemoteNotificationsWithError:(NSError*)error { [self alert: error.localizedDescription title: @"Error"]; }
Initialize the Apigee client and check for notifications that might have been sent while the app was off.
// Invoked as a callback after the application launches. - (BOOL)application:(UIApplication *)application didFinishLaunchingWithOptions:(NSDictionary *)launchOptions { // Connect and login ApigeeClient *apigeeClient = [[ApigeeClient alloc] initWithOrganizationId:orgName applicationId:appName baseURL:baseURL]; dataClient = [apigeeClient dataClient]; [dataClient setLogging:true]; //comment out to remove debug output from the console window // Find out if there's a notification waiting to be handled after the // app launches. if (launchOptions != nil) { NSDictionary* userInfo = [launchOptions objectForKey:UIApplicationLaunchOptionsRemoteNotificationKey]; // If there's notification data waiting, send it to be processed. if (userInfo) { [self handlePushNotification:userInfo forApplication:application]; } } // It's not necessary to explicitly login if the Guest role allows access. // But this is how you can do it. // [apigeeClient logInUser: userName password: password]; NSLog(@"done launching"); return YES; }
The following code illustrates how to register a client device with GCM, register the device with Apigee, and associate the device with the user. Methods used in this code are defined in the Apigee Android SDK. For more information on downloading and installing the SDK, see Installing the Apigee SDK for Android.
import android.content.Context; import com.google.android.gcm.GCMRegistrar; import com.apigee.sdk.ApigeeClient; import com.apigee.sdk.data.client.entities.Device; /** * Registers this device with GCM, Google's messaging * service. * * @param context An Android context with information specific to this * application's context on the device. */ static void registerPush(Context context) { //Get an instance of the Apigee DataClient class from the ApigeeClient object dataClient = getClient().getDataClient(); // Get the registration ID (GCM API key) for this application. final String regId = GCMRegistrar.getRegistrationId(context); // If this device isn't already registered with GCM, register it // using the the application context and an ID for the Google account // authorized to send messages to this application. This is the // Google Client ID from Google API Console. if ("".equals(regId)) { GCMRegistrar.register(context, gcmSenderId); } else { if (GCMRegistrar.isRegisteredOnServer(context)) { Log.i(TAG, "Already registered with GCM"); } else { // Use an instance of the Client class (SDK for Android) // to register this device with the API BaaS. Pass as arguments // the device unique identifier, the unique name of the notifier you // created in the API BaaS, the GCM API key, and a callback that will // receive an instance of a Device class representing the registered // device on the system. dataClient.registerDeviceForPushAsync(dataClient.getUniqueDeviceID(), notifierName, regId, null, new DeviceRegistrationCallback() { @Override public void onResponse(Device device) { AppServices.device = device; // Associate the logged in user with this device. if (dataClient.getLoggedInUser() != null) { dataClient.connectEntitiesAsync("users", dataClient.getLoggedInUser().getUuid().toString(), "devices", device.getUuid().toString(), new ApiResponseCallback() { @Override public void onResponse(ApiResponse apiResponse) { Log.i(TAG, "connect response: " + apiResponse); } @Override public void onException(Exception e) { displayMessage(context, "Connect Exception: " + e); Log.i(TAG, "connect exception: " + e); } }); } } }); } } } /** * Create an instance of the SDK ApigeeClient class, setting * values from your Apigee registration. */ static synchronized ApigeeClient getClient() { if (client == null) { client = new ApigeeClient(); client.setApiUrl("https://<baas_host_name>"); client.setOrganizationId("your-org"); client.setApplicationId("your-app"); } return client; }
The following code illustrates how you can use the JavaScript functions included with the PhoneGap plugin to register a device with both the Apigee server and with the APNs, the Apple push notification service.
// Declare a variable for calling push notification APIs. var pushNotification = window.plugins.pushNotification; // Collect configuration options to specify that this device accepts // an alert message, an application badge, and a sound. var appleOptions = { alert:true, badge:true, sound:true }; // Register the device with the API BaaS, passing options for configuration // along with a callback from which you can retrieve the device token // sent by Apigee. pushNotification.registerDevice(appleOptions, function(status) { console.log(status); // If a token was received, bundle options to pass when registering the device // with the push notification service. The provider value must be "apigee" to // support push notification through Apigee. orgName and appName should be // values corresponding to those used in your Apigee account. // notifier is the unique name you associated with the Apigee notifier you created. // token is the device token this code received from Apigee after registering the // device. if(status.deviceToken) { var options = { "provider":"apigee", "orgName":"YOUR APIGEE.COM USERNAME", "appName":"sandbox", "notifier":"YOUR NOTIFIER", "token":status.deviceToken }; // Use the device token and other options to register this device with the // push notification provider. pushNotification.registerWithPushProvider(options, function(status){ console.log(status); }); } });
The functions used in this code are defined in the PhoneGap plugin. JavaScript functions invoke underlying Objective-C or Java code (depending on platform). You'll find that code in these files, included in the Apigee PhoneGap push notification plug-in.
Information about installing the plugin is available in its Readme file. For more complete examples, see Tutorial: Push notifications sample app.
Each time your app is launched on a user's device, your app code will need to update a
device entity in your API BaaS account to save the updated notification channel URI. This is
done by sending a
POST or
PUT request to the following:
??Where <device_id> is a unique identifier for the user's device. This can be an ID generated by you, but for consistency you may want to use the device's native application-specific hardware identifier (ASHWID). You may also want to store the device ID from step 4 in the application settings container so that it can be retrieved for use in step 4 above when your application is launched:
settings = ApplicationData.Current.LocalSettings; ?setting.Values["DEVICE_KEY"] = <device_id>
?The following example code executes a
PUT to register the user's
device. Using
PUT in this case will create the device entity if it doesn't
exist, or update it if it does.?
JObject obj = new JObject();? obj.Add(Notifier + ".notifier.id", new JValue(channel.Uri));? var jsonResponse = await usergrid.SendAsync(? (isNew ? HttpMethod.Post : HttpMethod.Put), ? "users/"+userId+"/devices/" + (isNew ? "" : this.DeviceId.ToString()), ? obj? );? ? if (jsonResponse.StatusIsOk)? {? var entity = jsonResponse.GetValue("entities").Value<jarray>()[0];? var uuid = Guid.Parse(entity.Value<string>("uuid"));? return uuid;? }? else { ? return Guid.Empty; ? }? }
Connecting devices to users
You can associate user entities with device entities in the API BaaS. Doing so allows you to target your push notifications at users with specific characteristics. The following describes how to connect a user to a specific device in the API BaaS.
For more information on creating a device in your API BaaS data store, see "Registering Devices" above.
For more information on creating a user in your API BaaS data store, see Working with user data
The following code examples all use the same basic endpoint pattern for connecting devices with users:
POST /users/{userUUID or name}/devices/{deviceUUID}
The following call connects user "joex" with device 7a0a1cba-9a18-3bee-8ae3-4f511f12a386 (the device UUID). After this connection, you can send a push notification to joex rather than the device. Further, if joex has specific properties set--such as {"favoritecolor": "blue"}--you can send a push notification to all users whose favorite color is blue (assuming they're connected to devices in the API BaaS).
curl -X POST "https://<baas_host_name>/my-org/sandbox/users/joex/devices/7a0a1cba-9a18-3bee-8ae3-4f511f12a386"
The following sample code, taken from AppDelegate.m in the native iOS push sample, uses the connectEntities method from the iOS SDK to connect a device to a user.
ApigeeClientResponse *response = [dataClient setDevicePushToken: newDeviceToken forNotifier: notifier]; // You could use this if you log in as an API BaaS user to associate the Device to your User if (response.transactionState == kUGClientResponseSuccess) { response = [self connectEntities: @"users" connectorID: @"me" type: @"devices" connecteeID: deviceId]; }
The following sample code, taken from AppServices.java in the native Android push sample, uses the connectEntitiesAsync method from the Android SDK to connect a device to an authenticated user.
// connect Device to current User - if there is one if (dataClient.getLoggedInUser() != null) { dataClient.connectEntitiesAsync("users", dataClient.getLoggedInUser().getUuid().toString(), "devices", device.getUuid().toString(), new ApiResponseCallback() {...
The following code illlustrates how to associate the currently logged in user with their device.
// You'll need a client from the JavaScript SDK. var client = new Apigee.Client({ // Initialize client. }); // Get information about the current user so you can use // it to connect them with their device. client.getLoggedInUser(function(err, data, user) { if(err) { // Could not get the logged in user. } else { if (client.isLoggedIn()) { // Using a PushNotification function to get the device ID as // it is known to the Apigee system. pushNotification.getApigeeDeviceId(function(results) { if (results.deviceId) { // Use the JavaScript SDK connect function to register // a connection between the current user and their device. user.connect('devices', results.deviceId, function (err, data) { if (err) { // Could not make the connection. } else { // Call succeeded, so pull the connections back down. user.getConnections('devices', function (err, data) { if (err) { // Couldn't get the connections. } else { // Connection exists. }); } } } } } } }
You can also connect users with groups so that you can send push notifications to groups of users (and their associated devices), see Working with group data.


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The man accused of owning weapons, fake bombs and counterfeit law enforcement badges was likely not a threat to the people of Houma, the Terrebonne Parish sheriff said.
The man accused of owning weapons, fake bombs and counterfeit law enforcement badges was likely not a threat to the people of Houma, the Terrebonne Parish sheriff said.
The biggest threat could have been to national security if Michael Joseph Hebert, 61, 1803 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd., Apartment 116, Houma, had sold the ID badges to people who wanted to access confidential information or events, Sheriff Jerry Larpenter said.
U.S. Secret Service agents, who launched the investigation against Hebert, stopped him at an airport in Atlanta when they discovered he had the badges, then escorted him back to Houma, Larpenter said. At the time, Hebert was returning from an unspecified job out of the country.
Of the fake items, 19 firearms and thousands of rounds of ammunition, Larpenter said he was most concerned by the several hundred counterfeit documents, badges and credentials that falsely identify him as belonging to federal agencies, including the FBI, CIA and the federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms.
It was Larpenter's understanding, he said Wednesday, that Hebert was purchasing the credentials on eBay from someone from out of state.
"It's not a good thing to be verifying yourself as a federal agent," but deputies have "no information that he wanted to harm anybody," Larpenter said.
Officials detonated the devices they suspected were explosives and determined they were fake, the Sheriff's Office has said.
The fake bombs were items that looked like bombs and not the result of failed attempts to make a bomb, Terrebonne Sheriff's Capt. Dawn Foret said. Hebert indicated he had purchased the fake bombs.
The Secret Service agents and sheriff's deputies who searched Hebert's apartment Monday were not expecting the amount of weapons they found, Foret said.
An eviction notice was placed on his apartment door Wednesday afternoon, alleging he violated the safety requirements in his Landing on Bayou Cane Apartments lease.
Hebert used to own a local gun shop, then lost his gun license in 1990 when he was convicted of possession and transfer of a machine gun and wire fraud, Larpenter said.
He may have bought the guns before his conviction or in a private exchange, Larpenter speculated.
Larpenter also recalled that Hebert may have been a part-time deputy for the Lafourche Parish Sheriff's Office decades ago.
Hebert is charged with possession of an illegal weapon, 19 counts of possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, 10 counts of unlawful possession of fraudulent documents and possession of a firearm with an erased serial number.
He is in the Terrebonne jail in lieu of a $500,000 bond.
Four buildings of the apartment complex were evacuated Monday after police found the suspected bombs. The residents were allowed to return about six hours later.
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This cushion is actually rather easy but looks very impressive
You will need for a 12" square cushion:
10 mtrs of 1" ribbons... if you change the width of your ribbon then the amount of ribbon you will need will vary
A separate 1.3m of 1" ribbon
1 piece of medium to heavy iron on interfacing 14" square
1/2 metre of fabric to complement your ribbon colours
A cork board which is bigger than 14"
Map pins or sewing pins with coloured tops
Cushion pad
Wait for it... iron and ironing board, with a pressing cloth
Box of matches
Chop stick
12 x 12" cushion pad - Merrick and Day are great suppliers
Place your interfacing onto the corkboard with the iron on side uppermost, secure each corner with a map pin.
Next cut your ribbons in to 13.5" lengths (this gives you a 5/8" seam allowance when you sew up your cushion) - use pinking shears to cut your ribbons, as ribbon when cut can rival Usain Bolt when he runs the 100m!
Now you have to decide how you will weave your cushion, for our first venture we will just use simple weaving.
You will notice that despite being the world'sbest weaver some of your ribbons have shifted a little. Work along all of the warp ribbons (the verticals) and secure them with the map pins, repeat this with your weft ribbons.
Turn on your iron to a cool setting but sufficiently hot to fuse the interfacing to the ribbon, take the cork board to your ironing board - pop your pressing cloth on top of the weaving (if you do not have one, use a clean cotton tea towel - now gently iron the square of weaving until the interweaving has fused to the ribbons. Now remove one side of pins, press this down, and repeat for the other three sides.
Cut out a 14" square, pin and sew it to the reverse side of your weaving using a seam allowing of 5/8", this will give your cushion front more body. Trim the excess fabric away and you should have a square of 13.5".
Cut two pieces of fabric 13.5 x 10". Turn over and 1/4 in seam. Take one piece of fabric, and fold back 3 1/4", then with right sides facing pin it to your cushion front, now take your other front and pin it to the other half of your cushion, it will overlap the piece that you have just sewed but don't worry. Now sew all around with a 5/8" seam allowance.
At each corner, snip off the dog ear triangles (so that there is no bulk when you turn it out), turn the cushion inside out and use the chop stick inserted into the corners to give you a nice crisp corner.
Taking your left over ribbon, cut it into four equal pieces, measure along your opening and divide it by 3, mark (as your cushion is 12" this should be 4") and place a pin at 4" and 8". Take you ribbon and fold it in half widthwise, cut it into a point (of less than an inch) and seal along the edge with a match to stop it fraying at the other end cut out a triangle and repeat your trick with a match or if your prefer not be arrested for arson use your pinking shears. Fold the pointy end under and pin to the cushion as shown in the picture, and sew to the cushion, repeat on the other side of the opening.
Now you have not only a ribbon woven cushion but an original and easily closer too!
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Obama wants 'concrete proposals'
President Barack Obama vowed Wednesday to act to combat gun violence, as he launched a panel led by Vice President Joe Biden that will quickly offer recommendations to him in the aftermath of Friday's mass shooting in Newtown, Conn.
"The fact that this problem is complex can no longer be an excuse for doing nothing," Obama said at the White House. "The fact that we can't prevent every act of violence doesn't mean we can't steadily reduce the violence and prevent the very worst violence."
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The Biden-led working group will produce "concrete proposals" by January that Obama said he "intend[s] to push without delay" and will include them in his State of the Union Address. Biden joined Obama at the announcement but did not speak.
"There's already a growing consensus for us to build from," Obama said. "A majority of Americans support banning the sale of military-style assault weapons. A majority of Americans support banning the sale of high-capacity ammunition clips. A majority of American support laws requires background checks before all gun purchases." The new Congress, he said, should vote on all these measures and prioritize confirming a new leader for the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives.
But pressed by a reporter to explain his own inaction during his first term in a question, Obama got testy, listing the other issues he had to tackle over the last four years.
"Here's where I've been … I've been president of the United States dealing with the worst economic crisis since the Great Depression, an auto industry on the verge of collapse, two wars. I don't think I've been on vacation," he said. "I think all of us have to do some reflection on how we prioritize what we do here in Washington."
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Obama's announcement — in the White House briefing room, named for James Brady, a Reagan press secretary who was wounded by a gunshot in an assassination attempt — was the third time in five days that he addressed the massacre that killed 20 first-graders and six adults at the Sandy Hook Elementary School.
"This should be a wake-up call for all of us" that there's more to be done to keep the country safe.
"If we work harder to keep guns out of the hands of dangerous people, there would be fewer atrocities like the one in Newtown, or any of the lesser known tragedies that visit small towns and big cities all across America every day," he said, listing several fatal shootings that have happened since Friday. "Each one of these Americans was a victim of the everyday gun violence that takes the lives of more than 10,000 Americans every year, violence that we cannot accept as routine."
But as Obama pledged to take action to combat violence, he toed a narrow line, reaffirming his belief that the Second Amendment "guarantees an individual a right to bear arms" and that the country has "a strong tradition of gun ownership."
Attorney General Eric Holder, Education Secretary Arne Duncan, Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius, and Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano will work on the effort, a White House official said. Outside groups will be consulted, but the official would not specify which groups will be involved.
Reaction from gun-control advocates to the president's announcement was positive.
New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg said he spoke to Biden earlier Wednesday and offered "my full support for his efforts."


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More than six years after the release of his last studio album, Masta Killa is back with Selling My Soul, a brand new collection to be released December 11th, 2012 through Nature Sounds and Royal Lion Music.
The title Selling My Soul may imply something sinister, but it has a deeper meaning for Masta Killa. "The music for this project was more in a soulful chamber," he explains. "Anything from the inner self is a part of the soul. I put my soul into my music, and I'm in the business of selling it." Featuring production from 9th Wonder, Mathematics, PF Cuttin, and more, Selling My Soul is a cohesive collection from an artist who doesn't feel pressured to change his sound. "I would describe it as soul and substance," says MK. "Soulful music and lyrics of substance."
While fans will undoubtedly be excited for Selling My Soul, some may be confused, as it was initially announced that Masta Killa's latest album would be titled Loyalty Is Royalty. "This is a totally separate project," Killa explains. "Loyalty Is Royalty is more feature-oriented…it's the kind of material that my fans normally expect me to produce. The people will still get Loyalty Is Royalty. I just felt the need to give them some soul first."
In addition to the new album, Masta Killa is also launching a new website. At mastakillamusic.com, fans can now order the standard edition of the album, as well as a deluxe version. Limited to only 200 copies, the deluxe edition comes in a custom hand-numbered box with a lyric book, autographed poster, MK skully cap, and download card giving access to all three MK albums plus his live album. In addition, Masta Killa has teamed up with RAW Rolling Papers to include a handful of RAW papers and an exclusive "Ooh Baby I Like It RAW" T-shirt in each deluxe box, paying tribute to the late Ol' Dirty Bastard.
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3. Soul & Substance (produced by Mediate Soul)
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5. Things Just Ain't The Same (produced by PF Cuttin)
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Apple plans to build an 18-megawatt solar power plant to power a new data center in Reno. Read next: How to solar-charge a MacBook
Apple announced the Nevada solar power facility in its 2012 "Environmental Footprint Report."
"We will be making use of the excellent natural solar radiation and geothermal resources in Nevada to completely meet the energy needs of our data center," Apple wrote in its report.
Apple will construct the 18-megawatt photovoltaic solar plant just east of Reno, in Yerington, Nev. Known as the Fort Churchill Solar Array, the facility is part of Apple's plan to power its data center with 100% renewable energy. The plans for the facility were included this week in a filing by NV Energy Inc. to the Nevada Public Utilities Commission.
In a statement, Apple said all of its data centers use 100% renewable energy, "and we are on track to meet that goal in our new Reno data center using the latest in high-efficiency concentrating solar panels."
"The project will not only supply renewable energy for our data center but also provide clean energy to the local power grid, through a first-of-its-kind partnership with NV Energy. When completed, the 137 acre solar array will generate approximately 43.5 million kilowatt hours of clean energy, equivalent to taking 6,400 passenger vehicles off the road per year," the statement said.
Apple said its new data center will be located in Reno, and it said it will be "every bit" as environmentally responsible as its Maiden, N.C. data center. Apple uses a 100-acre solar energy farm to power its Maiden, N.C., data center. That energy farm can produce about 20 million kilowatt hours.
Apple is building a second site at Maiden that will do another 20 million kilowatt hours, according to Apple spokesman Nick Leahy.
At full capacity, Apple's Maiden data center draws about 20 megawatts of power. The solar array provides up to 60% of the power used in its data center, according to Leahy.
"We'll meet the remaining 40% of our energy needs by directly purchasing clean, renewable energy generated by local and regional sources," Leahy said during an interview earlier this year with Computerworld.
The 137-acre solar array is expected to generate about 43.5 million kilowatt hours of renewable power, according to published reports.
According to PV Magazine, Apple is working with SunPower to develop the Nevada solar array.
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#32 wrote:Ben Gordon would average more points in Golden State than he does in Chicago. Just throwing that out there.
Monta Ellis will hopefully blossom into a 20 PPG scorer with at least SOME playmaking skills (so far, he has none)... and I hope to God he cuts down on those TO's, too.
Gordon got the most MPG of his career last season (31 a night) where he averaged 17 points, 3 rebounds, 3 assists, and 2.3 TO's a game. Ellis (this season) is averaging 34 minutes... and strikingly similar numbers: 18 points, 3 rebounds, 4 assists, and 3.5 TO's a game (with very similar %'s... except 3's, where Gordon beats the hell out of him).
Yep... I'm not sure Monta will end up any better than Gordon. They're pretty similar, although Gordon is more clutch right now. That gives him the nod.


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Nearly nine-in-ten contractors say there will be no recovery in 2010 as part of the "2010 National Construction Hiring and Business Outlook Forecast" recently released by the Associated General Contractors of America (AGC), Arlington, Va. As a result, fewer contractors plan to purchase construction equipment and after a year of near-record industry layoffs, many doubt they'll be able to hire new staff this year.
"Unfortunately for the industry and for our economy, this year's construction outlook is far from positive," says Stephen E. Sandherr, the association's CEO. "As long as the construction industry remains mired in its own depression, broader economic and employment growth will continue to lag."
The outlook, which is based in part on survey responses from nearly 700 construction firms submitted in late December and early January, shows that privately funded construction activity is likely to decline even further this year. Indeed, 64% of responding contractors expect demand for new manufacturing facilities will decline, while 71% expect demand for new retail, warehouse, and lodging facilities will drop.
As a result, the number of firms expecting to buy new equipment is down to 46% this year from 61% in 2009. Meanwhile, 81% of firms report already having to cut profit margins in their bids just to stay competitive and another 10% say they are now submitting bids so low they will actually lose money on the projects.
Sandherr adds that many construction firms are uncertain that they'll be able to add staff following a year of record layoffs. In 2009, 73% of firms said they laid off employees, averaging 39 layoffs per firm. For 2010, however, 60% of firms say they are unsure whether they will be able to add new staff, or be forced to make further cuts. "Perhaps they can't imagine who else to let go," Sandherr notes.
One of the relatively few bright spots for the industry was the federal stimulus. Thirty-one percent of contractors say they were awarded stimulus-funded projects. Of these, 46% say the stimulus helped them retain an average of 24 employees each. Another 15% say the stimulus helped them to add an average of 10 new employees per company, whereas 12% cite the stimulus as driving new equipment purchases.
Sandherr adds the stimulus is driving up expectations for publicly funded construction activity in 2010. He notes that 62% of contractors expect the highway market to improve or remain stable, 61% say water and sewer construction will improve or remain stable, and 55% say work on public buildings will improve or remain stable in 2010. "The stimulus is finally beginning to have a measurable, but limited, impact on the construction industry," Sandherr notes. "The full impact of those investments has sadly been tempered by the inability of Congress to put a host of multi-year infrastructure funding plans in place."
In addition to stimulus-funded projects, contractors also are relatively upbeat about prospects for power and hospital/higher education construction. Fifty-two percent expect demand for power facilities to be at or above last year's levels while 57% of contractors expect growth or stability in demand for hospital and higher education construction.
Overall, however, the outlook points to another difficult year for contractors, Sandherr says. The only truly good news, he adds, is that construction costs remain at multi-year lows, providing good deals for anyone willing to begin a construction project. Citing examples like a Washington, D.C.-area county that is increasing its capital budget in light of the "limited time sale," Sandherr says the association was contacting Congressional and Administration leaders to urge them to invest in new construction activity. "If they act now, they can save taxpayers millions on construction costs while immediately boosting employment and economic activity," Sandherr says.


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Miley Cyrus + Liam Hemsworth Are Back Together in Canada [Pics]
Last month, Miley Cyrus and Liam Hemsworth went on a public date and now, they've been spotted hiking in Canada. After not hearing much from the couple earlier in the year, it's nice to see them spending time together.
The engaged pair was seen around the scenic grounds of the Jasper Fairmont Park Lodge in Alberta, where they are supposedly staying — and there are photos to prove it!
Cyrus rocked bikini bottoms, a Tupac tee and white Adidas slip-ons, while Hemsworth dressed in khakis, sneakers and a dark T-shirt.
The duo even stopped to pose with a fan.
Hemsworth is set to appear in the upcoming thriller 'Cut Bank,' which is currently being filmed in Canada. How nice of his fiancée to pay him a visit!
In other news, the 'We Can't Stop' songstress has been nominated for a 2013 Teen Choice Award in the category of Choice TV Female Scene Stealer for her role on the CBS sitcom 'Two and a Half Men.' Do you think she'll win?


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Drawing 1: Ironclad monitor.
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Questions for Drawing 1 & Painting 1
1. What features of a monitor rode above the waterline? How would that be an advantage in combat? How would it be a disadvantage?
2. In Painting 1, notice the wooden warship in the background. Note the differences between the wooden ship and the monitor. Which ship do you think would be more effective in battle? Why? On which ship would you rather have served?
3. Where were the living quarters in the monitor? What do you think it would have been like to live there?
4. Where were the working areas in the monitor? What do you think it would have been like to work there?
5. Do these images give you a better idea what it was like for Harrie Webster aboard the USS Manhattan in Reading 3? If so, how?
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James carries Heat to series lead in Game 5 win
Miami, FL – LeBron James put the Miami Heat on his back in a game-changing -- and potential series-defining -- third quarter.
A testy Game 5 was tight before James scored 16 of his game-high 30 points in the third frame, carrying Miami to a 90-79 victory over the Indiana Pacers for a 3-2 lead in an unpredictable Eastern Conference finals.
The Heat outscored Indiana by a 30-13 margin in the 12 minutes after halftime, and the defending champions cruised down the stretch to put themselves one win away from reaching the NBA Finals for a third straight year.
Udonis Haslem stepped up with 16 points on 8-of-9 shooting and Mario Chalmers netted 12 for Miami, which forced 18 turnovers to overcome below-average production from Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh.
"They are one of the best teams that this league has ever seen," Pacers head coach Frank Vogel said. "(But) we have a great deal of belief we can win this series. Our backs are against the wall...and it's up to us to go out and win Game 6."
Paul George finished with 27 points, 11 rebounds and five assists to lead the Pacers, whose season will be on the line at home in Game 6 on Saturday.
The Pacers had owned the battle on the glass the first four games of the series but pulled down just one more rebound Thursday (33-32), with Roy Hibbert grabbing only six to go with 22 points.
Indiana, after shooting 51 percent from the floor in the first half, made just three field goals in the third quarter. Their last bucket was a jumper from George that gave them a 53-51 edge with 5:33 remaining, which coincidentally was the last time they held the lead.
Miami scored 16 of the next 18 points to pull away. James netted seven during the surge while Haslem capped the three-minute swing with three consecutive baseline jumpers from the same spot.
Haslem's final basket came as a result of James commanding multiple defenders in the lane and dishing back outside for an open jumper and a 67-55 Heat cushion.
"That's LeBron showing his greatness and making it look easy," Heat head coach Erik Spoelstra said of the league MVP. "He was tireless (in the third quarter). He covered so much ground defensively and made virtually every play for us offensively."
A 3-pointer by George and a Tyler Hansbrough layup to start the fourth pulled the Pacers within 70-62, but they never got closer than eight the rest of the way.
George and Hibbert combined for all 23 of Indiana's points in the first quarter, with the former hitting a late 3-pointer to cap his 13-point frame and give the Pacers a 23-19 lead.
Tempers flared early in the second when Miami's Chris Andersen lowered his shoulder into an unsuspecting Tyler Hansbrough following a made basket. The blow sent Hansbrough to the floor, and the two bumped chests before an Andersen shove resulted in a Flagrant 1 foul.
Andersen blocked Hansbrough on the ensuing possession, but the Heat did not capitalize on the momentum and went into the locker room trailing by a 44-40 margin.
Game Notes
Hansbrough twisted his right ankle early in the fourth quarter and did not return ... David West scored 17 points and was hit with a technical foul midway through the third quarter when he got in a heated argument with Chalmers and Haslem, who were each even technicals as well ... The Pacers are 10-2 this postseason when leading at halftime, with both losses coming in this series ... Indiana's starting backcourt of Lance Stephenson and George Hill combined for five points on 2-of-11 shooting ... Wade and Bosh scored 10 and seven points, respectively ... The Heat outscored the Pacers in the paint, 34-32 ... Andersen hit both of his field goal attempts and is 15-of-15 from the field in the series ... Before the game, the NBA fined James, West and Stephenson $5,000 each for flopping in Game 4.


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Unsafe Amateurs: The Need for a Federal Overhaul
The mark of any mainstream sport is the bifurcation of its amateur and professional ranks. How many of us remember Adrian Peterson rushing for almost 2,000 yards as a true freshman at the University of Oklahoma, a feat he is currently on track to complete for the NFL's Minnesota Vikings? Tiger Woods cleaned up on golf's amateur circuit before hitting a record under par at his first major championship victory at the Masters in 1997. Amateur sports allow fans to see the growth and maturation of their favorite athletes. It is a rich tradition that in theory allows athletes to hone their skills absent the economic minutia of professional sports.
Mixed martial arts wants to be considered a mainstream sport. Even its combat sports sibling, boxing, has lauded amateur competitions such as the Golden Gloves and the Olympics. Because of this, many think amateur MMA is a worthy endeavor. The view of amateur MMA is that it affords up-and-coming fighters the same benefits of typical amateur competition: more rules, greater margin for error, increased parity and an overall better environment to hone one's craft. Closer examination of the rules and how the events are in practice, however, reveals that amateur MMA is a costly endeavor for the fighters involved.
Like professional MMA, there is no nationwide governing body that regulates amateur MMA. Unlike professional MMA, however, a unified rules system for amateur events has not gained major traction. Individual state athletic commissions are the arbiters on how MMA is run within their jurisdictions. Some states have their own rules, some states have adopted the Association of Boxing Commissions' amateur MMA rules and some states have exercised zero oversight.
For the states that have adopted the ABC's amateur MMA rules, there are notable differences in how amateur and professional competitions differ. The ABC's amateur MMA rules prohibit the following, which are allowed in under the unified rules of professional MMA: elbow strikes of any kind, heel kicks to the kidney, neck crank submissions, knees to the head, heel hooks and toe holds. ABC's amateur rules also separate amateur fighters into "Novice" and "Advanced" divisions. A "novice" fighter is a competitor with less than three verifiable fights, while an "advanced" amateur fighter is deemed having had at least three verifiable bouts. The rules are the same for both novice and advanced fighters with one major exception: novice fighters are not allowed to strike the head of a grounded opponent. Lastly, the rules add a cruiser heavyweight division between light heavyweight and heavyweight.
Although the increased amount of restrictions found in the ABC's rules may make amateur MMA seem safe, the reality is anything but. Outside of the few states that have adopted the ABC's rules, the regulation of amateur MMA remains a murky subject. While boxing is regulated by the Muhammad Ali Boxing Reform Act, amateur MMA has no such federal oversight. Many states hold unregulated amateur MMA events, and this where the true danger of the sport lies.
Unlike the highest level of professional MMA competition found in the Ultimate Fighting Championship, amateur MMA does in fact have notable serious injuries and deaths. The most troubling aspect of these tragedies is that at least some level of culpability results from the inadequate level of fight regulation. Take the untimely death of amateur fighter Dustin Jenson. He was fighting at Ring Wars 74 in South Dakota on May 18. Jenson was submitted by triangle choke in his fight and seemed to be fine until he suffered a seizure backstage. Medical personnel determined that he had increased pressure on his brain and put him in a medically induced coma. Jenson was declared brain dead one week later and taken off life support. Autopsy results revealed that Jenson died from blunt force trauma but with "no conclusive evidence the injury was sustained in the fight."
Although autopsy results were inconclusive on whether Jenson's death was directly attributable to his fight, there is little argument that the lack of oversight made matters worse. Dean Schrempp, a South Dakota state legislator, believes greater oversight would have saved Jenson's life. Schrempp recalled that Jenson "fought four times in less than four months and was knocked out less than three months prior to his last fight." According to Schrempp, "a commission would have restricted his participation because of that fighting history."
South Dakota, where Jenson's fatal fight occurred, is one of the few states that lack an athletic commission to oversee MMA fights. With no federal regulation, oversight of amateur events in states without athletic commissions is essentially left to the promoter's wishes. While professional MMA conducted in states with athletic commissions requires pre-fight testing and ringside physicians, amateur MMA competitions in places like South Dakota do not have any legal or legislative requirement to do so.
The best example of the differences between the level of oversight in amateur and professional MMA is the handling of Thiago Alves before his fight at UFC 111. Alves, a former UFC welterweight title contender, was scheduled to fight Jon Fitch on March 27, 2010. With the fight taking place in New Jersey, a state with one of the most reputable athletic commissions, a pre-fight CT scan was conducted. On March 24, the scan showed that Alves had an arterial abnormality in his brain. Doctors stated that Alves could have a potentially fatal aneurism if he suffered trauma to the head. Alves was pulled from the card, his brain abnormality was treated and he continues to fight.
Alves' pre-UFC 111 screening was exceptional even at the professional MMA level, but the reality is that increased competent regulation, not less, was the reason for the pre-fight CT scan. States, as well as the federal government, are clearly cash-strapped and there is not a large vocal contingent demanding increased standards in the sport. Amateur MMA fighters, like their professional counterparts, are putting an increased amount of risk on the line but in a less safe environment. Instead of sacrificing a paycheck for a better environment to hone their craft, the inverse has occurred.
Until better state or federal regulation is enacted, those considering amateur MMA are faced with untenable choice of gravitating towards fighting in areas with robust state athletic commissions or attempting to shoot straight into professional MMA, where the stakes for everyone are raised.
Jeffrey Aris is an attorney at the global law firm Hogan Lovells and is experienced in matters relating to the business of MMA. This article does not provide legal advice, and any opinions expressed in this article are solely those of the author and do not reflect the views of his law firm.


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sunday night, picture box.
every once and again when the apartment is filled with cool air rolling in off the hudson, and all the lights are off, i pass by the doorless kitchen and have the thought, yes, that's the life i'd like to live one day. followed quickly by, yes, that's the life i'm living.
and then there's the hanging realization that life is full, already terribly full. and pregnant with possibility. and it feels like it's all getting a bit closer. the space between the now and all that i've ever dreamed of.
the gap is closing. and i'm simply along for the ride. and as long as i live fearlessly, it will arrive.
(easier said than done, of course. but the pursuit sure is a hell of a good time).
19 comments:
- Taylor said...
So nicely put. Have to keep reminding myself of this as well.
- Sunday, August 28, 2011
- Clementine said...
YES! of course. of COURSE. Seriously, you just wrote what I have been trying to sum up and come to terms with in myself for the past year or so. The space between IS getting closer. It's so thrilling and so terrifying. But, we wouldn't have it any other way. How boring would that have been... to have never had the space between...
- Sunday, August 28, 2011
- Sonja said...
such a positive thought (such a well put positive thought).
i love that.
- Monday, August 29, 2011
- Sonja said...
PS glad to hear the hurricane was not as damaging as first expected!
- Monday, August 29, 2011
- The Many Colours of Happiness said...
I love this! It's all so exciting, isn't it? I think that feeling of possibility is one of the most powerful, exhilarating, wonderful things there is.
- Monday, August 29, 2011
- withoutizy said...
beautiful words! i love the ability we have to make our dreams come true
- Monday, August 29, 2011
I love that feeling...that the life we've always wanted...is exactly the life we're living. It's so powerful.
- Monday, August 29, 2011
- paddle to shore said...
Very well said. I also like to believe I'm along for the ride in my life ... even though it's taking a while to get where I truly want to be. thank you for your words. Kim, xo
- Monday, August 29, 2011
- Miss Flying V said...
Yes, beautifully said!
- Monday, August 29, 2011
- Emily said...
I love the photo. I think it is because it reminds me of things I want for my life also. And your words are just the encouragement I need to keep bridging the gap.
- Monday, August 29, 2011
Lovely photo and words. Your posts leave me in a trance often. Bravo
- Monday, August 29, 2011
- Lottie said...
That is so true and hopefully the gap is closing for me too xx
- Monday, August 29, 2011
- wildchild said...
isn't that the best feeling, when you're like i'm actually doing this! the thing that i've dreamed of is really coming true!
- Monday, August 29, 2011
- Little Tree Vintage said...
i can't wait to get to that place where i feel like the gap is closing..my gap is bigger than ever right now, trying to figure everything out. im glad things are coming together for you!
- Monday, August 29, 2011
- siddathornton said...
thank you for sharing this - it is a thought i have quite often. not word for word, but eerily similar.
& i love the shot of your kitchen window.
- Monday, August 29, 2011
- Kate said...
The hardest part is when you're so close to being there. It's almost worse than not being close.
- Monday, August 29, 2011
- Jasmine said...
Hope you'll arive at this point soon :)
- Tuesday, August 30, 2011
- Days Careen said...
What you wrote here reminded me of a quote I posted recently by a very interesting lady called 'Etty Hillesum':
'In the past, I would live chaotically in the future, because I refused to live in the here and now…Sometimes I had the certain if rather undefined feeling that I would 'make it' one day, that I had the capacity to do something 'extraordinary', and at other times the wild fear that I would 'go to the dogs' after all…I refused to climb into the future one step at a time. And now, now that every minute is so full, so chock full of life and experience and struggle and victory and defeat and more struggle and sometimes peace, now I no longer think of the future, that is, I no longer care if I 'make it' because I now have inner certainty that everything will be taken care of. Before I lived in anticipation, I had the feeling that nothing I did was the 'real thing'; that it was all a preparation for something else, something 'greater', more 'genuine'…But that feeling has dropped away from me completely. I live here and now, this minute, this day to the full and live is worth living…and we know life, don't we? We have experienced everything if only in the mind, and there's no need any longer to hang on for dear life.'
- Tuesday, August 30, 2011
- Mackenzie said...
oh i need this one printed on my wall. sometimes i feel like i'm inching so close to that, and then something swoops in and distracts me. here's to getting there, my dear. xo
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The third-season finale of "Homeland," Showtime's popular and controversial series about a troubled CIA agent played by Claire Danes, was one of the most debated episodes of last year, with the death of POW turned possible terrorist Nicholas Brody.
When the series returns for its fourth season, it will have "a big reset," said Showtime's President of Entertainment David Nevins.
"This is a show fundamentally about a field operative," said Nevins, noting that the show has not often shown Danes' character, Carrie Mathison, working as a spy. "The plan now of the new season is to show her on the ground in the capital of a foreign country, doing her job ... it's going to be different."
Nevins also said that the door has not entirely closed on "Dexter," the drama about a forensics investigator who moonlighted as a serial killer. The series starring Michael C. Hall concluded last year with its eighth season, with Dexter Morgan still alive, though not so well.
"There has been some preliminary talks, very early, but nothing has been decided," Nevins said. "If it were to return, it would have to be a new concept, not a continuation. But right now, it's very open-ended."
The premium network has ordered two new series that will soon join the prime time slate. "The Affair" stars Dominic West ("The Wire"), Ruth Wilson ("Luther"), Maura Tierney ("ER") and Joshua Jackson ("Fringe"). It is a drama that revolves around two married couples and the affair that disrupts them.
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Noodle Tuesday: Tonkotsu ramen at Menya Ifu Do Do
When it comes to tonkotsu, the cloudier the better. The broth's opaque milkiness (and extreme porkiness) is achieved by the lengthy boiling of pork bones to extract all the marrow and collagen—all the good stuff that gives the soup flavor and body. Whereas a French stock recipe instructs you to skim off fat, for tonkotsu, it's emulsified into the broth, through a vigorous boil. (Maybe it's best not to think about it.)
Pork. Fat. Salt. Noodles. It's not for everyday, but tonkotsu ramen from Menya Ifu Do Do at Shirokiya's Yataimura (along with the chirashi at Maguro Zanmai across the way) certainly soothe when the mall stresses me out, as it usually does.
No doubt it's the fat in the broth that makes it crave-worthy, and yet it never feels too heavy. Out of curiosity, I refrigerated some overnight, to see how much fat would congeal at the top. But it was so well incorporated that nothing separated—it only solidified into a uniform jello, thanks to the natural gelatin in the pork bones.
Menya Ifu Do Do, victor of Shirokiya's ramen battle last year, earned a permanent spot in the Yataimura. It's just tonkotsu ramen here. (Don't let all the pictures confuse you—it's just bowls with various toppings, including hot-right-now black garlic oil.) It's a Japanese chain from the Kyushu region in the south of Japan, the birthplace of tonkotsu ramen sometime in the 1940s. Menya Ifu Do Do started not long after, in 1953.
The noodles, made by Sun Noodle specifically for Menya Ifu Do Do, are thin and straight, complementing the rich broth made with pork bones, including the head.
But Menya Ifu Do Do isn't the only tonkotsu game in town. Next stop: local favorite Tenkaippin.
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Snow days disrupting Triangle school makeup plans
This week's snowstorm is disrupting scheduled makeup days for Triangle schools at the same time it's forcing districts to look for ways to replace the additional lost time.
School will remain closed Friday throughout the Triangle. The latest cancellation knocks out plans for a makeup day Friday for Chatham County schools and Durham's year-round students while raising concerns about whether Saturday can still be a makeup day for Wake's year-round students.
And if roads remain treacherous through the weekend, students could get Presidents Day off after all. Usually a holiday, Monday is now a scheduled makeup day for students in several Triangle school systems.
Triangle school systems were forced to cancel between two and four days of classes because of last month's snowstorm. Those same school systems are now looking at making up two days and, in the case of Wake County, three days from this week.
Under state law, school districts are required to have either 185 days or 1,025 hours of instruction per year. Most districts opted for the 1,025 hours, allowing them to make up the time by doing things such as converting early release days into full days of classes.
Some school districts announced their makeup days for this week.
Chapel Hill-Carrboro students will now have classes on Good Friday and Memorial Day.
And in Johnston County, the school year will be extended a day for traditional-calendar and year-round schools. The traditional-calendar students will also lose Easter Monday, and year-round students will lose March 18.
But no word has come from Wake County, the state's largest school system and the one with the most time to make up. Wake lost four days to last month's storm and an additional three days this week.
One person tweeted to Wake that "poor year round folks will never have another weekend" if more Saturday makeup days are added. She asked that the school days be lengthened instead.
"We can do either/or (days or hours) and will pick whichever one works best for our parents," Wake's communications staff replied on the district's Twitter account. "Right now, we're opting for hours." Staff writer Jonathan M. Alexander contributed to this report.


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1. The Great Alone
Kristin Hannah
A former prisoner of war returns from Vietnam and moves his family to Alaska, where they face tough conditions.
2. An American Marriage
Tayari Jones
A newlywed couple's relationship is tested when the husband is sentenced to 12 years in prison.
3. The Woman in the Window
A. J. Finn
A recluse who drinks heavily and takes prescription drugs may have witnessed a crime across from her Harlem townhouse.
4. Still Me
Jojo Moyes
Louisa Clark moves to New York and is torn between high society and the life she enjoys at a vintage clothing store.
5. Look for Me
Lisa Gardner
Sergeant Detective D.D. Warren teams up with a torture survivor to find a missing teenager whose family members were gunned down.
6. Night Moves: An Alex Delaware Novel
Jonathan Kellerman
Homicide detective Milo Sturgis enlists the psychologist Alex Delaware to help solve a John Doe case.
7. Little Fires Everywhere
Celeste Ng
An artist upends a quiet town outside Cleveland.
8. Origin
Dan Brown
A symbology professor goes on a perilous quest with a beautiful museum director.
9. Dark in Death: An Eve Dallas Novel
J. D. Robb
Lieutenant Eve Dallas must find a killer inspired by police thrillers before another victim is murdered.
10. Before We Were Yours
Lisa Wingate
A South Carolina lawyer learns about the questionable practices of a Tennessee orphanage.
11. The Rooster Bar
John Grisham
Three students at a sleazy for-profit law school hope to expose the student-loan banker who runs it.
12. The Wife Between Us
Greer Hendricks and Sarah Pekkanen
The story of a love triangle is told from several points of view.
13. Fall from Grace
Danielle Steel
A widow left out of her husband's will tries to make a new life as a fashion designer.
14. The Kremlin's Candidate
Jason Matthews
A counterintelligence chief and her lover, who is a C.I.A. agent, learn of Vladimir Putin's plan to assassinate a United States official.
15. The Immortalists
Chloe Benjamin
Four adolescents learn the dates of their deaths from a psychic and their lives go on different courses.
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People extend their hands toward bottlenose dolphins from a off the Southern California coast near Dana Point, California. A coalition that includes Native American tribes, Earthjustice and the Natural Resources Defense Council is on the National Marine Fisheries Service for more protection for dolphins, whales, and other migrating marine animals from the use of sonar in training by the US Navy on the West Coast. Environmental groups argue that mid-frequency sonar alters the behavior of sound-sensitive marine life and, in some cases, causes fatal results. Some whales are believed to communicate across hundreds of miles of ocean through sound.
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The Mountain View Ruritan Club at 6151-D Mt. Hermon-Rock Creek Road is having a ham and egg supper Saturday from 5 to 7 p.m. Donations will help fund scholarships and other community service projects.
Alamance County Right to Life will sponsor its annual candlelight vigilTuesday at 7:30 p.m. on Court Square in Graham. Everyone who wishes to speak against legalized abortion may do so.
The Pleasant Grove High alumni and fellow students will meet at noon on Feb. 4 at the Golden Corral, 3108 Garden Road. Call Emily Edwards 336-228-0443.
The E.M. Holt School class of 1957 will have a class reunionat 6:30 p.m. on January 26 at the Shrine Club, 968 Plantation Drive in Burlington. Cost is $20 per person. Classmates from other graduating years are welcome, too. Call 336-584-5346 or 336-227-5145.
Burlington Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority Inc. will hold a "Cr�me de la Cr�me" cocktail party on Saturday from 8 p.m. to midnight at Best Western, 770 Huffman Mill Road, Burlington. Tickets are $20. A portion of ticket sales will go to support Empowering Males to Build Opportunities for Developing Independence. You can purchase tickets at the door or from a member of the Burlington Alumnae Chapter or online at http://www.dstburlingtonalumnae.com/CremedelaCreme.html.


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Saturday the 18th, Jason Manley brings this very important class, Live and On Demand directly from TAD's Austin POD. Jason will be giving feedback to participating students on the work of art of their choice. TAD New Students who register for it's Spring 2011 semester before 09-15 get to experience this class free.
March 7th, 2011
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Learn the theory of creating rich and dynamic poses and body language in your work, with Massive Black's Founder Chris Hatala of Lord of the Rings fame. Saturday, September 19, 2009, 10am-1pm (PST)
What makes great ideas work? How do you put ideas together in layers which create depth of communication? These and many other questions will be answered this Saturday. Joining us are John English and Sterling Hundley!
This is where the portfolios can be posted and where they will be reviewed by a panel of professionals. Get valuable input on your work while supporting CA.org!
December 5th, 2010
Join us in welcoming Marshall Vandruff for a lecture in Anatomy for Artists! This coming weekend on November 14th, 1pm Pacific Time.
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US nuke policy rethink prompts physicist protest
Boffins against the bomb
Almost 500 physicists in the US have signed a petition protesting a proposed change in government policy that would allow the US to use nuclear weapons against non-nuclear countries. The proposed change in policy was reported in the New York Times and the Wall Street Journal.
The petition's instigators, both professors of physics at The University of California, San Diego, said that they felt an obligation to take a stand because of the role physics played in developing the weapons in the first place.
The change in policy would undermine the long-standing nuclear non-proliferation treaty, professors Jorge Hirsch and Kim Griest argue in the petition.
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The underlying principle of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) is that in exchange for other countries forgoing the development of nuclear weapons, the nuclear weapon states will pursue nuclear disarmament. Instead, this new U.S. policy conveys a clear message to the 182 non-nuclear weapon states that the United States is moving strongly away from disarmament, and is in fact prepared to use nuclear weapons against non-nuclear adversaries.
The professors go on to suggest that if the change in policy is adopted, it could lead to many countries abandoning the NPT and beginning nuclear weapons programmes of their own.
In a statement on the university's website, Hirsch said: "While it has long been a US policy to use nuclear weapons in order to respond to a nuclear attack, the new policy allows the U.S. to use nuclear weapons against states that do not have nuclear weapons and for a host of new reasons."
This would include rapid termination of a conflict on US terms, to ensure success of the US forces, or to demonstrate US intent and capability to use nuclear weapons as a deterrent, he added.
"This new US policy dramatically increases the risk of nuclear proliferation and, ultimately, the risk that regional conflicts will explode into all-out nuclear war, with the potential to destroy our civilization," Hirsch concludes.
Over 470 physicists have already signed up, including seven Nobel winners and two past presidents of the American Physical Society (APS).
Hirsch and Griest say they hope more people will sign ahead of a meeting of the executive board of the APS on 18 November and a meeting of the International Atomic Energy Agency on 24 November. ®


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Dental Wellness necesitaba un nuevo diseño de logotipo y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 362 diseños de 70 diseñadores freelance.
AvantDerm OR AvantDERM OR AVANTDERM
AvantDerm is a full-service dermatology clinic providing innovative COSMETIC and MEDICAL services. The talents of many experts combine to offer the next generation in laser and beautifying treatments. Also, dermatologists and specialists converge under one roof to provide comprehensive cures for skin disease, including: psoriasis, vitiligo, melanoma and severe acne.
The AvantDerm team is allergic to bleak environments and is building a trendy, state-of-the-art facility in Toronto's historic Distillery District. The clinic's most striking feature is the use of historic wood set against modern elements; ghost chairs, crystal chandeliers, exposed concrete and galvanized steel. This is not your typical medical clinic. Patients will be treated to a classy-comfortable environment and receive gold standard care.
A full range of dermatological cosmetic services will be offered to everyone, including SPECIALIZED CARE FOR ETHNIC SKIN. We are the only clinic in Toronto providing the ethnic population with customized services. Botox, laser hair removal, skin rejuvenation, wrinkle fillers, and more. Our logo must target customers who want these services.
Specialty clinics and walk-in consultation with dermatologists also add to AvantDerm's innovative practices. These particular services are referral based and need not be represented in the logo.
25-55 years of age
Mid-income to high-income
- Ethnic skin patients requiring cosmetic dermatology treatments.
We will be the largest dermatology clinic in the Greater Toronto Area and aim to be a destination location for everyone's dermatology needs. There are no other clinics in the area offering specialized services to the ethnic skin market. We are an all-inclusive clinic and will not turn anyone away but we do want to "speak and appeal" to the multicultural population. Satellite clinics will be launched across Toronto as demand for walk-in consultations increase.
We like CLEAN wordmarks that are complimented by SIMPLE design elements.
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The design elements should appeal to women from the target audience: anybody who will want cosmetic dermatology services.
Please consider delivering three versions of the logo:
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We are NOT a spa. We are a group of dermatologists offering treatments that cannot be received at a regular doctor's office or spa. Please don't use waves and spa-like symbols or colours!
Frilly is out. Sleek, sexy and clean is in.
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When you compete in this contest you have the chance to be part of something big -- from the ground up. This logo will be used in all different areas and platforms: print, web, clinic signage, promotional items. Please consider these requirements during your design process. We will need .eps .png .tiff .jpeg in colour, grayscale and black & white. We will require CMYK and RBG colour specs as well as different logo sizes.
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|Black plums and cherry tomatoes
I don't know how you create your concoctions but for me here's how it works:
- Pick a main ingredient
- Pick a cuisine style. This will help you narrow down other ingredients and seasonings to go with.
- Pick a side dish and look for what you have on-hand.
|Peeled, diced plums
Black Plum Sauce, Nectarines Whole Wheat Couscous, and Oven Roasted Chicken
Ingredients for Plum Sauce:
4 black plums, peeled, diced
1 cup light soy sauce
1/2 cup brown sugar
1/2 cup sugar
3 Tbs black soy sauce
3 Tbs mirin
1 Tbs rice vinegar
1 cinnamon stick
1 star anise
2 Tbs grated fresh ginger
Directions for Plum sauce:
- Heat up small sauce pan over high heat. Add everything in a sauce pan. Bring it to boil, then lower heat to simmer for 20-30 mins until the sauce is reduced by half and thicker. Use wooden spoon to mash plum if needed.
- Remove cinnamon stick and star anise.
- This will make about 2 cups. It was enough for my chicken, beef, and pork. The sauce can be kept in a refrigerator for a week.
- Cook couscous by package instruction. For this recipe, I brought stock and butter to boil. Turn off the heat and removed pot from the heat. Poured couscous. Mixed well. Covered for 5 mins.
- Use fork to fluff the couscous. Mix in red onion, mints, tomatoes, and nectarine.
- Preheat oven to 450 F.
- Season chicken with salt, pepper, and five spice powder. Go easy with salt. Don't sprinkle too much as the sauce will add more flavor to it later.
- Drizzle olive oil over. Bake skin side-up for 40 mins.
- Brush chicken with the plum sauce half way through and when the chicken is done.
- When the chicken is done, turn off the oven and brush with plum sauce. Put it back in the oven and close. Leave it there for another 5-10 mins.
- Spoon couscous on the side of the dish. Place chicken on another side and drizzle the sauce over or serve on the side.
|Nectarine couscous was served with plum sauce glazed boneless kalbi
|pork belly that I cooked by following instruction from Lazaro --230 F for 2.5 hrs
|Oh boy, those pork were scrumptious and melted in your mouth!


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Mixing these two popular games get to you the SlenderCraft a game that combines horror and crafting to survive. Synopsis: "Steve was walking around the woods when he saw a weird portal, his curiosity began to increase so he decided to cross it. He found a creepy and scary world.. Will he be able to survive?" Soon New Updates with the following improvements: Repair Some Bugs customize controls More Random levels Difficulty Selection Time Attack (with Ranking online) More Crafting and objectives Greetings, MetaLWarrioR
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When FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski, the new leadership team and I came to the FCC a year ago, we had one mission in mind – work with the great staff of the FCC to do all that we could to make the FCC a "model of excellence" in government. This was a worthwhile but daunting challenge – during transition, we had learned that the FCC placed 28th out of 32 small agencies in the Partnership for Public Service's 2009 "Best Places to Work" report based on OPM's Federal Employee Survey. Over the course of the last year we set out to make the FCC a great place: We improved employee communication and openness through technology and new media, specifically creating the FCC "Reboot" intranet site which focuses on sharing information, gathering information, blogs and anonymous feedback. Chairman Genachowski established an SES "Senior Counsel on FCC Reform" – a position that focuses on openness and transparency at the agency and reports directly to the Chairman (Note: The creation of this position also marked the return of Mary Beth Richards to the FCC which, if you know Mary Beth, surely accounted for improved morale). In the last year, we worked to make management accountable for employee satisfaction, specifically briefing management on results and establishing goals in key leadership areas as well as coaching managers; and we worked on leadership development, specifically the establishment of executive leadership forums. This is all in addition to working through low-cost upgrades around the building, a focus on greening the agency, focus on charitable giving and community outreach, and much, much more.
As you can imagine, we were delighted when we got the results of our 2010 OPM Employee Survey and the FCC was the most improved agency in the Federal Government. OPM tracks four categories in the survey: Leadership, Results Orientation, Talent Management, and Job Satisfaction. Across all Federal Agencies, we were in the top 10 for the first two categories and the FCC was most improved in three of the four, and tied for second in the fourth.
We know we still have a lot more to do and evolution of an organization is never easy, but are excited that employees of the FCC are validating the work we are doing, and these results send us the clear message to keep moving forward on the path we have laid out to be a "model of excellence in Government". Onward.
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Neighbors Fight
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A man says someone has lit eight fires outside his home. He thinks a neighbor did it. He and his neighbor have not been getting along.
These neighbors have been arguing about this man's children. The children seem to be doing things the neighbor does not like. He called the police.
Other neighbors say the arguments have gotten worse since then. Many small things outside the man's home have been set on fire. He is very mad.
Police say they know about the disagreement between the two neighbors. They cannot arrest anyone for the fires. They do not have enough proof showing who started them.
The man says he wants to get along with all of his neighbors. He hopes someone can help them solve the problems with the children. Hopefully the arguments will stop.