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Last month, yogis thrilled to the news that kirtan wallah Krishna Das was not only nominated for a Grammy but also slated to open the ceremonies in Los Angeles. Though he took the stage before nearly 30 million turned on their televisions, Krishna Das sang to what was likely the largest kirtan audience in the U.S. in 87 years, since Paramahansa Yogananda led 3,000 people in a call-and-response hymn at Carnegie Hall in 1926.
Kirtan's roots reach back much further, to 1,700 B.C. and the verses of the Sama Veda. Singing is one of the devotional practices of Bhakti Yoga, an ancient tradition that enjoyed a renaissance in India during the 15th and 16th centuries, when bhaktins like Chaitanya Mahaprabhu traveled from village to village, dancing and singing in the streets (a tradition still followed by some Hare Krishna devotees).
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Though most often defined as the path of devotion, Bhakti Yoga can also be thought of as the yoga of relationship, centering on an individual's interaction with the entire spectrum of the Divine. Like a hologram, each of us has many facets or layers that reflect aspects of the universal, represented by Ganesha, Shiva, Krishna, etc. At every relationship's heart is the practice of giving and receiving, mirrored by kirtan's call-and-response form. The singers and audience give and receive to each other in turn, all the while offering up to the Divine.
Continuing through both Hindu and Sikh traditions, kirtan is now familiar to Westerners who frequent yoga studios and festivals. Many contemporary kirtan musicians visited ashrams in India in the 1960s and 1970s, where they were introduced to traditional melodies and lyrics. (Several, including Bhagavan Das, Jai Uttal, and Krishna Das, were devotees of Neem Karoli Baba.) At the same time, Indian music gained a worldwide audience when the Beatles' George Harrison experimented with the sitar and later incorporated the maha mantra in his #1 Billboard hit My Sweet Lord.
Today, rock, folk, blues, funk, and reggae influences make kirtan's lyrics—usually simple repetitions of divine names in Sanskrit, Hindi, or Gurbani—more accessible to Westerners. Sometimes lyrics are sung in English, and performers may even echo a familiar refrain, as Krishna Das did onstage at the Grammys, riffing on the Yardbirds' "For Your Love" during a chant to Narayana (Vishnu).
All this innovation has riled traditionalists, who believe that modern kirtan trivializes a spiritual practice. Yes, sometimes the Sanskrit is sloppy, and many of the instruments are electrified—but so are the audiences. And making the spiritual more accessible has always been kirtan's aim. One doesn't even have to be a devotee to experience its benefits. The call-and-response chant is a form of pranayama, and repeating the lyrics or mantra involves one-pointed focus. The songs start quietly and build to a rousing tempo, with participants reporting feelings of deep connection and joy. As Dave Stringer has said, during kirtan "you're not just listening to the music, you are the music."
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The Reds pitched 25 innings and allowed only 21 hits and 7 earned runs in 3 games for an ERA of 2.52. Pretty good. Only the Volquez start was horrible.
The Phillies were held in check. The Reds allowed 13 runs in three games, and against them that's only 4.3 runs per game and that with a 2-0 game in there. The Reds averaged a little over one run and the Phillies ERA wa 1.00. They were that good
That's it. If you look at the total statistics, no one did much of anything. Votto and Rolen were pretty bad, but that happens. Trouble was that Rolen got all the grief because he's "old." Wonder what is Votto's excuse. Phillips nearly had half the hits on the team. Maybe we should just fire the whole team--the one that won 91 games and brought us so much joy over the season, because Philadephia is beatable. It's obviously Dusty's fault for not having them ready. Give me a break. You can be as ready as you want, but good pitching beats good hitting and it did. Yes, bad fielding played a part in Game 2, but one and three were lost from the first pitch.
So, we get to the playoffs after 15 years of not being there and 10 years of losing and the Reds are bums? Good grief.
"You only have to bat a thousand in two things; flying and heart transplants. Everything else you can go 4-for-5."
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"Don't trust any statistics you did not fake yourself."--Winston Churchill
The Reds got beat it wasn't from lack of effort. Sometimes the other guys win.
Truth is and always will be that they were better than us in the pitching department. They shut us down in two games. Yes, the series might have gone to game 4, but then back comes Doc. And then what do you do? Cross your fingers and hope for the best?
No contest.
"You only have to bat a thousand in two things; flying and heart transplants. Everything else you can go 4-for-5."
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The Reds got steamrolled by a better team. The Reds are good and the Phils are really good. The sun came up this morning and life goes on.
Only one game did I think the Reds were unprepared, and that was Game 2. I don't even know that "unprepared" is the right word. I don't think they made the mistakes because of a lack of preparation.
The series sucked, there's no way around that. But the Phillies are an absolute juggernaut. They have Jayson Werth hitting in the 5-hole, we have Jonny Gomes. I dreamt of a magical upset and a ride to the World Series, but I knew the odds were long.
The better team won this series, and they wond it quite handily.
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There's a bit of a cliché about remixing perfect tracks. Why bother, the thought goes, when you've already got something that doesn't need "fixing"? "Rushing to Paradise" isn't a perfect track (although it's pretty close to a perfect song in my mind), as evidenced by the wide variety of edits floating around, and the wide variety of tempos I've heard it played at. But DJ Harvey's remix of the epic tune hardly does the thing justice. The edit maestro splices and dices "Rushing," making it more suitable for the floor, but loses the bits around it that made the original so special.
That's his job of course, but you get the sense that this is a bit of a missed opportunity. Like taking out "In the beginning there was jack" from "My House." (Well, not that bad, but you get the point.) With such rich source material, it feels as though there would have been endless possibilities for Harvey to ponder. And, in the end, we simply get something this straight ahead? Bummer, dude.
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I'm back!!Friday, September 1st, 2006
The evening before yesterday we came back to Sweden after our incredible honeymoon in Japan. I can't describe in words how amazing the trip was; we have so many experiences and memories of our wonderful honeymoon including an average of 200 photos per day. Japan is a beautiful and amazing country, even though it's almost suicide to go there in August when it's incredibly hot :-) My arthritis got worse and my knees almost killed me, but we kept a slow pace and managed to see quite a lot. We have eaten the most fantastic meals, most of them delicous but some of them inedible as they were just too much for us Swedes :-) I will post a lot about Japan in the coming weeks, so stay tuned for Japanese food and restaurants.
And our wedding? The wedding, on August 12th in Gothenburg, was just perfect and beautiful even if I'm quite partial :-) We were both so happy and we smiled like maniacs all day. It was the final weekend of the European Championships in track and field, so we were quite stressed as the women's marathon started at the same time as our wedding and they roped off all central Gothenburg from traffic. My dear mother-in-law did a fantastic job during the weeks before the wedding and managed to get us all necessary permits and also managed to arrange a police escort for us and our guests so we wouldn't get stuck in any traffic jam. We had an unique and great wedding and I will write a separate post about it when I get all of the photos.


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I applied to law school straight out of undergrad five years ago and got some great recommendations from professors. I got in, but chose to wait a few years. I'll be applying this fall for 2011, but unfortunately I don't keep in touch with the professors anymore. I can get some great recs from my current employer (a top law firm) but I'm not sure that I'll be able to get any new ones from my old profs. Is it okay (good, okay, utterly horrible?) to use letters of rec that professors wrote in 2006?
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Arroyo, Hanigan express concern, hope for Boston
CINCINNATI -- As the world has its attention on Boston following Monday's bombings at the Boston Marathon and the manhunt for the two suspects, members of the Reds are also watching events unfold.
The city of Boston was in lockdown Friday, as residents were told to stay inside all day. The Red Sox's series opener vs. the Royals was postponed, as was a Bruins hockey game. While one suspect was killed in the shootout in suburban Watertown, Mass., the second suspect remained at large and was believed to be heavily armed and dangerous.
Reds pitcher Bronson Arroyo was with the Red Sox from 2003-05 and lived in the city's Back Bay neighborhood, blocks from where the bombings occurred near the race's finish line, killing three and injuring over 170 people.
"It's crazy for it to be anywhere, but I am familiar with where these guys are roaming around and having shootouts," Arroyo said. "It's definitely weird to see a Google Earth image of where these guys are blowing things up and having shootouts, and that I have lived within blocks of that. I've traveled those roads a good bit. And I still have a lot friends living up there that are in lockdown at their houses. It's a strange vibe."
Arroyo's girlfriend has been in contact with their friends via text messages. Catcher Ryan Hanigan, a native of suburban Andover, Mass., also is trying to keep tabs on people he knows in the area.
"It's hard to imagine that populated of town is deserted. Everyone is inside," Hanigan said. "I've never ever seen anything but bustling on the streets. It's intense. It was my backyard. I spent a lot of time in that city and the different towns around Boston. It's unfortunate.
"I'm happy they have a lock on who these guys are and they're doing a great job to try and end the situation. That will give people peace of mind. Maybe it will give a little bit of closure to some of the families."
Both Arroyo and Hanigan agreed that Boston will rally after the week's events.
"I think the type of people that live in New England and the way they view the world, they will be as resilient as anyone in America," Arroyo said. "I think they will bounce back from this pretty quick."
"They're the type of people that can push through adversity," Hanigan said. "I'm sure they will in this case, and unite together even more."


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Sports Utility Vehicles (SUV) are vehicles similar to estate cars or station wagons, but are usually on-road/off-road capable because of the inclusion of a four-wheel drive layout. Today's SUVs have interiors with enough passenger-carrying space, while others are capable of towing, much like pickup trucks.
Traditionally, the size of the original SUV was similar to today's midsize SUV and only had two doors. Customer demands, however, forced car producers to finally release a four-door version of the vehicles. Some SUVs, however, stuck to the 2-door design such as the Jeep Wrangler.
One of the common characteristic of an SUV is its body-on frame which is very similar to the exterior designs of pickups and light trucks. Some SUVs are also derived from the design of pickup models under the same brand, such as in the case of the Isuzu Alterra which was derived from the design of the Isuzu D-Max pickup.
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The CTA and riders are reporting Ventra Card reader outages on some buses during rush hour and into the evening, after several dozen Pace buses experienced similar problems Friday.
The CTA has "reports of scattered outages of (Ventra Card) bus readers," and was working with the Ventra contractor on fixing the issue, said CTA spokeswoman Tammy Chase, who did not immediately have details of how widespread the outages might be.
Over the course of the day Friday, 68 Pace buses were affected by outages, said Pace spokesman Patrick Wilmot. Pace runs as many as 1,800 buses during rush hour alone.
Riders on several bus routes this evening, including the No. 151/Sheridan and the No. 143/Stockton-Michigan Express, were told there was a general outage among bus card readers, although some riders reported being able to use their Ventra cards on buses including the No. 22/Clark, the No. 146/Inner Drive Express and the No. 157/Streeterville-Taylor.
Riders reported having trouble starting before 5 p.m., and riders were still unable to use their cards on at least some buses after 7 p.m., with drivers waving riders on without having them pay fare.
After swiping his Ventra card several times to no avail, Omid Razavi, 31, was allowed to board a southbound No. 157/Streeterville-Taylor bus on Michigan Avenue.
"I hate it," the Loop student said of Ventra. "At first, I couldn't believe it [has so many problems] because it's a new technology."
Razavi added he prefers the old CTA payment system over Ventra.
Kimberly Green, 42, of the Lincoln Park neighborhood, said she did not mind the latest Ventra snafu. Green, who works in advertising, was one of four passengers whose cards were declined as they tried to board a northbound 151 bus on Michigan Avenue.
"They'll work it out," Green said after she took her seat. "It hasn't been that big of an issue for me."
Suzan Toti, 38, of Hyde Park, also said the scattered outages did not bother her, especially because they meant a free ride on the northbound No. 6/Jackson Park Express bus.
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Toti added this evening was only the second time she has had an issue with Ventra. Overall, she said she is satisfied with the system.
Riders reported outages on routes including the No. 2/Hyde Park Express, No. 3/King Drive, No. 6, No. 22/Clark, No. 26/South Shore Express, No. 52/Kedzie, No. 55/Garfield-55th, No. 60/Blue Island, No. 62/Chicago, No. 70/Division, No. 76/Diversey, No. 143, No. 146, No. 147/Outer Drive Express, No. 148/Clarendon-Michigan Express, No. 151, No. 156/LaSalle and 157.
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Luxury retailers are popping up in luxury hotels throughout the nation's capital this weekend as an array of social, political and entertainment elite descend on Washington, D.C., for Barack Obama's second presidential inauguration.
Saks Fifth Avenue, Neiman Marcus, Montblanc and Bloomingdale's are among stores staging temporary boutiques in hotel lobbies.
Guests at the Ritz-Carlton at 22nd and M Streets in Northwest D.C. can schedule complimentary appointments with makeup artists from Chanel and Dior as part of the hotel's partnership with Saks, Jan. 18-21.
The Saks shop will also feature fur coats and wraps, designer jewelry and memorabilia such as a snow globe of the city. And guests can browse the full inventory of the brand's Chevy Chase, Md., store on an iPad in case of any last-minute ballgown or other specialty needs, says Kerri Larkin, marketing director for the Chevy Chase Saks.
The Saks and Ritz partnership, which has been taking place since George W. Bush's second inauguration in 2005, makes sense because of the overlap in the two brands' customer base, Larkin says.
"We do have a very similar clientele," she says, "so it makes sense for our brand to be involved."
The Ritz will also have a new partnership this year with Bloomingdale's at its Georgetown location, which often hosts more guests in the "entertainment business," says Ritz spokeswoman Colleen Evans.
Most of both hotels' guests have "some connection to the (presidential) administration, so they've got a jam-packed calendar for those four days. They don't have time to run out to the department store to pick up any items they've forgotten."
Prices at the Bloomingdale's shop will range from a $16 lipstick to a $3,000 mink stole, says Susan Cannaday, general manager of the department store's Chevy Chase, Md., location.
Montblanc is setting up shop in the lobby of the St. Regis at 16th and K Streets and will offer products specific to American presidencies. A collection of fountain pens and accompanying books for each of the founding fathers will be available as well as an exclusive book of stories related to past inaugurations.
Rooms at the St. Regis started at $950 a night for inauguration weekend; the Presidential Suite goes for $10,000 a night and is booked, says general manager Laura Schofield.
Neiman Marcus will also be at the St. Regis selling accessories guests may have forgotten, such as tux shirts, black socks, scarves and hats and will feature a beauty bar with makeup by Bobbi Brown, says spokeswoman Ginger Reeder.
For the retailers, inauguration is a chance to serve "a big-ticket, out-of-town crowd," says Kitty Kelley, a longtime D.C. resident and author of biographies on Nancy Reagan and the Bush family.
"They are going after the two-percenters, because that's who's coming to town," she says. "They're going to get a lot of those impulse expensive buys."
As Larkin from Saks describes it, the inauguration is "the jewel event of the city."
"Any time there's a big influx of attention and clients that would attend these events (who also shop) in our stores," she says, "we look to capitalize on that."


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Cloud Healthcare API bridges the gap between care systems and applications built on Google Cloud. By supporting standards-based data formats and protocols of existing healthcare technologies, Cloud Healthcare API connects your data to advanced Google Cloud capabilities, including streaming data processing with Cloud Dataflow, scalable analytics with BigQuery, and machine learning with AI Platform. In addition, Cloud Healthcare API simplifies application development and device integration to accelerate digital transformation and enable real-time integration with care networks.
FHIR (Fast Healthcare Interoperability Resources) is the emerging standard for healthcare data interoperability. Using REST semantics, FHIR specifies a robust, extensible data model for interacting with clinical resources. Google Cloud can transform data from other formats into and out of FHIR resources to simplify data ingestion, making the data available for use with analytics and machine learning tools. The FHIR API provides full support for STU3 resources.
HL7v2 is an essential communication modality for any application seeking to connect to existing clinical systems. The HL7v2 API implements a REST interface for ingesting, sending, searching, and retrieving HL7v2 messages. The HL7v2 API has been integrated with an open source adapter to send and receive messages over Minimal Lower Layer Protocol (MLLP) as well as several common HL7v2 interface engines. The adapter runs within Google Kubernetes Engine to provide rapid provisioning, communicates over Pub/Sub to deliver horizontal scalability, and connects with Cloud VPN to enable transport security.
DICOM is the established standard for storing and exchanging medical images and their metadata across a wide range of modalities, including radiology, cardiology, ophthalmology, and dermatology. DICOMweb is a REST API used for storing, querying, and retrieving these images. The DICOMweb support in Cloud Healthcare API allows existing imaging devices, PACS solutions, and viewers to interact with the Cloud Healthcare API. This can be done either directly or via open source adapters designed to support existing DICOM DIMSE protocols. This allows customers to scalably store their medical imaging data and connect their data to powerful tools for analytics and machine learning.
De-identification is the process of removing or obfuscating identifying information from datasets so that the data cannot be linked back to specific individuals. De-identification is often a step in pre-processing healthcare datasets. It can be a critical step so that healthcare data can be made available for analysis, training, and evaluating machine learning models, and sharing with non-privileged parties, while protecting patient privacy. Cloud Healthcare API provides capabilities to de-identify several types of data stored in the service, facilitating these use cases and several others. This includes de-identifying structured medical records in FHIR format, as well as medical images in DICOM format (both metadata and pixel data).
Data is private, secure, and in your control
Data locality is a core component of Cloud Healthcare API. You choose the storage location for each dataset from current available locations that correspond to distinct geographic areas. Your organization controls where data is stored on Google Cloud via Cloud Healthcare API. Cloud Healthcare API services are integrated with Cloud Audit Logs, which allows your organization to track actions affecting your data. By default, administrative modifications to datasets, data stores, and IAM policies are logged. You can also enable audit logging of item creation, modification, and reads within each data store. Cloud Healthcare API is built using Google's multi-layered security approach that leverages cutting-edge security capabilities, including data-loss prevention tools, precise policy controls, robust identity management, encryption, and many more.
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Once data is brought to Google Cloud, Cloud Healthcare API enables customers to integrate their data with powerful analytic tools such as BigQuery, visualization and machine learning tools such as AI Platform Notebooks, as well as third-party tools such as Tableau.
Customers can also use Cloud Healthcare API to connect their medical data to powerful machine learning solutions such as AutoML and AI Platform, which simplify custom machine learning model training. Once a model has been trained, customers can leverage Cloud Healthcare API's DICOM and FHIR support to deploy the model into existing clinical workflows.
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In my application, I'm getting product information files from an FTP server. They are text files that have been ZIP-compressed.
At first, I thought uncompressed the file on the server then reading the text over the web would work, but the uncompressed files are ~900 MB, making it slow and inefficient while causing out-of-memory exceptions.
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The Alexandria Times prints 19,311 copies each week. Of those, 9,711 are delivered to the highest-income sub zip codes in zip codes 22314, 22301, 22302, 22305, 22307, and 22308. We also deliver 9,600 copies each week to high traffic businesses and in boxes throughout 13 zip codes in the city of Alexandria, Alexandria/Fairfax County, and Arlington.
Below are locations where you can pick up a copy of the Times.
|N. Union St. & CAMERON
|Alexandria Times Box
|King/Union Street 100 block
|The Torpedo Factory (rack inside the side entrance nearest King St.)
|King/Union Street 100 block
|100 S Union St
|124 King St.
|Pizzeria Paradiso
|115 King St
|Landini Brothers Restaurant
|221 King St
|Alexandria Visitors Center
|221 King St
|Alexandria Times Box in front of Alexandria Visitor's Center
|200 Block
|Coldwell Banker Realtors
|200 Block
|Warehouse Restaurant
|301 King St
|City Hall (room 102)
|400 King St
|Alexandria Times Box Outside Long and Foster Real Estate Company
|400 King St
|Long and Foster Real Estate Company
|109 S Pitt St
|McEnearney Associates, Realtors
|110 S. Pitt St
|Alexandria Times Box
|121 N Pitt Street
|Weichert Realtors
|500 Block
|La Madeline Cafe
|500 block King St
|520 King St.
|Alexandria Times Box in front of Court House
|615 King
|112 N. St. Asaph Street
|600 Block-King & Wash
|Alexandria Times Box at King & S. Washington Street
|728 King St.
|Eamonns A Dublin Chipper
|801 King St.
|915 King St
|10,000 Villages
|102 S Patrick St
|Misha's Coffee House
|1018 King St.
|King Street Café
|1022 King St.
|Alexandria Cupcake
|1026 King St.
|Hank's Oyster Bar
|1018 N Henry St
|Yates Car Wash
|1319 Prince St.
|Fibre Space
|111 N. Alfred St.
|Sugar House Day Spa & Salon
|1207 King St.
|The Lamplighter
|1324 King Street
|Stage Door Deli
|1404 King Street
|Hard Times
|1600 King St
|The Uptowner Coffee Shop
|1900 King Street
|King St Metro Box
|1717 King St.
|BB&T bank (inside lobby)
|110 Callahan Dr
|Amtrak Station (inside lobby)
|218 N. Lee St.
|Crilly Warehouse ( inside lobby)
|822 N Farifax
|Perk's Coffee
|734 N. Asaph
|Royal Restaurant
|300 N. Washington St.
|Table in building lobby (next to Prudential Carruthers)
|683 N Washington St
|600 Montgomery St.
|Hank's Pasta Bar
|717 Queen St
|Barrett Library
|902 Wythe
|Charles Houston Rec Center (inside lobby)
|1100 Wythe
|Post Office (inside lobby)
|Slaters Lane/1556 Potomac Greens Dr
|Tropical Smoothie
|Slaters Lane
|Buzz Coffee
|300 S Washington St
|Box outside BB&T Building
|500 S Royal St
|Wolfe St. & S. St. Asaph
|Little Theatre of Alexandria
|430 S Washington St
|Firehook Bakery
|430 S Washington St
|Alexandria Times Box Outside Firehook
|433 S Washington St
|701 S. Washington St.
|District Taco
|505 S. Washington St.
|Capital One
|800 S. Washington St.
|Ace Hardware (inside on small rack)
|600 Franklin St
|Balducci's (inside on news rack)
|1517 Mt. Vernon Ave.
|Walgreen's (on the bottom of the rack by the front doot)
|415 E.Monroe St.
|420 Monroe St.
|2310 Mt Vernon Ave
|Dairy Godmother
|2309 Mt. Vernon Ave.
|Stomping Ground Restaurant
|2419 Mt Vernon Ave
|Alexandria Times Box outside Caboose Cafe
|3701 Mt. Vernon Ave
|The Birchmere
|3811 Mt. Vernon Ave
|3831 Mt. Vernon Ave.
|MOM's Organic Market
|700 N West St
|Braddock Rd Metro – Alexandria Times Box
|1340 Braddock Place
|Alexandria City Public Schools
|2501 Commonwealth Ave
|Duncan Library
|2701 Commonwealth Ave
|Mt. Vernon Rec Center
|235 Swamp Fox Road
|Yves Bistro
|500 John Carlyle Street
|Italian Gourmet Deli
|1623 Duke St
|Table Talk Restaurant
|3231 Duke St. (Alexandria Commons)
|Baja Fresh
|3520 Duke St.
|Sunrise Assisted Living
|3130 Duke Street (across from Alex Commons)
|200 Cameron Station
|Cameron Station Clubhouse (inside main entrance)
|4320 Seminary Rd
|INOVA Hospital (inside main entrance)
|4606 Kenmore Ave
|4619 Duke St
|Dunkin Donuts
|5005 Duke St
|Charles Beatley Library
|4701 Seminary Rd
|Coolidge Library
|4101 Eisenhower Ave.
|Alexandria Animal Shelter
|4825 Eisenhower Ave.
|Eisenhower Café
|4875 Eisenhower Ave.
|CommonWealth One Federal Credit Union
|510 John Carlyle St.
|Sweetfire Donna's
|5700 Eisenhower Ave
|Van Dorn Metro – Alexandria Times Box
|368 S. Pickett St.
|Post Office
|259 S. Van Dorn
|299 S. Van Dorn
|1462 Beauregard
|4800 Fillmore
|Goodwin House Retirement Home
|1775 Jamieson Ave
|Burke & Herbert
|1200 Bl. S. Hayes St.
|Pentagon City Metro West side – Alexandria Times Box
|1200 Bl. S. Hayes St.
|Pentagon City Metro East side – Alexandria Times Box
|Crystal City Metro
|Crystal City Metro – Alexandria Times Box
|4010 Campbell Ave.–Shirlington
|Best Buns
|4115 Campbell Ave.–Shirlington
|Peet's Coffee
|4200 Campbell Ave-Shirlington
|Signature Theatre Library
|2850 S. Quincy St.–Shirlington
|Post Office
|1521 N Quaker Ln
|1700 Fern St
|3330 King St
|T.C. Williams High School
|3210 King St.
|Chinquapin Rec Center
|3526 King St
|3614 Bradlee Center
|Rite Aid
|3690 King St-Bradlee Shopping Center
|Fresh Market (bottom of rack inside front door)
|3690 King St-Bradlee Shopping Center
|Alexandria Pastry Shop
|3690 King St.–Bradlee Shopping Center
|Atlantis Restaurant
|3690 King St.-Bradlee Shopping Center
|3690 King St.–Bradlee Shopping Center
|B&C Jewelers
|3690 King St-Bradlee Shopping Center
|2701 Huntington Ave
|Huntington Metro
|2501 Sherwood Hall
|Fairfax Library-Sherwood Hall
|2501 Parker's Lane
|INOVA Mt. Vernon Hospital (main entrance lobby)
|8033 Holland Rd.
|Sunrise Assisted Living
|7696 Richmond Hwy
|7770 Richmond Hwy
|Gold's Gym
|7950 Audobon Ave
|Mt Vernon Athletic Club
|Belle View Shopping Center
|Dishes of India
|Belle View Shopping Center
|Baskin Robbins
|Belle View Shopping Center
|Belle View Shopping Center
|Alexandria Times Box in front of Post Office
|Belle View Shopping Center
|Roy Rogers – Alexandria Times Box
|Belle View Shopping Center
|7920 Fort Hunt Road
|Hollin Hall Pastry Shop
|2017 Belle View Road
|Mt. Vernon Rec Center
|6614 Fort Hunt Rd.
|Library (Martha Washington)
|7116 Fort Hunt Rd.
|Paul Springs Retirement Center
|6463 Old Beulah St.
|Peets Coffee


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Do you give online access to your collection on a website and would like to increase visibility of your materials by making them searchable through the European Film Gateway alongside collections of other European film archives and cinémathèques?
If the answer is yes and you would like to find out more, please answer a few short questions below and we'll be happy to get back to you shortly to discuss the available options. Please note, that on EFG we do not store digital objects centrally, but we hold a central index of metadata and link back to digital objects on your own website, thus driving traffic to your site.


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With over 3,000 Virginia titles and literally millions of pages from all over the Commonwealth, Fit To Print was created by the Virginia Newspaper Project to provide an informal gateway to the varied newspaper collections at the LVA. The collections range from 18th century newspapers published on fine rag paper to very elegant broadsides from the 19th century to the information packed dailies of the 20th century.
With more than 500,000 items, the Prints and Photographs Collection at the Library of Virginia provides an astonishing visual account of the commonwealth–from its beginnings to the present–through single items, such as one-of-a-kind daguerreotypes, to sprawling collections with many thousands of photos and related documentation, and everything in between: 19th- and 20th-century family albums, posters, scrapbooks, mixed ephemera, bookplates, postcards, lithographs, etchings, engravings, drawings, all manner of photographic prints, film and glass-plate negatives, 35mm slides, and images digitally inscribed onto compact discs.
Every box of records that arrives at the Library of Virginia (LVA) is full of possibilities. We never know what we are going to find in even the most seemingly mundane record series. A joy of our work is sharing with colleagues and friends the images, documents, and stories that pique our interest as we process the collection. The LVA's archivists want to share these discoveries with those outside our professional circle.


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I'm really happy to share my newest blog - Kitchen Sink Wisdom. It's a blog about home, and food, and living. I like to think of it as an online version of the simplest lifestyle magazine you can imagine - only without the annoying banner ads. Or recipes for cupcakes, next to stern articles about fitness and diet.
And with more soul. For the times when you need it.


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Australian political forum to discuss politics and current affairs from an Australian perspective.
Moderator: DonDeeHippy
HBS Guy wrote:Bloody oath, long as you don't try practising on your neighbor's prize stone!
HBS Guy wrote:You will have to clear part of the back verandah and set the machine up there. Be heap of fun though!
Geological technicians grind a slice of rock thin and to a higher polish than a jeweller, use some grades of rouge for the final polishes.
Petrologists use a special microscope, forget the name of it. Acts like a normal 'scope so you can see crystals, inclusions etc, then a special lens is swung into the barrel and twists the light, you might see a star like in a star sapphire, all of that indicating the type of stone or its mineral makeup. Cute, eh?
HBS Guy wrote:Will make a lot of dust and noise, wouldn't it?
Great you got it working!
Be worthwhile buying a bag of manufactured sapphires ($2!) and trying your hand facetting them!
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In sports, everyone is a winner—some people just win better than others. Like the Angels, who shoplifted Dan Haren out of Arizona and so thoroughly snookered the Diamondbacks that someone should check if Chase Field is encased in aluminum siding.
Let's just marvel at this one for a second. In return for Haren and the three very affordable years left on his contract, Jerry Dipoto, the very interim Diamondbacks GM, got a 29-year-old junkballer in Joe Saunders, a dime-a-dozen reliever, and two middle-tier prospects, one of whom is 19 and still a cipher, the other of whom, in the best-case scenario, figures to be another Joe Saunders (sub. required). It's even worse when you consider all that the D-backs gave up to get Haren in the first place. (Has any pitcher been so wildly misvalued over the years as Haren? The A's got him, along with Daric Barton and Kiko Calero, for what little was left of Mark Mulder, then flipped him for half of Arizona's farm system. Two-and-a-half years later, the Diamondbacks have turned him into Joe Saunders and some spare cash.) Haren remains one of the finest pitchers in the game, and his superficially mediocre numbers this year are mostly the product of pitching in front of a bad defense in Arizona's pillbox of a stadium. To get him, the Angels didn't even provide the barrel Jerry Dipoto now has to wear. You don't see this sort of thing very often, at least not outside of Pittsburgh.
Dipoto sounds like a helluva guy. Among other things, he is surely the only current GM to have ever been clinically dead. But this trade and some of his comments about it — granted, he's trying to dress up a salary dump, but in the year of our Lord 2010, we're going to need something better than Joe Saunders "quite frankly has been one of the winners in Major League Baseball" — suggest a fellow who's about to get invited to a lot of poker games.


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Natural Beauty – Face Time
Interview by Laura deCarufel
In the world of natural cosmetics, Jane Iredale is royalty. In mineral makeup, she is queen. With the launch, 11 years ago, of her self-titled line, Iredale introduced an innovative option for women with rosacea, eczema and extremely sensitive skin. Her cosmetics are a mineral and pigment blend that is fragrance-free, filler-free, non-comedogenic (won't clog pores) and anti-inflammatory. The mix is lightweight, even silky, allowing skin to breathe, and the minerals themselves are inert, which means they can't support bacteria.
The line is now sold around the world, from Cyprus to Estonia to Taiwan. In North America, the cosmetics are available at select spas and skincare clinics. The reason for its success? "We can effect a change in someone's self-esteem in 15 minutes," Iredale tells Allergic Living.
How did you develop an interest in natural cosmetics?
I had my epiphany when I was working in the entertainment business, spending time with actresses and models. They were in and out of makeup four, five times a day, and a lot of them had skin problems as a result. I remember thinking, 'Why can't makeup be part of the solution, instead of the problem?' I started the company shortly after.
What inspires you?
Knowing that we're really making a difference. There are a lot of studies that indicate the better we feel about the way we look, the healthier we are. We look good, we feel good and our bodies respond by giving our immune systems a boost. I get letters all the time from women saying their skin is better now than it has ever been, and how that has truly changed their lives.
Is there a story that particularly touches you?
Louise Kurtz lost her face in the 9/11 Pentagon bombing. It was reconstructed with skin grafts and for years she wore a mask constructed by her plastic surgeon. About a year ago, she said, 'Is there anything we can do?' I mean, the grafts were all different colours from different parts of her body. Her doctor brought in several makeup companies, and she chose us. Our makeup was gentle enough for her skin, which is still incredibly sensitive, even painful. The difference is astonishing. She lost her hands, too, so her husband puts her makeup on.
What should people know about the term "natural cosmetics"?
It's difficult to define what 'natural' means. You could go into the garden, throw mud on your face, and call it natural, but the mud would probably contain acid rain, weed killer, and so on. My personal definition of natural is a product that substitutes natural ingredients for synthetic ones, that gets rid of known sensitizers, fragrances and dyes. But having found the substitution doesn't mean you're off the hook. Products need to go through strict challenge tests. And even then, I still always, always read the ingredient list.
Why is that important?
I don't use natural products because I have sensitivities – I'm lucky in that respect – but because I know that 60 per cent of what I put on my skin will be absorbed into my body. Our skin is the largest organ in the body; it's often called the third kidney because it's taking in things all day long. We need to help it do its job.
From the Summer 2005 issue of Allergic Living magazine.
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Disaster relief news
July 15, 2008
Prepare for Disasters - Before They Strike
Just one year ago, performing arts organizations officially became eligible for disaster relief assistance from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). The League, together with the Performing Arts Alliance, worked with Congress and federal agencies to ensure that performing arts organizations in communities affected by disaster will have improved access to federal relief. Plan ahead and have the proper documentation in order - namely, if your orchestra rents a facility, you'll need to show language from your rental agreement that spells out that your orchestra is responsible for repairs. While the League compiles an overview of FEMA rules, begin preparations by checking out the official FEMA policy.
Read About Key Developments in Disaster Relief for Non-Profits
October 3, 2006
FEMA Support for Performing Arts Approved!
Congress has recognized the public value of performing arts organizations by addressing a significant inequity in Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) disaster relief policy. In response to concerns raised by the performing arts community, the FY07 Department of Homeland Security (DHS) funding bill included a provision adding nonprofit performing arts facilities to the list of organizations eligible for future FEMA disaster relief. FEMA eligibility enables organizations that are located in a Presidential-declared disaster area and own their facilities to seek reimbursement for the costs to repair facilities to their pre-disaster condition, as well as for costs associated with debris removal and emergency protective measures. Each FEMA application is considered on a case-by-case basis. While the new performing arts eligibility does not guarantee that each future application will be approved, it allows requests to be fairly considered. Please stay tuned - we are working with FEMA to learn more about future eligibility requirements.


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Our Artisan Cheese Samplers are the perfect way to experience great cheeses from around the world one country at a time. Each of our samplers come packed in a beautiful wooden cheese box and contain a selection of four great artisan cheeses and a loaf of our very own fresh baked artisan bread. We've got some fabulous cheeses made right here in our own backyard. Explore the wonder that is American Made! You'll receive four American beauties like Cypress Grove Humboldt Fog or Widmer's 4 year aged Cheddar totaling at least two pounds.


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Boasts 32 Highway MPG and 25 City MPG! This Nissan Rogue boasts a Regular Unleaded I-4 2.5 L/152 engine powering this Variable transmission. MAGNETIC BLACK PEARL, CHARCOAL, CLOTH SEAT TRIM, [L92] FLOOR MATS & 2-PC CARGO AREA PROTECTOR -inc: 2-pc front and 2-pc 2nd row floor mats, First Aid Kit.
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We were there to look on one of the vehicle we listed to check upon but, we ended up buying without swinging to other dealerships. Thanks to CODY for his patience and making this purchase a pleasant experience.
Mike B was easy to work with. The dealership was about to negotiate a good rate for us as well. Great experience, would buy from there again.
Mike did an amazing job of getting me into my Rogue and explained all my questions, I highly recommend him to anyone! Filled up my gas tank too.
A positive experience from initial phone conversation to on-site test drive of the car. Brandon had the car ready upon arrival, was informative, courteous, and professional. The purchase process was seamless with iPad technology as I enjoyed a coffee in the showroom. Over the years of buying dozens of cars, Wayzata Nissan was one of the smoothest and more positive experiences.
Cody is a cool guy.He is very customer friendly and made sure I was at home through out the sales duration.He is very patient.
I bought an Altima from Matt Bruce this past weekend. He was the best car salesman I've had the pleasure of working with; most car salesmen annoy me with their endless banter about the cars they sell, but not Matt! He didn't try and push anything extra, and he knew the features of the car without talking like a used car salesman. The next car I purchase will definitely be through Matt!
Worked with Gil Vargas. He was great finding what I was looking for. Made the car buying experience very easy.
Best car buying experience I've ever had. We bought our first electric vehicle here a few weeks ago. Matt Bruce was outstanding in helping us consider the options and understand the decisions. I would heartily recommend Wayzata Nissan to anyone interested in buying a Leaf, new or used, as their first EV.
Great place, Great people. Thanks so much for taking care of me and my NV2500.Luv my Nissan!
Working with Mike B was amazing at the Walser Nissan in Wayzata. He made the whole buying process so easy and smooth. Stayed in contact with us through the whole process as we took our time. Would highly recommend working with him!
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Eden and Mickie Wood Costume
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I'm Eden Wood, pageant queen extraordinaire from "Toddlers & Tiaras!" My Mommy, Mickie, is holding me.
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This homemade costume for women entered our 2011 Halloween Costume Contest.
A word from Kailynn, the 'Eden and Mickie Wood' costume creator:
Every year for Halloween, I like to come up with unusual pop culture based costumes. This year, I decided to be Eden Wood, a pageant queen from the tv show Toddlers & Tiaras. I didn't want to look like a princess though so I took it a step further and decided to be both Eden and her mom, Mickie, all at once!
Using a red lacy tutu-like skirt I found at the party store years ago, I made a child sized red skirt. I took a stretchy, black satin shirt I found at a drugstore and sewed it to the skirt. Using white and black felt, I created arms, legs, gloves, and boots to go with the dress I created. I then had a toddler-sized body. I sewed the body on to a plain white t-shirt, and when I put the shirt on, it looked like I had a mini body attached to my neck. I wrapped a feather boa around my neck and it completed the outfit part of "Eden's costume." I wore a curly blonde haired wig, ice blue contact lenses, and put on a ton of bronzer and other makeup. (I am a very pale red-haired college student so becoming tan like a pageant queen was the hardest part!) I then took a tiara and added the words "Ultimate Grand Supreme" to it. (That is the highest ranking title you can win at a beauty pageant.) Finally, I took a cute out of Mickie's head, attached it to a paper plate, stapled a tongue depresser to it, and safety pinned and taped the head to the back of my Eden shirt. I put on a sweater and a pair of jeans and voila! I was Mickie Wood carrying her pageant queen daughter, Eden Wood, from Toddlers & Tiaras.


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Mason Inman
25 Sep 2011
Republished with kind permission from the author's blog, Falling Gracefully.
If Forrest Gump was trying to explain oil forecasts, he might say: "Oil is like a jar of marbles."
This might sound silly, but bear with me, since it will help to show that an argument from one of the world's most highly regarded energy experts is ridiculous. That man is Daniel Yergin, described on the jacket of his new book, The Quest, as "the prominent energy expert of our times." Despite his high standing, he has said a number of nonsensical things about peak oil, and I'll focus on one of them here.
(This is the fourth in a series of articles about Yergin's new book.)
Yergin says that although many are worried that the world is at the peak of oil production now, "this is actually the fifth time in modern history that we've seen widespread fear that the world was running out of oil." [1] Each time these fears came up, he argues, they were then proved wrong.
However, there's a major flaw in his argument: Even if there were predictions of peak oil that were wrong, that does not prove that current predictions are also wrong. Take the example of U.S. oil production, which did reach its peak in 1970 and has been declining ever since. For the U.S., there were a whole range of forecasts of what to expect in the future. Some were overly pessimistic, some overly optimistic, and some got things about right. Some who were wrong were overly pessimistic, but some were wrong for being overly optimistic.
Yet Yergin keeps using his argument that the pessimists have been repeatedly wrong. He uses it in his book, and in the excerpt from his book in the Wall Street Journal, and he repeats it in a video interview with the Wall Street Journal and in a Q&A with McClatchy. It seems he thinks that pointing out the past failures actually makes for a strong argument—or at least one that he knows many will find convincing.
"I have seen the same argument raised almost every time someone takes the skeptic's position on the question of peak oil," writes economist James Hamilton on his blog. He points out that it's clearly a fallacy that this argument would apply in general. "Suppose I was trying to convince you that you are a mortal being," Hamilton writes, "and your counterargument was, 'but that's what you said in 2005, and I didn't die then! You said it again in 2007 and 2009, and each time you were wrong. Why should I believe you this time?'"
I like Hamilton's analogy of a person arguing with their doctor—but I think there's a better analogy. Death is an event that's all-or-nothing. Forecasting oil production and trying to tell whether you're past the peak, though, is different since it unfolds over a long period of time, and it is not totally clear that you have passed the peak until a while afterward.
It seems that Yergin and many others don't realize that, by simple logic, it is the biggest pessimists who will be proved wrong first. So pointing out that these pessimists were wrong doesn't tell you anything about when the peak might come, or how much oil we have left.
And that brings me back to the jar of marbles I started this post with.
Figuring how much oil is available is like a game where you put a bunch of marbles into a big jar and have people guess how many are in there. After you collect a bunch of different guess, to find out who wins the prize, you have to pull out all the marbles and count them, one by one.
Once you get to marble #101, the people who guessed 100 marbles or less are out of the game, but everyone else with higher guess is still in the running. When you get roughly halfway through the jar, and you've counted up (let's say) 250 marbles, then you can say that those people who guessed around 500 marbles are probably going to be right. You won't know for sure who's right until you get to the bottom of the jar, but you can get a close enough idea once you're fairly far through the jar.
When it comes to oil, trying to figure how close we are to the peak production, and how much might be left to produce, is a bit like this marble-counting game. The bigger the pessimist, the sooner they'll be proved wrong.
On the other hand, the most optimistic estimators, like Yergin, will remain in the game a long time. If you guess that there are a million marbles in the jar, you can claim, up until the last marble is counted, that you might still be right.
Yergin points that there have been a series of pessimists that have been proved wrong, such as the director of the U.S. Bureau of Mines who, in 1919, predicted the peak of U.S. oil production in the 1920s. So Yergin does have a good point: Just because someone is a highly regarded expert doesn't mean their oil forecast will be right. We can't accept any of these forecasts—optimistic or pessimistic—at face value. We have to dig into them a bit to see whether they're believable or not.
What Yergin doesn't seem to realize—and that others haven't been bringing up, as far as I've seen—is that these arguments apply equally to Yergin's own statements. If experts are often wrong, Yergin himself could be far off the mark. And if it does turn out that he is overly optimistic, we wouldn't expect him to be proved wrong, for sure, until well after the peak—that is, until after it is too late to provide an early warning of shortages to come.
In Yergin's portrayal, it's only the pessimists who have been wrong, over and over. In his chapter on peak oil in The Quest, he does not mention anything about experts who were overly optimistic. But there were plenty of them in the 1960s and 70s who argued that the U.S. had little to worry about, that there was plenty of oil, and that the country's production could continue rising for a long time to come.
One such source of optimism was the nonprofit group Resources for the Future (RFF), a group that's still around. In 1958 and 1960, RFF put out a couple of books that were very optimistic about U.S. oil availability. In their 1960 book, Energy in the American Economy, they concluded "total domestic availability of crude oil in the United States in 1975, at no appreciable increase in constant dollar costs, is on the order of 6 billion barrels [per year]." So you can see for yourself, here's the quote, from page 386:
Six billion barrels per year is about 16.5 million barrels per day. However, U.S. production actually peaked in 1970 at about 9.6 million barrels a day—roughly half what RFF estimated was possible.
A 1963 Scientific American article by RFF's Sam Schurr, the lead author of the book I just quoted, said: "Modern man has made himself largely by burning fuel. The supply of fuel appears to be almost inexhaustible."
The RFF estimate in the 1960 book, the authors go to lengths to explain, is not a forecast nor a prediction, and to achieve it would require sufficient drilling, the right policies, etc, etc—enough caveats that if they were far off the mark, they could cover their butts.
They were well aware of forecasts of a coming peak, though, citing a number of them, including Hubbert's 1956 forecast (discussed in part 1 of this series on The Quest). It's clear that RFF did not expect a peak of U.S. oil in 1970 and a decline immediately thereafter, and that they were wrong about the prospects for U.S. oil.
In the early 1970s, after U.S. oil production had passed its peak, but before the OPEC embargo put the words "energy crisis" on everyone's lips, groups such as the National Petroleum Council argued that the U.S. could boost its production again, as long as there was a "more sympathetic attitude" from the government, as a 1972 New York Times article put it. However, even a huge boost in drilling during the 70s and 80s and the opening of the supergiant Prudhoe oil field in Alaska failed to bring U.S. production up to its previous heights.
Why doesn't Yergin mention the over-optimists like Resources for the Future or the National Petroleum Council that were wrong? (It's worth mentioning that, today, Yergin is a member of the National Petroleum Council.)
Unfortunately, the estimates that turn out, in retrospect, to be overly optimistic will only be proved to be so only a while after the peak of production. But by then, it will be too late for an early warning that scarcity is coming.
In his gloating about all the failed oil forecasts of the past, Yergin is like a kid playing the marble game who guesses really high. He can stay in the game a long time, feeling proud of himself for not being proved wrong, while others are dropping out for having guessed too low. But just because Yergin hasn't been proved wrong yet for sure, it doesn't mean his high estimate is right.
[1]: Notice that Yergin tends to characterize "peak oil" as "running out of oil"—which it is not. In the simplest picture of peak oil, if we're at the global peak now, we've produced about half the oil we ever will. It took us 150 years to reach the peak, and there would be about 150 years of oil production left to go, albeit with the production declining, decade after decade. By repeatedly equating "peak oil" with "running out," Yergin is creating a straw man—but digging into that in more detail will have to wait for another post.


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As the end of the year approaches, Google is in the giving mood.
Just a day after announcing it still had $40 million still available to give to charity this year, reports surfaced that Google donated $850,000 to preserve a piece of computer history.
Google's money went to restore Bletchley Park, a World War II site where the German Enigma code was cracked and "most of modern cryptography and computing theory was developed," according to PC World.
The donation came from the very same $100 million fund that Google still has money left over from.
"We are tremendously grateful to Google for bringing us considerably closer to achieving our development aims," Simon Greenish, CEO of the Bletchley Park Trust, said in a statement. "We have received other generous contributions towards the project but this is the largest single element of the partnership funding and absolutely vital in potentially getting the project underway much sooner than might otherwise have been the case."
There is still a lot of work to complete before the restoration project can continue. The trust still needs to raise funds for a $1.3 million match grant.
Google Donates $850,000 to Save Computer History
As the end of the year approaches, Google is in the giving mood.


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About Connekt
Connekt activates smarter TV experiences audiences love. Connekt's patented, AI-driven platform has powered millions of smart TV ad, content and commerce experiences for partners including LG, Sony, Nielsen, ABC, CBS, Showtime, each of the agency holding companies, and dozens of top brands, like Chipotle, Eli Lilly, P&G, and Target. Connekt's partners use its platform-based SaaS solutions to make their TV investments more targeted, engaging, transactable and measurable. Connekt is a private company headquartered in San Francisco with offices in Denver and New York. For more information, visit www.connekt.com.
Connekt reduced its monthly cloud infrastructure costs by 75% by migrating to Google Cloud Platform services such as App Engine, Compute Engine, and BigQuery.
Google Cloud Results
- Reduces monthly cloud infrastructure costs by 75%
- Consolidates 173 virtual machine instances to 2
- Gains approximately 15 hours/week back to focus on key innovations
Audience connection rate increased from 75% to 90%
Imagine making it possible for live television viewing audiences to check out what brand of tennis racket Serena Williams is using during any given match and where to buy it? Or, when they're watching college football, and a pizza ad comes on, being able to initiate an order through the television remote or Google Home device, in a moment of heightened awareness. Or, enabling recipes-on-demand from a top cooking show, and then making it possible for TV shoppers to fill a cart with the press of a button and get those ingredients delivered? Imagine the power. Imagine the ROI.
Stop imagining. You are ready. Those are the types of smarter TV experiences audiences love and Connekt makes possible for its partners every day.
Initially, Connekt used a colocation data center to support its high-volume/high-availability platform. But the $3 million annual capital expenditure became cost-prohibitive. In addition, Connekt needed a sizable IT staff to keep the data center running smoothly.
In November 2016, Connekt migrated to a public cloud infrastructure, reducing its network operating costs to about $500,000 annually. Nonetheless, high monthly service bills along with the provider's lack of autoscaling capabilities at the time proved unsatisfactory. After four months with that provider, Connekt switched its entire infrastructure to Google Cloud Platform (GCP), attracted to the efficiencies GCP offers in autoscaling as well as the significant cost savings it could provide.
"By moving to Google Cloud Platform we're saving about $200,000 a year, or 75% of what we spent annually on infrastructure costs."—David Rudnick, Co-founder & CTO, Connekt
Since early 2017, Connekt has been leveraging GCP services that include App Engine for its development environment; Compute Engine for virtual machine instances; BigQuery as its analytics data warehouse, which integrates with Google Analytics 360 and other data sources; and Google Data Studio to share performance data via reports with Connekt customers. The company is also beginning to shift its production environment to Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE) to more evenly scale and distribute viewer engagement spikes.
Saving 75% a year
"What happens on TV isn't predictable, and we needed a cloud infrastructure that would enable us to scale easily and affordably," says David Rudnick, Co-founder and Chief Technology Officer for Connekt. "By moving to Google Cloud Platform, we're saving about $200,000 a year, or 75% of what we spent annually on infrastructure costs. Our old monthly bills were as much as $49,000. With GCP, our biggest monthly bill has been $12,000."
"With Google Cloud Platform autoscaling, we were able to go from 173 virtual machine instances to only 2. And App Engine allowed us to rebuild our environment rapidly."—Jim McCombs, VP, Technology Solutions, Connekt
In particular, the autoscaling capabilities of App Engine and Compute Engine are enabling Connekt to significantly reduce its infrastructure costs. "We don't have to build out and pay for a lot of capacity, whether we end up needing it or not," says Jim McCombs, VP, Technology Solutions at Connekt. When Connekt migrated from the colocation data center to its first cloud provider, it created one virtual machine instance for each hardware server it had been using, to help ensure it would have the capacity it needed. "With Google Cloud Platform autoscaling, we were able to go from 173 virtual machine instances to only 2," Jim says. "And App Engine allowed us to rebuild our environment rapidly."
The substantial cost savings have helped Connekt in several ways. "With the money GCP is saving us, we were able to hire a data scientist to help us build out our machine learning capabilities," Jim says. "We've also been able to invest in more exotic data sources to further enhance our AI and machine learning efforts, which we couldn't have afforded otherwise."
Spinning up as needed
Currently, Connekt ingests about 102GB a day of data from its various pipelines. Cloud Pub/Sub ingests the event streams and sends them to Cloud Dataflow for processing and BigQuery for analysis. The data flows occur between 8 and 12 times a day and last from 20 minutes to 1 hour. "Because our data flows are so cyclical, we're starting to run them through GKE. The high degree of scalability means we can spin up nodes to handle an increase in data flow as needed and spin them back down when they're not needed," says Jim.
"By leveraging Google Kubernetes Engine to more evenly scale and distribute the flood of viewer interactions as they happen, we've increased the audience connection and completion rate from 75% to 90%."—Jim McCombs, VP, Technology Solutions, Connekt
Connekt is currently containerizing its production platform on a GKE environment, because of the valleys and peaks that occur daily in its data streams. The company delivers its service based on what's happening on TV at any given moment.
"If someone is just watching a show, they're 'in the valley'," says Jim. "They're usually not interacting with our content much, except in some cases, like the cooking show recipe. But when the commercials come on, suddenly viewers are in the 'peaks,' because a lot of what we do delivers engagement tied to advertising. By leveraging Google Kubernetes Engine to more evenly scale and distribute the flood of viewer interactions as they happen, we've increased the audience connection and completion rate from 75% to 90%."
Connekt's implementation of GKE also provides an increased level of always on instances without incurring additional hourly costs. As a result, its platform is better prepared for spikes in data and is reducing costs associated with missed engagement opportunities. "Instead of keeping one or two App Engine instances at the ready, we're now keeping 10 to 20 instances at the ready with GKE, and at a consistent pricing model," says Jim.
Gaining time back to focus on key innovations
Fully managed GCP services have enabled Connekt to dramatically reduce the time spent on mundane operational tasks to focus on key innovations. "When we were running our own data center, we had an IT staff of 16 people," says Jim. "With GCP, we were able to reassign people to other roles and did not need to fill open IT positions. I'm the only IT person on staff and was able to gain approximately 15 hours a week back. I manage the entire system, and I only need to do it a few hours a week."
Developing a strong ML foundation
Until recently, the majority of Connekt's machine learning work has revolved around statistical modeling. Having hired a data scientist, the company is upping its efforts to gain even more meaningful, predictive insights from its data streams, thereby delivering greater value to customers who depend on its platform to make TV smarter and more effective, so they can achieve a higher ROI. "With its strength in machine learning, Google is the company we needed to help us drive our efforts in that area," says David. "We've put together a collection of great foundational Google APIs in machine learning which allows us to focus on innovative ML and APIs specific to our needs."
Connekt is also leveraging Google Cloud machine learning solutions, with a native, fully managed TensorFlow implementation for deep learning. Google is the original developer behind TensorFlow, an open source machine learning framework.
Proactively complying with GDPR
GCP security is integrated throughout the platform and the Google network, which offers peace of mind, especially since Connekt revenues come from the software it runs on GCP.
"Google has also proactively kept us up to date on GDPR," David says, referring to the European privacy regulation that went into effect in May 2018. "We run commerce on our platform, so we have to comply with privacy regulations. Google helped us figure out what we needed to do to comply with GDPR."
Helping small companies get big
Google sales and support teams have showed a genuine interest in helping Connekt grow. "Our previous cloud infrastructure provider didn't give us the attention we need," says David. "Google gives a rapidly growing company like us precisely what need to win, and their service and attention is phenomenal. We're already punching above our weight and on a solid path for growth and success."
Playing a key role in success
Advertisers find it increasingly difficult to reach audiences on TV. Connekt is gaining traction by helping brands achieve greater engagement from their existing TV ads as well as providing them with new opportunities to target viewers. "We're activating in-content sponsorships that are really cool for our partners in ways that audiences don't see as intrusive but as an invitation to participate," says David. For example, there's a sports tradition in which, after a meaningful win, an athlete playfully dumps a cooler full of a sports drink on the coach's head. When such a moment occurs, the Connekt platform, because it's able to identify products within content in real time, could deliver a relevant moment ad in that televised moment.
"Google Cloud Platform is playing an important part in our success," Jim says. "Without Google App Engine, we wouldn't have become profitable 18 months after launching. Without GKE, we wouldn't be able to scale so easily and affordably. And without BigQuery, we wouldn't have the insights we need to be able to grow our business."
About Connekt
Connekt activates smarter TV experiences audiences love. Connekt's patented, AI-driven platform has powered millions of smart TV ad, content and commerce experiences for partners including LG, Sony, Nielsen, ABC, CBS, Showtime, each of the agency holding companies, and dozens of top brands, like Chipotle, Eli Lilly, P&G, and Target. Connekt's partners use its platform-based SaaS solutions to make their TV investments more targeted, engaging, transactable and measurable. Connekt is a private company headquartered in San Francisco with offices in Denver and New York. For more information, visit www.connekt.com.


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Tony-award-winning director Des McAnuff leads a new revival of this rock opera about the last week of Christ's life, crafted by theater legends Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice. Originally mounted on Broadway in 1971 as a cheeky, provocative manifestation of Webber's and Rice's rock concept album, "Jesus Christ Superstar" is most enjoyable now for the modern glam-industrial production design including a NASDAQ-like ticker, Josh Young's strong turn as Judas, and of course, the famous songs "I Don't Know How to Love Him" and "Superstar". Open your heart and let yourself get swept up in the rousing spectacle of the "Greatest Story Ever Told."
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20 July 2011
Leggy Fashion...
A small ray of sunshine came my way when this arrived...
I do wonder of the Tutu frilling at the top will blow back in my face and annoy me. Only one way to find out I guess... :)
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- Unknown said...
Awesome t-shirt...just not sure about the dress bit. Could be possible with thick leggings though.
Oh I wish the weather would revert back to summer again.
- 20 July 2011 at 21:47
- char said...
i loved this tshirt but just wasn't quick enough when it was launched, you'll look fab! :)
- 21 July 2011 at 09:44
- Haute World said...
This was my favorite of the collection! I missed out on it too though. I need to start scouring eBay as well. A shame about the weather, but this would definitely brighten my day too. Greetings from a fellow East Londoner (and Instagrammer). :)
- 21 July 2011 at 17:48
- Lady Vélo said...
@ The Woollen Typist: Thank you! T-shirts are a bit of a passion of mine, and I had to have this one. Yeah - agreed in regards to the dress element of it - will be teaming this with leggings or Denim Shorts.I'm quite close to giving up on summer! ;)
@dinoprincesschar:It was madness when this collection was launched! Glad that I found this one on eBay and didn't pay through my nose for it! Awww - thank you! I hope I can do it justice! :)
@Haute World: I recognised your name as soon as it came up on here - hello fellow Instagrammer! I didn't know you were in East London too! Do have a scour on eBay, and of course avoid any that are blatent fakes and those who are doing "BIN" for STUPID amounts of money!!! Can only hope the weather gets better... it's been misery in East London for too long! :)
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Labelled the world's 'coolest little capital' by Lonely Planet, Wellington is renowned for its vibrant creative culture. Here are the city's must-dos.
Nestled between a stunning harbour and protected green belt, there's nothing quite like the view from Mount Victoria Lookout in the central city. You can drive all the way up, or walk through the nature trails. Grab some fish and chips and sit on the grass as the sun goes down and the lights come up.
Named as one of the top 8 coffee cities in the world by CNN, Wellington knows its brews and beans. You're spoilt for choice in New Zealand's coffee capital and it's pretty tough to go wrong, but for a typically Wellington brew and vibe, Flight Coffee's The Hangar is a good place to start.
No trip to New Zealand is complete without a visit to the incredible Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa. Discover great treasures and stories of this country, its unique natural environment, Māori culture, art, heritage, and fascinating history at this innovative museum.
Just over an hour's drive or train ride from Wellington city will take you to Wairarapa, one of New Zealand's premier wine regions. Once here, hire a bike from Green Jersey Cycles in Martinborough to cycle your way around the boutique vineyards. You can even book a Tranzit Martinborough Gourmet Wine Tour day trip from Wellington. Easy!
Get up close and personal with a three-eyed prehistoric reptile and New Zealand's native birds (the kiwi) at nature reserve Zealandia. Spot seals at Red Rock Reserve or head over to Wairarapa to visit the home of rare little white kiwi at Pukaha Mount Bruce. Wellington is brimming with nature experiences.
Take a behind-the-scenes tour at the Academy Award-winning Weta Workshop for a peek into incredible artistry and remarkable Kiwi innovation, as well as a few industry secrets. And of course a visit to The Lord of the Rings locations with Wellington Rover Tours is a must for Middle‑earth™ fans.
Wellington is renowned for its events that range from concerts and live theatre to sporting matches, exhibitions and festivals. Among its long list of popular events are New Zealand Festival, an exciting and cutting-edge arts festival, and World of WearableArt™ Awards Show, a visual extravaganza combining arts, fashion and theatrics.
Known as New Zealand's culinary capital, you won't struggle to find excellent dining in Wellington, from eateries like Pickle & Pie to stalwarts such as Ortega Fish Shack and Logan Brown. Wellington is also renowned for its beer scene – barely a city block goes by without a specialist brew bar.
The bright red Wellington Cable Car is a bit of a classic. Enjoy a ride up from the terminal in the heart of the Lambton Quay shopping district up to the lookout for panoramic views of the city. You'll also find the Cable Car Museum, Space Place at Carter Observatory and Botanic Garden.
Right in the heart of the city, Hannahs Laneway is the perfect place to taste local flavours and pick up souvenirs. This lane is gourmet heaven thanks to residents Leeds St Bakery, Wellington Chocolate Factory, Shepherd, Fix & Fogg and Golding's Free Dive.


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Submission of the Ontario Human Rights Commission to the Standing Committee on Social Policy on an Act to regulate retirement homes
May 2010 - Through its various consultations on age, disability, housing, and mental health, the OHRC has heard about the human rights concerns that have arisen with respect to retirement homes. For example, it has heard about retirement home providers not accommodating older residents' disabilities. It has heard about issues of heterosexism and homophobia, where gay, lesbian or bisexual people's lives were not recognized and their partners not acknowledged, or they were subjected to homophobic treatment by facility staff. Several groups expressed concern regarding the cultural, linguistic, and religious needs of older persons living in care facilities.


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Eastbourne is proud of its well preserved 1930's bandstand. Here you can enjoy a variety of concerts from Tribute Bands and 1812 Firework Concerts to Military Bands.
Eastbourne's first bandstand was built in 1893 and a Municipal Orchestra was formed in 1899.
There is a commemorative plaque at the rear of the current Bandstand in memory of Eastbourne bandsman John Wesley Woodward, who was one of those playing on the Titanic when it sank on April 15 1912.
The current Bandstand was built in 1935 and cost £28,000, engineered by Leslie Rosevere. It is one of the most distinctive sights in Eastbourne with its blue dome and silver finial. In recent years the Bandstand has featured in numerous television programmes such as Foyle's War, and is shown in the opening sequence of BBC South East News.
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Moto Dual Lever Mono Basin Mixer
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The simple, clean lines of the Moto range look effortless, but there is hard-working technology within. The taps have a beautifully smooth and precise lever operation, giving them a tactile quality. Attention to detail and commitment to excellence are the hallmarks of an exclusive C.P. Hart product.
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