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Five-day Weather Forecast for Greensboro, NC
A combination of an area of low pressure and moisture streaming north creates more showers and thunderstorms that will continue to impact the Southwest Tuesday into Wednesday.
Storm chaser Brandon Sullivan captured this dramatic rescue in raging floodwaters in Columbia, South Carolina, where record flooding is underway.
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A bridge completely collapses, swallowing a truck in Orangesburg, South Carolina.
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1.Must a youth be 18 years of age to receive a Chafee Educational and Training Voucher?
2.If a State amends its title IV-E State plan to define youth at age 14 as eligible for Chafee services, can the State also make foster care youth who are adopted at age 14 eligible for Educational and Training Vouchers (ETV) under the "youth otherwise eligible" criteria in section 477(i)(1) of the Social Security Act (the Act)?
3.Must students attend school full-time to receive a Chafee Educational and Training Voucher?
4.If a youth has been receiving a Chafee voucher to attend college, but is not taking classes during the semester the youth turns age 21, will the youth continue to be eligible for a voucher through age 23?
5.Would a voucher be available for a youth to get an adult high school certificate or General Equivalency Degree (GED) at a community college?
Answer: No. The statute does not place any minimum age restrictions for the Chafee Educational and Training Voucher program.
Answer: No. For purposes of the ETV program, section 477(i)(2) of the Act permits former foster youth who have been adopted from foster care to be considered as "youth otherwise eligible" for services. However, it restricts eligibility to youth who are adopted on or after the youth's 16th birthday.
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The animals of the first city-dwellers of Mesopotamia
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During this period a large number of settlements established in northern and western Mesopotamia shared the same culture as the south. Southerners may have been trading with local people for stones and metals not available on the southern alluvial plains.
It is likely that they also farmed the herds of Syrian sheep and cattle. The production of woollen textiles from vast numbers of sheep was probably a major part of southern Mesopotamia's economy. Many of the images on cylinders of this period appear to show pig-tailed figures engaged in weaving. Much later texts describe how weaving was the occupation of women, often working together in large numbers.
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As anyone with a dog knows, finding an indestructible toy for your pooch can be nearly impossible. After coming home from work last week to find that my dog, Crazy Legs, had destroyed three of his toys in one day, however, I decided it was time to renew my quest for the perfect toy. An online search for "indestructible dog toys" yielded more than 150,000 results. I found toys of every material, shape, size, and flavor (yes, flavor) imaginable. But none of them really looked indestructible, and reviews of many of the products confirmed my suspicions. After a little more digging, however, I came across inventor Amy Rockwood who has created a toy she describes as "nearly indestructible" with the patent-pending "Chew Toy Safety Indicator." Rockwood's line of toys is made of rubber: green (for "go") on the outside and red ("stop") on the inside. As the patent application describes, "If the green layer is compromised to where the red can be seen from the outside of the chew toy…the toy design is no longer safe for the pet to use." Once the dog chews through to the red, the toy becomes vulnerable and can be chewed into smaller pieces, which a dog can easily swallow. While Rockwood intends for the toys to be indestructible, she has designed them with a safety net of sorts that alerts the dog owner that the toy is no longer safe, thus reducing the risk of choking or digestive complications.
According to the American Pet Products Association, Rockwood's invention is just one of a growing market of pet products. The APPA estimates that Americans will spend more than $55 billion on their pets this year alone. Pet owners are spending more on everything from toys, beds, and specialty foods, to clothing, seat belts, and designer accessories (think collars and pet carriers from Barney's and Burberry). Increasingly, Americans view their pets as family members and are willing to purchase supplies and accessories for their pets like those they would buy for themselves.
One inventor trying to capture a piece of this growing—and ever-more-sophisticated market—is 15-year-old Brooke Martin of Spokane, WA. Brooke has invented a contraption that uses an Internet-enabled device, such as a smart phone or tablet, to allow dog owners to talk to their pets via video, and even remotely deliver dog treats!
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Roy Eng, Michael McGuire, and Mark Robinson are another team of inventors working to extend the length and quality of our pets' lives. Their "Adjustable Wheelchair for Pets" helps animals who have lost use of their rear legs as a result of injury or paralysis. While wheelchairs for pets are not new, they have traditionally been custom-built for each pet, which has meant long wait times and expensive price tags. The adjustable model, however, allows pet owners to purchase the assistive devices off-the-shelf and easily adjust them for their own pets. Once equipped with the chair, pets can resume their regular activities and lead relatively normal lives.
A 2013 report on pet health in the United States shows that cats are living 10% and dogs 4% longer than they did just a little over a decade ago. The study cites a variety of reasons, including better preventive care and higher spay and neuter rates. While it does not examine the influence that new technologies and tools are having on the life expectancy rates of our pets, I like to think that inventors—and their inventions—are contributing to the extended health and well-being of our animal companions.
(Though it's true that Americans spend more on their pets now than ever before, creating specialty pet products is not a new idea: In the 1980s, Ruth Foster invented the Gentle Leader® dog collar, and in the 1950s, Charlotte Cramer Sachs developed her own line of dog accessories including the Watch Dog, a dog collar with a built-in watch. Now those are some smart collars!)


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Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff yesterday sparred with Democratic lawmakers over the feasibility of scanning cargo for nuclear materials at foreign ports before ships depart for the United States.
Mr. Chertoff told the House Homeland Security Committee that total screening is unrealistic and that other measures are being implemented to protect U.S. ports from such terrorist threats.
Cargo is screened by manifest and cargo lists, but is not scanned for radiation until it reaches U.S. ports, where Mr. Chertoff said the goal is to screen 80 percent of the cargo by year's end.
"Why can't we do it on the other side of the ocean before they depart?" asked Rep. Peter A. DeFazio of Oregon. "Why has there been resistance on the part of the administration and the majority here, to screening all the containers on the other side of the ocean?"
In response, Mr. Chertoff said, "For one thing, we don't own foreign ports, Congressman."
The hearing focused on the department's goals for 2007, including border protection, and members on both sides of the aisle asked that grants to various cities, including Washington, be increased.
Mr. Chertoff said U.S. and foreign officials soon will conduct some screening at the ship's point of departure, but the answer did not satisfy Mr. DeFazio.
"We retain the right of sovereignty in international trade and we can refuse the entry of any cargo," said the Oregon Democrat. "The Chinese regularly do this for commercial purposes; we can sure as heck do it for homeland security purposes.
"Anybody who isn't cooperating with us, we say, 'Well, that's fine, but guess what? Nothing's leaving your port to the United States of America anymore.' It's pretty simple."
Such action, Mr. Chertoff said, would cut off 75 percent of international trade and lead to a depressed economy.
Mr. DeFazio proposed a three-year period to implement such a strategy, but Mr. Chertoff balked and called it an "artificial deadline" that would be "as unrealistic as passing a law that says in three years cancer has to be cured."
Rep. Edward J. Markey, Massachusetts Democrat, called Mr. Chertoff's statements "a terrible message."
"You are saying that after the terrorists are in the air coming to the United States from another country that it's already too late, that the same thing is also true with a nuclear bomb in a ship heading for a port in the United States," he said.
The Homeland Security secretary said officials are meeting with shippers and foreign governments to better secure cargo.
One constraint is that some ports are on land already "full of radioactive material" that would constantly set off false alarms.


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Here are some news items that struck my interest today.
Profit Motive to Cost Credit Counselors Tax-Exempt Status from the Washington Post. They won't release the names of the companies losing their non-profit status yet, so beware of all companies that promise they exist to help you.
Five months of networking, still no new job from CNN Money. Network is helpful, but finding the right job can still take time, even for executives.
Mad market for used fuel-sippers also from CNN Money. A 2005 Toyota Prius with 20,000 miles sells more than $4,000 than its original sticker price.
Good debt versus bad debt from Bankrate. Good debt creates value, and examples are student loans, real estate loans, mortgages and business loans. Bad debt covers dispoable items and durable goods, and examples are credit card debt and auto loans. David Bach, the author of The Automatic Millionaire Homeowner, is quoted extensively in the article.
By the way, David Bach has an official blog now.
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I'VE reached THAT point of the school holidays where I have no idea what day of the week it is and I've gritted my teeth so much my jaw aches.... though at least that means I've not shouted my throat red raw. Yet.
Things That Have Made My Teeth Gritted So Far:
1) The Man Introducing The Small Boy To The Concept Of The Squeezy Bottle Full Of Water.
Which may seem an innocent fun-filled concept for long, sunny summer days but in the real world means The Boy is living his own Gunfight At The Ok Corral every single minute of the day and if he isn't actually shooting water at you, he's pretending to shoot water at you.
I've spent 15 years in full anti-gun mothering mode (NO water-pistols... they're gun-shaped *shriek* NOT any shoot 'em up games... that's JUST like using a gun, man *squeal* *Peace & Love sign* etc), I'm not best pleased that the Small Boy is so gun-aware, he can see one in a bottle of Fairy.
2) Introducing Twin Teenager2 To Idea Of The Pierced Belly Button.
It's all my own fault I know it, I was weak. I just didn't think it through. *Shakes head in appalled shock of rememberance* but when Daughter2 asked to have her already pierced ears, pierced a bit more I said: "I'd rather you had your belly button pierced than loads of stuff in your ears."
Daughter2 has inexplicably taken that to mean she is having her belly button pierced and she's having it pierced NOW. NOW. NOW. NOW. NOW. *Hides from constant nagging*
3) Life As A Rolling Pyjama Party.
It shouldn't annoy me. Why should I care. It even saves on the washing. But it does annoy me. "Are you getting dressed today?" I ask the pyjama-wearing teens each and every time I see them wandering around aimlessly in a pair of jim-jams at 1.30 in the afternoon. And they say they're not. And they don't.
And I suddenly discover I'm more like my mother than I would like to be and make them get dressed before eating with the family *Secretly wishes could lounge around in a bedroom watching films all day too.*
4) Harry Potter, Dr Who & The Moshi Monsters....
Yeah, really what I want to spend my money on this summer holiday are small pre-formed pieces of plastic masquerading as collectible items. Daughters 1&2 are having a Harry Potter thang which as well as watching the film, wittering constantly about the fanciableness of somebody Felton, making me listen to said Felton's singing (what's THAT all about) involves putting a £1 into an egg machine for a small piece of plastic uncunningly shaped into a Harry Potter figurine.
Meanwhile vying for who can spend the most of mummy's money are the Third Daughter and the Small Boy - small plastic Moshi Monster figures and ersatz-Lego Dr Who figures (Series1) respectively. It is not to my credit that the Small Boy now has 5 red Daleks, 3 Matt Smiths, 3 Cybermen, 2 Weeping Angels, 1 Lizard Person, 1 Blue Dalek and an Amy Pond. I very rarely see the Moshi Monsters. I suspect she gives them away.
Still four weeks to go yet.... Pass the gin.


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The Theoretical Physics Group in Padova is active in several different branches of research on fundamental physics. Our activities range from string theory and cosmology at the highest energies, down through unification and beyond-the-standard-model physics, through the standard model, to nuclear physics at the low energy scale, also covering statistical and biological physics.
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Thinking of Snow
Since it doesn't appear likely that we'll experience much snow this year in Tennessee I'm importing some pictures of snow to look at. My brother in Flagstaff, Arizona took these pictures of their recent snowfall. They've had several significant snowfalls this year. It would be nice to have just one of them here!
They had 6 inches of snow among the pines.
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There is nothing more peaceful on earth, than walking through a forest of "snow" trees !ReplyDelete
Beautiful pictures !
it is beautiful on the evergreen trees. i didn't know flagstaff got snow?!ReplyDelete
We have snow here today, and it ruined our trip to the museum...bum...I am ready for spring!ReplyDelete
Beautiful sight. I've seen something similar to this before. So silent only an occasional drop of snow from limbs. Heaven.ReplyDelete
They are great pictures. As soon as my brother sent them to me this morning I knew they'd be good one's to share!
Beautiful pictures. Reminds me of my time in Colorado and Germany! Yes, very peaceful state of mind with these type snowfalls....ReplyDelete
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Extended Haagerup Exists! March 25, 2009Posted by Scott Morrison in conferences, planar algebras, small examples, subfactors, talks.
Following on from Noah's post about the great Modular Categories conference last weekend in Bloomington, I'll say a little about the talk I gave: Extended Haagerup exists!
The classification of low index, finite-depth subfactor planar algebras seems to be a difficult problem. Below index 4, there's a wonderful ADE classification. The type A planar algebras are just Temperley-Lieb at various roots of unity (and so the same as , as long as you change the pivotal structure). The type D planar algebras (with principal graphs the Dynkin diagrams ) were the subject of Noah's talk at the conference, and the and planar algebras are nicely described in Stephen Bigelow's recent paper.
But what happens as we go above index 4? In 1994 Haagerup gave a partial classification up to index . He showed that the only possible principal graphs come in two infinite families
(in both cases here the initial arm increases in steps of length 4) and another possibility
This result really opened a can of worms. Which of these graphs are actually realised? (Hint, they're nicely colour-coded :-) What about higher index? What does it all mean? Are these graphs part of some quantum analogue of the classification of finite simple groups? Read one for the answer to the first question, at least.
A few years after this classification was announced (it's actually never been proved in print; Haagerup's paper only goes up to index ), Haagerup and Asaeda constructed the first graph in the first family (where "constructing a graph" means "constructing a subfactor or subfactor planar algebra whose principal graph is the graph", of course), and the last graph. These graphs are now commonly referred to as the Haagerup graph, and the Asaeda-Haagerup graph. Bisch ruled out all the hexagon graphs, and Asaeda and Yasuda recently ruled out all the graphs in the first family except the first two!
This leaves just one, mysterious graph,
called the "extended Haagerup" graph, and no one has known whether it really comes from a subfactor planar algebra or not. Happily, the mystery is now solved, as we (Stephen Bigelow, Emily Peters, Noah Snyder and me) recently found a construction for it. There's no scary subfactor nonsense, lots of pretty pictures, and even some jellyfish.
We give a "generators mod relations" presentation of the planar algebra, so it's essentially pure skein theory, and very accessible. We need a few tricks however. Proving that a set of skein theory relations are consistent (that is, they don't collapse the planar algebra to zero) is in general very hard, and we get around this problem by embedding our planar algebra inside the "graph planar algebra". This is exactly analogous to proving that a group described by generators and relations isn't trivial by embedding it into a symmetric group. Proving that you can evaluate every closed diagram in our planar algebra requires some nifty skein theory, shown in the last few slides.
Our construction relies heavily on Jones' techniques for analysing the representation theory of the annular Temperley-Lieb category, and follows almost identically Emily Peters' recent re-construction of the Haagerup subfactor. If you want to understand more detail beyond what's in the slides, you should definitely read her paper. The differences between the two cases are that to construct extended Haagerup, you need to solve a huge family of overdetermined quadratics in a 148475-dimensional vector space, while for Haagerup the corresponding space was only 375-dimensional, and that the skein theory requires a bit more work.
- 1. Emily Peters - March 25, 2009
Nice summary, Scott, just a couple notes I'd like to add:
First, subfactors/planar algebras actually have a *pair* of graphs as their invariants: a principal and dual principal graph. The list above has one from every possible pair (the more symmetric one), but it's worth noting that, for instance, the graph
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is the principal graph of a subfactor, whose dual principal graph is
o-o-o-o<8=8=8 (the Haagerup principal graph).
Second, regarding the "mystery now solved" of whether extended Haagerup exists, most people who work in subfactors have believed for a while that this does exist, based on numerical evidence provided by Ikeda in "Numerical evidence for flatness of Haagerup's connections."
Third, regarding the skein theory for extended Haagerup: In general to prove that something is a subfactor planar algebra, you need some relations, and some way to guarantee that the relations you have are sufficient. While the relations we get for extended Haagerup are pretty similar in nature to, and epsilon harder to prove than, my relations for Haagerup — the guarantee that the relations are sufficient in extended Haagerup, based on Stephen's jellyfish argument, is stronger, more general, and basically just awesomer than the way I did it for Haagerup.
- 2. Emily Peters - March 25, 2009
Ascii art fails above. The graph I wanted to draw was
- 3. Victor Ostrik - March 25, 2009
What are the fusion rules for extended Haagerup (and its dual)?
- 5. Victor Ostrik - March 25, 2009
My reason is pure curiosity: I remember that usual Haagerup
is related with abelian group Z/3Z (invertible objects in one of
the corresponding categories form this group) and I wonder is there
something similar for extended Haagerup.
- 10. Victor Ostrik - March 25, 2009
Scott and Noah, thanks for the matrices! Actually I am not insisting
on invertible objects, any proper subcategory would be fine.
But I don't know how extract any from your matrices..
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Johnson polymer: Robert "Bud" Equi
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MADISON, Wis. -- Elliot Krause's Big Ten-leading effort made him an easy choice for the league's athlete of the week honor.The Wisconsin senior has been named co-Big Ten Track Athlete of the Week after his world-class effort at the Mt. SAC Relays last Friday. He shares the honor with Penn State's Casimir Loxom.Krause (Appleton, Wis.) scored a 10th-place finish in the Elite Invitational section of the 5000 meters, clocking in at a personal-best 13:34.30 in the fastest 5000 meters race in the world this year. He was the top finishing collegian in the race.His time ranks No. 2 in the NCAA this season and is the fifth-best mark by an American, with three of the four U.S. athletes ahead of him -- including world leader Will Leer (13:21.55) -- recording their marks in the same race at Mt. SAC. Including Krause, the race at Mt. SAC provided 10 of the current top 21 times in the world. Krause's effort, which is the seventh-fastest time in UW history and makes him the fourth-fastest Badger ever in the event, is the top time in the Big Ten this season.Interestingly enough, in his last outing at Mt. SAC, Krause set what held up as the fastest 10,000 meters time by a Big Ten athlete in 2011.Krause's award is the second of his career outdoors and the first for a Badger since teammate Mohammed Ahmed was named the league's track athlete of the week last May.Loxom, a senior at Penn State, earned a share of the honor by posting a league-leading time of 1:46.77 in the 800 meters at Mt. SAC. He also ranks No. 2 nationally in that event.
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Even great mutations need a little help from their friends
Researchers have discovered that, in the influenza virus, being the most beneficial mutation is no guarantee of long-term genetic success.
Positive selection over time of a single mutation affects the entire gene. [Genome Research Limited]
Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute scientists have used computer modelling to understand why some mutations in a virus gene rise to dominance and become 'fixed' in the genome of the virus, while others die out. Their findings were based upon real-world observations of the evolution of a human flu virus, using genome sequences collected over many years by researchers worldwide.
The team studied mutations in the haemagglutinin gene of the human influenza virus A/H3N2, which latches the virus on to human cells during an infection. Using a computer model, the team identified three key factors that determine the long-term survival of a mutation. The three factors are: the benefit the mutation confers to the virus; the background of other mutations that were present in the gene when the mutation appeared; and the effect of subsequent competition from different versions of the same gene in sibling viruses. To test the influence of each of these factors, they applied their model to the changes seen in the haemagglutinin gene between 1996 and the present day.
"We are keen to understand how evolutionary selection within the flu virus works over time and around the world," says Dr Chris Illingworth, first author of the study, from the Sanger Institute. "In some ways, the flu virus is very simple. When a person catches flu, their cells become incubators for the virus. Within each cell, the virus produces copies of itself. However, the evolution of the virus is not so simple. The copying process is highly error-prone, so that the new viruses often contain mutations. New mutations can either help or hinder the virus from spreading. But having the best mutation doesn't guarantee evolutionary success.
"Previous approaches to studying viral evolution have often thought about mutations one at a time, in isolation from each other. But at any one time, a large number of mutations exist. Viruses with different sets of mutations compete against each other, and the combined effect of all of the mutations must be taken into account."
" For the first time, we are able to study the adaptive dynamics of a viral population at the level of individual mutations. "
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The computer model developed by the researchers considered the benefit, or disadvantage, of each mutation, but also looked at whether pairs of mutations appeared together (in the same virus), or apart (in different viruses). In the model, beneficial mutations in the same virus help each other out, while beneficial mutations in different viruses compete. In the haemagglutinin gene of human influenza A/H3N2 an average of seven new mutations fix in the virus population each year. By analysing which gene variations became dominant and which did not since 1996, the team arrived at their result.
"You might expect that the most beneficial single mutation in a gene would always be the most successful in fixing into the virus' genome, but this is not what we found," explains Dr Ville Mustonen, senior author of the paper, from the Sanger Institute. "Our analysis of genome sequences of the influenza virus reveals that two other factors are important for a mutation's success: the sequence of the version of the gene upon which a mutation appeared (how beneficial or not other mutations within the gene are) and the competition from other forms of the gene with different mutations."
The computer model developed by the team built on methods they had employed for studying evolution in a population using genetic sequence data collected across multiple points in time. The approach accounted for the fact that positive selection - where a beneficial mutation enables a virus to thrive - affects the other mutations occurring across the virus gene, either for their benefit, or for their loss. For example, an unhelpful mutation could succeed if it was coupled to a very beneficial mutation further along the gene - hitchhiking to success. However, a weakly beneficial mutation, if it was opposed by another, stronger mutation, could be caused to die out.
"For the first time, we are able to study the adaptive dynamics of a viral population at the level of individual mutations," adds Chris Illingworth. "We can do this because our method looks at selection across the entire gene, estimating both the relative benefit of the genomic background upon which the mutation appeared, and the combined effect of interference from other mutations on the genome over its lifetime. Statistically, we found that mutations were more likely to become fixed in the flu population if they were beneficial for the virus, had been fortunate to appear on more beneficial backgrounds, and had encountered less opposition from other mutations."
The new computer model could potentially aid in predicting how the flu virus might change in the future. However, further research is needed to discover the true potential of this approach. "We need to be cautious before making bold claims," says Ville Mustonen. "Our mathematical model, like all such approaches, is based on a number of assumptions. The next question to answer is whether or not the model matches reality closely enough to make useful predictions."
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The time to ask is not when they're discussing a trade, or assessing an injury in the trainer's room or 10 minutes before the first pitch. Oklahomans can be found in many facets of professional baseball. This includes in the front office, the clubhouse and on the field as coaches and players. The knowledge they have going in and then add to with each season is incredible. During the season, their time can be in high demand. So why not take advantage of the slower pace of winter to ask their input on various aspects of the game?
First-round pick Andrew Heaney talks about getting ready for his starts and game situations
That's what The Oklahoman is doing in an occasional winter series, providing insight for players, coaches and/or fans.
The series begins with former Putnam City and Oklahoma State pitcher Andrew Heaney.
Last season with OSU, Heaney was an All-American, finishing as the NCAA Division I leader in strikeouts with 140.
In June, Heaney was selected in the first round by the Miami Marlins as the ninth overall pick in the 2012 Major League Baseball First-Year Player Draft.
In this segment of the series with Oklahomans, Heaney talks about what he tries to accomplish in between starts and in certain game situations.
Q: Please give me an idea of what you want to accomplish physically and mentally in a bullpen between starts.
A: "I can only speak for me. I have certain things. I have my stride length, which is one thing that I really focus on, pushing off my back leg, finishing out front, just things that you hear since you were little and it sounds simple but those are things that you have to repeat over and over and over and can so easily get overlooked or get pushed to the side. Your side session in the middle of the week is really when you work on the simple little things that you can't think about in the game."
When you come out of the bullpen just before a start, do you have a pretty good feel of what's working for you that day?
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Chapter 6: Language and Intercultural Communication Language as a Barrier in ICC - Translation Problems Components of Language: 1. Semantics:The study of words and meaning. 2. Syntactics: The study of the structure, or grammar, of a language. 3. Pragmatics:The study of how meaning is constructed in relation to receivers and how language is actually used in particular contexts in language communities. 4. Phonetics: The study of the sound system of a language. Lack of Vocabulary Equivalence: Language and Perception Nominalist Position: The view that perception is not shaped by the particular language one speaks. Relativist Position: The view that the particular language individuals speak, especially the structure of the language, shapes their perception of reality and cultural patterns. ? Sapir-Whorf Hypothesis: Language defines our experience. ? 3 areas of research: 1. Language Acquisition in Children: 2. Cross-Cultural Differences in Language: 3. 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Haptics: 3. Proxemics: 4. Olfactics: 5. Semiotics: The analysis of the nature of and relationships between signs in language. 1. excersizes 6. Paralanguage: 7. Chronemics: 8. Eye Contact: 9. Silence: Chapter 8: Understanding Intercultural Transitions Dialectical understanding of intercultural transitions Privilege Dialectic: ? ex. Business people who live abroad ? economically privileged; they receive additional pay, housing and relocation money, etc. ? meet many people through work + can afford to travel to new host location Disadvantage Dialectic: ? ex. Refugees often lack resources in their new host location, may have been chosen out of necessity ? few opportunities to: ? meet new people ? travel in their new homeland ? or purchase basic necessities ? Personal-contextual Dialectic: ? in adapting to new cultural contexts, ppl may be challenged to be culturally competent by behaving in ways that may be contradictory to their personal identity ? ex. 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Last Week in the Forums: Removing Legend Item for Particular Series, Refresh Report When User Selects a New Value from a HTML Listbox
This blog series takes a look back at the past week in the forums, recalling how active they were and highlights some of the questions asked that seem to frequent the forums or other interesting topics. The site was back up, all week, and traffic picked right back up where it left off. Many great questions and answers were posted. As always, thanks to those users who help answer questions! It is a great help to the community!
The unanswered question from last week is about removing a legend item for only a particular series. The poster is hiding a group in the second series of their chart. The group names are the same for both series. They don't want to hide the first one in the legend, just the last one. If anyone knows how they can tell which series is which, in the legend, please post your solution or suggestion, in the thread.
The next question from last week is about reloading a report based on a user's selection from a HTML list box in the report. The poster wants to include a list box of options in the report and when the user selects a new value, they want the report to update with the data from the selected value. An example is provided in the thread that shows how you can add a list box that is populated from the dataSet data, and when a new value is selected, re-run the report with the new parameter.
The last topic for this week is about only showing the grand totals in a crosstab. The poster had seen in the new and notable features for a version of BIRT, that crosstabs could just show the grand totals without showing the measure details, but when they removed the measure, the grand total also disappeared. The issue here is that the poster was trying to remove the entire binding from the crosstab, not just delete the detail element. If you remove the measure completely from the crosstab, the grand total will also go away. So, if you ever want to just show the grand totals, remember to just delete the measure element in the crosstab and set the cell dimensions to 0.
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The reality TV dance show scorecard
The jump basically can plant an already established fanbase onto a different television show. One great example is Ty Murray on Dancing with the Stars. I'm not sure what the percentage of votes for Ty came from fans of Chelsie Hightower and her work from SYTYCD or his charm, but he definitely benefited from someone who knew to make routines that were camera friendly.
Here's a scorecard of contestants. I encourage you to leave comments about other contestants still dancing on reality TV shows that I may have forgotten.
So You Think You Can Dance
- Choreographer Shane Sparks has made the jump from SYTYCD to America's Best Dance Crew; now you never see his face on SYTYCD because of contract ties.
- Three contestants have made the jump to Dancing with the Stars professionals: Lacey Schwimmer, Dmitry Chaplin and Chelsie Hightower. Lacey made it to the finals on her first season.
- As for contestants popping up on DWTS: Benji Schwimmer and Artem Chigvinsev have done a few results show performances, several dancers including Mark Kanemura were part of the Macy's Stars of Dance routines, and Snow Urbin competed to be a professional but lost.
- Dominic Sandoval, Hok Konishi, and Ryan Conferido were part of Quest Crew on America's Best Dance Crew. They ended up winning season three.
- Before Dynamic Edition was on ABDC, Brandon Norris performed on SYTYCD.
- Several contestants have come back to choreograph routines for SYTYCD including Anya Garnis and Pasha Kovalev (Cha-Cha) and Benji and Lacey (West Coast Swing).
Dancing with the Stars
- Mario Lopez clearly used his increased fame from DWTS to land hosting duties for America's Best Dance Crew.
- Similarly, Marissa Jaret Winokur has become the host of Dance Your Ass Off on Oxygen. I guess she's become a poster child for weight loss via dance.
- Louis Van Amstel choreographed two routines for SYTYCD last week. I'm sure we'll see more routines soon.
America's Best Dance Crew
- The biggest swap is probably the resources of Napoleon and Tabitha D'umo. They first appeared on television as the audition scouts on ABDC. They soon turned to SYTYCD to choreograph lyrical hip-hop.
Reality television shows tend to have a lot of inbreeding where several contestants end up on other reality shows (the biggest current culprit has to be Stephen Baldwin), but I don't understand why the dance community feels inbred. There are plenty of dancers out there and many come to the US from other countries to live their dream. So You Think You Can Dance tends to find a lot of potential, so any contestant who wants to further their career should probably try out. The question is why aren't new choreographers and professionals emerging without nepotism or television trades on Dancing with the Stars?


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Known as "The Valley of Plenty," Emmett & Gem County are home to many local fruit orchards. Fruit availability varies by season, of course. We have a map to find what fruit is in season and how to get to the orchards. Many orchards offer U-Pick as well as already-picked fruit. Activities also vary by orchard. Some orchards have farm tours and hands-on farm and ranch experiences. Ask if you can bring a picnic lunch and enjoy eating among the trees. Gift shops are at many of the orchards with fresh jams, jellies and other wonderful handmade items. Get a first-hand family-friendly experience in Emmett, Idaho. Your memories will last forever and you'll be back year after year.
Southwestern Idaho, NW of Boise
Orchard map available at Gem County Chamber. I-84, exit 46 (Eagle Rd)N. 6.4 mi. Left onto Hwy 44 5.3 mi., then right at Hwy 16 for 13.9 mi. Right at Washington (Hwy 52), 1 mi. Right at E. Main St.
Summer, Fall, Spring
Days & hours vary by season. Call for what's in season and a map.
No charge to tour orchards. Fresh fruit may be purchased.


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Professor of Economics, Krannert School of Management
As an economist, David Hummels focuses on international trade. As a world citizen, he's concerned about the greater impact of business decisions on the environment. As a researcher, his insights could help guide international trade policy and economic development.
In his work with the National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER), Hummels is investigating the effects of trade liberalization on transportation, and how that might ultimately impact economic development, greenhouse-gas emissions and climate change.
"This much is obvious –– trade liberalization, the removal of all existing import and export tariffs and subsides, will result in greater demand for international transport," he says. "But what is the extent and composition of the change?
"Put another way, are the emissions from a million euro value of exports shipped on rail from France to Germany dramatically different than the emissions from a million euro value of exports shipped on airplanes from China to Germany?"
His study, first presented in Paris at the June 2009 Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development Global Forum on Trade and Climate Change, required the daunting integration of data from a trade simulation, the weight and value of traded goods, the transportation usages of 40 countries across 29 product sectors, and emissions associated with transport.
A modest 5.8 percent projected growth in the value of trade post-liberalization wasn't a surprising finding of Hummels' research, but a projected 10 percent increase in greenhouse gases had several important implications.
The emissions growth would be concentrated in agriculture, textile and wearing apparel products, which are currently subject to some of the highest tariffs. And tariff preferences enjoyed by nearby trading partners through NAFTA and the European Union would be eliminated, resulting in a trade shift toward distant partners such as Asia and Latin America that cannot be reached by land transport.
In addition, the growth of trade in terms of weight would be twice as great as the growth of trade by value, ultimately leading to a significant contraction in the worldwide use of road and rail transport and an expansion in air and ocean transport.
"The composition of trade has a first-order impact on the types of transportation employed and the associated greenhouse-gas emissions," he says. "Any climate mitigation policy such as a carbon tax could have pronounced effects on how goods move and the kinds of goods that nations trade."
In the classroom, Hummels illustrates the link between economics and the environment with smog-shrouded photos of modern-day Beijing, China, and Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, at the height of the industrial revolution. Though taken nearly a century apart, the similarity of the images suggest that we can build a sustainable future only by first learning from mistakes of the past.
"We have good evidence that as incomes increase, the preferred consumption basket changes," he explains. "At lower income levels like those in developing countries, people mostly buy food, and if they earn enough money, material goods. Over time, our growing income will mean that the value we collectively attach to experiential consumption and the environment will continue to rise."
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Jessica Yu revisits the subject of her own Academy Award-winning short documentary Breathing Lessons by speaking with writer/director Ben Lewin, whose The Sessions brings the story of the paralyzed poet Mark O'Brien to dramatic life.
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Work Of Chinese Activist Artist Ai Weiwei Projected In DC
Images and quotes by Chinese artist and activist Ai Weiwei are seen... News PhotoActivist,Ai Weiwei,Artist,China - East Asia,Forecasting,Horizontal,Human Interest,Image,Newseum,Photography,Quotation - Text,USA,Washington DCPhotographer Justin SullivanCollection: Getty Images News 2013 Getty ImagesWASHINGTON, DC - JANUARY 17: Images and quotes by Chinese artist and activist Ai Weiwei are seen projected on a 74-foot-tall marble First Amendment tablet on the exterior of the Newseum on January 17, 2013 in Washington, DC. The exhibit runs 7 p.m. each night through January 17. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)


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Sixty Seconds with Mike Carroll
What's an initiation ritual when you put a dude on Girl?
They have to tell Rick which concaves are skateable because he can't tell. They have to pack griptape and bolts on tour because no one else is smart enough to carry them for themselves. And they have to do Aaron Meza's, Scott Johnston's and Brian Anderson's shitty laundry.
Name three things that just seem weird.
Japanese food—I shouldn't generalize, though, because I eat Japanese food sometimes—socializing and this question.
What do you miss most about San Francisco?
The food and skating down the street.
Craziest thing you've seen on the Internet?
Besides the beer poop email, it would have to be the octopus or the washing of the hands inside of an anus.
What's a rumor you've heard most about yourself?
I heard one that I focused five boards in a day, and I've heard that I nollie flipped the Gonz gap—I don't even know where that one came from. I did try it a few times, but my board never made it across the gap.
What's the most extravagant thing you've ever bought while on tour?
A bunch of gadgets in Japan, mini discs and stuff.
What's your biggest fear?
Flying without sedatives.
Last time Rick Howard made you laugh.
I laughed when I heard about him going to a Mike Crum after-hours club thing. He paid for everyone to get in and then left five minutes later.
If Girl was a company in the 1980s, which pros would be on the team?
GSD, Jonny Kopp and Jeff Jones.
What's the most ridiculous thing you made your mother buy you as child?
I asked her to rent porn for me. I think she did it once but she wouldn't keep doing it because she got embarrassed. And I made her buy me the G.I. Joe hovercraft.
What is your favorite activity outside of skateboarding?
Searching for a 60-gig black iPod.
Name three things you wish you could change about yourself.
I wish my glass could be more full. I'd like to change the fact that I have to disconnect my beard from my chest, and I wish I could push switch.


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Playing for Change
Presented by The Wilbur Theatre at The Wilbur Theatre
June 15, 2014
Playing For Change is a movement created to inspire and connect the world through music. The idea for this project came from a common belief that music has the power to break down boundaries and overcome distances between people. Playing For Change was born in 2002 as a shared vision between co-founders, Mark Johnson and Whitney Kroenke, to hit the streets of America with a mobile recording studio and cameras in search of inspiration and the heartbeat of the people. This musical journey resulted in the award-winning documentary, "A Cinematic Discovery of Street Musicians." Creating Songs Around the World inspired them to unite many of the greatest musicians they met throughout their journey in the creation of the Playing For Change Band. These musicians come from many different countries and cultures, but through music they speak the same language. The PFC Band is now touring the world and spreading the message of love and hope to audiences everywhere. The true measure of any movement is what it gives back to the people. We created the Playing For Change Foundation, a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization dedicated to building music and art schools for children around the world, and creating hope and inspiration for the future of our planet.
246 Tremont Street
Boston, MA 02116
Admission Info:
Phone: 1-800-745-3000
The Wilbur Theatre will validate customer parking at Archstone Boston Common Garage located at 660 Washington Street. Parking is just $10.00 when you enter after 5:00 pm and exit before 6:00 am weekdays, and all day Saturdays and Sundays from 6:00 am to 6:00 am.
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Instagram is busy with more than just feuding with Twitter these days; it's looking at ways of expanding its audience, with a clear focus on the web for now, but also fixing some of the big problems with Instagram. One of the biggest that hasn't been addressed so far is spam.
As with any popular service, there's plenty of spam on the site. Companies starting up don't have the resources or the expertise to fight spam and it's only after they become big enough to actually attract a lot of spam that they start looking at ways to fight it.
That's what happened with Pinterest and it's true with Instagram as well.
Pinterest has recently revealed that it's deleting most spam accounts from the site in one fell swoop and that its new tools should do a much better job at keeping them from coming back.
When Pinterest announced that it was fighting back in a big way, a lot of people were wondering when Instagram might do the same. It's no surprise then that Instagram has been working on this very thing.
"We've appreciated all of your feedback on spam comments, and we want you to know we're working hard on this to make sure spam doesn't take away from your Instagram experience," Instagram wrote.
"There's no quick fix, but we have a team of engineers working every day to tackle the issue and we hope you'll notice their improvements," it explained.
Users can help fight against spam, they can report posts, comments and images as spam to help Instagram's team move faster. But Instagram is going to have to start moving faster to prevent spam from ever reaching the site and deleting spam accounts very soon after they are created.
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YIELD: 3 Bars
Ingredients2 tbsp chocolate chips
2-3 tbsp peanut butter
2 tbsp milk
1 tsp vanilla
1 tbsp raisins etc
PreparationMelt the first 3 ingredients together in teh microwave in 30 second intervals, stiring and checking.
Then add the oats and optional ingredients, stir. Needs to be dry.
Press mixture into bars or balls.
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Below are a wide variety of Internet links that I have come across and found
to be both fun and helpful to students and parents in math and other
subjects as well!
Please send me an email if you have fun educational links you would like me
to add to this page.
Interactive practice and challenge games on a wide variety of
math topics.
AAA Math
Lessons, homework help, calculators, and interactive worksheets
most subjects taught in class.
Algebra Help.com
Improve math skills interactively with flashcards, worksheets,
helper, and a game room!
A+ Math.com
An archive of math questions, searchable and arranged by grade
level. You
can also submit your own questions!
Ask Dr. Math
Technology tutorials for a wide variety of programs such as
PowerPoint, Excel, and more.
Atomic Learning
An educational program that provides curriculum-based content
spanning six
main subjects including: Science, Math, English, Social Studies,
Health and
Technology. This site is loved by both kids and parents! User
liberty100 Password: lions
Use this site to create a bibliography. Just fill in the blanks
and citation
machine will give you a bibliography in many accepted forms
including APA,
MLA, and many more.
Citation Machine
Cataloged math instruction videos for students.
Countdown: Math Videos
Use this site to help make graphs and charts for all of your math
A different sudoku puzzle each day! Discover secrets to help you
become a
sudoku master!
A handy online dictionary for use in all subject areas.
Online scientific calculator that's absolutely FREE!
Weekly math brain teasers. Grade levels include 3-4, 5-6, and 7-8.
Education Place
Organize your thoughts in any subject area on organizers such as
Venn Diagrams, Timelines, and many more.
Graphic Organizers
Technology tutorials for a wide variety of programs such as
PowerPoint, Excel, and more.
Extensive collection of video lessons ranging from simple
arithmetic through college level mathematics. Categories have
been expanded to include sciences, humanities, and college
entrance test prep.
Kahn Academy
A site with over 400 pages of interactive lessons, homework help,
and forums.
Math Goodies
A wide variety of homework help, tutoring, lessons, practice, and
games. An
awesome math help site!
Awesome interactive math games you can play online or on your
own. Great
Math Lab.com Games
Math games for training addition, multiplication, division, and
subtraction at different levels.
Math Magician
WASL-based problem solving site. Sample problems for grade K-2
and 3-12.
Our paid agreement with the Vancouver School District does not
allow me to
post our password online. Please email me for login instructions.
Math Web
A site that makes complex math ideas accessible
A site containing a library of interactive, Web-based virtual
or concept tutorials, written in Java, for K-8 mathematics.
National Library of Virtual Manipulatives For Interactive Mathematics Studies
A site containing a library of, and lesson plans for,
interactive, Java-
based virtual math activitiesfor K-8 mathematics.
Project Interactive
Type in an Arabic numeral up to 4000 and get the Roman numeral
Roman Numeral Converter
Educationally based online games. (This link was recommended by a
Room 108
Interactive games and activities in a variety of subject areas.
This link is
set to grades six through eight but there are links for other
grades as well.
This site is a great resource to brush up on the basics! It is
also a good resource for parents that want to help their children
but struggle to understand the MathScape text book. Sample
problems and vocabulary included!
Shmoop Beta
Interactive activites and games searchable by grade level and
subject area.
Create a math worksheet on the fly using this interactive page.
Great for
practice of basic math skills.
Superkids Mathematics Worksheet Center
A fun problem solving game used in my problem solving class.
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The Bohemian Hotel Celebration is lowering rates to $129 per night Oct. 26 - Jan. 31. There is no resort fee, and the deal includes free Wi-Fi.
For $30 more per night, visit Feb. 1 - April 30.
Walk to the restaurants and shops of Celebration Village or enjoy miles of walking paths and nature trails around the lake.
A member of the Autograph Collection by Marriott, the hotel offers rooms with views of the town. It boasts a restaurant, heated outdoor pool and transportation to nearby championship golf courses.
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Tuesday, June 08, 2010 - 17:45 PM
Meinl Rules The Us Summer Festivals
Every year for quite some time now, Meinl Cymbals has had a commanding presence on most of the US Summer Tours. This year however, that presence just became bigger.
Here's a rundown of where you can see Meinl this summer in the States -
ozzy osbourne - tommy clufetos
devildriver - john boecklin
skeleton witch - derrick nau
saviours - scott batiste
kataklysm - max duhamel
lamb of god - chris adler
in this moment - jeff fabb
shadows fall - jason bittner
winds of plague - art cruz
decapitated - kerim lechner
the faceless - lyle cooper
the red chord - mike justian
veil of maya - sam applebaum
cephalic carnage - john merryman
animals as leaders - navene koperweis
attack attack - andrew wetzel
every time i die - ryan leger
suicide silence - alex lopez
versa emerge - chris pollock
whitechapel - kevin lane
born of osiris - cameron losch
periphery - matt halpern
Head on out to any or all of these tours and hear the best drummers around playing the best cymbals around!
1 responses to "Meinl Rules The Us Summer Festivals"
Joey posted on Jun 09, 2010 - 9:11 AM
ohhh man, NO GERMAN TOURS !! :-( :-( :-(
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