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Another day, another poll appears for the Scottish referendum. This time it is an ICM poll with the Guardian, and – among those who have made their mind up – it puts No at 51 per cent and Yes at 49 per cent. 17 per cent of those polled remain undecided. The past week of the campaign has been notable for the huge role played by polls in driving both the news and the political agenda. Indeed, the devo-max offer from the three major parties at the beginning of the week largely seemed to occur because a YouGov poll put the Yes camp in the lead for the first time.
I have recently been writing on the idea of public opinion, and one really interesting thing that comes across from the literature is the tension between polling as a science and an art. As Susan Herbst details in her book Numbered Voices, an account of the early days of the modern opinion polling industry in the United States, one of the great rhetorical innovations by George Gallup and his contemporaries was arguing that public opinion could be measured in a scientific way, certainly in comparison with older methods such as straw polls. But the truth is that, no matter how rigorous the method, opinion polling has always required a healthy dose of creative thinking and skilful judgement.
This truth is especially evident in the case of the referendum, as there are so many factors which might have an impact on the final result. Going into the last few days of the campaign, I would list five unknowns that mean we should take all polls, no matter how well constructed, with a big pinch of salt:
- What does "don't know" actually mean? Journalist Dan Hodges was quick to tweet after the release of today's poll that "don't know" was a euphemism for "no". The theory here seems to be quite close the shy Tory factor or Bradley effect, namely that people have already made up their mind on voting no, but are not willing to publicly admit it. This may or may not be true, but it certainly seems that – even if people are genuinely undecided – then they might make their mind up in a predictable way, which would seem to make it more likely they would support the status quo.
- Modelling the electorate is fiendishly difficult. General elections are relatively easy to model, as pollsters have a wealth of data on previous contests. When an interviewee says they are "quite likely" to vote, for example, then how that is understood is based on a range of pre-existing polling and turnout data. But the referendum is a unique case. Partially, this is because it is asking an unprecedented question. In addition, allowing 16-18 year olds the vote adds a completely new cohort of would-be voters. But perhaps most importantly, the 97 per cent registration rate reported earlier this week is completely unprecedented. This means that many more members of the public will be eligible to go to the polling booths on the day of the vote than has ever previously been the case (whether they do or not is a very different matter. See point 4 below).
- What impact could postal voting have? Sky News is already reporting stories about postal voters who are "regretting their choice". Nearly 800,000 people will vote by post. This has a couple of practical ramifications. The first is that postal voters, obviously, will be immune from events in the last days of the campaign. The second is that postal voting of this kind presents a methodological issue for pollsters. Polls are a snapshot of public opinion at the time they are taken, so we would assume that the polls immediately before the referendum will offer the most accurate predictions. However, when nearly 20 per cent of the electorate have already cast their vote, it means that the same poll might not accurately reflect their votes.
- Who will be able to get their vote out? A lot has been made of the Yes campaigns grass roots mobilisation, as distinct from the more traditional top-down approach of Better Together. These characterisations are probably a bit glib, but there is no doubt that, while Better Together can fall back on the organisational muscle of the Labour Party, the Yes campaign has linked itself with a broad range of civic and political groups. Given the very high registration rate among voters and the seeming closeness of the race, effective get out the vote efforts from either side might carry the day.
- How do we understand Labour supporters moving into the Yes camp? Slightly less of a polling issue this one, but one really interesting element of the referendum campaign thus far has been the number of Labour supporters who are moving into the Yes camp (as Peter Kellner notes in his commentary on the recent YouGov poll that put Yes in the lead). There are interesting parallels here with Rob Ford and Matthew Goodwin's important revisionist work on UKIP, where they argue that a significant part of UKIP electoral support is coming from former and natural Labour voters. Ford and Goodwin's argument is that this UKIP-supporting group feels estranged from the modern Labour Party, Westminster politics and deeply economically insecure – many of the same characteristics that are driving the movement towards the Yes camp in Scotland.
Of course, it may be that, come next Friday, the pollsters have got it dead right. It may also be that a last minute swing to one side makes these variables of academic interest only. But, in the meantime, spare a thought for the pollsters grappling with one the most difficult challenges they will have ever faced.


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For our first show of 2010, we discussed the topic "What is your innovation in education, and why does it matter?" This conversation was started by Ben Wilkoff, so naturally we invited him to join us on the show. Ginger Lewman also came into the skype call and the chat room was hopping. Enjoy!
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This recipe is part of the Epicurious Online Cooking School, in partnership with the Culinary Institute of America. To watch it being made, and to learn how to make other Mexican classics, check out the video classes.
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- Makes 12 tamales
- 1 1/2 packages frozen banana leaves
- 1 pound fresh corn masa
- 4 cooked chicken breasts, cut into 1-inch pieces
- 2 cups Mole Poblano
- 1/4 pound fresh lard (see Cooks' note)
- 1 cup chicken stock or low-sodium chicken broth
- Kosher salt
- Thoroughly thaw the banana leaves, taking care not to break the leaves when unfolding them. Place the leaves on a cutting board and use a sharp knife to remove the hard center rib. Using a moist towel, clean the leaves. Reserve a few leaves and cut the rest crosswise into 10-by-12-inch rectangles.
- Place the masa in a bowl. Spoon some of the residual oil from the mole that separated while frying into the masa—just enough to slightly color the masa. Mix in the lard and knead for about 10 minutes, adding enough chicken broth to form a soft dough. Continue kneading for an additional 10 to 15 minutes. Season to taste with salt.
- Arrange a banana leaf rectangle, smooth side down, on a work surface and top with a large spoonful of masa. Spread the masa to cover the entire leaf with a thin, even layer. Place three pieces of chicken in the center of the leaf and cover with two tablespoons of mole. Fold in thirds, as if folding a letter, then tuck the ends under. Repeat with remaining banana leaves, chicken, and mole.
- Fill a large steamer or tamalera with salted water to just below the steamer rack and bring to a boil. Arrange the tamales in a crisscross pattern on the rack, leaving enough space between them to allow steam to circulate. Cover the tamales with the reserved banana leaves and cover the pot with a lid. Steam the tamales at a full boil for about 1 hour and serve.
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Many people are wondering if the history of friction between the Devil Rays and the Red Sox will boil over when the teams meet for the first time tonight to begin a 3-game series in Boston. Even the umpiring crew for the series has been put on high alert by the league office. The latest incident was the well-publicized sucker-punch thrown by the always hot-headed Julian Tavarez at Joey Gathright. One of the problems with the DH in the American League is that pitchers never have to walk up to the plate and face potential retaliation. So we ask…What Would Lou Do? The Sox leadoff hitter would go down, and he would go down hard. The only deterrent for pitchers in the AL is the fear of their own teammates that don't want to be the object of retaliation. For those of us that know of Julian Tavarez's history, we can say one thing, the guy is straight up crazy. I mean cuckoo nest crazy. Personally, we will be disappointed if the leadoff hitter isn't at least brushed back, but we recognize this is no longer Lou's team. How will Joe Maddon handle the situation?
Umps on alert for friction [St. Pete Times]Boston's Tavarez Punches D-Rays' Gathright [ABC News]Julian Tavarez Is Crazy, Man, Crazy [Deadspin.com]


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We won't all get to visit the most beautiful libraries, but thanks to photographer Will Pryce and architectural historian James Campbell we can all get a taste of what they look like.
The pair have spent the last few years photographing and studying over 80 libraries all over the world. Their book The Library: A World History shows the evolution of the library and features libraries from Trinity Hall in Cambridge to Utrecht University Library in the Netherlands. Here are a few of their breathtaking photos.
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Biblioteca Joanina, Coimbra University, Portugal
The Fisher Fine Arts Library, University of Pennsylvania, United States
The Grimm Center, Humboldt University, Germany
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First FY11 NEA Grants to Orchestras Announced - (November 30, 2010)
November 30, 2010, Washington, D.C. - Grants awarded to orchestras by the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) provide vital funding support for projects that support and increase access to music in communities nationwide. The first FY11 NEA grant awards were announced on November 23 through the Challenge America: Fast Track Review and Access to Artistic Excellence grant categories. In addition to supporting local projects directly, NEA funding stimulates crucial giving from other sources like private foundations, corporations, and individual contributors.
Orchestras in thirteen communities will provide performances, pre-concert lectures, workshops, enrichment programs, and master classes with the support of $10,000 grants recently awarded by the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA). Challenge America grants will help orchestras bring the experience of the arts to underserved populations limited by geography, demographics, economics, or disability.
Access to Artistic Excellence (Part One) grants totaling $1,560,000 will allow 37 distinct orchestra projects to provide educational activities, concerts, festivals, master classes, radio broadcasts, orchestra tours, professional development, and residencies in communities across the country.
Future FY11 grants will be announced in the categories of Learning in the Arts for Children & Youth and Access to Artistic Excellence Part Two.
The League has compiled the project descriptions for grants to orchestras and grants related to the orchestra field. Complete lists of grant amounts and project descriptions for awards in all disciplines may be found on the NEA web site.
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FY12 NEA Grant Application Deadlines
The NEA will announce deadlines for FY12 Grants for Arts Projects, the Endowment's major support category for organizations in early-mid January. The Access to Artistic Excellence and Learning in the Arts for Children and Youth categories have been replaced with a new funding category called Art Works, with the sub categories of Creation, Engagement, Livability, and Learning.
While the full slate of deadlines has yet to be announced, the NEA has announced that the Learning deadlines (previously taking place in June) will now be March 10, 2011 for community-based projects, and August 11, 2011 for school-based projects. The deadline for Challenge America Fast-Track Review Grants will be May 26, 2011
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The origin of perennial water-ice at the South Pole of Mars
Thanks to data from ESA's Mars Express mission, combined with models of the Martian climate, scientists can now suggest how the orbit of Mars around the Sun affects the deposition of water ice at the Martian South Pole.
Early during the mission, the OMEGA instrument (Visible and Infrared Mineralogical Mapping Spectrometer) on board Mars Express had already found previously undetected perennial deposits of water-ice. They are sitting on top of million-year old layered terrains and provide strong evidence for a recent glacial activity.
However, only now a realistic explanation for the age of the deposits and the mechanism of their formation could finally be suggested. This was achieved thanks to the OMEGA mapping and characterisation of these ice deposits, combined with the computer-generated Martian Global Climate Models (GCMs).
The mapping and spectral analysis by OMEGA has shown that the perennial deposits on the Martian South Pole are of essentially three types: water-ice mixed with carbon dioxide (CO2) ice, tens-of-kilometres-wide patches of water-ice, and deposits covered by a thin layer of CO2 ice.
The discovery of the ice deposits of the first type confirms the long-standing hypothesis that CO2 acts as a cold-trap for water-ice. But how were the other two types of deposits, not 'trapped' by CO2, accumulated and preserved over time?
Franck Montmessin, from the Service d'Aéronomie du CNRS/IPSL (France) and lead author of the findings, explains how the deposits of water ice at the Martian's poles 'behave'. "We believe that the deposits of water-ice are juggled between Mars' North and South Poles over a cycle that spans 51 000 years, corresponding to the time span in which the planet's precession is inverted." Precession is the phenomenon by which the rotation axis of a planet wobbles.
Montmessin and colleagues came to the conclusion by turning back time in their Mars climate computer model. This was done by changing the precession together with other orbital information.
The scientists set the clock 21 000 years back, when the closest vicinity of the planet to the Sun corresponded to the northern summer – a situation opposite to that of today.
The model has shown that water at the North Pole was in an unstable condition and was easily transported to the South Pole in the form of water vapour, to then re-condense and freeze on the surface. Up to 1 millimetre of water ice was deposited at the South Pole every year. After Mars has spent more than 10 000 years in that climatic configuration, this accumulation led to a layer up to 6-metre thick.
About 10 000 years ago the precession cycle was inverted, and started to return to its current configuration. Water-ice at the South Pole became unstable, and was forced to progressively return back to the North.
About 1000 years ago, by a not-yet-well explained trigger mechanism, the erosion of the water-ice deposits at the South pole was blocked as soon as layers of CO2 ice were deposited on the water-ice and trapped it, as OMEGA has observed them.
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Mars is currently experiencing 'Southern summer' – that is, water ice is more likely to accumulate at the North Pole.
The findings appear in the paper 'On the origin of perennial water ice at the South Pole of Mars: a precession-controlled mechanism?', by F. Montmessin, R. M. Haberle, F. Forget, Y. Langevin, R. T. Clancy and J.-P. Bibring, accepted for publication in the JGR Planets journal, and presented at the 7th International Conference on Mars, Pasadena, California (9-13 July 2007).
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Frank Montmessin, Service d'Aéronomie du CNRS/IPSL, France
Email: franck.montmessin @ aero.jussieu.fr
Jean-Pierre Bibring, OMEGA Principal Investigator, Institut d'Astrophysique Spatiale - IAS, Orsay, France
Email: jean-pierre.bibring @ ias.u-psud.fr
Agustin Chicarro, ESA Mars Express Project Scientist
Email: Agustin.chicarro @ esa.int


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I wouldn't want it any other way
The bad comes with the good.
My regular season was a good regular season. My postseason was not. The thing to remember is that if you put your heart into it, if you care, if it means something to you, it's going to hurt. I don't think I would want it any other way. If I was sitting here and didn't feel anything right now, then I need to do something else. That's a waste of my life of putting it all on the line. That's kind of what the role is all about. It's feast or famine.
It's also important for other people to understand that if you go out there and get a loss, blow a save, it's not so much that you hurt for yourself. Feeling sorry for yourself, I've always said is a waste of energy. You can't do anything to change it. But the energy and the time and the love that you put in for your teammates, that's what makes it hurt. That makes worth it, too.
On the flip side, the other team, whoever that is, unless you win your last game, the other team is celebrating. That's why we play. We show up at the beginning of the season to win the World Series.
At first you feel numb to it, because it's a shock. That's what me sitting on the bench was at first. But after I came out of the game, we still had three outs to play. So you're still trying to figure out a way to help your team win. I was on the top step, cheering our guys on. It's not over until it's over, obviously. You've seen that a lot in this postseason. Weakness is quitting at that point. Weakness is feeling sorry for yourself.
Weakness is expecting people to pat you on the back. You appreciated it. Does it help? Not really? Does it hurt? No. Then do you appreciate it? Absolutely.
When it's over, some people sit in the dugout, dwell on it. To me, I don't sit out there for too long. It's over. My team is in the clubhouse, so that's where I go.
Those next five minutes are probably the worst, worse even than Ryan Howard's game-tying double or Werth's ball falling in for the go-ahead run. Those are the worst moments, just because there is nothing left that you can do.
But you go into the offseason, you learn from it. For me, I realize how special a year it was for this group of people.
And 2010, that's all that's left to put your energy toward.
Any energy spent feeling sorry for yourself is wasted energy
The single by Chase Utley in the ninth inning should have been a foul ball. He hit it, and the ball definitely hit his leg. The umpires didn't see it. I also thought he was out at first base, but they said my throw pulled Todd Helton off the bag. They ended up getting a sacrifice fly from Ryan Howard for the go-ahead run. Now we have to win to stay alive.
This was disappointing. But that's the thing. You can't get it back. So to spend more energy … We can argue all night long whether the ball hit him. We can argue all night long whether he was safe at first base. Actually, there's not much of an argument. It's right there on video. But we can't change it. That's the truth of the situation. That's the fact, the reality that you have to move forward with. From there, it's pretty simple. What are we going to do tomorrow to force a Game 5?
That's the bottom line. We lost today. That's part of the game, figuring out a way. How many times have we lost, then won two in a row? That's all that's left in front of us, to win two games in a row. You do it one game at a time, one pitch at a time, one out, one moment. As long as you don't spend too much time and energy dwelling on everything that you want to scream about … You've got to move past it. You have to be stronger than the situation. Just show up tomorrow ready to work.
Both of my parents never let me make excuses. They never let you pout. They never let me throw my helmet after an at-bat or come in after a school test and explain why. There was never any talking about things by saying, "That's unfair." You can either spend time thinking about what's unfair, or you can spend time thinking about changing your situation. So any energy spent on feeling sorry for yourself is wasted energy.
Cool with the cold
Not playing yesterday was not a disruption to our routine. The game got postponed before most of us woke up. It would be one thing if you got to the field, you got all ready to go. That would have provided a little bit of a disruption. But that's part of the playoffs and part of weather. I think it served both the teams pretty well. It gave everybody a day off. We had a workout, and now we're ready to go.
I've pitched in colder weather than tonight. I pitched in '06 in Detroit, and it snowed the day before. But I guess it's all relative. You've got heaters in the bullpen, so they'll keep you plenty warm. There are a couple of tanks of gas and a portable heater that pours out hot air down in the cage at the bottom of the scoreboard in right field. No one is going to pretend it's not cold and sit outside. It's about being ready to pitch when they call you. Now, if this were April or something, guys would joke around, sit out side and say they aren't cold. Now, though, everybody's going to make sure they're doing whatever to keep warm.
I'm sure the guys in the bullpen will go down there in waves. They'll go down when their inning comes up. If you're in middle relief, you'll go down at that time. You want to stay in the clubhouse and stay warm as long as you can. Guys should do that. They will.
In the ninth, I pray for strength and courage
We won today, 5-4. And now the Phillies are coming to our place with the series tied. The goal is to win every game, but after we lost the first one we forgot about that and thought about the best-case scenario. I ended up getting the save today. It was a tight game.
Once Jayson Werth hit the home run in the eighth inning, I knew I was going to be in the game. I knew Franklin Morales was going into the game, so I had some time. I prepared myself a little bit slower.
When I was running in from the bullpen, I had a right-hander up first, Ben Francisco. He's a first-pitch swinger, but I don't care who you are, if you're coming off the bench in this kind of a game, I'm going to challenge you. I'm going to be 0-1. They know I've got my slider and they pay more attention to it. It gives you more room for error with the fastball.
But right before I step on the mound, I step back and say a little prayer. My prayer is for strength and courage. It's not to win, not for success. Just give me the strength and courage to do my job to the best of my ability. I've always felt that if you stick to that code, the results will take care of themselves. If you get beat, at least you're competing with that frame of mine.
With one out, they sent up Matt Stairs. I knew they'd send him up. He's had a lot of success — 4-for-8, two home runs. I know that every time he's gotten a hit off me, it's cost me a win, cost me a blown save … either way it prolonged the game longer than it should've been. And you respect that about him. There will be those guys around the league that see you and hit you well. My one advantage, I did put this in my mind, he's never seen me from the right side of the pitching rubber. I moved there from the left side earlier this year. Even then, I got ahead 1-2 and he laid off some good pitches. He takes tough at-bats. That's why he was in there. He did what his team needed to do, draw a walk.
Jimmy Rollins got a solid hit with two out. As soon as you give up a hit in that situation, you have to forget it.
Then Shane Victorino comes up. I had two strikes. All I was thinking was just one good pitch. You're one good pitch away from the game being over.
I slowed it down. I slowed the game down a whole lot. He's gong to be on my pace. I'm going to be sure of the pitch I'm going to throw, and I'm going to be sure of exactly how I'm going to throw it before I step on the mound. When you see me pause, when you see me rub that ball up, I'm focusing on making one good pitch. With Rollins, I didn't make my pitch. The pitch to Victorino, I felt, was a good pitch. He did a good job just to hit it. We had him played right.
That was another one of those moments when it took awhile to get to Clint Barmes' glove. But from the mound, I can see in 'Barmie's' eyes when he relaxes, when he knows he's going to get there.
I don't know what I did, but when I turned around I was close to my catcher, Yorvit Torrealba. I must have shuffled halfway to home plate.
It's playoff time … so stay hydrated
You wake up today excited, like you do most days. These just mean a little bit more. There are natural emotions that go with it. If you don't experience that, you're not a human being. That being said, you just go about your business, same as you've always done and enjoy the fact that we're in the playoffs. We're doing something that's extremely special. We were a team at the beginning of June we were a team that was a dead issue. We've still got a chance to win a World Championship. That's the coolest part about today. It's just the first step. Hopefully, we're on an 11-win journey to winning a World Series ring.
So you stick with your routine. For me, it's getting a big bag full of little bottles of water and taking them to guys during batting practice. In most visiting parks, they think I'm the water boy. That's fine with me.
I started doing it my rookie season with the A's, with Octavio Dotel and Ricardo Rincon. They wanted water during BP. I was a rookie. They were veterans. I obliged. I had a good year, was the American League Rookie of the Year. I did it the next year and we went to the ALCS. By that point it had become habit, so I've carried it here.
Everybody likes it. You stand out there during BP and you don't get anything to drink, unless you run all the way in to the dugout and run all the way back out. Everybody seems to take a pretty good liking to it. I keep my boys hydrated. You're not going to see anybody cramping up out there, that's for sure.
I'm a veteran now. But that's part of being on a team. You take care of each other. Guys pick each other up in all kinds of different ways. It's another something to focus on, part of a routine that helps you stay calm and pass the time.
I did it the whole time when I was injured, out with a biceps tendon strain. You've got to keep it going, especially when the team get on a roll.
I don't do it during Spring Training because there are 62 guys. Sixty-two bottles of water is something like 70 pounds. September is always a little tough because you've got 40 guys out there. But not that it's the playoffs, it's easier.
It's all water, except Jason Marquis likes a red sports drink and Garrett Atkins likes blue or green. I take special requests whenever I can.


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- Kimi Raikkonen says he can win the world champions with Lotus
- The Finn was crowned drivers' champion with Ferrari in 2007
- Raikkonen finished 2012 in third position, behind Sebastian Vettel and Fernando Alonso
- His current deal with Lotus expires at the end of the season
Never let it be said that Formula One driver Kimi Raikkonen is lacking in confidence.
Although he managed to finish third last season, the Finn was still a whopping 74 points behind world champion Sebastian Vettel, but former world champion Raikkonen remains confident that Lotus can challenge the sport's elite in the coming season.
"It's clear from working with them that they are racers, and you can see in their history that they've won championships," the 33-year-old driver, who won the drivers' championship with Ferrari in 2007, told Lotus' official website as the team became the first to unveil its new 2013 car this week.
The Finn made his return to F1 in 2012 after a two-year absence and propelled his Lotus car towards the front of the grid, grabbing a win at the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix on his way to finishing third in the drivers' championship.
"Nothing I saw last year made me think that another championship was impossible in the future," added Raikkonen. "Of course, there is some pretty tough competition out there and everyone wants to win.
"The team have beaten everyone before and there's nothing to say they can't do it again."
Many observers were surprised to see Raikkonen, who spent time racing in NASCAR and the World Rally Championship during his two-year absence, return to F1 and enjoy immediate success despite being a veteran of 19 previous grands prix wins.
But Raikkonen never lost doubt in his own ability as a driver.
"I knew I could still perform well in Formula 1 given the right opportunity," the Finn continued. "It was only other people who had doubts.
"There will be a new car which we'll want to develop and get working at its best. There are always changes in the sport; some small, some big. Generally everything's pretty similar, and the feeling of racing on track is pretty familiar."
Raikkonen is entering the final year of his contract with the British-based team, but he is yet to sit down and discuss his future.
"I'm not really thinking beyond this season at the moment, but I'm sure there will be talk before the end of the year," said Raikkonen, who will turn 34 in October.
"I enjoyed my comeback to Formula One last year and there's no reason to say I shouldn't enjoy the 2013 season too. I know there will be big changes to the cars and regulations for 2014, so who's to say that won't be exciting."
Raikkonen and his teammate Romain Grosjean will both be on the track for the season-opening Australian Grand Prix on March 17.


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The city made famous by the tragic love affair of Romeo and Juliet has actually much more to offer than romanticism. While the Shakespearean tragedy is a work of fiction of one of the greatest playwrights in history, Verona in the Veneto region of Italy is 100 percent real. Its sights, sounds and attractions can be felt and touched by all the senses. And yet the ill-fated story of starstruck lovers, no matter how unreal, has taken on a life of its own. No matter how cynical you have become, the belief in undying love that seems to envelope the city further heightens its appeal and rubs off on you. You can't leave Verona without loving it.
Juliet's House, with her very famous balcony, looks just as you likely imagined it when reading the famous play. But after you've scribbled a love note on her walls, it's time to see the more authentic sights. The Roman Arena may look to be crumbling from the outside but it still holds performances during opera season. The Basilica di San Zeno Maggiore, with its frescoes dating from the 12th to the 15th centuries, is breathtaking while the Duomo, with the Cartolari-Nichesola Chapel, is another remarkable architectural stop. Other churches worth a visit are the Chiesa di Sant'Anastasia, the Chiesa di San Fermo and the Chiesa di San Lorenzo. If you want to relax, the well-sculpted gardens of Giardino Giusti are as charming as when they were first opened to visitors in 1591. The Castelvecchio Museum has a dazzling array of exhibits. If you want to get a wide view of Verona, climb up the Torre dei Lamberti.
Dining in Verona is best enjoyed in one of the city's many family-run restaurants or fine-dining establishments. You can sample gnocchi, risotto, tortellini and pastissade de caval in many of the eating places around Via Mazzini, Via San Sebastiano and Via Arche Scaligeri. Many cafes and bars are clustered along Piazza delle Erbe. There are also many eating and drinking spots in Piazza Bra but these can be very crowded.
Whether you're looking for high-quality fashion, bags or jewelry, the main shopping street in Verona is Via Mazzini, where many Italian brands are represented. The Corso Porta Borsari has great souvenirs while the Corso Sant'Anastasia offers antiques and other minor masterpieces. For wines, head to Oreste dal Zovo in Vicolo San Marco.
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In my last post I wrote about my new extension command, SPSSINC TRANS. That command makes it very easy to apply Python functions to the case data by handling all the data passing, variable creation, etc, so you just have to write one line of Python code to call the function.
I have now posted a substantial rework of the initial beta version. As the saying goes, plan to throw one away: you will anyway. The difficult part of designing and implementing this command was getting the Python function expression through the SPSS Universal Parser, which doesn't speak Python, and then taking it apart and setting up the requisite connections with the data.
My first version was based on regular expressions to extract the parameters and PASW Statistics variable names. That worked well enough for what I originally had in mind, although the re's were a bit complicated. But as I explored the sorts of functions that would be useful with this facility, the problem got more complicated.
- I wanted to support functions that did not have named parameters for everything. The original implementation required function parameters to be specified in the style
parm=variable. But many of the built-in Python functions only accept positional arguments.
- I wanted to support lists as parameters so that a bunch of variables could be passed in as a single parameter.
- I wanted to support other more complicated expressions as parameters.
As I thought this over, I realized that instead of my trying to parse Python code, I should let Python do it. Python has a compile function that can compile an expression such as a function call. This is then evaluated using the eval function. Just what I needed. So I ripped out all the original code that sort of parsed the function call expression and used compile to set it up.
It took me a little while to get the hang of how to use compile and what it produces – not the best documentation you might find. The issues were how to know what to import to make the function call valid and how to figure out which parameter values needed to be satisfied by Statistics variables. And a little bit of error handling code to help the user when something isn't right.
Got all that worked out, so now the command is much more general, and the implementation code is shorter and more robust. Should have thought of this the first time. And because function parameters can now be more general expressions, I axed the ASINTEGER subcommand in favor of just using int(x) in the parameter expression if that capability was needed, which would be infrequent anyway.
Because the code has to pass through the Universal Parser, there are still some expressions that will not work, but you can quote the entire function call expression and be protected from that if needed.
The new version, still considered a beta, is now posted to Developer Central.
So, once again, my hat is off to the Python designers: just about everything in the language is open to use in ordinary program code. Just a bit more work on the documentation, please.


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Taylor Wisneski said running for the Lansing School Board was not something that he had considered, despite some admittedly lofty political ambitions.
Taylor Wisneski said running for the Lansing School Board was not something that he had considered, despite some admittedly lofty political ambitions. "I actually do want to be the President of the United States," he said. "I've bounced back and forth between positions, but that's the one that I've been with the longest." His Twitter account profile bears that out, with the hashtag #wisneski2032 appearing underneath his name. Still, the 18-year-old said the prospect of running a political campaign —especially while trying to finish his senior year at Lansing High School — had not occurred to him until he got some words of encouragement. "I had a teacher approach me saying 'I would never ask another student to do this, but you would be the most fitting person,'" based on his interest in politics, he said he was told by LHS librarian Debra Hutton. "She said this is a stepping stone." Far from a "eureka" moment, Wisneski said the suggestion initially took him back. "At first I had kind of a nervous panic because it had never been something I thought about," he said. "But she said 'talk it over with your parents, maybe some peers — see how it feels to you.' I love education and education with politics, it just fit perfectly. And I knew it was something that I had to do." By the time the school's winter break had started, Wisneski said he had officially filed for a seat on the Lansing School Board in the April 2 election, after talking it over with his parents, Travis and Jeanne Gray. He said they've been supportive. "We don't really talk about it day-to-day, but after I came home from the school board meeting (in January) they just listened to me rant on for hours," he said. "They think it would be a good thing." Wisneski credits a recent experience with a voter registration drive as part of the school's leadership class as a formative political experience, but he said he's always been willing to share his opinion and hear others out. With his filing, he said he's also immersing himself in data each day — reports, charts and other information available about education in Kansas and the Lansing School District — something that he admits to most people would seem "nerdy," but is fascinating for him. "There's so much knowledge out there that I have to learn and I want to learn," he said. Despite the fact that he does not campaign on campus, he said word has steadily been getting around about his candidacy, both in and out of school. "Almost by the day, I have people come up to me and say I'm proud of you or say that it's kind of a neat thing," Wisneski said. As a high-school student running for school board, Wisneski is not alone, even this election cycle — another high school student, Chance Lammer, is currently running for a spot on the Shawnee Heights School Board in Tecumseh, Kan., near Topeka. But he said he realizes being a younger candidate might put him at a disadvantage in some voters' eyes. "I had a lady tell me that she didn't really think I had a chance but it was nice someone so young was running," he said. "I took that, not so much as a challenge, but as a push to be like, well, let's see if I can not just run, but make it." It's not just encouragement or his own ambition that motivated him to file — he said he thinks of his five-year-old brother, Jackson Gray when he considers the changes and challenges facing the district's board, especially as they manage a $73 million construction project that includes a new high school and athletic facilities and a remaking of the current high school into a new middle school campus. "I wanted to make sure that between the taxes, the bond and the new buildings —�not just for my brother but for all students —�that we got the best quality that we could get," he said. Wisneski said he supported the recent bond issue that will fund those projects, partially because he's been in LHS's congested hallways during passing periods and seen classes fill up more in the last few years — a perspective he feels could benefit the board. However, he said he feels the new high school could serve as a rallying point for the entire community. "I don't want people to just think there's Lansing, the town of a few thousand people," he said. "I want them to think there's Lansing, they're ahead in academics, in athletics, just everything under the sun." Wisneski chose a decidedly 21st-century method — Twitter — to officially announce his candidacy for the Lansing School Board. However, to get the word and his message to all voters, he said he'll also utilize the time-tested tradition of going door-to-door. He said he's got a campaign manager and is developing a sort of five-point message to quickly tell voters why he's running and what he thinks is important. Early themes include "a youth's perspective" and "the right direction for the future." While reaching out to everyone, Wisneski said he has also made it a goal to engage students more in the local political process. Next year, Wisneski said he will be attending Kansas State University for pre-law and leadership, with plans to attend Washburn University to finish his law degree afterward. As he finds his footing as a freshman in college, he said service on the school board would remain his top priority. Still, with five other candidates against him —�current board member Beth Stevenson, Rich Hauver, Sylvia Martens, Steven Buffo and Garrett Martin — there is no guarantee of a spot for him at the dais following April's election. Wisneski keeps that in mind, but said he doesn't view it as a missed opportunity in any case. "This would mean a lot to me, win or lose," he said.


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Back in August I recieved a correspondance that I quote from portions of below with the authors permission.
" ... In 2009, JAMA published a review on The Chiari Conundrum, that focused on the possible interrelationships between the structural and functional anatomy depicted by Upright MRI of the cervico-occipital junction I had been collecting a series of MRI findings on patients with the seemingly unrelated , varied and disparate, neurological maladies of migraine headaches, NPH, MS, Parkinsons and Alzheimer disease, when a single thread of connection became apparent; CSF flow disturbance I did a cursory investigation of the literature and proposed The unifying concept of CSF Cerebellar Ectopia This initial gathering of my thoughts is obviously naive compared to your level of experience, originality, understanding and explanation of the theory The articles on your website demonstrate clearly that you have the most complete understanding and explanation of this concept "
David Harshfield, M.D., M.S. - radiologist and founder of the College of Integrative Medicine
Dr. Harshfield has been collaborating with Dr. Scot Rosa using upright MRI to check blood and CSF flow as well as cerebellar tonsilar ectopica (CTE) before and after Atlas Orthogonal (AO) upper cervical intervention. AO is a low force technique that uses specific x-rays and a special device to deliver a sound wave to correct the upper cervical spine along specific lines or vectors. They began looking into the Chiari (CTE) connection about ten years ago. The results of their research so far has been fascinating and confirm what I have long suspected. Humans are predisposed to CTE due to upright posture and the unique design of the skull, spine and circulatory system of the brain.
For further information on Dr. Harshfield's research visit the following link and scroll down to his presentation on Chiari, CSF, MS, Migraines, NPH, IIH etc..
For further information on Chiari malformations/CTE and NPH you can also visit my website at the link below.
I will be collaborating with Drs. Harshfield and Rosa on future research using phase contrast cine upright MRI to study among other things, CTE and NPH as well as blood and CSF flow in the brain during upright posture.
I will be happy to answer questions regarding this fascinating research here or on my website.
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Climate Change and Developing Countries. Kluwer Academic Publishers, 2002..
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"Climate Change 2014 Mitigation of Climate Change." IPCC 5th Assessment Report. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, 2014..
"Energy Systems and Population Health." Annual Review of Energy and Resources. Vol. 29. 2004. LBNL-52780..
"Integrating ecology and economy in India." 1993. LBNL-59895..
"Key Factors Influencing Autonomous Vehicles' Energy and Environmental Outcome." Road Vehicle Automation. 2014. 127-135..
"Manufacturing." Macmillan Encyclopedia of Energy. Vol. 1. 2001. LBNL-48351..
"Project-based activities." Land Use, Land-Use Change And Forestry. Vol. 8. 2000. LBNL-60365..
"Summary to policy makers: Land use, land-use change, and forestry." Land Use, Land-Use Change And Forestry. Vol. 8. 2000. LBNL-48366..
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"Acting Globally: Potential Carbon Emissions Mitigation Impacts from an International Standards and Labelling Program." 2012. LBNL-2331E..
"Addressing Water Consumption of Evaporative Coolers with Greywater." 2012. LBNL-5532E..
"Analysis of Minimum efficiency Performance Standards for Residential General Service Lighting in Chile." Latin American Meeting on Energy Economics. 2011. 15. LBNL-4824E..
"Analysis of Potential Energy Saving and CO2 Emission Reduction of Home Appliances and Commercial Equipments in China." The 2010 American Council for an Energy Efficient Economy's Summer Study on Energy Efficiency in Buildings. . 2010. LBNL-3617E..
"Analysis of the Energy Intensity of Industries in California." ACEEE Industrial Summer Study. 2011. LBNL-5869E..
"Assessing the Cost-Effective Energy Saving Potential from Top-10 Appliances in India." 9th International Conference on Energy Efficiency in Domestic Appliances and Lighting (EEDAL). 2017..
"Assessment of Building Energy-Saving Policies and Programs in China During the 11th Five Year Plan." The 2010 International Energy Program Evaluation Conference, Counting on Energy Programs. 2010. LBNL-3618E..
"Baseline Evaluation and Policy Implications for Air Conditioners in Indonesia." 9th International Conference On Energy Efficiency In Domestic Appliances and Lighting. 2017..
"The benefits of creating a cross-country data framework for energy efficiency." 7th International Conference on Energy Efficiency in Domestic Appliances and Lighting (EEDAL '13). 2013. LBNL-6735e..
"The Boom of Electricity Demand in the Residential Sector in the Developing World and the Potential for Energy Efficiency." 2008 ACEEE Summer Study on Energy Efficiency in Buildings. Vol. 9. Pacific Grove, Ca, 2008. LBNL-2329E..
"Characterizing emerging industrial technologies in energy models." Sustainability and Industry, Increasing Energy Efficiency, 7/29/2003. 2003. LBNL-52774..
"China and India: Energy Service and Related Material Demand Projections." 38th International Energy Workshop. Paris, France, 2019..
"Considerations in Standardization for Demand Response Ready Air Conditioners in India." India Smart Grid Week 2015. Bangalore, India, 2015. LBNL-6968E..
"Cooling the Growth of Air Conditioners Energy Consumption." ECEEE 2015 Summer Study on energy efficiency. Hyères, France, 2015. LBNL-184253..
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I recently found this site, proposing a hashing algorithm for passwords.
They describe the following:
- pad the password on both sides with
4 * length(password)
HMAC(padded password, global salt)
- choose a random salt of 22 characters
bcrypt(hmac, salt)
Is this algorithm secure? I think it might be a security flaw to pad the password on both sides with the same text, and I see no point in using a global salt and a salt which is chosen randomly for every password.


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The Yaskawa Innovation Program
We will create new values in the fields of Mechatronics, Clean Power, and Humatronics, together with startup companies worldwide.
Policy & Vision
We will form collaborative partnerships with startup companies worldwide, initially in the field of IoT (Internet of Things) and AI (Artificial Intelligence), to bring additional synergistic effects in new business creation, and also to expand Yaskawa main business area, originating from core technologies stated in Vision 2025; Robotics, Motion Control, and Power Conversion.
Background and Objective
To date, Yaskawa has formed capital alliances with and has been working together with companies with whom it sees potential for technical synergies such as ReWalk Robotics Ltd., an Israeli venture that makes exoskeleton devices which aid people to walk, Japanese EV venture GLM Co., Ltd., and Robotic Biology Institute Inc., a venture in the field of automation in biomedical work. In recent years, open innovation has become more widespread in society, and many venture companies, both in Japan and abroad, have appeared on the scene with advanced technology and applications that offer potential for commercialization in short periods. By making full-fledged investments in venture companies which have capacities for faster development to add to its own high level of technology, Yaskawa will accelerate its bid to achieve "fusion of core technology advancement and open innovation" as outlined in its Vision 2025 and offer new values to society.
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If the increasing numbers of hybrid and electric vehicle introductions at the major international auto shows are any indication, on top of the announced timetable for the reduction of tailpipe emissions by the U.S. and Canadian governments, it is conceivable to imagine a time — maybe in a generation or two — when the purely gasoline-powered automobile becomes a distinct minority on dealership lots.
As a dedicated car guy, I have conflicting thoughts on this possible scenario. The panicky side views this as a dystopian nightmare, providing the excuse to drive every 500-plus-horsepower sports car, sports coupe and sport-ute I can get my hands on before they disappear like dinosaurs in the aftermath of a meteor strike. The more rational side views hybrids as a necessary evolution of personal transportation as a consequence of pollution and the inevitable decrease in easy-to-get-at (read cheap) petroleum reserves.
I am heartened to see automakers such as Porsche, Ferrari and Lotus developing hybrid powertrains that still emphasize the performance aspects of their exotic wheels. (As a kid, I had a poster of a Lamborghini Countach on my bedroom wall; I now have a screen saver of a Porsche 911 GT3R Hybrid on my computer. Plus ça change ä) Still, as with the vast majority of consumers out there — and one who is slowly coming around to the green side — I would be looking at more mainstream gasoline/electric products as future daily transport.
Helping lower my reluctance threshold is Toyota's Camry Hybrid, the very definition of the word non-threatening. Unlike the Prius or Honda's Insight, there's nothing overtly strange or exotic about the green Camry on first or even second impression. It doesn't have outré styling to make it stand out as a hybrid. Except for a couple of discreet badges advertising its alternative powertrain, it looks like any other Camry. This is no hardship — Toyota's stalwart family sedan is flat-out good-looking (finally), the 2010 models seeing a new grille and front bumper design.
The Camry Hybrid is powered by Toyota's Hybrid Synergy Drive system, which the automaker calls the most proven gasoline-electric full hybrid system on the planet, having been installed in more than one million hybrid vehicles since its introduction in 1997. Under the sedan's sheetmetal is a 2.4-litre four-cylinder engine mated to a high-torque electric motor/generator and powerful storage battery that delivers the equivalent of up to 187 horsepower. Admittedly, that's not much more than the 169-hp, 2.5L gas-powered four that's found in the LE, SE and XLE models, but the beauty of the Synergy Drive system is its electric motor, which delivers maximum torque (199 pound-feet from zero to 1,500 rpm) instantly. (A gasoline engine only delivers maximum torque at higher engine rpm.) Under normal driving conditions, the car never lacked the power to accelerate to speed — zero to 100 kilometres an hour takes about 8.5 seconds — the system allowing the gas engine and electric motor to work independently or together as needed. Sure, there are a few things to get used to, the primary one being the absence of an engine turning over when poking the push-button start — for the first few seconds, the Hybrid is powered only by its electric motor. Then the four-cylinder kicks in to supplement the electric power to the wheels and to charge the battery. Unlike the HS 250h and Prius, which have weird, video game-like shifters on their upper dash panels, the Camry Hybrid has a familiar gear lever located in the centre console to activate the continuously variable transmission.
As for fuel economy, I averaged 7.6 litres per 100 kilometres during my week with the tester, a superior number for a 1,650-kilogram, five-passenger, mid-sized sedan, although not nearly as lofty as the 5.7 L/100 km combined highway/city rating achieved by Transport Canada. If I used the Eco mode more — which conserves fuel by reducing energy used by the heating/air conditioning system — I could probably do better.
The car's regenerative braking system is the one area that needs work. When decelerating or braking, the gas engine shuts off and resistance from the braking system provides energy to charge the battery. As with a number of hybrids I've driven over the years, it's more difficult to modulate the brakes to get a smooth stop — initial pedal feel seems soft, then suddenly transitions to very grabby. It takes practice to keep things smooth and, according to my wife, who dislikes anything herky-jerky, I haven't mastered it.
The rest of the Hybrid rides and drives more or less like any other Camry.
The other primary mechanical differences are the aforementioned continuously variable transmission rather than a six-speed automatic and the addition of electric rack-and-pinion power steering. Because of the car's battery pack, trunk space takes a hit, with only 10.6 cubic feet versus 15 cu. ft. for the rest of the Camry line.
Inside, the cabin is nicely laid out and reasonably roomy, with the silver instrument panel accents complementing the tester's dove grey interior. The Hybrid gets a few unique displays, including the energy monitor, which shows the car's energy flow, and the Eco Drive Level, showing current fuel economy.
At $31,310 for the 2011 model, the Camry Hybrid is by no means outrageously priced. At the very least, one gets a solid and well-executed four-door family sedan that just happens to be frugal. Whether the car will pay for its technology through fuel savings is doubtful. But it does serve to prove that being kinder to the environment doesn't require any huge sacrifice.
Type of vehicle: Front-wheel-drive mid-sized sedan hybrid
Engine: 2.4L DOHC four-cylinder with Toyota (two-motor) Hybrid Drive
Net power: 187 hp combined; 138 lb-ft of torque @ 4,400 rpm (gas engine only)
Transmission: Continuously variable
Brakes: Four-wheel disc with ABS
Tires: P215/60R16
Price: base/as tested: $31,310/same
Destination charge: $1,420
Transport Canada fuel economy L/100 km: 5.7 city, 5.7 hwy.
Standard features: Dual-zone automatic climate control with cabin air filter and ionizer, AM/FM/CD/MP3/WMA audio system with six-disc CD changer, satellite radio, eight speakers and steering wheel audio controls, eight-way power driver's seat, power door locks and windows, dual heated power mirrors, instantaneous fuel economy meter, multi-information display, auto-dimming rear-view mirror with compass, tilt and telescopic leather-wrapped steering wheel, push-button start, Smart key system, cruise control, garage door opener.


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I was looking at the Reds' FanFoto galleries for some of our game pictures, and I was reminded of one of the things that puzzles and aggravates me when I go to a ball game.
Let's say the Reds are hosting the Padres.....I would expect to see many, many Reds jerseys, t-shirts, caps, etc. I would also reasonably expect to see a scattering of Padres apparel. WHAT GETS ME is the random guy I see walking around wearing say, a Marlins, jersey. WHY ?
It makes me want to stop this guy and say "Hey buddy, you do know the Marlins aren't playing here tonight, right ?"
Wear the home team jersey......wear the visitors' jersey, even.....but don't wear the jersey of a team that's not even playing that day or maybe playing a game on the West Coast !
That's my Ball Park pet peeve. What's yours ?


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Jets select defenceman Joshua Morrissey with 13th pick in NHL draft
NEWARK, N.J. - Claude Noel hopes drafting Joshua Morrissey helps the Winnipeg Jets take another step towards strengthening a thin prospect pool.
"We're trying to get a cycle of development going," said the Jets head coach. "As a young franchise (that) cycle hasn't completely started."
Winnipeg picked Morrissey 13th overall in Sunday's NHL draft, and Noel hopes the addition of the defenceman along with the development of young players such as Jacob Trouba and Mark Scheifele quicken the Jets' growth next season.
"It's really exciting to be part of the Jets organization," said Morrissey. "It's definitely a pretty cool experience.
"I always wanted to go to a passionate city and have passionate fans, and I got my wish."
The Jets also acquired Michael Frolik from Chicago for the 74th and 134th picks. Frolik recorded 10 points in both the regular and post-season for the Stanley Cup champions, while playing on an energy line.
"Frolik fit what we were kind of looking for from a winger standpoint, someone that's a really good penalty-killer, someone that is a former two-time 20-goal scorer at the National Hockey League level," said general manager Kevin Cheveldayoff.
"Works extremely hard. You saw how he played in the Stanley Cup playoffs. That's when he does play his best. He's someone that really competes and I know will be looking for an expanded role in our group."
A mobile defenceman, who said he patterns his game after Norris Trophy finalist Kris Letang, Morrissey recorded 15 goals and 32 assists in 70 games with Prince Albert Raiders of the Western Hockey League last season.
He also had three assists and 22 penalty minutes in seven games for Canada in the World Under-18s.
"I think I'm a two-way defenceman with an offensive upside. I like to compete hard and my biggest assets are my skating and my hockey sense," Morrissey said. "I have to work on my defensive game but my offensive side has really flourished."
According to Morrissey, he had an inkling that the Jets were interested in him after four meetings.
"The meetings with the Jets (were) amazing," Morrissey said. "They were good guys. They had a lot of good things to say. It seemed as we talked, things just clicked. I definitely left there feeling pretty good."
While Morrissey is planning on attending training camp with the Jets, it seems unlikely that he will make the team. The 18-year old is just 186 pounds, has WHL eligibility, and Noel said the team does not want to stunt the development of any of its young players.
Included are Trouba and Scheifele. While Noel believes the last two first-round picks—Trouba was the ninth overall pick in 2012, Scheifele was selected seventh overall in 2011—should be "on or near the team," he was not willing to say the defenceman and centre were entering camp needing to earn a NHL job.
"We don't need them to overplay the situation," Noel said.
Along with Morrissey, the Jets selected centre Nicolas Petan, goaltender Eric Comrie, centre James Lodge, right-wing J.C. Lipon, centre Andrew Copp, and defencemn Jan Kostalek, Tucker Poolman, Brenden Kichton and Marcus Karlstrom.


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Qualcomm has licensed 3D graphics core technology from Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), for integration with Qualcomm's wireless chip sets for mobile gaming devices.
The licensing agreement will bring AMD's graphics technology, called Unified Shader Architecture, first introduced in the Microsoft's Xbox 360 gaming system, to Qualcomm's Mobile Station Modem chipsets for 3G (third generation) wireless markets, AMD said Tuesday.
With the acquisition last year of ATI Technologies, AMD became a leading supplier of discrete media processors to the handheld market. The company's Imageon media processors support a variety of multimedia functions, including mobile TV, video, photography, video telephony, music and 3D graphics processing.
AMD announced in February a dedicated business to license handheld graphics technology to semiconductor manufacturers. It is also helping drive new graphics standards, such as OpenGL ES (OpenGL for Embedded Systems) 2.0 to accelerate the adoption of graphics in handheld devices. OpenGL ES is an embedded version of the OpenGL cross-platform computer graphics API (application programming interface).
Freescale Semiconductor announced last month it had licensed AMD's graphics technology for mobile applications such as gaming, navigation and user interfaces. STMicroelectronics N.V. has also licensed AMD's graphics technology for use in chipsets for handhelds.


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Cops crew member Bryce Dion has died after being shot during the filming of a robbery standoff at a Wendy's in Omaha, Neb., Deadline.com reports.
Omaha Police Chief Todd Schmaderer spoke to reporters this afternoon at a press conference. According to Schmaderer, it was an officer's round that struck Dion, a sound supervisor on the long-running reality series. He was wearing a ballistic vest at the time, but the bullet hit him under the arm, where there is an open area.
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The robbery suspect, Cortez Washington, had fired two rounds from an Airsoft pistol, a weapon that doesn't actually fire bullets, during the standoff. Schmaderer said the shots sounded similar to actual gunshots and produced a muzzle flash, which is why the three officers present at the scene responded with gunfire. He denied local media reports that there was an excessive number of shots fired, and said that the footage Cops filmed at the scene had been turned over to a grand jury for investigation.
"Any criticism is unmerited. The grand jury will see this video, and I'm confident they will come to the same conclusion," he said.
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John and Morgan Langley of Langley Productions, the company that produces Cops, also spoke at the press conference. "Bryce has been with us seven years, and he really is one of our best," John Langley said. "[He] was a very talented guy and he did something he loved and was passionate about. We've been very fortunate over the years that we've never had an incident like this. Unfortunately this happened and we're dealing with it and it's a very sad day for us."
Schmaderer had invited the Cops team to Omaha to film in an attempt to improve relations between police and the community after "an issue that occurred about a year and a half ago." He said he'd hoped that having Cops film his officers would "put a period on the past and show how professional and adept we are."


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The Yellow House
One of Ferndale, California's historic Victorian homes.
Ferdale Gazebo
One of many shops that line Ferndale's Main St.
Hose Co. No. 4
A Ferndale, CA fire house.
Church of the Assumption
Ferndale's Church of the Assumption.
1885 House
This Victorian house in Ferndale shows it has been there for 130 years!
The Gingerbread Mansion
Ferndale's famous Gingerbread Mansion.
Tipple Motors
Auto & Truck repair in Ferndale, CA.
Abraxas Jewelers & Leather Goods
Abraxas' upstairs hat gallery. Ferndale, CA.
Upper Ferndale Cemetery
The upper section of the Ferndale Cemetery feels like a cemetery all it's own.
The Dining Room
An iphone shot as I'm seated for dinner at the VI Restaurant in the Victorian Inn.
Ferndale ~ California
The Victorian Village of Ferndale, California as viewed from the Ferndale Cemetery.
Jessica's Haven
An iphone pano of my lovely room at the Victorian Inn. Jessica's Haven, room 207.
The Victorian Inn
Built in 1890 of local redwoods, the Victorian Inn is a prominent landmark in Ferndale.
Dinner at the VI
I had the biggest lobster tail I've ever seen at the VI Restaurant in Ferndale.
Sunset at Centerville Beach
After exploring Ferndale, a drive down Centerville Rd. to the beach for sunset is in order. What a way to end the day!
Breakfast at the Inn
A quick breakfast at the Victorian Inn before heading off to explore Ferndale some more.


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Below is the definition of a Redneck from Dictionary.com. The problem with this definition is it's not complete. Being a Redneck is a way of life for many people in the United States. My son is a Redneck and very proud of the fact, but if he fits in any part of this definition it would be he is from the South and he's white from the rural working class.
[red-nek] Show IPA Informal: Often Disparaging.
Redneck's can be very ingenious and extremely creative when it comes to something they want. How about a Redneck Pool?
Redneck's are the butt of many good jokes and cause a lot of hysterical laughing. People in the states probably know who Jeff Foxworthy is, but for those of you who don't. He has made is living off of Redneck jokes. He had the line "you could be a Redneck if,". Then he would add what ever punch line he wanted. Now everyone seems to know a Redneck joke.
The Hillbilly and the Mirror
|After living in the remote wilderness of Kentucky all his life, an old hillbilly decided it was time to visit the big city.
In one of the stores he picks up a mirror and looks in it. Not ever having seen one before, he remarked at the image staring back at him, "How about that! Here's a picture of my daddy."
He bought the mirror thinking it was a picture of his daddy, but on the way home he remembered his wife didn't like his father. So he hung it in the barn, and every morning before leaving for the fields, he would go there and look at it.
His wife began to get suspicious of these many trips to the barn. One day after her husband left, she searched the barn and found the mirror. As she looked into the glass, she fumed, "So that's the ugly bitch he's runnin' around with."
Redneck ceiling fan Redneck flower pots
Redneck Ferris Wheel
Redneck mailbox
Cheap Beer, Loose Women, keeping America from being 100% literate, Nickelback, Jesus, Kentucky…. BOOKS!? THE SOUTH WILL RISE AGAIN!, large guns, NASCAR is a sport? DAMN RIGHT IT'S A SPORT!, and pure American ingenuity.
This man fathered half of Kentucky using only this gun, a bucket of stinkbait and his cousin.Welcome to the West Virginia Olympics, this man is the Michael Phelps of whatever the fuck this is.
Just The Facts
- The primary source of everything for the redneck is Wal-Mart. The runner-up is Jesus.
- Rednecks think Chuck Norris facts are not only relevant, but real.
- If it weren't for rednecks, Dale Earnhardt Jr would probably be on welfare.
- Pepsi actually sent dentists to Kentucky because small children kept losing teeth to Mountain Dew
- Instead of further education, rednecks illegally dig for coal on the side of interstates or sell tomatoes.
What Makes One a Redneck?
The first step of becoming a redneck is having a lower intellegence level than everyone around you and just not giving a fuck. Then, to continue on your path, you must find others who share the same sentiment. Once you have a group together, you then should discuss important issues of the day, such as Ford vs. Chevy or whose truck can outpull the others', or most importantly, who got to fuck your cousin before you did and how you're gonna have to "Open up a six pack of whoop ass" on them. It is also important to hold antiquated beliefs about society such as hating interracial marriage due to the fact that "you don't see a red squirrel out there fucking a grey one." Also, you have to have some sort of eccentric habit such as drinking moonshine until you actually shit yourself, or chewing tobacco until you have no teeth left, then you must gum it. Once you have these things down, you must purchase a large truck with no real purpose except for muddin', a gun that is probably illegal but your neighbor, Bubba, was using it to scare his mother-in-law/aunt, and most importantly, you must have at least two sets of camouflaged outfits that have to be constantly dirty. After that, all you have to do is like NASCAR and Lynyrd Skynyrd and congratulations, you have become a redneck.
Somewhere in Middle America, a man just ejaculated and didn't know why.
How Do Rednecks Fit In With Society as a Whole?
In short, they don't. However, they will often insist that they do and demand to be heard. Loud is the redneck way. The redneck philosophy is that progress is scary, and things presently suck. The only times that were good were "back in my daddy's days before this computer bullshit". They then spend their entire lives striving to live like that. Most rednecks shun technology (outside of television and AM radio of course) and say such hilarious things as "The computer will be the ruination of this world", and everyone's favorite, "If you let them queers get married, Jesus will come down and rain hellfire on your sinnin' asses". Rednecks also hate diversity of any sort. Anyone or anything that challenges their way of life should "get their asses whooped and go to Canada", or "tell it to my gun". Regular Americans feel the ripple of the redneck effect in daily life through the inspirational messages of Miley Cyrus, NASCAR interrupting their Saturday afternoon reruns and outdated movies, and seeing such noble characters as Larry the Cable Guy and Jeff Foxworthy on television constantly. How does it feel knowing Larry the fucking Cable Guy makes more money than you could ever hope to? Yeah, if that didn't suck already… Sarah Palin almost became vice president. What have you accomplished in your life?


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Sofia Vergara's Head & Shoulders Ad Campaign Is a Family Affair
The star (and her relatives) are the beautiful (and loud) new faces of Head & Shoulders
Seeing Modern Family knockout Sofia Vergara posing among her family members, one thing becomes clear: Her luscious, full locks are definitely genetic. But as it turns out, the family shares more than just good hair DNA: They also have a favorite beauty product in common.
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Vergara (and eight of her relatives) will be fronting Head & Shoulders' ad campaign this winter, because, as they note, eight out of nine Vergaras use the shampoo. (The abstainer would be the cousin in the center, who we're sure would use it if he could.) In fact, Sofia says she's been using it for more than 20 years. And in this behind-the-scenes photo from the shoot, it's easy to see why she and her family swear by Head & Shoulders: They all have majorly fabulous hair.
Joining Sofia in the "brunette bombshells" club is her mom Margarita, cousins Rose, Mariana, Marianella and Gloria and her niece Claudia. The gentlemen showing off their locks (or lack thereof) are her son Manolo and cousin Nando. The family had a blast filming together, and if they're anything like Sofia, we have a feeling we're in for some very spirited ads come 2014.
What do you think of Vergara's latest partnership? Are you excited to see the commercials? And seriously. How great is her hair?
–Alex Apatoff


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Ad Libs: Where's our downtown theater festival?Uploaded: Jun 12, 2009
You can't complain about an evening of Balkan-Yiddish-gospel-postmodern music, really. World Music Day sounds pretty cool (except that you can't call it WMD without thinking of our last president).
But where's the free outdoor theater festival in Palo Alto? The one-acts on the corner? Pinter in the park? That would be my little dream
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Food & Drink
Will travel for food: Share your favorite local eateries
By • Updated 1st November 2012
Hungry travelers are seeking authentic culinary experiences at home and abroad.
Steaming bamboo baskets of plump soup dumplings arrive at your table. You could be in Shanghai, China, or even San Francisco's Chinatown. But one thing is for sure: With one taste of their delicate hand-rolled skins and rich, savory broth, you're hooked. Especially when you look around and realize that you're the only out-of-towner in the room.
To celebrate the distinct pleasure of being an insider wherever you may be, CNN and Travel + Leisure are joining forces for the delicious multi-platform series "100 Places to Eat Like a Local."
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, canvassing our network of correspondents and chefs across the globe, and gathering on-the-ground dispatches from CNN reporters. This series will look to the food-obsessed everywhere for their recommendations on their favorite uniquely local spots -- trattorias, noodle carts, clam shacks, taco stands, izakayas, coffee houses, patisseries -- whether in their home towns or farther afield.
According to a 2009 World Food Travel Association study of 11,000 self-identified culinary travelers in 37 countries, "authentic" and "localist" dining experiences rank as top travel motivators -- and the organization predicts those factors rate even higher today.
More than ever, food-minded travelers are following the old adage "When in Rome ..." (or Memphis, or Moscow, or Melbourne), and seeking out "only in" dining experiences they can't get at home. Be it an off-the-beaten-path ribs joint in Memphis or a croissant quest in Paris, there's a measurable return to what's real -- those places and dishes that locals and travelers alike obsess over.
Beyond giving a destination a distinct flavor, these places are often also a source of hometown pride -- and with good reason. Whether you're ordering a char-grilled kathi roll at Khan Chacha, a beloved local institution in New Delhi since 1968, or an overstuffed lobster roll laced with lemony mayo at off-the-radar Holbrooks Lobster Wharf in Harpswell, Maine, you are sure to find happy residents -- and a few in-the-know travelers, too.
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