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Oracle Berkeley DB Java Edition
Oracle Berkeley DB Java Edition is an open source, embeddable, transactional storage engine written entirely in Java. It takes full advantage of the Java environment to simplify development and deployment. The architecture of Oracle Berkeley DB Java Edition supports very high performance and concurrency for both read-intensive and write-intensive workloads. Depending on your needs choose between Berkeley DB Java Edition's Direct Persistence Layer (DPL), Persistent Collections API, or simply store key/value pairs of arbitrary data. If your application requires something outside the bounds of relational databases then Berkeley DB Java Edition is likely to be the best choice.
The majority of Java solutions use object-to-relational (ORM) solutions like the Java Persistence API (JPA) to map class and instance data into rows and columns in a RDBMS. Relational databases are well suited to data storage and analysis, however most persisted object data is never analyzed using ad-hoc SQL queries; it is usually simply retrieved and reconstituted as Java objects. Are you using ORM simply because it's there, or because you really need the features of SQL? The value of relational storage is lost on this basic task of object storage and retrieval. Berkeley DB Java Edition is different. Berkeley DB stores object graphs, objects in collections, or simple binary key/value data directly in an a btree on disk. This simple, highly efficient approach removes all the unnecessary overhead in ORM solutions. Using the Direct Persistence Layer (DPL) Java developers annotate classes with storage information, much like JPA. This approach is familiar, efficient, and fast. The DPL reduces the complexity of data storage while not sacrificing speed.
Berkeley DB Java Edition is different from all other Java databases available today. Berkeley DB Java Edition is not a relational engine built in Java. It is a Berkeley DB-style embedded store, with an interface designed for programmers, not DBAs. The architecture is based on a log-based, no-overwrite storage system, enabling high concurrency and speed while providing ACID transactions and record-level locking. Berkeley DB Java Edition efficiently caches most commonly used data in memory, without exceeding application-specified limits. In this way Berkeley DB Java Edition works with an application to use available JVM resources while providing access to very large data sets.
Berkeley DB Java Edition fits into the J2EE architecture by implementing three key APIs within J2EE. The Java Transaction API (JTA) enables Berkeley DB Java Edition to function as a managed transactional resource within an application server. Berkeley DB Java Edition also implements the J2EE Connector Architecture (JCA) to ease integration into application servers. Finally, once integrated and performing transactional operations, most applications will require some ability to manage a service. Berkeley DB Java Edition exports information and services using the Java Management Extensions (JMX). In concert JTA, JCA and JMX allow Berkeley DB Java Edition to operate to its fullest and in a predictable manner in J2EE-based solutions.
Berkeley DB Java Edition supports replication over multiple systems, enabling applications to scale massively with low latency and provide fault tolerance for high availability solutions. This technique works by having all updates go to a designated master, which distributes changes automatically to a set of replicas. The read workload can be spread across the replicas, and new replicas can join the group at any time to scale the system. If any replica fails, the remaining replicas can take over for it. If a master node fails, the replicas will hold an election and designate a new master. Once the new master has been chosen, all of the replicas synchronize with it and move forward with normal processing with no interruption in service. The master-failover process generally takes only a fraction of a second and read-requests can be serviced by replicas during that fail-over period ensuring zero downtime.Data Storage
Berkeley DB Java Edition stores data quickly and easily without much of the overhead found in other databases. Berkeley DB Java Edition is a single JAR file that runs in the same JVM as your application, so there is no remote server. A local cache keeps the most active data in memory, avoiding costly disk access, and bounds the usage of JVM memory to a predictable amount.
Berkeley DB Java Edition stores data reliably and ensures data integrity. In the event of a system failure, Berkeley DB Java Edition will recover transactional data and reset the system to a functional and consistent state from log and database information.
Berkeley DB Java Edition is highly portable, very flexible and easy to integrate. It was designed from day one as a pure Java product taking full advantage of the Java environment. As a single Java Archive (JAR) file, it runs within the JVM running your application. Berkeley DB Java Edition was designed to serve the large and growing Java community with a enterprise-grade, pure Java, data storage solution.


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History of strangulation? Abshire denied bond after allegations of violent past
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Equalizer February 10th, 2011 | 8:10pm
THIS IS GREAT NEWS.....Eric Abshire has always prey on women, playing on their insecurities to use them as he wants. It was nice to see the smirk wiped off his face. I remember how everyone expressed concern in how the State Police was handling the case, actually laughing about it. I am very proud of the work they did on this case & I feel confident Eric will be hugging bubba a long time in prison. Now who is the B-t-ch....
J.A.B. February 10th, 2011 | 11:45pm
I hope Justine and her family get justice! I've followed this case a long time and never thought it would ever make it to trial. I am glad I was wrong.

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$154 - This deal allows the purchaser to go parasailing and rent a JetSki for an hour at a discounted rate. The purchaser will save $15 on the parasailing and $15 on the Jetski totaling $30 in savings.
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Since The Great Recession, African Americans have been hit hard with fewer jobs, lower incomes and a stubbornly high unemployment rate. Despite the seeming economic troubles, a recent survey from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation finds that a majority of Blacks are positive about their situations and are satisfied with life overall.
The poll, released Tuesday by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and the Harvard School of Public Health, found that an astonishing 86 percent of African Americans said they were satisfied with their lives. The poll surveyed more than 1,000 African Americans, mostly in the south or in urban areas, and found that Blacks are in good spirits about their finances, dating lives, communities and other areas.
Sixty percent said they would achieve the American dream of financial security and homeownership, and 21 percent said they had already achieved it.
Many responses proved different from the same survey that was conducted in 2002.
Robert Blendon, Co-director of the study, said he realizes the results might be a bit surprising and contrary to what some economic forecast would say today. He believes that beneath the glaze of optimism there's a great deal of nervousness and uncertainty.
Respondents are "satisfied with their lives, but there's a lot of concern," he said. "They're very fearful of losing their jobs and very fearful of getting stuck with a very large medical bill if they get sick."
But poll respondents showed a marked improvement on their feelings about health care. The number of those "very satisfied" with their health care nearly doubled, from 25 percent to 47, even though 20 percent of African Americans are uninsured.
When asked about financial stability the responses were split. Responses seemingly correlate with the quality of other things like food, schools and crime levels.
In the love department; 43 percent of black men said they were looking for long-term relationships while only 25 percent of black women said they were.


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Was the Observer's Sign Quiz too easy?
No, the winners said it was just right, but it didn't take some of them all that long to figure out the answers.
Chase and Jordan Schell of Morenci drove around town with their mother, Tracy, before heading over to Fayette to finish off the challenge.
They brought their correct answers to the Observer office before school was out Wednesday afternoon—or was it out? The Schell children are home schooled so they made the quiz part of their school day.
At 4:50 p.m. Wednesday, Deanna Gillen and her daughters, Jessica and Morgan, came in with the completed quiz, but they waited until Morgan got out of school to finish their search.
Courtney Derby was next in line. She finished the quiz about 10:30 a.m. Thursday, ahead of Lisa Love who worked on the contest with her son, Corey. She turned in her quiz at 1 p.m. Thursday.
We also received completed entries from Karen Mepham of Morenci, and Fayette area searchers Brian and Jolene Myers, Janie Keefer and Peggy Brubaker. The grandmother of freshman Jessica White and seventh grader Justin White of Fayette stopped in to let us know their entry was complete.
The tough ones? Several people mentioned that the "e" in Pearl's Pizza Palace was difficult to find because the background of the photo had changed so much from when the photo was taken.
A letter from the Pizza Box sign also left some searchers wondering because the color of the lettering looked too white in the photo. That was also a challenge for Ed LaNew because there was snow covering the sign when he was out looking.
In Fayette, the signs were easily found, but the Pizza Stop "T" fooled some people at first since it really looked like a stop sign.
Was it the Gillens who wanted extra credit for noticing what the letters spelled? S-T-A-T-E L-I-N-E O-B-S-E-R-V-E-R S-I-G-N Q-U-I-Z F-I-N-D T-H-E-M A-L-L.
Morgan Gillen wonders why there isn't a quiz like this in every Observer. There will be more, but not every week.


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ARGANTINAS are a unique and special accessory, one of the identity marks of Guanábana. A garment that combines tradition and new trends, exclusively designed in Madrid and handcrafted using ancestral techniques. The bracelets are hand woven in a hand loom known as Egyptian loom, using 40 or 120 threads, and are finished with an adjustable closure for the wrist. And, so you remember it, the bracelet includes a bronze tag with our mantra: BE POSITIVE.
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YALTA, Ukraine (AP) — A top Russian official on Saturday warned Ukraine against signing a landmark trade and cooperation agreement with the European Union, saying Moscow would retaliate with trade restrictions that could push this ex-Soviet republic toward default.
Speaking at a conference in the Black Sea city of Yalta, Russian presidential adviser Sergei Glazyev dismissed the benefits of a planned free-trade deal between the EU and Ukraine as "mythology." He warned that tariffs and trade checks that Russia would impose after the deal could cost Ukraine billions of dollars and result in a default.
"Who will pay for Ukraine's default, which will become inevitable?" Glazyev asked. "One has to be ready to pay for that."
Russia is opposing Kiev's plans to sign a free-trade and political association agreement with the 28-member bloc in November, seeking instead to lure Kiev into a Moscow-led economic union. It upped the pressure on Ukraine over the summer by banning the products of a major confectionary maker in Russia and by temporarily halting some Ukrainian imports at its border, dealing a painful blow to Ukrainian business.
Former Economy Minister and confectionary magnate Petro Poroshenko lashed out at Russia for banning his products from Russian stores in order to exert political pressure on Ukraine, saying Moscow had previously resorted to similar tactics when dealing with other dissenting former Soviet republics.
"I am 100 percent sure that nobody either in this forum, nor in the world, would strongly believe that Georgian mineral water or Moldovan wine or Ukrainian chocolate or Lithuanian cheese or Belarusian milk products are really harmful for the health of the Russian consumer. This is simply not true," Poroshenko said.
EU officials have urged Kiev to implement key reforms and sign the EU deal in November, saying Ukraine belongs with the West. The key obstacle to the deal is the incarceration of former Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko, whose verdict the West has condemned as politically motivated and is pressing hard for her to be released in order for the deal to be signed.
Polish Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski exhorted Ukraine to resist the Kremlin pressure and sign the agreement in November, citing Poland's success in joining the bloc.
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Whole Foods Announces Labeling of GMOs by 2018
A roundup of news clippings we're reading that affect the way we eat.
In the wake of recent conversations around labeling of genetically-modified organisms, Whole Foods recently announced plans to label all of their GMO-containing products by 2018. The company already makes an effort to avoid using GMO foods in their 365 Everyday Value products, and certifies their GMO-free items through the Non-GMO Project. Whole Foods is the first food retailer to set such a standard and timeline.
The vast majority of corn and soy planted in the U.S. is genetically modified. As a result, many products containing GMO ingredients sit on store shelves. The prevalence of GMO items makes it easy to understand why GMO labeling has taken off in the public arena.
There have been a few campaigns to label GMOs in the past. Just Label It! is a national project that is urging Congress to pass a law requiring the labeling of genetically-modified foods. According to their website, over 90% of Americans want GMO labeling, and over 60 nations have already implemented legislation to label GMOs. And in the last election cycle, California's Prop 37 started a huge debate around the labeling issue. Prop 37 was ultimately defeated in a 51/49% vote, but many believe it will be reintroduced in the next cycle.
Proponents of GMO labeling say that Americans have the right to know what's in their food and to make informed choices about whether or not to consume genetically-modified ingredients. The health effects of GMOs are unknown, causing some to demand precautionary measures in case there are detrimental effects to GMO consumption. But opponents of labeling use this lack of evidence as a clear reason not to label. Without proof of harm, GMO labeling could unnecessarily scare consumers about the food on their plate. Naturally, many industry players are not excited about the idea of scaring consumers away.
So what do you think of Whole Foods' decision, eaters? Should there be a national policy to label GMOs?
About the Author: A student in Providence, Rhode Island, Leah Douglas loves learning about, talking about, reading about, and consuming food. Her work has also been featured in Rhode Island Monthly Magazine.
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The trek to the bottom of Bay Bridge pillar number 7 (westbound) starts down a ladder below a squeaky metal trap door, continues downwards 80 feet or so on narrow metal stairs sandwiched in a column tight enough to touch either side at once, and ends by passing through a crawl space in about 3 inches of salt water.
Once there, in a round concrete chasm, sunk beneath the San Francisco Bay, there's enough room to stand up, which is what Benny Burtt does. And in the dim light of a little flashlight, he pulls out a pistol.
It sounds like a scene from a Hollywood thriller, but it's not — though the sounds involved might someday show up on the silver screen. Burtt, an assistant sound effects editor for Skywalker Sound, the audio arm of Lucasfilm, is inside the new Bay Bridge on a rainy Friday with three other Skywalkers. They're firing blanks with the gun to help record the sonic impulse response — an audio impression — of the bridge's interior before the bridge opens and Homeland Security closes it off.
The project is mutually beneficial; the Skywalker team came to the bridge in search of new sounds, looking for audio effects that could appear in a Lucasfilm — or now Disney — movie. And the California Department of Transportation invited Skywalker Sound as a way to record and preserve the distinct impression of the bridge's interior, through sound.
"The first things you think about showing people are visual," says Bart Ney, communications manager for the Bay Bridge. "Everything's visual. But when Skywalker comes out … they really come out and look at the project in a different kind of way."
When you're a recording team, the bridge is something more than architecture, and sonic imaging is an alternative to photographing.
"It's kind of another way to preserve the legacy of the bridge, because the acoustics will be out there and somebody will be using them," says Ney.
The new eastern span of the San Francisco Bay Bridge is one of the biggest engineering projects in recent California history. Scheduled to open next Labor Day, construction on the $7 billion bridge began in 2002. The process has featured innovations from directional lighting to weight transfer to earthquake resistance.
"So this would be a bad place to be during an earthquake?" Burtt asked as he descended below the water line on his way to the bottom of the column.
"This would be a good place to be during an earthquake," Ney responded.
A few minutes earlier, the gang had hiked along the inside of the bridge itself, just under where the cars will go. The tunnel, about 25 feet wide and 25 feet tall, with a metal walkway suspended near the middle, stretches for more than a mile, 100 feet above the bay. Ducking through a hole in one of the diaphragms that break up the tunnel, the Skywalker team emerged into the E6W-4E section and began to set up their equipment.
Burtt and Langfelder, along with assistant editor John Borland and intern Baihui Yang, had carried four stereo microphones, in Pelican cases, as well as several tripods and four 4-channel recorders. They began setting up to record, stationing one mic at the spot they'd fire the pistol, and one every 50 feet or so beyond.
In the bowels of the bridge it's dark and cool and smells like concrete dust. Every footstep, every word, every sound echoes off the concrete walls, floor, and ceiling, making it hard to understand anyone.
"You guys ready?" says Burtt, then waits for the echoes to die. He fires the gun, with a pop and a spark.
The pistol gives off a "full frequency event" — that is, the sound covers the full range of audible frequencies, giving a complete impulse response. Back at Skywalker, the editors will use Altiverb to digitally remove the sound of the shot.
"Then we can run whatever sound we want through that program, and it'll sound like we're in here," says Langfelder.
Each microphone they have, called mid-side mics, houses two units — a front facing element to capture the event, and a figure-eight shaped one that records stereo. Because the sounds reaching the side mic have bounced off the surroundings, they helps give a sense of ambient space, says Burtt. Together, they allow the sound engineers to adjust the width of the sound, making it project a sense of space. The microphones Skywalker brought all cost around $2,000 each, and, paired with $4,500, 24-bit recorders, capture sound at 192 kilohertz, around five to six times the quality of a CD.
"Now that we've recorded the Bay Bridge tunnel span, we can create an impulse response for it at each distance we recorded," says Burtt. "Any time we need some sort of subterranean cave or super-echoey location, we can plug an effect into this and have the response without actually going back out to the bridge."
Skywalker recorded a few more sounds as well. They're always on the lookout for interesting audio impressions. Earlier in the bridge's construction, Langfelder recorded a construction elevator, a jackhammer, and some other construction noises.
"You never know where these sounds might wind up," he says. "They could wind up on Star Wars, or they could end up on other things … our library is always growing."
While inside the bridge this time, they capture the creak of one of the trapdoors as Ney opens it, and the clang as he slams it shut. Burtt suggests getting some screams, so a few of the bridge spelunkers take turns — a primal yell, a cry for help, an animal roar. There aren't any plans yet for what movie, if any, the sounds will appear in. But if you hear a unique echo in the theater someday, it's possible it was recorded inside the Bay Bridge.
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Introduction to Ultrasound for Acute Medicine 23rd September 2019
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We have created this one day Introduction to Ultrasound for Acute Medicine based on our already successful Core (level 1) Emergency Ultrasound Course. We have consulted with a number of physicians to ensure this course meet the needs of Ds working in acute medicine and dealing with medical emergencies and admissions. This course focuses on:
Chest Scanning, Echo, Vascular Access, Basic Abdominal Ultrasound, DVT assessment
The course includes focussed teaching on the key skills and 5 hours of practical experience in small groups. The course is limited to 15 places with four faculty working with normal subjects. The course includes experience with 5 different portable US machines and a hand-held device of the type now increasingly being used in clinical settings.
This course has been approved by the Federation of the Royal Colleges of Physicians of the United Kingdom for 6 category 1 (external) CPD credit(s).


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I was hanging around the MAC counter recently while a friend of mine got some awesome smokey eyes done (huge shout out to the MAC folks at Saks on 5th in NYC) and stumbled upon the Stylistics collection. Usually I don't pay much attention to the new MAC offerings, because I always feel like they are just slightly out of my league. I have no idea what to do with all those pigments and powders - give me my makeup cleanly labeled and in palette form, thanks. Anyway, I did find a few things that I simply must have.
First up, the most flattering lipstick I have ever put on my lips. Called "The Scene," MAC describes it like this:
An exceptionally rich lipstick that glides on with ease to a creamy, sophisticated shine. Lips feel soft, look rich and lustrous. Provides medium-buildable to full coverage with a satiny shine. To enhance and add dimension, pair with The Stylistics Lipglass. Features the exclusive detail of The Stylistics collection, a square black metal Lipstick case embellished with pearl detail. Limited edition.Love it. Love the case it comes in. Love everything about it. Of course, they were out, and I don't actually own it.
Next up, Sheerspark Pressed Powder in Solitare. Gorgeous! This iridescent pressed powder is beige with a gold tint. Makes for an excellent highlighter, and helps give skin a nice, dewy finish. Great for evenings out. And the compact it comes in is gorgeous too - like the rest of the collection, it's black with clear and black pearl details. How sophisticated will you look pulling that out and touching up? MAC always has the best face powder.
I have to admit that I've never even smelled any of MAC's perfume lines. They were just not the counter I'd go to when thinking of perfume. But Air of Style is different. First, check out the bottle. Fabulous. MAC describes this scent as:
Warm, intoxicating, sensual…A baroque blend of white pepper, dates, tuberose, orange flower, jasmine, precious woods, leather, vetiver and amber crystals sumptuously overlaid with the opulence of ylang ylang and orris. A rich, ravishing, fusion of dark, light, feminine and masculine, this exclusive scent comes with a glass perfume vial designed by M·A·C and hand-blown by Seguso.Sign me up for anything with tuberose, amber, and ylang ylang. This is definitely on my wish list.
And last, how about a gorgeous clutch to keep it all in? Yes, please!


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T-Mobile and Rhapsody Launch Streaming-Music Service unRadio
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SEATTLE — T-Mobile is bringing its "un-carrier" mantra to Internet radio: The company is teaming up with music company Rhapsody to launch unRadio, an ad-free music-streaming service that lets you play music on-demand for as long as you'd like, without running up your mobile bill.
While the music-streaming industry is inundated with competition (e.g. Spotify, Pandora and most recently, Amazon Prime Music), unRadio promises a different approach. And based on the offering, it actually seems different.
unRadio is free for T-Mobile's Simple Choice customers, which includes those with an unlimited phone and 4G LTE data plan for about $80 a month. T-Mobile customers without unlimited data can get the music-streaming service for $4 — it's a far cry from other services that run about $10 a month. Put another way, that's $72 in savings each year. It's $5 a month for non-customers.
T-Mobile said the move is to eliminate data-suck anxiety. In theory, you could use unRadio for a month straight, and it'll never affect your bill. The news comes at a time when 53% of U.S. smartphones are streaming music right now, according to T-Mobile, and many users worry constantly that streaming music on their data plan will rack up costs at the end of the month.
Coming to iOS, Android and the desktop web next week, the music-streaming service gives you unlimited skips, allows you to preview the next song that's about to play (in case you want to skip ahead), and even lets you save songs for future listening when you're offline (think airplane and subway commutes).
And there are no ads. You'll never be interrupted with audible commercials or visual ads. Another nice perk is that unRadio lets you pick the music you want to hear, instead of letting the system pick for you.
The library comes with tens of millions of songs, as well as other common streaming-service offerings, such as giving a song a thumbs up or thumbs down, so it learns your preferences. There's also a Shazam-like feature called TrackMatch that lets you identify songs (e.g. while out at a bar or on TV); you can even create stations around them, too.


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Lucchino has hunch Selig may stay on as Commish
FORT MYERS, Fla. -- Red Sox president/CEO Larry Lucchino said Friday that he is not convinced that Major League Baseball Commissioner Bud Selig will retire as planned in January 2015.
Lucchino said that as recently as Thursday, Selig had assured him again that he intends to retire. Lucchino believes numerous supporters will try to persuade Commissioner Selig to continue in that role beyond his planned retirement date.
On Sept. 26, Selig announced that he will retire upon the completion of his current term, which runs through Jan. 24, 2015.
Selig has been Commissioner of Major League Baseball since 1992. Twice previously Selig had publicly stated his intention to retire, but he was persuaded by team owners to accept a contract extension. Selig will be 80 in July.
Summarizing his most recent conversation on this topic with Selig, Lucchino said:
"I teased the Commissioner [on Thursday] about his departure date. It's kind of an open secret. He knows that some of us believe that the pressures for him to stay will be so great that he will have to accede to them.
"I think that's a possibility. But he laughed at me [Thursday] and said: 'You'll see. You'll see.'"


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What's up this weekend?
Don't worry if you've missed a few Arbor Month activities – we still have four days of fun and educational activities on the calendar! It looks like it's going to be a lovely weekend, and here are three opportunities to get outside:
Saturday April 27th
- Get on a first name basis with your urban forest! Join Neighborhood Tree Stewards at the Holgate Library for an introduction to tree ID followed by a practice ID walk in the Multnomah Pioneer Cemetery.
Sunday April 28th
- Be uplifted by spring renewal on a Spring Blossom Tour at the Hoyt Arboretum.
- Get in a workout with a bike ride to Treephoria along the Spring Water Corridor.
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Help Immigrants Build Their English Skills in Dupont Circle!
Every year since 2009, RPCV/W chooses a local non-profit organization to be the focus of our community service, programming, and fund-raising efforts in what we call the Partnership for Peace. This year, our Partner for Peace is Language, Education, and Technology Center (Language ETC), a community-based program offering English and literacy training to low-income adult immigrants in the greater Washington area using volunteer teachers and tutors.
For our December Community Service event, we will be working with their adult students on Job Tips and having a Conversation Club - a great way for their students practice their English in a comfortable and fun setting! Themes such as current events, music, debates, etc. are great ways to help these students improve their language skills.
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We will head out to lunch in the Dupont area following the event.
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"NORTH AMERICA" Premiere Dominates as Highest Rated Discovery Channel Natural History Telecast Since "LIFE"
Last night's premiere of NORTH AMERICA earned a 2.02 HH/1.47 P25-54 rating, 1.67 M25-54 rating and delivered 3.4 million viewers P2+. The premiere of NORTH AMERICA stands as the highest rated natural history telecast across key demos, including P25-54, since LIFE premiered on March 21, 2010.
Earning a 1.47 P25-54 AA%, the NORTH AMERICA premiere was up +133% vs. the January 8, 2013 premiere of AFRICA (0.63 P25-54 AA%), and was up +7% vs. the March 18, 2012 premiere of FROZEN PLANET (1.37 P25-54 AA%).
For many of us, North America is our home. We live in this extraordinary continent each and every day. If you think you know North America, you can think again. NORTH AMERICA is an unforgettable television event. Discovery Channel turns the lens toward its homeland and captures a land where life collides with hostile, untamed wilderness in the most diverse, deadly environment on Earth. Discovery is proud to have actor Tom Selleck serving as narrator. A wonderful story teller and the perfect complement to this landmark seven part series, Selleck's career and voice represent the "true grit" spirit that many associate with the Americas.
NORTH AMERICA viewers are invited to follow Discovery Channel on Facebook and @Discovery on Twitter using #NorthAmerica to join the conversation.
A new episode of NORTH AMERICA, "Learn Young or Die", will air on Discovery on Sunday, May 26 at 9PM ET/PT.
Source: Nielsen. NHI Calendar. 5/19/13. Live+SD AA% and AA (000).


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U.S. Orders Diplomats to Leave Lebanon
The U.S. has intercepted communications between Iran and Shiite militants in Iraq involving orders to the militia groups to attack the U.S. Embassy and other U.S. interests in Baghdad in the event of an American strike in Syria. Julian Barnes has more. Photo: AP.
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... the ... if the U S strikes Syria Iran and its allies will attack the US embassy another American interests in Baghdad that's according to an Iranian border to militants intercepted by the US ... Julian Barnes joins us right now with some breaking news on that for a chilly morning ... good morning to you ... that's right aam ... following this warning on as well as other of ... information about potential retaliation around the lower regions of the State Department this morning told us ... diplomats and non emergency personnel from ... embassy in Beirut Levanon ... also some diplomats and personnel are being told in Turkey is well ... um we have ... yet to see if ... any yet ... the exodus from the raft of that that's the kind and the sea that ... really has only the vital personnel in it anymore ... ok Gillian what was the message that the U S intercepted warning of attacks securing Baghdad ... this is from SU Latina had it could force the paramilitary wing of the ... Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps ... this is this group that to ... the U S says is responsible for terrorist attacks trouble ram the Middle East and really around the world ... of the U S interceptor communication from Seoul money to Shiite ... militant groups in Iraq are staying out worrying none of those militant groups to attack US interests of ... to attack the embassy we know it and potentially other targets as well what kind of attacks ... um ... well the oh we don't know precisely by Shiite militant groups have a long history of rocket attacks that at times proved effective against the ... embassy ... they also have bought ... a lead IED is of the suicide bombers on at ... the gates okay ... now ... other American interests in the region ... between Israel is a in the past of course when the U S invaded Iraq in the early nineties Israel ... was attacked by Saddam Hussein ... now Hezbollah is allied with ... with the regime in Syria with that with the shirt side ... could you see it ... will Hezbollah attacked Israel will Israel ... retaliate could lead the assault snowball into into a larger war in the Middle East ... um you know that he is the got a real worry ... it is a ... top concern that Hezbollah will fire rockets on either Israel or another targets ... as you mentioned Hezbollah's been fighting side by side with ... the Syrian regime in Syria ... so they could seek to make this to a wider war ... Israel is taken to tell clients that it will respond to any attacks on its territory ... ok Israel ... can protect itself what about countries like Turkey and Jordan ... well the US some months ago its output to Patriot batteries in Turkey are and ... some weeks ago it did the same in Jordan ... now that Patriot batteries can ... intercept incoming missiles that can intercept incoming aircraft ... that has invaded Dish no reinforcements to those two countries but to U S official said are they are concerned about attacks on Turkey and Jordan and that's why those


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Director Tim Burton looks to be returning to his comedic roots with his upcoming film Dark Shadows. The first trailer premiered the other day, and the main comparison that came to mind tone-wise when watching the trailer was Burton's masterwork Beetlejuice. The ghoulishly funny 1988 film is a classic, and rumors of a sequel have lingered for quite a few years now. We got a brief update from Burton back in January, when he confirmed that his Dark Shadows screenwriter Seth Grahame-Smith was working on a screenplay.
Steve got to speak with Grahame-Smith earlier today at WonderCon where the screenwriter was promoting Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter, and he gave an update on the Beetlejuice sequel confirming that Michael Keaton would return to star and Burton would produce. He also revealed that the film will take place 26 or 27 years after the original, and teased what the premise might involve. Hit the jump to see what he had to say.
Grahame-Smith admitted he hasn't had the chance to sit down and write the Beetlejuice follow-up just yet (he's got a lot on his plate at the moment), but he did confirm that he's met not only with Burton, but also with Keaton:
"Beetlejuice is hopefully the third thing I'm gonna write this year. I've met with Tim about it, I've met with Michael Keaton about it. There's a lot of goodwill to want to do it from both of those guys; Tim from a producing aspect and Michael from returning to the character. Again, it's on me. It's whether or not I can come up with a script that's worthy of them jumping back in."
It's interesting that Burton only plans on taking a producer role on the film, but since the project is still in the nascent stages it's very possible that he could change his mind once Grahame-Smith turns in the script. The scribe said that he has an idea in place for what the film might entail, and revealed that it will be a true sequel and not a reboot:
"I have a rough idea of what it's gonna be. However—I should stress this—it's not a remake, it's not a reboot, it is a true sequel with Michael Keaton as the title character Beetlejuice. The thing that Tim and Michael and I all agree on, and is most important for me is, I don't wanna be the guy that destroys the legacy and the memory of the first film; I would rather die. I would rather just not make it, I'd rather just throw the whole thing away than make something that pays no respect and doesn't live up even close to the legacy of the first film."
Since reboots seem to be all the rage, it's quite refreshing to hear that they're not simply making Beetlejuice 2.0 in which Keaton would pass the torch off to a younger, hipper ghoul. Grahame-Smith said that the film will account for the time-lapse from the original movie (much like Tron: Legacy), and teased what the premise might entail:
"This will be a true 26 or 27 years later sequel. What's great is that for Beetlejuice, time means nothing in the afterlife, but the world outside is a different story."
I'm all for a Beetlejuice sequel if it's worthy of the original, and it sounds like all involved have set high standards for themselves. If Beetlejuice 2 does indeed come to fruition, I'm hoping it'll be because Grahame-Smith turned in a killer script that Burton and Keaton think is worth making. Though he's set to write a multitude of projects this year, I would think Beetlejuice is fairly high on Grahame-Smith's list so hopefully we'll hear word on whether or not it's going forward sometime later this year. You can watch the portion of Steve's interview with Grahame-Smith concerning Beetlejuice 2 below, and look for the full interview soon.


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Before we get talking, let me tell you a bit about myself. I am a 16 year old student wanting to study engineering at university. The first time I ever interacted with Raspberry Pi was when there was an event taking place to learn a little about the LED RPi HAT. From then onward I got really interested on buying a Raspberry Pi for myself. Luckily i got a Raspberry Pi 2B for free.
I recently made a WordPress website that's running off my Raspberry Pi Zero W. On the website, there are some basic tutorials for Raspberry Pi such as images and installing android.
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Today is a pretty cool day. It's the culmination of a bunch of little stuff and a lot of hard work by some really nice dudes. Here's a few surprises.
Rob, Phil, and I have been working on the ASP.NET MVC book for a while. One (poorly kept) surprise is the inclusion of ScottGu as an author on the book. Between the four of us, we got enough forehead space for like six guys.
Here's where it gets cool.
Free ASP.NET MVC eBook
Today we're releasing the first 185 pages of the book as a FREE PDF download.
Not only that, it's licensed as Creative Commons Attribution No Derivatives. You can share, distribute, hand out, transmit it all you like. You can even include it in your own book if you'd like. ;)
We worked really hard on this chapter, but the real applause goes to ScottGu who closed down Starbucks a number of times, working late into the night. If you enjoy ScottGu's Epic Blog Posts, here's 185 pages of Epic. This chapter will be Chapter 1 in the book; kind of a book within a book.
The book itself is deep in production but this should hold you off for a while, I hope. ;)
Free ASP.NET MVC Sample Application - NerdDinner
Next, we're releasing the NerdDinner sample application at http://nerddinner.codeplex.com as MS-Pl. It's not nearly as sophisticated as the MVC Storefront, but it's pretty cool and does some nice stuff in a very clean way, in our opinion.
There's also more Full Application Samples to be had at http://www.asp.net/mvc with more to come soon!
Big thanks also to the NerdDinner style designer Michael Dorian Bach and to Dave Ward for his jQuery ninja skills. Thanks also to Steve Harman for his peer review. (I'm getting there! Soon...)
I'll be maintaining the application with all these folks, and you're welcome to join in! I'm hoping to add features like RSS, iCal, Blog Badges, jQuery UI controls, OpenID and more in the coming weeks. Wanna help?
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I'll be presenting NerdDinner and the code at Mix 09 next week on Thursday at 2:30pm in session "T49F" called
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You may not alter, transform, or build upon this work.So wouldn't that prevent people from "includ[ing] it in your own book"? Just curious. :)
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Texting-while-driving law appears imminent
Those locals who send text messages via their cell phones while driving must either break the habit now or risk getting pulled over by police in the near future. The Richmond Times-Dispatch reports that Governor Tim Kaine (D) will sign into law a bill the General Assembly passed banning texting-while-driving. The first offense is punishable with a $20 fine, repeated infractions will result in a $50 fine. Cell phone addicts need not fret about putting away their beloved hand-helds altogether while driving. A bill that would have outlawed all non-hands-free cell phones while driving died in the Senate.
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Another useless law on the books that will never be enforced. The law banning the use of earphones ( 46.2-1078 ) isn't enforced any longer, as easy as it is to spot them in use. So how is a cell phone being held below driver door glass level going to be spotted?
Even if a cop stands outside the door and watches somebody text message, how will he/she ever get a conviction? The driver simply has to say they were entering a phone number to dial. Or entering information into their "contact list" in the internal memory.
The law is good, the enforcement is next to impossible.
If they pass this bill what will keep drivers occupied while driving?
i dont know... looks like we won't have to look too far to find the biggest perps of all:
Sick I agree, this law is as far fetched as the one that bans headphones. I think the true solution to this problem is for phone companies to make their phones harder to use for texting so that the task of texting is too much for the average driver.
This issue is as serious as drunk driving or wreckless driving; it inhibits the drivers ability to fully operate the vehicle. Unless drastic measures such as the one i suggested aren't taken the problem will only get worse as the younger, more text savvy generation hit the roads.
BTW, Your cell phone records can be used against you in court to prove reckless driving. The DA only has to subpoenas them to prove you were texting while driving. The timeline in the record is going to show what you sent and to whom. It's highly unlikely that you will be able to deny the texting. It's very self incriminating.
Stupid people have to abuse everything. Cell phone use while driving will eventually be banned nationwide by all 50 states, it's just a matter of time. Go for a ride one day and watch, every other person on the road now has a cell phone up to their ear. It's not just the young kids, it's everybody. Seems as if it's a status symbol now, you're a nobody if you don't have a cell phone up to your ear and talking while driving. It has caused countless accidents and fatalities nationwide. There are no accurate statistics though, people aren't quite stupid enough to admit they were on a cell phone when they ran over some old man crossing the street. And they aren't quite stupid enough to admit being on a cell phone when they ran a red light broadsiding somebody else's car and killing two people.
Yes, I use a cell phone while driving. The distraction is pretty dangerous. But on the other hand, unlike some people, I have never had trouble driving and chewing bubble gum at the same time yet (perfect driving record here, no charges or convictions ever). And I don't have to have coffee in one hand, cell phone in the other, and drive with one knee on the steering wheel.
The worst I have ever seen was a woman brushing her hair one day with one hand, head down holding cell phone on top of shoulder, drinking a beverage with second hand, and one knee on the steering wheel. She was on the 250 bypass going 45 mph right beside me. This type of person deserves a reckless driving ticket if a cop is ever fortunate enough to catch them.
Laws do not have to describe every possible situation before they can be enforced. We need to stop making sub-laws. Just enforce the one we have. If you have an accident while texting, then prepare yourself for a reckless driving charge.


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Effective July 21, 2011, the Dodd–Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010 (Dodd–Frank Act) amended the Truth in Lending Act (TILA), implemented by Regulation Z, and the Consumer Leasing Act, implemented by Regulation M, to expand consumer protections by increasing the thresholds for exempt consumer credit transactions and consumer leases from $25,000 to $50,000. In addition, the Dodd–Frank Act provided that, on or after December 31, 2011, these dollar thresholds must be adjusted by any annual percentage change in the consumer price index.
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Why Seeing (The Unexpected) Is Often Not Believing
Two months ago, on a wooded path in upstate New York, a psychologist named Chris Chabris strapped a video camera to a 20-year-old man and told him to chase after a jogger making his way down the path.
For close to two years Chabris, who teaches at Union College, had been conducting this same experiment. He did the experiment at night, in the afternoon, with women, with men. All were told to run after the jogger and watch him.
The goal of all this was to answer a question: Is it possible to see something really, really obvious and not perceive it?
But for Chabris and his co-researcher, psychologist Daniel Simons at the University of Illinois, this wasn't just some abstract scientific inquiry. They wanted to know for a reason. Chabris and Simons were trying to understand whether a Boston police officer named Kenneth Conley had been wrongly convicted of lying.
What happened to Conley was the inspiration for their experiment.
The Case That Inspired The Experiment
The case of Kenneth Conley began late one night in January of 1995, after the Boston police department got a radio call that an officer had been shot and four black suspects were fleeing by car.
Dick Lehr is a former Boston Globe reporter who wrote a book about what happened, and he says that this call triggered a huge response from the department. Reportedly, one of their own officers was down.
"Cops were flying in from all over," Lehr says. "There were more than 20 cruisers involved at different points in the chase."
The police cruisers followed the suspects all over town, until finally the chase came to a screeching halt at the end of a cul-de-sac, and all four suspects jumped from the car to run in different directions.
The first officer out of his car to chase the fleeing suspects was an undercover policeman named Michael Cox. Cox was a black officer who worked in the gang unit, which meant that he was not in uniform, but in plain clothes. And unfortunately, in the dark and the chaos of the night, a group of officers getting out of their cars mistook policeman Cox for one of the fleeing suspects, and went after him.
"Suddenly he's hit in the head from behind," Lehr says. "And they do a Rodney King on him. He's beaten in the head, and beaten on all fours, he's down and the cops are whaling away on him."
Enter Conley, the police officer who ultimately inspired Chabris and Simons' experiments.
Conley is in his car when he spots one of the suspects making a get away and decides to go after him. He leaps from his car and gives chase, and in his pursuit, runs directly in front of the beating of Cox.
There is some controversy about exactly how close Conley came to the beating, but all parties agree that he was fairly close.
"Common sense would say that he had to see something," Lehr says. "Whether it's two feet away or five yards away, [the beating] is in his area, his radar, so to speak."
Shortly after Conley ran by, the police officers beating Cox realized that they had made a terrible mistake, and the beating stopped. But the officers didn't rush in to help their victim.
"Those cops sort of disappeared into the shadows of the night," Lehr says.
As you might expect, this became a huge scandal. There were investigations and more investigations but no police officer would talk. None of the officers present that night would admit that they had participated in the beating of Michael Cox. No officer would admit they'd even seen the beating of Michael Cox.
"There were like 20 or 30 police reports written that night," Lehr says. "[And they all said], 'I was over here, I don't know what happened, I didn't see anything, all I know is that we found Mike there.'"
"The official explanation for Mike's extensive injuries which kept him out of work for six months was that he had slipped on ice," Lehr says.
Was Conley Telling The Truth?
In fact, the only person to admit to being near the beating was Conley. He told everyone he was right there. But like the others, he insisted he hadn't seen a thing.
"Conley kept saying over and over again, 'I didn't see anything, I don't know why I didn't see anything, I wish I had seen something,'" Lehr says.
But the investigators didn't believe Conley. They thought he was lying to protect his fellow officers.
Conley was indicted for perjury and obstruction of justice. At trial he was convicted and sentenced to 34 months in prison.
When psychologists Chabris and Simons first heard about Conley, they were intrigued.
They do research on something called inattentional blindness, or how people fail to see things that are directly in front of them when they're focused on something else. And in Conley they felt they had found a compelling example.
They started pointing to Conley's case in lectures, and writing about him in their books. He became their poster child.
But through all this, both say, there was always a little nagging worry. Chabris says most of their research on inattentional blindness is done in a lab, in front of computers. "And I had always worried that the generalization we were trying to make that the Conley case was a real-world example of inattentional blindness might not be true," he says.
And so they decided to re-enact as closely as possible what happened to Conley in 1995.
The Crime Simulation
Obviously, it wasn't possible to recreate all aspects of the case, like the adrenaline rush of running after a murder suspect, or the chaos of so many people moving through the same space. But Chabris and Simons did their best. Their results were published this month in the journal i-Perception.
To simulate Conley's focus on the fleeing suspect, Simons and Chabris gave their undergraduate volunteers very specific instructions.
"The subject in the study was supposed to follow behind the jogger at a fixed distance and count how many times the jogger touched his hat," Simons says.
The purpose of this was to maintain the focus of their attention, just as Conley was focused on the suspect he was chasing to make sure he didn't pull a gun or throw something away.
Then about a minute in the run, slightly off to the side, Chabris and Simons had three students stage a fight.
"We had two students beating up a third, punching him and kicking him and throwing him to the ground," Chabris says.
The question was whether the students would see the fight, and under the conditions — nighttime — that most closely resembled Conley's experience. The numbers were shockingly low.
"Only about a third of the subjects reported seeing the fight that we had staged," says Chabris.
And broad daylight didn't cure the problem. In the light of day 40 percent still didn't notice the student being beaten.
Unfortunately this work was only published this month, far too late to factor into the Conley case.
Conley was the sole officer convicted after the 1995 beating of Michael Cox. His 34-month sentence for perjury was eventually overturned in 2004 after it became clear that the government had withheld documents helpful to Conley's case. But in the meantime Conley lost his position on the police force. For years he bumped around from job to job.
But both Chabris and Simons are hopeful that this work might influence future cases.
"We hope that maybe this will influence the courts to take notice of the fact that people don't see everything around them — and they intuitively think that they will," says Simons. "And those two things together can lead to a lot of mistakes: potentially convicting people of crimes that they weren't really guilty of."
And the relevance of this work isn't limited to what happens in court rooms.
Chabris points out that our inability to absorb visual information coupled with our mistaken belief that we actually are able to absorb a lot of it influences all kinds of behavior.
"This underlies problems with using cell phones while driving and all kinds of situations like that," Chabris says.
Seeing is believing the old adage goes. But do we always see, when we look?
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Imagination Technologies Group's PowerVR SGX, in block diagram form
Imagination Technologies Group, the company behind the PowerVR MBX graphics processing technology used in the iPhone and other advanced handsets, has announced that Apple has purchased 8.2 million shares of stock, giving Apple 3.6 percent ownership. The deal further confirms that Apple will be incorporating advanced versions of PowerVR technology in its next revision of the iPhone.
The PowerVR MBX is compatible with OpenGL ES 1.1, giving the iPhone its 3D muscle. But ITG has technology on tap in the form of PowerVR SGX and VXD, which could vault the iPhone to new levels. The SGX is compatible with OpenGL ES 2.0, the latest version of the 3D API, and includes a shader engine for more realistic 3D graphics. Not only is it backward-compatible with the current MBX, it can run code faster and more efficiently.
The VXD, on the other hand, is a video processing core capable of handling resolutions up to full HD resolution, with external display support (we already know the iPhone is capable of that, but imagine it in HD). The decoding is highly power-efficient, said to be comparable to current audio decoding chips.
As AppleInsider explains, ITG has already licensed Samsung, Apple's current ARM processor supplier, to produce silicon that incorporates the PowerVR SGX and VXD technology. Combine that with the low-power design team that Apple acquired with PA Semi, and it's not hard to see where Apple is taking this: straight to the iPhone and iPod touch. In fact, with the advanced HD support it's not hard to imagine Apple incorporating some or all of the tech in a future AppleTV revision as well.
With all this technology at Apple's disposal, I'm keeping a very positive outlook on the future prospects of the iPhone.


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TROY, N.Y. — One pitch into his professional career, Mark Appel was watching his center fielder chase a triple that went over his head.
Two pitches in, the Astros' No. 1 pick in the draft was trailing.
"Welcome to pro ball," Appel said Friday.
Twenty-six pitches in, he was safely back in the Tri-City ValleyCats dugout, having encountered some early rust and an aggressive opponent but more or less surviving his greatly anticipated debut.
He nearly matched the prescribed limits of two innings and 30 pitches, throwing 19 in a rough first inning and seven in a smooth second. After 19-year-old Red Sox prospect Tzu-Wei Lin smacked one over center fielder James Ramsay's head, he gave up a run on a groundout then followed with two more singles and an RBI groundout early in counts before an eight-pitch strikeout to close the inning.
A learning experience
The second inning, which he was no guarantee to finish given his pitch count in the first, went quickly on three groundouts by eager Lowell batters.
"After the first pitch he was in war," Tri-City manager Ed Romero said. "I think it's something he's going to learn from and he'll be prepared. (In the second inning) he knew what he was up against and he started using his breaking stuff more instead of basically relying on the fastball in the beginning and he started to pitch better."
Appel, who also throws a slider and a changeup, worked off a fastball that according to a scout in attendance, was mostly sitting at 94-95 mph and looked "comfortable."
"It wasn't my best, but it wasn't my worst," Appel said. "I think it was a good starting point for the rest of the season. I was just glad to get out there, get my feet wet and get my work in because that's what it's about right now."
Peak velocity, which for Appel at Stanford was in the upper 90s, was not expected given that he hadn't seen game action in 42 days because Stanford failed to make the NCAA Tournament following Appel's last regular-season start — a win over UCLA. He had spent a week at the Astros' spring training complex in Kissimmee, Fla., trying to get sharp again. This was hardly an ordinary outing, though.
D'Andre Toney, who started for the ValleyCats in left field, said nobody wanted to make a bad play to ruin Appel's first start, a level of grandiosity that Appel was by no means trying to project.
"It was a long time coming, but I didn't try to approach it any different from any other game," said Appel, who will likely make one more start for the short-season club before moving on to a higher-level minor league affiliate.
History in the making
There was plenty of excitement for the debut in Upstate New York, where the ValleyCats were selling Appel shirts with the No. 28. (His Stanford number of 26 was taken, so the ValleyCats assigned him his Team USA number.)
And a crowd of 5,854 squeezed into a stadium of 4,500 seats to see the first No. 1 overall pick in the minor league club's history and a win on a walk-off passed ball in the 10th inning — a play Appel claims with witnesses in the clubhouse to have predicted from the dugout.
There were also authenticators from Major League Baseball at the ballpark to save the memorabilia depicting all of Appel's firsts.
"I didn't know about that until probably an hour and a half before the game," Appel said. "I don't know if any of that stuff will ever mean anything down the road, but it's pretty cool."
Zachary Levine is a freelance writer.


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Wednesday Wisdom is a series of blog posts on This is Lit about the different content marketing strategies you can use to crush it in the blogging world.
Doesn't the word "listicle" sound weird?
For those not in the know, a listicle is an article that is also a list post–hence, listicle.
BuzzFeed and other Internet media seem to love this writing style. However, a lot of content marketing gurus hate the very idea of listicles. There are some sites where the art of listicle making has been boiled down to sheer clickbait journalism. But I strongly believe that, if written well, a listicle is a much easier vehicle to get your message across.
And so do so many other sites such as Elite Daily, Huffington Post, and Bustle. Otherwise, they wouldn't be this successful.
So here are 7 key reasons why listicles are so popular and you need them as part of your content marketing strategy.
1. They are clear and concise.
List posts are usually clear and to the point. You can convey your message in a neat, itemized article, instead of using clunky paragraphs.
2. They provide value to the most distracted reader.
Let's face it. Most of our readers are distracted. Content creators constantly struggle with writing fascinating content that gets read. You have to remember that a good number of readers skim through your blog post to see if they learn anything of value. List posts have the benefit of being easy to be skimmed through. All your distracted reader would need to do is read the subheads to understand what you're saying.
3. Readers respond better to numbers.
Listicles have a number in the headline, and readers just eat this up! Why do you think BuzzFeed is so successful? The human brain loves numbers and structure, and a good listicle has both.
Want your article to be read and shared? Make it a list post!
4. Complex information can be broken down into an itemized list.
Listicles are mostly hype content. For example, I once wrote a post on 9 things you should NEVER say to a bookworm. This is not complex in any way.
But say you write a post on how to use Edelweiss.
We all know that using Edelweiss for the first time can be a little confusing. If you wanted a little help, which article are you most likely to choose? A post with para after para on the service or a step-by-step list post?
5. The title tells you exactly what you can expect.
List posts' titles are very to the point. If you want to know how you can monetize your blog, you're more likely to click on 7 ways you can monetize your book blog than How to monetize your book blog. Because the title promises that you will learn seven new things and also, the it looks more convincing.
6. They bring all the traffic to your blogging yard.
Social media gurus have proved time and again that list posts get more views and shares than most types of content. Some of my most popular posts are listicles too.
So the next time you write a post you're proud of, see if you can convert it into a list instead.
7. They're easy to create.
Now that I've given you six reasons why listicles work well, here's one that I hope will give you the final push. List posts are the easiest kind of content you can create. They take much lesser time to write than other posts, but they perform so much better.
What are you waiting for? Go forth and write your first list post! Or if you already have written one that you're proud of, leave a link in the comments? 🙂
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With all of the noise around the changes to the Google desktop search interface and the rollout of Google+ their upgrade to their main web search interface in Safari has largely flown under the radar. Combined with their recent upgrade providing a full on Places experience within Safari, the two changes represent a major mobile upgrade.
Google previously also upgraded the Places interface positioning a fixed map at the top of the display, an infinite scroll of Places (very convenient) and an icon for each Place to be highlighted on the Map. One very disturbing aspect of the new interface is the ability to edit already claimed listings (see image below) via the report a problem link on the mobile Places page.
Google is a bit a of sticky wicket as far as Places and the iPhone is concerned. Apple controls the Maps application and it is likely that iOS5 will feature their in house Siri search product for local rather than Google. Google has struggled somewhat to find a successful combination of products on the iPhone given this reality. Their Maps and Places products in the Google app suite are not the easy to access or use. This recent move to upgrade their Safari presence comes off much better, providing a fluid and useful interface to their products.


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- it is no longer necessary to continually balance the instrument – upper body,
and legsare thus completely free
- due to gravity, the bow is more easily
sucked into the string (which is very important for creating the flow)
- the left elbow can be kept lower when playing sitting down than when standing – this results in less fatigue.
To avoid the body damping the back of the instrument, I recommend that the double bass is held relatively central and that both legs are positioned on the sides, which also helps in maintaining a relaxed sitting posture. I advise against using a footstool, since this leads to a distorted posture.


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Alzheimer's disease (AD) may be the most common and well-known form of dementia. But other disorders also affect brain function.
Frontotemporal dementia (FTD)–the fourth most common cause of dementia–is a group of disorders that occur when the nerve cells in the frontal and temporal lobes of the brain are damaged, causing the lobes to shrink. FTD can affect a person's behavior, personality, language, and movement.
Facts about FTD
About 250,000 Americans have FTD. These diseases are among the most common dementias that strike at younger ages. Symptoms typically start between the ages of 40 and 65, but FTD can strike young adults and those who are older. FTD affects men and women equally.
The cause of FTD is unknown. Researchers have linked certain subtypes of FTD to mutations on several genes. Some people with FTD have tiny structures–called Pick bodies–in their brain cells. Pick bodies contain an abnormal amount or type of protein.
A family history of FTD is the only known risk for these diseases. Although experts believe that some cases of FTD are inherited, the majority of people with FTD have no family history of it or other types of dementia.
Types of FTD
The most common types of FTD are:
Frontal variant. This form of FTD affects a person's behavior and personality.
Primary progressive aphasia. This form has two subtypes:
Progressive nonfluent aphasia, which affects a person's ability to speak.
Semantic dementia, which affects a person's ability to use and understand language.
A less common form of FTD affects a person's movement, causing symptoms similar to Parkinson's disease or amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, also known as Lou Gehrig's disease.
Symptoms of FTD start gradually and progress steadily, and in some cases, rapidly. They vary from person to person, depending on the areas of the brain involved. These are common symptoms:
Behavior and/or dramatic personality changes, such as swearing, stealing, increased interest in sex, or a deterioration in personal hygiene habits
Socially inappropriate, impulsive, or repetitive behaviors
Impaired judgment
Lack of empathy
Decreased self awareness
Loss of interest in normal daily activities
Emotional withdrawal from others
Loss of energy and motivation
Inability to use or understand language; this may include difficulty naming objects, expressing words, or understanding the meanings of words
Hesitation when speaking
Less frequent speech
Difficulty planning and organizing
Frequent mood changes
Increasing dependence
Some people have physical or psychiatric symptoms, such as tremors, muscle spasms or weakness, rigidity, poor coordination and/or balance, difficulty swallowing, hallucinations, or delusions. These signs are not as common as behavioral and language changes.
FTD is not life-threatening. A person may live with FTD for years. Pneumonia is the most common cause of death in those who have FTD. They also are at increased risk for infections and fall-related injuries.
As FTD progressively worsens, a person may engage in dangerous behaviors or be unable to care for himself or herself. A person with FTD may need 24-hour nursing care or to stay in an assisted living facility or nursing home.
Family members are often the first to notice subtle changes in a person's behavior or language skills. It's important for a person to see a doctor as early as possible to discuss:
Symptoms, including which symptoms, when they began, and how often they occur
Medical history and previous medical problems
Medical histories of family members
Prescription medications, over-the-counter medicines, and dietary supplements taken
No single test can diagnose FTD. Typically, doctors will order routine blood tests and perform physical exams to rule out other conditions that cause similar symptoms. If they suspect dementia, they may:
Evaluate the person's neurological health--reflexes, muscle strength, muscle tone, sense of touch and sight, coordination, and balance
Assess the person's neuropsychological status--memory, problem-solving ability, attention span and counting skills--and language abilities
Order magnetic resonance imaging or computed tomography scans of the brain
Currently, no treatments are available to cure or slow the progression of FTD. Doctors may prescribe medications to treat symptoms. Antidepressant medications may help treat anxiety and control obsessive-compulsive behaviors and other symptoms. Prescription sleeping medications can help ease insomnia and other sleep disturbances. Antipsychotic medications may reduce irrational and compulsive behaviors.
Behavior modification may help control unacceptable or risky behaviors.
Speech and language pathologists and physical and occupational therapists can help a person adjust to some of the changes caused by FTD.
Living with or managing FTD
Coping with FTD can be frightening, frustrating, and embarrassing for both the person with the disease and family members. Since some symptoms can't be controlled, family members shouldn't take their loved one's behaviors personally. Families need to maintain their own well-being while ensuring that their loved one is treated with dignity and respect.
Caregivers should learn all they can about FTD and assemble a team of experts to help the family meet the medical, financial, and emotional challenges they are facing.
It's important to find a doctor knowledgeable about FTD. Other health care specialists who may play a role on the team are home-care nurses, neuropsychologists, genetic counselors, and speech and language, physical, and occupational therapists. Social workers can help patients and caregivers find community resources, such as medical supplies and equipment, nursing care, support groups, respite care, and financial assistance.
Attorney and financial advisors can help families prepare for the later stages of the disease.
Advanced planning will help smooth future transitions for the person and family members and may allow the person to participate in the decision-making process.
Home remedies
Little solid evidence exists that antioxidants and other supplements help people with FTD. There has been some controversy over the use of high doses of vitamin E to help slow the progression of AD. Based on modest success with AD, some doctors may recommend that patients with FTD take 1,000 IUs of vitamin E twice a day.
A person with FTD and family members should talk with his or her doctor about whether to take antioxidants and other supplements, such as coenzyme Q10, vitamin C, and B vitamins to support brain health.


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Assay for Early Detection of Decline in Renal Function
Renal disease often progresses undetected, because kidney impairment does not cause pain. This is why chronic kidney disease is not diagnosed until patients show symptoms of an advanced stage of the disease. In the early stages of disease, laboratory testing is the most efficient and sensitive way to detect reduction in renal function.1
Cystatin C shows increased sensitivity to renal dysfunction compared to serum creatinine, especially in the early stage of kidney disease characterized by a mild reduction in glomerular filtration rate.
The N Latex Cystatin C Assay:
- Is suitable for both serum and plasma specimens
- Has low imprecision (total CV <5%)
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This little pot of honey boasts a bond meant to last. Our Advanced lash extension adhesive is designed for experienced lash artists looking for a quick drying time and incredible client retention. This lash extension adhesive thrives in medium-to-high humidity (40-65%) and room temperature (68-73 degrees F).
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Holy Sith! Zack Snyder Planning 'Seven Samurai'-Inspired 'Star Wars' Film? (UPDATE)
UPDATE: Whoops, never mind. In a statement to The Hollywood Reporter, Snyder's rep has flatly denied the report. "While he is super flattered because he is a huge fan," the statement says, "Zack is not involved in any way with the new Star Wars. He is currently in post on his two films, Man of Steel and 300: Battle of Artemisia." Looks like the Internet got played by a fun-having rumor monger. I look forward to seeing if there's any kernel of truth to anything else in the report.
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In case you were wondering, you can rest easy in the knowledge that Disney has absolutely no intention of treating the Star Wars franchise like a finite resource. Instead, they plan to mine it like spice from the cruelest mines of Kessel, and the proof is the possibility of a Kurosawa-inspired film set in the galaxy far, far away, brought to you by Zack Snyder, the man currently tasked with finally bringing a post-Christopher Reeve Superman to theaters.
Vulture has brought us news of a rumor blowing up like the Death Star that 300, Watchmen and Man of Steel director Snyder is developing a new stand-alone Star Wars film based on Akira Kurosawa's The Seven Samurai that would exist, almost certainly, separate from the planned Episodes 7, 8 and 9. The plot would replace feudal Japanese swordslingers with lightsaber wielding Jedi. And since the original Star Wars was heavily based on Kurosawa's The Hidden Fortress, it would allow us to declare — and you knew this was coming — that the circle is now complete.
The setting is unclear, but Vulture's source claims it would take place after the events of Return of the Jedi. As we know, Episodes 7, 8 and 9 are also going to take place long after Jedi. How awesome does that sound? My mouth already waters at the notion of a live action Star Wars TV show set in the aftermath of the rebellion against the Empire. This makes me positively drool.
That said, I'd prefer there just be Seven Samurai... IN SPAAAACE, without having to graft the Star Wars brand name onto it. But since Roger Corman already covered that with his schlocky B-movie classic Battle Beyond The Stars, I'll take what I can get. Especially since it'll be awesome exploring the idea of Jedi Ronin in the post-Empire galaxy. Bring it, and may the force be with us. And maybe next, we can get the Star Wars version of Zatoichi. Please, please hire Ian Holm for that.
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Once you have been through some sort of financial crisis, the next phase is recovering from the damage that has been done to your credit rating. Some people feel that the ideal way to escalate that recovery is to purchase property. The idea is that having a home loan that you pay faithfully every month will help to create a good reference and enhance your credit rating. However, this may not be the best approach for you. Here are three reasons why you should not go for a home loan if you have bad credit.
First, chances are you will not qualify for a good interest rate. That is not to say that you will be unable to get financing. In fact, there are many loan institutions that will be happy to sign you up for a high risk loan. The terms in these will not be favorable. Along with a higher interest rate, there will be stiffer penalties and often some extra charges built into the contract that would not be present in more competitive loans. Wait until your credit is better and then you will qualify for a loan with more favorable terms.
Second, following a large amount of money will affect how your credit rating is illustrated. The ratio between income and debt plays a big role in that calculation. If the total amount of the loan is significant and your income is mediocre, you could actually be setting yourself up for keeping your FICO rating in the basement. Even if you are making the payments like clockwork, your rating will not rise significantly for some time.
Last, you may not be emotionally prepared for assuming such a huge debt. Keep in mind that you have just been through a rough time financially. No doubt you stayed up nights worrying about how you would make it through. Give yourself a break and do not create a bunch of new debt just because the old ones are now settled. Use this time to enjoy yourself and not worry every time the phone rings. See it as an opportunity to begin putting a few dollars away in a savings account and to start getting your finances to a point where they are working for you. There is always time to look into buying a house later.