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Protein folding is the current poster child of the distributed computing world. This is because figuring out the folding order of a protein and obtaining its final structure is an incredibly complicated molecular dynamics problem. To put it in perspective, the individual structural units move around their bonds on a time scale in the 10 to 100 picosecond range (10-12s) but the protein might take anywhere from a few microseconds to a few minutes to reach its final structure. This implies that at least 10,000 moves per structural unit are required for a small protein that obtains its structure, while more complicated proteins are likely to involve around 600 billion moves per structural unit. When faced with a problem like this, a little help goes a long way—hence folding@home was born—but it is also important to find ways to speed up the process.
Speeding up the process appears to be exactly what a European team of physicists has done. They have found a way to quickly calculate the most probable path from the unfolded state (or any other state) to any stable folded state. They use a form of the diffusion equation, which is the same equation that describes how a drop of liquid sugar will spread out through water. Using this equation, the probability of finding a protein in a particular state at a particular time can be calculated. It is also trivial to determine if that state is stable by minimizing a potential energy function. Hence, the time and path from a denatured (e.g. unfolded) protein to the folded state can be found by minimizing a potential energy function and performing an integration, which supplies the path and time taken to traverse the path.
Now, the more skeptical among you will be asking how the potential energy function that is minimized is found? Well the answer lies in a combination of more traditional molecular dynamics and experimental knowledge. For most proteins, a stable structure can be determined using experimental techniques. Performing a short molecular dynamics simulation with the protein configured in its stable form determines the potential energy function for the stable form. Then similar simulations on several unstable forms (e.g., unfolded) are used to determine a background potential for this minimized potential to sit in. According to the researchers, these simulations are short enough that the entire calculation can be performed on a normal desktop computer.
Using this surface, the researchers can calculate the most probable path between any two locations on the surface. That can then be mapped to time and, through the entropy of the protein, the structures it passes through on the way. An additional advantage of this approach is what it tells us about the stability of the stable state and the presence of other stable states and how likely it is to make a transition between states. Since structure is very important to protein function, this seems like it could be a useful tool.
Now for the cautionary bits: this is a new approach and as such it hasn't been thoroughly tested. The authors point out that they have only tested it on small proteins and they do not yet know how the integral approach will scale with protein complexity. However, early results are promising—unless you are a member of team eggroll.
Physical Review Letters, 2007, DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.99.118102


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I2P dev meeting, November 7, 2017 @ 20:00 UTC
Quick recap
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orignal, zlatinb, zzz
Full IRC Log
20:00:03 <zzz> 0) Hi
20:00:03 <zzz> 1) 0.9.32 update (zzz)
20:00:03 <zzz> 2) 34C3 planning (zzz)
20:00:06 <zzz> 0) Hi
20:00:08 <zzz> hi
20:00:27 <zlatinb> hi
20:00:39 <zzz> 1) 0.9.32 update (zzz)
20:01:02 <zzz> built it last night, looks like echelon just flipped the news on
20:01:20 <zzz> I'll get to debian/launchpad tonight or tomorrow
20:01:41 <zzz> str4d, when can we expect android and maven?
20:02:22 <zzz> also, we'll need str4d or meeh to get the files to the website, lmk when you do that
20:02:54 <zzz> I've set the 0.9.33 date for late January
20:02:59 <zzz> anything else on 1) ?
20:03:54 <orignal_> hi
20:04:05 <zzz> 2) 34C3 planning (zzz)
20:04:20 <zzz> we're all set on tickets, we'll have about 8 people there
20:04:48 <zzz> they announced the new way assemblies will be set up. hottuna2 usually signs us up, will you do that this year?
20:05:43 <zzz> ok, we'll have to followup with hottuna2 to make sure we get a reserved table
20:05:47 <zzz> anything else on 2) ?
20:05:57 <zlatinb> I might just show up and meet you for drinks outside
20:05:57 <zlatinb> unless I'm lucky and get a ticket
20:07:09 <zzz> we did have extra tickets, they may have expired though. ask echelon
20:07:12 <zzz> anything else on 2) ?
20:07:31 <zzz> anything else for the meeting?
20:09:00 * zzz *baffs* the meeting closed

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Microsoft spends a lot of time attempting to zing Apple. Their latest try is pitched to the ladies and focuses on the fact Mac laptops don't have touch screens. A pretty simple concept! But just in case, the company decided to explain it in terms of wedding planning. Because ladies love weddings.
"It's more affordable, it looks great, and it's perfect for planning my wedding," says the bride-to-be of her new gadget. See, girls, Microsoft speaks your language! "Instead of passing around a tiny tablet, the 20-inch touch screen makes it easier for my friends to check Pinterest, search for the wedding band, and their share ideas." How did anyone plan a wedding before the advent of 20-inch touch screens? Truly, it is a mystery.
"Now if they only like their bridesmaids dresses as much as my Windows all-in-one." Oh, you!
The video is part of a campaign featuring various use cases for new products running Windows. Another recent ad stars a mom who just wants her kids to stop fighting over her laptop.
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Facebook added on Tuesday a "Listen" button to its band and artist pages that give users an easy way to listen to their favorite songs directly on the site.
As of now, fans can listen to songs from artists such as Justin Bieber and Linkin Park to former Guns N' Roses guitarist Slash directly on Facebook via various music services such as Spotify and MOG via Facebook itself. The "Listen" button is available on most artist pages.
Located next to the "Like" and "Message" buttons on an artist's page, the "Listen" button will connect users to the music service they use most frequently and play popular songs from that artist. The first time you click on the button, a prompt from one of the participating services will pop up and ask for you to grant access
Since the music services are apps connected with Facebook Timeline, listening activity will be published to your page while listening.
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2012 is now officially over, and over the past few weeks we've been looking back at what the best of 2012 had to offer. As we turn our attention to the year ahead, it's time for the latest installment of our "Most Anticipated" feature. Throughout 2013, we'll once again be taking a quarterly look at what Collider's editors are most looking forward to, and today we're focusing on the films that will be hitting theaters from January through March.
Hit the jump to see the films that Matt, Adam, Brendan, and Dave are most anticipating in the next few months.
Matt's Picks
Director: Andrés Muschietti
Cast: Jessica Chastain, Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Megan Charpentier, and Isabelle Nellsse
Release Date: January 18
Why I'm Excited: When it comes to horror films, I'm always receptive to Guillermo Del Toro's stamp of approval. In addition to hearing positive buzz on the flick, I like the creepy vibe I'm getting from the film. There seems to be a strong mystery at the center revolving around a ghost-witch of some kind, and I'm eager to uncover the source of the film's tension. I also like that while the kids are clearly troubled, they're not evil. Evil kids in movies are so dull and silly. You can't be afraid of something you can dropkick.
Director: Jonathan Levine
Cast: Nicholas Hoult, Teresa Palmer, Rob Corddry, Dave Franco, and John Malkovich
Release Date: February 1
Why I'm Excited: I hope Nicholas Hoult has a great year. He's a great young actor with a lot of charisma, and Warm Bodies will be the first of his two leading roles this year (the other is Jack the Giant Slayer). Warm Bodies easily looks like the better of the two, and writer-director Jonathan Levine (50/50) is a great choice to bring this off-kilter love story to life (or at least un-death).
Director: Steven Soderbergh
Cast: Rooney Mara, Jude Law, Channing Tatum, and Catherine Zeta-Jones
Release Date: February 8
Why I'm Excited: If Sodebergh is truly retiring, then this is his penultimate film, and his last theatrically released feature (Behind the Candelabra will premiere on HBO), so it shouldn't be missed. Even after watching the trailer, I can't fully understand the plot of Side Effects, but it looks like a tight mystery-thriller fed through Sodebergh's keen subversion of genre. Soderbergh had a terrific 2012 with Haywire and Magic Mike, and I'm giving him the benefit of the doubt that Side Effects isn't some anti-medication screed.
Director: Park Chan-wook
Cast: Mia Wasikowska, Matthew Goode, Dermot Mulroney, Jacki Weaver, and Nicole Kidman
Release Date: March 1
Why I'm Excited: Park Chan-wook's previous feature, Thirst, fell short for me, but it looks like he'll be back at the top of his game with Stoker, his first English-language feature. The movie looks seductive, dangerous, and twisted. I'm particularly excited to see Mia Wasikowska work with what looks to be a killer (no pun intended) role. Like other movies on this list, I'm not entirely sure what to expect from Stoker, and that's what makes it such an enticing flick.
Director: Don Scardino
Cast: Steve Carell, Steve Buscemi, Olivia Wilde, Alan Arkin, James Gandolfini, Jim Carrey, Jay Mohr, and Michael Bully Herbig
Release Date: March 15
Why I'm Excited: Yes, Steve Carell and Jim Carrey will probably be right at home in the outsized personas they'll be playing in The Incredible Burt Wonderstone, and I look forward to what they'll bring to the roles. But after watching the trailer, I'm even more excited to see Steve Buscemi and Alan Arkin's performances. They could easily be the scene stealers in a flick that looks like a lot of fun.
Adam's Picks
Director: Jonathan Levine
Cast: Nicholas Hoult, Teresa Palmer, Rob Corddry, Dave Franco, Analeigh Tipton, and John Malkovich
Release Date: February 1
Why I'm Excited: Since seeing rejuvenated popularity a few years ago, the zombie genre has become a tad stale and predictable as of late. There are still a few bright spots here and there (season three of The Walking Dead), but the attempt to capitalize on the "zombie craze" has resulted in a watering down of the genre. On paper, the notion of mashing up zombies with a teen-geared romance story sounds like a pretty terrible cash-grab, but after seeing two trailers for Warm Bodies I'm inclined to believe that director Jonathan Levine has crafted a wholly unique take on the story. It looks funny, strange, and sweet all at the same time, and if Levine can nail the same mix of humor and heart that he did with 2011's 50/50, I think Warm Bodies could be a worthy entry to the zom-rom-com genre.
Director: Steven Soderbergh
Cast: Rooney Mara, Channing Tatum, Jude Law, and Catherine Zeta-Jones
Release Date: February 8
Why I'm Excited: The simple fact that this could very well be the final theatrically-released film from Steven Soderbergh ever is enough to include this on my list, but the notion that Soderbergh looks to be going out with a bang is icing on the cake. The cast is undeniably impressive, but it's the trippy first trailer and the description of the film as a "psychopharmacology thriller" that make this one of my most anticipated films of the first quarter. Weird Soderbergh is the best Soderbergh.
Director: Park Chan-wook
Cast: Mia Wasikowska, Nicole Kidman, Matthew Goode, Dermot Mulroney, and Jacki Weaver
Release Date: March 1
Why I'm Excited: If you've seen Chan-wook's South Korean revenge drama Oldboy then Stoker, his English-language directorial debut, is already on your radar. The film's trailers and posters hint at a much more sinister and almost fairy tale-esque twist on the pic's seemingly straightforward premise, and I'm beyond eager to see what this whole thing is really about.
Director: Kimberley Peirce
Cast: Chloe Grace Moretz, Julianne Moore, Judy Greer, Alex Russell, Gabriella Wilde, Ansel Elgort, and Portia Doubleday
Release Date: March 15
Why I'm Excited: Director Brian De Palma's adaptation of the Stephen King novel Carrie is an incredibly tough act to follow, but Screen Gems assembled a promisingly impressive crew to tackle this new remake. Chloe Moretz has more than proven her talent in front of the camera and Julianne Moore is just plain incredible, but it's the involvement of Boys Don't Cry's Kimberley Peirce as the film's director that really has me hopeful. Though Carrie is indeed a very effective horror story, there's a great deal of subtext to be mined in King's source material, and Peirce is unlikely to leave that stone unturned. Thus far we've only seen a very brief teaser trailer, but I'm really, really interested to see what kind of chemistry materializes from the contentious mother-daughter relationship between Moretz's Carrie and Moore's Margaret.
Director: Derek Cianfrance
Cast: Bradley Cooper, Ryan Gosling, Eva Mendes, Ray Liotta, Ben Mendelsohn, and Rose Byrne
Release Date: March 29
Why I'm Excited: I've been looking forward to this one ever since the project was first announced, but my anticipation level rose significantly when the film premiered to rave reviews at the Toronto Film Festival last September. Comparisons to The Godfather and descriptions of the pic as an epic crime saga make for significantly high expectations, but the film's first trailer delivered the goods and then some. I admired Cianfrance's Blue Valentine more than I enjoyed it, but everything about The Place Beyond the Pines promises it'll be right up my alley. Fingers crossed.
Brendan's Picks
Director: Jonathan Levine
Cast: Nicholas Hoult, Teresa Palmer, Rob Corddry, Dave Franco, Analeigh Tipton, and John Malkovich
Release Date: February 1
Why I'm Excited: Jonathan Levine made one of my favorite films of 2011 in 50/50, so I would be eager to check out any follow-up he made. Warm Bodies gets extra points for a clever premise—zombie boy falls in love and recharges his soul—and casting the charming Nicholas Hoult as the lead.
Director: Steven Soderbergh
Cast: Rooney Mara, Jude Law, Channing Tatum, and Catherine Zeta-Jones
Release Date: February 8
Why I'm Excited: Recall that the Year of Channing Tatum began with his role in Soderbergh's Haywire in January 2012. Let's extend his hot streak into the 2013. The trailer suggests Side Effects will be a brutal watch, but as always, Soderbergh secured a great cast to make the medicine go down.
Director: Park Chan-wook
Cast: Mia Wasikowska, Matthew Goode, Dermot Mulroney, Jacki Weaver, and Nicole Kidman
Release Date: March 1
Why I'm Excited: Did I call Side Effects brutal? I think Stoker might actually mess me up psychologically. But such is the specialty of Oldboy director Park Chan-wook. I can't wait to see if his work is as effectively disturbing in English as it is in Korean.
Director: Paul Weitz
Cast: Tina Fey, Paul Rudd, Michael Sheen, Wallace Shawn, Gloria Reuben, Nat Wolff, and Lily Tomlin
Release Date: March 8
Why I'm Excited: I am no different than the rest of the internet. I love Paul Rudd and I love Tina Fey. Of course they should team up. Think of all the GIFs! But even outside the internet, there is always a need for a solid adult dramedy—I hope Admission can deliver.
Director: Derek Cianfrance
Cast: Ryan Gosling, Bradley Cooper, Eva Mendes, Ray Liotta, Rose Byrne, Dane DeHaan and Bruce Greenwood
Release Date: March 29
Why I'm Excited: The devastating impact of Cianfrance's debut feature, Blue Valentine, stays with me. I don't really know what Place Beyond the Pines is about, and I want to keep it that way. The reteaming of Cianfrance and Gosling plus good reviews from the festival circuit is good enough for me. Now I get to go in fresh.
Dave's Picks
Director: Ruben Fleischer
Cast: Sean Penn, Josh Brolin, Ryan Gosling, Nick Nolte, Emma Stone, Anthony Mackie, Giovanni Ribisi, Michael Peña, Sullivan Stapleton and Robert Patrick.
Release Date: January 11
Why I'm Excited: I was excited to see this film before some asshole shot up a movie theater in Colorado which forced a delayed release date and time-consuming editing process to remove objectionable material (ie a scene in which a theater is shot up). The last few gangster movies (Lawless and Public Enemies come to mind) didn't quite land with me, so I'm hoping the fantastic cast of Gangster Squad will right that ship. It will also be interesting to see if Fleischer's directorial talents will transcend his current resume of comedies.
Director: Kimberly Peirce
Cast: Chloë Grace Moretz, Julianne Moore, Judy Greer, Gabriella Wilde and Portia Doubleday
Release Date: March 15
Why I'm Excited: I normally wouldn't put a reboot in a most anticipated list, but Peirce and Moretz promise to bring enough originality to the Stephen King tale to make it worthwhile. This first teaser trailer suggests that Peirce's version might stick a bit closer to King's book and include some more scenes of devastation that weren't seen in the 1976 original film from director Brian De Palma. That picture landed Academy Award nominations for Sissy Spacek and Piper Laurie, which is a great testament to the source material and a measuring stick of sorts for Moretz and Moore.
Director: Derek Cianfrance
Cast: Ryan Gosling, Bradley Cooper, Eva Mendes, Ray Liotta, Rose Byrne, Dane DeHaan and Bruce Greenwood
Release Date: March 29
Why I'm Excited: I know next to nothing about the film beyond this fantastic trailer and Matt Goldberg's review, but when a film draws comparisons to The Godfather, that's more than enough to put it on my most anticipated list. I'm anxious to see the inevitable collision course that Gosling and Cooper's characters happen to be on as two well-intentioned fathers on opposite sides of the law. The Place Beyond the Pines could easily end up as a predictable crime drama but all indications suggest it is anything but.
Director: Don Coscarelli
Cast: Paul Giamatti, Chase Williamson, Rob Mayes, Clancy Brown, Daniel Roebuck and Doug Jones
Release Date: January 25
Why I'm Excited: The first film in ten years from the man behind Phantasm, The Beastmaster and Bubba Ho-Tep, John Dies at the End comes with built-in "cult classic" potential. The trailers have been even more insane than expected, even when a movie features a psychotropic drug named "soy sauce" and a walking monstrosity made entirely of meat. Honestly, I would have watched the movie already if its current VOD release had a more reasonable price point, but I'm happy to fork over the dough for its theatrical debut. Besides, I'm dying to see how it ends!
Director: Niels Arden Oplev
Cast: Colin Farrell, Noomi Rapace, Dominic Cooper, Terrence Howard and Armand Assante
Release Date: March 8
Why I'm Excited: Though this film wasn't even on the radar as of a week ago, the recent trailer changed all that. The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo's Oplev and Rapace reteam for this revenge picture that hopes to jump start what will be a busy year for Farrell. I'm looking forward to seeing more from this picture as the release date approaches, especially since it's a return to feature writing for screenwriter J.H. Wyman (Fringe, The Mexican).


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In first session vs. hitters, Skaggs impresses Gibson
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. -- Tyler Skaggs came into camp determined to win the No. 5 spot in Arizona's rotation, and the extra work the left-hander put in this winter appears to have paid off.
Skaggs had a session facing hitters for the first time in batting practice Sunday.
"I thought Skaggs was pumped up a little bit today," D-backs manager Kirk Gibson said. "Early on he seemed to be overthrowing a little bit, but I thought he settled down and started throwing the way he's been throwing in the bullpen."
There's still plenty of work to be done, but Skaggs is happy with where he's at.
"I started throwing a lot earlier this year, so I feel like my arm is in better shape than it was last year," he said. "I'm trying to fix that because I know I'm a little bit of a slow starter, but once I get things clicking, life is good. I feel like the curveball is coming along well this year and that's usually the last thing to come, so that's good. I've got good feel with it.
"Fastball command is the only thing I'm really worrying about right now, though, still kind of wild all over the place. That's also coming with just keep throwing every day and your arm is getting used to it and stuff."


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Since 1979, the International Fund for Agricultural Development has funded 13 rural development projects in Madagascar to eradicate rural poverty. With the country facing an exploding population and food crisis, the agency is looking skyward for support.
To meet the demographic challenges and to help the growing population with food security, ESA and the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) are collaborating to identify detailed geospatial information needed to support projects in Madagascar.
Earth observation satellites enable objective observations of the status of remote rural areas consistently over space and time. This information can be used to design, plan, monitor and assess the impact of development projects.
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Strengthening food security
One of IFAD's projects focuses on strengthening food security of the rural population in the dry, famine-prone region of the Mandraré Basin by increasing productivity of the irrigated and rain-fed crops.
To monitor better and assess the impact of the project, IFAD required accurate information to determine the current state of crop acreage and how land-cover had changed in the last 15 years.
Satellite-based digital thematic maps of land-cover and land-use provide information on crops such as rain-fed maize, cassava, irrigated rice and orchards.
Thanks to the satellite images archive, ESA was able to provide historic data on land coverage changes between 1996 and 2010. This provided IFAD development specialists with reliable information: during that time, rice fields grew by more than 30%, rain-fed crops by 28% and irrigated crops by about 9%.
"Since remote sensing has become a popular area of study and experts can be found all around the world, incorporating these data into our projects helps us to strengthen local capacity and transfer this knowledge to local stakeholders to improve national capacities," said Benoit Thierry, IFAD's Madagascar Country Programme Manager.
Improving development planning
To support development in the Menabe region, another IFAD project focuses on sustainable expansion of arable land, mainly through implementing irrigation schemes and securing agricultural land.
To single out areas with the potential for further agricultural activities, information was needed about the area's slope and drainage system to identify areas prone to flooding.
Using satellite data, ESA produced land-cover maps and digital elevation models. The maps were complemented by GIS information of slopes and drainage systems. The patterns formed by streams, rivers and lakes, were used to design the irrigation schemes.
"It is very costly and time consuming to send teams to assess remote regions, which are often very difficult to reach," Thierry said.
"With these products, we can get details about the land and develop action plans much quicker and only send teams to select areas. Of course, this is also true of monitoring and assessing the implementation of projects."
Securing land rights
The Malagasy Government is introducing a scheme that offers rural farmers the opportunity to formalise land ownership, which reduces their vulnerability to hunger and poverty.
To simplify the exchange of land titles, a detailed image database is needed that enables the classification and delineation of land concessions and properties.
Based on new very high resolution satellite images, maps were produced for three districts in Haute Matsiatra. These images provide a good approximation of the location and size of specific land plots.
This has enabled IFAD to assist the government in providing small farmers with land ownership certificates.
Following these initial trials, IFAD and ESA are discussing how Earth observation data can support other development activities, including establishing country strategy plans, assessing food security, managing water and adapting to climate change.
"Satellites have a lot to offer, and the next generation will offer even more," Thierry added.
"This means it is very important to build a process now with northern and southern stakeholders, including regional and national networks, that can grow along with these advances in technology.
"If we don't incorporate this technology into our work now, I'm afraid we will miss the train."


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Adafruit's new Internet of Things Printer goes wireless, uses Raspberry Pi (video)
Adafruit's just outed a new Internet of Things Printer kit that's traded in its ethernet connection for WiFi. Instead of using an Arduino Uno like its wired sibling, the new DIY hardware is built with a Raspberry Pi Model B running Raspbian Linux. Programmed in Python, the software on the box wields the Python Imaging Library, which gives folks flexibility when it comes to typography and graphics, and can leverage the language's raft of libraries. If you're not in the mood for coding, however, the contraption brings a few sample applications that'll print out daily weather reports, sudoku puzzles, tweets and images on 2.25-inch wide receipt paper. The project rings up at $189 -- $100 above its predecessor -- but it isn't up for sale quite yet.
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"NCIS" Wins its Time Period in Viewers and Demos, Topping "Glee" in
Adults 18-49 For the Third Consecutive Week
"Unforgettable" Places First at 10:00 PM in Viewers, Adults 18-49 and Adults 25-54 For the Third Straight Week
CBS won Tuesday in viewers and adults 25-54 and was a solid second in adults 18-49 as NCIS and UNFORGETTABLE swept their respective time periods in viewers and key demographics, according to Nielsen preliminary live plus same day ratings for Oct. 4.
NCIS was first in households (11.6/18), viewers (18.86m), adults 25-54 (5.4/14) and adults 18-49 (4.1/12) for the third consecutive week. NCIS posted its largest advantage over a first-run "Glee" in adults 18-49 (+0.6 rtg pts) in adults 18-49, matched its best advantage in adults 25-54 (+2.1 rtg pts) and for the third consecutive week posted a +10 million viewer plus lead. NCIS was the night's #1 program in households, viewers and adults 25-54 and #2 in adults 18-49.
NCIS: LOS ANGELES was first in adults 25-54 (4.5/10), second in households (9.1/13), viewers (14.65m, -0.18m behind ABC) and adults 18-49 (3.4/08, -0.2 behind FOX).
At 10:00 PM, UNFORGETTABLE was first in households (7.4/12), viewers (11.35m), adults 25-54 (3.4/08) and adults 18-49 (2.4/06) for the third consecutive week.
For the night, CBS was first in households (9.4/15), viewers (14.96m), adults 25-54 (4.4/11) and second in adults 18-49 (3.3/09, -0.3 behind FOX) for the third consecutive week. CBS won every half-hour in adults 25-54 and five of six half-hours in adults 18-49 for the third consecutive week.
Updated Tuesday ratings will be available this afternoon.
Note: DVR penetration is at 42%, up from 38% last year. Last fall, Live+7 audiences for original entertainment series on CBS gained over 1.8 million viewers, on average, over Live+ Same Day ratings, more than any other network. This season, we expect DVR penetration to continue to increase and, as a result, we expect DVR playback audiences to grow as well.


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Z Quincy Hanselman was born in classic style at 1:11am on his ultrasound's due date at 6lbs 12oz and 20.5in with eyes wide open and strong lungs. Start to finish was ~20 hours. Mother and baby (and I) are resting comfortably at Tuality Community. He has a head of black hair and a penchant for milk. Pics to follow on Scott's blog sometime within the next 18 years if there's ever time to use a computer again. All is as it should be. Good night.
UPDATED: Here's a photo of little Z just 10 mins after the blessed event. Also, here's a video of his cuteness. File Attachment: Z1.wmv (1590 KB)
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The Name: Z is short for Zzinhle or Zenzwezinhle (contraction of Z ezinhle). "Hle" is a root meaning Good, as in Kuhle (Ndebele) or Kahle (Zulu). Z means "deeds" so his name means, roughly, good deeds, as in a good samaritan or "one who does good deeds." As far as Quincy, it's just a cool name, and who wouldn't love a kid with the initials Z.Q.?
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"A superbly crafted mainstream pop/rock masterpiece," SH Faith was George "Michael's stunning solo debut after four years in the lightweight British duo Wham!" MR and it made him "an international solo star." SH He scored four consecutive #1 hits in the U.S. with singles from the album ("Faith", "Father Figure", "One More Try", and "Monkey") and book-ended those with two more top 10 hits ("I Want Your Sex" and "Kissing a Fool"). Some of those songs "were among the decade's best pop." MR
"Faith's ingenuity lies in the way it straddles pop, adult contemporary, R&B, and dance music as though there were no distinctions between them." SH The album made Michael "the first white solo artist to hit number one on the R&B album charts. Michael had already proven the soulful power of his pipes by singing a duet with Aretha Franklin on the 1987 smash 'I Knew You Were Waiting (For Me),' but he went even farther when it came to crafting his own material, using sophisticated '70s soul as an indispensable part of his foundation." SH
However, he didn't just cross genres. He was equally successful at "funky dance-pop and airy, shimmering ballads." SH As for the former, "Michael appropriates the Bo Diddley beat for the rockabilly-tinged title track" SH In regards to the latter, there was "the heartfelt ballad Father Figure." MR However, he also proved "himself a better-than-decent torch singer on the cocktail jazz of Kissing a Fool." SH
"Michael arranged and produced the album himself, and the familiarity of many of these songs can obscure his skills in those departments – close listening reveals his knack for shifting elements in and out of the mix and adding subtle embellishments when a little emphasis or variety is needed." SH
"Though Faith couldn't completely shake Michael's bubblegum image in some quarters, the album's themes were decidedly adult." SH With its "wicked R&B groove" MR I Want Your Sex was the most notorious example, of course, but even the love songs were strikingly personal and mature, grappling with complex adult desires and scarred by past heartbreak." SH
"All of it adds up to one of the finest pop albums of the '80s, setting a high-water mark that Michael was only able to reach in isolated moments afterward." SH "Unlike so much 1980s treacle, this disc hold ups surprisingly well." MR
- one of the top 1000 albums of all time
- one of the biggest #1 albums in U.S.
- one of the top 100 All-Time World's Bestsellers
- Grammy Award for Album of the Year
- one of the top 100 albums of the 1980s
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Coal Utility CEO dismisses link between Hurricane Sandy and Climate Change
Duh. That's probably what you thought to yourself when you read my headline.
Yes, as American families on the east coast are reeling from an unprecedented weather disaster, Southern Company CEO Thomas Fanning told CNBC:
"I don't think the data supports that the storms are more frequent or unusual than they have been in the past. But the point is right now that we are not dedicated to getting into an ancillary argument." (h/t The Hill)
Fanning probably considers the much-needed conversations considering Hurricane Sandy and climate change as "ancillary" because Southern Company plays a very central and very inconvenient role in creating global warming. Apparently, Fanning's home and livelihood weren't damaged by superstorm Sandy, although his birthplace of Morristown, NJ was hit by the storm. Lucky him--out of sight, out of mind! Apparently there's no need to talk about the deeper issue of global warming. (Greenpeace photos of damage from Sandy).
See, not only is Southern Co one of the nation's largest coal-burning utilities, but it creates more carbon pollution than any other utility in the country and ranks #7 in global power company carbon emissions. Southern Co is responsible for dumping over 145 million tons of carbon dioxide into our atmosphere each year, making it a key culprit in the global climate crisis.
In turn, global warming creates conditions that can make cyclones like Hurricane Sandy more intense than they naturally would be, not to mention increasing the likelihood of other extreme weather events like droughts, floods, and heavy storms. If you live in the U.S., you know this year was particularly suspicious in terms of climate-related disasters.
Suspicious unless you have your head in the sand, as Mr. Fanning appears to. What's worse is how much Thomas Fanning's company has paid money to stuff other people's heads in the sand with them.
While aggravating global warming through its immense greenhouse gas emissions, Southern Company has also been a key manipulator in our national dialog over global climate change:
- Funding junk science: Southern Company gave Willie Soon $230,000 from 2006-2009 for two distinct junk studies disguised as scientific research in order to confuse politicians into ignoring policy solutions to climate change. Willie Soon is a career climate science denier whose other "research" sponsors have included ExxonMobil, the Charles G Koch Foundation and the American Petroleum Institute.
- Funding shill groups: Southern Co. is a member of the Electric Reliability Coordinating Council, a front group run by coal utility lobbyists at the law firm Bracewell & Giuliani. Through ERCC lobbyists Scott Segal and Jeff Holmstead, Southern Co and other dirty utilities bitterly opposes any requirements for coal companies to reduce their pollution or greenhouse gases causing global warming. Southern Co is also a member of the American Coalition for Clean Coal Electricity (ACCCE), another front group opposing strong environmental standards for coal pollution. You may be familiar with ACCCE for its multimillion dollar ad buys around the election, or for its involvement in a scandal where forged letters were sent to Congress to oppose climate legislation in 2009.
Buying politics: Since 2008, Southern Co. has spent over $61 million lobbying our federal government, much of which was to block environmental laws and legislation addressing climate change. Southern Co. has spent over $10 million each year on federal lobbying since 2004. To support its lobbying expenditures, Southern Co. has also sent over $1.6 million to federal politicians and registered political groups since the 2008 election cycle.
- In the 2012 presidential election, Southern Co. has sent $46,650 to Republican candidate Mitt Romney and $8,580 to President Barack Obama (OpenSecrets).
Unfortunately for the climate and those who are now suffering from weather disasters, Southern Company is just one of many companies funding our politicians and then paying lobbyists, setting up front groups and financing hack scientists to push politicians even farther into an anti-science fantasy-land. Along with Southern are other key bad actors like Duke Energy, Peabody, ExxonMobil, Chesapeake Energy, Koch Industries and other fossil fuel interests that also want to stomp any mention of global warming out of politics, protecting billions in profit and limiting their liability over pollution problems.
Understanding how these behemoths operate and coordinate makes it less surprising, though no less offensive, that we didn't hear about climate change in the first presidential debate series in over 20 years.
It doesn't matter if global warming is an "ancillary" issue to Southern Company after disasters like Hurricane Sandy, or if the presidential contenders won't be honest with Americans about the problem. Our changed climate is only going to keep changing.


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SNOWMASS, Colo.—A memorial for the Snowmass ski patroller who died following an avalanche will be held Saturday at the resort.
Forty-nine-year-old Patricia Hileman died Sunday while skiing alone in a closed area, the Ship's Prow Glades. The 26-year veteran was swept over a cliff after triggering a small avalanche.
The Aspen Daily News (http://bit.ly/Zfzwfk) reports the service will be held at the Elk Camp restaurant on the slopes of Snowmass. People attending are asked to wear pink and bring their best stories about Hileman, the first person to die in an avalanche this season in Colorado.
The Colorado Avalanche Information Center concluded that Hileman triggered the avalanche by skiing across the top boundary of a previous avalanche. That avalanche was triggered by explosives on Dec. 27, three days before.
Information from: Aspen Daily News, http://www.aspendailynews.com


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Intercropped organic emmer and camelina from Tim Mar on Vimeo.
Grains like the whole grain emmer farro have three parts to the edible kernel: the endosperm, sperm (or germ), and bran. The endosperm is the inner soft, white carbohydrate portion. The germ contains many proteins, and the bran holds the vitamins and minerals. Farro is naturally high in fiber and nutrients - and due to growing conditions, this one has a whopping 17-19% protein - and in this wholegrain version, nothing has been removed. (Farro described as "pearled" or "semi-pearled" has had all or part of the bran removed and has often been parboiled as well, which speeds the cooking time but takes away from the nutritional value, nutty flavor and texture.) Is Emmer Farro Gluten-Free? We often hear this question. Farro is not gluten-free, but it is considerably lower in gluten than wheat, and partly because it has not been bred over thousands of years for maximum yield and other qualities, it's more easily digestible by the human body than most other forms of wheat. If you have a relatively mild gluten sensitivity, farro may work for you. Check with your doctor. Serving SuggestionsWhole grain Emmer Farro is quite versatile. It works as the basis for a robust, meal-in-itself salad, or a simple side dish. The organic farro cooks up beautifully, retaining a chewy texture and nutty flavor, and works well with robust flavors like red wine, wild mushrooms, onions and also meat. To cook whole grain emmer farro, use a ratio of 1:2-1/2 (for example, 1 cup farro to 2-1/2 cups water) to 1 to 5, depending on your use of the organic high-fiber grain. Whole grain Emmer Farro is great in simple soups, made with fresh onion, thyme, tomatoes, richly flavored beef stock and red wine. Finish with a drizzle of punchy olive oil and freshly grated Parmigiano-Reggiano for a real luxury. By using this organic farro, you'll have a warming, filling, hearty, flavorful meal, the epitome of satisfying! But it's not just for the winter—room-temperature whole grain emmer farro salads make wonderful picnic lunches or summer dinners. Maybe you're thinking, well, this whole grain emmer farro sounds wonderful, but it does take a long time to cook, doesn't it? Yes…but we like to think of it as simple way to make a great dinner. Just empty a package of the organic farro into a bowl of water before you head to work in the morning to soak. When you get home, first thing, drain the whole grain emmer farro, put it in a pot, cover with fresh water, bring to a boil, and then simmer. Then, cook the organic farro for 1 to 1 1/2 hours. Sip a glass of wine. The last 20 minutes, saute some onion with mushrooms and a little thyme or rosemary or just a splash of red wine. Toss together a salad. Voilà. (And you'll have terrific leftovers for lunch the next day!)
About Lentz Family Farms - A Family Farm for Four Generations Lena Lentz Hardt lives on the farm that her great-grandfather established in 1898, near Marlin in eastern Washington. For generations, the family grew conventional wheat and barley, just about the only things everyone thought grew on such dry land with such little precipitation. (Unlike famously rainy Seattle, the eastern side of Washington state receives far less moisture. Lentz Farms only averages a minuscule eight inches of rain a year.)
Lena is the last of her family living on the farm, and a few years ago she was struggling with low wheat prices. One day, her business partner René Featherstone heard her bemoaning the low price of wheat and suggested she grow something else. Lena was skeptical. What else would grow on this dry land, with no irrigation? There was an answer: ancient hulled grains - a.k.a., farro and spelt. In the early 1990s, René had researched and published an article on spelt and other ancient grains, hardy crops that thrive in dry climates and yield very healthful (and tasty!) grains. Lena was convinced to try, and in 2000, they grew their first spelt crop. The next year, they added emmer, or farro, which is planted in the spring, while spelt is a fall crop.
Off to an excellent start, they nonetheless encountered challenges. Unlike wheat, spelt and emmer are not free-threshing crop, which means that the kernel is not all ready to go (for eating or grinding) after threshing. Instead, the kernel comes away from the stalk covered in a tough hull, which must then be removed with a de-hulling machine. Turns out de-hullers are not easy to find in this country. They ended up purchasing one in Germany. However, the hull has advantages for the grain. It protects it from pollution and helps keep it fresh right up until it's removed, shortly before packaging for sale.
Growing organic farro poses another set of challenges. It was not easy for Lena to find an organic seed-cleaning plant to separate the grains from the stalks after harvest - because if a plant processes conventionally grown grain, then organic growers can't use it for their organic grains.
But the demand for Lentz Farms grains has grown steadily, especially for the organic farro. And Lentz is providing not only a top-quality product, but another rare commodity in the eastern Washington grain market - they are a farm that sells directly back to the community, selling to small local bakeries and some shops throughout the region, rather than selling all of their product for large-scale national and often international distribution, as most wheat growers there do.
*A note on terminology: The word farrois Italian, and farro has long been a favorite in Italy. The term "farro" sometimes indicates any of three ancient hulled grains (emmer, spelt and einkorn), although in the U.S., the term generally refers to emmer specifically. Lentz Farms labels their product "Emmer Farro" to be clear, and we at ChefShop.com also use the word "farro" to refer to emmer.
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hi ims orry bout asking for code on other problem i was just so lost, bcause my suckie teacher tried to make us do it WITHOUT teaching us recursion. i tried reading the recursion tutorial on the site it cleared some issues up, but not all, ok this is the only problem with recursion i have,
lets say this....
fibonacci numbers 0, 1, 1,2,3,5,8,13,21.....etc
it adds previous values to get the next value...
now, the code for the recursion in my book says....
unsigned long fibonacci (unsigned long){
if ( n == 0 || n ==1) // i understand this , the base case
return n; // i get this too.
return fibonacci (n - 1 ) + fibonacci ( n - 2 );
in line... return fibonacci (n - 1 ) + fibonacci ( n - 2 ); why wouldnt it add the two rpevious values to make the recursion? why subtract??


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Kate Middleton Hair and Makeup Lessons
Happy Birthday! 9 Beauty Lessons to Learn From Kate Middleton
Happy Birthday! 9 Beauty Lessons to Learn From Kate Middleton
Kate Middleton is turning 32 today, and while we could recount every amazing hair moment she's had over the last few years (and you know we've done it before), we're going to take this opportunity to note why Kate is fast becoming our beauty icon. It's not just the hair, but also the way she wears it that counts. She rocked her baby bump with quite the glow, and she's always had confidence and style fit for a (future) queen. We've long admired her approach to beauty, and no matter what your personal taste, there are a few lessons Kate can teach us all. So in honor of her birth, let's take a look at what makes Kate so great.
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JILL PERTLER | Pass the ketchup
We were out of ketchup — or catsup, depending on your preference. You say tuh-may-toe; I say tuh-mah-toe.
The word ketchup is sometimes associated with a particular brand. I buy lots of generic products, but not generic ketchup. When it comes to red condiments, my family practices purebred, pure-brand loyalty. At least we did.
Although ketchup is an American icon, the sauce originated in China in the 1600s. It was made with pickled fish and spices and didn't even contain tomatoes; the ingredient was added when the condiment came to the United States sometime in the early 1800s.
By 1837, a guy named Yerks had modified and commercialized the product and marketed it nationwide. The American love affair with ketchup had begun. For most of us.
Some people don't like ketchup. They don't live at my house. We love the stuff — high fructose corn syrup and all.
What's not to like? Inside the bottle, you'll find food flexibility at its finest. Depending on your culinary needs, you can use it as an ingredient (meatloaf) or condiment (cheeseburger). While the jury is still out on nutritional legitimacy, in some circles our tomato-based friend is considered a vegetable — even though tomatoes are technically fruits, but I've never been able to keep that one straight.
I've witnessed creative ketchup use in the kitchen and beyond. My son likes it with macaroni and cheese. I enjoy dill pickles dipped in ketchup. I even know one friend who pours the sauce on his pancakes. He seems to enjoy it; I say to each his own on that one. (Please pass the syrup.)
The red wonder is more than just food and can resemble pretend blood on Halloween or other festive occasions when one wants to fake significant injury. Ketchup can get rid of chlorine buildup on hair and shine tarnished metal (but not at the same time). I've also heard rumors it enhances the flavor of French fries, but that idea sounds a little extreme — sort of like putting ketchup on pancakes.
Most ketchup consumers fit into one of two categories: dippers or squeezers.
I am a dipper. I like to squirt a round puddle of the sassy sauce on my plate and dip my burger, hot dog or baloney sandwich right into the mix. This creates ample disbursement of the condiment and the flavor it imparts.
My husband is a squeezer. He lifts the bun off his sandwich and squeezes the desired amount of ketchup onto the bread in a zigzag pattern. The idea is to create an even layer of ketchup throughout the sandwich. Squeezers enjoy consistency in their condiment distribution; it's all about control.
To dip or squeeze, you've got to keep a supply of the red spread in your fridge. We were plum out. At our house, running out of ketchup is serious business. Not as serious as a car wreck or broken bone; more along the lines of running out of toilet paper or losing the TV remote. Serious enough to warrant a trip to the store.
Once there, I made an appalling discovery. The shelves where my preferred brand sits were empty. This forced me to do the unthinkable. I grabbed a bottle from the company containing less than 57 varieties and put it in my cart, knowing I'd most likely regret such roguish actions in the morning.
I arrived home just in time for a lunch of brats (sausages, not kids). I dipped. My husband squeezed. We both took a bite and lovingly caught each other's eye like a married couple does when bonding over the birth of a child, 25-year wedding anniversary or new type of ketchup. The other brand tasted — good — tangy and flavorful and completely ketchuptastic. I didn't know what to think. Every idea and hypothesis I'd formulated about ketchup (or catsup) was thrown out with the brat water.
Maybe, just maybe, ketchup on French fries isn't such a bad idea after all. And the whole pancake thing? It definitely deserves reconsideration.
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Norwich students actively participate in tutoring and mentoring programs through area schools, youth centers and health-care centers. There are several student groups focused on community service activities that regularly provide assistance to the town of Northfield.
All student groups on campus are encouraged to participate in community service activities. At the beginning of each academic year a Volunteer Fair is held on campus that allows the university community to volunteer directly with local organizations.
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During Thanksgiving and Spring Break weeks when dorms close and students have some free time, we offer opportunities to participate in service projects and enjoy a bit of sightseeing and team building. Alternative Thanksgiving Break is a "Vermont sampler" trip, during which participants work with Vermont nonprofits such as the Vermont Food Bank, the Veterans' Place, Montpelier Parks and Recreation, and Habitat for Humanity. The program cost is $100 and includes food, transportation and expenses.
Alternative Spring Break takes students outside of Vermont to work with a partnering organization around issues of hunger and homelessness, disaster relief or access to medical or educational resources. The all-inclusive cost is $200, and trips are offered to students based on need, interest and availability.
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Please come and help us if you can, add this to your calendar now! It may not solve the problem but it will make a huge difference.
PRC Waterfront Litter Clean Up Day:
WHAT: PRC Litter Clean Up
WHEN: Saturday, March 5, 11a
WHERE: Meet on the west end of the Steel Bridge - Look for the PRC arch up and a few PRC Tents.
WHY: Make a difference on the path we all use and to keep our city looking beautiful!
HOW: SOLVE and Portland Parks are donating trash bags, gloves and 20 trash pickers. We will have dumpsters and Portland Parks will drive the waterfront and collect bags full of trash. SOLVE/PP will give a 10 minute instructional at 11a that day regarding how to pick up needles etc.
Let's ask everyone to bring their own water bottle (avoid more trash) we will put out a couple water jugs for folks to use.
Would love to get as many people out to help for a couple of hours as possible, thanks for sharing, helping and making a difference.


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Exclusive: Tellme Founder and GM McCue Departs, as Microsoft Reorganizes Its Speech Recognition Unit
After running one of the more successful Silicon Valley acquisitions by Microsoft for several years, Tellme Networks founder and GM Mike McCue (pictured here) will be leaving the company at the end of June.
As part of the transition, Zig Serafin, who has been running a lot of the speech technology efforts for the software giant at its Redmond, Wash., HQ, is taking over the voice services subsidiary and all the other related units.
They will be made into a single, yet-unnamed, team with about 400 employees in total.
McCue and Serafin are now meeting with Tellme staff at its Mountain View, Calif., HQ about the changeover.
"It was time to move on, after a long and really successful time at a big company," said McCue, in an interview with BoomTown two weeks ago. "Voice technology is an area that I think Microsoft is committed to excelling in and the new configuration will help ensure that."
Serafin (pictured here), a 10-year Microsoft veteran, said as much in another interview yesterday. "This is an opportunity to bring together the group to allow it to innovate across Microsoft," he said. "We really want to advance this user interface for computing."
Serafin said he would be spending four days a week in Silicon Valley, as part of that effort, using Tellme as the center of a "whole new speech center of excellence."
Microsoft (MSFT) has long been aiming at differentiating itself from the popular iPhone from Apple (AAPL), which has revolutionized the mobile market via its innovative touch and movement technology, by drilling down on making speech recognition technology a popular consumer application.
It bought Tellme in 2007 for $800 million as part of that effort. Competitors in the space include Google (GOOG) and Nuance.
For example, Tellme recently announced "one-button" voice access for Windows-enabled mobile phones, as well as some new technologies to improve call automation for customer service centers.
McCue has been a pioneer in the use of speech in the mobile arena, founding Tellme in 1999. Previous to Tellme, he was VP of technology at Netscape, the once-dominant browser company.
McCue said he will be taking some time off after he leaves Tellme and then plans on working on another start-up and advising companies.
Below is a picture from a 1999 board meeting at Tellme, when it was private. It includes McCue, as well as former Netscape execs Peter Currie and Mike Homer (click on image to make it larger).
And, below that, are two video interviews I did with McCue in March of last year.
One is a tour of the Tellme HQ and another is a longer chat with McCue–whom I once called the "Patty Hearst of Silicon Valley" for being so dang sunny in an Associated Press story about what life was like after a takeover by the software giant, in the midst of Microsoft's failed attempt to buy Yahoo (YHOO).
In it, I noted that he displayed "the cheeriness of someone with acute Stockholm syndrome and $800 million in Microsoft money."


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Here's the full interview that Rho had with the crew of Girls gone WoW on Realm Maintenance.
We'll be back next week with our 'normal' show 😉
ps. not quite sure if Itunes is being difficult with uploading this show 😮
Here's the full interview that Rho had with the crew of Girls gone WoW on Realm Maintenance.
We'll be back next week with our 'normal' show 😉
ps. not quite sure if Itunes is being difficult with uploading this show 😮
Girls gone WoW 82: Moonk, the Tauren Monk
Rho WoW from Realm Maintenance, All things Azeroth and many more podcasts joins EJ, Raven, Rob and Sil and they all reflect back on Warcraft in 2012. We discuss a lot about the new datamined boobies of the female Mogu and we announce our Winter Veil winners!
Show 82:
Welcome Rho WoW
Interview time
How was our week in WoW?
Plug for our website: www.girlsgonewow.net and we are now part of the Voice of Geeks (vog) Network. You can listen to our show on Warcraft Wednesdays. You can find us at www.vognetwork.com where you can also find other great shows like Orange Lounge Radio, Hordehouse and Podculture.
Join our guild on Argent Dawn EU horde side: Ashes of Man
Show 82: The state of the game. We're almost ending 2012 and it might be a good time to reflect back on this year when it comes to Warcraft. What were some highlights for you this year and what were some absolute lows for you in game? Is there anything that you're hoping for in the new year when it comes to wow?
Competitions: Who has the golden tips to get Sil out of her wow-slump? Tweet, e-mail or fb message your suggestions and for those with the golden tips there is a cinder kitty or a TGC sand scarab in it!
Who are the winners of the winter's veil competition?
Where to find Rho WoW:
firstname.lastname@example.com or firstname.lastname@example.com for emails
@RhoWoW, @RealmPodcast or @AllThingsAz for Twitter
realm-maintenance.com for Realm Maintenance
allthingsazeroth.com for All Things Azeroth
I also do segments for Convert to Raid & Something Suggestive
We need guests!!! Send us an e-mail or a tweet if you want to be on our show! We'd love to get some of our old guests back too!
Website: www.girlsgonewow.net there's a shiny donate button.
We are available on Itunes (please leave us a review) and Stitcher radio:
And we are on facebook: http://www.facebook.com/GirlsGoneWowPodcast
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New Year's resolutions for wow. Do you have a new bucket list? Or any other plans? #wow #podcasts #warcraft


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Good Deeds During Icy Gridlock
After struggling 12 hours to get home Jan. 28 to Sandy Springs and finally making it Wednesday about 1:15 a.m., Kara Gordon (J.D. '14) woke up to news that drivers remained stranded along Interstate 285 near where she had been stuck.
"I couldn't believe that people were still trapped," Gordon says. "So my mom and… more »


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At Wittenberg, each student should achieve a level of competency in writing that provides the necessary foundation for subsequent college work and further learning and should also strengthen writing with continued practice.
To start, each student needs to take English 101 during one of the first two semesters and earn a grade of C- or S, unless that student is exempted by a demonstration of writing competency through national tests, as certified by the Department of English.
Also, all students are required to demonstrate successfully their writing proficiency in six courses designated as writing intensive, at least two of which must be taken as part of the student's major. Failure to demonstrate such proficiency will result in no credit for writing proficiency in that course. A student may earn graduation credit for the course even if writing proficiency is not demonstrated, but the student may not graduate until successful writing proficiency is evinced in six writing-intensive courses. Writing-intensive courses may be used to meet other general education learning goals. Writing-intensive courses are designated with a W or Z in the section number throughout the master schedule of classes published each semester by the Registrar's Office.
Why do we require so much writing? Because writing matters. In a 2004 report from the National Commission on Writing, "Writing: A Ticket to Work . . . Or a Ticket Out," several major American corporations were surveyed, and their comments made it clear that "in today's workplace writing is a "threshold skill" for hiring and promotion among salaried (i.e., professional) employees" Some of the findings from the report include the following:
- People who cannot write and communicate clearly will not be hired and are unlikely to last long enough to be considered for promotion.
- Two-thirds of salaried employees in large American companies have some writing responsibility.
- Eighty percent or more of the companies in the service and finance, insurance, and real estate (FIRE) sectors, the corporations with the greatest employment/growth potential, assess writing during hiring.
- A similar dynamic is at work during promotions. Half of all companies take writing into account when making promotion decisions. (To read the full report, click here.)
So, writing matters in the working world, and that's part of the reason why it matters at Wittenberg.


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Eliminates receipt requirement
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Visa's chip card technology helps protect in-store payments against counterfeit cards by generating a unique, one-time code before the transaction can be approved.
Beginning 1 October 2015, liability for in-store counterfeit fraud will shift to the party – either the issuing financial institution or the merchant - that has not adopted chip technology.
Merchants must belong to one of the eligible Merchant Category Codes (MCCs) to participate (98% of MCCs are eligible).
To qualify, a transaction:
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Merchants using magnetic stripe, chip, and contactless technologies can all benefit from VEPS. All VEPS qualifying transactions follow normal acceptance procedures. The major difference? No signature is required and receipts are only required by request.


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The journal Computers in Biology and Medicine has published an article on the new IT application BootstRatio, created by IDIBELL researchers. The application allows online statistical analysis of data from gene expression. It is accessible through http://regstattools.net/br and any scientist is already to use it.
Researchers at the Human Molecular Genetics group at IDIBELL, led by Dr. Virginia Nunes, had a problem to provide signification to the results of statistical analyses of gene expression data. Most of the statistical calculations which are done to compare gene expression data assume a normal distribution of data and this distribution is not always real.
Together with Ramon Clries, statistician at IDIBELL's Cancer Prevention and Control group, Dr. Nunes decided to work on a statistical analysis using resampling techniques that allows to generate a hypothetical distribution of the data without any initial distribution and exposing the data in a comprehensible language to the scientist.
That was the beginning of BootstRatio, which can be accessed from a remote server. "After the researcher enters the data, in a few time the program sends the results via email in a comprehensible language to the scientist," explains Miguel Lopez de Heredia, CIBERER researcher at the Human Molecular Genetics group at IDIBELL. "Statisticians and biologists sometimes speak different languages. This new tool allows a biological interpretation of the results of statistical analysis. "
Dr. Clries explains that the application BootstRatio "is very easy to use and it doesn't require statistical expertise."
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Southern Michigan's 7th Congressional District has one more candidate for voters to consider for the November General Election.
Dan Davis of Riga will represent the Tea Party and run against incumbent Mark Schauer (D) and challengers Tim Walberg (R) and Scott Augney of the Tax Payers Party.
Davis previously campaigned as an independent, but recently stated that the Tea Party provides voters with legitimate options outside of a two party process.
Davis stated that both Democrats and Republicans must share responsibility and blame for the serious issues facing the nation. He believes that control by one major party or the other has led to the establishment taking voters for granted.
Davis claims 30 years of experience in business, law enforcement and security. He has also owned and managed several business ventures and says that he understands the struggles of small businesses and entrepreneurs.
His "We are America" campaign will focus on reducing the size of government; reducing taxes; transparent governance; and increasing the production of energy through American coal, oil and natural gas.
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The Ghost photo shoot was in a pretty historic place. I knew the church and cemetery were from the 1700's, but didn't realize George Washington used the location to hold Hessian prisoners, and that 22 Revolutionary War soldiers were buried there.
Both the church and session house (seen below) have old broken tombstones leaning up against their walls.
We were by that structure on the left.
Friday, November 5, 2010
Historic Halloween
The Ghost photo shoot was in a pretty historic place. I knew the church and cemetery were from the 1700's, but didn't realize George Washington used the location to hold Hessian prisoners, and that 22 Revolutionary War soldiers were buried there.
10 comments:
- Goneferalinidaho said...
Wow, the archaeologist in me is intrigued by the history of the place. When I first saw the photos in the slideshow, I assumed it was your folk's place but I quickly realized I was wrong. Great location.
BTW my captcha word for this comment is: crypty
- November 5, 2010 at 11:56 PM
- Unknown said...
Damn. Thought that was your house.
Was gonna track you down.
- November 6, 2010 at 12:36 AM
- Dio said...
You gave the history a voice...
- November 6, 2010 at 8:27 AM
- JD said...
You might want to look over those photos again rot. You might have caught a real ghost on camera :D
- November 6, 2010 at 9:19 AM
- Sara said...
very cool. I think after the Tinies, the this prop is my second favorite. So creepy and very...real.
- November 6, 2010 at 10:59 AM
- The October boy said...
It's great to see this stuff in historical settings like this! Do you get permission to take photos in these locations, or do you shoot quick and run?
Could not have been the quickest set up, I imagine.
Nicely done, and love that green cast.
- November 6, 2010 at 3:38 PM
- Rot said...
'It's always easier to ask for forgiveness than for permission.' I read that once and never fully thought about it until now. I think for liability reasons, I'd probably hear "No" if I asked for permission...So we aim to get in and get out quickly and leave behind no signs of our being there. So far so good....But we did scratch one location due to the fear of someone calling the police or fire dept on us..since we'd be lighting the place up with red lights, and it was too close to the road....guerrilla art,I guess : )
- November 6, 2010 at 3:45 PM
- The October boy said...
stealth with intelligence. I like the combination.
It probably adds a bit of adrenaline to the shoot as well!
- November 6, 2010 at 3:50 PM
- Rot said...
It actually does. It was neat getting everything from the car to the cemetery, which wasn't all that close. So to any observers, I can't imagine what they were thinking seeing a man and a woman lugging that stuff back and forth....
The cemetery to our right was completely black, which added to the magic. A really great night.
- November 6, 2010 at 3:59 PM
- The October boy said...
I've seen it on your blog many times...i'm jealous.
magical nights are far and between these days,
- November 7, 2010 at 1:53 AM


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CAIRO (AP) — More than 22 million Egyptians have signed a petition calling for the country's Islamist president to step down, the youth group leading the signature campaign said Saturday on the eve of mass protests aimed at forcing Mohammed Morsi from office.
The planned demonstrations, which could plunge Egypt once again into a dangerous round of civil unrest, reflect the growing polarization of the nation since Morsi took power, with the president and his Islamist allies in one camp and seculars, liberals, moderate Muslims and Christians on the other.
Already, clashes across a string of cities north of Cairo over the past week have left at least seven people dead, including an American, and hundreds injured, and there are deep-rooted fears in the country that Sunday's protests will turn violent and quickly spiral out of control.
On Saturday, an Associated Press reporter saw Morsi supporters at a Cairo sit-in doing military-style fitness drills, with some wearing homemade body armor and construction helmets and carrying sticks. They said they had no intention of attacking opposition protesters, and would only act in self-defense or to protect the presidential palace.
The Tamarod, or Rebel, youth movement says its petition is evidence of the widespread dissatisfaction with Morsi's administration, and has used the signature drive as the focal point of its call for millions of people to take to the streets Sunday to demand the president's ouster.
Mahmoud Badr, a Tamarod leader, told reporters Saturday a total of 22,134,460 Egyptians have signed the petition. He did not say whether there had been an independent audit of the signatures.
Morsi's supporters, who have long doubted the validity and authenticity of the collected signatures, expressed skepticism about the final count.
"How do we trust the petitions?" asked Brotherhood member Ahmed Seif Islam Hassan al-Banna. "Who guarantees that those who signed were not paid to sign?"
If authenticated, the collection of so many signatures would deal a symbolic blow to Morsi's mandate and put in stark terms the popular frustrations with an administration that critics say has failed to effectively deal with the country's pressing problems, including tenuous security, inflation, power cuts and high unemployment.
Tamarod, which began its campaign with the goal of collecting more signatures than the 13 million votes Morsi garnered in his 2012 election win, announced its final tally the day before protests that organizers vow will bring millions into the streets to push the president from power.
Morsi, meanwhile, sought to project a business-as-usual image Saturday, meeting with the defense and interior ministers to review preparations to protect the protesters and vital state facilities during Sunday's demonstrations.
Egypt has been roiled by political unrest in the two years since the uprising that ousted autocrat Hosni Mubarak, but the round of protests set to kick off Sunday promises to be the largest and holds the potential to be the bloodiest yet.
In the past week alone, at least seven people have been killed in clashes between the president's supporters and opponents in cities in the Nile Delta, while on Friday protesters ransacked and torched as least five Brotherhood offices across the country.
Adding to the tension, eight lawmakers from the country's interim legislature announced their resignation Saturday to protest Morsi's policies. The 270-seat chamber was elected early last year by less than 10 percent of Egypt's eligible voters, and is dominated by Islamists who support Morsi.
With a sense of doom hanging over the country, Defense Minister Gen. Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi last Sunday gave the president and his opponents a week to reach a compromise and warned that the military would intervene to prevent the nation from entering a "dark tunnel." It was the strongest expression of the military's discontent with conditions in the nation since Morsi took office a year ago.
In South Africa, President Barack Obama said the U.S. supports freedom of speech in Egypt and the right of protesters to peacefully assemble, and called on called on both sides in Egypt to avoid violence.
"We would urge all parties to make sure they're not engaging in violence (and) police and military are showing appropriate restraint," he said.
The opposition, feeling that Morsi may be on the ropes and frustrated by past offers of dialogue that proved to be mostly symbolic, has shown no inclination to compromise, and Morsi offered no concessions to his opponents when he addressed the nation for 2 ½ hours on Wednesday.
The focus of Sunday's protests is Morsi's Ittihadiya palace in Cairo. As a precaution, the president and his family are reported to have moved into the Cairo headquarters of the Republican Guard, the branch of the army tasked with protecting the president and presidential palaces.
As the country waits to see what transpires Sunday, thousands of supporters and opponents of the embattled president held rival sit-ins Saturday in separate parts of the capital.
With expectations of violence running high, the military has dispatched troops backed by armored personnel carriers to reinforce military bases on the outskirts of cities expected to be flashpoints.
In Cairo, the additional forces were deployed to military facilities in the suburbs and outlying districts. Army troops are also moving to reinforce police guarding the city's prisons to prevent a repeat of the nearly half dozen jail breaks during the chaos of the 2011 uprising.
The opposition is demanding Morsi's ouster, saying he has lost his legitimacy through a series of missteps and authoritarian policies. They say early presidential elections should be held within six months of his ouster.
Hard-line Islamists loyal to Morsi have repeatedly vowed to "smash" the protesters, arguing that they were a front for loyalists of Hosni Mubarak, the autocrat ousted in Egypt's 2011 revolt, determined to undermine Morsi's rule. They also say that Morsi is a freely elected president who must serve out his four-year term before he can be replaced in an election.
Many Egyptians fear the new round of unrest could trigger a collapse in law and order similar to the one that occurred during the 2011 revolt. Already, residents in some of the residential compounds and neighborhoods to the west of the city are reporting gunmen showing up to demand protection money or risk being robbed.
The police, who have yet to fully take back the streets after they disappeared in unclear circumstances in 2011, have stepped up patrols on the outskirts of the city, ostensibly to prevent weapons and ammunition from coming into the city to be used in the case of an outbreak of violence. The army is advertising hotlines for civilians to call if they run into trouble.
In the latest reminder of the near lawlessness that has plagued the Sinai Peninsula bordering Gaza and Israel since the 2011 revolt, a senior security official officer was assassinated Saturday in the coastal city of el-Arish as he arrived home from work. Police Brig. Mohammed Tolbah was instantly killed and his driver seriously injured.
Associated Press writer Maggie Michael contributed to this report.


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