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There's no doubt now that your social media presence influences your rankings within the search engine results pages. However, what is up for debate is the specific mechanisms by which social media signals influence your site's SEO.
In lieu of a definitive answer from Google (which we're not exactly crossing our fingers for!), we've compiled the existing research on the role of social media in SEO to come up with three overall recommendations. Following these steps should help your website take advantage of the power of social media marketing, no matter how these markers are being weighted in the algorithms.
Step #1 – Increase Social Shares
According to Eric Enge, writing for Search Engine Watch, social shares are a "noisy" signal:
"Likes, +1s, and social links are still a noisy signal, which affects their use by search engines. The bottom line is that you need to focus on authority, your own, as well as relationships with other authorities."
By "noisy", Enge means that existing social signals – including Facebook "likes", Twitter "tweets" and Google "+1s" – still have some serious weaknesses.
First of all, they can be gamed. A simple glance at sites like Fiverr shows a booming business for providers who will automatically send these social signals your way in exchange for a small fee. If SERPs rankings were determined exclusively by the number of social signals it earned, the highest positions in the search results would all be held by the people with the biggest budgets for buying social influence.
At the same time, these social signals aren't representative of human behavior as a whole. Although roughly half of the US is on Facebook, only 4.8% of the population rates as "active users" of social networks, according to additional research cited by Enge. Adjusting the SERPs based on the behaviors of such a small percentage of the overall population isn't likely something that would appeal to Google, whose goal is to provide the best possible search results for everyone (not just a small group of active users).
But despite these limitations, there's no doubt that social signals like these do play a small role in the SERPs rankings, as representatives from Google and Bing both confirmed the practice as early as December 2010. In an interview with Search Engine Land's Danny Sullivan, representatives from both engines gave the following responses in reply to a question about whether or not their algorithms assigned any value to the relative authority of Twitter users and the links they shared in their tweets:
From Bing:
"We do look at the social authority of a user. We look at how many people you follow, how many follow you, and this can add a little weight to a listing in regular search results."
And from Google:
"Yes, we do use [tweeted links and RTs] as a signal. It is used as a signal in our organic and news rankings. We also use it to enhance our news universal by marking how many people shared an article."
The bottom line is this. Social signals do matter from an SEO standpoint, but they aren't strong enough to justify artificially padding your Facebook "likes", Twitter "tweets" and Google "+1s." Instead, providing your website readers with social tools that make sharing your content on social networks easy to do and encouraging them to share articles they enjoy on social networking sites should be enough to grow your social signals profile in an effective and sustainable way.
Step #2 – Grow Your Audience to Build Authority
When looking at how your social networking presence influences your site's SEO, increasing your total number of social shares is only part of the picture. In fact, using the power of social networking sites to build your brand and grow your perceived authority is a much more useful way to take advantage of these community-based sites.
As both Google and Bing hinted at in their responses above, the relative authority of social networking users is considered in the ranking algorithms alongside the total number of shares each site receives. The natural conclusion that can be drawn from this is that being regarded as an authority figure within your industry's social media space could have a positive influence on your site's SERPs rankings now and in the future.
Of course, the value of having a well-established brand isn't just limited to how this may influence your search engine rankings. From a business standpoint, you'll likely find that you're able to make more sales and influence more people as an established industry leader than you are as a "no name" blogger with little more than a website and a loose social networking following.
So how can you go about building an authority on these sites? Power blogger Chris Garrett shares this great diagram for envisioning how your digital presence should be built:
In this digital age, it's important to remember that everything you say and do contributes to the overall perception people have about you.
Say you build up a strong industry blog and participate actively in community discussions on Twitter and Facebook, where you're regarded as being a helpful authority figure. Now, imagine that these same community members do a Google search for your name and alongside these carefully cultivated resources, an unfortunate "What stays in
Vegas didn't stay in Vegas" photo album on Flickr appears. What do you think this will do to your overall branding and authority?
To truly cultivate an effective online presence in order to improve your business results and your natural search rankings, invest time into all of the elements featured above in order to portray the image that you want associated with your brand.
Step #3 – Engage with Authority Users
Finally, while social networking can be extremely useful in terms of building your own branded authority within your industry, an even more powerful way to use social networking from an SEO standpoint is to "piggy back" of the authority of others.
Social networking sites provide an unprecedented opportunity to connect with thought leaders within your industry – something that never could have occurred even a few years ago, when industry-specific celebrities were considered to be aloof and unreachable.
But while connecting with these authority users may have significant value for your business and personal growth, getting these "power figures" to lend their perceived authority and share your content on social networking sites could be an even bigger benefit to your site's SEO. In the Eric Enge article referenced earlier, the author goes on to say:
"If you want to be a significant player in your industry than social media needs to be an important part of your mix. However, getting an authoritative person in your space to share your content will probably be a big win, and this is an excellent goal for your social media campaigns."
For this reason, it's a great idea to use social networking sites to reach out to and connect with authority figures within your industry. Don't demand that they share your content right away; instead, allow these relationships to develop over time. If you offer good value over time, some of these authority users may be willing to pass on a link to your site, representing a potentially huge impact for your site's SEO.
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The Belleview City Commission has proposed an ordinance that would ban the sale and manufacture of all synthetic drug products in the city, following a developing trend among municipalities across the state.
BELLEVIEW — The Belleview City Commission has proposed an ordinance that would ban the sale and manufacture of all synthetic drug products in the city, following a developing trend among municipalities across the state.
"It is a concern," Mayor Christine Dobkowski said during Tuesday's commission meeting.
Dobkowski said she received several emails and a phone call about the synthetic drug products, often known as bath salts, spice, potpourri and K-2.
Belleview police officials said the products were probably the No. 1 subject of complaint in the city.
Police Chief Lee Strickland said the proposed ordinance was based on a similar ordinance passed in Ocala in October.
"The distribution and use of synthetic drugs currently marketed under names 'bath salt,' 'spice' or 'potpourri' has a substantial and detrimental impact on the public health, safety and welfare of the city and it is therefore necessary to identify and control such synthetic products that mimic currently illegal drugs," the proposed ordinance states.
If the ordinance passes, Strickland said he would take measures to notify convenience store owners in the area of the ban.
Under the new ordinance, anyone found with synthetic drugs could face up to 60 days in jail or pay a fine of up to $500.
In Ocala, Mayor Kent Guinn said the ordinance has been a triumph, garnering one conviction since its passage last year and other arrests.
"It's been successful up to this point," he said.
Guinn also said he would talk to legislators to underscore the importance of an overall statewide synthetic drug ban.
Last year alone, the Legislature banned numerous variations of synthetic drugs. State Attorney General Pam Bondi issued a statewide emergency rule that banned synthetic marijuana, bath salts and 22 variations of the drugs in December.
The rule made it a third-degree felony to sell, possess, deliver or manufacture the drugs.
Bondi continues to focus her efforts with the state Legislature to make the bans permanent, since new legal strains of the chemically manufactured synthetic drugs continue to crop up in the market.
The attorney general will be in Ocala on Feb. 1 to discuss what the state is doing to combat synthetic drugs.
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Hello fellow cachers,
My name is Adam Webb (justthieves on gc.com) and I work at the Garland County Library in Hot Springs. I just wanted to pass along word that we're doing an intro to geocaching class for young adults and their families on July 25th at 10 a.m. I know 10 a.m. might be wishful thinking for teenagers on a saturday morning, but we're going to try anyway. In addition to the class, we're loaning out GPS receivers for a week to those who take the class. If you know anyone in the Hot Springs area that might be interested, tell them to call the library at 501-623-4161. Registration is required so let them know to register soon. We're starting to fill up.


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Just listen to 80m at nite and this is what you will get with channelized P4 digital venue. What a waste of MONEY and man power. On Dec 13, 2007, at 1:55 AM, Edward Cole wrote: > At 10:28 AM 12/12/2007, Bob Stewart wrote: >> With the "range war" that's going on right now, it >> seems like there are at least two communities of >> satellites users: one that wants simple, easy to >> use transponders and doesn't mind the windows >> of availability (and perhaps enjoys it for the added >> simple technical challenge), and another that wants an >> HF band type of experience with perfect propagation. >> There may be other subsets that I haven't noticed, yet, >> but these seem to be the two main groups. Both have >> their merits. >> >> Bob - AE6RV > > Bob, > > I by simple you mean single-channel FM Leos and HF you mean linear > passband Heos... > > Well it sounds to me like you haven't worked a Heo. Working AO-10, > AO-13 and AO-40 were certainly not "perfect propagation". Setting up > a station that will be successful for the old mode-B took some work > and operating took some skill. Mode-US was a technical step above > that of AO10/13. > > In comparison to a HT and the Arrow "wave", there is quite a bit more > technical challenge (in my view) to Heos. > Operating under the current pile-up operating conditions on the Leos > is no comparison with the ability to hold a round-table of 6-12 > stations that we enjoyed on the Heos. The point is that there are > Leos available since AO-40's demise. AO-7 is the only satellite > close to being an Heo (and crippled with no battery system and highly > subject to overload FMing). > > The Heo community has shown great patience in waiting a decade for > AO-40 after AO-13 re-entered and burned up. Then it only lived about > 3-years with highly reduced performance (though I really enjoyed > mode-US). Now we are waiting, again. > > P3E and Eagle are needed. If the only way to get them launched is to > re-package them for Intelsat piggyback...then that is what we will > have to do. Hopefully, rides can be found for P3E and Eagle to > fulfill their original mission and P4A specific packages built for > Geostationary service. > > P4A concept is the next evolutionary step after P3. It was long > thought unattainable, so it is exciting that it may now be more than > a pipe-dream. > P4A (mode-SC digital voice) offers the restricted apartment dweller a > real alternative. It also provides a real opportunity for ham radio > to fulfill the emergency comms world-wide role that amateur radio > promises. Technically, ground stations may be easier than the P3 > birds. Of course mw bands present a challenge but not so much as one > may think. > > All the naysayers about mode-S found that the surplus equipment route > actually worked out not too bad. Not hugely difficult with the ample > sharing of experience by fellow satellite operators. Cost was not > bad, either. > > Anyway, there is room for both communities if there are satellites > available. > > > 73, > Ed - KL7UW > _______________________________________________ Sent via firstname.lastname@example.com. Opinions expressed are those of the author. Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program! Subscription settings: http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb
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Following on from the post re:- schools and their rights over their systems, I found this on Symantec's site. It is set in Europe, so some of the law might not travel, but it makes for interesting reading, I like the fact that the employers CANNOT read your EMails. Not that mine are 'bad', but they are MINE, ALL MINE ................... MuHAHAHAHAHAH
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markybbs needed a new logo design and created a contest on 99designs.
2 winners were selected from 41 designs submitted by 21 freelance designers.
Hi. I would like my website to have the same look and feel as http://www.iphonenova.com
No animation needed.
Iphone Unlocking
Up to the designer
Desired Color Scheme:
Up to the designer
Desired Style:
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Standard Web Formats (.jpg, .gif or .png); PNG
I currently own an iphone unlocking website http://www.iphoneunlocking.org.uk would like the same features as my current website but on a website designed like http://www.iphonenova.com
If you can make a blend of the two with a nice logo i will be happy. I am willing to pay $2000 for this as it is very important i get this website done. I will need 8 pages.
Home, FAQ, Purchase, Reviews, Contact, Affiliate, unlocked iphones.
The unlocked iphones page is for selling the unlocked iphones themselves not our software.
The prize is based on the full coded website and logo.
I would like a clean, simple, professional and informative website. I would also like to add a live chat system to the site, so this would be important to imply into the design.
My proof images will not be required for the design.
 I hope this is enough to go on. If not please comment and i will try to clarify the details the best i can.
This contest was originally listed in multiple categories:
- Logo Design
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Animal Species:Whitebarred Goby, Amblygobius phalaena (Valenciennes, 1837)
The Whitebarred Goby is greenish brown above and pale below. The species occurs in shallow marine waters of the Indo-Pacific.
Standard Common Name
Whitebarred Goby
Alternative Name/s
Banded Goby, Barred Goby, Brown-barred Goby, Dusky Barred Goby, Spotty-tail Goby, White-bar Goby, White-barred Goby, White-spotted Goby
The Whitebarred Goby is greenish brown above and pale below. It has dark bars on the body that are edged with light blue.There is a prominent ocellus on the first dorsal fin and a black spot at the upper caudal fin base.
Size range
It grows to 15 cm in length.
The Whitebarred Goby is known from the Indo-Pacific. In Australia it occurs from south-western Western Australia, around the tropical north and south to central New South Wales.
The map below shows the Australian distribution of the species based on public sightings and specimens in Australian Museums. Click on the map for detailed information. Source: Atlas of Living Australia.
Distribution by collection data
Ozcam map of Whitebarred Goby specimens in the Australian Museum.
The species is usually seen swimming just above the bottom in areas of sand, silt or sparse seagrass.
- Species:
- phalaena
- Genus:
- Amblygobius
- Family:
- Gobiidae
- Order:
- Perciformes
- Class:
- Actinopterygii
- Subphylum:
- Vertebrata
- Phylum:
- Chordata
- Kingdom:
- Animalia
- Hoese, D.F., Bray, D.J., Paxton, J.R. & G.R. Allen. 2006. Fishes. In Beesley, P.L. & A. Wells. (eds) Zoological Catalogue of Australia. Volume 35. ABRS & CSIRO Publishing: Australia. parts 1-3, pages 1-2178.
- Kuiter, R.H. 1996. Guide to Sea Fishes of Australia. New Holland. Pp. 433.
- Randall, J.E., Allen, G.R. & R.C. Steene. 1997. Fishes of the Great Barrier Reef and Coral Sea. Crawford House Press. Pp. 557.
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The Manchester City fan who ran onto the pitch and tried to confront Manchester United defender Rio Ferdinand during Sunday's Manchester derby has issued an apology.
Matthew Stott, 21, attempted to square up to Ferdinand, who had been struck by a coin moments earlier, but was restrained by Joe Hart and subsequently arrested.
Stott has now been charged with pitch encroachment, but released a statement via his solicitors apologising to everyone involved, particularly Ferdinand, and offering remorse for his actions.
"I would like to apologise to all those affected by my actions yesterday, particularly Mr Ferdinand and the other players.
"I am extremely ashamed of my actions. I have let myself down, my family down, my fellow fans down and Manchester City Football Club.
"I intend to write personally to Mr Ferdinand to express my extreme regret and apologies and also apologise to Manchester United and their fans.
"I would like to thank Joe Hart for his actions when I came on the pitch.
"I have been a fan of Manchester City Football club all my life and I have been a season ticket holder for three years and I attend the games with my father.
"I have had the same seat in the section next to the away fans for those three years."
Rebecca Caulfield of Stephen Lickrish & Associates is the solicitor representing Stott, and she added:
"Scott is a hardworking man who has held a full time job as a landscape gardener for four years and lives with his partner of five years.
"He has never been to court before and has never been in trouble with any of the stewards at Manchester City Football Club before or at any other ground.
"He is extremely remorseful and is mortified by his behaviour which is completely out of character.
"This was a momentary mistake by Mr Stott which has led to him being charged, brought shame on his family, and will bring sanctions on the club that Mr Stott has supported all his life.
"Mr Stott will accept the consequences of his actions. He would like to make clear that he is not the stereotypical drunken football fan but a fan that attends games with his father.
"He is embarrassed and ashamed of his temporary moment of madness that has brought wider consequences on the club he supports and his fellow fans."


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Remembering Dr. Terry Hulbert
CIU Distinguished Professor Emeritus, Dr. Terry Hulbert passed away on Feb. 22, 2014. He was 89 years old.
Dr. Hulbert came to CIU in 1972 as dean of the seminary, a position he held for 16 years. He then served CIU as provost and vice president for academic affairs from 1988 until 1994. During the 1990-91 year he also served as interim president.
Following his retirement from administration in 1994, Hulbert returned to the classroom full time where his teaching centered around a full range of geographically-based PowerPoint slides that encouraged his students to "walk in the sandals" of the people they met in the Bible. This passionate approach to learning led Hulbert to publish a ground-breaking set of CDs in the mid-1990s titled "Walking in Their Sandals," that included satellite maps, videos, photos and other graphics that assist in a better understanding of the geography and culture of biblical times.
Funeral services for Dr. Hulbert will be Sunday, March 2 at 2:00 p.m. at St. Andrews Evangelical Church in Columbia, 2609 Seminole Road. Memorials may be made to the Terry and Jean Hulbert Scholarship Fund at:
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AOL Inc. has hired one of its board members, former Martha Stewart Living CEO Susan Lyne, to run the AOL portfolio of brands. Its chief operating officer, Arthur Minson, is leaving after a transition period.
The Internet company said Thursday that as CEO of its Brand Group, Lyne will be responsible for increasing traffic across its properties, bringing top talent on board and maximizing partnerships with advertisers and publishers.
Lyne takes over from Minson, who was overseeing the company's three divisions. He had served as AOL's chief financial officer and became COO last year.
"Artie has played a key role in the turnaround of AOL and that will continue in 2013 during the transition period," CEO Tim Armstrong said in a statement.
AOL says Lyne's experience as CEO and chairman of the retail shopping site Gilt, as well as her time as president and CEO of Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia, should help her at AOL. She also served as president of ABC Entertainment.
Lyne currently serves as Gilt's vice chairman and will continue in that position, AOL said.
Shares of New York-based AOL fell $1.12, or 3 percent, to close at $36.90 Thursday. The stock has traded in the 52-week range of $16.80 to $43.93.


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FBI: help for victims of Boston Marathon bombings
April 19, 2013
WASHINGTON (AP) — The FBI is asking people and families affected by the Boston Marathon bombings to contact the bureau's Victim Assistance Call Center.
The FBI's Office for Victim Assistance provides emergency assistance, compensation and counseling to victims of domestic and international terrorism.
The call center phone number is 1-800-331-0075. Callers will be put in contact with the victim assistance office. The FBI is legally mandated to identify victims of federal crimes that it investigates.


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I read the story of statue of a calf, Aron and Abraham. This prohibits the idolatery. Then why christians have statues of jesus, mery and saints. Is'nt it violation of law?
mohit wrote:And christian is definately bound to law of the scripture.
mohit wrote:If a christian or any follower of other religion is not bound to his scripture's law then what is his foundation of faith?
One cannot keep faith according to swing of one's mind. He has to follow a scripture or any commands given by great teachers of his religion.
If a christian or any follower of other religion is not bound to his scripture's law then what is his foundation of faith?
If a christian is not bound to law of scripture then what is the use of old testament in the bible?
jesus told his followere not to violate a single command of the law of scripture.
Foundation of christianity is only by phenomenon accord on the cross or it also lies in the sayings of the jesus?
Is it the view of all main christian churches
If there is contradiction in the sayings of jesus and saint paul, who became apostle after jesus went to heaven and never heard jesus' word by faith when jesus was alive, whose saying and teaching should be followed by a christian?
Are there two christian paths for jews and non jews.
Then between these two who will go to heaven?


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The Supporters' Shield winners nearly wrote another chapter in their comeback saga against the LA Galaxy in the Western Conference Semifinal, presented by Kaiser Permanente.
San Jose lost the match 3-1 off of Robbie Keane's 21st and 34th minute goals and Mike Magee's 39th minute goal. Alan Gordon netted the lone strike for the Quakes in the 82nd minute to cap the scoring. San Jose lost the playoff series on an aggregate score of 3-2. Quakes players and coaches offered their insight on Wednesday night's match.
Question: What were your initial thoughts on the match?
Shea Salinas: We tried to make something happen. I thought we had our chances. We had an awesome season and we should be proud of the season but it wasn't the way we wanted it to end. We had our chances and they had theirs. They put their chances away. I couldn't be more blessed to be on such a great team. It just didn't end our way tonight.
Chris Wondolowski: Robbie Keane had two great finishes. They got that third goal which was a bit of a dagger.
Frank Yallop: We didn't play particularly well for us. We had plenty of chances but we didn't play very well. I think Chris [Wondolowski] would like his chance back when the Galaxy were up 1-0. Ike [Opara] had another great chance. In terms of football, we didn't really start playing well until the last 20 to 25 minutes of the match. It was a weird night. We were surprised that we didn't play our game. I thought we had plenty of effort but that we didn't play well.
Rafael Baca: I think it was the flow of the game. They had to come to up to our house and press us because they obviously had to win. Like I said, it was unbelievable.
Question: How did the team react to the early injury loss of Victor Bernardez?
Jon Busch: Vic is a key part of our team. Jason [Hernandez] has been absolutely tremendous again this year. He has been the glue that has kept this team together. Justin [Morrow] has been tremendous. Ike [Opara] did great again tonight when he came in. It is very disappointing. When it's all said and done, we have a great team here and a great group. We have to be proud of what we did here this year. It is hard to beat the same team five times in one season. We did it three times, tied one, and lost one. Unfortunately, we lost the one that matters the most. It stings. They are the defending champions and have a lot of experience. They just got away with it tonight. It hurts but we have to learn from it.
CW: He has been a huge part of our defense and a huge part of our team. He organizes our team.
FY: It was very tough losing him early in the match. I thought the LA Galaxy played very well offensively tonight but when you lose arguably your best defender it is very tough. When you lose someone of that stature, it doesn't help.
Question: Was it difficult to play the postseason not at full strength?
FY: Kind of. Alan [Gordon] was hobbled and struggled from injuries. Victor [Bernardez] came out. Those are key guys. In the run up to the playoffs, it is tough to lose them. I think Alan is close to one of our best players to be honest. We really missed him. Our performance wasn't good enough. It was a good performance on Sunday but not a good one to finish the season.
CW: I wish we had everyone at a 100%. I wish we had everyone healthy but it is part of the game. You got to make do with what you have. It's no excuse.
Question: How did the frequent come backs characterize this team?
FY: I wouldn't say that it is luck. We have had some great battles against LA. The story has been us going down and then coming back but that is what we do. We keep going. I think that to go three down is a big mountain to climb. If it had just been two down, we would have equalized.


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Moore is pleased to announce that Judith Tannenbaum will be this year's Commencement speaker and will be receiving an Honorary Doctorate of Fine Arts from the College. Tannenbaum was named The Rhode Island School of Design (RISD) Museum's first curator of contemporary art in 2000. In 2002, she became the Richard Brown Baker Curator of Contemporary Art, the Museum's first endowed position, which she held until 2013. She recently relocated to Philadelphia but continues her connection to RISD as Adjunct Curator. Moore's 165th Commencement will be held on Sunday, May 18 at 11 am in Aviator Park, across from the College.
Tannenbaum has organized numerous exhibitions focusing on painting, sculpture, video, and interdisciplinary work--with a particular interest in connections between visual art and performance and relationships among fine art, craft, and design. Exhibitions and publications for RISD include Arlene Shechet: Meissen Recast (2014), Painting Air: Spencer Finch (2012); Lynda Benglis (2010); Styrofoam (2008); Beth Lipman: After You're Gone (2008); Wunderground: Providence, 1995 to the present (2006); Betty Woodman: Il Giardino dipinto (2005); Island Nations: New Art from Cuba, the Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico, and the Diaspora (2004); On the Wall: Wallpaper by Contemporary Artists (2003); and Jim Isermann: Logic Rules (2000).
From 1986 to 2000, Tannenbaum served variously as curator, associate director, and interim director at the Institute of Contemporary Art (ICA), University of Pennsylvania, in Philadelphia. As interim director of ICA in 1989-90, she became the spokesperson for the defense of public funding for the arts and artistic freedom in relation to the Robert Mapplethorpe exhibition originated by ICA. Among the shows she curated for ICA are: Glenn Ligon:Unbecoming (1998), PerForms (1995) featuring the work of Janine Antoni, Charles Ray, and Jana Sterbak; Vija Celmins (1992), a retrospective exhibition that toured nationally; and Interactions (1991), a large group shows about collaborations between the visual and performing arts.
In January, 2014, Tannenbaum was honored by the Frick Center for the History of Collecting for her contribution to the book Get There First, Decide Promptly: The Richard Brown Baker Collection of Postwar Art (Yale University Art Gallery/Yale University Press, 2011). The book won the Sotheby's Book Prize for a Distinguished Publication on the History of Collecting in America.


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The late songwriter Hugh Martin wrote "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas" for Judy Garland's 1944 movie Meet Me in St. Louis, along with dozens of other songs for MGM and Broadway musicals.
A new CD chronicling his seven decades in musical theater was released earlier this month. Hugh Martin: Hidden Treasures features mostly demo recordings and rarities from Martin's vast catalog of tunes, from a 1941 selection from the musical comedy Best Foot Forward to a 1961 song written for the unfinished musical Here Comes the Dreamers, which was never produced after lead actress Jeanette MacDonald was diagnosed with cancer. The CD also comes with an 88-page booklet chronicling Martin's career, with essays by Stephen Sondheim, Sheldon Harnick and Michael Feinstein.
Martin was heavily involved in the creation of the CD in the months leading up to his death in March 2011. He worked closely with producers Bill Rudman and Ken Bloom, both of whom join Terry Gross on Fresh Air for a discussion of Martin's songs and his lengthy career in show business.
"This project was a kind of nirvana, because here was an important body of work just waiting to be discovered," Rudman says. "And we were able to explore it with Hugh looking over our shoulders and offering his own insights and his memories. It was a labor of love for us. We loved the man and we love his work."
Putting His Best Foot Forward
Martin told Rudman and Bloom that he wrote his first song — "Every Time," for the 1941 musical Best Foot Forward — on spec for composer Richard Rodgers and theater producer George Abbott.
"Hugh had to present an audition," Rudman says. "He told us that he wrote this song on a clanging New York subway in rush hour, which is pretty amazing, because it's such a tender ballad. ... We think of it as a classic."
Martin often teamed with composer and songwriter Ralph Blane on his hits. The two, known as "Martin and Blane," were credited with songs from Meet Me in St. Louis, Good News and Best Foot Forward, among other productions. But after their initial success on Best Foot Forward, Bloom says many of the duo's songs were written entirely by Martin.
"After Best Foot Forward, Ralph kind of stood on the sidelines," Bloom says. "He submitted songs for Meet Me in St. Louis, but none of them were chosen. And from then on, he was like the public front of Martin and Blane. ... He was really gregarious. He really was the personality of Martin and Blane. Hugh was more in the background."
For decades, Martin honored an agreement with Blane to share songwriting credits on any songs written for projects the duo took on together. But when Blane started taking credit for songs Martin had written, Martin decided to speak up.
"Hugh got angry and he started fessing up," Rudman says. "Terry, he admitted to you as well that most of the stuff that we think of as 'Martin and Blane' are actually Hugh Martin's songs."
[That conversation, which took place during an interview in 2006, is available here.]
Bloom chimes in: "I always think of Hugh as a kind of steel magnolia. He was very soft. He didn't stand up for himself. But when he got angry, he was really strong."
Bloom says there's no doubt that Martin single-handedly wrote the songs he says he did.
"If you brought in a musicologist to compare the Hugh Martin songs with Ralph Blane songs, [they're] just very, very different kinds of writers," he says. "So I don't think there can be any question that Hugh wrote what Hugh told us he wrote."
Bill Rudman is the artistic director of The Musical Theater Project and the host of the public radio program Footlight Parade and the Sirius XM radio show On the Aisle. Rudman and Bloom, a New York-based theater historian, co-founded the music label Harbinger Records. Bloom is also the author of American Song: The Complete Musical Theater Companion.
Interview Highlights
On Martin's Singing And Piano Playing
"[He was] insecure about his singing for no reason at all. I guess he felt upstaged by Ralph Blane, who had this tremendous, powerful, Broadway kind of sound. But Hugh's vocals are amazing. After all, it was Hugh who formed the vocal quartet The Martins. And Hugh was one-fourth of that vocal quartet."
On Fame
"Hugh Martin didn't really set out to write 'popular songs.' That's not really what was important to him."
"Richard Rodgers was his idol. He's the one who really discovered Martin and Blane. And I think Rodgers and Hart and Rodgers and Hammerstein, I think they only wrote one popular song each as a team. So Hugh, everything was show-driven to Hugh. He couldn't sit down and not know a situation or a character to write for. He never tried to break out and write popular songs, even though he could have."
On Songwriting
"He said that he found songwriting very difficult. He was the first to admit that. So that was another reason that he wasn't as prolific as some of the other folks. And he said he didn't have the compulsion, as Richard Rodgers did, to write a new show every year. When he did commit to a show, he was a hyper-perfectionist. The work took him a long, long time."
On Hugh Martin's Writing
"He was a lovely, lovely man. He was so fully dimensional and lived such a rich life, in the sense of experiencing life and wanting to capture that in his writing. He said to us that he really tried to write in such a way that everything that he had to say was being said in a new way. And he was talking not only about the lyrics, but about the music he wrote. That kind of originality — and that kind of commitment to really putting it out there — Ken has talked about his insecurities, [and] he wasn't afraid to put that into his writing."
It's become a FRESH AIR Christmastime tradition to wish Hugh Martin a Merry Christmas and to thank him for writing what is many people's favorite Christmas song - it's certainly mine - "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas." At Christmas we'd rebroadcast an excerpt of his interview or call him up and say hi. But we can't send our good wishes this year. Hugh Martin died in March at the age of 96.
During the last two years of his life, he worked on a project collecting rare recordings and demos of his songs, including a few which featured him singing. That album has just been released. It's called "Hidden Treasures - Songs for Stage and Screen, 1941-2010."
Before we meet the producers, here's Judy Garland singing "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas" from the soundtrack of the 1944 film "Meet Me in St. Louis," which also featured Martin's songs "The Boy Next Door" and "The Trolley Song."
JUDY GARLAND: (Singing) Have yourself a merry little Christmas. Let your heart be light. Next year all our troubles will be out of sight. Have yourself a merry little Christmas. Make the Yuletide gay. Next year, all our troubles will be miles away. Once again, as in olden days, happy golden days of yore, faithful friends who were dear to us will be near to us once more. Someday soon we all be together, if the saints allow. Until then, we'll have to muddle through somehow. So have yourself a merry little Christmas now.
GROSS: And now for some less-famous songs composed by Hugh Martin. My guests are the producers of the new album "Hugh Martin: Hidden Treasures." Bill Rudman and Ken Bloom are the founders of the Harbinger Record label. Rudman also founded "The Musical Theater Project." Bloom is the author of "American Song."
Let's start with the first song Hugh Martin wrote, which he submitted as his audition song for his first show, "Best Foot Forward." He and his then-partner Ralph Blane got the job with the help of Richard Rodgers' recommendation. The show opened in 1941. This recording from the '50s features of Martin's childhood friend Lily Jean Norman.
LOULIE JEAN NORMAN: (Singing) Every time my heart begins to dance, the world steps on my little toes. Every time I take a little chance, I pay right through my little nose. Every time I fly my little kite, it catches on that tree. Every time I throw an anchor out, it pulls me in the sea. Every time I...
GROSS: That's a Hugh Martin song from the new recording "Hidden Treasures - Hugh Martin's Songs for Stage and Screen, 1941-2010." My guests are the album's producers Bill Rudman and Ken Bloom.
Now, "Best Foot Forward" was - and songs for the show were written by Hugh Martin and his songwriting partner Ralph Blane. But one of the things you learned in working with Hugh Martin on this project is that, actually, Martin and Blane weren't really a songwriting duo through most of Hugh Martin's career. What does Hugh Martin have to say?
KEN BLOOM: Well, they both submitted songs for "Best Foot Forward." And, in fact, the hit song, "Buckle Down Winsocki," was written by Ralph Blane. But after "Best Foot Forward" Ralph sort of stood on the sidelines. He submitted songs for "Meet Me in St. Louis," but none of them were chosen. And from then on, he was like the public front of Martin and Blane. You'll hear him on our CD doing a lot of the demos all the way through Hugh's career. He was really gregarious. You know, he'd be talking to the upper brass at MGM and on Broadway. And he really was the personality of Martin and Blane. Hugh was more in the background.
BILL RUDMAN: But they did have an agreement from the time they first started on "Best Foot Forward" that they would share credit for any projects they took on together, even though they wrote their words and music separately. And Hugh honored that for - literally for decades, until Ralph Blane started taking credit for being the sole author of songs that Hugh had written all by himself, and then Hugh got angry and he started fessing up. Ken Bloom was one of the first people he fessed up to. And Terry, you know, he admitted to you, as well, that most of the stuff was...
GROSS: He did. I know.
RUDMAN: ...that we think of as Martin and Blane, it's Hugh Martin's songs.
GROSS: You know, I went back to the transcript today to see - because I thought he had told me that back in - I think it was 2006. And I asked him to tell the story again of writing "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas," and he said well, first of all I feel rather self-serving admitting this, but Ralph didn't really write...
RUDMAN: Yeah.
GROSS: ...it, honey. We wrote our songs separately.
GROSS: So it's words and music by me. And instead of me thinking, my God, what a revelation. I have to, like, find out all about this, I just say: Oh, well, good. So now you're really able to tell the complete story of how you wrote it.
GROSS: I think I was so, like, unprepared to have what I always believed challenged, that the magnitude of the fact that Ralph Blane didn't co-write these songs just didn't really register on me.
RUDMAN: Well, and he was so self-effacing, that I'm sure when he said that to you, he didn't do it as some major press release. He just kind of put it out there, you know?
GROSS: Exactly. Well, let's get in another song. I mean, you know, we're talking about songwriting partners. Hugh Martin wrote many of the songs all by himself, but he had collaborators on some of them. And this is a 1953 song that he wrote with Sheldon Harnick, who is most famous for "Fiddler on the Roof," "Fiarello," "She Loves Me." So how did they come to collaborate, and what was Sheldon Harnick's contribution to this song? And the song is "I Just Can't Get Used to These Clothes." The song is about a soldier who's just returned home and can't yet get used to these civilian clothes and civilian life.
RUDMAN: We had asked Sheldon if he would do a liner note for us talking about Hugh as a lyricist, and he came up with this stupendous liner note. And then he just sort of said, you know, by the way, Hugh and I did write one song together. You want to hear it? And we said sure. And this was very early on in Sheldon's career, and this song was something that Hugh had to write for Eddie Fisher, who had come out of the Army.
And Eddie Fisher literally wanted a song titled "I Can't Get Used to These Clothes," and Hugh had written about half of it and gotten stuck, right? Ken, wasn't that the way it worked?
BLOOM: Right. And it was very propitious for Sheldon. Sheldon had written songs for "New Faces of 1952" and gotten, you know, a little notice. But Sheldon's wife at the time was in the show "Make a Wish," which Hugh had written. And she had told Hugh: Oh, my husband wants to be a big songwriter, and he had a few songs on Broadway.
So when Hugh got stuck, he just said to her: Well, let's talk to your husband and see if he can come up with anything.
GROSS: So Sheldon Harnick wasn't really Sheldon Harnick yet.
BLOOM: Yeah. That's right.
RUDMAN: Oh, yeah. Almost, yeah.
GROSS: Okay.
RUDMAN: And the little piece of dessert here is that Sheldon worked on it with Hugh, and the song was completed. And Sheldon idolized Hugh, and said: Would you sign the music for me? I'd like to have that. And he said I'll do you one better. And he went into the studio and made a recording for Sheldon Harnick. And that's what you're going to play.
GROSS: Okay. So this is the example of the kind of rarity...
RUDMAN: Yeah.
GROSS: ...that's in your new CD, "Hidden Treasures." So this is from "Hugh Martin: Hidden Treasures: Songs for Stage and Screen." And this is Hugh Martin singing and accompanying himself at the piano.
HUGH MARTIN: (Singing) Well, at last, here I am after two hectic years with Uncle Sam. I should be fancy free, I suppose, but I can't get used to these clothes. What a switch. What a change. After khaki, this kind of suit feels strange, from my thigh to my high-powered hose(ph) . I just can't used to these clothes.
(Singing) The day I got my walking papers I was cutting capers at the news. I bought a belt of red and yellow, even got some elevated shoes. I admire other guys in their bright-colored shirts and Christmas ties. But when I wear a tie, then this feeling grows. Why are people staring? Should this tie I'm wearing just be used for scaring crows? It's insane but it's plain that I can't get used to these clothes.
(Singing) I'm getting used to talking back a little. Talking back's a pleasant change. I'm getting used to not saluting, and there's no more shooting on the range. With a gun, I confess, I was not really much of a success. And my rank, I'll be frank, PFC. Didn't mind when they made me one, but I find each time I see one, I would rather see than be one, goodness knows. So I've got no excuse to refuse to get used to these brand new clothes.
GROSS: That's Hugh Martin singing and accompanying himself at the piano. Hugh Martin, who is most famous for writing "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas" and "The Trolley Song" and "The Boy Next Door," all from "Meet Me in St. Louis." And my guests Ken Bloom and Bill Rudman have produced a new album of rarities and home recordings and demos by Hugh Martin. Let's take a short break here, and then we'll talk some more. This is FRESH AIR.
GROSS: If you're just joining us, we're talking about the new album "Hugh Martin: Hidden Treasures - Songs for Stage and Screen 1941-2010." It features a lot of demo recordings and personal recordings of songs that he wrote through his career, including many songs from shows that were never produced. My guests are the producers of this album, Bill Rudman and Ken Bloom.
And, of course, Hugh Martin is the songwriter most famous for "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas." So why don't we hear the last recording that's on your album "Hidden Treasures"? And I think it's the last song that Hugh Martin wrote, as well. And it's called "I Don't Know What I Want."
RUDMAN: It is. It's his last completed song. He intended to use it in a musical version that he was planning of William Inge's "Picnic." It's a revision of a song that he wrote with the same title that he had written 50 years earlier. But it's a significant revision, and Mark Horowitz from the Library of Congress, who did one of our liner notes, points out that for him, this is the superior version of the song, because it gives us a Hugh Martin writing it in a style that is more pared back and simpler and just more essence. It's quite an eloquent statement.
BLOOM: Yeah. It's less show biz than the song "The Girl Most Likely," and much more introspective. And we think it really reflects Hugh as a person, also.
GROSS: So we're going to hear Gloria Makino with Keith Ingham at the piano. And he's really a great pianist. So here it is, Hugh Martin's final song.
GLORIA MAKINO: (Singing) I don't know what I want, or what I'm waiting for. But somehow, in the strangest way, I couldn't want it more. This feeling that I feel is real as it can be. But what it is I'm yearning for is still a mystery to me. A summer breeze caressed me, and then upon the spot, a sudden urge possessed me, but I don't know for what.
(Singing) Perhaps there's something grand the future has in store. In time, my dreams will all come true, but until they do, I wish I knew what it is or who it is I'm waiting for.
GROSS: That's Hugh Martin's final song from the new album "Hugh Martin: Hidden Treasures - Songs for Stage and Screen 1941 to 2010." My guests are the album's producers Bill Rudman and Ken Bloom. So I want to end with "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas," because it's still my favorite Christmas song, and it's traditional on FRESH AIR to end with that and to wish Hugh Martin a Merry Christmas, which we can't do this year, the first year we cannot do that because he passed away earlier this year.
But I love this song. Is this your favorite Christmas song?
BLOOM: Yes. It absolutely is. And, of course, Terry, Hugh told you the story about how when he originally wrote the lyric for it, Garland refused to sing it because the lyric was very dark, lines like "Have yourself a merry little Christmas. It may be your last. Next year we may all be living in the past." And Hugh did finally realize that he needed to revise the lyric.
RUDMAN: And I think what he came up with is so great, because he didn't sell out. There still is such a wistfulness about this sentiment in the song, but it is more joyful, and it is such a universal statement. I think that there's no surprise at all in the fact that millions of people all over the world treasure this song.
GROSS: And so the recording that we're going to hear is by Hugh Martin at the piano and singing. It's not on the "Hidden Treasures" album. It's on an earlier album that was issued by the Library of Congress of his work. But I think it's a fitting way to end.
And Bill Rudman and Ken Bloom, I really want to thank you for putting together this "Hugh Martin: Hidden Treasures" album, and for introducing me and anyone else who listens to it to songs, that, you know, who knew he had them? So it's pleasurable and really informative about him as a person and as a songwriter.
BLOOM: Yeah. It was great putting this together, and it was our pleasure, really, getting to know Hugh and discovering all this about him.
RUDMAN: Oh, Terry, thanks. This was great fun. Transcript provided by NPR, Copyright NPR.


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Scope and Contents: The Purdue University Fraternities and Sororities Album (1886-1921; 0.3 cubic feet) contains the original petition letters for terms of recognition submitted by Purdue University fraternities, sororities and other student organizations. The album is believed to have been assembled by President James Smart during his tenure as President of Purdue University. The first recognition documents are from Sigma Chi, the first Purdue University fraternity. It is followed by the petition letter for Sigma Nu. The following documents are in the order they were submitted.


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Two Iraqis who supported the U.S. mission in their own country come to America and find themselves strangers in a strange land. The stories Nazar and Salam reflect a rarely seen Iraqi refugee community in the U.S., a population still paying the price for a war that was supposed to liberate them.
In Baghdad before the allied invasion, Nazar was a father of four and a well-known gold merchant who was working to rebuild his business after Saddam Hussein's regime had brutally amputated his hand for trading in dollars. Salam was starting a new life as a father and a doctor. Both decided to sacrifice everything by collaborating with U.S. forces to help "liberate" Iraq, and they paid a heavy price: Nazar's house was bombed by Iraqi insurgents and Salam's in-laws were shot.
Nazar was airlifted out of Iraq by the United States military, initially received a hero's welcome — received by President George W. Bush at the White House, congratulated for surviving Saddam's brutality, and given a cutting-edge prosthetic hand. Nazar's wife and child join him to start a new life.
Before he fled to the United States, Salam pretended to divorce his wife in order to protect his family from threats of retaliation by militia. Once he arrives in the U.S. seeking political asylum, he gets caught in a bureaucratic nightmare that prolongs his family separation for years.
Both men experience reversals of fortune. Salam, succeeds in winning asylum, and is reunited with his family, ready to readjust to their new life together in the United States, a world away from Iraq. Nazar, on the other hand, is far from the glory of his arrival in the country. He and his family now face homelessness, and Nazar can't find a job because he is not yet a citizen. Worse, he suffers from an ever-intensifying case of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder. The prosthetic hand given to him earlier as a gift from a grateful America now sits broken in his house -- just like his dreams.
In the end, Nazar and Salam must decide whether to persevere in the U.S. or simply decide to go home and face imminent death by militias.


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Thanks to the British Amateur Television Club (BATC) this years AMSAT-UK International Space Colloquium will be streamed live to the web. Peter Blakeborough G3PYB, President of BATC, will be streaming video of the presentations live to the Internet so that Radio Amateurs and SWL's can watch them from anywhere in the world. This service will be available at http://www.batc.tv/ As well as the live webcast BATC will also be providing a Live Chat web page enabling viewers to post messages. The 23rd AMSAT-UK International Space Colloquium will be held at the University of Surrey, Guildford, England from Friday 25th until Sunday 27th July. Prof Sir Martin Sweeting, G3YJO Chairman AMSAT-UK, will open the Colloquium at 1400 BST (1300 GMT) on the Friday. This will be followed by the keynote speech given by Dr Rob Gowen, Department of Space & Climate Physics (Mullard Space Science Laboratory, University College London and Coordinator of the UK Lunar Penetrator Consortium) on "Science Penetrators for the UK MoonLITE mission". On Saturday at 0905 BST (0805 GMT) the Delfi-C3 team will be giving presentations on their exciting new satellite. Its SSB/CW 435/145 linear transponder will activated soon and is sure to prove popular with satellite enthusiasts world-wide. Later that day at 1130 BST (1030 GMT) there will be presentations from AMSAT-DL on both the eagerly awaited P3E High Earth Orbiting satellite and the pioneering Mars Orbiter P5A. This will be the first private venture spacecraft to travel to the Red Planet providing Radio Amateurs with some true DX signals. On Saturday afternoon at 1500-1530 BST (1400-1430 GMT) Grant Hodgson G8UBN will be giving a presentation on 2.3/3.4/5.6GHz Signal Generator for Satellite Applications. The IARU Satellite Forum chaired by the IARU Satellite Adviser Hans van de Groenendaal ZS6AKV will also take place on Saturday afternoon. 1600-1645 BST (1500-1545 GMT) Band planning for satellite operations on frequencies in the Amateur Service by Hans van de Groenendaal, ZS6AKV, President AMSAT-SA 1645-1800 BST (1545-1700 GMT) IARU Amateur Satellite Forum Chairman: Hans van de Groenendaal, ZS6AKV, President AMSAT-SA The Colloquium is open to all. New for 2008, it has been arranged with the University for "walkin" day delegates for £10 per day. For this, you do not get any meals, only attendance at lectures/beginners sessions. It does not entitle you to any other of the functions. There is no need to book, just turn up on the day. It would help if you could let us know in advance if you intend using this facility, please email email@example.com For further details see http://www.uk.amsat.org/Colloquium/ Programme: http://www.uk.amsat.org/content/view/640/213/ Travel information: http://www.uk.amsat.org/content/view/23/52/ A site map showing location of the Management Building and the adjacent main car park and conference visitors parking can be seen at http://www.uk.amsat.org/images/stories/uosmap6.jpg AMSAT-UK Tel: +44 (0)1258 453959 Email: firstname.lastname@example.com Web: http://www.uk.amsat.org/ Related URL's British Amateur Television Club (BATC) http://www.batc.org.uk/ BATC Video website http://www.batc.tv/ ---- 73 Trevor M5AKA __________________________________________________________ Not happy with your email address?. Get the one you really want - millions of new email addresses available now at Yahoo! http://uk.docs.yahoo.com/ymail/new.html _______________________________________________ Sent via firstname.lastname@example.com. Opinions expressed are those of the author. Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program! Subscription settings: http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb
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As a worker in information technology, I've always been a big proponent of studying systems when they are working. I've also said that doing so helps me immensely when troubleshooting. However, I've never studied why that's true. There's a scientific explanation as to why, as covered at a layman's level in How We Decide by Jonah Lehrer. And that explains why Lt. Cmdr. Michael Riley was able to make the right decision in a critical situation with lives on the line. If you aren't familiar with Riley, here's what happened, taken from How We Decide:
During the ground invasion of Desert Storm, Lt. Cmdr. Riley was a radar officer on a British vessel that was providing fleet defense for the US battleship, the USS Missouri. He saw a radar blip that didn't look right. The problem he faced was he didn't have enough information to determine if it was an Iraqi missile, a Silkworm, or a returning US attack aircraft, an A-6. The route the radar hit took followed the route returning A-6s took when coming back to the carriers. And the A-6 pilots had a bad habit of not re-enabling their IFF (Identification – Friend or Foe) systems once they cleared a certain point. They were turned off because the IFF could provide an easier means of locating and targeting the aircraft for Iraqi anti-air batteries. Riley was in a quandary. To make matters worse, though he might have been able to figure it out based on a different radar system – one that measured altitude – that system was down.
Riley had to make a decision and he didn't have enough information. His intuition told him it wasn't an A-6. If he fired and he was wrong, two American pilots would die. If he didn't fire and he was wrong, a Silkworm would slam into the USS Missouri and the life loss would be even greater. Either way, if he was wrong, people died. He went with his intuition. He ordered the launch of missiles to intercept. They did their job and whatever it was was shot down. Then the waiting came. The scene investigation proved him right: he had shot down a Silkworm missile. The question was, "How did he know?" He couldn't explain. The investigation that followed couldn't pinpoint a reason. The conclusion was that Lt. Cmdr. Riley just "got lucky."
Enter a behavior specialist a few years later, one who had worked with the US Marine Corps. He studied all the data. Then he found how Riley knew. Because the Silkworm flew lower than returning A-6s, it stayed hidden in ground clutter for a period of time after entering the sweep range of the ship's radar. The A-6s were picked up about 8 seconds before the Silkworm. Riley didn't consciously recognize this. The initial investigators didn't pick up on it, either. However, Riley's brain subconsciously saw on it. And that's what gave him the intuition that the radar hit wasn't an A-6. That's why he made the correct decision.
There's a section in our brains that learns what is right. It trains itself towards expected behavior. Riley's brain had trained itself towards the A-6 behavior. The reason our brains do this is so that when something isn't right, they detect that something unexpected is out there and can immediately alert us. You can carry this out logically on how this would be very helpful in a survival situation. That's what happened with Lt. Cmdr. Riley. His brain had trained itself to see the regular pattern of the A-6s. When a different pattern showed up, it altered his emotions and triggered his intuition. That's how he knew to make the right call.
This is why it's important to constantly look at systems and study things when everything is going fine. This explains why the best troubleshooters in IT always insist on observing their systems in this state. They train their brain to see what the system looks like, what the diagnostics read, when things are fine. That way, when things aren't, they are drawn to the diagnostics that point to a problem. We can apply this to many areas of our lives, not just computers. Make it a point to study things when everything is right. You'll be training your brain to detect when things aren't. You'll be able to see the problem before others might. That will set you apart.


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last week, when i fucked your mom, without her having ass douched first, i had an wicked case of the poopdick, so i held that bitch's head down and rubbed my cock, all shit and blood and cum dripping down from it, right up the neck and behind her ear, she caught herself some stink lobe son!
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Some Investors Hedge Wagers on the Yen
Japanese Currency Has Plunged 20% Since November; Now, Traders Are Girding for Reversal, Scooping Up Options Contracts
Some investors are bracing for a sudden rally in the yen, following a 20% decline in the currency's value since November that left the yen at its lowest level against the dollar in more than three years.
Traders betting on a rebound in the yen are buying options contracts, known as calls, that would pay out should the currency regain some ground. Call contracts give the holder the right, though not the obligation, to buy an asset for a specific price during a certain period. In this case, the yen calls would allow traders...


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Ruling 6-2, the Supreme Court on Tuesday upheld Michigan's racial criteria determining college admissions. The decision is a setback for diversity advocates, concerned about dwindling minority enrollment in the state's schools.
Ruling 6-2, the United States Supreme Court on Tuesday upheld Michigan's racial criteria determining college admissions. The decision is a setback for diversity advocates, concerned about dwindling minority enrollment in the state's schools. The case stems from a 2006 ballot proposition which outlawed the use of race in hiring or college admissions by any state agency or school. The 2006 law says that the state "shall not discriminate against, or grant preferential treatment to, any individual or group on the basis of race, sex, color, ethnicity or national origin." Justice Anthony Kennedy wrote the majority decision. "This case is not about how the debate about racial preferences should be resolved," he wrote. "It is about who may resolve it. There is no authority in the Constitution of the United States or in this Court's precedents for the Judiciary to set aside Michigan laws that commit this policy determination to the voters." The decision is one more in a series of cases that put Michigan at the forefront of affirmative action debate. Proposal 2 itself was a response two Supreme Court decisions challenging racial criteria in college admissions. "In Grutter v. Bollinger," notes Kelly Woodhouse at Michigan Live, "the Supreme Court upheld U-M Law School's limited use of race in admissions. In Gratz v. Bollinger the court struck down the undergraduate point-based admissions process, which awarded black applicants points based on race. The court decreed that although affirmative action was permissible, the point system in place gave too much weight to race. Both cases were decided in 2003, and after revisions to admissions policies, U-M retained its use of affirmative action until the 2006 ban." The court continues to walk a narrow if somewhat blurry line on affirmative action, upholding the right of a state to use racial criteria in some cases, striking them down if they go too far, but now also upholding the right of voters to reject such tools outright. Last year, as the Washington Post reported at the time, the Court voted 7-1 to send a Texas case back to lower courts to decide if race conscious admissions criteria used by the University of Texas were necessary and within the somewhat nebulous bounds fixed by earlier Supreme Court decisions. "Strict scrutiny imposes on the university the ultimate burden of demonstrating, before turning to racial classifications, that available, workable race-neutral alternatives do not suffice," Justice Kennedy wrote in that Texas decision last year.%3Cimg%20src%3D%22http%3A//beacon.deseretconnect.com/beacon.gif%3Fcid%3D164209%26pid%3D46%22%20/%3E


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SOUTH BERWICK, Maine — Powderhouse Hill ski area made its own snow for the first time Tuesday night with snow guns borrowed from Shawnee Peak of Bridgton.
"We hope it will cover enough to keep us open and providing affordable winter recreation for the kids," Eric Mundell, president of Friends of Powderhouse Hill and "mastermind" behind the snow-making project, said.
The hill is owned by the town and operated by volunteers. It's only 800 feet from top to the bottom, but the slope is well known and beloved, and frequented by many locals. It costs $5 for a lift ticket to use the rope tow, which is powered by a rusty 1938 Ford engine.
Powderhouse Hill got its start in the 1930s and was bought by the town in the early 90s when the property became too expensive to run privately and was put on the market. The ski area has relied on natural snow in the past, but shorter seasons and limited snowfall have forced it to be open less often, unlike slopes that have the capacity to produce their own snow.
"We had a terrible season last year and were only open 11 days total," Jeremy Drake, volunteer at the ski area, said. "With this, we can supplement our natural snow to stay open longer."
In years past, Shawnee Peak has held learn-to-ski days at the hill, bringing equipment and training for youngsters to learn the sport. However, the event was cancelled the past two years because of limited snow, according to Mundell. Thus, Ed Rock, the general manager at Shawnee Peak, was able to loan the guns to Powderhouse Hill to help out and keep the program alive.
"It's really beneficial for Shawnee Peak as well as for us," said Mundell. "It's also a really great community effort."
While the snow guns and hose were loaned, Mundell also worked with HKD Snowmakers of Natick, Mass., town officials and lots of volunteers to make the snowmaking possible.
A high-pressure water pump, made with parts from eBay and lots of hard work, takes water from a fire hydrant. The water is pumped up the hill and comes out of the snow gun as a mist, mixing with the cold air to form snow.
Residents came to watch Tuesday night around 6 p.m. as the snow began to fall onto the slope.
Powderhouse Hill hopes to use the snow guns to make snow every few months. No one knows how much snow the guns will provide or how long the process will take, as it is new concept for the volunteers.
The snow guns were brought down on Saturday, while the compressor was built over the last month or so and had to be walked a mile through town to the hill, according to Drake.
"We try and keep it simple here," Drake said. "This is the most complicated we've gotten it."
Powderhouse Hill is open Wednesdays and Fridays from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. and Saturdays and Sundays from 12 p.m. to 4 p.m. They offer skiing and snowboarding as well as an adjoining sled area. There also is a snack area to warm up.


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For most runners, including those who race regularly, 50 miles represents a pretty decent training week. This consideration is an attempt to put in perspective the fundraising adventure that Alison "Ace" Bradley will embark on beginning Monday.
She will leave New York City Hall on foot about 6 a.m., with a goal of arriving at Los Angeles City Hall in the afternoon or the evening on or about July 1. The total distance is 2,800 miles. So, to hit her target, she needs to average just about 50 miles a day.
Bradley calls her quest "Running for a reason," as you can see on her Web site — http://run2fightcancer.webstarts.com. You can donate through the site. The money she raises will be divided 50-50 between the American Cancer Society and the Cancer Society of New Zealand. She is running for at least a couple of reasons: She has many times seen the toll that cancer takes — from the death of a primary school friend's 6-year old brother to the chemo treatments undergone last fall by a University of Southern Maine lacrosse teammate ("She's doing great").
And as she explains in a personal note on the site: " There are going to be many physical and mental obstacles ... I would be lying if I said that this was going to be easy, I would be lying if I said beating cancer would be easy, but just because it isn't easy doesn't mean it's impossible.
"What will it take to get me through the obstacles? Knowing that every step I take brings me closer to the finish, knowing that every day I run gives someone inspiration in their own life, basically because I don't know how to quit."
Born in Tavistock, Devon, in southwest England, Bradley, 26, moved to New Zealand at age 5. She acquired the "Ace" nickname at age 3 from a chum who couldn't manage the full Alison. She had been planning to come to the U.S. anyway when, six years ago in New Zealand, she met USM graduate Jen (Young) Babich, whose description of Maine's appeal moved Bradley to move here. Back in Maine now, Babich "has been a huge help in organizing the run and support for it," Bradley says.
And truly, the run demands a high level of organization. Bradley will run crew-less for the first couple of weeks, during which she has stops and meals planned and accommodations booked. She'll have a car and drivers when she hits Ohio and Indiana, then go solo for another week, then have two weeks' support through the Rockies, Colorado and Arizona.
How does one train to run 2,800 miles? It's about the way you live. Bradley plays soccer and lacrosse and was an above-average if not standout distance runner at USM. At 5 feet 5 inches and 140 pounds, she has some needed muscle.
Her long-distance background includes a pair of marathons: Maine 2010, where she ran a Boston-qualifying 3:32:59, and a 4:05:06 on a hot Patriots Day at Boston 2012. Then, in a previous fundraiser for cancer research, Bradley ran the equivalent of a marathon a day for six straight days, from Portland to Bar Harbor, last August. She took the coastal route up U.S. Route 1 and then "I turned right at Ellsworth."
This spring she did some pretty intense training in New Zealand, which peaked in a six-week stretch when her running went up to 30 miles every day, with a four-hour bike session added. Looking ahead, she's got a daily routine planned: "Get up about 6 a.m. and do 10-15 miles, then have breakfast, stretch and walk around, and after 45 minutes to an hour, run another 10-15 in the morning and then stop for lunch. Get out of the sun, have some more food, after an hour or so, do 10 miles and just keep moving forward. After a break, finish off with 10-15 miles to wherever I'm staying that night.
"One key is to make sure I get at least eight hours of sleep every night. Apart from that, I'll just be running (10-12 minute miles) and eating the whole time."
Eating amounts to a minimum of 6,000 calories a day, including jelly beans (not the fancy made-for-runners kind, just workaday Hannaford beans, favorite color blue). She's also got a "huge" playlist of music and a collection of language-learning lessons, and help from sponsors including Brooks (shoes), Maine Running Co. and Juice Plus+ recovery fuel.
If all goes for the best, Bradley will, as she hopes, break South African Mavis Hutchison's Guinness Book female record for this particular across-the-U.S. run. In 1978, "Galloping Granny" Hutchison, then 53, took 69 days, 2 hours and 40 minutes. Bradley's planned 57-day trip gives her a little wiggle room.
Although it's allowable to begin at either point, Bradley thinks a New York start better for her. "The Rockies will be the hardest part. ... And then I'll be running to the beach."
AS OF MIDWEEK, the Sea Dogs Mother's Day 5K in Portland next Sunday was almost at 2,600 entrants (plus 400 in the kids run) — well on the way to hitting the cap of 3,000, which it did last year the day before the race, RD Howard Spear informs.
In the wake of the Boston barbarity, there will be new security measures: "Anyone carrying a bag and/or backpack will be searched before entering the stadium," and because of the post-start crowd rush into Hadlock, spectators are asked to leave backpacks in their cars.
No starting cannon will be fired at the Mother's Day or Father's Day 5K or at the Maine Marathon. "I would imagine the other Maine Track Club races will follow," Spear commented.
John Rolfe of Portland is a road runner. He can be reached at 791-6429 or at:
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Congress not in session but Trump says there will be tax cuts before November
Saturday's college football: Penn State holds off Indiana
Varsity Maine
Saturday's girls' roundup: Freeport reaches Class B South field hockey final
Saturday's Sports Digest: Red Claws' roster is bolstered by draft
Saturday's Maine college football roundup: Colby wins on late field goal


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- Author: Kathy Keatley Garvey
The thing about predators and prey is that it's the nature of things.
Take spiders. The many different species have different methods of catching, killing, confining and eating their prey.
Have you ever seen an orbweaver snare a honey bee in its web and then wrap it in silk blankets? The spider injects the bee with poison, feasts on it and/or pulls the carcass out of sight for later consumption.
'Most spiders have toothed chelicerae, which they use in combination with their movable fangs to mash their prey into a small unrecognizable mass," write authors Charley Eiseman and Noah Charney in their book, Tracks and Signs of Insects and Other Invertebrates: A Guide to North American Species (Stackpole Books).
"Prey killed by hunting spiders such as tarantulas and wolf spiders have no silk on them, whereas orbweavers swaddle their prey with a thick white layer of white silk," they point out. "Jumping spiders and others eating soft-bodied flies may leave only the wings behind."
Those orbweavers work fast. They indeed "swaddle their prey with a very thick layer of white silk," so thick, so strong and so sticky that there's no escape.
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Grounds close at 5pm
Ages 12-64: $17
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Ages 3-11: $12
2 and Under: Free
2018 Free Days: 1/11, 1/19, 1/20, 2/4, 2/5, 11/9, 11/12
Download this printable itinerary (PDF) to find insider tips for enjoying the Zoo near closing time, at 5 p.m.
Denver Zoo and The Goddard School for Early Childhood Development have partnered to create visit itineraries that encourage learning through play. With these itineraries, families with children ages one to six-years-old can explore the zoo through a new lens, discovering play-based activities in 6 different areas of the zoo.
One activity map featuring two different areas is available for pickup at special locations at the zoo or you can download individual maps here:
Predator Ridge Activity Map
Toyota Elephant Passage Activity Map
Northern Shores Activity Map
Tropical Discovery Activity Map
Young children learn about and experience the world through play. It's how they make connections that are relevant, engage their bodies, senses and minds, and begin to form their own understanding of the world around them. By encouraging your child to explore nature through play, you're providing them with a fun and age appropriate way to learn.
Learning through Play Goes a Long Way at Denver Zoo
In addition to the play-based activities that these itineraries provide, we suggest creating your own learning-through-play experience at the zoo, on vacation, or in your own backyard, by implementing some of the following tips:
Encourage your child to engage all of their senses. Beyond what they see, what do they hear and smell? What can they touch? Are there new tastes they can experience?
Get active! Watch the animals and notice what they are doing. Talk about why they are doing it, but go one step beyond and pretend like you are the animals, too! Roar like lions, waddle like penguins and swing like monkeys!
Notice the details. Plan to go on a scavenger hunt to find different shapes in animals' patterns or leaves of trees. Look for all the colors of the rainbow on animals, flowers and plants.
Make math fun. Count the birds you see, or create a simple graph by using stickers to track different features, like number of legs, animals that have tails, or mammals vs. reptiles.
Relate what your child sees to their own experiences. Does the pack of dogs play like they do? Is there an animal family that reminds you of your own? Do the animals they are seeing eat the same foods they do? Sleep the same way? Live in a home? Have legs, feet, eyes and ears?
Look for opportunities to experience different cultures, and compare them to your own. At the zoo, can you find art or exhibit elements that depict faraway places and different peoples? How are they like or unlike the town where you live and the people in your neighborhood?
Engage the imagination. Encourage kids to create stories about the animals they see, or think of what they would name them. Bring along paper and crayons and sit in a shady spot while your child draws a picture of something that catches his eye.
By making your visit about more than just viewing, you'll be creating special memories and contributing to your child's development. Come back and experience different areas of the zoo each time, through an exciting new lens!


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Lately I've been noticing that every pattern I make feels like a landscape. Some more literally than others {like this black-mountainous coffee table}, but even the more abstract patterns make me feel like I'm outdoors, painting the scenery expanding out before me. Perhaps this is an important part of living in a city, finding the little ways that we can still see the space around us.
It was stunning and awe-inspiring and sad and thrilling. I was lucky enough to be allowed to take two giant bundles of hundred year old lath from the premises, and the guys helped me stuff it in the back of my car -- utterly perplexed of course, for what on earth could she want with all this crap?
Well, you lovely dust-covered, hard-hat-wearing, cake-eating men {yes, it was one guys birthday and they were chowing down when we arrived} THIS is what I want with all this crap.
Thanks boys! And if you'd like to see more beautiful photographs of the church, taken with a proper camera {as I only had my phone on me} look here.


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Global surplus of sugar projected at 2.5 million tons
By Carol Ryan Dumas
Capital Press
An oversupply of sugar on the world market leaves little upside potential to lift sugar prices out of the doldrums, according to Rabobank's quarterly sugar report.
Supply-and-demand fundamentals point to a fourth consecutive year of a global sugar surplus, projected at 2.5 million tons for the 2013/2014 international crop year and a further build-up of world stocks, the report stated.
"There are not many factors that could affect prices on this market," Pablo Sherwell, Rabobank's top sugar economist, based in Mexico, said in a telephone interview on Jan. 16. Rabobank is a leading international agricultural lender.
U.S. raw sugar prices are hovering around 16 cents a pound, after tumbling steadily from a high of about 40 cents a pound in the third quarter of 2011.
Prices are likely to remain low for at least the next couple of months, Sherwell said.
But he thinks prices have reached their lowest level and could increase moving into the 2014/15 crop year, he said.
With world production stagnant and consumption increasing, U.S. sugar prices began an upward trend with the 2008/09 marketing year, which runs October through September. Two subsequent years of supply deficits kept the price moving upward. World sugar production then responded, pushing prices dramatically downward over the last two cycles, he said.
The yearly average price for U.S. sugar in calendar year 2011 was 38.12 cents a pound, dropping to 28.90 cents in 2012 and 20.46 cents in 2013, according to USDA Economic Research Service, using information from Intercontinental Exchange.
Sugar on the world market traded above 20 cents only briefly in mid-October of 2013 in reaction to a fire at two sugar warehouses in Brazil and doubts about the Brazilian harvest, Rabobank reported.
The industry and analysts pretty much know what's going on in the world for the 2013/14 cycle; the big question is what's going to happen in 2014/15, he said.
The current situation includes significant pressure in India and Mexico to export large volumes of surplus production for the 2013/14 marketing year, which ends in September. In addition, China is expected to require less sugar, possibly much less, from the world market this year, Rabobank reported.
Speculation that sugar prices could receive some support from millers in Brazil who also produce a large amount of ethanol, used domestically, is unlikely to materialize, the report stated.
Domestic ethanol prices in Brazil are higher than refined sugar prices, but Brazil's currency is losing value, and millers there would prefer to export sugar and capitalize on the exchange rates, Sherwell said.
In addition, a potential appreciation of the U.S. dollar against most currencies is likely to put pressure on prices, Rabobank reported.
As for 2014/15, the question is whether there will be another global surplus, keeping stocks high and continuing downward pressure on prices, he said.
The U.S. might see a reduction in sugar production, with a possible decrease in beet production, and a reduction in carryover stocks, but the wild card for U.S. prices is sugar imports from Mexico, he said.
Sherwell expects those imports to be in line with the last cycle at 1.7 million tons. But if those imports decrease, it could increase U.S. prices, he said.