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text: {-# LANGUAGE MultiParamTypeClasses #-} {- | Module : Data.Graph.Analysis.Algorithms.Clustering Description : Clustering and grouping algorithms. Copyright : (c) Ivan Lazar Miljenovic 2008 License : 2-Clause BSD Maintainer : firstname.lastname@example.com Clustering and grouping algorithms that are graph-invariant and require no user intervention. -} module Data.Graph.Analysis.Algorithms.Clustering ( -- * Clustering Algorithms -- ** Non-deterministic algorithms -- $chinesewhispers Whispering, chineseWhispers, -- ** Spatial Algorithms -- $relneighbours relativeNeighbourhood, -- * Graph Collapsing -- $collapsing CNodes(..), collapseGraph ) where import Data.Graph.Analysis.Types import Data.Graph.Analysis.Utils import Data.Graph.Analysis.Visualisation(showNodes) import Data.Graph.Analysis.Algorithms.Common import Data.Graph.Analysis.Algorithms.Directed(rootsOf') import Data.Graph.Inductive.Graph import Data.List import Data.Maybe import Data.Function import qualified Data.Set as Set import qualified Data.Set.BKTree as BK import Data.Set.BKTree(BKTree, Metric(..)) import Control.Arrow import System.Random -- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- {- $chinesewhispers The Chinese Whispering Algorithm. This is an adaptation of the algorithm described in: Biemann, C. (2006): Chinese Whispers - an Efficient Graph Clustering Algorithm and its Application to Natural Language Processing Problems. Proceedings of the HLT-NAACL-06 Workshops on Textgraphs-06, New York, USA <http://wortschatz.uni-leipzig.de/~cbiemann/pub/2006/BiemannTextGraph06.pdf> The adaptations to this algorithm are as follows: * Ignore any edge weightings that may exist, as we can't depend on them (also, we want the algorithm to be dependent solely upon the /structure/ of the graph, not what it contains). * Increase the weighting of those nodes present in interesting structures, such as loops and root nodes. This is to try and ensure that these nodes end up in the same cluster. Simplistically, the way it works is this: 1. Every node is assigned into its own unique cluster. 2. For each iteration, sort the nodes into each order. For each node, it joins the most popular cluster in its neighbourhood (where popularity is defined by the sum of the weightings). 3. Repeat step 2. until a fixed point is reached. Note that this algorithm is non-deterministic, and that for some graphs no fixed point may be reached (and the algorithm may oscillate between a few different graph clusterings). -} -- | An instance of 'ClusterLabel' used for the Chinese Whispers algorithm. data Whispering a = W { name :: a -- ^ The original label. , whisp :: Int -- ^ The current cluster this node is in. , coeff :: Double -- ^ The node's weighting. } deriving (Show,Eq) instance (Show a) => ClusterLabel (Whispering a) Int where cluster = whisp nodelabel = show . name -- | The actual Chinese Whispers algorithm. chineseWhispers :: (RandomGen g, Eq a, Eq b, DynGraph gr) => g -> gr a b -> gr (Whispering a) b chineseWhispers g gr = fst $ fixPointBy eq whispering (gr',g) where eq = equal `on` fst ns = nodes gr whispering (gr'',g') = foldl' whisperNode (gr'',g'') ns' where -- Shuffle the nodes to ensure the order of choosing a new -- cluster is random. (ns',g'') = shuffle g' ns gr' = addWhispers gr -- | Choose a new cluster for the given 'Node'. Note that this updates -- the graph each time a new cluster value is chosen. whisperNode :: (RandomGen g, DynGraph gr) => (gr (Whispering a) b,g) -> Node -> (gr (Whispering a) b,g) whisperNode (gr,g) n = (c' & gr',g') where (Just c,gr') = match n gr (g',c') = whisper gr g c -- | Choose a new cluster for the given @Context@. whisper :: (RandomGen g, Graph gr) => gr (Whispering a) b -> g -> Context (Whispering a) b -> (g,Context (Whispering a) b) whisper gr g (p,n,al,s) = (g',(p,n,al {whisp = w'},s)) where (w',g') = case (neighbors gr n) of [] -> (whisp al,g) -- Add this current node to the list of neighbours to add -- extra weighting, as it seems to give better results. ns -> chooseWhisper g (addLabels gr (n:ns)) -- | Choose which cluster to pick by taking the one with maximum sum of -- weightings. If more than one has the same maximum, choose one -- randomly. chooseWhisper :: (RandomGen g) => g -> [LNode (Whispering a)] -> (Int,g) chooseWhisper g lns = pick maxWspWgts where -- This isn't the most efficient method of choosing a random list element, -- but the graph is assumed to be relatively sparse and thus ns should -- be relatively short. pick ns = first (ns!!) $ randomR (0,length ns - 1) g whispWgts = map (second sumWgts) . groupElems whisp $ map label lns maxWspWgts = map fst . snd . head $ groupElems (negate . snd) whispWgts sumWgts = sum . map coeff -- | Convert the graph into a form suitable for the Chinese Whispers algorithm. addWhispers :: (DynGraph gr) => gr a b -> gr (Whispering a) b addWhispers g = gmap augment g where augment (p,n,l,s) = (p,n,W { name = l , whisp = n , coeff = coefFor n },s) -- Note that cliques are also cycles... -- cliques = Set.fromList . concat $ cliquesIn' g cycles = Set.fromList . concat $ cyclesIn' g roots = Set.fromList $ rootsOf' g -- Give more emphasis to interesting parts of the graph. coefFor n | Set.member n roots = 3 | Set.member n cycles = 2 | otherwise = 1 {- Originally used for the clustering coefficient, didn't seem to give good results. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clustering_coefficient clusteringCoef :: (Graph gr) => gr a b -> Node -> Double clusteringCoef g n = if (liftM2 (||) isNaN isInfinite $ coef) then 0 else coef where d = fromIntegral $ deg g n coef = (fromIntegral nes) / (k*(k - 1)) ns = (neighbors g n) k = fromIntegral $ length ns nes = length $ concatMap (union ns . neighbors g) ns -} -- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- {- $relneighbours This implements the algorithm called CLUSTER, from the paper: Bandyopadhyay, S. (2003): An automatic shape independent clustering technique. Pattern Recognition, vol. 37, pp. 33-45. Simplistically, it defines clusters as groups of nodes that are spatially located closer to each other than to nodes in other clusters. It utilises the concept of a /Relative Neighbour Graph/ [RNG] to determine the spatial structure of a set of two-dimensional data points. The adaptations to this algorithm are as follows: * Due to the limitations of the BKTree data structure, we utilise a /fuzzy/ distance function defined as the ceiling of the standard Euclidian distance. * We utilise 'toPosGraph' to get the spatial locations. As such, these locations may not be optimal, especially for smaller graphs. * The actual algorithm is applied to each connected component of the graph. The actual paper is unclear what to do in this scenario, but Graphviz may locate nodes from separate components together, despite them not being related. The algorithm is renamed 'relativeNeighbourhood'. Experimentally, it seems to work better with larger graphs (i.e. more nodes), since then Graphviz makes the apparent clusters more obvious. -} -- | The renamed CLUSTER algorithm. Attempts to cluster a graph by using -- the spatial locations used by Graphviz. relativeNeighbourhood :: (DynGraph gr, Eq a, Ord b) => gr a b -> gr (GenCluster a) b relativeNeighbourhood g = setCluster cMap g where cMap = createLookup . concatMap rn $ componentsOf g rn g' = nbrCluster rng where rng :: Gr () Int rng = makeRNG $ getPositions g' -- | We take the ceiling of the Euclidian distance function to use as our -- metric function. instance (Eq a) => Metric (PosLabel a) where distance = (ceiling . ) . euclidian -- Note that this throws an orphan instance warning. -- | The Euclidian distance function. euclidian :: PosLabel a -> PosLabel a -> Double euclidian n1 n2 = sqrt . fI $ (posBy xPos) + (posBy yPos) where posBy p = sq $ (p n1) - (p n2) -- | Converts the positional labels into an RNG. makeRNG :: (Eq a, Graph gr) => [PosLabel a] -> gr () Int makeRNG ls = mkGraph ns es where ns = map (\l -> (pnode l,())) ls tree = BK.fromList ls tls = tails ls es = [ (pnode l1,pnode l2,distance l1 l2) | (l1:ls') <- tls , l2 <- ls' , areRelative tree l1 l2 ] -- | Determines if the two given nodes should be connected in the RNG. -- Nodes are connected if there is no node that is closer to both of them. areRelative :: (Metric a) => BKTree a -> a -> a -> Bool areRelative t l1 l2 = null lune where d = distance l1 l2 -- Find all nodes distance <= d away from the given node. -- Note that n is distance 0 <= d away from n, so we need to -- remove it from the list of results. rgnFor l = delete l $ BK.elemsDistance d l t -- The nodes that are between the two given nodes. lune = intersect (rgnFor l1) (rgnFor l2) -- | Performs the actual clustering algorithm on the RNG. nbrCluster :: (DynGraph gr) => gr a Int -> [[Node]] nbrCluster g | numNodes == 1 = [ns] -- Can't split up a single node. | eMax < 2*eMin = [ns] -- The inter-cluster relative neighbours -- are too close too each other. | null thrs = [ns] -- No threshold value available. | single cg' = [ns] -- No edges meet the threshold deletion -- criteria. | nCgs > sNum = [ns] -- Over-fragmentation of the graph. | otherwise = concatMap nbrCluster cg' where ns = nodes g numNodes = noNodes g sNum = floor (sqrt $ fI numNodes :: Double) les = labEdges g (es,eMin,eMax) = sortMinMax $ map eLabel les es' = zip es (tail es) sub = uncurry subtract -- First order differences. -- We don't care about the list, just what the min and max diffs are. (_,dfMin,dfMax) = sortMinMax $ map sub es' -- We are going to do >= tests on t, but using Int values, so -- take the ceiling. t = ceiling $ (((fI dfMin) + (fI dfMax))/2 :: Double) -- Edges that meet the threshold criteria. thrs = filter (\ejs@(ej,_) -> (ej >= 2*eMin) && (sub ejs >= t)) es' -- Take the first edges that meets the threshold criteria. thresh = fst $ head thrs -- Edges that meet the threshold deletion criteria. rEs = map edge $ filter ((>= thresh) . eLabel) les g' = delEdges rEs g -- Each of these will also be an RNG cg' = componentsOf g' nCgs = length cg' -- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- {- $collapsing Collapse the /interesting/ parts of a graph down to try and show a compressed overview of the whole graph. Note that this doesn't work too well on undirected graphs, since every pair of nodes forms a K_2 subgraph. It may be possible to extend this to a clustering algorithm by collapsing low density regions into high density regions. -} -- | A collapsed node contains a list of nodes that it represents. data CNodes a = CN [LNode a] -- | This definition of 'show' is written so as to make the shapes of the -- nodes in Graphviz roughly circular, rather than one long ellipse. instance (Show a) => Show (CNodes a) where -- Print the labels in a roughly square shape. show (CN lns) = showNodes lns collapseGraph :: (DynGraph gr, Eq b) => gr a b -> gr (CNodes a) b collapseGraph g = foldl' (flip collapseAllBy) cg interestingParts where cg = makeCollapsible g interestingParts = [cliquesIn', cyclesIn', chainsIn'] -- | Allow the graph to be collapsed. makeCollapsible :: (DynGraph gr) => gr a b -> gr (CNodes a) b makeCollapsible = nlmap (CN . return) -- | Collapse the two given nodes into one node. collapse :: (DynGraph gr) => gr (CNodes a) b -> Node -> Node -> gr (CNodes a) b collapse g n1 n2 = if (n1 == n2) then g else c' & g'' where (Just c1, g') = match n1 g (Just c2, g'') = match n2 g' -- The new edges. nbrBy f = map (\(a,b) -> (b,a)) -- not sure if this should be included: . nub . filter (\(n,_) -> notElem n [n1,n2]) $ (f c1 ++ f c2) p = nbrBy lpre' s = nbrBy lsuc' (CN l1) = lab' c1 (CN l2) = lab' c2 c' = (p,n1,CN (l1++l2),s) -- | Collapse the list of nodes down to one node. collapseAll :: (DynGraph gr) => gr (CNodes a) b -> [Node] -> gr (CNodes a) b collapseAll g [] = g collapseAll g [_] = g collapseAll g (n:ns) = foldl' collapser g ns where collapser g' = collapse g' n -- | Collapse all results of the given function. collapseAllBy :: (DynGraph gr) => (gr (CNodes a) b -> [[Node]]) -> gr (CNodes a) b -> gr (CNodes a) b collapseAllBy f g = case (filter (not . single) $ f g) of [] -> g -- We re-evaluate the function in case -- the original results used nodes that -- have been collapsed down. 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1Password for Mac and iOS on sale to celebrate WWDC 2012!
Today kicks off Apple's World Wide Developer Conference in San Francisco, and some of the AgileBits team is out there to partake of Apple's engineering knowledge and make sure the local bars are properly stocked. But we figured we should celebrate Apple's event with you too, so for a limited time, 1Password for Mac and 1Password Pro for iOS are on sale!
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AP Fashion Writer Samatha Critchell has just filed this dispatch about The Dress:
Michelle Obama made it a fashion tradition tonight, wearing a custom-made Jason Wu gown to the inauguration balls. The ruby-colored dress was a follow-up to the white gown Wu made for her four years ago when she was new to Washington, the pomp and circumstance and the fashion press.
She now emerged in velvet and chiffon as a bona fide trendsetter.
"I can't believe it. It's crazy," says Wu, reached at his Manhattan studio. "To have done it once was already the experience of my life. To have a second time is tremendous."
The red halter dress was the only one Wu, who went from fashion insider to household name on this night in 2009, submitted for Mrs. Obama's consideration. He collaborated with jeweler Kimberly McDonald on the jeweled neckline. "For this occasion," says Wu, "it had to be real diamonds."
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Survey: Loudon residents OK with night racing at speedway, split on casino questionBy DAN SEUFERT
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November 19. 2012 10:48PM
LOUDON - An unscientific survey of residents shows strong support for the idea of New Hampshire Motor Speedway installing lights and holding night races, though the votes were split on building a casino at the track.
The survey was conducted in September as part of the town's master plan update. It was designed to gather input from residents about potential changes and improvements in town in the coming decade. Several questions were added to the survey by the speedway, as speedway officials wanted to gauge public opinion on night racing, which could alleviate traffic caused by Sunday afternoon races, said Jerry Gappens, executive vice president and general manager.
The speedway has no immediate plans to install lights, which would require a $3 million to $5 million investment for the company's parent, Speedway Motorsports, Gappens said. The company already has made that investment at six of its eight tracks across the country, he said.
Gappens has also said the speedway would be an ideal place for the state to place a casino. Proponents of casino gambling in New Hampshire have been trying to pass legislation allowing casinos for years, and there is support for it in the Legislature.
Gov.-elect Maggie Hassan has also voiced support for placing a casino somewhere in the state as a means of collecting revenue and creating jobs.
The survey was conducted via the town's website, and notification mailings were sent to the town's approximately 5,300 residents, said Donna White, the town's administrative assistant.
There were 380 participants in the survey; 343 identified themselves as town residents. The town did not verify whether the survey respondents were actually residents, as it was meant to be an informal, informational survey.
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The cult of the CEO (as some business gurus now call it) promoted a celebration of testosterone and greed that has coarsened the culture and damaged economic life in severe ways. The adoration of corporate executives–those with a tough-guy disregard for their employees and social norms–seems to be receding now, along with stock prices and disappearing profits, but it does resemble a utopian cult, in which the followers obsessively worship a few strong guys said to possess superhuman qualities. The major media were taken in, but so were many sophisticates. The New Yorker published many admiring character studies of these new titans and even resurrected J.P. Morgan as a worthy icon for our time. Now that icons are falling all around, it seems daft that so many respectable, presumably rational citizens fell under the spell. The establishment's first line of defense–"only a few bad apples"–has been completely crumpled by events. Leaders from finance are now solemnly promising "business ethics" reforms, anxious to restore "trust" in a system that runs on other people's money.
William Lerach, the plaintiffs' lawyer reviled and feared by corporate executives, brings a sharp-edged and refreshingly anti-establishment voice to the emerging debate over how to reform corporate governance. Based in San Diego, Lerach is a fiercely opportunistic advocate for victimized shareholders and has brought hundreds of lawsuits against corporations large and small, usually for fraud. This is clearly his moment in history. Lerach's list of current defendants starts with Enron, WorldCom, Global Crossing, AT&T, Lucent and Qwest, along with many other firms where investors were duped and burned. His law firm, Milberg Weiss Bershad Hynes & Lerach, dominates the field and has an active docket of some 2,000 cases, roughly half of which involve stock-market abuses.
More significant, Milberg Weiss is opening up promising new territory for class-action litigation that could make Lerach and other trial lawyers into an important force for corporate reform–lawsuits that curb the grand larceny but also change operating routines and power structures within companies. The law firm has already won a string of minor victories in which corporations, in addition to paying cash settlements, were compelled to adopt various internal reforms–some of the same governance reforms that shareholder advocates have been pushing for years in proxy fights, usually without success.
In the present climate, Lerach and partners propose to up the ante. They are aggressively recruiting major pension funds and labor unions as plaintiffs with the promise that shareholder litigation can produce major reforms in corporate behavior–far beyond anything Congress is likely to enact or that the "self-regulating" measures proposed by financial leaders would accomplish. Their venture is untested, but has a potential to generate real leverage over the titans and a measure of power for victimized groups like investors, workers and communities.
As Lerach discusses the current scandals, one begins to grasp why he evokes fear and loathing in the executive class. He has a simple explanation for what generated the greedy excesses–the bloated CEO salaries and stock options, the insider loans and fraudulent bookkeeping to pump up stock prices. "Penis envy," he said. "I don't want to use the term, but that's almost what it is. It's like, 'Gee, when the CEO of that company over there is making $20 million, I ought to make $24 million.' Then the other guy says, 'Well, if he makes $24 million, then I've got to make $30 million.'"


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Even as Sandy underwent its bizarre metamorphosis from hurricane to winter storm, the question arose in many inquiring minds (at least those not beholden to a solemn oath of climate-change denial): Was this historic storm a symptom of global warming? Climate science has two ready answers: Absolutely! And, of course not!
On the one hand, a warming globe makes megastorms more probable, while on the other, it is impossible to pin a global warming sticker on Sandy because the circumstances that turned it into a monster could have been mere coincidence.
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Special Exhibit
A:shiwi A:wan Ulohnanne: The Zuni World
Thursday, October 17, 2013−Sunday, January 12, 2014
This exhibition is now closed.
For a limited time, see modern Zuni paintings depicting ancestral sites throughout the Colorado Plateau. Part of an "indigenous mapping" movement that has become increasingly important over the last 20 years, the paintings were created by 14 Zuni artists in collaboration with Zuni cultural advisors and produced in partnership with the A:shiwi A:wan Museum and Heritage Center (AAMHC) in Zuni, New Mexico. AAMHC Director Jim Enote curated the exhibition.
"The Zunis, rather than relying on Western cartography—which they feel has effaced their presence within and knowledge of their ancestral landscape in New Mexico and Arizona—asked artists within their community to paint representations of historically and culturally important places," says Museum Curator Peter Whiteley. "The paintings are very rich in Zuni references."
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New Survey Uncovers Wide Range of Potential Signs and Symptoms
Not only is rosacea now estimated to affect more than 16 million Americans, but a new survey by the National Rosacea Society documents the unusually wide range of potential signs and symptoms that may be associated with the disorder.
"While rosacea tends to develop in common patterns known as subtypes, its signs and symptoms can vary substantially from one patient to another, and many experience a variety of manifestations in succession or at the same time," said Dr. Boni Elewski, professor of dermatology at the University of Alabama-Birmingham. "That's why it's important for patients to be aware of the many possible effects of the disorder, so they know when to seek an evaluation and appropriate help from a dermatologist."
In the recent survey of 1,289 rosacea patients, 71 percent of the respondents said they had experienced persistent redness, and 63 percent said they had suffered from frequent flushing -- both hallmarks of subtype 1 (erythematotelangiectatic) rosacea. In addition, 63 percent said they had suffered outbreaks of pimples (pustules) and 61 percent reported experiencing bumps (papules) -- both signs of subtype 2 (papulopustular) rosacea.
Beyond these common effects of rosacea, however, the survey found that more than half of the respondents had been affected by a number of less well-known potential effects of the condition. Although a link between a skin disorder and the eyes may seem counterintuitive to many, 61 percent of the patients said they had also experienced eye symptoms, a condition known as subtype 4 (ocular) rosacea. In addition, visible blood vessels were cited by 56 percent of the respondents, and facial burning or stinging were reported by 51 percent.
Other widely reported signs and symptoms included facial itching, experienced by 41 percent; dry appearance, named by 40 percent; raised red patches, reported by 30 percent; skin thickening or excess tissue on the nose (rhinophyma), 22 percent; signs beyond the face, 21 percent; and facial swelling, 18 percent.
Among those who experienced eye symptoms, complaints ranged widely, including dry eye, affecting nearly 65 percent; a gritty feeling, cited by 58 percent; itching, 56 percent; bloodshot appearance, 50 percent; burning, 48 percent; watery eyes, 45 percent; reduced vision, 22 percent; and styes, 18 percent.
Of the 21 percent of survey respondents who indicated that rosacea had affected areas other than the face, 48 percent said they had signs and symptoms on the neck. Forty-six percent noted the condition had affected the scalp, while 42 percent said it was evident on the chest. Other affected areas included the ears, cited by 36 percent; the arms, 16 percent; and the legs, 8 percent.
Women experience a greater number of rosacea's signs and symptoms, according to the survey results. Visible blood vessels, in particular, were more likely to be present in females, cited by 59 percent of the women and only 43 percent of the men. Other symptoms more common in women included frequent flushing (68 percent of women vs. 52 percent of men), facial burning or stinging (57 percent vs. 43 percent) and facial itching (45 percent vs. 35 percent). On the other hand, skin thickening or excess tissue on the nose was more common in men.
"Rosacea patients should be sure to tell their dermatologist about all of the rosacea signs and symptoms they have experienced, even if they are not present at the time of the visit, so therapy can be tailored for their individual case," Dr. Elewski said.
Despite the broad disparity of symptoms, 86 percent of the survey respondents reported that medical therapy and lifestyle modifications had reduced the effects of their rosacea.
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Bacterial Meningitis Requirements
Please read all of the following information regarding bacterial meningitis vaccination requirements for all new students entering Texas A&M University-Kingsville. All new students are required to obtain proof of bacterial meningitis vaccination before they will be allowed to attend orientation and register for/attend classes on campus. Students must obtain the necessary vaccination documentation prior to attending orientation. For more information, click here.
Who is Affected? First-time Freshmen, Transfer Students and Returning Students
What is Needed? Valid proof of an initial bacterial meningitis vaccination or booster dose during the five-year period preceding, and at least 10 days prior to, the first class day of the first semester in which the student initially enrolls at an institution or valid proof of exemption
Why is it Needed? A student cannot register for classes, attend on-campus classes or live on campus without valid proof of vaccination or exemption on file with the TAMUK Student Health and Wellness Office
When Does it Need to Be Submitted? Students should submit proof of their vaccination as soon as possible but no later than at least 15 days prior to their orientation session
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- Returning student: a student who previously attended an institution of higher education or private or independent institution of higher education before January 1, 2012, and who is enrolling in the same or another institution of higher education or private or independent institution of higher education following a break in enrollment of at least one fall or spring semester.
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- Student is enrolled in a continuing education course or program that is less than 360 contact hours, or continuing education corporate training; or
- Student is enrolled in a dual credit course which is taught at a public or private K-12 facility not located on a higher education institution campus; or
- Student is incarcerated in a Texas prison; or
- Student has submitted an affidavit or a certificate signed by a physician who is duly registered and licensed to practice medicine in the United States, in which it is stated that, in the physician's opinion, the vaccination required would be injurious to the health and well being of the student; or
- Student has submitted an affidavit signed by the student stating the student declines the vaccination for bacterial meningitis for reasons of conscience, including a religious belief. A conscientious exemption form from the Texas Department of State Health Services must be used. Form may be downloaded by clicking here.
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Scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of Varroa mite between abdominal segment
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Mention the word �Benghazi� to Republicans, and chances are, they�ll become eager, animated, even predatory, seeking weakness in President Barack Obama. But say �Benghazi� to Democrats and they�ll flinch. Some will step back as if you�re carrying a disease. Others will offer a defensive smirk.
�Benghazi happened a long time ago,� Obama�s press secretary, Jay Carney, said the other day, approaching the Benghazi question as if it were leprous.
It is a tactic used by Republican and Democratic mouthpieces. Translation: That�s no story. That�s old news. What�s wrong with you? Don�t you have anything better to do than go after old news?
But Benghazi is more than a partisan political word. It�s a bloody Libyan city where four Americans, including U.S. Ambassador Chris Stevens, were killed by terrorists on Sept. 11, 2012.
And it�s time the partisan nonsense stops and the American people get answers.
There have been no arrests of suspects. The Obama White House stalls now as it stalled at the onset of the crisis during the president�s re-election campaign, hoping it would go away.
Republicans in Congress want to nail Obama, yes. But they also clamor for legitimate information and want witnesses to testify before various investigating committees. Unfortunately, the whistle-blowers can�t testify if they first can�t talk things out with their lawyers.
Victoria Toensing, a Republican lawyer representing Benghazi whistle-blowers, told me that her client is not being given the necessary security clearance to talk fully with her.
Meanwhile, Democrats in Congress cover their ears, hush their mouths and hear no evil. Naturally, if the political parties were reversed, and some Republican war-party interventionist were in the White House, Democrats would be shrieking and Republicans would be silent. But the so-called mainstream media would have been on the warpath.
So Benghazi is now about Washington suits inflicting verbal wounds.
But Stevens died there. And so did U.S. State Department computer specialist Sean Smith and former Navy SEALs Glen Doherty and Tyrone Woods. Doherty and Woods spent hours on the rooftops, fighting off the terrorists who attacked the diplomatic compound, waiting for help from Washington that never came. They weren�t rescued. They stayed. They died.
And we still don�t know what the president did when the compound was under attack, what he ordered, what he asked. It�s not discussed.
What we do know is that the rationale initially given by Obama, then-Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton and others is not true. They insisted that an anti-Muslim video on the Internet compelled angry protesters to gather outside and attack the compound.
The video had nothing to do with it. According to Factcheck.org, a nonpartisan project of the Annenberg Public Policy Center:
�There were no protesters at the Benghazi consulate prior to the attack, even though Obama and others repeatedly said the attackers joined an angry mob that had formed in opposition to the anti-Muslim film that had triggered protests in Egypt and elsewhere. The State Department disclosed this fact Oct. 9 � nearly a month after the attack.�
This week, at a White House news conference, Obama was asked if there were any efforts to prevent witnesses from testifying before Congress.
�I�m not familiar with this notion that anybody has been blocked from testifying,� Obama said. �So what I�ll do is I will find out exactly what you�re referring to.�
The next day he sent Carney out to brush off the story.
�Benghazi happened a long time ago,� Carney said. �We are unaware of any agency blocking an employee who would like to appear before Congress to provide information related to Benghazi.�
Toensing said that the questions to the president about blocking testimony weren�t properly framed.
�The question was not asked precisely enough, so he was allowed to wiggle out of it,� she said. �The issue is why won�t the State Department provide a process for clearing lawyers so that I can talk to my client and get classified information.
Obama and Clinton spoke beautiful words at the funerals for the four killed in Benghazi. They promised survivors that they would get to the bottom of things.
Later, of course, after the video story exploded, a defensive Clinton testified before Congress and made her immortal statement:
�With all due respect, the fact is we had four dead Americans. Was it because of a protest, or was it because of guys out for a walk one night who decided they�d they go kill some Americans? What difference, at this point, does it make?�
What difference?
If you�re a politician, not much.
As to the four who died in Benghazi, I don�t know their politics. I don�t suppose you care how they voted, either. There is only one aspect of their politics that matters. They were Americans.
And they deserve better than this.
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MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico's newly named ambassador to the United States says he hopes the U.S. imposes new gun-control laws that will help reduce violence in Mexico.
Ambassador Eduardo Medina Mora said Thursday that the mass shooting of school children in Newtown, Connecticut, last month had raised outrage to the point where previously unfeasible legal changes may be possible. Vice President Joe Biden said Thursday that he will deliver new gun-control proposals to President Barack Obama by Tuesday.
Mexico says U.S. guns, particularly assault weapons, help fuel drug cartel-related violence south of the border.
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SOURCE: Health 2.0
February 24, 2012 15:56 ET
New Applications Will Support Personal Emergency Preparedness
New Applications Will Support Personal Emergency Preparedness
ANAHEIM, CA--(Marketwire - Feb 24, 2012) - Three Facebook applications designed to help people prepare for emergencies and get support from friends and family in an emergency -- from personal medical emergencies or car accidents to natural or man-made disasters -- are winners of a Facebook application challenge sponsored by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response.
ASPR's Facebook Lifeline Application Challenge called on software application developers to design new Facebook applications that could enhance individual and community resilience by establishing social connections in advance of an emergency.
Two recent Brown University graduates, Evan Donahue and Erik Stayton, partnered as Team ALP to win first place with their application, named Lifeline. The Las Vegas team JAMAJIC 360 with David Vinson, Erick Rodriguez, Gregg Orr, and Garth Winckler came in second with an app also named JAMAJIC 360. Third place was awarded to AreYouOk? developed by TrueTeamEffort, a team of 11 University of Illinois students led by Alex Kirlik.
Although these top three applications differ in how users interface with the app, all three allow users to designate three lifelines -- Facebook friends the person can count on and who agree to check on them in an emergency, supply them with shelter, food, and other necessities, and provide the person's social network with an update about their wellbeing. Facebook users could use the lifeline app to create disaster readiness plans and share the plans with their emergency contacts, and provide users with news.
In addition, the first place app allows Facebook friends to collaborate on tracking the user's status in a disaster-affected area so these friends can easily find the user's lifelines and contact them to report that the user is safe or if the user appears to be missing. This networked approach increases the efficiency of finding missing users. The app allows users to print cards with a snapshot of their preparedness plan to carry in their wallets.
Team ALP's app also features a news feed and links to credible information sources which make the app useful for large-scale disasters and individual emergencies, such as car accidents and personal medical emergencies.
The lifeline app is anticipated to be launched in the coming months, prior to the start of hurricane season. The team also receives $10,000 and complimentary passes from Health 2.0 to attend the spring Health 2.0 conference in Boston. JAMAJIC 360 receives $5,000 for second place, and TrueTeamEffort receives $1,000 for third place.
"We're really excited about the potential of the lifeline app to help people not only to reach out to friends and family for the kinds of assistance they may need in an emergency, but also to help improve their personal health and preparedness," said Nicole Lurie, M.D., HHS assistant secretary for preparedness and response and a rear admiral in the U.S. Public Health Service. "Having people you can depend on for help is especially important during a disaster, so we want to encourage everyone to identify those people in advance. Since so many people use Facebook to connect with one another, it seemed like a natural way to help people to identify their lifelines."
Dr. Lurie also noted another possible benefit to the Facebook lifeline apps. "People who have friends or relatives they can rely on for help are healthier and live longer than those who don't, which means establishing these social connections can enhance individual and community resilience," she said.
To learn more about application challenges sponsored by federal agencies, including challenges that support emergency preparedness, visit challenge.gov.
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Thursday, October 25, 2012
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You do get around!ReplyDelete
Tres glam evening.
Maybe there is something in the food that makes you very tall. I should make a reservation!ReplyDelete
There must be a New York agency supplying a bevy of 6 footers in red straplesses...Delete
Carol, I am sure that there are many such agencies.ReplyDelete
Did you get any photos of the amazons' stilettos?
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It was a tossup whether to include them..
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You couldn't hear yourself think Amy, for the clink of the Champagne glasses!!Delete
Was there even music?
I don't know...
Well you have the right hair colour, & red specs. Don't know how tall you are ? but you should have fitted in very nicely.Looks as if black was also very popular, & I'm sure I read somewhere you mentioned, 'when in doubt wear black' Hope the champagne was flowing your way.ReplyDelete
So many BEAUTIFUL girls..The skin..the hair..the physiques:)ReplyDelete
I think the bandage dress looks like a mummy dress.. :)
And I have recently spotted those tight tight tight short short dresses..and without a touch of envy..I have to say that watching someone always tug to pull them down..makes them seem ..well not elegant at all..I love short on those beautiful girls..but not self rising..Pas beau pour moi.
Looks like quite an experience Carol..
Glad blonde is ok..just got MORE streaks:)
What did YOU wear?ReplyDeleteReplies
my black macaron(fore and aft) t-shirt of course and macaron braceletDelete
thank Gawd it was dark
Great pics - talk about glamorous :)ReplyDelete
The guy pouring the drinks has a gold Rolex - wow!
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It's not McDonald's........Delete
it's MacCionni
Can't say I love the bandage dresses, but that's coming from one who is most comfortable in cotton tops & old blue jeans...Were there tall handsome men as well?ReplyDelete


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SPARTANBURG, S.C. (Oct. 18, 2012) – The ETSU volleyball team will be gunning for its fifth straight win when the Bucs head to Spartanburg for an Atlantic Sun showdown Friday night at USC Upstate. Game time is set for 7 p.m. inside the G.B. Hodge Center.
ETSU (16-8, 7-3 A-Sun) cruised to a sweep (25-19, 25-22, 25-22) at Kennesaw State on Tuesday night behind the strong play of Megan Devine (Kingsport, Tenn.) and Bethany Gesell (High Point, N.C.). Devine recorded her conference-leading 15th double-double after registering 16 kills and 17 digs, both of which were match highs. In addition, Devine also moved past Jessica Manchester (1992-95) for fifth all-time on the ETSU kills list. Meanwhile, Gesell recorded double digit kills for the fourth straight match after finishing with a career-best 15. As a team, the Bucs held the Owls to a .129 hitting percentage (29-17-93), while the Blue and Gold finished with a .286 attack percentage (49-19-105) – including a .405 clip (18-3-37) in the third set.
USC Upstate (9-13, 4-6) is coming off a sweep (25-19, 25-19, 25-19) at Mercer Tuesday night. Freshman outside hitter Kayla Eversgerd led the way with 17 kills and 20 digs in the three-set win over the Bears and Lexi Gober added 32 assists and 16 digs. The Spartans have won back-to-back games and three of their last four, while eight of Upstate's nine wins have been in three sets. Overall, USC Upstate ranks second in the A-Sun in service aces (1.47) and digs (18.04) per set, while sophomore middle blocker Kayla McAvoy ranks fourth in kills per set (3.38) and fifth in attack percentage (.319).
Since joining the A-Sun in 2005, the Bucs have won seven of the nine matches against the Spartans, including four straight. Back in September, Devine and Ivey Rice (Johnson City, Tenn.) tallied double-doubles en route to ETSU sweeping USC Upstate inside Brooks Gym. Devine posted 15 kills and 19 digs, while Rice pitched in with 16 kills and 12 digs. The Bucs tied a season high with nine service aces and held the Spartans to a .136 attack percentage. Ironically, it was Devine and Rice who generated double-doubles to lift ETSU to a 3-1 win over Upstate last year in Spartanburg. Devine finished with 18 kills and 18 digs, while Rice added 13 kills and 19 digs. The Bucs out-blocked USC Upstate, 10-2, and also held the Spartans to a .176 attack percentage.
Friday's game will be streamed live for free on ASun.TV, while live stats will also be provided on UpstateSpartans.com. Twitter updates will also be available by following @ETSUAthletics.
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The University of North Florida's Department of Campus Recreation will offer three great camps this summer, including Youth Sports and Fitness Camp as well as EcoCamp
Summer camp registration begins tomorrow Thursday, March 1. All registration will be done online. Visit http://www.unf.edu/recreation/camps/ to register for any of the three summer camps. If you need help registering your child, call the Department of Campus Recreation at (904) 620-2998. Office hours are Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the UNF Arena.
This summer marks the 31st year for UNF Youth Sports and Fitness Camp, which begins Monday, June 11, and ends Friday, Aug. 10, for children between the ages of 5 and 14 years old. The camp utilizes the state-of-the-art facilities on the UNF campus, such as the indoor, Olympic-sized swimming pool, UNF Arena, the soccer stadium and more. Each day offers something different for campers, including flag football, stickball, tennis, track, soccer, arts and crafts plus field trips every week to locations such as Little Talbot Island, Metro Park, a Suns baseball game, bowling and more.
Parents can drop off campers at 7:30 a.m. and can pick them up by 6 p.m. The cost is $185 per week per camper for the general public. The cost is $115 per week for UNF students, $140 per week for UNF USPS employees and $150 per week for UNF A&P employees. A 10 percent discount is available for multiple children and active military (ID required). Parents will need to provide lunch and the camp will provide an afternoon snack. The camp offers a lunch option for an additional $30 per week, including a bag lunch on field trip days.
EcoCamp, a fun outdoor summer camp, will be held Monday, June 11, through Friday, Aug.3, for children ages 6 to 13 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Cost is $200 per week for the general public and is $185 a week for UNF faculty, staff, students, active military and multiple children. Optional before and after care is $50 per week. Parents can drop off campers at 7:30 a.m. and can pick them up by 6 p.m.
Parent orientation for both camps will be Wednesday, June 6. EcoCamp will be at 6 p.m. at the UNF Wildlife Sanctuary, while Youth Sports and Fitness orientation will be at 7 p.m. in the UNF Arena. For more information about both camps, visit
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CMA Backstage Interviews With Miranda Lambert & Blake Shelton [VIDEO]
In love, just married, their careers soaring, that describes the life of Miranda Lambert and Blake Shelton. I remember when that title was held by Faith Hill and Tim McGraw. But, they have gracefully stepped aside and Country's new "in-love" couple we love to love is, Miranda & Blake. Both are grateful for their limelight in Country Music and a bit in awe. Here are their "backstage" interviews, after the CMA Awards Show.


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Lawmakers: Syrian's air defense not impenetrable
WASHINGTON (AP) — Two lawmakers say Syria's air defense system isn't as strong as once thought and add that Israel's recent strikes there show the regime is vulnerable.
Republican Sen. John McCain of Arizona and Democratic Sen. Patrick Leahy of Vermont said Sunday that Syrian President Bashar Assad's air defense systems were not impenetrable. Israel in recent days has launched airstrikes targeting a shipment of advanced missiles believed to be headed for the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah.
McCain says Syria crossed another "red line" in transferring weapons to U.S. foes. McCain, however, is not advocating U.S. ground forces go into Syria to secure the weapons. Instead, he says, the United States should use its military might from afar.
McCain spoke with "Fox News Sunday." Leahy spoke to NBC's "Meet the Press."


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BBA Challenge 2011
Hi All,
I've been at baking seriously now for about a year. Up until now, I've mostly stayed within Carol Field's book (The Italian Baker) and only just recently got a copy of Reinhart's Bread Baker's Apprentice. I realize that since the book was printed a few "BBA Challenges" have been run, where bakers come together online to try to work through each of the recipes in the book.
Although I realize Pinch My Salt runs a BBA Challenge ongoing, I've started a section in my blog, which is here: http://www.akuindeed.com dedicated to the BBA Challenge 2011 I'd like to start up. Simply click on the "BBA Challenge 2011" page on the right top once you are there.
If you'd like to join up, I'd be happy to have you aboard! I'll be getting started this weekend with recipe one (the instructions on how to get started are on that page).
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January 09. 2014 11:54PM
More phone woes at Fuller; company expects to catch up today
By MARK HAYWARD
New Hampshire Union Leader
Woodstock officials help residents who are customers of Fred Fuller
Telephone problems continued to bedevil Fred Fuller Oil & Propane Co. Thursday, but the company's lawyer said the company still hopes to be caught up with deliveries and return to normal operations sometime today.
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he company telephone system, which Fuller Oil has blamed for much of its problems, was fixed late Wednesday afternoon, but then crashed Thursday morning, said Simon Leeming, the lawyer who represents the company. By early Thursday afternoon, the company's telephone system was "functioning but not at full capacity," he said.
The Hudson-based Fuller Oil, one of the state's largest heating fuel companies, saw its deliveries fall behind last week, the same time an Arctic cold snap hit the state. The company has blamed the backlog on the weather, high demand and its telephone system.
When it appeared that timely deliveries were not being made, the state stepped in.
Since Tuesday, a state hotline — 227-0002 — has been taking calls from Fuller Oil customers with dry or nearly dry oil tanks. As of 3 p.m. Thursday, the hotline had received 1,350 calls, according to the office of Gov. Maggie Hassan.
Operators take as much information as possible, and then contact Fuller Oil through a cell phone, said Perry Plummer, New Hampshire director of emergency management and homeland security, which is overseeing the call center.
Nine operators man the phones during the day, four at night, Plummer said. Overnight Wednesday, close to 100 customers were in danger of running out of fuel, Plummer said.
"They're frustrated, there's no question," Plummer said.
Leeming said the company should be caught up with deliveries by today, but he could not pinpoint a time.
Meanwhile, the state's consumer protection chief has warned Fuller Oil it will have to address consumer issues likely to arise from the delivery problems. Those include property damage attributed to frozen pipes, and penalty provisions in pre-buy contracts that discourage oil purchases from competitors.
"We've already talked to Fred Fuller about it. He recognizes that issue is going to come at him at some point," said James Boffetti, a senior assistant attorney general and head of the state's Consumer Protection Bureau.
Fuller Oil pre-buy contracts call for a breach if a customer purchases oil from a competitor. But Boffetti said a breach isn't likely, as long as the customer tried to contact Fuller Oil. "They ought to at least make that call," he said.
On Thursday afternoon, Leeming wouldn't entertain questions about contract provisions and liability. He said Fuller Oil just wanted to update its deliveries.
"I'm not able to address these. I'm not going to make a blanket statement," he said.
A Union Leader reporter's check of the company telephone system found spotty results.
Of five calls made Thursday afternoon, two were answered. Another three weren't answered after at least 10 rings.
The hotline was quickly answered. Plummer stressed that emergency management took over the task to ensure the safety and wellbeing of Fuller Oil customers. He said operators only work with callers who are running out of oil, and prioritize the calls for Fuller Oil.
If people's homes are cold, the operator can arrange for a visit from local emergency response officials or a night in a shelter. No one had been sheltered as of Thursday afternoon.
Twenty to 30 customers had run out of oil Wednesday night, while 100 were in danger of running out, he said.
The phones were staffed by homeland security personnel with extra help from the Department of Health and Human Services, Plummer said.
On Thursday morning, Leeming blamed phone problems on a corrupted database and problems with the hardware and software.


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Trainers Todd Pletcher and Ken McPeek each had a winner Saturday at Gulfstream Park and remained tied in the standings at 33 victories apiece with three days to go before the meet closes on Thursday, but the numbers now make Pletcher the solid favorite to gain a sixth straight championship here.
Both trainers have runners entered in two races Sunday, but Pletcher has seven horses in five races Wednesday and two more Thursday while McPeek has just one on Wednesday and none Thursday. The top two are well clear of their closest rivals, Nick Zito and Wesley Ward, tied for third with 21 victories each.
Pletcher's far-flung stable also was in action at other major racing centers Saturday afternoon and evening at Charles Town. Pletcher assistants saddled WinStar Farm's Advice to post an upset victory in the $300,000 Coolmore Lexington Stakes (G2) at Keeneland; Gulf Coast Farm's Distorted Passion to finish third in the $150,000 Bed o' Roses Handicap (G2) at Aqueduct, and Edward P. Evans' Spritely to victory in the $250,000 Sugar Maple Stakes at Charles Town.
Jose Lezcano rode one more winner on Saturday to extend his insurmountable lead in the rider standings, on his way to his first Gulfstream title. Lezcano has won 66 races with Elvis Trujillo and Kent Desormeaux tied for second, 18 back with 48 each. John Velazquez will finish fourth with 47 and Julien Leparoux fifth at 45.
Thursday: Eight of Nine Races on Turf; Grade 2 Stakes Winner on the Card
The 2009 Gulfstream Park season will close on a decidedly 'Green' high note Thursday with eight of the nine races scheduled for the sweeping turf course that has remained in top condition throughout the long season as the venue for such memorable performances as the victories of Kip Deville in the Gulfstream Park Turf (G1) and Presious Passion in the Mac Diarmida Stakes (G3).
Thursday's feature will be the eighth race, a five-furlong turf sprint with a purse of $52,000 and a field of 11 that includes Brian Prichard's 6-year-old How's Your Halo, upset winner of the Richter Scale Stakes (G2) earlier in the meet, and Balkrisna Sukharian's 6-year-old gelding Castle in the Sky, winner of the $75,000 Turf Sprint at Tampa Bay Downs last out on Mar. 14.


text: KAM is excited to open its newly designed gallery devoted to the arts of Africa. Visitors will be welcomed by a completely renovated space with a new interpretive framework, casework, lighting, layout, and entranceways into the gallery. The thematically organized installation is inspired by the idea that objects can ''tell'' multiple stories, not only about themselves but also about the broader social contexts and often fraught global histories through which they have journeyed. Indeed, as a 21st century museum, KAM is committed to raising awareness about the ''life histories'' of African artworks, as well as the museum''s role in shaping our understanding of those histories.


text: Yet as online advertising has grown, so have privacy concerns—and that's where industry groups begin to worry. Currently, Cersale said, there is no pending federal legislation that would limit advertising through consumer privacy measures, which is why the DMA is monitoring lawsuits such as Harris v. comScore Inc. so closely. "Class actions like this one can have the same effect as government regulation," he said. "Especially in the privacy area, these lawsuits can be the most effective way to curb the industry." As evidence, Cerasale offered up the case against Williams-Sonoma Inc. in California, where in 2011 the California Supreme Court ruled that retailers couldn't force customers to give up their ZIP codes during credit card transactions. The case was brought against the retailer by a consumer who alleged that Williams-Sonoma used her name and ZIP code to get her address and begin sending her direct marketing pieces. After that ruling in California, privacy advocates last month filed a similar class action suit against Guitar Center in U.S. Distirct Court for the District of Massachusetts. Geo-location on mobile devices is another potential hot-button privacy issue, Cerasale said. The technology is already available to offer consumers deals based on geo-location software—but privacy advocates worry that advertisers' routinely tracking mobile phone and tablet users represents an unwanted intrusion into their personal lives. "There are usually no real damages in cases like this," Cerasale said. "You can't figure out the costs."


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From his first day in office, President Obama put a priority on an open and engaging government. From Hangouts to hashtags, the White House is utilizing social media to interact with Americans everyday on the issues that they care about the most. As the first Administration in history to have a presence on Twitter, Facebook, Google+ and elsewhere online, the White House's social media strategy is focused on creating opportunities for meaningful engagement. This session will highlight the #40dollars campaign surrounding the payroll tax cut extension, White House Hangouts and more. Kori Schulman, Deputy Director of Online Outreach at the White House, will discuss how the Administration is breaking new ground to engage with citizens in the digital age and what's next.
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