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Robert Rauschenberg, Ethnic Cultures (Tribute 21), 1994
Part of the Rauschenberg Research Project
In October 1994, a number of luminaries in the fields of art, politics, fashion, and commerce gathered in Robert Rauschenberg's Lower Manhattan studio to witness the unveiling of Tribute 21, a series of twenty-one poster-size prints the artist had produced for a newly formed humanitarian aid project, also called Tribute 21. Conceived by Japanese corporation Felissimo and bolstered by Rauschenberg's artistic vision, this initiative sought to harness art's power to promote social, economic, and cultural development and improve social conditions at the dawn of a new century. Felissimo's expansive vision embraced nearly all aspects of modern life, aiming to engage "music, cinema, children, health, technology, dance, nature, labor, environment, and space," to name but a few of the areas listed in the organization's promotional literature. Given his stature as an artist and his long-standing involvement with humanitarian causes, Rauschenberg was the perfect representative for this ambitious project.
Produced in collaboration with master printer Bill Goldston at Universal Limited Art Editions (ULAE), each of the Tribute 21 prints highlights an individual whose contributions to his or her respective field signaled a commitment to building a more peaceful, just, and flourishing society. Given the issues Felissimo hoped to engage, the list of honorees represents a suitably vast array of cultural figures and occupations, including Mikhail Gorbachev (Peace), Bill Gates (Technology), Al Gore (Environment), Bonnie Blair (Sports), and Toni Morrison (Literature). In keeping with his focus on environmental issues (another cause supported by Felissimo), Rauschenberg attempted to produce Tribute 21 sustainably, printing the images using special, less toxic dyes, and primarily using water (instead of chemical solvents) to transfer them to paper. It is the use of water-based methods that lends the Tribute 21 prints their distinctive fluid texture and overall "distressed" or oxidized feeling.
Each print is divided into two or three segments loosely joined in a collaged structure that allows for the combination of unexpected visual elements. In most cases, the imagery bears only a passing connection to the work's celebrated subjects. Nature (Jacques Cousteau), for example, features an image of a falcon in profile atop a close-up photograph of what appears to be grain but also suggests feathers or other organic material. The two slightly overlapping images, both produced at nearly full bleed, share a rich brown-gray palette. Aspects of the images collapse into one another, underscoring the sense of permeability that is further emphasized by the smooth, almost burnished quality of the print. Other prints more explicitly allude to their respective individuals and themes. Space (Carl Sagan) features an astronaut hovering within an interplanetary landscape, while Human Rights frankly signals Nelson Mandela's apartheid-era imprisonment with a foreboding chainlink fence. The names and themes referenced in Tribute 21 conjure an expansive world view, each pairing clearly shaped by Rauschenberg's broad, populist vision of an interconnected world best influenced through the power of art.
Ownership History
San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, gift of Felissimo, 1996
Exhibition History
Exhibition history not provided for multiples.
Publication History
Alan Riding, "Politics, This Is Art. Art, This Is Politics," New York Times, August 10, 1995.
Eduardo Cicelyn, "Tribute 21: In nome degli altri," Interviu, 1999.
Eduardo Cicelyn and Mario Codognato, Rauschenberg a Napoli (Naples, Italy: Associazone Dogana, 1999).
Kelly Crow, "Museums Compete in an Unlikely Twitter Olympics," Speakeasy (Wall Street Journal blog), August 3, 2012. Accessed June 23, 2013. http://blogs.wsj.com/speakeasy/2012/08/03/museums-compete-in-an-unlikely-twitter-olympics/.
This listing documents select references that provide general information about the series. It has been updated since the launch of the Rauschenberg Research Project and is complete as of August 31, 2016.
Recto: Bottom edge, signature with inscription in pencil in the artist's hand: "RAUSCHENBERG HC 16/22 94"; lower left corner, embossed chop mark for the Tribute 21 portfolio: "RAUSCHENBERG FELISSIMO TRIBUTE" inside a circle with the number 21 at the center
Verso: By chop mark, inscription in pencil: "HC 16/22"
Artwork Info
- Artwork title
- Ethnic Cultures (Tribute 21)
- Artist name
- Robert Rauschenberg
- Date created
- 1994
- Classification
- Medium
- offset lithograph
- Dimensions
- 41 in. x 27 in. (104.14 cm x 68.58 cm)
- Date acquired
- 1996
- Credit
- Collection SFMOMA
Gift of Felissimo
- Copyright
- © Robert Rauschenberg Foundation; published by Felissimo
- Permanent URL
- https://www.sfmoma.org/artwork/96.247.18
- Artwork status
- Not on view at this time.


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Peter Clark Ward, 36
Peter Clark Ward, 36, of Blackfoot, Idaho was peacefully reunited with his mom and loved ones on Monday, February 7, 2011 at his home following a brief and sudden illness.
Peter was born May 23, 1974 in Pocatello, Idaho to Daroll R. Ward and Bonnie K. Dimos. He attended school in the Blackfoot School District, graduating from Blackfoot High School 1992. Other than living in Salt Lake City for a short time, he spent his lifetime in Blackfoot.
Peter worked at various construction jobs. In his free time, he enjoyed fishing, camping, bowling and spending time with friends.
Peter is survived by his son, Colton of Salt Lake City, Utah; daughters, Sierra of Texas and Ashlyn of Blackfoot, Idaho; father, Daroll Ward of Blackfoot, Idaho; and sisters, Nicole Ward of Idaho Falls, Idaho, Wendy Baysinger of Blackfoot, Idaho, Carol Sharp of Rigby, Idaho and Linda Duncan of Idaho Falls, Idaho.
Peter is preceded in death by his mother, Bonnie.
A memorial service will be held at 12:30 p.m. on Saturday, February 19, 2011 at the Groveland LDS Church, 155 N. 380 W. in Blackfoot.
Family will meet with friends and relatives from 12:00 p.m. to 12:30 p.m. prior to services at the church.
Interment will follow at the Grove City Cemetery.
Arrangements are under the care of Hawker Funeral Home.
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In an age where online gaming and photo-realistic graphics rule, sometimes it's easy for the classics to be looked over. Most of the legendary series from gaming's past still live on yet tend to play second fiddle to newer titles such as Call of Duty or Bioshock, but is it time Mario and Link hang up their dungarees and tunics or do we still need them to fight the forces of evil on Nintendo systems far into the future?
I like variety. That's the main reason I own multiple systems. One just isn't enough for me. Now if you like to stick to one system because it suits your needs as a gamer that's more than fine. But don't be quick to attack others just because they like a system that you don't or aren't very fond of the system that you own. Play what you love and be good to others. We're all gamers here, so why can't we be friends.
innovation, great list of exclusives, they are the taste of gaming, games like, Mario, Zelda, Metroid, GTA, MGS, uncharted, gears, halo, Resi(sadly mediocre now) are the soul of gaming, without them the gaming landscape seem lifeless
I give them innovation, they challenge themselves of creating or (reinventing) new ways to play. the wii remote was great for some games such as (metroid prime, no more heroes, skyward sword etc...) the gamepad has potential but i guess we just have to wait and see, they like to innovate and take risks so only time will tell if they went the right way.
There is only one reason, Nintendo Exclusives.
Currently enjoying Lugi's Mansion Dark Moon and looking forward to Donkey Kong and the new Zelda A Link to the past 2.
And I'm not a kid! Lol


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|System: X360, PS3
|Review Rating Legend
|Dev: Vigil Studios
|1.0 - 1.9 = Avoid
|4.0 - 4.4 = Great
|Pub: THQ
|2.0 - 2.4 = Poor
|4.5 - 4.9 = Must Buy
|Release: Jan.5, 2010
|2.5 - 2.9 = Average
|5.0 = The Best
|Players: 1
|3.0 - 3.4 = Fair
|ESRB Rating: Mature
|3.5 - 3.9 = Good
Perhaps Darksiders' greatest strength comes from it's wonderful balance. Dungeon puzzles, combat, and environmental exploration are juxtaposed perfectly against one another such that the player never really feels like a segment is dragging on. Darksiders isn't a Zelda clone or a God of War clone, it's a great balance of both gameplay styles. Quite frankly, I think everyone can agree that Zelda could use a little bit of GoW's combat, and GoW could use a little bit of Zelda's complexity. So, in a lot of ways, this is a match made in heaven.
The combat is actually, in a lot of ways, just as good as God of War. It's not especially complex at first, but it adds new layers slowly over time and becomes really great and involved before you know it. Throughout much of the game, you'll be able to map one of several secondary weapons as a second attack. You can then attack with these weapons on their own, or you can string them into your combos for an extra bit of spice. Just when the same old sword combos get boring, you can then start to punctuate those attacks with a giant purple scythe or a huge metal fist.
You'll also have several special attacks that you can use to clear out large rooms of enemies such as a Prototype-esque move where giant spikes shoot out of the ground around you, dealing massive damage and knocking back any enemy within range.
As if that wasn't enough, you'll also have a rage meter that fills as you fight. When it gets completely full, you'll be able to turn into a giant flaming demon reminiscent of a Balrog from Lord of the Rings. When you're in this super-mode, you can wreak havoc on dozens of enemies at once, but it only lasts for a limited time. While this mode undoubtedly makes some segments far too easy, it's hard to feel shortchanged when you've just laid waste to an entire group of enemies.
Darksiders may have only one outright failing, and it's the sound design. Anyone who sees Darksiders is likely to suspect that the game would be heavily orchestrated with sweeping scores that fit with the religious undertones and epic scope of the game. However, that's not really the case at all. There's barely any of this, and music in general is in short supply. More often than not, the only audio at all consists of moody background noise and the tumult of combat. In a game that would have benefited greatly from a classic orchestral score, the omission seems obvious and bizarre.
If you're looking for a good action/adventure title to fill the void left by the relative dearth of games released in this genre, then Darksiders fits the bill nicely. It's an extremely technically proficient game, and it accomplishes everything that it sets out to do with flying colors. However, Darksiders only crime may be that they set their sights too low. This game hits the bullseye in the center of the target, but I couldn't help but wish that the target was a little higher towards the heavens.
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San Blas Islands
Earth : North America : Central America : Panama : Eastern Panama : San Blas Islands
The San Blas Islands is a group of islands which are located just off the Caribbean coast of Eastern Panama. The indigenous Kuna Yala tribe have self governing authority over the islands and a part of the mainland.
The local people, the Kuna, are a wonderful example of an how an indigenous people continue to flourish and practice their age old customs surrounded by the modern world. They are friendly and welcoming of tourists. Although the San Blas Islands is their ancestral home, you will also find them selling their wares in Panama City.
Electric power is limited, so it is not uncommon for the hotels and homes to operate generators for only a few hours per day. After dark, the moon and stars provide the only light.
Tulekaya remains the first language of the indigenous people of San Blas. However, this is becoming less prevalent with the younger generations, who are for the most part being schooled in Spanish in Panamanian-run public schools in the region. Tule, what the Kuna call themselves and their language, is a spoken language. It is written only phonetically; they do not have their own alphabet or written language. Spanish is widely spoken in Kuna Yala, with only older generation Kuna, and a lesser percentage of women speaking only the Kuna language.
Get in
By plane
There are currently daily flights from Panama City to El Porvenir via Air Panama. Air Panama also services Achutupu, Corazon de Jesus (Rio Diablo/Nargana), and Playon Chico. As of Sept. 2009, Aeroperlas provides service to Corazon de Jesus and Playon Chico. Currently both airlines fly from Panama City daily at approximately 6:30 AM.
Note: As of October 5, 2011, flight to Porvenir, Rio Sidra and Carti are not available due to runway closures. The AAC closed them all for repairs rather than leaving one open for flights. Repairs at Porvenir are scheduled for completion in January 2012.
By helicopter
Charter operators fly from Marcos Gelabert (Albrook) Airport in Panama City. Travel times range from thirty minutes to over one hour depending on the destination. San Blas is a large area so when contacting a charter broker to book a flight, be sure to have an idea about various locations in order to get a quotation on cost. Typical costs (tax not included) are:
Up to 3 passengers:
Up to 5 passengers:
Up to 6 passengers:
By boat
There are a number of different boating options if you want to get here to or from Colombia:
'Sailing boats' to/from Colombia/Cartagena (price from $299-$550 dollars for usually 5 days all incl).There are now over 30 vessels operating this route. They vary widely in safety, comfort, and price. A person would be ill advised to book an 180nm ocean passage on a vessel he hasn't inspected with a captain he hasn't met. The waters between San Blas and Colombia can be challenging at times. Don't depend on second hand information.
Vessels depart regularly from Portobelo, Puerto Lindo, Carti islands and Porvenir. Make an informed decision. Here's a check list to consider:
1. Experienced Licensed Captain
2. Life vests in good repair for all passengers and crew
3. Life raft
4. Dingy with a motor large enough to push the boat in an emergency
5. EPIRB – Emergency Positioning Indicator Radio Beacon
6. Fire extinguishers – up to date
7. Flares
8. VHF Radio
9. HF radio or Sat phone
10.GPS – more than one
11.Charts – electronic and paper
12.Autopilot – with back up, a must if the Captain doesn't have crew
13.Crew – more than one experienced person on board
14.Number of passengers vs. size of boat. (many overcrowded)
15.Adequate water supply
16.Man Overboard device and procedure
17.Medical Kit
18.Safety briefing
1. Number of passengers vs. size of boat – do the math
2. Cleanliness – a spotless boat is usually well maintained as well
3. Toilet facilities
4. Refrigeration – cold drinks
5. Number of comfortable berths
6. Chef – quality of food
7. Entertainment – Music, TV, Movies, Books
8. Fishing gear
9. Snorkeling gear
10. Friendly atmosphere
Captain Jack's Boats to Colombia: [2] Offers automated online reservations 24/7. Choose from over 15 of the finest sailboats inspected personally by Captain Jack, order, and pay using debit/credit card or Payapal. Your reservation will be confirmed by email within 24hours or you are free to select another boat. Just visit [3] and reserve your sailboat and motorcycle shipping charter to the San Blas Islands, Cartagena, Colombia, and Panama today.
Captain Jack's Hostel Portobelo: [4] in Portobelo is a wealth of information and hub for backpackers and sailboat cruisers alike. Because sailboat captains frequent the hostel/restaurant/bar, it is one of the best places in Panama to meet the captain of your perspective charter, inspect the boats, use internet, eat, sleep, as well as book day tours, kayaking, scuba, hiking, and snorkeling. Enjoy a burger and cold beer while taking in breathtaking vistas overlooking Portobelo and the Iglesia San Felipe home to the World Famous "Cristo Negro" (Black Christ). Captain Jack's also offers laundry & transportation services. Learn more by visiting ([5]).
The Darien Gapster: [6] also makes runs between Porvenir/Carti, San Blas and Sapzurro, Colombia which includes three full days in the islands for $299.
There are also cargo boats leave to/from Carti Island and Porvenir Island (San Blas Island/Kuna Yala) to Puerto Obaldia on the frontier for crossing into Colombia. taking anywhere from 6 to 8 days! They buy coconuts and sell . Some of them are much quicker and when we were there most seemed to know about other faster cargo boats. (50 dollars a day per person including food is a good price, but you might have to bargain).
The same can be done with small (but very fast: 400hp) motorized boats taking only 5 to 6 hours, often but not necessarily on fridays (price about 40-80 dollar). For public (motor) boats no regular time schedules exist and may result in waiting around for a number of days. This is especially true, we waited in Corazon for 4 days. The best bet is to wait at the port very early morning (ie sunrise) and ask every single boat that comes in where they are heading. There are a lot of boats.
By land
The road into San Blas Kuna Yala is vastly improving and is accessible all year round. A 4x4 vehicle is still recommended. However a bridge has recently been opened, eliminating the need to cross the river in the vehicle. (Sep. 2010). Currently there are a number of Kuna run tour operators that will pick you up from your hotel or hostel in Panama City and drive you to Carti, which is part of the San Blas Islands (25 US each way for transportation). Additionally a "road tax" of 6 US is charged in the jungle plus 2 US "tax" upon arrival on the old air strip of Carti (both ways). Please check with your hostel, hotel or tour operator for the current condition of the road and transport to San Blas Islands The road is currently(April 2011) open after being closed for close to 4 months. But the Kuna Congresso is limiting access. Currently private cars are not allowed to enter without prior permission.
The San Blas offers a large array of sights. Starting with the fascinating people, incredible seascapes, colorful reefs and islands, to the abundant sea life in its waters and wildlife on the mainland. There are continuous festivals and gatherings occurring at villages that visitors can witness to get a glimpse of the culture. Numerous Kuna villages offer visitors multiple opportunities for various glimpses at the daily lives of the Kuna.
If you snorkel, (Dog Islands) you will find a great variety of tropical fish in the shallow warm waters. This is not the case for the main villages that have their latrines where land and water. such that boat transport often is required.
Many of the tiny islands with beautiful beaches have one member of the Kuna tribe on the island who collects $1 per person for use of the island for sunbathing or swimming. Be sure to bring small change with you and be prepared to be in the middle of nothing.
The native people wear very colorful traditional clothing and make and sell beaded jewelry and molas, which are creatively stitched squares and articles of multilayered cloth that can be very elaborate and take weeks to make. They also incorporate the mola craft into clothing, shirts and other various articles which can be purchased.
The larger villages in San Blas have small restaurants with limited menus. Villages also have small grocery stores that sell basic food items and beverages. Ice is very hard to come by in San Blas.
Kuna hotels and lodges typically include meals as part of the stay. Meals usually include locally caught fish, crab and lobster. Available vegetables are typically the basics, tomatoes, carrots, yucca, onions and potatoes. Do not expect a wide variety of foods as the kuna diet is very basic and exposure to western-style foods is highly limited.
Some of the islands have one small bar that caters to the locals and tourists alike. Ice is in short supply. Drinks, including beer and sodas, can be purchased at small stores on some islands.
Water in most villiages is piped directly (unfiltered) from streams on the mainland, and is therefore unsafe as drinking water for tourists. As a non-native, beware of any locally-prepared beverages including: hot chocolate, chicha (fruit or vegitable-flavored drinks), chicha fuerte (alcoholic chicha), water, and ice. Follow sanitary practices with all eating utensils and plates/bowls, as they are likely washed using non-potable water.
Tourists are advised to bring their own drinking water and drinking recepticles.
There are small and very rustic hotels on some of the islands, and due to the lack of restaurants, they offer all-inclusive meal packages. Also most hotels will include day trips to some of the smaller islands, where they will leave you alone for several hours to snorkel, sunbathe or swim. These Islands offer pristine white sand and crystal clear water, and coconut trees that offer natural shade from the hot sun.
Be aware that all the accommodations are very basic, often simple huts made of sticks as rooms - which is also what the locals live in. You hear your neighbours, you might see them as the walls are a little see-through at night if the lights are on inside, and you share a bathrooms with toilet and shower look alike.
CABAÑAS ANZUELO (KUNA YALA) http://www.anzuelocabins.yolasite.com The hook islands cabins or Achuerdub( kuna language) It is small Islands, ideal for relax ,a couple, friends or family it is located with coral reef and crystaline water. It takes 15 minutes from the mainland also have own beach.And DAY TOURS KUNA YALA PANAMA http://www.daytourskunayala.yolasite.com San Blas Islands(Kuna Yala) Is a collection of some 365 islands (one for each day of the year) where you can swim and snorkeling(dog islands and pelican islands) . The islands of San Blas have been formed by the accumulation of coral and are covered with palm trees and white sand beaches that are indescribable. Different depths and infinite shades of blue and turquoise water.
Stay safe
The Kuna are usually timid, though friendly and welcoming of tourists. There is drug trafficking in this region, but it occurs without incident in almost all cases, using small fast boats that deliver drugs to the mainland from Colombia mainly late at night. There are almost NEVER any incidents involving these drug runners locally. There are rumors that they "camp out" on vacant islands. This is patently false. The drug runners are typically interested in getting in and out as quickly as possible to dodge surveillance.
The San Blas Islands is also a heaven for cruising yachts and sportfishing boats. Most of these yachts keep to themselves and rarely venture onto the village islands. For the most part, the San Blas Archipielago is extremely safe and tourist-friendly.
Get out
Same boating options as for getting in. If going to Colombia will need to go to at least one of the following. Click for details.


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Army general admits guilt on 3 lesser counts, denies assault
FORT BRAGG, N.C. – An Army general accused of sexual assault pleaded guilty to three lesser charges Thursday in a move his lawyer hopes will strengthen his position going into trial.
Brig. Gen. Jeffrey A. Sinclair entered the plea before opening statements in his court-martial at Fort Bragg. The primary accuser in the case is a female captain who says Sinclair twice forced her to perform oral sex and threatened to kill her family if she told anyone about their three-year affair.
Sinclair, 51, still faces five charges, including sexual assault, in his trial before a jury of five generals. The former deputy commander of the 82nd Airborne could be sentenced to life in prison if convicted on the most serious charges.
The case against Sinclair, believed to be the most senior member of the U.S. military ever to face trial on sexual assault charges, comes as the Pentagon grapples with a troubling string of revelations involving rape and sexual misconduct within the ranks. The U.S. Senate is expected to vote Thursday on legislation that would strip senior military commanders of their authority to prosecute rapes and other serious offenses, a measure firmly opposed by the Pentagon.
The general pleaded guilty to having improper relationships with two other female Army officers and to committing adultery with the primary accuser, his mistress, which is a crime in the military. He also admitted to violating orders by possessing pornography and to conduct unbecoming of an officer and a gentleman.
Sinclair's lawyer Richard Scheff said his client is taking responsibility for his actions, but is also strengthening his legal position. By admitting guilt on the three charges for which there is the strongest evidence, the married father of two is hoping to narrow the focus of the trial to charges that rely heavily on the testimony and credibility of his former mistress.
In pleading guilty to possessing a horde of porn on his laptop in Afghanistan, a violation of orders for soldiers in the socially conservative Muslim country, Sinclair's defense hopes to limit the ability of prosecutors to use those graphic images to shock the jury.
Prosecutors also have evidence Sinclair asked two female officers to send nude photos of themselves to him. By conceding his quilt, the defense lessens the relevance of the messages they exchanged. The primary accuser is the only one alleging that an assault took place.
"The government now has a big problem," Scheff said in an email before the plea. "It took pathetically weak assault charges and put a fancy wrapper around them. We just tore the wrapper off. The prosecution team no longer gets to distract us with salacious details about acts that aren't even criminal in the civilian world. All they're left with is a crime that never happened, a witness who committed perjury, and a pile of text messages and journal entries that disprove their claim."
The defense will present evidence at trial that the female captain lied under oath during a pretrial hearing in January about her handling of old iPhone containing messages between her and the general. Lawyers for Sinclair have painted the woman as a scorned lover who only reported the sexual assault allegations after the general refused to leave his wife.
The Associated Press generally does not identify those who say they were sexually assaulted.
The captain testified that on Dec. 9, shortly after what she described as a contentious meeting with prosecutors, she rediscovered an old iPhone stored in a box at her home that still contained saved text messages and voicemails from the general. After charging the phone, she testified she synced it with her computer to save photos before contacting her attorney.
However, a defense expert's examination suggested the captain powered up the device more than two weeks before the meeting with prosecutors. Three additional experts verified the finding.
During a pretrial hearing, a top Pentagon lawyer testified that the lead prosecutor assigned to the case for nearly two years, Lt. Col. William Helixon, had urged that the most serious charges against Sinclair be dropped after he became convinced the captain had lied to him about the cellphone. Helixon was overruled by his superiors and then removed from the case last month, after suffering what was described as a profound moral crisis that led to his being taken to a military hospital for a mental health evaluation.
The case now heads to trial with a new lead prosecutor, Lt. Col. Robert Stelle, who said in court this week he doesn't care what his predecessor thought about the weakness of the evidence.
It is highly unusual for an officer of flag rank to face criminal prosecution, with only a handful of cases in recent decades. Under military law, an officer can only be judged at trial by those of superior rank -- ensuring that Sinclair's jury will be comprised of five major generals.


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Rice, Condoleezza
Condoleezza Rice, 1954–, U.S. government official and educator, b. Birmingham, Ala. A political scientist who has specialized in Russian and E European studies, Rice has been a professor at Stanford since 1981. From 1989 to 1991 she was an adviser on Soviet and E European affairs on President George H. W. Bush's National Security Council. Subsequently, she served (1993–99) as Stanford's provost. During the 2000 presidential campaign she was George W. Bush's foreign policy adviser, and in 2001 she became President Bush's national security adviser—the first woman and second African American (after Colin Powell) to hold the post. A member of the president's inner circle, she was an advocate of U.S. military power, a supporter of the Iraq invasion (see Persian Gulf Wars), and a spokeswoman for the administration's assertive foreign policy. She served (2005–9) as secretary of state during Bush's second term, succeeding Colin Powell. Her books include The Gorbachev Era (1986, with A. Dallin), Germany Unified and Europe Transformed (1995, with P. Zelikow), and Democracy: Stories from the Long Road to Freedom (2017).
See her memoirs (2010); biographies by A. Felix (2002), M. Mabry (2007), and E. Bumiller (2008); J. Mann, Rise of the Vulcans: The History of Bush's War Cabinet (2004); G. Kessler, The Confidante (2007).


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In Hurricane Sandy's wake, one thing is certain: our coastline, so important to Rhode Island's image and economy, is going to be under increasing threat in years to come. In fact, the same holds true for much of the entire eastern seaboard of the country, all the way down to the tip of the Florida peninsula. Sandy was billed as the "Storm of the Century," which is obviously getting ahead of things when you consider that there are 82 years remaining in the current century. Perhaps it will indeed be the storm of the decade (let's hope so), but it will certainly be followed by future eastern seaboard killer storms that may make Sandy's destructive energies seem minor in comparison.
That's because ocean levels are rising with the melting of the Arctic polar ice cap, which has been melting during the summer months at an unprecedented rate in recent years. There are even continuing effects from the last ice age to deal with. Rhode Island has 400 miles of coastline, and our coast is actually sinking due to the effects of continued ice sheet melting from the last glacial period. Mid-Atlantic land sinking is in response to an uplift of land in more northern latitudes above us; as the northern portions of North America and European land areas rise, ours fall.
So while the world's sea level has risen between 6 and 8 inches during the last 100 years, the sea level in the eastern Atlantic has risen even more: between 12 and 16 inches in the last 100 years. The rate of sea level rise during the last 100 years has been more than twice the average rate over the last few thousand years (figures cited from the EPA document, The Likelihood of Shore Protection Along the Atlantic Coast, Vol. 2, 2010.)
One can argue about the causes of global warming, but not its effects: a 1-percent rise in temperature has caused a sea level rise of 1 to 2 inches. Over the next 100 years, the sea level could rise another 2 feet. Further out, melting of the Greenland and even Antarctica ice sheets could cause a sea level rise of 5 to 10 feet. There is a scary trajectory map of the eastern seaboard that shows much of the present coastline gone in 50 years, to include New York City, the Outer Banks of North Carolina and most of Florida.
Higher ocean levels, whipped by hurricane strength winds, means more ocean water pushed onto coastal land, much of it at or below sea level to begin with.
We've all seen the images of devastation from our own Misquamicut shoreline, down through Connecticut, in Queens, N.Y. and across the Jersey shore – buildings ravaged by wind and tidal surge. When we look at aerial views of the destruction, it does seem obvious when we consider how close to the waterline the buildings are in the first place.
Beach erosion is taking place along our coast with every storm, so one day the Ocean Mist bar, which seems to be the image of the state's plucky resistance to the water, will get swallowed up and washed away. And the Ocean Mist is far from the only structure that sits in harm's way – there are entire communities perilously close to the water's edge. That's why we need to start looking at ways to fortify and even realign our coastal areas and curtail, if possible, risky seaside development. That should start in Westerly with the Misquamicut area. If you've been to Misquamicut Beach of late, you've probably noticed that there really isn't much beach left there at all; just a thin strip is all that remains of one of the state's great former beaches. Rebuilding directly across the road on such vulnerable land – and perhaps at Roy Carpenter's Beach, too, just up the coast, also hard hit by Sandy – will simply be an invitation to the next path of destruction from an unstoppable ocean.
Rhode Island's Coastal Management Resources Council (CMRC), which is tasked with preserving, protecting and responsibly developing our shoreline areas, should take a hard look at our numerous vulnerabilities in light of Hurricane Sandy – and with an eye to Sandy's future big brother or sister that will surely come our way, perhaps straight up Narragansett Bay.
What about the corp of engineers building barrier islands along the gulf and atlantic seaboards?


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ASHLAND CITY, Tenn. - Authorities in Ashland City say 65 dogs are recovering after being rescued from an alleged dog fighting and breeding operation.
WZTV reports that fire crews responded on Thanksgiving night to a report of a brush fire, but they found something completely different when they arrived - a multitude of American Pit Bulls and beagles all needing medical attention.
Firefighters called animal control officials to help gather the dogs and take them to emergency shelters. Animal control officers say the found a treadmill, fighting pen and a spring pole near the dogs, leading them to believe the place was being used for fighting and breeding dogs.
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December 09, 2010
ORANGE COUNTY, FL – An Orange County deputy sheriff making "an investigative traffic stop" was shot in the head and killed tonight on South Orange Blossom Trail, Sheriff Jerry Demings said.
"We lost a 27-year-old deputy sheriff tonight, out patrolling the streets of Orange County," the sheriff said, flanked by his wife, Orlando police Chief Val Demings.
Asked what he told the young deputy's widow, Demings said he told her that the community would stand behind her.
"I said to her that our law-enforcement agency — our law-enforcement family — we stand behind her," Demings said. "That while we may be weakened tonight, we're certainly not broken."
Demings would not release the deputy's identity because, while his wife had been told, other relatives had not. "We are still working through trying to notify family members of the death of the deputy."
Demings confirmed a suspect in the shooting was located nearby and "may have died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound." Sources said a police dog and handler who heard a muffled gunshot discovered the deceased suspect.
A second suspect was still at large, and Demings said the manhunt was still on.
"I hope and pray that we locate the person responsible, and that justice will be done to whoever was involved," he said.
Brandon Lyals was found dead after investigators say he was involved in the fatal shooting of an Orange County deputy during a traffic stop.
Demings said the deputy's wife also is an Orange County deputy sheriff. He said the couple has been married about a year and have no children. He said the deputy and his wife had been with the Sheriff's Office about 4 1/2 years.
High-ranking sheriff's officials and Orlando police leaders congregated at Orlando Regional Medical Center, where the deputy was transported. A medical examiner's van arrived about 10:30 p.m. and left nearly an hour later in a caravan led by deputies.
The deadly shooting began as a traffic stop about 8:30 p.m. near a storage center on South Orange Blossom trail, sheriff's Capt Angelo Nieves said.
The deputy called in the stop, but calls about the shooting were phoned in by the public. When deputies arrived, the deputy was found shot. The suspects fled in a vehicle after the shooting said Nieves, who did not provide a description of the vehicle.
The second scene, where Demings said one suspect was found dead, was located about a mile away, at the Huntington On The Green apartment complex near South Texas Avenue and Americana Boulevard.
Authorities continued to hunt for others who may have been involved, Nieves said. "At this point we don't have anyone in custody," he said.
South Orange Blossom Trail near the scene of the shooting at 45th Street was been closed in both directions. Most side streets in the area also were closed.
Dozens of sheriff's cruisers, Orlando police cars and Florida Highway Patrol troopers, along with officers wearing masks and body armor, remained in the neighborhood late Wednesday.
Authorities have offered a $5,000 reward for tips leading to the arrest of the suspect still at large. Anyone with information can call the Crimeline at 1-800-423-8477.
Asked to describe the deceased deputy, Demings said he was "a very professional law enforcement officer who enjoyed coming to work every day." He said the deputy was very popular among his coworkers.
"He's going to be missed," Demings said. "He's going to be missed within our agency."


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Avery Thatcher of JUJU Papers
Avery, lead designer at JUJU Papers, makes stunning, small-batch, eco wallpaper out of her Portland, Oregon studio by the river. Her travels throughout Africa and SE Asia inform the whimsical, edgy designs and color sensibility. In my dream pad, you can bet I'd have a room lined floor to ceiling with one of her most recent designs, a dark grey background with geometric, loopy metallic patterns. Join us for a studio visit and conversation. See more photos below.
Avery's road to creating her lovely, painterly wallpaper was indeed a winding one (who's isn't!?). After studying sculpture as an undergrad, Avery traveled extensively and was captivated at the ingenuity and creativity the cultures she visited. In South Africa, she saw local people making amazing wall hangings out of plastic trash bits, in Mozambique the hand-painted signage, dance and mishmash of European and African traditions coexisting in one place, in Indonesia, the ocean and natural beauty took her heart. When returning stateside, Avery bounced around jobs that utilized her natural artistic abilities, but it was starting her own business of boutique wallpapers that her creativity and style can really make a statement. The results are different than anything I've seen before, they have an edge to them — blending modern and natural forms.
Natural materials and creating an environmentally friendly product was important to Avery. In sourcing her papers, she found a company that creates a high-end wallpaper made from sustainably-harvested trees. Avery also exclusively uses water-based inks and is experimenting with a locally-made medium to add 'splashability' treatment to her wallpaper, for use in a kitchen or bathroom. What a pleasure it was to see these imaginative pieces of art in person! Absolutely wonderful work, Avery.
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Avery Thatcher, Founder/Designer JUJU Papers
What does a typical day look like?
It depends on what phase of the design cycle I am in. If I am working on a new design, which is the much more exciting part of the design cycle, then I am walking the tightrope of creative inspiration! I wake up, make coffee, and immediately get to work leafing through my source materials and doing ink sketches. I usually do a lot of roughs, scan them into Illustrator, and see if there is any potential for a good pattern. This phase contains the entire gamut of artistic emotion — the thrill of the new idea, the attack!, the crafting process, the fear, the darkest hour just before dawn, and the resolution (usually!). I have to take breaks mid-day — I usually run or cook an elaborate meal in order to get my mind off of the design for a bit. This process can go on for days. All of the final artwork for my screens is painted late at night – that's when my hand is the steadiest and my mind is at ease. When my hand is cooperating with the paint and paper I can work long into the night. I would say that for every 10-15 designs that I fool around with, one is successful. After I have found a design I want to pursue, I get to making a lot of prototype prints until I find colors and arrangements that work.
When I am not working on a new design, I am dealing with the business end of the operation. Working with printers, bookbinders, returning emails, and generally navigating the world of commerce. I like feeling that I am part of some creative entrepreneurial enclave, handing eachother small jobs back and forth. It's a really simple thing but it is very fulfilling to be able to pay other people to do quality work for you, in a situation where both parties benefit. I also work part-time as a project manager at a design firm, Murmur Creative — they are really talented and I am lucky to be part of their team.
The term "green living" can be so generic. What does it mean to you?
Oddly enough, at this point wallpaper-making is practically an arcane craft, and the resurrection of a bygone craft tends to lend itself to simplicity and austerity. One reason for that is that the type of people who are drawn to these types of hand made crafts are more likely to practice "green" business practices as a foregone conclusion. We've most likely been living small, thinking about simplicity, and finding that making our own stuff feels more natural.
Secondly, the very practice of using more traditional methods, in my case small batch screen-printing, is very low tech and low impact. That's part of the draw in the first place, and it also limits growth naturally. You can only print so much wallpaper! I definitely try and use as much sustainable product as I can, which is important, but I think that the best contribution that I can offer is to offer a simple, well-made, product that people can feel good about spending their money on.
What inspires you?
My greatest inspiration has always been found in the accidental composition. The makeshift sign in some alleyway, the found drawing at a yard sale, the mysteriously poetic lines stitched into an old quilt — my drawings have always been an attempt to capture that type of expression. I became particularly interested in pattern in South Africa, where the style at that time in the township shacks around Capetown was to paper the walls with repeating patterns of salvaged and re-appropriated product labels. It was a widespread trend, and the women decorating their homes were fearless in their pattern and color choices. It reminded me of an interior in an Almodovar or Wong Kar Wai film. I love those saturated colors and patterns that are so timeless that you can't tell whether they are old or new.
The one thing you can't live without:
My mom's collection of 45s. I've been dancing to them since I can remember.
Favorite quote or personal mantra you live by?
Lately, I've kept a paper with this written on it at my desk: The lower you fall, the higher you'll fly!
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• Related: Robin Carlisle of Holiday Hair, Creative People, Living Green
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AUSTIN, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Xplore Technologies Corp. (NASDAQ: XPLR) ("Xplore" or the "Company"), a manufacturer of award-winning rugged tablet PCs, announced today that it received a multi-million dollar purchase order for the U.S. military. The purchase order is for over 900 of the Company's iX104C5M rugged Windows tablets. Delivery of the products is expected to occur over the next several months.
"We are extremely pleased to announce receipt of the largest single military order in our history," stated Philip S. Sassower, Xplore's Chairman and Chief Executive Officer. "We believe the value proposition of our rugged tablet computer should make it the device of choice for military field applications. We believe that this purchase order is an initial indication of our potential in the military sector."
"We expect this order to be the first in a series of purchase orders for the U.S. military involving the delivery of several thousand devices, improving our footprint in the military space," stated Mark Holleran, Xplore's President and Chief Operating Officer. "We believe Xplore's ultra rugged tablet solution is gaining traction in military applications in the U.S. and other countries by delivering on our promise of value, performance and reliability. We further believe the iX104C5M is the best tablet for use in military deployments - whether supporting special operations, managing workflows on the flight line or delivering real-time data to mobile field units."
"Xplore is proud to support the U.S. military in the deployment and use of our products," continued Sassower. "We look forward to a successful and continuing relationship."
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Xplore is engaged in the business of developing integrating and marketing mobile wireless Tablet PC computing systems. The Company's products enable the extension of traditional computing systems to a range of field and on-site personnel, regardless of location or environment. Using a range of wireless communication media together with the Company's rugged computing products, the Company's end-users are able to receive, collect, analyze, manipulate and transmit information in a variety of environments not suited to traditional non-rugged computing devices. The Company's end-users are in markets that include utility, warehousing/logistics, public safety, field service, transportation, manufacturing, route delivery, military and homeland security.
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I have 3 boys. 2 of them are in elementary school. I am a member of the PTA and a chairperson for our school. I have lots of teacher appreciate ideas I will post this week but here are a few notes and drawings my son gave to his teacher I thought you might like.
Teachers can obviously only keep so many trinkets so it is important to find out things they may need, want or may cherish. Some teachers may only keep the most thoughtful letters or notes, but some teachers really do keep every note they get because those notes from students are reminders to them of how they have truly changed a life, made a child love reading, or enjoy science.
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Samsung Galaxy F rumours just won't die as competition heats up
In the past few months, Samsung has been adamant that it is not working on a successor to the Samsung Galaxy S5 as of yet, as well as stating that there are no plans in place for a premium device to come in at a higher price point than its current flagship.
However, despite various denials from the Korean company, rumours have not gone away, and most still believe that Samsung will spring a surprise on us at some point in 2014 with a new up market handset that will blow everyone away.
The reason for the rumours is simple – competition at the top end of the market is hotting up, and many believe that Samsung is starting to lose its grip thanks to a wealth of very strong competitors.
For years, the Galaxy range has been the device of choice for those not using Apple iPhones but still looking for a premium device. However, there are now more and more high-level phones coming to market, and it's no longer that simple for the Korean firm, which is still the largest smartphone seller on earth.
At the moment, the HTC One M8, the Sony Xperia Z2 and the Apple iPhone 5S are all real competitors to the Samsung Galaxy S5, and for many people, they outstrip the latter. The plastic chassis on the Samsung device is its main downfall, feeling a little less quality in build than the glass and aluminium that are used in its competitors.
Others believe that the arrival of quad HD displays is the main driver behind the rumoured Samsung Galaxy F, especially now that the LG G3 will be coming to the market with a screen that far outstrips the full HD variants that most of the top-end devices have at the moment.
So what do we know about the potential new handset at the current time? Officially, nothing of course, since Samsung denies the F even exists, but the experts have still put predictions together.
This will be one of the sorest points for Samsung fans. It's only been a couple of months since the Galaxy S5 came to market, so now we're in a position where the F would likely cost a lot more since it would be a step up from the current flagship.
No one's prepared to put a solid guess in yet, but TechRadar reckons Samsung will charge you 'a lot more' than the Galaxy S5's current price.
The major changes we are likely to see with regards to any new phone are going to be the screen and the chassis, as Samsung looks to plug the gaps that other manufacturers have started to exploit.
The display is likely to be – according to the majority of bloggers – a 5.2-inch, 2,560 x 1,440 screen.
Meanwhile, various Reddit leaks – despite the potential for them being fakes – have shown that the handset may well have a very sleek looking metal casing.
So, although we officially know nothing, rumours continue to build over the release of a new Samsung handset. Only time will tell how true they turn out to be.


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Ivan Ramen by Ivan Orkin
Japanese food is difficult to do well in most non-Japanese homes (and several Japanese restaurants, too, if truth be told). The reason is its simplicity. When a dish contains only a handful of elements, each one must be perfect in order for the resulting dish to come together and reach the sublime heights to which it aspires. Obsessive attention to detail, the highest quality ingredients, a finely tuned sense of balance and restraint are all necessary and often sadly lacking. Which is why, if you'd like to taste a great bowl of ramen outside of Japan (and a few other places here and there,) you will probably need to take on the difficult task of making your own from scratch. But if you pick up a copy of Ivan Orkin's Ivan Ramen, such a dream is now quite wonderfully, if obsessively, possible.
Quick Facts
• Who wrote it: Ivan Orkin
• Who published it: 10 Speed Press
• Number of recipes: One master recipe for shio ramen, with eight accompanying recipes for the components that make up the ramen; 23 recipes for other things you can do with the eight components; and five sweets and sides.
• Other highlights: This book is all about one recipe: Ivan Orkin's take on shio ramen, or salt ramen, the quintessential ramen sold in thousands of ramen shops throughout Japan. Ivan is an American chef who trained at Lutèce and spent a few years in a corporate kitchen in NYC before eventually ending up in Japan. Fluent in the language, married to Japanese woman and raising their children, Ivan decided to do a very brave, some would even say rash, thing: set up a ramen shop in the middle of Tokyo, the first gaijin (and maybe even only?) to do so.
The first half of the book is the story of Ivan's journey from NYC to Tokyo and back again (several times.) It's a wonderful story and one of the things we discover is that Ivan's decision to open a ramen shop was far from rash. Brave, maybe. Bold, even. But his main motivation was the love of ramen and his need to be cooking again after several years trying to figure out his next step.
After we learn about Ivan's ramen journey, he offers us the master recipe for his shio ramen, which breaks the dish into its eight components, offering a recipe or information for each one. (Fat, shio tare, katsuobushi salt, double soup, toasted rye noodles, menma, pork belly chashu, and half-cooked egg.) The book goes on to give a few other recipes for these ingredients and ends with a handful of sides and sweets.
Ivan Ramen has a nice matte-finished cover and is well bound so that it will stay open on your kitchen counter. There are full color photographs throughout, illustrating Ivan's life, his ramen shop, and all the recipes. A table of contents, index and information on sourcing ingredients complete the book.
• Who would enjoy this book? If you want to attempt sublime shio ramen at home, then this book is for you. Each step, each component, is thoroughly explained and illustrated, so you know exactly what to do and when to do it. Ivan Ramen is also for people interested in the journey of a chef and what magical things can happen when you work hard towards your dream.
Find the book at your local library, independent bookstore, or Amazon: Ivan Ramen by Ivan Orkin.
- Visit the author's website: Ivan Ramen
- Follow Ivan on twitter: @ivanramen
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BALTIMORE -- The Orioles return home Friday night to start a weekend series with the Toronto Blue Jays, and Baltimore hopes starter Chris Tillman can give its embattled bullpen some rest.
The Orioles stumbled to a 1-6 record on the road trip that ended with a 6-5 loss in Detroit on Thursday. Baltimore (23-16) begins the series in second place in the American League East, 1 1/2 games behind the Yankees.
Problems with starters and the bullpen haunted the Orioles throughout the trip.
Tillman (1-0, 2.89 ERA) has not lasted longer than five innings in either of his first two starts after returning from the disabled list (shoulder bursitis). The Orioles need him to go longer.
Still, manager Buck Showalter likes what he has seen so far from the team's No. 1 starter. What he wants the most is for Tillman to go deeper into the game to take some kind of pressure off a bullpen that has been asked to do way too much in recent days.
The bullpen already is without All-Star closer Zach Britton for several weeks (left forearm strain) and needs some rest.
"His numbers are probably a little better than his starts," Showalter said of Tillman. "Command has been a challenge for him, as it has been for a lot of our guys. Hopefully, we get on a run where we can get more than four- or five-inning starts. That's what has been the biggest challenge for our bullpen."
Tillman is just 5-10 with a 5.44 ERA in 24 career starts vs. the Jays.
Baltimore also hopes to have third baseman Manny Machado back in the starting lineup. He missed the Thursday matinee in Detroit (sore finger).
Also, Seth Smith had a foul ball bounce up and hit near his left eye Thursday, and the situation worsened as time went on. His status for this game is unknown.
The Orioles now are 10-13 on the road but 13-3 at home.
Aaron Sanchez (0-1, 2.95) makes his fifth start of the season for Toronto and his second after coming off the disabled list, his second time there this year due to blister and nail problems on his finger.
He has a 5-3 record (with a 4.31 ERA) in 14 appearances, including nine starts, versus the Orioles in his career.
Injuries have crushed Toronto (18-24) so far this season, as it has six players on the 10-day disabled list already.
Darrell Ceciliani was injured during a 9-0 victory on Thursday at Atlanta, apparently hurting his left shoulder when hitting a home run in the third. He came out right away.
Three Toronto players hit their first homers of the season, including winning pitcher Marcus Stroman, in that game.
The Jays also will be without center fielder Kevin Pillar, serving the second game of a two-game suspension for using a "homophobic slur" during the game on Wednesday.
"There's no place for this type of language on a baseball field, at home, in the clubhouse, with your friends, in the privacy of your home," Pillar told the media in an apology. "I regret saying it wholeheartedly."


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Accrington will entertain Aldershot without injured defender Kern Miller and suspended midfielder Nat Taylor.
Miller, currently on a six-month loan from Barnsley, played Stanley's first three games of the season but has not featured in manager John Coleman's squad since.
Taylor is still sidelined as he is serving a 35-day ban, which he received after being sent off for Accrington and Rossendale College last season before he had signed a professional contract.
Coleman has no other injury or suspension concerns but may consider making some changes as his side have not won in their last four outings.
The XI he fielded in their last game against Oxford featured just one change, with Ian Craney coming in, and he will hope he did enough to retain his place.
Bruno Andrade could make his Aldershot debut.
The Portuguese winger, 17, arrived at the club on Thursday having penned a one-month loan deal from Premier League side QPR.
Jordan Brown has also extended his loan stay ahead of the clash and is set to battle it out with Anthony Straker for the left-back slot should the latter pass a fitness test.
Straker has missed Shots' last two games with a knee injury but is hoping to return to contention at the Crown Ground.
Manager Dean Holdsworth has slight doubts over Aaron Morris and Adam Mekki, who have both picked up knocks.
Midfielder Anthony Pulis recovered from a foot problem to be named on the bench for last weekend`s 1-0 home defeat to Crawley, a result which ended an eight-match unbeaten sequence.
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John Fortt of Business 2.0 magazine last month suggested that Google should buy Tivo. He makes a compelling case; however, I would be against such a merger for two reasons:
- 1. Expanding Google's power into my television. With a $149 billion market cap, they're big enough with access to enough personal information on every living soul.
2. Google privacy policies are a step above trust us wink-wink.
Big. Ass. TV.
However, nothing on the home television front is quite as eye catching as a 108 inch flat screen LCD TV. With a 9 foot tall television, you would have to tape your ankles and wear elbow pads before watching football. The linked article also includes a blurb of interest to those of us with elaborate tailgates:
Satellite TV provider DirecTV introduced a suitcase-sized system called SatGo that will allow users to access the company's signals at the beach, while camping or at a tailgating party.So there's that.


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- Ph.D., Brown University, 1989
Teaching Philosophy
Each student brings to the classroom a unique experience and understanding of any given topic. My role as a teacher is to challenge each to articulate and reflect upon their mental models. When that occurs, the student is ready and eager to critically examine new ideas and concepts, all the while refining and remodeling their own mental images. In addition, as a biologist, I have the special role of demonstrating how one actively tests any given model through experimentation. I consider my role as a researcher and research mentor as critical in the intellectual development of the student. When I see a student asking open ended questions and discussing possible ways to test their ideas in the lab or field, I know I have helped in the formation of an independent thinker who is capable of acting on their ideas. Whether or not a student ultimately continues with research or medicine is not as important to me as knowing that he or she has the desire to continue learning and the confidence and skills to constructively solve problems.
Research Interests
The molecular, biochemical, and cellular events that surround early development. Oocytes, eggs and embryos from the amphibian, Xenopus, are excellent model systems to ask how development is regulated by gene expression and signal transduction pathways. Currently, we have been investigating how oocytes respond to the environmental contaminant, 2,4-D, an herbicide and plant hormone. Data from western analysis and confocal microscopy suggest that a MAPK-dependent pathway is activated by 2,4-D; the cytoskeleton undergoes dramatic rearrangement that leads to morphological changes in the oocyte; and, importantly, a block in meiotic maturation (egg formation) occurs. Our studies continue to investigate the details of these responses.
Advised Student Research
- Micro-injection of in vitro-expressed GST-PKI, an Inducer of Xenopus Oocyte Maturation, Fails to Protect Oocytes from the Inhibitory Effects of the Herbicide, 2,4-Dichlorophenoxyacettic Acid. By Alexis LaChapelle. 2005.
- The Herbicide, 2,4-Dichlorophenoxyacetic Acid, Inhibits the Accumulation of the Onco-protein, c-Mos kinase, in Xenopus laevis Oocytes by Blocking Translation. By Jason Oost. 2005.
- The Herbicide, 2,4-Dichlorophenoxyacetic Acid, Partially Activates and Degrades p90 Rsk and Does Not Activate Cdc25 in Xenopus laevis Frog Oocytes. By Michael Ruygrock. 2005.
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- LaChapelle, A.M., Ruygrok M.L., *Toomer M., *Oost, J.J., *Monnie, M.L., *Swenson, J.A. *Compton, A.A., Stebbins-Boaz, B. , B. 2007. The hormonal herbicide, 2,4-dichlorophenoxyacetic acid, prevents meiotic initiation in Xenopus oocytes by blocking polyadenylation and translation of Mos RNA. Reprod. Toxicol. 23:20-31. [Download PDF]
- Stebbins-Boaz, B., *Fortner, K., *Frazier, J., Piluso, S., *Pullen, S., *Rasar, M., *Reid, W., *Sinclair, K., *Winger, E. 2004. Oocyte maturation in Xenopus laevis is blocked by the hormonal herbicide, 2,4-dichlorophenoxyacetic acid. Mol. Reprod. Dev. 67:233-242. [Download PDF]
- Stebbins-Boaz, B., *Toomer, M. 2004. Xenopus oocyte maturation is irreversibly blocked and a novel MAPK signaling pathway stimulated by the herbicide, 2,4-D. Northwest Developmental Biology Conference. Friday Harbor Laboratory, Friday Harbor, WA.
- Stebbins-Boaz, B., *Fortner, K., *Frazier, J., *Pullen, S., *Rasar, M., *Sinclair, K. 2003. Oocyte maturation in Xenopus laevis is blocked by the hormonal herbicide, 2,4-dichlorophenoxyacetic acid. Society for Developmental Biology Annual Meeting. Boston.
- Stebbins-Boaz, B., *Sinclair, K. K. and *Kelly, T. T. 2001. Stress-induced MAPK phosphorylation in Xenopus oocytes. Mol. Biol. Cell. 12:S.
- Stebbins-Boaz, B., *Pullen, S. J. and *Reid, W. J. 2000. The effects of 2,4-dichlorophenoxyacetic acid on oocyte maturation in Xenopus. Mol. Biol. Cell 11:S.
- *Rasar, M. E., *Winger, E. E. and Stebbins-Boaz, B. 2000. Early development of Xenopus is perturbed by natural and synthetic plant growth hormones, IAA and 2,4-D. Northwest Developmental Biology Conference. Friday Harbor, Washington. March
- Stebbins-Boaz, B., *Rasar, M. A. and *Winger, E. A. 1999. Xenopus oocyte maturation is induced by the plant auxins, indole-3-acetic acid and 2,4-dichlorophenoxyacetic acid. Mol. Biol. Cell 10:S.
- Stebbins-Boaz, B., Cao, Q.P., de Moore, C., Mendez, R. and Richter, J. D. 1999. Maskin is a CPEB associated factor that regulates maternal mRNA by transiently interacting with eIF-4E. Mol. Cell 4: 1017-1027.
- Stebbins-Boaz, B. and Richter, J.D. 1997. Translational control during early development, Crit. Rev. Euk. Gene Expr. 7: 73-94.
- Stebbins-Boaz, B., Hake, L.E., and Richter, J.D. 1996. CPEB controls the cytoplasmic polyadenylation of cyclin, cdk2 and c-mos mRNAs and is necessary for oocyte maturation in Xenopus. EMBO J. 15: 2582-2592.


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Studies on the application of laser photoionization in supersonic-jets for the generation of intense ionic clusters. (2007-02-07)Pulsed photoionization in a supersonic expansion was investigated for the production of intense ionic cluster beams from seeded organic molecules. Neutral clusters were photoionized in a pulsed system and studied by means ...


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Fishermen may finally get a public boat launch in Leeville almost three years after the Lafourche Parish Council initially set aside money for the project, though not without frustration from supporters and councilmen.
Fishermen may finally get a public boat launch in Leeville almost three years after the Lafourche Parish Council initially set aside money for the project, though not without frustration from supporters and councilmen.
Parish President Charlotte Randolph said the money is already in place for the $1.5 million project, and the parish has received the necessary permits to get started.
Randolph refuses to give a deadline on the project, noting the last time she gave a timeline she was off by more than a year.
Cut Off based-Joe Picciola & Associates has served as the engineer on the project, but company officials couldn't be reached to comment on when the bid would go out.
The launch will accommodate more than 50 truck/trailer combinations and will also include a kayak launch, Councilman Daniel Lorraine said. The launch will be built just south of the La. 1 toll bridge.
Lorraine, in whose district the launch will be built, said it will help the people of Leeville overcome being passed over by the elevated highway.
"It would make a big difference to the business owners down there. Some businesses have lost 50 to 60 percent since the bypass went up," Lorraine said. "It would attract people to (Leeville), and they would go buy things in the area."
The parish is using $350,000 in parish money and receiving $500,000 in federal aid, $500,000 from the state and $300,000 from the Greater Lafourche Port Commission for the launch.
"Anywhere you can build a boat launch, I don't care where it's at, it's economic development," Lorraine said. "All you have to do is stand on the side of the road on the weekend and watch all of these guys pull their boats in. That's money for the parish, big money."
Earlier this month, approval of House Bill 246 by Rep. Truck Gisclair, D-Larose, secured the 74,885 square feet of land for the launch.
Lorraine said he is skeptical of the project being completed after Picciola announced it would be going out for bid this spring yet was delayed because of confusion over a permit's status.
Janet Rhodus, founder of the nonprofit Launch Leeville that has pushed for the launch, said she is confused as to why the project has taken so long.
Though he is unsure why there have been delays in the project, Lorraine said he is sure they are coming from the administration.
"I think this administration is very vindictive. If somebody questions their motives they'll delay it as much as they can," Lorraine said.
The council has had other issues to deal with, Councilman Phillip Gouaux said, like protecting its residents from flood damage.
"I'm not opposed to a boat launch in Leeville, but we have a lot more pressing problems with trying to protect families and property in this parish," Gouaux said.
Leeville has fallen by the wayside under the current administration with no major improvements to the town since the new toll road bypassed it, Lorraine said.
Randolph said the parish spends $2,000 to $3,000 annually maintaining the eight boat launches in the parish, which pales in comparison to $1.5 million being spent on the project.
"I think all councilmen would appreciate that much money being spent in their district on a boat launch," Randolph said.
The parish is more accommodating to recreational fisherman than neighboring Terrebonne Parish, which only has five public boat launches, Randolph said.
Leeville is not without boat launches. Bobby Lynn's Marina and Boudreaux's Motel own commercial boat launches, though Boudreaux's announced at the last council meeting that its launch will only be available to motel guests starting July 4.
After talking with Leeville residents Rhodus speculates Randolph might have been intentionally delaying the project because of her friendship with Bobby Gros, owner of Bobby Lynn's. Gros has spoken out against the boat launch because it would theoretically hurt his business.
"I am equally friends with Bobby Gros as I am with (Leeville boat launch supporter) Don Griffin," Randolph said. "I encourage people to fish Leeville, and if they're not a customer, they should be one."
There was some hesitation with the launch because the parish didn't want to take money away from the local business owners, Randolph said.
In response to Rhodus's accusations that she is stalling the project intentionally, Randolph said Rhodus, of Baton Rouge, has a narrow view of what the parish is actually trying to accomplish.
"She could care less about the social welfare of the people of Lafourche Parish. She just cares about the Leeville boat launch," she said. "We're going to build it in spite of Janet, not because of her."
Lorraine said he didn't agree with the parish closing the boat launch in Clovelly last year.
"There's no reason why we should have lost the Clovelly boat launch," Lorraine said. "I'm not going to let what happened there happen to Leeville."
The Clovelly launch was closed to free public use and has since been converted into a paid launch by the landowners.
Parish officials said they hoped they could reach a deal with the landowners to keep the longtime launch free to the public.
The launch provides quick access to Little Lake. It was open for years through an agreement between the parish and the landowners. Per the agreement, the parish would maintain the farm road on the land, and the landowners would allow free access.
That agreement was in place until 2008. Afterward, the launch stayed free through an informal agreement.
The launche closed last year after the landowners began adding stipulations to the parish, Randolph said.
The parish hired an attorney last year to negotiate the reopening, but those efforts have proved fruitless.


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Does anyone not like Sleater-Kinney?
has everyone given sk a proper listen?
Sleater Kinney have always been a hit and miss band for me. I'm a 36 year
old that probably saw them live 10 times over the years. Live: hit and miss. Also, albums after Hot Rock are generally rubbish. HOWEVER, when on form they're brilliant.
- georgiabeth this'd this
you just called 'All Hands On The Bad One' and 'One Beat' rubbish.
no everybody in the world loves them
that's why they've had a string of #1 hit singles and albums
i don't think i know any of their stuff
i've always assumed they were slightly shouty 'slacker' indie rock (which isn't my sort of thing) but i've probably misjudged them terribly. What song will convince me to like them?
I wouldn't really put them in the same category as 'slacker' stuff
they're slightly shouty at some points but it's mostly just really good guitar music and really great vocals. I'd probably listen to the hot rock first.
dude, they are so far from 'slacker'
all-girl post-hardcore (not actual post-hardcore, but with a similar bone structure, as in they sound like indie rock punk rock made after hardcore) with killer melodies and hollered and/or melodious vocals.
just so great.JaguarPirate this'd this
Just did a Google Image Search
Bit frumpy
loved 'Get Up'...
thought the rest was a bit meh.
Obviously they weren't a patch on The Organ.
- incandenza_ this'd this
Ahhh The Organ
I saw them at the Cardiff Barfly once by accident. Steven Smith is still a tune.
When I'm listening to them they're my favourite band
all their albums are good.
except all hands on the bad one - don't really like that one
it's just as good as the others.
- orangejuice this'd this
- incandenza_, DarwinDude, SarahIsPi, and ultraglideinblack this'd this
they are the absolute best
I hate the Buffy St Marie vocals
I much prefer Wild Flag
I love
One Beat lots and lots and lots. It's the only one i have.
give them a proper listen
and get spotify or something.
I've listened to Hot Rock or whatever it's called
on Spotify. I'm just lazy.


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Seriously, you guys are the meanest people I have ever met. I hope you are happy and feel really good about yourself.
You believe evolution and there is no evidence for that. Where is the fossil record of a half man half ape. I've only ever heard about it in reading.
The Great Leader shall provide.
Religions need books because they don't have gods.
+1 for the good suggestion pingnak.I wish I wasn't such a computer illiterate forced to be a windowz luzer.
I always worry about changing my password 'right away' during these attacks, mainly because a compromise that got the forum or its hosting web server to serve up a 'change password' page could capture both new and old password. When they were attacking Sourceforge.net, I had the same reaction. If you have a more secure kind of password that a dictionary attack won't get, and have no indication that your account has been accessed, changing the password is just putting your password out on the internet, up for grabs....
This attack is not a joke and it's serious business. If the bot guesses your password, they will get your email address, then it's off to paypal or wherever to try to log in with your email address and password they got from here. This is affecting many SMF forums.MAKE YOUR PASSWORD VERY SECURE TODAY - NOT TOMORROW!
He would rather it that they worship Him, instead of spending their time on family.
The main thing is not to use the same password over & over again... at least not on sites where it matters.
My 'app' is a text file on a flash drive. Web site, credential, etc. If I can't remember the password, there it is. And it's not anywhere on the computer when the drive isn't mounted.
Things that 'remember' passwords for you have several issues:
1. If it 'forgets' (i.e. computer crash, no backup), all of your credentials get lost with it.
2. Standard means of storing passwords breed standard means of stealing them. If you let 'anything' remember those passwords, if a crack for that is developed, all of your passwords are compromised.
It's probably a 'good' development that some social web sites now provide a means to log in with different aggregators' credentials, insofar as people used the same username/password all over the place, anyway, and at least they don't end up compromising it by it being stored and crackable in a lot of different places. On the down side, your privacy is that much more compromised, as the aggregator gets to know 'where else you go', too.
I haven't looked into similar apps for Windows or Linux, but I'm sure there are excellent solutions there as well.
The 'other' issue is those 'backed up' passwords. {miscellaneous other potential difficulties also cited}


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The sodium blood test measures the amount of sodium in the blood.
Sodium can also be measured using a
Alternative Names
Serum sodium; Sodium - serum
How the Test is Performed
A blood sample is needed.
How to Prepare for the Test
Your doctor may tell you to temporarily stop taking medicines that may affect the test. These include:
- Antibiotics
- Antidepressants
- Birth control pills
- Estrogen
- High blood pressure medicines
- Lithium
- Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs)
- Water pills (diuretics)
Do not stop taking any medicine before talking to your doctor.
How the Test will Feel
When the needle is inserted to draw blood, some people feel moderate pain. Others feel only a prick or stinging. Afterward, there may be some throbbing or slight bruising. These soon go away.
Why the Test is Performed
Sodium is a substance that the body needs to work properly. Sodium is found in most foods. The most common form of sodium is sodium chloride, which is table salt.
This test is usually done as part of an
Your blood sodium level represents a balance between the sodium and water in the food and drinks you consume and the amount in your urine. A small amount is lost through stool and sweat.
Many things can affect this balance. Your doctor may order this test if you:
- Have had a recent injury, surgery, or serious illness
- Consume large or small amounts of salt or fluid
- Receive intravenous (IV) fluids
- Take diuretics (water pills) or certain other medicines, including the hormone aldosterone
Normal Results
The normal range for blood sodium levels is 135 to 145 milliequivalents per liter (mEq/L).
Normal value ranges may vary slightly among different laboratories. Some labs use different measurements or test different samples. Talk to your doctor about the meaning of your specific test results.
What Abnormal Results Mean
Abnormal sodium levels can be due to many different conditions.
Higher than normal sodium level is called hypernatremia. It may be due to:
- Adrenal gland problems such as
Cushing syndromeor hyperaldosteronism Diabetes insipidus(type of diabetes in which kidneys are not able to conserve water)
- Increased fluid loss due to excessive sweating, diarrhea, use of diuretics, or burns
- Too much salt or sodium bicarbonate in the diet
- Use of certain medicines, including birth control pills, corticosteroids, laxatives, lithium, and NSAIDs such as ibuprofen or naproxen
Lower than normal sodium level is called hyponatremia. It may be due to:
- Adrenal glands not making enough of their hormones (
Addison disease)
- Dehydration, vomiting, diarrhea
- Buildup in urine of waste product from fat breakdown (ketonuria)
- Increase in total body water seen in those with heart failure, certain kidney diseases, or cirrhosis of the liver
Syndrome of inappropriate antidiuretic hormone secretion(antidiuretic hormone is released from an abnormal place in the body)
- Too much of the hormone vasopressin
- Use of medicines such as diuretics (water pills), morphine, and SSRI antidepressants
There is very little risk involved with having your blood taken. Veins and arteries vary in size from one patient to another and from one side of the body to the other. Taking blood from some people may be more difficult than from others.
Other risks associated with having blood drawn are slight but may include:
- Excessive bleeding
- Fainting or feeling light-headed
- Hematoma (blood accumulating under the skin)
- Infection (a slight risk any time the skin is broken)
Pincus MR, Abraham NZ Jr. Interpreting laboratory results. In: McPherson RA, Pincus MR, eds. Henrys Clinical Diagnosis and Management by Laboratory Methods. 22nd ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Elsevier Saunders; 2011:chap 8.
Shorecki K, Ausiello D. Disorders of sodium and water homeostasis. In: Goldman L, Schafer AI, eds. Goldmans Cecil Medicine. 24th ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Elsevier Saunders; 2011:chap 118.
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By his own rueful admission, there is insignificant bilateral trade with Peru selling US$6 million (RM20 million) worth of agricultural products and seafood to Malaysia and Malaysia doing just a shade better.
The 54-year-old career diplomat, who took a short but significant walk into politics as vice-minister of defence, is not about to leave things be as they are.
As his country celebrates its 191st anniversary of the founding of the nation today, the envoy has been talking to Petronas, which is not yet in Peru.
"I am trying to convince it to go to Peru. Most of the international oil companies are already there," he said, rattling off names from a list of international oil giants.
Balarezo, who has also been deputy permanent representative of Peru to the United Nations in New York and director-general chief of cabinet and staff of the Ministry of Foreign Relations, has a master's degree from the Fletcher School of Diplomacy and Law.
The chess player, who also plays a little football, wants to contact fellow enthusiasts of the board game here who may enjoy a game or two with him.
For him, the opening move in bilateral relations, as in many a chess game, may have been weak. But he is only interested in ensuring an endgame that mutually benefits both countries.
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This article provides information on DW5620 WWAN cards achieving limited connectivity on various Dell Laptops
Dell portable users with a DW5620 WWAN card in their laptop or portable system may experience a connectivity issue where the Connection Manager Utility reports that it is connected but the User is unable to reach the internet.
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Star Trek In The Age Of Intellectual Property
from the it-would-be-quite-a-bit-different dept
Of course, not everyone thinks so. Matthew Yglesias has been drawing some attention to a piece that Peter Frase wrote at the end of last year, in which he went through a thought exercise in which he discussed the world of the replicator... plus intellectual property:
This is the quality of intellectual property law that provides an economic foundation for anti-Star Trek: the ability to tell others how to use copies of an idea that you "own". In order to get access to a replicator, you have to buy one from a company that licenses you the right to use a replicator. (Someone can't give you a replicator or make one with their replicator, because that would violate their license). What's more, every time you make something with the replicator, you also need to pay a licensing fee to whoever owns the rights to that particular thing. So if the Captain Jean-Luc Picard of anti-Star Trek wanted "tea, Earl Grey, hot", he would have to pay the company that has copyrighted the replicator pattern for hot Earl Grey tea. (Presumably some other company owns the rights to cold tea.)He goes on to discuss what kinds of jobs would be left in such a world, and it's pretty much lawyers and marketers and not much in between. There would be a few people needed to create the new things that could then be replicated, but he argues that wouldn't be a big moneymaker, since you could just crowdsource the best ideas for free.
This solves the problem of how to maintain for-profit capitalist enterprise, at least on the surface. Anyone who tries to supply their needs from their replicator without paying the copyright cartels would become an outlaw, like today's online file-sharers. But if everyone is constantly being forced to pay out money in licensing fees, then they need some way of earning money, and this brings up a new problem. With replicators around, there's no need for human labor in any kind of physical production.
Of course, I think he leaves out a few things. I would imagine there'd be a good business in being a replicator repairman, for example. However, as we've pointed out for years with digital content, every new abundance tends to create new scarcities, and there will always be new opportunities to build products and services around those scarcities. Of course, sometimes it's difficult to predict what those new offerings might be, but we've yet to discover a new abundance that didn't create massive new markets, so I have trouble believing that an abundance of physical goods would suddenly stop that general principle.
Obviously, if it's easy to get tangible goods, it's likely that most of the new jobs would be in services, rather than goods, but that's not necessarily a bad thing. Of course, to even have this happen, we'd have to get past the intellectual property hurdle, that the estate of Gene Roddenberry might claim rights over your replicator...


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