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Quite a few updates in the Java world lately:
- Gradle 1.0 is now out. We are still using Maven for our projects, but we are watching this one closely.
- Eclipse 4.0, aka Juno, is now available. I've been using it for a bit now in conjunction with m2e and it seems fine.
- NetBeans 7.2 is out. Most of our team is using IntelliJ IDEA, some are using Eclipse, but I've always had a fond spot in my heart for NetBeans. The Maven support in the new version[s] is excellent.
- It's not an update, exactly, but here's a nice writeup comparing Java 8 and Scala.


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I learned that canyoning means cascading down waterfalls. It was an absolutely amazing experience, and incredibly fun! You are harnessed in like rock climbing, but without the climbing part and only descending, and getting a litte wet in the process. Once we became more comfortable with going down, we then began to go down by taking leaps or jumps. The highest waterfall we went down was about 50 meters, and was a fantastic adrenaline rush!

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Tuesday, December 14, 2010
Ground Pork with Shrimp Paste and Lemongrass
I'll be the first to admit that shrimp paste isn't for the squeamish. Pungent—and not in a good way—and pasty, for lack of a better word, the ingredient made of ground fermented shrimp might scare away even the most adventurous foodies. However, as any lover of Southeast Asian cuisine is aware, shrimp paste makes pretty much everything taste better. Just take Thai curry or papaya salad: yup, you guessed it, shrimp paste is an active player in their deliciousness. As much as I try, I can't quite live off of curry and papaya salad, so I'm always looking for new ways to use up some of the jar of shrimp paste in my fridge. This pork recipe, loosely adapted from Andrea Nguyen's Into the Vietnamese Kitchen, was one of those attempts. Typical of most Southeast Asian dishes, this one plays off of a contrast of flavors, with sweet, salty, and spicy well represented. I still have half a jar of shrimp paste left, but I suspect I'll be purchasing more in no time.
Ground Pork with Shrimp Paste and Lemongrass
Serves 4
3 tbsp peanut oil
3 dried Thai chiles
4 cloves garlic, minced
3 lemongrass stalks, trimmed, cut in thirds, and pounded with the flat side of a knife
1/2 pound ground pork
12 shrimp, peeled, deveined, and minced
1 tbsp sugar
2 tbsp shrimp paste, diluted in 1/4 cup warm water
1 tsp sesame seeds
2 Kirby cucumbers, thinly sliced
Heat the oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat.
Add the chiles to the skillet and cook, stirring occasionally until they are fragrant and blackened.
Add the garlic and lemongrass to the skillet and cook until the garlic is fragrant, about 1 minute.
Add the pork to the skillet. Use the back of a wooden spoon to break the pork up as it cooks, and cook until the meat is no longer pink, about 3 minutes.
Stir in the shrimp, sugar, and shrimp paste and cook for about ten minutes, stirring occasionally, until the mixture caramelizes, turning a reddish brown. If the pan dries out, add a tablespoon of water at a time.
Remove the mixture from the pan and serve immediately with rice, topped with sesame seeds and garnished with the cucumbers.
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quick eggnog cinnamon rolls
I thought I would share a quick recipe so you may indulge over the holiday (perfect to serve on Christmas morning while opening your stockings). I love this because you do not have to do anything ahead of time, like many breads, where the yeast has to rise. I used high quality (local & organic) eggnog, which I know isn't always a choice, but if you can please do this, the store-bought brands have stuff like corn syrup and all kinds of fake stuff added to it.
2 cups flour
2 tablespoons sugar
4 teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon salt
3 tablespoons butter
3/4 milk
4 tablespoons butter, 1 cup brown sugar or 1 cup white sugar, 3 teaspoons cinnamon
1 cup egg nog
2 Tablespoons un-salted butter (room temperature)
3 cups powdered sugar
a dash of nutmeg & cinnamon to taste.
Here is what you do:
1. For the filling, in a small bowl combine softened butter, brown sugar and cinnamon to form a crumbly mixture. 2. Sprinkle 1/2 of the mixture over the bottom of a 9×9 pan. 3. In a large bowl mix together flour, sugar, baking powder, and salt. 4.Cut in softened butter (sometimes your hands are the best tools). 5. Stir in milk to form a soft dough. 6. Roll out dough on a lightly floured into a rectangle about 1/4 inch thick. 7. Spread the remaining filling on the rolled out dough. 8 Roll up the rectangle, with a sharp knife slice into 18 small rolls (12 if you want them a little bigger). 9. Bake for 20-25 min at 400°F. 10. For glaze, combine powdered sugar and nogg in a small bowl and stir until smooth. 11. Once rolls are finished, drizzle on glaze and serve warm.
If you are looking for more ideas, here are twelve holiday breakfast ideas by food 52.


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Hi, my name is Ron Betts, and I'm a ski-aholic. Luckily, my addiction hasn't had too many adverse effects. In fact, the opposite is true. Without skiing I wouldn't have many of the long lasting, and meaningful friendships I've developed, usually with fellow winter addicts.
Without skiing I might not have met the person who has become the most important relationship in my life, my lovely wife Lora. To say skiing has had an influence on my path would be the understatement of the century.
So, I thought that the best way to introduce myself to the readers of SPIN would be to take a little stroll down memory lane and share my top three ski memories— those magic days that have stood out among a lifetime of great days. Don't get me wrong,I believe the greatest days are still in front of us, waiting to happen. With that in mind here (in no particular order) are my current top three:
#3 December 1999: This was always going to be a big winter. We were on the verge of Y2K, people didn't know if the world was going to come to an end or not, the Prince song was coming true and we were supposed to party like it was 1999. I was working at a nameless Okanagan resort when I got late-night call from a friend to meet him, with my ski gear and a headlamp, at an undisclosed location (I may have already said too much). In any case, the plan was a midnight mission to ski an area of the mountain that was due to be opened to the public the following day. With the help of a snowmobile, which may or may not have been procured legally, we managed to put first tracks in bottomless snow, under a full moon, with a very select group of co-conspirators. As much as I don't condone similar acts of subversive behaviour, the memory of poaching moonlight pow turns is enough to earn a spot.
#2 December 2013: My next memory also involves deep powder, good timing and great friends. By chance, I found myself at the aforementioned resort, conveniently on the day they were dropping the rope on previously closed terrain. There was a pack of rabid powder hounds waiting for the rope to drop. I was flying solo with a solid plan— hit it hard and fast, get ahead of the crowd and score freshies on all of the marquee runs. As the rope was about to drop I felt someone slide up next to me, I thought it was another skier jockeying for position so I dug in, prepared to defend my place in line at all costs. As it turned out, the intruder was an old friend. Apparently great minds think alike, so my wolf pack of one turned into a pack of two. A few more of the usual suspects were in the line and our pack quickly grew to five, all solid, all frothing.
When the rope dropped, we were off and it was on! We charged hard, no waiting, no speaking, just hooting, hollering and high fives. Whoever said there are no friends on a powder day never had a day like that.
#1 April 2008: Spring skiing can be awesome at the best of times; when you add four of your best friends, some of the best mountains on the planet and a helicopter, things quickly go to the level above awesome. That's the scenario I found myself in a while back in Blue River, B.C. It was the end of a great guiding season and a few of us were sticking around to teach a guide's course. We had a couple of days to kill and someone had the great idea that we should rent the helicopter for a day. We had enough heli time for about five runs, so the democratic solution was that each of us got to pick one run and we got to go first on our chosen run. We all picked big, north facing runs— the kind of terrain you dream of skiing but don't often get to with guests. Our day finished with a previously unskied face, 40 to 50 degrees for more turns than we could count. We dedicated the run to our friend Andy Aufschnaiter and to this day the run is called "Andy's Wall." That day is burned into my memory forever.
Now that you know my top three, I look forward to hearing about yours. Let's ride a chair, Sun Peaks is perfect place to have a 'best day ever!' and I plan on adding to my list every chance I get.


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How I got here is not important. I could ramble on about how my unique mix of rigorous international education and homeschooling made it possible, but I don't want to bore you, so we'll jump right in: I came to college at age 16!
My first week here felt like it was straight out of a novel. I was finally at CIU, and was over a year younger than the next youngest in my class. I had to explain myself every night I went out, because even though I had a car I couldn't drive after 9:00. Thankfully for me my older brother was a senior at the time, which meant it took all of a day for him to inform the entire campus of my age. There was no getting around it. I was in over my head and everyone knew it.My first week I was under siege. Each trip out of my room was met with a slew of "hows" and "whys." One person even asked if I was some kind of genius. I laughed. The "how" questions were tedious, but the "why" questions were easy. It was no accident I was in school and certainly no accident I was at CIU.
Ten years earlier, my older sister enrolled in CIU, then my brother, and then my other brother. I had heard about CIU for a decade, so in my search for the right school there was no question: I was sold on CIU. Not because my siblings had come and I wanted to be like them, not because of the education, and not even because of the Biblical influence. I was sold on CIU because I knew that at 16 I would be malleable, timid, and in need of discipleship. I was confident that at CIU I would be surrounded by those who were the type of man I wanted to be. From the professors, to the upperclassmen, to the freshmen on my hall, I was surrounded by men and women who loved the Lord and desired to help me grow.
My first year at CIU was more than I expected. I had planned to find men to mentor me through my time at school. Not only were there men who could pour into me, but there were men who desired to pour into me. On my freshman hall were three upperclassmen who worked for Residence Life as part of the Freshman Leadership Team (FLT). They were chosen for their maturity and leadership to help freshmen adjust to life at CIU. The three of them and a handful of other student leaders desired to see me grow spiritually, and wanted to be a part of that process. The fact that I was 16 seemed to drift away. I was accepted for who I was and was shown what it looked like to live out biblical manhood.
By the end of my first semester I had a plethora of spiritual mentors. By my second semester, those mentors had turned into friends. I attended bible study and met regularly with my FLT; but not all our time spent together was so formal. I played frisbee, chopped wood, and watched Netflix with them. They weren't just filling a leadership role out of obligation; they cared for me as a person. Our community was genuine, not forced, and it seemed the age gap made no difference. I had a place where I belonged. My freshman year was characterized by growth and friendship. By the end of the year I took opportunities to start serving those in my own class. I got involved planning freshman events, leading bible studies, and even speaking to the freshman class on manhood in Christ.
At the end of my freshman year a lot had changed. I was 17, I could drive after nine, and I had great men pouring into me. More importantly, I was part of a great community that believed in me. I had no idea how much more would change in the next year and a half, and I had no idea what God had for me, but I knew that regardless of what came next, I was in the best place I could be.
I was home.
"Why CIU? I was confident that at CIU I would be surrounded by those who were the type of man I wanted to be."


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Obituary are legends, almost universally respected throughout the metal community, but even they aren't free from controversy. For over a decade, they've angered close-minded metal fans all over the world by doing things differently. For example, read this Youtube comment from a (seemingly foreign) fan who is very angry about the rap song on Obituary's 1994 album "World Demise":
BUT FUCK OFF!!!! back from the dead album just for those goddamn rappers! put down their credibility as a Death Metal band! fuck that shity album! HATRED AGAINS hiphop in REAL METAL NOW! fuck that shit "music" in real METAL!It also made a lot of people mad when they wore Rollins Band and Red Hot Chili Peppers shirts in the video for "The End Complete." But you know what? They don't care! They really don't care! They care so little, they wrote a song to tell you all about it! They do what they want!


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At a recent site visit plans of the proposed development of the Abbey were on show to interested parties. Over 40 villagers turned out in response to a leaflet drop to all houses in the village and 8 feedback forms were returned. The response was largely positive to the proposals with a few reservations. Respondents were concerned about access from Convent Lane, sympathetic building design, construction traffic to be kept away from the centre on the village, the density of the deveolopment, increased traffic flows throught he village and the safety aspect of the proposeal for a new entrance to the site off Kibblestone Road (the Flash) The plans can viewed by clicking ;-
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Well, 1:15, but probably earlier they said. WOOOOOOO HOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!
Here's the story of a banded lady, who is shrinking right before your very eyes.
Friday, September 10, 2010
Arrival Time: 9am; Surgery Time: 1:15
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WHOO-HOO! So happy for you! :)ReplyDelete
OMG, I am SO FREAKING EXCITED for you!!! I just went and had all of my pre-op testing done today and it made it all so real!ReplyDelete
9am and 1:15, eh? Are you inpatient or outpatient? I'm out, and obviously hoping for something super early.
Wow! It's so exciting, getting so close... *Maria*-blogger from "This one time at BAND Camp..." Follow my journey at mybigfatbandgeeklife.blogspot.comReplyDelete
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What happened in Colorado is a tragedy. Unfortunately we knew it would happen again, sooner or later. People will grieve, mourn, get angry and then return to life.
Time will pass from the actual event and the anniversaries will accumulate over the years. Things will return to a new type of normal, until the next event happens.
It has happened before and the list still grows: Oklahoma City, Columbine, 9/11, Fort Hood and many others. Now we add Aurora. The list will continue to grow until we accept that we can change things, that we can make a difference. Until that happens, we'll go back to the new normal, until the next event is added to the list.
Chris Wegnerowski
The LaPorte Herald Argus reported that the GOP of Delaware County had a punching bag by its tent at the county fair. The punching bag portrayed President Obama as a boxer with a black eye. Supposedly the bag was put there by party leaders and meant to be funny. I did not think it funny.


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...Understand, I feel lucky, though. Of all the people you have "let down" from now thru August by this unfortunate occurrence, we seem to be the least affected. Even though you can't climb a ladder, you can still sit around and point fingers and bark orders.
Hang tight. we are still honored to have you a part of us, regardless of the fact you have moved into gimp code red.
Gotta love the guy. He can lay out a funny zinger and yet still make you feel good about working at the theater.


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By James Sturz | August 15, 2014 | Lifestyle
Sharks have long been the sea's scariest creatures, but now they find their very existence threatened as scientists work to save these misunderstood monsters.
Silhouettes of reef sharks feeding against the surface of the water in Micronesia.
It's 8:26 am when the R/V Shinnecock pulls in its first trawl—a juvenile horseshoe crab and baby tautog. Bluefish are flitting at the surface of Shinnecock Bay, and the eight-person crew from Stony Brook University's School of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences (SoMAS) is out this morning to catalog the bay's water quality and life. There's devotion among the scientists and volunteers on this 35-foot platform research craft. They started this project in 2012 with a clear vision—to take care of what's happening in the Long Island university's aquatic backyard and to see how to protect and improve it.
A second and third trawl reveal striped sea robins, anchovies, shrimp, comb jellies, and a half-dozen varieties of crab. Other days, they'll be joined by stingrays, fluke, and grouper. But these are small fish in a vast pond. They're only half of the story.
The other half is sharks.
Dr. Demian Chapman holding a silky shark in the Bahamas.
Forty years ago, Peter Benchley's Jaws transformed Long Island into shark central. Inspired by the real-life story of shark hunter Frank Mundus, who claims to have harpooned a 4,550-pound great white off Montauk Point in 1964, the novel was set in the fictional town of Amity, allegedly somewhere between Bridgehampton and East Hampton. By the time Steven Spielberg's adaptation followed a year later, the book had already sold 5.5 million copies and spurred a worldwide fascination with hunting sharks. Spielberg's film changed cinema, introducing film's first blockbuster and creating a feeding frenzy of fear and concern. But by the time Benchley died in 2006 and Mundus passed away two years later, both had taken up a new fight: Each had become a staunch conservationist.
Now Stony Brook is leading the way in that conservation, protecting sharks with a mix of advocacy and hard science, in the face of estimates that approximately 100 million of these ocean predators are being killed each year. Chief among the team is Demian Chapman, who travels the globe with peculiar luggage: a bright orange hard-side suitcase crammed full of endangered shark fins. When I meet him at Stony Brook University's main campus, the 40-year-old professor has just returned from the Bahamas, Belize, and Fiji, and is preparing to administer a graduate-student exam before taking off again for South Africa and Hong Kong. A new batch of fins to add to his stockpile is drying in a plastic bin outside, and he sheepishly admits, "I've got to go wash my hands. You get used to the smell, but you can never be totally oblivious to it."
Half of the world's shark fins pass through the ports of Hong Kong, making their way to mainland China and elsewhere, many to be bleached and shredded for shark-fin soup. It's a long-standing practice, but a complicated one, and in 2009, Chapman and his colleagues developed a DNA-testing technique to trace the fins back to their region of origin. He then expanded the testing to other species to better understand the complex nature of the global trade.
The late American author Peter Benchley with a picture of a shark, at his home in New Jersey in 1976.
"Jaws was definitely bad for sharks," Chapman tells me in his office. "Tournaments like the ones in Montauk already existed, but then killing them became the new hot thing. The sharks were villains, and they put the fishermen on the map."
After the initial craze waned, though, developments overseas spurred on the hunt. "By the 1980s, the Chinese economy grew, and that had nothing to do with Jaws," Chapman continues. "There was a new middle class with plenty of disposable income, and the luxury product they wanted was soup, which can cost $100 a bowl in restaurants." Complicating matters, the United States Fisheries then pushed American fishermen toward catching sharks, both to answer the new demand and to protect other fish species that had become depleted.
Between 2000 and 2004, CITES, the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora, and its 180 member countries added great whites, whale sharks, and basking sharks to its list of animals that had to be protected worldwide. But stopping them in customs remained a problem because it was difficult to tell the 400-plus shark species apart.
Shark fins laid out to dry on a street corner in Hong Kong. Shark fin soup has long been a luxury enjoyed by China's wealthy, but environmentalists say shark populations around the world have been decimated by its consumption.
"Finning"—cutting fins from the sharks and then leaving the mutilated creatures to die—was the preferred harvesting approach, because it left fishing boats' freezers open for more valuable catches, like tuna. In some cases, fishermen would even slice the fins from females, removing embryos and taking their tiny fins as well.
But while finning of sharks has become less common—whether by individual nations' regulations, or an increased market for the sharks' meat, cartilage, jaws, and oils—it hasn't decreased the numbers being killed. "Sharks don't reproduce fast enough for aquaculture," Chapman says. "So they're getting depleted."
Efforts to add additional shark species to the endangered species list were similarly hindered because the task of telling the fins apart seemed insurmountable. But in 2012, Chapman and his wife, Debra Abercrombie, developed a fin guide, based on simple visible physical differences. "We taught ourselves how to identify them, traveling the world and looking at sharks, and making sure there weren't variations among the species in different areas," Chapman explains. Funding came from the US government and the Pew Charitable Trust, and the pair displayed the fins and their guide (available at sharkfinid.com) to delegates at the CITES conference in Bangkok in 2013. Three hammerhead species, porbeagles, and oceanic whitetips were added to the list along with all manta rays. Those regulations take effect worldwide this September 14.
A sand tiger shark, a local species that sometimes appears in Shinnecock Bay. Sand tiger sharks are harmless to people.
But back to Chapman's bag. He's wheeled it through airports around the globe, showing it to customs officers at ports. "I spend a lot of time doing paperwork," Chapman admits, "but you can get through customs pretty easily with a good story, and I've got one." Chapman explains that in one hour he can train a customs officer to spot illegally sourced fins and that the training is inspiring people to want to do their part. "They see how easy it is to make a big difference with a global problem," he says.
Chapman—whose grandfather had a shark tattoo on his arm—became interested in sharks as a child in New Plymouth, New Zealand, but it changed when he met Ellen Pikitch, a Bensonhurst, New York, native who grew up mesmerized by fish on summer outings to Coney Island. Pikitch was the founding director of the Wildlife Conservation Society's global marine conservation program, headquartered at the New York Aquarium and then at the Bronx Zoo. She met Chapman while doing fieldwork in the Bahamas and later hired him to run the Institute for Ocean Conservation Science's shark research program in 2007. In 2008 she moved the institute to Stony Brook University's main campus, where she and Chapman are SoMAS professors as well.
Pikitch's groundbreaking career includes leading the scientific efforts for beluga sturgeon to be listed on the US Endangered Species Act (at one time, Americans consumed 80 percent of its caviar each year). This resulted in the banning of all US imports of the fish in 2005, saving a fish heading toward extinction. She also helped lead a 2009 study of forage fish—prey species like sardines, herring, anchovies, and bunker—which according to statistics shows that direct fishing for these species constituted one-third of the world's marine catch, and that by removing them from the ocean, we were endangering the larger fish we rely on for human food. The research has led to changes in fishery policy worldwide.
The Marine Sciences Center on the Southampton Campus of the School of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences (SoMAS) of Stony Brook University.
Closer to home, Pikitch coleads the Shinnecock Bay Restoration Program, which is funded by a $3 million, five-year grant from the Laurie Landeau Foundation (matched by Stony Brook's Simons Foundation) to study and restore Shinnecock Bay, which has been undergoing increasingly harmful algal blooms. In addition to the trawls, the work includes stocking 20 half-acre underwater sanctuaries with 50,000 hard-shell clams, establishing oyster beds (both bivalve species filter water, with a single oyster filtering up to 50 gallons per day), and planting eelgrass, which serves as a habitat for scallops and young fish. Southampton residents can even participate in the oyster program, in a joint effort between SoMAS and Southold's Cornell Cooperative Extension.
"Smaller systems like Shinnecock Bay let us show that protecting marine areas really works," Pikitch tells me when we meet in New York—she's just back from Beijing, where she was consulting on fish and food safety. "On Long Island, the Southampton trustees were very accessible, very serious, they understood the problems, and they had the power to close off areas to create clam sanctuaries without our having to deal with dueling agencies, so we did it in record time. Successes like that enhance the chance of implementing them elsewhere."
Chapman and his students, Mark Bond and Jasmine Valentin, operate a "chum cam" in Belize to see how marine reserves benefit sharks. These data are used to help support development of other protected areas for sharks, including the Bahamas, where all shark trade was banned in 2011 and shark-related tourism now contributes $78 million annually to the economy (with each shark producing up to $3 million in ongoing revenue in its lifetime).
Cage divers with Sea Turtle Dive Charters admire a blue shark, 20 miles south of Montauk.
The fins that Chapman lugs around the globe come from Belize along with ones donated by Montauk shark fishermen. "A lot of people are against the tournaments," Chapman says, "but if you're going to have them, our goal is to get as much data as possible. Anything that monetizes the sharks as living creatures is good for them. That's the best way to move conservation forward: It's like what's been done in safari parks in Africa."
In Montauk, alternatives have emerged thanks to things like cage diving with Sea Turtle Dive Charters. This summer, Abercrombie will accompany local fishermen to tag shortfin mako sharks with satellites off of Long Island, growing their influence in the region and working to preserve the delicate but essential ecosystem.
Back on the R/V Shinnecock, Konstantine Rountos, a freshly minted SoMAS PhD, is examining a pair of mating green crabs. This fall, he'll start a postdoc at SoMAS after designing first-of-their-kind experiments on the effects of red tide on the early development of fish. Sara Cernadas-Martín from Spain is alongside him, taking samples of the crabs' flesh before releasing them back into the bay.
Dr. Ellen Pikitch with a beluga sturgeon in Kazakhstan.
As a commercial trawler passes us, Andy Brosnan, the Shinnecock's captain, says, "This is a summer community, so people don't know what's here in winter. But there are harbor and harp seals, and snowy owls that fly down from the Arctic because they only feed in light. I saw one in the Quantuck parking lot, chewing on ice."
Black cormorants greet us on the dock as we step ashore at Stony Brook's Marine Sciences Center in Southampton, an $8 million, 15,000-square-foot facility that opened in September 2013. A 2,400-square-foot outdoor wet lab for studies that need natural light sits outside, while an indoor seawater lab holds 17 tanks for experiments, plus 10 more for studying algal blooms. Powered by a 100-gallon-per minute pump, the entire array can bring water in from the bay, or use a closed, filtered flow that can be further adjusted by tweaking the calcium levels, salinity, and temperatures to satisfy any scientist's parameters. The first experiments began this summer.
A second floor features classroom labs and a conference room with enviable views of summer homes, resident swans, and the water. There's work to be done in Shinnecock Bay and in oceans around the world, but it's impossible to stand in these halls and not feel that Stony Brook's fleet of scientists is making a difference.
Photography by Kristina Vackova/Shutterstock; Lucy Howey; New York Times Co./Hulton Archive/Getty Images (Benchley); Alex Ogle/AFP/Getty Images (shark fins); Brandon Cole (sand tiger shark); courtesy of Institute for Ocean Conservation Science (Pikitch); Captain Chuck Wade (blue shark); Christopher Paparo (marine sciences center); courtesy of Institute for Ocean Conservation Science (Pikitch) Pikitch
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Over the past year, we've watched our new breeding centre come to life and now our puppy recruits are ready to move in!
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About Automark Solutions
Automark Solutions was forged out of a shared vision by its founders to develop applications which could effectively address two glaring and undeniable conditions facing the automobile dealer in the USA.
1. While marketing investments designed to drive traffic to their websites continue to grow at double digit rates annually, the overwhelming majority of that traffic (97%-98%) never submit an online inquiry and 80%-85% never engage with the dealers' sales resources.
2. In a highly competitive industry, where points of differentiation are often a question of perception and; always the difference between mediocrity and excellence, the very first interaction a franchised dealer has with a potential buyer or service customer involves a closely monitored and controlled, manufacturer-mandated website. While we admit that these templates have done much to ensure consistency with the manufacturer's brand image and marketing message, as well as the user experience, they've also made it increasingly difficult for one dealership to differentiate it's self from other in-brand competitors.
Over a period of one year extensive research was conducted to determine why the overwhelming majority of online shoppers, clearly in the market for the dealer's products and services, visit dealership websites but don't submit online inquiries. This research led to the development of a solution-set which systematically removes the barriers to engagement using innovative technology, engineered around the online shoppers' needs and wants, which can be easily added to any dealership website. Within days of implementation they have been proven to cost-effectively deliver a competitive advantage and a quantifiable improvement in online sales performance. In 2012 Automark Solutions' Conversion Driver Suite of products was subjected to an arduous evaluation process by a panel of industry peers and awarded the AWA's highly-coveted "Top Website Merchandising Tools" award.


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In 1896, Melinda Gamble, a very elegant, very naïve young woman from Boston, decides to give up her life of monotonous comfort for the turbulent uncertainty of the still untamed Wild West. Driven by her intense desire to make a difference in the world, Melinda takes a job as a schoolteacher in the small town of Paris, Idaho, where she comes face-to-face with a frightening bank robber, a vicious grizzly bear, and an intense blizzard that leaves her clinging to her life. But it is a ruggedly handsome and very mysterious stranger who challenges Melinda with the one thing for which she was least prepared: love.
Linda Weaver Clarke travels throughout the United States, teaching and encouraging people to write their family history and autobiography. She is the mother of six daughters and has several grandchildren. Clarke is the author of an award-winning sweet romance, Melinda and the Wild West, for the "Reviewers Choice Award." She has several historical sweet romances, a mystery/adventure series, and a children's book. She has also written two non-fiction e-books: Reflections of the Heart and Writing Your Family Legacy. All her books are family friendly.
I reviewed the book version of this back in 2012! Wow doesn't seem that long ago.
See my review - HERE - I gave the book 5 stars. I actually liked the book better than the audio.
It was the same real sweet story with a clean heartfelt message.
I loved the historical content, the attention to detail Linda puts in any of her stories as well as the great character development!
What I didn't care for was... once again - the reader! UGH I hate doing this, but I am so darn picky about audios. The reader will really make it or break it for me. And this one just broke it for me.
It was only the fact that I felt like I was overhearing a kindergarten teacher reading to her class. She over emphasized EVERYTHING! I am sorry but it really got annoying if I listened to it for a while.
So all that being said - This is a GREAT book - but I would recommend you read it, not listen to it!
I voluntarily posted this review after receiving a Audible copy of this book from the author - Linda Weaver Clarke - Thank You!
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"United Parcel Service Inc., the world's largest package-delivery company, said Friday it renegotiated a contract with Airbus to delay and possibly cancel an order for 10 freighter versions of the European plane maker's mammoth new jet, the last remaining order for the cargo carrier on the books at Airbus." [source ]
This could very well mean that UPS will now have issues with the thier long drawn far east Asia market space. After all, they hae all that warehouse space and stuff like that, but no vehicles to actually move the products out from China /Korea and into thier EU and NA customers. More of the stat's on my research and tracking efforts is here


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I've been waiting for Timmy's showcase for awhile now...but no words. But I read something even more shocking today.
The Padres have been "very active" on Lincecum.
According to Timmy's agent, Rick Thurman, Padres baseball-operations advisor, Trevor Hoffman, have been in contact about Lincecum. And the Padres' interest doesn't stop there. Even their GM AJ Preller approached Thurman to talk about our Timmy.
I have mixed feelings about this one. Yes he has been on the downhill with a couple of injuries here and there. But most importantly, I cannot imagine Timmy wearing a uniform that is not black and orange.
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Well I have been away from reviewing (or at least posting the review here) for what seems like forever.
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Over the years, Alfred Street has been a leader among churches and has made significant contributions in education, missions, children ministries, and advancement of women. Alfred Street was among the first churches to ordain women as deacons (1979) and the first in Virginia to ordain an African American woman minister (1980). Since then, the church has licensed or ordained 12 female ministers.
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ATLANTA, GA--(Marketwired - March 27, 2014) - HydroPhi Technologies Group, Inc. (OTCQB: HPTG) ("HydroPhi"), a developer of water-based, clean energy technology that delivers improved fuel economy and reduced greenhouse gas emissions, announced today that it will be presenting at the 3rd Annual Microcap Investor Conference on Wednesday, May 28, 2014 at the Convene in Grand Central in New York City.
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HydroPhi Technologies Group, Inc. (HPTG) is a developer of water-based hydrogen fuel production systems. The Company's technology isn't a fuel cell, nor is it a hydrogen alternative to traditional hydrocarbon fuels. The system utilizes distilled water for the production of hydrogen and oxygen, which is then injected into the air intake of an engine utilizing carbon-based fuels such as diesel, unleaded gasoline and natural gas. HPTG's technology, (HydroPlant™) has been company tested with resulting reduced vehicle operating costs by improved fuel efficiency up to 20%, while lowering greenhouse gas emissions up to 70%. By using an on-board, on-demand electrolysis system to separate hydrogen and oxygen from water, the technology eliminates the need for high-pressure hydrogen storage or hazardous chemicals while producing a stable, inexpensive alternative fuel source. By offering a real-time monitoring system as part of a hydrogen fuel solution with retrofit capability into standard vehicle engines, HPTG provides fuel efficiency to a potentially broad spectrum of users, including logistics, trucking, heavy equipment, marine and agriculture. Additional information about the Company and the technology is available at: www.hydrophi.com.
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Visit Your Growler Station for Tap Takeovers!
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Mar 19th, 2018
You've had a long day and all you want to do is pick up a growler full of craft beer and enjoy it with friends and family. We're more than "hoppy" to help you with that!
Did you know that five Albertsons stores in the Treasure Valley have Growler Stations? Did you also know that each of them hosts their own Tap Takeover event, where different breweries will periodically take over the taps with featured products? It's true, and this is your chance to try something new and talk with someone from the brewery directly. Have you ever wondered where the hops come from, how the company got its name or why a specific type of beer tastes the way it does? You can ask any question you have about these local beers and breweries, and it's safe to say that you will probably find the answer while sampling some great beers during the next Tap Takeover!
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16th & State (1650 W. State St., Boise, ID 83702)
36th & State (3614 W. State St., Boise, ID 83703)
Eagle (250 S. Eagle Rd., Eagle, ID 83616
Columbia Village (6560 S. Federal Way, Boise, ID 83716)
Lake Hazel (10565 W. Lake Hazel Rd., Boise, ID 83709)
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7/12: Roadhouse Brewery at 36th & State
7/13: Roadhouse Brewery at Lake Hazel
7/20: Melvin at 36th & State
7/21: Kona Brewery at Lake Hazel
7/27: Firestone at Lake Hazel
7/27: Iron Horse Brewery at Downtown Eagle
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*All Tap Takeovers are Fridays from 4-7pm*
Check back for Tap Takeover updates and make sure to ask a store associate about "Hoppy Hour" specials when you pick up your next growler!
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Three Things We are Enjoying in May
We love all things digital but sometimes we like to go old school. Having a good penmanship might be a lost art form with all the keyboards and screens. With Wacom's Bamboo Slate we can write on pen and paper and have our digital files of our notes. The ink to text feature on Wacom's Inkspace app converts your written notes to type form. It also lets you export your notes as an image. This becomes very handy when sketching those wireframes.
This month we are reading David Levy's Mindful Tech. We are always plugged both for work and for fun. David Levy….
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UPDATE: According to CPJ, a spokesman for Tehrik-e-Taliban told Agence France-Presse that his group claimed responsibility for the attack. (CPJ, 25 June 2012)
(PPF/IFEX) - Four men riding on two motorbikes opened fire at the offices of the television station Aaj News and the English-language daily newspaper "Business Recorder" on June 25, 2012 in Karachi, the capital city of Sindh province of Pakistan.
According to press reports, at around 9:00 pm, four unidentified armed attackers stopped their bikes in front of Business Recorder House, which houses the head offices of the "Business Recorder" and Aaj News. Subsequently, one of the bearded armed attackers, carrying an automatic weapon fired volleys of gunshots at the building, injuring Jawad, 24, a printing press employee, and security guard Naseeb Khan, 28. The wounded were rushed to a local hospital in the van of paramilitary forces, the Sindh Rangers.
The attack caused considerable damage to the main entrance of the building and a vehicle. The police recovered approximately 14 empty bullet shells from the scene. The firing caused panic among the workers of Aaj News and "Business Recorder".
Asim Munir, News Producer at Aaj News told PPF that an ethnic party from Karachi might be behind the attack as political groups often show such reaction against media houses if they feel their programmes and activities were not getting 'proper' coverage.
The Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists (PFUJ), the Karachi Union of Journalists (KUJ), the Rawalpindi/Islamabad Union of Journalists (RIUJ) and the journalists working with "Business Recorder" and Aaj News condemn the attack and demand that the government take notice of the rising cases of attacks on media freedom.
Meanwhile, Sindh Sharfuddin Memon, the consultant to the Home Department, said the Sindh government would initiate a high-level probe into the attack.
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1 Income Goal A healthy standard of living for all Income is the most common measure of socioeconomic status, and a strong predictor of the health of an individual or community. When assessing the health of a population, considering income apart from education and occupation is nearly impossible. Having enough money is closely tied to both, and to the greater realm of social, economic and environmental resources that favor good health. A supply of fresh and nutritious foods, access to reliable health insurance and quality medical care, safe 6 $60,000 $50,000 $40,000 $30, housing in communities that encourage physical activity, play, learning, social and civic interaction, and discourage smoking and other unhealthy behaviors. These are all income-related predictors of optimal health. Wealth = health Health tracks income. Studies in the U.S. and Europe show a distinct relationship between income and health. The greater the income, the more likely a person will enjoy more years of healthy life. The lower the income, the greater the likelihood a person will suffer from chronic conditions such as diabetes, heart disease and stroke, and face untimely death. 1 U.S. Vermont Income Trends Median household income, VT and U.S. $50,740 $49, for a family of four: $22,
2 What is poverty? Poverty can be defined as the lack of means to provide material needs or comforts. In terms of dollars, federal poverty guidelines are set each year by the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services as a national measure used to determine eligibility for an array of programs and services. These guidelines are sometimes referred to as the Federal Poverty Level, or FPL. Income Distribution Average personal adjusted gross income per person Vermont income tax returns, by town 2007 > The 2009 for one person is $10,830 in annual income, and $22,050 for a family of four. 2 > In Vermont for 2005 to 2007, the median income per person was $26,223, and the median household income was $49, Definitions Household Income = The pooled income of all members of a household. Family Income = This is NOT the same as household income, as it only includes households with two or more people related by blood, marriage, or adoption. Median Income = Middle point of all incomes measured. Median Household Income = Middle point of all the household incomes measured. Poverty = Lack of means to provide for material needs or comforts. Every year the U.S. government sets Federal Poverty Levels (FPL). These are guidelines used to determine income eligibility for an array of programs. KEY: $26,000 + $19,000 $25,999 < $19,000 7
3 Family % of Federal Poverty Level (FPL) 2009 Size 100% 130% 185% 250% 1 $10,830 $14,079 $20,036 $27,075 2 $14,570 $18,941 $26,955 $36,425 3 $18,310 $23,803 $33,874 $45,775 4 $22,050 $28,665 $40,793 $55,125 5 $25,790 $33,527 $47,712 $64,475 6 $29,530 $38,389 $54,631 $73,825 7 $33,270 $43,251 $61,550 $83,175 8* $37,010 $48,113 $68,469 $92,525 * For families with more than 8 people, add $3,740 for each additional person Who is poor in Vermont? While the median household income has climbed steadily over the past decade, both in the state and nationally, there are still too many Vermonters struggling to make ends meet. In Vermont, from 2005 to 2007: > 7% of all families reported their past year s income to be below the. > 13% of families with children under the age of 5 reported their past year s income to be below the. > 40% of families with a single mother and children under the age of 5 reported their past year s income to be below the poverty level. 3 In Vermont, low income people are more likely to be: > young (18 to 34 years old) > less educated > unemployed or unable to work > female > a member of a racial or ethnic minority What the Federal Poverty Level means Government programs, both federal and state, often use a percentage of the poverty level to determine eligibility. This is done because many households earning above the still lack sufficient income to meet basic needs. People who earn as much as 250 to 300 percent of the Federal Poverty Level can still be considered low income: > Eligibility guidelines for free or reduced price meals and milk in school are households earning 130% to 185% of the poverty level. 4 > Families with an income below 185% of the are income-eligible for federal WIC food and nutrition education provided by the Health Department. > Women who earn up to 250% of the are eligible for cancer and heart health screenings through the Health Department s Ladies First program. 8
4 Health, Education & Food Safety Net Programs % of Federal Poverty Level (FPL) eligibility and estimated enrollment in Vermont June 2009 % FPL Program Enrollment 100% Head Start pre-school education 1,542 per year 130% School Meals - free & reduced (up to 185%) 29,000 per year 130% 3SquaresVT (formerly food stamps) 76,000 per month 130% Commodity Supplemental Food Program (to 185%) 3,800 per month 185% WIC: Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants & Children 24,239 per year 185% Farm to Family food coupons 4,885 households per year > And uninsured Vermonters are eligible for a variety of public health insurance programs, with eligibility based on percentages of up to 300%. The cost of living in Vermont Living in Vermont can be expensive compared to elsewhere in the U.S., and federal poverty guidelines may not take into account cost-of-living differences across the states. > In Vermont, a family of four would have to earn over $10,000 more than the same size family elsewhere in the U.S. to have equal purchasing power. 5 Due to the higher cost of living here, many Vermonters may not qualify for the help they need. 9
5 Vermont Livable Wage Hourly pay by family type, rural or urban 2008 Family Type Urban Rural 1 person $17.08 $ parent + 1 child $25.04 $ parent + 2 children $31.37 $ adults + 0 children $13.10 $ adults + 2 children $31.23 $30.11 (1 wage earner) 2 adults + 2 children $20.07 $18.75 (2 wage earners) Livable Wage Comparison Vermont per capita income & wage levels % $27,188 $26,223 VT median income $15,974 13% $13,624 $10,400 Definition Liveable Wage = The hourly wage for work needed to provide the essential needs of daily life such as food, shelter, clothing, transportation, health care, etc. To highlight the cost of living, in 1999 the Legislative Liveable Income Study Committee created a Basic Needs Budgets and Livable Wage calculation for Vermont, which is now updated every year. This calculation takes into account the estimated costs for essential needs such as food, housing, transportation, child care, clothing, household expenses, health and dental care, telecommunications, renter s insurance, life insurance, savings and taxes. Budgets are based on family size and whether the family lives in an urban or a rural part of the state. 6 > In July 2009, the federal minimum hourly wage was $ > At $8.06 per hour, Vermont s minimum wage is higher than the federal minimum wage, but it is still far less than the wage determined to be livable in our state. 7 VT Livable Wage VT Minimum Wage Federal Minimum Wage Federal Poverty Level 10
6 Health Care & Income Vermont adults age income less than 2½ times income more than 2½ times 22% 6% those who report having no health insurance The high cost of health care Studies have shown many income-related disparities in health care. In Vermont, low income people are most likely to report having no health insurance, not going to see a doctor due to cost, and not seeing a dentist in the past year. 42% 9% those who report they needed a doctor, but did not go due to cost To improve access to health care for all, Vermont has progressively implemented a series of health insurance programs for adults and children. These programs are now known as Green Mountain Care. 38% 16% (See Access to Care chapter for more about state public health insurance programs.) those who have not visited a dentist in the past year 11
7 The health costs of poverty Income is correlated with adult health habits and overall health. > Lower income Vermonters report higher rates of depression and chronic conditions such as obesity, asthma, heart disease, stroke, and diabetes. > 15% of low income Vermont adults have two or more chronic conditions, compared to 7% of higher income Vermonters. Chronic Conditions & Income Vermont adults who report having a chronic condition, by Federal Poverty Level 2008 HIGER INCOME % with income more than 2½ times 4% 5% 8% 21% 16% Definition Food Insecurity = Refers to the lack of access to enough food to fully meet one s basic nutritional needs, due to lack of money. > As income rises, a person s perception of his or her general health also improves. Nutrition People without food security must too often compromise quality for quantity, eating higher-calorie but lower cost and nutritionally deficient foods. Over time, food insecurity can lead to malnutrition, obesity and chronic illness. According to Vermont Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System data: > 16% of low income Vermonters eat less than they feel they should because there is not enough food, or money to buy food. Diabetes Heart Disease & Stroke Asthma Obesity Depression > 28% of Vermonters who earn less than 250% of the are obese. 8% 11% 13% 28% 34% LOWER INCOME % with income less than 2½ times More than half of all the babies born in Vermont and their families benefit from the healthy food package they receive through the WIC supplemental nutrition program. Offerings include whole grain and lowerfat foods, and a debit-like card that enables them to buy fresh fruit and vegetables at a number of Vermont markets. 12
8 Personal Health & Income Vermont adults who report they are in good or excellent health, by Federal Poverty Level 2008 lower income higher income 66% 87% 93% 96% < 1¼ times 1¼ - 2½ times 2½ - 3½ times > 3½ times Physical inactivity and obesity Low-income people are less likely to have regular physical activity and more likely to become obese than people with higher incomes, and this trend starts in early childhood. > 39% of low income adult Vermonters engage in regular physical activity, compared to 47% of those who are not low income. Weight & Income % of low-income Vermonters who are obese (weighing 95th percentile Body Mass Index for age and gender) Smoking Low income Vermonters are also more likely to smoke. Smoking is still the leading killer, causing or aggravating asthma, cancer, heart disease, lung disease, stroke, pneumonia, low birthweight and infant death. 25% 20% 15% 10% 5% 7% WIC children age 2 5 low-income adults 23% 28% 13%
9 Smoking & Income % of Vermont adult smokers, by Federal Poverty Level 2008 lower income 37% higher income Definition Inadequate prenatal care = Entering care later than the fourth month of pregnancy, and also having fewer than 80% of the recommended number of prenatal care visits. 21% 15% < 1¼ times 1¼ - 2½ times 2½ - 3½ times 9% > 3½ times Off to a less healthy start? The most important reason for getting into prenatal care early, and continuing with regular visits, is to identify medical risks and behavioral risks (such as smoking) or other health issues that need to be addressed early in pregnancy. Smoking during Pregnancy % pregnant Vermonters who smoked during pregnancy 40% 30% 20% 10% 36% 8% low income women ( WIC participants) 36% women not participating in WIC 5% > Twice as many low income women (as represented by enrollment in WIC) have inadequate prenatal care, compared to other women. > Seven times as many low income women (as represented by enrollment in WIC) smoke during pregnancy, compared to other women. > And, while rates of smoking during pregnancy have decreased over the last decade among women not in WIC, smoking rates have stayed the same among low income women (as represented by enrollment in WIC). 14
10 Women who have inadequate prenatal care or who smoke during pregnancy are more likely to deliver premature or low birth weight babies. These babies are, in turn, at greater risk of not surviving to their first birthday, and of suffering some degree of disability. 8 > 8% of low income women (as represented by enrollment in WIC) have low birth weight babies, compared to 5.5% of other women. Breastfeeding is the cheapest, the most nutritious, and the most protective way to feed a baby during the first months of life, yet breastfeeding is less common among lower income women. References 1 Unnatural Causes: Is Inequity Making Us Sick? California Newsreel with Vital Pictures, Inc. Presented by the National Minority Consortia of Public Television U.S. Dept. of Health & Human Services. 3 U.S. Census Bureau, Vermont. Selected Economic Characteristics: U.S. Census Bureau, Vermont. Small Area Income & Poverty Estimates. 4 U.S. Dept. of Agriculture. 5 www/statehealthfacts.org 6 Basic Needs Budgets and the Livable Wage. Prepared by the Vermont Joint Fiscal Office, in accordance with Act No. 202 of January 15, Vermont Dept. of Labor. 8 WIC/PNSS Reports, 2006 Pregnancy Nutrition Surveillance System, Vermont Dept. of Health, Public Health Statistics, May > 69% of pregnant women enrolled in WIC said they planned to breastfeed, while 91% of women not in WIC said they intended to breastfeed. 15
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