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Samantha Jenkins joins the XPRIZE Foundation as the Junior Producer in Event Production. New to the Nonprofit world, Samantha is humbled by the XPRIZE mission and takes an immense amount of pride producing our events.
With over 8 years experience, she has an extensive background in Special Events and Television Production as a Producer and Coordinator. Focusing mainly on onsite production and experiential marketing, Samantha held various roles working on shows such as Oscars, SAG Awards, The Emmy's and music festivals.
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EA has teamed up with Warner Bros. to bring the fourth of JK Rowling's bestsellers to PlayStation 2. Capturing the drama and thrills of the movie, the game casts you as Harry, Ron and Hermione, and puts their magical powers to the test.
Harry is mysteriously selected as the fourth competitor in the dangerous Triwizard Tournament. Each contestant in this international competition must confront a fire-breathing dragon, rescue friends from the icy depths of the Black Lake, and navigate the twisting mysteries of a vast, dangerous maze - climaxing in a duel with Harry's nemesis, Lord Voldemort.
An all-new spell-casting system allows players to feel the magic for the first time as the controller shakes and reacts with every flick of the wand. Players can also team up with friends in cooperative play to combine their magic and produce more powerful spells than ever before!
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The folks at Montreal-based Pheromone Lab designed a Lego robot whose main function was to automate photo-taking on the iPad 2. Yes, you probably could use a software tool like UI Automation for the task, but that's no fun.
The robot was built using a Lego Mindstorms kit and a capacitive stylus to press the iPad's photo button repeatedly. It was created to help test a stop-motion app by automatically taking 15,000 photos.
Instead of plain pictures to test an app, imagine what you could do with this robot if you had an ounce or two of creativity. Me? I'm not that creative so I'd probably start with a stop-motion video of me making the stop-motion Lego robot. Anyone else with a bigger or better idea? [Geek]
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NEW YORK (AP) — The stock market is opening little changed following last week's strong U.S. jobs report.
The Dow Jones industrial average rose six points to 16,026 shortly after the market opened Monday. The Standard & Poor's 500 index gained three points to 1,808. The Nasdaq composite rose nine points to 4,072.
Stocks rose sharply Friday after the government reported a fourth straight month of solid U.S. job gains.
Traders will be watching comments from Federal Reserve officials Monday to see if they'll hint at the central bank's plans at its meeting next policy meeting.
American Airlines rose $1.25, or nearly 6 percent, to $23.76 after completing its deal with US Airways Monday to create the world's biggest airline.


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Jeff Van Gundy: stop the NBA's coaching carousel!
Over at Freakonomics and Huffington Post, Dave has commented on what Jeff Van Gundy said about changing coaches in the NBA. Dave will also be on the radio today around 11am EST. Tune in to The Beat of Sports on 740 The Game to hear it live!


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What options do I have? I am in Canada but want the best of xm which sirius canada won't give me cuz they're not mergered. I bought a new vw that comes with sirius...never experienced satellite radio before but after a month decided I wanted xm cuz of hockey, golf and baseball games which sirius does not carry. I cannot get a straight answer on what to do to get xm in my car keeping my present radio. Can someone please help me as to what is my best option. p.s. --I am in a bordertown and am wondering if crossing over to Michigan and somehow purchasing the xm usa. would be a viable option. Thanx.
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Decision : 30 COM 7B.71
State of Conservation (Complex of Hué Monuments)
The World Heritage Committee,
1. Having examined Document WHC-06/30.COM/7B,
2. Recalling Decision 29 COM 7B.58, adopted at its 29th session (Durban, 2005),
3. Commends the significant efforts made by the State Party of Viet Nam towards the removal of the illegal constructions that negatively impact on the value of the World Heritage property;
4. Notes with appreciation the positive steps undertaken by the State Party to implement the recommendations made by the Committee at its 29th session in 2005;
5. Notes however that the full implementation of those recommendations requires further substantial work, and requests the State Party to pursue its efforts by:
a) Continuing the implementation of the programme for the removal of the illegal constructions within the World Heritage property, in particular those built after the floods of 1999, and the resettlement of their occupants, within the established timeframe (i.e. within 2010) in close consultation with all the concerned parties;
b) Establishing a complete inventory of all traditional buildings of Hué, possibly based upon a GIS system, that conforms to relevant international standards and which include information on their character, significance and state of conservation, so as to inform appropriate policies for their safeguarding. This inventory should be completed by June 2007;
c) Developing a comprehensive management plan, to be operational by the end of 2008, based on the Outstanding Universal Value of the property and on the outcome of the above-mentioned survey, in consultation with the World Heritage Centre and ICOMOS. As previously recommended, this plan should involve all monuments and landscape areas considered as having a significant heritage value associated with Hué and which are currently not included in the property on the World Heritage List, in view of a possible re-nomination of the property to include more of its cultural landscape. A first draft of the management plan, including its contents, should be prepared by the end of 2006;
d) Conducting an Environmental Impact Assessment, including consideration of cultural heritage aspects, of the proposed tourist resort project on the Vong Canh hill along the Huong River. This should be carried out as soon as possible and, in any case, before irreversible decisions are taken that may affect the value of the World Heritage property;
6. Also requests the State Party to invite a joint World Heritage Centre/ICOMOS monitoring mission in 2007 to assess the state of conservation of the property and assist in defining the scope and content of the management plan to be developed;
7. Further requests the State Party to submit a report to the World Heritage Centre, by 1 February 2007, on the progress achieved in the implementation of the above recommendations for examination by the Committee at its 31st session in 2007.
Context of DecisionWHC-06/30.COM/7B
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Such an impressive work created by Parisian illustrator, Ugo Gattoni. The original is a 5 meters long drawing of the streets of London! I would love to see that. The book is published by Nobrow Press, you can find more images and information about the book there. Or watch the BICYCLE video.
Inspired by the 2012 London Olympic Games, young artist Ugo Gattoni intricately illustrates a cycle race through the streets of London. From elite athletes to cycle couriers, commuters, bankers, delivery boys, mums with kids, youths on stolen mountain bikes to fashionistas and hipsters on fixed gear bikes – pretty soon you will realize this is no ordinary road race!
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text: Sijun Forums :: View topic - 3D Stereoscopic Photo References Log in to check your private messages Sijun Forums Forum Index >> Digital Art Discussion View previous topic :: View next topic Author Topic : "3D Stereoscopic Photo References" ESAULjunior memberMember #Joined: 15 Aug 2008Posts: 36 Posted: Sat Apr 27, 2013 4:06 am Hello, there! Ever wanted to draw something but wasn't exactly sure how? Let's put an end to situations like this. For the past several years, I was helping artists by providing them photo references in hiqh resolutions, so they can see human anatomy in details. But now, I've decided it's time for next step: 3D Stereoscopic Photo References. With thes, you can draw your artwork while looking at the photo that looks like a real 3D object. Just like 3D movies in cinemas. In other words, drawing is easier once again. Download 3D Stereoscopic References _________________http://www.photo-reference-for-comic-artists.com Back to top balisticmemberMember #Joined: 01 Jun 2000Posts: 2599Location: Reno, NV, USA Posted: Mon Apr 29, 2013 10:34 am That's a really cool idea!_________________brian.prince|light.comp.paint Back to top ESAULjunior memberMember #Joined: 15 Aug 2008Posts: 36 Posted: Wed May 29, 2013 11:53 pm thanks, I hope it helps_________________http://www.photo-reference-for-comic-artists.com Back to top Display posts from previous: All Posts1 Day7 Days2 Weeks1 Month3 Months6 Months1 Year Oldest FirstNewest First Sijun Forums Forum Index -> Digital Art Discussion All times are GMT - 8 Hours Page 1 of 1 Jump to: Select a forum Digital Art----------------Digital Art DiscussionWork in ProgressGallery/Finished Work Miscellaneous----------------Random MusingsArchive : Sep99 - Dec00 You cannot post new topics in this forumYou cannot reply to topics in this forumYou cannot edit your posts in this forumYou cannot delete your posts in this forumYou cannot vote in polls in this forum Powered by phpBB © 2005 phpBB Group


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[Chorus: Kanye West]
We in the streets, playa, get ya mail
It's only two places you end up, either dead or in jail
Still nowhere to go
Still nowhere to go
Now throw ya hands up, hustlers, busters, boosters, hoes
Everybody, fuck that
Still nowhere to go
Still nowhere to go
[Verse 1: Mos Def]
Two words, United States, no love, no breaks
Low brow, high stakes, crack smoke, black folks
Big Macs, fat folks, ecstasy capsules
Presidential scandals, everybody move
Two words, Mos Def, K. West, hot shit
Calm down, get back, ghetto people, got this
Game 'pon lock shit, gun 'pon cock shit
We won't stop shit, everybody move
Two words, BK, NY, Bed Stuy
Too harsh, too hungry, too many, that's why
These streets know game, can't ball, don't play
Heavy traffic, one lane, everybody move
Two words, Mos Def, Black Jack, hot shit
Calm down, get back, ghetto people, got this
Game 'pon lock, gun 'pon cock
We won't stop, everybody move
[Chorus: Kanye West (w/ Harlem Boys Choir)]
Now throw ya hands up, hustlers, busters, boosters, hoes
(Throw your hands up high) Everybody, fuck that
Still nowhere to go
Still nowhere to go
And keep ya hands up, hustlers, busters, boosters
Hoes ('Til they reach the sky), everybody, fuck that
Still nowhere to go
Still nowhere to go
[Verse 2: Kanye West]
Two words: Chi-Town, Southside, worldwide
'Cause I rep that 'til I fuckin' die
One neck, two chains, one waist, two gats
One wall, twenty plaques, dues paid, gimme that
I am limelight, Blueprint, five mics
Go-Getters rhyme, like, should've been signed twice
Most imitated, Grammy nominated
Hotel accommodated, cheerleader prom-dated
Barbershop playa-hated, mom-and-pop bootlegged it
Felt like it rained 'til the roof caved in
Two words: Chi-Town raised me, crazy
So I live by two words: "Fuck you, pay me"
Screaming, "Jesus, save me"
You know how the game be, I can't let 'em change me
'Cause on judgment day, you gon' blame me
Look, God, it's the same me
And I basically know now, we get racially profiled
'Cuffed up and hosed down, pimped up and ho'd down
Plus, I got a whole city to hold down
From the bottom, so the top's the only place to go now
[Chorus: Kanye West (w/ Harlem Boys Choir)]
Now throw ya hands up hustlers, busters, boosters, hoes
(Throw your hands up high)
Oh, everybody, fuck that
Still nowhere to go
Still nowhere to go
[Verse 3: Freeway]
Two words, Freeway, two letters, AR
Turn y'all rap niggas to two words: fast runners
Like Jackie Joyner, you better sleep with your burner
The heat skeet, blow a reef through your car, my God
Two words: no guns, break arms
Break necks, break backs, Steven Seagal
Free, young boss, freshman of the Roc
With the beef in the pot Jay sent for his dogs to brawl
Forget your squad, better fend for yourself
Have you screamin' out four words: "Send for the law," ugh
Two words: Freeway, slightly retarded
Fuck around, throw a clip in your artist, leave with his broad
[Outro: Mos Def (w/ Harlem Boys Choir)]
Red, white, blue, black (Throw your hands up)
Calm down, move back
Motherfuckers askin' "who is that?"
You know it's the almighty Black Jack
Mos Def, K. West
Ghetto people get this shit off ya chest
North to the south, to the east, to the west
Black Jack Johnson, it's no contest
(High) And show it to 'em like
Off of 2004's The College Dropout, Kanye, Mos Def and Freeway drop this fast-paced track dedicated to the titular purpose: the verses are done with two words (or two stressed syllables) for every beat (quarter of bar).
Kanye spoke about the song in an interview:
When you hear "Two Words," and you hear after my second verse and that choir goes up but the choir starts before my verse is over because I just had to keep spitting, and the choir goes up to the second part, and that little 14 year old boy hits that crescendo note before it gets to Freeway's verse, and the piano sprinkles behind Freeway's verse, and after Freeway's verse we don't go to the original chorus but we go to an amp out that a choir would do for real, "Throw your hands up, throw your hands up, throw your hands up, throw your hands up."
When you think about the $10,000 I spent on them, and I had to go to someplace in the Hamptons, or near the Hamptons, that looked like Camp Crystal Lake off a scary movie, and round the Harlem Boys Choir up after the label had countlessly never listened to me, and then finally listened to me and tried to force me to get the Hezekiah Walker Choir because they are only $3500 but after they did it, it wasn't really good, and I was set on getting the Harlem Boys Choir.
I got those 16 boys all in the room and designed that whole track for them to sing that, and the way Mos Def's voice sounds on that, "Red! Black! Green! Motherfuckers, get back," and the way we put an effect on the piano so it sounds like it's an electric guitar but it's not, it's just like an amp driven guitar, and it hits the crescendo at the end so it's like three endings. I do that on so many formats. I gave you three endings on the "Through the Wire" video. I gave you three endings on "Two Words." And then I hear that and they gave me 4 out of 5.


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Before the Wedding Bells Ring Out
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo.— Statistics say that for every new marriage celebrated in the United States this year, there will be one divorce.
That's hardly an encouraging statistic for the thousands of engaged couples across the country who are in the final stages of planning their spring and summer weddings. But marriage preparation experts see two possible remedies.
One cure, for those meant to be married, can be to reintroduce them to their faith, making it a more vital part of their lives.
"For many of the couples who attend Catholic pre-marriage programs, the experience can be a turning point, whether they have drifted away from their faith just a little, or even for those who are far out to sea," said Mary Hasson, who designed a marriage preparation course in Bethesda, Maryland.
"Each person, each couple is in a different place in terms of their openness to God," she continued. "A good program should be designed to break down their barriers and get rid of their stereotypes and caricatures of Church teaching.
"Its goal shouldn't be just to make sure that each couple hears an accurate summary of the Church's teachings, but rather to move each person one step closer to Christ."
A second remedy is a powerful pre-marriage program that can help a couple to decide not to marry in the first place.
"We have two or three couples on most weekends who either postpone or cancel their weddings — and those are really our success stories," said Kathy Conway of Engaged Encounter in Colorado Springs, Colorado. "And we have couples who have been married before who come to the Engaged Encounter weekend and say, 'If we would have done this the first time around, we may never have divorced.'"
Last year, the Center for Applied Research on the Apostolate at Georgetown University completed a study of Catholic Engaged Encounter, a nationwide marriage preparation ministry.
Most of the studies done about marital stability and religious practice all across the board tend to show a correlation between the two...
It found that the encounters did "a superb job" in helping couples prepare for marriage. A year after attending an Encounter, nine out of 10 newlywed couples said "the weekend was a valuable experience which brought them closer to their spouse and to God, and that it taught them important skills," the study reported.
'Beginning of the sacrament'
The idea behind Engaged Encounter is to make these couples take a pause from planning the wedding to spend time seriously planning the marriage.
"The wedding is just the beginning of the sacrament," Father Bill Carmody, pastor of Corpus Christi parish in Colorado Springs, recently told a dozen couples gathered for an Encounter weekend. "Spouses are sacraments to each other. They are the presence of God to each other."
For over 20 years, Engaged Encounter has been offering weekend pre-marriage retreats in dioceses across the country where lead couples and clergy take them through a series of topics about the sacramental nature and vocation of marriage. But the couples themselves do most of the work. They are required to discuss privately with each other topics such as living as a Christian family, sexuality (including natural family planning), finances, decision-making, and balancing work, and family.
"There are many other programs in Catholic parishes that we looked at that were so secular, where they didn't talk about marriage being a sacrament, or about God being part of your marriage, and there was no priest or religious present," commented Kevin Conway, who along with his wife, Kathy, form a veteran Encounter lead couple at Corpus Christi parish in Colorado Springs.
"Promoting the idea of marriage as a sacrament is what Engaged Encounter does well," he said.
Hasson, the marriage preparation expert who works at the Center for Family Development in Bethesda, agreed.
She said that nurturing this spiritual dimension is the key. "We need to convince them first of all that it matters what the Church has to say to them about marriage. ... That the happiness that all of them are looking for in marriage will be elusive unless they are open to Christ in their lives."
Georgetown marriage prep experts acknowledge that couples seeking marriage in the Catholic Church probably have an edge over the rest of the population when it comes to making the relationship last over the long haul. Even those couples who are only marginally committed to the Church at the time of their wedding may grow in their devotion as their marriage matures.
"Most of the studies done about marital stability and religious practice all across the board tend to show a correlation between the two," said Richard McCord, executive director of the National Conference of Catholic Bishops Committee on Marriage and the Family. "People spending time focusing on the spiritual dimension of marriage, all of this has a positive effect on marital stability."
'Three to Get Married'
Another marriage preparation program that has had very positive reviews is the Three to Get Married program. It was designed in 1994 for use in the Archdiocese of Washington, D.C., and the Diocese of Arlington, Va., in part to meet their marriage preparation requirements.
Three to Get Married also uses presentations followed by directed questionnaires that the couples work through with each other. It takes place over two consecutive weekends — a hefty time commitment for many working professionals.
Even so, "couples are usually pleased and surprised at their exit attitude when they fill out the evaluation at the end of the weekend," said Mary Jean Mallory, a board member at the Bethesda family center who helped to develop the program.
Three to Get Married refers to the necessity of making God a partner in marriage and "slowly introduces Catholic doctrine through a series of presentations," Mallory explained. This is due to the large number of non-Catholics at every weekend.
"I would say that 75% of our clientele are mixed marriages. And the one who is Catholic doesn't practice much. Over half are cohabiting. These are basically people who have been away from the faith for a while," Mallory said.
Hasson acknowledged that "while Church teachings haven't changed, the people coming into the programs are in radically different places from those in prior generations.
"They come to our program after having heard a steady drumbeat for 20 years telling them that individual fulfillment matters most, even at the expense of spouse or children, or that self-sacrifice is a sign of low self-esteem; that the Church has a Third World view of women, and that marriage hinders a woman's self-fulfillment; that sex is about pleasure without commitment, and that children are a hindrance to personal freedom and must be carefully planned to minimize disruption of personal goals."
Engaged Encounter deals with many of the same lifestyle challenges to the teachings of the Church with their couples.
The Georgetown survey found that among their respondents who attended Encounter weekends "almost half (44%) were cohabiting before marriage, only about half (47%) attend Mass regularly, and more than one-third (35%) were entering mixed marriages."
Given the successful track record of Three to Get Married, Encounter, and several other Catholic pre-marriage programs, it might be expected that couples would line up to attend. Not so, in Mallory's experience.
"Most of the couples who sign up do so because everything else that is shorter is full already," she said.
Catholic pre-marriage programs strive to achieve a balance between the practical and the spiritual topics they need to cover which are important to newlyweds. Each couple who attends brings with them very different life experiences.
"I wish they would have spent a lot more time talking about finances; that's such a big issue in marriage," said Walter, who recently attended an Engaged Encounter weekend in Colorado Springs with his fiancèe, Chelley. They requested that their last names not be used in this story.
Chelley took issue with the week-end's presentation on decision-making: "They told us that we need to work out some kind of agreement about every major decision. ... Walter and I are older than most of these other couples, and I have the maturity to defer to him on issues where he might know more about it than I do."
At Three to Get Married workshops, the toughest subject to broach with their couples is natural family planning, Mallory said.
She said that their audience is usually so skeptical about its effectiveness that they lead with the medical considerations and the scientific information about natural family planning, as presented by a Catholic obstetrician-gynecologist.
"What we have found is that couples are so adamantly opposed to it ... contracepting is a normal part of their relationship already," Mallory said.
"We also have a witness talk, presented by a couple who have six children, whose first three were the result of contraceptive failures," said Mallory.
The Legionaries of Christ have been involved with Three to Get Married from the beginning. "The priest is vital to the entire weekend." Mallory told the Register. "Because we had a priest available for personal consultations, we have had a couple of women convert from Protestantism and a few couples who were cohabiting separate until their wedding.
"One of the priests who works with us on the weekends tells the couples, 'If you don't have a relationship with Christ, the rest of this is a shot in the dark.'"
Molly Mulqueen writes from Colorado Springs, Colorado.


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Thermal Cycler Engineering
System Design
Our re-design is based upon the Open PCR system originally designed by Josh Perfetto and Tito Jankowski. Our new design incorporates some new designs such as software, screen zize, number of testing tube lots, as well as size of heating lid. All of these alterations are made to make the Open PCR system more efficient in terms of its operating system and user-friendly features.
Our most major change to the Open PCR System is the change we made to the read-out screen on the top of the device near the heating lid. This change actually affects a few major components of our system. Not only did we move the screen to the side of the machine, rather than the top, but we also optimized the size of it. This size-change allows users to see the read-outs clearer. We also eliminated the need for a computer (or any outside device, that is) as this new larger screen will also be able to control the machine. Now the user is able to input cycles, temperature, etc. right on the screen instead of needing to plug it into a separate system. This allows for better portability and easier use.
We also changed the space of the testing tubes so now more tubes can be tested at once. To do this we lengthened the plate as well as the heating lid entirely across the top of the machine. Removing the screen from this part of the Open PCR System also allowed for this change.
PCR Protocol
DNA Measurement Protocol
Research and Development
Background on Disease Markers
Prostate Cancer: androgen receptor
"Prostate Cancer is cancer that starts in the prostate gland. The prostate is a small walnut-sized structure that makes up part of a man's reproductive system. It wraps around the urethra, the tube that carries urine out of the body."[1] Prostate Cancer is the most common cause of death from cancer in men over age 75. It's very rare to find it in men younger than 40. In fact, the most common problem in almost all men as they grow older is an enlarged prostate. More information can be found regarding Prostate cancer is here.[2]
An image of a normal prostate and cancer prostate[3]
The marker that is being use was rs137852593.[4]
The Dna Sequence is CTCTGCCTCTTCTTCTCCAGGCTTCC[G/T]CAACTTACACGTGGACGACCAGATG[5] and found in chromosome 13.
Retinoblastoma is a rare, cancerous tumor of a part of the eye called the retina. The disease is caused by a mutation in a gene controlling cell division, causing cells to grow out of control and become cancerous. The cancer generally affects children under the age of 6. It is most commonly diagnosed in children aged 1-2 years. The information regarding this disease is here.[6]
An image of the eye is here. [7]
The marker that is being use is rs121913297. [8]
The DNA sequence is TCAAACGTGTTTTGATCAAAGAAGAG[G/T]AGTATGATTCTATTATAGTATTCTA [9] and found in chromosome 13.
Primer Design
Forward Primer: 5' ATCAAAGAAGAGTAGTATGA 3'
There is a mutation from a G to a T
Reverse Primer: 3' TAGTTTCTTCTCATCATACT 5'
Prostate Cancer
Forward Primer: 5' AGGCTTCCTCAACTTACACG 3'
There is a mutation from a G to a T
Reverse Primer: 3' TCCGAAGGAGTTGAATGTGC 5'
If the sample carries the mutation, then the sample would test positive. If it does not, then the sample would test negative because the primers would not be able to bind to the DNA because it does not contain the proper sequence.
These are the primers for the Retinoblastoma sample binding:
These are the primers for the Prostate Cancer sample binding:
This is the process of DNA amplification:
http://www2.le.ac.uk/departments/emfpu/genetics/explained/images/PCR-process.gif [10]
[math]\displaystyle{ P(A|B) = \frac{P(B | A)\, P(A)}{P(B)}. \, }[/math]
[math]\displaystyle{ P(A|B) }[/math] represents the probability that cancer will produce a positive outcome in the test (when the primer binds to the mutated gene).
[math]\displaystyle{ P(B|A) }[/math] represents the probability a person will yield a positive result for the cancer test.
[math]\displaystyle{ P(A) }[/math] represents the probability of carrying the mutated gene.
[math]\displaystyle{ P(B) }[/math]represents the probability of people who would yield a positive result in the test without really having cancer.


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Today, I called the toll-free line three times to verify the accuracy of the data currently list on file for me, only to reach someone (3X) who speaks very poor English and who kept reading the script even after I told them I could not understand them. Plus, the telephone link sounded like they were under water and in the Caribbean or the Philippines. I think that "Publishing Concepts" needs to review their telephone data collection.
After reading the other threads on this subject, I'm happy that I could NOT get through to someone who speaks ENGLISH!!!!!!!!!


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I created two simple image diff/merge utilities like WinMerge.
1. One is written using Win32 API (non-MFC) and FreeImage library.
This can be used as a library like frhed.
My winmerge-v2 fork already uses it.
- https://bitbucket.org/sdottaka/winmerge-v2
- http://www.geocities.co.jp/SiliconValley-SanJose/8165/unofficial_winmerge_nightly_builds.html
I think it can be integrated with winmerge-v2 and winmerge 2011.
If you are interested in the feature, I will write a patch to integrate it.
2. Another one is written using Qt framework
I hope this help WinMerge development.


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Susan Herman
Criminal Law
Terrorism Law
Susan Herman was elected President of the American Civil Liberties Union in October 2008, after having served on the ACLU National Board of Directors for 20 years, as a member of the Executive Committee for 16 years, and as General Counsel for 10 years. At Brooklyn Law School, she holds a chair as the inaugural Ruth Bader Ginsburg Professor of Law, and teaches courses in Constitutional Law and Criminal Procedure, and seminars on Law and Literature, and Terrorism and Civil Liberties. She is affiliated with the Center for Law, Language & Cognition and is an Edward V. Sparer Public Interest Law Fellowship Committee Member.
A highly regarded authority in constitutional and criminal procedure topics, she is a prolific author in these areas. Her extensive writings have been published in scholarly and other publications, ranging from law reviews and books to periodicals and on-line publications. Her most recent book, Taking Liberties: The War on Terror and the Erosion of American Democracy (Oxford 2011 & 2014) was awarded the 2012 Roy C. Palmer Civil Liberties Prize from the Illinois Institute of Technology Chicago-Kent College of Law. She is also author of The Right to a Speedy and Public Trial (Praeger Publishers 2006) and co-authored Terrorism, Government, and Law: National Authority and Local Autonomy in the War on Terror (Praeger Publishers 2008).
Professor Herman has discussed constitutional law issues on radio, including a variety of NPR shows; on television, including programs on PBS, CSPAN, NBC, MSNBC. Her opinions are also regularly printed in leading print media. In addition, she has been a frequent speaker at academic conferences and continuing legal education events organized by groups such as the Federal Judicial Center and the American Bar Association, lecturing and conducting workshops for various groups of judges and lawyers, and at non-legal events, including speeches at the U.S. Army War College and many other schools, and at international conferences. She has also participated in Supreme Court litigation, writing and collaborating on Supreme Court amicus curiae briefs for the ACLU on a range of constitutional criminal procedure issues, including the recent case of Riley v. California.
She was a Note and Comment Editor on the NYU Law Review. Before entering teaching, she was Pro Se Law Clerk for the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, and Staff Attorney and then Associate Director of Prisoners' Legal Services of New York.
She received her B.A. from Barnard College and J.D. from New York University School of Law.Publications


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Attention Prize Winners:
I hope all the winners announced on Dec. 18 won't mind, but I didn't get all the book-prizes sent out til yesterday. And I didn't have Sandy's address until after they went out, so hers will go out on Monday. I decided to wait until after Christmas because there was just too much going on in my life, and because the post office was busy delivering all those Christmas gifts. I hope you understand.
My employer is paying postage (thanks, Paul Grzella), so I packed the books up and put them in our company mail, which means they went down to the Asbury Park Press for postage and will be sent out of Neptune. I hope everybody gets their books in about a week.
2013 Knitting Goals:
This morning, I thought I'd track down the sweaters I most want to make this year. For the last few years, I've been doing this, and it's embarrassing to see that although I knit constantly, there are some sweaters on this list that have been here for 3 years. I think back in 2010 or 2011, I had a list of 22 sweaters. That's more sweaters than I can do in a year. But I am determined to do as many of these sweaters as I can.
First, I am going to admit flat out that I want to make at least one Sasha Kagan sweater. I have that wonderful book of designs from throughout her career, but I can't find it. Liz, did I lend it to you? (You can tell that I really need to clean up my house, especially the living and dining rooms, which are filled right now with overflowing stacks of knitting books and magazines.)
Second, I want to explore the Swirl concept more fully. That's going to mean finishing up my Swirl sweater from Sandra McIver's book, "Knit, Swirl," very soon. Following that, not necessarily immediately but some time this year, I want to knit the swirl shrug, Painter's Palette, in Cathy Caron's "Short Story," which I intend to lengthen, and the Jessica Cabled Vest from the Tahki Stacy Charles Fall 2012 collection. The latter is very similar to the bodice of a Swirl sweater, but it doesn't have the wide border that becomes a skirt/collar in McIver's and Caron's sweaters. I am not sure if I'll add a wide border to the Jessica sweater or not. And then, I will try to design my own Swirl, probably with reversible cables.
That Swirl exploration is going to take a lot of time, and it may be the major chunk of my knitting in 2013. But I also want to knit some sweaters from designers I admire. From Deborah Newton, I want to knit the Leaf Lace sweater from "Knit Red." I want to knit something from Nicky Epstein, but not sure whether it will be the Red Roses Shrug from "Knit Red," or something from her new book, "Knitting in Circles," which I love. From Fiona Ellis, I want to finally knit the Joining in Friendship turtleneck, which is in "Inspired Cable Knits." And from Lily Chin, I want to knit Grecian Plaits from Knitter's Magazine, Summer 2007. From Marly Bird, I want to make the Barton Cardigan in "Knitting Plus" because it has a very interesting design/construction. From Norah Gaughn and the Berroco Design Team (I don't know if it's Norah's design, but it's from Berroco) I want to make the Fairfield pullover. And from Rowan's Magazine # 50, I want to make 2 ponchos: Holly by Kaffe Fassett and Hawthorn Cape by Marie Wallin. I'd also like to make the poncho that Annie Modesitt gave us in the class I took, although I might switch it over to all plaid and eliminate the cables, and I still want to make Elbow Room, a car coat that was on the cover of Creative Knitting years ago. Oh, and I want to make the Dahlia pi shawl from "Knitting from the Center Out."
Even if I had the rights to post photos of all these sweaters, it would take too long for you to download them to your computer as you read this, but I've linked to as many of them as I can. They're mostly Ravelry links; if you haven't joined Ravelry.com, what are you waiting for?
Gift bags and Alex's helmet:
Last night, as I was leaving the office to deliver the finished Black Prince helmet to Alex, I showed it to Carolyn Sampson, our intrepid administrative assistant. She liked the helmet, but she liked the gift bag (black with green drawstring) so much that I offered to make her one in the color of her choice. She chose purple.
I delivered the helmet to Alex, who was rushing out the door of Chicken Holiday to deliver dinners to customers. He said "I love it," which was very gratifying, and later he called me to say "I definitely got a kick out of it." He also asked to keep the black gift bag, which he's never done before. Of course, I said he could have it.
When I got home, I ate my Chicken Holiday Ceasar salad and then went up in the attic and found my orchid cotton yarn (mill ends from Spinrite), which I combined with dark purple cotton yarn in my computer room (also mill ends from Spinrite) to make Carolyn this gift bag. I knit till 11 p.m. so that I could get it all done last night. Now, I just have to knit the drawstring icord and it will be ready for her.


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While Palm CEO Jon Rubinstein says the company would certainly "consider takeover offers," he insists that Palm can survive as an independent company. Not only that, but he has hope for the future:
Mr Rubinstein said Palm was working "fast and furious on new handsets". "We do have a strong pipeline of products in the future," he added
Good on you, Mr. Rubinstein, but I'm going to keep hoping for a Google deal to save your company. [Financial Times via Engadget]


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In article one, I introduced you to the Betting Exchange concept and explained the basics of LAY Betting (Lay to Lose). Now in this article, I'm going to introduce you to another unique and powerful feature of the betting exchanges, the Place Markets.
What Are Betting Exchange Place Markets?
Place markets are as the name suggests, markets which allow you to bet on a selection to be 'placed'. Eg. a horse to finish 1st, 2nd or 3rd in a 8 runner or larger field.
Now, the first and most important thing to highlight here is that these place markets are completely different to the well known Each Way (EW) betting markets offered by traditional bookmakers. The Each Way bet is in fact 2 bets of equal stakes.
The 1st stake is on the selection to win and the 2nd is on it to be placed. So a £10 EW bet will cost you £20 in total.
A £10 place bet on a Betting Exchange is a single bet and therefore will only cost you £10. If your selection finishes in a place, you collect your winnings and smile.
Think about it for a minute. How many times have you been certain that a horse will be placed, but you have not been confident that it will win...
Traditional Each Way Betting
Take the following example. A horse named 'Im gonna be placed' that is available to back with traditional bookmakers at 4/1 (5.0). Your very confident that it will finish in the top 3 in a 10 runner field.
With a traditional bookmaker, your options are:
1) Take a chance on it winning and place a win single on it. E.g. £10 at 4/1
2) Place an EW bet on it. E.g. £10 EW at 4/1 (5.0). Total stakes £20. The bookies will pay you 1/5 odds on the place element of this E/W bet based on their standard EW rules. On our horse which is available to back at 5.0 this equates to 1.8
Now, the only time the above race will be profitable for you is if the horse actually wins. In both cases you would make a very nice profit if it did. For option 1 you would win £40 profit and for option 2, £48 profit.
BUT, if as you suspected the horse only finishes placed in 2nd or 3rd, you actually lose money in both cases. With option 1 you obviously lose all your stake money so are down £10. With option 2, you win £8 on the Place side of the EW bet but still lose £2 overall as the win part of the bet was a losing one.
Enter The Betting Exchange Place Markets
Using the above example and depending upon the prices of the other horses in the race, you would probably see the Betting Exchanges offering odds of around 1.60 - 2.00 (evens) on this horse being placed. You can therefore put your £10 PLACE bet on at say 1.8 and collect £8 profit (minus commission) as long as the horse finishes 1st, 2nd or 3rd. Only if the horse finishes outside of the top 3 do you lose your £10 stake.
I'm sure this has got you thinking and you can probably see the power in this straight away!
When combined with a good staking plan and a sensible selection process, it can be common to have very long winning streaks when backing horses to be placed on the betting exchanges. These longer winning streaks more than make up for the relatively short prices that are offered on selections to be placed.
Place Market Important Notes
A few important things to note about place markets:
1) Unlike the betting exchange win markets, Place markets DO NOT go "In-Running" when the race starts but this is true of the traditional E/W bets offered by bookies as well.
2) If a race is planned as a 8 runner or more event but a number of horses become non-runners leaving less than 8 runners, the betting exchanges still offer odds on 3 places. This is different to bookmakers who in such cases adjust their odds on the place payment from 1/5 to 1/4 of the win odds BUT they only pay out on 2 places. If a 5,6 or 7 runner field is shortened to less than 5 runners, the betting exchanges will still offer place markets and payout if the horse finishes 1st or 2nd.
3) You can make up the equivalent of an E/W bet on the betting exchanges by placing a bet on the win market and a separate bet on the place market. Depending upon the type of race and the form of the market, you will often find that this offers more value in terms of odds than an E/W bet with a bookmaker.
Backing Or Laying On The Place Markets
As explained in article 1, the ability to Lay a selection is perhaps the most important feature of the betting exchanges. You now have the ability to Lay selections to be placed. In other words, if you have a valid reason to believe that a selection will not even finish in a place, Lay it to Lose on a betting exchange. The real beauty of laying on the place markets, is that the odds are always much lower than the outright win odds so your lay liabilities are much lower.
Trading On The Place Markets
As the place market prices are much lower than the outright win market prices, they also offer a great place to learn the skill of TRADING without much risk to your balance! Betting Exchange trading is simply the process of betting on price movements for guaranteed profits. E.g. Back a horse at 4.0 and then Lay it later at 3.0 for a no risk bet or guaranteed profit regardless of the outcome!
Betting exchange trading will be covered in detail in a future betting article.
Place markets should be used as part of your betting armory. They offer you the chance to make money frequently with long winning streaks being very common. This helps to build your confidence as well as your betting bank!
Bookie Each Way bets are not always poor bets but in the vast majority of races, the odds are stacked firmly in the favour of the bookmakers. They simply love punters taking EW bets on these races as they know its their bread and butter. A small proportion of races where the market is formed in a certain way do offer the punter very good E/W value but that's for a different day...
Well that's it for part 2 of my betting exchange articles. In part 3, I will be explaining the Betting Exchange In-Running markets.
Betting On Horse Racing ~ Sensible Money Management (Part 2)
Now that we have put the Barry Bonds/ Babe Ruth blah, blah, blah to sleep, I think it's time that we sat back and wagered a few bucks on our favorite MLB team. Parity is here and every one of the six divisions is up for grabs this year and handicapping these teams, takes patience and talent.
Let's start with the glamour division and of course I am referring to the American League East where the New York Yankees and Boston Red Sox have been trading punches since the opening week of April and George's boys are now sitting in the penthouse.
Lurking down in the lobby are the Toronto Blue Jays who have fought off injuries to their starting pitching staff, with superb hitting and are 32-25 and are just three games back. Toronto has made it clear from the get go, that they will spend money during the season in order to contend.
In the AL Central my 9-1 betting bonanza and that would be the 2005 Chicago White Sox are scuffling a bit after a torrid start and presently trail the Motown Detroit Tigers. The Tigers began the first 50 games under Jim Leyland in spectacular fashion, but injuries are beginning to hit them, with the latest being to Pudge Rodriguez.
At 28-29 the Cleveland Indians will make a move at some point and placing a few bucks on them, could provide you with a nice return on your dollar. The AL West with Texas, Oakland, Seattle and Los Angeles is a crapshoot, with only 5.5 games separating the VIP section and the cheap seats. The first place Rangers incidentally are the only team in the West with a winning mark in games played within the division and against the powerful AL East and you cannot ignore that vital gambling statistic.
The New York Mets like their neighbors the Yankees like to throw the money around and they sit atop the NL East presently, but the Phillies and Braves can almost reach out and touch them. With 14 straight division titles, I certainly would think about a wagering a few bucks on them to win once again.
The Cardinals are suddenly trying to ward off the Cincinnati Reds who are getting healthy and pounding the ball. The Cardinals meanwhile have all kids of injury issues with Pujols and ace Chris Carpenter does not look stable.
Just like their counterparts in the AL West, the NL West Diamondbacks, Dodgers, Padres, Giants and Rockies are in a fierce battle for supremacy. Just six games separate the top and bottom, with Arizona leading the pack. The Dodgers are getting superb play out of Garciaparra and if their veterans can stay healthy, watch out!
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Adirondack Almanack provides this weekly Hunting and Fishing Report each Thursday evening, year round. The Almanack also provides weekly backcountry recreation conditions reports for those headed into the woods or onto the waters.
Listen for the weekly Adirondack Outdoor Recreation Report Friday mornings on WNBZ (AM 920 & 1240, FM 105 & 102.1), WSLP (93.3) and the stations of North Country Public Radio.
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Another major snowstorm Thursday has blanketing the region, including for the first time this winter eastern Essex County and North Warren counties. Skis or snowshoes will be necessary in many areas, and required in the High Peaks where snow depths are approaching four feet. Remember it takes more time and energy to travel through snow. Summit areas can expect daytime wind chill values hovering around zero this weekend. Be prepared for cold weather by wearing appropriate layered clothing, drink plenty of water and eat plenty of food to avoid hypothermia, and be prepared to spend the night in sub-zero temperatures in an emergency. Four people have been rescued from the High Peaks in the last two weeks, three were forced to spend the night in the backcountry and suffered from hypothermia and frostbite. Use extreme caution on ice on water (see the lake ice report below).
Currently there are 6 to 8 inches of snow on the ground at lower elevations in Warren and Eastern Essex County and into the Keene Valley approach to the high peaks, with 15-20 inches in the lower elevations throughout the south-central and central Adirondacks. The caretaker reports 45 inches of snow at the Lake Colden Interior Cabin. There is not as much snow at the trailheads out of the Keene/Keene Valley corridor however the snow quickly deepens as you climb to higher elevations. The National Weather Service snow cover map provides a good gauge of snow cover around the region, albeit somewhat under-reporting actual snow accumulations.
More than 20 people have been rescued from floating ice on local lakes this past week. Lake Champlain and Lake George (with the exception of the South Bay of Lake Champlain) remain largely open water with some areas covered with dangerously thin ice. Expect wet conditions during the afternoon most everywhere, despite the 6 to 12 inches of ice being reported on most lakes at lower elevations. Always check the depth of ice before crossing and avoid inlets, outlets and ice on or near running water. Ice that holds snow may not hold the weight of a person.
For the first time this winter, most snowmobile trails should be open this weekend. With the best conditions from Southern Franklin County and Cranberry Lake through toward Long Lake, and Indian Lake, with lesser conditions toward Old Forge, Inlet, and the Speculator area. Some trails in Eastern Essex, Warren and Washington County are now ridable but boney. Jessup River Wild Forest would be a great bet this weekend, to get away from the crowds. Each individual club has the final authority as to whether to open their trails or not and snowmobilers should show restraint in areas with insufficient snow cover to avoid damaging the trails. Also, a reminder to respect the landowners who have given permission for trails to cross their land. Check with local clubs before venturing out. A map of New York State Snowmobile Association Member Clubs by county, complete with contact information, may be found here.
Check the weather before entering the woods or heading onto the waters and be aware of weather conditions at all times. The National Weather Service (NWS) at Burlington and Albany cover the Adirondack region.
** Fire Danger: LOW
Due to the possibility of spreading invasive species that could devastate northern New York forests (such as Emerald Ash Borer, Hemlock Wooly Adeljid and Asian Longhorn Beetle), DEC prohibits moving untreated firewood more than 50 miles from its source. Forest Rangers have been ticketing violators of the firewood ban. More details and frequently asked questions at the DEC website.
Ice has formed on all slack waters. The region's rivers and streams are at normal levels for this time of year. Consult the latest streamgage data if you our venturing onto the region's waters.
** Ice Fishing Underway
More than 20 people have been rescued from floating ice on local lakes this past week. Lake Champlain and Lake George (with the exception of the South Bay of Lake Champlain) remain largely open water with some areas covered with dangerously thin ice. Expect wet conditions during the afternoon most everywhere, despite the 6 to 12 inches of ice being reported on most lakes at lower elevations. Always check the depth of ice before crossing and avoid inlets, outlets and ice on or near running water. Ice that holds snow may not hold the weight of a person. The Almanack covered the beginning of the hard-water angling season on Thursday.
** Water Temperatures
Water temperatures in many of the Adirondack waters have dropped into the lower 30s, colder water temperatures can be expected in higher elevation waters. Lake Champlain water temperature is 32 degrees.
Ice Fishing Regulation Changes
Balfour Lake, Town of Minerva, Essex County is open to ice fishing for smallmouth bass, yellow perch and pumpkinseed. Glen Lake, Town of Queensbury, Warren County is now open to rainbow trout fishing. Galway Lake, Town of Galway, Saratoga County is open to walleye, pumpkinseed, yellow perch, rock bass and black crappie fishing. Seventh Lake, Town of Inlet, Hamilton County is now open to rainbow trout, lake trout, yellow perch, landlocked salmon, brook trout and smelt fishing. Sixth Lake, Town of Inlet, Hamilton County is now open to whitefish, rainbow trout, yellow perch, lake trout, landlocked salmon and smelt fishing. Lake Jimmy, Town of Newcomb, Essex County is now open to ice fishing. Lake Sally, Town of Newcomb, Essex County is now open to ice fishing.
** Free Fishing Day Clinics for 2012 Announced
Each year DEC offers free fishing day clinics at various locations statewide. This means participants can enjoy a day of fishing without the need to purchase a fishing license. In addition, participants learn about fish identification, fishing equipmentand techniques, DEC fisheries management, angling ethics and more. Free Fishing Clinics are scheduled for May 19 at Hawkins Point, Massena, at Remington Pond and all waters on Ft. Drum, and on June 30 and July 1 at Silver Bay YMCA on Lake George (pre-registration required). A full list of DEC's 2012 Free Fishing Day clinic locations is available online.
** DEC Announces Proposed Freshwater Fishing Changes
Proposed changes to the current freshwater fishing regulations were announced today by the DEC. DEC will accept public comments on the proposals through April 2, 2012. Changes under consideration for this proposal were available on DEC's website earlier this year for comment. This feedback, in addition to comments received from angling interest groups, provided input to the development of the regulation changes which include (among others): The establishment of a special walleye regulation of 18-inch minimum size and three per day in Lake Pleasant and Sacandaga Lake (Hamilton County) to aid restoration of the walleye populations in these waters; Prohibit fishing from the Lake Pleasant outlet to the mouth of the Kunjamuk River (Hamilton County) from March 16 until the first Saturday in May (opening day for walleye) to protect spawning walleye; Open Lake Kushaqua and Rollins Pond (Franklin County) to ice fishing for lake trout as these populations are considered stable enough to support this activity; Open Blue Mountain Lake, Eagle Lake, Forked Lake, Gilman Lake, South Pond and Utowana Lake (Hamilton County) to ice fishing for landlocked salmon and reduce the daily limit for lake trout in these waters from three per day to two per day. Combined with an existing regulation this change will create a suite of nine lakes in Hamilton County that will have the same ice fishing regulations for lake trout and landlocked salmon. Delete the catch and release trout regulation for Jordan River from Carry Falls Reservoir upstream to Franklin County line (St. Lawrence County) because this regulation is considered inappropriate for this remote stream section. Delete the special trout regulation for Palmer Lake (Saratoga County) to match the statewide regulation. This minor adjustment would extend the season 15 days. Delete special ice fishing regulation for Square Pond (Franklin County) because this water will no longer be managed for trout. Open specific waters to ice fishing currently deemed as trout waters in the counties of Herkimer, Jefferson, Lewis, Oneida and St. Lawrence Counties as ice fishing can be allowed for at these locations. Provide for ice fishing at a privately managed water in Hamilton County (Salmon Pond) that is stocked with trout by a private party, as requested. The full text of the draft regulation as well as instructions for submitting comments can be found on DEC's website. Comments on the proposals can be sent via e-mail to [email protected], or mailed to Shaun Keeler, New York State DEC, Bureau of Fisheries, 625 Broadway, Albany, NY 12233-4753. Hard copies of the full text can be requested from Shaun Keeler at the same addresses listed above. Final regulations, following full review of public comments, will take effect October 1, 2012.
New Web-Version of Freshwater Fishing Map and Guide
You can now navigate through maps online to find places to fish in New York State. The information comes from the I FISH NY Guide to Freshwater Fishing released earlier this year with details like types of fish and available amenities at great fishing locations on over 400 lakes, ponds, rivers and streams. Look for "Public Fishing Lakes and Ponds" and "Public Fishing Rivers and Streams" on DEC's Google Maps and Google Earth webpage. If you would prefer a brochure in hand rather than look online, send your name and mail address to [email protected] with "NY Fishing Map" in the subject line.
Special Fishing Seasons Remain Open
The statewide trout season is closed but there are some exceptions to this regulation. The catch-and-release areas on the West Branch of the Ausable River, Saranac River and the Battenkill remain open as well as a few ponds such as Mountain Pond, Lake Clear & Lake Colby in Franklin County; and Connery Pond in Essex County. Lake Champlain and sections of its tributaries are open all year for trout and salmon fishing. To find out which waters near you still have trout fishing opportunities, check the special fishing regulations by County.
Currently Open Fishing Seasons
Open seasons include Pike, Pickerel, Tiger Muskie, Walleye (those seasons close March 15 and reopen May 15). Yellow Perch, Crappie, and Sunfish seasons are open all year. Black Bass season is closed but catch-and-release fishing for bass is allowed in the following Region 5 Counties; Clinton, Essex, Warren, Washington, Saratoga, and Fulton Counties. For catch and size limits view the freshwater fishing regulations online.
Personal Flotation Devices Required
Boaters are reminded all persons aboard a pleasure vessel less than 21 feet regardless of age must wear a personal flotation device from November 1st to May 1st.
Lake Clear
The gate for the road to Lake Clear Girl Scout Camp is open, but due to the condition of the road until further notice it should only be used by pickup trucks, SUVs and other vehicles with high clearance. This road is used to access Meadow and St. Germain Ponds.
Kings Bay Wildlife Management Area
The two gates are open allowing ice anglers to access Kings Bay and Catfish Bay on Lake Champlain. The Town of Champlain has improved the shoulder of Point Au Fer Road, directly west of Scales Road, allowing easier access for snowmobiles and ATVs. However, the Town asks ice anglers to please park as far off Scales Road as possible so emergency vehicles and snow plows can safely pass and to obey the No Parking signs along Point Au Fer Road.
Use Baitfish Wisely
Anglers using fish for bait are reminded to be careful with how these fish are used and disposed of. Careless use of baitfish is one of the primary means by which non-native species and fish diseases are spread from water to water. Unused baitfish should be discarded in an appropriate location on dry land. A "Green List" of commercially available baitfish species that are approved for use in New York State has now been established in regulation. A discussion of these regulations and how to identify approved baitfish species is available online. Personal collection and use of baitfish other than those on the "Green List" is permitted, but only on the water from which they were collected and they may not be transported overland by motorized vehicle. Anglers are reminded that new regulations for transportation of baitfish are currently under consideration, and these proposed regulations can be viewed online.
Preventing Invasive Species and Fish Diseases
Anglers are reminded to be sure to dry or disinfect their fishing and boating equipment, including waders and boots, before entering a new body of water. This is the only way to prevent the spread of potentially damaging invasive plant and animal species (didymo and zebra mussels) and fish diseases (Viral Hemorrhagic Septicemia (VHS) and whirling disease). Methods to clean and disinfect fishing gear can be found online.
Health Advisories on Fish
The NYSDOH has issued the 2010-2011 advisories on eating sportfish and game. Some of fish and game contain chemicals at levels that may be harmful to human health. See the DEC webpage on Fish Health Advisories for more information and links to the Department of Health information.
** 2011 Whitetail Deer Harvest Report
The 2011 deer take varied less than one percent from the 2010 take statewide. In 2011, hunters took slightly more than 118,350 antlerless deer (adult females and fawns) and just over 110,000 adult male deer (bucks). In the northern zone, the buck take (about 15,900) was
essentially unchanged from 2010, though the antlerless harvest (about 10,900) was down about 13 percent from last year. More details and links to the full harvest summaries are available online.
** 2011 Black Bear Harvest Report
Outside of the Adirondack region the 2011 bear harvest set new records, substantially exceeding previous record takes in central and western New York. In contrast, bear take in the Adirondack region dropped to a level not seen since 1998. The bear take was below the five-year average during each of the bear seasons and the overall bear take was down about 47 percent from 2010 for the region. Bear harvest rates in the Adirondacks typically drop in the early season during years of abundant soft mast (cherries, raspberries and apples), while the take will increase during the regular season in years with abundant beech nuts. More details and links to the full harvest summaries are available online.
** Most Small Game Seasons Closed
Grey, Black and Fox Squirrel, Snipe, Rail, Gallinule, Ruffed Grouse, Pheasant, Woodcock, Coyote, Fox, Raccoon, Skunk, Opossum, and Weasel seasons are now closed. Crow, Cottontail, Varying Hare, and Coyote Season remain open. See the DEC Small Game webpage for more information on seasons and regulations.
** Most Trapping Seasons Closed
Fisher, Martin, Coyote, Red Fox, Gray Fox, Raccoon, Skunk, Opossum, Weasel, and Bobcat seasons are now closed in all Region 5 WMUs; Mink and Muskrat season closes April 15 in all Region 5 WMUs except 5R, 5S & 5T where it closes April 7. Otter season closes April 7 in all Region 5 WMUs except 5S and 5T where it closed February 28 and in 5R where there is no trapping season. Beaver season closes April 7 in all Region 5 WMUs.
Snow Goose Season Now Open
In the Northeastern Waterfowl Hunting Zone Snow Goose season reopens February 24 and closes April 15. Note that the boundary between the Northeastern and the Southeastern Waterfowl Hunting Zones now runs east along Route 29 to Route 22, north along Route 22 to Route 153, east along Route 153 to the New York – Vermont boundary.
** DEC Reviewing Bobcat Management Plan Comments
The draft Management Plan for Bobcat in New York State, 2012-2017 (PDF) was available for public review and comment from January 18 through February 16. DEC received comments from more than 1,500 individuals and organizations and are now processing the comments to determine whether changes are warranted for the final plan. The assessment of public comments and the final plan will be posted on DEC's Bobcat webpage later this spring.
DEC Accepting Pheasant Program Applications
The application period is now open for the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation's cooperative Day-Old Pheasant Chick Program. Day-old chicks are available at no cost to participants who are able to provide a brooding facility and covered outdoor rearing pen, and have identified an adequate release site. Approved applicants will receive the day-old chicks in April, May or June. No chicks obtained through the Day-Old Pheasant Chick Program are permitted to be released on private shooting preserves. All release sites must be approved in advance by DEC and must be open to the public for pheasant hunting. Individuals interested in these programs should contact their nearest DEC regional office for applications and additional information. In 2011, DEC distributed 46,496 day-old pheasant chicks to qualified applicants. Applications must be filed with a DEC regional wildlife manager by March 15, 2011.
Sportsmen & Outdoor Recreation Legislative Day
The New York State Rifle & Pistol Association has set a date of Tuesday, March 20, 2012 for the 3rd Annual Sportsmen & Outdoor Recreation Legislative Awareness Day. It will take place from 9:00am to 1:00pm in the "Well" of the State Legislative Office Building in Albany. Sponsored by NYSRPA and Assembly Minority Leader Brian Kolb the event focuses on lobbying around 2nd Amendment issues and exhibits and presentations by advocates, including a keynote address by Wayne LaPierre, Executive Vice President and CEO of the National Rifle Association.
Winter Wild Turkey Flock Survey
Visit DEC's Winter Wild Turkey Flock Survey (http://www.dec.ny.gov/animals/48756.html) webpage and start recording observations of turkey flocks to help monitor their status and health. Just print a turkey-sighting form, record the number of turkeys you see in a flock from January through March, and send in your results to the address noted on the form at the end the survey period. In 2011, more than 640 reports were received, resulting in 10,200 birds counted in 49 of the 62 counties in New York State.
Lewis Preserve WMA
The Brandy Brook has jumped its bank creating a braided stream channel across the main foot trail adjacent to the existing foot bridge. Users should use caution while attempting to cross this new stream channel as it may be deep and swift moving.
Warnings and announcements drawn from DEC, NWS, NOAA, USGS, and other sources. Detailed Adirondack Park hunting, fishing, and trapping information can be found at DEC's webpages. A DEC map of the Adirondack Park can also be found online [pdf].
The DEC Habitat/Access Stamp is available for $5 at all outlets where sporting licenses are sold, on-line and via telephone at 1-866-933-2257. Stamp proceeds support the DEC's efforts to conserve habitat and increase public access for fish and wildlife related recreation. A Habitat/Access Stamp is not required to hunt, fish or trap, nor do you have to purchase a sporting license to buy a habitat stamp.


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Mr HenHouse, always up on what's going on where on the steam railway scene, had long since spotted that last weekend was to be the West Somerset Railway's Spring Steam Gala. Lots of wonderful engines all to be in attendance (apparently). After a bolstering cup of tea and hot buttered crumpets, off we set!
We did drop in at my fave local charity shop on the way so I could get my thrifty vintagey fix, to steel myself for the railway onslaught that was to follow!
A meandering drive through the beautiful West Somerset countryside found us arriving at this very quaint rural railway station.
The Railway had gone to a lot of effort to make sure everything was looking its best. There were lots of vintage treasures on display to satisfy even my aesthetic side!
But someone enjoyed themselves oh so much more, fulfilling a lifelong ambition (all seven and a half years of it, you know) to be a GWR engine driver at long last!
Always keen to encourage youngsters' interest in the steam railway, we were allowed a rare treat to go up into the signal box. Oh so cosy! A stove in the corner, a nice arm chair, kettle on. I could have really made myself at home with my crochet! The boys were much more interested in all the levers and bells and err, things, of course.
We had a ride along the railway, jumping on and off at various stations to have a peek into the engine sheds and finally arrived at the terminus at Minehead. The treat here is the new turntable. If, like me, your knowledge of railways is somewhat patchy at best, the turntable is used to well, turn, the engine round at the end of the line. It is quite something to see in action, seeing tonnes of steam engine being turned around.
Still with me or have your eyes glazed over at all this railway talk? Let's move on to vintage prettiness.
A while back, you may recall I visited Cath K at Bicester (I know, it's hard to remember, I hardly ever go to Cath K...) There I puchased some bargain blue cotton sheets with crochet edging. Well, I turned the single sheet into two pillowcases (the sheet cost £8) and left the super king size one as it was (cost £20 as opposed to the original £90). I am a bit of a white bedding freak so the blue is taking some getting used to, but they are really lovely quality. I've teamed them with some stripey pillowcases (50p from the fave charity shop) but I need to make some new cushion covers because these ones are too blue alongside the blue sheets. I apologise for the creases but the bedding went on late on Friday night when we got to the cottage and the photos I took then were all blurry because it was dark so the better photos are post-occupation, so to speak!
Our little cottage has just two rooms upstairs, our bedroom and the Munchkin's cowboy room, of course. It is very higgledy piggledy, roof rafters and beams everywhere at odd angles, the little windows peeping out of the thatch. It really is the quintessential chocolate box country cottage. When we went to view the cottage before buying, Mr HenHouse went up the (tiny little windy) staircase (no mean feat for a six footer) and shouted down "You're going to love this!" A few shots around the bedroom reveal the cottage's quirky nature...
It is a complete contrast to our life here in the big city, both wonderful in their own way. It certainly is nice, lying in that big Victorian bed with my snuggly eiderdown, hearing nothing but the song of the birds outside.
Now, I really must get on and do something productive today!


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Starting the process of incorporating a new company for its proposed aviation venture with Singapore Airlines, Tata group has sought to register this entity as 'Tata SIA Airlines Limited'.
The application for registration of this name has been filed with the Registrar of Companies through submission of form '1A', which is the first step towards incorporation of a new company.
The registration is currently "under process" and can be approved soon, as per the latest information available with the Corporate Affairs Ministry. This would be followed by submission of various other documents, including the Article of Association, and details of the company's board of directors, share capital, business areas etc.
Going by the proposed name, the new company is expected to be a 'public limited company', which needs to have a suffix 'limited' to its name. The private limited companies need to suffix their names with 'private limited'.
The brand name of the proposed airline, however, is yet to be announced. Incidentally, Tata SIA Airlines Limited would be among the first major companies to be incorporated under the new Companies Act, 2013 that came into effect earlier this month.
Tata Sons Ltd, the holding company of salt-to-software conglomerate Tata group, and Singapore Airlines announced yesterday that they are setting up a new full-service airline in India. While Tata Sons would hold majority 51 per cent stake, Singapore Airlines (SIA) would have remaining 49 per cent.
The two partners are expected to make an initial investment of USD 100 million to launch the airline, which may take off next year after necessary clearances.
The initial Board of the new carrier, Tata SIA Airlines Ltd, will have three members, two nominated by Tata Sons and one nominated by Singapore Airlines.
This is the third attempt by the two partners to enter the Indian civil aviation sector.
The Tatas have a long history of association with civil aviation in India. In 1932 JRD Tata had started Tata Airlines, which was later in 1946 renamed as Air India and was subsequently nationalised in 1953.
Earlier in February this year, Tata group had also announced a partnership with Malaysia's AirAsia for a low-cost carrier in India, wherein Arun Bhatia's Telestra Tradeplace Pvt Ltd is the third partner.
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Strategic Analysis and Model Construction on Conflict Resolution with Motion Game Theory
Keywords: Strategy Motion Game, Conflict Resolution, Multi-Agent
AbstractThis research uses the "Participating Observation Method" to observe the interaction between manufacturer and distributor negotiation strategies, determine the preference and expectation of participants, and establish a framework for this type of research. Then it sets up the "analysis framework of negotiation strategies" between the manufacturer and the distributor based on an analysis of the respective conditions, advantages, and disadvantages of the manufacturer and distributor. Thirdly, this study sets up a reward matrix of the strategy action game between the manufacturer and the distributor. Then establishes a set of feasible "negotiation models" based on the reward matrix of the strategy game between the both parties to observe how the manufacturer and the distributor make their own bargaining decisions in the situation of information asymmetry or exterior opportunity/threat. Finally, this study establishes a "multi-agent strategy game protocol system model" to solve the conflict resulting from the self-strategizing of both parties for their own interests, and to achieve the utmost efficiency in the negotiation.
How to Cite
C.-Y. Lo and Y.-T. Chang, "Strategic Analysis and Model Construction on Conflict Resolution with Motion Game Theory", JIOS, vol. 34, no. 1, Jun. 2010.


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Modular phone
Your attitude is hindering more than helping.
I appreciate the approach I am suggesting may not produce the same result as the Neo1973, or be appealing to everybody, but it is something I believe has merit - particularly the modularity aspect. Your comment 'it is larger and heavier', and arguments over the price differences of one component (particularly when the price is revealed in a few hours) are not much use, unless they are quantified - they come off as negative and add no real value.
I've already said I will produce size comparisons when specs are released and these are now included - these will eventually include weight.
If you have something useful to add, please do. If you do not find the project worthwhile and cannot make the effort to do some research to back up what you say, move along.
Perhaps you could work out the exact weight? Or the size? myfanwy 14:00, 16 July 2007 (CEST)
I misread the date that pricing is released - I simply have doubts that a module with all the features - including GPS - where GPS is stated as an additional to the goliath platform - is going to be under $100, given that all GSM modules even bare that are available globally are >$100. I do not think it is unreasonable to point out flaws in a design that may cause problems with its implementation. For example, you state in the page "From Sketchup models supplied by Gumstix, the size will be around 120 x 67 x 17mm. This is the smallest cuboid into which the components will fit. The case will add approx. 2mm to this - battery, screen, microSD and other components should fit into voids between the main circuit boards." which is clearly impossible in the case of the screen, as it has to go on top, and is approximately the same size as the goliath board. Consider also that you don't mention that you've missed out sound. As I understand it, the sound connectors on the Goliath board are solely for the GSM unit. I would not have commented on the $100 - if you'd have put in any cites at all for that price. But I did look on the community mailing list for gumstix, and found no indications at all. I did not of course read every message.
130*70*26mm (17mm for Goliath,2mm for case bottom, 1mm chassis between the LCD and motherboard, 4mm for screen, 2mm for case over screen) is considerably larger than the Neo. I don't think it's unfair to raise this. It would also not provide a usable phone unless you add some sort of text/number entry solution, again, this is reasonable to raise on a page which is titled "modular phone". The weight of the display alone is 50g,
I will add cites and rational on the talk page for any future edits.
Hi! - [[Category:InProgress]] is not needed anymore, because the category Category:In progress has now been made - and the template:InProgress automatically inserts the Category:In progress. kind regards, --Glenn 18:20, 26 July 2007 (CEST)
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Regarding your change here: Variometer
Does the category hardware_ideas not imply Wishlist