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ATLANTIC CITY, N.J.–Donna M. Cunningham, CPIA, of Florham Park N.J., was elected president of Professional Insurance Agents of New Jersey Inc. at the associations annual business conference at the Trump Taj Mahal Resort Casino in Atlantic City.
Cunningham is co-owner and president of ADP/Statewide Insurance Agencies Inc. in Cedar Knolls, N.J.
A PIANJ member since 1989, Cunningham served as vice president of the association in 2007-2010, treasurer in 2006-2007, and secretary for the 2005-2006 term. She is vice president and chairperson of the PIANJ Womens Business Forum and vice president of the Government Affairs Committee. She is a member of the Executive/Budget & Finance Committee. Cunningham also is an ex- officio member of the Northwest Advisory Council.
Active in her community, Cunningham is treasurer and a member of the board of directors for the Family Reach Foundation. She served as chairperson of the Orange Head Start Program and is a past president of the Orange Chamber of Commerce. A former treasurer of the Orange Rotary Club, Cunningham also is past chairperson of the Manton B. Metcalf Memorial Association.
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It should be fairly obvious that there have been few "white hats" in the bishops' response to the sex abuse crisis, but as time goes by, one bishop, retired Roger Mahony of Los Angeles, seems to have no hat at all. Today's story at the National Catholic Reporter, detailing Mahony's rejection of the original forms issued by the John Jay researchers, notes that Mahony objected that the John Jay researchers had no understanding of "ecclesiastical culture"--by which he must have meant the deference expected by local bishops in running "their" dioceses.
We can hope that Mahony's objections, lodged 10 years ago, would not be repeated by current bishops, but recent news about a Joliet priest who had credible accusations of inappropriate behavior with a minor as early as 1986 but was not removed from ministry for a further 20 years, gives one pause. The claim made by Joliet diocesan spokesman James Dwyer that then-Bishop Joseph Imesch "did sit down with [the priest] and tell him sternly, 'This is wrong. You can't do stuff like this,'" is a sign of how out of touch the bishop had become. (The priest in question, William Virture [!!!], had taken a 10-year-old to an abandoned quarry, along with two six packs of beer; when police arrived, he fled, only to be arrested but released after the boy's mother had said she had given permission for Virtue to take the boy swimming. I'm glad the bishop was "stern" in his warning.)
The only true remedy for this intractable problem is the continuing rigid application of norms regarding the reporting of allegations of child sex abuse by clergy--including the use of review boards independent of the bishop--and standards of accountability that include the removal of a bishop from office if he has demonstrably failed in his duty according to those norms. Unfortunately, with convicted Bishop Finn still sitting in the Diocese of Kansas City-St. Joseph, I doubt that kind of reform is coming soon.


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Photographing the night sky can be a surreal experience, and star trail photography is highly rewarding if you have a bit of patience. Those 2 hour long single exposures can turn an otherwise mundane day shot into an otherworldly image.
Photo by Andrew Stawarz
When photographing star trails, your goal is to allow your camera to pick up light it wouldn't normally by using extra long exposures. Working under the night sky means that the amount of available light is severely limited – most likely, you'll only be able to capture the stars in the sky depending on if there are other light sources around, unless you're planning on spending a few hours for each exposure.
Photo by Scott Ingram Photography
With that being said, it's very important to utilize proper long exposure techniques: locking your mirror, mounting your camera on a secure tripod, and using a remote cable release for your shutter.
However, there are additional things to consider when photographing star trails that will set your night images apart from the crowd – how do you get those fantastic lines of light?
Photo by Robert Hensley
There are two methods popular with star photographers – using one very long exposure (long enough to register some noticeable star movement; at least 30 minutes) OR taking many shorter exposures and stacking those images in a way that shows sequential movement.
To capture star trails using one long exposure, there are a couple important things to consider. You need to let as much light into your lens as possible for those stars to register (the why's of this are explained below) – this means using a fast lens, preferably in the f/2.8 range.
When photographing stars under one exposure, you need to do it during a new moon night – meaning that the moon is nowhere to be seen. If you have anything more than a crescent, your exposure will be limited to the 10-minute range because of the ambient light, which won't do much for star trails. For this kind of photography, darkness is your best friend.
Ultimately, you're aiming for your environment to be illuminated by the stars themselves – yes it's possible! However, this entirely depends on the length of your exposure. The image below is the result of an 80 minute exposure taken under a new moon – you can see that the foreground is exposed nicely and the star trails are outstanding.
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When calculating your exposure, it would be best to do a shortened test shot so you're not waiting a ridiculous amount of time just to see if your settings are correct. Many night photographers will jack up their ISO as far as it'll go and shoot wide open – you'll rarely find an instance where you'll be taking a photo shorter than 30 seconds here. Of course the test shot will be entirely unusable due to noise and lack of trails, but it will give you a base to calculate what settings are needed with an ISO of 100.
An alternative to waiting an hour or more for your exposure to finish is to take sequential images and stack them together in post process to get your star trails. In short, your exposure should be just long enough to register your stars as bright objects in the sky before moving onto the next one. It's not uncommon to have several hundred images to stack taken over the course of a few hours.
Post process software such as ImageStacker and DeepSkyStacker will automatically throw all your images together and produce a stunning star trail.
Another benefit to image stacking is that you have all the necessary photos to make a time lapse video – here's a short clip of what you can accomplish with this method of star trail photography: both the time lapse video and the composite trail image are shown here.
Tip: Between shots, try waiting a few seconds to let your sensor cool down a bit as a hot sensor = more digital noise.
A common question – or rather misconception – with star trail photography is why wouldn't you use a small aperture (say f/8 or above) for a sharper image rather than shoot wide open? You're already shooting hour-long exposures so the timing isn't a concern….surely it's better to have a sharper photo, especially if you have other focal points (foreground interest, etc).
The issue with photographing stars is that they move – this is why we want to photograph their trails in the first place. With that in mind, there is a delicate balance to find with your exposure that's more than just how long your shutter is open.
Wider apertures allow for shorter exposure times because they let more light in than narrow apertures. Focus on that last part – they let more light in. Considering that stars are constantly moving, you need to make sure that they're registered on your sensor before they move – otherwise your star trails will be very dim, perhaps even non-existent depending on your chosen f/stop. Imagine doing a two-hour shoot where your foreground is lit nicely, but your star trails look no more than a slight variation in tones on the night sky.
Considering this, it's a good idea to have a lens that's capable of very wide apertures – such as f/2.8 or even wider. The wider your aperture, the brighter your star trails will be.
As you may have noticed, several of the example images used here have a circular pattern around a more central location- also known as the north and south poles. This is especially apparent in the video link above. In order to replicate this, you need to locate the poles first and aim your camera for it.
If you're an astronomy beginner like me, this may seem a bit daunting – not to worry though. If you're shooting towards the north pole, the Polaris (a.k.a. the North Star) is what you're aiming for – it's the last star on the handle of the Big Dipper, so if you locate that you're good to go.
The south pole is a bit more difficult to eyeball as there's no prominent bright star near the pole to help like the Polaris. You can still gather an idea of where it is though by using this free software to help pinpoint the south and north poles – very handy.
Light Pollution – Whether from a nearby city or the street lamp at the end of your driveway, light pollution can greatly affect long exposures. This isn't necessarily a bad thing though – in fact, it may add to the ambiance of your photo, such as a star trail image that begins during the blue hours. Experimenting with atmospheric light can be a creative way to make a unique star trail image – just be aware that the lighter your sky is, the less contrast your star trails will have.
Clear Skies and Dry Air – Obviously you don't want to photograph star trails under a cloudy sky, but other atmospheric filters can interfere with your night photography – air pollution and humidity being the top annoyances. The best locations for a clear sky would be high up and away from any congested cities, and take on a night with very low humidity.


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As the coals in the hot stove are just beginning to get stoked up, it's time to rank the current Chicago White Sox, in order of importance for 2011 and beyond. It's not intended to be a strict list of merely the best players, or best values, on the White Sox. Rather, it takes into account team depth, the free agent market, or answering the question of which player would hurt the most not being on the team? …
… 30. Eduardo Escobar, SS
One great AFL season does not make a prospect. But given that Escobar has lit up a fall season that earns more than its fair share of attention from major-league eyes, Escobar becomes an important trade chip this winter. Perhaps the inclusion of the shortstop in a Carlos Quentin-Colby Rasmus deal with St. Louis gets that trade done.
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O26 Buzz: This Week's StorylinesPosted by Nicholas Patrick on January 3rd, 2014
Every Friday throughout the rest of the season, the Other 26 Microsite will dig into some of the top storylines featuring those leagues from the previous week.
1. Eye-Opening O26 Results from the Past Week
- Saturday: UNC Greensboro 55, Virginia Tech 52: The Spartans' complete list of victories against D-I opponents now includes High Point, Stetson, James Madison, oh, and a member of the ACC.
- Saturday: Massachusetts 69, Providence 67 (OT): Derrick Gordon's game-winner gave the Minutemen their fifth victory against power conference opponents.
- Monday: Southern 116, Champion Baptist College 12: This game was already unsettling by the time CBC scored its first point (at that time, Southern had already put up 44 points).
- Monday: Louisiana Tech 102, Oklahoma 98 (OT): Alex Hamilton scored 36 to lead the Bulldogs to their first win against a power conference opponent.
- Monday: Pepperdine 80, BYU 74: The Cougars trailed from the opening minutes and finished a disheartening week that also included a loss to Loyola Marymount to open WCC play.
- Tuesday: North Texas 61, Texas A&M 41: The Mean Green took charge midway through the first half and never looked back on their way to crushing the Aggies.
- Thursday: Gonzaga 73, Saint Mary's 51: If this blowout win over their primary WCC rival is any indication, the Zags may not have a true challenger for the conference crown.


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Randy Starks missed practice today due to a non-football personal reason, coach Joe Philbin said this afternoon.
As to the status of Jabar Gaffney for Sunday's game, the Dolphins wide receiver seems very optimistic about his chances of playing against the New York Jets. Philbin, meanwhile, is a little more cautious.
I asked Gaffney about his work at practice today and he said today was his best practice since he's been with the team. "I'm definitely ready to play," Gaffney added.
Frankly, I'm eager to see what Gaffney is able to do once he gets acclimated with the Miami calls and checks. He is a bona fide and experienced No. 2 wide receiver and his addition would give the Dolphins flexibility to expand what they do in the passing game. And that, in turn, could help open lanes for a running game that lately has been bogged down by teams loading up.
So Gaffney learning the system is important.
"I'm a lot better than I was when I first got here," Gaffney said. "I've gotten better with each and every practice and it's helped me play rather than just thinking. I would have to say today was my best practice, definitely better than Monday."
Philbin wasn't quite ready to say Gaffney will be active against the Jets -- which would be the first game being active for the player.
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Barcelona and Arsenal recognised by ECA for outstanding achievements
Barcelona and Arsenal were among four clubs honoured by the European Club Association (ECA) on Monday.
The Spanish and English giants were joined by Ukrainian team Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk and Estonian outfit FC Levadia Tallinn in being recognised at the 2015 ECA Awards.
The ECA Awards, which were introduced in 2010, recognise "outstanding club performances, encouraging best practice and highlighting successful club management."
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Shortly after takeoff, we got a bag of corn chips. Then lunch. I had a choice of "pasta" or "beef." Pasta sounded safer. I went with that.
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I did not intend to write more than one article a week on this blog.
I had postponed talking about my Quesnel roots after my articles on Eddy Dubois.
This is the article I posted sometime ago…
Rosina Quesnel is my maternal grandmother, and as many people looking for their roots, I found much valid information on the Internet.
Rosina is a direct descendant of Olivier Quesnel who was a gunsmith in the 1600s.
In this picture Rosina Quesnel is seen with her first husband Venance Paiement.
Venance was baptized "Valence" by the priest who was thinking his given name was Valence… like Valencia a town in Italy.
Sometimes such errors are found in the parish registers.
On the Internet Georges de Quesnel is often linked to be the father of Pierre de Quesnel who married Marie Poulard, these two being Olivier Quesnel's parents.
Olivier Quesnel is known to be the ancestor of the Quesnel descendants in North America.
As I searched for Rosina Quesnel's roots, I stumbled on this information posted on Ancestry…
This information is supposedly taken from this book: Les Quesnel 1488 – 1983 Du Château de France à l'Amérique, Volume 1, aux Éditions Quesnel de Fomblanche, éditeur Albert Aimé Quesnel.
Olivier Quesnel is linked to French nobility…
IV PIERRE NICOLAS DE QUESNEL seigneur des seigneuries Du Fresne et des Brosses, chevalier de l'Ordre du Roi, capitaine de 50 chevaux légers, épousa Barbe Le Blanc, veuve d'Estienne Le Prévost, qui était fille d'honneur de Catherine de Médicis, qui épousa d'Henri II, 3 enfants:
1. Georges
2. Anne
3. Helene
I searched for more information and found that Georges de Quesnel was married to Charlotte Malvoue who was a widow…
I found this information in a book dated 1879: Georges de Quesnel did not have any descendants.
This is the link.
People have often linked Olivier Quesnel to Georges de Quesnel who was part of the French nobility.
I have found no official record on a link between Olivier and Georges.
Pierre Nicolas Quesnel, who supposedly married Barbe Leblanc, can't be Olivier Quesnel's grandfather as seen in many family trees which took that info from Mr. Quesnel's book.
I don't know where Mr. Albert Quesnel took this information about Georges de Quesnel's descendants because I don't have a copy of his book and I can't verify his source.
I also found that Hélène Beaumaistre, not Barbe Leblanc, was Catherine de Médicis' lady in waiting as found in the excerpt. I don't know where the name Barbe Leblanc came from except in Mr. Quesnel's book.
If you can shed some light on all this, I would appreciate it very much…


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Scary pranks
5. Toothless- put a Tic Tac and some fake blood/strawberry jam/ ketchup in your mouth, pretend to trip and fall, and then spit your "tooth" out!
1. Hold Up- tell your victim that you are going to show them a magic trick. Show them a plastic cup filled with water and ask them to give you a quarter. Place the quarter in the cup (note: the quarter is just to fool them into thinking it's a magic trick). Then climb on a chair and put the cup on the ceiling (with the rim touching the ceiling). Take a broom and put it on the bottom of the cup to hold it in place. Ask the victim to hold the broom for a minute while you climb down from the chair. Then grab the chair and leave the room...leaving them stuck with no way to get free.
2. Dirty quarter down the nose roll/funnel in the pants prank- before you begin, practice the following trick: place a coin on your head, hold your arms straight out to your sides, and drop the coin into a funnel that is inserted into the beltline of your pants. Once you can do this well, find the victim and tell him you learned a trick that is very difficult to master. Perform the trick. Most likely the victim will ask to try it themselves. Right before they drop the coin, take a glass of ice-cold water that you have placed nearby and pour it into the funnel.
3. Science Experiment- put a hunk of butter on a plate and let it soften. Then tell your victim that you learned an amazing science experiment in school: salt poured on butter will create heat. To demonstrate, pour some salt on the butter, hold your hand over, and pretend you are feeling the heat. As soon as they try it, slam their hand down in the butter. Bonus points if you hide all the napkins!
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My Homily Given Today on the Feast of the Epiphany
AMDG I am going to let you into a secret – one of the things I like about being a priest at Christmas is that I don't have to buy a lot of presents. It's not that I am means spirited – or stingy …….. honestly …….. but I am very happy that being a priest it allows me to concentrate on what is really important at Christmas. But even I can't get totally out of it – I went over to see my sister in Nottingham last week and two of my beautiful nieces, Charlotte and Emily. Now they are only 4 and 6 so I don't think they would understand if I turned up without presents – so briefly I had to join the crowds in the Arndale Centre – looking for presents – and it was stressful! Too many people – some very rude people pushing you out the way – and all just to get a couple of presents (they both love Barbie and Moshi Monsters) that I know were made in China – and probably will be forgotten about in a few week and thrown out when my sister decides there are too many toys cluttering up their bedroom.
Does that sound familiar to you?
Let's contrast that experience with the presents given to Jesus by the wise men at the feast of the Epiphany. Gold, Frankincense and Myrhh – Gold – which represents the Kingship of Christ. Isn't it interesting that when there is a period of political or financial instability the price of Gold soars. People buy Gold when they don't trust their rulers or their economy – just look at what is happening in India now with such a frustration with corruption. Gold has a value that lasts – its not another throwaway consumerist trinket. In this baby in Bethlehem we see that if you invest your hopes and your dreams in his kingship it will bear dividends – not of more money but of peace, of joy, of love. Frankincense – the gift of priesthood – like the incense that we use at mass to consecrate the altar, which I have just you to consecrate this book of the Gospels. In this child born into poverty we have what Saint Paul was the ultimate high priest – whose sacrifice on our behalf brings us back into the loving orbit of God our creator. And in Myrhh – we have an analgesic – a pain killer – something that we still use in dentistry and when we gargle mouthwash. This a prophetic gift which indicates the wise man forsee the suffering that this new king-priest will have to endure suffering to fulfill his Messiahship.
Gold, Frankincense and Myrrh – three prophetic, wise gifts laid at the feet of Jesus in the dirt, smell, damp and darkness of the stable in Bethlehem.
Lets compare the vision of the three kings to the that of King Herod. Herod is the consummate political survivor – even being prepared to kill his own children to maintain his own power. He is ruthless and will do anything to consolidate his power. That is the extent of his vision – raw power – and anyone or anything that gets in his way will be ruthlessly eliminated. If you read the historians of this time he was notorious for executing three of his own sons – Caesar Augustus even commented 'It is better to be Herod's dog rather than one of his sons' What type of man is that?
We think that the magi came from Persia (Iran), India and Arabia and their exotic caravan would certainly have been noticed even in a bustling Jerusalem, So Herod assembles his own wise man and discovers the prophecy of the messiah. The Magi were looking for truth – seeking the star – and their gifts show how deeply they understood the prophecy. The best gifts we receive come from people who understand us. Herod – in his ego and his paranoia is seeking for threats to his power and as we will see is ruthless in his reaction.
We all know that we can be like Herod in our lives and relationships – bearing grudges, playing games, manipulating people. Ok we may not resort to murder or even physical violence – but so many of us like another form of assassination – gossiping, undermining someone's reputation. We become so obsessed with maintaining our own comfort that we stop seeking the truth. If you are seeking the truth, if you are seeking Christ, than expect opposition from the Herods of this world. Expect to be scorned, to be laughed at. But keep seeking – look for the gifts of the spirit – look for the gifts that will never grow stale – or be thrown away. Truth, Freedom (and real freedom is spiritual – it is detachment), Peace and Joy. They are gifts that come from kneeling and adoring – they are gifts that come from following those things that produce wonder in your heart. You won't find that Peace and Joy in the Arndale Centre – you may find it at the Holy Name.


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The open source journal has published an interesting hack. It mostly applies to high-end, multiple-disk storage:
Under the right conditions (that is, with certain hardware configurations which I'll identify later) it is possible to literally double your sequential read performance from disk. If you noticed the terrible performance of the 3Ware 9500S RAID controller and cared enough to investigate. It all has to do with a sneaky little block device parameter known as readahead. Without going into too much gory detail, readahead controls how much in advance the operating system reads when, well, reading, as its name implies. By default, some operating systems (in particular, RHEL5 Server) sets this to 256 (512-byte sectors), or about 128 KB. When dealing with large filesystems spanning many disks, this paltry figure can actually nuke your performance.
=> HowTo: Linux: Double your disk read performance in a single command


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biggest loser club
the biggest loser club
this has nothing to do with segways or hummers
although those individuals are instant winners in my mind
this has to do with fat people trying to get skinny
biggest loser club
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- Frank Brigandi said...
Hi Joel,
A doctor friend knows one of the physicians who was involved with cast members, their monitoring basically.
1 Male and 1 female contestant, admitted to using epo and HGH as well as anabolic steroids to acheive results. And apparently were paid by a major corporation to use the drugs, but not promote them publicly. Their personal results are shocking. THey could have acheived the same results naturally, but decided to forego honesty and cheat apparently.
There will be a television show airing soon on cable that exposes some of the tactics used by shows, like biggest loser.
I watched one of the shows, episodes of biggest loser where the husband was admittedly using HGH and lost all sexual interest in his wife and became a raging lunatic...I was disgusted.
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Water Quality Protection, Permits, and Planning
Each of the Office of Water Quality's four branches – Compliance, Enforcement, Permits, and Water Quality Planning – has different duties. But they all share the common goal of protecting and enhancing Arkansas's waterways.
The Compliance Branch performs compliance inspections at municipal wastewater treatment plants, construction sites, industrial properties, animal waste facilities, and oil and gas drilling sites. Inspectors routinely investigate complaints from the public, whether they're responding to spills at industrial sites or investigating fish kills.
The Enforcement Branch outlines corrective actions, sets corrective action schedules and civil penalties, and monitors instances of noncompliance through the state. The branch also oversees DEQ's wastewater licensing program. Employees travel the state to test and license operators of municipal and industrial wastewater treatment plants.
Beginning December 21, 2016, Arkansas National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permittees are required to submit discharge monitoring reports (DMRs) electronically using the web-based tool NetDMR. Permittees can complete reports that are specific to their permit limits and transfer them to the EPA through a secure internet application.
- Learn about NPDES Electronic Filing through NetDMR.
- Learn about NetDMR training classes.
- Learn how to register and begin using NetDMR through self-learning modules.
The Permits Branch issues a range of individual and general permits. The permits not only set pollution limits but also lay out reporting and other requirements all aimed at preserving water quality. Wastewater, construction, stormwater, and pretreatment are managed through DEQ's NPDES permitting program. Land application, septic systems, and liquid animal waste systems are managed through the No-Discharge program. Most General NPDES Permits and General No-Discharge Permits may be completed and submitted online through the DEQ ePortal site.
Do your permitting online!
See which NOIs may be submitted electronically.
- Visit the DEQ ePortal website.
- Select Organization. A drop-down menu will appear.
- Scroll to Water and then General NPDES Permits or Individual NPDES Permits or No-Discharge Permits to find form selections.
- Before you submit your paperwork, note: Before using ePortal, register online then download and complete the DEQ Electronic Signature Agreement form and mail it to the Electronic Signature Agreement Committee, Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality, 5301 Northshore Drive, North Little Rock, AR 72118.
Why use ePortal?
The DEQ ePortal system has all the conveniences of online submission while also allowing you to track your submission's progress.
The Water Quality Planning Branch develops water quality standards for waterways and closely monitors surface water and groundwater across the state. Surface water quality standards are tailored to the state's six ecoregions. Water monitoring activities include chemical, biological, and physical habitat evaluations. Additionally, Planning prepares the biennial "Integrated Water Quality Monitoring Assessment Report," also known as the 305(b) report. Development of this report, the 303(d) list of impaired waterbodies, and Total Maximum Daily Loads (TMDLs) is required under the federal Clean Water Act. A TMDL establishes the maximum amount of pollutant that a waterbody can receive and still meet water quality standards and designated uses.
DEQ issues Short Term Activity Authorizations (STAAs) for instream activities such as bridge repair or stream bank stabilization that will temporarily impact water quality standards.
The Water Office staff maintains a Water Quality Management Plan (WQMP) in accordance with Section 208 of the Clean Water Act. The WQMP is an inventory of point source dischargers and their associated permit limits and other information.


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The Hippo is New Hampshire's largest circulation weekday publication with a net circulation exceeding 34,000. It is tab sized and distributed throughout southern New Hampshire at more than 1,000 locations. The paper averages 52 to 88 pages each week and is available each Thursday.
Jody Reese
Publisher (Day-to-day Business)
(603) 625-1855, Ext 21
Charlene Cesarini
Advertising Manager (Sales and Marketing)
(603) 625-1855, Ext.26
Amy Diaz
Editor (News and Information)
(603) 625-1855, Ext 29
Doug Ladd
Circulation Manager (Distribution)
(603) 625-1855, Ext 35
We want our readers to get the most out of living in southern New Hampshire and to do that readers need to know what's going on around them, from great restaurants to places to take the kids to hikes to live music. We named the company that owns Hippo Quality of Life Publications because we feel so strongly that our newspaper should reflect the quality of life in this region.
We strive to create a lively paper that is free of mistakes, typos and is clear and easy to read.
Our editorial department (at some places called a news department) is completely independent of our advertising department. Our editorial department gives absolutely no weight to whether or not a business or group advertisers when they decide what to cover.
We want to help people grow their businesses. To do that we sell access to New Hampshire's best audience (ours of course) and help business owners and their staff craft a message that will resonate with our readers. It's not enough to simply reach our audience. Our advertisers need to clearly articulate a compelling reason why our readers should buy their products. We deal in an honest and forthright manner with all of our advertisers.
Here are three great reasons to advertise with The Hippo
3. Quality content
2. Large Audience
1. Desirable demographics
Jody Reese
Manchester resident
Background: Founder of the Hippo and 20-year veteran of newspapers. He started his career as a reporter for a weekly newspaper in Eastern Kentucky before moving to New Hampshire to work as a reporter for the Keene Sentinel.
Jeff Rapsis
Bedford resident
Background: N.H. native whose 25-year journalism career has included jobs at the Keene Sentinel, Union Leader, Concord Monitor, and management of several prize-winning weekly papers. Earned MBA in 2003; moonlights as one of the nation's leading silent film musicians.
Dan Szczesny
Manchester resident
Background: An avid New England hiker and member of the AMC's 4,000 Club, Dan is also a veteran newspaper man. He has worked for the news departments of Packet Publications in Priceton, N.J., as well as The Union Leader. He edited the Hippo before spending years as the Hippo's Sales Manager.
Jody Reese founded the Hippo as a Web site, www.hippopress.com, in 2000 in his living room in Nashua, N.H. He soon enlisted the help of Dan Szczesny, a fellow journalist who became a partner in the venture. At the time, the two were regular guests on a Nashua radio station, where they met Jeff Rapsis, another local journalist. The three began discussing how to turn the Web site into a business venture, and that fall agreed to begin publishing a free weekly newspaper, HippoPress, in Manchester, N.H. The original business plan was actually sketched on a napkin at a local restaurant. The city's mayor welcomed the venture, but urged the founders to consider a different name. The three, however, decided that HippoPress Manchester (since shortened to 'the Hippo') would help set the venture apart from the area's daily newspapers. It did. Today, the Hippo is the largest weekly paper in the state and delivers a larger audience in its target area of southern New Hampshire than any other media.
Why is the paper called Hippo?
Founder Jody Reese wanted to name the paper (then a website) something that would set it apart from other local papers in the area. Why did it have to have a traditional name? Why are newspapers called Sun, Telegraph, Tribune or Eagle anyway? In the age of the Internet, it didn't reason reasonable to be still calling newspaper what they were called 100 years ago. So after a search of more unusual newspaper names, such as The Other Paper and the Sacramento Bee, Jody fell upon Hippo. It wasn't an unusual name for him anyway. His mother ran an African art and craft store, called Giraffe the African Store, and Jody had been around rhinos, hippos and giraffes for most of his life, though in carved wood form only.
Where can I find a copy of the paper?
We have 400 street boxes spread throughout central southern New Hampshire. Boxes can be found through the downtown areas of Manchester, Nashua, Concord, Milford and Derry. In addition the Hippo is available at most of the Hannaford, Shaws and Market Baskets supermarkets in central southern New Hampshire as well as 600 additional retail and food service businesses.
How can I place an ad?
There are two kinds of ads we run, display and classifieds. The display ads are the ones most businesses run advertising their product and services. These ads appear throughout the paper and are sold in modular sizes. Please see our Advertising page for more information. To place an ad just give us a call at (603) 625-1855 and hit extension 26 to reach our sales manager Charlene Cesarini. We can design and build your ad for free.
How can I place a classified ad?
Classified ads are the ones in the back of the paper and are generally apartments for rent, help wanted and other small items for sale. These are also called line ads, though larger ads can be purchased in the classified section, which is located in the paper of the paper. Call (603) 625-1855 and hit extension 25. If no one answers please leave a message. Our classified personnel handle other parts of our business and might be away from the desk or on another line. They will call you back. You can also place a classified online by clicking here.
Why are there no papers in the box near my work?
We print and distribute 44,000 copies. When they're out, they're out. We frequently run out at most locations by Saturday. We do add more papers to the supermarket locations on Mondays.
Why is the paper free?
Free works for our business model. We operate a bit like radio, broadcasting our papers out to people who want to pick it up for free and selling ads to advertisers that want to reach the people reading the paper.
How can I reach someone is the editorial or news department at the paper?
Please see contact us for a complete list of how to reach our editor and reporters.
Will you cover our event?
Generally we will not. Because the paper is focused on what will happen, so people can make use of the paper to find thing to do we put our resources into finding out and reporting on upcoming events. Send event information to email@example.com.
Will you write about our business opening or our anniversary?
Generally we will not. Hippo covers food, arts, pop culture and other event related topics. We don't do business profiles unless that business is involved in one of our core coverage subjects, such as a cheese maker.
I advertise, will you write about my business?
No. We don't barter ad sales for writing stories. We separate advertising from editorial for two important reasons.
The first is that the singular job of the editorial department is to build a large and attractive audience (our readers) and to do that they need complete freedom to write about what they feel will get more people to read the paper. This benefits all advertisers because the larger the audience, the more people advertisers ads reach. We feel strongly that editorial must be completely independent from advertising to build a large and attractive audience.
The second is that to be fair to all of our advertisers, large and small, we can't give special treatment in editorial to any of them. For us it's very important that all advertisers from our largest to our smallest are treated with respect and dignity.
We feel strongly that to give our advertisers the most value we can, we need to build the largest audience and treat all advertisers the same. This way everyone wins.
You left me out of your listing for my kind of business, event or place.
Many times to publish lists of things to do or places to go and while we do the best we can we always forget something or some place. Many times we forget places that advertise with us. That's because our editorial department gives no preference to advertisers and forgets to mention them as often as they forget to mention a place that doesn't advertise. Please know it's not on purpose. It takes a huge team to put together the paper each week and though we strive to be perfect, we are not. If we do leave you out of a list please contact us and let us know. Usually in stories where we list a lot of thing or places we give a contact email address in case you were missed. Send an email to that address (if the story does not include one, email email@example.com. We can't undo the mistake, but we can make sure we don't miss you in the future and depending on the subject, time of year and circumstances, publish an update to the list in the next issue.
What is the Hippo's political point of view?
Our editorial staff is prohibited from displaying any political affiliations, such as putting political bumper stickers on their vehicles or political lawn signs in their yards.
Our editorial staff is headed by an editor who has complete discretion over specific editorial content. The publisher is not a member of the editorial department and does not pick and choose specific things to cover. The publisher, however, is involved in shaping general editorial policies, including what subjects and geographic areas to write about.
We have no editorial board and do not - and never have - take political positions on candidates or community issues. The publisher does write a weekly "Publisher's Note" and this column reflects his views and not necessarily those of the rest of the ownership group or the editorial staff.


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Russia signaled that it may be ready to back sanctions against Iran in what is being seen as a reward for President Obama's decision to scale back a U.S. missile shield in Eastern Europe.
"We believe we need to help Iran to take a right decision," said Russian President Dmitry Medvedev after the two leaders met on the sidelines of the U.N. assembly.
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has taken a softer tone on many matters since arriving in New York for the U.N. meetings, emphasizing his interest in improving relations with the U.S. and expressing an openness to include nuclear matters on the negotiations agenda. Still, in his speech to the General Assembly on Wednesday night, Ahmadinejad made no explicit reference to nuclear matters or prospective sanctions.
The U.S. and Russia are among six countries that will hold talks in Europe next week with Iran over its nuclear ambitions. Obama wants to reserve the possibility of pursuing tougher sanctions if those meetings lead to no restraint by Iran in the weeks ahead. Russia, which has strong economic ties with Tehran, has stood in the way of stronger action against Iran in the past.
"We also both agree that if Iran does not respond to serious negotiations and resolve this issue in a way that assures the international community that it's meeting its commitments, and is not developing nuclear weapons, then we will have to take additional actions and that sanctions, serious additional sanctions, remain a possibility," Obama said.
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ERIC Number: ED525455
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2010-Mar
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The Nation's Report Card Reading 2009 State Snapshot Report. West Virginia. Grade 8, Public Schools
National Center for Education Statistics
Each state and jurisdiction that participated in the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) 2009 reading assessment receives a one-page snapshot report that presents key findings and trends in a condensed format. Overall results, achievement level percentages and average score results, comparison of the average score in 2009 to other states/jurisdictions, average scores for state/jurisdiction and nation (public), results for student groups in 2009, and score gaps for student groups are included. In 2009, the average score of eighth-grade students in West Virginia was 255. This was lower than the average score of 262 for public school students in the nation. The average score for students in West Virginia in 2009 (255) was not significantly different from their average score in 2007 (255) and was lower than their average score in 1998 (262). In 2009, the score gap between students in West Virginia at the 75th percentile and students at the 25th percentile was 44 points. This performance gap was not significantly different from that of 1998 (41 points). The percentage of students in West Virginia who performed at or above the NAEP "Proficient" level was 22 percent in 2009. This percentage was not significantly different from that in 2007 (23 percent) and was smaller than that in 1998 (28 percent). The percentage of students in West Virginia who performed at or above the NAEP "Basic" level was 67 percent in 2009. This percentage was not significantly different from that in 2007 (68 percent) and was smaller than that in 1998 (75 percent). [For the main report, "The Nation's Report Card: Reading 2009. National Assessment of Educational Progress at Grades 4 and 8. NCES 2010-458," see ED508911.]
Descriptors: Achievement Gains, Achievement Gap, Comparative Analysis, Educational Assessment, Educational Trends, Elementary School Students, Ethnic Groups, Gender Differences, Grade 8, Low Income Groups, Middle School Students, National Competency Tests, National Programs, Profiles, Public Schools, Racial Differences, Reading, Reading Achievement, Reading Comprehension, Reading Tests, Scores, Secondary School Students, Statistical Analysis, Time Perspective, Visual Aids
National Center for Education Statistics. Available from: ED Pubs. P.O. Box 1398, Jessup, MD 20794-1398. Tel: 877-433-7827; Web site: http://nces.ed.gov/
Publication Type: Numerical/Quantitative Data; Reports - Evaluative
Education Level: Elementary Education; Grade 8; Junior High Schools; Middle Schools; Secondary Education
Audience: N/A
Language: English
Sponsor: N/A
Authoring Institution: National Center for Education Statistics (ED)
Identifiers - Location: West Virginia
Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: National Assessment of Educational Progress
IES Funded: Yes
IES Publication: http://nces.ed.gov/nationsreportcard/pubs/stt2009/20104608.asp


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DOVER — On Sunday, March 24, the Dover Rotary Club presents the Howie's Field of Dreams Fashion Show and Silent Auction in the Wentworth Ball Room at the Wentworth By The Sea in New Castle at 2 p.m.
This fundraiser will feature retailers that will be showing off their spring and summer merchandise. Participants include: Bliss Resale Boutique, Lizology, Clay's, Jewelry Creations, Puttin' on the Glitz, Pretty Little Things, Ablaze, Denim Rack, Solsister, Cabi and Daisy Jane Trading Co., Lia Sophia, and Dermatology and Skin Care.
Event sponsors include Dover Rotary club, Centrix Bank, Profile Bank, Tri-City Dodge and Tri-city Subaru, Dermatology and Skin Care, Federal Savings Bank, Dyables Corp, Piscataqua Bank, Bootleggers Footwear, Wells Fargo – Sedoric Group, George Venci Law, Frisbie Memorial Hospital, and Cornerstone VNA.
Many wonderful silent auction items will be available from restaurant and spa gift certificates, Red Sox tickets, gift baskets, a bentwood rocker, autographed Pink Martini DVD and much more.
"Howie's Field of Dreams" is named in honor of Howie Seckendorf, a former Rochester Rotary president and local business owner in Rochester. Howie's desire was to complete a baseball field for the mentally / physically challenged that would benefit not only the residents of Rochester, but surrounding communities as well. This special composite rubberized field, scheduled for completion in May, will be available for players ages 5-20 and will be available to participants in the entire region. Howie always loved baseball, and felt that everyone deserved an opportunity to enjoy the game. Howie's Field of Dreams will be modeled after a similar "Buddy Ball" field that Howie saw when he visited Florida years ago. "Buddy Ball" provides for a "buddy" to help the player swing a bat, round the bases, catch a ball, etc., and virtually risk no injury.
Sadly, Howie was unable to bring his dream to reality after suffering a fatal heart attack in November 2009. However, his dream lives on through the tireless dedication of his family, friends and supporters like you! Land was generously donated by the Roger Allen Recreation Association in Rochester. With the assistance of many dedicated volunteers and in-kind donations of several local businesses the location for the Field has already been leveled and cleared. The Dream is even closer to becoming a reality!
Tickets are available for purchase for $35 at Profile Bank – Rochester location, Bliss Resale Boutique in Dover, or online at www.rochesternhrotary.org/FashionShow.cfm. For more information, contact Jeanette Poulin at (603) 332-2610, ext. 121.


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Since logical && and || need to be evaluated component-wise for vectors, are c[0] and c[2] the only components that need to be evaluated because only b[0] and b[2] were nonzero? What if the RHS of && is a complicated expression(e.g. b&&foo())? Is the statement about evaluating the RHS only when LHS is equal/unequal to 0 meant only apply when both operands are scalar?
int4 a;
int4 b=(int4)(1,0,1,0);
int4 c=(int4)(10,10,10,10);
//a is (-1,0,-1,0) but should c be now (9,10,9,10) or (9,9,9,9)?
The 1.0 spec states:
"And (&&) will only evaluate the right hand operand if the left hand operand compares unequal to 0. Or (||) will only evaluate the right hand operand if the left hand operand compares equal to 0. For built-in vector types, the operators are applied component-wise"


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The In-Human Side of the Story
Two stories recently reported in the local and international media reveal the inhuman side of the story with harmless animal life waging unintended battles against humans.
The first concerned a burglar alarm which went off in an Auckland, New Zealand home. When police broke down the securely locked front door, they found no one inside except for the family cat. In the course of exercising its freedom to climb undisturbed over everything in the house while its owners were away, this feline alarmer had inadvertently stepped on the phone buttons which set off the alarm.
In Israel it was a rooster that caused the trouble. Residents of a quiet neighborhood in Ramat Gan were kept awake for several nights by a rooster who apparently got its timing mixed up and crowed throughout the night. When the efforts of the city veterinarian to apprehend the offender proved unsuccessful because of the roosters ability to hide in the bushes, a call went out to get a posse from the Ramat Gan Safari Zoo. Armed with rifles and tranquilizing darts, they arrived at the scene and, after a long battle, managed to restore quiet to Ramat Gan.


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Sydney Harbor is one of the world's most picturesque seaports, renowned for both its natural beauty and iconic architecture. Yet after two centuries as the front porch of a major metropolis, it also hides an ugly secret below the surface: Garbage now blankets the seabed around Sydney, some of it nearly as old as the city itself.
All this trash causes a variety of local problems, environmentalists say, such as leaching toxic chemicals into seawater or tempting marine animals to eat tiny bits of plastic. And it may feed a much broader environmental threat, too, since some of the debris washes out to sea and could ultimately join the Great Pacific Garbage Patch.
But thanks to a coalition of local divers and environmentalists, Sydney Harbor's garbage problem is undergoing a rare — albeit slow — change of fortune. As the BBC and Yahoo News report, Sydney-area divers have begun volunteering their time and talents to manually remove trash from the harbor floor, tackling a massive problem that has festered behind the scenes for nearly two centuries.
"The stuff on the bottom has been accumulating for 200 years, and it's only now we're really trying to pull it out in any sort of quantity," local diver Dave Thomas tells Australia's Seven News. "It's been out of sight and out of mind."
The effort is led by two Sydney-based conservation groups: Eco Divers, which conducts marine research and rehab missions via scuba diving, and the Two Hands Project, which rallies volunteers for beach cleanups and other environmental ventures. As Thomas tells Seven News, this kind of work comes naturally to people who spend a lot of time in the ocean. "As a diver you see this stuff, and if it was on land you would be disgusted," he says, "and you would do something about it."
Loose garbage remains a problem in urban areas worldwide, but coastal cities face unique challenges: Their own trash can hide offshore, either lurking in place or washing into ocean gyres, and they can also receive transoceanic trash from other cities, such as Japan's tsunami debris now reaching U.S. shores. Sydney's waste woes are especially severe, both for the local environment and for the Pacific at large, since ocean currents can carry debris to New Zealand and beyond, potentially feeding garbage patches in the North Pacific. The local government hasn't ignored the issue, though — it employs a harbor cleanup team, for example, which began boosting its productivity in the 1990s by using prison inmates to help it collect trash.
But the prison-labor program was nixed in late 2010, and as the Sydney Morning Herald reported earlier this year, trash removal from the harbor has fallen since then — even as heavy rains washed more debris out to sea. State cleanup crews collected just 2,284 cubic meters (80,658 cubic feet) of waste in Sydney Harbor during the last financial year, the paper reported, down 18 percent from the year before. This was partly due to other factors, namely the temporary loss of a key cleanup vessel, but losing so much labor has likely also played a role.
"One can draw the conclusion that there would be more litter in the harbor," Peter McLean, the New South Wales director of Keep Australia Beautiful, told the Herald in January. "I hate to see programs like this not continue in some form. It would certainly be very detrimental." Yet despite such setbacks, the NSW government maintains its stated goal of having Australia's lowest per capita litter count by 2016.
Eco Divers' and Two Hands' cleanup efforts could help with that, but it won't be easy. As the BBC reports, some of Sydney's marine debris is big and unwieldy, such as old bicycles and bathtubs, and even smaller objects like plastic bags, bottles and fishing lures are labor-intensive to remove by hand. And while it's hard enough to collect two centuries' worth of trash from the bottom of a busy harbor, more than 900 metric tons of garbage also washes back onto local beaches every year, much of it becoming trapped on rocky shores, Seven News reports. Sydney cleanup crews cover some 12,000 acres of waterways and 170 miles of shoreline, according to the Herald.
It is a daunting task, but as Two Hands' Dean Cropp tells the BBC, any progress is worth the trouble. "Unless someone cleans it up, it could be there for years," he says. "It could be there for hundreds of years — doing damage the whole time."
For a closer look at Sydney Harbor's litter problem, see this video from Seven News:
[Via BBC, Seven News, Yahoo News]
Also on MNN:
- Islands of plastic give bugs a new place to breed
- Ocean garbage kills whales and dolphins, study finds
- Japan tsunami debris looms off U.S. coasts


text: I've always had a fondness for old churches, and snap pictures of them often. I did a search to see if a thread existed for pics of Churches, etc. but did not find any. So with that said, I'd love to see what else you guys got. If you can, please include an approximate location for the place of worship that you are posting a picture of. I am kicking this off with a not so great but very recent cell phone shot I got the other day near Modena NY. I found the "parthenon" look to be interesting.


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Chaplain's Corner
Many have heard about "random acts of kindness." How many take it seriously enough to make kindness a priority in their lives? St. Paul reminds us about the return of "God's kindness to [us], provided [we] continue in his kindness (Rm 11: 22). But some still resist.
Kindness is a central factor in so many traditions. The Talmud notes: "Deeds of kindness are equal in weight to all the commandments." The Koran notes: "There is a reward for kindness to every living animal or human." In the Buddhist tradition Ashoka writes: " kindness to living beings should be made strong and the truth should be spoken."
I will give one example: unkind communication. Some assume in order to make a point they have to speak in anger, harshness and rudeness. (Morelli, 2006b) Clinical psychologists (Beck, Shaw & Emery, 1979), point out that the basis of this misperception is significant intrusion. The value of what they consider significant is such that they feel they have a "right" to be angry. This is an exalted state of self-importance by which people define themselves which gives them this "right." It reveals an underlying postulate of self-definition that allows all anger to be justified.
Spiritually, such misconception of one's value is the vice of pride. One saint of the Eastern Church, St. John of the Ladder, (1982) has told us: "Pride is a denial of God, an invention of the [evil one], contempt for men."
Is there an alternative to angry communication? Yes, assertive communication: an honest and true communication in a socially acceptable tone and demeanor. Only when a soft-tone response fails to bring about the desired result should words be said more firmly. (Morelli, 2006a) However, keep in mind, the key is not to cross the angry tone barrier. The writer of the Book of Proverbs (15:4) tells us: "A gentle tongue is a tree of life, but perverseness in it breaks the spirit." Relating to others can be done, in the words of St. Paul to the Galatians (5: 22-23), in "patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control." Kindness is pleasing both to God and man.
Beck, A.T., Rush, S., Shaw, B. & Emery, G (1979). Cognitive Therapy of Depression. NY: Guilford Press.
Morelli, G. (2006, July 02). Assertiveness and Christian Charity.http://www.orthodoxytoday.org/articles6/MorelliAssertiveness.php
Morelli, G (2006c). Healing: Orthodox Christianity and Scientific Psychology. Fairfax VA : Eastern Christian Publications.
National Institute of Mental Health (2006). http://www.nimh.nih.gov/
St. John of the Ladder. (1982), John Climacus: The Ladder of Divine Ascent. NY: Paulist Press.
Visit Fr. Morelli's Facebook page.
V. Rev. Fr. George Morelli Ph.D. is a licensed Clinical Psychologist and Marriage and Family Therapist.
Fr. Morelli is the Coordinator of the Chaplaincy and Pastoral Counseling Ministry of the Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese and Religion Coordinator (and Antiochian Archdiocesan Liaison) of the Orthodox Christian Association of Medicine, Psychology and Religion.
Fr. Morelli is a Senior Fellow at the Sophia Institute, an independent Orthodox Advanced Research Association and Philanthropic Foundation housed at Columbia University and Union Theological Seminary in New York City that serves as a gathering force for contemporary Orthodox scholars, theologians, spiritual teachers, and ethicists.
Fr. Morelli serves on the Executive Board of the San Diego Cognitive Behavior Therapy Consortium (SDCBTC)
Fr. Morelli serves as Assistant Pastor of St. George's Antiochian Orthodox Church, San Diego, California.
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KEXP has uploaded some footage of John, Matthew Caws, and Jesse Sykes when they appeared on KEXP as part of the Barsuk 15 celebration on 11/7/2013.
Entire show: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_hjB06qwKcg
John doing Cinnamon: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WWk1BDyafIo
John doing Scared Straight: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gi1kBXsuK5s
John on KEXP for Barsuk 15th Anniversary Shows
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You can use vim mappings to make some of your editor tasks very simple. Here I am giving you just a example, but you could always let your imagination run wild.
:nmap ,b Oj0c$**hP
And what do we do here.
O – Add a new line
– Go to normal mode
j – go to newly added line
0 – Go to begining of line
c$ – Change till end of line
****<Esc> – Enter four stars
h – go back one character.
P – Paste the last deleted line, which is what we deleted with c$.
This is just to show you how powerful, mappings can be. So, GO WILD with imagination.
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I considered the potential for a video lecture repository while spending a month in sleepy Kyoto over the winter, doing research at the Yukawa institute. I discussed the possibility of setting up such a website with a friend: what capabilities would be necessary, what platform we could build it on, how people would upoad videos and what they would be able to say about them. However, lack of time and lots of research got in the way and it stayed as a project on top of the pile of other 'urgent - to be dealt with later - projects'.
I spoke, not about my plans but of the use of video lectures previously here.
Anyway, in the mean time someone else has taken the plunge and created just the platform. Currently it has a basic user interface which allows users to upload the url for a video. Each video has a section for a comment, the time and a voting system.
This is a good start but only a very basic system. I e-mailed Lee Vodra at SciTalks to pose a few of my suggestions and to see how the site would develop and I have been very impressed both with the lengthy response and the possibilities. I think that this is one of the most exciting projects in the academia/multimedia cross-over yet to come out of/onto the web - the possibilities are awesome.
Lee tells me that there is a version 2.0 of SciTalks which will implement many changes to the format and flexibility of the site. This is due to come online in a few months.
My initial questions were on the subject of a more refined system for comments where information about the level, prerequisite knowledge, audio and video quality etc. could be included with the video and added to by more multiple users for each entry. However, it seems that these are only the beginning of something much more far-reaching.
One of the biggest additions is going to be a social networking side to the site. Lee hopes that people will start to put together curricula for courses from the videos and this is really the basis for a powerful form of open-source education. Something which MIT has been trying for a while but because of the lack of videos in many courses, it is little better than having the books to work from.
The possibility to build a list of lectures on string theory, for instance, going from the basic to the very specialised, having only the clearest presentations at each level is very exciting. I must have seen a dozen or so online lectures on string theory but the overlap was huge and trying to find just the right level was not easy. With a team of interested students and academics watching videos from around the world, the appropriate lectures should soon be sieved through.
In my e-mail to Lee I mentioned tagging and the fact that I find the use of folders, both on my desktop and on the internet an inefficient form of data storage. Lee commented:
'User tagging and RSS feeds are the two most common requests so far. I'd love a tag cloud. (I'm fond of them anyway, and yes, folders feel outdated.)'
On the topic of a more organic user-oriented site Lee states that:
Once social networking gets into the mix, the site and its community could turn into something amazing, and I'm sure people will use it in ways we can't even imagine, although I'd really like to see online schools form up. Meanwhile, I'd be really psyched if you'd join and put together a playlist. If you have a bunch of videos that we haven't got together on the site, you can just send an email with a bunch of URLs and I'll see that they get up there.)
There's a whole science to social networks and with each one we build, it becomes a deeper and more nuanced endeavor. I have some videos saved up for when we switch over that deal with social network design. There's a lot to consider and the devil's in the details.
So, please help to spread the word about this and see that it is used and developed in the most effective ways possible. I've sent a list of many links to them but I'm sure there are many that I don't know about so get posting.


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Actually I have too many things to write! But since there are too many, I don't really know where to start. Plus, now is 11.30 pm and my eyes are getting smaller and smaller every minute. These couple of days had been very hectic to me. Let me just write a bit about today.
At the same time, I got an order from Amy who is Mak Chu's friend for these cupcakes. The cupcakes are for her son's first birthday, the handsome Danish. HAPPY BIRTHDAY DANISH. Hope you like the cuppies and thanks for ordering ya...maaflah kalau ada yang terkurang ye... mama jual...
When I was half way decorating Amy's cupcakes, I received a phone call from my aunt in Bangi to inform me that my other aunt, HAJJAH AZIZAH in Shah Alam had passed away. Inna lillahi wa inna ilaihi 'rajiun. Informed hubby about the sad news and he asked me and mom to get ready to go to Shah Alam to pay our last respect. May her soul rest in peace.... Al-Fatihah......
It's been quite a while since I last posted a recipe in here. So for this entry, I will post the chocolate cake recipe that I've made for Alya's birthday cake. Got it from a cocoa tin, back there in Malawi.....huhuhuuhu.... how I miss Malawi so very much!
3 eggs separated
120 g flour
175 g sugar
60 ml oil
125 ml hot water
24 g cocoa powder
2 teaspoons baking powder
a pinch of salt
5 ml vanilla essence
Method :
- Sift flour, baking powder and salt together
- Mix cocoa and hot water and allow to cool
- Combine egg yolks, oil, sugar, vanilla and cocoa mixture
- Add this to dry ingredients and mix well.
- Whip egg whites till stiff and fold lightly into mixture.
- Bake in a pre-heated oven at 180 C for 40 to 45 minutes.
Note :
If I want to make a Black Forest Cake, I normally use this recipe for the cake.
Have a fun and safe weekend everyone.....
Warmest regards,


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Ben Wolfgang
Washington Times
Feb 14, 2013
An official with the Federal Aviation Administration reassured the public Wednesday that no armed drones will be permitted in U.S. airspace, but he acknowledged the agency can do little about privacy fears associated with the unmanned craft.
In an address to the drone-industry's leading trade group, which is meeting this week in Northern Virginia, Jim Williams said existing rules already bar aircraft from using weapons and "we don't have any plans of changing [those rules] for unmanned aircraft."
"We currently have rules in the books that deal with releasing anything from an aircraft, period. Those rules are in place and that would prohibit weapons from being installed on a civil aircraft," said Mr. Williams, who heads the FAA's Unmanned Aircraft Systems Integration Office, formed last year to shepherd drones into already-crowded American skies and integrate drone use with the manned-aircraft system.
The FAA has cited "privacy concerns" as one reason it has fallen behind the congressionally mandated integration schedule, but Mr. Williams said the agency actually can't do much of anything about those fears.
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