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While looking for male and female saint names that would appeal to parents, I discovered many names that belong at the other end of the spectrum.
But a post full of hundreds of horrible-yet-holy names? That would've taken up quite a bit of space. So I whittled it down to a few dozen:
St. Austreberta
St. Begga
St. Burgundofara
St. Emerentiana
St. Eustochium
St. Exuperantia
St. Frideswide
St. Milburga
St. Monegundis
St. Perseveranda
St. Pharaildis
St. Praepedigna
St. Radegundis
St. Walburgis
St. Waltrude
St. Agathopodus
St. Ansgar
St. Aphthonius
St. Asclepiodotus
St. Barsanuphius
St. Chrodogangus
St. Clodulphus
St. Ctesiphon
St. Droctoveus
St. Ebrulfus
St. Erkembode
St. Ethbinus
St. Ethelwoldus
St. Flosculus
St. Fronto
St. Grimoaldus
St. Homobonus
St. Hormisdas (was a pope!)
St. Lupus
St. Mappalicus
St. Nonnosus
St. Paphnutius
St. Phlegon
St. Polyaenus
St. Quodvultdeus
St. Scubiculus
St. Smaragdus
St. Torquatus
St. Wallabonsus
St. Wandregisilus
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LOS ANGELES, June 6, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- NeuroSigma, Inc., a California-based medical device company, today announced the launch of www.monarch-etns.com, its dedicated website for the Monarch™ eTNSTM System. The new site provides a comprehensive resource for those in the European Union and Canada who are considering use of the non-invasive Monarch system to treat their epilepsy and depression in conjunction with their existing drug treatment program. The therapeutic neuromodulation system is not yet approved for use in the United States.
Visitors to the site will find information on:
Patients and physicians who want more in-depth knowledge will find:
"Those who visit the site to learn more about the Monarch will become not only informed but also empowered to take the next step in managing their condition with this safe, easy-to-use and non-invasive system," said Ian Cook , M.D., Director of the UCLA Depression Research & Clinic Program and Chief Medical Advisor to NeuroSigma. "Patients and physicians alike can ask questions of the NeuroSigma team, share insights, and make suggestions. In this way the site will become an online home to a growing population of patients whose lives have been transformed by the Monarch system, as well as an expanding number of physicians who have tapped into its therapeutic potential for their patients," added Dr. Cook.
Background – The Monarch eTNS System from NeuroSigma
NeuroSigma's flagship product, the Monarch™ eTNS™ System, is currently being marketed to patients in the European Union (EU), and Canada with a physician's prescription. In September 2012, NeuroSigma received CE Mark approval for the adjunctive treatment of epilepsy and major depressive disorder, for adults and children 9 years and older in the EU. The non-surgical system also recently received a Class 2 medical device license from Health Canada in May of 2013. The license covers use of the system for treatment of drug-resistant epilepsy (DRE), major depressive disorder (MDD), and treatment-resistant depression.
The Monarch™ eTNS™ System consists of a small stimulator that can be placed in a pocket or worn at the waist, and an electric patch that is placed on the forehead. The patch stimulates the trigeminal nerve through the surface of the skin, and is used primarily while the patient is asleep.
Background - TNS
The trigeminal nerve is the largest cranial nerve, offering a high-bandwidth pathway for signals to enter the brain. The trigeminal nerve projects to specific areas of the brain, such as the locus coeruleus, nucleus tractus solitarius, thalamus and the cerebral cortex, which are involved in epilepsy, depression, PTSD, ADHD and other disorders.
Trigeminal Nerve Stimulation (TNS) is the electrical stimulation of branches of the trigeminal nerve, which are located very close to the surface of the skin in the forehead. The low-energy stimulus is confined to the soft tissues of the forehead without direct penetration into the brain. PET imaging studies in humans confirm that eTNS activates or inhibits key regions implicated in these disorders and the changes were observed within minutes of therapy.
NeuroSigma is the exclusive worldwide licensee of UCLA's entire TNS intellectual property portfolio and continues to develop additional technologies and target additional indications.
CAUTION: In the United States, both eTNS™ and sTNS™ are investigational devices and are limited by Federal (or United States) law to investigational use.
eTNS, sTNS, Monarch, and the Monarch eTNS are trademarks of NeuroSigma, Inc.
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NeuroSigma is a Los Angeles-based medical device company established to develop early stage technologies with the potential to transform medical practice and patients' lives. Currently, NeuroSigma is focused on neuromodulation therapies and has amassed significant intellectual property licensed on an exclusive basis from the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), including TNS therapies for epilepsy, depression, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). For more information about NeuroSigma, please visit www.neurosigma.com.
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NEW YORK (AP) - Scott Asheton, drummer for the influential punk rock band the Stooges, has died. He was 64.
NEW YORK (AP) � Scott Asheton, drummer for the influential punk rock band the Stooges, has died. He was 64.
Publicist Michele Adler confirmed Monday that Asheton died Saturday. No other details were provided.
Bandleader Iggy Pop posted on his Facebook page Sunday that he's "never heard anyone play the drums with more meaning than Scott Asheton."
Asheton was part of the Stooges when they formed in 1967 in Ann Arbor, Mich. His older brother, Ron Asheton, who was the group's guitarist, died in 2009. The Stooges released their self-titled debut in 1969.
"He was like my brother," Pop's statement read of Scott. "He and Ron have left a huge legacy to the world. The Ashetons have always been and continue to be a second family to me. My thoughts are with his sister Kathy, his wife Liz and his daughter Leanna, who was the light of his life."
Asheton suffered from undisclosed illnesses in 2011 and was unable to perform at summer music festivals in Europe with the Stooges.
"He was on a flight to England when all sorts of hell broke loose," Pop told Rolling Stone in 2011. "Without proper medical attention right there he would have bought it. He got very, very good care from the British and all sorts of tests."
While the Stooges weren't a commercial success, they went on to become one of the significant bands in punk music. Their raw sound helped inspire the first generation of punk musicians. The band influenced acts from Patti Smith to the Ramones to Sid Vicious. The group landed in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2010.
After recording three albums in the late 1960s and early 1970s, the Stooges split and Pop went on to a successful solo career. The band reunited for 2007's "The Weirdness" and "Ready to Die," released last year.
Asheton was born on Aug. 16, 1949, in Washington, D.C. He played drums for other bands, including Sonic's Rendezvous Band, the group led by former MC5 guitarist Fred "Sonic" Smith.


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This post is part of my Setting Up Your Classroom Series.
I've been working on putting together some visuals on how my math materials are sent up and how I run math workshop to include with this post on storing math materials, but have come to realize it really is a post all it's own. So I'm going to post these great ideas for you now and will come back with the details from my own classroom and additional tips and ideas soon.
Mrs. Bond has won me over with her symmetrical math storage.
This homeschooling mom stores her sensory and math materials in clear jars. I think this is a great idea because it's organized, easy to see and jars are free and recycled. However, I would be hesitant to use them in the classroom if they are glass. Just a head's up.
Can you tell I heart Mrs. Rojas? This is a project she recently created and blogged about. And if you look carefully up on top you'll spot that adorable pen holder that I mentioned yesterday.
Mrs. Freshwater uses drawers to sort/store her math materials.
Kristen's math games are a must see. The two links under her picture are chock full of info.
or more ideas and pictures to help organize and manage your classroom, please check out my book: The Clutter-Free Guide to Classroom Organization and Management by clicking here.
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Brick facade detached from building
High Street in Portland has one lane open after the partial collapse of a building facade.
Crews had to knock down bricks that started to bulge from the building at 142 High St.
High Street from Congress Street to Deering Street was closed until 7 p.m. Monday when it reopened to one lane, said Nicole Clegg, director of communications for the city of Portland. Detours around the area were in place before it reopened.
Kerry Ann Mcquaid, of the building's management company, Stone Coast Properties LLC, said engineers were still evaluating the building and had not determined the cause of the problem as of late Monday morning.
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Officials said the building is structurally sound and is in no danger of collapsing.
"Obviously the facade has pulled away from the building, about a foot or a foot and a half on the fourth and sixth floors," Portland Deputy Fire Chief Robert Wassick said.
Daniel Noel of Portland noticed the bulging bricks from a nearby store.
"I saw the people standing here and I looked up and I was sitting in Starbucks and I went 'Oh,'" Noel said.
Officials aren't sure what caused the separation.
"No idea," Wassick said. "These are buildings. It happens. Specific cause, we'll probably never know. A lot of vibrations (go) through here, traffic, 100-year-old buildings, it could be anything."
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Crews were welding metal beams onto the siding to keep the bricks secure Monday. All but one of the tenants was open for business, but many of the people who work there said their customers were not taking any chances.
Before she made it to work Monday morning, mental health counselor Autumn Clark said two clients called her to cancel.
"One of them just said, 'I don't feel safe going into that building yet,'" Clark said.
Clark hopes the building damage doesn't damage her business. She also hopes an engineer's final determination reassures her clients that the building is safe.
"That's my livelihood," she said. "I mean, I have three children and I'm living paycheck-to-paycheck. So, yeah, it does concern me."
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"It's a critical issue for the country and business," added Bay Area Council CEO Jim Wunderman, who was among the local tech executives visiting Congress recently to talk about immigration issues. Noting that his group also supports expanding the visas, he added that talented foreign workers have become essential "for Silicon Valley and the Bay Area region to remain the center of innovation and technology.".
1B visa cap reached after just five days as valley executives lobby to expand the program
Despite criticism that companies often abuse the visas by paying low wages for the temporary workers and not supporting their bids for permanent residency, officials with local corporations and industry groups contend the foreign employees are vital to maintain this country's technological edge. And although Congress has so far balked at increasing the 85,000 visas currently issued, the tech executives vowed to keep pushing lawmakers to expand the Chicago Cubs Hat 47
"We've been advocating on this issue for over 10 years now and our executives are getting to the point where they are wondering whether there is ever going to be any action on this issue," said Emily Lam, vice president of federal issues for the Silicon Valley Leadership Group. But she added, "we're still hopeful," noting that "there's going to be a huge push this summer" to increase the visas. Citizenship and Immigration Service, reflecting this nation's enormous pent up demand for the computer engineers and other specialized employees targeted by the program.
"It undercuts the American labor market," said Ron Hira, an associate professor and immigration expert at Rochester Institute of Technology in New York, citing studies that have found many firms pay their H 1B workers extremely low pay. "It reduces wages and job opportunities for Americans. It reduces our standard of living. So it's a bad idea."
A stand alone bill introduced in the House last year would have boosted the H 1B cap to at least 155,000 visas. However, several local tech industry experts said they were unaware of any current effort to sidestep immigration reform by lobbying for a separate H 1B bill. Officials with the five valley companies Durbin named didn't immediately respond to a request for comment about his accusation.
Just a few days ago, representatives from Yahoo, Cisco Systems, NetApp, Hewlett Packard and other Bay Area companies met with about 65 members of Congress to discuss H 1B and related issues, Lam said. Most of the lawmakers they talked to were in the House, she said, Nike Hats On Women since the Senate already has passed a bill, which besides reforming various aspects of immigration law would increase the number of visas to between 115,000 and 180,000 a year, depending on economic factors.
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Daniel Costa, director of immigration law and policy research for the Washington based Economic Policy Institute, agreed, and said he sees "a very, very small chance" of Congress expanding the program this year.
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Deeply frustrating Silicon Valley's tech industry, federal officials on Monday announced that the annual cap on the number of H 1B visas for skilled foreign workers has been reached less than a week after applications for the controversial program were accepted.
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The Australian progressive rockers with modern pop sensibility - the cult force that is VOYAGER.
With 5 full-length albums under their belt and shows throughout North America, Europe and Asia with the likes of OPETH, DEVIN TOWNSEND, CHILDREN OF BODOM, SOILWORK, NIGHTWISH, EPICA and ORPHANED LAND. This five-piece band from Perth is now firmly entrenched in its international repute as "the band who doesn't sound like anyone else".
With a fiery red keytar, a feisty female guitarist and concerts described as "amazing chemistry blending pop with heavy, technical and progressive riffs", VOYAGER are consistently a live force to be reckoned with. DEFTONES Chino Moreno recently likened singer Danny Estrin's vocals to DURAN DURANs Simon LeBon.
VOYAGER consists of:
Daniel Estrin,
Simone Dow,
Alex Canion, Scott Kay,
Ashley Doodkorte
In June 2014, VOYAGER released their fifth opus; the internationally critically acclaimed 'V'. In addition, 'V' entered the top 20 on the CMJ US Loud Rock Charts and led VOYAGER to receiving a nomination for the 'Breakthrough Artist' award at the 2014 Prog Magazine Music Awards and an invitation to appear at Bigsound 2014.
VOYAGER has performed at major festivals such as ProgPower USA and Hammersonic Festival (Indonesia) and completed a headling tour of the in October 2014, including an appearance at Euroblast Festival in Germany and the prestigious ProgPower Europe Festival in The Netherlands.
2015 sees VOYAGER driving home the success of 'V' with a headlining tour around Australia promoting their new video clip for the anthemic "Seasons of age", releasing limited edition vinyl pressing of 'V', supporting Swedish heroes OPETH in hometown Perth, North American Tour supporting EVERGREY and accepting their second invitation to Prog Power USA festival.
2017 will give the light of a new album "Ghost Mile", set to be release later this spring. A tour in Australia will be done with French band THE ALGORITHM.
Today's tune "Misery is only Company", taken from the upcoming album "Ghost Mile". Video Mixed by Matt Templeman, Mastered by Forensic Audio, Filmed and edited by VOYAGER (drum take filmed by Fraser Cringle).
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Thursday, 11 May 2017 :: Fowlers Live, Adelaide
Friday, 12 May 2017 :: The Evelyn, Melbourne
Saturday, 13 May 2017 :: the zoo, Brisbane
Friday, 19 May 2017 :: Amplifier Capitol
Saturday, 20 May 2017 :: The Basement, Canberra
Sunday, 21 May 2017 :: OXFORD ART FACTORY, Sydney
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The informative video series Extra Credits is back on YouTube, and in their latest episode, they take on the concept of the MMORTS—the massively multiplayer real-time strategy game. (Though at no point in the video do they refer to the genre as "Memortis," even though that is a pretty sweet name, and way easier to say than "MMORPG.")
Host Daniel Floyd's presentation echoes pretty much all of the questions that I've had about the potential (and potential problems) of running a balanced MMORTS, questions which are further complicated by a microtransaction-based free-to-play model like the one that End of Nations recently announced.
Great stuff as always, guys (and gal).
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At the beginning of 2001: A Space Odyssey, Stanley Kubrick's cosmic exploration on the evolution of mind in the universe, a bunch of man-apes in Africa discover a mysterious, jet black monolith. Upon touching it, almost worshipfully, they make an evolutionary leap in intelligence and begin to use the bones of animals as clubs to wage war upon competing tribes of apes.
2001's monolith is iconic, and it's common to joke about the similarity in shape between Kubrick's big, ominous slab of intelligence-evolving basalt and Steve Jobs's iPhone, but man, whoever built this 2001 docking station for his iPhone out of LEGO bricks — complete with tiny LEGO bones and monkeys, with the iPhone standing as the monolith above a worshipful tribe of man apes — just ran with it.
Here's the original scene from the movie, where the apes first encounter the Monolith. (Sorry, embedding is disabled on the YouTube video.)
Here's what happens when the apes evolve:
And here's what the bloody outcome of intelligence is:
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Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 93 diseños de 24 diseñadores freelance.
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Empire Insurance Services is a newly formed company that will become the parent company of the already established insurance broking companies, McLardy McShane Insurance and Financial Services and Belgravia Insurance.
McLardy McShane and Belgravia Insurance specialise in providing a full service insurance solution to small to medium enterprises and individuals. Working with Australia's leading insurance companies, they offer the full suite of insurance products to their clients, including but not limited to, business insurance, professional indemnity insurance, risk insurance, life insurance, corporate and personal superannuation and WorkCover.
Empire Insurance Services Pty Ltd will hold the financial services licence and be the parent company of these two entities. As such, this business will reflect both subsidiaries.
The target audience includes all clients, of which the majority are small to medium enterprises operating in industries such as hospitality, mining, engineering, retail and transport.
The audience will also include the insurance underwriters who actually insure the risk for McLardy McShane and Belgravia's clients.
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(Reuters) – The U.N. General Assembly expressed serious concern on Monday over violence between Rohingya Muslims and Buddhists in Myanmar and called upon its government to address reports of human rights abuses by some authorities.
The 193-nation General Assembly approved by consensus a non-binding resolution, which Myanmar said last month contained a "litany of sweeping allegations, accuracies of which have yet to be verified."
Outbreaks of violence between ethnic Rakhine Buddhists and the Rohingyas have killed dozens and displaced thousands since June. Rights groups also have accused Myanmar security forces of killing, raping and arresting Rohingyas after the riots. Myanmar said it exercised "maximum restraint" to quell the violence.
The unanimously adopted U.N. resolution "expressing particular concern about the situation of the Rohingya minority in Rakhine state, urges the government to take action to bring about an improvement in their situation and to protect all their human rights, including their right to a nationality."
At least 800,000 Muslim Rohingyas live in Rakhine State along the western coast of Myanmar, also known as Burma. But Buddhist Rakhines and other Burmese view them as illegal immigrants from neighboring Bangladesh who deserve neither rights nor sympathy.
The resolution adopted on Monday is identical to one approved last month by the General Assembly's Third Committee, which focuses on human rights. After that vote, Myanmar's mission to the United Nations said that it accepted the resolution but objected to the Rohingyas being referred to as a minority.
"There has been no such ethnic group as Rohingya among the ethnic groups of Myanmar," a representative of Myanmar said at the time. "Despite this fact, the right to citizenship for any member or community has been and will never be denied if they are in line with the law of the land."
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Argument preview: Required showings for securities plaintiffs
Professor Linda S. Mullenix, the Morris & Rita Chair in Advocacy at the University of Texas School of Law, previews the case for the American Bar Association's PREVIEW of U.S. Supreme Court Cases. The ABA has generously agreed to share some of its previews "" which are authored by practitioners and scholars in the field "" with SCOTUSblog. You can read the preview here; PREVIEW's website is here.
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PHILADELPHIA – Manchester United are comfortably settling into the City of Brotherly Love, the club's third stop on its North American tour. And for manager Sir Alex Ferguson, returning to Philadelphia for a third time in the past eight years is a familiar feeling.
"It's always a pleasure to come to the States because the training conditions are excellent, same with Philadelphia," said the Scottish manager at a press conference on Monday. "This is our third visit now, we'll be here for five days training, which is absolutely excellent for us."
Welcoming Ferguson and the rest of the team to the city was Philadelphia Union captain Danny Califf, who is looking forward to playing against such a big club on Wednesday. Chances like this don't come around often, said the MLS veteran.
"It's a great opportunity for us to play a team that we watch on television," Califf told reporters. "It's always a fun opportunity for us to step onto the field and have a good match against a quality opponent.
"We don't get to play teams that play their type of style very often, and that's always a new challenge. It's just a great opportunity and will be a lot of fun and I'm really looking forward to it."
Playing opposite Califf on Wednesday will be Man United veteran Wes Brown, who has been with the club for all three of its visits to Philadelphia.
Being back in town is something that the 30-year-old is pleased to be a part of, citing the impressive space available to them at the NovaCare Complex, the practice facilities of the NFL's Philadelphia Eagles.
"Philadephia is a great city with great training facilities," said Brown of team's temporary home, "some of the best I've ever seen. We've also had some great training sessions. It's hot but it feels good and we are working hard."
Despite only being in town for five days, the trip is one in which all parties involved are happy to experience – none more so than Sir Alex himself.
"We're happy to be back here and hopefully we get what we need out of the trip which is the fitness of the players and no injuries before the campaign starts," he said.
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We often go about our daily business without giving much thought to the people who came before us and made possible the processes we follow or the products we use. That's even more true when it comes to our jobs. Which of you have thought about the general manager at your club who 10 years ago implemented some of the training processes that you now take for granted, or the owner who originally opened your facility and chose the catchy name that has become such a well-known brand in your town?
I thought about this as I put together this month's profile of Alan Schwartz, our 2007 Lifetime Achievement winner. When I interviewed John McCarthy, former executive director of the International Health, Racquet and Sportsclub Association (IHRSA) about the founder of Chicago-based TCA, McCarthy called Schwartz "the foundation of the industry." Unfortunately for the club industry, Schwartz has been away from the club business for the past eight years, focusing on his passion — tennis — and helping to promote it through service to the United States Tennis Assocation and the International Tennis Federation. He still serves as chairman of TCA, and when he's not traveling on business, he still sits in an office next door to his son, Steven Schwartz, who is now CEO of the company. I wonder how many younger people in the industry were aware of Alan Schwartz and the other people who helped lay the foundation of this industry.
People come and go in our lives, and as we grow older, we don't always remember their names. What we do remember, though, is what they did to make our lives better. Schwartz has already given a lot to this business. He was a major force at the beginning of IHRSA, served on the advisory boards of many of the industry's trade publications and spoke at most of the industry's big conferences. But what he seemed to be most proud of were the processes and programs that he had a hand in that are still being used today — Tennis in No Time, IHRSA's annual Profiles in Success survey, accounting standards for club owners and curriculum for a management training course for club professionals.
People who use these processes or programs probably don't know who built the foundation that they take for granted. However, I don't know that really matters to Schwartz. He put it into perspective when he told me what he said to his family when his son became CEO of the company.
"I said that my objective here is to make my death a 'non-event,'" he says. "By that, I meant I don't want the bankers wondering what will happen when Alan kicks the bucket or for the employees to feel that way. I have been entirely successful at that. Isn't one of the jobs of a CEO to provide for a smooth subsequent transition? I think it is."
Schwartz laid a foundation for his business so that future generations could successfully carry on once he's gone. That's also what Schwartz has done in the fitness industry — helped lay a successful foundation for today's club owners to build upon, perhaps creating an industry even greater than the original masons could imagine.
Yes, that means that the work is not done. I don't expect that Schwartz is finished with the business, and if one of the founders is still happily toiling at this industry, then club owners who have come after him should do the same, knowing that the work they do will probably endure longer than their name.


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Alabama farmers who are transitioning to organic agriculture or who are currently certified organic can receive special assistance for meeting their conservation goals. Farmers may apply for financial assistance through the Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP) and can receive up to $20,000 per year or $80,000 over six years.
Offered by the USDA-Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) for the third year, the EQIP Organic Initiative is a special pool of money offered in all 50 states for farmers who are organic, transitioning to organic, or organic exempt with unique practices and payments determined by each individual state.
NRCS in Alabama, which administers EQIP, is setting aside a separate pool of EQIP money to help Alabama organic farmers and those that are transitioning to organic production. While EQIP has always been available for organic producers to treat resource concerns on their land, with the provisions of the new Farm Bill, specific funds are being set aside to assist organic producers.
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With a pragmatic blend of business wisdom and human compassion, Jennifer Adams-Brooks earned wide respect as a civic leader in San Diego. The first African-American woman to chair the board of the San Diego Foundation, she devoted her time and talents to cultivating a civil society that was fully equipped to solve community problems.
"She cared deeply about helping underprivileged, underserved communities," said Bob Kelly, the foundation's president and CEO. "It was part of her DNA."
Ms. Adams-Brooks died of complications from cancer on April 11 at Sharp Memorial Hospital. She was 63.
Born on Dec. 7, 1949, Jennifer Elaine Adams grew up in Chicago's South Side just as the city was beginning to grapple with a legacy of segregation. She was the first African-American senior class president at the mostly white Morgan Park High School, where she graduated in 1967.
After earning a bachelor's degree in communication and urban and rural studies from UC San Diego in 1981, she started her own communications consulting firm in San Diego. She later worked as chief of staff to former San Diego City Councilman Wes Pratt and California Congresswoman Susan Davis when she was a state Assemblywoman.
"Jennifer ran my office and got it running when I first served in the California Assembly," said Davis. "And I can tell you she was just as impressive in person as on paper. During that time, we shared many laughs and memories – even when we were up to our ears in work."
The "hard-nosed realism" she developed in the private sector contributed to Ms. Adams-Brooks' success, said Steven Smith, who served with her on the board of the San Diego Foundation.
"There are a lot of people with business acumen and there are a lot of people with wonderful compassion," Smith said. "It's unusual to find the mix of those that Jennifer had, and that's why she was so effective."
Several colleagues remembered Ms. Adams-Brooks for her collaborative leadership style and her resolve to reach a consensus.
"She was a tremendous listener," said Steven Dinkin, president of the National Conflict Resolution Center, where Ms. Adams-Brooks was a board member. "Because of that, her contributions were thoughtful, and they commanded respect."
In 2000, Ms. Adams-Brooks started Clark Consultants, which started out as an executive coaching firm but expanded to work on land use and housing programs with the cities of Carson and Lynwood.
Ms. Adams-Brooks worked on the San Diego Housing Commission as executive vice president and chief of staff. She was also the former acting executive director of the Southeastern Economic Development Corp.
She served on the boards of several other organizations, including the UC San Diego Chancellor's Community Advisory Board; the Regional Water Quality Control Board of San Diego; a transitional housing organization called San Diego Safe Harbor; the Springall Academy, a school in San Carlos for children with special needs; and the Drs. Charles and Shirley Thomas Memorial Foundation.
Lynn Schenk, who worked at the same time for San Diego City Councilmember Wes Pratt, described Ms. Adams-Brooks as an energetic pioneer who spoke up on behalf of women, African Americans and others who lacked power in San Diego.
"Her life was dedicated to making sure the path that she traveled would be available to others," Schenk said.
Ms. Adams-Brooks was also involved in the Pacific Beach Presbyterian Church, where she served in a number of leadership roles, including deacon, over the past 30 years.
Ms. Adams-Brooks is survived by her husband of 26 years, Leon D. Brooks Jr. of Linda Vista; her mother, Elizabeth Clarke Adams of Linda Vista; her daughter, Singleton Beato, of New Jersey; and one grandson.
A viewing will be held from 5 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at Pacific Beach Presbyterian Church. A memorial service will be at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at the First United Methodist Church in Mission Valley.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations to the Jennifer Adams-Brooks Memorial Scholarship via the San Diego Foundation, 2508 Historic Decatur Road, Ste. 200, San Diego, CA, 92106.


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In an empty cathedral, a mysterious figure waits patiently.
A large wooden door slowly creaks open behind the figure, who looks up from their reading of an old, crumpled manuscript.
"I've been expecting you," the figure said to the intruder, who just so happened to be Ben-Jammin the Exile.
"Have you?" Ben-Jammin replied. "Surely you didn't think that I would just forget about you would I?"
The figure chuckled slightly as Ben-Jammin walked toward them.
"I'm glad to see you again." the figure said, as they and Ben-Jammin shook hands.
"So? What did the Jedi say? Did they agree?" the figure said hurriedly.
"Relax," Ben-Jammin said, "They agreed. They don't suspect anything. Did you alert the Calvarians and the Kuragin to the situation?"
"I sent the transmission myself." the figure said. "They should be mobilizing their armies right now."
"Good..." Ben-Jammin said.
"Now, what about this artifakt?" the figure asked "What does it do?"
"This particular artifakt is just what we are looking for." Ben-Jammin said "It has teleportation potential. Massive teleportation potential. So large, in fact, that it could send our entire empire back to the Brikverse."
"Finally!" the figure said "After all those years of searching! And to think that a few excavation droids found it before the Jedi! Talk about good luck!"
"Patience," Ben-Jammin said coolly "We must be very precise. First the artifakt, then the computer files."
"What do the files contain?" the figure asked.
"That's where it gets even better. Apparently the CIS found more than just the artifakt in those ruins. Their droids logged ancient runes and symbols found at the site of the excavation into the files, and from what we can discern, they appear to be star charts to forgotten planets, both in this galaxy and the Brikverse."
"Incredible," the figure said.
"Those lost planets may be the Planets of Origin," Ben-Jammin said "Where the Force, Magic, and other untold secrets have laid buried for millenia. Finding those planets and their secrets could make us the most powerful beings in the universe! Imagine the power of their ancient works! The priceless treasures, untouched for eons! There would be no force that could stop us!"
"Indeed," the figure said. "And with them in our possession, you would be able to leave your exile and return to the throne! The usurper could be easily defeated, and you could once again attain your rightful place as ruler of the empire!"
"Yes," Ben-Jammin replied "After all these years, after drifting across the stars for what seemed like forever, I will finally re-attain my throne, restore our empire...Is the fleet ready?"
"Yes," the figure replied "We have used the Beige Carpet to conceal the majority of our fleet. Most of our ships are already in this system, waiting for the moment the artifakt is activated and the portal is opened to return to the Brikverse. I have established an elite ground team to provide a distraction for the Republic and CIS armies around the base. They should give us enough time to infiltrate and escape the base with the files and the artifakt in hand."
"Excellent," Ben-Jammin replied "Everything is going according to plan."
"Do you remember your objective?" Ben-Jammin said, turning to leave.
"Of course" the figure said, "But there is one last matter. What if the Republic or CIS ships manage to enter the portal as well? What if their fleets enter the Brikverse?"
"It is of little concern," Ben-Jammin said "Soon we will be at our full strength again, and nothing will be able to challenge us."
"Very well," the figure said "See you on the ground"
"Likewise," Ben-Jammin said.
And he left, the thick wooden door creaking shut behind him.
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The Carnival of Personal Finance was hosted at Million Dollar Journey, so here we go with Smart Money Daily's contractual obligation post of links to the best of this week's carnival.
- I enjoyed this post: Technical Analysis: Three most important rules you must know. A brief summary of the thinking behind technical analysis of the stock market (don't worry it's not all graphs and wiggly lines).
- Even though I'm completely immune (being Canadian and all) I liked this post over at The Honest Dollar: 11 Ways to Trigger an IRS Audit. Good luck with that!
- Having my own investment account 100% in cash for the last couple months, I resonated with this interview with Jeremy Siegel about how current stock market conditions may setup "the buying opportunity of the decade".
Siegel: Right now, I've turned cautious on the stock market. I think that there could be some more downward adjustment, until Bernanke makes a stand and the international community begins to say, "The U.S. is going to be fighting inflation." We could see, short run, another 5% or even 10% decline in the market. I see a maximum 10% downside risk. If we should see that decline, I think that it could be the buying opportunity of the decade for investors — because long term, I'm bullish, and long term, I think that valuations still are very attractive.
Short term, still, it's going to be a little bit rocky until the inflation situation gets clarified. Anyone that has their stock position long term, they're going to be fine. If you have a little cash, you might decide to put some of that to work in the next couple of weeks. As stock prices decline, you might be getting some very good bargains.
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At this year's Tokyo Game Show, Square Enix announced a high definition remake of the first Kingdom Hearts, Kingdom Hearts Re: Chain of Memories, and Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days. It's called Kingdom Hearts HD 1.5 ReMIX.
In the upcoming leaked issue of Famitsu, Kingdom Hearts designer Tetsuya Nomura was apparently asked whether or not there would be a HD remake of Kingdom Hearts 2. "It would be unnatural if there wasn't one," he replied. Nomura, of course, didn't say if and when said remake would happen—if it actually does happen.
Still, don't act too surprised when Square Enix announces the inevitable high definition remake of the 2005 PlayStation 2 classic. Act happy.
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June 23, 2009 - Writer: Becky Bain | Artist: Mel Stringer
I've been on several first dates completely fucking high. Of course, most people usually start a date sober and work their way to being stoned but I was never one for being normal (especially when it comes to dating). I once met a dude at a bar across the street from my place and in lieu of a drink, we stopped by the medicinal marijuana store on my block, walked back to my apartment and smoked a joint on my balcony. Turns out, pot was pretty much all we had in common but that doesn't matter when you're both giggling at a squirrel. I've been on two other first dates with two different guys who offered me ecstasy ten minutes into our date (both dates were at nightclubs, so at least the atmosphere was appropriate). One date ended with us having with really fantastic sex. The other guy I ended up dating for half a year and I was always worried about how many liberties I'd have to take if we had children and they asked how mommy and daddy met. "Well, Xander," (yes, my imaginary son's name is Xander) "It was a Friday night and Daddy offered Mommy MDMA before learning her last name. We tripped balls well into Sunday morning. It was so very romantic. The parts I can remember, anyway." Since those dates worked out successfully, I tried it yet again.
I had a huge fight with my then-roommate, who tried to convince me to wash the dishes by putting the contents of the entire sink on top of my bed. I was furious and in a horrible mood. This was all right before a big first date I was really looking forward to. My quick-fix solution? I downed a couple of ecstasy pills and met him at the Arclight cinemas for a showing of Spiderman 3. My mistake was going on a date with a man who occasionally has a second beer if he's feeling "randy". Turns out he was clearly not a let's-get-high-on-a-first date kind of guy, as I surmised from the confusion on his face when I couldn't stop rubbing my hands all over his corduroy jacket, yammering on about how pretty the moon looked while dancing in the concessions line to music playing only in my head. My energy had to be explained, so I told him I had a long day of work and drank three Redbulls. Did he buy it? Probably not, since he seemed fairly freaked out by me the whole night. Hey, at least I had a pretty sweet time even if my date didn't. And Spiderman 3 is actually pretty good if you're rolling while watching it! So what's the downside to all this? Drugs make for a pretty awesome date, but too bad it's with somebody imaginary.
When your drug-filled stupor clears, you're left with somebody you don't really like or even know. And that makes it extra awkward when you've already made plans to meet his parents or have sworn your love for each other. Next time, save yourself some trouble and wait at least for date two to whip out the illegal substances.
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Aside from the usual academic publications and presentations, his non-teaching professional activity includes statistical consulting jobs for industry, health care, pharmaceutical research, law enforcement, and non-profit organizations. Andrews has also served as Vice President for the regional chapter of the American Statistical Association, and has served in the ASA's committee structure as well.
He earned a B.A. in Russian and mathematics from St. Olaf College in 1984, and he came to Wittenberg in 1989 after an M.S. and Ph.D. in statistics from Iowa State. Andrews was promoted to Professor of Statistics in 2004.
Dr. Andrews is also an avid figure in the Wittenberg community. Every year since 2001, he has planned the Wittenberg Triathlon. The Wittenberg Triathlon is a three part race open to individuals or teams of faculty, staff, students, and alumni from Wittenberg. A little known fact about the "Lone Statistician" is that he is musically inclined! Along with some other faculty and their spouses, he plays bass in an old fashioned fiddle band called, "Stuffed Possum and Cornbread" that supports organizations for social and environmental change. In addition to playing bass, he has also built his own dulcimer and taught himself how to play.
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House Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio, emerged Friday to say that "no progress" had been made on resolving the impending "fiscal cliff."
Capitol Hill's top Republican said that talks with President Barack Obama toward resolving the automatic tax hikes and spending cuts scheduled for the beginning of next year continued to stall; Boehner renewed his demand that Obama submit a new plan for evaluation by lawmakers.
Speaker of the House John Boehner, R-Ohio, tells a group of reporters that "no progress" had been made on resolving the impending "fiscal cliff."
"This isn't a progress report because there's no progress to report," the speaker said at a brief press conference Friday morning on Capitol Hill.
The issue of taxes continues to ensnare negotiations on the fiscal cliff. The Obama administration has demanded that income tax rates be increased for the wealthiest Americans; Republicans made a counter-offer earlier this week that would raise revenue by closing loopholes and deductions, but would also preserve existing tax rates, all of which are set to expire at the end of this year unless Congress acts.
"It's time for the president, if he's serious, to come back to us with a counter-offer," said Boehner, asking at a later point: "When is he [Obama] going to take a step toward us?"
The president rejected the Republican plan as unbalanced because it allowed for no increase in income tax rates on the wealthiest Americans, a priority on which Obama campaigned for re-election this fall. His original proposal, presented last week to lawmakers by Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner, called for increased rates. What Republicans are now demanding is a new version of Obama's plan.
At the same time, Boehner is facing countervailing pressures among rank-and-file Republicans over his management of the impending fiscal cliff. Some conservatives have complained that the GOP leadership's offer to collect new revenue constitutes a betrayal of the low-taxes philosophy which has long characterized the modern Republican Party. At the same time, some Republicans have called for the extension of tax rates for most Americans so as to prevent the political impact of a tax increase for middle class families on Jan. 1, if a deal cannot be reached.


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This uses a transformer isolated DC-DC power converter, and an optical data isolator, to ensure there is no metallic (ohmic) connection between the pH probe and the controller. This isolation eliminates the interference that can be caused by ground loops.
Ok, this is what to do.put a NPN mosfet on the ground line going into the E.C. circuit.You will want to stop all GND from entering the E.C. circuit.When you take your E.C. reading open the NPN mosfet, take your readings then close the mosfet.Your pH will still be a little off.Recalibrate your pH with the E.C. probe in the pH calibration solution (the E.C. probe should be connected to the E.C. circuit and the GND line should be cut off with the PNP mosfet).This has proven to be successful in fixing the pH / E.C. problem.
Put the NPN Mosfet at the ground line coming into the circuit.You know, VCC and GND.Cut the GND line that is powering the circuit not the ground line going to the probe. As far as which mosfet to buy, there are 100's.Here is one that should work well for you: 2N7000_D26Z Turn on the FET when you take an E.C. reading, turn it off when you are done taking readings.
Yes, place the mosfet between the Arduino and the ground line. I am not 100% sure the 2N7000 will work .However, I do believe it will work just fine.It is a quality FET and that's generally all you need. If it were me, I would use it.
So my understanding I have to put this mosfet between the arduino and the Stamp in the ground line but i don't know how to connect it and use the mosfet.
Hi everyone, as promised I am back reporting on what I've done with the results. By the way, I'm not sure why you were told to get a MOSFET involved.. That's not necessary.So, basically what I have done is take the +5VDC and GND from the arduino board to a dc to dc converter. I used a Murata NME0505SC.Then it's quite simple, take two 6N137 optocouplers and wire one to the RX and the other to TX. You'll need to use two resistors for each one, I just used 430R and then you need to put a .01 microfarad cap between pin 5 and 8 for each one per the datasheet. Obviously each of them will be on the separate ground/potentials.Anyway, everything works perfectly now!! Yay! I have my readings stable and accurate with the probe circuit electrically isolated.


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New York, NY (PRWEB) July 23, 2014
The Israel Tennis Centers Foundation announced an emergency relief effort in response to the immediate and growing crisis affecting the children and families of the Israel Tennis Centers in southern Israel, the region hardest hit by the rockets that continue to rain down.
With Hamas firing thousands of rockets into Israel in the past two weeks, Israel's children are again experiencing the trauma and all too familiar effects of attacks on their communities. Summer camps at the ITC Beer Sheva, Ofakim and Ashkelon have been closed, leaving these children at home or on the streets unprotected. As the violence continues to escalate, the need to move them out of harm's way grows stronger with each passing day.
To minimize the serious short-term and long-term implications and to protect its children, the Israel Tennis Centers launched an emergency campaign, Operation Safe Haven, to evacuate over 200 children from its three southern tennis centers to its northern centers and install additional bomb shelters which are needed at its centers in the middle of the country. During these difficult times, families in Haifa, Yokneam, Tiberias, Akko and Kiryat Shmonah have offered to open up their homes to children whom they don't even know for as long as necessary.
The children will participate in summer camp with their friends in the northern centers, and will be entertained and distracted with special events and social activities to keep their minds from the danger surrounding their homes in the south. This extraordinary initiative is necessary to secure the safety of these children and to provide them with respite from the barrage of missiles.
"To live under the specter of blaring sirens and rocket attacks is extraordinarily terrifying for anyone, but especially for children who see our centers as a safe and nurturing place to go," said Jacqueline Glodstein, ITC Vice President/Global Development, who joined the children in running to the shelters during missile attacks this month. "It is our responsibility to take these young people away from this danger and give them back a sense of stability for as long as the crisis lasts. That is why this initiative is so vital to their overall health and well-being."
A special 'Donate Now' page for Operation Safe Haven has been set up for the express purpose of covering the specific needs of transporting, feeding and entertaining our children and staff. The link can also be found on the Israel Tennis Centers Foundation website (http://www.israeltenniscenters.org) and Facebook page.
About the Israel Tennis Centers Foundation:
The Israel Tennis Centers Foundation (ITC) is a 501 (c) 3 not-for-profit organization that works tirelessly through the medium of sport to enhance the development of Israeli youth. Since opening its first center in Ramat Hasharon in 1976, the ITC has helped over 400,000 children, many of whom come from outlying development towns throughout Israel. The ITC's 14 centers stretch from Kiryat Shmona on the Lebanese border in the North to Beer Sheva bordering the Negev Desert in the South. http://www.israeltenniscenters.org.
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A number of conventions featuring actors from Doctor Who and its spin-offs will be taking place over the next few months. David Tennant will be attending his first convention since taking on the role of the tenth Doctor while Alexa Havins and Arlene Tur from Torchwood: Miracle Day make their first appearance at a UK convention.
This is a list of confirmed guests for some of the bigger events taking place in the UK and US.
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This is a list of confirmed guests for some of the bigger events taking place in the UK and US.
The Entertainment Media Show (London) — 1-2 OctoberDavid Tennant (the tenth Doctor), Eve Myles (Gwen Cooper), Arthur Darvill (Rory Williams), Alex Kingston (River Song), Ian McNeice (Winston Churchill), Nina Toussaint-White (Mels), Albert Welling (Adolf Hitler), Frances Barber (Eye Patch Lady / Madame Kovarian), Miranda Raison (Tallulah), Caitlin Blackwood (Amelia Pond), Dan Starkey (Skorr, Strax), Anneke Wills (Polly), David Gooderson (Davros, Destiny of the Daleks), Philip Rham (Zimmerman), Leslie Schofield (Leroy, Calib), Kate O'Mara (the Rani), Georgia Moffett (Jenny, The Doctor's Daughter).
Autographica (London) — 14-16 OctoberHonor Blackman (Professor Lasky), Rodney Bewes (Stien), Michael Jayston (the Valeyard), Michael Cochrane (Lord Cranleigh, Redvers Fenn-Cooper), Philip Madoc (Eelek, War Lord, Solon, Fenner), Stephen Greif (Gurney, The Infinite Quest).
London MCM Expo — 28-30 OctoberAlexa Havins (Esther Drummand) and Arlene Tur (Dr. Vera Juarez), Torchwood: Miracle Day.
Memorabilia London — 29-30 OctoberCatherine Schell (Countess), Andrew Hayden-Smith (Jake Simmonds), Ayesha Antoine (Dee Dee Blasco), Daniel King (Davenport), Anna Barry (Anat), Sheila Steafel and Ray Brooks (Daleks – Invasion Earth: 2150 A.D.).
Memorabilia Birmingham — 19-20 NovemberColin Baker (the sixth Doctor), Arthur Darvill, Kai Owen (Rhys Williams), Sarah Sutton (Nyssa), Derek Jacobi (Professor Yana / The Master), Marshall Lancaster (Buzzer), Frances Barber, Fiona Walker (Kala, Lady Peinforte), Isla Blair (Isabella), John Challis (Scorby), Roger Lloyd-Pack (John Lumic), Danny Horn (Adult Kazran).
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FIORI, UMBERTO . LUCIANO MARGORANI: Sotto gli Occhi do Tutti
Stormy Six singer and lyricist Umberto Fiori, now a celebrated Italian poet, returns to song form in partnership with guitarist-composer Luciano Margorani. It's a compatible partnership and not just simple voice and guitar; Luciano plays acoustic, electric and processed guitars, multi-tracked into full arrangements, highlighting the grain and character of Umberto's distinctive delivery. The songs are Umberto's - written alone, with members of Stormy Six and (half of them) with Luciano. Extremely well presented in a kind of mini hardback book (48pp), with photographs, texts in Italian and English and three short introductions (these only in Italian). Nice work.
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Oxygen Team Unveils Wallpaper Collection for KDE 4.0
The Oxygen team is happy to present the final selection of 15 wallpapers that will be released with KDE 4.0. It took longer than expected to manage the
The Oxygen team are overjoyed at the response and want to thank everyone who took part.
All of these wallpapers are being released under the LGPL version 3 license. For more insights by the jury, check Riccardo's blog.
Code Poet's Dream
Colorado Farm
Curls On Green
Fields Of Peace
Fresh Morning
Golden Ripples
Green Concentration
Leaf's Labyrinth
There's Rain On The Table
Red Leaf
Skeeter Hawk
A big thanks for all the participants and congratulations to the winners by the Oxygen team.
I just hope distros use them
Since most distros apply their own branded wallpaper. Aesthetics in KDE4 get better every day, although I do wish it was an open poll.
By Skeith at Mon, 2007/11/19 - 6:00am
Re: I just hope distros use them
compared to the results when we have done open polls, i think we got better and more consistent results from having a jury of artists. it's fun to participate in polls to pick things, granted, but i'd rather have high quality results for something like this ...
thanks to everyone who contributed wallpapers. they rock =)
By Aaron J. Seigo at Mon, 2007/11/19 - 6:00am
Re: I just hope distros use them
Totally agree on both counts.
By Dado at Mon, 2007/11/19 - 6:00am
Re: I just hope distros use them
I don't, I hope distro's vote no confidence in these and keep their own. I find the wallpapers to be very boring, nothing there reaches out and say's KDE, actually they all remind me of Vista. and XP. I wonder how many people use any of the themes, wallpaper, etc that comes with KDE, I know I don't, and it appears a lot prefer to download their desktop look. Perhaps the KDE team should not focus on themes, wallpaper etc, and leave that up to those that contribute ate kde-look.org, always far better stuff from contributers, than what is released with KDE.
By jane at Mon, 2007/11/19 - 6:00am
Re: I just hope distros use them
Sure, and those artists would then automagicly transform into coders who can be assigned to any other part of KDE, right?
Re: I just hope distros use them
Since kde-look.org already are supportet through the GetNewStuff(?) functionality, that part of it arre already covered.
But IMHO it's better to also supply some high quality defaults like this, rather than base it on whats avalible on kde-look.org. And to be frank, there are lots of rubbish on kde-look.org. Specially when it comes to walpapers.
By Morty at Mon, 2007/11/19 - 6:00am
Re: I just hope distros use them
Sorry but where do you see a similarity with Windows Vista? It is a common but wrong conception to argue that KDE is too Windows-like (and by the way the most Windows like element - Kicker - is gone in KDE 4!).
Kubuntu did apply a theme that resembles a bit to Windows Vista (window controls and some brilliance highlights) but this very theme has nothing to do with the KDE project itself (and I personally stick to Plastik for KDE 3).
And furthermore did you compare KDE with Keramik theme to Windows Vista? There are some subtle interesting similarities (e.g. at brilliance highlights, whereas Plastik doesn't use them). And guess which theme is much much older than Vista? Right Keramik. And it is a known fact that Microsoft evaluated KDE the days it used Keramik as default theme.
And where do you see any similarity between Vista's and KDEs wallpapers? They both partially make use of HDR imaging, a careful adjusted dynamic range and a high color saturation (whereas KDE 3 wallpapers were much more "flat" and "dirty"). Shall KDE people avoid these common techniques of professional photo artwork in order to please you? Just have a look at professional art color photos and you will notice that this has nothing to do with Vista but with images looking good under any circumstances (ever wondered why your private images look good in very narrow screen configurations only?)
So quite the contrast: Even default KDE 3 doesn't look very much like Windows XP or Vista and KDE 4 will even look more different cause of different GUI elements (not only replaced Kicker) and cause Oxygen theme has absolutely nothing in common with Vistas theme (I bet after KDE 4 is out random people will complain that Oxygen icons and KDEs interface are too GNOME like which is much more likely :p).
By Arnomane at Mon, 2007/11/19 - 6:00am
Re: I just hope distros use them
I would agree if kde-look wasn't infested by kids that vote their
By nae at Mon, 2007/11/19 - 6:00am
Re: I just hope distros use them
Wallpapers are meant to be 'boring'.
And what's boring about nature? Are you sure you're human?
By Blah at Mon, 2007/11/19 - 6:00am
Re: I just hope distros use them
What is Nature? Everything?
Because you know, just showing some plants isnt "nature" per se. Its just a tiny fraction of what beauty you can find, yet these wallpapers almost exclusively focus on plants ...
Pot smokers among the jury?
By she at Mon, 2007/11/19 - 6:00am
Re: I just hope distros use them
I assume you send in better suggestions? Besides, nobody forces you to use any of these wallpapers, so what do you care?
Re: I just hope distros use them
Exactly why those themes remind you of Vista or XP? just because they are "photographies" of "things"?
By Iñaki Baz at Mon, 2007/11/19 - 6:00am
Re: I just hope distros use them
I guess you feel if the KDE team didn't hold this contest KDE 4 would be all done and then you could then rant about how much you think the distros should mess with it because, well... you would never use the default look, you'd prefer to download your desktop look, etc... insert more unproductive negativity here... more bs vista comparisons... it's a photograph, certainly vista has the capability to display photographs as a wallpaper...give me a break.. jump in a lake.
im sure your response would have been different if they chose your kde wallpaper full of kde gears and the colour blue, whatelse? oh.. the dragon and oh.. tux because that would.... make no friggin sense... at least with all that BS it wouldnt be vista..
By Mike at Tue, 2007/11/20 - 6:00am
Re: I just hope distros use them
Ouhm, with 1900 Wallpapers?? That would be lucky ;-)
By Lukas Appelhans at Mon, 2007/11/19 - 6:00am
Thank you
They look great and the KDE4 is shaping up very nicely.
Thanks again
By oLdsk3wL at Mon, 2007/11/19 - 6:00am
Re: O_O
hahaha.. oh no, don't jinx us! ;)
By Aaron J. Seigo at Mon, 2007/11/19 - 6:00am
Realy cool
Cool wallpappers! espatialy "Ladybuggin"
By Dumas at Mon, 2007/11/19 - 6:00am
Re: Realy cool
It's my least favorite... probably has something to do with the fact that this part of Missouri is getting swarmed with ladybugs currently.
By Ian Monroe at Mon, 2007/11/19 - 6:00am
The Wallpapers are simple breathtaking. I just can't wait to see a finished KDE4!
By Bobby at Mon, 2007/11/19 - 6:00am
These are really looking great. Once the artistic design decisions are taken out of the hands of the coding geeks, Open Source can actually look beautiful ;-) If this really is too much for you - go here:
By Michael at Mon, 2007/11/19 - 6:00am
Re: Great!
We actually use dotproject at work...
By Mark Hannessen at Wed, 2007/11/21 - 6:00am
Love the wallpapers, top job!
I'm just wondering whether KDE4 will allow animating wallpapers like Vista Ultimate (it calls them Dreamscapes - but I believe it's just playing avi movies). I know some will complain and say it's a resource hog, but there is something both relaxing and beautiful about having swaying grass or running water on the desktop. So, how about it?
By Andy at Mon, 2007/11/19 - 6:00am
Re: Animating?
Fancy writing a plasmoid to do it?
The Plasma framework is designed so that you can really have any background you can code. It's just another applet. You may not get it by default in 4.0, but I have no doubt that such backgrounds will appear.
By Alex Merry at Mon, 2007/11/19 - 6:00am
Re: Animating?
I was actually interested in taking it one step further - 3D backgrounds. We have the whole cube thing, so you can rotate etc. So why not have a 3D background that rotates with the cube? :)
By John Tapsell at Mon, 2007/11/19 - 6:00am
Re: Animating?
Cool idea!
Re: Animating?
It is really very cool feature. I am not well aware of what plasma can do and I think that it is more kwin issue. But if it is possible to create 3D backgrounds it will rock :)
By Plamen Terxiev at Mon, 2007/11/19 - 6:00am
Re: Animating?
background have nothing to do with kwin (well, other than respecting the "this window is the desktop" flag) and everything to do with plasma. 3d background effects can be written in openGL even as plasma supports opengl plasmoids.
By Aaron J. Seigo at Mon, 2007/11/19 - 6:00am
Re: Animating?
Wow. It sounds really great. I knew that plasma is very powerfull but this overpass my expectations what plasma is capable of. In this case maybe I will try to make a 3D background plasmoid in OpenGL when the KDE 4 is released.
By Plamen Terxiev at Tue, 2007/11/20 - 6:00am
Re: Animating?
While I like the idea, I also have a long-standing problem with the cube in that it feels rather limited to just four desktops. While it's fine that there are people that stick with that default and are perfectly capable of getting work done, I am not among their number.
By Wyatt at Mon, 2007/11/19 - 6:00am
Re: Animating?
i find using two or three monitors works best for me. The whole buggy cube thing is next to useless. I wish linux would go back to the people who it was meant for...
By Rhulani at Wed, 2007/11/28 - 6:00am
Re: Animating?
I use two monitors and four virtual desktops, so I see what you mean 50/50.
By your comment about the cube, I'll assume you've tried Compiz/Beryl. Have you tried the "Desktop Wall" plugin instead of "Desktop Cube"? Perhaps with the "Expose" plugin? I find that to be very comfortable.
(A quick Super+Arrow to switch desktops with the keyboard... or just mouse to the top-right corner to zoom out and then click to pick)
I'd be using a mix of KDE and Compiz Fusion parts right now if Compiz Fusion didn't have so many irritating rough edges and limitations.
By Stephan Sokolow at Mon, 2007/12/10 - 6:00am
Re: Animating?
Haven't had a look at plasma yet but I guess this could be done using a plasmoid.
By Christian Nitsc... at Mon, 2007/11/19 - 6:00am
Re: Animating?
This has been possible since the early days of KDE and even earlier.
There is an advanced option that lets you select a program for drawing the background. you can select a video player and have it play avi files.
Perhaps a plasmoid that is fully integrated into KDE, with easily downloadable animated backgrounds would be the more polished solution, though.
By KOffice fan at Mon, 2007/11/19 - 6:00am
Re: Animating?
Enlightenment dr17 can do that
By Nsm at Mon, 2007/11/19 - 6:00am
Re: Animating?
and so for more than a year...
By Mathieu Jobin at Thu, 2007/12/27 - 6:00am
Looks great
Just a little bit strange that 5 out of 15 wallpapers are from jury member.
But i can't realy complain, they all look great! :-D
By Beat Wolf at Mon, 2007/11/19 - 6:00am
Re: Looks great
There are some comments and replies on that in the blog entry (the jury members were not allowed to vote for their own contribution, voting was secret and the entries were anonyminiezd), but it's a bad habit at all to let jury members take part in a competition.
Anyway, as there haven't been any prices (except the winning itself) and the collection is OK (too much green for my taste and a bit too 'conservative') I don't care much about that.
By furanku at Thu, 2007/11/29 - 6:00am
Kenneth Wimer..
I love the wallpaers "Summer" and "Fields of Peace", both make me feel refreshed and relaxed. wonderful wallpapers.. you rock Kenneth! thanks :)
By Asif Ali Rizwaan at Mon, 2007/11/19 - 6:00am
image ratio
And what about the differents screen ratio for the user ?
By egan at Mon, 2007/11/19 - 6:00am
Re: image ratio
You can also just use a different cut out for those. SVG wallpapers are quite a different catogory than photography, resulting in very different kinds of images. You may prefer the one or the other, but that does not mean that KDE should limit itself to only one category.
Re: image ratio
That's not true. SVG is designed for vector graphics, not photos. JPEG is the correct choice. I assume you weren't implying that people shouldn't use photos as backgrounds!
As for different aspect ratios, the only sensible solution is to crop the image.
By Tim at Mon, 2007/11/19 - 6:00am
Re: image ratio
>>> As for different aspect ratios, the only sensible solution is to crop the image.
So for using these 1280X800 KDE wallpapers on my 1600x1200 screen i have to :
1) Expand the wallpaper (distortion, big pixels =>ugly)
By egan at Mon, 2007/11/19 - 6:00am
Re: image ratio
No, you should just use the 1600x1200 resolution image when it becomes available.
Re: image ratio
For photos I agree raster is king (until some fancy-pants raster->vector conversion techniques get devoloped, maybe) but wouldn't PNG or TGA beat out JPEG for this kind of thing? The desktop isn't the web, after all.
By Matthew at Tue, 2007/11/20 - 6:00am
Re: image ratio
PNG results in pretty ridiculous file sizes for photographic content. A high-quality JPEG can get very close while still keeping a manageable file size.
By Hector Martin at Tue, 2007/11/20 - 6:00am
Re: image ratio
Well frist we made versions for most comon screen ratios.
By nuno pinheiro at Mon, 2007/11/19 - 6:00am
Gorgeous Pictures
In my humble opinion the artistic results of the contest are absolutly stunning. Thank you very much to the Oxygen team.
However, I still disagree with the decision to allow jury members to submit images to the contest. It's even worse that so many of them "won" the "contest". I strongly suggest that this practice is changed in the future.
You could have released the Oxygen Wallpaper Set and then have a contest to create the 'Oxygen Contributers Set 2007'.
Had I taken part in the contest, I would have felt cheated...
Mind you, this is purely a criticism of the process, not of the result.
By bangert at Mon, 2007/11/19 - 6:00am
Re: Gorgeous Pictures
You should read Riccardo's blog before complaining...
By Robin at Mon, 2007/11/19 - 6:00am
Re: Gorgeous Pictures
what makes you think that i hadn't read it?
great if that solves your concerns. i still think the process is flawed and dishonest...
By bangert at Mon, 2007/11/19 - 6:00am


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New: UC Student Senate Israel Divestment Vote Sparks Controversy
A controversial UC Berkeley student senate bill opposing UC investments in companies providing military support to Israel has once again added a local twist to the Israel-Palestine conflict.
Although the bill is labeled "UC Divestment From War Crimes," it focuses on the conflict in the Middle East and human rights violations by the Israeli Army in Gaza and the West Bank.
The bill's critics contend that singling out Israel as a perpetrator of war crimes is unfair, given the vast number of human rights violations that go on elsewhere in the world.
Sandra Y. Cohen, a UC Berkeley Civil Engineering sophomore and one of the four Associated Students of the University of California senators who voted against the bill, called it a brazen attack on Israel in the guise of drawing attention to war crimes.
"I hope everyone who voted yes realizes what they truly voted for," Cohen wrote in an e-mail message to a Google group after the vote. "I am really disheartened."
The ASUC student senate's vote is probably the first of its kind to take place in any college campus in the United States.
At Thursday's meeting, both pro-Israel and pro-Palestine student groups—comprised of students, professors and community members from different ethnic backgrounds—packed the first-floor room of the student union building, forcing the meeting to be shifted to a library on the seventh floor.
ASUC senator Christina Oatfield said it was the highest attendance she could remember at any recent ASUC meeting.
Many stayed to hear the final vote—16-4—announced at 4 a.m.
"It was really exciting to see so many people engaging in the issue," Oatfield said. "There was a little bit of shouting but overall I was surprised by how respectful everything was."
The Berkeley campus has been rocked by altercations between pro-Israel and pro-Palestine student groups from time to time, some of which were caused by alleged incidents of hate speech, graffiti and vandalism.
"The bill cites facts, such as from the UN's Goldstone Report, that should be disregarded," said Cohen, as she boarded a flight Friday to leave for spring break. "It's blatantly anti-Israel. I was told that the bill is not divesting from Israel, it's divesting from war crimes. But then we should not have any reference of Israel in it. This is just dividing the community in Berkeley."
Emiliano Huet-Vaughn, a second-year Economics Ph.D. student who co-authored the bill, said that Israel had been used as a case study to highlight the ethics violations being committed by its government on Palestinian settlements.
"What about the war crimes in other countries—China, Sudan, Afghanistan?" Cohen asked. "They are trying to make it about war crimes but it's not about war crimes. If they cared about war crimes then the bill would have mentioned other countries. They are trying to dissolve the State of Israel."
Oatfield said that the ASUC senate has a long history of taking strong action to divest funds from countries involved in war crimes.
"We have singled out Sudan, we have singled out South Africa in the past," said Huet-Vaughn. "It's our job to condemn unethical treatment. We want to make a statement about what can be done with student government funds. But the more significant thing is we don't want our university to support war crimes."
The bill specifically calls for ASUC and UC to stop investing in two American companies—General Electric and United Technologies—which are providing Israel with weapons.
Oatfield said that although the bill is focused on conflicts in Israel, it also asks the ASUC to create a commission which will investigate war crimes in Morocco and Saudi Arabia.
"The immediate action is pertaining to two companies, but it also has long-term goals," Oatfield said.
E-mails supporting or denouncing the senate's action started flying about right after the final vote, with author and Harvard law professor Alan Dershowitz being one of the first to issue a statement.
"Divesting from Israel is immoral, bigoted and if done by a state university illegal," Dershowitz said. "It encourages terrorism and discourages peace. Any university that would actually divest from Israel will be subjected to countermeasures—financial, legal, academic and political. We will fight back against this selective bigotry that hurts the good name of the University of California. This misuse of the university's name does not represent the views of students, faculty, alumni and other constituents of the greater Berkeley community. Instead it represents the hijacking of the university for improper ideological purposes. It must be rejected immediately and categorically."
The international pro-Israel advocacy organization StandWithUs called the bill "misguided."
Pro-divestment Berkeley residents who attended the meeting congratulated each other with celebratory messages.
One e-mail called it a "substantial victory," while another called it a "historic occasion."
Huet-Vaughn said that the bill would prohibit ASUC funds from going toward the two American companies with immediate effect.