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The "300" club is the elite group of birders who have seen more than 300 species of birds in the great state of Maryland.
Warren finally joined on Friday, and with a great bird, too - a Say's Phoebe, a western and midwestern flycatcher not often seen in these parts. Wahoo! The bird was found at Terrapin Nature Park on Kent Island over on the Eastern Shore by super-Maryland birder Joe Hanfman. Good buddy Dan Haas helped guide Warren into the site with calls and texts.
The bird was being seen distantly in some snags over phragmites bordering a pond. Warren didn't get great looks, but he did see the bird. No photos, either, but this picture of celebratory champagne gives the general impression of size and shape of the party afterward:
Mark Hoffman did manage to snap some shots with a 700mm lens. Wow! For those keeping track, Mark; Jim Stasz; and Paul O'Brien are at the top of the Maryland birding mountain, each having seen more than 400 species out of 435 species reported in Maryland. That's incredible!
The Say's Phoebe was a definite treat. Happy Halloween everyone!

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With the summer in full swing and lots of warm weather and friends to catch up with, I am back at the barbeque. In New York, we have a shorter season for this so I try and use it as often as possible. This means lots of variety and homemade condiments to take the ordinary to extraordinary. Try these but also check your grocery store for interesting sauces like spicy mayonnaise (from the sushi guy), or smoked cheese for the top of a veggie burger, or homemade guacamole with beans on a turkey burger.
These are some fun favorites that dress up an ordinary barbeque and make a buffet look a little more gourmet.
Bourbon and Brown Sugar Barbeque Sauce
Balsamic Roasted Onions
Bourbon Baked Beans
Homemade Butter Pickles
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by Brian Rudnick
Kilian's Hardware drew many onlookers when it displayed a large wind turbine of about 7 feet in diameter outside the store. Kilian's Russ Goudy Jr. estimates the turbine might save a homeowner $100 a month in electricity bills, depending of course, on the wind, which needn't be more than 2 miles per hour from any direction to generate current. The item retails for $7900 and, if this one doesn't sell, Goudy may mount it on the store's roof.


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Well, we've got the third "Monster High" release within a year, and the first one to be given the honor of a Blu-Ray release. For the uninitiated, "Monster High" is a line of toys, animated specials and other merchandise for kids (whom I earlier jokingly referred to as "Goth girls-in-training"). It's marketed by Mattel, apparently to those who are turned off by the oh-so-perfect world of Barbie. The students at Monster High are supposed to be the offspring of more famous monsters and supernatural beings- such as Count Dracula's daughter named Draculara (voiced in this installment by Sue Swan), the daughter of Frankenstein's Monster named Frankie Stein (Kate Higgins), Manny Taur the Minotaur (Audu Paden) and Clawd Wolf (Marcus Griffin) son of the Wolfman. One again this new release has been CG-animated by Canadian studio Nerd Corps Entertainment, and again the quality of the animation isn't as good as a typical CG-animated feature film but a step above most made-for-TV fare. As before there is an interesting design scheme, with the Monster High school building resembling a castle and most objects are coffin-shaped, including the school lockers (reminding me of the cover for the 1980s B-movie My Best Friend is a Vampire), speakers, tablet computers and cell phones.
This time around, it's an Aladdin-like storyline as Howleen Wolf (America Young), the "annoying little sister" of Clawd and Clawdeen, enters her first year at Monster High and realizes she's not popular. She thinks putting up a big sign with her name in lights will get her some fame, but it ends up blowing out the school's electricity and as punishment she's sent to the attic to do some cleaning-up. This is where she finds an old lantern, which when polishing summons Gigi (Joni Goode), a genie who's been trapped inside for hundreds of years and grants her thirteen wishes. Gigi immediately warns her that she'll be tempted to use her wishes selfishly and she needs to fight that temptation. It turns out Gigi's shadow is a separate being named Whisp (also voiced by Goode), who in the past has gotten into the minds of Gigi's previous masters and controlled them in an effort to make herself more powerful. Clawdeen nevertheless wishes to be popular, and suddenly she is. At first she tries to use her remaining wishes to help others, like wishing for her brother and his friends to realize their dream of being contestants on a stunt show called "Die Trying," and for Abbey Bominable to win the Student Disembodied President election. Whisp soon gets the best of Clawdeen however and she soon makes more evil wishes such as making ever-popular Cleo DeNile a "nobody" who isn't even recognized at school anymore, and things spiral further out of control. Clawdeen's friends are troubled at her not being "herself" anymore and try to set things right.
"13 Wishes" isn't quite as clever as the previous entries in the series, mainly because it uses a story that's already been done many times and doesn't take a whole lot of advantage of the characters' "monster" statuses. It still retains the design scheme and animation style used so far however with some amusing details you'll have to watch closely for, along with a few plays on words. The "Die Trying" subplot with a host who's a sort of cross between ghost and skeleton is pretty fun as well. Since this was made for kids, there's a lesson learned by the end. The "Monster High" theme song has been replaced by a new one that is quite catchy but isn't used too much.
I had previously reviewed the other two "Monster High" releases, Ghouls Rule and the 2-episode Friday Night Frights / Why Do Ghouls Fall in Love? and lamented at how the CG animation suffered on standard DVD's limited resolution. Someone at Universal must have taken notice, as "13 Wishes" has been released as a Blu-Ray and DVD set, and I was certainly looking forward to seeing how it would look. It does look much better than the standard DVDs, but one of my main criticisms of the picture looking rather soft appears to have been a stylistic choice of the animators as that softness is still present here. If I had been projecting this on film I would have been struggling to get it into better focus, but if that's how it's supposed to look I'm not one to argue. A standard DVD is also included, and it still appears much less detailed than the Blu-Ray. (Oddly the DVD is coded only for region 1 while the Blu-Ray is all-region.)Sound:
Audio on the Blu-Ray is 5.1 DTS-HD Master Audio and expectedly isn't as spectacular as the sound mix of a theatrical movie, but still has a number of good surround effects. Spanish and French dubs are included in standard DTS 5.1, and all tracks on the standard DVD are 5.1 Dolby Digital.
Both discs include English SDH as well as Spanish and French subtitles.
As on the previous DVDs, we get three animated shorts that have a more traditional animated appearance but likely were still done via computer. They convey a bit more of a demented sense of humor than the main feature but are still relatively kid-safe.
A 3-minute "Sneak Peek" of "Ever After High," a new series from Monster High's creators is included, which appears to apply the same concept to fairy tale characters. Seems a bit redundant but might have potential. Also included (all in HD) are trailers for the previous two "Monster High" DVDs- seeing these in hi-def takes me back to the earlier years of DVD when some discs would include good-looking promos for titles available only on VHS. There's also a trailer for another upcoming "Monster High" title called "Frights, Camera, Action!" which thankfully already indicates that it'll be on Blu-Ray, and trailers for "Barbie: Life in the Dreamhouse" and the live-action "Saige Paints the Sky." Both discs open with a promo for a "13 Wishes" video game.
I don't know what today's kids have thought of the "Monster High" franchise, but although I'm out of its target audience I've found it rather clever and amusing, and having witnessed most traditional toy lines such as "Barbie" promoting unattainable perfectness it's refreshing to see something like this encourage kids to be themselves and not worry so much about what the rest of the world thinks. "Monster High" would have had a great place in a Saturday morning cartoon lineup if those were still around, and I'll look forward to checking out its future efforts. There's still rumors of a live-action "Monster High" movie in the future, which could be really interesting to see.


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As one of the nation's leading pediatric health care systems, Nemours is committed to providing all children with their best chance to grow up healthy. We offer integrated, family-centered care to more than 300,000 children each year in our pediatric hospitals, specialty clinics and primary care practices in Delaware, Florida, Maryland, New Jersey and Pennsylvania. Nemours strives to ensure a healthier tomorrow for all children – even those who may never enter our doors – through our world-changing research, education and advocacy efforts. At Nemours, our Associates help us deliver on the promise we make to every family we have the privilege of serving: to treat their child as if they were our own.
Nemours is seeking a casual pediatric hospitalist to join our team at Nanticoke Hospital in Seaford, DE.
This position requires the ability to attend deliveries and stabilize newborns along with consults for pediatric emergency department patients. Candidates must be board certified or board eligible in pediatrics.
Nemours offers a competitive salary and extensive benefits package that includes bonus incentives, relocation allowance, life insurance, comprehensive health, dental and vision coverage, CME and board maintenance allowances, retirement plan with employer matching and an additional 457B retirement savings plan, educational allowance, paid licensure and malpractice fees, professional membership dues allowance, and more.
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Our dedication to professionals who are dedicated to children frequently earns Nemours a spot on the list of top workplaces in the communities we serve. Our Associates enjoy comprehensive benefits, including our unique "Bridge to a Healthy Future" pediatric health plan, an integrated wellness program, opportunities for professional growth, and much more. As an equal opportunity employer, Nemours focuses on the best-qualified applicants for our openings.


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I'm an artist . . . but that's not saying much, because I believe, and it is something that I have devoted my time heavily to convey, that art expression is an inherent property of human nature. The media may vary, but not the innate disposition.
Those that know me have heard my "talent-as-myth" diatribe all too often, and if you end up tuning in to my posts, you will encounter it soon enough. It is my goal to change the notion, which a great number of people resign to, that one needs to have "talent" to pursue the art they feel or want and am doing this on a daily basis through my program in the G+ Mentorship Program for Photographers.
With that as preface, I will probably devote a portion of my posts to inspiring artists, but I also plan to impart other conceptions that I have about life in general, with the goal of elevating, encouraging, enlivening or energizing those who read them.
Let me begin with this:
I wish for you the ability to create for yourself all that your heart desires.
➡ fill out this form, if you're interested in the new home for "G+ Mentorship Program for Photographers"
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I said, "Hey, how would you two like to moon the camera for the #SeagullButtSaturday viewing audience and become famous?!" ... so, they flew over to this side of the tree ... ;o7 ... bird brains, pah!!
If you've made it this far, please know that there is NO such photography theme as #SeagullButtSaturday. The following people, sometimes posting to the #FunniestNonthemeOnGplus, are actually the #FunniestNonCuratorsOnGplus.
Robin Griggs Wood Ursula Klepper Christin McLeod Sassi Sassmannshausen Lauri Novak Richard Ball Craig Szymanski Melissa Beagle Ellie Kennard Cora Triton Steve Savoie Pam Wolfe +Joy Mum Jon Cassill Tom McGowan Annie Irving Diana Boyd Debby Moran Alex Lapidus Lou McCorkle +Rob Lopes Kimmetal Smith Bette Kauffman Liz C Jacqueline Hodsdon Darion Jackman Steven Kennard Sharon Stone Dawn Siadatan Sumit Sen Jasbir S. Randhawa Gazzaroonii T. John Wade Dave Bell Swee Oh Leo Deegan Nancy Battis Vita Patrick Kelly Marilyn Benham Mari Luukkonen Lora Lee Chapman Giselle Savoie Carin Bruce David Q. Cohen Gernot Glaeser Maureen Roberson Brian Grzelewski cobalt please Darcee McCutcheon Annelies Jansen Rachel Ferris Margaret Tompkins Jan Vermeulen Christi Nielsen Jaana Nyström
Real themes:
#birds4all curated by Walter Soestbergen Ricky L Jones & Birds4All
#birdloversandwildlife curated by Robert SKREINER BIRD Lovers & WILDLIFE
#birdsgallery with thanks to Heinrich Wagner
Must-have hashtags (for hackling the hashtag-haters … ;o))
#SeagullButtSaturday (duh!)
#SeagullButtsInDisguise (for other birds; a fine way to use up all those bird shots you took that are "not quite what you were shooting for" and currently languishing on your hard drive.)
#Gulluminati (what the group of non-curators have come to be known as)
#FunniestNonthemeOnGplus (because, isn't it?! … ;oD)
#Splatterday (Jasbir's invention, applicable for, ahem, some conditional shots … ;o7)
#rgwoodpost #Gulluminati #Gullarazzi #FunniestNonthemeOnGplus
#googleplusphotos #hqspbirds #btpbirdpro BTP Bird Pro #birdsgallery
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As a boy, he read about the mythic river. As a man, he went to find its source. Chengdu-based photographer Zhang Kechun has spent much of the last two years on the banks the Yellow River, the waterway considered both the cradle of Chinese civilization and, when it breaks its banks, its curse. "I wanted to photograph the river respectfully," said Zhang. "It represents the root of the nation."
Zhang's project has the feel of a pilgrimage. He travels on a fold-up bicycle, following the river's silted water from the coastal flats of Shandong, west, to the mountains of Qinghai. He journeys for a month at a time, lugging a large format Linhof camera, a tripod and just enough film. Sometimes, he says, he went a week without taking a picture. "I wanted to take my time," he said, "to slow down and experience every second of the moment."
His patient labor paid off. The work is intimate and expansive, capturing quiet moments under vast, gray skies. People swim. Buildings rise. Life plays out against a dateless haze. "I choose cloudy, gloomy days to photograph and I overexpose my photos," Zhang explained. This, he said, "adds a soft and gentle touch," giving each frame an otherworldly feel. This ethereal stillness quiets the quotidian realities of the river: movement, pollution, noise.
Zhang says he did not set out to document environmental destruction — others have done that. But China's headlong rush to develop has scarred the country's land, air and water, and the mighty Yellow River is no exception. "I started off wanting to photograph my ideal of the river, but I kept running into pollution," he said. "I realized that I couldn't run away from it, and that I didn't need to run away from it."
Though the lunar tones and low horizons feel foreboding, Zhang insists the project carries a message of hope. There is a reason all the people in his pictures look tiny: "The power of humans is nothing compared to the power of nature, even when we try to change it." Century upon century, the river runs.
Zhang Kechun is a Chengdu-based photographer with the MoST agency.
Emily Rauhala is an Associate Editor at TIME. Additional reporting and translation from Regina Wang.


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The City of Sanibel Vegetation Committee is offering guided native vegetation and landscaping tours of City Hall grounds, which have been planted solely with native plants. The next tour is on Wednesday, Feb. 12 beginning promptly at 10 a.m.
Come walk the grounds for ideas on planting native vegetation that requires no fertilizer. Come see how you can plant a garden that reseeds itself with very little maintenance, is good for the environment and will attract birds and butterflies.
Vegetation Committee members will provide information on proper planting and care of native vegetation. The City of Sanibel encourages planting of vegetation that is indigenous to the area as it requires very little maintenance, no fertilizer, and no supplemental irrigation.
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Registration is not required. Attendees meet at the main entrance to City Hall, 800 Dunlop Road, in front of the main staircase. For additional information regarding the guided native vegetation tour, please contact the City's Natural Resources Department at 472-3700.
The City of Sanibel is a "walkable and bikeable" community and features one of the most extensive shared use paths in the State of Florida. Attendees to these special events are encouraged to enjoy our good nature, bicycle to these events and stay FIT-4-LIFE!


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LeBron James, Heat seeking revenge, record vs. Knicks
- Miami Heat hope to extend winning streak to 14 games Sunday vs. New York Knicks
- Knicks have beaten Heat twice this season%2C once in New York%2C once in Miami
- Heat are playing incredibly well since start of 2013%2C with record of 21-6 tied for best in NBA
The Miami Heat have won 13 consecutive games.
They can tie the franchise record for most consecutive victories on Sunday. To do so, they will have to beat a team they have not beaten this season: the New York Knicks.
The Knicks are 2-0 against Miami this season — a 104-84 victory on Nov. 2 at Madison Square Garden and 112-92 on Dec. 6 in Miami.
"They've drilled us twice. ... Our guys will look forward to playing this game," Heat coach Erik Spoelstra told reporters after Miami defeated the Memphis Grizzlies 98-91 Friday.
The Heat who will face the Knicks on Sunday at Madison Square Garden (1 p.m. ET, ABC) are not the same Heat who lost to the Knicks before the New Year. Miami was on cruise control earlier in the season, pacing itself for the stretch run.
Since Jan. 1, the Heat are tied with the San Antonio Spurs for best record in the NBA at 21-6. Miami, with LeBron James and Dwyane Wade on top of their game, is ready for a run at its second consecutive title.
During the 13-game streak, Miami has outscored opponents by a dominating 15.4 points per 100 possessions. They are shooting 52% from the field and 42.2% on three-pointers.
Meanwhile, the Knicks are not the same team they were when they beat Miami in early December. On Dec. 16, the Knicks were 18-5 and in first place in the East. Since then, New York is a pedestrian 17-15. After a recent losing streak — their first four-game losing skid of the season — the Knicks dropped to third place in the East for the first time this season.
New York recovered and won three in a row, finishing off the Washington Wizards 96-88 on the road.
"Any win is sweet at this point, in the second half of the season," Knicks point guard Raymond Felton told reporters after beating Washington. "We've got to have these wins."
March is a brutal month for New York. It plays 18 games in 31 days — 10 of those games are against teams currently in position to reach the playoffs. Nine games are on the road, including five away games in eight days and four are against playoff teams: Golden State, Denver, Los Angeles Clippers and Utah.
Eyes will be on the Knicks. Seven of their next 10 games are on national TV.
Miami has created distance between the Knicks and Indiana Pacers who are 6½ games out of first place. More so than catching the Heat in the standings, the Knicks want the second seed in the East.
That's why Sunday's game is so important for both teams. The Heat need a win against the Knicks, just to prove they can do so. The Knicks need a win to get its game moving in the right direction as the playoffs near.
Streaks will continue and streaks will end Sunday. With implications for both teams.


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We held a chat on the topic of breast cancer with Dr. Toncred Styblo in October. From that chat, we got lots of great questions and feedback and even a couple questions we couldn't get to in the chat's allotted time. Dr. Styblo has taken the time to answer those questions for this follow up blog post, mostly covering questions related to ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS), a type of breast cancer typically found in the lining of the milk ducts that has not yet invaded nearby tissues.
Below are the questions Dr. Styblo has covered in this post:
- How long does one continue to follow up with oncologist and surgeon after DCIS diagnosis and resultant mastectomy?
- What is the risk of recurrence in other breast after DCIS and mastectomy?
- Does that include blood work for Ca27-29, and how often?
- I'm interested in risk of recurrence after DCIS diagnosis. If you continue to follow your patients for life (which Dr. Styblo mentioned in the chat that she does), that suggests a moderate risk for recurrence.]
- What would you suggest in the case of multifocal DCIS?
Answers from Dr. Styblo:
DCIS, intraductal cancer and in situ ductal cancer are names for stage "0" breast cancer. Stage 0 breast cancer is cured by removing it completely with surgery, but does not have any affect on the risk of developing a second breast cancer in that breast or the other breast.
The surgery to remove the cancer may be a lumpectomy or it might be a mastectomy. This risk of a patient developing another breast cancer post-surgery is dependent on many factors and the risk is best assessed by your doctor. The subsequent follow up and recommendations about screening and risk reduction will be dependent on additional factors including the pathologic features of the DCIS and the patient's risk of developing a second breast cancer.
Because DCIS is stage 0 breast cancer, follow up is primarily to screen for another breast cancer rather than recurrence. The screening includes breast imaging and clinical exam, there are no blood tests indicated.
Dr. Styblo also received a question on the topic of support in the chat: What role, in your opinion does emotional support play in achieving the best possible outcome after breast cancer? Where or how do you recommend patients find advocates? The Winship Cancer Institute has several programs for survivors and support, including the Peer Partner Program which "matches cancer survivors and caregivers with cancer patients and caregivers dealing with a similar diagnosis of cancer, pre-cancerous condition, or benign tumor."
Breast Health & Breast Cancer Related Resources:
- Quiz – Breast Cancer High Risk Quiz
- Web Site – Winship at Emory Breast Cancer Resources
- Web Site – Emory Breast Health Center
- Blog Post – Nutrition for Cancer Patients


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UH Manoa American Studies scholar selected for prestigious Soros Justice Fellowship
Assistant Professor Robert Perkinson among 17 Fellows nationwide to share in $1 million dollar grant poolUniversity of Hawaiʻi
UH Manoa Department of American Studies
The Open Society Institute (OSI) announced this week that UH Manoa Assistant Professor of American Studies Robert Perkinson has been named a Soros Justice Fellow for 2006.
Since its founding by the financier and philanthropist George Soros in 1993, OSI has emerged as the preeminent private foundation in the area of criminal justice scholarship. Perkinson is writing a history of American punishment, focusing on Texas, the country's most incarcerated and politically influential state.
Examining the dynamics of race, crime, culture, and politics from slavery to the present, his book argues that Texas has served as the crucible of a uniquely harsh, racialized, and profit-driven style of punishment that became a template for the nation in the post civil-rights era. Titled Texas Tough: The Rise of a Prison Empire, it is to be published by Metropolitan Books/Henry Holt.
Perkinson noted that his project has stark policy implications for Hawaiʻi and other states. "Texas has built an astonishingly vast and expensive prison bureaucracy," he said, "but it has ended up widening social inequality more than bringing down crime. In Hawaiʻi," he added, "I hope we learn from their mistakes and that we explore genuine alternatives to wasteful incarceration."
Seventeen people from ten states were selected for OSI Soros grants for 2006, and OSI has committed more than $1 million in grant support for the Fellowship program this year. "This grant program is highly-competitive," Perkinson said, "and I am honored to have been selected."
"Supporting dynamic individuals committed to building a stringer, more equitable justice system has been a hallmark of OSI's engagement in criminal justice reform," said Antonio Maciel, director of OSI's U.S. Justice Fund. "The fellowship program not only complements and deepens our work in this area, but it also contributes to the development and recognition of leaders in this field."


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CIA Tells FOIA Requester It Can Only Make PDFs By Printing Out Electronic Documents And Re-Scanning Them
from the no-tactic-is-too-stupid-when-it-comes-to-dodging-FOIAs dept
The Freedom of Information Act was supposed to make the government more transparent and responsive to its employers: the American public. The Act has indeed provided a level of transparency that wasn't present before its enactment, but the law is also loaded with a ton of exemptions that make it easy for government agencies to dodge requests.
The Obama administration itself -- the supposed "most transparent administration in history" -- is one of the worst offenders. As Mike covered earlier, administration-directed agencies have abused these exemptions hundreds of thousands of times in the last five years. Even when the agencies have been "responsive," they've still been mostly unresponsive. The FBI's documents on warrantless GPS tracking were handed to the ACLU with 111 pages redacted entirely.
Many other documents are now the subject of ongoing lawsuits against the government for its refusals and redactions. Nearly every document cut loose by the Office of the Director of National Intelligence has been the result of a lawsuit brought by the EFF against the government for violating the Freedom of Information Act.
Secrecy News brings us the story of yet another lawsuit being brought against the government for FOIA-related ridiculousness. Jeffrey Scudder, a 23-year veteran of the intelligence community, is seeking 419 articles from the CIA journal "Studies in Intelligence." He has specifically requested these be provided as "softcopy" (i.e., electronic files), which would only make sense, considering the amount of responsive documents. However, the agency has gone deliberately pants-on-head stupid to make this simple request an annoyance for everyone involved.
Mr. Scudder told the court that he has detailed knowledge of CIA information systems and capabilities. In his FOIA requests, he was able to inform the CIA FOIA staff "as to where within the [CIA] computer systems the electronically stored documents [that he is requesting] are located."Citing "security," the CIA decided it would only comply if it could fell a small forest. Obviously, this route is a complete inconvenience for everyone involved. I'm sure the CIA would have preferred Scudder simply drop his request after being confronted with the agency's insistence on performing this task in the least efficient way possible. (Government agencies often tend to less efficiency, especially when it's in service of sandbagging FOIA requesters, who are expected to pick up the tab for the agency's wasteful tactics.)
However, CIA refused to release the documents in the requested electronic format. Instead, the Agency proposed to print them out and to release them only in hard copy, ostensibly for security reasons.
Scudder refused to take boxes of paper for an answer and requested again that the CIA keeps associated costs down by grabbing the electronic files and burning them to a CD-ROM or two. The CIA responded to Scudder's insistence by hitching up the belt on its head pants.
"The defendant [CIA] avers that if it were ordered to honor the plaintiff's [FOIA] request [for soft copy records], it would have to print the existing electronic documents to paper and then rescan them into electronic documents so that they may be reproduced and released on removable media," Judge Howell summarized.Scudder politely called the CIA's convoluted response process an "administrative gimmick" designed to frustrate the requester and impose "unreasonable financial burdens." Judge Howell sides with Scudder on this.
"Congress anticipated that recalcitrant agencies would resist being responsive to requesters' format choices," wrote Judge Beryl A. Howell of the DC District Court last week, and so Congress required agencies to make "reasonable efforts" to accommodate requesters' preferences.She called the CIA's process "Rube Goldbergian" and pointed out that, while the law requires responding agencies to make "reasonable efforts" to fulfill requests, that should not be taken to mean that agencies can simply employ convoluted processes in order to make responding suddenly "unreasonable."
Scudder has also pointed out (via Howell's opinion) that he has used the CIA's classified system in the past to create PDFs, something the agency claims is beyond its capabilities. Despite this clearly being an issue of government agency stonewalling, Judge Howell hasn't granted summary judgement to either side, citing both parties' allegations of "bad faith." However, she has granted Scudder's motion for discovery, which means the government will once again appear in court to defend its refusal to follow its own laws.
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GNU Guile-RPC
GNU Guile-RPC is an implementation of ONC RPC and XDR (standardized as RFC 1831 and RFC 4506) in Guile Scheme, and for use by GNU Guile programs. ONC RPC is the ``Open Network Computing'' Remote Procedure Call protocol, allowing programs to invoke procedures of programs running on remote machines. XDR is the underlying binary data representation format.
GNU Guile-RPC is available from ftp.gnu.org (consider using a mirror for higher bandwidth.)
The manual is available on-line, as is documentation for most GNU software. You may also find more information about Guile-RPC by running info guile-rpc.
Mailing List
A mailing list for bug reports and general discussion is available at <firstname.lastname@example.com>. You can subscribe to the mailing list and view the list archive.
Development occurs using the Git distributed revision control system. A copy of the source code repository can be obtained using the following command:
git clone git://git.sv.gnu.org/guile-rpc.git
The repository can be browsed on-line.
Additional information is available from the Savannah project page.


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Runner bean & prosciutto pasta
Nutrition and extra info
- Easily doubled / halved
Nutrition: per serving
- kcal459
- fat13g
- saturates4g
- carbs72g
- sugars4g
- fibre5g
- protein19g
- salt1.1g
- 175g tagliatelle
- 200g runner bean, trimmed and cut into short lengths
Runner beanRun-ner beens
Runner beans have been growing in South America for over 2000 years, and are a popular garden…
- 3 slices prosciutto
Prosciutto is a sweet, delicate ham intended to be eaten raw. The word 'prosciutto' is…
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Motley Crue, along with special guest Alice Cooper, will play at the Marcus Amphitheater on July 4.
Tickets go on sale at 10 a.m. Friday and include Summerfest admission.
Tickets can be purchased at the Summerfest Box Office, Ticketmaster Ticket Centers, Walmart stores, online at Ticketmaster.com and by phone at 800-745-3000 (live Ticketmaster Agent) or 866-448-7849 ("Ticketmaster Express" automated phone line). Patrons may also utilize "ticketfast" at Ticketmaster.com to print barcoded concert tickets from home. Convenience fees may be added to all purchases.
The show will part of Motley Crue's Final Tour and the band's retirement.
"When it comes to putting together a new show we always push the envelope and that's part of Motley Crue's legacy," said bass player Nikki Sixx. "As far as letting on to what we're doing, that would be like finding out what you're getting for Christmas before you open the presents. We think in an age of too much information, we'd like to keep some surprises close to our chest until we launch the Final Tour."
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Volleyball to Begin Second Week of Practice
Nashville, Tenn. – The Tigers volleyball team begins the second full week of practice on the 2013 season as they eye a run at the Ohio Valley Conference. Head coach Kathy Roulhac and her staff has mixed in individual workouts, as well as position workouts, into their preseason training schedule. TSU returns five from last year's squad, including all-OVC selections Erika Moss and Naomi Wells, and welcome seven newcomers to Tiger Nation.
"Today, we spent a lot of time on transition volleyball," coach Roulhac said. "We are still trying to get up to game speed. We have seven new people so we were slightly behind as far as our transition. So today we felt like it was very important to slow it down, every phase of the game."
TSU will continue two-a-days with sessions of individuals through Friday and will begin their regular practice schedule when classes begin on Monday, Aug. 26. Coach Roulhac looks for continued growth from her young squad.
"I think we are ahead of schedule," said Roulhac. "Some of our young ones are above where we expected and some are a little behind. We are working extra hard to make sure we get to where we need to be, so we can be ready come Aug. 30."
The team continues to work together as they get to know each other. The Tigers took a couple days off of practice over the weekend for some team-building activities.
"We still need a lot of work on chemistry," Roulhac stated. "We just came back from a team-bonding trip, which was very beneficial for us because we found out a lot about each other as teammates. The last time we went to Horns Creek we won the 2007 [OVC] Championship. We did a lot of high ropes, low ropes, dragging in the mud; you know just getting down and dirty. We got a great understanding of what it means to be a part of Tiger Nation and are ready to move forward and execute on the volleyball court."
The Tigers are 11 days away from opening the season in Mobile, Ala. as they take part in the Jaguar Invite hosted by the University of South Alabama.


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OCEAN CITY – Some seniors have been vocal about the town extending their Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) bus service "off the island," but now, they might be vocal about a new proposal raising the costs to use those buses "on the island."
The "low hanging fruit" may have been trimmed from the Ocean City budget, but it now appears that cuts have moved to the areas that will no doubt ruffle some proverbial feathers, namely, the ADA para-transit bus service for senior citizens.
A public hearing will be held in late January to discuss the possible increase of the ADA bus service provided to resident and non-resident senior citizens to $4 per ride, which would coincide with what the law deems applicable.
Currently, resident senior citizens can use the ADA curb-to-curb bus service within the town limits of Ocean City for free and non-resident seniors ride for a dollar. ADA clients, such as younger residents that need the handicapped bus service, pay the normal $2 per ride fare.
Public Works Director Hal Adkins realized that a proposed increase, though allowed by a federal regulation allowing demand response services like the ADA bus service to be twice whatever the fixed route fare is, would be a hot button topic for discussion.
"I realize that this is a controversial issue, but we are trying to right-size the service without affecting the service to the community," said Adkins. "I feel that I have to bring these cuts to (the council), and I realize that anytime there are cuts, it hurts some people."
The current operating costs to run the ADA van/bus service is over $250,000 per year with a grant from the Maryland Transit Authority contributing $110,000 of that cost. With that said, Ocean City's operating cost for the service is over $137,000 and Adkins said that last year, the service only brought in just over $2,300 in revenue.
"An across-the-board increase in fare to $4 would increase our revenue a projected $25,000-55,000 if the current amount of riders are maintained. We currently lose about $140,000 a year on this service, and best-case scenario, even with this increase, we'd lose about 90,000", he said.
The motion to take it to a public hearing was passed 5-1 in Councilwoman Margaret Pillas' absence with Councilman Jim Hall in opposition.
"We are going to turn this town upside down here. We are going to have a lot of angry people, and an ugly hearing, and I think we are going down the wrong path," said Hall.
Adkins said via email that though he knows this is a controversial topic, he feels, "the curb-to-curb service at $4 would still be a good bargain for any eligible users."
Councilman Lloyd Martin encouraged the public to realize that the burden of cutting costs and saving money is the job of everyone in the community, including seniors.
"We aren't trying to stick anyone with a 400-percent raise in price, but we obviously do need to split the costs on this," he said.
The revenue created by this service has dropped almost 50 percent since 2000 and operating costs more than doubled in that same time period.
Transportation Superintendent George Thornes pointed out similar municipalities such as Salisbury charge the federally mandated "double the town fare" for demand response services like ADA.
"Shore Transit, to the best of my knowledge, charges $6 for the same curb-to-curb service," he said.


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The State of the World's Mothers is ... strong. In Finland, that is. Or anywhere in Scandinavia. And most of Western Europe, Australia, New Zealand and Singapore. They all place in the top 20 of Save the Children's annual Mothers' Index.But motherhood in sub-Saharan Africa is a very tough proposition. The region has all 10 of the most difficult places for mothers in this year's ranking, with conflict-plagued Democratic Republic of the Congo last on the list. Among the bottom 20, only Haiti, Papua New Guinea and Yemen are in other regions of the world.
And the United States? We come in 30th on the Mothers' Index. We may be 10th in per capita income and the number of years a mom can expect her child to attend school. But the good news ends there. We are just above Japan and South Korea overall, but below Belarus, Canada, Israel and Poland.
This year's report on the State of the World's Mothers shows that we need to do better by moms in many parts of the world, including right here at home.
Two factors holding the United States back are indicators we've found to best represent the health and well-being of mothers and children -- their chances for survival.
When it comes to a woman's lifetime risk of dying in pregnancy or childbirth, we do better than only five other developed countries: Albania, Latvia, Moldova, Russia and Ukraine. American women are 10 times more likely to die eventually from pregnancy-related causes than women in Estonia, Greece or Singapore.
Our child mortality rate, meanwhile, is on par with those in Qatar and Slovakia. Moms here are also three times as likely to lose a child by age 5 as moms in Iceland.
After 14 years of assessing the state of the world's mothers, Save the Children finds child mortality an indicator not only of children's health and nutrition, but of the quality of care that mothers receive before, during and after pregnancy.
This year's report delved deeper into the dangers posed to children on what turns out to be the riskiest day of life -- the first. In the United States, 11,300 babies a year die on the day they are born. That's more than in the rest of the industrialized world combined.
What can be done to save babies here is not as clear as in many parts of the world. Globally, more than 1 million babies die the day they are born. But we also know that up to 75 percent of the 3 million newborns who die in the first month of life could be saved if trained health workers -- not necessarily doctors -- could deliver very basic interventions.
An antiseptic costing 25 cents could prevent deadly infections starting in the umbilical cord. Basic resuscitation devices costing $6 and less could save 229,000 babies a year. "Kangaroo Mother Care" could save nearly a half-million premature babies through the warmth of their own mothers' skin, no incubators necessary.
But in the United States, every baby can easily have access to far more sophisticated care at birth. So why are babies still dying and what can we do for them and their moms? Some of the reasons are congenital and difficult to address anywhere. Another reason is our high rates of premature birth. One in eight babies is born too soon here.
We can't fully explain this, although we know that the age of the mother and health issues like obesity play a role, as do high rates of elective cesarean sections. What we do know is that poor women are more likely to lose their babies, and that African-Americans suffer the highest rates of loss.
We need more research in this area and more action for America's poorest children in general. Save the Children is calling on Congress to create a National Commission on Children to address the critical issues facing the 22 percent of American children born into poverty. Those issues include boosting their chances of surviving the very first day. American mothers deserve this action.
There's one other important indicator on our Mother's Index: political status. Countries that outperform their economic peers on maternal and child health tend to do very well on the political status of women. If we look back to 2000, the year of our first Mothers' Index, Rwanda had a very high rate of female representation in government.
Since then it has made some of the greatest regional gains in helping its mothers and children survive. The Scandinavian countries also have long had high proportions of women in parliament, and they have some of the world's most supportive policies around motherhood, and some of the best outcomes for mothers and their children.
It makes sense that when women are in political power, children in that country do better. They know firsthand what mothers and children need to succeed. Today, women hold 19 percent of seats in the U.S. Congress -- the highest percentage in our nation's history. But still, about half the countries in the world do better than that.
The United States remains the only developed country with no guarantee of paid maternity leave and is lagging behind on how much women earn compared with men. We need more women -- and men -- in leadership positions to focus on what will make a difference for American mothers and children to get our country out of 30th place.
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GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. (KKCO) -- A man accused of stealing a Jeep last week may have taken much more than that.
Anthony Loveridge, 19, was arrested after theft victim Joseph Bateman found Loveridge sleeping in his stolen Jeep Grand Cherokee on Friday. When Bateman stumbled upon his vehicle, he held Loveridge at gun point until police arrived.
Bateman first reported a break-in on April 3 when he returned home from North Dakota, according to a Mesa County Sheriff's Office arrest affidavit.
Dozens of items were stolen, including TVs, gaming systems, phones, five guns, thousands of ammunition rounds and his 1998 Jeep Grand Cherokee. Even Bateman's safe--which contained an external hard drive and the title to his Jeep-- had been broken into, he said.
Initially, no suspects were identified.
Then, on April 5, when Bateman encountered Loveridge on 27 ¼ Road, investigators questioned the suspect about the stolen goods.
According to the affidavit, Loveridge claimed to be working with his mother in home foreclosures, going into houses and removing property that now belonged to the bank.
He said the foreclosing bank did not care what happened to the property, so he had taken the Jeep for his personal use.
After further questioning, Loveridge admitted to breaking into the safe and said the guns may have been sold at a pawn shop.
Bateman told investigators that he rented his house and it is not under foreclosure.
Loveridge is being held on a $7,500 bond for second and third degree burglary, theft by receiving, criminal mischief, theft, possession of burglary tools, and second degree motor vehicle theft.


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I got a barrage of enthusiastic responses to my idea, put forth in this news post, of writing a step-by-step how-to manual that shows just how easy it is to rig electronic election. Not only do a lot of people think this is a good idea, but some of them are already taking the idea and running with it. The idea clearly seems to have struck a chord, so I'll commit to making it happen, but only if you'll commit also.
Here's the deal: between a Ph.D. (in early Christian history, no less!), a book that's coming out this summer, Ars, and my rapidly approaching wedding, I don't have a ton of time to devote to any new projects. Furthermore, in the next two years I'd like to make more progress on the Ph.D., which will mean doing fewer things that aren't directly related to my academic work. This being the case, I can contribute to an electronic voting book project, but I can't do it alone. In fact, I can't even do the bulk of the work myself. This will have to be a collaborative effort from the start, with a core of people who own the project and make it happen.
So, with all that out of the way, let's get started.
The consenus among those who either posted in the news forum or emailed me, is that this should be a website and a wiki, with a book to accompany it later. I concur, so wiki + book will be the overall shape of the project.
With this in mind, here's what we'll need:
Site hosting: Anyone who volunteers hosting space should be prepared to handle not just traffic, but legal harrassment. It would probably be best to put the site up somewhere outside the US, but I'm not an expert on how best to fight takedown notices from angry corporations who would rather pay big bucks in legal bills to shoot the messenger than spend a few dollars fixing their faulty products.
Also, the project needs an actual wiki installation, some way of managing content, and all that stuff.
A name, logo, etc.: Someone has already registered stealthiselection.com and plans to put up a site there for this project. I think it's a very good name, being an obvious riff on the counter-culture classic "Steal This Book." But just in case I want to solicit suggestions for other good domain names that we could pick up and possibly use.
A way to coordinate: I just created a Google group called stealthiselection. Right now, membership is invite only, but anyone can read the archives. If you want in on the project, email me with information on who you are and how you plan to contribute, and I'll add you.
Legal advice: I wish I had a lawyer looking over my shoulder as I write this post. Also, see the next item.
An understanding…: that all the text of the book and the wiki will be released under some flavor of the Creative Commons license. It'll probably be one that does not permit commercial exploitation of the work except for with the licensor's permission. What I'm thinking is that the main thing is to get the information out there, but we should retain the option of making money off the project in order to make it all self-sustaining.
On a final note, let's all be clear that nobody here has any intent to engage in or promote election fraud in any way, shape, or form. It's also not anyone's intent to share proprietary information or trade secrets of any type. The project is intended to disseminate information that's already public knowledge, soley for the benefit of improving the security and reliability of the elections process.
So, if you're interested, drop me an email at the group email address, which you can find either by navigating to the link above or by appending the name of the group to @googlegroups.com, and we'll get started.


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Jim Jarmusch is quite possibly one of the most critically acclaimed film makers working in the industry today. Even with all of this critical feedback, his films rarely see the light of day in terms of the mainstream market, but Jarmusch never compromises his vision for something more accessible, and I respect that. While most of his films are very interesting an defy genre conventions, one that really stands out to me is Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai, which was released in 1999. It's a story that combines a mafia crime story with an urban drama that has elements of an Eastern samurai tale. It's a very unique movie that has a lot of elements working together, but sometimes at the expense of other aspects that could have been explored more.
Ghost Dog (Forest Whitaker) is a mysterious hit man that lives by the code of the samurai, which was written in the Hagakure. Part of the code is to honor his boss, a mobster named Louie (John Tormey) who saved his life some years before this story takes place. Part of his honoring Louie is to perform contract hits without question. One of the hits is Handsome Frank (Richard Portnow), a made man who is in a relationship with mafia don Vargo's (Henry Silva) daughter (Tricia Vessey). After successfully performing the hit with the daughter being unexpectedly present for it, Vargo puts a hit on Ghost Dog, much to the chagrin of Louie, who is forced to go along with it to some degree. Now, Ghost Dog is going to have to come out of seclusion, and in the traditional ways of the samurai, get his revenge on the mafia family that wants him dead.
So while this does have a pretty classic revenge story going on, the core of this movie is Ghost Dog. It's more of a character study than anything else. There's bursts of violence that happen, but it's the downtime that sticks with me more. There's a great scene in a park where Ghost Dog is talking to this little girl he just met about different kinds of books. This scene added a lot of humanity to Ghost Dog, a man who is essentially a murderer for hire. This kind of humanity makes him a very conflicted and complicated character whereas he can be gentle to most anyone he meets, but also kill you without batting an eye. This study of Ghost Dog makes for slow paced storytelling, but it works for this movie. What doesn't really work is when the slow pace slows down to a halt. There's a lot of scenes where Ghost Dog is just driving and listening to music, which is brilliantly composed by RZA. As great as the music is, these scenes go on way to long, and unless you're 100% invested in everything in this movie, you'll probably find yourself drifting from time to time.
What really makes Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai unique is the seamless genre blending. Like I said before, this film works as an urban drama and a crime thriller with sprinklings of Eastern philosophies and styles. I really love when movies defy all genre conventions, which is a major strength of Jim Jarmusch. The combination of RZA's hip hop score with the imagery of Ghost Dog practicing with his katana on a rooftop in the middle of the city is just super cool, and when he's comparing the philosophy of the samurai with the violent revenge he's getting on the mafia also makes for a really cool blend. Now, the problem with having all this stuffed into one movie that isn't even 2 hours means that some stuff is lost or pushed aside. Not a lot of Ghost Dog's past is explored and a lot of side characters are just pushed away for long periods of time when a little bit of development would have went a long way. I know this story is more about Ghost Dog, but having certain characters stand out more would have made his actions have more consequence. It's a small price to pay for fitting in all of the cool stuff that is prominent.
Ghost Dog is a really good example of the kind of writing that Jarmusch does and why it's really a style all his own. There's a lot of really cool bits in this movie that shouldn't be under appreciated. There's a Haitian character that doesn't speak or understand a word of English, but he's also Ghost Dog's best friend even though they don't understand each other. There's also a gangster on Ghost Dog's hit list that has a passion for Public Enemy, especially Flavor Flav. This whole movie is filled with these strange moments that make it feel surreal, but also down to earth since everyday life can be surreal. Jarmusch is as much a writer as he is a director, and it really shows in this movie.
Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai is definitely a cool and well made movie, and it's one that should be remembered for being something so unique. It's a blending of so many different genres and themes and styles while also being an in depth character study. I just wish it was a little bit longer. There's a lot of different characters and elements to the story that could have been explored a little bit more. Still, what does remain is a very cool story about a one of a kind character. It's definitely worth a watch or three.
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Moody's Microblog Daily Digest 130730 - http://bit.ly/12EhxlK yesterday's tweets as a single Web page #MMDD
Daniel Ellsberg on the #Manning verdict - http://bit.ly/1eaifqL lots of useful context
Discontent With #Secrecy And One-Sided Nature Of #TPP Spreads Among Participating Nations - http://bit.ly/19wvXGJ of note
Here's why 'trust us' isn't working for the NSA any more - http://wapo.st/14hDqs9 good summary (v @schestowitz)
Staffers 4 Rep. Rogers Apparently Claim They Could Sue Me For Defamation - http://bit.ly/16Cip7o @mmasnick of "Streisand Effect"? not wise
European Heart Guidelines Based On Disgraced Research May Have Caused Thousands Of Deaths - http://onforb.es/17h3Oxf shocking
What Exactly Does The #EU Plan To Do On #NetNeutrality? - http://bit.ly/1325k57 mixed signals
Bradley Manning trial: what we know from the leaked WikiLeaks documents - http://bit.ly/1ccNLYt reasons to be grateful for his bravery
The world's shortest poem and why it may be important - http://bit.ly/14hHKaP lovely meditation with intriguing idea at its core
On the emptiness in the concept of "neutrality" - http://bit.ly/18MdvHm elegant debunking of #MIT's jesuitical casuistry #aaronswartz
The Internet As We Know It Is On Its Deathbed - http://bit.ly/11u40ub not dead yet, but a little green around the gills
Why the world's governments are interested in creating hubs for open data - http://bit.ly/13yh7XV good intro to #ODI #london
The Madness of the Willful Destruction of Our Dependable Popular Way of Life - http://bit.ly/19wBM7c fine, angry piece from john pilger #uk
weather forecast - http://bit.ly/1bIM31J nice #xkcd
What is the Shortest Poem? - http://bit.ly/18Mfyeo surprisingly dense and witty video (v @Documentally)
#TTIP Update I - http://bit.ly/14hM4aj and so it begins; examining the entrails for clues in the absence of #transparency #TAFTA
Why I blew the whistle on Atos fitness-for-work test - http://bit.ly/13YMfUX let us now praise whistleblowers - and encourage more to speak
#Egypt's '#ThirdSquare' activists reject both army and Morsi - http://f24.my/13YMrUc great concept (v @MaliciaRogue)
Crooked officials should fear #opendata journalism - http://bit.ly/19wFFJg such an imporant trend (v @eellak @karounos)
Solutions to the looming crisis in science - http://bit.ly/17T32sq great post about hugely important issue #SciELO #arXiv #openaccess
Saudi Arabia: 600 Lashes, 7 Years for Activist - http://bit.ly/1aWh1zH for "Insulting Islam". disgusting #barbarism (v @nycjim @Glinner)
#TTIP: "there's a political will to address some issues that have never been addressed" - http://bit.ly/16CK1te #EU surrending on #GMOs?
Report Highlights Need for Major Overhaul of #Copyright - http://bit.ly/15arnME sounds sensible stuff (v @carobotero)
Fox Claims That Feeding Seniors In Need Is An Effort To Buy Their Vote - http://bit.ly/1aWjLwX you couldn't make it up (v @schestowitz)
"ACPO guidance: There are no powers prohibiting the taking of photographs" - http://bit.ly/14i1cnV cut out & keep (v @PoliceStateUK)#/UK
"I believe what we're seeing is a move towards the global imposition of a police state in the developed world" - http://bit.ly/13mkSED
last quote from great piece by @cstross. note investor-state dispute settlement is part of this attack on liberty: http://bit.ly/13ml5HX
6 police face misconduct after young woman left naked in cell - http://ind.pn/14CgrBc has our friendly Bobby come to this? (v @JackofKent)
Lewisham hospital services decision reversed by judge - http://bit.ly/14i4Y0F welcome decision #nhs
"#censorship is incapable of telling the difference between political contexts and purely pornographic ones" - http://bit.ly/16DgjUR
#MIT's betrayal of hacker culture - http://bit.ly/17TnKIG interesting viewpoint from @koxinga21
"They are ingenious people, it can't be beyond their wit to stop these crimes" - http://bit.ly/17hRWuW UK police showing ignorance of tech
#NSA program collects 'nearly everything a user does on the internet' - http://bit.ly/1cnSANk "with no prior authorization" (v @Glinner)
"analysts can begin surveillance on anyone by clicking few simple pull-down menus designed to provide both legal & targeting justifications"
"#NSA tool called DNI Presenter, also enables an analyst using XKeyscore to read the content of Facebook chats or private messages."
"Analysts can search for internet browsing activities using a wide range of information, including search terms entered or websites viewed."
"allows analysts to store "interesting" content in other databases, such as 1 named Pinwale which can store material for up to five years."
foregoing quotes taken from latest @ggreenwald piece on #nsa #surveillance - http://bit.ly/1cnSANk
Obama's secret #TPP threatens prescription drug prices on global scale - http://bit.ly/17i0wdl could lead directly to many dying (v @PCGTW)
XKeyscore presentation from 2008 – read in full - http://bit.ly/1co0dmF see what they see (or rather saw - will be far more now) #nsa
fun fact: #XKeyscore runs on distributed #linux cluster, over 700 servers globally (back in 2008) - http://bit.ly/1co0dmF
confirmed: if you use #encrypted documents or PGP you are an "anomalous event" for #XKeyscore; also talks about decrypting VPNs
one slide talks about "exploitable machines" in a given country - there are obviously lots... XKeyscore - http://bit.ly/1co0dmF
GÉANT's terabit upgrade for European science - http://bit.ly/19xckyq strange EU telcos can't do same 4 us (v @NeelieKroesEU)#netneutrality
Author Claims That 'Fair Use Is Theft By Any Other Name' - http://bit.ly/13zyJmp great rebuttal #copyright
Warrantless Cellphone Tracking Is Upheld - http://nyti.ms/16EtTY3 "victory for law enforcement":@nytimes is just pathetic (v dangillmor)
More #Encryption Is Not the Solution - http://bit.ly/19xGu4u not "the" solution, but certainly part of it (v @raycorrigan)
Seizing personal data without reasonable suspicion - http://bit.ly/15bRhiT a reminder about the outrageous laws at UK borders
#TPP: The Coming Fast-Track Trade Outrage - http://bit.ly/13ZTvQf USians, you might want to fight this
"encrypting information while it is stored would prevent Google from showing right online advertisements to users." - http://on.wsj.com/17U2mmO
Parimet Ndërkombëtarë për Zbatimin e të Drejtave të Njeriut për Përgjimin e Komunikimeve - http://bit.ly/12G3psm also fab & impressive
Brown? In #London? Papers please. - http://bit.ly/17iUclQ shameful and racist #UKBA


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Is the silver-collared one marked as Walsh?
... I know there aren't any designer records before about 1933, but since Farquharson joined the company in 1924 is it possible that this is one of his first designs? ...
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DNREC Fish & Wildlife Enforcement Blotter Jan. 25 – Feb. 1Reminder for the week: Get your 2012 fishing licenses, F.I.N. numbers now
DOVER (Feb. 3, 2012) – To achieve public compliance through education and enforcement actions that help conserve Delaware's fish and wildlife resources and ensure safe boating and public safety, DNREC Division of Fish & Wildlife Enforcement agents issued 21 citations between Jan. 25 and Feb. 1.
Other citations issued between Jan. 25 and Feb. 1 by violation type included the following:
Wildlife Conservation: Migratory bird violations (3), Townsend and Woodland Beach; trespassing to hunt (1), Harrington; trespassing after hours (1), Redden State Forest near Georgetown; hunting after hours (1), Lewes; hunting during closed season (1), Augustine Creek; over limit of game (2), Townsend and Harrington; possession of unlawfully taken game (2), Augustine Creek and Townsend; failure to tag deer (1), Harrington; other deer violation (1), Harrington; possession of native wildlife without a permit (1), Hartly; operating motor vehicle off established roadway (1), C&D Canal near St. Georges; operating non-licensed motor vehicle (2) Norman G. Wilder Wildlife Area near Viola.
Public Safety: Traffic violation (1), C&D Canal near St. Georges.
Boating Safety: Unregistered motorboat (1), Smyrna River.
Other: Loitering to engage or solicit another to engage in sex (1), Redden State Forest near Georgetown; littering (1), Milford.
Are you AWARE?For this week's Are You Aware, the Fish and Wildlife Enforcement Section would like to remind anglers that 2012 recreational fishing licenses are on sale now online at www.dnrec.delaware.gov/fw/Services/Pages/Licenses.aspx, at license dealers statewide and at DNREC's main office in the Richardson and Robbins Building, 89 Kings Highway, Dover.
All resident and non-resident anglers age 16 and older who plan on fishing in tidal or non-tidal Delaware waters are required to obtain a new Fisherman Information Network (F.I.N.) number for the 2012 fishing season. Anglers who purchase a Delaware recreational fishing license will receive their F.I.N. number with their license. Those who are exempt from purchasing a fishing license - including anglers 65 and older - must obtain a F.I.N. number online or by phone. The number is available free of charge online at www.delaware-fin.com/, by calling 800-432-9228 or, for operator assistance, 866-447-4626.
Citizens are encouraged to report fish and wildlife and boating violations to the Delaware Fish and Wildlife Enforcement Section by calling 302-739-4580. Wildlife violations may also be reported anonymously to Operation Game Theft by calling 800-292-3030 or online at www.dnrec.delaware.gov/fw/Hunting/Pages/OpGameTheft.aspx .
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I was, soon after that, granted a sale of an actual necklace. Of course it was a one off, so that doesn't give me anything that needs making, but still a step in the right direction. I had some time to work on the white collar in the afternoon, but I still haven't made it all the way through the clover row. It's a monster of a design and takes far longer to make than any other element. I should, theoretically get it finished today and might even knock out the rest of the collar if the winds are at my back.
Then there was the trip to the eye doctor. With four of us, it took two hours to get everything done. The oldest child has also now followed into her parents footsteps with enough of a 'touch' of astigmatism to require glasses for the first time. Since we're both sight impaired, we've been preparing her for this possibility for a long time. Luckily it seems to have worked and she appeared to fine with it. She'll likely only need them when reading, but they should also clear up her headaches a bit as well, which she's looking forward to.
Since I had my eyes dilated and then tortured at the appointment I was pretty useless the rest of the day. I didn't even remember to get photos to spice up this boring blog post. I'll get back to work today and hopefully the Universe will be with me, assuring that things continue upward and I'll have finished collar pictures for you by Monday.


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Bisphosphonates are non-metabolized analogs of pyrophosphate with a long period of retention in the bone (up to 10 years). Bisphosphonates can be chemically grouped into two main categories based on side chains.
The first category is the group containing nitrogen (which prevents metabolization; allowing them to accumulate with ongoing effects) and are considered more potent. Elendronate, risedronate, pamidronate, ibandronate and zoledronate are all members of this category. The medications inhibit farnesyl pyrophosphate synthesis and block the mevolanate pathway in osteoclasts.
The second group of medications is without the nitrogen side chain; and are considered less potent. This category includes etidronate, clodronate, and tiludronate.
Bisphosphonates induce osteoclast cell death by formation of cytotoxic metabolites of ATP-bisphosphonate analogs that interfere with intracellular metabolic enzymes. These medications are widely used among many medical disciplines with remarkable improvement in the overall quality of life in several conditions, including osteoporosis, Paget's disease, otosclerosis, immobilization due to malignancy-related hypercalcemia, fibrous dysplasia and osteolytic bone lesions of malignant myeloma and malignant diseases in which bone resorption is the main component of the disease.
Reports of Bisphosphonate-Related Osteonecrosis of the Jaw (BRONJ) were recognized as early as 2003. Currently, the American Academy of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgeons (AAOMS) define BRONJ as
BRONJ may be mistaken for several other conditions including alveolar osteitis, sinusitis, gingivitis/periodontitis, caries, periapical pathology and TMJ disorders.
Overall, the risk of developing BRONJ is estimated to be between 0.01% and 34%. Increased risk of developing BRONJ is increased with the potency of the medications and the duration of the therapy. Additionally, dentoalveolar surgery, extraction, dental implants, periapical, and other jaw surgeries are known local risk factors in causing the disease.
The following must be kept in mind whenever clinicians see patients who are on bisphosphonates:
Detailed information on BRONJ can be found in the two position papers of the American Academy of Oral & Maxillofacial Pathology and the American Academy of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery.


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Vegan dinner for two in NYC for under $15? Hells yeah!
My hubby and I went to NYC for my birthday and although it was raining for the majority of our stay, it was full of delishiousness and fun times. While romping about in NYC (sans the hubs), my sis-in-law took me to a wonderful and affordable eatery called Dojo. It's right next to NYU and this place is always hoppin'. Although this restaurant isn't entirely vegan, they have many healthy vegan options to choose from that won't break the bank and are sure to make your tum-tum happy.
We started off our meal with their Hummus appetizer ($3.95) which was chick peas blended with olive oil, lemon juice, garlic and spices with toasted whole wheat pita bread. Damn, this was some tasty-ass hummus. What really made this simple appetizer the bomb was the freshly toasted, hot pita bread. (sorry, no photo, I got carried away and ate the damn thing)
For my entree, I decided to get the Hijiki Tofu Dinner ($4.95) which is a fried hijiki and tofu loaf-like patty (latty? poaf? loafatty?) served with brown rice and Japanese BBQ sauce and a side salad with AMAZING carrot ginger dressing. Seriously, the Japanese BBQ sauce and carrot ginger dressing were drink-worthy. Next time I go back, I'm ordering extra sauces on the side–they are to die for! The loaf-like patty was crispy on the outside and softer on the inside and it was packed with so much flavor. I could eat this dish for every meal of every day. I still can't believe this entire dish was under $5–it was filling too!
Okay, ready for the icing on the cake? On our last day in NYC, my hubby and I decided to have one last meal at Dojo before heading to the airport. While while enjoying our scrumptious meal, we had a celebrity sighting! We saw ❤ David Duchovny ❤! Not only did we see him, but he made eye contact with me twice! 😉 For those of you who don't know me personally, I've had a crush on David Duchovny since I was 15! This was a big deal. I tried to get my hubby to take a discreet photo with his iphone but the pics came out mega blurry… you know I'd be Duchovnying up this post like crazy if I had me some pics!
So, give Dojo a try, and if you see David Duchovny while munching on Hijiki yums, take his photo and e-mail it to me! 😉
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I always see David D dining alone at NewsRoom Cafe on Robertson.
…i think technically it would be "loafatty"
LOFATTY!!!! genius!!!! 😉
No way!! I sooo had a crush on David Duchovney when I was 14. My dad used to make fun of me and sing that "David Duchovney, why won't you love me??" song outside of my room. 😛


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Apple will unveil its new mobile operating system, cloud sharing service and the eighth major release of OS X Lion at its Worldwide Developers Conference on June 6, the company reported Tuesday.
CEO Steve Jobs and other Apple execs are expected to deliver the news at a keynote address at 10 a.m., discussing the iOS 5, Lion and its new iCloud service.The WWDC is an event with more than 100 technical sessions by Apple engineers so developers can create code with their help.
While many questioned Apple's unusual move of pre-announcing their plans, CrunchGear suggested that Apple has more afoot and is trying to get media off the scent. "This pre-announcement either means Apple doesn't have that much to show, or, hopefully, there's so much that the company had to announce some ahead of time to make room in Steve's keynote," according to its report.
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While speculation can run rampant, the biggest news is probably that Jobs will be on hand to lead the keynote. Apple's pitchman tends to be a major attraction at these events, and after recent reports of his health problems, developers and investors alike will be happy to see him in an active role at Apple.


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Angels on Curt Schilling's Shopping List
From Curt Schilling's blog, 38Pitches.com:
The list of teams that our family has talked over, that we think would be a fit for next year, should we not come back, are pretty much teams in cities we agree would be ok for our last year, and teams I think have a legitimate shot at being in the post season and/or World Series. Teams we didn't include aren't for any one reason. There are a million little things that go into this from stadiums to school districts to travel to spring training to etc. etc. etc. but the list represents the teams after Boston that have some of the off the field things that are big to us, plus the potential to go into October next year.
Cleveland, Detroit, Anaheim, New York Mets, Philadelphia, Atlanta, L.A., S.D., Arizona, Chicago Cubs, St. Louis, Milwaukee
In my October 9 blog, I wrote, "We need the equivalent of a Curt Schilling, a veteran who can stabilize a young rotation."
Well, the man is available.
Of course, it depends on his contractual demands. The man turns 41 in November, his velocity is down, and he's good for about six innings. But he does have that rare "it" that puts teams in the World Series — Philadelphia in 1993, Arizona in 2001, Boston in 2004 and 2007.
I think Schilling's best value might be to bring some emotional stability and leadership to the pitching staff. Not only would he be a positive influence on John Lackey, but his "colorful" side would probably appeal to Jered Weaver. Bring back Troy Percival — who also just declared free agency — to the bullpen and the Angels add a toughness to their pitching staff that might have been missing in 2007.


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After falling for the beauty and laid-back lifestyle of San Miguel de Allende, designers Andrew Fisher and Jeffry Weisman establish their own getaway in the city, recasting an 18th-century industrial space as a luxurious compound for indoor-outdoor living.
The kitchen cabinets are sabino and reclaimed pine, and the hood over the Viking range is fronted by a sabino-framed mirror.
Click here to view the slide show of the couple's chic getaway in Mexico.


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Wrapping paper was strewn around the tables. Kids huddled in circles, showing off their new toys. There were 240 children overjoyed to receive gifts at Colette's Children's Home annual holiday dinner at the Hyatt Regency Huntington Beach Resort & Spa last week.
Based in Huntington Beach with founder William O'Connell at the helm, Colette's Children's Home is on a mission to end homelessness for women and children. The organization provides a number of resources for finding work, reuniting with family members and locating affordable housing for people in Orange County. Graduates and participants of the program were invited to the dinner.
"I come back every year. Colette's is my family and they always will be," said Melissa Dumontier, a Huntington Beach resident who was a client of the organization seven years ago and has attended every holiday dinner since.
"It's a great experience for all of us to be here," said Audreina Dotson, a former client and now a Golden West College student who attended the event with her son Craig Jones, 2.
More than 500 guests attended, and the bulk of the support for the event was provided by members of First Christian Church, teen volunteers from Lion's Heart Service and employees of Southern California Edison. They served dinner and pitched in to clean up.
Robin Zamora, coordinator of the volunteers from Southern California Edison, enjoyed watching the scene unfold. "It was wonderful," she said. "Such a beautiful and special event for the women and children."


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The Washington Redskins could face protesters as well as the Green Bay Packers when they play at Lambeau Field on Sunday.
Press-Gazette Media reported Tuesday that some Native Americans plan to protest during the game because they consider "redskins'' a derogatory term.
"We support effectively removing all race-based stereotypes,'' said Barb Munson of Mosinee, a member of the Oneida Tribe of Indians of Wisconsin and the Wisconsin Indian Education Association's Mascot and Logo Taskforce.
The Indian Education Association has scheduled a session on the issue Friday at the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay, and several members plan to protest at the game on Sunday.
The Oneida Tribe of Indians of Wisconsin is one of the Packers' major sponsors, with Lambeau Field's east entry gate named for the Oneida Nation. The tribe has taken a position objecting to the Redskins' name but does not plan to participate in the protest, tribal business committee member Brandon Stevens said.
Stevens said the tribe opposes mascots and images that disrespect Native Americans, including the Washington team name and logo, but members feel attitudes must change before progress can be made.
"We're actively and proactively creating an avenue of education and seeking out remedies to see how we can come to an understanding where the offender isn't the one dictating what the intent of the mascot is,'' he said.
Oneida members in upstate New York have started a radio ad campaign urging the Redskins to change their name and logo.
Oneida Nation representative Ray Halbritter says in the ad that NFL commissioner Roger Goodell should "stand up to bigotry'' and oppose ``the racial slur'' in the team's name.
"We do not deserve to be called redskins,'' Halbritter says in the ad. "We deserve to be treated as what we are - Americans.''
The ads are just the latest criticism of the team's name. Ten members of Congress sent letters to Redskins owner Dan Snyder and Goodell in May, urging them to rename the team. Snyder has vowed to keep the name.
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The Best Cartoons to Watch Stoned
List Rules Vote up your favorite animated shows to watch while high af.
Do you often wonder, "what are the best shows to watch high?" Or, more specifically, "what are the best cartoons to watch high?" You're not alone. Yet who can answer you? God? Yahweh? TV Guide? Place no stock in their answers – the latter is swayed by ratings and ad revue, the former by moral affiliations. Trust this list to be your guide as you scour the Earth not just for cartoons to watch, not only because you want to watch animated cartoons (as opposed to non-animated ones?), but because you're one of a discerning group, the cartoon stoners, and you want the best animated shows to watch high.
Maybe you're high right now. Good for you. Was it an edible? Did you roll a joint? Rip a bong hit? Fire up the vaporizer? Are you comfortable, with access to both this list and a TV or Netflix or Hulu or other streaming platform? Time to run down the great stoner cartoons of all time, from early classics like Ren & Stimpy or Hey Arnold! to modern favorites like BoJack Horseman and Rick and Morty. What are the best TV shows to watch high? What you ultimately choose depends upon a few variables – how high you are, what kind of high you have, what kind of animated shows you like, and which drugs you're on and if you're limited to just what's on Netflix. Presumably you're just smoking weed. Anything stronger is inadvisable.
Certainly, the best shows to watch high on mushrooms on your big comfy couch as a light drizzle falls outside are not the same as the best shows to watch while railing lines with a Colombian drug lord in stash house filled with machine guns and naked women. While one situation might call for a nice, sweet episode of Bob's Burgers or even Looney Tunes, the other is begging for a little Archer or even a particularly grizzly old Treehouse of Horror episode of The Simpsons. Good cartoons to watch while you're tripping down the k-hole (be careful with that horse tranquilizer, btw) are not the same cartoon movies to watch while mixing angel dust with bath salts and assaulting and consuming your enemies in a savage ritual of power (which, honestly, you probably shouldn't be doing in the first place).
It's time for the list. Prepare yourself. Maybe don't get too high, because you'll be voting in a minute here, and who can really do that responsibly when high to the point of incoherence? Just get a nice buzz on and tell the world what you think are the best cartoons to watch while high.


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Course Provides Unique Urban Teaching Experience
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa.—Registration for the College of Education's urban education seminar is now open. The course, called Philadelphia Urban Seminar (CI 295D), runs from May 18–June 1.
Jeanine Staples, associate professor of education, is professor in charge of the course. She said that the Philadelphia Urban Seminar can help students apply what they have learned in their Penn State courses to any public school environment.
"Participants work directly with children and teachers in Philadelphia public school classrooms," said Staples. "They also participate in lectures and workshops from leading urban educators and researchers."
Other valuable aspects of the seminar, according to Staples, are the community service in area neighborhoods and the cultural events in the city.
"The seminar also helps students meet a number of course requirements," said Staples. "It helps students meet entrance-to-major requirements, or it functions as a 200-level elective for any major at Penn State. Plus, it allows students who need 40 hours of work experience to complete that requirement."
All registered students will attend a mandatory orientation for this course in April 2014. Information about the academic, social and civic components of the course, in addition to its policies and procedures, will be shared at the orientation.
Staples said that students must secure clearances for the seminar.
"It is recommended that students who are interested in the seminar start the clearance process now," said Staples. "Often the FBI, child abuse and criminal background checks can take up to eight weeks to be completed."
Staples added that students can get more information on clearances by visiting the Curriculum and Instruction Field Experience (CIFE) webpage or by contacting Corey Simmons in the College of Education.
Students interested in participating in the Philadelphia Urban Seminar should contact Staples at email@example.com to begin the pre-registration process.
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FIMC-VI provides services to students with visual impairments enrolled in Florida's public and private schools as well as those students that are home schooled as long as they are participating in a "formally organized educational program". FIMC-VI also supports all teachers, school administrators, and agency personnel working with Florida's K-12 students with visual impairments.
There is no charge for any services offered by FIMC-VI. Materials are produced by the Center staff, prepared by certified volunteer transcribers, and/or purchased by the Center. These materials are then loaned to schools within Florida. Outreach, consultation, workshops, webinars, independent modules, student events, and other learning opportunities are offered to families, teachers, and agency personnel throughout the State at no charge.
FIMC-VI's mission is to enhance opportunities for achievement for Florida's students with visual impairments by:
- Providing free, appropriate, high-quality, accessible instructional materials in a timely fashion;
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Don't tread on Chuck Norris, unless you're in Slovakia.
Slovaks have reportedly been mulling whether to name a new pedestrian and cycling bridge near their capital after '80s action star and martial arts expert Chuck Norris.
The cross-border bridge with Austria will span the Morava river and its name has been put up for an Internet vote, Reuters reported.
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With voting set to run through April, Norris is rocking a 74 percent lead with 1,157 votes – proving the "Delta Force" star's macho mien holds kitschy appeal well beyond U.S. borders.
Runner-up "Maria Theresa Bridge" is named after an Austro-Hungarian empress and lags at 8 percent of the vote, according to Reuters.
A regional assembly will have final say on the bridge's name, but regional Gov. Pavol Freso said the body plans to follow the peoples' wishes.


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Officials encourage vaccination to limit the spread of measles and of mumps.
About 80 more measles cases have been confirmed over the past week, bringing the total for an Ohio outbreak to about 240 cases across six counties.
Ohio's Department of Health reports Knox County has 143 cases of the highly contagious respiratory illness. Six of those involved hospitalizations.
Neighboring Ashland County has 36 cases, and Holmes County has 33. Residents of Coshocton, Richland and Wayne counties also have been infected.
Health officials say the outbreak started among Amish who had traveled to the Philippines, which has had a measles epidemic.
Measles is caused by a virus. Symptoms include fevers, coughs, rashes and pink eye.
Officials encourage vaccination to limit the spread of measles and of mumps, which has caused a separate outbreak in central Ohio. That outbreak has over 400 cases.