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What do The Parthenon and The Last Supper have in common with Apple and Pepsi?
It is commonly used to create natural looking and pleasing compositions, it fosters organic and natural looking compositions that are aesthetically pleasing to the eye. But what is the Golden Ratio and how can you use it to create your own designs?
Golden Ratio is related to the Fibonacci Sequence, It is also known as Golden Section, Golden Mean, Divine Proportion and Greek letter Phi. When a line created into 2 parts divides the section into the larger part(a) and the smaller part (b), combining which the sum of (a)+(b)=1.618 is called Golden Ratio.
Golden Ratio, when comes to aesthetic design, creates a sense of harmony and proportion. When applied to design it gives the tremendous sense of art and different visual perception which is unique in its own way.
It is not of today that Golden Ratio has created such phenomenon as it has been acknowledged for decades from Giza Pyramid to God’s creation of Adam on the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel. Our own human body follows the same mathematical ratio.
In Fact, it can be said that our brain is wired to prefer objects which are based on Golden Ratio as subconsciously we only get attracted towards those things. All the natural forms of hurricane, flowers, seashells etc. are based on Golden Ratio which is why they look so appealing.
You can use Golden Ratio to design better in many ways. The tweaks may be subtle in nature, but that can create enough difference to level the design from good to awesome, which will be visible to beholder subconsciously.
“The power of the golden section is to create harmony which rises from its remarkable capacity to join different parts of a complete so that each entity preserves its own roots and yet blends into the superior pattern of a single whole.”


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NASCAR: May 21 ShowdownAdd to Lightbox Download
CONCORD, NC - MAY 21, 2011: David Ragan brings the field to the green flag to start the Showdown at the Charlotte Motor Speedway in Concord, NC.
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Voices from the Gaps
Last Thursday my roommate and I went to a Voices from the Gaps 10th Anniversary reading. I didn’t really know what to expect from this reading, all I knew was that there would be two minority women reading excerpts from their work. The two readers were Latasha Natsha Nevada Diggs and Ana-Maurine Lara. Voices from the Gaps, or VG, is a web based organization who’s goal is to recognize the works of women artists and writers of color that might not otherwise get the recognition they deserve. The website was started here at the University of Minnesota by the American Studies and English departments in the College of Liberal Arts. However, tens years after its beginning the organization has stretched its reach far beyond the University. It reaches the public domain via the Women’s Prison Book Project and reaches out to high schools and the community through literacy and learning programs. The website (voices.cla.umn.edu) provides links to biographies about the different artists that have been featured, events that are up and coming, and a blog that discusses the different projects, authors and works on the site.
The first of the two artists to read was Latasha Natasha Nevada Diggs. She is an artist from Harlem. She is a sound artist and a poet who writes about anything and everything. At the reading on Thursday she organized some of her works into three categories T.V. (or pop culture), language and dealing with a death in the family. In her first reading she used the black face characters from Pokemon and Dragon Ballz to make observations about the representations of blacks in the media whether it be in cartoon form or real people. In another selection in the pop culture grouping, she discusses and pokes fun at the Tom Cruise, Katie Holmes, scientology and daughter Suri media bit. She covers the ridiculousness of Tom Cruise’s behavior to the ridiculousness of Tom Cruise’s behavior. The Language grouping uses pieces of languages ranging from English to Spanish to more unusual ones like a native Cherokee language or oriental dialects like Japanese. It was interesting to hear the different tongues put together to make different pieces of work. She provided translations to these readings after each one, but I think to really understand what statement she was trying to make with these one would have to sit down and really look at them because just listening to them and a quick translation could leave you kind of confused. The last works were deep and moving. Talking about the different things we go through when trying to deal with the death of a family member. She covered murder, slow peaceful death and unexpected occurrences. She was a great presenter who really evoked emotion into her reading. It’s easy to see why the women on the VG board selected her as one of the artists to be honored at the 10th anniversary celebration by presenting some of her work.
Unfortunately I was not able to stay to hear the reading of novelist Ana-Maurine Lara, but they did provide some background on her and why she was the other of the talented artists to be selected for this celebration. She is an Afro-Dominican writer who was raised in East Africa and Mount Vernon, New York. She graduated from Harvard University. Her breakthrough novel, Erzulie’s Skirt, is about growing up in the Caribbean. While this is her major breakout piece, she has also had fiction writing and poetry published in journals. Lara is a writer and an activist working to improve things for women and especially women of color.

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I work in education. John Owens’ article “They’re Drowning Our Kids In Snake Oil” (Sept. 18-24) was very interesting, as are so many that are being written now. Obviously, members of the New York State Board of Regents are reading none of them.
I don’t think anyone would disagree with me that there is nothing more important than the futures of our community’s children. Yet, in New York, too many of those futures are being limited and postponed by a state criminal justice system that treats kids – 16- and 17-year-olds – accused of nonviolent crimes like hardened adult criminals.
Forty-eight other states have found these kids worthy of redirection, rehabilitation and age-appropriate intervention. New York’s justice system should follow suit and change the way it handles kids accused of minor, nonviolent offenses.
Editor’s note: This is a response to Nassau County Comptroller George Maragos’s “County Financial Report Card,” published in The Plainview-Old Bethpage Herald, Sept. 11-17 edition. Howard Weitzman is running on the Democratic line against Maragos in the November election.
George Maragos continues to mislead the public by falsely claiming that the county’s financial condition has improved on his watch. During Mr. Maragos’s tenure as Nassau County’s fiscal watchdog, the county has undergone three bond downgrades by the credit rating agencies, the county’s fiscal outlook has been lowered from “stable” to “negative,” and the county’s debt has reached a new all-time high. No amount of “cooking the books” and issuing misleading financial statements and press releases can hide this truth, a truth which can be easily verified by outside sources.
The Financial condition of the County continues to improve by all fundamental measures, primarily due to the improving economy and cost controls instituted by the Mangano administration. From residents’ point of view, the County’s improved financial state is reflected in the county portion of their property tax bill, which has not increased in the last four years.
In his article, John Owens criticized public schools for essentially being expensive bureaucracies that often fail in their educational mission. His criticism is well founded given recent test scores which clearly demonstrate that too many students are not taught at the highest level and lack the necessary critical thinking skills to function in our global economy.
I wonder if D.A. Rice would have merely slapped the wrist of the 17-year-old Georgia “child” just convicted of felony murder for his March 21 shooting of a 13-month-old (actual) child between the eyes—and of course killing this little baby. Now, if the baby had somehow accidentally shot the teenager, then I could understand not charging the shooter as an adult!
A Republican and a Democrat standing together these days is rare. Even though we are from different political parties, partisan politics could not have been further from our minds on October 29, 2012 and in the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy.
It was immediately clear that this was not just another storm and that the challenges it placed on our residents and businesses—and on the entire region—were enormous. That’s why President Obama established the Hurricane Sandy Rebuilding Task Force, chaired by U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Secretary Shaun Donovan.
Last Monday, the Task Force released its Rebuilding Strategy to help guide federal investment in the region, marking an important new chapter in the region’s rebuilding effort.
To all of you old-timers, who visit the Hamptons during the summer, the aged Parrish Museum on Jobs Lane in the town of Southhampton was truly a delight. The original museum was founded in 1897. The weathered red brick building certainly gave the museum a feeling of gravitas. The Roman Emperors and their statues in the adjoining garden added to the aura of ancient civilizations, giving a feeling of history to the museum.
In the museum, the exhibitions of Fairfield Porter, Jackson Pollack, Williem de Kooning and others spoke of the times when the Hamptons were the center of art and painting flourishing on the Long Island.
Starting on August 27, the most revolutionary aspect of New York State’s Internet System for Tracking Over-Prescribing – what we call I-STOP – provisions will be implemented.
The country’s first real-time prescription drug database, known as the Prescription Monitoring Program (PMP) Registry, is set to be up and running.
While some provisions of the I-STOP law designed to reduce incidents of abuse and misuse of highly addictive prescription medications were instituted on the heels of the laws adoption in 2012, the PMP Registry database will provide up-to-date information for practitioners to review when researching a patient’s prescription history.
On August 20th the Town of Oyster Bay (the “Town”) is asking you to decide whether it should sell a 54-acre parcel currently used by the Department of Public Works (the “DPW Parcel”). The driving force behind the sale would be to decrease the Town’s debt in order to prevent a downgrade in the Town’s Bond rating.
The influx of cash from the sale (approximately $32 million dollars) will be a temporary alleviation of the Town’s fiscal problems.
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The Honda S2000 CR was a special trim level of the popular roadster. It saw a limited run for the 2008 and 2009 model years before the model was discontinued altogether. While production was limited, it never reached the expected amount. As a result, only 699 examples of the Honda S2000 CR are available, and one of them recently went up for auction.
The Honda S2000 CR drew attention from enthusiasts around the country when it went up on Bring a Trailer. The model is currently in located in New Jersey and has had four owners, according to the vehicle history report. At nearly 10 years old, it has 89,000 miles on the odometer.
The rare roadster comes stocked with a 2.2-liter F22C four-cylinder engine that delivers 237 horsepower and 162 lb-ft of torque. Inside, the roadster features Alcantara and cloth seats instead of the standard leather seating.
Perhaps most interesting is the paintjob. Of the 699 S2000 CRs produced, only 200 bore the Apex Blue Pearl color.
The 2008 Honda S2000 CR ended up topping the $15,000 mark, further proving that demand is still high for the limited-production roadster.
We here at Lee’s Summit Honda are proud to see Honda vehicles proving their longevity on the roadways.

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The roar of joy that set the worlds in motion
Is reverberating in your body
And the space between all bodies
Find that exuberant vibration
Rising new in every moment,
Humming in your secret places,
Resounding through the channels of delight,
Know you are flooded by it always.
Float with the sound.
Melt with it into divine silence.
The sacred power of space will carry ou
Into the dancing radiant emptiness that is the source of all.
The ocean of sound is inviting you
Into its spacious embrace,
Calling you home.
“The Radiance Sutras”, Lorin Roche, PhD


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The specific roles of mutant p53's dominant-negative (DN) or gain-of-function (GOF) properties in regulating acute response and long-term tumorigenesis is unclear. Using "knockin" mouse strains expressing varying R246S mutant levels, we show that the DN effect on transactivation is universally observed after acute p53 activation, whereas the effect on cellular outcome is cell-type specific. Reducing mutant p53 levels abrogated the DN effect. Mutant p53's DN effect protected against radiation-induced death but did not accentuate tumorigenesis. Furthermore, the R246S mutant did not promote tumorigenesis compared to p53(-/-) mice in various models, even when MDM2 is absent, unlike the R172H mutant. Together, these data demonstrate that mutant p53's DN property only affects acute responses, whereas GOF is not universal, being mutation-type specific.
Copyright © 2012 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

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840 Health Professionals Agree: Coal Ash is Hazardous to Your Health
Petition to President Obama calls for federal protections from coal ash
April 26, 2012
Washington, D.C. – Physicians for Social Responsibility delivered to the Obama Administration today a petition signed by 840 medical doctors, health scientists, nurses, and other health professionals outlining the harm that exposure to toxic coal ash imposes on human health. Accompanying the letter are eight doctors from Florida, Iowa, Pennsylvania, North Carolina, Massachusetts, and Georgia who will meet with their elected officials in Congress.
“In many states, requirements for coal ash disposal are so weak that toxic contaminants leak, leach, spill or blow into the surrounding soil, surface waters, groundwater and/or air,” the health professionals wrote in their letter. “The hazards to health from exposure to these coal ash contaminants – typically including arsenic, lead, mercury, cadmium, chromium and selenium – are grave:
- Chronic exposure to arsenic in drinking water can cause cancers of the skin, bladder, lung and kidney.
- Lead, a potent neurotoxicant, can contribute to developmental delays, decreased intelligence, behavioral problems, kidney disease and death.
- Mercury, another neurotoxicant, is particularly harmful to the developing nervous system and can cause developmental delays.
- Cadmium, if chronically inhaled, can result in kidney disease and obstructive lung diseases, and recent studies indicate developmental effects on children.
- Chromium in its hexavalent form, if ingested via contaminated water, can cause anemia and stomach cancer.
- Excess intake of selenium, which can be absorbed by grasses, grains and animals, can cause impaired vision, neurological problems, paralysis and death.
- Children are the most vulnerable as their organs, especially the brain, are still developing and their exposure is greater as they eat more, breathe more, and drink more per unit of body weight than adults.
“Coal ash’s threat to health is serious and is growing worse.”
A copy of the petition is available here.
Coal ash is the toxic waste generated by coal-fired power plants. It is America’s second largest industrial waste stream; enough coal ash is generated each year to fill train cars stretching from the North Pole to the South Pole. There are over a thousand coal ash dumpsites across the country. At least 189 sites have already contaminated nearby streams, lakes, rivers, creeks or aquifers with pollutants such as arsenic, hexavalent chromium, selenium, lead and other heavy metals.
“Coal ash is a silent killer,” said Barbara Gottlieb, director of environment and health at Physicians for Social Responsibility. “Communities are drinking contaminated water laced with toxic chemicals that poison humans. Medical and health professionals are sending a message that the nation needs federal coal ash safeguards. These health hazards will only continue to get worse unless federal agencies act to protect our health.”
The EPA has proposed the first-ever federal regulation for coal ash, but that has been stalled for nearly two years. Just last week, the House of Representatives passed a transportation bill that included an amendment that would prohibit the EPA from ever setting federal standards for coal ash. Instead, the bill would rely on a patchwork of ineffective and variable state regulations that include no minimum standards and would result in regulating toxic coal ash less stringently than ordinary household waste.
“Just three years ago, a small Tennessee town was flooded with more than a billion gallons of coal ash. Last October a 25,000-ton coal ash landslide collapsed on the shore of Lake Michigan,” said Earthjustice attorney Lisa Evans. “Congress seems to have forgotten the real threat that coal ash poses to nearby communities. Water is contaminated, dams are aging, and lives are in danger. Rather than pass a transportation bill that provides American jobs, the House passed one that threatens American communities. That is unacceptable. Congress must allow the EPA to protect human health.”
The Senate and House are scheduled to conference on the bill over the coming days.
“While 1.5 million children live near toxic coal ash sites that increase their risk of cancer, big polluters and their allies in Congress are poised to treat coal ash as safer than household trash,” said Mary Anne Hitt, Director of the Sierra Club’s Beyond Coal Campaign. “The health of our families and our children should not be on the bargaining table, but a minority of legislators have stapled on a coal company wish list to the unrelated transportation bill. Members of Congress need to reject this reckless provision, and ensure that Americans can protect their families from toxic coal ash pollution.”


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Most people wouldn’t think to compare Conor McGregor to Dada 5000, but Dominick Cruz isn’t most people.
The ever-insightful UFC bantamweight champion was speaking ahead of his title defence against Urijah Faber at UFC 199 when he was asked for his thoughts on the recent Bellator contest between Kimbo Slice and Dada 5000 which left the loser technically dead for a short time.
But rather than dismiss the fight entirely as a joke, Cruz admitted he could see the appeal of seeing two men who just “don’t give a f**k” going at each other.
After all, he says, that’s just what Conor McGregor’s fight with Nate Diaz was. The only difference is that McGregor and Diaz are two highly-skilled athletes on the top of their game, while the Bellator pair were clearly not in shape to fight.


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Two assorted oval, wooden trays featuring illustrations of coffee mugs containing flowers.
The two painted designs are:
A tan background with a burgundy mug holding yellow and rust colored flowers next to the phrase Stop and smell the coffee
A grey background with a rust colored mug holding burgundy flowers next to the phrase When in doubt... go grande.
Dimensions: 11" H x 7.25" W x 0.8" Deep

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Feb 15, 2011, 6:51 PM EST
According to Adrian Wojnarowski of Yahoo! Sports, the Charlotte Bobcats are set to give Paul Silas a one-year extension:
The Charlotte Bobcats are finalizing a one-year contract extension with Paul Silas that will keep him as coach through the 2011-12 season, league sources told Yahoo! Sports.
After replacing Larry Brown on Dec. 22, Silas has gone 15-12 as Bobcats coach and beaten the Boston Celtics and Los Angeles Lakers in the past week. The Bobcats are 24-31 overall and 1½ games behind the surging Indiana Pacers for the eight playoff seed in the Eastern Conference.
The Bobcats have certainly shown much more life under Silas than they did under Larry Brown this season, and their decisive win over the Lakers was something of a statement game for Charlotte. Silas has done a wonderful job in his first 27 games with the Bobcats. Now we’ll get to see what he’ll be able to do over the course of a full season.
- Report: Magic close to firing Jacque Vaughn 9
- Three Things We Learned in NBA Thursday: The All-Star Rosters need to be expanded 14
- One day after having surgery, Kobe Bryant came to see Pau Gasol 4
- Report: Dwight Howard could miss “extended time” with knee injury 4
- The three biggest All-Star snubs in each conference 22
- James Harden, three Hawks players lead list of NBA All-Star Game reserves 10
- Report: OKC front office backs Scott Brooks, may look to trade Reggie Jackson 9
- Dwyane Wade out indefinitely, says best case for his return is 2-3 weeks 10


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Advertising company The Foundry is in hot water with Disney over a risque booze ad using Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs that shows the princess in bed with her little friends as the obviously nude and rumple-haired "Ho White" blows an after-sex smoke ring. According to the British publication Telegraph, "the loveable dwarfs Sleepy, Happy and Doc are rebranded Filthy, Smarmy and Randy - supposedly to represent different types of drinkers." (I'm wondering why Grumpy is still grumpy, but perhaps it's because he's off at the other end of the bed? I digress.)
Disney was rather displeased with this ad for Australia's Jamieson's Raspberry Ale, which uses an "anything but sweet" tagline. (The official website is down.) The agency claims that it's had "a little bit of contact" with Snow White license-holder Disney, but I have a feeling it's been more than a little. I mean, Disney releases those classic DVDs every, what, five years and then closes the vaults once again?
Generally North American advertisements are more prudish when it comes to sex, so while the general US consumer (like, say, me) might find this ad stupid and sexist, it seems the greater concern is the copyright issue. However, It's highly unlikely that Disney would have licensed the image of Snow White to be used for this ad campaign, anyway.
However, slutty Snow White costumes for Halloween? I guess Disney licensed those! (Ahem, see below ...)

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BLOG Part 1 "Ladybird" Pen Tool in Photoshop
A Tutorial Video, using the Pen Tool in Photoshop, the pen is the most under used tool in Adobe photoshop. Learn quick and easy by watching the video, main aim is to get you thinking about ideas. Maybe try pen tooling from a news paper, say MP in blunder and add your own sketch. Here is a "link" to what you can achieve !

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Triple Dees - 1/8th off road buggy tires mounted on white wheels - pr (Red 2 compound)
Double is great, Triple is amazing. The Double Dees, originally designed in 2007 were ahead of their time. Now the Triple Dees, designed in the future and available now represent the latest in grip from JConcepts. Loose and tacky track conditions require small pin designs and the Triple Dees were a fresh design from the ground-up. Starting with finely spaced square mini lugs, the JConcepts design team spent considerable time proofing this design. Center bar structure is important for wear characteristics and an overlapping and blended center bar was created.
The bar draws up the side of the pin to maintain all important support but the main stance is low so the tire maintains its clean-out ability during acceleration. The main-stay of the design is the angled and sharp pins which spread across the carcass in an open pattern touching off the track surface like no-other. Near the side-wall the pins have been trimmed and angled to give racers a smooth driving experience as they enter and exit tacky turns or slightly rough terrain.
The inside of the carcass includes a standardized triple radial rib design which helps control expansion during high-speed runs. Available in grippy compounds such has blue, green and black, the new tires are packaged in reusable packaging for freshness and convenience. The Triple Dees include Dirt-Tech inserts, popularized by its durable nature and gray color, gives customers the combo package they have been waiting for from JConcepts.
After much success, JConcepts is proud to release three popular 1/8th off-road tire tread patterns in the long-wear, warm weather compounds. The “double dot” compounds made popular during events such as the Silver State Nitro Challenge and ROAR Fuel Nationals give racers an option that provides better wear characteristics, less rolling resistance and confidence inspiring performance during warm weather or long main events.
The R2 compound labeled as medium soft is the first long-wear option a racer will turn to as the track conditions groove out and heat up. Next in the compound line-up, the O2, labeled as the medium compound is the next selection as weather continues to get warmer and the track gets more abrasive. Finally, the Y2, the medium hard compound is the favorite for the most outrageous track temperature range and more importantly, the most abrasive. All “double dot” compounds are intended for more demanding conditions and work well when paired to the appropriate track.
- Next generation, Triple Dees design
- Angular sharp pins, low-profile edge
- Center over-lap, increases forward traction
- Carefully shaped profiled carcass for rolling speed
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RAWALPINDI: Two persons died of Covid-19 while 26 more people tested positive and 28 patients were discharged from hospitals after their recovery from the disease on Friday.
Parveen Bibi, 65, from Taxila was brought to Holy Family Hospital on Jan 18 where she died on Friday morning.
Nazia Bibi, 70, a resident of Transit Camp Road Rawalpindi, died on Thursday night at Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (Pims) where she was admitted on Jan 20.
Officials said two of the new patients arrived in hospitals from cantonment areas, four from Potohar Town, eight from Rawal Town, two from Kallar Syedan and one from Taxila while five patients were brought from Islamabad, two from Attock and one each from Azad Jammu and Kashmir and Gujrat.
At present, 302 active patients are in the district, including 60 in hospitals and 246 home isolated. Moreover, 472 patients are waiting for their results.
Total 60 patients are admitted in hospitals - 11 in Benazir Bhutto Hospital, 13 in Fauji Foundation Hospital, seven in Holy Family Hospital, three in Red Crescent Hospital, three in Hearts International Hospital and 23 in Rawalpindi Institute of Urology.
Commissioner retired Capt Mohammad Mehmood told Dawn that 10 patients were in critical condition and on ventilators, 28 on oxygen and 22 were stable.
He said 16,505 people have so far tested positive in the division - 13,513 in Rawalpindi, 1,166 in Attock, 1,227 in Jhelum and 599 in Chakwal.
He said 15,317 patients were discharged from hospitals after recovery - 12,599 in Rawalpindi, 1,079 in Attock, 1,130 in Jhelum and 509 in Chakwal.
He said 581 people died of the disease in the Rawalpindi district, 26 in Attock, 31 in Jhelum and 67 in Chakwal.
Published in Dawn, January 23rd, 2021

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Get ready to celebrate the USA with this super cute Dumptruck Sketch embroidery design. Your purchase includes the USA Dumptruck sketch design in three sizes (4x4, 5x7, 6x10). Quickly and easily add sketch design to all your summer embroidery projects. Kids will look adorable in USA Dumptruck sketch tshirts or tank tops, add to kitchen towels, or garden flags. See PDF below for sizes.


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Super producer Swizz Beatz will receive the Inspiration Award at SESAC’s annual New York Awards ceremony next month. Swizz will be honored by the performing rights organization in recognition of his humanitarian efforts to raise money for Haiti. Following the catastrophic 7.0 magnitude earthquake that hit the country in January, Swizz co-wrote and co-produced the track ‘Stranded (Haiti Mon Amour)‘ alongside U2‘s Bono and the Edge.
“The idea of the song is ‘We’re not gonna leave you stranded’ and that’s what the chorus is,” Swizz explained in an interview. “So me and Bono started going back and forth with ideas. He was like, ‘You know this word stranded keeps standing out to me’ and I asked him to sing it, and he put me on hold ’cause he’s recording the ideas on a Dictaphone — so he did it there and then on the phone.”The song, which was performed by Jay-Z and Rihanna during the ‘Help for Haiti Now: A Global Benefit for Earthquake Relief’ telethon was released to iTunes with all proceeds benefitting the country. Additionally Swizz has also worked with the United Nations to unify the entertainment community in the promotion of global peace.


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so cute & easy
M & M Chocolate Pretzels....easy to make treat for Christmas!
Caramel pretzel brownies ~~ Sweet and Salty.
easy valentine treat
Rolo turtles. One of my favorite holiday treats thanks to my grandma!
cute Christmas treat
Caramel Pretzel Brownie Bars - gooey caramel and salty pretzels make for the perfect salty & sweet treat
Salted Chocolate Caramel Pretzel Bark...salty, sweet (caramel) and chocolate. OMG! YES PLEASE!
Rolo Pretzel Turtles - Super Easy Turtle Candy

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Solar Impulse is a solar-powered, experimental, long-range aircraft that is a privately financed project out of Switzerland. Solar Impulse was designed to remain airborne up to 36 hours, with the long-term goal of completing a world circumnavigation using only solar power. It was unveiled in 2009, made its first historic flight in 2010, and flew across the US by 2013.
The current version of Solar Impulse, dubbed Solar Impulse 2, was revealed in 2014. Solar Impulse 2 has a few improvements over the original version of the plane. It’s larger, has a more powerful motor, and more solar cells than its previous version. In March 2015, it kicked off a journey of around 24,855 miles with stops in 12 destinations.
Solar Impulse Characteristics
The Solar Impulse is a bit wider than a Boeing 747 Jumbo Jet and measures a wingspan of 236 feet. It weighs around 5,071 pounds and has room only for a single pilot.
Solar Impulse Technology
Solar Impulse Solar Cells
Solar Impulse’s wings are covered with 17,248 solar cells. All are mono-crystalline silicon cells with a thickness of 135 microns each. They are mounted on the wings, horizontal tailplane, and the fuselage – designed to provide the perfect combination of flexibility, lightness, and efficiency.
Solar Impulse Batteries
The plane consists of lithium polymer batteries that are energized using the solar powered wings. They are fixed in the four engine nacelles (a housing that holds fuel, engines, and other equipment on an aircraft). Insulated with high-density foam, the batteries weigh around 1395 pounds, making up a quarter of the aircraft’s overall weight.
Solar Impulse Motors
The generation and storage of energy powers the four sensorless and brushless motors that are mounted below the wings. Each generates 17.4 horsepower, accounting up to 94 percent efficiency.
Solar Impulse Dynamics
Its weight equals to a small van and is constructed almost ten times lighter than the best glider available. Innovative sheets of carbon have been used to keep the plane light as possible. Also, the airframe is made up of composite material, providing robustness.
Solar Impulse Speed
This solar powered aircraft ranges between 22 miles per hour (20 Knots) and 87 miles per hour (77 Knots). It has a take-off speed of 22 miles per hour and can go to a maximum altitude of 39,000.
Can Solar Impulse Fly in the Dark?
Yes, it can. During daytime, it climbs to the maximum altitude to gather most of the sun rays. At night, it descends to a lower altitude to save energy. Theoretically, under the right weather conditions, the aircraft can remain in uninterrupted stable flight indefinitely. But practically, not possible due to pilots needing food, water, and “pit stops.”


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Synaptive Medical has announced the US and Canadian availability of updates to its flagship surgical technology product, Modus V, a fully automated robotic digital microscope designed to assist surgeons in the operating room.
The latest product updates add 3D visualisation and voice-activated control of the system from the sterile field, Synaptive said in a press release.
Modus V includes high-powered optics and enhanced video processing to provide unobstructed, clear and now three-dimensional views for any surgical approach, the company added. The voice-activated control feature augments the existing automation characteristics of the system, including AutoFocus control and hands-free camera positioning using tracked instruments, to eliminate the need for manual adjustments common with conventional visualization tools.
Combined with a 4K 3D digital monitor, this system supports a much more ergonomic and effective approach to microsurgery, Synaptive’s press release noted.
Cameron Piron, president and co-founder of Synaptive Medical, said: “These new features unlock the platform’s use for a wide range of cranial and spinal procedures, supporting our commitment to provide surgeons the tools and information they need to deliver less invasive care for their patients.”
“Integrating voice control is a modern approach to connecting surgeons with their technologies in a way that allows them to maximise the benefits of the system to provide better surgical treatment,” added Brad Fernald, Synaptive’s director of surgical product management.
Synaptive Medical plans to expand access to these new features to select regions globally following this initial release in the US and Canadian markets.


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Unit One: Eighteenth-Century Contrapuntal, Harmonic, and Formal Techniques Chapter 1 Eighteenth-Century Contrapuntal Techniques and Forms: The Invention and Fugue Part One: The Invention Part Two: The Fugue Chapter 2 Eighteenth-Century Classical Style: A Profile Chapter 3 Eighteenth-Century Variation Techniques Part One: Variations in the Baroque Era Part Two: Variations in the Classical Style Chapter 4 The Neapolitan Sixth and Augmented Sixth Chords Part One: The Neapolitan Sixth Chord Part Two: The Augmented Sixth Chords Chapter 5 Mode Mixture and Chromatic-Third Relationships Part One: Mode Mixture Part Two: Chromatic-Third Relationships Chapter 6 Modulation Part One: Recognizing Tonal Changes Part Two: Methods of Modulating Chapter 7 Compund Ternary Form Chapter 8 Sonata Form Part One: Descriptive Sonata Form Part Two: Analysis of Haydn's Piano Sonata, H. XVI:49 ("Gennzinger") Chapter 9 The Rondo Part One: Description of the Rondo Form Part Two: The Five-Part Rondo Part Three: The Seven-Part Rondo Unit Two: Nineteenth-Century Chromatic Practices Chapter 10 Enharmonic Use of Chords Part One: The Enharmonic German Sixth Chord Part Two: The Enharmonic Diminished Seventh Chord Chapter 11 Expanded Tonicization and Harmonic Sequence Part One: Expanded Tonicization Part Two: Harmonic Sequence Chapter 12 Linear Harmonies Part One: Altered Dominants Part Two: Chord Mutation Part Three: The Embellishing Diminished Seventh Chord Part Four: The Dominant Ninth and Dominant Thirteenth Chords Part Five: Prolongued and Simultaneous Nonharmonicism Chapter 13 The Solo Song Unit Three: Twentieth Century Techniques Chapter 14 New Musical Resources at the Turn of the Century Part One: Analysis of Debussy's "Pour le Piano" (Sarabande) Part Two: New Pitch Bases Part Three: Harmonic Structures and Techniques Chapter 15 Early Twentieth-Century Tonal Music Part One: Harmonies Part Two: Tonal Methods Part Three: Rhythmic Methods Part Four: Formal Process Chapter 16 Stravinsky, Bartok, and Messiaen Part One: "Le Sacre du Printemps" (Introduction to Part Two, mm. 1-41) Part Two: "Mikrokosmos, Volume V" ("Boating") Part Three: "Quatuor pour la fin du temps" (I and VI) Chapter 17 Intervallic Organization Part One: Atonality Part Two: Webern: "Funf Satze fur Streichquartett" (III) Chapter 18 Serial Procedures Part One: The Twelve-Tone Method Part Two: Schoenberg: "Suite for Piano, Op. 25" (Trio) Part Three: Other Serial Procedures Chapter 19 Recent Musical Developments Part One: Indeterminacy Part Two: New Industrial Sounds and Textures Part Three: Electronic and Computer Music Part Four: Minimalism Part Five: Consolidation and Integration Appendix 1 Voice Leading Guide Appendix 2 Popular Music and Jazz Appendix 3 Summary of Style Glossary / Index
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LONDON: Theresa May will visit Berlin on Wednesday in her first foreign visit as Britain’s new prime minister for talks with Chancellor Angela Merkel on the UK’s preparations to leave the EU, said Downing Street.
She will then head for Paris on Thursday for similar talks with French President Francois Hollande and for discussions on counter-terrorism cooperation following the Nice truck attack, a spokeswoman said Monday.
They are May’s first foreign visits since she became prime minister in the wake of Brexit referendum. New British prime ministers normally make early visits to establish personal links with key European leaders but this week’s trip will be highly charged by the referendum outcome and the need to forge a new relationship between Britain and the continent’s other major powers.
“This will be an opportunity to discuss the bilateral relationship, cooperation on a range of global challenges and of course how the UK and Germany can work together as the UK prepares to leave the EU,” the spokeswoman said and added, “The talks are likely to cover similar issues as those in Berlin as well as Thursday’s attack in Nice and the counter-terrorism cooperation.”
Sources from Élysée Palace said that May would be due in Paris on Thursday, with three subjects on the agenda – external security, battle against terror and implementing Brexit – and the importance of Franco-British relations.
May, who had spent six years as former PM Cameron’s interior minister, became leader of the governing centre-right Conservative Party following a short contest, before taking office.
Top Brexit campaigner and former mayor of London Boris Johnson, her surprise choice as new foreign minister, was in Brussels on Monday for talks with his EU counterparts.
He said that Britain would continue to play a leading role in Europe. “We have to give effect to the will of the people and leave the European Union but we are not going to abandon our leading role in European participation,” Johnson said.
EU leaders insist Britain’s negotiations for its departure from the bloc can only start once London invokes Article 50 of the EU’s Lisbon Treaty, setting a two-year countdown on the divorce.


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The U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) recently introduced its ‘Green Cities Initiative’ with the aim of encouraging governments to start large-scale programs to improve food security, nutrition, and the well-being of people in and around municipalities.
“The Green Cities Initiative aims to galvanize local governments, not just for sustainably produced healthy food, but also to contribute to the ecological management of water resources, sustainable land use and the expansion of green spaces – including urban forestry – in considering economic, social and ecological gains comprehensively,” FAO director-general, Qu Dongyu, said.
FAO aims to achieve these sustainable goals by supporting cities in their efforts in two main areas:
- increasing the availability of products and services provided by green spaces; and,
- decreasing the deforestation which has led to decreased biodiversity and watershed degradation.
“Actions and FAO support will focus on innovation and green technologies for food systems and green infrastructure, improved food distribution systems and food environments, improved food and water waste management and how to bring this all together through improved urban planning and rural urban linkages,” the FAO states.
The urban forestry arm of the program will include helping to develop tools to establish criteria for selecting appropriate tree species, enhancing local capacity for nursery and seed management, and the development of vertical forests, pocket parks, green walls and rooftops.
The FAO hopes to bring a holistic view of the green infrastructure and food systems and to help coordinate needed actions.
“Urban and rural interactions are key for greener cities, so in this context for urbanization it becomes imperative to protect more green public space that includes ecosystem functions of peri-urban and rural areas,” Maimunah Mohd Sharif, executive director of U.N. Habitat, said. “We need a new way of thinking to plan and design our cities to be cleaner, greener, safer and healthier — and happier cities — through vertical and horizontal integration of space in cities and rural areas linkages.”


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Top Film Industry Stories of 2015
#9: Fantastic Four Tranks
By Kim Hollis
January 18, 2016
Some say that Trank’s alleged behavior was the result of persistent studio interference. Not only did they delay script and casting approvals, but they also cut the budget significantly before filming even began, pulling out the rug from under the director’s feet on his vision. While filming was still in progress, the studio apparently had the entire ending rewritten by Kinberg and producer Hutch Parker. The movie that had originally been envisioned on paper (and in Trank’s imagination) became a Frankenstein’s monster that cobbled together elements of Trank’s Cronenberg-esque ideas and the studio’s efforts to make them more “audience-friendly.”
With all the turmoil and disagreement, is it any surprise that the ultimate finished product was a terribly reviewed piece of schlock that tallied five Razzie nominations? In the weeks leading up to its release, it became evident that the studio had no intention of throwing any real support behind Fantastic Four. There was some nominal advertising, but the trailers and previews they did release lacked humor and clearly gave the feeling that something was very amiss.
Even so, the Fantastic Four name could have been enough to trick potential viewers out of their movie dollars. Alternately, it could have just been a run-of-the-mill bomb, unsurprising due to the troubled production and rumored re-shoots. Instead, what happened in the days just ahead of Fantastic Four’s opening caused it to become one of the biggest stories of the year, one that will surely be remembered as studios deal with untested directors and performers.
When Josh Trank was handed the reins behind the Fantastic Four reboot, he didn’t have a lot of significant experience under his belt. In fact, his only previous credits behind the camera had been several episodes of the television series The Kill Point and the well-received thriller/superhero film Chronicle. I point this out because there has been a recent trend to award big budget superhero films to directors with only slight experience with wide releases. This approach worked well with helmers such as James Gunn (Guardians of the Galaxy) and Anthony & Joe Russo (Captain America: The Winter Soldier), but an unknown quantity is always going to be a risk.
Fox may have learned this lesson the hard way. With Fantastic Four only days from its debut in theaters, Trank himself took to social media to express his disappointment with the way the product was handled. In a Twitter message, Trank said, “A year ago I had a fantastic version of this. And it would have received great reviews. You’ll probably never see it. That’s reality though.”
He would delete the Tweet soon after, but the damage had already been done. People knew that the director of Fantastic Four had disavowed his own film, claiming that studio interference had turned it into the product that is just 9 percent fresh at Rotten Tomatoes (5 percent if you look only at reviews from “Top Critics”). On top of those terrible scores, it also received the worst Cinemascore ever for a marquee superhero title from a major studio - a C-. Considering that those Cinemascores come from opening night fans who are predisposed to overrate a movie, that C- was devastating.
The studio would deny their contentious relationship with Trank, saying that they had fully supported his vision; however, these comments were hollow. It’s clear that the creative process was hindered throughout the film’s developmental process. With that said, it’s not as though Trank comes out of this looking good, either. With the rumors of his on set behavior and his efforts at damaging the film prior to release, major studios are obviously going to be reticent to consider him for future projects. He’ll almost certainly need a rehabilitation period with an independent project, and even that may not dig him out of the hole where he currently resides.
The final result is that the 2015 version of Fantastic Four was a big enough bomb that the studio removed the sequel from its release schedule in November. After debuting with $25.6 million, it finished with a domestic tally of $56.1 million. Its overseas tally of $111 million wasn’t nearly enough to help justify the $150 million budget.
Now, the question will be whether Fox finds a way to return a sequel - or some form of Fantastic Four - to its schedule, as it risks reverting the rights back to Marvel Studios. Given the way Fox has bungled the franchise so far, perhaps that would be best for everyone.


New Haven unveils emergency preparedness booklet for immigrant families
NEW HAVEN >> The worried calls started a day after President Trump’s election.
Mayor Toni Harp said they came mostly from immigrant residents. It wasn’t hard to pinpoint their worries: Trump had vowed to deport undocumented immigrants and build a wall along the U.S.-Mexico border. Months later, Trump has mostly kept his word on enforcing immigration law, shedding Obama-era deferment policies that once focused on undocumented immigrants with criminal records. Now, undocumented immigrants who have no criminal history are being monitored and deported by Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
“These are challenging times for many people living in this nation,” Harp said. “Beyond that disruption factor, there is fear and a sense of upheaval — no one should have to live that way, especially of a result of an arbitrary decision by the federal government.”
The concerns led the city to partner with other local organizations to create a family emergency preparedness guide for undocumented immigrant families in the city. Concerns were heightened last week after Norwalk resident and mother of four U.S. citizen children Nury Chavarria took sanctuary at a New Haven church. ICE labeled Chavarria a fugitive, but did not specify whether it would enforce her removal order. Chavarria remained at the church Tuesday.
“In my mind, it speaks loudly about the harsh climate of which we now find ourselves,” Harp said.
The pocket-sized booklet on emergency preparedness for undocumented immigrants is the latest example of New Haven’s prominent status as a so-called sanctuary city, an informal term for cities where local law enforcement limits cooperation with federal authorities in enforcing immigration laws and where local officials are vocal supporters of undocumented immigrant communities.
In 2007, New Haven made national headlines as the first city to offer municipal identification cards to all residents, regardless of immigration status. Immigrants and supporters flooded into City Hall to get the IDs. The ID was intended to allow undocumented immigrants to access city services, such as parks,
Harp said the immigration guide’s first draft was created in March and was developed with help from various local stakeholders, including police and immigrant rights activists. Harp thanked City Community Services Administrator Martha Okafor for leading the project. City spokesman Laurence Grotheer said the total cost of design and printing of the booklets was $5,591.80 and paid for by the city. At least 5,000 booklets have been published.
Department of Children and Families Commissioner Joette Katz said 22,000 children who were born to undocumented parents live in Connecticut and are in the state legally.
“I am currently the custodian, or parent, to 4,300 children. Can you imagine if that number turned into 26,000?” Katz said, referring to children in DCF custody and the possibility that children of undocumented immigrants could be left in state care.
The guide the city printed includes legal and practical tips for families in the event of deportation orders, Harp said. It includes pages for children’s personal information, how parents can appoint temporary guardians, contact information for various state and private agencies, and how-to guides for interacting with ICE. The guides will be available at City Hall and other locations in the city. Harp said the city is working on a Spanish version of the guide.
“It’s a little book but there’s a lot of information,” Harp said.
Katz said the state has similar suggestions in a family preparedness toolkit on immigration enforcement introduced by Gov. Dannel P. Malloy in March.
Katz said New Haven’s guide will be available at schools and hospitals.
“They can actually read and pay attention to what may be their new bible, unfortunately,” Katz said.
Fears over deportation can affect children, keeping students out of school, Harp said. New Haven Board of Education Chief Operating Officer William Clark said under federal and state law the district is obligated to educate children living in the city regardless of their national origin.
“It’s very important for us to protect these children and protect the educational institutions, the schools, as safe places and areas where they can learn and be children,” Clark said.
Harp said she does not want to a community living in fear.
“We are a state that values all of our residents, no matter where they come from,” Harp said.
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Health care policy continues to be a serious debate for us, as individuals, families, employers, retirees, and as a nation. Cost, benefits, access, and who is responsible for these decisions is confusing for most Americans. This is particularly true for older adults who are aging into Medicare.
Today, over 40 million individuals rely on Medicare, and that number is projected to double in the next decade. Given that it is the federal government that is the largest payor, it is also a significant discussion for federal policymakers.
As a Member of Congress, I engaged in this debate and sought answers that would drive value over volume in financing health care. This meant a renewed focus on primary care as essential to a more integrated health delivery system, public accountability and incentives for quality of care. The goal was to improve health outcomes and contain the rate of growth in cost.
I am more than pleased to see that today, we are seeing a transformation in health care delivery, particularly for older adults, that is taking advantage of this policy shift. It is called Medicare Advantage. It is the private-public option in Medicare that offers managed care and has climbed to 20 million individuals — over a third of Medicare beneficiaries.
Imagine a Medicare that uses meaningful data to identify high need individuals and seeks them out for care, which provides smart benefits flexible enough to address social determinants and aligns strategic goals between payors, providers, and government to increase cost efficiencies and achieve better outcomes for the patient. That is what Medicare Advantage is doing, as plans and providers implement new ways to meet the needs of complex patients at a cost we can afford.
Here is an important indication of how far we have come in the last few years, taken from Better Medicare Alliance’s new “State of Medicare Advantage” report:
•Over the past five years, Medicare Advantage enrollment has grown by nearly 50 percent. They are choosing Medicare Advantage for its affordability, simplicity, additional benefits, and integrated system of care.
•In 2017, 99 percent of Medicare beneficiaries had access to Medicare Advantage plans, 84 percent had access to a plan with Part D benefits, and most choose these MA-PD plans. Forty-five percent of beneficiaries were in plans with $0 premium plans.
•Most Medicare Advantage plans include additional benefits, like vision, dental, wellness programs. Over 50 percent offer three or more of these extra benefits.
•The diversity of enrollees has grown in Medicare Advantage — outpacing diversity in Traditional Medicare. Over 20 percent of Medicare Advantage enrollees are minorities, compared with 17 percent in Traditional Medicare. Forty-six percent of Hispanic Medicare beneficiaries and over 35 percent of African-American enrollees choose Medicare Advantage. Nearly half of Medicare Advantage beneficiaries have annual incomes of less than $20,000.
And beneficiaries are highly satisfied. At Better Medicare Alliance, where I am now President and CEO, we interact with older adults who have chosen Medicare Advantage as their preferred option to manage their health care and achieve healthy lives. Some of our staunchest senior advocates are Medicare Advantage beneficiaries living with complex, multiple chronic conditions that would have been otherwise costly.
Pat, an Arizona beneficiary, lives with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and relies on the excellent preventive care and affordable over-the-counter medications she receives with her Medicare Advantage plan, which are critical to managing her disease. She is not alone. Evidence shows in many cases out-of-pocket costs are lower for beneficiaries in Medicare Advantage compared with those enrolled in Traditional Medicare. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services reported that the average monthly premiums in Medicare Advantage have decreased to an average of $30/month.
Cost to government has also gone down. MedPAC in 2016 noted that Medicare Advantage is now essentially equivalent to Traditional Medicare. In addition, evidence shows the emphasis on primary care and care coordination, as well as innovations in care delivery — including home-based care, risk stratification to identify high need patients, wellness programs, and telemedicine — lead to improved outcomes, reduced costs, and cost savings.
A recent study found value-based contracting in Medicare Advantage generated costs savings and 32 percent lower risk of death. Another study showed emergency room visits were 25 percent lower and rates of annual preventive care were 25 percent higher in Medicare Advantage than in Traditional Medicare for some of the most vulnerable seniors. Plans and providers in Medicare Advantage are providing answers to the question of how best to achieve improved outcomes at lower cost for millions of Medicare beneficiaries. Fortunately, policymakers have not only noticed but supported stability and new flexibility to enable Medicare Advantage to innovate ways to meet the needs of older Americans.
Together, policymakers, beneficiaries, and those who care for them may just be creating the future that means healthier lives and lower costs for everyone.
To read more studies on Medicare Advantage, visit http://bettermedicarealliance.org/state-of-ma
• Allyson Y. Schwartz is President and Chief Executive Officer of the Better Medicare Alliance and is a former U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania.


About MapInteract 2015
Spatial information has become the backbone of countless applications, services, and research endeavors at various scales. We use spatial information to find our ways outdoors and indoors, to identify locations, to reason about spatial relations, to analyze the environment, to plan buildings and land use, to create the infrastructures and services of smart cities of the future, or to realise autonomous vehicles. The ubiquitous availability of spatial information enables exciting possibilities but also creates important challenges across all domains. How can we efficiently make use of spatial data? How can we identify information that really matters, e.g. during wayfinding in indoor and outdoor environments? How can we understand spatial relationships? How can we enable a broad range of people to easily specify complex spatial queries? How can we ensure that buildings are correctly specified?
In many cases, users directly or indirectly interact with (complex) spatial information to achieve their goals in different domains and in various contexts such as decision-making, location-based services or GIS. Consequently, well-designed interactions with spatial data are a key step towards obtaining meaningful answers to the questions and problems that arise in these contexts. If the interaction is intuitive and efficient, spatial interfaces also become enjoyable in addition to being reliable tools.
The goal of MapInteract 2015 is to bring together researchers interested in questions and challenges surrounding interaction with spatial information. The workshop is an interactive and hands-on event, and we thus invite the submission of research papers, position statements as well as interactive demos. Through a series of presentations, demos and activities we will discuss and experience new spatial interaction techniques and modalities, algorithms involved in interaction and visualization, user studies, adaptation, research agendas, common challenges etc.
Submit your paper or demo to MapInteract 2015 if your work relates to interaction with spatial information and if it is concerned with one or more of the following topics:
- Map Interaction
- Spatial User Interfaces and Interaction Techniques
- Human-Computer Interaction with Spatial Information and Representations
- Interactive Spatial Visual Analytics
- Spatial Visualization Techniques
- Multi-modal Spatial Interfaces
- Tangible Interfaces for Spatial Information
- Interaction Design for Small, Large, Shared or Ambient Displays
- Algorithms for Interactive and Dynamic Maps
- Multi-user Interaction, Cooperation, Collaboration
The list of topics above is indicative – further topics are welcome if they clearly relate to interaction with spatial information. We are explicitly looking for submissions from diverse domains and disciplines including (but not limited to):
- Location-Based Services
- Smart Cities
- Disaster Management
- Volunteered Geographic Information/Crowdsourcing
The proceedings of the preceding events in this workshop series are available through the ACM Digital Library, and accepted papers and demos for MapInteract 2015 will be published there as well. In addition, we will edit a special issue of Geoinformatica following the workshop, which will specifically target interaction with spatial information.


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“Markets can remain irrational a lot longer than you and I can remain solvent.”
So said John Maynard Keynes, the famous British economist. And right now, irrationality certainly reigns in Silicon Valley.
So much so, in fact, that I’m officially renaming it “Silly Valley.” Because that’s the only way to characterize the valuations being paid.
In this week’s Friday Charts edition, I’m going to prove just how downright silly it’s gotten.
Prepare to be stupefied…
Nineteen. Billion. Dollars.
That’s an amount equal to the entire economy of Nicaragua, seven and a half Mark Cubans, roughly one-third of the market cap of leading automaker, Ford Motor (F)… and now, what Facebook (FB) is paying for text messaging service, WhatsApp.
Yes, a text messaging company, with only 55 employees, just fetched a $ 19-billion takeover offer. That works out to $ 345 million per employee.
It has to be a mistake, right? The biggest clerical error in history? An accidental extra digit in the offer sheet?
Nope! Fact is, the deal represents the largest venture-backed takeover in Silicon Valley. Ever.
Utter absurdity! So what is Facebook’s hoodie-wearing head honcho, Mark Zuckerberg, thinking?
Well, he knows long-term success in the social media world is all about engagement. Lose it and the next stop is the plot beside MySpace in the internet graveyard.
And WhatsApp definitely boasts engaged users. Way more than all the other fledging, social media startups. Take a look:
Even with 450 million active monthly users, though, the purchase price doesn’t jive with reality.
Consider: When Facebook acquired photo-sharing startup, Instagram, for $ 1 billion, it paid roughly $ 30 per user. Now, less than two years later, the company is paying $ 42 per user, or 40% more, for WhatsApp. That’s a hefty increase in such a short period of time.
The price tag becomes all the more absurd when you realize WhatsApp’s monetization strategy involves charging users a measly $ 1 per year after a year of free use.
Mind you, these are users who rely on WhatsApp to bypass charges from mobile phone companies to send text messages for free over the internet.
Now, paying $ 42 for the right to earn $ 1 doesn’t make any sense in a rational world. But paying that much for a bunch of freeloaders doesn’t make any sense – period.
Even Facebook executives can’t justify it.
When Jefferies’ analyst, Youssef Squali, asked how they came up with the purchase price, CFO David Ebersman said the primary thing was “how healthy this network is and how it’s growing.”
Funny. But I don’t see a formula in Excel that lets me take into account those variables to arrive at a valuation. Must be some newfangled math, practiced only in Silicon Valley, that’s going to be included in the next update.
The silly valuations in the valley don’t stop with Facebook, though. Tesla Motors(TSLA) is getting in on the action, too.
Too Far, Too Fast
I know it appears that I was completely wrong for taking a bearish stance toward Tesla on CNBC’s Closing Bell on December 16, 2013. (The stock is up 30% since then.)
But I stand by my conviction – a day of reckoning is inevitable. And the numbers prove it.
On the heels of its quarterly report this week, Tesla traded to a new all-time high of $ 215.12 per share, equal to a market cap of more than $ 26 billion.
Mind you, the company only sold 22,477 cars last year. If we do the math, that works out to $ 1.17 million in market cap per car sold.
I get that Tesla boasts gross margins that are 10% higher than Ford, for example. But that’s still way too much of a premium valuation.
Truth be told, at current levels, the stock’s not even trading in the same galaxy as every other major automaker. And remember, Tesla is still just a car manufacturer.
Naysayers will quip that it’s all about future growth. Oh yeah? If we take into account management’s estimates for up to 40,000 vehicle sales in 2014, the company is still valued at an absurd $ 654,000 per car.
Even if we assume that the company keeps increasing production at the same breakneck pace, it would take more than five years to grow into its current valuation and trade at a level on par with other premium automakers like BMW and Mercedes Daimler AG.
Like I said, absurdity reigns in Silicon Valley. In situations like this, I’ve found it’s best to keep my hard-earned capital out of harm’s way.
Care to disagree? Then let me know why by dropping us a line here. While you’re at it, feel free to let us know what you think about any of our recent work at Wall Street Daily, too.
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After a two-day trial in San Jose, a Santa Clara County jury began deliberating over the unusual case of a principal charged with failing to report to the proper authorities that an 8-year-old girl said she had been sexually abused by a teacher.
The jury began deliberating the fate of Lyn Vijayendran, the former principal at O.B. Whaley Elementary School, early Friday afternoon. They went home for the weekend just after 5 p.m. without reaching a verdict and will be back it Monday morning.
The group met with the judge before heading out. Four of them said they needed more time; the other eight said they had made their decision.
The 36-year-old principal could face a maximum of six months in prison if she is convicted. She is accused of not taking seriously - and not telling police - that a mother told her that teacher Craig Chandler, 35, had acted strangely - and with a sexual nature - toward her daughter last October.
Vijayendran took the stand on Thursday, telling the jury that she believed the teacher's account of the story at the time, and now regrets that she did.
But prosecutors said that regrets aren't enough.
Santa Clara County Deputy District Attorney Alison Filo has maintained that there was enough there so that the principal should have known better: The mother showed Vijayendran a suspicious stain that her daughter had on her jacket - something the principal allegedly dismissed. The mother then ended up washing the jacket, which hampered any type of further investigation, Filo said.
And instead of calling police, Filo said Vijayendran interviewed the girl, taking notes, (PDF) and after speaking with the girl's mother about the girl's jacket with the stain, told her it "was not important," according to prosecutors.
Vijayendran's attorney Eric Geffon had previously sent NBC Bay Area a written statement, saying that his client has "spent her entire career dedicated to children. Their safety is her utmost concern."
Vijayendran's trial stems from the criminal case of a teacher at her former school: Chandler was arrested in January on charges that he sexually abused five girls - his signature act was blindfolding the young students and touching them inappropriately during recess and lunch hour when no one else was around. He is in custody, and could face a maximum of 75 years in prison if he is convicted of all counts.
There are also two lawsuits filed in this case. The latest was this week, when one of the 10-year-old victims filed suit against the Evergreen School District (PDF), Chandler and Vijayendran, claiming that there was negligent hiring and training and emotional distress. In October, a parent had also sued the district for negligently hiring and supervising Chandler.


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From the Minnesota Wild,
Fans of the National Hockey League’s (NHL) Minnesota Wild are encouraged to tune into ABC’s “Extreme Makeover: Home Edition,” this Sunday, Nov. 25, at 6 p.m. CST. “Extreme Makeover: Home Edition” can be found locally on Eyewitness News Channel 5 (KSTP). The special will air for two hours.
The episode will feature the Swenson-Lee Family of suburban Minneapolis. The Wild played an important part in the makeover.
The show airs tonight, November 25th, on ABC.
from Dave Molinari of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette,
There is no aspect of the Penguins’ performance to date with which management should be particularly pleased.
Consequently, aside from the nucleus of players who are either elite young talents or have the potential to be there should be no untouchables when Shero is discussing potential trades.
That doesn’t mean a roster-wide purge is in order but sticking with the status quo will become more of a high-risk strategy with every point the Penguins surrender if they don’t start to string together some victories.
from Brian Costello of the Hockey News,
This shameless cheering from the media stems from a story our U.S. college correspondent Andy Baggot wrote for The Hockey News in January, 2005. Dowell was in his sophomore season with the University of Wisconsin Badgers and was having to come to grips with devastating news that affected his father, his family and his future.
Jake’s father John, a former small college offensive linesman and a fitness buff, was diagnosed in 2003 with Huntington’s disease, an incurable genetic brain disorder that leads to a steady regression in mental and physical capabilities….
If that grim news wasn’t enough to deal with, Jake was confronted with another terrible reality. Children of a person with the disease have a 50 percent chance of inheriting the gene.
from Sean McCormick of Sportsnet,
But this young, impressionable Oiler ship needs a rudder right now, and Moreau’s leg is still in a cast. His return is still weeks, if not months away, and it’s time the Oilers considered appointing a deserving veteran to the post of interim team captain. That veteran is Shawn Horcoff, who, in all likelihood was the second best candidate for the job when the vacant C went to Moreau at the conclusion of training camp.
The concept of an interim captain is not unheard of around the NHL, nor is it unheard of on the Edmonton Oilers, who are lacking many things right now, not the least of which is a healthy leader in chief.
from Erin Nicks at the Ottawa Sun,
I can’t choose between the NFL and NHL.
I know you’re thinking that any sports fan would never be pressured to decide. Honestly, I thought it was a non-issue as well, until I had to deal with the Denver Broncos and Senators playing simultaneously on Monday night. The two teams I follow the most with respective opponents of their own (Tennessee and Montreal), yet I was forced to pit them against each other—eyeglasses perched on the tip of my nose as I feebly attempted to magnify the television’s picture-in-picture
NHL hockey kicks-off at 1pm today.
Settle in with the last of the leftovers and enjoy!
TV coverage can be found at NHL.com.
from Ice Chips at the Arizona Republic,
Now more than 75 years after its inception on radio, Hockey Night in Canada continues to be a special event.
The Coyotes and Toronto Maple Leafs played the opening game of the Saturday doubleheader. Across Canada, it is always a must-see event.
“It’s pretty exciting,” said Coyotes rookie Craig Weller. “Growing up (in Alberta) as a kid, we didn’t have cable. We only had three channels, but it was always on one of the three.
“It’s definitely a thrill to play and have all of Canada watching. I guess every kid dreams that growing up.”
from the Edmonton Sun,
On Friday they went to dinner, four friends swapping stories and comparing notes on living out a childhood dream.
Then last night, Sam Gagner, Andrew Cogliano, Patrick Kane and Jonathan Toews faced each other in a battle showcasing the future stars of the NHL.
Gagner and Cogliano with the Edmonton Oilers, Kane and Toews with the Chicago Blackhawks.
“It’s obviously great getting a chance to play against him after playing with him all of last year,” Gagner said of facing Kane. “It’s exciting.”
Red Wings coach Mike Babcock boiled the game down thusly: “There is such a fine line in this league now. If you don’t have your whole team show up you’re not going to win. I never ever say this, but tonight was the first night in a long time that we didn’t have enough people to compete, and that’s unacceptable.”
via the Calgary Flames,
Avalanche tough guy Scott Parker went out in the second period to do his thing—stir it up. He got it when he cross-checked Dion Phaneuf in the throat and then jabbed his stick at Phaneuf while he was on the ice.
In comes Eric Godard for the anticipated heavyweight bout, in which Parker gets the upper hand. Problem for Parker is he took a major for the crosscheck so it didn’t help his team in the power play department.
Word out of Denver was that Parker could face further discipline under the intent to injure rule for his crosscheck on Phaneuf.
The Flames also received the news that Godard would be suspended for two games because he received his third instigator penalty of the season.
Coincidentally, all three players were involved in a pushing and shoving session during the warm-up.
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Foodycle brings together scientists, activists, producers and entrepreneurs. It is a place for sharing ideas for more just and functional food systems.
This year Foodycle graduated into its third year of existence! It was organized at Helsinki Think Company on Viikki University Campus.
The day’s programme consisted of talks on future food systems, a Farmers’ market including producers’ insights on their livelihoods as well as street food kitchens selling delicious food. If you are interested in the whole program, check it out here.
Here are some thoughts of mine after organizing and taking part in Foodycle part 3.
- Insect food is coming big time. Two years ago we organized the first Foodycle and had one actor, Ravintola Ötökkä, telling people about bug food. In just two years, the field has expanded and this year we had participation from both Santtu Vekkeli (CEO and founder of Nordic Insect Economy) and Unibugs, an academic association aiming at promoting insect food as a viable solution for food security problems. My feeling after hearing these talks is that things are moving fast and insect foods will be found in Finnish supermarkets in the coming years, if not already in 2016.
- Food waste is recognized as a severe problem in our food system, in the Western system especially in the way that consumers and retailers recklessly throw food away. One interesting solution for tackling this problem was provided by Brennan Clark, co-founder of Froodly, a mobile application developed for reducing food waste. The idea is that Froodly users share photos of soon-expiring food in supermarkets in order to a) avoid it from being thrown away b) find cheaper food c) earn credits inside the Froodly system. I have downloaded the app and find it very interesting, though it still needs a user mass big enough to make it fully functional.
- Although we often boast about our modern food production models being extremely efficient (and thus proving Thomas Malthus wrong after all these years) systems which can feed millions of people, many of these systems are also dependent on fossil fuels for external inputs. In this way the whole efficiency argument can be debated. Urine is currently not utilized as a fertilizer in our food system although it is an excellent source of nitrogen. Dodo, an environmental NGO has completed pilot tests for using urine as a fertilizer for bean production at urban farming center Kääntöpöytä. The initial results are very promising. Why not scale up this idea? Why are we not using this valuable and almost ubiqutous nitrogen source as a fertilizer?
- Farmers are in no way a united group with united opinions. After hearing the talks of our farmer guests, I was inspired and felt a rush of positive energy. This is not the case when I read Finnish newspaper articles on agriculture. All we hear is how unprofitable farming is. Yes, there are problems, but there are also promising young producers with innovative visions on the future. We need all kinds of farmers and as one farmer at Foodycle put it, ‘we need more people to join in’.
We had a great time and hope the participants did too. Hope to see you at next year’s Foodycle!


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