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Charlie Simpson was born in Woodbridge, England, United Kingdom on June 7th, 1985 and is the Pop Singer. At the age of 37, Charlie Simpson biography, profession, age, height, weight, eye color, hair color, build, measurements, education, career, dating/affair, family, news updates, and networth are available.
Other Names / Nick Names
Charlie Robert Simpson
Woodbridge, England, United Kingdom
Guitarist, Lyricist, Singer, Singer-songwriter
Charlie Simpson Height, Weight, Eye Color and Hair Color
At 37 years old, Charlie Simpson has this physical status:
Dyed Blonde
Charlie Simpson Religion, Education, and Hobbies
Uppingham School
Charlie Simpson Spouse(s), Children, Affair, Parents, and Family
Will, Edd
Charlie Simpson Personal Life
The youngest of three boys, Simpson was born in Ipswich, Suffolk. He has 2 brothers, Will and Edd;— Will was born in 1980 and is the vocalist and guitarist in Brigade and Edd was born in 1981 and is the lead singer and guitarist in an alternative band called Union Sound Set. Simpson has a very musical family dating back to Sir William Sterndale Bennett (mother's maiden name) who was an English pianist, conductor, and composer, a notable figure in the musical life of his time.
Simpson was educated at Framlingham College's prep school Brandeston Hall – and then at Uppingham School, where his great grandfather Robert Sterndale Bennett (1880-1963), had been a most influential Director of Music between 1908 and 1945.
Simpson married his long-time girlfriend Anna Barnard in June 2014, following the announcement of their engagement the week earlier. During a show on his 2015 UK Tour at London's Islington Assembly Hall, Simpson announced that he and his wife were expecting their first child together. On July 21 that year, Simpson's wife gave birth to their first son, Arlo Simpson. In February 2018, their second son, Jago was born.
In 2004, Simpson was quoted in Tatler magazine as saying he supported the Conservative Party, stating that he'd "grown up with their views" and "way of doing things". According to The Guardian, Simpson "was pilloried just like Phil Collins and Geri Halliwell before him". However, he later denied this claim of a political allegiance to the Conservatives, saying, "The Tory thing is complete bulls--t! It came out of Matt's mouth in an interview taking the complete p--s, and it was on the front cover of a newspaper. He was like laughing when he said it. Matt's Labour! He said something like, 'Now I've got loads of money I'm a f--king Tory boy,' laughing."
Charlie Simpson Career
Simpson first gained fame with pop rock/pop punk act Busted as a result to responding to an advertisement placed by Matt Willis and James Bourne in NME magazine in 2001. Busted consisted of Simpson on lead guitar and occasionally drums, Willis on bass guitar and Bourne on rhythm guitar and piano; all three members provided vocals. Over a period of two years, the trio had major success and sold over 5 million records, won two BRIT Awards, and also won Record of The Year in 2004.
On 10 November 2015, Busted announced they would be reforming after 10 years and would embark on an 18 date UK arena tour, as well as recording a new album. They released their third album Night Driver in 2016 which was then followed by Half Way There in 2019. In the latter end of that year, Busted entered their first hiatus since their comeback so the members could concentrate on other projects.
Despite the huge success of Busted, Simpson began to grow increasingly discontented with the pop star lifestyle and the music he was performing. As an avid fan of rock music, he felt unfulfilled by the commercial pop songs of Busted.
He met Alex Westaway in late 2003, forming what became Fightstar shortly afterwards. For over a year he would lead a secret "double life": by night he would attend rehearsal sessions with his new band after completing obligated media work and concert performances with Busted. During 2004, he and Westaway wrote Fightstar's debut EP, They Liked You Better When You Were Dead. The EP showcased a heavier post-hardcore influenced sound that differed greatly to Busted's material. The EP was recorded during November with Mark Williams in London. During this time, speculation began to grow about Busted's future. He announced he was leaving Busted to pursue his career full-time with Fightstar in January 2005.
Simpson then funded and put together a compilation album called The Suffolk Explosion, which was released through his own label Sandwich Leg Records. It showcased a number of unsigned bands from Charlie's home county of Suffolk, including Brigade and Prego, as well as a solo acoustic track written by him called "Carry Her". Fightstar went on to record their debut full-length studio album with rock producer Colin Richardson. Grand Unification was released on 13 March 2006, and further proved the initial cynics wrong by receiving widespread positive reviews. In particular, Paul Brannigan of Kerrang! magazine stated the album was "one of the best British rock albums of the past decade". Scottish music publication The Fly also lauded the album as "one of the 21st Century's ultimate rock debuts". Shortly afterwards, the band went on to receive nominations at the Kerrang! Awards for "Best British Newcomer" and "Best British Band". After leaving Island Records due to a disagreement over the band's artistic direction, the band signed to an independent label called Institute Records which was a division of Gut Records to release their second album. One Day Son, This Will All Be Yours (2007), peaked at No. 27 on the UK Album Chart, before releasing a B-sides compilation album titled Alternate Endings (2008). The four-piece then funded and co-produced their third album, Be Human (2009), which became their highest charting album after peaking at No. 20 in the UK.
On 29 July 2009, he made a Myspace page for his acoustic solo work. There were three songs on the page, "Dead Man Walking", 'Empty Guns (Demo)', and 'Carry Her'. 'Carry Her' was previously available on The Suffolk Explosion.
Charlie has also been involved in film scoring, stating in an interview that this was something he was keen to pursue later in his career. He wrote the score for an independent British film 'Everyone's Going To Die', which debuted at the SXSW Film Festival in March 2013.
Fightstar announced a hiatus at the beginning of 2010, stating that they were "taking some time off" for the remainder of 2010–11 to work on separate projects before regrouping in 2012 to begin working a new record. Simpson has started working on a solo acoustic album, while Westaway and Haigh will be completing post-production on the bands film and working on some music videos.
Simpson went into the studio in June 2010 to start recording his full-length debut album with producer Danton Supple, whose previous work includes Coldplay and The Cure. The album was funded through PledgeMusic and as one of the main incentives for the campaign, fans received an EP called When We Were Lions on Christmas Day 2010. The full-length album was finally finished in February 2011 and was mastered by John Davis at Metropolis Studios in London. The first single to be taken from the album was called "Down Down Down" and it had its first radio airplay on 11 April, as Radio 1 DJ Fearne Cotton's Record of the Week. The single was officially released on 16 May, though it was made available to buy on iTunes straight away. The album, titled Young Pilgrim was released on 15 August 2011. It went straight into the UK album chart at number 6, having been at number 5 in the midweeks. Simpson signed to PIAS Records in Germany and the album was released in Europe in August 2012.
On 2 February 2013, it was reported that Simpson had finished writing the follow up to his 2011 solo debut 'Young Pilgrim' and he would be heading into the studio with producer Steve Osbourne (U2/Placebo) to start recording in early March.
Simpson spent the summer of 2013 playing on the Vans Warped Tour in the US, which was the first time he has played live as a solo artist in America. During October 2013, Charlie went on a tour of the UK supporting rock band, Deaf Havana. He previewed two new tracks from the forthcoming album "Winter Hymns" and "Ten More Days". In 2014, he undertook a small run of solo shows in the UK in the lead up to the release of his second solo album.
Simpson announced on 28 April 2014 that his second solo album is to be called Long Road Home and will be released later that year, since revealing the release date would be 4 August 2014. He also announced that he will be doing his biggest headline show to date at the London Roundhouse on 14 October.
In October 2014 Simpson announced that he would play a 13 date UK solo acoustic tour in January/February of the following year.
On 5 May 2016, Simpson released his third solo album, Little Hands, a compilation of rare tracks from 2010 though 2016. The first single was a stripped-down version of "Emily". The album also included the track from the Watch UKTV series Singing In the Rainforest, "Walking With the San", which first aired in 2015. The song was recorded as part of the show in which Charlie travelled to Namibia to spend time living and playing music with the San people. After the show aired, an edit was made to act as a music video for the song and was uploaded to Facebook, the track has since gone viral and has been viewed over 14,000,000 times.
On 23 October 2020, Simpson released the first track from his upcoming album I See You, which peaked at 39 on the iTunes chart in its first week. In late 2021, Simpson announced his fourth album Hope Is A Drug would be released in March 2022. He announced a planned Hope Is A Drug tour. The tour was later postponed citing delays to album supply chains and shipping caused by the Covid-19 pandemic.
Outside of his main musical activities, Simpson also has frequently collaborated with other musicians, which include This Is Menace, Gunship (the side project of his Fightstar bandmates, Alex Westaway and Dan Haigh) as well as indie band, The Travis Waltons. With Gunship, he co-wrote and lent his voice for their highly critical acclaimed single, "Tech Noir", of Gunship's debut album. In 2018, he contributed to Bullet for My Valentine's sixth album Gravity, receiving a songwriting credit on the track "Breathe Underwater".
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Vogue Williams nails boho chic at the press night for 2:22 A Ghost Story
www.dailymail.co.uk, September 14, 2022
Vogue Williams cut a stylish figure as she stepped out at the press night for 2:22 A Ghost Story at the Criterion Theatre in London on Wednesday. The presenter looked radiant as she graced the red carpet in an animal print midi-press. The 36-year-old looked typically chic for the show, which stars her pal Laura Whitmore in one of the lead roles along with former Busted member Matt Willis.
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As the symbol of the Empire's sweeping military might, the Stormtroopers have a presence in every corner of the galaxy. As a special edition release, Hot Toys re-imagines the iconic white battle armor in an original design variation representing different cultures and civilizations.
This very special Star Wars collectible: a sixth scale Stormtrooper figure is inspired by the highly regarded blue-and-white porcelain motif that originated centuries ago in China!
Expertly crafted based on the classic Stormtrooper armor, this figure boldly adopts the unique blue-and-white porcelain floral patterns with an Imperial twist on the masked soldier's helmet and armor, blasters, interchangeable hands, and a specially designed figure stand!
Available as a limited edition item in selected markets only, this stylish and extraordinary interpretation of the Stormtrooper figure is a unique collectible for sophisticated fans and collectors.
(c) & (TM) Lucasfilm Ltd. (c) 2016 Hot Toys Limited. All Rights Reserved.
I absolutely adored the design on this trooper, and being a huge Star Wars and art nerd, decided to make this my first Sideshow piece. It arrived today and I was blown away! The colors are stunning and the detailing exquisite. I'm so glad to have had the chance to add this to my collection.
One of my favorite Troopers!
My army of Troopers has every single Trooper variant, so I HAD to get this one (I'm a completionist), and I like him much better than I expected! He looks fantastic in person. The color-coordinated blasters and base are nice touches. DO IT! You will NOT be disappointed!


In the additive RGB color model, color #55a4c7 (hexadecimal – hex triplet) has values of 85 (33% red), 164 (64% green) and 199 (78% blue). In the CMYK (subtractive color model), color #55a4c7 has values 57% cyan, 18% magenta, 0% yellow and 22% black. In the HSL model, it is represented by 198° hue, 50% saturation and 56% lightness. Win32 representation: DWORD COLORREF C=0x007c4a55. Decimal value is 5612743.
#55a4c7 is not web-safe (Netscape). Nearest web-safe color is #6699cc. #55a4c7 isn't X11 color, closest X11 color is CadetBlue (#5f9ea0).
Related colors (alternatives): RAL 660-3, RAL 640-1, RAL 240 60 30, Maximum Blue, SteelBlue3, RAL 250 60 35, Blue-Gray, RAL 250 60 30, RAL 220 70 30, SkyBlue3.
This table contains information about #55a4c7 color values in the most popular color spaces: RGB (additive color model), CMY, CMYK (subtractive color model), HSL, HSI, CIE XYZ. This data can be downloaded in JSON (55a4c7.json) and CSV (55a4c7.csv) formats.
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import lombok.Getter;
import lombok.Setter;

/**
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public enum PostLock {
    LOCK(true),
    UN_LOCK(false);

    @Getter
    @Setter
    private boolean isLock;

    PostLock(boolean isLock) {
        this.isLock = isLock;
    }

    public boolean isLock(){
        return this.isLock;
    }

}

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Le comitat de Split-Dalmatie (en croate Splitsko-Dalmatinska Županija) est un comitat de Croatie couvrant la partie sud de la Dalmatie. Le chef-lieu est Split, deuxième ville de Croatie par sa population.

Division administrative
 Ville de Split (Spalato, Siège du comitat)
 Ville de Hvar (Lesina)
 Ville d'Imotski
 Ville de Kaštela
 Ville de Komiža
 Ville de Makarska (Macarska)
 Ville d'Omiš (Almissa)
 Ville de Sinj (Sign)
 Ville de Solin
 Ville de Stari Grad
 Ville de Supetar
 Ville de Trogir (Trau)
 Ville de Vis (Lissa)
 Ville de Vrgorac
 Ville de Vrlika
 Municipalité de Baška Voda
 Municipalité de Bol
 Municipalité de Cista Provo
 Municipalité de Dicmo
 Municipalité de Brela
 Municipalité de Dugi Rat
 Municipalité de Drašnice (pas une Municipalité)
 Municipalité de Dugopolje
 Municipalité de Gradac
 Municipalité de Hrvace
 Municipalité de Jelsa
 Municipalité de Klis
 Municipalité de Lećevica
 Municipalité de Lokvičići
 Municipalité de Lovreć
 Municipalité de Marina
 Municipalité de Milna
 Municipalité de Muć
 Municipalité de Nerežišća
 Municipalité d'Okrug
 Municipalité d'Otok
 Municipalité de Podbablje
 Municipalité de Podgora
 Municipalité de Podstrana
 Municipalité de Postira
 Municipalité de Prgomet
 Municipalité de Primorski Dolac
 Municipalité de Proložac
 Municipalité de Pučišća
 Municipalité de Runovići
 Municipalité de Seget
 Municipalité de Selca
 Municipalité de Sućuraj
 Municipalité de Sutivan
 Municipalité de Šestanovac
 Municipalité de Šolta
 Municipalité de Trilj
 Municipalité de Tučepi
 Municipalité de Vinišce (pas une Municipalité)
 Municipalité de Zadvarje
 Municipalité de Zagvozd
 Municipalité de Zmijavci

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Voir aussi

Articles connexes
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Division administrative fondée en 1990

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Tell a story about a time in your life when you were particularly selfish (could be funny or serious).
What stood out to you from this sermon? What challenged you? What deepened your faith?
What does this chapter reveal to you about who God is? Through the entire text of Jonah, who has God revealed himself to be to you?
What does this chapter reveal to you about about human nature?
Jonah's contentment and happiness was dependent upon his own comfort and circumstances, not the needs of others or the mission of God. How about you? How tied are your emotions and your happiness to your personal well-being?
Based on this chapter, how is Jesus the truer and better Jonah?
In what ways do you see selfishness on display in your life?
Read Luke 7:36-50. What does the Luke 7 passage teach you about grace?
How does this story compare and contrast to what is happening in Jonah 4?
Dan said, "Human tendency is to bottleneck the grace of God." We allow God's grace to flow to us, but not necessarily to flow through us. Is there anyone in your life you are hesitant to allow God's grace to flow to through you? Share with your group?
What is one practical way you and your group can take the focus off yourselves and place it on people in need?
Pray for the city of Indianapolis and all central Indiana, that there would be a great spiritual awakening and many would turn their hearts to God.


However, this procedure doesn't cause launch profiles to "travel" with the directory.
Is there some other file/directory structure I can "carry around" to another instance of Eclipse that will include my launch profiles?
Try choosing a shared file location inside your workspace from the "Common" tab of the launch configurations (profiles).
Just copy them into your <project>/.settings directory.
Refresh your project, and there you have it: those launcher configuration are available, and you can copy them along the rest of your project files.
Warning: do uncheck the option "Delete configurations when associated resource is deleted" in the Run/Launching/Launch Configuration preference panel: it is common ot soft-delete a project in order to import it back again, to force a reinitialization of the eclipse metadata,... but this option, if checked, will removed your detailed launch parameters!
See also Which eclipse files belong under Version Control, and where are the external tools launch configurations in Eclipse.
There is no .settings directory in my project directory - I created it and put the .launch file in there, refreshed my project, and it doesn't have any Run profiles. Do you have to mirror the directory structure under .metadata?
Just create the .settings directory (it is actually created when you have project specific settings as illustrated in the question "Maintaining a common set of Eclipse preferences").
Then delete the same .launch file from the .metadata directory.
Then refresh your project and go to the "Run Configurations" Panel: you will see your launch configurations still available, except they are stored where they belong: within your project directory and not buried under an obscure workspace metadata thingy.
I always seen my launch configurations, saved under PROJECT_LOC/.settings, automatically imported when reloading the Eclipse workspace.
However, as described in "Tip: Creating and Sharing Launch Configurations (2007)", you should be able to reference a launch configuration saved into any subdirectory of your project if you go to the "Common" tab of your "Run Configurations" wizard.
So saving your launcher anywhere in the project won't display them automatically in the "Run Configurations" section of the preferences.
But declaring a new one, sharing its launcher as a "Shared file" (as illustrated above), and then overwriting that launcher with the actual one you had previously saved would update that run configuration.
Depending on the amount of moving around you do and the number locations you move to, storing your launch files in an online storage space and then setting up folders at the new locations to synchronize with it may be a viable solution.
Dropbox is a decent online storage system that gives users up to 2 gigabytes of storage.
junction "C:\Documents and Settings\User\My Documents\My Dropbox\DesiredFolder" "C:\Path\To\DesiredFolder" mklink /D "C:\Users\Steve\Documents\Dropbox\DesiredFolder" "C:\Path\To\DesiredFolder"
[eclipse-workspace].metadata.plugins\org.eclipse.debug.core.launches would be the DesiredFolder.
You could also use SyncToy to echo changes from another folder to your Dropbox folder. This keeps 2 copies on disk though.
Another easy way to do this with Terminal is type the ln -s part, then from Finder drag the folder/file that you want into the Terminal window then drag the Dropbox folder and hit return.
Note that an Alias file or folder does not work.
Another solution could be to keep your launch files in an svn repository. Search for How to run Eclipse launch configurations programmatically? on this site. Sorry can only post one url so I used it on Dropbox.
I have had good use of creating a /launch folder, and then setting the launch configuration to be "Shared file:" (the Commons panel) to the above mentioned launch folder.
The resulting launch file can be checked into e.g. CVS and be pulled into a fresh workspace.
There is an another clean way to share the launch configurations in Eclipse.
Create a java project. For instance lets name it Launches-Configs.
Now create a new Run Configuration for a project that you need to run.
Create a Launch Configuration with Shared File option selected under Common Tab. This will create a configuration file with .launch extension. Now in another workspace just go to Import and select Launch Configurations, choose the configurations from the directory and finish. It will appear in the Run configuration now.
Which Eclipse files belong under version control?
In Eclipse, how to have launch configurations relative to the project?
How can I make JBoss launch block until build workspace is complete?
How do I associate my custom ANT builder with the project instead of the Eclipse workspace?
Eclipse: How to build an executable jar with external jar?


The Nereid Monument is a sculptured tomb from Xanthos in classical period Lycia, close to present-day Fethiye in Mugla Province, Turkey. It took the form of a Greek temple on top of a base decorated with sculpted friezes, and is thought to have been built in the early fourth century BCE as a tomb for Arbinas (Lycian: Erbbina, or Erbinna), the Xanthian dynast who ruled western Lycia.
The tomb is thought to have stood until the Byzantine era before falling into ruin. The ruins were rediscovered by British traveller Charles Fellows in the early 1840s. Fellows had them shipped to the British Museum: there some of them have been reconstructed to show what the East façade of the monument would have looked like.


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Home Business Seedling is seeking Mentors Needed for Children Experiencing Parental Incarceration in Texas
Seedling is seeking Mentors Needed for Children Experiencing Parental Incarceration in Texas
Aug 17, 2021 11:00 AM EDT
(AUSTIN, Texas) — NEWS: Seedling, a non-profit organization serving children who have an incarcerated parent, is seeking business partners and individuals to mentor children in Central Texas school districts during the 2021-22 school year. The organization served 349 children last school year and expects to significantly increase the number of children served during the 2021/2022 school year.
Seedling's mission is to mitigate the impact of parental incarceration on children in Central Texas through school-based mentoring. The non-profit organization matches children with mentors in Austin ISD, Del Valle ISD, Hays Consolidated ISD, KIPP Public Schools, and Pflugerville ISD. Since 2005, Seedling has served over 2300 children who have a parent in prison or jail.
There are an estimated 8,000 kids that have a parent in jail or prison in the four-county area of Travis, Hays, Bastrop, and Williamson County. No system, including criminal justice and schools, reliably ask the question of whether a child is affected or is in need, due to parental incarceration. The organization began mentoring children of incarcerated parents due to the request of principals in local school districts.
"Our community needs to be doing all it can to support the children in Central Texas who have an incarcerated parent. It is imperative that we all find ways to support Seedling's mentoring program so these kids have the opportunity to reach their full potential," said Austin Mayor Steve Adler.
Based in best practices for mentoring, Seedling trains and supports its mentors, specializing in the challenges surrounding being a child who has an incarcerated parent. Mentors meet with their mentee once weekly during lunch personally or virtually, at one of the 100 public schools partnering with Seedling. The organization pairs the volunteer's skills and interests with a child who has similar interests.
"Mentoring helps employees adopt skills and behaviors at work that can make a real difference for both the individual and the employer in today's socially conscious workforce. More importantly, the reward for both the mentee and volunteer is life changing," said Dan Leal, Seedling Executive Director.
Seedling matches average 24 months which positively contributes to the students' personal development, resilience, school engagement, attendance, and disciplinary outcomes. Eighty-five percent of Seedling's 2019-20 high school seniors aspired to enroll in college. More than double the number of Seedling students confirmed college enrollment than did a matched comparison group of students.
Individuals can go to the Seedling website https://seedlingmentors.org/mentor to complete the new mentor application or call Seedling at (512) 323-6371 to inquire about an information session for a group.
Caregivers who are seeking school-based mentoring for their child in school districts partnering with Seedling should contact the school's counseling department.
About Seedling:
Seedling has provided school-based mentoring for over 2300 Central Texas children impacted by parental incarceration since 2005. Seedling is seeking mentors to serve children during the 2021-22 school year as schools allows mentors to return campuses. Seedling is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization, Tax ID #74-2841791. Donations are tax deductible.
Learn more at: https://seedlingmentors.org/
Seedling Foundation Welcomes New Development Director, Julie Barschow Dec 1, 2021
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Bunk 57 Ministries Receives a $40K grant to reshape lives of Minority Young Men in North Carolina Jun 16, 2020
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Jobs star Ashton Kutcher sent photos to social media, showing how he looked eerily close to the late Apple co-founder in certain images.
The New York Post is calling the focal point of the city's film fest "Steve Jobs" a "horror-movie" style biopic as it opens to select audiences. "That was the conventional cradle-to-grave structure, where you land on all the greatest hits along the way".
I can't disagree. Fassbender and Winslet as the Macintosh marketing chief both dazzle with their fleet-tongued performances, unlike anything they have done before.
That allows the filmmakers to assume a certain amount of background and collective knowledge, but it also creates an obstacle: finding an angle that feels truly original and tells a story about one man that reflects the larger world.
Whatever momentum those efforts had ran right into the ugliness of the first official trailer released over the summer, which showed Jobs in full jerk mode.
Speaking at a press conference for "Steve Jobs" at the New York Film Festival on Saturday (03.10.15), he said: "Obviously I don't look anything like Steve Jobs". They were four guys who kept each other's kind of negative tendencies in check. "Because when we walked onto the set, we had to be that well-oiled machine, we had to be ready to go, we had to have "Sorkinese" in our back pockets". But it's a disservice to constantly put things in a radical new light – that it's going to change everything.
Despite Sorkin's insistence on its nontraditional narrative, "Steve Jobs" still ends up cramming too much into too little. "I use it pretty poorly, so everything was new to me, to be honest".
As well as starring Michael Fassbender, the rest of the Steve Jobs cast includes Kate Winslet, Seth Rogen, and Jeff Daniels, among others. As Steve Jobs (Michael Fassbender) prepares for these all-important sales pitches, he fends off distractions like malfunctioning equipment, curious reporters, disgruntled co-workers, and a daughter he initially refuses to acknowledge is actually his child.
Working with him, I always felt that there was a personal connection. Unsurprisingly, the late tech genius got under his skin during the almost five-month production process. "I don't want to get fired, and Woz can't fire me", Rogen said. That's quite the dig if you ask us! The film has found itself at the center of controversy and debate, after Mr. Jobs' widow, Laurene Powell Jobs, and friends challenged the film and claimed that such films are inaccurate depictions that paint him as inhumane and cruel.


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Q: How to setup Azure DevOps CI/CD for .NET project for Azure Function App I have a .Net project created in Visual Studio for Azure function App. The function app should be deployed into azure resource group.
Manually I can deploy it with the following commands.
To build:
dotnet publish -c Release

To deploy:
az login
az account set --subscription <id>
az functionapp deployment source config-zip -g <resourceGroup> -n <functionName> --src publish.zip

I want to automate this process through Azure DevOps, as when I push this code (vs project) into azure repository, I want to build this automatically and deploy through CI/CD.
I have been searching this, but was unable to find any helpful resource.
Can someone provide me step by step guide on this with providing examples to create .yml files if required??

A: You need to create a pipeline to deploy the function App. You can follow this blog to see how to configure and deploy the function to Azure.
For ex, follow the docs,
pool:
      vmImage: 'VS2017-Win2016'
steps:
- script: |
    dotnet restore
    dotnet build --configuration Release
- task: DotNetCoreCLI@2
  inputs:
    command: publish
    arguments: '--configuration Release --output publish_output'
    projects: '*.csproj'
    publishWebProjects: false
    modifyOutputPath: false
    zipAfterPublish: false
- task: ArchiveFiles@2
  displayName: "Archive files"
  inputs:
    rootFolderOrFile: "$(System.DefaultWorkingDirectory)/publish_output"
    includeRootFolder: false
    archiveFile: "$(System.DefaultWorkingDirectory)/build$(Build.BuildId).zip"
- task: PublishBuildArtifacts@1
  inputs:
    PathtoPublish: '$(System.DefaultWorkingDirectory)/build$(Build.BuildId).zip'
    artifactName: 'drop'

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Tag: Awards
The Spring 2021 session of Pace University's Seidenberg Innovation Awards has officially wrapped up with yet another notable honoree: Josh Silverman, the CEO of Etsy. During this annual event, Josh Silverman was praised for setting an example for entrepreneurs, while also supporting the business and technology communities within the Seidenberg School of CSIS. With experience in various fields, Josh Silverman eventually settled into his current position with one of the largest e-commerce businesses in America. However, one of the first steps in his career path was not business but instead public policy. After studying public policy at Brown University and working in the field for a few years, Silverman decided to go back to school for business at Stanford. Upon graduating, one of his first jobs in the field was working for a small, lesser-known company. Although his position provided him with more responsibilities than expected, it also led to him gaining invaluable experience and knowledge that would prepare him for his future role at Etsy.
WHAT IS ETSY?
So, what is Etsy? Although many of you may already know, Etsy is an e-commerce company that allows entrepreneurs to sell vintage and/or homemade products online. Through Etsy, selling is made significantly easier so that sellers, creators, and innovators can focus more on the creation and distribution of their products. Because of this, Etsy serves as a sound platform for facilitating the needs of smaller businesses, with some of them being owned by our very own Pace students.
SUPERMOON JEWELRY
First up is SuperMoon Jewelry, which offers statement pieces ranging from rings to necklaces and more. Whether you decide to order a pair of celestial earrings, an astrology-inspired necklace, or a surprise mystery box, just know that you'll be supporting one of our very own. The owner of this online shop, Theresa Rodriquez, is a Childhood Education major at our New York City campus. On the Etsy webpage for her shop, you'll see all of her creations, in addition to SuperMoon Jewelry's Instagram: @shop.supermoon.
JESSICA ANNE RUBIN
Jessica Anne Rubin is an Art major at Pace whose shop features vibrant, uniquely shaped jewelry. With some earrings taking the shape of popular fruits such as strawberries and oranges, her other pieces are equally as fun and eccentric. If you're looking for accessories that'll make you stand out, then Jessica Anne Rubin is the perfect place to stop. On her shop's Instagram, @jessicaannerubin, you'll also find creative ways to style your new statement pieces.
CHARMED BITCHCRAFT
This shop, created by two friends and recent graduates Julia and Eena, features a variety of products such as spell jars in the form of earrings, necklaces, and more. Depending on what you need, each individual spell jar is filled with the right components for different spells regarding protection, purification, happiness, and self-love. This shop is the perfect place for those who find solace in witchcraft or for those who simply want to support our city witches.
MAKING WISE BUSINESS DECISIONS
When it comes to leading Etsy, one of the most important things to consider as its CEO is ensuring the company's success. For Silverman, this is determined by the overall success of the platform's sellers. Essentially, when the sellers succeed then so does the company. Aside from this, there are other components responsible for Etsy's upward progression. For instance, working with companies that provide useful business tools is an easy way to improve the user experience without the pressure of having to create the tools themselves. An example of one such company would be Braze, whose products specialize in deepening the relationship between businesses and their consumers. One product of theirs that Silverman points out as particularly helpful is their tool called Segment – adept at customizing the user experience based on customers' wants and needs. With instruments like this in place, more attention can be spent on the other operations needed to sustain Etsy.
The choice to utilize Segment is a perfect example of effectively discerning the best possible business decision. According to Silverman, most advances should take into account two things: time efficiency and optimal economic outcomes. Although the most ideal advancement would include both, it is not uncommon for improvements to be made based on only one out of the two. In this case, using Segment covered both bases. Implementing tools like Segment that maximize company efficiency was especially important for maintaining a steady workflow during the start of the pandemic.
A SHIFT IN E-COMMERCE
One result of the pandemic, particularly during quarantine, was that the portion of Americans who typically opted out of online shopping now needed to. With things that were once easily accessible being difficult to obtain, such as cleaning supplies and toilet paper to name a few, e-commerce quickly became a reliable source during dark times. However, among the usual items that people normally purchased in-store, there was one thing that customers needed desperately and fast: masks.
In a podcast interview with Marketplace Tech, Silverman recounts that after observing this pressing need, Etsy put out a call for sellers with the right materials to start producing masks. This call came about not too long after the start of the COVID-19 pandemic (in March 2020), specifically when the shortage of masks began. With the overall increase of e-commerce alongside the growing need for masks, Etsy's sales went up as well, thus providing an opportunity for entrepreneurs to support themselves during a time of crisis.
Josh Silverman has not only encouraged entrepreneurship through his support of the Pace community, but he has also encouraged it through the opportunities he has provided through Etsy. As someone who started off in pursuit of one career and ended up in another, Silverman has shown that there's nothing wrong with taking a different path. In fact, it was each varying step in his journey that prepared him to excel in the exact work he does now.
From one life stage to the next, Silverman has proved that learning doesn't end with school, but is instead a lifelong, continuous endeavor – especially in business and technology. It is being open to new knowledge that allows entrepreneurs to try different things before settling on the right decision. Needless to say that when doing so, mistakes are all but inevitable. However, it is not the mistakes themselves that are concerning, but rather the kind of lessons you learn from them. Silverman's career journey is the embodiment of trying new things, seeing what works, and adapting. If there's anything to take away from his experience, it is that applying these principles can be widely useful in both your personal and professional lives. Interested in exploring a new field? If so, try taking a class or securing a related internship. If there's a new hobby you've been dying to try then maybe find a way to get started. Pursuing that goal or taking on that interest will only impart clarity on whether that new venture is or isn't for you. So with that in mind, don't be afraid to take risks because regardless of the outcome, you'll still manage to learn from the experience.
Author Brittany BenjaminPosted on August 16, 2021 Categories Spring 2021Tags Awards, entrepreneurship, interview, seidenberg, Seidenberg Innovation Awards, SIA, student, students
Pace University Students Win IBM 2020 Call for Code Global Challenge
It's our honor to congratulate four Pace University students on winning IBM's 2020 Call for Code Global Challenge. Three Pace alumni, Ajinkya Datalkar '20 (MS in Computer Science), Manoela Morais '20 (MS in Financial Risk management), and Chimka Munkhbayar '20 (MS in Entrepreneurial Studies), worked in collaboration with one of our current students, Helen Tsai '21 (MS in Computer Science), to develop their game-changing project.
The team worked together to develop their app, Agrolly, with the intention of helping farmers with little resources combat issues caused by climate change. Unlike larger farming industries, small farming businesses have limited access to information that can increase their chances of making smarter business decisions. That's where Agrolly comes into play.
The team's app provides a low-cost solution to providing farmers with long-term weather forecasts that can be used to make better judgments about the crops they should grow and when they should grow them. Other features of the app include information about crop water requirements, which is dependent on factors such as location, the type of crop, and the stage of the farm. Additionally, farmers can use Agrolly to keep in contact with other farmers and share solutions using a text and image-based forum. Agrolly also has an algorithm in place to calculate most of the risk assessments for farmers using the app.
In response to the team's major achievement, Seidenberg Dean Dr. Jonathan Hill says, "One of the really exciting things about our team's win is that it was a combined team of Seidenberg students and Lubin students. One of the great values of a Pace education is that it can be so interdisciplinary. Our technology students benefit from working with students who are being educated in business, the arts, healthcare and the other disciplines at Pace. It makes for a real world experience and it makes for strong, winning teams." IBM's Call for Code Challenge offered Pace students of varying disciplines the opportunity to collaborate and make use of their unique skills and assets.
With the development of their app Agrolly, these students have made an impactful step towards addressing climate change, which is becoming more and more of a concerning issue. Our only hope is that their accomplishment inspires more students to make a positive change by finding solutions to real-world problems. Once again, congratulations to Team Agrolly and we hope to see this amazing app grow in both use and development.
Author Brittany BenjaminPosted on November 13, 2020 Categories Fall 2020, FeaturedTags alumni, Awards, Competition, computer science, mobile apps, students1 Comment on Pace University Students Win IBM 2020 Call for Code Global Challenge
I Went To A Hackathon and Actually Won, With Some Help Of Course…
On Saturday, February 29th, 2020, Pace University's Women in Tech club held its first-ever hackathon, Sunflower Hack, on the New York City campus. This would be the second hackathon I attended as a sophomore at Pace. Unfortunately, despite anticipating the event throughout the week, when I arrived I was exhausted from completing an assignment the night before. At that moment, I feared that my lack of energy would prevent me from enjoying a day I'd been eagerly awaiting. However, it wasn't long before I realized that wouldn't be the case. Luckily for me, I was fortunate enough to find an amazing group of smart and talented women who uplifted my spirits significantly. What started off as a presumably bad day ended up being quite the opposite. At the end of the hackathon, I left having won best theme hack alongside my newly-found team of Women in Tech members Nia Davis, Muirrin O'Connell, and Abbi Keppler.
During the week of the hackathon, I was so occupied with school, work, and family that it wasn't until I got there that I realized I forgot one major thing: a team. While a majority of the participants were meeting up with their groups and strategizing, I was scanning the room for potential teammates. Following the opening remarks and an inspirational speech from Pace alumna Olga Bogomolova, I was finally able to start assembling a team. Although initially daunting, the process was actually a lot easier than I thought. Within five minutes I found an amazing team and we jumped straight into business.
After going through multiple ideas, we eventually decided on one that Abbi proposed and immediately got started. Our plan was to create an app called Cultivate that would help promote and encourage productivity in our target audience. Given that there are many apps that provide a similar service, we realized that in order to make ours unique, we needed to offer a noteworthy incentive for our users, something that we knew most people would enjoy. That's why we agreed on making that incentive plants and animals. By completing tasks and staying productive, the user would then gain points towards buying new gear or upgrading their ideal plant or pet. Since the fundamental purpose of the app was decided on, we began to discuss potential features that could be useful to the app's development. One such feature that we decided on including was a function that would allow users to sync their app calendar to the calendar on their mobile device, thus making it much easier to keep everything in one place. We also concluded that the app should have a feature that categorizes tasks by levels of priority so users can focus on completing their most important tasks first. During this brainstorming process, it was easy to think of even more useful functions, however, we decided that given the time that we had, it would be smarter to focus on implementing all the necessary features first. Anything else that we were unable to add could always be addressed towards the end of our presentation.
Later, after eight hours of hacking, it was finally time for the presentations. Seeing everyone's ideas was probably one of my favorite parts about the hackathon because it highlighted the ingenuity of each individual group. In the beginning, we were all tasked with creating a hack centered around the singular theme of authenticity, yet in the end, we all interpreted that concept in multiple ways. Some of us came up with ideas centered around food services and self-help, while others created hacks to help with medical analysis and the early detection of natural disasters.
When it came time for the judges to announce the winners, I had no idea that we'd win one of the prizes. I was just so content with having been able to participate that it didn't register that we were called until moments afterward. As we went up to receive our grand prize (which by that I mean our portable drives), I realized that it wasn't just the prize that excited me. I was excited because winning was the last thing on my mind, yet it was definitely the cherry on top of an already amazing day. That night, on the train back home, I left feeling so grateful for the experience I had, along with the reward that came with it. Going to a hackathon is an immensely invaluable experience that I'd encourage anyone to partake in if they can.
Author Brittany BenjaminPosted on July 13, 2020 July 13, 2020 Categories Summer 2020Tags Awards, Competition, computer science, computer science women in technology, Events, Hackathan, pace women in tech, seidenberg, women in tech, women in technology
Pace Professor Miguel Mosteiro Gets Work Published in the JACM
The Seidenberg School of Computer Science and Information Systems is proud to announce that the work of one of our very own community members, Associate Professor Miguel Mosteiro (as seen on the far left), has been accepted by the Journal of ACM for publication. The ACM, or the Association for Computing Machinery, is an organization that "brings together computing educators, researchers, and professionals to inspire dialogue, share resources, and address the field's challenges." Through the ACM, members of the computing community are constantly encouraged to expand their knowledge and discover new ways of thinking.
Miguel's article on "Polynomial Counting in Anonymous Dynamic Networks with Applications to Anonymous Dynamic Algebraic Computations,", which also won an award for best paper at ICALP in 2018, will soon be added to the ACM's list of prestigious journal publications. With papers ranging from top research institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Princeton University, and Cornell University, it is an honor to have Miguel be recognized amongst other top educators in this field.
"These results received the Best Paper Award at ICALP 2018, the flagship conference of the European Association of Theoretical Computer Science and top 4 worldwide, and now were accepted for publication at the Journal of the Association for Computing Machinery (JACM)," Miguel explains. "To have one's work published in JACM is an important accomplishment for a CS researcher. The ACM is the top scientific computing society worldwide, and JACM is the top 1 journal venue* in Theoretical Computer Science (TCS). I am honored to have our work on ADNs so recognized by the TCS scientific community, and I look forward to continuing this successful line of work."
Congratulations to Miguel Mosteiro on his accomplishment. The Seidenberg School is proud of his work on dynamic networks and we're excited to cheer on his future achievements moving forward!
Author Brittany BenjaminPosted on March 13, 2020 March 13, 2020 Categories Featured, Spring 2020Tags Awards, faculty, Pace University, professors, seidenberg, staff
Seidenberg Junior wins the Northeast-10 Conference Women's Swimming and Diving Sport Excellence Award for the second year in a row
Swimming and computer science don't have much in common, but when a Seidenberg student wins an award for academic and athletic success, they intersect quite well. Jana Ciric is a junior Computer Science major and Division II Swim Team member on the Westchester campus. She just earned the Northeast-10 Conference Women's Swimming and Diving Sport Excellence Award for the second year in a row.
The third-year student explains that she started swimming when she was in the third grade; "when I was a little kid, my parents would take me to Greece every year and all I wanted to do was play in the water. They helped me make the right choice and choose swimming when I was ready to take on a sport."
Growing up, Jana was on Serbia's National Swimming Team for four years. During that time, she participated in European regional meets, like the Balkan Junior Championship, where she won the silver medal in the 50-meter freestyle. She was also the captain of the "Sveti Nikola" swimming club in Serbia for six years, helping to coach and organize a team of ten swimmers for practices and swim meets.
She notes that her time swimming for Pace has been excellent, but it definitely differs from her experience in Europe: "at Pace, we have dual meets every week, but very little championship meets (one or two per year), whereas in Europe we have championships more often but have no dual meets."
Jana Ciric from Pace U Athletics website
The amount of time she spends with the Pace Swimming and Diving team has allowed her to form close friendships that she considers the most important part of her experience.
"I consider my team to be the closest thing I have to home since I am really far from home," she explains.
Even with the homesickness that she endures, Jana found time to rack up quite a list of accomplishments. She holds six (out of over 20) of Pace University's swimming records, earned Dean's List First Honors for Fall 2018, completed a spring internship as a Junior Programmer/Analyst at Central National Gottesman, and lined up an exciting internship at AQR Capital Management for this summer. She also did all of this while working as a Tutor the Pleasantville Tutoring Center and a Student Assistant for the Athletic Department! Maintaining those records, grades, and workload is not easy.
"I have always had a really good work ethic and determination. Once I set my mind on something, I work really hard until I get it," Jana notes. "I have unconditional support from my family which has been pushing me to do better every day. Even though they are almost 5,000 miles away they are always with me, helping me to achieve my dreams."
How does it feel to earn her second straight NE10 Swimming and Diving Sport Excellence Award? Jana says that it "feels amazing," and rightfully so.
"I am really proud to have won that award again since I put a lot of emphasis on my education. I am a student first and an athlete second. I wouldn't have even come to the U.S. if it weren't for my passion for academics and education (as well as swimming). This is why I think this award is so important to me – it really celebrates why all of us are here at college: to get a better education."
Jana's success is a success for all of Seidenberg. Her hard work showcases just how possible it is to obtain friendship, accomplishments, and a degree while being a student-athlete, intern, and employee. We're proud to show off all that Jana does within the Pace community!
Jana would like to note that she really appreciates that Dean Hill and Andreea attend her swim meets and cheer her on. You can always check the swim team schedule to see when Jana will be competing. We're sure that she'd love to have a crowd there cheering her on.
Author Brianna AdkinsPosted on May 24, 2019 May 24, 2019 Categories Featured, Spring 2019Tags Awards, Competition, Pace University, pleasantville, seidenberg, student, student success
Revolutionizing the healthcare industry: CIO Daniel Barchi talks innovative technology at NewYork-Presbyterian
NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital stands tall and proud next to the Pace University New York City campus. The building is located just across from 1 Pace Plaza, offering healthcare to a vast number of patients each day who are seeking the best services that the city has to offer. It is because of NewYork-Presbyterian's unique focus on rendering services using artificial intelligence (AI) and telemedicine technologies that the Seidenberg School is presenting the Innovation in Information Technology (IT) award to NewYork-Presbyterian at April 24th's Seidenberg Innovation Awards.
The award is being presented to the entire IT team at NewYork-Presbyterian, a team which has driven many exciting initiatives that use pioneering technologies to provide the hospital's patients – and its medical and administrative staff – with excellent and effective service. These initiatives have been driven in large part through the leadership of Chief Information Officer, Daniel J. Barchi.
Headshot of Daniel Barchi from his LinkedIn profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/daniel-barchi-8719a63/
Many of us at the Seidenberg School of Computer Science and Information Systems at Pace University first met Daniel when he visited campus in the fall semester of 2018. He was here to participate in the Tech Leadership Series, a run of guest speaker events that bring high-level industry workers to campus to share their stories, tips for success, and to inspire students to achieve. During that event, Daniel shared stories of hacking scares, the fascinating applications of AI in healthcare, data privacy, work ethic and leadership, and more – so when the opportunity to get to know him better in interview came up, we jumped at the chance to share more of his story.
Daniel has had a very interesting career, in which many of his experiences are what he attributes his success to. Before he became CIO of NewYork-Presbyterian, his life as a naval officer was his primary identity. After graduating from the United States Naval Academy in 1991, he spent six years serving at sea and was awarded the Navy Commendation Medal for Leadership. After deciding to leave the Navy for a new opportunity, he grew as a project manager within the telecom industry.
Daniel's new job within the telecom industry "was full of many global challenges, and that experience of solving problems around the world led me to work for a health system and run a biomedical institute which needed to be improved."
After running Carilion BioPhile Biomedical Institute as CEO and then President for several years, Daniel was invited to step into the role of Chief Information Officer – "and I've been doing healthcare IT ever since," he says.
Once Daniel entered the world of healthcare IT, it was clear he'd found his niche.
"I think the amazing thing about healthcare IT is that people with technical and process skills can help impact patients' lives," Daniel says. "Without being physicians or nurses ourselves, our work is deeply critical to the outcome of patients. We develop and implement and maintain the systems that provide clinicians with the right tools they need to take care of patients, and the . . . analytics that they need to make decisions."
While the tools that NewYork-Presbyterian IT specialists create and implement build a stronger service for patients, it's the IT team itself that really stands out. According to Daniel, healthcare IT is "80% people, 15% process, and only 5% technology." That means that alongside having smart and innovative individuals on staff, it's also important to have open and attentive communication across all departments.
"The way we make this work best . . . is to listen to what the clinicians need and make sure the systems are working for them," he states.
An example of these systems is one that is providing more accessible healthcare to all patients: kiosks. NewYork-Presbyterian has placed kiosks in Walgreens stores as part of their NYP On-Demand strategy. Patients can use these kiosks to get direct access to a physician on call. Daniel believes this is a fundamental part of NewYork-Presbyterian's service.
"We have world-class physicians . . . but not everybody has immediate access to those physicians either from a time or geography perspective. We wanted to make sure that we could reach many more patients when and where they are via virtual medicine."
Another example of the hospital's drive to use technology to provide better service is its 'mobile stroke ambulances'. If a 911 call is placed where the patient is displaying symptoms of a stroke, a radio ambulance (an ambulance that interrupts nearby car radios with information about whether the ambulance is responding to an emergency and which direction it is traveling, intended to assist drivers in moving out of the way as it passes) and one of the stroke ambulances are immediately dispatched to their location. "Right there on the side of the road, we take a CT of the patient's head and beam the information back to a neurologist who can . . . start the treatment right there," Daniel explains. This service speeds up the treatment process up as much as 45 minutes which can save critical brain cells. The ambulances don't just save lives—they prevent life-threatening situations in the first place.
"Not only are we leveraging technology for the good of that one patient . . . we use telemedicine to allow one neurologist to provide care to all three, remotely," Daniel says. NewYork-Presbyterian operates the largest fleet in the United States, including three mobile stroke ambulances.
These strategies and innovations are the reason why NewYork-Presbyterian is so notable for its patient care system.
Adopting technology into healthcare creates widespread care at a smaller cost.
"We are rapidly adopting artificial intelligence as a way to improve operations and the care of our patients. Quality is delivering outstanding care at a good value, and we'd like to reduce the cost of delivering care," Daniel says, going on to emphasize that the introduction of AI technologies was pulled from the vision of the organization's CEO, Dr. Steve Corwin.
"Several years ago, he encouraged us to invest in telemedicine and advanced technology as a way to continue to grow the quality of care that we deliver, but also to reach a broader population.
"NewYork-Presbyterian serves more underserved New Yorkers than just about any other health system, and we wanted to make sure that we could meet the needs of everybody, not only the patients who come to one of our hospitals.
"We started implementing artificial intelligence in the back office, rolling it out on timekeeping, [invoicing], follow-up, and other financial areas as a way to make the work that we do more efficient."
That efficiency has grown over time.
"We've now started rolling it out in clinical workspaces as well: sending nudges to physicians, letting them know when patients are due for specific tests or other things that we can do to speed up a patient's discharge, so their length of stay in the hospital is reduced," he states.
One thing that is clear is that NewYork-Presbyterian does not implement new technology just for the sake of doing so. Every decision leads toward achieving the goal of providing faster, better, and more efficient care to as many patients as possible.
"Telemedicine—over the past three years—with the support of NYP leadership, our trustees, and philanthropy has allowed us to invest in advanced technology as a way to provide that outstanding care."
AI and telemedicine are the present and future of healthcare and NewYork-Presbyterian is at the forefront of utilizing those resources. During Daniel's visit to Pace University, he discussed many of these innovations with the Seidenberg student community.
Daniel Barchi's visit to the Seidenberg School was "fantastic."
"I'm impressed by Pace and, particularly, the programs of the Seidenberg School. The quality of the students, the focus of the faculty and curriculum, and the idea that Pace is creating a learning environment which ties directly to the needs of New York and other institutions allows us to create this pool of advanced technologists who are ready to implement everything that they've learned at Pace in a real-world environment immediately."
Daniel Barchi chats with Dean Hill for a Seidenberg event.
Daniel also took some time to discuss what this honor means to him and his team.
"I'm proud of what we've done, and I'm proud that we're recognized by a great institution: Pace University, here in New York, for this advancement. I think that recognition like this is good because it encourages us to do more and it also highlights for other health systems what is possible."
We will be honoring the achievements of Daniel's team at the Seidenberg Innovation Awards on April 24th, where the IT group at NewYork-Presbyterian will receive the Innovation in Information Technology (IT) award.
The Seidenberg Innovation Awards (SIA) recognizes the remarkable work done by individuals and organizations in our community. Proceeds from the event will directly support our students as they progress into the "advanced technologists" Daniel described. Tickets, tables, and student sponsorships are available by clicking this link.
Author Brianna AdkinsPosted on April 12, 2019 April 11, 2019 Categories Featured, Spring 2019Tags Awards, daniel barchi, healthcare IT, interview, Leadership, newyork-presbyterian, Seidenberg Innovation Awards, SIA1 Comment on Revolutionizing the healthcare industry: CIO Daniel Barchi talks innovative technology at NewYork-Presbyterian


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A Richter's hernia occurs when the antimesenteric wall of the intestine protrudes through a defect in the abdominal wall. This is distinct from other types of abdominal hernias in that only one intestinal wall protrudes through the defect, such that the lumen of the intestine is incompletely contained in the defect, while the rest remains in the peritoneal cavity. If such a herniation becomes necrotic and is subsequently reduced during hernia repair, perforation and peritonitis may result. A Richter's hernia can result in strangulation and necrosis in the absence of intestinal obstruction. It is a relatively rare but dangerous type of hernia.

Richter's hernia have also been noted in laparoscopic port-sites, usually when the fascia is not closed for ports larger than 10mm. A high index of suspicion is required in the post operative period as this sinister problem can closely mimic more benign complications like port-site haematomas.

Treatment is resection and anastomosis.
Mortality increases with delay in surgical intervention.

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George and Barbara Bush cut their wedding cake, Rye, New York on Jan. 6, 1945.George Bush Presidential Library and Museum
George and Barbara Bush cut their wedding cake, Rye, New York on Jan. 6, 1945.
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See Barbara and George H.W. Bush's Historically Long Love Story in Photos
Olivia B. Waxman,Liz Ronk
Barbara Bush, the fierce and beloved matriarch of the Bush family, died at the age of 92 on Tuesday.
The former First Lady had the longest marriage in presidential history — she was married to President George H.W. Bush for 73 years, dropping out of college to follow along as her childhood love grew in his career. The couple met when Barbara Bush (then Barbara Pierce) was a 15-year-old girl on Christmas break.
It was 1941 at a Christmas dance in Greenwich, Conn., when George Bush, a recent Andover graduate, asked fellow guest Jack Wozencraft if he knew the "strikingly beautiful girl" in the red and green holiday-themed dress, Jon Meacham writes in Destiny and Power: The American Odyssey of George Herbert Walker Bush. Wozencraft told Bush that the girl was Barbara Pierce, a Rye, N.Y., native who was a senior at the boarding school Ashley Hall in Charleston, S.C., and the daughter of the publishing executive Marvin Pierce. Wozencraft asked if he wanted to meet her and Bush recalled saying, "That was the general idea," so he introduced George by his nickname Poppy.
After winter break, Barbara Pierce went back to school in the South, but the two became pen pals. They wouldn't see each other again until spring break, when they went on a double-date to Citizen Kane. He asked her to Andover's senior prom, where he kissed her on the cheek, "in front of the world," as she later recalled the moment.
In the summer of 1943, they made it official, as TIME explained in 1989:
The two became engaged that summer in Kennebunkport. It was a secret engagement, Bush says, meaning ''the German and Japanese high commands weren't aware of it.'' But after Bush was shot down over the Pacific in September 1944, Barbara dropped out of Smith in her sophomore year to marry him at the First Presbyterian Church in Rye. ''I married the first man I ever kissed,'' she says. ''When I tell this to my children , they just about throw up.''
Here, take a look back at their love story.


Last year we hosted a bridal shower for a dear childhood friend of Leigh's and we made a coffee filter wreath to use for the shower. The wreath did not have any decorations on it but was just perfect for the vintage country themed shower. Since then, it has been decorated for several holidays - Original Coffee Filter Wreath, Valentine's Day and St. Patrick's Day.
This year, we went a little batty with it for Halloween!
The bat die cuts came from the .99 cent store last year and we also added a few spiders suspended from thread. It all looks perfect with our Halloween Book Page Art from 2013.
The bats were glued on to small clothes pins and pinned onto the wreath. The thread that the spiders were suspended on was tied onto toothpicks and inserted directly into the foam wreath. The toothpicks are below the coffee filters so the thread looks like spider webs.
Such a great look for a buck - don't you think? Our convertible coffee filter wreath will be around for years to come as it is so easy to decorate for all the seasons.
Wishing you all a wonderful week of beautiful Fall weather!
Love anything with coffee filters including your wreath! I'm all about repurposing, and love the idea!
Thanks Debbie! This is one of my all time favorite wreaths. It looks just as pretty plain as it does all dressed up. Thanks for stopping by and come back soon!
Love it and I always have extra coffee filters!
It is super easy to make one. Just need a styrofoam wreath, glue gun and coffee filters - that's it! Thanks for dropping in for a visit!
this is soon adorable and really a great idea. Love love love that you can change it up for the holidays!
Thanks so much Tiffany! My wreath collection has kind of gotten out of hand so I'm really enjoying having the same base to work with. Thanks for stopping by!
This is so creative!! I love how you created a perfect tableau using everyday items! It looks fantastic, and I'm SO glad you shared it with us at Merry Monday!! Pinning and tweeting!!


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600 Free Online Streaming Music Channels
Last updated by rob.schifreen on 28. February 2016 - 03:17
Sites which offer multi-genre online audio streaming are relatively commonplace on the internet right now. Spotify is probably the first one which springs to mind. But its interface is clunky and way too complicated, which is why I hardly ever visit the site any more.
I was pleasantly surprised, therefore, to discover Accuradio. It offers hundreds of channels, covering everything from classical to Celtic to rock. It's free to access and is supported by advertising. You can listen without registering, but if you do sign up (which is free) then you won't hear so many ads. Best of all, Accuradio's user interface is slick, clean and fast, making it very easy to find the type of music you like listening to. And if you do happen to hear a song by an artist that you really don't like, you can ban that artist and you'll never hear from them again on the site.
Fire up your speakers and head to www.accuradio.com to hear for yourself.
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Submitted by JTAlsman on 7. March 2016 - 4:35
One of the best features of Accuradio imo is that it it doesn't have a skip limit. You could skip 100 songs in 5 minutes if you wanted, and it just keeps spitting out new tunes.
Submitted by RecklessMaverick on 3. March 2016 - 19:19
I like several genres, decades and artists all of which are on separate channel. Does any streaming service support selecting multiple channels and get random play from all of them?
Submitted by kpoff on 3. March 2016 - 14:01
Unfortunately, they don't have Southern Gospel (not regular Gospel, but Southern). Anyone know of a site that does?
To clarify - Pandora says it has Southern Gospel, but it is really Christian Country. Southern Gospel would be artists like Gold City, Greater Vision, The Hoppers, The Crabb Family, The Cathedrals, Promised Land Quartet, etc.
Submitted by Bluesmanuk on 1. March 2016 - 0:25
An excellent site that seems to work wonderfully.
Submitted by Geekomatic on 29. February 2016 - 8:40
I love somafm.com. The site is set by genre. I pretty much listen to trance or jazz and there's no commercials (listener supported). Try Lush and see what you think?
Submitted by crosseyedlemon on 28. February 2016 - 12:35
AccuRadio is one of about a dozen music streaming sites I have bookmarked. My only real complaint regarding it is that you can't prevent notifications from arriving in your e-mail account. Pandora, Spotify and Deezer are the most popular alternatives although my personal favorite is still Tune-in Radio.
Submitted by eikelein on 3. March 2016 - 13:19
@crosseyedlemon:
You write "you can't prevent notifications...".
Every email service, program, provider web site or the like I have seen so far had some option to block sending addresses. Even clunky Yahoo Mail and thus AT&T email has it.
You know if the web site does not allow me to turn off their annoying email junk then I send the emails directly to the virtual garbage bin and they loose the chance to ever again talk to me from that email address. Ever heard an ad for Constant Contact? I despise that just as much as you do.


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Nifong, Fitzgerald, and American "Justice" Defiled
Criminal acts did indeed occur in Durham County North Carolina, and innocent people were undeniably harmed by them. Yet the perpetrators of those acts, Mangum and Nifong, are in no way being held responsible to the degree that they should, if the legal system and American "justice" are truly intended to protect the innocent from deliberate and malicious harm. Yet the ramifications of the Duke Lacrosse travesty reach far beyond a single confused and corrupted county in North Carolina.
So the State of North Carolina is finally officially recognizing what has been blatantly obvious to every honest and objective observer of the Duke Lacrosse Team debacle since it first made national news. The supposed rape never occurred. Crystal Gail Mangum, the accuser, fabricated her victimization. And Durham County Prosecutor Michael Nifong willingly collaborated in the scam by deliberately suppressing decisive evidence that would have instantly vindicated the accused players.
When declaring their innocence, North Carolina Attorney General Roy Cooper not only acknowledged the defendants to be the undeniable victims of false accusations, he castigated Nifong for conducting his "investigation" in a plainly unethical and unprofessional manner.
Unfortunately Cooper let Mangum off the hook on the spurious basis that she "really believed" the numerous and often conflicting stories she concocted against the Lacrosse players.
This view constitutes dubious grounds on which to uphold or sidestep the law. Mangum's outlandish flight of imagination, for whatever reason she invented it, cost innocent people tremendous amounts of money. It further subjected them to enormous attack and condemnation from a local community that, as a result of the dominating influence of Duke University, has become too perverted by the venom of "political correctness" to retain any sense of real justice or decency.
Moreover, were the notion of "innocence," based on belief in one's own imaginings, to carry any legitimate weight outside of this case, the vast majority of rapists and child molesters might themselves be likewise immune to criminal charges, since they often entertain delusional beliefs that their victims desire the assault.
It took about a year to clear the players of such obviously bogus charges. But does anyone doubt that, had the case instead dragged on for two and a half years, and had Nifong been allowed unlimited opportunities to question the players not only in regards to the accusations against them, but also every other aspect of their lives throughout that period, he might have been able to stumble them up on some particular point of their testimony?
Surely, had he been given unlimited opportunities to question the defendants and unrestricted grounds on which to accuse them, he could have found at least one of them guilty of something.
Perhaps one or more of them might once have given the wrong day of the week for some event relating to the party, its planning, or the chaos that ensued in its aftermath. Would anyone in the North Carolina justice system then claim vindication for Nifong and Mangum, all on the basis that although the original rape charge was clearly false, the particular defendant did not testify with one hundred percent accuracy?
Most importantly, would such a scenario then be treated as reason to justify Nifong's despicable withholding of critical exculpatory DNA evidence? Yet that is exactly how another abomination of the U.S. Justice system has played out, except that in this case, the out of control prosecutor, U.S. Attorney Patrick Fitzgerald, continues his charade of upholding American law.
Even Nifong did not attempt to extricate himself from the mess he created by absurdly claiming that "although nobody is being charged with rape, and we have no evidence that a rape was committed, by pursuing the Lacrosse players on ancillary charges, we are helping to protect women everywhere from violent assault."
Nor is it intellectually honest to suggest that although nobody was charged with revealing the identity of CIA employee Valerie Plame, convicting Lewis I. Libby of delivering false testimony during the unnecessarily prolonged investigation henceforth bolsters protection for other agents.
Yet Fitzgerald, with a totally straight face, makes just such an assertion. Clearly he expects the media and partisan Democrats on Capitol Hill to continue his charade, despite the ultimate harm it does to America's real efforts to bolster its security. Admittedly, it is a safe bet.
Like Nifong, Fitzgerald had full knowledge and access to the most significant piece of information pertaining to his investigation, specifically the individual who confessed to the non-crime of passing Valerie Plame's identity to columnist Robert Novak. At the beginning of the investigation, former Deputy Secretary of State Richard Armitage admitted to Fitzgerald that it was he who had leaked the information in question.
Yet Fitzgerald deliberately withheld this crucial fact from the jurors. As with Nifong's suppressed DNA evidence, it was Fitzgerald, not Libby, who obstructed justice by hiding Armitage's identity, along with the truth of Plame's publicly known status as a CIA employee.
Which incident constitutes the more flagrant attempt to manipulate a jury by withholding vital evidence from them, Libby's transposition of the dates from a two-year-old conversation, or Fitzgerald's deliberate decision to conceal his full knowledge of Plame's identifier?
It is Nifong, Fitzgerald, and others like them who destroy careers and cause innocent people to struggle to restore their ravaged reputations. It is they who pose the greater danger to honest citizens in a free society and therefore should be kept under lock and key for the protection of all good people.
If the Constitution and Bill of Rights are to mean anything, law-abiding Americans deserve protection from the extreme abuses perpetrated by unscrupulous power mongers like Fitzgerald and Nifong who will gladly annihilate the lives and liberties of their fellow citizens in pursuit of career and power.


It is recommendable to book your hotel or apartment for Holy Week in Seville with more than two months in advance to make sure you find lodging to your liking.
Also, it's worth to plan a stay during the beginning of the week, because from thursday on it is holiday in Spain and the city gets (over)crowded. The chances to find flights, good lodging and enjoy better views over the processions and the city itself are considerably higher from sunday to wednesday.
Starting on Domingo de Ramos (Palm Sunday), and ending on Domingo de Resurrección (Easter Sunday), there are almost 60 brotherhoods that pay the religious visit to the Cathedral of Seville.
and a float with a Dolorosa (Mary the Virgin in pain) under a canopy.
Some brotherhoods even carry three floats, like the so-called: El Amor, La Cena, San Benito, or la Trinidad, others have just one like Santa Marta, La Quinta Angustia, la Soledad de San Buenaventura, or la Soledad de San Lorenzo.
The number of spectators may rise up to the impressing number of one million people during the most important moments of Semana Santa for the sevillians.
The early morning of Good Friday which is when the brotherhoods of el Silencio, el Gran Poder, La Macarena, El Calvario, La Esperanza de Triana and los Gitanos set off for their processional penitence to the Cathedral of Seville.


The department has been there, right from the inception of the College in the year 2008 comprising streams such as: Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry and English. The Department of Science and Humanities plays an important role in building the engineers for tomorrow's world by imparting the basic knowledge of science and able to apply the knowledge in solving various problem in the field of engineering. The department also aims to impart communication skill and competence skill among the students and make them employable form the first day of their joining the college.


In celebration of International Women's Day, we're talking to a few of the women of Unacast about how they got into the industry, who inspires them the most, and the best advice they've ever gotten.
Want to know more about how we're working to close the gender gap in tech? You can read about it here, and check out our Diversity Dashboard here.
Linn: We got a PC at home when I was nine and I was hooked from the beginning. I loved creating webpages and simple games and since I also loved maths and science in school I never considered anything else than a technical degree. And thanks to the women who have paved the way in the '70s and later, I can honestly say that my gender has never been a disadvantage for me anytime in my career. Rather the opposite.
Julie: I guess one can say I've been a computer geek most of my life. I started gaming at an early age and was always interested in computers. My favorite school subject was math and IT. That's how I become to study computer science.
Cindy: I trust data. It leaves little guessing when proving things out. It's tangible, real, justifiable information that powers all industries and types of jobs.
Mathilde: Physics and maths were my favorite subjects in school, so I knew I wanted to study engineering. During my studies in physics I got a summer internship at an IT consulting company even though I didn't know much about programming at that time. The learning curve was very steep, but thinking of all the possibilities you have when you know how to code was really motivating. So when I was offered a job at the same company, I accepted it straight away.
Rachel: I studied English and creative writing in school, so a career in tech wasn't on my radar until I made a move into marketing technology from advertising a few years ago. The pace of innovation is incredible, and now I'm pretty sure I would be bored anywhere else.
Which woman has inspired you the most in your life?
Linn: It may sound cliché, but I would say my mother. She has a academic background, started her own business and always was always very independent. In my professional life through university and work, all of my professors and bosses - and most of my peers - have been men. Fortunately, so many of them have consistently encouraged and promoted women, so while my mother is my greatest inspiration, I also want to recognize the strong male role models in my working life who have supported me.
Cindy: My Mom! She grew up a farm girl in Guyana. Had 4 kids while getting a bachelor's & master's degree with 3.9 GPA, working 2 jobs. It inspires me because I know the amount of resources I have now means I can do what she did, but it'll be way easier on me.
Mathilde: My mom. She was one of very few women who studied engineering in her time and she has always been very passionate about her work.
Rachel: My mother has always been a huge inspiration - she taught me to stand up for myself and trust my gut. I've also been fortunate to meet so many driven, successful women in my professional life. Seeing their achievements inspires me to keep pushing toward my own goals.
What's the one piece of advice you would give young women going into technology today?
Linn: Be opportunistic and embrace new opportunities and challenges. Don't underestimate yourself, even if everyone else seem very impressive, they have weak spots too!
Rachel: First, be open-minded. There are so many career paths within this field! Second, believe in what you have to offer, and don't be afraid to stand your ground and be confident. Sometimes you may have to fight to be heard, but the fight is worth it.
Linn: To really identify what is important to me and pick my battles.
Rachel: Never be afraid to ask. Ask for the opportunity, ask for a coffee meeting with someone you admire, ask for help, ask for what you need to succeed.


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Dr. Ernst Herttrich, born in 1942 in Würzburg, read musicology, history, German and theology at the universities in Würzburg and Cologne. In 1970 he earned his doctorate in Würzburg with a study of the expression of melancholy in the music of Mozart.
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He has been a visiting professor at Meiji Gakuin University in Tokyo and has undertaken several lecture tours both there and to Kyoto. His research interests include source studies, editorial techniques and music history. Herttrich's publications include "Beethoven. Liederkreis an die ferne Geliebte" (Bonn 1999) and "Ludwig van Beethoven. Biographie in Bildern" (Bonn, 2000). Herttrich has edited over 100 Urtext editions for G. Henle Publishers.


ichelle Young joined Interplay Therapy on March 2011. She brings over 20 years of office management experience and provides assistance to Dr. Saa, staff, parents, and children, in addition to handling office responsibilities. She works closely with the families of InterPlay guiding parents through the complicated insurance process and is always there to provide solutions to any obstacle. Michelle's unique and varied background includes working in the medical field as a dental assistant, courses in childcare and actively involved in fundraising for research in Autism.
Even though she has several nieces and nephews; in 2002 she was blessed with a nephew that would change her life forever. At the age of 3 years old he was diagnosed with Autism/Aspergers. Michelle understands the day to day challenges, as well as the joy of having a loved one with special needs. This life experience has helped her become more involved in assisting the families of InterPlay.
Michelle is very nurturing and has been drawn to helping children throughout her life and has become an integral part of InterPlay therapy.
Words cannot even begin to describe how very grateful and pleased we were with Dr. Pilar Saa and her professional staff of Occupational Therapists. We had an appointment for an initial evaluation with Dr. Saa scheduled a few weeks in the future for when she returned from being out of the country, but we called her office as our 3 year-old son was in some immediate distress and she squeezed us in before she left. We have never forgotten that!! Our son was able to start his OT immediately with the most wonderful, warm, kind, compassionate therapist that we all grew to love. He actually looked forward to his appointments at the play-gym. We are happy to report that our son is thriving and doing wonderfully. We cannot thank Dr. Saa and her staff enough for being such a special part of our "village". They held our hands through every step of the way, educated us and guided us as we navigated this scary thing called "Sensory Processing Disorder". We highly recommend Dr. Pilar Saa and her staff at InterPlay!!!!


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Proliferation of Argentine Ants in California Linked to Declines in Coastal Horned Lizards - Division of Biological Sciences, UC San Diego
Proliferation of Argentine Ants in California Linked to Declines in Coastal Horned Lizards
Chris Brown, USGS
The pesky Argentine ant, which has proliferated throughout the coastal regions of California, invading homes and displacing native species of ants, is also contributing to a sharp decline in the state's population of coastal horned lizards.
In separate papers published this month in the journals Conservation Biology and Ecological Applications, a team of San Diego biologists show that the severe decline in coastal horned lizards in southern California in recent years is intimately tied to the proliferation of Argentine ants, which have displaced many of the larger, native ant species on which the lizards feed.
"While habitat loss is often considered the leading reason for the decline of threatened species, the mechanisms responsible for their decline are often unknown," says Andrew V. Suarez, who conducted the research on both studies while a graduate student at the University of California, San Diego. "These two studies are relatively unique in that we were able to identify a causal agent contributing to the decline of horned lizards—an invasive ant species. Moreover, this pattern was evident over a really large area ranging from the Mexican border to Los Angeles—a scale at which very few studies have been conducted."
"Our work demonstrates that invasions can have community-wide effects," adds Suarez, now a postdoctoral fellow at the University of California, Berkeley. "Essentially, the impacts of Argentine ants in California starts with the displacement of native ants and then cascades throughout the ecosystem."
Andrew Suarez, UCSD
The tiny dark-brown and black ants, which are about two millimeters in length, are thought to have entered the United States aboard ships carrying coffee or sugar from Argentina during the 1890s, then expanded throughout California and the southern parts of the United States. In the Southeast and much of the South, their proliferation is limited to some extent by the introduction of fire ants.
But in California, where those competitors are largely absent, the ants thrive in the temperate and damp coastal regions, killing and displacing native ants, many of which are 10 times larger in size. Their smaller size appears to be one main reason why populations of coastal horned lizards, which prefer to feed on the larger native ants rather than on other, harder to capture insects, have declined by 50 percent or more in areas where Argentine ants have invaded.
"Although the biomass of Argentine ants is greater than the biomass of the native ants they've displaced, the horned lizards don't seem to want to eat these introduced ants," says Ted J. Case, a professor of biology at UCSD and a co-author on the two papers. "Even in the laboratory, when we feed them Argentine ants and nothing else, the growing lizards can't maintain their weight. They're not getting enough nutrition. They don't seem to want to eat these ants."
In a series of laboratory experiments, Suarez and Case showed that baby horned lizards fed a diet of insects typical of a community after invasion of Argentine ants cannot grow and, in many cases, decline in weight. But when their diet is switched to insects typical of an uninvaded community, the scientists found that the baby horned lizards grow normally.
"A comparison of diets among age classes of coastal horned lizards suggests a diversity of ants is necessary to support lizard populations," write Suarez and Case in their paper in the February issue of Ecological Applications.
"The diet of horned lizards changes as they get bigger, from smaller to larger ant species," explains Suarez. "This indicates that ant diversity is important to preserve entire populations of lizards."
Robert N. Fisher, a zoologist at the U.S. Geological Survey's Western Ecological Research Center in San Diego and the first author of the paper in Conservation Biology, says another important factor in the decline of the coastal horned lizards is "their preference for open sand, such as coastal sand dunes, and thick chaparral habitats."
Many of these once-pristine, sandy coastal areas have become fragmented by developments, he explains, while chaparral habitats at low elevations, where these lizards are present, have been given low priority for preservation by land managers, because chaparral habitats at higher elevations are so much more abundant. The lizards, which are designated as a "species of concern" in California, are candidates for federal and state listing because of their sharp declines, according to the scientists.
"Horned lizards may be one of the few 'charismatic' reptiles people might care about in California," notes Fisher, who has been conducting a comprehensive survey of reptiles and amphibians from Los Angeles to the Mexican border since 1995. "Many people remember finding horned lizards growing up in Los Angeles, Anaheim, San Bernardino or San Diego because their habitat was abundant in the large river bottoms. This is not a legacy we are passing on because most of these places are now flood channels and have been destroyed. These lizards are hanging on in localized patches now within the reserves and will need monitoring and management into the future."
In the paper published in the February issue of Conservation Biology, Fisher, Suarez and Case report that in their survey of 21 sites in four counties in southern California, they found that where Argentine ants had invaded, populations of coastal horned lizards were either very low or non-existent. Their survey also showed that inland areas where Argentine ants had invaded and where coastal horned lizards were either absent or declining were close to urban or suburban developments.
"Argentine ants got into southern California 100 years ago, but they've only become problematic as we've become more urbanized," says Case. "That's because they require water and cooler temperatures, which you get from our manipulation of the landscape."
Another reason is the lack of genetic diversity among Argentine ants. In a paper published two years ago in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Case, Suarez and Neil D. Tsutsui, a former UCSD graduate student, concluded that the ants' reduced genetic diversity, from the small population of ants that initially invaded the U.S., allowed a giant "supercolony" of closely related ants to grow unchecked from San Diego to Ukiah, 100 miles north of San Francisco. In Argentina, by contrast, fighting among the more genetically dissimilar, territorial ants has managed to keep these insects in check and in smaller, much more sharply defined colonies than those in California.
Case says one important lesson learned from the decline of the coastal horned lizard is that land managers attempting to preserve open space around new suburban or urban developments may succeed in preserving natural vegetation, but if they don't take care to avoid fragmenting the landscape, the natural fauna of the area won't be preserved.
"Even though we're setting aside open spaces as we develop in southern California, that open space may not have all of the natural characteristics that we had hoped to preserve. It may look the same. The major plant species may be the same. But many of the fauna—lizards, insects, nocturnal species that are hidden from view—are heavily influenced by their proximity to people."
"The next nightmare for the lizard may be the red imported fire ants, which have been spreading through urban habitats in southern California since 1998," points out Fisher. "They have destroyed small vertebrate communities through the southeast and may do the same here."
"If we want to preserve populations of this beautiful lizard in the future," says Suarez, "we not only have to make sure that enough habitat is put aside, we also have to make sure that the remaining habitat is monitored to prevent the invasions of exotic ants."


Matt Hill is confident that the Blades will re-commence their climb up the League One table soon, despite Saturday's defeat at Shrewsbury Town.
Speaking after the 2-0 defeat at the Greenhous Meadow, Hill said: "In the second-half, even with ten men, we gave it a real good go but we got caught out on the counter-attack in the end. Even though we were obviously disappointed with the result, I think there were positives we took home with us.
"In the past, our heads would drop whenever we fell behind but that hasn't been the case lately. Mentally, we are much stronger now and that can only serve us well in the future.
"The Gaffer has come in and made things very simple. He wants us to work within a very basic framework, which makes perfect sense. Basically, defenders concentrate on defending, midfielders on making tackles and passing the ball while forwards generally have to focus on scoring goals."
The experienced defender is optimistic about the months ahead, despite the Blades dropping back into the bottom four after the defeat in Shropshire.
"We're not in the position we want to be in," Hill added. "That goes without saying, but I'm confident that we can start climbing the table soon and getting much closer to where we want to be.
"There's a positive mood among the lads and psychologically we all seem much tougher."