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In an annual poll done by Gallup, Mississippi ranked first among states where a majority of the population identifies as conservative. It was also the first (and only) state to exceed 50% in the survey’s three year history.

Vermont ranked first as the most liberal state but came in second overall to the District of Columbia, which doesn’t qualify as a state…because it isn’t one.

Overall, conservatives outnumber liberals in every state, Gallup says. In the nation’s capital, more D.C. residents identify themselves as liberals.

For an in depth look at Gallup’s “State of the States” results click here.

Is there someone in class that you find yourself looking at every day? Did you run into someone at a party and instantly feel captivated? Maybe you had a moment involving a quick glance and a small smile to or from a stranger that keeps replaying in your mind? Well, tell them what you think of them on LikeALittle.

LikeALittle is a site that allows people to post the things that they find themselves unable to say out loud. No one likes rejection. I don't believe that there's anyone that deliberately goes out looking to get rejected, so LikeALittle makes it easy on the human heart. There's something about being anonymous that allows a person to truely say what they feel. Tell that certain someone that there's something about them that fascinates you. Make someone's day by telling them they looked cute, or that their smile left you speechless. Don't let the chance for romance pass you by.

LikeALittle has many features that allow you to connect with someone. If you read a post that rings true to you then simply private message the author. You never know where it may go from there. Also, a new chat feature has just been implemented, making it easier to connect with those nearby or around campus.

LikeALittle has many success stories, and maybe you could be a part of one of them. Remember, the more people that know of and use LikeALittle, the better a chance that someone may be trying to connect with you

Many people now use the Web to find recipes rather than their own collection of cookbooks and it is estimated that about one percent of all Google searches are for recipes. This past Thursday, Google released Recipe View in the US, letting you limit results to pages that are recipes and further narrow your search by ingredients, cooking time and calories. This feature is powered by semantic metadata encoded in RDFa and other formats

Google describes the new recipe search in a post on the Official Google Blog:

“Recipe View lets you narrow your search results to show only recipes, and helps you choose the right recipe amongst the search results by showing clearly marked ratings, ingredients and pictures. To get to Recipe View, click on the “Recipes” link in the left-hand panel when searching for a recipe. You can search for specific recipes like [chocolate chip cookies], or more open-ended topics—like [strawberry] to find recipes that feature strawberries, or even a holiday or event, like [cinco de mayo]. In fact, you can try searching for all kinds of things and still find interesting results: a favorite chef like [ina garten], something very specific like [spicy vegetarian curry with coconut and tofu] or even something obscure like [strange salad].”

Recipe View extracts data embedded in Web pages that is encoded in Google’s rich snippets format. This includes both the W3C Semantic Web standard RDFa as well as microformats. Google recognizes a simple recipe vocabulary with fourteen properties.

This is a great example of the potential of semantic web technology that can be understood and appreciated by anyone with an interest in cooking. Or eating.

UMBC's ACM student chapter will hold a meeting at Noon on Wednesday, March 9 in ITE201 to discuss chapter activities and hold elections for the chapter's executive committee.

ACM, the Association for Computing Machinery, is the the world’s largest educational and scientific computing society. It provides members with resources that advance computing both as a science and a profession. UMBC's chapter meetings are open to all undergraduate and graduate students of any major.

The main goal of the March meeting is to have a round-table discussion about where to take the chapter. It was created to bring students together to discuss interesting and relevant topics and share experiences. Come and share your opinions on the subjects that you would like to hear about in the coming semesters that will make the chapter exciting and relevant.

While you do not need to join ACM to be a part of the local chapter, the annual membership dues for students is only $19, heavily discounted from the non-student rate. See the ACM site for more information on student membership and its benefits.

The election will be held by ballot and the winner determined by plurality, i.e. the person with the most votes. According to the chapter bylaws, only members who are also members of the National ACM are eligible to vote, so bring some proof of your National ACM membership (membership card, print out of current information, etc.) if you want to vote.

If you have any questions, you can send them to the acmofficers at lists.umbc.edu.

My friend and I decided to visit a new-to-Arbutus restaurant! I love kabobs so I knew this would be the place for me!

The menu at Kebob & Curry

I was also happy that this place had halal meat! I could try a meat dish instead of having to stick with a veggie platter.

The prices were pretty standard for most of the places I have been to.

I decided to go with the Lamb Biryani.

Lamb Biryani

Lamb Biryani

Big portion! I was only able to eat 1/3 of that!

We also got the Chicken Kabob to share- they were not as spicy as we were expecting!

Chicken Kabob

Best part was the fast service and the free drinks!

Thanks Kabob and Curry! I love that I can hop right over from school and get some Indian food- if I don’t feel like driving the 15 mins home to my mom’s kitchen!