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Transportation plan funds freeway This is the first in a five-part series on how Proposition 400 will impact the Ahwatukee Foothills community if it is passed in the Nov. 2 election. by Doug Murphy Staff Writer In 1985, voters in Maricopa County approved a half-cent sales tax to fund Valley freeways. In November, county voters will be asked to extend that sales tax for another 20 years. But instead of all the money going into freeway construction, the new multi-module plan that was developed over two years by a committee of elected officials and business leaders includes funding for light rail, mass transit, street improvements as well as 344 lane miles of new or improved freeways. For Ahwatukee Foothills residents, a key element of the plan is the 23-mile long South Mountain Loop 202 Freeway, extending from Interstate 10 in Ahwatukee Foothills west around South Mountain to I-10 in the Laveen area. A study is currently under way to determine a route for the freeway, and no final decision has been made for its location, but passage of Proposition 400 would provide the county's share for the $1.3 billion four-lane freeway. Traffic engineers say the South Mountain leg of Loop 202 is needed to complete the freeway's ring around the Valley, and that by 2025 it will carry an estimated 170,000 vehicles a day, about the same as is carried by I-10 at Warner Road today. Without the Loop 202, much of that traffic would be forced to use I-10, creating virtual gridlock. "It will be very difficult for people to move from Ahwatukee Foothills to downtown," without the Loop 202 diverting traffic off I-10, said David Martin, president of the Arizona chapter of the Associated General Contractors. Martin, who lives in Ahwatukee Foothills, is also the treasurer of the Yes on 400 committee promoting the plan that he says offers specific solutions to specific Valley transportation problems: * Dial-A-Ride for areas with large numbers of seniors; * Freeways in the West Valley where population growth is expected to explode; * Light rail along the Central Avenue corridor of Phoenix where density is high; and * Improved streets to get traffic to and from existing freeways that will all be widened. If voters reject Proposition 400, Martin said Valley residents will lose a vital opportunity. "What we risk is a truly regional opportunity to solve the region's transportation problems based upon specific needs," he explained. It also means that funding for new highway construction will be drastically reduced. Under Proposition 400, the estimated $16.5 billion will be split with 55 percent or about $9.5 billion going to highway construction, 31 percent or $5 billion to mass transit including light rail construction, and 7 percent or $1.1 billion for street improvements, with the rest of the money spent on miscellaneous projects. The sales tax is expected to raise about $9 billion over 20 years. State and federal transportation funds will provide the balance of the expected $16.5 billion to be raised. Opponents are adamant that all the funding should go to freeways, similar to the 1985 sales tax proposal where 95 percent of the money went to freeway development and construction. Rep. Andy Biggs (R-Gilbert) opposes the $2.3 billion that would be spent on light rail that he says should go toward more freeways. "We're diverting money away from the freeways to the light rail system," he said. What he would like to see is Proposition 400 defeated so that lawmakers like himself could introduce new legislation that addresses the transportation needs of the Valley without wasting money on light rail, which he doesn't believe will do anything to solve the congestion problem. "Light rail will do nothing to solve the congestion problems in the Valley," Biggs said. But if voters defeat the proposition Biggs said he believes lawmakers can pass a new and improved plan in time for a May 2005 election. Martin maintains that light rail along with public transportation is important since the senior population of the Valley will triple in the next 25 years. "That's why we need to address public transportation, and we need to be thinking about those folks," Martin said. In 1985, the entire Loop 202 was part of the 233 miles of freeways that was envisioned when voters passed the original half-cent sales tax for new freeway construction. But declines in the economy overall and sales tax revenue drops resulted in cutbacks, with the South Mountain portion of the Loop 202 left without funding and 76 miles of proposed freeways were eliminated. The reporter can be reached at (480) 898-7914 or by e-mail at firstname.lastname@example.org.

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Search Results for: fires June 13, 2011 - Forest Health | Video - Experts say Arizona’s catastrophic wildfires are the result of unhealthy, unnaturally dense forests that are the product of America’s forest management policies. The Four Forest Restoration Initiative (4FRI) is an effort to create healthier ecosystems on parts of four Arizona forests. Learn about the challenges facing 4FRI from stakeholders Wally Covington, Regents’ professor of Forest Ecology and executive director of the Ecological Restoration Institute at Northern Arizona University; Henry Provencio of the U.S. Forest Service; Ethan Aumack of the Grand Canyon Trust and a representative of the Center for Biological Diversity. July 12, 2007 - Fire Update - several forest fires are burning throughout our state. Kirk Rowdabaugh of the Arizona State Land Department will give us an update. February 15, 2006 - Fire Season - As Arizona continues to cope with a lengthy dry spell, northern region emergency crews have started combating forest brush fires. Michael Grant talks with Stephen Pyne, Regent Professor of ASU School of Life Sciences, about the Arizona drought, its effects, and the potential increased cost. January 5, 2006 - For more than 70 days now, the Valley has had no rain. National Weather Service Meteorologist Tony Haffer will talk about the drought and why it's happening. Kirk Rowdabaugh of the State Land Department will talk about the drought's impact to help provide fuel for wild fires. September 26, 2005 - Fire Prevention - Find out what measures the Payson Ranger District is taking to battle forest fires. June 14, 2005 - Fires!, A HORIZON Special Edition - This special edition of HORIZON examines the history of fire management, the politics, and the state of desert and forest environments. May 23, 2005 - Fire! Part one of four - We begin a four-part series on the danger of wildfire. Tonight, how big fires have changed the way we fight them.

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How do you say Cute in German? Asked by: David H How to say cute in German German translations are perhaps the most common thing people ask about on this site. The best way to say cute in German is "niedlich". How to use Cute in a sentence: - These cute puppies had been playing happily in a pen. - Diese niedlichen Welpen waren fröhlich spielen in einem Stift. (German translation) - Our cute panda loves to have his photo taken. - Unsere cute Panda liebt es, seine Foto aufgenommen haben. (German translation) - Cute is everywhere if you get the time to glance. - Cute ist überall, wenn Sie die Zeit, um einen Blick erhalten. (German translation) - You are the so cute I could eat you. - Sie sind die so süß ich konnte Essen Sie. (German translation) - When I think of cute I do not think of you! - When I of cute Think glaube ich nicht von Ihnen! (German translation) Ok, so there you go. Those translations should get you started. Im actually still learning to read and write German so these exercises are really helping me. Hope I got it right. Is cute the right translation? If you see any translations that need correcting please post your comments in the box below.

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Over 100 years ago, it was relatively common for people to see a woman in her 40's with her own baby in her arms, and every now and then you would even see a woman in her mid 50's with her own baby in her arms. In the last 50 years or so, there has been a frightening drop in fertility. In 2006, 35 year old women are less fertile than women age 45-50 were 100 years ago. Women were designed to have children from the start of menstruation to a year or two before the menopause. And if menopause isn't till 65, then 100 years ago, a woman would still be getting pregnant, age 63, and giving birth age 64. But the massive drop in fertility means that it is becoming increasingly uncommon for women over 35 to get pregnant without medical assistance. And no one seems to be interested in investigating this loss of fertility. And it is not just women who are becoming more and more infertile. Over 100 years ago, sperm counts were typically 100 million sperm per sample, but now they are 30 million sperm per sample, and falling. So 100 years ago, although it would have been unusual for a 52 year old women to give birth, every large community had a woman in her 50's with her own babe in her arms. So what has gone so terribly with women's/men's fertility, that, now, makes us think that Patricia Rashbrook and Lauren Cohen are so unusual? Stock Photo credit: debsch All rights reserved TODAY'S BOOK SUGGESTION: Girl Walks into a Bar . . .: Comedy Calamities, Dating Disasters, and a Midlife Miracle by Rachel Dratch -- Her career at a low point, Rachel Dratch suddenly had time for yoga, dog- sitting, learning Spanish - and dating. After all, what did a forty-something single woman living in New York have to lose? Resigned to childlessness but still hoping for romance, Dratch was out for drinks with a friend when she met John. Handsome and funny, after only six months of dating long-distance, he became the inadvertent father of her wholly unplanned, undreamed-of child, and moved to New York to be a dad. With riotous humor, Dratch recounts breaking the news to her bewildered parents, the awe of her single friends, and the awkwardness of a baby-care class where the instructor kept tossing out the f-word. Filled with great behind-the-scenes anecdotes from Dratch's time on SNL, Girl Walks into a Bar is a refreshing version of the "happily ever after" story that proves female comics-like bestsellers Tina Fey and Chelsea Handler-are truly having their moment. Hardcover: 272 pages - Click to order/for more info: Girl Walks into a Bar . . . - US | Canada | UK Paperback: 272 pages - Click to order/for more info: Girl Walks into a Bar . . . - US | Canada | UK -- Start reading Girl Walks into a Bar on your Kindle in under a minute! US/Canada | Canada | UK Don't have a Kindle? Get your Kindle here: US | Canada | UK , or download a FREE Kindle Reading App. • Follow us on Twitter, join the conversation on our Facebook page, circle us on Google+, follow our pins on Pinterest. More Frugal Blogs and Websites: • Born to Love: All your cloth diapering needs, and much more - naturally! We are strong advocates of the personal, social and environmental benefits of natural parenting. • Frugal Freebies: Keep up with the latest free stuff, deals, coupons, and other ways to save money! • My Frugal Baby Tips: Taking care of baby and mom needs naturally, does not have to cost a whole lot of money! • Life Begins... - Pregnancy stories of loss, hope and help • Pregnancy Stories by Age - Daily blog of hope and inspiration! • You Can Get Pregnant in Your 40's - Sharing articles, discussing options and suggestions • Stories of Pregnancy and Birth over 44 - sharing news stories I find online, for inspiration!

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Results Around the Web for Chana Back to the Chana name page Chanakya (c. 370–283 BCE) was an Indian teacher, philosopher and royal advisor. The Chanak Crisis, also called the Chanak Affair and the Chanak Incident, in September 1922 was the threatened attack by Turkish troops on British and French troops stationed near Çanakkale (Chanak) to guard the Dardanelles neutral zone. Uda Walawwe Mahim Bandaralage Chanaka Asanka Welegedara, more commonly referred to as Chanaka Welegedara, (born March 20, 1981, Matale), is a Sri Lankan international cricketer. Chananel ben Chushiel or Ḥananel ben Ḥushiel (), an eleventh-century Tunisian Rabbi and Talmudist, was a student of one of the last Geonim.

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Before we look at what aspiring fathers-to-be should ingest and avoid, it's important to understand the specific ways in which the effectiveness of sperm is evaluated. A typical semen analysis measures the following three factors, described in the book Fertility Foods: Optimize Ovulation and Conception Through Food Choices by fertility specialist Dr. Jeremy Groll: - Count, or the number of sperm in the semen. The normal amount is 20 million per milliliter; a count of 5 million is regarded as a severe lack of sperm, and it is also possible for men to have no sperm in their semen. - Motility, which is how well the sperm move. It is calculated as a percentage of the sperm that move in a straightforward fashion; at least 50 percent of sperm should display this type of movement. - Morphology, or the shape of the sperm cells. At least 14 percent of sperm should be normally formed. Sperm with large heads, two heads, or deformed tails are typically unable to make the long journey to fertilize the egg. Another significant factor of sperm effectiveness, explains Dr. Perloe, is the DNA integrity of the sperm cells. The head of the sperm carries the father's DNA in long twisted strands—the double helix. If the DNA strands are broken in several places, there is a greater likelihood of infertility and miscarriage. A test called the SCSA (sperm chromatin structural assay) can be used to examine sperm-cell DNA for structural integrity. Substances to Avoid There are many foods and health supplements which have demonstrated some benefit in improving sperm performance, but by far the most significant dietary change that guys can make is to restrict harmful substances. According to Dr. Groll, these include several familiar culprits: - Cigarette smoking. Regular smoking significantly decreases sperm count, motility, and morphology. - Marijuana. It inhibits a hormone in the brain, which leads to low testosterone levels and sperm production. Fortunately, the effects of marijuana are reversible usually after the three months it takes for sperm cells to develop and mature. - Anabolic steroids. These can lead to a complete absence of sperm in the semen; however, as with marijuana use, the effects typically reverse themselves, although usually within 10 to 20 months. - Saw palmetto. This herbal supplement, although touted for its benefits for prostate issues and even general fertility, acts as a testosterone blocker and can reduce sperm production.

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Issued from the woods of the Loess Hills a few miles east of NATCHEZ, MISSISSIPPI, USA April 29, 2012 |CATTLE EGRETS AMONG CATTLE As in Mexico, around here if you pass by a pasture you're likely to see Cattle Egrets standing among or on the cows, as shown at http://www.backyardnature.net/n/12/120429eg.jpg. Cattle Egrets in their breeding plumage, like the ones in the picture, can be distinguished from other white egrets and herons by the patches of light orange-brown on their crests and chests. Nonbreeding Cattle Egrets can be all white, and then their relatively thick, yellow beaks and thicker, shorter necks separate them from similar-sized, white herons and egrets found here, such as Snowy Egrets and juvenile Little Blue Herons. I remember the first time Cattle Egrets were spotted in the rural part of western Kentucky where I grew up, possibly in 1963. Their appearance was so unusual that a farmer not particularly interested in Nature called my parents and said that a whole flock of big white birds had appeared in his pasture, and we went up to take a look. I was in college before I learned that they were Cattle Egrets, BUBULCUS IBIS. My ornithology teacher told how the birds were undergoing one of the fastest and most widely ranging expansions of distribution ever seen among birds. Originally Cattle Egrets were native to southern Spain and Portugal, tropical and subtropical Africa and humid tropical and subtropical Asia. In the late 1800s they began expanding their range into southern Africa, and were first sighted in the Americas, on the boundary of Guiana and Suriname, in 1877, apparently having flown across the Atlantic Ocean. They didn't get permanently established there until the 1930s, though, but then they began expanding into much of the rest of the Americas, reaching western Kentucky around the early 60s. The species appears still to be expanding northward in western North America, but in the Northeast it seems to be in decline. Though they can turn up as far north as southern Canada, coast to coast, mostly they breed in the US Southeast. The Wikipedia expert says that Cattle Egrets eat ticks and flies from cattle. They do that, but anyone who watches our birds awhile sees that mainly as the cattle move around they stir up creatures in the grass, which the egrets prey on. The cows' fresh manure also attracts flies for them. MATING BOX TURTLES It's interesting to see how turtles manage it, but for many readers familiar with box turtles in other parts of North America the picture may raise the question of why those in our picture bear different colors and patterns than theirs. What's happening is that Box Turtles are represented by six intergrading subspecies. Hillary's Gulf Coast location is supposed to be home to the Gulf Coast subspecies, Terrapene carolina ssp. major. However, that subspecies is described as having a brownish top shell, or carapace, sometimes with a few dull spots or rays, but nothing like these bright, yellow lines. I can't say what's going on. Apparently Box Turtle taxonomy is a bit tricky. RESTING CRANE FLY That looks like a mosquito but you can see from how much of the leaf he covers that he's far too large to be any mosquito species found here. Also, he lacks the hypodermic-like proboscis mosquitoes use to suck blood. No conspicuous mouthparts are visible on our crane fly because adult crane flies generally hardly eat at all, only occasionally lapping up a bit of pollen or sugar-rich flower nectar. Their maggot-like larvae feed on plant roots. Some species can damage crops. Oosterbroek's monumental, 2012 Catalogue of the Craneflies of the World -- free and online at http://ip30.eti.uva.nl/ccw/ --recognizes 15,345 cranefly species, 1630 of them just in our Nearctic ecozone, which embraces the US, Canada, Greenland, and most of northern Mexico. That's why when I shipped the picture to volunteer identifier Bea in Ontario it took more time than usual for her verdict to come in, and she was comfortable only with calling it the genus TIPULA. Whatever our species, it's a pleasure to take the close shown at http://www.backyardnature.net/n/12/120429cg.jpg. What are those things below the wings looking like needles with droplets of water at their ends? Those are "halteres," which commonly occur among the Fly Order of Insects, the Diptera. Though their purpose isn't known with certainty, it's assumed that they help control flight, enabling flies to make sudden mid-air changes in direction. From the evolutionary perspective, halteres are modified back wings. Most insects have two pairs, or four, wings, but not the Diptera, as the name implies -- di-ptera, as they say "two-wings" in classical Greek. ADMIRING THE WHITE OAK In that picture I'm holding a leaf so you can see its underside, much paler than other leaves' topsides. The tree's gray bark of narrow, vertical blocks of scaly plates is shown at http://www.backyardnature.net/n/12/120429qc.jpg. I'm accustomed to seeing White Oaks on relatively dry upland soils so I was a little surprised when the tree in the picture showed up on a stream bank growing among Sycamores. In fact, White Oaks are fairly rare around here, completely absent in many upland forests where I'd expect them to be. Years ago I mentioned this in a Newsletter and a local reader responded that in this region White Oaks were wiped out many years ago by people cutting them as lumber and, more importantly, using them in the whisky distilling business. The online Flora of North America says that "In the past Quercus alba was considered to be the source of the finest and most durable oak lumber in America for furniture and shipbuilding." There beside the stream, last year's crop of our White Oak's acorns had been washed away, but this season's were there in their first stages of growth, as seen at http://www.backyardnature.net/n/12/120429qb.jpg. Traditionally early North Americans regarded the inner bark of White Oaks as highly medicinal. Extracts made from soaking the inner bark in water are astringent (puckery) and were used for gargling, and the old herbals describe the extract as tonic, stimulating and antiseptic. Other listed uses include for "putrid sore throat," diphtheria, hemorrhages, spongy or bleeding gums, and hemorrhoids. Many applications suggest adding a bit of capsicum, or hot pepper, to the extract. Basically the notion seems to be that the bark's tannin -- the puckery element -- does the main medicinal service. Other oaks actually have more tannin than White Oak, but medicines made with them can be too harsh. White Oak extracts seem to have just the right amount. The same tannin situation exists with regard to the edibility of acorns. The acorns of other oaks contain more tannin so they require more time and effort to make them edible. White Oak acorns have much less tannin, but even still there's enough to make them too bitter for humans to eat without treatment, which traditionally has been leaching acorn pulp in running water. By the way, instructions for the kitchen leaching of acorn pulp appear at http://www.ehow.com/how_8427141_leach-acorns.html. AMERICAN HOLLY FLOWERING American Hollies are a different species from the English Holly often planted as ornamentals. American Holly bears larger leaves and produces fewer fruits. Hollies come in male or female trees (they're dioecious), and you can tell from the flowers in the upper, left of the above picture that here we have a male tree. A close-up of a male flower with its four out-thrusting stamens is at http://www.backyardnature.net/n/12/120429hp.jpg. On a female flower the stamens would be rudimentary and there'd be an ovary -- the future fruit -- in the blossom's center. Maybe because people are so used to seeing English Hollies planted up north often it's assumed that they're northern trees. In fact, American Holly is mainly native to the US Southeast, though along the Coastal Plain it reaches as far north as southern Connecticut. Around here it's strictly an understory tree. The fruits are mildly toxic but you must eat a lot of them to get sick. Birds, deer, squirrels and other animals eat the fruits, which are drupes bearing several hard "stones." No critter seems to relish them, though, saving them mostly to serve as "emergency food" when other foods run out. That might explain why we see hollies holding their red fruits deep into the winter. "BEGGAR'S LICE" ON MY SOCKS Several kinds of plants produce stickery little fruits like that and they all can be called Beggar's Lice. When I tracked down the plant attaching its fruits to me, it was what's shown at http://www.backyardnature.net/n/12/120429my.jpg. Several beggar's-lice-producing plants are similar to that, so before being sure what I really had I had to "do the botany." Here are details I focused on: Leaves and stems were hairy, and leaves were rounded toward the base, sometimes clasping the stem, as shown at http://www.backyardnature.net/n/12/120429mw.jpg. A close-up of a "beggar's louse" is shown stuck in my arm hairs at http://www.backyardnature.net/n/12/120429mx.jpg. That last picture is sort of tricky. For, you expect the thing stuck to you to be a fruit with hooked spines, but the thing in the picture isn't a fruit. It's actually a baglike calyx surrounding much smaller fruit-like things. I crumbled some calyxes between my fingers and part of what resulted is shown at http://www.backyardnature.net/n/12/120429mv.jpg. The four shiny things are not seeds. Maybe you've seen that the ovary of most mint flowers is divided into four more-or-less distinct parts. Each of those parts is called a nutlet, and that's what you're seeing. But other plant families beside the Mint produce nutlets. Our beggar's-louse-producing plant is MYOSOTIS DISCOLOR, a member of the Borage Family, the Boraginaceae, which on the phylogenetic Tree of Life is adjacent to the Mint Family. Myosotis discolor is an invasive from Europe that so far has set up residence here and there in eastern and western North America, but so far seems to be absent in the center. The English name is often given as Changing Forget-me-not, because Myosotis is the Forget-me-not genus, and in Latin dis-color says "two-colored," apparently referring to the fact that the flowers can be white or blue, though all I've seen here are white. But, this rangy little plant you never notice until its calyxes stick to you seems to have nothing to do with Forget-me-nots, unless you look at technical features. I think some editor must have made up the name "Changing Forget-me-not." Our plant very clearly is one of several "Beggar's Lice." OATS ALONG THE ROAD A spikelet plucked from the panicle is shown at http://www.backyardnature.net/n/12/120429ov.jpg. The same spikelet opened to show the florets inside the glumes at http://www.backyardnature.net/n/12/120429ou.jpg. This is Oat grass, AVENA SATIVA, the same species producing the oats of oatmeal. Oat spikelets differ from those of the vast majority of other grasses by the very large, boat-shaped glumes subtending the florets. Glumes are analogous to a regular flower's calyx, so in that last picture of a spikelet, the glumes are the two large, green-and-white striped items at the left in the photograph. The vast majority of grass spikelets bear glumes much shorter than the florets above them. Also, notice that the slender, stiff, needlelike item, the awn, arises from a floret inside the spikelet and not from a glum. Remember that you can review grass flower terminology at http://www.backyardnature.net/fl_grass.htm. The spikelets of most Oat plants don't bear needlelike awns. You're likely to see both awned and awnless kinds growing as weeds in our area. When I first saw the awns I thought this might be one of the "Wild Oat" species, for several species reside in the Oat genus Avena, and one of those grows wild in the US Southeast. However, florets of the other species bear long, brownish hairs, and you can see that ours are hairless, or "glabrous." The other species' awns also are twisted, but regular Oat awns, when present, are rigid and straight. Both Oat species are native to Eurasia. How did that Oat plant make its way to the side of our isolated Mississippi backroad? Near where the grass grew there was a large game farm where exotic animals are kept so hunters can pay high fees to kill them. I'm betting that the animals are fed oats. Our plant was in an often-flooded spot downstream from the farm, so maybe an oat grain had washed there. That's a roadcut through a special kind of very fine-grained clay called loess. The word loess derives from the German Löß. A deep mantel of loess was deposited here at the end of the last Ice Age about 10,000 years ago. Deep loess deposits occur in a narrow band of upland immediately east of the Mississippi River over most of its entire course. The loess region sometimes is called the Loess Hills. Loess profoundly affects the area's ecology. For one thing, the farther east you go from the Mississippi River, the thinner the loess is, the poorer and more acidic the soil becomes, and the more pines you get instead of broadleaf deciduous trees. Loess is so important here, and so interesting, that years ago I developed a web portal called "Loess Hills of the Lower Mississippi Valley," at http://www.backyardnature.net/loess/loess.html. I had hoped to engage local folks in an effort to recognize the Loess Hills as a very interesting, scenic and biologically important, distinct region with ecotourism potential, but nothing ever came from it. At that site you can learn how "loess" can be pronounced, how it came to exist here, what's special about it, and much more. One thing special about loess is that it erodes into vertical-sided roadcuts as in the picture. People such as road engineers who try to create gentle slopes are doomed to failure. I wish my farming Maya friends in the Yucatan, who must deal with very thin, rocky soil, could see the thick mantel of rich loess we have here. NO MORE EMAILED NEWSLETTERS From now on, to read the Newsletters you'll just have to remember to check out the most recently issued edition at http://www.backyardnature.net/n/. Today's Newsletter is there now waiting for readers, with stories about Cattle Egrets, mating Box Turtles, craneflies, flowering holly trees, Beggar's Lice and more. If you're on Facebook you can find the Facebook Newsletter page by searching for "Jim Conrad's Naturalist Newsletter." The weekly message left there will link to individual pages with images embedded in text. In today's message, for instance, you can click on "Cattle Egrets" and see a regular web page with text and a photo. I've configured my Facebook page to have a subscribe tab but so far one hasn't appeared. My impression is that if you "like" the Newsletter page, each week you'll receive a message with its link. Maybe not. I'm still figuring it out. So, this is the end of eleven years of weekly delivered emails. At first I was upset and annoyed, and thought of writing the 2,158 subscribers suggesting that complaints be made to FatCow at email@example.com. However, something interesting has happened. Last week about a dozen subscribers accepted my invitation to check out the Newsletter's Facebook page. When they "liked" the page, I got to see their pictures, or at least their avatars. There were all kinds of folks, old and young, skinny and fat, white and brown, serious and joking, one fellow on a boat in Maine, a lady in India with a dot, or Bindi, in the middle of her forehead, someone's baby picture... What an amazing thing that all these people were interested in what I'd written! So, in a way, FatCow.com's treatment has been a gift. It's resensitized me to my readership. Also, it's nudged me into a mental space where now I'm mentally prepared for the whole BackyardNature.net site to be removed permanently, for whatever reason they come up with. That extra sense of independence means a lot to me. Now if need be I'm ready to write Newsletters and just keep them in my computer, or write them in a notebook hidden in my trailer, or write them on leaves that I let float down the Mississippi River. I've already learned how to make ink from oak galls. So, we're evolving here. I'm yielding when it's clear that the forces against us control critical resources, but I'm ready to experiment with new possibilities as they appear, and I continue to think, feel and write about the world around us, and share when I'm allowed to. Good luck in your own evolutions. And thanks for these years of weekly inviting me into your lives. Best wishes to all Newsletter readers, To subscribe OR unsubscribe to this Newsletter, go to www.backyardnature.net/news/natnat.php. Post your own backyard-nature observations and thoughts at http://groups.google.com/group/backyard-nature/ All previous Newsletters are archived at www.backyardnature.net/n/. Visit Jim's backyard nature site at www.backyardnature.net

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The town´s history Although written differently, Tölz was mentioned for the first time in the records of 1180. In 1331, it was granted extensive "Marktrechte", e.g. the right to hold a market. In the 13th and 14th century many workshops (e.g. limeburners and raftsmen) settled in this area. A great fire destroyed large parts of the town in 1453, but with generous noble support reconstruction soon began. Thanks to the location at the river Isar, the rafting and also brewery trade the town soon flourished. 22 breweries could be counted in 1721. Tölz became also famous for arts and crafts with the beautiful coloured chests, cases and beds. In 1845, iodine was found close to Tölz. Therefore, market town Markt Tölz became Bad (= the German word for spa resorts) in 1899. In 1906, it was recognized as town and in 1969 it got the rating "Heilklimatischer Kurort", which means that its climate is beneficial to health. What is more, in 2005, it also got the title "Moorheilbad", that means it is acknowledged as mineral and medicinal mud-bath spa. The town´s coat of arms The town´s coat of arms. The town´s flag with the colours black and gold.

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Word is getting out (via Glenn Beck) that London has initiated a program of social improvement which ultimately allows the government to literally ‘take out’ any person or family found guilty of “anti-social behavior.” BadEagle.com is researching the matter presently. Beck today (Monday, April 30, 2007) that London has already administered ‘social justice’ on some 9,000 familes. We have not found such a statistic yet, and furthermore, there is precious little on the internet at all. Beck presents the plan as a horrid NAZI flashback, but, the program that is on the internet appears quite differently. It’s called “Respect: Give Respect, Get Respect.” We note that the program for improving social behavior is designed by the Labour Party. It is a political campaign. According to Beck, the government can simply arrest you, your family, or all guilty parties, and remove you from your domecile, and relocate you in what Beck calls “respect camps.” The powers invested are extensive. Property causing social offense, such as loud, noise-making devises of any kind, can be seized by the police. Cars, motorcycles, power tools, and even alcohol itself can be seized. It is an all-encompassing social improvement program. The Anti-Social Behavior Order can be issued to anyone over 10 years of age. The ASBO is deadly, so it behooves everyone to know the law. Why, a Respect Handbook is provided by the government. Before we indulge our fears abjectly, we should ask a few appropriate questions. This appears to be a community-based program for law inforcement. In other words, the police simply can’t handle all the misbehavior. The people have to take an initiative. Now, greater London according to the 2001 census, had well over half a million Muslims. (Today, it’s no doubt closer to three-quarters, if not a million or over.) One wonders if the ASBO campaign applies to Muslim terrorist, fomenting anti-London, anti-England, anti-Western, anti-Christian hatred on a daily basis. One wonders who has the right to be offended, and who doesn’t? One wonders who determines what is to be considered offensive and what isn’t. The infection of shiria law (Muslim customs) is already deep in America, as well as in other Western countries. The Muslims have demanded everything from prayer mats in the airports to foot-washing basins for cabbies working at the airports. Is such an intrusion of foreigners and foreign religion possibly offensive? The University of Oklahoma just honored the would-be murder bomber, Joel Hinrichs, with a stone memorial plaque in the patio before the Student Union. Could not the accompanying anti-American blessing of OU’s president David Boren beconsidered offensive and anti-social? Many people think so. In Amsterdam (Netherlands), nine and ten-year-old Muslim school children began demolishing a classroom when the teacher, in the process of talking about rural farm life, spoke of pigs. The children, according to the Amsterdam news article, appear very much like Palestinian children–undisciplined, wallowing in welfare and the ills of poverty. The outrage against such state supported nonsense in the Netherlands is being voiced by the Labor Party there. On the point of England’s Labour Party, and the Netherlands Labour Party, we must observe that the reaction to the liberal chaos is generated in the ‘conservative’ parties. However, in America’s view of Europe, the labour parties have always been associated with socialist, Communist parties. For the people, as in the American “Democrat Party” version. There is great confusion in the trans-continental communication. The instincts of nationalism and preservation of culture are in America associated with conservative movements, while the multicultural aggressions are associated with liberalism–which in America is associated historically with Communism. The confusion is caused by the two-faced, hypcritical fronts put on my Communism. In it’s attempts to change the ‘status quo,’ (something created by conservatives and patriots and capitalist accomplishments of civilization), Communists will agitate discontent based on religion, race, or economic issues. Until everyone has a Cadillac, Communists say there is oppression. Until a Muslim is President of the United States, Communists will say there is religious oppression in America. But Communism cares nothing for religion, race, or freedom. This is a facade. So, it appears that the Labour Parites of Europe are actually more similar to American conservative movements. It could be that Glenn Beck is reading this London matter wrongly. Then again, the NAZI party of Germany came on gradually, with grand schemes of uptlifting, sanitizing social development, preserving the culture, etc. It is difficult to assess these various political issues when the political language is ambiguous. Some of this may be historically inevitable, but I believe much of the confusion is intentional and deceptive. Tyranny is the natural goal of humanity. It is something that must always be guarded against. However, when one allows anti-cultural elements at home, like aggressive Muslims who hate the West and do everything to try to change it, the reaction–by the time it becomes effective–is toward the other end of the spectrum: also tyranny. America had this all figured out at one time, or so it seems, looking back. However, with the influx of anti-American multi-culturalism, America’s nationalists and patriots stand liable to overreact with a vengeance. These are times that try men’s souls, indeed. We want freedom, but will that require oppressive measures? Or even the illusion of oppression? Iran has banned Western hair styles. We call that tyranny. If the West bans Islam, and all it’s “styles,” is that to be called tyranny?

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Rusizi district administration is set to relocate residents from a swampy area in Bugarama sector to Kibangira village settlement. While Kibangira village settlement is being prepared and residents are full of joy over changing the place, they are worried over clean water scarcity saying Rubyiro River has been their only source of water. Responding to the clean water scarcity problem, the vice mayor of Rusizi district, Marcel Habyarimana asserts that the district administration in partnership with Electricity Water and Sanitation Authority (EWASA) are working on it. Residents confess they have been tired of floods that constantly destroyed property and claiming their lives sometimes. Residents to join Kibangira exemplary village will add on up to 180 homesteads that were shifted from Bweyeye sector after landslides and River Cyagara over flooding destroyed their houses and property. Regarding welfare in the exemplary village, the vice mayor highlights that rice will be grown in Bugarama where they have been living, which will uplift their standards of living since they are to participate in rice growing. Over 2700 households are expected to be shifted from Bugarama swamp to Kibangira exemplary village, in Ryankana cell in Bugarama sector. On the other hand infrastructures like roads and electricity are being put in place in Kibangira village settlement.

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This issue of Baltimore OUTloud a milestone for us as we celebrate 10 years of activist journalism in service to Baltimore’s sexual-minority communities. In our first issue on May 16, 2003, founding publisher Mike Chase described the launch of the paper as time-consuming, nerve-wracking, and exciting – the beginning of an adventure. It has indeed been all of these with ups, downs, triumphs and tragedies, successes to celebrate and obstacles to overcome. Yet, despite the economic crisis of the last five years and the demise of much of the print media, here we are, ten years and counting! Our success against the odds and conventional wisdom, rest squarely with our superb staff, loyal columnist and writers – volunteers all, committed advertisers, and most importantly you, Baltimore’s lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender communities. The Baltimore Sun reporting that with same-sex marriage now available, Maryland state employees in same-sex relationships have been notified that they won’t be able to include domestic partners in their health insurance as of January 1, 2014. With 11 states, the District of Columbia, and three Native American tribes having legalized same-sex marriage, employers that have domestic-partner benefits are increasingly reexamining their policies in that area. On May 10-12, 2013, the Maryland Leather Clubs welcomed the traveling Carter/Johnson Leather Library & Collection (www.leatherlibrary.org) to the Gay & Lesbian Community Center of Baltimore. This exhibit includes Leather, fetish, S/m and alternative sexuality books, periodicals, posters, art, and ephemera dating back to the 1700s, and has been collected by librarian Vi Johnson. This event marks the first time The Library has had a major exhibition in Baltimore. An estimated 300 people came to the GLCCB to see the work, some coming from as far as Denver and San Francisco. REACHING OUT TO THE GAY AND LESBIAN COMMUNITY? ADVERTISE IN BALTIMORE OUTLOUD WITH PRIDE! We are an award winning independant free news publication published every-other Friday, distributed free in Maryland surrounding Baltimore, parts of Southern PA, and Rehoboth Beach, DE. Contact us at firstname.lastname@example.org

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Health and planning officials said Friday that they will use a citywide rezoning effort to force some stores that don't conform to current law to move, shut or change their offerings. Barbot said city officials decided to take the action after hearing from community groups looking for ways to improve neighborhood health. They also collected evidence from Johns Hopkins University researchers that the stores appear statistically related to crime. With the mayor's blessing, city officials said they decided to target 128 stores on a list of "non-conforming" liquor stores because their locations are nestled among homes. The stores could not get a license to sell alcohol today but were grandfathered during the last comprehensive city zoning effort in the 1970s. In most cases the stores would have to stop selling alcohol within two years of the plan's passage by City Council — a timeline already rejected as unfair by a representative of the merchants. There will likely be a year's worth of reviews and public hearings before passage of the new zoning package that updates all land uses in Baltimore. Under the plan, about 20 non-conforming liquor stores would be rezoned as appropriate uses, meaning they could keep selling alcohol. The goal of the liquor store rezoning is to reduce the density of outlets selling alcohol, officials said. They note Baltimore's population has dropped by almost a third in the last 40 years but the number of outlets has remained constant. No more licenses are being issued in the city; new operators must buy an existing license. And there are no shortages of those, said Tomas J. Stosur, planning director. In all, there are 1,330 liquor licenses in Baltimore, he said. Liquor stores hold about 300, restaurants hold about 400 and taverns have more than 600. As part of the rezoning effort, officials also plan to crack down on taverns that sell more carry-out alcohol than is consumed inside, a violation of state law. Stosur said using the zoning law was an appropriate, and legal, method to tackle some of the city's ills because such law exists to protect residents' health and safety. "There was no timeline given when they were grandfathered, but it's been over 40 years," he said. "I don't think anyone expected at the time they'd still be here." Stosur said the city plans to help the store owners find proper new locations, sell their licenses or retool their business. Mostly, they hope the stores will stay open in their communities and sell other, healthier items. The health department also is working to reduce so-called food deserts, communities without reasonable access to produce and other fresh food items. About 90 percent of the city's liquor stores are owned by Korean Americans, and a legal representative for them says two years is not enough time to force the stores to move, shut or change operations. "It's unprecedented," said Bryan Everett, the legal adviser to the Korean-American Grocers & Licensed Beverage Association of Maryland. "These are hard-working, honest people who've invested their life savings in their businesses. What this bill does is take that investment away from them without any compensation." If the time period were significantly longer or there was other compensation, Everett said, the merchants group may be willing to go along with the rezoning. But the current proposal will cause their businesses to lose too much value, he said, adding: "'It's probably not legal. It's not reasonable." Everett said he hopes the merchants can reach a compromise with the city. City officials say they've already invited the business owners to meet and discuss the proposal, but acknowledged that some merchants would not be pleased. Still they insisted the move was in the public good. They pointed to Hopkins research that showed the liquor stores appear to be contributing to violent crime in the city. In 2008 and 2009, Hopkins researchers found, the median number of violent crimes in neighborhoods with non-conforming liquor stores was 5.5 within the immediate vicinity of the store, compared with 2 in an area of demographically similar neighborhoods without such liquor stores. The crimes included murders, rapes and aggravated assaults. Almost three-quarters of the neighborhoods with a high number of non-conforming liquor stores were poor areas, with more than a fifth of people living below the federal poverty line. No one had to tell Mark Washington the stores can cause trouble. There are six within three blocks in Northeast Baltimore's Coldstream-Homestead-Montebello neighborhood, if you count taverns operating as stores, said Washington, executive director of the area community corporation. He said there is trash, loitering, addiction and violence in the neighborhood that he believes is fueled by the availability of alcohol. He's complained frequently to city and liquor board officials and said he's succeeded in shuttering one store. Washington believes at least three remaining stores are in violation of zoning law because of their location or because they're taverns operating as stores. At one location, he said, a merchant that sells fresh produce wants to open but the shop owner wants to sell his license to another liquor store. "It's frustrating," he said. "This action by the city on zoning is very much needed. It's more tools in the tool box."

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Whose traffic camera system is bigger? D.C. or Baltimore's? In the Baltimore Sun's speed camera investigation published Sunday, Xerox State & Local Solutions, Baltimore's speed camera vendor, called the city's automated traffic enforcement system the largest in North America. That figure included both red light and speed cameras. The next morning, the mayor's office challenged that claim and sent out a news release comparing Baltimore's cameras with the District's. It did not send the release to the Sun reporters who had authored the article. "Baltimore City’s automated traffic enforcement efforts, including speed camera and red-light cameras generated $27.5 million in Fiscal year 2012 compared to Washington, D.C.’s $84.9 million, even as the District’s land area is a 15% smaller," the release stated. "Despite being characterized as 'North America's largest' automated camera enforcement program by the Baltimore Sun, Baltimore’s program, in fact, generates less than a third of the revenue as the Washington, D.C. program. Baltimore has 82 fixed speed cameras compared to nearly 130 in Washington." But the release turned out to be incorrect about the number of cameras in D.C. D.C.'s website lists 129 locations where the city can place cameras, but only 46 of those actually have speed cameras operating at a given time, data show. Baltimore has 168 such locations listed on its site and operates 83 at a given time.If red light cameras are included in the total, D.C. has 93 traffic enforcement cameras, compared with 164 for Baltimore. "Currently, there are 47 red-light enforcement cameras in the city," Metropolitan Police Department spokeswoman Gwendolyn Crump wrote in an email to The Sun. "There are 25 fixed or portable and 21 mobile speed enforcement cameras." Ryan O'Doherty, spokesman for Baltimore Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake, said the city's release was designed to give "context" to The Sun's reporting, which he said made no mention of Washington's system. He acknowledged that D.C. does, indeed, have fewer cameras, but that they generate much more revenue than Baltimore's do. Earlier this month, Xerox, the city's vendor, wrote in a letter to City Hall that Baltimore has the "single largest combined red light and speed camera program operating in North America."

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James F. Barlow, a retired masonry contractor who drove a weapon carrier at Omaha Beach during the World War II Allied invasion, died Sept. 1 at St. Agnes Medical Center after suffering a fractured hip at his Academy Heights home. He was 87. Mr. Barlow was co-grand marshal of this year's Catonsville July 4th parade and was the commander of two veterans posts. He also led the parade in 1994 for the 50th anniversary of D-Day. Born in Baltimore and raised near Union Square, he attended 14 Holy Martyrs School and was a 1942 graduate of St. Martin's High School, where he was the center on the school's basketball team. He, and his four brothers, enlisted in military service during World War II. He joined the Army and was placed in a transportation unit. As the Allies planned to invade France in 1944, he was told to drive a motorized vehicle that carried a large gun. In 2004, he was named Maryland's Catholic War Veteran of the Year and recorded his memories of that experience of landing off the northern coast of France. He said that "50 feet of water looked like 50 miles." He wrote that "as my truck hit the waters of Omaha Beach on D-Day, water flooded in. My ankles, my knees, the whole front of the truck, my backside was getting wet. Where is the bottom? Please, Lord, let this truck touch bottom! The truck bottomed out and I got traction as enemy gunfire splattered on all sides." He said his crew of four jumped out and pulled the anti-aircraft gun off the truck's back. "We dug in," he said. "And we made it." Mr. Barlow drove supply and armed vehicles through France and Belgium and was part of what became known as the Red Ball Express, a motorized convoy. In the harsh winter of 1944-1945, he drove supplies in the Battle of the Bulge. "At Bastogne, he was part of the unit that helped break the German encirclement," said Herbert Markowski, a friend who lives in Ellicott City. "He fought all the way through Europe until the German surrender." After the war, he returned to Baltimore. At a victory block party, he met his future wife, Marie Crofoot. He remained active in veterans affairs and became commander of the Veterans of Foreign Wars Spirit of America post in Catonsville and the Hugh Monaghan Catholic War Veterans post in Pikesville. He was a charter member of the National World War II memorial in New Orleans. Mr. Barlow returned to the battlefields on three occasions. The Belgian government flew him back in 2004 as part of a commemoration of the Battle of the Bulge. "He became emotional there when the Belgian children came up and thanked him," said Robert Gollery, a friend who lives in Catonsville Manor. Friends said that Mr. Barlow used the GI Bill to learn bricklaying and general masonry. He had his own business and worked until he was 85. He made a specialty of fireplaces and chimneys and worked throughout Catonsville and Oella, among other neighborhoods. "He was a superb brick mason," said Wayne McDowell, a Catonsville contractor. "He was also a perfectionist. He could go in and undo the mistakes others had made. He was also quite a father figure and mentor to the younger workers." Mr. McDowell said that Mr. Barlow climbed scaffolding and worked on chimneys until he was in his mid-80s. "He loved opera and theater and carried a boom box with him," said Mr. McDowell. In 2004, Mr. Barlow restored the granite walls of the 1865 Grimm home on Frederick Road in Catonsville, a commercial building now known as the Ship's Cafe. "He was strong as a bull," said Jim Andrews, who owns and operates the restaurant with his wife, Sharon. "Masonry is an art and he was one of the best." Mr. Barlow did 1,400 hours of volunteer service at St. Agnes Hospital. He was also a lector and parish council member at St. William of York Roman Catholic Church. "I called him the mayor of Catonsville because the only Catonsville neighbor he didn't do some favor for is the one he never met," said a friend, Tim McCarthy. Mr. Barlow was a University of Maryland basketball fan. He played golf frequently and was an enthusiastic fan of the old Baltimore Colts. Family members said he later became a Ravens fan. A Mass of Christian burial will be held at 1 p.m. Thursday at St. Joseph's Monastery Roman Catholic Church, 3801 Old Frederick Road in Irvington. Survivors include a daughter, Phyllisann Godfrey of New Gretna, Pa.; a granddaughter; and a great-granddaughter. His wife of 48 years died in 1997.

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Intuit is giving attendees at this week’s Google I/O conference a taste of the future –and that future involves making payments by simply bumping two smartphones together. Intuit’s Payment Solutions division has developed a concept demo that reimagines its GoPayment mobile credit card processing application using near field communications, or NFC. The company is showcasing the demo at the Google I/O developer conference in San Francisco today and tomorrow. “With GoPayment we are exploring every avenue for innovation that best meets our customers’ needs, and this includes technologies such as NFC that are still in the early stages of adoption,” said Chris Hylen, vice president and general manager of Intuit’s Payment Solutions division. “Innovation is happening rapidly in the mobile payment space, and we want to be ready to help the millions of small businesses and consumers we serve benefit from the latest technology.” Built on Google’s Android mobile platform and using NFC technology with Nexus S by Google, Intuit has transformed its existing GoPayment mobile credit card processing application into one that transfers credit card data via radio waves, eliminating the need for the actual card or any add-on card reader hardware. Using emerging mobile technology such as NFC, small businesses and their customers may one day be able to conduct daily tasks on their mobile devices — including paying and getting paid — faster, easier and more securely. All they will need is their mobile device and nothing else. Check out this video to see it in action: *originally posted on the Intuit Network About John Parkin

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8 Walks Around Upton Snodsbury by Hilary Williams you can buy an information pack for only £3.00 when you arrive. Written, researched and all photographs by Hilary Williams. There are some lovely walks through the countryside around Upton Snodsbury. Walkers are often rewarded with expansive views alongside interesting evidence of ancient settlements, ridge and furrow, tracks, water mills, buzzards soaring, woodpeckers hammering and active badger setts. The parish, particularly Bow Wood, is home to several different species of deer. Woodlands are a mass of colour in the spring; firstly primroses sprinkled over the ground which is then carpeted by bluebells, followed by orchids, wild garlic and many other wildflowers. Later in the year the hedgerows are filled with colourful fruits and berries. All walks described here are circular, starting and finishing at Upton Snodsbury Village Hall. Broughton Hackett and Froxmere A lovely walk alongside orchards with magnificent views of Upton Snodsbury church from Broughton Hackett; eith glimpses of the Malvern and Bredon hills from Bow Wood. It passes through the interesting hamlet of Froxmere past the Grade 2 listed Froxmere Court, a jacobethan - style building with fantastic chimneys. This walk is particularly lovely in the Autumn when Bow Wood turns in to a mass of reds, yellows and golds, although the short walk across the middle of the field near New Hall farm can get muddy. A cold crisp winter day is also a good time to do this walk when the ground may be hard underfoot. Wolverton Hall & White Ladies Aston This walk heads to Peopleton then u a hill to Wolverton Hall, through the lovely villages of White Ladies Aston and Churchill. There are some great views over a large area and Upton Snodsbury Church can frequently be spotted on the horizon. A section of the walk goes through Aston Hall farm where a series of permissive footpaths have been established which could be used to make a really interesting alternative route to that described. This walk is lovely all year round but is particularly nice in the Spring when many fields are full of young lambs and trees are coming in to leaf. Hill Court, Huddington A great walk that heads up a hill to Hill Court, a gorgeous late C16 red brick timbered house with part of the moat in front of the garden. On a clear day the views from this hill are wonderful, across the valleys to the Malvern Hills, Bredon Hill and sometimes as far as the Cotswold scarp with Grafton and Upton Snodsbury churches standing out among the trees. The walk is always lovely but a crisp, cold clear winter's day is best when the views can be outstanding and the short section of the route that crosses a cereal field is frozen hard.

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Word of the Day, Website of the Day, Number to Know, This Day in History, Today’s Featured Birthday and Daily Quote. Word of the Day Embarrass im-BAIR-us (verb) To confuse or disconcert; to involve in financial difficulties; to cause to experience self-conscious distress; to hinder or impede - www.merriam-webster.com Website of the Day Bob Uecker quotes Today is the birthday of baseball player/actor/comedian/baseball announcer Bob Uecker, so check out this Baseball-Almanac page, which has a collection of quotes by “Mr. Baseball.” The page also has fun facts on Uecker, and it links to his player page if you want to look at his statistics. Number to Know 3: Most touchdowns scored by a single player in a Super Bowl, a record shared by four players: Roger Craig, Jerry Rice, Ricky Watters and Terrell Davis. This Day in History Jan. 26, 1998: On television, President Bill Clinton denies having had "sexual relations" with former White House intern Monica Lewinsky. Today’s Featured Birthday Comedian/TV personality Ellen DeGeneres (55) “When I came up to bat with three men on and two outs in the ninth, I looked in the other team's dugout and they were already in street clothes.” - Bob Uecker, who was born on this date in 1935.

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Political Pundit Criticizes Media Coverage of ReligionNov. 18, 1997 WACO, Texas - Political analyst and news editor Fred Barnes criticized the mainstream media for biases against Christianity and the religious right movement during "Religion and the Media" conference held Nov. 14 at Baylor University. Barnes, a regular panelist for the McLaughlin Group and editor of the newsmagazine The Standard , said the media shuns the influence of religious beliefs in society. "I am highly critical of the mainline media's treatment of religion," Barnes said. "I think Buddhism gets fairer treatment." He said the media does not take a hostile position towards religion, but does not educate itself about the subject. Barnes said that before he personally committed his life to Jesus Christ in the late 1970s, he held biases against Christian beliefs. He said representing the field of journalism as a non-Christian and now as a Christian helps give him a balanced perspective on the issue. He supported his claims of journalistic bias by citing a 1980 research report known as the Rothman-Lichter study that concluded that 86 percent of journalists did not attend church. A critic of the study, John Dart, also spoke at the conference. Dart, religion writer for the Los Angeles Times, co-authored another media and religion study that challenges the representativeness of the Lichter study. Dart said the media conscientiously covers religion. "There is a reservoir of goodwill toward religion in the newsroom," Dart said. "Throughout the country there is a desire to do good religion stories." Dart co-authored the study titled "Bridging the Gap" with former Southern Baptist Convention president Jimmy Allen. The study found a higher percentage of religious participants in newsrooms across the country than the Lichter study. Barnes said the media shows bias in accepting liberal philosophies and rejecting the ideas of the religious right in news stories. "The stories about the political right suggest that they are strange and weird and an improper intrusion into political life," Barnes said. He used the 1994 congressional elections as an example. In that year, the Republican Party experienced success in winning a majority of congressional seats. Barnes said the religious right may have played a helpful role in strengthening the Republican ticket. However, he said the media portrayed the group as weakening the party. Barnes admitted that some right-wing politicians often cause their own negative coverage. Barnes encouraged Christian students in the audience of religion writers, editors and journalism faculty from around the country to pursue careers in the secular media. "I am a believer in young (Christian) journalists going into secular journalism," he said. "I am not talking about proselytizing. You can bring a lot of breadth to the mainstream media. You are needed to make the media better." Dr. Pam Schaeffer, writer and editor for the National Catholic Reporter, challenged the traditional view that the media reports only negative news about the Catholic Church. "Every time a negative story is done, the press is accused of being anti-Catholic, as if the press should not cover these types of stories," Schaeffer said. "I learned that I could respect, even love people who held different values from mine." Schaeffer agreed with Dart that the media does not hold a hostile attitude toward religion, but she said the media could do a better job of covering the subject if journalists would educate themselves about matters of faith. "Editors are a little afraid of religion," Schaeffer said. "If they make a mistake, people get mad." Schaeffer spent 13 years as a religion writer and editor at the St. Louis Post Dispatch while earning a doctorate in theology.

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A new video lets people see first-hand what a patient experiences during an innovative heart treatment. The YouTube video follows patient Peter Joyce through his journey of having a Percutaneous Coronary Intervention (PCI) performed at Tauranga Hospital. PCI is a minimally invasive procedure used to treat narrowed coronary arteries of the heart found in heart disease. It is also known as angioplasty or stenting and was introduced to Tauranga Hospital last April, after previously only being available outside of the Bay of Plenty. PCI is performed whilst the patient remains awake and in the video PCI Cardiologist Barry Kneale feeds a catheter through Mr Joyce's wrist and up through blood vessels so that the arteries supplying the heart can be seen via x-ray guidance. Mr Joyce said he hoped the video would help show others how simple it was and to ease the minds of anyone who might be about to undergo the procedure.

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Street, Alexandre Promio, 1897. Binns is Radio Merseyside's local historian. He does a bi-weekly feature on the lunchtime programme every Wednesday. Street was set out in 1790, named after William Harvey’s lime kilns. In 1804 the doctors at the local infirmary complained about the smell, so they were moved. But of course, the street kept its name. must have had a very frontier atmosphere in the 19th century. It was beyond the edge of the old town boundary. that changed with two arrivals. The railway first in 1851, then in 1856 and St George’s Hall, which opened in 1854. George’s Hall turned Liverpool from a provincial north of England town, to the second city of Empire. Its nearness to the station is of great significance. It was Liverpool’s message to the world. you looked out of St George’s Hall on the day of opening, you would have seen thousands of houses. They couldn’t leave it "stuck out there like a sore thumb" as one person said, they had to connect it to the old town. William Brown Street was that connection. The library and museum of the 1860s; the Walker Art Gallery, now refurbished, of the 1870s; the good old Empire Theatre, of another name in 1871, then under its modern name in 1925 and the North Western Hotel - all of these buildings turned Lime Street into a dramatic quarter. arrival place for those people coming from all over the country and indeed, all over the world. The plateau has been the scene for some of the most dramatic events in our history: - Crowds gathered there after the death of Gladstone, the death of Queen Victoria, the assassination of John Lennon. people awaiting the verdict in the Maybrick or Wallace trial. The famous strikes of 1911 and 1919. The return of football teams, the Beatles, the declarations of governments and elections. of these have brought people onto that sometimes rather breezy open of its most famous features was Professor Codman and his Punch and Judy show. This was such an institution in the city, that when it was threatened with removal it created the kind of public campaign that we are more used to nowadays then we were in the 1950s. Street was full of atmosphere, pubs and people. Some guide books will tell you of the ladies of the night. famous pubs were of the early 20th century. The Crown, The Vines, otherwise known around here as the Big House. The American Bar, which is older than both of those. the beginning of the 20th century it also became a Mecca for the new entertainment - the cinema. Several cinemas including very famous ones like the Forum, have occupied this ground since before the first world war. was "England’s front door", as they called the Adelphi. The present hotel was opened in 1912, but it is the second hotel on that site."

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Listen now 28 mins Seven unemployed men compete to win a builder's apprenticeship in South Wales. Jon Manel follows their progress, and explores how our concept of apprenticeship has changed over centuries. The charity Construction Youth Trust took its Real Apprentice scheme to Newport in the summer of 2010. Seven young people who weren't in education or employment were put to work on a building site, redeveloping two flats. The best performer won an apprenticeship with Newport City Homes. Jon Manel watches the competition and hears about the contestants' experience of trying to find work. But what can the winner expect of his apprenticeship? And how does the experience of today's apprentices compare to that of their predecessors decades - even centuries - ago? Jon meets a manager at Tata Steel - formerly British Steel - in Port Talbot, who is still with the company nearly forty years after he joined as an apprentice. And then we go back nearly six hundred years to discover the story of a fifteenth century butcher's apprentice from Newbury, recorded in a document in the Berkshire Record Office. Alison Fuller from Southampton University gives a potted history of how the lives of apprentices developed in the intervening years - for better and for worse. This page is best viewed in an up-to-date web browser with style sheets (CSS) enabled. While you will be able to view the content of this page in your current browser, you will not be able to get the full visual experience. Please consider upgrading your browser software or enabling style sheets (CSS) if you are able to do so.

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|ABOUT THE BCCSA| The BCCSA as an Independent Judicial Tribunal The Broadcasting Complaints Commission of South Africa ("BCCSA") was established by the National Association of Broadcasters ("NAB") in 1993. According to the BCCSA's Constitution it is a body corporate, capable of suing and being sued in its corporate name, and of performing all such acts as are necessary for or incidental to the carrying out of its objects, and for the performance of its functions and duties under its Constitution. The BCCSA shall be based in Johannesburg but the Chairperson may, when he or she deems it appropriate, decide to hold a session of the Tribunal of the Commission at any place in South Africa. The BCCSA was recognized by the Independent Broadcasting Authority ("IBA", now ICASA) in 1995 in terms of section 56(2) of the IBA Act 1993. During these hearings before the IBA, the IBA emphasized that the BCCSA must be an independent judicial tribunal so that it could, without fear or favour, adjudicate complaints from the public against the broadcasters, which are members of the NAB. The BCCSA has no jurisdiction as to election complaints. Such jurisdiction resides with the Complaints and Compliance Committee ("CCC") of the ICASA, The CCC also has jurisdiction to hear complaints about content against broadcasters which are not members of the NAB. Complaints other than those which relate to content of broadcasts, all fall under the jurisdiction of the CCC. Although the NAB provides the funds for the BCCSA, the BCCSA is, as a body corporate, entirely independent from the NAB. The BCCSA has an enforceable ongoing contract with the NAB, according to the BCCSA Constitution, to provide the BCCSA with its reasonable expenses. If the NAB does not provide the reasonable expenses, which would include all complaint sessions of the BCCSA, the BCCSA may take the matter to an independent arbitrator who will enforce the contract. If it is found that the NAB is or has omitted to provide such reasonable expenses, it is bound in law to do so. Other features of the Constitution which uphold the BCCSA's character as an independent judicial tribunal in terms of section 34 of the Constitution of the Republic, are the following: 1. The Commissioners are appointed by an independent panel chaired by an independent person (up to now by a retired Judge of Appeal) plus other persons appointed at an AGM of the BCCSA. Although it was, initially, the thinking that half of the Commissioners would be appointed from persons nominated by the NAB, the Constitution was amended at the insistence of the IBA so that all candidates would be nominated by members of the public. 2. The Chair is elected at an AGM without any intervention from the appointment panel or the NAB and may be a person from outside the Commission. So as to ensure the independence of the Chair he or she is in no way answerable to the Commission in so far as the judicial work is concerned. He or she appoints each Tribunal from the Commissioners and has, in any case, the right to appoint ad hoc Commissioners where Commissioners are not available or where it is in the interests of representivity. 3. The BCCSA is not, in any manner, accountable or answerable to the NAB. 4. Only the BCCSA may, at an AGM or SGM, amend its Constitution and it does so independently from the NAB. 5. Only the BCCSA may dissolve the BCCSA and the NAB has no right to do so or withdraw its funding of reasonable expenses. 6. The BCCSA appoints its own Registrar. The Chair appoints other staff members, including the accountant. The Chair is also in the sole control of the Office of the BCCSA. 7. All salaries or fees are paid by the BCCSA, which has its own bank account and appoints its auditor annually. 8. The BCCSA may impose sanctions, which include fines. It has an internal appeal procedure. In sum, the BCCSA is an independent judicial tribunal which must reach its decisions on the Broadcasting Code independently and in line with the precepts of administrative justice, as required by the Constitution of the Republic and legislation that governs fair administrative justice. Although initially set up by the Broadcasting industry, it is entirely independent from that industry and it would be in conflict with its corporate independence to be called an "industry body".

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Yarrow: A Tough Groundcover Option Image by Flickr / entheos The white flower heads of the yarrow plant Get acquainted with this hardy and handy groundcover People are always looking to cover open rough spots in the lawn and around the property. Our hardy native yarrow (Achillea millefolium) establishes quickly and binds the soil to provide a soft, scented carpet. In the wilds of Western Canada, white flat-topped flower heads rise to 75 cm (30 in.) tall from a mass of ferny leaves. Buy yarrow plants from a local garden centre or grow them from rooted stem fragments planted in fall or early spring. Many colour varieties are easy to raise from seed, and you can mow the spreading yarrow patch along with the grass. Yarrow leaves rubbed on the skin or burned in a campfire keep away mosquitoes. A poultice from steeped leaves helps heal sores and reduce muscle pain.

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Next: Radiative heat flux Up: Loading Previous: Distributed heat flux Contents Convective heat flux is a flux depending on the temperature difference between the body and the adjacent fluid (liquid or gas) and is triggered by the *FILM card. It takes the form where is the a flux normal to the surface, is the film coefficient, is the body temperature and is the environment fluid temperature (also called sink temperature). Generally, the sink temperature is known. If it is not, it is an unknown in the system. Physically, the convection along the surface can be forced or free. Forced convection means that the mass flow rate of the adjacent fluid (gas or liquid) is known and its temperature is the result of heat exchange between body and fluid. This case can be simulated by CalculiX by defining network elements and using the *BOUNDARY card for the first degree of freedom in the midside node of the element. Free convection, for which the mass flow rate is a n unknown too and a result of temperature differences, cannot be simulated. Next: Radiative heat flux Up: Loading Previous: Distributed heat flux Contents guido dhondt 2012-10-06

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Unity Temple in Oak Park, Ill., one of Frank Lloyd Wright's most significant public buildings, is teetering on the brink of extinction. An early example of the use of reinforced concrete, the 1909 structure suffers from water infiltration, crumbling concrete and a host of other ills. Fortunately for the landmark-and for Christine Happ Olson, new executive director of the Unity Temple Restoration Foundation (UTRF)-the state department of commerce has granted more than $1 million for badly needed exterior work. But the project is complex, says Olson, requiring a major HVAC upgrade and interior and other restoration totaling up to $3.3 million. "It's a retrofit to the nth degree," sighs Olson, but she remains optimistic. In February, Construction Technology Laboratories Inc. (CTL) of Skokie, Ill., will begin the unusual design/build exterior reconstruction, and the village will pitch in as much as $32,000 for M/E engineer Cosentini Associates to design a new HVAC and dehumidification system. Still, this work and the funds will only pay for one the project's three phases. The concrete stabilization is critical, however, says William R. Crozier, co-chairman of the UTRF, as large chunks of material have fallen recently from the temple's heavy cantilevers. Carbonation of the material-both inside the temple hall and on the exterior planes-is the primary cause of deterioration, he says. In the 1970s, the exterior was restored with shotcrete, but while the color and texture matched well and the material held, the aggregate contained iron, which caused rust-colored spots and streaks. According to Thomas L. Rewerts, vice president of CTL, the concrete upgrade will seal cracks in the "parent concrete," rebuild visibly sagging cantilevered roof slabs and patch spalling caused by corroded steel. The plans call for unusual materials, including a Silane cream sealant and an "expansive grout" called Bristar for removing concrete under the cantilevers without using impact tools that could damage original cinder concrete and historic art glass windows. "The biggest challenge is to match the color of the original concrete," says Rewerts. Inside the "auditorium," other challenges await, Crozier adds, such as the removal of retrofitted radiators and pipes. Wright's original design called for one of the first-ever forced-hot-air heating systems-and self-melting roof drains-but neither system ever really worked. "We want to restore the interior so that visitors can experience the space as Wright intended," says Happ Olson. Of greatest historic urgency, however, is water damage near original wood trim. Some carbonation is caused by human respiration, but the main cluprit is clear. "With 14 flat roof planes and seven skylights, it's hard to understand why there'd be water infiltration," Crozier jokes.

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Moderator: Nicole Marie OK, now is the time to ask all the splitting hair questions: you sain including voice, right? how fine tuned can we go with voice types, we shouldn't go too far, or the list won't work. should we just say voice, or differentiate soprano, mezzo, contralto, tenor, baritone, bass. or maybe just SATB? tenor spinto? colorature? probably too much. Non-western instruments are also fine. bignaf wrote:the problem with too much variety is that the resluts aren't statistically representative. also different people might end up voting for the same thing for different names. I guess it can come down to the judgment of the compiler. you can decide that the person who wrote coloratura soprano, would also be a fan of sopranos in general and add the vote to that category. Users browsing this forum: Majestic-12 [Bot]

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June marks national iced tea month, and I think it is a fine occasion to create a simple herbal ice tea mix. Despite traditional thought, herb teas can be made from fresh plant material, which is abundant right now. - Take some of your most fragrant herbs - the ones you brush with your hands to enjoy the smell, pick some of your favorites and place them in a glass container. I use a mason jar for convenience, when making a day's worth of tea for myself. - Lightly bruise the herbs with a wooden spoon. This means tapping and working the spoon into the herbs to help release the essential oils, the flavorful part of the plant. - Pour boiling water over the herbs and cover jar with a tight lid. If you do not have the exact lid that came with the jar, use a saucer. The weight of the saucer will be enough to keep the steam from escaping. - Let your herb tea sit until desired strength. Do not time this by color, however, as herbs may not give the darker appearance that black tea leaves provide. - To test the strength of your brew, taste after 3 minutes and every 2 minutes thereafter. - When tea if finished, strain off plant material and compost it. Then sweeten while the mixture is still warm to dissolve the sugar or honey more thoroughly. During June, there are some blossoming edible flowers and herbs that could be included in your herb tea mix. The flowers impart a delicate taste and sweetness. You may not have to use additional sugar when using fresh flowers. Be sure to find flowers that are truly edible, however. Here are some ideas for a fresh herb tea mix. These should be growing and often blossoming in many areas of North America in the month of June: Pick at least a cup of the following: - Rose petals(unsprayed source only please) - Catnip leaves and flowers - Mints-growing abundantly now, pinch a mixture of them if you can. - Lemon Balm - Violet blossoms and leaves - Dandelion blossoms-remove the green parts, they can be bitter - Nettle leaves - Red clover blossoms Using the method listed above, brew any combination of these herbs to the desired strength. Chill and enjoy some of the freshest tea you have ever had to celebrate ice tea month!

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Books & Music Food & Wine Health & Fitness Hobbies & Crafts Home & Garden News & Politics Religion & Spirituality Travel & Culture TV & Movies Bubble Tea Dangers? Bubble Tea Dangers? Bubble Tea is a tea drink that is becoming more widely noticed in recent years. This drink has been consumed in the Asian American communities for some time now; most likely the very late 1980’s. It currently enjoys a somewhat cult-like following among the younger generations of suburbanites and on college campuses. It goes by the names of Bubble tea, pearl milk tea, milk tea, or Bobo. Bubble tea finds its origin in the country of Taiwan in 1980. In Taiwan there are some 10,000 Bubble tea stores, it is somewhat like how there are coffee shops on every corner here in America. What in the world is a bubble tea and why could it be dangerous? A bubble tea is a tea drink that can be served hot or cold, but the majority are drunk cold. This drink comes in a myriad of different ounces sizes, as well as flavors, and added ingredients. For example one can purchase a chocolate or passion fruit or mango bubble tea. A bubble tea is also considered by some an edible drink. It contains “marbles” of tapioca that are put in and sink to the bottom of the cup. Each drink is served with a huge width straw. This is in order to suck up the tapioca. The Bubble tea is made by #1 adding the “milk: to the cup- this can be milk, non-dairy creamer, or condensed milk. #2 then mixed into the “milk” is either green tea, or black tea #3 then sweetened with sugar- honey, white sugar, or raw sugar #4 if fruit was ordered either fruit juice or fruit syrup is then added. #5 Then the Cassava tapioca is added Along with these common ingredients other things can be introduced such as Cassava powder, mullet protein, wheat gluten, or milk essence. So this tea drink sounds like a very sweet indulgence right? Not so fast, it is of current debate with those who sell the Bubble tea, and the rumors that abound that have been passed around by word of mouth, to whether Bubble tea can make sick. It appears that warnings are necessary to heed. It is said that those ingredients that are being added to the drinks are very harmful. It is said that the milk essence (which is considered a main ingredient) while containing a high amount of hydrogenated vegetable oil is also loaded with chemicals like trace arsenic, lead, copper, and other minerals. Overt and long term consumption of such things can lead one to heart disease, blood disorders, cancer, and asthma. To make the Tapioca more “rubbery” the mullet protein is added. This is artificial plastic powder and this cannot be eliminated from our bodies! It cannot be digested. It remains in our systems. Wheat gluten is also an additive that is also considered a “plastic”! Taiwan has long been accused of using not only cheap but noxious materials. Chemical firms sold the “clouding agents” and jams using plasticizers. These chemicals can also be found in jelly, jams, and dietary supplements. The above chemicals produce DEHP and DOP. Phthalates have recently had preliminary studies done that show Phthalates can cause cancer, obesity, diabetes, disruption of hormones balance and affects both male and female reproductive organs. Approximately fourteen products like emulsifiers, juices, syrups, and jellies that have already been recalled in Canada by the Canadian Food Inspection Agency. Currently, the chemicals are not under any recall in the United States; however, many shops are being proactive and are removing harmful agents from their drinks. It has been noted that many shops on the West coast have been either having their ingredients tested or are buying only products that have been approved for consuming. So for your own safety or peace of mind, please ask at your café or tea house, if the business supports a self-ban on Taiwan chemical products. Buyer beware. | Related Articles | Editor's Picks Articles | Top Ten Articles | Previous Features | Site Map Content copyright © 2013 by Mary Caliendo. All rights reserved. This content was written by Mary Caliendo. If you wish to use this content in any manner, you need written permission. Contact Mary Caliendo for details. Website copyright © 2013 Minerva WebWorks LLC. All rights reserved.

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Guest Author - Heather Thomas In most wild species, birds display dominance within the flock to determine their place or roll within that flock. Males display and vocalize to win their choice of female. The term “pecking order” comes from natural bird behavior. Dominant behavior is natural and expected in the wild. We must be cautious, as humans, not to project our sense of right and wrong onto our feathered companions. Similar to birds that still live in the wild, your bird may be only a few generations removed from the wild and will display natural behavior tendencies. Understanding these basic characteristics helps you understand how to interact with your bird and creates a happier flock experience for all. The Lunging or Biting Bird One must be cautious to label “bad” behavior as dominant behavior. Lunging and biting are most often caused by fear. Changing a bird’s environment too drastically such as cage placement, a new cage, rearranging the furniture in a room or even something as simple as changing the drapery on the window next to their cage can cause even a friendly bird to become seemingly aggressive. It is important to consider environmental changes before labeling your bird’s behavior as dominant. Typical dominant behavior that manifests itself as biting or lunging would be a bird that loves to sit only on your shoulder and bites you when you attempt to remove them. Protecting a favorite person or place in your home by lunging or biting at others who happen to come too close would also be correctly labeled as dominant behavior. The Bully Bird You may have a situation where you keep more than one bird in a cage. If you have a flock that works well together you will be able to tell who the dominant male is but it will not adversely affect your flock. If you have a dominant male that is a bully, you may observe him forcing other birds off of their perch or guarding a food dish and not letting anyone else eat from it. In worst-case scenarios, your bully will single out a victim and force that bird to dwell at the bottom of the cage or even injure and possibly kill this weaker bird. If you have a dominant bully, it is best to remove him from the cage and keep him in a cage by himself or with his mate. The Anti-Social Bird As much as you try your bird has no interest in becoming your friend. This bird often flutters around its cage to avoid your hand or takes to flight to escape your reach. I find this behavior often typical of a bird with unclipped wings. There are people who keep birds that believe it is cruel to clip a bird’s wings. I will cover this topic in depth at a later time but here will touch on effects not clipping your bird’s wings has on dominance. By the very act of keeping a bird as a pet, you are choosing to take this wonderful winged creature and transform it into your friend or companion. If you take this action, it changes the purpose of the animal. If you allow your bird to retain the ability of flight, you are permitting your bird to escape your reach and do whatever it wants. This may be fine, if you want a wild bird as a pet. However, if you want a friendly bird, you want a bird dependent on you, a bird that does not fly away just because it wants to. For a well-mannered bird, keep the flock mentality where you are the dominant bird. If you want a bird that respects you, you must maintain dominance. This is not achieved by cruel discipline. Observe your bird and be consistent with your expectations and interaction within your flock. Do not allow unacceptable dominant behavior to take root in your avian friend.

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Guest Author - Susan Taylor Growing orchids is a wonderful hobby for almost anyone. Exhibiting them at a local orchid society meeting is the next step. We all have the need to show off our plants when they are looking beautiful! Most orchid societies have a "plant table" which is basically a mini-show for the members to bring in their flowering orchids. This is a very helpful tool for the beginning grower. You can see what the plant as well as the flowers look like before you actually buy one. Talking to the grower in your area of the country to see how they grow the specific plant can also be extremely helpful. You learn that not all plants are specimen size with hundreds of blooms, some are young plants with only one or two flowers like the ones you have! The principles for preparing your plant to exhibit at a plant table and at a show are very similar -- you are trying to present your plant in the best light possible. This begins as soon as the plant starts to show an inflorescence. For Phalaenopsis this means staking the inflorescence when it reaches approximately 12 inches or 30 cm high. Use a stake of your choice, usually wire or bamboo, to carefully provide support and exhibit the flowers most beautifully. It is also important to make sure that the plant is not turned once the inflorescence has started to grow -- if this happens, the inflorescence will twist and the flowers will not present evenly. For Cattleya Alliance plants and Paphiopedilums, use the stake to hold the inflorescence upright so the flowers are presented facing the viewer. This may be done with standard stakes or taking thin wires and making a "u" hook in them to hold the inflorescence. The important point is to provide support to hold the flower in the best possible position for viewing. Clean up your plant, taking off all old materials, trimming leaves of brown areas and sponging off leaves with either milk and water, or lemon juice so that all chemical residues are removed. Put it in a decorative container with some moss to finish it off and "Voila" a plant to be proud of and wow your fellow growers.

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In case you missed some of my earlier posts on all the bad stuff that smoking does to your hair, teeth, and nails, a recap on the series is soon to come. But for the final installments, let's talk skin. Besides causing a tough, leathery complexion and an aged-beyond-your-years appearance, there are lots of other ways smoking is simply terrible for the body's largest organ. Find out what they are when you read more. - The wrinkling: Smoking constricts the blood vessels, resulting in eventual premature wrinkling, as the body is robbed of vital nutrients and essential oxygen. It also results in the degradation of collagen and elastin, two fibers that give skin strength, suppleness, and that youthful glow. (Keep in mind that it often takes 10 years for the major consequences of smoking to show up on the skin, so what you don't see now can be misleading.) - Smoker's face: Gaunt features, a sallow, gray-toned appearance, and deep lines surrounding the mouth and outer eyes? These are all symptoms of what's known as "smoker's face." The longer you smoke, and the more cigarettes you light up, the greater likelihood of wrinkles and sagging skin. - Speaking of wrinkles: For smokers, wrinkling not only shows up on the face, but all over the body, too. From the neck to the chest to the arms, legs, and buttocks, no amount of wrinkle cream or sun protection will stop them from coming. - Dried up: Nicotine acts as a diuretic, therefore causing drying of the skin. Not only that, but continual exposure to the heat from a cigarette, along with pursing of the lips and squinting of the eyes while taking a drag, contributes to a less-than-lovely leathered appearance. The bad news is that there are still many other reasons smoking is bad for the skin. (I'll explore them in a future post.) However, the good news is that if you quit now, you can stop further damage from happening, all while restoring a healthy, nonsmoker glow.

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"Kid Simple: A Radio Play in the Flesh," a Beloit College Theatre Production From site: News & Events Date: Thursday, February 28th, 2013 Time: 8:00 pm Duration: 2 hours Location: Kresge Theatre, Neese Complex Sponsored by: Theatre, Dance and Media Studies Contact: Amy L. Sarno, Amy Sarno Moll, a girl who invents things, wins the science fair with a machine for hearing sounds that can't be heard. But when a shapeshifting Mercenary steals the invention (and her heart), she must embark on a quest to save noise as we know it. Accompanied by the last boy-virgin in the eleventh grade, Moll crosses chasms and rafts rivers into a world where sound is always more than what meets the ear. A quirky fable of innocence and experience, featuring live sound effects, mutinous onomatopoeia, and a host of woodsy temptations. For mature audiences. Language and subject matter may not be suitable for children. Admissions: $8.50 ($5 for seniors; $4 for students). This event is open to campus and community.

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WASHINGTON -- Lawyers in at least two recent high-profile U.S. trials say they'll appeal the verdicts due to jurors who posted on Twitter during the trial. The situations have legal scholars pondering the implications of social-networking by jurors who are routinely ordered not to discuss the cases they are involved in with anyone. "Our (legal) doctrine is not made for a wired universe," Daniel Richman, who teaches at Columbia Law School, told ABC News.com. ABC said Tuesday the Twitter postings were being used as grounds for appeal by attorneys for an Arkansas company hit with a $12.6 million civil verdict and by former Pennsylvania State Sen. Vincent Fumo, D-Philadelphia, who was convicted Monday of obstruction of justice. Fumo's motion to halt the deliberations last week contended that although the unnamed juror's posts didn't indicate which way the panel was leaning, his penchant for online communications could have led him to read postings from others stating opinions on Fumo's guilt or innocence. Although the judge had ruled the juror could remain in the case, experts tell ABC that comments on Twitter, Facebook and elsewhere in cyberspace will have to be considered by judges across the country. "There's one simple rule that I tell everyone," Anne Reed, a Milwaukee attorney and jury consultant, said to ABC. "If the person said the same thing offline, what would we do?" Copyright © 2009, by United Press International. All Rights Reserved.

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WASHINGTON - U.S. President George Bush touted the bipartisan immigration reform bill as a way to address the issue of the millions of illegal immigrants in the country. "This bill brings us closer to an immigration system that enforces our laws and upholds the great American tradition of welcoming those who share our values and our love of freedom," Bush said in his Saturday radio address. A large group of U.S. senators, led by Sen. Ted Kennedy, D-Mass., announced the compromise bill Thursday. The White House immediately threw its support behind the measure. The 380-page measure would demand border security be improved before other parts of the bill go into effect, create a temporary worker program and give illegal immigrants in the country a chance to earn a visa. Bush said the bill would "honor the great American tradition of the melting pot by strengthening our efforts to help new arrivals assimilate into our society." The Senate is to debate the measure next week while the House has it penciled in for consideration in July. Copyright © 2007, by United Press International. All Rights Reserved.

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(BPT) - Everyone, including moms and doctors, can agree that a good night of sleep is necessary for good health, high energy, and an individual’s overall well-being. Not getting enough good sleep – or rapid eye movement sleep – can affect the mind and body’s ability to react appropriately to outside factors, the National Sleep Foundation reports. Creating the perfect sleep environment is the first step toward ensuring a good night of sleep. March, the first month of spring, is also National Sleep Awareness Month, and it aims to remind everyone why a good night of zzz’s is so important. One in four adults in the United States experience occasional sleepiness, difficulty falling asleep, or waking up feeling un-refreshed at least a few times per week, according to the National Sleep Foundation. Fortunately, you can implement these tips this spring, and create a comfortable sleeping environment in your home for both you and your family. * Eliminate distractions – Electronics. Noises. Lights. Many items, such as laptops, TVs and cellphones, commonly found in bedrooms can cause distractions and prevent a person from entering REM sleep. Remove these items from the room. Also, consider running a fan or white noise machine to create a soft sound barrier, which will help muffle unexpected sounds like a person flushing the toilet or an engine rumbling loudly on the street outside. * Establish comfort – Creating a sleep-conducive environment is an important factor in making the most out of every minute you sleep. Cuddle up each night with soft linens and create a calming atmosphere in the bedroom. To do this, try adding Downy Infusions Lavender Serenity liquid fabric softener when washing your sheets and sleepwear this season, to make your linens and sleepwear silky, soft and soothing. It will help lull you right into bed. With Downy you can wake up to a great scent and start the day off on the right side of the bed. * Be routine – The human body reacts favorably to familiar and repeated movements. So consider following a routine every night, whether it’s taking a warm bath, reading a chapter in a book or journaling. The National Sleep Foundation advises against watching TV or using electronics as part of this routine because electronics can hinder quality sleep. * Stay active – Sleep is needed to give the body energy to get through its daily activities. Conversely, daily activities are needed to tire the body out for a good night of sleep. Consider adding physical activities into your daily schedule so you can settle into bed between the covers each night, tired and ready for a good night of sleep. Nobody enjoys walking around in a mental fog or having no energy during the day, so be sure to create the perfect sleep environment in your home for you and your family this spring. It will help you get the most out of every minute of your zzz’s.

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read your codes like for a cel and erase them using the erase function?If so there is the problem it will set all the I/M monitors to not ready.It is part of the non constant emission monitoring system.Even if you had to take a smog test if you have no cel on, you can get by with 2 i/m status codes not ready,and eventually it will after enough proper drive cycles reset itself. Or if you cleared the codes and need to take a smog test and i/m are not ready,follow----with common sense---- This generic OBDII drive cycle Begin with a cold start (coolant temperature below 122 degrees F and the coolant and air temperature sensors within 11 degrees of one another). This condition can be achieved by allowing the vehicle to “sit” overnight, and then by beginning the drive cycle the next day. Most drive cycles will be difficult to follow exactly under normal driving conditions, so the driver should exercise caution, road safety, and courtesy to others. * Start the engine. Idle the engine in drive for two and a half minutes with the A/C and rear defroster on. * Turn the A/C and rear defrost off, and accelerate to 55 mph at half throttle. * Hold at a steady speed of 55 mph for three minutes. * Decelerate (coast down) to 20 mph without braking or depressing the clutch. * Accelerate back to 55 to 60 mph at ¾ throttle. * Hold at a steady speed of 55 to 60 mph for five minutes. * Decelerate (coast down) to a stop without braking. As long as your other cat is okay,and it would let you know no reason to be afraid

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Search Tips Bertelsmann Foundation - Umlauts (ö, ä, ü) are recognized. - Letters are not case-sensitive - Use synonyms and word variations when refreshing your search: CDRom, CD-Rom. - To search for a phrase, enclose it in quotation marks: "" - Use an asterisk (*) anywhere to initiate a fuzzy search - Use a question mark (?) anywhere as a placeholder for any letter - If documents contain several keywords, enter them one after the other, separated by a space - Use the advanced search function to further narrow your results. The basic search at the top right of the web page works the same as the search you conduct in the first line of the advanced search tab (“with all words”). Searching for one word Enter all the words, separated by a space, in the basic search or in the first line of the advanced search (“with all words”). The search function automatically links them with the logical operator “and,” meaning that a document from the hit list includes all of the entered words: Reinhard Mohn = search for documents containing information about Reinhard and about Mohn. Searching for a phrase Enter all the words in the first line of the advanced search (“with all words”) and enclose them in quotation marks: “Reinhard Mohn” = search for information about Reinhard Mohn. Searching for one word only If you want the document you are searching for to contain one of the words you entered, enter the words, separated by spaces, into the second line of the advanced search (“one of the words”). The search function automatically links them with the logical operator “or,” meaning that a document from the hit list includes at least one of the entered words: Mohn Liz Reinhard = search for information about Liz Mohn and Reinhard Mohn Using placeholders / searching for variations of a termUse the placeholder * anywhere in a word: “Foundation*” finds information about “foundations,” as well as “foundation development” and “foundation marketing,” etc. The asterisk stands for any number of characters. Unfinished words must have an asterisk at the end; entering “founda” results in zero hits. Use the question mark as a placeholder for exactly one letter: “Schmi?t” finds information on both “Schmid” and “Schmitt.” Both of these options can be used in a basic search and in all three lines of the advanced search. Excluding a word For when you do NOT want the term to be included in the search results. To do this use the advanced search and enter the word that should be excluded in the third line, “Without the word”: If you want information about foundations, but not about community foundations, enter the word “foundation*” in the first line of the advanced search and the word “community” in the third line. Limiting the search to one categoryIf you want to limit your search to one specific category, use the advanced search and under “Limit Search” choose one of the categories from the Search Only In drop-down menu on the right: News, articles, downloads, publications, or projects. Only one category can be selected. Enter “Reinhard Mohn” in the first line on the left (“with all words”) and choose under Search Only In: Publications; you will find information on Bertelsmann Stiftung publications written by Reinhard Mohn or in which he is featured. Basic searchFound at the top of the web page; default says “search term.” Use the basic search... if you need very fast results; if you have a very specific search term (otherwise the number of hits is too high); if you enter no more than two or three search terms to narrow down the search results. In the basic search you can work only with the logical operator “AND” (see search tips) Advanced search To the left of the basic search at the top of the web page is the Advanced Search link Advanced search helps you... narrow your search; sort the hit list according to certain criteria; search for several search terms.

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All new and many used vehicles arrive with a warranty covering unexpected repairs. Be sure to understand the duration and covered components of the warranty. A typical warranty might be written "48/50,000" meaning that coverage lasts either 48 months from the initial purchase or until the vehicle has 50,000 miles, whichever comes first.top Depending on what is being repaired, the length of a factory warranty varies. Often a comprehensive "bumper-to-bumper" warranty covers everything outside of schedule maintenance. This is generally the shortest warranty period. A usually longer powertrain warranty covers engine and transmission defects. Anti-corrosion protection often lasts even longer. Finally, some manufacturers offer roadside assistance for a limited time.top Warranties are often transferable, meaning that a vehicle inside its mileage and duration caps will maintain its factory warranty.top By performing required service at the proper intervals and responding if something clearly goes wrong. Your owner's manual explicitly lists service intervals, although cars are often equipped with "check engine" dashboard lights that signal needed maintenance.top You just need to take the vehicle in for service when the time arrives. Factory-authorized technicians must perform service and any other outside maintenance can potentially void a warranty.top Many warranties cover the parts and labor costs involved in fixing unexpected repairs but place the burden of expected maintenance on the customer. Certain repairs may be covered by some manufacturers and not by others.top Changing your engine's oil and filter is one of the most vital maintenance procedures possible. Oil keeps friction down in the engine and prevents the motor from seizing up. Typical intervals for new cars are between 5,000 to 15,000 miles.top Water and antifreeze keep your engine from overheating and freezing during extreme temperatures. Intervals for flushing the system and replacing coolant vary, as some manufacturers promise long lasting antifreeze good past 100,000 miles. A general timeframe would be every few years or 30,000 to 40,000 miles.top Older vehicles required the replacement or adjustment of spark plugs much more often than new vehicles do. Manufacturers today promise over 100,000 miles before a tune-up that includes changing the plugs. Still, checking the plugs at 50,000 to 60,000 miles is not a bad idea.top The interval for changing the filter depends on the quality of filter, type of vehicle and environment in which most driving occurs. Traveling on dirt roads will surely clog a filter faster than paved highways. Also, local pollution can determine filter life.top Again, the interval of changing a battery depends on the type of battery, type of vehicle and local climate. Super cold regions may require a more powerful battery for cold starting. Also, rechargeable batteries that have completely lost their charge at some point often never reach full potential again.top During scheduled maintenance it's a good idea to inspect all hoses, belts and other connections under the hood to be sure everything is in good shape and properly attached.top Wipers need to be replaced, especially in climates with ice and snow. Sometimes just the blade needs replacing, while other times the entire wiper unit should go. Some customers may choose different types of wipers for better performance.top The type of vehicle, specific tire and driving style determine the life of a tire. Many are rated to last 30,000 to 70,000 miles, but an aggressive style can wear out tires in 15,000 miles. Customers may deviate from OEM specification in the interest of better looks or performance.top Like tires, brake life depends heavily on driving style. Lots of stressful braking will significantly shorten the life. Replacement requires new pads and sometimes, new rotors.top Anything required for an annual inspection can also need replacing. Light bulbs, exhaust components and emission controls may require fixing.top Different seasons require different types of tires. Many manufacturers sell vehicles with all-season tires that are suitable for most conditions. However, if your vehicle arrived with performance summer tires you should invest in a set of snow tires for safety in the bad weather. Some drivers with all-season rubber may also fit snows for added security. No tire is perfect, as extra competence in one category often means compromise in another. For example, a tire that is great in snow may be so-so on dry pavement and average in the rain. Try to find reviews on a tire to determine if it meets your criteria. Always be sure to maintain the proper inflation for safety, performance and longevity. Buy four matching tires, for the most part. Some rear-wheel-drive cars can get by with just rear snows, but front-wheel-drive cars should never have snows up front and non-snows out back. The inconsistency in grip during braking can cause the tail end to slide out of the driver's control. All-wheel-drive vehicles require four tires as well. When purchasing a set of snow tires try to pick up an extra set of wheels on which the rubber can be mounted. Not having to mount/dismount tires each season saves time and maximizes tire life. Often your dealer will sell a reasonably priced set of steel wheel to match the snow tires. Be sure your engine oil is the correct viscosity. Colder climates can cause oil to thicken, demanding a thinner oil to start. Check your antifreeze and be certain the proper water-to-antifreeze mixture is maintained. Antifreeze testers are available at many auto parts stores. Verify that your windshield wipers are operable and keep the washer fluid reservoir full. Double-check hoses and belts. Cold temperatures can cause rubber to shrink and crack, so be sure your hoses and belts have some flexibility left.top Warranties won't cover all of the costs, as the owner often pays for scheduled service charges. Use a full matching set of snow tires to maximize bite and keep grip consistent. Unmatched or differently worn tires can cause an imbalance and a lose of control. Performing scheduled maintenance at the recommended intervals is the key to maintaining maximum performance and promoting vehicle longevity. Changing fluids, filters and components that wear out will ensure your car or truck retains optimal functionality throughout its lifetime. Warranty periods and mileage limits vary according to the amount of coverage they provide. Powertrain warranties often last longer than bumper-to-bumper coverage. Roadside assistance and anti-corrosion are other common methods of protection. Certified Pre-Owned vehicles often include both extended bumper-to-bumper and powertrain warranties, as well as 24-hour roadside assistance.

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Reps from the Drug Policy Alliance discuss their intense fight for drug policy reforms. Forty years ago, on the morning of June 17, 1971, President Richard Nixon declared: “America’s public enemy No. 1 in the United States is drug abuse. In order to fight and defeat this enemy, it is necessary to wage a new, all-out offensive. I have asked the Congress to provide the legislative authority and the funds to fuel this kind of an offensive. This will be a worldwide offensive dealing with the problems of sources of supply, as well as Americans who may be stationed abroad, wherever they are in the world.” This moment is widely regarded as the unofficial launch of America’s spectacularly unsuccessful and costly global war on drugs. Since then, the war on drugs has cost at least $1 trillion. The economic costs pale in comparison, though, to the human costs. More than 40 million people have been arrested for a drug law violation. More than half a million people are currently behind bars for drugs — which is more than the entire U.S. prison population in 1980. Hundreds of thousands of people have died from overdose and HIV/AIDS because cost-effective, life-saving interventions were blocked by drug war politics. The war on drugs has also created shameful racial disparities in the American criminal justice system — largely thanks to disproportionate enforcement of drug laws, one in 12 African-American men are in prison or jail, compared to one in 36 Latino men and one in 87 white men. The Drug Policy Alliance (DPA) is the nation's leading organization promoting alternatives to the drug war that are grounded in science, compassion, health and human rights. DPA is actively involved in the legislative process and seeks to roll back the excesses of the drug war, block new, harmful initiatives and promote sensible drug policy reforms. Here, I ask Jag Davies and Tommy McDonald of the DPA about their war on the War on Drugs. Even as more states legalize marijuana for medical use, the prosecutions for simple possession in 2009 were a shocking 850,000. Where are these arrests coming from? They're certainly not home raids. We are at a schizophrenic moment with marijuana. On the one hand, its use is more culturally accepted than ever, and surveys show that most people think that alcohol is the more dangerous drug. Over the past decade and a half, 16 states have passed medical marijuana laws. Yet, more people are getting arrested for marijuana than ever, and arrests have increased dramatically over the past decade in many places. More than 850,000 people were arrested for marijuana last year — and more than 4 out of 5 of those were for mere low-level possession. In NYC alone last year there were more than 50,000 low-level marijuana arrests. Low-level marijuana possession offenses are the number-one arrest in New York City, mostly as a result of New York’s racially biased “stop-and-frisk” policy. The NYPD makes nearly a thousand arrests and jailings a week for simple marijuana possession — one of every seven arrests, and nearly 350,000 marijuana possession arrests since Bloomberg became mayor. At $1,000−$2,000 per arrest, this "marijuana arrest crusade" costs $75 million or more dollars a year. Upwards of $75 million have been used to arrest NYC residents for marijuana possession that could have legally been handled with a summons and not a criminal offense. Arrests and incarceration for drugs — even for first-time, low-level marijuana violations — can result in debilitating collateral consequences for an individual and their family. A conviction for a drug law violation can result in the loss of employment, property, public housing, food stamp eligibility, financial aid for college and the right to vote — even after serving time behind bars. How is America's "War on Drugs" perceived internationally? Internationally, the U.S. is seen as the incarceration capital of the world, with five percent of the world’s population and 25 percent of the world’s prison population, which is fueled by the war on drugs. The U.S. has forcefully pushed prohibition around the world. We punish countries that don’t follow our lead. However, the consensus is starting to crack. Experiments with decriminalization in Portugal and the Netherlands have yielded very positive results. However, the consequences of the War on Drugs have been dire in Latin American countries – especially for Mexico, where more than 40,000 people have been killed in the past four years in prohibition-related violence. On June 2, the Global Commission on Drug Policy released a report calling for a major paradigm shift in how our society deals with drugs, including decriminalization and legal regulation. The report sent a jolt around the world, generating thousands of international media stories. The commission is comprised of international dignitaries including Kofi Annan, former Secretary General of the United Nations; Richard Branson, entrepreneur, founder of the Virgin Group; and the former presidents of Brazil, Colombia, Mexico and Switzerland. How has the "War on Drugs" been racialized? Why are some drugs legal and other drugs illegal today? It’s not based on any scientific assessment of the relative risks of these drugs — it’s based on who is associated with these drugs. The first anti-opium laws in the 1870s were directed at Chinese immigrants. The first anti-cocaine laws, in the South in the early 1900s, were directed at Black men. The first anti-marijuana laws, in the Midwest and the Southwest during the 1910s and '20s, were directed at Mexican migrants and Mexican-Americans. Artists and performers — especially Black jazz musicians — were common targets. Today, Latino and Black communities are still subject to wildly disproportionate drug enforcement and sentencing practices. The war on drugs is now being called the “New Jim Crow,” given its devastating impacts on communities of color. Blacks and Latinos disproportionately bear the brunt of the drug war. For example, four-fifths of those incarcerated in federal prisons for crack cocaine convictions are Black, despite the fact that whites and Latinos make up two-thirds of crack cocaine users. Of the 50,383 arrested for low-level marijuana possession in New York last year, 86 percent of those arrested are Black or Latino — even though research consistently shows that young whites use marijuana at higher rates. This is an important point that surprises most people — for decades, the federal government’s annual research studies have shown that Blacks and whites use drugs at similar rates. Drug use doesn’t discriminate — but drug law enforcement does. How would treating addiction as a health crisis change the way America currently deals with it, which is to criminalize it? We desperately need drug policies that move away from the criminal justice system by addressing drug overdose, addiction and misuse through a health-oriented framework. A health-centered response to drug use assesses improvement by many measures — not simply by people’s drug use levels, but also by their personal health, employment status, social relationships and general wellbeing. “Success” in the criminal justice context, by contrast, boils down to the single measure of abstinence — because any drug use is deemed illegal behavior. Both approaches already exist in the U.S. today; the wealthy often benefit from one, while people of less means are by and large subject to the other. Incarcerating individuals convicted of low-level drug law violations places huge financial costs on taxpayers. For example, it costs approximately $45,000 to incarcerate a person for one year in New York State, while community-based treatment costs approximately $15,000 per year, and is more effective in reducing crime and restoring communities. A study by the RAND Corporation found that every additional dollar invested in treatment for substance misuse saves taxpayers $7.46 in societal costs (crime, violence, loss of productivity and other factors). That same study found that treatment reduces crime, recidivism and other societal costs 15 times more effectively than law enforcement alone. Portugal presents the most significant and successful example of a post-criminalization, health-centered drug policy. In 2001, Portuguese legislators decriminalized low-level drug possession and reclassified it as an administrative violation. At the heart of this policy change was the recognition that the criminalization of drug use was not justifiable and that it was actually a barrier to more effective responses to drug use. A decade later, Portugal’s paradigm change from a punitive approach to a health-centered one has proved enormously popular. It has not created a haven for “drug tourists” nor has it led to increased drug use rates, which continue to be among the lowest in the European Union. Rather, fatal overdose from opiates has been cut nearly in half, new HIV/AIDS infections in people who inject drugs fell by two-thirds, the number of people in treatment increased and the number of people on opioid maintenance treatments more than doubled. Portugal’s paradigm shift has facilitated better uptake of prevention, treatment, harm reduction and social reintegration services and, ultimately, a more realistic approach to drug use driven by experience and evidence. The failure of U.S. stopgap measures and the success of the Portuguese model challenge advocates and policymakers in the U.S. to focus on building the political will to work toward removing criminal penalties for drug use and implement instead a comprehensive and effective health-centered approach. Public health interventions are wise, necessary long-term investments. They reduce the harms associated with drug use, prevent crimes against people and property and cut associated costs. How was the figure your organization claims has been spent on the war on drugs, $51 billion, calculated? On the state and local level, more than $25 billion is spent annually on the war on drugs, while the federal government spends more than $26 billion. That’s $169 for a every man, woman and child in this country. These numbers are conservative estimates — the real number is likely much higher. With governments defecit soaring and essential services on the chopping block, this represent a colossal waste of money. Which states have you found have been the most progressive around ending the war on drugs? Voters and state lawmakers are moving forward even while their federal counterparts remain paralyzed by decades of inertia and drug war rhetoric. The number and scope of state-level reforms provide evidence of diminishing public confidence in the reflexive “get-tough” mentality, and a growing commitment to approaches rooted in science, compassion, health and human rights. Both Republicans and Democrats — in states from Kentucky to California to Connecticut — have led successful efforts to decriminalize marijuana, to reduce long and costly prison sentences for people who commit nonviolent drug law offenses, to increase access to sterile syringes to reduce the spread of HIV/AIDS and to prevent fatal drug overdose.

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We all want children to be happy and grow into productive, fulfilled adults, and according to parenting expert Maureen Healy, the secret to that success is in providing a foundation of inner confidence. With twenty years of experience as a spiritual teacher and child development expert, Healy knows that confidence is never "out there" but is something to be cultivated from inside.Healy literally traveled the world in search of the best practices in raising inwardly strong children and the connection between inner confidence and lasting happiness. In Growing Happy Kids, she draws on her Buddhist training, her background in child psychology, and the latest scientific research. The result is her insightful model for creating inner confidence and cultivating a sense of emotional strength that lays the foundation for children's happiest lives.Anyone who touches the life of a child—parents, teachers, school administrators, grandparents, clinicians—will gain wise ideas and practical suggestions for nurturing a child's sense of confidence and ultimately, happiness. Received for review. This was certainly a new take on the idea of promoting a healthy level of self-confidence in children though I don't necessarily agree with the practicality of all the author's profered ideas. For instance, she recommends parents help children visualize themselves as confident, etc. Seriously though, if my parents had suddenly started with that when I was a child I would have wondered if they'd been abducted and replaced by hippie robots. So, yes, some of the tools are good ideas, but others are probably best to leave until children are older, or at least old enough to make educated choices. I'm all for healthy self-confidence in children and adults alike but this is really a bit too far over on the crunchy granola side for most of the population, however, the crunchy granola crowd should benefit from its ideas. ★★★☆☆ = Liked It

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Clinical complications associated with diabetes may include the following: Cardiovascular disease, in many cases, is caused by atherosclerosis - an excess build-up of plaque on the inner wall of a large blood vessel, which restricts the flow of blood. Heart disease is the leading cause of diabetes-related deaths. Heart disease and stroke are two to four times more common in persons with diabetes. High blood pressure affects 73 percent of persons with diabetes. Periodontal (gum) disease occurs with greater frequency in persons with diabetes. retinopathy or glaucoma (eye disease or blindness) Blindness due to diabetic retinopathy is a more important cause of visual impairment in younger-onset people than in older-onset people. Males with younger-onset diabetes generally develop retinopathy more rapidly than females with younger-onset diabetes. Diabetes is the leading cause of blindness among adults ages 20 to 74.

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Geographical Index > United States > Vermont > Lamoille County > Report # 1180| Submitted by witness Guy Primo on Saturday, December 06, 1997. Family discovers fresh footprints in the snow while cutting down a Christmas tree (Show Printer-friendly Version) COUNTY: Lamoille County LOCATION DETAILS: 20 miles south of Jay Peak off Rt. 100 NEAREST TOWN: Eden NEAREST ROAD: Rt. 100 OBSERVED: Foot prints in the snow. At least 6' feet, heal to toe. Something walked over a small tree that still had dead leaves on it. No leaves fell to the ground . I touched the tree and leaves fall to the ground. My hair stood on end. ALSO NOTICED: My dog's hair was standing on end. She would not stop barking! What ever came through my land, we just missed it by minutes. The print were at least 12" to 14" in length about 6" wide. It was not snow shoes, or two rabbits my dog has never barked like this before!! OTHER WITNESSES: Myself, wife, and two children and family dog . Went into woods to cut Christmas tree in 2' 6" of fresh snow . ENVIRONMENT: Foot prints came up a ridge across the pond we were standing on and off in too a hemlock grove. In a (pine forest) at the end of my land No houses around for 10 miles to the north of this pond.

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Tuscaloosa, located at the falls of the Black Warrior River in west central Alabama, is the the fifth-largest city in Alabama with a population of 90,468, and the seat of Tuscaloosa County. It is named for the Choctaw chieftain Tuskalusa (meaning Black Warrior), who battled and was defeated by Hernando de Soto in 1540 in the Battle of Mauvila. Best known as the home of the University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa is also the center of industry, commerce, healthcare, and education for the region commonly known as West Alabama. The area at the fall line of what would be later known as the Black Warrior River had long been well known to the various Indian tribes whose shifting fortunes brought them to West Alabama. The river shoals at Tuscaloosa represented the southernmost site on the river which could be forded under most conditions. Inevitably, a network of Indian trails converged upon the place, the same network which, in the first years of the 19th Century began to lead a few white frontiersmen to the area. The pace of white settlement increased greatly after the War of 1812, and a small assortment of log cabins soon arose near the large Creek village at the fall line of the river, which the settlers named in honor of the legendary Chief Tuscaloosa. In 1817, Alabama became a territory, and on December 13, 1819, the territorial legislature incorporated the town of Tuscaloosa, exactly one day before the United States Congress admitted Alabama to the Union as a state. From 1826 to 1846 Tuscaloosa was the capital of Alabama. During this period, in 1831, the University of Alabama was established. The town's population and economy grew rapidly until the departure of the capital to Montgomery caused a rapid decline in population. Establishment of the Bryce State Hospital for the Insane in Tuscaloosa in the 1850s helped restore the city's fortunes. During the Civil War following Alabama's secession from the Union, several thousand men from Tuscaloosa fought in the Confederate armies. During the last weeks of the War, a brigade of Union troops raiding the city burned the campus of the University of Alabama. Tuscaloosa, too, suffered much damage from the battle and shared fully in the South's economic sufferings which followed the defeat. The construction of a system of locks and dams on the Black Warrior River by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in the 1890s opened up an inexpensive link to the Gulf seaport of Mobile, stimulating especially the mining and metallurgical industries of the region. By the advent of the 20th Century, the growth of the University of Alabama and the mental health-care facilities in the city, along with strong national economy fueled a steady growth in Tuscaloosa which continued unabated for 100 years. Manufacturing plants of large firms such as Michelin and JVC located in town during the latter half of the 20th Century. However, it was the announcement of the addition of the Mercedes-Benz US International assembly plant in 1993 that best personified the new era of economic prosperity for Tuscaloosa. Geography and climate According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Tuscaloosa has a total area of 66.7 square miles. 56.2 mi² of it is land and 10.5 mi² of it (15.7%) is water. Most of water within the city limits is in Lake Tuscaloosa, which is entirely in the city limits, and the Black Warrior River. Tuscaloosa lies approximately 60 miles southwest of Birmingham, at the fall line of the Black Warrior River on the boundary between the Appalachian Highland and the Gulf Coastal Plain approximately 120 miles upriver from its confluence with the Tombigbee River in Demopolis. Consequently, the geography of the area around Tuscaloosa is quite diverse, being hilly and forested to the northeast and low-lying and marshy to the southwest. The area experiences a typical Southern subtropical climate with four distinct seasons. The Gulf of Mexico heavily influences the climate by supplying the region with warm, moist air. During the fall, winter and spring seasons, the interaction of this warm, moist air with cooler, drier air from the North along fronts create precipitation. Notable exceptions occur during hurricane season where storms may move from due south to due north or even from east to west during land-falling hurricanes. The interaction between low- and high-pressure air masses is most pronounced during the severe weather seasons in the spring and fall. During the summer, the jet streams flows well to the north of the southeastern U.S., and most precipitation is consequently convectional, that is, caused by the warm surface heating the air above. Winter lasts from mid-December to late-February; temperatures range from the mid-20s to the mid-50s. On average, the low temperature falls at freezing or below about 50 days a year. While rain is abundant (an average 5.09 in. per month from Dec.-Feb.), measurable snowfall is rare; the average annual snowfall is about 0.6 inches. Spring usually lasts from late-February to mid-May; temperatures range from the mid-50s to the low-80s and monthly rainfall amounts average about 5.05 in. (128 mm) per month. Summers last from mid-May to mid-September; temperatures range from the upper-60s to the mid-90s, with temperatures above 100°F not uncommon, and average rainfall dip slightly to 3.97 in. per month. Autumn, which spans from mid-September to early-December, tends to be similar to Spring terms of temperature and precipitation. As of the census of 2000 there were 77,906 people, 31,381 households, and 16,945 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,385.2/mi². There were 34,857 housing units at an average density of 619.8/mi². The racial makeup of the city was 54% White and 43% Black or African American. 1.40% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. There were 31,381 households out of which 23.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 35.0% were married couples living together, 15.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 46.0% were non-families. 35.2% of all households were made up of individuals and 9.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.22 and the average family size was 2.93. In the city the population was spread out with 19.8% under the age of 18, 24.5% from 18 to 24, 25.4% from 25 to 44, 18.5% from 45 to 64, and 11.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 28 years. For every 100 females there were 90.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 87.9 males. The median income for a household in the city was $27,731, and the median income for a family was $41,753. Males had a median income of $31,614 versus $24,507 for females. The per capita income for the city was $19,129. About 14.2% of families and 23.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 25.3% of those under age 18 and 13.4% of those age 65 or over. Government and Politics Tuscaloosa has a strong-mayor variant, mayor-council form of government, led by a mayor and a seven-member city council. The mayor is elected by the city at-large and serves four-year terms. Council members are elected to single-member districts every four years as well. Neither the mayor nor the members of the city council is term-limited. All elected offices are nonpartisan. The mayor administers the day-to-day operations of the city, including overseeing the various city departments, over whom he has hiring and firing power. The mayor also acts as ambassador of the city. The mayor sits in city council meetings and has a tie-breaking vote. The current Mayor of Tuscaloosa is Walter Maddox, who was elected to office is September 2005. Prior to Maddox, Alvin A. DuPont had served as mayor for 24 years. The city council is a legislative body that considers policy and passes law. The council also passes the budget for mayoral approval. Any resolution passed by the council is binding law. The majority of work in the council is done by committee, a usually consisting of a chairman, two other council members, and relevant non-voting city employees. |3||Cynthia Lee Almond||2005| |7||William Tinker, III||2005| Tuscaloosa, as the largest county seat in western Alabama, serves a hub of state and federal government agencies. In addition to the customary offices associated with the county courthouse, namely two District Court Judges, six Circuit Court Judges, the District Attorney and the Public Defender, several Alabama state government agencies have regional offices in Tuscaloosa, such as the Alabama Department of Transportation and the Alabama State Troopers. Also, several federal agencies operate bureaus out of the Federal Courthouse in Tuscaloosa. Tuscaloosa is located partially in both the 6th and 7th Congressional Districts, which are represented by Spencer Bachus and Artur Davis respectively. On the state level, the city is split among the 5th, 21st, and 24th Senate districts and 62nd, 63rd, and 70th House districts in the Alabama State Legislature. Despite its image as a college town, Tuscaloosa boasts a diversified economy based on all sectors of manufacturing and service. 25% of the labor force in the Tuscaloosa Metropolitan Statistical area is employed by the federal, state, and local government agencies. 16.7% is employed in manufacturing; 16.4% in retail trade and transportation; 11.6% in finance, information, and private enterprise; 10.3% in mining and construction; and 9.2% in hospitality. Education and healthcare account for only 7.2% of the area workforce with the remainder employed in other services. The city's industrial base includes Elk Corporation of Alabama, Nucor Steel Tuscaloosa, BF Goodrich Tire Manufacturing, JVC America, Phifer Incorporated, Gulf States Paper Corporation, and the Mercedes-Benz U.S. International, Inc., assembly plant. Health-care and education serve as the cornerstone of Tuscaloosa's service sector, which includes the University of Alabama, DCH Regional Medical Center, Bryce State Mental Hospital, the William D. Partlow Developmental Center, and the Tuscaloosa VA Medical Center. The University of Alabama is the dominant institution of higher learning. Enrolling approximately 24,000 students, UA has been a part of Tuscaloosa's identity since it opened its doors in 1831. Stillman College, which opened in 1875, is a historically Black liberal arts college which enrolls approximately 1,200 students. Additionally, Shelton State Community College, one of the largest in Alabama, is located in the city. The school enrolls 8,000 students from all backgrounds and income levels. The Tuscaloosa City School System serves the city. It is overseen by the Board of Education, which is composed of eight members elected by district and a chairman is elected by a citywide vote. Operating with a $100 million budget, the system enrolls approximately 10,300 students. The system consists of 19 schools: 11 elementary schools, 3 middle schools, 3 high schools (Paul Bryant High School, Central High School, and Northridge High School), and 2 specialty schools (the Tuscaloosa Center for Technology and Oak Hill School for special needs students). In 2002, the system spent $6,313 per pupil, the 19th highest amount of the 120 school systems in the state. Tuscaloosa is home to a variety of cultural sites and events reflective of its historical and modern role in Alabama and the Southeast in general. Many of these cultural events are sponsored by the University of Alabama. Numerous performing arts groups and facilities, historical sites, and museums dedicated to subjects as varying as American art and collegiate football dot the city. During football season the area known as "The Strip" pulsates with students, alumni, locals and visitors. The Tuscaloosa Public Library is a city/county agency with nearly 200,000 items on catalog. 46,857 registered patrons use the library on a regular basis — roughly 28 % of the population of the county. There are currently with three branches: the Main Branch on Jack Warner Parkway, the Weaver-Bolden Branch, and the Brown Branch in Taylorville. Most of the museums in Tuscaloosa are found downtown or on the campus of the University. Downtown is the home of Children’s Hands-On Museum of Tuscaloosa and the Murphy African-American Museum. The Alabama Museum of Natural History and the Paul Bryant Museum are located on the University campus. The Westervelt-Warner Museum of American Art is located in northern Tuscaloosa at Jack Warner's NorthRiver Yacht Club. Moundville Archaeological Park and the Jones Archaeological Museum are located 15 miles south of Tuscaloosa in Moundville. The University Alabama also currently fields championship–caliber teams in football, men's baseball, men's and women's basketball, women's gymnastics, and women's softball. These teams play in athletics facilities on the University campus, including Bryant-Denny Stadium, Coleman Coliseum, Sewell-Thomas Baseball Stadium, Alabama Softball Complex, and the Ol' Colony Golf Complex. Stillman College fields teams in football, basketball, and other sports. In the past decade, Stillman has gone through a renaissance of renovations, including a new football stadium. Shelton State fields men's and women's basketball, baseball, and softball teams, each with on-campus facilities. Tuscaloosa is part of the Birmingham-Tuscaloosa-Anniston television market, which is the 40th largest in the nation. All major networks have a presence in the market. WBMA-LP is the ABC affiliate, WIAT-TV is the CBS affiliate, WBRC 6 is the Fox affiliate, WVTM-TV is the NBC affiliate, WBIQ 10 is the PBS affiliate, WTTO is the CW affiliate, and WABM is the MyNetworkTV affiliate. Additionally, WVUA-CA, an independent station, is operated by the University of Alabama. Health and medicine DCH Regional Medical Center is the main medical facility in Tuscaloosa. Other major medical centers in Tuscaloosa include the 702-bed VA Medical Center and the 422-bed Bryce State Mental Hospital. The city lies at the intersection of U.S. Highway 11, U.S. Highway 43, and U.S. Highway 82, Alabama State Route 69, Alabama State Route 215, and Alabama State Route 216) and the duplexed (conjoined) I-20 and I-59. Interstate 359 spurs off from I-20/I-59 and heads northward, ending just shy of the Black Warrior River in downtown Tuscaloosa. Tuscaloosa is served by the Tuscaloosa Transit Authority which operates the Tuscaloosa Trolley System. The Tuscaloosa Regional Airport, is located on the north side of the Black Warrior River west of downtown Northport. Barge traffic routinely transports goods along the Black Warrior River from Birmingham and Tuscaloosa to the Alabama State Docks at Mobile, on the coast of the Gulf of Mexico. Via the Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway, the city is connected to the Ohio River valley. "Tuscaloosa, Alabama." Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. 26 April 2007, 02:03 UTC . Accessed 30 April 2007.

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Some people were even bringing infants to Him so He might touch them, but when the disciples saw it, they rebuked them. Jesus, however, invited them: "Let the little children come to Me, and don't stop them, because the kingdom of God belongs to such as these. I assure you: Whoever does not welcome the kingdom of God like a little child will never enter it." A ruler asked Him, "Good Teacher, what must I do to inherit eternal life?" "Why do you call Me good?" Jesus asked him. "No one is good but One-God. You know the commandments: Do not commit adultery; do not murder; do not steal; do not bear false witness; honor your father and mother. " "I have kept all these from my youth," he said. When Jesus heard this, He told him, "You still lack one thing: sell all that you have and distribute it to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven. Then come, follow Me." After he heard this, he became extremely sad, because he was very rich. Seeing that he became sad, Jesus said, "How hard it is for those who have wealth to enter the kingdom of God! For it is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich person to enter the kingdom of God." Those who heard this asked, "Then who can be saved?" He replied, "What is impossible with men is possible with God." Then Peter said, "Look, we have left what we had and followed You." So He said to them, "I assure you: There is no one who has left a house, wife or brothers, parents or children because of the kingdom of God, who will not receive many times more at this time, and eternal life in the age to come." Then He took the Twelve aside and told them, "Listen! We are going up to Jerusalem. Everything that is written through the prophets about the Son of Man will be accomplished. For He will be handed over to the Gentiles, and He will be mocked, insulted, spit on; and after they flog Him, they will kill Him, and He will rise on the third day." They understood none of these things. This saying was hidden from them, and they did not grasp what was said. As He drew near Jericho, a blind man was sitting by the road begging. Hearing a crowd passing by, he inquired what this meant. "Jesus the Nazarene is passing by," they told him. So he called out, "Jesus, Son of David, have mercy on me!" Then those in front told him to keep quiet, but he kept crying out all the more, "Son of David, have mercy on me!" Jesus stopped and commanded that he be brought to Him. When he drew near, He asked him, "What do you want Me to do for you?" "Lord," he said, "I want to see!" "Receive your sight!" Jesus told him. "Your faith has healed you." Instantly he could see, and he began to follow Him, glorifying God. All the people, when they saw it, gave praise to God. He entered Jericho and was passing through. There was a man named Zacchaeus who was a chief tax collector, and he was rich. He was trying to see who Jesus was, but he was not able because of the crowd, since he was a short man. So running ahead, he climbed up a sycamore tree to see Jesus, since He was about to pass that way. When Jesus came to the place, He looked up and said to him, "Zacchaeus, hurry and come down, because today I must stay at your house." So he quickly came down and welcomed Him joyfully. All who saw it began to complain, "He's gone to lodge with a sinful man!" But Zacchaeus stood there and said to the Lord, "Look, I'll give half of my possessions to the poor, Lord! And if I have extorted anything from anyone, I'll pay back four times as much!" "Today salvation has come to this house," Jesus told him, "because he too is a son of Abraham. For the Son of Man has come to seek and to save the lost." As they were listening to this, He went on to tell a parable because He was near Jerusalem, and they thought the kingdom of God was going to appear right away. Therefore He said: "A nobleman traveled to a far country to receive for himself authority to be king and then return. He called 10 of his slaves, gave them 10 minas, and told them, 'Engage in business until I come back.' "But his subjects hated him and sent a delegation after him, saying, 'We don't want this man to rule over us!' "At his return, having received the authority to be king, he summoned those slaves he had given the money to so he could find out how much they had made in business. The first came forward and said, 'Master, your mina has earned 10 more minas.' " 'Well done, good slave!' he told him. 'Because you have been faithful in a very small matter, have authority over 10 towns.' "The second came and said, 'Master, your mina has made five minas.' "So he said to him, 'You will be over five towns.' "And another came and said, 'Master, here is your mina. I have kept it hidden away in a cloth because I was afraid of you, for you're a tough man: you collect what you didn't deposit and reap what you didn't sow.' "He told him, 'I will judge you by what you have said, you evil slave! [If] you knew I was a tough man, collecting what I didn't deposit and reaping what I didn't sow, why didn't you put my money in the bank? And when I returned, I would have collected it with interest!' So he said to those standing there, 'Take the mina away from him and give it to the one who has 10 minas.' "But they said to him, 'Master, he has 10 minas.' " 'I tell you, that to everyone who has, more will be given; and from the one who does not have, even what he does have will be taken away. But bring here these enemies of mine, who did not want me to rule over them, and slaughter them in my presence.' " When He had said these things, He went on ahead, going up to Jerusalem. As He approached Bethphage and Bethany, at the place called the Mount of Olives, He sent two of the disciples and said, "Go into the village ahead of you. As you enter it, you will find a young donkey tied there, on which no one has ever sat. Untie it and bring it here. If anyone asks you, 'Why are you untying it?' say this: 'The Lord needs it.' " So those who were sent left and found it just as He had told them. As they were untying the young donkey, its owners said to them, "Why are you untying the donkey?" "The Lord needs it," they said. Then they brought it to Jesus, and after throwing their robes on the donkey, they helped Jesus get on it. As He was going along, they were spreading their robes on the road. Now He came near the path down the Mount of Olives, and the whole crowd of the disciples began to praise God joyfully with a loud voice for all the miracles they had seen: Blessed is the King who comes in the name of the Lord. Peace in heaven and glory in the highest heaven! Some of the Pharisees from the crowd told Him, "Teacher, rebuke Your disciples." He answered, "I tell you, if they were to keep silent, the stones would cry out!" As He approached and saw the city, He wept over it, saying, "If you knew this day what [would bring] peace-but now it is hidden from your eyes. For the days will come on you when your enemies will build an embankment against you, surround you, and hem you in on every side. They will crush you and your children within you to the ground, and they will not leave one stone on another in you, because you did not recognize the time of your visitation." He went into the temple complex and began to throw out those who were selling, and He said, "It is written, My house will be a house of prayer, but you have made it a den of thieves !" Every day He was teaching in the temple complex. The chief priests, the scribes, and the leaders of the people were looking for a way to destroy Him, but they could not find a way to do it, because all the people were captivated by what they heard.

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Full Node Dissection? Back in 1993 when I was diagnosed for the first time with breast cancer, the standard of care included a full axillary node dissection for everyone. Therefore, in conjunction with a wide excision, I had this procedure done. I well remember the difficulties with accumulating fluid in my armpit, the sensation that I was holding a softball there, and several trips to the surgeon's office to have it drained. I have been fortunate (knocking on wood as I write this) that lymphedema and range of motion have not been problems, but I do have an area of numbness that will forever be weird. Beginning a few years later, the standard of surgical care shifted to sentinel node dissection for most women. If cancer is found in the sentinel node, a second surgery to do the full axillary node dissection has been recommended. This approach spares many women the larger surgery and subsequent risks. As you know, the reasoning behind doing any axillary node dissection at all is to find out if the cancer has spread to that area (although, frankly, unfortunately, there are other ways breast cancer can spread, too, and negative axillary lymph nodes are not a guarantee of future good health) and to assist in making the right decision about the need for chemotherapy. At the ASCO meeting in Chicago last month, a study was presented by the American College of Surgeons Oncology Group (ACSOG) that suggests that a full dissection may not always be needed even if the sentinel node is found to be positive. From Komen, here is a summary: A study from the American College of Surgeons Oncology Group (ACOSOG) looked at women with early stage breast cancer who had undergone a sentinel node biopsy. Those women with a positive sentinel node, meaning a sentinel node that contained cancer, were randomized to undergo a full node dissection or to have no further treatment to the axilla. For many years, the standard treatment for women with a positive sentinel biopsy has been to perform a lymph node dissection. Unfortunately, the study had to be closed early because the investigators had a difficult time recruiting patients to participate. Nevertheless, they found that women who did NOT undergo further surgery did as well as those who did. It would have been optimal to have a larger study so we could be more certain of the results, but the study suggests at least for some women with a positive sentinel biopsy, a full lymph node dissection is not necessary. We must be careful, however, before abandoning lymph node dissections. Women who had palpable lymph nodes (those that could be found on physical examination by a doctor) were not included in the study, nor were women with large tumors. In general, the women included in the study were at relatively low risk of having additional positive lymph nodes, and therefore the study results should not be applied to women who are at very high risk of having additional positive lymph nodes. That said, the study does open the door to avoid lymph node dissections for some women with a positive sentinel lymph node. As in all cases, this decision has to be individualized and needs to be made on a case by case basis after a discussion between a patient and doctor. If you want to read more:

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Salón de actos (Building C) - simultaneous translation available The massive computing and storage resources that are needed to support big data applications make cloud environments an ideal fit. Now more than ever, there is a growing number of choices of cloud infrastructure providers, from Amazon AWS, OpenStack offered by the likes of HP, Rackspace and soon even Dell, VMware vCloud as well as private cloud offerings based on OpenStack, CloudStack, vCloud, and more. There is also a new class of bare-metal clouds from SoftLayer and PistonCloud that provide high performance resources designed for I/O and CPU intensive applications that don’t run as well on a virtualized resources. The recent announcements by Google & Microsoft about their new infrastructure as a service offerings, add additional significant players to this growing marketplace. Given the diverse options, and the dynamic environments involved, it becomes ever more important to maintain the flexibility to choose the right cloud for the job. In this session, you'll learn how to deploy and manage your Hadoop cluster on any Cloud, as well as manage the rest of your big data application stack using a new open source framework called Cloudify.

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childhood seem like a faraway land that lives in old photos and memories? Then Destination: Childhood is for you. This self-paced class is designed to excavate, explore and celebrate the magical memories of your childhood destinations through photos (past and/or present), the five senses and journaling exercises that will result in delightful documentation. From the first moment I walked into my local scrapbooking store nearly five years ago, my lifelong love of storytelling, history and design made sense. I couldn't believe there was a hobby that combined photos, written memories and design. I went home on a creative high that I hadn't felt since the first time I wrote a story as a child; the creative deal was sealed. I have been on quite the creative journey since then: now a self-taught graphic designer, consistent blogger and fledgling novelist. Scrapbooking has opened doors that I never would have you will join me on the next leg of my creative journey - excavating childhood destinations that capture your imagination, exploring the places that held your dreams and helped create the grownup that you are today and celebrating imperfection as creative perfection. Are you ready to open the childhood vault with me? to know more? Listen to Cynthia's audio here: information about Self-Paced Projects at Big Picture Classes! Self-Paced Projects are instant download classes that allow you to participate at BPC anytime! These classes are different from our interactive workshops. There are no starting or ending dates -- you may enroll at any time. This flexibility also means, that there will not be the level of teacher and student interaction that we enjoy in our workshops. You will receive handouts to print and an audio file to listen to, but there are typically no message boards or

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As Nancy Polikoff has noted, Maine recorded a number of "firsts" today. It became the first state to pass marriage equality without first trying a quasi-parallel status such as civil unions. And Maine's Gov. Baldacci became the first governor in the nation to sign a marriage equality bill. But given the realities of Maine politics, this game is nowhere close to over. Laws in Maine usually go into effect 90 days after the legislature adjourns (somewhere around the end of June). But before that 90 day period is over, opponents of a law can try to gather enough signatures--about 55,000 right now-- to force the measure to a public vote. If opponents get those signatures in on time, implementation of the law will be suspended until a referendum can be held. This provision is commonly known as a "people's veto."

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Open-source projects such as Linux, Apache, MySQL and others have reduced the barriers of time and costs needed to develop high quality products or services. Yet, generating the scale and traction those projects have is very hard and rarely happens. If we can support open-source on a more consistent basis, We could have many more such projects and improve the software development process . Only 7% of open-source projects are actively maintained. Those are all open-source projects who successfully integrated a commercial element in order to prosper as a business and offer a high-quality product that with a strong foundation, otherwise known as Commercial Open-Source. Commercial open-source is complimentary to free open-source in the same way that commercial businesses compliment not-for-profits. Both serve a specific sector and operate under a specific ideology, and together balance the market and are symbiotic to each other. If you contribute to a open-source project while working at full-time somewhere else, or have mature code you'd love to share but can't find the time or motivation, commercial open-source might provide the support structure you need to work on your own projects: We want to drive the open-source industry forwards. We built a platform called Binpress to support monetization and sustainability for open-source projects. We handle the parts of building an open-source business most developers try to avoid: Top publishers on Binpress make silicon-valley comparable salaries ( > $100k$ annually) selling commercial licenses. Not every project gets in - we curate submissions to make sure they comply with coding standards and best practices, while solving a real-world problem. Our goal is to create an inventory of the best solutions for every common need in software development. Please go over the publishing guidelines before submitting a component for review. If you have or can produce quality code, we want to motivate you to share it. You'll open yourself a new revenue channel, and other developers can benefit from your code to accelerate their projects and reduce their costs. Help open-source become a viable business.Become A Binpress Publisher Have a question? Don't hesitate to ask I just wrapped up what I thought would be a quick visit to Binpress. In the end I spent over an hour I shouldn't have just looking around. (Yes, it's that good a site.) I really think [the Binpress] team have hit on something that's been missing for both software developers and their potential customers.~ Edward Kolagic, N.E. Structured Systems Inc. Binpress is a discovery service and marketplace for source-code components. We add a commercial layer over open-source and promote component based development that reduces the time and costs of software development. Every component published on our marketplace is curated by our developers to meet coding standards and best practices. Please review our publishing guidelines before considering to publish a component. You can always contact us regarding specific component ideas and discuss it with us. Recent successes of combining a commercial element with open-source code in order to create a sustainable business around it (such as MySQL, Magento and flavors of Linux), prompted the emergence of dual-licensed or commercial open-source projects. Those projects are run like a business and can provide excellent results over time. Read more

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Curiousity is more fundamental than rivalry. boplatt at primenet.com Sun Apr 16 13:49:51 EST 1995 In article <134311Z16041995 at anon.penet.fi> an175779 at anon.penet.fi (Poor Richard) writes: >From: an175779 at anon.penet.fi (Poor Richard) >Date: Sun, 16 Apr 1995 13:37:09 UTC >Subject: Curiousity is more fundamental than rivalry. >Poor Richard has been writing on many of these newsgroups on the subject >of the lack of ethics in Science. Poor Richard believes there are no >ethics in Science. Poor Richard thinks that Scientists are no better >than car mechanics in this regard, believing that if a car mechanic >isn't closely watched, he will chisel you, and that Scientists are no better. >The question of what to do about all these bad ethics will be taken up later. >For now, let us examine the fundamental psychological hypothesis that >CURIOUSITY is more basic than RIVALRY. >What we call IRRITABILITY in biology, one of the fundamental properties >of life, ontogenetically preceeds almost every other reflex. We observe >IRRITABILITY before almost any other behaviors that characterize living >In humans, "failure to thrive" is a well known cause of death among newborns. >Without tactile, visual and auditory stimuli, even with adequate nutritional >and hygenic needs met, infants do not survive. "Failure to thrive" has a medically-based,meaning, there is a problem with the infant's physiology, not his socialization. I will agree that infant socialization (the "tactile, visual and auditory stimuli" you describe above) will affect the growth and development of an infant, but "failure to thrive" is another condition altogether and it is meaningless to use it in BTW, I've also seen adults who have suffered from "failure to thrive". >So, this kind of stimulation is an absolute prerequisite for human life. A rather sweeping statement. >Poor Richard contends that IRRITABILITY represents a primitive form of I dunno here. The usual definition of irritability ususally means the ability to interact with the outside environment. I would rather think that curiosity would entail a 'high level of nervouse system'. Amoeba are irritable, but I've never heard ANYBODY call an amoeba curious. >Rivalry, on the other hand, makes its appearance later during ontogenesis, >at a time when the establishment of the individual personality recognizes >needs outside of himself/herself, and when there may be a competition >for scarce resources (such as love, attention, recognition etc.). >In family psychodynamics, rivalry is usually thought of in terms of >siblings, but as the good Dr. Freud pointed out, the rivalry between >a child and one of its parents is normal in the course of human development >and must be properly resolved in order for normal development to occur. >Digressions aside, the purpose of this short essay was to demonstrate >the hierarchical transcendance of curiousity over rivalry and QED, >Poor Richard believes he has accomplished his goal. Actually, Poor Richard hasnt D'd ane QEs here (Sorry. He hasn't demonstrated anything here.). Poor Richard has (poorly) delineated a philosophy using disparate areas of science. If this is leading to a point, I do wish Poor Richard would get there. >The implications os this distinction in a quest to restore ethics to >Science will be the subject of a later essay. >To find out more about the anon service, send mail to help at anon.penet.fi. >If you reply to this message, your message WILL be *automatically* anonymized >and you are allocated an anon id. Read the help file to prevent this. >Please report any problems, inappropriate use etc. to admin at anon.penet.fi. I find it really Really REALLY hard to give any great credance to some dweeb who lurks in anonynymity only to jump up and snipe at a group. Kinda shows Poor Richard lacks the convictions of his tenets. More information about the Mol-evol

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(Redirected from George C. Marshall George Catlett Marshall (December 31, 1880–October 16, 1959), was an American military leader and statesman best remembered for his leadership in the Allied victory in World War II and for his work establishing the post-war reconstruction effort for Europe, which became known as the Marshall Plan. Marshall was born into a middle-class family in Uniontown, Pennsylvania. While attending Virginia Military Institute he was initiated into the now dormant Beta('01) chapter of Kappa Alpha Order . In 1948, he was awarded the Distiguished Achievement Award for his role and contributions during and after WWII. Marshall was instrumental in getting the U.S. Army and Army Air Corps reorganized and ready for war. Marshall wrote the document that would become the central strategy for all Allied operations in Europe, selected Dwight Eisenhower as Supreme Commander in Europe, and designed Operation Overlord, the invasion of Normandy. Throughout the remainder of the World War II, Marshall coordinated all Allied operations in Europe and the Pacific. He was characterized as the organizer of Allied victory by Winston Churchill. Time Magazine named Marshall Man of the Year in 1944. After WW II he was sent to China to negotiate a truce and build a coalition government between the Nationalists and Communists fighting the Chinese Civil War. His efforts failed and he was recalled in January 1947. Marshall 'retired' in November 1945 and was named Secretary of State in 1947. As such, on June 5, 1947 at a speech at Harvard University, he outlined the U.S. government's preparedness to contribute to European recovery. The European Recovery Plan, which became known as the Marshall Plan, helped Europe quickly rebuild and earned Marshall the honor of being named TIME's Man of the Year in 1948 and awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1953. In 1949 he resigned from the State Department and was named president of the American National Red Cross. He was named Secretary of Defense in 1950, but retired from politics for good in 1951 after Senator Joseph McCarthy implied he was a traitor and denounced him for making decisions that "aided the Communist drive for world domination". Marshall died on October 16, 1959. He married Elizabeth Carter Cole of Lexington, Virginia in 1902. She died in 1927. 1930 he married Katherine Boyce Tupper Brown. After graduating from the Virginia Military Institute in 1901, he entered the U.S. Army, where he was to have a long and distinguished career. Until World War I, he was posted to various positions in the US and the Philippines, and was trained in modern warfare. During the War he had roles as a planner of both training and operations. Between WWI and WWII, he was a key planner and writer in the War Department, spent three years in China, and taught at the Army War College. He went to France in the summer of 1917 as the director of training and planning for the 1st Infantry Division. In mid-1918, he was promoted to American Expeditionary Forces headquarters, where he was a key planner of American operations. He was instrumental in the design and coordination of the Meuse-Argonne offensive, which forced Germany to sue for peace. In 1919 he became an aide-de-camp to General John J. Pershing. Between 1920 and 1924, while Pershing was Army Chief of Staff, Marshall worked in a number of positions in the US Army, focusing on training and teaching modern, mechanised warfare. He was promoted to Brigadier General in October 1936. In 1939 he was selected by Franklin D. Roosevelt to be Army Chief of Staff, a position he held until 1945. Dates of rank - Second Lieutenant, United States Army: February 2, 1902 - First Lieutenant, United States Army: March 7, 1907 - Captain, United States Army: July 1, 1916 - Major, National Army: August 5, 1917 - Lieutenant Colonel, National Army: January 5, 1918 - Colonel, National Army: August 27, 1918 - Major, Regular Army (reverted to permanent rank): July 1, 1920 - Lieutenant Colonel, Regular Army: August 21, 1923 - Colonel, Regular Army: September 1, 1933 - Brigadier General, Regular Army: October 1, 1936 - Major General, Regular Army: September 1, 1939 - General, Regular Army, for service as Army Chief of Staff: September 1, 1939 - General of the Army, Army of the United States: December 16, 1944 - General of the Army rank made permanent in the Regular Army: April 11, 1946 Notes about components: - United States Army: Regular U.S. Armed Forces prior to World War I - National Army: Combined conscript and regular United States forces during World War I - Regular Army: Regular volunteer forces after 1930. Considered "career" professionals - Army of the United States: Combined draft and regular forces of World War II. Awards and decorations "We are determined that before the sun sets on this terrible struggle, Our Flag will be recognized throughout the World as a symbol of Freedom on the one hand and of overwhelming force on the other." -- George Marshall (May 29, 1942, Larry I. Bland and Sharon Ritenour Stevens, ed. The Papers of George Catlett Marshall, Vol 3 pp. 212-14.) "I couldn't sleep nights, George, if you were out of Washington." -President Roosevelt, reported by Henry Stimson, 1943 “...what a joy it must be to [Marshall] to see how the armies he called into being by his own genius have won immortal renown. He is the true 'organizer of victory.’” Winston Churchill, 1945 "A man devoted to the daily study of war on several continents with all the ardour of a certified public accountant." - Alistair Cooke, 1959 "Hitherto I had thought of Marshall as a rugged soldier and a magnificent organizer and builder of armies - the American Carnot. But now I saw that he was a statesman with a penetrating and commanding view of the whole scene." - Winston Churchill |- style="text-align: center;" | width="30%" |Preceded by: Louis A. Johnson | width="40%" style="text-align: center;" |United States Secretary of Defense | width="30%" |Succeeded by: Robert A. Lovett

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Culturally competent social work research: methodological considerations for research with language minorities. Despite the growing number of language minorities, foreign-born individuals with limited English proficiency, this population has been largely left out of social work research, often due to methodological challenges involved in conducting research with this population. Whereas the professional standard calls for cultural competence, a discussion of how to implement strategies for culturally competent research with language nflnorities is regrettably limited in the social work literature. This article is, to the authors' knowledge, one of the first within the field of social work to tie together unique methodological issues that may arise throughout the research conceptualization, development, and implementation process with this population. Strategies for how to overcome such issues are provided by adapting and expanding on a conceptual framework by Meleis. The incorporation of such research practices with language minorities has the potential to enhance trust and, thus, improve the recruitment and retention of this hard-to-reach population. More important, studies that aim to include such culturally responsive criteria may produce results that have improved validity and, thus, contribute to the advancement of knowledge regarding this population. KEY WORDS: culturally competent research; language minorities; limited English proficiency; translation Social case work English as a second language Casado, Banghwa Lee Negi, Nalini Junko |Publication:||Name: Social Work Publisher: Oxford University Press Audience: Academic Format: Magazine/Journal Subject: Sociology and social work Copyright: COPYRIGHT 2012 Oxford University Press ISSN: 0037-8046| |Issue:||Date: Jan, 2012 Source Volume: 57 Source Issue: 1| |Geographic:||Geographic Scope: United States Geographic Code: 1USA United States| Due to the growing number of immigrants, foreign-born people in the United States are increasing, and a vast majority (84 percent) of these foreign-born people speak a language other than English (U.S. Census Bureau, 2008). The Census Bureau's 2008 data indicated that 55.8 million people (or 20 percent of the total U.S. population) spoke a language other than English, which marked a 25 percent increase since 2000, and more than one-third of these people did not speak English well. In the United States, individuals who are not fluent in English are referred to as "language minority" individuals (Li, McCardle, Clark, Kinsella, & Berch, 2001). Understanding the needs of this population is important, because the ability to speak English greatly affects how well people communicate with and navigate through social institutions. Well-documented evidence suggests that limited English proficiency often becomes a barrier to access and adherence to necessary treatments and services (Derose & Baker, 2000; Fiscella, Franks, Doescher, & Saver, 2002; Sentell, Shumway, & Snowden, 2007). Programming that does not incorporate the needs of language minorities can inadvertently contribute to poorer quality of care and, hence, lead to health disparities (Ponce, Hays, & Cunningham, 2006). Research that aims to understand the social and health service needs of this vulnerable population is then vital to the attempt to reduce the gap in access to and quality of services. Unfortunately, research on language minorities is scant, perhaps due to the challenges involved in conducting research in other languages (Frayne, Bums, Hardt, Rosen, & Moskowitz, 1996), and the heterogeneity of this population requires researchers to design studies that are not only linguistically, but also culturally appropriate for each specific language group (Li et al., 2001). It is also possible that little publicity and lack of public outcry about this issue may lead to the unintended yet continued exclusion of this population from research studies (Frayne et al., 1996). To address growing concern about the exclusion of language minorities from national studies, a group of representatives from the National Institute on Aging and the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development conveyed a work group and issued a report, Diverse Voices (Li et al., 2001). This report urged researchers to overcome barriers that prevent the inclusion of language minorities in national studies. The group argued that lack of data on language minorities is problematic because both policymakers and service providers may not have the necessary information to meet the needs of this population. Social work may be uniquely well positioned to meet this challenge as professional standard calls for cultural competence; however, the literature that specifically discusses language-related issues and culturally competent research methods with language minorities is regrettably limited in social work. In fact, an extensive search of the databases Academic Search Premier, Psychology and Behavioral Science Collection, Social Work Abstracts, and Soclndex with Full Text using the key words "language minority," "non-English speaking population," "limited English proficiency," and "cross-cultural" yielded no literature that explicitly discussed culturally responsive social work research methods specific to language minorities. A handful of social work articles have addressed cultural and methodological issues in research with minorities and vulnerable populations (Amador, Travis, McAuley, Bernard, & McCutcheon, 2006; Potocky & Rodgers-Farmer, 1998; Poupart, Baker, & Horse, 2009; Shams & Robinson, 2005), but none of these articles suggested or discussed strategies on how to include language minorities in research investigations. Given the unique challenges of including language minorities in research, this article extends the literature by bringing together disparate research on language minorities to provide a conceptual framework for research with this population. Specifically, we adapt Meleis's (1996) conceptual framework for culturally competent scholarship to offer practical strategies to systematically include language minorities throughout the research process from problem formulation to dissemination. The tying together of extant research on language minorities to inform research methods can assist in bridging the gap between the call for knowledge regarding language minorities' service needs and the paucity of research. Meleis (1996) presented eight criteria of culturally competent scholarship: 1. contextuality, an understanding of the sociocultural, political, and historical context of where the study participants live; 2. relevance, research questions that address issues faced by the study population and serve interests in improving their lives; 3. communication style, an understanding of the preferred communication styles of the research participants and their communities and the subtleties and variations inherent in the language used; 4. awareness of identity and power differences, a cognizance of researcher-participant power differences, the establishment of credibility, and the development of more horizontal relationships; 5. disclosure, the avoidance of secrecy and the building of trust with the study population; 6. reciprocation, research that meets mutual goals and objectives of the researcher and the study population; 7. empowerment, a research process that contributes to empowering the study population; and 8. time, a flexible approach to time in the research process in terms of quantity and quality of time spent. These criteria do not suggest independent qualities or a hierarchal order of competence; rather, they are interrelated, and all qualities are necessary for culturally competent research (see Figure 1). To our knowledge, Meleis's framework (1996) is one of the few that has integrated the concept of cultural competence into research methods. The framework has been used to evaluate culturally competent knowledge development (Mendias & Guevara, 2001), culturally specific measurements (Im, Meleis, & Lee, 1999), and the evaluation of the rigor and credibility of research with diverse populations (Jacobson, Chu, Pascucci, & Gaskins, 2005; Mill & Ogilvie, 2003; Saltus, 2006). Although Meleis developed these criteria for nursing scholars, we believe them to be valid for culturally competent social work research because they focus on values relevant to social work practice, such as awareness of power differences and empowerment perspectives. [FIGURE 1 OMITTED] Although Meleis's (1996) original framework provided criteria for culturally competent scholarship, it offered no specific strategies to apply such criteria in research methods. We synthesized the literature on language minorities to expand and adapt Meleis's criteria to address specific methodological issues that are unique to this population. Furthermore, specific strategies for overcoming the challenges of including language minorities in research are provided. To this end, this article is organized by the following four methodological areas: (1) research problem formulation, (2) recruitment and retention, (3) measurement, and (4) dissemination (see Figure 2). Research Problem Formulation Research with language minorities calls for a consideration of the unique challenges faced by this population. Culturally responsive research problem formulation with this population, therefore, necessitates consideration of contexuality, relevance, reciprocation, and empowerment. An understanding of context includes knowledge regarding where the target population lives and a consideration of the environmental factors associated with the problems faced by the study population. Such understanding would provide the researcher with the requisite knowledge to effectively conduct research with this population. It may also equip the researcher to understand what problems are considered to be most salient, or relevant, by the study population. Investigating a research problem that is identified as an issue or a concern by the population of interest may, in turn, encourage reciprocation, whereby research results are considered to be mutually beneficial to both the researcher and the study population in addressing the problem, and this process will empower the study population. Culturally competent research criteria compel researchers to develop strategies to identify and understand the unique issues faced by a target language population. To this end, due to the paucity of research with this population, a literature review alone may not be sufficient to develop contextually relevant research questions. One possible strategy includes conducting focus groups with community leaders and providers and enlisting a culturally and linguistically specific committee composed of community leaders to consult during the research development process (Han, Kang, Kim, Ryu, & Kim, 2007; Ogilvie, Burgess-Pinto, & Caufield, 20(18). Work with these community leaders can assist researchers in understanding the sociopolitical context of the community where the target language minority individuals live. Furthermore, it can help identify research problems that are a concern of and are relevant to the community. [FIGURE 2 OMITTED] Recruitment and Retention Recruitment and retention of minority research participants has been a major challenge for scientific research. It is even more difficult to recruit and retain language minority individuals, because, as U.S. Census Bureau (2008) data indicate, many of these individuals do not speak English well and live in linguistically isolated households. Consequently, it requires considerable effort to reach out to language minority individuals and attain their interest, trust, and agreement to participate in research. Culturally Competent Research Team. Foremost, developing a culturally competent research team that can communicate effectively with the community is crucial for the recruitment and retention of language minorities. Such a research team usually requires bilingual/bicultural staff who can potentially take on the roles of interpreter and translator. It should be noted that although the literature routinely refers to bilingual staff as culturally and linguistically competent, being able to speak a language does not necessarily translate to cultural competence. Some research indicates that accessing language minorities is more difficult when researchers are considered to be "cultural outsiders" (that is, the researchers are from a different cultural background) (Phenice, Griffore, Hakoyama, & Silvey, 2(109). lt is often assumed that "insider" researchers are more capable and effective in research with ethnic minorities. In many cases, however, bilingual staff may differ greatly from the study population because of their varied socioeconomic backgrounds and immigration histories (Tsai et al., 2004). Therefore, some argue that cultural matching of researchers/staff and study participants does not necessarily ensure culturally competent research; rather, the most important characteristic m this relationship is the cultural responsiveness of the researchers (Sawyer et al., 1995). Accordingly, in addition to linguistic competence, each research staff person also needs to possess competence in culturally sensitive commnication characterized by Meleis's criteria: Conmmnicating in a manner that is sincere and respectful (conmunication style), working as an equal partner (awareness of identify and power differences), and avoiding secrecy (disclosure) am all important qualities necessary for a culturally responsive research team. Researchers have reported that culturally appropriate and personal communications are particularly effective in recruiting and retaining immigrant study participants (Aroian, Katz, & Kulwicki, 2006; Maxwell, Bastani, Vida, & Warda, 2005; Taylor-Piliae, 2007). Adequate cultural sensitivity training for all bilingual staff is then essential, because bilingual research staff often play a pivotal role in communicating with the target community and potential study participants. Community Relationship Building. Building supportive relationships with the target language minority community is crucial for the successful recruitment and retention of study participants. To this end, it is essential to understand that language minority communities often build and operate their own social support networks to support members who have limited ability to communicate with mainstream U.S. society. These social support networks may include religious organizations, community social service organizations, voluntary organizations, and interest groups. Researchers must then have buy-in from community leaders as they may be especially vital in the recruitment of minority individuals. In fact, this buy-in from community leaders will facilitate the recruitment of study participants. Consistent communication with and exposure to the community has been found to be an effective strategy for building trusting relationships with community leaders and securing their support (Han et al., 2007; Yancey, Ortega, & Kumanyike, 2005). Such relationship building requires additional time and effort both before and during research; therefore, researchers may need to build extra time and flexibility into their time table. Culturally Sensitive Research Settings. Culturally competent recruitment of study parti cipants requires that researchers be cognizant of researcher-participant power differences and disclose their positions. Consideration of these competency criteria can allow researchers to create a research environment that is culturally sensitive and appropriate for the target population. Because of their potentially fragile immigration status, for example, many language minorities may fear involvement in formal activities, such as research. Language minorities may then be reluctant to sign formal documents, even when these are translated into their language (Han et al., 2007), out of a fear of compromising their immigration status. For some immigrants, signing a technical form may also remind them of traumatic or difficult experiences in their home country (Yick & Berthold, 2005). This may create a challenge in obtaining signed informed consent. Although the informed consent process should not be compromised, some flexibility in requiring written informed consent may be needed with language minorities. Researchers may then need to act as "cultural brokers" between the ethnic minority community and the research establishment and may have to educate the institutional review board members regarding culturally responsive protocol that also meets the ethical standards of research (Norris & DeMarco, 2005). Measurement issues have always been a central concern when conducting research with ethnic minorities. Consideration of measurement issues is especially important in research with language minorities because of cultural and linguistic differences in perceptions and expressions among each language minority group. Careful examination and understanding of such differences within the target population ensures use of valid measurements in research with the population. Measurement Translation. Research with language minorities necessitates the use of measures in the language used by the target language population. Although it is most preferred to use translated versions of standardized instruments that have been tested and validated through rigorous research, it is often difficult to find such instruments in every language. For that reason, translation and subsequent analysis of the psychometric properties of a measure are often necessary in research with language minorities. Therefore, it is essential that researchers be knowledgeable about the issues involved in the translation of instruments (Carlson, 2000). The translation of measures require more than simple verbatim translation of words in one language to another language. It is an intricate process that requires an understanding of the context of the concept being studied. Specifically, an understanding of the cultural meaning of the concept of interest is vital to being able to convey the subtle meaning of the concept in the most accurate manner possible and, therefore, developing linguistic equivalency (van de Vijver & Leung, 1997). With an increasing demand for linguistically and culturally valid instruments, a number of techniques and guidelines have been recommended for instrument translation (for example, Chavez & Canino, 2005; U.S. Census Bureau Methodology and Standards Council, 2004; van de Vijver & Leung, 1997; World Health Organization, 2009). The most widely used technique in these guidelines is the model proposed by Brislin (1970, 1980), which consists of a series of translations and back-translations of the original instrument by bilingual individuals. This technique involves four steps: (1) forward-translation of the English instrument into the target language by a bilingual individual, (2) back-translation of the translated instrument into English by another bilingual individual, (3) comparative review of the original English and back-translated English versions of the instrument for any inconsistencies, and (4) revision of the translated instrument through collaborative work by the bilingual translators (and possibly additional bilingual individuals). A recent review of instrument translation methods identified six types of translation approaches: (1) forward-only, (2) forward-only with testing, (3) back-translation only, (4) backtranslation with monolingual testing, (5) back-translation with bilingual testing, and (6) back-translation with both monolingual and bilingual testing (Maneesriwongul & Dixon, 2004). Another commonly used translational method is a committee approach in which a team of bilingual committee members translates the instrument as a group (van de Vijver & Leung, 1997). Researchers usually use these procedures in combination, followed by pretesting of the instrument and revisions as needed. It is likely that the selection of appropriate translation methods depends on the resources that the researcher has because some methods require more resources than do others. Nonetheless, it is essential that translation be conducted by at least two bilingual individuals who understand culturally specific language use and expressions in both English and the target language. The foremost concern of instrument translation is ensuring measurement equivalence--that is, the translated version of the measure should work equivalently in the target population as the original measure does and measure the same construct it is designed to measure (Carlson, 2000). Although numerous types of equivalence have been suggested in ensuring the cross-cultural validity of measurement, equivalence essentially refers to ensuring the validity of a measure across culture (Chang, Chau, & Holroyd, 1999; Willgerodt, Kataoka-Yahiro, Kim, & Ceria, 2005). Measurement equivalence of the translated instruments should be examined through psychometric analysis before research hypotheses are tested, because the translation process inherently leads to changes in the psychometric properties of an instrument (Carlson, 2000; Hilton & Skrutkowski, 2002). Van de Vijver (2003) warned that absence of measurement equivalence indicates cross-cultural difference in the conceptualization of the measure or poor translation and, thus, should not be used to infer cross-cultural differences. For that reason, evaluation of the translated version of the instrument is a vital step in the development of a cross-culturally valid measure with each specific language population. Qualitative Data. Culturally responsive data collection and interpretation of qualitative data require that researchers understand the preferred communication style of study participants and have knowledge and skills in contextualizing the meaning of the words and behaviors, and their subtleties and variations, exhibited by study participants. The translation and the interpretation of qualitative data collected from language minorities involve unique methodological issues that require special considerations. Researchers need to determine how data will be collected and in which language the data will be analyzed--in the language of the study population or in English. It is essential that researchers collecting qualitative data carefully consider who collects the data. Bilingual researchers may be able to collect data on their own, but when researchers do not speak the language of the study population, they have to rely on bilingual interviewers for data collection. In such cases, one of the most important decisions that nonbilingual researchers need to make is whether they want to actively participate in data collection in real time when the bilingual interviewer collects data. One approach is to provide extensive training for bilingual interviewers, and then the trained bilingual interviewers can conduct data collection entirely without the participation of the nonbilingual researcher (for example, Quine, 1999; Wong, Yoo, & Stewart, 2005). Whereas this approach may be more time efficient, it limits the researcher's ability to control data collection beyond what was planned and what the bilingual interviewer was trained to do. An alternative approach that allows the nonbilingual researcher's real-time participation is the rapid bilingual appraisal model (Whelan, 2004), in which an interpreter interprets the proceedings to the researcher as the bilingual interviewer collects data. Adapting this model, Garrett, Dickson, Lis-Young, Whelm, and Roberto-Forero (2004) conducted focus groups with several language groups and reported that this approach allowed the nonbilingual researcher to fully engage in data collection while ensuring the natural flow of the focus group interview. Unlike in the case of instrument translation, no methodologically rigorous standards for analyzing data collected in a language other than English (to be used for English language dissemination) exist (Lopez, Figueroa, Connor, & Maliski, 2008). In their review of the literature, Lopez et al. found that researchers commonly used a method wherein data is collected in the language of the study participants; this is then translated into English and transcribed for analysis. They warned that this method can create "the opportunity for interpreter bias" and proposed that a more accurate analysis can be obtained through adaptation of Brislin's (1970, 1980) process: verbatim transcription of the source language first, translation of the transcript, review of the two transcripts by multiple translators, and corrections if necessary. Another important consideration is who translates and analyzes the data. Although insider researchers have the ability to potentially translate and analyze data on their own, which is advantageous, some warn of the threat of bias in this process and recommend the use of additional linguistically and culturally competent individuals to minimize bias (Squires, 2008). A recent study further suggested that having only insider researchers analyzing data may result in shortcomings. Specifically, Tsai et al. (2004) found that "outsider" coders tended to raise questions about the meanings of words, whereas insider coders did not. They suggested that insider coders may have been so well acquainted with the behaviors and concepts shared by participants that it prevented them from identifying relevant and unique cultural concepts. Subsequently, Tsai et al. recommended the use of both insider and outsider coders in qualitative data analysis with linguistic minorities. Finally, as described earlier, the translation process for instruments and qualitative data consists of a series of repeated translation and review steps that is likely to require additional time. Because time is an important factor in implementation of the research project, researchers need to build adequate time for translation into a study's process design. Dissemination of study findings is the goal of any scientific inquiry. Meleis (1996) stressed reciprocation and empowerment as essential criteria for culturally competent scholarship. These criteria call for the dissemination of findings for the purpose of advancing mutual goals and empowering the community for further improvement of the lives of its people. Dissemination of study findings is particularly important for research with ethnic minorities (Yick & Berthold, 2005). Lack of data on language minorities has resulted in such minorities' relative invisibility in both research and policy, which leads to the exclusion of this population's needs and problems in the development of policy, programs, and treatments (Li et al., 2001). Culturally responsive research demands that researchers bear the responsibility of disseminating study findings to address this gap in the knowledge base. In addition to scientific publication, it is important that study findings be disseminated to stakeholders at all levels. Researchers could use various dissemination strategies, such as press releases, summary reports, research brief brochures, policy briefs, study newsletters, community agency publications and Web sites, and local events and meetings (Community Alliance for Research and Engagement, 2009). Dissemination of research findings to the community is crucial to the process of facilitating the use of evidence to ameliorate the consequences of social problems faced by the community (Papadopoulos & Lees, 2002). Researchers have long been criticized for their lack of long-term investment in the communities where they conduct their research (Gil & Bob, 1999; Pinto, McKay, & Escobar, 2008). Lack of follow-through in sharing of study results and long-term commitment from researchers can often result in distrust among community members, especially those who are socially isolated from mainstream establishments, such as language minorities. Consequently, language minorities may become cautious about participating in future studies or collaborating with researchers. Hence, it is imperative that researchers return to the community on completion of the study and disseminate key findings. The realization of such reciprocal opportunities allows for future research and collaborative opportunities to work toward the improvement of the community. Underutilization of social and health care services among ethnic and racial minority populations compels the development of culturally responsive programming (Caldwell et al., 2008). Although limited English proficiency is known to be a barrier to the effective delivery of services (Furman et al., 2009), scant literature has focused on advancing the social work knowledge and skills needed for work with language minorities. Moreover, perhaps due to a presumption of social worker competence in dealing with language minorities, little discussion has appeared on the unique methodological challenges of and research strategies for working with language minorities, further hindering research in this area. The gap in the knowledge base regarding the distinct and diverse needs of language minorities has significant repercussions for our ability to conduct research with them. Perhaps this gap is partially attributable to the myriad challenges involved in including language minority participants in research studies. Regardless, research with these groups is essential for the development of culturally responsive health and social programming. Social work researchers may be at an advantage to conduct research with language minorities because of the profession's traditional relationship with the community and prominent role in the human services sector. Furthermore, the profession's explicit focus on social justice charges social work researchers with the responsibility to contribute to the knowledge base on vulnerable populations. To this end, this is one of the first studies to offer a culturally responsive conceptual framework for research with language minorities. By expanding and adapting Meleis's (1996) criteria for culturally competent scholarship to include language minorities, this article offers practical strategies to effectively work with language minority communities throughout the research process. Specifically, this article's adaptation of Meleis's conceptual framework allows researchers to logically and systematically examine methodological issues in research with language minorities. The incorporation of such culturally responsive research practices with language minorities has the potential to enhance trust and, thus, improve the recruitment and retention of language minorities. 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Lake Mary Doctors Advise Annual Pelvic Exams in Light of New Health Care Laws SunState Medical Associates encourage female patients to visit a physician for annual pelvic exams even if the patients chooses to forego a Pap test. Lake Mary doctors hope that an increase in yearly checkups, now covered by most insurers, will decrease late detection of cervical cancer. Lake Mary, FL (PRWEB) August 07, 2012 According to USA Today, American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists recently updated it's guidelines, encouraging women to keep coming in for annual "well woman" exams. They agree that even if these visits do not include a Pap test for cervical cancer, the visit should still include a pelvic exam to check for developing signs of cervical cancer. This timely recommendation coincides with new federal rules that now require insurance companies to fully cover annual physician checkups for women. Health advocates, including the physicians of Central Florida, hope that this new mandate will increase annual visits and decrease late detection of cervical cancer. Why Annual Pelvic Exams are Necessary: Pap smears and pelvic exams are often performed at the same time, but they are not the same thing. When a doctor performs a Pap, they collect a sample of cells which they screen for cervical cancer, sexually transmitted diseases and infections. Healthy women may only need them every two to five years. On the other hand, pelvic exams should be thought of as “check-ups,” and should be performed annually with or without a Pap. Farideh Zadeh, Board Certified Internist at SunState Medical Associates, commented on the necessity of this exam, “A pelvic exam is a ‘check-up’ of your vagina, cervix, uterus and ovaries. This exam should be performed every year to check for abnormalities including infection, irritation and sexually transmitted infections. Even if you forego a Pap smear, you need to get a pelvic exam every year to ensure early detection and diagnosis if an issue arises.” Dr. Zadeh hopes that news of this new addition to health care law will increase awareness of the issue and motivate female patients to make annual checkups and pelvic exams a health priority. About SunState Medical Associates: SunState Medical Associates specialize in internal medicine and handle a wide spectrum of medical concerns, from the common cold to diabetes to heart disease. These Sanford physicians also provide regular preventative care visits such as physicals, Pap smears and adult check-ups. SunState Medical clinic is a private practice group of three physicians specializing in Internal Medicine. Each of their physicians is board certified American Board of Internal Medicine, which means that patients will get knowledgeable, up to date care for any medical concern they may have. Physicians not only provide primary care, but are also adept at coordinating patient care if the patient sees multiple specialists or have several medical conditions. For more information on SunState Medical Associates please call 407-333-3303 or visit http://www.lakemaryphysicians.com/. For the original version on PRWeb visit: http://www.prweb.com/releases/prwebcentral-florida-physician/lake-mary-doctors/prweb9764093.htmNEXT ARTICLE

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Rather than let money problems interfere with your studies, the Student Funding Office administers a scheme designed to help lighten the finanicial burden some students may experience. Access to Learning Fund (ALF) The Access to Learning Fund (ALF) is the most prominent of the financial support schemes administered by the Student Funding Office. ALF is a discretionary grant, funded by the government, to help students in financial difficulty whilst they are studying at university. ALF grants do not need to be paid back and can range from £100 to £3,500. This fund is intended to assist with general living and course-related costs, not tuition fees or 'lifestyle choices'. ALF is only open to UK students who have taken up all statutory support available to them or, in the case of postgraduate students, are able to demonstrate that they have made adequate realistic provision for their studies before embarking on their course. You can only apply for ALF support once you have arrived at the University and are registered as a student. All applications are means-tested, therefore some applications will be unsuccessful. Learn more about the Access to Learning Fund at Directgov.

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The law around ending a tenancy is relatively straightforward. You will normally have to serve a written notice on your tenant. The type of notice depends on when the tenancy started and why you want them to leave. If your tenant refuses to leave, you may need to get a possession order from the County Court, depending on the type of tenancy agreement you have with your tenant. If your tenant still doesn't leave, you may have to go back to court to get a bailiff's warrant. The important thing to remember is that you cannot evict your tenant yourself, you must follow the correct procedure. Contact us for advice. There are different types of tenancies, each with different notice types: If your tenant moved in before 15 January 1989 they will probably have a regulated tenancy. To end a regulated tenancy you will have to serve a 28-day notice to quit. Assured Tenancies and Assured Shorthold Tenancies If your tenant moved in after 15 January 1989, they will have either an assured tenancy or an assured shorthold tenancy. - An assured tenancy gives your tenant the long-term right to stay in their home. You can only end it if you have a specific reason for doing so, such as rent arrears (there are 17 Grounds). You must serve either two weeks’ or two months’ notice to quit, depending on your reasons for doing so. - An assured shorthold tenancy is for a fixed period of time and gives your tenant fewer rights. At the end of the fixed period of time, you have an automatic right to end the tenancy. You will need to give your tenant two months’ notice. The notice period cannot end before the end of the agreed fixed-term period. If you don’t give notice before the end of the fixed term there are special rules for issuing it at a later date. Please see the Compact Law website for further advice. Resident Landlord Lets and Lodgings If you share living accommodation such as a living room, kitchen, or bathroom with your tenant, you need only give reasonable notice. This notice should be at least equal to how often the rent is payable (for example, weekly or monthly). At the end of the notice period you can carry out a peaceful eviction and there is no need to get a court order. If you are going to evict your tenant you must be careful not to cause a breach of the peace. It is sensible to take legal advice first. If you live in the same house as your tenant but don’t share living accommodation you must serve a notice to quit that: - Is equal to how often the rent is due - Gives at least 28 days’ notice - Must end on the last day of a rental period The notice must be on a special form which is available from legal stationers. If your tenant has not left at the end of the notice period, you must apply to the County Court for a possession order. If you’re not sure what type of tenancy you have created, or how much notice to give, see the Compact Law website for further advice. Remember – it is a criminal offence to evict a tenant without following the correct procedure.

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Birmingham Conservation Trust Birmingham Conservation Trust works to find imaginative and sustainable solutions for historic buildings in the City that are threatened with dereliction and decay. With its charitable status, the Trust can draw in funds from Lottery and other charitable trusts to tackle buildings no one else will touch and in the process create attractive places to work, live and play. The Trust also has an educational remit to promote an understanding and awareness of Birmingham's architectural heritage. It does this through talks, lectures and running open days at relevant properties. In this way it remains close to the local communities, who have an interest in the buildings being restored. The group is run by a board of trustees with a wide range of skills, who represent interest groups in the City and the City Council Planning Department. Once projects are completed any proceeds are ploughed back into future projects. In recent years the Trust has: Saved the last courtyard of Back to Backs in Birmingham. In 2004 the Trust completed an exciting and ambitious scheme to rescue the last courtyard of Back to Backs in the city and secure their future. The Trust raised over .8 million and undertook a complete programme of repairs. The buildings were then handed over to the National Trust who has taken on the long term management. The project, which featured in a five-part documentary by Carlton TV, has been an outstanding success, drawing in over 40,000 visitors in the first year, becoming a focus for community links and attracting a number of prestigious awards. Completed a feasibility study for Perrott Folly, Edgbaston. This magnificent seven story Grade II* listed 18th century tower had serious structural problems and needed a new use to secure its future maintenance. However, this is not an easy project as the rooms are small and the stairs are steep and difficult. Working with the local community, the Trust has completed a detailed study, which explored all available options. As an immediate result of the study, the Trust undertook emergency repairs. Developed a scheme to open Newman Brothers Coffin Works to the public. Newman Brothers is a most unusual survival of a Victorian coffin fittings factory, complete with all its machinery and much of its stock. In its heyday the company exported its goods across the world and their name is a byword for the highest quality coffin handles and shrouds. Listed Grade II* by English Heritage in 2000, the factory was under serious threat of re-development but following an application from the Trust to Advantage West Midlands, the regional development agency bought the factory and agreed to fund Birmingham Conservation Trust to implement a mixed use scheme, whereby the most interesting parts would be opened to the public and the remaining areas converted into offices to generate income for the public parts. This is now the Trust major priority and is likely to costs approximately £2.5 million. Improved the capacity of the Trust. The Trust has continued to increase its capacity to undertake its challenging work. Not only has the Board has been strengthened by the introduction of several new active members with appropriate skills but staffing hours have also been increased. Thanks to the huge publicity and success of the Back to Back project the Trust has been transformed from a relatively unknown organisation to one is recognised regionally and nationally. The Trust website contains full information on all aspects of the trust work. www.birminghamconservationtrust.org Priorities for the Future - Continue to develop partnerships with local communities and other organisations in the City to facilitate the repair and renewal of buildings at risk - Full develop and implement the Newman Brothers Coffin Works scheme - Continue to raise awareness of the potential of the City buildings for re-use and regeneration - Encourage access and enjoyment of Birmingham historic buildings by opening them to the public Last Updated : 5th September 2012

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A digest of important news from sources selected by our local editors. Delivered weekday mornings. A lot of people were concerned about giving credit to their colleagues. That was just a nice thing. You have a lot of really talented people doing innovative and extraordinary things. I guess there are egos, too, but there are a lot of people who are very modest. I talked to Kary Mullis (Nobel laureate and inventor of the polymerase chain reaction process for amplifying specific DNA sequences), who has this certain reputation, but he was a really sweet guy. He was really misunderstood, with the O.J. Simpson trial and he wrote his book that was really controversial (questioning the scientific evidence about climate change and questioning whether HIV causes AIDS), but he was very reasonable -- just a nice guy. Q.: The book’s available only to CEOs who attend the Biotech Meeting and Biotech Hall of Fame award winners. Why is that? Jones: We are distributing it to a broader group of industry people. Initially we were just distributing it for the Laguna meeting in early October, but now the distribution is to a broader swatch. Q.: You mentioned that the foundation is working on a comprehensive scholarly history of the origins of commercial biotechnology. That sounds like one serious undertaking. I would guess that work for the coffee table book ends up there as well. Jones: We’re doing research, collecting oral histories, collecting literature, patents, looking at trade publications over the past 40 years and getting into archives where people donated their papers. That research appears in all of the work (from the Life Sciences Foundation), all of the publications. The coffee table book, the histories of the field, the magazine -- it all flows together. Ron Leuty covers biotech, higher education and China for the San Francisco Business Times. If you are commenting using a Facebook account, your profile information may be displayed with your comment depending on your privacy settings. By leaving the 'Post to Facebook' box selected, your comment will be published to your Facebook profile in addition to the space below. The material on this site may not be reproduced, distributed, transmitted, cached or otherwise used, except with the prior written permission of American City Business Journals.

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I. van Laere, M. de Wit and N. Klazinga Health and Social Care in the Community, vol. 17, 2009, p. 1-8 In order to prevent homelessness, it is essential that early indicators of risk of eviction are recognised and tailored assistance provided in response. The city of Amsterdam has two separate assistance networks that work to prevent evictions on grounds of rent arrears and housing-related nuisance. This article aims to evaluate their functioning. It is concluded that, to prevent evictions, housing associations should conduct more home visits to identify underlying problems, and should refer more households for medical assistance. Nuisance control care networks should refer more households to social assistance.

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Acoustic Gunshot Recognition Effective Detection In High Noise Environments Safety Dynamics specializes in the use of smart sensors for threat recognition and localization with its gunshot recognition product SENTRI (Sensor Enabled Neural Threat Recognition and Identification). SENTRI employs a Dynamic Synapse Neural Network (DSNN) based on neurobiological principles of brain signal processing, and allows, like the human brain, accurate pattern recognition of acoustic signals even in the presence of high noise. A SENTRI unit recognizes gunshot events in a radius of 600 feet and locates the event with a powerful pan/tilt/zoom video camera in less than one second. Events are localized to within +/- 1 degree or 10 feet of the event. Features and Developments The SENTRI Microphone Array is comprised of four aluminum alloy ¾-inch diameter arms that are anchored into a machined aluminum base. Attached to the ends of each arm is a Knowles MR-8406 condenser microphone. The microphone array has the ability to perform in a harsh environment. Vibration, weather, noise, and height of the microphones are all factors in the design and testing of the array unit. Safety Dynamics has trained DSNNs to recognize gunshots various calibers and not to respond to other loud noises, like truck and bus backfires; fireworks, and motorcycles. The SENTRI system was adapted to both: (1) discriminate the features that allow separate classification of handguns and other rifles, and (2) find the common set of features that allow handguns, machine guns, M1 attack rifles, M16 attack rifles, and multiple artillery to all be classified as belonging to the common set of firearms. This class system concept was fundamental to allowing the DSNN to then classify other common sets like security-breach or intrusion. The SENTRI System can integrate with multi-sensor Technology, or traditional surveillance Technology such as video cameras, to detect a threat, often before a serious event occurs. Enabling of acoustic recognition takes place in a three-phase process. First, the targeted sound, such as an impulsive sound, is recorded and "trained" on the super-computer that isolates the sound signature amidst background noise. Second, the output parameter is uploaded onto the execution platform. Third, the run-time parameters are adjusted to adapt to requirements for distance, discrimination, and false positives. The SENTRI system consists of a TMS320C6713 DSK with the DSP running at 225 MHz. A 4-channel ADC daughter card connects to the DSK via the External Peripheral Interface. Two Analog Devices AD7655 16-bit, 1 MSPS A/D converters, perform data acquisition. Each A/D converter samples the analog signal coming from two Burr-Brown PGA2500 digitally controlled microphone preamplifiers.

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Safety Dynamics specializes in the use of smart sensors for threat recognition and localization. Safety Dynamics is currently installing and supporting a system for law enforcement called SENTRI (Sensor Enabled Neural Threat Recognition and Identification). The system is a breakthrough Technology that recognizes gunshots and explosions and sends range and bearing details to cameras which can then locate the source of the event. Enabling of acoustic recognition takes place in a three phase process: 1.The targeted sound, such as a gunshot, is recorded and "trained" on the super-computer that isolates the sound signature amidst background noise. 2. The output parameter is uploaded onto the execution platform. 3. The run time parameters are adjusted and managed by the customer to adapt to requirements for distance, discrimination, and false positives. So What Makes Us Different? Local processor in box = speed of gunshot detection. There are other gunshot detection systems that are commercially available but none offer the same functionality as the SENTRI System. The system resides on a small computer board (about 8 inches by 6 inches) with four small microphone inputs. These components are mounted in a weather resistant box and typically connected to a camera and Ethernet network. Because all the processing that is necessary occurs on the processor board, the determination of a gunshot occurs in about 4/10ths of a second. Others systems rely on collecting the data from installed microphones (typically in a grid formation) and shipping that raw data to a central processing station along a network. These types of products claim that they can confirm a gunshot in 5-12 seconds (some take even longer). A simple example shows the impact of time during a gunshot event: assuming that a gunshot is fired from a person walking (the average walking speed is about three miles per hours, or 4.4 feet per second) a delay of twelve seconds would put the shooter 52.8 feet away from point where they discharged the weapon. Now assume that the shooter runs after discharging a weapon (average running speed would be 7.5 miles per hour, 11 feet per second) a delay of twelve seconds would put them 132 feet away from the discharge point. Because SENTRI has an on board processor, in these scenarios, the shooter would move 2.2 feet or 5.5 feet depending on whether they were walking or running. Knowing exactly where to move a camera once there is a positive identification of a gunshot is paramount for law enforcement to identify the perpetrator. The SENTRI system has been tested to show that it can precisely show where the gunshot occurred within ±1°. Assuming the distance from the SENTRI gunshot sensor is 600 feet, a ± one degree differential would mean that the SENTRI could be off by a maximum 20.94 feet. Other systems claim to be accurate within 25 meters. Converting this to feet (3.3 feet per meter) they could be off by as much as 82.5 feet. One other major advantage to the SENTRI system is that we not only calculate the azimuth of the event (1-360º) but SENTRI also calculates the elevation of the event as well. This translates to not only knowing what building the shooter discharged from, but the SENTRI will report what window ledge was used to shoot from. Because each SENTRI unit can be fully functional on its own, units may be installed and moved at any time. For some applications (special sporting events, holiday celebrations, elections) it may be desirable to place a SENTRI system in service during the duration of these events. SENTRI is easily mounted on portable tri-pods that allow them to be placed anywhere 110v A/C power and a network connection (wired or wireless) is available. This allows the user to use the SENTRI whenever and wherever is necessary. Placement on rooftops or on the ground makes coverage extremely flexible. USE OF COMMON INDUSTRY STANDARDS One of the major objectives when designing the SENTRI solution was to utilize industry standards whenever possible. This means that the user does not need to replace existing infrastructure in order to integrate SENTRI Technology. Data is transported via common Ethernet communication and can be configured to utilize wired or wireless protocols and encryption algorithms. The user software is Windows based and is capable of running under Windows XP or Windows Vista. SENTRI can use a multitude of off-the-shelf analog cameras to slew to an event. SENTRI will work with just about any camera brand and we are in the process of integrating our system with cameras that can monitor in 360º at all times. This includes the use of video analytics to further help with the identification of people involved in gunshot events. Data output is sent via RS/232 or TCP/IP to whatever network connected device you wish. SENTRI has electronic relays that will allow the user to control gates, lights, or other devices when an event is detected. Remote upgrades and monitoring is also possible. Everything happens in one box!!

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Deaths Fell in States That Expanded Medicaid, Study Shows Expanding U.S. state Medicaid programs may contribute to reduced death rates, as the poor, elderly and other vulnerable people benefit from greater access to health care, Harvard University researchers said in a report. Three states that expanded Medicaid in 2001 and 2002, New York, Arizona and Maine (BSTIME), collectively saw a 6.1 percent decline in the death rate for people age 20 to 64 compared to neighboring states, according to the study published in the New England Journal of Medicine. Researchers at the Harvard School of Public Health, led by assistant professor Benjamin Sommers, found larger reductions among minorities and low-income people. The findings from a decade ago suggest that governors who pursue a 2014 Medicaid expansion funded by the federal health- care overhaul may see a healthier population than those who don’t, said Sommers, who took leave from Harvard last year to work as an adviser to the U.S. agency that oversees Medicaid. The Supreme Court said June 28 that the federal government can’t force states to participate in the expansion. “There may be significant benefits to access for care and health status for low-income adults” in states that expand Medicaid, Sommers, who plans to return to Harvard in September, said in a telephone interview. “It might even save lives.” The Affordable Care Act, signed into law in 2010, seeks to extend Medicaid to people making as much as 1.3 times the national poverty level -- about $30,657 for a family of four this year. At least five Republican governors have said they won’t participate in the expansion, citing increased costs and inadequate care compared to private insurance and Medicare, the federal insurance program for the elderly and disabled. “Medicaid has been poorly funded, poorly administered and often relegates the poor to bad quality medical care,” Scott Gottlieb, a former deputy commissioner at the Food and Drug Administration who is now a researcher at the nonprofit American Enterprise Institute in Washington, said in an e-mail. “We owe the poor something better.” The federal government will pay all of the Medicaid bills for people added by the expansion until 2017, when states will then have to begin contributing. The U.S. will pay about $931 billion through 2022, and states would pay about $73 billion, according to the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, a nonprofit research group in Washington. The Harvard researchers analyzed data from the U.S. Census and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and zeroed in on three states that had expanded Medicaid to low-income adults without children to see what changes in mortality occurred. Deaths among non-elderly adults increased during the same period in neighboring states that didn’t expand Medicaid: Pennsylvania, New Mexico, Nevada and New Hampshire. Sommers said that by pouring more money into Medicaid programs, states with expansions improved their “safety net” health systems such as public hospitals, which may have contributed to lower death rates. Sommers, who works as an adviser at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, said his study was researched and drafted while he worked at Harvard and wasn’t funded by the government. To contact the reporter on this story: Alex Wayne in Washington at firstname.lastname@example.org To contact the editor responsible for this story: Reg Gale at email@example.com Bloomberg moderates all comments. Comments that are abusive or off-topic will not be posted to the site. Excessively long comments may be moderated as well. Bloomberg cannot facilitate requests to remove comments or explain individual moderation decisions.

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Case study guru and strategy consultant Victor Cheng wrote this great item in his newsletter. The first part is an extract from a New York Times interview with the former head of the Bain Capital NY office, who has a new book out on the US economy. It also reveals how this ex-Bain consultant used a statistical approach to choosing his wife. Here's Cheng’s excerpt from the newspaper (you can click through to the whole New York Times article here ) "There's also the fact that Conard applies a relentless, mathematical logic to nearly everything, even finding a good spouse. He advocates, in utter seriousness, using demographic data to calculate the number of potential mates in your geographic area. Then, he says, you should set aside a bit of time for "calibration" -- dating as many people as you can so that you have a sense of what the marriage marketplace is like. Then you enter the selection phase, this time with the goal of picking a permanent mate. The first woman you date who is a better match than the best woman you met during the calibration phase is, therefore, the person you should marry. By statistical probability, she is as good a match as you're going to get. (Conard used this system himself.) This constant calculation -- even of the incalculable -- can be both fascinating and absurd." Now, obviously not everyone from Bain actually uses this approach to choose a spouse. Some of us prefer the romance of falling in love. BUT, (and this is very important), everybody I know at MBB most certainly sees the logic behind this approach (even if they would not use it themselves) and many of them will use a similar logical approach to other aspects of their lives. For example, you should have seen one of my former McKinsey colleagues. She was a woman who was planning her wedding and basically "estimated" how many people would attend her wedding. She started with a list of everyone invited, estimated whether or not said person would bring a date based on their current relationship status, further estimated based on distance of travel needed what percent would actually make the trip to create an excel forecast model that estimated total headcount. This in turn provided the assumptions for her wedding cost forecasting model which factored in the latest head count estimate and the cost per person for food. Crazy? Maybe. Did everyone at McK who saw this, understand and at some level was secretly impressed (even if they wouldn't admit to it out loud)? Oh most definitely. THIS is just how consultants think about things... or at least have the OPTION to think in this way when they want to. I hope this gives you a sense of the mentality MBB consultants have and how they approach (or have the option to approach) nearly any unstructured problem, and structure it in some logical way.

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- Front Page - Biz Tools Summary judgment is a decision made by a court. A judge makes a decision based on legal pleadings presented to him and finds that there is no need for trial. SJ may be granted on all issues, or be granted on some issues and denied on the rest of the issues (the latter is known as "partial summary judgment"). To obtain a summary judgment, one makes a request to the Judge (called a "Motion"). The party asking for the ruling is known as the "movant" and the other party is the "non-moving" party. Franchisees often claim that denial of summary judgment indicates that the court believes the non-movants. This is simply not true: the court is required to believe the non-movants at the SJ stage, but this is not true at trial. Moreover, denial of SJ may simply be a reflection of a judge who is reluctant to deny the non-moving party their day in court. When granted, summary judgment has the effect of denying the non-moving party it’s day in court, and for that reason judges are often reluctant to grant a motion for SJ. On the other hand, judges are aware of the expense of defending against frivolous claims or the expense incurred by plaintiffs who are required to litigate where there is a foregone conclusion as a matter of law (In fact, in both England and the US, summary judgment was originally only available to plaintiffs). Prof. Arthur Miller is one of a number of scholars who argue that courts are too eager to use SJ (pdf) as a case management tool and thereby usurp the province of the jury. At the federal level, SJ is governed by Federal Rules of Civil Procedure Rule 56, and there are 3 key decisions of the US Supreme Court (all from 1986) setting forth the standard for SJ: In Celotex , the Court noted the purpose of SJ in securing a “just, speedy, and inexpensive determination” of lawsuits. But there is a high standard for SJ, in that there must be no genuine issue of fact. The judge is expected to assume as true the pleadings of the non-moving party; if on those pleadings a jury could find for the non-moving party, then summary judgment should be denied. As the Anderson court noted: “[t]he evidence of the nonmovant is to be believed, and all justifiable inferences are to be drawn in his favor.” Some commentators criticize the idea of believing the nonmovant, and one has called the statement "folly" [James Duane, 4 Greatest Myths About Summary Judgment, 52 Wash & Lee L.R. 1523, 1590 (1995)] More recently, the court reiterated in Reeves v. Sanderson [530 U.S. 133 (2000)] that the court could not make credibility determinations or weigh the evidence, and in Beard v. Banks [548 U.S. 521 (2006)] the court stated that SJ was both the absence of material fact and a showing by the movant that he is “entitled to judgment as a matter of law.” A judicial decision regarding SJ may indeed sometimes indicate how the court is leaning with regard to substance, much as judicial statements during conferences may indicate how the court is viewing the case. But in a ruling denying SJ, such indications should be taken with caution; a denial of SJ is a holding that there exist triable issues of fact---all else is dicta . Controversial aspects of SJ include (1) whether a court may appropriately deny SJ where there are no material issues of fact and (2) the preclusive effects of SJ, but we do not address those issues here and those interested may refer to an excellent article in the Fall 2002 Hofstra Law Review (31 Hof. L.R. 91 ), which also discusses the history of SJ going back to English law and noting the waxing and waning of judicial granting of SJ in the United States. Also, remember that state laws may vary from the federal rules. One interesting exception to the reluctance to grant summary judgment is the California courts which favor summary judgment in First Amendment cases, as discussed elsewhere on BMM.

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Asters are invaluable in the hardy border, adding superb color in the autumn. Very durable and long lived. Even heavy, wet soils will suit them. Richer soils will generally yield taller plants. Mounds of color begin in September, in a full range of colors. Pinch back and divide like mums for best display. General rule of thumb is to pinch until 4th of July and not after. Pinching yields better branching and more flowers. Can be divided every 2-3 years in spring. Avoid wet overwintering conditions.

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At Bluestone, along Lake Erie in Northeast Ohio, we maintain over 250,000 square feet of greenhouses filled with over 3 million plants. Although we don’t currently have display gardens, we do have thousands of visitors come and browse our retail year. It’s a great way to see hundreds of varieties all alphabetized on tables. Find out where we’re located! Or, enjoy our virtual tour below. Customers can reach us by phone, fax, standard mail, or online. We process our orders daily and indicate a two week shipping window which gives us flexibility in dealing with Mother Nature. Customers may choose their shipping day, and can modify their order right up until we start to process We propagate over 3 million plants a season, roughly half by seed and the other vegetatively. Here are some seedlings being shifted up to their final size, and some astilbes being divided. Our plants are started in heated houses with hot water circulating through the floors. Later they will be moved out to cooler houses to harden-off before Our mail order picking area doubles as a retail store. If you get the chance to visit, you can see over 1,000 varieties all alphabetized and available to take Groups of orders are picked all at once to save our feet. They are separated and checked over before heading into our posting area. Here the orders are closed up, documentation for each state added, and posted via Priority Mail, Fed-Ex, or UPS. Over 1,200 boxes can post through in a day – you might even see these plants later at arboretums, botanical gardens, or public gardens and amusement parks. The crew! Hope you enjoy our plants as much as we do. We sure have fun growing them.

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Here's some helpful gardening links that our Help Desk and staff are fond of using: - Better Homes & Gardens Garden Plans Better Homes and Gardens offers numerous garden designs that feature perennials – often with varieties that we offer. Want to substitute a Bluestone plant into one of the layouts? Use our Plant Finder or contact firstname.lastname@example.org for assistance. - Cooperative Extension Service Get local gardening advice from your Cooperative Extension Service, a nationwide, non-credit educational network. Experts can provide useful, practical, and research-based information to agricultural producers, small business owners, youth, consumers, and others in rural areas and communities of all sizes. Master Gardener training is offered as well. - Dave's Garden A great source for gardeners providing informative articles, videos and numerous forums. While you’re there, check out customer comments at Dave's Garden Watchdog, a customer driven site that evaluates mail-order nurseries. - Fine Gardening Pronunciation Guide The good people at Fine Gardening have put together a very helpful pronunciation guide to help with Latin names. - Hydrangeas! Hydrangeas! Need help with Hydrangeas? Here is the Helpdesk's favorite site. - Rutger's Deer Resistant Plant Ratings Looking for information on Deer Resistant Plants? This Rutger’s University site rates plants by HOW Deer Resistant the plants are on a scale of A,B,C and D. - United States Department of Agriculture Interested in the Native Status of a plant? The USDA Native Status is an excellent place for info. Enter the plant you want to check and click on “View Native Status” just below the Distribution map. The Latin genus only, or genus and species are good ways to start.

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Armed Forces Day is celebrated on the third Saturday in May to honor U.S. servicemen and women. Here are some ways to show your support: - Send a letter Put a smile on a soldiers face by sending them an E-card. Go to militaryecard.com to get started. - Send a care package Show your support by sponsoring a care package to the troops. Many websites offer care package services if you don't have a specific soldier in mind. - Donate blood Donate blood to the soldiers by contacting the American Red Cross at 1-800-GIVE-BLOOD. - Look for a parade Check your local newspaper for a parade in your area honoring soldiers for Armed Forces Day. - Display a flag Show your patriotism by proudly flying an Army, Navy, Air Force, Marines, Coast Guard, or American flag.

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People talk quite a bit about their favorite Stan Musial stories. And, while there are a million tales about his exploits on the field, mine has nothing to do about home runs, base hits or great plays on defense. My favorite story has to do with Musial being offered a contract to leave the Cardinals to jump to the upstart Mexican major league. Stan the Man made $13,500 with St. Louis in 1946, an era in which MLB players had only year-to-year contracts. But, eager to lure major league stars south of the border, Mexican League organizers offered him a guaranteed $175,000 over five years. That would have offered a great deal of security in 1946 to a young guy with a family to support. But Musial, unlike Cardinals Max Lanier and Fred Martin as well as 10 other MLB players, refused to take the lucrative pay day. Why? Stan said if he went back on his word, which he gave when he signed his name to a contract to play for the Cardinals, he wouldn't be able to look his son in the eye. They just don't make guys like that anymore. There are a lot of other great stories to share about Stan's character, too. In 1952 Hall of Famer Ty Cobb said in a story in Life Magazine that Musial was one of only two current MLB players -- along with Phil Rizzuto from the Yankees -- who were good enough to play in Cobb's day. High praise from one of baseball's toughest critics. Cobb added that Musial was a much better player than Joe DiMaggio in his prime. Musial said with humility that, while he didn't want to question the word of a great player like Cobb, he didn't think he was as good as DiMaggio. Finally, Musial was such a great ballplayer and great guy that in the 1960s Chicago fans were polled about who their favorite sports figure was. And they chose Musial, a guy who played for their arch rivals. Sure, Stan won MVP awards, batting titles, World Series rings and every other accolade a baseball player can get. But the best thing about him is that he was someone truly WORTH rooting for. Stan, you are terribly missed. We'll never be the same without you. But Cardinals fans wouldn't be who they are today without you. God speed, Stan the Man.

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Brookhaven National Laboratory was established in 1947 on the eastern end of Long Island at the former site of the U.S. Army’s Camp Upton. Originally built out of a post-World War II desire to explore the peaceful applications of atomic energy, the Laboratory now has a broader mission: to perform basic and applied research at the frontiers of science, including nuclear and high-energy physics; physics and chemistry of materials; nanoscience; energy and environmental research; national security and nonproliferation; neurosciences and medical imaging; structural biology; and computational sciences. Over its history, Brookhaven Lab has housed three research reactors, numerous one-of-a-kind particle accelerators, and other cutting-edge research facilities responsible for discoveries leading to many advances for science and society as well as seven Nobel Prizes. Brookhaven was originally conceived, in part, to establish a national laboratory in the Northeastern United States to design, construct and operate large scientific machines that individual institutions could not afford to develop on their own. Throughout the years, Brookhaven’s scientists and visiting researchers have used these unique facilities to make discoveries in biology, physics, chemistry, geophysics, medicine, and materials science. Since Brookhaven opened its doors, countless innovations and inventions by staff and visiting scientists have contributed to research in many fields. Discoveries made here have shaped our understanding of the atom and the universe, advanced medical imaging techniques, and created new technology and tools for studying microbiology, climate and pollutants, energy storage and more.

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Laws, Regulations & Annotations Property Taxes Law Guide – Revision 2013 Revenue and Taxation Code Part 5. Collection of Taxes Chapter 7. Warrant for Collection of Taxes 3202. Recordation of warrant. The warrant shall be recorded in the county in which the real property is located in such manner as will impart constructive notice of its recordation and shall be directed to the sheriff or marshal and shall have the same force and effect as a writ of execution. The warrant shall be levied and sale made pursuant to it in the same manner and with the same force and effect as a levy of and sale pursuant to a writ of execution.

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Your Friends Name: Your Friends Email: Government and industry leaders from around the world gathered in Colorado Springs, Colo., for the annual National Space Symposium in mid-April. Among the key note speakers were NASA Administrator Charles F. Bolden, the Commander of U.S. Air Force Space Command General C. Robert Kehler, and Boeing Defense, Space & Security President and CEO Dennis Muilenburg. Taking place in the days leading to President Barack Obama’s speech on the future of space exploration, the conference set the stage for industry’s response to the civil, commercial and military space challenges of the 21st century. View the full transcript of Muilenburg’s remarks [PDF 1.38MB]

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- The museum - Calendar & Exhibitions - Collection & Research - Support Boijmans Hans Berg gives a unique live concert Saturday, 5 March, 11.00 p.m. During the Rotterdam Museum Night, the Swedish composer Hans Berg is giving a live concert accompanied by Nathalie Djurberg’s first stop-motion animation films. Her films and his music can be admired in Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen from 5 March, in a presentation of some eighteen films dating from 2003 to the present. This ‘Snakes Knows it’s Yoga’ exhibition is the largest ever overview of their work. The finishing touches are currently being made to the exhibition, which occupies the 1500 square metres of the museum’s Bodon Gallery. Coloured films and light have been used to create a fantastical atmosphere, in which the films and videos by Nathalie Djurberg (b. 1978) play the leading role. Ten of her films, including ‘Turn In To Me’, ‘On Fire’ and ‘The Experiment (Greed)’, are being projected onto large, suspended screens. The sculptures that are part of the ‘Snakes Knows it’s Yoga’ installation occupy a central position in the midst of these screens. Eight short films from the early years of Djurberg’s artistic career will be shown in a specially constructed ‘black box’. Colour, light and music A video portrait of Djurberg and Berg that explores their collaboration and working methods can be seen as part of the exhibition and on the arttube.boijmans.nl video channel. Colourful lighting is another important element in their work. At Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen, Djurberg has created a composition of coloured gels, which filters the daylight. The music of the composer Hans Berg serves as a guideline for the audience. His experimental compositions add an extra layer that allows the public to identify with the lead character(s) in Djurberg’s animations. The Swedish artist Nathalie Djurberg is best known for her films produced using stop-motion technique. At first these may seem sweet and innocuous, but her work tackles themes such as obsession, power, pleasure, desire and violence. In her films she consistently creates animated, surreal ‘fables’. Her world consists of apparently clichéd fairytales that derail into a battleground filled with death, sex and violence. In ’Snakes Knows it’s Yoga’, Djurberg explores the fear of death. In one of the films a naked young woman plays the lead role, going on an ecstatic dance with a colourful frog. She tries to lick the poisonous frog in order to attain higher spheres, as if in a shamanistic ritual. In another film a snake hypnotises a skinny man who is meditating, eventually overpowers this yogi and tears him apart. Nathalie Djurberg creates her world using stop-motion, a labour-intensive technique that involved building up the film frame by frame. The figurines of coloured clay are remodelled into a new pose for each shot, which results in a jolty animation with a shaky backdrop and undisguised supporting threads. The artist chooses not to repair imperfections in the plasticine of the figurines nor to correct linguistic mistakes in the texts, which makes Djurberg’s surreal films all the more vulnerable and human. Djurberg & Berg Nathalie Djurberg and Hans Berg live and work in Berlin. They have staged solo presentations at the Centre Pompidou in Paris (2009), the Hammer Museum in Los Angeles and the Prada Foundation in Milan (both in 2008), and Kunsthalle Wien (2007). Their work can be found in the collections of the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum (New York), Moderna Museet (Stockholm) and the Sprengel Museum (Hanover). In 2009, Nathalie Djurberg and Hans Berg were awarded the Silver Lion by the 53rd Venice Biennale. The ’Snakes Knows it’s Yoga’ exhibition is a collaboration with the kestnergesellschaft in Hanover and the Kunstforeningen GL Strand in Copenhagen. A richly illustrated catalogue is being published to accompany the show. It can be purchased at the museum shop and via webshop.boijmans.nl from 5 March. (Price: €30.00, ISBN 978-3-86984-198-4) For more information or/ and images, please contact the Marketing and Communication Department +31 10 44.19.561

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Jump to Recipe Kabir the great poet saint had said about this tree "Bara hua to kya hua, jaisa per khajur, panthi ko chaya nahin, fal lage ati dur". Whoever had Hindi as their second language in school in India must be familiar with Kabir's dohas or couplets. They were short and so profound I used to love them and still remember some. The above doha or couplet means "Even though the Palm tree is big, it's bigness is of no use, as it does not provide cool shade to weary travelers and it's fruits are too high to be picked up", the essence being your greatness lies not in your stature but in how you serve others. However Kabir had missed a point, he had underestimated our endeavor for good food, to get the Khajur and Khajur ka Ras (the sweet sap from the Date Palm Tree) we can climb all the way up. I have never had Khejur Ras but the Khejur Gur, mmmmmmmm, not enough words to describe it. It has much more flavor and tastes way better than cane jaggery. Khejur Gur (liquid date palm jaggery -- made from boiling the sap from date palms) is very popular in Bengal during the winter months. It is also commonly called "Notun Gur" ( literally, "new jaggery") or "Nolen Gur". I think the sap of the date palms is best during the winter months and that is the reason we get this gur or jaggery around this time. Also during the summer, night temperatures are high and sap harvested ferments by morning, rendering the product fit only as an alcoholic drink. The liquid Khejur Gur is delicious, tastes better than Maple Syrup and we used to have it poured on our Luchi (Puri) or Roti for dinner or breakfast. It is also used to make a variety of sweets in Bengal. This article explains the process of making Khejur-Gur here. Khejur Gur in solid form is sold in the shape of oval discs and is also known as "Patali Gur" But I have never mustered the courage to smuggle liquid Khejur Gur (liquid Palm Date Jaggery) to the US, though I do carry the the solid khejur gur which is also called "Patali Gur" in Bengali, from Kolkata, if I am visiting during winter. But I have to ration my khejur gur as I have only one patali to last a year or more and I use it only for special occasions to make Paayesh or paramanna during my husband D's and my daughter's B'Day, as Bengalis consider having payesh on one's Birthday as auspicious. Paayesh can also be made with sugar but Khejur Gur er paayesh is just heavenly. This is how my Ma makes Payesh and she makes the best payesh in the world. Only recently I have learned to make Khejur Gur-er Payesh from her and so here is my attempt. I made this for D's B'day earlier this month but am posting it now in time for JFI What You need Whole Milk ~1 and ½ litre Half & Half Milk ~ ½ litre Note: My Ma uses 2 litre of Whole Milk only. I use the Half & Half as it reduces my effort to thicken the Milk GobindoBhog Rice or KalaJeera Rice or Basmati Rice ~ a little less than 2/3 of a cup Ghee ~ enough to smear the rice with, maybe 1/2 tsp Raisins ~ a fistful soaked in water TejPata or BayLeaves ~ 3 or 4 Sugar ~ 1 cup Khejur Gur or Palm Date jaggery ~ I added depending on my sweetness level Note: The Sugar + Khejur Gur amounts to almost 2 cups. This is sweet enough for me, not enough for my Dad and just right for my hubby, friends, Mom etc. Between the sugar & gur you can increase one and decrease the other, but the gur has to be added only after the paayesh is taken off the heat as mentioned in the recipe How I Do It Wash the rice, drain the water and then smear the rice with a little ghee Pour Milk in a boiling pan, usually a deep heavy bottomed pan. I use a deep non-stick one. Add 3 or 4 Bay leaves When the Milk come to a boil add the rice. Be careful so that milk does not boil over. Stir intermittently and check if the rice is done. You kind of have to keep stirring frequently else the milk might scald the bottom of the pan as it thickens. When the rice is cooked add sugar. Tip: Adding sugar before the rice has boiled hinders it getting cooked properly Now stir the milk continuously so that the milk does not burn or scald the bottom of the container and the rice does not stick. When the Milk has thickened to the right consistency, to check this take a spoonful of liquid and pour it on a flat plate, the viscosity of the milk should be such that it does not flow. By this time the milk would have also reduced from it's original volume. Approx. time to reach this stage is almost an hour or so at a medium flame setting on my gas range. Take the Paayesh off heat and add the Khejur Gur after 5 mins and stir well. Add Gur depending on your desired sweetness level. Tip: If your gur or jagery has been refrigerated put it in the microwave til it turns soft. Savor the sweet smell of khejur gur, pure bliss Add Kishmis or Raisins. Serve hot or cold, I like cold better This is my entry for December JFI hosted by Kay. Congaratulations to the new Mom and kudos to her for hosting this inspite of her new motherhood. Here's some discussion on getting Khejur Gur in the US:Came across a very interesting forum discussing Khejur-Gur which I wanted to share If you are interested check it out here at this forum. They say that they found a substitute for Khejur Gur in US "This is the liquid form of Gula Jawa (literally, Java sugar, it can be made of either arenga palm, coconut palm or palmyra palm sap), and comes in a squeezable plastic bottle." Indira of Mahanadi says she got herself some Palm Date Jaggery from her Indian store. So check your local Bangladeshi or Indian store for this jaggery, my neighbourhood Indian store doesn't carry the Khejur Gur I crave for and I haven't tried any Khejur Gur outside Bengal yet. I just saw from Mandira's & Asha's blog (I get to know all about events from this wonderful blogger friends) that there is a festive fair at Anna's of Morsels & Musings . Since Paayesh is a "special occasion" recipe I am sending this out to her too. Get this recipe in my Book coming out soon. Check this blog for further updates. Trivia: Muzaffarnagar District in Uttar Pradesh has the largest Jaggery Market in India followed by Anakapalli of Visakhapatnam District in Andhra Pradesh. Both are termed to be the biggest and second biggest in the entire world.

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Fun Classroom Activities The 20 enjoyable, interactive classroom activities that are included will help your students understand the text in amusing ways. Fun Classroom Activities include group projects, games, critical thinking activities, brainstorming sessions, writing poems, drawing or sketching, and more that will allow your students to interact with each other, be creative, and ultimately grasp key concepts from the text by "doing" rather than simply studying. 1. A Year from Now Where will Bone be and how will she be feeling a year from now? Write a one page description of Bone's life a year after the end of the book from Bone's perspective. 2. The Monster Within When Bone's anger is described, it seems to grow and even take form. Take one of the descriptions for Bone's anger and rage and draw it. 3. Bone's Poetry Write a poem as if you are Bone. The poem can be... This section contains 555 words| (approx. 2 pages at 300 words per page)

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Mid-Book Test (up to Part 3, Chapters 9-14) |Name: _____________________________||Period: ___________________________| This test consists of 15 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions. Multiple Choice Questions Directions: Circle the correct answer. 1. What is the signal from Mr. Sing to come in to shore? a) Two flashes of light. b) A red lantern. c) A bird call. d) Three shots of a flare gun. 2. What does Mr. Sing do when Morgan grabs him? a) Kicks him. b) Bites him. c) Shoots him. d) Stabs him. 3. What is Morgan's first name? 4. What are the lawyer's clients financing? a) A revolution. b) Refugee trafficking. c) A contraband system. d) A drug empire. 5. What does Morgan's wife say about Morgan's wound? a) She hopes it doesn't hurt. b) She hates everything about it. This section contains 422 words| (approx. 2 pages at 300 words per page)

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Description: Over the last thirty years, scholars have begun to explore the implications of an ancient Jewish and Christian tradition that referred to the “Minor Prophets” as “the Twelve,” “the Twelve Prophets,” or the “Book of the Twelve.” Scholarly work on the Book of the Twelve in the last quarter century has focused on two issues in particular: 1) Developing models regarding how the Book of the Twelve came to be recorded on a single scroll, and 2) Isolating unifying elements that transcend the individual writings and take on new significance when the Book of the Twelve becomes a single collection rather than twelve distinct writings. Dr. Nogalski’s comprehensive and accessible commentary offers an overview of the ancient traditions concerning the Book of the Twelve that lay the foundation for understanding these recent developments. Subjects: Bible, Hebrew Bible / Old Testament, Prophetic Literature, Book of the Twelve, Literature, Micah, Nahum, Habakkuk, Zephaniah, Haggai, Zechariah, Malachi Review by Lena-Sofia Tiemeyer Read the Review Citation: Lena-Sofia Tiemeyer, review of James D. Nogalski, The Book of the Twelve, Review of Biblical Literature [http://www.bookreviews.org] (2012). Adobe Acrobat Reader All RBL reviews are published in PDF format. To view these reviews, you must have downloaded and installed the FREE version of Adobe Acrobat Reader. If you do not have the Reader or you have an older version of the Reader, you can download the most recent version now.

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Since hitting the market a quarter-century ago, cholesterol-lowering statin drugs have become one of the most popularly prescribed medications. Giant trials have shown that the medications not only effectively lower “bad” LDL cholesterol in those with elevated levels but more importantly, lower the risk of having a heart attack or dying from heart disease or a stroke. Where researchers once worried that statins might increase the risk of cancer, they’ve now found that statin users have a 15 percent lower risk of dying from cancer as well as other causes. In a study published Wednesday in the New England Journal of Medicine, Danish researchers examined medical records of all cancer patients in their country diagnosed between 1995 and 2007 and found that those who took statins had a smaller likelihood of dying over a 2.5 year period than those who didn’t. But as potent as statins are to lower high cholesterol and reduce inflammation associated with heart disease and cancer, they don’t work for everyone. About 30 to 50 percent of patients with high cholesterol can’t get their LDL levels down to a healthful level with statins, according to Dr. Robert Giugliano, a cardiologist at Brigham and Women’s Hospital. Some patients can’t tolerate them because they have liver side effects or severe muscle aches, while others find that their cholesterol levels drop on the maximum dose of the most potent statin but not enough to get them to the recommended level needed to lower their heart risk. Giugliano and others have been conducting preliminary trials with a new class of experimental drugs that could be taken along with statins or on their own to lower cholesterol levels. Several of the early results indicate that the medications -- injections given weekly, biweekly, or monthly -- have no (as of yet) significant side effects and work well to lower LDL levels. Amgen, Pfizer, and Sanofi/Regeneron have all developed compounds -- in a class of drugs called monoclonal antibodies -- that bind to a protein called PCSK9 circulating in the blood, which normally attaches to LDL receptors on liver cells and prevents these receptors from removing LDL cholesterol from the blood. Without PCSK9, liver cells soak up LDL cholesterol and effectively remove excess amounts from circulating in the bloodstream. In a manufacturer-sponsored trial published online this week in the journal Lancet, Giugliano and his colleagues administered various doses of Amgen’s monoclonal antibody injections or placebo injections to 631 patients with high cholesterol levels who were already taking statins. Those who had the injections every two weeks for nearly three months experienced a 42 to 66 percent reduction in LDL cholesterol levels, compared to the placebo, with a greatest effect occuring with the highest dose; those who had the injections monthly had a 42 to 50 percent drop in their LDL levels compared to the placebo. Other researchers found similar results when using the Amgen injections in those who weren’t taking any statins. Sanofi/Regeneron and Pfizer have also had similar success with their PCSK9-targeting injections in early clinical trials that were presented at the American Heart Association’s annual meeting this week in Los Angeles. What’s needed now, Giugliano said, are much larger studies involving thousands of patients who are given these injections for at least five years to study their long term safety and efficacy. Sanofi and Regeneron Pharmaceuticals announced this week that they’re beginning a Phase 3 trial involving 18,000 heart disease patients, which is necessary to receive approval from the US Food and Drug Administration. Amgen will start its own Phase 3 trial next year. The manufacturers haven’t yet determined the cost of each injection, which even if administered on a monthly basis, will no doubt be pricier than daily statin pills--most of which are now available as generics. “These new monoclonal antibodies present a huge opportunity for many new patients to reach their cholesterol goals,” Giugliano added, “but first we have to see if there are any real safety problems.”

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Two Women, Three Prisons - Part 2: Creativity We introduced you to Magaly and Mabel in Part 1, here. Now we'd like to tell you a bit more about their creativity and resourcefulness in nurturing Alternatives to Violence Project workshops and participants. Magaly and Mabel have convinced the prison officials to allow them to hold the workshops in central, "neutral" areas that have less traffic and distractions, so that people from different sections can participate and can focus during the workshops. That's a vast improvement over the original, distracting, hallway locations. Since there’s no public transportation to the Qalauma and Chonchocoro facilities, Magaly and Mabel have made arrangements to ride along with the police when they go to the prison, to get there for workshops. In the challenging prison environment, about 40% of workshop participants attend too sporadically to graduate. Rather than the graduation certificate (printed proof of accomplishments is highly valued in Bolivian culture), Magaly and Mabel give them a letter of thanks, which helps to encourage their full participation in the next workshop. Magaly’s dream is to establish teams of facilitators in both Qalauma and Chonchocoro prisons, then reach out to others, especially the women’s prison in La Paz.

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Liquid error: undefined method `split' for nil:NilClass Wikipedia has a nice article about the Goodrich-Ramus Barn. I suspect that history of the barn here in Pennsylvania is very similar. "The barn was built in 1942 from materials made by Rilco (Rock Island Lumber Company), a subsidiary of Weyerhaeuser located in Albert Lea, Minnesota. The company had a number of premanufactured barn patterns available from a catalog. This method of barn construction became popular in the late 1930s. The roof has a Gothic arch shape formed from laminated timber rafters. The glued, laminated timber rafters had been developed in Europe and introduced to the United States in 1934. The United States Department of Agriculture issued a technical bulletin in 1939 on the use of these rafters, and Rilco was founded in Saint Paul, Minnesota that same year. Rilco’s marketing literature at the time promoted the rafters as being “factory-fabricated and engineered”, and the rafters were shipped predrilled and ready for assembly with all hardware included." Transporting the rafters with our small truck presented it’s own small challenge. The truck has been a work-horse around the farm. After constructing a rack to hold the rafters secure, we got as many rafters as we could back to the shop. Over the past few years, Brad has managed to find several uses for the rafters. A Rafter Bed, a few versions of a Rafter Bench, a Rafter Table, and even putting them back to use in a building that we affectionately call The Toaster. The Rafter Bed, shown here at our 2005 Studio Open House. The spindles on this bed are tool handles. Rafter Bench Version One This Rafter Bench used found metal parts for legs and recycled pitchforks in the back support. Rafter Dining Table The Rafter Dining Table used a recycled steel plate set into a frame from arched rafters. In the summer of 2006, we used some of the rafters to create a movable storage shed. The Toaster is built on large skids. We can move it into position with the tractor. We use is mostly for wood storage and sawdust storage. In late 2006 and 2007 Brad began making this version of the Rafter Bench. We just made one more this year that can be seen here.

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GUELPH — Last year, Canadian consumers enjoyed modest increases in food prices. In fact, not only did food prices barely increase, but fruit and vegetable prices decreased by more than eight per cent. Unfortunately, this year will be a different story. Several forecasts predict food prices will go up anywhere from 1.5 per cent to 3.5 per cent, likely exceeding our national inflation rate. In other words, consumers will have to rethink how they will spend their hard-earned discretionary income. Indeed, meat and poultry lovers will be especially hard hit as prices for meat will likely increase by more than 4.5 per cent. With this rise in food prices, spending in other sectors is bound to decrease — a family may need to pass on that exquisite trip to Cancun or that new oversized television set. While Mother Nature is always partially to blame for food-price hikes, the “new normal” in the agriculture business is fluctuating food prices influenced by knee-jerk, hedging-like schemes an array of stakeholders in the industry perpetuate. The consequences of this year’s North American drought had a relatively strong impact on food production and, in turn, will affect food prices in 2013. The extremity of this drought, the biggest of its kind in recent history, saw commodity prices increasing at a rate well above normal expectations. This was especially the case for corn and soybean crops in the U.S. Midwest, the area hit hardest by the drought. Anticipating input costs will rise, many cattle producers liquidated their herds to hedge against higher feed prices. With less supply on the market, by the time we reach barbecue season next spring, Canadians will likely pay more for their favourite steak. With grains, the situation is not optimistic, either. Primarily due to the lack of buffer inventory in many countries to mitigate unpredictable climate patterns, the coming year will almost certainly see climate change have a bigger effect on food prices. Without extra grain inventory, droughts, floods, or other weather shocks will make markets more volatile and may, in turn, have a negative effect on the wallets of Canadians. With that said, Canadians will get some welcome help from an increasingly competitive food-distribution landscape. Major players in food retailing have been adjusting to Walmart’s aggressive strategy in the Canadian market. The American-based giant has opened many new “supercentres” in recent months, and most large Canadian retailers, particularly Loblaws, have felt the pain. Target’s imminent arrival into the Canadian market in 2013 will create the perfect storm of competition for food retailers that are looking to retain their market share, and keeping food prices lower is a quick and dirty way to fend off competition. In particular, Metro and Sobeys will experience a very harsh assault in Eastern Canada, courtesy of these two American retail giants. The result may be more consolidation in the food retailing industry, and it wouldn’t be surprising if Canada loses one major food retailer over the next year or two. But at least in the near term, food prices at the local grocery store will be lower for Canadian shoppers. The strong Canadian dollar will also help Canadian consumers looking for good deals in grocery stores. Canada is a large importer of foods from the United States and, with our American food imports exceeding $20 billion yearly, every cent gained by the loonie against the greenback has a significant impact on our buying power. When we factor in the state of the American economy and the relative stability of our own economy, the value of the Canadian dollar against the American dollar can only go up. It is worth noting energy won’t be much of a factor moving forward, unlike in previous years. As the American government hones its efforts on energy sovereignty, the cost of food processing and distribution will remain relatively stable for a while. Despite these positive signs, we could see a record number of people using food banks in 2013. As explained before, meat and poultry will cost more for the average family and, as a result, consumers will look for alternatives by considering more affordable sources of food. However, there is something that consumers can do at home right now to help extend their food budgets: become better food-waste managers. Even though we expect more consumers to visit food banks, we may see even more wasted food than ever this year. Indeed, studies have shown Canadian households waste about 38 per cent of their food purchased in store and restaurants. While it is almost certain shopping habits will change as a result of food-price increases, there is hope there will be greater awareness of wasted food in Canadian homes and these households will be more proactive about their food-waste habits. By adopting better shopping practices and using leftovers in creative ways, consumers could save more than 10 per cent in food costs, which is more than enough to offset anticipated food-price increases over the next few years. If you are thinking of ideas for new year’s resolutions, becoming a better domestic food-waste manager might be worth putting at the top of your list. » Sylvain Charlebois is associate dean of the college of management and economics at the University of Guelph. Republished from the Brandon Sun print edition January 11, 2013

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EDIT: I just corrected a few mistakes and edited the requiem prayer at the end to be specific to one man. "Charge!" screamed the officer. Thundering forward and building up speed, the Imperial French heavy cavalry went to reinforce their Confederate allies. Trumpets sounding, flags fluttering, and sunlight glinting off the cuirassiers polished armor; it was a charge that would have made Napoleon I or Frederick the Great pleased at the order and appearance of it. The cavalry was formed into neat ranks even when they charged over obstacles such as bushes and fences. At this same time, Jake led the charge on the chevau de frise and helped tear them out of the ground. Within five minutes, the Confederates were surging forward. Then the actual Mexican soldiers arrived in force. Wearing green coats and metal pith helmets, the Mexican soldiers formed a line of battle. General Gerardo Rudolphe Stephano, who was in charge of the Mexican forces, peered through his spyglass, "Dile a los hombres al ataque, el capitán. Hacer nuestra línea de cuatro hombres de profundidad, y marchar hacia adelante. ¡Viva México!" The captain wrote down the orders in a mental notepad. Stephano had said, "Order the men to attack, captain. Make our line four men deep and march forward." "Sí, señor! Así se hará!" saluted the officer, which meant, "Yes, sir! It shall be done!" The captain raced out on his grey Mexican horse and over to the men, "Hombres, línea de cuatro patas ... adelante! ¡Viva México!" "¡Viva México!" chanted the army, "¡Viva el general!" The captain rode over to the Mexican music corps, "Música militar! Tener la banda tocar una marcha!" he said, ordering the band to play a march. He then drew his sword and the buglers sounded the call to attack, "Avance! Adelante!" The troops advanced slowly, building into a sprint. All around, all over the ground, were wounded and dead Mexicans. More were heading in the opposite direction, either carrying wounded comrades or heading to the medical tents themselves. A couple hundred yards ahead were the Confederates. After getting the enemy into range, the captain ordered, "Primera fila ... voley!" at that, the first rank fired into the Confederates. "Primera fila de rodillas! Segunda fila ... ¡Fuego!" The first rank kneeled as the second rank took aim and fired. The bullets sprayed into the Confederates who were in the middle of forming their own line of battle. The enemies' line almost formed, the captain gave the order for his infantry to enter melee, "Los hombres, bayonetas arreglar! Listo... cargo!" "¡Viva México!" rang out once again. The Mexicans ran at the Americans with their newly attached bayonets pointed forward. The greencoats smashed into the greycoats and bloody combat and chaos ensued. Jake used his rifle to bash his foes' head in. Then, seeing the Mexican captain have his horse shot out from under him, decided to go after him. He worked his way up to him by killing several Mexican soldiers. Finally, he thrusted his bayonet at the officer. The captain narrowly dodged, suddenly stepped forward, and landed a punch squarely on Jakes jaw. Jake angrily tackled him and they rolled over and over each other on the bloody ground. Jake got on top and started choking the Mexican. The captain managed to push him off. But, then, Jake picked up a large stone and landed it solidly on the captain's forehead. With a loud crunch, the rock ended the captain's life. The Confederates were much relieved when the cuirassiers reached them. Seeing the odds, the Union and Mexican troops started to give ground. Vive le Vive l'empereur! Vive la France!" cried the cavalrymen. They continued hacking away at the retreating Mexican troops. Jake and his men recieved orders from the brass to wait to be reinforced. After twenty minutes, a fresh macabre batch, made up of accomplished soldiers who were no longer needed at other spots on the battlefield, arrived. Riding in front were ten trumpeters, who had blue banners draped on their instruments. In the center of those banners was a picture of a golden Roman-style laurel wreath with a big golden "N" in he center of that. Jake could not see why they were there until he saw a fat man about 50 riding behind them. The man wore a red kepi and a blue coat. "Vive le Prince Impérial! Vive le prince Napoléon!" rang out from the French troops loud and clear. Jake watched the man direct the Allied infantry. What he could not hear was the following conversation: "Sire, I do not think it wise of you to put yourself in danger," said a French officer. Prince Napoleon waved his hand angrily, "Nonsense! I'm a prince of the House of Bonaparte; it is my duty to be present." The officer, a major, really felt like telling the fat, arrogant man, "Oh, go step on a landmine, you gluttonous old Socialist windbag," but he held his temper, "Sire, I don't want you to be hurt; it would severely damage the feelings of the me, the Emperor and all of France!" he lied. "Poppycock! I am tired of people calling me Crait-Plon! I will finaly show them I'm not "afraid of lead!" he waved his fist in the direction of France, half a world away, "I shall attack, major. They're retreating anyway." Then, he drew his sabre and pointed at the men, 'Men of the Second Empire of France...for God's glory, onward to victory!" It was the prince who lied now. He was, for all practical purposes, an atheist, but knew saying it was for God's glory would inspire his Roman Catholic troops. The band played the Grognard March and the army followed the Prince Impérial into battle. Soon, Jake and the others joined their allies. Then the order was given to attack some fleeing Mexicans on top of a hill. Just as they neared the top, "fuego," the Spanish word for "fire" was heard, and guerrilas popped out of the bushes and shrubs. Their rifle bullets slammed into the Allies. The prince directed the men to go into melee. Jake watched the prince grab a tri-color and charge with his personal cavalry. Suddenly, a lucky shot hit the fat Bonaparte in the chest. Blood pouring out of his wound, the glutton toppled from his horse and hit the ground like a ton of bricks. Before the news spread, the Allies had already pushed the Mexicans off the hill. Dashing over to the prince, who was surrounded by officers and medics. The French major and the flag-bearer were the ones closest to the prince. '"Sire, can you hear me?" asked the major. The Prince Impérial just made a gurgling noise and nodded. Quite a few seconds passed before he spoke, "Yeeeessss...I-I-I...uh...tell Emperor Napoleon that...That I'm not afraid of...lead...anymore. Vive le France!" He started sputtering at that exclamation and started coughing up blood. "Sire?! Sire, can you still hear me? Check his pulse!" ordered the captain. A medic rushed forward, "I'll do it..." he said while grabbing the Prince's wrist and feeling for a pulse. After five seconds, he looked up and said, "Le prince est mort. The prince is dead." "Requiem æternam dona eis, Domine, et lux perpetua luceat eis. Te decet hymnus Deus, in Sion, et tibi reddetur votum in Ierusalem. Exaudi orationem meam; ad te omnis caro veniet. Requiem æternam dona eis, Domine, et lux perpetua luceat eis. "Requiem æternam dona eis, Domine : et lux perpetua luceat eis. In memoria æterna erit iustus, ab auditione mala non timebit. animas omnium fidelium defunctorum ab omni vinculo delictorum et gratia tua illis succurente mereantur evadere iudicium ultionis, et lucis æternae beatitudine perfrui. "Forgive, O Lord, the souls of all the faithful departed from all the chains of his sins and by the aid to him of your grace may he deserve to avoid the judgment of revenge, and enjoy the blessedness of everlasting light." "Amen," said the major after reciting the Catholic funeral prayer. "Amen," echoed the others as they made the sign of the cross. The major placed a crucifix in the hand of the dead man, which Jake had trouble not laughing about, knowing of the prince's atheism. LEGO Builder, Writer, Video-Gamer, Greaser, History Professor, Swordsman, and Military Collector. I am the Most Interesting Man in the World. :p

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Steve Durbin, Global Vice President, Information Security Forum Synopsis: Organisations can’t avoid using the cloud. With surveys reporting that 90% of organisations achieve projected savings and 80% increase their competitive advantage, as one tech writer put it, “the cloud is coming to your business, like it or not”. But with cloud systems come inherent challenges. These are further complicated as data subject to privacy regulation inevitably moves into the cloud. This webinar explains why data privacy in the cloud is a business issue. It provides an overview of privacy as a concept, explains personally identifiable information (PII), along with the demands typically placed on organisations by privacy regulations and de-mystifies the complexity of cloud-based systems and their inherent risks. The webinar maps out how you can manage the risk of using cloud services for private data – whatever stage you are at – based on current efforts to formulate good practice at leading ISF Member organisations around the world. It offers independent guidance on simplifying the complexity of cloud-based systems and their inherent risks, providing insight into how organisations can develop the necessary privacy safeguards and good practice guidelines to achieve privacy compliance when using such systems. About the speaker: Steve Durbin is Global Vice President of the Information Security Forum (ISF). He is a regular speaker and chair at global events and is quoted in the Financial Times, Wall Street Journal, Forbes, Deutsche Presse, Süddeutsche Zeitlung, CIO Forum, ZD Net, and Information Week. Steve has considerable experience working in the technology and telecoms markets and was previously senior vice president at Gartner. He is also currently chairman of the Digiworld Institute senior executive forum in the UK, a think tank comprised of Telecoms, Media and IT leaders and regulators.

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Search: Asian Studies, 2010 This work undertakes an analysis of extra-legal institutions in China’s criminal justice, explaining their resilience and entrenchment with the thesis that sovereign power is premised on juridical mechanisms that allow the suspension of rights. Edited by Cao Tian Yu, Zhong Xueping, and Liao Kebin Leading scholars examine the interplay between the ideological reorientation and radical social changes in contemporary China in terms of the interpretation, appropriation and mobilization of three major cultural resources (traditional, May Fourth, and socialist) by various social groups. Democracy and the Rule of Law in China is intended to make available to English-language readers debates among prominent Chinese intellectuals and academics over issues of political, constitutional, and legal reform; modes of governance in urban and rural China; and culture and cultural policy. ... Click a term to refine your current search. - Humanities (3) Categories: all » Asian Studies - BRILL (3) - English (3) - Book (3) Publication year: all » 2010 - Hardback (3)

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For thousands of years, many enlightened cultures have found true relaxation in the soothing warmth of steam baths. Steam uses the body's own natural defenses to fight disease and maintain good health. The sauna's heat and moisture raises the body's temperature, which boost the immune system and expels toxins. Natural steam revives pores and rejuvenates skin, improves circulation, relaxes aching muscles, cures insomnia, relieves rheumatism, rheumatic arthritis, back pain, asthma, bronchitis, and reduces stress. This unit has an extremely efficient, high-speed motor, which can produce spa-quality, professional steam quickly. A 15-20 minute sauna treatment will raise your heart rate by 25% to 50%, strengthening the cardiovascular system. The heat increases blood circulation, which enables the bloodstream to transport more nutrients to where the body needs it most. A healthy body will burn calories more efficiently so you'll lose weight more effectively. And you can customize your own personal health regimen with the fully-programmable, state-of-the-art LCD control panel. The panel's computer regulates every sauna function, including all the creature comfort controls. Unit must be hardwired to a dedicated 220v line with GFCI breaker Electric Voltage - 220V, 60HZ Electric Current - 20A for Steam Generator Steam Generator - 3000W - Overheat protection (the steam generator will be shut down automatically if the temperature of the box gets too hot) - No water protection (if there is no water in the steam generator, it will shut down immediately) Comes with flexible drain hose Comes with flexible hot and cold valve Hot & Cold Valve Pipe Size - 1/2 Inch Corner Unit: The unit must be backed up against the left and the back walls (for easy access to components, there are no skirts on the left or back side for the unit.) IMPORTANT NOTE: It is the customer's responsibility to read the manual and specifications online to make sure this unit will work for their application. Listed - click here to read more information on the safety of ETL units Like UL (Underwriters Laboratories), an ETL Listed Mark certifies that the product was tested by a Nationally Recognized Testing Laboratory (NRTL) and that it meets the widely accepted, minimum product safety standards. And just like the UL Mark, the ETL Listed Mark is recognized and endorsed by manufacturers, retailers, distributors, and authoritative bodies to be safe for use in homes and in workplaces all across the United States. Copyright 2004 - All Rights Reserved

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Software version number no guarantee of security Prediction ... 2.3 billion computers, tablets and smartphones will be using Android software in 2016. Photo: Reuters The message is simple: don't trust Android version numbers in vulnerability assessments. Enterprises that rely on Android version numbers to determine if bring-your-own mobile devices are patched and secure for enterprise use should think again, according to new research. Usually, when a new version of Android or any software is released, it is expected that flaws detected in older versions are fixed. For example, devices running Android 4.04 should not contain flaws identified in 4.03. But according to Jon Oberheide, chief technology officer at US-based enterprise security and authentication company Duo Security, that's not happening with Android, and old bugs are being carried forward, hiding behind what should be secured versions. The company earlier this year released XRay.io, a free Android vulnerability scanner, which looks for software vulnerabilities in the core of Android in a similar way the Metasploit project works for desktops and servers. A probe of 26,000 Android devices across 140 countries revealed more than 60 per cent were vulnerable to just eight publicly available attack tools. In cross-referencing his data with Google data, Oberheide estimates about 50 per cent of devices were vulnerable to these same eight attack tools. The flaws were often unique to a particular version of Android, such as a remote wiping vulnerability discovered last month, which affected a range of devices and versions of Android. A security-conscious enterprise could manage the risk by excluding known vulnerable versions from accessing corporate networks, but this method was unreliable, Oberheide said. "We came across a lot of examples where there was a later version number present on the device. Say, it was 2.3.7, yet there were still un-patched vulnerabilities ... from 2.3.4 and so on." Oberheide had not discovered why old flaws were being carried forward, but said a likely candidate was the Android patch distribution model. Software patches are implemented by Google, shared with device manufactures but only released to end-devices by network carriers. He said one explanation could be device makers were distributing new "patched" versions of the operating system without actually including the fixes Google had implemented. The underlying problem is the sheer number of device models hindering incentives for the Android ecosystem to deliver patches. According to a recent study by OpenSignal, an Android-based network signal monitoring service, there are some 4000 Android devices on the market. Carriers often struggle to release updates due to the cost of testing them against each configurations. Testing is needed to ensure the patches don't break the devices and create a technical support nightmare for the carriers. Android reached the market only in 2008, but is now the dominant smartphone platform, controlling two-thirds of that global market. It has taken the No. 2 spot in the fast-growing tablet computer market. So should Android be simply banned from the enterprise? No, said Oberheide, but organisations should weed out vulnerable devices. "If you are using Duo or some other two-factor authentication product that offers the ability to use mobile devices as an authenticator, we can display that risk to you, we can allow you to define group policy," says Oberheide.

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Simply begin typing or use the editing tools above to add to this article. Once you are finished and click submit, your modifications will be sent to our editors for review. female Finn Dorset sheep that lived from 1996 to 2003, the first successfully cloned mammal, produced by Scottish geneticist Ian Wilmut and colleagues of the Roslin Institute, near Edinburgh. The announcement in February 1997 of the world’s first clone of an adult animal was a milestone in science, dispelling decades of presumption that adult mammals could not be cloned and igniting a debate... ...senior scientific officer at the Animal Breeding Research Organisation (ABRO; renamed Edinburgh Research Station of the Institute of Animal Physiology and Genetics Research in 1985 and finally Roslin Institute in 1993), a government-supported research facility located in Roslin, Scot., just south of Edinburgh. At the ABRO facility, Wilmut studied embryo development and became interested in... What made you want to look up "Roslin Institute"? Please share what surprised you most...

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RR Lyrae starArticle Free Pass RR Lyrae star, any of a group of old giant stars of the class called pulsating variables (see variable star) that pulsate with periods of about 0.2–1 day. They belong to the broad Population II class of stars (see Populations I and II) and are found mainly in the thick disk and halo of the Milky Way Galaxy and often in globular clusters. There are several subclasses—designated RRa, RRb, RRc, and RRd—based on the manner in which the light varies with time. The intrinsic luminosities of RR Lyrae stars are relatively well-determined, which makes them useful as distance indicators. What made you want to look up "RR Lyrae star"? Please share what surprised you most...

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Unissued / Unused material. United Nations meeting. New York, America (USA). Various shots Thomas Dewey, standing with Trygve Lie and Quo Tai Chi on each side, giving a speech at the opening of UNO (United Nations Organisation) in New York. M/S Andrei Gromyko sitting at table. Chimps' tea party entertains visitors to London Zoo. A look at some of the animals at London Zoo and Chessington Zoo. Material relating to newsreel story "Who's Who at Zoo?" - 60/64. Womens wrestling bout from a tiny village hall in Hawkhurst, Kent. Chi-Chi, the panda, is moving from London to Moscow zoo. Chi-Chi the panda moves to a new enclosure in London Zoo. Red pandas at London Zoo. An-An the Russian panda arrives in Britain and meets his reluctant mate Chi-Chi. London Zoo.

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The history of the British Isles and its inhabitants, both human and canine, has long been entwined. Breed reveals the enduring and affectionate relationship between the British people and their dogs and explores the very beginnings of pedigree dog breeding in Britain. This is a "self delivery" pack which has been designed specifically for National Science and Engineering Week 2013. The science behind fingeprints is well known! What is not so well known is the link between fingerprints and footprints. Right Angle Events have launched a new education pack called ‘Toes for Turf’ comprising at least 4 hours of fun teaching material linked to Key Stage 1-4 Mathematics. We have designed a fantastic scheme especially for National Science & Engineering Week called "Toes For Turf". The science behind fingerprints is well known. What is not so well known is the science behind footprints or "feet prints". This activity enables students to take, classify and "lift" both fingerprints and foot prints. As the research on footprints is meagre, this scheme will allow students to make some discoveries about the correlation or otherwise between fingerprints and feet prints. We will be running a science club for children from the junior school for 8 weeks before science week. Children will be working on projects designed by local scientists and making posters to show what they've done. A competition will be held and prizes will be given for the best posters and projects. During science week we'll have a science day for the whole school. Local scientists will come to the school and we'll have science themed activities all day. Imagine you are part of the team planning and designing the first manned mission to Mars. Your job is to investigate just one problem of the mission, and come up with an idea that might solve it. You’re asked to create a poster, no bigger than A1-sized, to explain the problem and your idea. The idea can be anything you like, but it must be based on real-science. The competition is for Years 7, 8, or 9. We can accept both individual and team entries. All Posters must be received by us by 4pm 12th March 2013. You can hand your posters in through participating schools and STEM clubs. Primary School competition - teams of four to prepare a 5 minute demo and supporting display on the theme of Inventions and Discoveries. Winning team from each school to compete at Chipping Campden School Primary Science Conference on March 18th. An egg race type activity will also form part of the competition. A demo lecture will finish the proceedings.

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Proteomics: Everything you always wanted to know but were afraid to ask The videos and slides below, from the 2012 Proteomics Workshop, provide a working knowledge of what proteomics is and how it can accelerate biologists’ and clinicians’ research. The focus of the workshop is on the most important technologies and experimental approaches used in modern mass spectrometry (MS)-based proteomics. Videos from day one cover: 1) the essentials of the technology; 2) the most important classes of proteomics experiments and the specific sample requirements for each; 3) the software for proteomic data analysis and its proper use; 4) quantitative MS approaches applicable to global proteome and post-translational modification (PTM) analyses, including metabolic labeling methods, chemical labeling approaches and label-free methods; and 5) the basics of targeted, hypothesis-driven MS using multiple reaction monitoring MS. Day two of the workshop used case studies to focus on the data produced by each of the key classes of proteomics experiments described on day one (i.e., global proteomics, global PTM analysis; affinity proteomics and targeted, hypothesis-driven proteomics). Data analysis approaches and statistical methods key to confident assignment of true differential proteins/peptides were presented. Finally, a primer on useful tools for annotation of the MS results and how to use these tools to extract knowledge, organize into pathways, etc. was given. Day 1: Technology, samples and experiments |12/10/12||Fundamentals of peptide and protein mass spectrometry||Steve Carr||Video| |12/10/12||Interpretation and automated analysis of proteomic data||Karl Clauser||Video| |12/10/12||Sample prep for proteomics||Monica Schenone||Video| |12/10/12||Quantitative methods in proteomics||Jake Jaffe||Video| Essentials of targeted hypothesis Day 2: From Lists to biological knowledge |12/11/12||Applications of Affinity Proteomics and Quantitative, Global Proteomics||Namrata Udeshi||Video| |12/11/12||Global posttranslational modification analysis||Philipp Mertins||Video| |12/11/12||Statistical methods of data analysis||DR Mani||Video| |12/11/12||Applications of targeted MS in biology and medicine||Susan Abbatiello||Video| |12/11/12||Use of Web-based annotation tools for bioinformatic analysis of proteomics data||Kaspar Lage||Video|

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Kiki Smith: Sojourn - Dates: February 12, 2010 through September 12, 2010 - Collections: Contemporary Art Kiki Smith: Sojourn The notion of space has had a particular resonance for women artists throughout history. Their artistic impulses have long been constrained, often because women have had neither the time nor a place to work creatively. In the British author Virginia Woolf’s 1929 essay “A Room of One’s Own,” she asserts that privacy and personal liberty are vital to the success of creative pursuits. Space, therefore, is the key to artistic inspiration. The idea of how women found space for creative inspiration in the past is the point of departure for Sojourn, this exhibition by Kiki Smith (American, b. Germany 1954) relating to the lives of women artists.Smith’s imagination was fired by a chance encounter with a reproduction of Prudence Punderson’s eighteenth-century needlework The First, Second, and Last Scene of Mortality (displayed nearby). In this remarkable piece, Punderson outlines the course of a woman’s life, with scenes of birth and death flanking a remarkable rendering of a young woman independently engaged in creative pursuits. For Sojourn, Smith has turned the long galleries of the Elizabeth A. Sackler Center for Feminist Art into a series of intimate, domestically scaled rooms in which she introduces her lyrical and highly personal vocabulary of images. Because women’s lives traditionally have taken place in domestic settings, Smith has expanded her installation into two eighteenth-century period rooms on this floor. Like Punderson’s needlework, the sculptural vignettes, works on paper, and other objects within Sojourn evoke the course of a woman’s lifetime, marked by the struggles unique to female artists as well as the contemplative exhilaration that defines the moment of creative inspiration. In Smith’s hands, the Annunciation (the scene in which Mary learns she will be mother to Jesus) becomes an analogy for this moment, linking artistic vision to spiritual experience. Ultimately, Sojourn suggests the creative potential of women limited by obligations and propriety as it explores Smith’s own ideas of how inspiration reveals itself in women’s literal and metaphorical space. Catherine J. Morris Curator, Elizabeth A. Sackler Center for Feminist Art

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Office of University Communications From Martha Mitchell’s Encyclopedia Brunoniana: Marston Boat House Marston Boat House was dedicated on October 7, 1967. The former plant of the Saltesea Packing Company at the foot of Gano Street just south of the Washington Bridge was purchased by the University in 1966 with funds given by Hunter S. Marston ’08. After being remodelled, the boat house, Brown’s first adequate facility for the operation of a competitive rowing program, provided in addition to offices and room for storage of shells on the first floor, the E. John Lownes Jr. Memorial Lounge, furnished by classmates and friends of a former president of the Brown Rowing Association, on the second floor, and a seven-room apartment for the coach on the third floor. In 1970 a 48 by 32 feet rowing tank to accommodate sixteen crew members at one time was erected adjacent to the boat house. The above entry appears in Encyclopedia Brunoniana by Martha Mitchell, copyright ©1993 by the Brown University Library. It is used here by permission of the author and the University and may not be copied or further distributed without permission.

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What’s at stake: Now that they've finished their health-care bill, US House leaders are turning their attention to the soaring unemployment rate. House leaders have asked key committee chairmen to offer up proposals that would be compiled into a single larger piece of legislation, with a goal of bringing a "jobs bill" to a House vote before the Christmas break. President Obama also announced that he will convene a jobs summit at the White House next month. In its latest economic outlook released on Thursday, the OECD warned that unemployment is set to continue to rise well into 2010 and to fall only modestly the following year from a peak of over 9 per cent. Daniel Gross says that the job market will rebound sooner than you think. One reason to hope is the latest data on productivity which, in the third quarter, rose at a 9.5 percent annual rate. Just as investors and businesspeople don't believe things could ever go wrong at the peak of the boom, they have difficulty imagining things can get better at the trough of the bust. And so they respond to rising demand not by hiring new employees but by coaxing existing employees to work harder. But just as hamsters can run only so fast on their treadmills, there are limits to productivity growth. And companies won't have any choice but to hire should the economy expand in the fourth quarter at the same 3.5 percent annual rate it did in the third quarter. Antonio Fatas says that although 9.5% is a very large number, we have seen similar patterns before, for example in the 1981Q3. Six or seven quarters after the recession had started; productivity was growing at rates which are very similar to what we are seeing now. There is, however, a big difference between the two: in the 1981Q3 recession, we saw GDP growth rates close to 10% (quarter to quarter) seven quarters after the recession started. Paul Krugman says that it’s time to try something different. And the experience of other countries suggests that it’s time for a policy that explicitly and directly targets job creation. The usual objection to European-style employment policies (see a good example here by Gary Becker) is that they’re bad for long-run growth as they prevent the reallocation of workers from declining to expanding industries. But right now, workers who lose their jobs aren’t moving to the jobs of the future; they’re entering the ranks of the unemployed and staying there. Long-term unemployment is already at its highest levels since the 1930s, and it’s still on the rise. We therefore need policies that address the job issue more directly by subsidizing jobs and promoting work-sharing. John Bishop of the Economic Policy Institute makes the case for a Job-Creation Tax Credit. The federal government has not tried this kind of policy since the 1970s. But the record of that policy gives hope that a temporary tax credit could help solve our unemployment problems today as they estimate that this temporary credit would increase employment by 2.8 million by the end of 2010 and would only cost the federal government $6,000 per full-time equivalent job. Here’s how the credit could work, at least according to the proposal Bishop wrote: Employers would have to expand their payrolls on net to qualify for the credit, in order to prevent companies from simply firing and rehiring people. They would then receive a 15 percent rebate on any increase in their 2010 wage bill over their 2009 level. Firms would also receive a 10 percent rebate for the increase of their 2011 wage bill over the 2009 wage bill. Alan Blinder says that the more he dwells on these things, the better direct public-service employment sounds. There are three major ways for firms to exaggerate the number of new jobs created in order to receive the tax credit. One is to fire Peter and hire Paul. This problem can be fixed by awarding the tax credit only for net increases in headcount above, say, last year's base. A second gimmick is replacing one full-time worker by two half-time workers. That loophole can be plugged by applying the tax credit to total payroll costs, rather than to headcount. Making these fixes will however render the tax credit irrelevant to many firms that cut back their employment sharply during the recession. And what about new firms, which have no "last-year's base"? But if we allow new firms to claim the credit, clever people will create new firms in droves. *Bruegel Economic Blogs Review is an information service that surveys external blogs. It does not survey Bruegel’s own publications, nor does it include comments by Bruegel authors.

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Members of a task force proposing regulations for recreational marijuana in Colorado approved recommendations Tuesday that would allow for marijuana tourism but block out-of-state pot shop owners. The Amendment 64 Implementation Task Force voted to allow people from outside of Colorado to shop in forthcoming retail marijuana stores, although the amount they could purchase at any one store would be limited. The goal is to prevent "smurfing," which would occur when one person goes from store-to-store accumulating marijuana to then sell into the black market. The thinking is that lowering the amount of marijuana an out-of-stater could buy in any one store would make smurfing too time-consuming to be worthwhile. The task force also approved recommendations that recreational marijuana stores only be owned by Colorado residents. People would have to live in the state for two years to be considered residents.

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Transferable knowledge and a range of intellectual abilities drawn from different modes of inquiry across disciplines are essential components of any liberal education. These courses help students develop important academic capacities for use during their undergraduate career and in the rapidly-changing world they will enter after college. (one writing-intensive W-1 course in the fall of the first year) Students will develop writing, reading, speaking, listening, and information literacy skills necessary for collegiate-level academic work. Students will develop capacities for independent academic work and become self-regulated learners. (one course from the list of designated courses) Students will develop a unified understanding of scientific theory and practice in modern natural science. Students will demonstrate an understanding of the development of science as an intellectual pursuit and of the ways in which scientific ideas are formulated, modified, and come to be accepted. Students will demonstrate skill in the application of scientific techniques and methods, including the collection, analysis, and interpretation of data, and communication of results. (one course from the list of designated courses; not required for Class of 2014) Students will study language as a complex multifunctional phenomenon - as a system for communicating thought and information and as an essential element of human thought processes, perceptions, and self-expression - that allows students to understand different peoples and their communities. Students will examine the world, their own culture, and their own language through the lens of a foreign language and culture. Integrated Perspectives Course (one team-taught interdisciplinary course taken during the sophomore year from the list of designated courses; not required for Class of 2014) Students will recognize, construct, and evaluate connections among different intellectual methods, ways of learning, and bodies of knowledge.

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What are industrial development zones? Industrial development zones (IDZs) are part of an initiative by the Department of Trade and Industry to boost exports and jobs. IDZs aim to encourage economic growth by attracting foreign investment in industrial development. IDZs are geographically designed, purpose-built industrial sites that are linked to a port or airport, and are specifically designed to attract new investment in export-driven industries. The intention is to support these industries with world-class infrastructure, services and logistics networks. IDZs will have: - A customs-secured area with its own South African Revenue Services personnel to provide support on customs and excise requirements. This will be a delimited area with entrance and exit points controlled by customs officials. - An industrial and services area, for service and supply industries supporting large manufacturers in the custom-secured area, with top-notch industrial and office park environments. - A one-stop centre to facilitate regulatory procedures and requirements. The Department of Trade and Industry says the IDZ programme is designed to facilitate the international competitiveness of South African-based manufacturing. The implementation of the programme involves the government providing demand-driven infrastructure. The objective of this provision, says the department, is to attract investment as well as to make the locations ideal for exporting, while permitting private operators the right to develop and operate a zone. Where are they? By April 2003, the Coega and East London IDZs had received their operator's permits; and the Johannesburg International Airport and Richards Bay IDZs had been designated. Other sites earmarked for IDZs include Durban, Saldanha and Richmond. Industrial Development Zone By April 2003, East London was South Africa's first operational IDZ and it had already attracted investments. Construction work had begun on site works for Wesiengold, the German brewery, and the German condom maker, condomi-africa. Together, these investments had a value of more than R400-million. Seven to eight other projects were currently under negotiation, worth about R4,5-billion. The East London IDZ offers prime sites in industrial areas close to the port. The East London Development Zone Corporation has been given a licence by the government to operate on the west bank of the Buffalo River in the Buffalo City metropole. According to the East London Development Zone Corporation, there are 1 500 hectares of prime land available for the initiative. The land is located next to the port, the N2 and the airport. The land is generally unoccupied and 570 hectares are already owned by Buffalo City Municipality. By March 2003, 20 hectares were already being serviced and two manufacturers had committed to development. The customs-secured area, which will be paid for by R100-million in local government funding, is due to open in mid-2004. The figures behind ELIDZ The income generated by the zone is expected to be in excess of R1,834-billion by 2010. The ELIDZ is expected to generate about 38 000 jobs in the next 10 years. The multiplier effect is eight indirect jobs created for each direct job. IDZs offer direct cost savings (eg tax breaks, assistance with establishment of businesses) and operational efficiency benefits. While all companies that invest in an IDZ will be subject to South Africa's environmental and labour laws, investors will benefit from duty-free imports of capital goods and inputs, plus VAT suspension for supplies procured in South Africa. Apart from national investment incentives, local governments can grant special incentives (eg subsidised water or land). See the Department of Labour's site for a full list of benefits. The East London IDZ Corporation has awarded a R80-million deal for the construction of external infrastructure. - About 10km of arterial roads will be built. - Bulk electricity will be supplied (by April 2004). - Potable and industrial water will be available. The East London-Gauteng rail link still demands that freight trains switch between diesel and electrified locomotion four times in one trip. However, the government has said it will be upgrading rail links and this will probably include electrifying the Gauteng-East London link. The Port of East London has been undergoing developments and Public Enterprises Minister Jeff Radebe recently announced that R12,4-million would be spent on dredging and deepening the west quay of the East London port. Click here for the National Ports Authority site

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Masonry walls are generally highly durable. However, when masonry walls in cold climates stay too wet for too long, freeze-thaw damage can occur. This issue has particular relevance for energy efficiency retrofits, because the addition of interior insulation causes the masonry to stay colder and have a lower drying potential. The following documents present details of BSC’s research and experience regarding the prevention of freeze-thaw damage in retrofit projects. Technical topics such as the critical degree of saturation (Scrit) are discussed, and case studies and recommendations are provided.

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JUNIOR COACHING MANUAL For the 2012/13 season, Queensland Cricket has released the Junior Coaching Manual. The manual gives junior coaches an 'easy to understand' approach to coaching children between the ages of 5 and 12. The Manual includes: - Tips on Coaching Children - The Basic Skills of Cricket - Season & Session Planning Templates - Warm Up Games - Skills and Drills Activities - Modified Games - MILO in2CRICKET 10 week program. "The biggest benefit is that the diary offers junior coaches a place to start their coaching journey" said QC Coaching and Education Coordinator, Brody Grogan. "It also holds useful information about utilizing parents and volunteers and learning from other coaches." In addition to having examples of training sessions ready for use, the manual also houses many blank session planning templates to encourage coaches to create their own sessions. The manual is designed to fit in the palm of your hand, and is ring-bound from the top. This makes the manual easy to use whilst at training or at the game. The Queensland Cricket Junior Coaching Manual costs $16. Please print out, fill in and post the order form here to Brody Grogan, Queensland Cricket, PO Box 575, Albion 4010. Or fax to 07 3262 9160 Please note: Each MILO in2CRICKET Coordinator and Level 1 Coaching Course Participant will receive a Manual as part of their resources in 2012/13.

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