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Communication Strategies & Other Downloads Available from BHI
October 9, 2007
The first in a series of aural rehab articles for the general public has been written for BHI by our new Advisory Board member, Dr. Patricia Kricos, University of Florida, Gainsville, Florida. Dr. Kricos considered one of the foremost experts in aural rehabilitation offers people with hearing loss a dozen communication strategies for coping with hearing loss as well as for optimizing the use of hearing aids. She offers advice for both the person with the hearing loss as well as the person communicating with the hearing-impaired individual. Hearing health professionals are permitted to copy this article as a hand-out to their patients or as an OpEd piece in their local media.
BHI Media Placements Available for Download
A number of hearing health professionals have asked for copies of our recent CNN placements on hearing loss to show in their offices. All BHI media placements are now available for download as Windows Media Files at the following link: http://www.betterhearing.org/press/media/
BHI Hearing Loss Prevention Public Service Video Available for Download
Utilizing the one minute video of the virtual tour of the ear we have created a video that we believe appeals to the YouTube and Myspace generation. This video which includes an opening Star Wars introduction takes us on a journey through the ear accompanied by quirky sounds of life. It is designed to be part of hearing health professional consumer outreach talks. Hearing health professionals are permitted to download and place this video on their own websites. This video can be downloaded from the hearing health professional web page at BHI: http://www.betterhearing.org/professionals/tools.cfm. It is now showing on YouTube, Myspace and Google Video.
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Early life and education
Hallinan was born into a large immigrant Irish-Catholic family and raised in San Francisco and Petaluma, California. His father Patrick was said to be a member of the Irish National Invincibles, a revolutionary organization that, among other activities, was reputed to have assassinated the Lord Mayor of Dublin and his secretary in 1881, the infamous Phoenix Park Murders, who then fled to the U.S. The elder Hallinan became a streetcar conductor in San Francisco, and was one of the leaders of the Great Front Strike of 1899–1900.
Career in law and politics
His early successes in court included personal injury actions against the powerful Market Street Railway Company which ran most of the trolley lines on the streets of San Francisco and was a subsidiary of northern California rail interests. The rail company also owned the system whereby jurors' lists were kept and consulted by an appointed jury commissioner, in Hallinan's time an official of the railway, and he fought against this system for years before state law made the voter rolls the sole source of jurors.
Hallinan's years as a lawyer led to his selection in 1949, with a partner James Martin McInnis, to defend Harry Bridges of the ILWU on perjury charges arising from accusations that he had once been a Communist but had denied it.
After the trial, Hallinan spent six months in McNeil Island prison for a contempt citation during the high-profile Bridges trial. He was subsequently disbarred by the State Bar of California but fought his way back into the bar after his release from jail.
He and his wife Vivian were indicted on 14 counts of tax evasion. Vincent was convicted on five counts and was fined $50,000 for evading $36,739 in federal income taxes, and served 18 months in his second federal prison term, after he reported only 20% of his income from 1947 to 1950. Vivian was acquitted.
In his 1963 autobiography, Hallinan claimed that he was prosecuted by the IRS for his political views, and that the government did not differentiate between tax avoidance (legal) and tax evasion. Also in his autobiography he argued for prison reform and in favor of treating drug addiction as a medical condition and providing clean maintenance drugs to addicts, and legalizing prostitution; and against laws forbidding private consensual sex, contraception and abortion, and against imperialism and American foreign policy.
Hallinan is the father of writer Conn M. Hallinan, San Francisco attorney Patrick Hallinan, and politician Terence Hallinan, and grandfather of several, including attorneys Brendan Hallinan, Neil Hallinan, and Kate Hallinan.
- Hallinan, Conn M. Vincent Hallinan, Irish History Grand Marshal's Journal.
- Hallinan, Vincent. A Lion in Court: The Uninhibited Autobiography of America's Most Controversial Lawyer. New York: Putnam, 1963. OCLC 1350083
- "Three-Time Loser", Time, New York, March 21, 1953.
Further reading
- Hallinan, Vivian, and Hallinan, Vincent (1960). A clash of cultures; Some contrasts in American and Soviet morals and manners. San Francisco: American Russian Institute. Foreword by Holland Roberts. Illus. with photos. 72 pp. OCLC 4398714
- Hallinan, Vivian (1952). My Wild Irish Rogues Doubleday and Company, Garden City, NY.
- Records of the Progressive Party. Archive maintained by University of Iowa Libraries Special Collections Department. 1940—1969. Accessed May 29, 2006.
- "Shoes on the Stand" (a partial account of Harry Bridges's trial). Time, New York, December 12, 1949.
- Photos of Vincent Hallinan (1953) and Vivian Hallinan (1962). San Francisco Sheriff's Department: Notable Jailbirds of San Francisco Photo Gallery. Accessed May 29, 2006.
- Crowd with C.B. Beanie Baldwin greeting Vincent Hallinan on his release from McNeil Island prison, 1952. University of Washington Libraries, Special Collection Division. Accessed May 29, 2006.
- Obituary of Vivian Hallinan from the San Francisco Examiner March 17, 1999. Read into the Congressional Record by Congresswoman Nancy Pelosi. March 25, 1999. Accessed May 29, 2006.
- Vincent Hallinan December 16, 1896 – October 2, 1992. Excerpted from the eulogy of Vincent Hallinan by his son, Conn M. Hallinan. Accessed May 29, 2006.
- Lambert, Bruce. "Vincent Hallinan Is Dead at 95; An Innovative Lawyer With Flair". New York Times, October 4, 1992.
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When you were in school you learned all about Pi and its relationship to circles and turn-based geometry. Some mathematicians are rallying for a new lesson, on about Tau.
Michael Hartl is a mathematician on a mission, a mission to get people away from using Pi and to start using Tau. His manifesto opens:
Welcome to The Tau Manifesto. This manifesto is dedicated to one of the most important numbers in mathematics, perhaps the most important: the circle constant relating the circumference of a circle to its linear dimension. For millennia, the circle has been considered the most perfect of shapes, and the circle constant captures the geometry of the circle in a single number. Of course, the traditional choice of circle constant is π—but, as mathematician Bob Palais notes in his delightful article “π Is Wrong!”,1 π is wrong. It’s time to set things right.
Why is Pi wrong? Among the arguments is that Tau is the ration of a circumference to the radius of a circle and defining circles by their radius is more natural and that Pi is a 2-factor number but with Tau everything is based of a single unit–three quarters of a turn around a Tau-defined circle is simply three quarters of a Tau radian.
Watch the video above to see the Tau sequence (which begins 6.2831853071…) turned into a musical composition. For more information about Tau hit up the link below to read the manifesto.
The Tau Manifesto [TauDay]
Jason Fitzpatrick is warranty-voiding DIYer and all around geek. When he's not documenting mods and hacks he's doing his best to make sure a generation of college students graduate knowing they should put their pants on one leg at a time and go on to greatness, just like Bruce Dickinson. You can follow him on Google+ if you'd like.
- Published 06/28/11
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Green building, or sustainable design, is no new concept to the world in general. A concept that gained some traction in the 70’s is finally being taken more seriously. It is no question that the way we, as individuals, live and interact with our environment can have detrimental effects, not only us and our local community, but also the world at large. A small change in our society’s behavior could make a huge impact around the globe, not only economically and politically, but environmentally as well. In summary, a shift in our individual ideals can have a huge impact on the worldwide community.
In the last decade or so, more recently of course, this shift into becoming a more sustainable society has affected us on almost every level; from the products we consume, the food we eat, and for us here at Lafayette Legacy, the ways we build, design, and plan. LEED (Leadership in Energy Efficient Design), which is part of the US Green Building Council, is moving architecture and construction down a new path, a more sustainable path, one where many of us as builders feel a responsibility to be held accountable for our decisions.
LEED affects almost every facet of the design process. It encourages those of us responsible for our built environment to minimize the impact on the finite resources we used to feel were unlimited such as land, water, and materials like stone or wood. It also holds architects, planners and builders accountable for the health and well being of our atmosphere and therefore us. The air we breath, both inside and outside buildings, the water we drink, the food we eat, are all effected by the way we build.
It is then our passion to engage ourselves in a task much larger than you or I. Though it may take extra work or effort, the payoff will be gigantic.
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Recent advances in high-throughput sequencing technologies have revealed that >90% of the human genome is transcribed, of which only 1–2% accounts directly for protein synthesis (45
). It is increasingly evident, in humans and other organisms, that the transcriptome is significantly more complex than previously supposed RNA having a much broader influence over manifested phenotype than implied solely by its role as messenger. Epigenetic mechanisms like cytosine methylation and histone modifications are known to influence gene expression. While aberrations of the epigenome have been found to be associated with several human diseases and disorders, there have been increasing reports associating aberrant lncRNA expression with cancer, cardiovascular disorders and other maladies (46
). However, association of epigenomic features like cytosine methylation and histone modifications with lncRNA genes has not been studied at the genome-wide level.
In the present report we have tried to draw a global picture of epigenetic marks across lncRNA loci in human. The epigenetic marks studied here include histone modifications and DNA methylation, which have been extensively studied recently with relation to regulation of protein-coding genes. We performed a comprehensive analysis of DNA methylation, H3K27me3 and H3K9me3 as representative repressive marks, which have been known to be associated with chromatin repression and H3K4me3 and H3K36me3 which are representative expression-associated marks. The complete raw datasets covering the transcription repressive and activating marks were obtained from the NCBI repository. Datasets that are still under embargo could not be included in the analysis (Supplementary Table S4
). In addition, we have not included datasets from in vitro
differentiated, stem-cell-derived and transformed cell types since they are likely to have altered epigenetic profile (48
). Of the remaining cell types, we chose H1 as a representative of pluripotent embryonic stem cell, primary CD34+ as representative of multipotent haematopoietic cell, IMR90 (foetal lung fibroblast) and PBMC as representative differentiated cell types. In addition, we have chosen two tissue types, brain and liver, which represent two organs having distinct physiological roles and germinal origin (brain being ectodermic and liver mesoendodermic). Similarities in epigenetic signatures between these two tissues should reflect the global schema for distribution of epigenetic marks. Thus, our study involving such disparate cases of cell fate and identity allowed us to derive conclusions regarding the distribution of epigenetic marks in general regardless of cellular differentiation status.
DNA methylation is an important evolutionarily conserved epigenetic mark (49
). It is known that the TSS of expressed protein-coding genes is hypomethylated and is in agreement with earlier observations that the methylation density of highly expressed protein-coding genes was lowest at their TSS and remained low even downstream of the TSS (39
). In contrast to the methylation pattern around TSS in highly expressed protein-coding genes, our results indicate that in lowly expressed protein-coding genes, the methylation density showed an upward trend from TSS and was highest immediately downstream of TSS in the region of first exons. This is consistent with earlier studies where it has been shown that DNA methylation in the immediate downstream regions of TSS, i.e. in the first exon, was much more tightly linked to gene silencing than promoter methylation (50
). However, in lncRNA the methylation density is high in the downstream region of TSS, irrespective of their expression levels. Thus, unlike protein-coding genes, methylation downstream of TSS (in the first exon) is not a feature of lncRNA silencing suggesting that other factors might also be associated with lncRNA gene regulation.
Another evolutionarily conserved feature of TSS of protein-coding genes is their association with CGI (43
). About half of all CGIs contain TSSs of annotated protein-coding genes (43
). The others are classified as ‘orphan’ CGIs. The purpose of such orphan CGIs is poorly understood (51
). Several genome-wide Pol II mapping studies have revealed that a majority of these sites are also transcription initiation sites. Some of these lncRNAs like Air
have also been shown to be initiated from such ‘orphan’ CGIs present in intron of the Igf2r
genes, respectively (52–54
). From our analysis we found an overlap of CGIs with the TSS in ~24% of lncRNA genes and by inductive reasoning we feel that such orphan CGIs might be the transcription initiation sites of other ncRNAs as well. CGI distribution within the genome is often concurrent with H3K4me3 mark (55
). It is a well-accepted paradigm that DNA methylation corresponds to repressive chromatin while H3K4me3 are associated with transcriptionally active chromatin (57
). From our analysis we show that occurrence of H3K4me3 marks in mRNA and lncRNA genes were higher when CGI was present, while the frequency decreases in the absence of CGI. This suggests that CGI of lncRNA are also marked by H3K4me3. However, when we looked at the association of repressive histone marks H3K27me3 and H3K9me3 with CGI present at the lncRNA and protein-coding genes, we did not find any relationship with the exception of brain germinal matrix tissue (in H3K27me3 class). We also found that ~40% TSS of protein-coding genes and ~12% TSS of lncRNA genes in brain germinal matrix tissue were having both H3K4me3 and H3K27me3 marks.
We also analysed histone modifications associated with active (H3K4me3 and H3K36me3) and repressed (H3K9me3 and H3K27me3) chromatin. The distribution pattern of H3K4me3 across cell and tissue type for both protein-coding and lncRNA showed a similar pattern with increased density at the TSS. Furthermore, presence of H3K4me3 and H3K36me3 modifications in the TSS and gene body, respectively, corresponded to higher expression of both protein-coding and lncRNA genes. This suggests that unlike the repressive methylation marks, presence of these transcription activating marks could better explain the regulation of lncRNA expression.
H3K27me3 seems to play similar roles in the expression of lncRNA and mRNA expression as the highly expressed transcripts of both classes seems to lack this mark at their TSS in contrast to higher occupancy of this repressive mark in the lowly expressed transcripts. This is consistent with a previous report suggesting that lncRNAs that are expressed at lower levels have higher H3K27me3 at their promoters. However, unlike H3K27me3, the repressive mark H3K9me3 does not seem to dictate the repression in lncRNA class as the highly expressed lncRNA also had its presence at their TSS in contrast to protein-coding genes which showed inverse correlation of expression in presence of this repressive mark.
Furthermore, H3K4me3 and H3K27me3 are known to co-occupy certain genomic regions known as bivalent domains, which are associated with the promoters of lineage regulatory genes. We observed that occurrence of these bivalent marks (H3K4me3 and H3K27me3) was maximum in brain germinal matrix tissue: 41% in mRNA genes and 12% in lncRNA genes. Brain germinal matrix tissue is a proliferative centre which is source of neurons and glials cells. In all other datasets analysed, the occupancy was between 1% and 10% for mRNA genes and 0.4–3.2% for lncRNA genes. H1 embryonic stem cells had 8.8% mRNA genes and 3.2% lncRNA genes occupied by bivalent marks. It is well known that lineage-related genes have bivalent marks in pluripotent stem cells. The role of such bivalent marks is generally believed to silence (H3K27me3) developmental lineage-specific genes while on the other hand poise them for subsequent activation via H3K4me3 during differentiation process. However, a recent study by Gobbi et al.
suggests that the relation between the presence of bivalent marks in genes and their subsequent expression during differentiation may be oversimplistic (59
). They found that genes that have bivalent marks in pluripotent and multipotent cells may be expressed at low levels during lineage priming. However, further studies are necessary to understand the implications of these bivalent marks in regulation of lineage-specific genes.
Epigenetic marks like DNA methylation and histone modifications regulate the expression of genetic message and therefore determine cellular and hence organism’s identity. LncRNAs are also involved in the manifestation of cellular identity; however, epigenetic marks governing their expression are not well characterized. We have found that a large proportion of lncRNA genes lack any of the aforesaid epigenetic marks. However, where present, they show a distribution pattern akin to that of protein-coding genes with the exception of DNA methylation. However, the distribution pattern of epigenetic features does not differ significantly for stem cells, differentiated cells and the tissue used, which indicates that the general behaviour of these processes remains unchanged regardless of differentiation and proliferative status.
Thus, our observations show that DNA methylation pattern at immediate vicinity of TSS is remarkably dissimilar for lncRNA and protein-coding genes. Furthermore, the histone marks, H3K4me3 and H3K36me3 and H3K27me3, correlate with the expression of lncRNA in a manner similar to that of mRNA. However, the repressive marks DNA methylation and H3K9me3 histone marks do not seem to be involved in the expression of lncRNAs.
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Style: Shoe stoppers
Marilyn Monroe once said "I don't know who invented the high heel. But all women owe him a lot." So does Manolo Blahnik, Johnny Moke, Terry de Havilland and Vivienne Westwood, whose high, stacked and platformed heels feature prominently in this exhibition. Each of the designers selected two or three of their own shoes, with working sketches and other accessories, to go on display, and these provide a unique insight into their working practices.
The Museum of London has an extensive collection of shoes, dating back to Roman times, others worn by Restoration fashion victims, and there are the obligatory elevated platforms from the Seventies, too. What will be more interesting to style- conscious Londoners, however, is the brief history of the training shoe, with cloven-toed Nikes provided by streetwear shop Browns Focus, and some very ancient trainers.
Apart from the array of different styles on show, the exhibition will chart both the changing face of Londoners' shoes throughout this millennium, and promises interesting social commentary for both students and fetishists alike. Did you know that thigh boots worn by smugglers to hide their stash gave rise to the term bootlegger? I didn't. How about that Roman prostitutes wore soles studded with the words "follow me"? We can only dream of stilettos that say "Don't mess with me"? Now that would be fun.
Top left Oriental sandal by Terry de Havilland, 1997; bottom far left Man's duck-billed shoe made of leather found in Temple Avenue, London, circa 1510-1520, and Nike Air Rift; bottom left Woman's elevated golf shoe, by Vivienne Westwood; above top Silk, satin mule with ostrich feather trim, designed by Manolo Blahnik, 1997; above Woman's shoe with applied beaded decoration, British circa 1775.
All photographs taken from `Sole City: London Shoes from the 1st to the 21st Century', at the Museum of London, EC2 (0171-600 3699)
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Throughout the spring and summer, Merry Bullock, PhD, senior director of APA's Office of International Affairs, coordinated the second phase of APA's tsunami relief efforts, which the association's Board of Directors and Council of Representatives finalized in February.
The plans aim to have a multiplier effect, she says.
"We hope that every person who receives immediate benefits from APA's tsunami-related programs has an immediate impact on a number of other people," she says.
Some of APA's activities include:
Offering institutions, such as hospitals and accredited universities in targeted regions, no-cost access to PsycARTICLES, PsycBOOKS and PsycEXTRA through 2006.
Providing opportunities for psychologists from each of four tsunami-affected countries to obtain more in-depth training in disaster psychology and disaster mental health intervention at international workshops and conferences.
Offering a convention session last month at APA's 2005 Annual Convention in Washington, D.C., to discuss relief projects.
One of the opportunities APA supported through a grant was the May 18-20 International Union of Psychological Science (IUPsyS)-organized workshop "Building psychosocial interventions in the tsunami aftermath," in which international crisis- and disaster-intervention trainers--including APA member and consultant Gerard Jacobs, PhD, and APA member Michael Wessells, PhD--provided tools and networking opportunities to support the mental health intervention programs developed by representatives from Sri Lanka, India, Thailand and Indonesia.
The goal of many of the second phase activities is to foster the use of psychological expertise in the affected countries' relief efforts, according to Jacobs, a psychology professor at the University of South Dakota, one of six disaster mental health managers in the American Red Cross national disaster team and the primary consultant to APA's tsunami relief efforts.
"The recovery process has already begun and that's the key," he says. "But we need to be sure that government and nongovernmental leaders understand the strength that psychology can lend to the process."
So far, Jacobs has been working with the American Red Cross psychological support programs in the region, as well as the Asian Disaster Preparedness Center, to provide training and consultation in the region. Psychologists and other mental health professionals' creative efforts in the affected countries have made inroads into serving the affected countries' psychological needs, he says. For example, the American Red Cross programs in the region, led by psychologist Joseph Prewitt, PhD, have developed region-specific and nonverbal training materials.
Elizabeth Nair, PhD, the organizer of the IUPsyS workshop, cautions that psychology must attend to the long-term goals and that the process is only just beginning.
"Our main agenda is looking to see not only just the immediate impact, but the impact over the next three years," she says.
In addition to APA's current activities, the association aims to advance disaster-related capacity for the future by encouraging graduate curricula to include training on disaster intervention and developing a conference on ethical issues in disaster intervention and research.
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The General Services Agency adheres to the fundamental principles of public sector procurement, which strives to: (1) foster maximum open and free competition for County purchases and contracts; (2) promote the greatest economy and efficiency in County procurement; (3) ensure adherence to proper standards of conduct by County officers and employees; (4) maintain procurement policies and procedures that guarantee compliance with local, state, and federal laws and regulations; (5) establish and maintain a professional, business-like, ethical relationship with all contractors; and (6) treat all prospective contractors, consultants, and vendors in an equal and equitable manner.
It is the responsibility of the Purchasing Agent to coordinate, monitor and record all phases of County procurement of supplies, equipment, materials, services, and public projects bids. Purchasing is also responsible for the sale of County surplus personal property, and leasing of real and personal property.
In the course of performing its responsibilities, the Purchasing Agent is guided by certain policy objectives, broadly stated as follows:
- Conserving public funds through reduction in cost and improvement in the quality of supplies, equipment, materials, contractual services, and reducing the overhead cost of contracting, buying, leasing, renting and selling;
- Analyzing alternative approaches for each procurement, such as direct purchasing, timesharing, leasing, and intergovernmental/inter-agency agreements (cooperative purchasing);
- Structuring each procurement through consolidation of similar products and separation of dissimilar ones;
- Eliminating purchase of unnecessary or duplicate items and services;
- Encouraging price and quality competition among suppliers, vendors, contractors and consultants;
- Reducing volume, streamlining the flow of paperwork and simultaneously maintaining accurate documentation of procurement transactions;
- Utilizing competent technical expertise where needed in the initiation and administration of procurement and contracts;
- Performing all duties and responsibilities in compliance with local, state and federal law, and consistent with applicable standards of conduct and ethics;
- Requiring that vendors present acceptable documentation evidencing the quality of the product and the accuracy of representations relative to the product.
In the field of Materials Management, the General Services Agency uses a number of professional purchasing tools, such as formal and informal requests for quotations, in-house and external supply contracts, bulk purchasing through the revolving Stores account and direct negotiation to provide County departments with the requisite materials at the lowest possible cost. Uniform specifications and centralized ordering help achieve this goal, while at the same time assuring vendors a maximum of fairness and opportunity with a minimum of costly confusion.
Specifically, GSA provides the following services for County departments:
- Assists departments in developing specifications, contract requirements and terms and conditions;
- Recommends cost effective alternatives, when appropriate;
- Maintains vendor lists for internal use and for use of other departments on request;
- Prior to renewing agreements, reviews for pricing, item improvements and possible alternatives and informs departments of findings;
- Benchmarks prices for specific items on requests;
- Develops and distributes solicitation documents (bid, request for quotes and requests for proposals);
- Schedules and conducts bidders' conferences;
- Evaluates bids, develops vendor selection processes and participates with departments in evaluating proposals received from vendors;
- Negotiates discounted shipping rates, determines most cost effective shipping method (vendor delivery or common carrier), shipping/transportation issues;
- Awards, renews or extends purchase orders and agreements.
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- Traditional Infrastructure: 3.03 million job years
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Obama proposes cuts in construction programs
As part of President Obama’s request for the next fiscal year, he has proposed terminating or trimming back 121 federal programs, which officials say would save an estimated $16.7 billion in 2010.
It will be up to Congress to determine whether the proposed program cuts, and the rest of the President’s $3.55 trillion fiscal 2010 budget, will be approved.
Also proposed to be cut are $145 million in Environmental Protection Agency water infrastructure earmarks. The 2010 budget plan would provide a large boost for clean water and drinking water state revolving funds that finance those types of projects.
TVA to build natural gas plant in Tennessee
The Tennessee Valley Authority has decided to build an $820 million, 880-megawatt combined-cycle natural gas power plant in northeastern Tennessee to comply with a North Carolina lawsuit over air quality.
As yet, there are no plans to replace 11 coal-fired stations. U.S. District Judge Lacy Thornburg ruled in January that four TVA coal plants in Tennessee and Alabama, including the John Sevier station, were contaminating North Carolina’s air under a lawsuit brought by the state in 2006. He ordered them cleaned up by the end of 2011.
TVA petitioned for an extra year, which the judge turned down. TVA recently filed notice it will appeal.
The utility said the cleanup could add $1 billion to the cost of upgrades and would be logistically difficult for John Sevier at the eastern end of its transmission system.
TVA estimates John Sevier, with the capacity to light 350,000 homes, will have to be shut down for 20 months to install the pollution controls, risking power disruptions.
So the TVA board agreed to postpone two projects of comparable worth--building a combined-cycle gas plant at TVA’s Caledonia site in Steens, MS, and expanding a gas turbine plant at Gleason, TN - and shift the work to a new northeastern Tennessee gas plant.
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July 13, 2009: While Georgian ground forces were pushed around by the Russian invasion last August, Georgian air defenses appeared to have been noticeably effective. But, it turns out, so were Russian air defenses, especially against their own aircraft.
The Russians admitted, at the time, to losing four aircraft (three Su-25 ground attack bombers and a Tu-22 bomber flying a reconnaissance mission.) Most, or all, appear to have been brought down by the SA-11 BukM1 surface-to-air missile systems (which Georgia had obtained from Ukraine).
But now a Russia military journal (Moscow Defense Brief) makes the case, using official records, that six aircraft (three Su-25s, one Tu-22M3 and two Su-24s) were lost. Russian analysts now believe that two, or even three, of these aircraft were brought down by friendly fire. It is believed that only two of the lost aircraft can be definitely attributed to Georgian air defenses. The problem here was that Russian air defense troops often fired on Russian aircraft, believing they were Georgian.
The Russian Air Force was blamed, last year, for sending its aircraft against Georgia with little preparation and planning. Making sure that all air defense weapons (except the shoulder fired missiles) were prepared to use the IFF (Identify, Friend or Foe) in Russian aircraft, would have avoided some of the friendly fire. But some of the Russian aircraft were brought down by shoulder fired missiles, which do not use IFF, and others were damaged by machine-gun fire from the ground.
Both sides used the same air defense missile systems (the SA-11 and Tor-M1). The SA-11 is the successor to the SA-6, which did so much damage to the Israeli Air Force during the 1973 war. The SA-11 launchers are self-propelled and carry four 1,500 pound missiles. The missiles have a 30 kilometer range, and can hit aircraft at up to 72,000 feet. The missiles move at about 2,900 kilometers an hour. The battery radar, which is also self-propelled, can detect aircraft at up to 85 kilometers away. The system can be set up and ready to fire in five minutes. The missile has a 150 pound warhead, that is triggered by a radar proximity fuze.
The Georgians also have some Tor-M1 systems, also obtained from Ukraine. Also known to NATO as the SA-15 Gauntlet, it has a maximum range of 12 kilometers. It is only effective up to 6,000 meters altitude. The system was designed as a successor to the SA-N-8 Gecko. Each launcher carries eight missiles, and it is claimed to be capable of engaging two targets simultaneously. The system was designed to be a tactical battlefield air-defense system, designed to take out close-air-support planes like the A-10 or tactical fighter-bombers like the F-4, F-16, and F-18.
These two systems are supposed to use IFF and be made aware of friendly flight operations. But, as was revealed last year, the Russian air force planners didn't do much planning, and had little control over the friendly anti-aircraft forces. The Russian General Staff recently repeated denials that they had lost any aircraft to friendly fire during the Georgia operation.
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“This is the only place in the state of Louisiana that we have bear-proof cans. St. Mary Parish can step up to the plate and be the best test or the worst little failing test ever … We just need the residents to step up,” said Catherine Siracusa, parish black bear conflict officer.
There are about 600 bear-proof cans in Patterson south of the railroad tracks, and about 1,300 parishwide between Cypremort Point and Patterson, Siracusa said. They cost an estimated $250,000, according to Maria Davidson, large carnivore program manager for Wildlife and Fisheries.
“A bear’s existence, he’s about filling those calories. He’s not a predator. He wants to get the most amount of calories in the shortest amount of time. He’s an opportunist,” Siracusa said.
Bears raid trash cans because human food is high in those necessary calories. Bears like pizza, fried chicken and ketchup, particularly. “The smells of fast food are an attractant to the bears,” Siracusa said.
Overflowing trash cans, or those without properly engaged bear-proof lids, are attractive to bears for this reason.
Garbage pickup in Patterson occurs four days each week. Siracusa would like to see the entire area picked up on the same two days. That way, she said, the garbage attractant would only be available on select days, allowing for tighter supervision and less interaction with the bears.
Siracusa said she has worked closely with Progressive Waste Solutions. The company only has one truck with a wide enough opening to accommodate the bear-proof cans. They use that one to avoid damaging the lids unless it breaks down, she said.
Angela Gunner, a secretary for Progressive Waste Solutions in St. Mary Parish, said drivers who notice damaged cans — whether by trucks, residents or bears — let her know the address to put it on a list for repairs.
“We’re trying to take care of this issue. We know the bears are coming out and they are having trouble with the bears, with the cans. We’re doing our best to get this issue resolved. At least to help,” Gunner said.
Until the can is repaired, “bag everything up. Tie it up as tight as possible in case the lid is broken until we can have it replaced,” Gunner said.
Siracusa suggested using ratchet straps on the can until Progressive can get it fixed.
“Honestly, the condition of the cans, they’re looking the best they’ve looked since we put them out there,” she said. Progressive currently has 250 new bear proof cans on order. They cost over $200 each, none of which is trickled down to the resident.
She said if a resident notices a can is damaged, they should contact Progressive but also report it to her office. That way, she said, she can follow up.
“It’s a help to the garbage company. It’s a help to the resident. It’s a help to our program,” Siracusa said.
Siracusa acknowledged the cans in use may not be the best design.
“It’s an ongoing process … we were given a product to use (by the state). Using this product … has been a learning process.”
Use of the cans is not a state mandate, though.
“This is something that everyone agreed should be done and help assist to keep the residents safe,” Siracusa said.
As to overflowing cans, in which the bear-proof top cannot be latched, Siracusa may have an answer.
In other parishes, garbage operators give an “Oops statement” to residents with overflowing cans stating that they cannot pick up the garbage until the can is secured in a way that would not spill onto the street. The effect is that garbage is not picked up until the resident is in compliance.
St. Mary Parish does not have this service in its garbage contract, Siracusa said.
“We can’t point fingers. This is not a finger pointing time. We have to look at it and say this is what has been done, this is what needs to continue to happen, and this is what needs to come on board,” Siracusa said.
To contact Siracusa, call her office at 337-828-4100, extension 371; cell at 337-350-0608; or email firstname.lastname@example.org.
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You should check the Chocolate Alchemy site, it's forums and archives. Using the search you can read back on the archives and follow through several good chocolatier's careers like Brad or Alan, who started with home chocolate making and moved on to larger operations.
That being said, it would be easier to learn from someone locally, so maybe you can find someone to help.
I am just going through the process and even without formal lessons, the results are way beyond my original expectations. I'd be happy to help.
Thanks for that Felipe. Hope I find something soon. B rgds, A
Might I first suggest the book The Science of Chocolate by S.T. Beckett who I believe teaches in York. His book can be very technical in places, but it is thorough.
The Web site 'chocolate alchemy' is fine, but they are selling gear for home bean to bar chocolate making -- and not all that cheap.
Small scale home bean to bar chocolate making is doable in all except maybe one regard. Washing, roasting, winnowing, making nibs, conching, tempering and molding can all be done small scale with reasonable inexpensive equipment. The hard part is getting the ground nibs into a liquor that has particles less than 30 microns ( a human hair is about 50 microns thick) . Sites like chocolate alchemy offer various grinders that were created to grind herbs and spices for Indian (UK would say Asian) food. The problem is that these machines just can't get chocolate down to 30 microns, and you end up with gritty chocolate.
The small scale chocolate lab solution is to use steel rollers spaced just under 30 microns apart. Easy peasey. Unfortunately, even a re-built bench type roller mill runs about 25K U.S. last I checked. Bay Area Scharffen Berger (now owned by Hershey's) uses a stone wheel like the sort you might see in a flour mill. If you are determined to make home bean to bar chocolate, I would suggest considering a stone roller grinder ( like the ones they use for olive oil extraction ). These should be available on the continent and for considerably less than $25K. Here's another suggestion: why not buy bulk chocolate or liquor and work on tempering? This is a valuable sub skill in chocolate making that you can start on without too much fuss. And you can temper by hand using a Bain Marie (water bath), seed chocolate, and a chocolate thermometer.
Hope that helps! Ricardo
I would disagree with your statement that the stone mills aren't able to produce a chocolate <30 um. I've had results as fine as 8um by micrometer, and that method measures the largest particle (meaning most of the particles are <8um). Now, the grinders are exactly standardized, so your results will vary from grinder to grinder, which may be why you're saying what you're saying. However, it is quite possible to make a fine particle size chocolate using one.
The Science of Chocolate is a good book for sure. So is Cocoa Chocolate & Confectionary by Minifie. My personal favourite is Chocolate & Confections by Peter Greweling. Peter's book is a great foundation for actually doing stuff with the chocolate you make.
Now, when it comes to particle size, I agree with Sebastian, and would also like to add that your claim about the modified home grinders on Chocolate Alchemy producing gritty chocolate is unfounded. I used a modified version of one of the Chocolate Alchemy machines for almost 3 years in my home kitchen until I purchased true commercial grade chocolate refiners, and with those little machines produced some of the smoothest milk and dark chocolate I've ever had. Following Sebastian's advice I actually kept chocolate I'd made in my little Santha, and occasionally go back to it for comparison. It's just as smooth as my commercial machines' product.
There is one thing to point out here, which I'm surprised nobody has touched on - and that's acidity and taste. Who cares if the chocolate is gritty when it hasn't been conched enough and is acidic and vinegary? Most machines I have used can grind cocoa beans down to the point where my pallate can't detect any grittiness at all in less than 12 hours. However I've found that to produce truly "great" chocolate, it can take at least another 36-48 hours of conching to round out the flavour.
I would have to say that if your chocolate is gritty to the point where you need a micrometer to test for size, you haven't refined and conched it NEAR long enough. When you get to the point where texture isn't an issue, and your focus turns to amazing, rich, deep flavour, THEN you're getting closer.
...but that's just my experience.
I am a little skeptical that the Santha grinder ( or any little stone grinder ) will produce completely smooth, under 30 micron chocolate. These cute machines look like an old phonograph. Material is milled between a spinning disk and one or two fist-sized "wheels" that revolve around it. Chocolate is odd ( a non-newtonian fluid ). That means, like cornstarch, the more you compress it, the more dense it becomes. This generates resistance and heat, lots of heat. Little machines are hard pressed to deal with this. Nothing wrong with the technology, just the scale. Also, if you grind too long, your chocolate may turn into a ropey, tar-like consistency.
Maybe Brad and Sebastian have some techniques that overcome these problems. Bottom line - I wouldn't buy any machine that did not come with a guarantee that it could grind chocolate to 30 microns or less. If you hear: " Well our machine wasn't made for chocolate per se, but it should..." don't walk, run away.
A note on micrometers: one reliable and economic way to get an objective measurement of particle size is to use a microscope. Retailers can provide a fliter with a line grid that fits into the eye tube. You make a thin smear of your chocolate onto a glass slide and the lines in your field of view will indicate the size of particles. You can preserve your slides by adding one drop of marine varnish. By preserving slides, you can see how various chocolate brands vary not only in particle size and percentage of sizes but also particle shape.
Bottom line on a grinder -- get a guarantee that is enforceable.
I have to agree with Brad and Sebastian on this issue.
Despite your skepticism, I have personally tasted many, many chocolates made with the modified stone grinders and most (though not all) of those chocolates had no detectable grittiness in them. I have also had chocolates made in expensive "universal" machines that did exhibit grittiness.
It's not the "fault" of the machines, they are both capable of producing good results. More can be attributed to the way the machines are used - the experience of the chocolate maker - and maintained (or not).
I also don't see 30 microns as an absolute number. I believe that part of the mechanical effect of conching is to coat all of the particles with fat. So - you could have a paste where the particle size was below 30 microns with extremely uneven fat distribution and it could taste gritty.
Brad also correctly points out that particle size is just one characteristic to consider.
Enjoy your "site". Ciao.
I've got a laser particle size distribution of chocolates made with the melanges somewhere. If i can find it, i'll post it. To be honest, when these first began to be used, i was inordinately skeptical. i didn't think it could be done either. What i've observed is that they're able to make chocolates that, from a particle size reduction standpoint, exceed almost everything that's commercially available via conventional processing. Now, that's not to say conventional processes can't do it - they can - but in order to get that fine, it takes a long time - same as with these machines. If time is not an issue for you, you can make exceptional product with them.
From reading your material, you appear to be at the same level of skepticism i was 10 years ago. Do this for me - there's any number of artisinal chocolate products available today that are made via this fashion. Select a few to purchase, and taste them. If you have the knowledge and resources, analyze them. Then make your assessment. If you've never used the equipment, and you've never assessed product made on the equipment, it may not be fair to judge it.
Disclaimer - I have no vested interest in the home chocolate maker, the equipment used to do it, or the ingredients that go into it. Quite the opposite actually.
Hey Sebastian, FYI: my conche/refiners go right from nibs and granulated sugar to chocolate with no pre-refining. You've tasted it. From a texture perspective what do you think? (I already know you think my 70%'s are too high in fat! haha!).
Oh by the way, I had Jean-Jacques Berjot and a few other Barry Callebaut execs in my shop the other day doing a tasting. He thought the Cuyagua 80% you tasted was amazing too. In fact I had to laugh. He crossed his eyes, did a couple of arm pumps, and ended up leaving with a couple of the Cuyagua 80 bars.
Your particle size is just fine. I admit i've not had a bar in a while, so i'm going from memory (and i eat far more chocolate than your average bear...) - but from recollection, i'd put the max particle size somewhere in the 20um range, which is a nice place to be. I do think you've got too much much cocoa butter in the last bars i tasted (which you already know 8-))
of course, always willing to give a sensory/phsyical analysis update on fresh samples 8-)
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12. July 2010 10:25
Trying to lose weight? Add a few cups of tea to your day, and it may help. Loose leaf tea has many health benefits, it is packed with nutrients and antioxidants. There are four different types, which consist of green, white, black, and oolong teas. They are each unique and contain their own creative flavors and aromas.
And now, new studies show that drinking two cups of tea may help men to lose weight in their waistline. The study did not yield the same results in women. Weight loss in the abdominal area is important, as it reduces other health risks such as diabetes and heart disease. But the weight loss associated with tea can also help women, though not specifically in their waistlines.
Weight loss improves your overall health
Weight loss in general produces many health benefits. Getting down to a healthy weight is one of the easiest ways to reduce LDL cholesterol, which is the bad type of cholesterol. Maintaining a healthy weight can help tremendously with a multitude of health problems. It can reduce many health risks by preventing them from forming.
Heart disease, stroke, diabetes
Being at a healthy weight can prevent you from developing high blood pressure, type 2 diabetes, and it can help prevent you from developing cardiovascular diseases. Maintaining a healthy weight can also help prevent heart attack and stroke. A healthy diet with daily amounts of exercise can truly be an answer to a number of health risks, and green tea can help.
Self-image and self-confidence
People who are overweight or obese may face other types of problems. This condition can interfere with their self-esteem and self-confidence. It may impact their lives to the point where it is difficult to feel that they are living life to the fullest. Weight loss is an important step in fulfilling life goals and may help to alleviate social anxiety, and stress about self-image.
Options other than tea
But with all the products being marketed these days, who knows what really works? The truth is, crash diets don’t work. They may help you lose a lot of weight very fast, but it’s weight that’s easy to, and usually will be, put back on. Diet pills have inimical side effects and harmful chemicals. Drinking tea is a healthier, natural way to improve your health and to get down to a healthy weight.
Improve your metabolism
Loose leaf green tea can help to improve your metabolism, which will in turn help you to increase the amounts of calories you will burn off. It also has the ability to help you burn fat at a quicker rate and prevent fat from staying in your body.
Add tea to a healthy lifestyle
There is no miraculous panacea that will answer all your weight loss woes. There’s no magical spell that can vanish away pounds. But loose leaf tea has been scientifically studied to have a positive impact on weight loss. Of course, having a well balanced and healthy diet and getting daily exercise are vital to living a full, healthy life. But adding tea to your day can help you on your way.
28. June 2010 07:23
Chamomile tea is delicious and has many health benefits, and studies show that it may even help prevent diabetes. This type of tea is associated with other health improvements, such as helping to alleviate anxiety and types of sleep disorders, among many others.
What studies say
And now, new studies show that drinking chamomile tea every day may help with diabetes. And if chamomile tea can help by preventing diabetes from developing it will prevent any related complications such as kidney or nerve damage. It can help to improve your life functioning that has been affected by this condition.
Chamomile tea and the health effects
Chamomile is a type of herbal tea that is popular all over the world, and is known to have positive effects on health. It has been used to treat anxiety, sleep disorders, migraines, skin problems, ulcers, inflammation, and many other conditions. It also has been shown in some studies to help fight off cancerous cells.
What is chamomile tea?
Unlike most types of tea, which come from the Camellia sinensis plant, chamomile comes from its own plant which is called Matricaria chamomilla. Dried flowers from this plant are prepared and dried to make chamomile tea. This type of tea is packed with antioxidants and nutrients which are great to add to your daily life by drinking a few cups every day.
Helping to prevent diabetes is shown by some research, and it can’t hurt to try drinking chamomile on a daily basis. Diabetes is a serious condition involving the way glucose is processed into the body. Glucose is the way the cells in our body get energy and are able to function.
What is diabetes?
Generally, in a healthy body, when glucose levels are increased in the blood stream this will trigger the pancreas to start producing insulin. Insulin directs the glucose, letting it know where to go. Without insulin, or with insulin that is not performing its proper function, this can lead to high levels of glucose in the blood. This is what happens to people who suffer from diabetes. The high blood sugar levels cause a whole slew of symptoms ranging from irritability and dizziness to vision problems and loss of consciousness. These symptoms can impede on a person’s life and daily functioning, and interfere with work and recreation. It comes with higher health risks and can be difficult to manage.
Adding chamomile to your daily routine may help to prevent this condition from ever developing. It’s important to maintain a healthy lifestyle, which includes a healthy diet consisting of all the necessary nutrients, and daily exercise.
But studies have shown that chamomile tea consumption can lead to a decrease in glucose levels in the blood. It can also help to inhibit enzymes that cause diabetic neuropathy, eye problems associated with diabetes, and nephropathy.
It can’t hurt to try drinking chamomile every day. It’s a delectable treat, and much healthier than sugary soda pop or sugary concentrate juices. But it’s also important to talk with your doctor when making changes in your diet and when on a plant to prevent or aid with a condition you are experiencing.
24. June 2010 16:41
Diabetes is a condition that affects the way the body processes glucose, a type of blood sugar. Studies show that drinking tea may lower the risk of type 2 diabetes, though how and why this works is unknown and merits further research.
Type 2 diabetes
Type 2 diabetes is a type that can be developed, and research says that the rates of people with this type of diabetes will most likely increase. Type 2 diabetes already affects millions of people worldwide.
It even effects children, and those who are overweight are at a much higher risk of being diagnosed with type 2 diabetes. Fortunately, in addition to helping with some of the complications caused by diabetes, certain types of tea can help to promote weight loss. Loose leaf green tea is known to boost your metabolism, which helps with weight loss in general. Compounds in some teas can help burn off fat, and so green tea can help, over time, to promote weight loss.
How diabetes affects the body
Diabetes is a chronic condition and it affects the way the body uses glucose. Glucose a type of blood sugar, and is what the cells in our bodies use for energy. In a body not affected by diabetes, glucose in the blood will trigger the production of a hormone called insulin, which will be added into the bloodstream. Without insulin, the glucose in the blood doesn’t go to the places it needs to go. And in people with diabetes, the body doesn’t create insulin, or doesn’t use it properly. This leads to an increase in blood sugar levels, which can lea to many other health concerns and issues.
Diabetes can impede upon your life. When blood sugar levels drop this can lead to irritability and dizziness and even loss of consciousness. When blood sugar levels get too high this can lead to fatigue, weight loss, irritability, and sometimes changes in vision.
Tea and how it can help
Fortunately, regularly drinking tea lowers the risk of developing this type of diabetes. Loose leaf tea is packed with nutrients and antioxidants, and has many health benefits. Drinking more cups per day will lower the risk of diabetes even more. The tea may have a direct biological effect that lowers the risk of this type of diabetes, but further studies are needed to determine which compounds in the tea are causing this.
Other benefits of tea
Beyond that though, loose leaf tea can improve your health in a myriad of other ways. It can help you to lose weight, give you more energy, prevent Alzheimer’s disease, improve memory, prevent tooth decay, prevent kidney stones from forming, boost your metabolism, help with sleep disorders, alleviate allergies, along with many other health improvements. It’s an incredibly tasty way to enjoy improving your health. Add some cups of loose leaf tea to your day and enjoy the overwhelming plethora of benefits it will give to your life.
Of course, drinking tea is not a panacea. Adding a few cups of loose leaf tea to your day would be an addition to a healthy diet and exercise.
9. June 2010 07:17
Many teas have health benefits, and black tea has many such benefits. This tea, which has been used for thousands of years in China, has many positive effects on the body, including lowering blood sugar.
Black Tea and Diabetes
Black tea is known to improve the health of the heart and to improve the immune system. Recent research also indicates that black tea can lower blood sugar. This would help people who suffer from diabetes. Research studies have found a substance in black tea that works in the same way that prescription medication which is used to control blood sugar levels work. These medications are used in patients with type 2 diabetes, and a substance that works in the same way is in black tea. This naturally occurring substance is found in higher levels in this type of tea than in others such as green tea.
How Does it Work?
The polysaccharides found in black tea help to inhibit an enzyme which changes starches to sugars. This decreases blood sugar levels, and this is the same process the prescription drugs use. Polysaccharides help to stop the absorption of sugar, and research has pointed out in the past that this might help people who have diabetes. Black tea also is shown to possibly help prevent cancer and other diseases.
So Can You Drink Black Tea in Place of an Oral Diabetic Medication?
No. Talk to your doctor before ever making a change in your treatment. These studies are not clear whether drinking the tea would be enough for treating diabetes. The study extracted the polysaccharides from the teas using chemical methods, which is not the way you brew tea at home.
Why is the Tea Black?
Traditional teas actually come from the same plant. The difference in color is due to the amount of processing. The black interacted with oxygen until the leaves darkened, in a process called oxidation. The process of the black variety only involves the tea leaves and oxygen. There’s no yeast or fermenting involved in this tea making process.
Black Tea has a Higher Level of Caffeine
This method does, however, leave much higher caffeine content in the tea. Black tea has a much higher level compared to other teas, including green and white teas. A cup of black tea has just about 50% less milligrams of caffeine in it than coffee has. A cup of black tea is used in many parts of the world instead of coffee in the mornings.
Where Can I Buy Black Tea?
Black teas are available at most grocery stores. Organic brands are becoming more readily available in stores, or they can be purchased online or at local health food stores. It may be available as a single tea packet, or in a blend. There are many different brands, and the choices can be a little overwhelming. Try a few different brands and types. Find the flavor you most enjoy. Brew the leaves in a pot-bellied teapot for the most delectable experience of the drink.
And drink up the deliciousness, and know that’s good for you too! The benefits of this drink are many, and it perhaps could lead, with more research and study, to another breakthrough for helping to lower blood sugar.
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2011. 12. 13.
On 13th December 2011 the European Parliament adopted two new decisions at the plenary session in Strasbourg, which make the EU judicial system for accessible for the citizens.
Kinga Gál MEP (EPP, Fidesz) emphasized after the adoption of the two reports that these new pieces of legislation will simplify the applicable rules in the field of criminal proceedings regarding the encroachments of citizens' rights in the EU member states. The Hungarian EU presidency played a central role during the negotiations of the directives.
The essence of the European Protection Order is that an obligation to avoid contact with the protected person would be applicable in the other member states as well for the person concerned. Kinga Gál pointed out that in the period of the economic crisis the number of the violent crime's victims has risen. The violence which span over the states' borders has more and more victims. "In the last year 14% from young people between 18 and 34 years had to endure violence and maltreatment in their own family. Therefore it is surpassingly important that the countries could step for the victims on the common sphere even though their special and diverse judicial traditions, both for the women and for the children." - stated the Hungarian MEP.
The other decision is in contact with the right to information in criminal proceedings. This is the second element of a five part roadmap which has to define the minimal common norms of the criminal proceedings in the Union. After the right to translation, the right to information during the criminal proceedings became also regulated. This means in practice that the suspected has the right to be informed about his or her fundamental rights in such a language which he or she understands. Kinga Gál greeted that the legislators paid special attention to the rights and needs of the children in such situations while preparing the text. "The children victims are more vulnerable than the adults. Therefore I welcome that the decision about the right to information already was created in this approach. I hope that this approach will be also continued during the preparation of the directive which will define the right to a lawyer." - emphasized Kinga Gál.
The MEP of the Fidesz highlighted Hungary's commitment towards the development of a child-friendly approach of the jurisdiction. One concrete step in this issue is the creation of the so called "Children friendly judicature" website together with the declaration that 2012 will be the year of the children friendly judicature.
Kinga Gál thinks that the result of the voting is a serious achievement because the guidelines have been approved. "I am especially satisfied that beside Poland Hungary is also a key player of this success, because the main part of the work was carried out during the Hungarian presidency. I hope that the member states are starting to implement these guidelines in their own national legal systems as soon as possible." - emphasized the politician of the EPP.
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In two recent blog posts (The Risks of the Out of Office Notification and Other Risks from Automatic Replies) we discussed the possible threats from automatic email replies, from out of office notifications to read notifications to non-delivery receipts, they all allow information to be leaked – which can then be exploited. So what can administrators and users do to deal with this threat and help secure their environment?
While we have always stressed the importance of user education, in this particular case this should be reinforced with strong server settings. There’s no reason to rely only on user settings, which can be (and frequently, are) set improperly.
Enterprise email servers have fairly granular control over whether out-of-office notifications are sent or not. A good best practice for e-mail would be to limit out-of-office notifications to recipients within the organization only. If external parties need to receive these notifications, then they can be whitelisted as necessary. However, the default should be that external parties should not be sent out-of-office notifications.
Similarly, email servers can be configured so that bounce messages are not sent externally. Just as importantly, bounce messages should not contain significant amounts of the original message, as if they do so they can be used for spam attacks. (RFC 3834 explicitly makes this recommendation.)
As for read receipts, again we recommend that they not be sent externally. This can be done by stripping the Disposition-Notification-To header on all incoming messages; this ensures that no read receipt will be sent to a potential attacker while keeping the feature intact for internal email.
Taken together, these best practices prevent the sending of these automatic replies, which as we discussed earlier can be a source of information leakage for organizations. In addition to this, user education – particularly for out of office notifications – can also help.
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Feature Articles - Munich
Munich, 21 February, 1919: The young Count Anton Arco auf Valley had tried earlier that day, but the crowds on Promenadestrasse, the street leading between Bavaria's Foreign Ministry and Landtag, had blocked his line of sight. With the morning rush now abating, he felt more confident of success. Standing a little way from the Foreign Ministry doorway, he knew that it was now just a question of waiting...
Inside his offices within the Foreign Ministry, a bearded man in his fifties - a pince-nez carefully balanced on the end of his nose - put the finishing touches to a speech. Resembling a ruffled librarian, Kurt Eisner, the Premier of the Free Republic of Bavaria was preparing to hand over power; the speech he was working on was a resignation proclamation to be delivered in the Bavarian Landtag just after 10.00am that day.
Eisner made a farewell address to his colleagues and then dismissed his secretarial staff for the last time. With his two aides, Fredrich Fechenbach and Benno Merkle, and two guards, he prepared to set off to the Landtag.
Fechenbach voiced his concern for Eisner's safety. The Prime Minister was now so despised by the people of Munich that it would be dangerous, he said, for them to take the normal route. "They can only shoot me dead once," said Eisner, brushing Fechenbach's fears aside.
The two guards came out of the doorway first, followed by the other three men. Eisner walked in the middle. Turning on to Promenadestrasse, they passed the innocuous-looking young man without a second glance...
The moment Arco had been waiting for had arrived. He raced up behind the Prime Minister drew up his pistol and fired twice at point-blank range. The first shot obliterated Eisner's skull, killing him instantly. The second entered one of his lungs.
The deed complete Arco turned to run - he had only managed a few paces when a bullet fired by one of the guards sent him sprawling to the ground. As he lay writhing on the pavement, four more shots were blasted into him.
Angry crowds rushed to the scene and began baying for the assassin's blood. Fechenbach somehow managed to have the assassin dragged to the Foreign Ministry. From here Arco was taken to hospital, where his life was saved.
As soon as Eisner's mangled body was removed, workers and radical soldiers crowded around the assassination spot. While he was alive, these people had vented their disgust with the Prime Minister; now, in death, they declared him a working-class hero. Weeping, a number of women dabbed their handkerchiefs into Eisner's drying blood.
Astute commentators realised that the pent-up rage of defeat, starvation, racial hatred and class animosity were about to be unleashed. The stage was set for Bavaria's once proud capital to become the hotbed of revolution, the home of Red Terror and the scene of the Freikorps' most dreadful crimes.
Before The Suffering
The Kingdom of Bavaria existed as a sovereign entity long before the notion of a unified Germany was even mooted in intellectual circles. Until their downfall, Bavaria's ruling dynasty was the Wittelsbach family - for just over 750 years this family had governed, built palaces and theatres, and courted some of Europe's greatest artists and philosophers.
Bavaria had been conducting its own diplomacy with foreign powers for hundreds of years. Its army had a long and proud history, as did many other Bavarian State institutions. Most Bavarians, while content to be members of the German Reich, were wary of Prussia and its dominant position.
In simple terms, most Bavarians saw their northerly Protestant neighbours as slightly arrogant, somewhat bombastic and certainly dull. Catholic Bavaria (over 70% of the state's population looked to Rome for its religious guidance), on the other hand, was seen by its citizens as sensibly conservative, light-hearted and easy-going.
When the new German Reich was created and Wilhelm I declared Kaiser in the Hall of Mirrors at Versailles in 1871, the Bavarians had already managed to gain a number of key concessions - called 'reserved rights' - in return for their joining the new Empire. Bavaria kept her own diplomatic corps and her Army remained independent and only fell under the Kaiser's control once war was declared.
Bavaria also retained control over her lines of communication and her transport infrastructure. The reserved rights helped maintain a sense of 'difference' that was still evident even by 1914, although the unease Bavaria's population felt about Prussian dominance had faded as the considerable benefits of unification became apparent.
The Golden Age
Bavaria before the War had entered an unprecedented period of growth, both demographically and economically. Munich's population of 230,000 in 1880 had exploded to 596,000 by 1910. Factories were built and tramlines were installed. The very beginnings of what we today would recognise as modern urban and suburban zones were created and expanded upon during this time.
The Luitpold Regency era - named after the benevolent and much-loved Prince Regent Luitpold who ruled from 1886-1912 on behalf of Ludwig II's successor, the mad Otto - became something of a 'golden age'.
Unfortunately, Ludwig was not much of a regal character. Rather than concerning himself with pomp and circumstance - a thing most Bavarians loved about their Royal family - Ludwig was passionate about technology, science and agriculture.
He shied away from visiting the theatre and was rarely seen at large-scale public ceremonies. He was also a usurper.
Upon becoming regent he announced his intention to become king. He managed to do this primarily by securing the support of the centralist Catholic parties and Otto promptly lost his title. While most Munich citizens had no major love for the mad king, they thought Ludwig's decision badly judged at best, or at worst, an example straight from the pages of Machievelli's The Prince.
But despite the controversy surrounding Ludwig's ascension, by 1913 many in Germany and Europe believed that while the industrious the North and West led the country economically, it was the South (with Munich at its heart) that led the country culturally.
The Seeds Of Conflict
However, to paint Munich in the decades leading up to the First World War as an enlightened city with little to no social tensions other than Royal intrigues would be considerably off the mark.
Life for thousands of Munich's citizens during the Luitpold Regency, and the first years of Ludwig III's reign, was neither joyful nor prosperous - it was a time of grinding poverty. During this period, Bavaria's first city was undergoing an industrial revolution and experiencing a great deal of social upheaval and social deprivation.
The population explosion was brought about because country folk (their jobs more and more displaced by mechanisation) and poor East European immigrants began flooding into Munich looking for work and housing. And while there was work, it was mostly low-paid and menial.
Those who earned higher amounts were either undercut and forced into accepting lower pay, or were simply laid off. With no welfare state to call on, many unfortunate families found themselves permanently living on the brink of destitution.
The influx of people also created a serious housing problem. Tenement blocks were built to battle the space shortage. 'Flats' were usually one or two room affairs, with children forced to sleep on the floor. Slum barons compounded the misery and misfortune by periodically raising the rents, forcing families out onto the streets.
Those living on the breadline (many were forced into prostitution to make ends meet) began to look for a scapegoat for their woes. The Jewish community despite numbering a mere 8,700 by the end of the 19th Century became the target of choice.
From folk singers to established newspapers, from university professors to street side orators - all delivered diatribes against the Jews and in a less media savvy age the message was one that thousands, even in the middle and upper classes, accepted at face value.
The anti-Semitic message went down particularly well in the boisterous beerhalls. These famous drinking 'palaces' served as a place to debate and, once the arguments were made and more beer had been drunk, a place to fight using beer steins as a weapons.
With so many tensions, it comes as no surprise that socialism and, to an extent Marxism, developed (although the class conflict was diluted to some extent because of the rabid anti-Semitism). As the factories and working conditions became worse, the power of these nascent political forces grew.
The largest socialist party, the SPD, had made great headway in the years leading up to WWI, with a burgeoning membership. At a national level, by 1914 they had become Germany's largest party - although this guaranteed nothing in terms of real 'clout', as power was firmly in the hands of the Kaiser and the army.
In Bavaria as a whole, the largest party was the centre power of the Catholic Party. With the state still very much a rural one, there was little to no chance that the socialists who dominated Munich's politics (their strong Bohemian element also made them more radical than their Berlin counterparts) could ever obtain a democratic mandate in the near future.
Only a terrible, earth-shattering blow to Germany's hierarchy and society would be enough to force change.
Towards The Brink
In the heady days of summer 1914, when war was about to be declared, most in Munich were enthralled by the vision of a short, but titanic struggle that would culminate in Germany obtaining European supremacy and taking its rightful 'place in the sun'.
With many historical and cultural ties to Hapsburg Austria, Bavaria was also supportive of their southern neighbour's desire to punish Serbia and her natural ally Russia. Bavaria's well-documented dislike of the 'easterners' meant most people in Munich thought that a bloody nose for the Slavs was long overdue.
'Russians' - usually unsuspecting east Europeans - were promptly set upon and beaten up. For good measure the crowds also destroyed shops suspected of being controlled by the French or the British, and beat up anyone thought to come from, or sympathise with, the Allied nations.
Once declared, Germany, including Bavaria, welcomed the war: it seemed that for the first time in its splintered history the German people had united to fight a common cause under one leadership. A new national spirit - the Volksgemeinshaft - was felt most deeply in the ranks of the Kaiser's army.
Perhaps Ernst Jünger in his war memoirs Storm of Steel got the closest in capturing this fledgling spirit of unity in words. He wrote: "We were enraptured by war. We had set out in a rain of flowers, in a drunken atmosphere of blood and roses. Surely the war had to supply us with what we wanted; the great, the overwhelming, the hallowed experience."
In the trenches and billets, men from all parts of the country and from all sections of the class spectrum mingled together and worked together in a way that would had been unimaginable in normal times. It was also a factor that explains much of the ex-soldier's fury towards the post-war administrations in Munich who played the separatist card so willingly.
But this was in the future, for now the men marched through Munich to the front and the city cheered.
The Line Wavers
At the close of 1914, Germany had much to feel proud about. Russia's armies had received a savaging at the hands of Hindenburg and Ludendorff. On the Western Front, the vast majority of Germans believed that the French and the British had only succeeded in bringing about a temporary stalemate.
Once winter was over, most in Germany believed that its main campaign in 1915 would either tip the war in the West to her considerable favour, or, if fortunate enough, win the war outright. While the casualty ratio had given many a shock, almost all Germans remained stoical - the struggle would be soon won and those who had fallen honoured.
When no clear-cut victory materialised in 1915 (all that was obtained seemed to be mounting casualty lists), acts of dissension began to materialise, especially in Munich. In the early war years, however, the disobedience was relatively minor - visiting a city bar or an expensive restaurant, or (if the censor passed it) a play that was deemed inappropriate by the conservative press were examples of this. In Bavaria there was also a growing feeling that the state was shouldering more than its far share of sacrifice in men and material.
There were also fissures starting to show in the business world. Munich's developing industrial base was time and again over-looked when large armament contracts were handed out by the national government. It favoured the industrial north and the Ruhr, which meant that Munich was losing out on vital material and money. Small businesses, starved of the necessary resources struggled to stay afloat, while many others simply folded.
The middle classes began to blame Bavaria's ruling elite and by 1917 the anger had grown to such an extent that Crown Prince Rupprecht of Bavaria lodged a complaint with Berlin. Talking of the middle classes who were finding their livelihoods under threat Rupprecht declared: "The members of this class, who were previously very monarchically minded, are now in part more anti-monarchical than the Social Democrats because they blame the government for their misfortune."
His comments were extremely prescient - when the time came this large demographic portion of Munich's population were among the happiest to see the backs of the Wittelsbachs.
Next - A Sinking Ship
'minnie' was a term used to describe the German trench mortar minnenwerfer (another such term was Moaning Minnie).
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In the late 1980s and early '90s, a string of political scandals left Arizona voters incensed. Ultra-conservative Gov. Evan Mecham was impeached in 1988 for misusing campaign contributions. The next year, both Arizona U.S. senators, Dennis DeConcini, D, and John McCain, R, were accused of corruption for meddling in an investigation of Lincoln Savings and Loan, a bank chaired by major campaign donor Charles Keating. The bank's collapse in '89 cost the federal government $3 billion. The Senate Ethics Committee found that DeConcini acted improperly and McCain showed "poor judgment."
Then, in early 1991, hidden cameras caught state legislators stuffing cash into gym bags, after promising a man posing as a Las Vegas mobster to vote to legalize gambling in Arizona. The year-and-a-half investigation found politicians, lobbyists and others accepting bribes, laundering money and filing false campaign financial statements. Dubbed "AzScam," the scandal resulted in 17 indictments.
In 1998, a still-angry electorate passed the Clean Elections Act, a ballot measure designed to level the playing field for candidates of relatively modest means running against those bankrolled by powerful donors or their own personal fortunes. Qualifying candidates finance their campaigns with public funding, freeing them of the need to court big contributors.
"Voters wanted to get special interests out of politics," says Ruth Jones, an Arizona State University political science professor.
It was a pioneering effort to temper the power of money in elections, preceding even the 2002 federal campaign finance reform fashioned by McCain and Sen. Russ Feingold, D-Wis. Candidates opting to use public financing promise to limit personal spending to $500, participate in at least one public debate and return unspent money to the state. To qualify for the funds -- raised by a surcharge on civil and criminal fines -- and prove they are viable and well-organized, candidates collect $5 contributions from voters in their district. Those running for the state Legislature need at least 220 contributions. Though participants agree to overall spending limits, if a privately backed opponent spends over a set threshold, the publicly funded contender gets dollar-for- dollar matching funds up to a point.
At least, that's how it used to work. In Arizona and around the nation, campaign finance laws have a curious way of wilting or being uprooted over time. Laws passed in Portland, Ore., and Massachusetts, for instance, were eventually repealed. And now, clean-elections laws at both the federal and state level face an increasingly hostile U.S. Supreme Court, which has asserted that money in politics is equivalent to free speech.
In 2006, the Supreme Court, under conservative Chief Justice John Roberts, deemed Vermont's clean-elections law, which boasted the lowest campaign-contribution limits in the country, unconstitutional. In 2008, it struck down the so-called "millionaire's amendment" in McCain-Feingold, which kept wealthy candidates from drowning out competing voices by allowing their opponents to accept higher contributions from individual donors. Two years later, the High Court ruled in the highly publicized Citizens United case that, so long as they don't directly coordinate with a particular campaign, anonymous donors can spend as much as they like on politicking, through "SuperPACs" or political action committees -- a total reversal of McCain-Feingold. And last summer, split 5-4 along partisan lines, the Court decided that Arizona's use of public funds to match high spending by privately financed campaigns was unconstitutional.
Those matching funds were instrumental in keeping races between publicly and privately funded candidates competitive by allowing the former to respond quickly to expensive last-minute attacks, even if they'd exhausted their initial public grant. Two-thirds of those running for office in Arizona used public funding during the 2006 and 2008 elections. In 2010, with matching funds on hold pending litigation, half of the candidates participated. This year, it's expected to be lower still.
"Our thinking is that with the elimination of matching funds, the (public financing) system will wither away," says Marcus Osborn, a lobbyist for the Goldwater Institute and the Arizona Chamber of Commerce, two of the groups that sued over the Arizona law. That's fine with Osborn, who says it was too easy for radical candidates to qualify for public financing, causing "election distortion."
Some others agree that Arizona's clean-elections laws helped bring a more diverse -- and sometimes more radical -- Legislature into power by encouraging candidates who would have been unable to run otherwise. But it also forced candidates to interact more with their constituents to get those $5 contributions. "You get to see people up close, people get to see you up close, you get to know their concerns and issues up close," says former Tucson Mayor Thomas Volgy, a University of Arizona political science professor. "That (relationship) is not something that gets created in a TV studio."
Clean-elections fans should, perhaps, be grateful Arizona's program still exists at all. In early April, a repeal looked set to go to voters in November. The bill, introduced by Sen. John McComish, R-Phoenix, was marketed as "no taxpayer money for politicians." (Actually, the program makes money and returns its surplus to the state -- a total of $64 million so far.) Clean Elections Commission Executive Director Todd Lang says he's confident the public would have voted to keep the program. But, after negotiating, the two groups announced a compromise: One source of income, an option for taxpayers to divert $5 toward the program, will be removed and the program's educational activities will be limited. A full repeal won't appear on the ballot.
The commission has been simultaneously stoic and sanguine. "The program would work more efficiently if we still had matching funds," says Lang, who thinks it can fashion a new system providing some public matching funds that will hold up in court.
No one knows what the full effect of losing the millionaire's amendment, matching-funds provisions and donation limits to SuperPACs will be, at either the state or federal level. "We may have to wade through an election cycle or two and see what happens," says Jones, a former clean elections commissioner. "If, as the opponents of Citizens United suggest, it gets really wild, then the people might come back with some reform movement." Winds that blow from one direction can, in time, blow from another.
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CASLT Chez Vous
A CASLT Chez Vous (CCV) is a one-day professional development session centred on a theme or based on the expertise of a selected presenter. A CCV aims to:
- provide services to CASLT members regionally, focussing on professional development and growth of participants;
- increase motivation and understanding of current effective practices; and
- support the application of effective research-based practices into daily teaching.
A CASLT Chez Vous is offered in partnership with a local organization. Hosting bodies can be a university, a provincial second language association, a school board or the provincial or territorial department of education. CASLT works with the hosting body to ensure that the program of day reflects the needs and interests of the participating second language teachers.
There are two types of CCV days: theme-based series reflecting current CASLT projects and research-informed innovative practices and the 'Expert' series based on the presenter expertise, area of research or focus. CASLT workshop presenters are selected based on the topics requested by the hosting body. An Expert Series session would be negotiated with an appropriate CASLT member based on their availability.
The specific program of the day will be developed with the hosting body. Topics for CASLT CHEZ VOUS sessions can include:
- Literacy Strategies and the FSL Teacher
- Applications for a Common Framework and Portfolio for Languages
- Culture and la Francophonie
All CCV participants receive CASLT membership for the following year. When a Hosting Body is also a member-based organization, participants receive dual membership for both associations. The costs of membership are included in the CASLT Chez Vous registration fees.
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ARRA: STATE FISCAL
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STATE FISCAL STABILIZATION FUNDS FOR EDUCATION
National Fund Total: $48.6 billion
North Carolina Estimate: $1.16 billion
Funding is formula driven
To receive State Fiscal Stabilization Funds (SFSF), each state's governor must assure that the funds will be used to restore the level of state support of public education through FY 2011 (this includes primary and post-secondary education in addition to K-12). Gov. Perdue also must assure that the state will maintain the same level of support in FY 2009 through FY 2011 as it did in FY 2006.
As a condition of receiving these funds, states must commit to improving results for all students and advancing education reform by:
- Increasing teacher effectiveness and equitable distribution of highly qualified teachers.
- Adopting rigorous college- and career-ready standards and assessments.
- Targeted, intensive support and effective interventions to turn around struggling schools.
- Establishing data systems and using that data for improvement at the district level.
State Fiscal Stabilization Fund, Phase II Application and Reporting Requirements
In addition to the requirements listed above, each state must report on a variety of data that has not previously been reported to the federal government.
North Carolina SFSF Phase II Application, Amended
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The history of paper currency in the Seychelles date back to the period of the French colonization with the most common form of currency being metal coins. When the Seychelles became a formal British Colony in 1814; these were replaced by currencies from Mauritius. The Seychelles also made use of other foreign currencies like the Indian notes and coins, until the Seychelles rupee was firmly established.
Not withstanding the limited scope of historical records, this publication aims at providing an insight into the development of paper currencies in the Seychelles from the period of French and British colonization to present day. Divided into sections pertaining to marked periods and events in the life of the Seychelles ‘currency, this publication provides colorful illustrations of the different forms of paper currencies used over the years. In addition the closing section gives an interesting description of all the flora and fauna appearing on the most recent paper currencies of the islands.
Please visit us to view our flags collection during these opening times.
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A Fresh Take on Building Prosperous Cities
Local government strategic planning is needed to move cities forward at the necessary rate of reform.
I help lead one of America’s cities—Portland, Oregon. It is known for being a well-planned city. It’s not. At least, not as well as we want it to be. And not as well-planned as every American city must be.
When I talk about planning, I’m not just referencing plotting spots on a map where new bikeways will run, or where new business districts will pop up. Instead, I’m talking about how to understand the specific and real human challenges we face, and then how to establish priorities that are shared by community members and government. This is what creates a real playbook to guide future decisions.
Our challenges? Our historic approach to planning has widened the economic and academic disparities between white and nonwhite Portlanders. In addition, and until recently, only 54 percent of our high school students graduated on time. And increasingly, global and national decisions impact our main streets as much as or more than local City Council decisions.
I believe that all cities face these challenges too, and I believe that a different approach to planning can help fix them.
Here’s what I mean: On its own, the federal government cannot move cities forward at the necessary rate of reform. The kind of strategic change this nation needs must start at the local level. Local governments are closer to our nation’s residents and businesses than state and federal governments, and better positioned to understand and address their unique challenges. Additionally, meaningful statewide strategic planning is rare, prevented by lobbyists and politicos who too often gain advantage by stoking our real and perceived societal, partisan, and geographic divides.
We need plans based less on politics and more on the facts; plans with integrated strategies and a short list of specific measures to provide public accountability for real results.
Can local government strategic planning really make a difference? Absolutely. When we plan well, we make progress on some of society’s toughest problems.
For example, Portland’s last city plan, developed more than 30 years ago, focused on limiting sprawl, facilitating urban renewal, investing in light rail (instead of highways), and helping to inspire new business sectors, including clean tech. As a result, we have lowered total carbon emissions 6 percent while the rest of the US has more than a 10 percent increase in emissions. And we’ve done it while growing our population and jobs. When I became mayor of Portland in 2008, we began the process of creating a new kind of strategic plan that adds a critical element: a new focus on the success of our people. The result of that work is the recently completed Portland Plan, which integrates actions to make Portland prosperous, educated, healthy, and equitable.
The plan, adopted unanimously by our City Council in late April, is the result of more than two years of research, 300 public events, and 20,000 comments from residents, academics, youth, workers, businesses, and nonprofits. It’s not just a plan from city government. More than 20 local and state agencies that spend an estimated $8 billion annually inside the boundaries of Portland shaped the plan’s direction and its actions. By sharing the responsibility, they also share the savings and efficiencies that flow from the plan.
Unlike most planning efforts, we didn’t wait to finish the plan before taking action. It’s still early, but we’re seeing promising results, particularly in the areas of prosperity and education. We passed the city’s first economic development strategy in 16 years. We also launched the first Metro Export Initiative in the country in conjunction with the Brookings Institution, and we now have a coordinated, regional strategy that calls on us to double our exports in five years. For the first time in decades, we are seeing increased high school graduation rates—in part due to several innovative new education programs and partnerships. We convened the Cradle to Career partnership, which has mobilized the community into a regional support network for education. We invested in innovative programs including Ninth Grade Counts, which serves as an 8th grade summer school. Another program, Summer Youth Connect, reaches the kids who are most at-risk of dropping out of high school. And, our local Future Connect Scholarships come with academic supports to help students earn a college degree.
Again, these are early actions that emerged from our “reborn” planning process, and they look promising. Since these actions (and all the areas of focus) in the Portland Plan are interconnected, success in one area is designed to improve them all. For example, increasing graduation rates also benefit the economy, which stabilizes our community and helps to level the playing field. Similarly, building sidewalks and bike lanes in underserved neighborhoods helps promote physical activity and provides better access to schools and local businesses.
Implementing this plan may sound expensive, but it’s not: It is first and foremost about doing more with the dollars we already have by embracing individual actions that have multiple benefits. By working across agencies, we can better leverage limited resources.
A plan such as this certainly helps us here in Portland, but it can also inform the state and the nation. If more locales had integrated strategic plans, they would use resources more efficiently; in turn, that might inspire state and federal government efforts so that they become more grounded, realistic, and effective.
Prosperous, educated, healthy, equitable: Taken together, these four interlocking goals of our Portland Plan are the building blocks of a self-reliant city, a Portland where people truly thrive. I hope local governments in all metropolitan regions will join us.
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NY State Proposes Tougher MTBE Standards
The New York state Health Department has proposed cutting the permissible amount of the gasoline additive MTBE in public water systems to help prevent people from drinking the possible carcinogen.
"There is sufficient toxicological data to raise concern over the health risks of MTBE in drinking water," the department said in explaining its new regulation.
According to a report filed yesterday by Associated Press writer Michael Virtanen, the agency proposed a limit of 0.010 milligrams of MTBE per liter (mg/L) in water supplies. Currently methyl-tertiary-butyl-ether is covered by the state limit for "unspecified organic contaminants," which is five times higher at 0.050 mg/L.
Last week the department set a 45-day public comment period on its proposal.
In long-term studies, MTBE caused lymphoma, as well as liver, testicular and kidney tumors in rats that inhaled or ingested it. Though no data is available so far on the risks to people from exposure, the Health Department said, "These animal data raise concerns about the carcinogenic potential of MTBE in humans."
Used since the 1970s to increase octane and boost the amount of oxygen in fuel, allowing it to burn cleaner, MTBE is an ether made by combining isobutylene, which is a byproduct of petroleum refining, and methanol derived from natural gas. Cleaner-burning fuel cuts air pollution.
Starting in January, New York will outlaw sale or import gasoline containing MTBE because of concerns over groundwater pollution. Congress is considering a similar ban, and petroleum companies are preparing to use corn-based ethanol as a substitute additive.
Testing of water supplies in the northeastern United States has found low levels of MTBE in about 15 percent of samples. The Health Department's analysis of 1,248 public water supplies over the past five years found one sample above the existing MTBE limit.
But sampling of private water supplies in New York found MTBE concentrations at or above the proposed lower limit in 28 percent of samples.
The regulations will apply to about 1,000 municipal water systems statewide; about 2,350 privately owned systems that meet the definition of a public system and serve residential subdivisions, mobile home parks, apartment buildings, nursing homes and private schools and colleges; and most of the nearly 6,500 "noncommunity" water systems that serve restaurants, motels and campsites.
The rule does not apply to private wells, except as guidance for the state in treating fuel spills.
The cost of cleaning up a contaminated well through installation and five-year operation of a treatment system is estimated at $10,000 per well with a possible annual impact of $8 million to $44 million for treating thousands of private wells.
The department projected the total annual cost for municipal systems could range from $3 million to $8 million.
For privately owned systems, it said monitoring costs shouldn't rise, and spill treatment may be paid by pursuing the responsible party or by tapping the state Department of Environmental Conservation Spill Fund.
The DEC's spill response program in 1998 documented 47 public water systems and 867 private wells affected by MTBE.
On Aug. 27, Gov. George Pataki signed a new law to require the DEC to publicly report gas spills involving MTBE and cleanup efforts. The agency already reports gas spills on its Web site and plans to add MTBE information, said spokesman Matt Burns.
More than three years ago, the state Legislature passed the measure banning the sale or import of gasoline with MTBE in New York starting next Jan. 1 to reduce groundwater contamination. Connecticut and California have the same deadline, and 14 other states have similar measures but later deadlines.
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- Water Utilities to Congress: Don't Let Water Polluters Off the Hook
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A fugitive (or runaway) is a person who is fleeing from custody, whether it be from jail, a government arrest, government or non-government questioning, vigilante violence, or outraged private individuals. A fugitive from justice, also known as a wanted person can either be a person convicted or accused of a crime, who is hiding from law enforcement in the state or taking refuge in a different country in order to avoid arrest in another country.
Interpol is the international authority for the pursuit of trans-border fugitives. Europol is the European authority for the pursuit of fugitives who are on the run within Europe, and coordinates their search, while national authorities in the probable country of their stay coordinate their arrest. In the United States, the U.S. Marshals Service is the primary law enforcement agency that tracks down federal fugitives, though the Federal Bureau of Investigation also tracks fugitives.
As a verbal metaphor and psychological concept, one might also be described as a "fugitive from oneself". Finally, the literary sense of "fugitive" includes the meaning of simply "fleeing".
In many jurisdictions, a fugitive loses the right to appeal any convictions or sentences imposed on him, since the act of fleeing is deemed to flout the court's authority. Recently, convicted rapist Andrew Luster had his appeals denied on the basis that he spent six years as a fugitive (he was convicted in absentia).
While a person is being sought for potential arrest, the person may be described variously as being "at large," "considered armed and dangerous," or as a "person of interest" to law enforcement. The latter term is frequently used in an "All-points bulletin" issued to other law enforcement persons or agencies. A person who has jumped bail after arraignment in court may be hunted or pursued by his bail bondsman, and a bounty may be "on his head." The act of fleeing from the jurisdiction of a court is described colloquially as "fleeing justice" or "running from the Law." A "wanted poster" may be issued, especially by the FBI, culminating in the "FBI's Most Wanted List" of fugitives.
"On the lam" or "on the run" often refers to fugitives. Mencken's The American Language and The Thesaurus of American Slang proclaim that lam, lamister, and "on the lam" — all referring to a hasty departure — were common in thieves' slang before the turn of the 20th century. Mencken quotes a newspaper report on the origin of 'lam' which actually traces it indirectly back to Shakespeare's time.
Its origin should be obvious to anyone who runs over several colloquial phrases for leavetaking, such as 'beat it' and 'hit the trail'. The allusion in 'lam' is to 'beat,' and 'beat it' is Old English, meaning 'to leave.' During the period of George Ade's 'Fables in Slang' (1900), cabaret society delight in talking slang, and 'lam' was current. Like many other terms, it went under in the flood of new usages of those days, but was preserved in criminal slang. A quarter of a century later it reappeared.
Mencken also quotes a story from the New York Herald Tribune in 1938 which reported that "one of the oldest police officers in New York said that he had heard 'on the lam' thirty years ago."
Methods of finding fugitives
Various methods can be used to find fugitives. Phone taps and pen registers can be used on relatives. Credit card and cell phone activities and electronic transfer of money can also be traced. Wanted posters and rewards can also be used. Jail records are also sometimes used; for instance, after the U.S. Government determined that Timothy McVeigh had perpetrated the Oklahoma City Bombing, he was found in a local jail. Various countermeasures can be used by fugitives, as described in books such as The Paper Trip and Perpetual Traveler, to make it difficult for others to find them.
See also
- Bounty hunter
- I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang, a 1932 Pre-Code crime/drama film starring Paul Muni.
- Manhunt (law enforcement)
- Prison escape
- "Fugitive from Justice legal definition of Fugitive from Justice. Fugitive from Justice synonyms by the Free Online Law Dictionary". Legal-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com. Retrieved 2012-01-31.
- California Courts Appellate Courts; Docket (Register of Actions)
- Supreme Court of the United States Docket for 03-854, Andrew Stuart v. California December 11, 2003
- Record of the Motion to Dismiss Appeal at FindLaw
- Most-Wanted: How Officials Find Fugitives
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Complete Classroom Essentials Kit: Grade 1 (Seven Enhanced eBooks) eBookGrade 1
Please Note: This ebook is a digital download, NOT a physical product. After purchase, you will be provided a one time link to download ebooks to your computer. Orders paid by PayPal require up to 8 business hours to verify payment and release electronic media. For immediate downloads, payment with credit card is required.
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From Milliken Publishing and Lorenz Educational Press, this kit features essential classroom materials that encompass language arts and math skills as well as important concepts that should be part of all students' complete education, such as team building, critical thinking and cross-curricular studies. These ready-in-an-instant reproducible activities are perfect as enrichment or remediation exercises that you will use over and over!
The zipped folder that accompanies this kit contains seven enhanced eBooks for Grade 1: Emergency Lesson Plans, Beginning Links to Logic, Ice Breakers, Milliken's Complete Book of Grammar, Milliken's Complete Book of Reading & Writing, Milliken's Complete Book of Math and Milliken's Complete Book of Homework.
The enhanced eBooks in this kit give you the freedom to copy and paste the content of each page into the format that fits your needs. You can post lessons on your class website, make student copies, and more. For more information on enhanced eBooks, Click Here.
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In the Garden:
Although a riot of color, the plants in this overgrown bed are competing for moisture and nutrients. I'll remove the plants, amend the soil, then replant so each has plenty of elbow room.
Too Much of a Good Thing
I've already admitted that I'm an incurable plant collector; I also have a "no bare earth" policy in my garden. These traits have gotten me into trouble more times than I can count. Just when I think I can't possibly squeeze another plant into a flower bed, I manage to find space for the latest and greatest annual or perennial to hit the market. It only takes a year or two for my overindulgences to turn a once well-designed perennial bed into a colorful but hopelessly overgrown monstrosity. I'm afraid there's no denying: It's time for a major overhaul!
When to Overhaul
The cooler soil and air temperatures of spring and fall provide the best conditions for digging and transplanting perennials. The plants suffer less stress, and the natural rainfall helps ease their transition to a new home. I choose springtime over fall because my energy and enthusiasm are highest then, and plants have the whole summer to recover and fill in any gaps.
Empty the Bed
The first step in renovating a perennial border is to empty the bed of plants. I cut a circle around the crown of each plant with a spade, and pry the roots up with a garden fork. As I remove plants, I set them on a tarp spread out in a shady spot and sprinkle them lightly with water to keep the roots from drying out.
Amend the Soil
Once all the plants are removed, I rejuvenate the soil by digging in organic matter. I spread a 4- to 5-inch layer of compost over the soil surface, sprinkle 1 cup of granular 10-20-20 fertilizer per 100 square feet of bed, and then mix it thoroughly with native soil. I try to dig the organic matter in at least 12 inches deep. Finally, I rake the soil smooth, stepping as lightly as possible on the bed to avoid compacting it.
Divide and Transplant
Not all plants need dividing, but renovating a bed is a golden opportunity to increase your stock of favorite plants. Dividing plants not only produces new babies, it also keeps plants growing vigorously. Most plants that can be divided are tougher than you think and quite forgiving if you accidentally mash the foliage. I tug the roots apart with my hands, cut with a knife, or chop away with a spade or axe, depending on the density of the root mass. Woody root masses are the biggest challenge, but they all come apart eventually with persistence. Once separated, each little plant is placed in the bed, where it will soon thrive.
Mulch and Water
The final step in renovation is to top the bed with a 2- to 3-inch layer of organic mulch. You can use shredded leaves, aged compost, or finely chopped bark to help suppress weeds and slow evaporation of soil moisture. Once the mulch is in place, it's important to water thoroughly. I use a watering wand to provide a gentle shower, sweeping it back and forth until I'm sure the soil is saturated.
When all this is done, it's time to sit back and relax. Plants will begin to recover and produce new growth in just a few weeks.
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Meltdown or Green Deal?
The still-unfolding global financial crisis is claiming casualties far beyond either Wall Street or Main Street. With all eyes on financial markets and economic ministers, problems that only months ago were described as "urgent" and "historic" seem to have slipped off political leaders' radar screens. Climate change was commonly termed a "planetary emergency," modern species loss represented "the first mass extinction in 65 million years," and billions living on US$2 a day in a world of unprecedented wealth was nothing less than a "global scandal." Yet the global credit crunch threatens to slow funding for environmental and anti-poverty programs to a trickle.
Relegating urgent needs to the sidelines until the economic crisis is resolved is a luxury we cannot afford. The perfect storm of today's economic, environmental, and social ravages requires a robust, multi-pronged response. Indeed, the challenge for global political leadership, including U.S. President-elect Obama, is not merely to kick-start the global economy, but to do so in a way that creates jobs and stabilizes climate, increases food output using less water and pesticides, and generates prosperity with greater equality of incomes. Successful political leaders will be those skilled at identifying synergies among today's hydra-headed problems and using them to craft powerful global coalitions from such constituencies as business, labor, and community organizations.
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Chlamydia pneumoniae alters mildly oxidized low-density lipoprotein-induced cell death in human endothelial cells, leading to necrosis rather than apoptosis.
ABSTRACT Atherosclerosis is characterized by oxidative stress that induces lipid and protein oxidation in the vascular wall. Oxidized low-density lipoproteins (oxLDLs) are present in lesions, and one of their actions is to induce apoptosis or necrosis in vascular cells. A role for Chlamydia pneumoniae in atherosclerosis has been proposed, but the mechanisms involved remain largely unknown.
The in vitro effect of C. pneumoniae infection on apoptosis induced by mildly oxidized LDLs (moxLDLs) in human endothelial cells was studied.
Infection inhibited apoptosis, as was demonstrated by a decrease in such apoptotic features as cytochrome c release, caspase activity, 89-kilodalton poly(ADP-ribose) polymerase (PARP) fragment formation, nuclear condensation and fragmentation, and DNA fragmentation. However, the inhibition of apoptosis did not favor cell survival, because infection promoted cell death with necrotic features, as was illustrated by an increase in lactate dehydrogenase release, an enhancement of necrotic cellular morphological characteristics, and generation of low-molecular-mass PARP fragments. The increase in occurrence of necrosis-like cell death was correlated with a strong increase in intracellular reactive oxygen species (ROS) concentration. Vitamin E inhibited ROS production and promoted cell survival, underscoring the involvement of ROS in cell death induced by the combination of C. pneumoniae and moxLDLs.
C. pneumoniae infection enhances the inflammatory action of oxLDLs in the vascular wall, leading to cell necrosis rather than apoptosis.
Article: Inhibition of apoptosis in neuronal cells infected with Chlamydophila (Chlamydia) pneumoniae.[show abstract] [hide abstract]
ABSTRACT: Chlamydophila (Chlamydia) pneumoniae is an intracellular bacterium that has been identified within cells in areas of neuropathology found in Alzheimer disease (AD), including endothelia, glia, and neurons. Depending on the cell type of the host, infection by C. pneumoniae has been shown to influence apoptotic pathways in both pro- and anti-apoptotic fashions. We have hypothesized that persistent chlamydial infection of neurons may be an important mediator of the characteristic neuropathology observed in AD brains. Chronic and/or persistent infection of neuronal cells with C. pneumoniae in the AD brain may affect apoptosis in cells containing chlamydial inclusions. SK-N-MC neuroblastoma cells were infected with the respiratory strain of C. pneumoniae, AR39 at an MOI of 1. Following infection, the cells were either untreated or treated with staurosporine and then examined for apoptosis by labeling for nuclear fragmentation, caspase activity, and membrane inversion as indicated by annexin V staining. C. pneumoniae infection was maintained through 10 days post-infection. At 3 and 10 days post-infection, the infected cell cultures appeared to inhibit or were resistant to the apoptotic process when induced by staurosporine. This inhibition was demonstrated quantitatively by nuclear profile counts and caspase 3/7 activity measurements. These data suggest that C. pneumoniae can sustain a chronic infection in neuronal cells by interfering with apoptosis, which may contribute to chronic inflammation in the AD brain.BMC Neuroscience 02/2008; 9:13. · 3.04 Impact Factor
Article: N-acetylcysteine synergizes with oseltamivir in protecting mice from lethal influenza infection.[show abstract] [hide abstract]
ABSTRACT: Many studies have shown that oxidative stress is important in the pathogenesis of pulmonary damage during influenza virus infections. Antioxidant molecules are therefore potentially useful against viral infection. Our previous studies show that N-acetylcysteine (NAC) has a protective effect in a model of lethal influenza infection in mice. NAC administration significantly decreased the mortality in infected mice. Further studies have demonstrated that NAC enhanced survival in combination with the antiviral agent ribavirin. In the present study, we report the effect of combined treatment with NAC and Oseltamivir, clinically used in the treatment and prevention of influenza virus infection, in a murine model of lethal influenza infection. NAC was given as a single daily dose of 1000 mg/kg starting from 4 h before infection and until day 4 after infection; Oseltamivir was given twice daily at dose of 1 mg/kg/die for 5 days, starting from 4 h before infection. End-point evaluation was 21-days survival. NAC alone was slightly effective (20%), since a suboptimal treatment was used. Survival increased to 60% with Oseltamivir and to 100% with Oseltamivir and NAC used in combination. Since NAC alone does not show any antiviral action, the present findings suggest that antioxidant therapy increase survival by an improvement in host defense mechanisms, and/or by a direct antioxidant effect against oxidative stress associated with viral infection. Our studies demonstrate the effectiveness of combining agents acting through different mechanisms, such as antiviral drugs oseltamivir and the antioxidant NAC, indicating a possible advantage of combining the two treatments.International journal of immunopathology and pharmacology 20(2):349-54. · 2.99 Impact Factor
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October 27, 2005
Redding in our future?
Prop. 77 raises fears that county could point inland
by HANK SIMS
SEVERAL OF THE SIX INITIATIVES PLACED ON THE special, statewide ballot by Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger would each, if passed, have profound effects on government in California. Proposition 75, for example, would limit the ability of public employee unions to contribute to political campaigns. Proposition 76 would create new spending limits for state government and weaken constitutional guarantees of funding for schools.
But some local Democrats have particular concerns about Proposition 77, the governor's proposal to reform the way that the state is divvied up into political districts.
On a recent swing through town, State Sen. Wes Chesbro (D-Arcata) warned that the practical result of Prop. 77 could be to divide the large, coastal block that makes up the North Coast district in the state senate, the state assembly and the U.S. Congress.
"From the standpoint of the clout of the North Coast ... that's very much at risk if this bill passes," Chesbro said.
From some points of view, the fear is that Humboldt County, instead of belonging to electoral districts that run north to south, could instead be lumped into districts that run east to west. In other words, rather than having Sonoma County as the main population center in our districts, we could conceivably have conservative, inland Redding instead.
Part of the cause for concern is in the language of the initiative itself. Prop. 77 hands over the redistricting process --- traditionally performed by the California State Legislature --- to a panel of three retired judges. And in drawing new lines, the judges would no longer be allowed to consider "communities of interest," a catch-all term that describes areas with a common ethnic makeup or similar cultural values.
Last week, Chesbro argued that several factors --- including the coast, the Highway 101 corridor and, to some extent, the defunct Northwestern Pacific Railroad line --- worked together to unite the coastal counties north of the Bay Area into one distinct block.
However, voter registration on the North Coast is weighed heavily toward the Democratic Party, and to some, that means that as in much of California, general elections for the Assembly, State Senate or Congress are rarely strongly contested. In large part, the "safe" districts are the result of a bargain struck by Democratic and Republican lawmakers in Sacramento back in 2001.
To some, like Eureka businessman Rob Arkley, owner of Security National Servicing Corp. and one of the top donors in the state to Schwarzenegger causes, the idea of "safe districts" is an injury to the very idea of "little-d" democratic values.
"I have absolutely no idea how the districts would be posited, nor have I heard any ideas about it," he said. "All I think is that creating more competition, a system where there's a competition of ideas, is going to create a better democracy for the state."
Understandably, though, many have qualms. Milt Boyd, a member of the local Democratic Central Committee, wrote a opinion piece for the Times-Standard early this month, also raised the specter of a Humboldt County isolated from its allies to the north and south. Certainly, if such a district were to come to pass, local legislators like Chesbro and especially Patty Berg (D-Eureka), a left-leaning member of the Democratic Party, may have a difficult time convincing conservative inland voters to vote for them.
But local opponents of the plan are emphasizing the potential loss not of safe Democratic seats but of the coastal community of interest. Arcata City Manager Dan Hauser, a former member of the state assembly, said that he remembered a brief period in the late '60s when districts in the north part of the state tended to run east-west. It wasn't a good idea then, he said, and it's not a good idea now.
"Certainly the counties of the coastal district have a lot more in common with each other than with the rapidly growing Redding area," he said.
If passed, the Prop. 77 redistricting process would begin immediately, with new districts drawn in time for next year's spring primary elections. l
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Hansen School's Annual Report Card
Hansen School is in the Savanna School District which encompasses parts of the cities of Anaheim, Buena Park, Cypress and Stanton. Approximately 725 students attend Hansen School. Providing a learning environment and a strong academic program that focuses on reading, writing, and mathematics is the primary goal of the Hansen School staff.
Our reading program provides a balanced approach with integration of phonics and literature throughout all grade levels. Our writing program provides students with a systematic structure for learning writing skills as well as regular writing assignments appropriate at each grade level. Math concepts and skills taught reflect those identified in the district and state standards. History/social science, science, health, physical education, music and art are integral parts of the educational program at Hansen School.
We are extremely proud of our use of technology in the instructional program. Each classroom is equipped with an LCD or DLP projector and a teacher laptop connected to our wireless server, providing teachers with access to technological tools to use in the instructional program.
Click on the link below to view the School Accountability Report Card for Hansen School.
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Creature of the Night
It has been reported throughout the realm that creatures that resemble flames or are the color of flames have been attacking ships during the late hours of the night. It has been noted that these creatures are a form of moth called Firemoths.
According to researchers, the moths have stingers which emit a very harmful poison, wings that are used as weapons, and a very viscous bite. From what some sailors have said, these creatures are very easy to predict and counter their attacks.
It is noted that Firemoths will only group together for protection if they are pregnant. When being very late into their pregnancy, the moths will land on ships, for they cannot fly for very long. It appears their food of choice on ships is to eat the rigging and sails, destroying it at a rapid pace.
If a pregnant firemoth dies on ship, if will spill out its young in swarms.
The babies are easy to kill in small numbers, but as with any creature in nature,
they will group in numbers. Bringing about a hive mentality common in any kind of insect colony,
making them more deadly to kill. The baby firemoths are afraid of the rigging, and cannot fly so they should be fairly easy to kill.
In closing, if you see something on deck that looks like flying fire, you have a firemoth on your hands. Good luck with getting rid of them with a beat stick named Raid(TM). This is the MudSlinger out, for now.
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Day of the DeadArticle Free Pass
Day of the Dead, Spanish Día de los Muertos, holiday in Mexico, also observed to a lesser extent in other areas of Latin America and in the United States, honouring dead loved ones and making peace with the eventuality of death by treating it familiarly, without fear and dread. The holiday is derived from the rituals of the pre-Hispanic peoples of Mexico. Led by the goddess Mictecacihuatl, known as “Lady of the Dead,” the celebration lasted a month. After the Spanish arrived in Mexico and began converting the native peoples to Roman Catholicism, the holiday was moved to coincide with All Saints’ Day and All Souls’ Day (November 1 and 2, respectively).
Modern observations vary from region to region. In some rural areas, families adorn grave sites with candles, marigolds, and the favorite foods of deceased relatives in an attempt to persuade the loved ones to return for a family reunion. In urban areas, people take to the street for festive celebrations and indulge in the consumption of food and alcohol. Some wear wooden skull masks known as calacas. Many families build altars, called ofrendas, in their homes, using photos, candles, flowers, and food. The festivities are often characterized by black humour. Toys and food, including breads and candies, are created in the shape of symbols of death such as skulls and skeletons.
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So we signed up for the SIREN Energy Challenge and have been trying to figure out where we use electricity and how we can cut back, which means Will is running around using his Killowatt on everything. At the same time, I am planning my garden for spring and also thinking about how we will take advantage of the summer bounty. My dad helped me set up a seed starting system with three shelves of fluorescent lights and I’m trying to talk Will into getting a chest freezer so we can store the summer’s vegetables but all he can think about is the increased electrical consumption.
It’s a tough balance! We have managed to cut down on our natural gas consumption this winter despite unusually low temperatures. I hope it’s from our vigilant caulking or perhaps our installation of a homemade insulating curtain over the window by our bed. Still, our electrical use seems relatively high even after replacing our water heater (which we thought was wasting a lot of electricity). The two main suspects right now are our refrigerator and our laptops. Laptops are more energy efficient than desktops but we both do use our computers quite a bit since we mostly work from home and we also use Will’s laptop for much of our TV and movie viewing.
I think we’re getting close to the point where we can’t cut much more energy use without major changes to our standard of living. I also think that it’s reasonable to use electricity for food production and storage, since homegrown food has other benefits in the form of increased nutrition, lower grocery bills, higher assurance of organic quality, and reduced transportation of food. Still, it’s always tough to evaluate all the pros and cons and I know for now much of my lobbying is based on the fact that I’m super excited about gardening.
Did you know it’s not too early to start planting seeds indoors, even though it’s freaking cold outside here in Indiana? I am ready to plant onions, kale, Brussel sprouts, cauliflower, and cabbage so I have nice fat seedlings ready to transplant when the ground thaws in March. (All those except Brussel sprouts are available through Nature’s Crossroads and I’m enjoying the employee discount on seeds very much.) I suspect this will be another year when I bite off more gardening tasks than I can keep up with but I’m really hoping this will be the year that I feel like I mostly get it. Of course, there’s always more to learn so I won’t be too upset if I face a few more garden disasters…
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Contact: Allison Benner, College Relations Associate – Media, 610-740-3790
NATIONAL HUNGER AND HOMELESSNESS AWARENESS WEEK 2005
Cedar Crest College Students Announce Events to Emphasize the Plight of the Impoverished
Allentown, PA (November 11, 2005) – The Lutz Center for Community Service at Cedar Crest College announces the activities planned for National Hunger and Homelessness Awareness Week 2005, which will be observed from November 13 – 19.
This year marks the fifth year of participation by the Cedar Crest community. The week is co-sponsored by The National Coalition for the Homeless and the National Student Campaign Against Hunger and Homelessness and was created in an effort to promote awareness among college students of the issues of hunger and homelessness at the local, regional, national and international levels.
“We hope that this week of events will give students a broader perspective about the issues of hunger and homelessness throughout the world,” says Tammy Bean, director of community service programs at the Lutz Center. “Too often we forget that these are serious problems not only in third world countries, but also in our own community.”
A recent survey conducted by the Community Action Committee of the Lehigh
Valley, Inc. speaks to this point. The purpose of the study was to better understand
why people in our area need emergency food assistance and how they are able
to manage the care of themselves and/or their families with very few resources.
The survey found that 48 percent of those interviewed had skipped meals in
the previous month because they did not have enough money to buy food. Furthermore,
43 percent of those surveyed said they rely on the availability of emergency
food assistance on a monthly basis and nearly half of those using “soup
kitchens” do so almost daily. It also found that participation in the
Food Stamp Program was at 28 percent, down from 55 percent in 1995. Of the
41 percent who actually applied for Food Stamps, 82 percent were rejected.
NATIONAL HUNGER AND HOMELESSNESS AWARENESS WEEK
CEDAR CREST COLLEGE: NOVEMBER 13 – 19, 2005
SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
Sunday, 11/13 – Monday, 11/21: Thanksgiving Dinner Boxes
The Lutz Center for Community Service is adopting families from the Marvine-Pembroke Community in Bethlehem to provide them with all of the fixings for a Thanksgiving Dinner. Donations will be collected at the Allen House.
Sunday, 11/13 – Tuesday, 11/22: Fall Food and Clothing Drive
The Black Awareness Student Union (BASU) sponsors this year's food and clothing drive.
Items received will be donated to New Bethany Ministries.
Sunday, 11/13: Forgotten Felines and Fidoes, 9:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.
Students will socialize with homeless pets and help with cleaning at the no-kill shelter.
Monday, 11/14: Oxfam Hunger Banquet, 4:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. in Tompkins College Center
Students will learn about hunger issues throughout the world.
Tuesday, 11/15: Donate-A-Meal Program
Students will sign off on their meal plans for the day and donate the money to Habitat for Humanity.
Wednesday, 11/16: BYOP – Bring Your Own Popcorn!, 7:00 p.m.
Students will watch a well-known movie that presents the effects of homelessness on a community. A short discussion will follow.
Friday, 11/18: Canned Coordinators, 1:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.
Volunteers will assist the Second Harvest Food Bank in sorting through non-perishable foods that will later be delivered to families in need.
The observance of National Hunger and Homelessness Awareness Week underscores Cedar Crest College’s commitment to community service. Last year, Cedar Crest students volunteered more than 24,900 hours of community service throughout the Lehigh Valley area. For more information, please contact the College Relations Office at 610-740-3790.
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Breitling has chosen David Beckham as the face of its Transocean Chronograph Unitime worldtimer watch. Watch the making of here, shot by renowned American photographer Anthony Mandler.
Titanic is a 1997 American epic romantic disaster film directed, written, co-produced, and co-edited by James Cameron. A fictionalized account of the sinking of the RMS Titanic, it stars Leonardo DiCaprio and Kate Winslet as members of different social classes who fall in love aboard the ship during its ill-fated maiden voyage.
Cameron’s inspiration for the film was predicated on his fascination with shipwrecks; he wanted to convey the emotional message of the tragedy, and felt that a love story interspersed with the human loss would be essential to achieving this. Production on the film began in 1995, when Cameron shot footage of the actual Titanic wreck. The modern scenes were shot on board the Akademik Mstislav Keldysh, which Cameron had used as a base when filming the wreck. A reconstruction of the Titanic was built at Playas de Rosarito, Baja California, and scale models and computer-generated imagery were also used to recreate the sinking. The film was partially funded by Paramount Pictures and 20th Century Fox, and, at the time, was the most expensive film ever made, with an estimated budget of $200 million.
Upon its release on December 19, 1997, the film achieved critical and commercial success. Nominated for fourteen Academy Awards, it won eleven, including the awards for Best Picture and Best Director, tying Ben Hur (1959) for most Oscars won by a single film. With an initial worldwide gross of over $1.84 billion, it was the first film to reach the billion-dollar mark. It remained the highest-grossing film of all time for twelve years, until Cameron’s 2009 film Avatar surpassed its gross in 2010. The film is often rated among the greatest movies ever made. A 3D version of the film, released on April 4, 2012 (often billed as Titanic 3D), to commemorate the centenary of the sinking of the ship, earned it an additional $343 million worldwide, which pushed Titanic‘s worldwide total to $2.18 billion. It became the second film to pass the two-billion mark (the first being Avatar).
Here is the collection of behind-the-scenes photos of making of Titanic.
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Elliott Erwitt is one of the leading figures in magazine, advertising, and commercial photography. A member of photography’s elite, Magnum, since 1953, he also began making film documentaries in the 1970s. But he is best known for the warmth, humor, and wry observations in his personal work, which he has continued to produce in tandem with his commercial practice, and which are collected in best-selling volumes such as Personal Exposures (1988) and Snaps (2001).
Born in Paris to Russian émigré parents, Erwitt and his family spent several years in Milan before returning to Paris, in 1938, when he was ten years old. The following year they moved to New York, before settling finally in Los Angeles in 1941. Erwitt has been an enthusiastic traveller ever since. His first experience of photography was in a commercial dark room, where he helped produce “signed” photos of movie stars. He began taking pictures shortly afterwards, whilst travelling in France and Italy, and by 1953 he had been invited to join Magnum by its one of its founders, Robert Capa.
His early career, when he was an accredited Whitehouse photographer, yielded some famous images, including those of the “kitchen cabinet debate” between Nixon and Khrushchev in 1959, and images of Jacqueline Kennedy at John F Kennedy’s funeral in 1963. He has produced portraits of Marilyn Monroe, Grace Kelly, Humphrey Bogart and Fidel Castro. In the 1970s he began producing films, television commercials and documentaries, including the award-winning Glassmakers of Herat (1977). Throughout his career he has continued to shoot his own personal work, always in black and white. He likes it noted that he adores children and dogs, and his pictures of them over several decades attest to that.
Elliott Erwitt lives and works in New York. The author of twenty books, he has had solo exhibitions at the Museum of Modern Art; the Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C.; the Musée d’art moderne de la Ville de Paris; the Reina Sofia, Madrid; and the Museum of Art of New South Wales, Sydney. His work is held in major public and private collections across the world.
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The 2013 Campari calendar features Spanish actress Penelope Cruz defying various superstitions, such as black cats, broken mirrors and walking under ladders. She wears red outfits from top fashion houses including Vivienne Westwood and Ferragamo, as well as jewellery by Chopard. Penelope Cruz joins some of the world’s most stunning women who have adorned the pages of previous Campari calendars, including Salma Hayek, Eva Mendes, Jessica Alba and Milla Jovovich.
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Ophelia is German based photographer and she is 23 years old. She works as a full time professional mode, designer and performer. Reveling around the world is part of her job.
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Oral Argument: April 16, 2013
Court Below: South Carolina Supreme Court
Petitioners, Adoptive Couple, decided to adopt a baby girl from a single mother. After Baby Girl's birth, Adoptive Couple began the official adoption process and Birth Father, a member of the Cherokee Nation, signed a form relinquishing his rights to Baby Girl. Later, however, Birth Father claimed that he did not intend to relinquish his rights and sought to invoke the Indian Child Welfare Act ("ICWA") because Baby Girl is of Indian heritage.
Both the Charleston County Family Court and the Supreme Court of South Carolina held that Birth Father should have custody of Baby Girl.
Adoptive Couple argues that Birth Father does not qualify as a “parent” under the ICWA and, thus, does not have parental rights to stop Baby Girl’s adoption. Furthermore, Adoptive Couple asserts that given the intent of the ICWA and the fact that Baby Girl has no parental relationship to Birth Father or other ties to the Cherokee Nation, the ICWA cannot be applied to oppose her adoption.
Respondents Birth Father and the Cherokee Nation claim that Birth Father does meet the “parent” definition of ICWA because he has proven his biological link to Baby Girl and also acknowledged her as his child. The Supreme Court's decision in this case will have an impact on the adoption process and system for children of Indian heritage, their biological parents, and prospective adoptive parents.
Whether a non-custodial parent can invoke ICWA to block an adoption voluntarily and lawfully initiated by a non-Indian parent under state law.
Whether ICWA defines "parent" in 25 U.S.C. § 1903(9) to include an unwed biological father who has not complied with state law rules to attain legal status as a parent.
Read the entire case preview at the Legal Information Institute here.
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Bilingual signage project promotes cultural awarenessIn recent years it has become increasingly important to the Fond du Lac Band to preserve and promote cultural awareness – particularly among the reservation’s young people. A new project sets out to do just that, in a very public way.
By: Wendy Johnson, Pine Journal
In recent years it has become increasingly important to the Fond du Lac Band to preserve and promote cultural awareness – particularly among the reservation’s young people. A new project sets out to do just that, in a very public way.
Fond du Lac Planning Director Jason Hollinday unveiled this week the prototype of a new form of bilingual signage that will identify selected place names around the reservation in both English and Ojibwe.
Hollinday said the idea for bilingual signage originally came from a couple of different sources.
“It’s something I’d thought about,” he said, “and the tribal council also indicated it was interested in doing something like this, as well as our Ojibwe language group.”
He said what really got the ball rolling, however, was the desire to change the big signs posted at the entrances to the reservation along Highways 2 and 210 that currently state, “Entering the Fond du Lac Reservation.”
“They were going to have to be changed anyway to conform with MnDOT’s new reflectivity standards,” said Hollinday. “And so, we asked about changing the wording to ‘Welcome to the Fond du Lac Reservation’ instead of ‘Entering the Fond du Lac Reservation,’ and – at the same time – we asked about making them bilingual as well.”
Hollinday said the request for the change in signage started at MnDOT’s district office in Duluth, and eventually it moved on to the central office in St. Paul.
“Now,” he said, “it’s gone from the regional level to the national, because they have to get permission further and further up the chain. But they’re working on it, and I’m appreciative of that.”
As Hollinday was updating the tribal council and the local language group about the progress of the reservation’s entrance signage, the council asked about the possibility of also including bilingual road and place name signs on the reservation.
“The use of bilingual signage reinforces the commitment to language preservation,” stated Fond du Lac Chairwoman Karen Diver. “It also is a bridge between Fond du Lac’s history and present homeland.”
Hollinday said it was decided to leave the street signs alone for now because that would be such a massive undertaking and they decided to start with a sampling of place names first.
The language group had already developed a list of places they’d like to see marked with bilingual signage, and Hollinday asked them to pick out their top 12 choices. Of those, eight were selected in Carlton County and two in St. Louis County.
Hollinday then discussed the concept with Carlton County Transportation Director Wayne Olson. Together, the county and the reservation developed a memorandum of understanding (MOA) regarding who would take responsibility for which parts of the project, with the reservation reimbursing the county for the production, installation, maintenance and replacement of the signs.
Last fall, the Carlton County Board passed a resolution accepting the MOA.
“The idea was to get started on the project last fall,” said Hollinday, “but with all of the flood [recovery efforts], the project had to be postponed. We wanted to get the roads fixed and people back in their homes first.”
After the bulk of the initial flood issues had been addressed by the reservation, Hollinday then gave Olson a list of the proposed locations for the bilingual signs, and together they identified the first five to be produced.
“The signs will have an English meaning as a common local name, but the real meaning can be much more,” said Olson. “For example, ‘Chi-awasonigaming’ will be translated on the sign to mean Rice Portage Lake, but also has meanings related to portages based on one’s location.”
Hollinday said a similar process of discussion regarding the project is currently under way with St. Louis County as well.
In Minnesota, Hollinday said the Fond du Lac and White Earth reservations have been at the forefront of this initiative toward erecting bilingual signage. He said both belong to a group called ACTT (Advocacy Council for Tribal Transportation), comprised of all of the bands in Minnesota, along with representatives from the counties, the state and MnDOT.
“We go over issues such as bilingual signs, vegetation management along the roadsides using herbicides – those types of things,” he explained. “White Earth has started using bilingual language for their own signs, and we have here, too, but now that group is leading the charge with the MnDOT signs.”
Hollinday said the reservation is hoping to order the first of the bilingual signs within the week, and depending on how long it takes to fabricate them, they will be erected as soon as the weather allows.
To begin with, the first five locations to be marked with bilingual signs will be Perch Lake, Portage Lake, Miller Lake, Cedar Lake and Hardwood Lake, all within the bounds of the reservation. Hollinday said the band is also hoping to eventually erect a bilingual “Welcome to Fond du Lac” sign near the convenience store, plus signs on Deadfish Lake, Big Lake and Rice Portage Lake.
“This will be an interesting trial for FDL efforts to grow their cultural heritage with their members and the public,” commented Olson. “For the county transportation department, we can also learn more about some of the recommendations for traffic safety. The Minnesota Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices (MMUTCD, our primary signing guidance) encourages limiting signs that are not required for the safety of the traveling public for a number of reasons – things like limiting the hazard of fixed objects for errant vehicles, minimizing the possible distractions of too many signs, or spacing too close together that may steer the driver’s attention to reading signs instead of on the road. We would like to hear reaction to bilingual signing, positive or negative.”
Olson said members of the county board have endorsed the concept, however, and he is optimistic that a positive response may demonstrate yet another way for the county to cooperate with and assist tribal leadership in helping their members learn more about their history and the Ojibwe language.
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I have been running in Vibrams now for quite a while (up to 8 miles at a time, at a 8:20 pace). It is almost completely painless when I don't run on roads. However, when I do, my feet hurt as though I have been standing all day or walking all day. Will this go away?
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No, it will not go away. Unless you do something about it.
Since you've been running in Vibrams for "quite a while" your feet should have adapted by now, and you should be able to run without pain in your feet.
The muscles in your feet should have gained enough strength after 4-8 weeks. The joints, connective tissue, and tendons might well take longer; ½-1 year before they've adapted fully.
So if "quite a while" means a year or more then the pain in your feet will not just go away, and you'll have to change something in order to get a different result.
What you could/should do:
Barefoot running should not hurt your feet, but if it does (for an extended period of time), then something is wrong and has to be corrected. Good luck with it.
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Albert uses research, instruction, and outreach to protect our planet's biodiversity. The driving force behind his professional career is to help us better understand how humans impact wildlife, explore solutions to these issues, and connect the public to science. His previous research has focused on amphibian health and biodiversity. More recently, he has explored how invasive species and disease affect turtles. His teaching research, as part of the Interdisciplinary Certificate in University Teaching, aims to understand how student driven learning can change perceptions of environmental issues. Finally, through outreach at Sandy Creek Nature Center, with the UGA Herpetological Society, and others he helps educate the public about science and nature. Interested in what Albert does? Please visit his website to learn more about his activities! https://sites.google.com/site/albertdmercurio/ .
In general, Gabrielle’s research interests relate to the conservation of endangered species, and ecotoxicology. She is currently investigating the effects of persistent environmental pollutants on the health and productivity of least terns (Sternula antillarum) on the Georgia coast. Specifically, she is interested in the sublethal health implications (e.g., immune suppression, reduced nestling growth rate), and with impaired reproductive performance (e.g., decreased nestling growth rate, decreased hatch or fledge rate), associated with elevated concentrations of heavy metals and polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) in the food web. Gabrielle is comparing breeding least terns in an estuary that has a long history of contamination from an EPA-listed "Superfund" industrial site, with breeding least terns at reference sites. She hopes that her findings will help to enlighten future management decisions (which do not currently take environmental contamination into consideration) that aim to appropriate, or create manmade, habitat for least tern breeding. She also hopes to demonstrate the utility of least terns as bioindicators of heavy metal and PCB contamination, which could facilitate the early detection of these pollutants in the food web so that further insult to other wildlife species, and to public health, could be prevented. Lastly, Gabrielle is devoted to innovating new approaches to predator management, in addition to testing existing predator management strategies, on the southeastern least tern population that she studies.
Kristy SegalKristy is a PhD candidate in the Odum School of Ecology, working with Dr. Ron Carroll in the Odum School and Dr. Sonia Hernandez. Her dissertation work focuses on amphibians in Costa Rica and how their health is affected by pesticide usage. Specifically, she is using a weight-of-evidence approach to assess the health status of Bufo marinus in agricultural habitats along a pesticide use gradient. In addition, she is collecting data on the entire amphibian community in these habitats. Her research involves aspects of ecology, ecoimmunology, ecotoxicology, and wildlife health to answer questions with real conservation implications. She hopes that the results of her research will be used to improve agricultural practices in Central America to better protect sensitive amphibian species. Kristy is motivated by the need for scientists to collect accurate and complete data on organisms living in human altered environments, to better inform conservation efforts. Currently, Kristy is completing sample analysis in the laboratory. She plans to graduate in the summer of 2014.
has a background on environmental studies and biology.
He was part of a study that compared the biodiversity
of the Everglades natural and agricultural lands and
human-made wetlands in South Florida. He also spent a
summer tracking mammals in remnant tracts of the
Atlantic rainforest in the state of Minas Gerais,
Brazil. Through these experiences he saw first hand
the interconnection between human activity and nature
as well as the power of the individual to influence
the outcome of these interactions. Sebastian is
pursuing a Ph.D in Integrative Conservation and
believes in using a multidisciplinary approach and
analyzing different points of view to find ways to
balance relationships between humans and the natural
world. He enjoys being in nature and sharing time with
family and friends.
Clym is a PhD student in the Warnell
School of Forestry and Natural Resources studying
Wildlife Disease. Clym has always been interesed in
diseases, especially the interface between human and
animal health. In the past, Clym has assisted with the
rehabilitation of dolphins, whales, and manatees in
Sarasota, Florida and has worked with dolphin
conservationists in Peru. During his Masters program
at UGA, Clym researched microhabitat use of North
Georgia freshwater fish. He is currently interested in
working on a KittyCam project taking place on Jekyll
Island. He is also interested in the effects of
domestic and feral cats on bird submissions to
wildlife rehabilitation centers. Clym is motivated by
the need to bridge the gaps between different
disciplines within the scientific community and work
towards a larger understanding of the most important
questions of global health.
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To Hank Shaw's way of thinking, there's "honest food" and then there's "factory food." One comes from hunting, fishing, foraging and gardening. The other comes wrapped in plastic, Styrofoam or cardboard.
Guess which type Shaw prefers.
"Part of it is just the barbarity of the factory farm system," Shaw said. "I understand why it exists, but it doesn't mean I have to be part of the system. It's not that I'm a Puritan or anything, but I'm a good enough hunter that I can choose to eat less of that food because I don't support it. If I can opt out, I will opt out."
Spelled out on paper — as it is in Shaw's book, "Hunt, Gather, Cook" (Rodale, 2011) — the concept of "honest food" makes all the sense in the world. It has been described as the next frontier of organic, local, seasonal and sustainable foods, although the reality is that it's more of a return to an earlier era. Shaw dedicates his book and his wild foods website, "Hunter, Angler, Gardener, Cook" (www.honest-food.net), to "Finding the forgotten feast."
The myriad reasons so many of us have turned to the convenience of factory food are likely to show themselves long before the giblets hit the gravy. For starters, you have to find, catch and kill your honest food first, something a relative few Americans are willing and able to do. Then there's the butchering, storing and preparation, all of which take time, effort and know-how.
That's where Shaw comes in.
In many ways, the former line cook and newspaper reporter is just like you and me. And in others, the guest presenter at last weekend's International Sportsmen's Expo in Denver would like us to be more like him. So much so that he has built his world around helping us become better omnivores.
"It's important to make the most of the animals we eat, not only for people who hunt or fish, but for all of us as consumers. Even with domestic meats," Shaw said. "There are only so many filets mignon on a cow. There are only so many chicken breasts. It behooves us to be more open-minded about the foods we eat and use more of the animal. It's less wasteful."
An East Coast transplant to Sacramento, Calif., Shaw, 42, learned to fish and forage as a child. He took up hunting only 10 years ago, however, acquiring the requisite skills with the help of many mentors after discovering he "couldn't hit the broad side of a barn" on his first pheasant hunt. He was shooting rabbits and squirrels
As a result, he hasn't bought meat for his household since 2004, taking pride in making the most of the fish and game he harvests. "Everything but the quack" is Shaw's catchphrase for the edible ingredients of his favorite food, duck, and he has figured out how to turn most other animal parts into tasty table fare as well.
"I don't have a unique set of skills. But it's a set of skills that allows me to join every other animal in the kingdom. Humans have become the only animal that doesn't know how to feed itself. People should be competent at a lot of things, and feeding yourself is one of them. The ability to actually procure your own food is important to us, I think, as a species," Shaw said. "Now that I'm a competent hunter it is a cheaper lifestyle. But the other big thing for me is that there is a huge flavor aspect of to it. I'd rather eat a canvasback duck than any domestic duck ever raised. I'd rather eat venison backstrap than the best filet mignon."
Shaw believes the popularity of his book and the exponential growth of his website are reflections not just of the edible world in which we live, but of changing attitudes toward hunting in order to put food on the table. Hunting and fishing license numbers are up nationally, and data suggests that one of the primary reasons is food. It's hard to get more organic than free-range mule deer.
But the professed outlier understands that his level of commitment isn't for everyone, nor should it be. After all, iguana is organic too, but it still tastes like "muddy, rubbery chicken gristle," Shaw admits.
"The takeaway from what I do, whether foraging or fishing or hunting, isn't for people to be me, but to find a piece that really strikes a fire underneath them and to add that piece and make it theirs," Shaw said. "Take a kid fishing. Go out and pick berries. Hunt something. It doesn't have to be all-encompassing, just something that really lights that fire to get outside. The bottom line is that I want people to be more in touch with nature, be an active participant. Nature is not a museum; it's where we live."
And, ideally, it's where we eat.
"The main thing people should know is that duck breast and venison backstrap are the money cuts. They should be cooked like steak, medium rare to rare. It's perfectly safe and you will enjoy your game infinitely more if you don't overcook it," Shaw says. "The flip side to that is Canada goose legs or the front shoulder on a deer. They should be cooked more like brisket - slow and low. Tender cuts like steak; tougher cuts like brisket. If remember that, you will enjoy a lot more game meat."
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A memorandum of understanding was signed in Dubai between the Central Informatics Organization and the Emirates Institution for Advance Science and Technology last Thursday 25 of May 2011 to cooperate in the space and satellite research field.
The MoU was signed by Dr. Khalid Abdulrahman Al Hidan, Director of Geographical Information System at the CIO and the Engineer Salem Al Mirri, Head of the Space Program Administration at the Emirates Institution for Advanced Science and Technology.
Dr. Al Hidan explained that signing the MoU would enable the exchange of knowledge and experience in all levels; He added that satellites have become a main source of information due to accuracy and speed in receiving information. The CIO is interested in benefiting from advanced technologies to support the concerned authorities in the Kingdom.
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A Walden for the 21st century, the true story of a man who has radically reinvented "the good life."
In 2000, Daniel Suelo left his life savings-all thirty dollars of it-in a phone booth. He has lived without money-and with a newfound sense of freedom and security-ever since.
The Man Who Quit Money is an account of how one man learned to live, sanely and happily, without earning, receiving, or spending a single cent. Suelo doesn't pay taxes, or accept food stamps or welfare. He lives in caves in the Utah canyonlands, forages wild foods and gourmet discards. He no longer even carries an I.D. Yet he manages to amply fulfill not only the basic human needs-for shelter, food, and warmth-but, to an enviable degree, the universal desires for companionship, purpose, and spiritual engagement. In retracing the surprising path and guiding philosophy that led Suelo into this way of life, Sundeen raises provocative and riveting questions about the decisions we all make, by default or by design, about how we live-and how we might live better.
Mark Sundeen's work has appeared in The New York Times, Outside, National Geographic Adventure, and The Believer. He is the author of Car Camping and The Making of Toro, and co-author of the New York Times bestselling North by Northwestern. He lives in Montana and Utah. Author website: marksundeen.com
“Suelo isn’t a conflicted zealot, or even a principled aesthete. He’s a contented man who chooses to wander the Earth and do good. He’s also someone you’d want to have a beer with and hear about his life, as full of fortune and enlightenment as it is disappointment and darkness…At its core, The Man Who Quit Money is the story of a man who decided to live outside of society, and is happier for it.” –Men’s Journal
“Sundeen deftly portrays [Suelo] as a likeable, oddly sage guy…who finds happiness in radical simplicity [and] personifies a critique that will resonate with anyone who has ever felt remorse on the treadmill of getting and spending--Outside Magazine
“Captivating…Suelo emerges as a remarkable and complex character…Sundeen brings his subject vividly to life [and] makes a case for Suelo's relevance to our time.” – The Seattle Times
“Exquisitely timed... The Man Who Quit Money is a slim, quick read that belies the weightiness underneath. The very quality that makes us see a “man walking in America” (Suelo’s words) and be simultaneously attracted and repelled is exposed here in beautiful detail.” –The Missoula Independent “In America, renunciation breaks the rules, but, as everyone evicted from Zuccotti Park or bludgeoned at Berkeley or just steamed in-between knows, the rules require breaking. Sundeen …sets out to understand the process and logic behind a money-free lifestyle while tracing the spiritual, psychological, physical, and philosophical quest that led this particular man to throw over our society’s arguably counterfeit-yet-prevailing faith in money, or, more precisely, in debt.” – The Rumpus
“A fascinating subject … both resonant as a character study and infinitely thought-provoking in its challenge to all our preconceptions about modern life—and about the small and large hypocrisies people of all philosophies and religious paths assume they need to accept.” – The Salt Lake City Weekly
“Thoughtful and engrossing biography that also explores society’s fixation with financial and material rewards...Although few readers will even consider emulating Suelo’s scavenger lifestyle, his example will at least provoke some serious soul-searching about our collective addiction to cash.” – Booklist
"This is a beautiful, thoughtful and wonderful book. I suspect I may find myself thinking about it every day for the rest of my life." - Elizabeth Gilbert
"Mark Sundeen's astonishing and unsettling book goes directly to the largest questions about how we live and what we have lost in a culture obsessed with money. Sundeen tells the story of a gentle and generous man who sought the good life by deciding to live without it. What's most unsettling and astonishing is that he appears to have succeeded." - William Greider
"Maybe it's just this odd, precarious moment we live in, but Daniel Suelo's story seems to offer some broader clues for all of us. Mark Sundeen's account will raise subversive and interesting questions in any open mind." - Bill McKibben
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Society for Historians of the Gilded Age and Progressive Era 3
Scott Reynolds Nelson, College of William and Mary
Alison M. Parker, College at Brockport, State University of New York
Historians have long agreed that the late nineteenth century was a transformative period in United States history. The rise of corporate capitalism, hothouse economic grown, proletarianization, mass immigration, white supremacy, and tumultuous social movements were just some of the significant developments in the Gilded Age, traditionally considered as 1877 to 1900. Yet in recent decades the Gilded Age has become a vastly neglected period. This stimulating roundtable will reassess and rethink the major themes, significance, and periodization of America’s Gilded Age.
In this session four senior scholars whose intellectual careers have dwelled at length in the late nineteenth century will raise provocative and timely issues about the meaning and long-term significance of the Gilded Age. In different ways they will challenge the rather narrow periodization of the Gilded Age, proposing that conceiving of a “Long Gilded Age” that stretches significantly before 1877 and with a causal reach that extends well beyond 1900 will illuminate in new ways our understanding of a key period of transformation in US history.
Scott Nelson will begin by noting that Mark Twain and Charles Dudley Warner’s Novel The Gilded Age which gave the period its name actually drew upon financial editorials Twain had written as early as the 1850s. A common financial and cultural vocabulary that attacked commodity-chain institutions first emerged amidst battles in the plains of Kansas in 1854 and continued to shape U.S. cultural politics beyond the end of the 19th century. Leon Fink will examine three major themes related to labor in what he calls the “Long Gilded Age” of 1877 to 1920: the relationship between labor and the state; the transnational character of labor struggles; and attention to the contingency of development throughout the decades at the turn of the century, exploring in particular how things might have turned out differently. Elisabeth Perry will rethink the Gilded Age with particular attention to gender, arguing that the transformation of women’s education in the late 19th century reshaped the period more than historians have realized, paving the way for the growing power and influence of women in national politics in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Finally, Alison Parker will examine the long-term legacy of white supremacy, looking in particular at the central role played by Gilded Age Supreme Court decisions in shaping the 20th century approach to race relations and civil rights activism. The Supreme Court’s decision in Santa Clara County vs. Southern Pacific Railroad (1886) recognized corporations as persons under the 14th Amendment, thereby giving constitutional protections to corporations at the very moment that African Americans and other individuals were being denied equal protection under the law. The evolving legal culture around these issues profoundly shaped the long history of race and civil rights activism in the United States.
We expect that this session, by reframing and rethinking a crucial period in US history—echoes of which one senses even in the 21st century--will attract a broad audience, from academic historians to graduate students and high school teachers.
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The World's Columbian Exposition, held in Chicago in 1893, was the last and the greatest of the nineteenth century's World's Fairs. Nominally a celebration of Columbus' voyages 400 years prior, the Exposition was in actuality a reflection and celebration of American culture and society--for fun, edification, and profit--and a blueprint for life in modern and postmodern America.
The Fair was immensely popular, drawing over 27 million visitors, including Frederick Douglass, Jane Addams, Paul Laurence Dunbar, Henry Blake Fuller, Scott Joplin, Walter Wyckoff, Edweard Muybridge, Henry Adams, W.D. Howells, and Hamlin Garland. It was widely publicized both nationally and internationally, and people traveled from all over the world to see the spectacle. Travelers came from the East by "Exposition Flyers" --Pullman coaches traveling at the amazing speed of 80 m.p.h -- which gave "many Americans their first look at the country beyond the Alleghenies..." (Donald Miller, 74) People left their factories, their farms, and their city businesses to participate in what was touted as the greatest cultural and entertainment event in the history of the world.
The goals of the management and the reactions of the public to this massive event reveal a great deal about the state of America at the close of the Gilded Age. The early 1890s were a time of considerable turmoil in America, and the conflicting interests and ideas found full play in the presentation and reception of the Fair. It was an age of increasing fragmentation and confusion, of self-conscious searching for an identity on a personal and on a national level. The industrial, and increasingly electrical, revolutions were transforming America; the American way of life was no longer based on agriculture, but on factories and urban centers, and the end of the Gilded Age signified the advent of what Alan Trachtenberg has called the "incorporation of America," the shift of social control from the people and government to big business. The accompanying shift from a producer to a consumer society and the incredible growth of these corporations led to financial instability. Recessions and the devastating Depression of 1893, the violent Homestead and Pullman labor strikes, and widespread unemployment and homelessness plagued the early years of the decade. The frontier was closing, immigration, technological advances, and the railroads had changed the face of the country, and suddenly "Americanness" was more and more difficult to define. Americans were at once confused, excited, and overwhelmed.
The World's Columbian Exposition was the perfect vehicle to explore these immense changes while at the same time celebrating the kind of society America had become. World's Fairs, by the end of the century, were an established cultural and entertainment form with immense international influence. From the first major nineteenth century exposition, the 1851 "Crystal Palace" fair in London to Philadelphia's 1876 Centennial Exhibition to Paris' Exposition Universelle of 1889, hundreds of millions of people around the world visited over 50 international fairs in the last half of the century, finding in them not only entertainment, but cultural enlightenment, commercial opportunity, and a reflection of their age.
Even as cultural producers and consumers of the time understood the importance of the Fair as a form, so modern scholars understand that as "cities within cities and cultures within civilizations, they both reflect and idealize the historical moments when they appear." (Gilbert, 13) We are able to learn a great deal about the culture and issues of the late nineteenth century by studying fairs as important social indicators. Robert Rydell has observed that
Fairs, in short, helped to craft the modern world. They were arenas where manufacturers sought to promote products, where states and provinces competed for new residents and new investments, where urban spaces were organized into shimmering utopian cities, and where people from all social classes went to be alternately amused, instructed, and diverted from more pressing concerns. Memorialized in songs, books, buildings, public statuary, city parks, urban designs, and photographs, fairs were intended to frame the world view not only of the hundreds of millions who attended these spectacles, but also the countless millions who encountered the fairs secondhand.The Columbian Exposition was very much a part of this tradition. It attempted to redefine America for itself and the world, and in doing so introduced many themes and artifacts still prevalent in American life: the connection between technology and progress; the predominance of corporations and the professional class in the power structure of the country; the triumph of the consumer culture; and the equation of European forms with "high culture", as well as the more pedestrian legacy of Juicy Fruit Gum, Pabst Blue Ribbon beer, ragtime music, and Quaker Oats. H.W. Brands, in his fascinating work on the 1890s, The Reckless Decade, points to the importance of studying this Fair and the age it informs and reflects.
For Americans living in the 1990s, the events of the 1890s would be worth exploring even if they imparted no insight into the present. Life on the edge frequently evokes the best and worst in people and societies. It did so during the 1890s, when the United States produced more than its normal quota of demagogues and dedicated reformers, scoundrels and paragons of goodwill, when the American people lived up to their better selves and down to their worse....
Yet the story of the 1890s also possesses significance beyond its inherent color and drama. How America survived the last decade of the nineteenth century--how it pursued its hopes, occasionally confronted and frequently fled its fears, wrestled its angels and demons--reveals much about the American people. What it reveals can be of use to a later generation of those people, situated similarly on the cusp between an old century and a new one.
This project will focus on the message of this overwhelmingly popular Fair and its implications for contemporary and modern society. First, we will take a virtual tour of the Fair, pointing out its high and low points, and what they meant in the Official Fair's vocabulary, followed by a discussion of reactions to the Fair by its visitors--how, and how well, were the Fair's messages received? Finally, the focus shifts to the legacy of the Fair: the text and clues inferred by its spatial and ideological landscape, the messages that emerge with over a century of perspective, and the ramifications of its successes and failures.
So, take a step back in time, to an era when bicycles were a novelty, telephones a rarity, and phonographs an absolute revelation. To a time when the hustle and bustle of a consumer society, the immigration problem, economic instability, and feelings of cultural inferiority were foremost in Americans' minds. Does it sound familiar? Perhaps, in our investigation of this watershed event in American history--this celebration of early modernity--we can find ourselves in and learn from the messages of, and reactions to, the World's Columbian Exposition of 1893.
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Emacs is a powerful tool for refactoring source code and working with programming language code generally. It provides a generic and programmable platform for modifying text files with extensions for working with a variety of programming languages. Here are some packages that make Emacs even more useful for refactoring.
I agree, there’s nothing in the line of Smalltalk’s Refactoring Browser or explicitely relating to refactoring in those links… Although if there was I’d be very interested. – SebastienRoccaSerra
If someone has an emacs tool that will go through a set of C files and headers, determining which functions and variables are no longer being called please mention it on this page. gcc does this for variables within a function, but not for a set of interrelated files. – LV
This page doesn’t provide enough information about how it relates to refactoring. This needs more information or should be deleted. – PraveenKumar
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Defibrillators give a shock to the heart (and you're to blame) in order to get it beating again. Defibrillators have been shown in movies and television and people often associate the word Defibrillator with a paramedic using two big paddles to shock the life back into somebody.
An Automated External Defibrillator (AED) uses the same concept, but is fundamentally different. Instead of using big paddles to deliver the shock, the user would place two electrode pads on the patient's chest. The Automated External Defibrillator will then read the patient's heart rate and make the decision as to whether or not a shock is needed. Some models will provide the shock automatically after giving a warning of the impending shock, while other models will require the operator to press a button to deliver the shock. It is possible that the first shock will not bring the heart rate back to a ready rhythm. If this happens, a second or third shock may be necessary in order to get ready heart rhythm. If the patient still does not respond by the third shock, cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) should be used until medical professional arrive. Prior to using an Automated External Defibrillator, emergency medical professionals should be called (typically 9-1-1). The Automated External Defibrillator is meant to give the patient the best chance of surviving a heart attack or other such conditions which slow or stop the heart.
The manual defibrillators (the ones with the large paddles) require training and are only used by trained medical professionals. The Automated External Defibrillator is meant to be used by anybody with a minimal amount of coaching/training. They are located in large public places, such as malls, airports, stadiums, etc. Automated External Defibrillator often will use audible or visual cues to instruct the operator how to use it.
HeartStart offers a Defibrillator Trainer Cartridge that works with the live Onsite or Home AED. They offer two separate training cartridges: one for adults and one for children. Each module has a guide to show proper pad placement and how to use an Automated External Defibrillator. The HeartStart Trainer Cartridges also comes with one set of self adhesive pads. The Children's HeartStart is meant for children 8 years and younger or weighing under 55 pounds. This also means that is the patient is over 8 years old or weighing more than 55 pounds, that the Adult HeartStart would be the appropriate product.
The Adult HeartStart Trainer Cartridge instructs the operator how to use two pads on the chest to administer the shock. The children's HeartStart Trainer Cartridge instructs the operator to adhere one pad on the chest of the child and one on the back.
As a recap, defibrillators are helpful when a patient has suffered a loss or slowing of their heart rate. However, the effectiveness diminishes over time. That is why defibrillators are often used in conjunction with CPR.
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Your doctor may recommend that you undergo sinus surgery if you have:
- Chronic sinusitis
- Frequently recurring sinusitis
- Little or no relief from treatments
- Developed complications of sinusitis
- Obstruction of the sinuses by nasal polyps
- Fungal sinusitis
Surgical treatments include the following:
Functional Endoscopic Sinus Surgery (FESS)
This operation is performed using an endoscope, a rigid tube with a light on one end. The tube is threaded into your nose and up into the sinus openings. Using this technique, your sinuses can be drained and the sinus openings can be enlarged, allowing better drainage in the future. If polyps (benign growths) are discovered, they can be removed. This type of sinus surgery has a high rate of success and a low rate of complications. However, if complications occur, they may be serious.
Conventional Open Sinus Surgery
Conventional open sinus surgery is also used to enlarge the sinuses for better drainage. Infected sinus linings may be removed during this procedure. Now that FESS is such a successful method, this type of surgery is rarely used. In general, if it is recommended that you have conventional sinus surgery, you should get a second opinion.
- Reviewer: Brian Randall, MD
- Review Date: 10/2012 -
- Update Date: 10/11/2012 -
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The New Word for 'Minority' Is 'American'
Browner America: But, says pollster Cornell Belcher, demographic changes will spur political tumult.
(The Root) -- Recent census data reveal that, for the first time, racial and ethnic minorities make up more than half of all children born in the United States, with 50.4 percent of children under age 1 identified as Hispanic, black, Asian American or members of another ethnic minority group.
In terms of the overall population, African Americans are the second-largest minority group in the nation (after Hispanics), with a 1.6 percent increase between 2010 and 2011. Minorities now make up nearly 37 percent of the overall U.S. population, and it's predicted that by 2042, a minority of Americans will be non-Hispanic whites.
What do all these numbers mean for our understanding of race, for the issues that affect communities of color and for our very concept of who is a "minority" in this country? The Root has gathered a variety of perspectives on the significance of America's becoming a browner nation for a series of interviews on whether, and why, we should pay attention to these demographic changes.
For the fourth in the series, we spoke to Cornell Belcher, president of Brilliant Corners Research and Strategies, a boutique polling firm based in Washington, D.C., where he designs opinion and market research for political, policy and corporate clients. Belcher served as a pollster for Barack Obama's 2008 campaign and is the first African American to serve as a pollster for either national party. He told us why that he thinks threats to voting rights in the South are the "opening shots" in a period of political turmoil set off by the country's demographic changes, and that those changes are a call to action to acknowledge the "value threads that hold us together," versus those that divide us.
The Root: For the first time in U.S. history, most of the nation's babies are members of minority groups, and the census has forecast that non-Hispanic whites will be outnumbered in the United States by 2042. What might be the positive and negative effects of these changing demographics when it comes to issues affecting communities of color?
Cornell Belcher: From a political standpoint, you're going to see monumental shifts over the next decade, and we're going to see a period in politics as tumultuous as the 1960s. We're going to see a shift as far as who, demographically, we are. Political power is never given up without a fight. This is already starting to unfold in the South, in central battleground states like Texas. We're seeing the purging of people of color from voting rolls in places like Florida. These are the opening shots in the battle, as the demographics are changing rapidly. You're going to see a browner electorate, and an electorate that is ideologically different than it is right now. So, I'm optimistic, but I think we're going to see a very tumultuous decade politically because of these changes.
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The benefits of 3% Hydrogen Peroxide will cost you around $4.00 a gallon vs. the health dangers of Chlorine Bleach, for "only" $2.00 a gallon.
What Doctors don't tell you about peroxide, is that they use it exclusively, as a disinfectant, in the Hospital and at home. Have you ever smelled bleach in a doctor's office? NO!!!
Why? Because, it smells and it is not healthy!
Chlorine Bleach was invented in the late 40's, during WWII, and it was used to kill our troops.
Peroxide was invented during WWI, in the 20's. It was used to save our troops, by cleansing their wounds and disinfecting the hospitals and equipment.
Consider these cleaning tips that are a safer alternative:
- Clean your counters and table tops with peroxide to kill germs and leave a fresh smell. Simply put a little on your dishrag when you wipe, or spray it on the counters.
- After rinsing off your wooden cutting board, pour peroxide on it, to kill salmonella and other bacteria.
- Fill a spray bottle with a 50/50 mixture of peroxide and distilled water and keep it in every bathroom to disinfect, without harming your septic system, like bleach or most other disinfectants will.
- Use 3% peroxide to clean glass and mirrors. There is no smearing.
- You can also add a cup of peroxide, instead of bleach, to a load of whites, in your laundry, to whiten them. If there is blood on clothing, pour it directly on the soiled spot. Let it sit for a minute, then rub it and rinse with cold water. Repeat if necessary.
Consider these healthful tips
- Use the bottle cap, that is on the bottle. Once a day, put one capful in your mouth and swish it around for 10 minutes, then spit it out. ( do it when you bathe ) No more canker sores or gingivitis; and your teeth will be whiter and your breath will be fresher than with mouthwash.
- If you have a terrible toothache and cannot get to a dentist right away, put a capful of 3% peroxide into your mouth and hold it for ten minutes several times a day. The pain will lessen greatly.
- Soak your toothbrushes in a little peroxide to keep them germ free.
- If you have any foot fungus or excessive foot odor, spray a 50/50 mixture of peroxide and distilled water on your feet and toes, every night and let dry. It will kill the fungus and also any foot odor.
- Put 8 ounces of peroxide in your bath to help rid boils, fungus, or other skin infections.
- Soak any infections or cuts in 3% peroxide for five to ten minutes several times a day. Gangrene that would not heal with any medicine, has been known to heal by soaking in peroxide.
- Tilt your head back and spray into nostrils, with your 50/50 mixture, whenever you have a cold or plugged-up sinuses. It will bubble and help to kill the bacteria. Hold in, for a few minutes, and then blow your nose into a tissue.
- And of course, if you like a natural look to your hair, spray the 50/50 solution on your wet hair after a shower and comb it through.
- Purchase food grade Hydrogen Peroxide, which can cure many horrible diseases.
You will not have the peroxide-burnt blonde hair like the hair dye packages, but more natural highlights, if your hair is a light brown, faddish, or dirty blonde. It also lightens gradually, so it's not a drastic change.
We could go on and on.
It is a little brown bottle, no home should be without!
With prices of most necessities rising, aren't you glad that there's a way to save money, in such a simple, healthy and environmentally friendly manner!
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LAS VEGAS -- The Clark County School District released its 2011-12 School Performance Framework rankings.
In an improvement over the inaugural ranking system, 91 of the District's 357 schools achieved a Five-Star ranking.
CCSD officials were pleased with the growth, saying that in addition to holding the District accountable for academic performance, the transparent accountability system allows schools in need of improvement to learn and model the behaviors from high-performing schools.
"The goal of the School Performance Framework is to allow educators to work together and learn from each other," said CCSD Board of Trustees President Dr. Linda E. Young. "The improvements in academic performance prove that all students are capable of achievement when teachers and building leaders model methods that work."
Under the system, schools receive scores based on academic growth, graduation rate, student engagement and other factors. Schools are then placed in one of five categories: five stars for highest performing schools; four stars for exceeding expectations; three stars for schools that are meeting but not exceeding academic standards; two stars for schools close to meeting minimum standards; and one star for low-performing schools.
Superintendent Dwight D. Jones says the increased number of Five-Star schools shows that while the District is improving, there is still room for growth.
"While it may be tempting to take a victory lap, we must remain focused on making sure all of our schools become Four and Five-Star institutions," Superintendent Jones said. "For so long, we've been one of the fastest growing Districts in the nation. Now that is changing. We are striving to become the fastest improving district in the country and the SPF allows us to document that in a fair and equitable way."
One success story from this year's SPF rankings is Raul P. Elizondo Elementary School. After narrowly escaping a One-star ranking and receiving a Two-star ranking last year, the school achieved a Five-Star ranking this year.
Principal Keith France attributes the school's rapid success to a team effort among parents, students, teachers and staff.
"When I moved to Elizondo as the principal and met the children, I knew there was no reason that the school was performing this low," said France. "I was able to bring experience and gain the support needed to improve achievement."
France says instituting a parent engagement program that worked for staff and the community as well as focusing on the success of every student, not just students expected to succeed or fail, helped lead them to success.
"As a teacher and administrator, it's easy to focus on the students with the most potential or bypass them while microtargeting kids who are more at-risk of failing," he continued. "We really changed our focus to make sure we reached every student. Our teachers began working closer together and this was truly a team effort. The Five-Star ranking is the result of a lot of hard work and the Elizondo school family deserves this recognition."
The SPF uses data from the recently developed Nevada Growth Model that tracks individual student academic growth from year-to-year using various demographics, including ethnicity and achievement level. This method of growth measurement allows the community to recognize gains made by schools each year and also provides schools and families with individual growth data on every student.
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Tokyo cyclists may soon be snarled in red tape
Earlier this month, cyclists in Tokyo were confronted with news that the metropolitan government was considering a number of new regulations on ownership of two-wheelers. One proposed a system of mandatory registration, including the affixing of a license plate. Another proposed payment of a deposit to be collected at the time of purchase.
Weekly Playboy (Oct 1), whose editorial policies lean toward the anti-authoritarian, dispatched a reporter to city hall to investigate what the government is up to.
“At present, it hasn’t yet come to the stage where we are considering an ordinance,” explained a worker at the traffic safety division. “From last May, we organized a discussion group called the ‘Metropolitan Tokyo Bicycle Consulting Group,’ composed of opinion leaders and various members of society, who will look into certain problems. One of the topics that came up in their deliberations was a requirement to put license plates on bicycles. In the future this may become one of an number of policies affecting bicycles.”
In other words, the magazine explains, no time frame has been set for the law’s adoption. But what is the likelihood that the consulting group will try to ram it through?
Things appear moving in that direction. One of the reasons why such a law was proposed in the first place was the soaring number of traffic accidents involving collisions between bicycles and buses. Growing numbers of public buses are equipped with cameras, and by requiring bicycles to affix license plates measuring 5 by 15 centimeters—whose numbers would be large enough for the cameras to record—it is argued that determining the causes of these accidents would be facilitated.
Another justification for license plates on two-wheelers would be for crime prevention, as the number of purse snatchings by cyclists has been on the rise.
But crooks aboard scooters and motorcycles have found ways to get around this by bending or otherwise obscuring their license plates to render them invisible to the victims, and it can be assumed that bicycle riders bent on theft would adopt the same tricks.
As for deposits paid at the time of purchase, those in favor justify it by noting that a similar law is already in force for large home appliances and automobiles, to cover eventual recycling costs. This system, they argue, should be adopted for bicycles as well.
“It may also discourage the people who wantonly discard bicycles they no longer want,” a source was quoted as saying.
Weekly Playboy’s counterargument is that such a law in effect punishes responsible owners for the actions of a few troublemakers.
A law requiring number plates raises numerous questions. For instance, how would this work with people who ride their bicycles into Tokyo from neighboring prefectures not having a similar system? And what about Tokyoites who purchase mail-order bicycles from outlying prefectures?
Upon investigation, the magazine found that eventually the law would affect not only sales of new bicycles but would cover older models as well. And people who bring in two-wheelers from outside the metropolis would be required to register them, probably at any authorized bicycle shop.
Whatever is eventually decided, the sheer scale of the project will be staggering. Tokyo presently has 6.4 million households, of which approximately one in 10, or 640,000 people, purchase a new bicycle each year. In addition to the red tape this would generate, it must be assumed that to enforce such regulations, a means of penalizing riders of non-registered bicycles will have to be implemented, probably through setting up of roadside checkpoints. Naturally enforcement will entail increased costs, which of course will be borne by the poor, oppressed taxpayers.
Members of the consulting group who ride bicycles are arguing that the issue deserves careful debate and stress that ultimately such a system is unlikely to prove effective. Weekly Playboy hopes these voices of reason do not fall upon deaf ears.
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WHY DOES HAMLET DELAY?
Is it possible to take reasonable, effective and purposeful action? In Hamlet, the question of how to act is affected not only by logical considerations, such as the need for certainty, but also by emotional, ethical, and psychological factors. This in turn affects how the revenge is carried out.
If we view Hamlet as a 'real' person in the context of Elsinore then one of the reasons why Hamlet delays taking revenge on Claudius may be because he needs to test the veracity of the Ghost. The Ghost tells Hamlet of his murder and demands revenge when he says "Revenge his foul and most unnatural murder" in Act I scene iv. Hamlet's initial reaction is to act quickly,
"Haste me to know't, that I, with wings as swift
As meditation or the thoughts of love,
May sweep to my revenge"
whether it may be because he disapproves of Claudius marrying his mother or through a sense of duty and obligation. However by Act II scene i he expresses his feelings of doubt about the Ghost: "the spirit I may
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Writers are, in a sense, athletes. We hurtle the high walls of writer’s block, we tackle mountains of research, we sprint through rapid-fire action scenes, and sometimes we even manage to hit a home run or two. So what makes us think that, unlike physical athletes, we can force our brains into action without taking the time to warm up our creative muscles?
For years, it was my practice to rush to my computer the moment I finished work every evening. I would slam the door, throw myself into my chair, ram a soundtrack into my CD drive, and frantically click my way into my story file. Every minute of writing time was precious, and I had no intention of wasting even a millisecond. So, without hardly a pause to uncap my creative juices, I hurtled into story land. What I didn’t realize at the time, however, was that, in my haste, I was actually wasting both time and effort.
Then, in 2004, when I sold my two horses, I suddenly found myself luxuriating in an extra hour of free time every evening. Now that the need for speed had been mitigated, I allowed myself the luxury of a little less pressure and a little more preparation time. Instead of diving directly into my writing the moment I parked myself in my chair, I instead took the time to ease myself into my writing and to get my creativity flowing. Looking back, I can see how much both my writing experience and my writing itself has improved as a result.
Nowadays, I deliberately set aside the first half-hour of my writing time for the sole purpose of warming up. My own little ritual has evolved over the years, and although it is certainly a personalized ritual, I’ve outlined it below in hopes that you might glean some ideas of your own.
- Prayer: The first thing I do every time I sit down to write is to ask a blessing on my work. If I’m to find any gold in my dross by the end of the day, it’s only because the Lord chooses to bless my efforts. I’ve claimed Psalm 19:14 as my special plea for my writing: “May the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be pleasing in Your sight, O Yahweh, my Rock and my Redeemer.” I pray that the words might flow freely, that my music may inspire instead of distract, and that I might enjoy every minute of it.
- Journaling: As I noted in the post “Journaling and Conquering Monsters,” I’ve found keeping a writing journal to be one of the most beneficial tricks in my bag of writing magic. Not only do I get to vent about problems, but I also have the opportunity to gather my thoughts about my characters, my pacing, and the scene I’m about to write. Instead of diving unprepared into my story and staring at the monitor, trying in vain to figure out where I want to go with a particular scene, I’m instead able to briefly sketch a basic scene plan in my notebook. I can’t even begin to tell how many false starts I’ve avoided with this method. Journaling allows me to gather my thoughts, to methodically put aside the outside world, and to ease my focus out of the intellectual and into the creative.
- Article: I’m a faithful subscriber to writing magazines, such as The Writer and Writer’s Digest. For years, I’ve been clipping articles and filing them away. But because articles that just sit in the filing cabinet aren’t worth the staples that hold them together, I’ve made it a practice to cycle through my files by reading one article every day before I begin writing. Sometimes the information I read has a direct bearing on the scene I’m about to write; sometimes it doesn’t. Either way, I’m continually adding to and bolstering my knowledge of the craft in a directly applicable way.
- Character Notes: During my outlining process, I write detailed “sketches” of my characters (see “Interviewing Your Characters” below). To remind myself of interesting quirks or angles, I read a few of these notes, usually focusing on a major character in my current scene.
- Research Notes: For most of my stories, I collect pages upon pages of research material, most of which my sometimes sporadic memory couldn’t hope to remember. Even though I’m able to look up important details as they become necessary in the story, so many interesting facts still get lost in the giant crack between the research phase and the actual writing phase. To help combat that inevitability, I divide my notes into categories, and each day, before writing, I try to read one of these categories. Not only does this keep the important facts fresh in my mind, but it has also spurred some very interesting and unexpected plot twists.
- Proofreading: Probably the most important element of my warm-up is reading over what I wrote in my previous writing session. Beyond just allowing me to correct typos and beautify ugly phrases, this immerses me in the world of my story. Usually, before I’m even done reading, I’m ready to start typing the next words.
- Music Video: Finally, as a sort of cherry on the top of my warm-up session, I google a video. YouTube is crawling with fan-made music videos of nearly every movie ever produced. I choose a movie that will have images and themes that resound in my own work, and I spend an extra five minutes, letting the dramatic visuals and music put me in the mood to craft some drama of my own.
And after all that, my brain having been stimulated and encouraged, I simply dive in. Other authors, of course, have their own methods of warming up. Some people recommend reading a passage from a classic author; still others suggest actually writing out that same passage, in hopes that you’ll be able to learn from that author’s style. (Personally, I’ve never felt I benefited from this. More often than not, it got me thinking about the classic author’s story instead of my own). Others swear by journal prompts or a brief stream-of-consciousness writing session.
So hunt around, experiment, and discover which exercises put you in the best frame of mind for writing your story. Just keep in mind that sometimes the quickest way of writing your story is to take some extra time to warm up those brains cells.
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Let volume be your guide. That's been a constant refrain in IBD's articles for years and years.
Here's the idea behind it: Big volume indicates anxious buying or selling by institutions or other big investors. It's these heavyweights who have the power to really move a stock to new heights or send it tumbling.
But what exactly does it mean to have big volume? It refers to many more shares changing hands than normal.
Look at the average daily volume for the stock that you're studying, then see if the current session's turnover is much higher than average. To get the average level, IBD and its sister company MarketSmith generally use a 50-day moving average.
On the breakout, you prefer to see trade that's at least 40% above the average over the past 50 days. On a weekly basis, you would like to see higher turnover for the breakout week than during the prior week.
William O'Neil, IBD's founder and chairman, has noted that many individual investors are leery of buying a stock that's breaking out.
"In almost all cases, it's professional institutional buying that causes the big, above-average volume increases in the better-priced, better-quality growth-oriented stocks at pivot breakouts," he wrote in his best-seller "How to Make Money in Stocks."
He also wrote: "A full 95% of the general public is usually afraid to buy at such points because it's scary and it seems risky and rather absurd to buy stocks at their highest prices. Your objective isn't to buy at the cheapest price or near the low, but to begin buying at exactly the right time, when your chances for success are greatest."
Dollar Tree's (DLTR) action in February 2010 provided a good example of massive turnover during a breakout. The discount retailer cleared a long flat base in the week ended Feb. 26. 1 On a daily chart, volume was 448% more than its 50-day average of 1.2 million shares. It drew its biggest weekly volume in about 10 months as it surged. 2
You also prefer to see strong trade when a stock hits a new 52-week peak. That shows that some big investors haven't lost their appetite for the stock even as it reaches new high ground. At the same time, don't expect to see big turnover with every new high. That just doesn't happen.
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Here's the good news: the Classroom Laboratory Administration (CLA) Building on the campus of Cal Poly Pomona designed by notorious wanker starchitect Antoine Predock has been doomed to meet the wrecking ball by the Cal State board of trustees. The despotic structure was erected in 1993, hailed as "a landmark building." It's greatest claim to fame was as "a wayfinding device" from the I-10 freeway.
The university was forced to pursue “a latent defect claim for design and construction deficiencies” shortly after the building opened, due to extensive water damage. That damage has still not been completely fixed. Cost of rehabbing the building to meet new seismic codes would equal the cost of knocking it down and replacing it.
The announcement was greeted with indifference by the student body, suggesting it was unloved by them. The interior was described by one college administrator as "hard to navigate."
The architect, Anton Predock, called the news "devastating."
Perhaps to his career.
Probably not to the campus.
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[Originally posted on the CollegePrepExpress blog (http://collegeprepexpress.wordpress.com).
"I write, even when I'm wrong." - Hilory Wagner
The most important skill for college-bound students to acquire in high school is also the most difficult: WRITING. Not many students will disagree that moving ideas from their heads onto paper (or into pixels) is extremely challenging. I love Gene Fowler’s quip: “Writing is easy. All you do is stare at a blank sheet of paper until drops of blood form on your forehead."
If you plan to attend college and think you can get away without learning how to write, try these two simple tasks: 1) try getting IN to college without writing a decent personal essay, an extracurricular blurb, and supplement essays—good luck; 2) try surviving in college where the most common form of assessment is writing, both timed (i.e., essay exams) and take-home papers—again, good luck. Fact: College professors' #1 annual complaint is that today’s students come to college without having learned how to write.
So if you want to learn to write well, and at CollegePrepExpress we sure hope you do, the first thing to realize is that English writing, History writing, Science writing, etc., are all THE SAME: good writing is good writing, and the bottom line is that it COMMUNICATES. The litmus test? Are you translating the ideas in your head or feelings in your heart into words that do justice to those thoughts and feelings?
So how do you that? Good question, glad you asked. Three steps:
- Understand that you will have to INVEST TIME in the learning curve. No one, except Michael Sugarman, was born knowing how to write. It will take time, LOTS of time, but it’s worth the investment.
- Spend the time. Understanding that you have to carve out time to learn to write and making a decision to invest the time does not improve your writing one bit. It’s like the story of the three frogs sitting on a log. One decides to jump off. How many are left? All three, because the one only made a DECISION to jump, but he didn’t DO anything. You feel me?
- This is the biggie: Learn to go over your writing, whether it’s one paragraph or 15 pages, sentence by sentence, line by line, word by word. You pass each clause, each phrase, and each individual word choice through the filter: Is this what I really mean? Is there a better way to express my idea? Am I being specific enough? Check this out. Ernest Hemingway, the illustrious American author who knew a few things about writing, said the following in a famous interview:
Interviewer: How much rewriting do you do?
Hemingway: It depends. I rewrote the ending of Farewell to Arms, the last page of it, 39 times before I was satisfied.
Interviewer: Was there some technical problem there? What was it that had stumped you?
Hemingway: Getting the words right.
(Ernest Hemingway, "The Art of Fiction," The Paris Review Interview, 1956)
Finally, it can be very helpful to have a patient teacher, not necessarily by trade, who will sit with you and go through the process once or 10 times. I am SO FORTUNATE to have a father (an English major, no less), who sat with me for HOURS AND HOURS in 9th and 10th grade going over every sentence of every English paper I ever wrote. His perfectionism, while sometimes unnerving at the time, showed me the value in assiduously reviewing and reworking what I had set down. On a wholly personal note, I’m sure I never said thank you back then, feeling more a hostage than a willing student, but looking back now I see what a generous act of kindness and love it was on his part.
If you need assistance in learning how to write and neither of your parents were English majors, we are here to help. Email info@CollegePrepExpress.com or call 860-519-1000 and one of our certified instructors will sit with you and SHOW you how this process works.
O, and one more thing: Thanks, Dad :-)
P.S. If you had a special teacher or relative who helped you learned to write, why not share below in a Comment? You never know whom you might inspire.
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You may know the modern "system" of chessmen values but some aren`t known.The king can be given a value of 4 but normally is priceless.The queen`s highest value was 13.5 and the lowest 7.9.(The chessmen values can go into mixed decimals)The rook`s highest was 7 and the lowest was 4.5. The bishop`s value stayed within the 3-4 range while the knight`s value range was 2.4 -3.5.
The bishops are worth higher in open postions and knights are higher in closed postions.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chess_piece_relative_value is the site to look at.(I am avoiding plaigarism)
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Bad Check Cases
Q. I have been charged with "issuance of a bad check." What are my options?
A. If you are charged with the offense of "issuance of a bad check," a warrant will be issued for your arrest.
You may find information about your case using the "Find My Case and Court Date" service on the Harris County Justice of the Peace Courts' website.
Q. What should I do if a warrant has been issued?
A. If a warrant has been issued, you must act immediately to avoid arrest. However, you remain subject to arrest at any time. You may choose one of the following options:
Post Bail at the Office of the Constable or at the Court:
You may post bail at the office of the Constable or at the Justice Court. Bail may be in the form of a surety bond or a cash bond. A magistrate must consider allowing you a personal bond. For a cash bond, you must tender cash in the form of a cashier's check or money order payable to the Justice of the Peace, in the amount of the bail. When you have posted bail, you will be notified of a court date. You may also post a Cash Bond that allows the cash to be forfeited to satisfy the fine and costs in the event you fail to appear in court.
Pay the Fine at the Justice Court:
You may pay the amount indicated as the acceptable fine either in person at the Justice Court during its normal business hours, or by mailing the fine to the Justice of the Peace. Fines may be paid by cashier's check or money order payable to the Justice of the Peace. Fines may be paid in cash or by credit card, in person, at the office of the Justice of the Peace. If you pay the fine, no further court appearance is necessary.
If you are arrested, you will be required to give bail to secure your release from custody, and appear in court at a later time to answer for this charge.
Q. Should I pay restitution?
A. In assessing your fine, the court may consider mitigating circumstances, for example, that you made restitution to the payee of the check. If you want to make restitution, you may request that the court reschedule your case to allow you an opportunity to make restitution prior to sentencing. You must immediately furnish the court any receipts for restitution that you have made.
Upon conviction, the Justice of the Peace may direct that you make restitution to the payee of the check in an amount not to exceed $500.00, if restitution has not been made.
Q. What should I do if I can't pay the fine immediately?
A. If you cannot pay the total amount of the fine and court costs, you may request the Court to allow you additional time to pay. If you cannot pay the fine and costs at the time they are assessed, you should be prepared to give the court certain financial information to assist the Court in making payment arrangements.
You should be aware that the law provides as follows:
If you pay any part of the fine and costs on or after the 31st day after the date of the judgment of conviction, you must pay a time payment fee of $25.00. (Tex. Code of Crim. Proc. Art. 103.003)
If the fine and costs are more than 60 days past due, the Court may refer the judgment to a private attorney or vendor for collection services. You will be charged a collection fee equal to 30% of the amount due. (Tex. Code of Crim. Proc. Art. 103.0031)
If you fail to pay the fine and costs as directed, the Court may notify the Department of Public Safety to deny the renewal of your driver's license. You will be required to pay an administrative fee of $30.00 prior to the renewal of your license. (Tex. Transp. Code §706.006)
If you fail to pay the fine and costs as directed, the Court may notify the Department of Transportation to refuse to register your vehicle. You will be required to pay an additional fee prior to registering your vehicle. (Tex. Transp. Code § 502.185)
If you fail to pay the fine and costs as directed, the Court may issue a capias pro fine commanding a peace officer to bring you before the Court or place you in jail until you can be brought before the Court to explain why you have failed to pay the fine and costs. You will be required to pay additional fees in connection with the issuance of the warrant and your arrest and release. (Tex. Code of Crim. Proc. Art. 102.011)
In certain circumstances, the Court may require a defendant who fails to pay a previously assessed fine or costs, or who is determined by the court to have insufficient resources or income to pay a fine or costs, to discharge all or part of the fine or costs by performing community service. A defendant who performs community service work is considered to have discharged not less than $50 of fines or costs for each eight (8) hours of community service performed. (Tex. Code of Crim. Proc. Art. 45.049)
Q. How do I request a Suspension of Sentence and Deferral of Final Disposition ("Deferred Disposition")?
A.The procedures for a Suspension of Sentence and Deferral of Final Disposition, often called a "deferred disposition," are found in Art. 45.051 of the Texas Code of Criminal Procedure. The Justice of the Peace has the discretion to grant you this option.
This procedure requires a plea of "guilty" or "no contest" to the offense with which you are charged, and the payment of all court costs. You will be placed on probation for a period not to exceed 180 days, during which time you will be required to comply with certain specified conditions of probation.
If you timely present satisfactory evidence that you have complied with the requirements of probation, the Justice of the Peace will dismiss the case and there is no final conviction. You may be required to pay a special expense not to exceed the amount of the fine that was originally assessed.
If you do not timely present satisfactory evidence of compliance, the Justice of the Peace will impose the fine assessed which constitutes a final conviction and you will be responsible for the immediate payment of the fine assessed.
This information is furnished to you to provide basic information relative to the law governing procedures for bad check cases in the Harris County Justice Courts.
The Harris County Justices of the Peace and the Clerks of the Harris County Justice Courts are not allowed to give legal advice. You are urged to review the applicable laws and to consult an attorney of your choice for further information or answers to specific legal questions.
You have the right to a trial by a jury and to be represented by an attorney of your choice, or to represent yourself.
Disclaimer: The law is constantly changing and there may be times when the information on this web site will not be current. This information is provided for general informational purposes only and is not intended as legal advice. This information is not a comprehensive treatment of the subject and is not a substitute for advice from an attorney.
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Usually when a bathroom remodel goes well, the clients end up raving about the designer. But after a recent remodel, designer Thomas Scheid of JNR Design Solutions in San Jose, Calif. was gushing about the clients with whom he worked. "These are pretty much dream clients who appreciate quality and were willing to provide the budget for it," said Scheid about his clients who comissioned a bathroom remodel in their 1920's home. The clients wanted to maintain a “vintage feel without sacrificing any of the modern conveniences.” Blending vintage aesthetics with contemporary function isn't always the easiest task, but Thomas was up to the task. Below are some photos of the bathroom's transformation.
(All photos courtesy of Thomas Scheid of JNR Design Solutions.)
1. Before: “For ‘durability’ reasons [the previous owner] had used an acrylic shower surround and tub, vinyl floor, laminate vanity and cultured marble vanity top,” said Scheid.
2. The old bathroom also had a large shower wall (left), which was replaced with a pony wall (right) “to give the space a more open feel and to accommodate a jetted, alcove-style tub.”
3. A new, Jetta whirlpool bathtub in the remodeled bathroom.
4. The vinyl floor was replaced with 1-inch, white hexagon tile. Three-inch by 6-inch white subway tile was used for the tub surround. Both tiles helped provide the vintage look the client wanted.
5. The new vanity, made by LoNardo’s Woodworking by Design, is a custom piece made from maple and painted white. The countertop was constructed from wenge wood, which was also used on top of the pony wall. The old centerset faucet was replaced with a Grohe widespread faucet, and a Toto completed the lavatory setup. The walls were updated with a deep blue paint from Sherwin Williams.
6. Besides the subway tile, a 1-inch by 1-inch accent tile from Daltile was installed to create a pinstripe effect for the shower wall. The showerhead is from Grohe.
The total project cost came in a little under $20,000. For more of Thomas Sheid’s projects, visit JNR Design Solutions Web site. To see more photos from this remodeling project, visit Thomas Scheid's Picasa page.
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Potters Field (cemetery)
Columbus avenue and Saginaw street, Bay City, MI.
Above: Map of Pioneer Villages.
Potters field approximate location between the villages of Lower Saginaw and Portsmouth. Also shown are locations of Indian villages, burial grounds, and burial mounds identified by the Late George X. Allen, director of Bay County Historical Society. Note that Potters field was located roughly where the Indian burial ground existed between the two white settlements.
Right column: Newspaper articles.
Stories after Potters field has close and the excavating of coffins from the old cemetery to allow for community expansion.
The history of "Potters Field" is not well documented... no one knows with certainty when it got started, nor for sure when the last burial there took place. The graphic on the right is based on map of known Indian burial sites, showing Potters Field location between the villages of Lower Saginaw (Bay City) and Portsmouth, on or near what was once an Indian burial grounds.
Sketchy historical accounts describe its location as a high sandy area which is probably why someone decided to bury the first corpse there. Bay City at that time was known as Lower Saginaw and it only comprised the area of what is the present downtown area.
- Background History -
The Saginaw Treaty of 1819 secured this area and most of east Michigan for white development. The treaty made John Riley the largest private white landholder of this area second only to the government which held deed to the vast majority of land.
The first settlement on the Saginaw River was in Saginaw. The area north of this settlement to the mouth of the mouth of the Saginaw River was commonly referred to as Lower Saginaw.
The area at this time a wilderness. Nature and wild life thrived off the rich land nourished by the rivers and streams fed the bay. Dense forests ran up to the water's edge with only an occasional meadow or swamp area allowing sunlight beyond the shadow of the tall trees. The only sign of human presence were a few well worn and narrow Indian trails. It pretty much remained in this pristine condition even after the first pioneers settled here. That all began to change when the lumbering started to take off during the 1850s.
The first white settler in what was to become Bay City was Leon Trombley who settled here in 1832. His log-cabin was located along the river near Fourth Street. A number of others settlers arrived shortly thereafter, including his nephews, Joseph and Mador Trombley. In 1836 Albert Miller acquired property from Benoit Trombley and platted for the village of Portsmouth, the first formal community this side of Saginaw. A year later, the village of Lower Saginaw was platted by the Saginaw Bay Company just north of Portsmouth.
- Indian Burial Sites -
The Indians lived here for thousands of years and they have many burial sites which eventually disappeared after the white settlement expanded. It's possible that Potters Field may have begun as Indian burial site.
Geologist refer to the earliest Indians as mound builders because their burial sites where above ground and shaped like mounds. Signs of mound builders have been found throughout most the the U.S. The areas where these have been found in Bay County are shown in the map above.
- Potters Field -
In Leslie Arndt's book (1), he describes Potters field as follows, "The first burial in
Lower Saginaw occurred about 1840 in a sandy ridge near Washington Avenue and 11th Street. It was reported that a man named Bennett* from Pine River was the first burial. The site was chosen largely due to its elevation. The next death involved a Mrs. Fred Derr, who was remembered as the first bride in the settlement, and she was interned in the same place."
* Name was Nathaniel B. Burnet, Ref. 1867-68 Indian & Pioneer of Saginaw Valley.
What Mr. Arndt, describes as the first burial may simply have been the first one documented. It's quite possible that Indian burials on this location may have preceded that of Mr. Bennett. Its hard to imagine that the Indians would have not have used this ideal spot long before any white settlers set foot in this area. In fact, the Indians are identified in the map above as having a burial ground close to Potters field.
When the first burial was recorded at Potters field in 1840, some of the prominent pioneers living here at the time were James Fraser, Sidney Campbell, Albert Miller, Joseph Marsac, Capt. Pierson, Joseph Trombley and several more of his clan. That year, Dr. Daniel Fitzhugh, a transient speculator from New York at the time, purchased land across form Portsmouth that he later platted for the village of Salzburg. Two years later, his brother-in-law, James G. Birney moved here with his wife Elizabeth and family. James aggressively began purchasing land around the villages and on the west side of the river.
- Historical Accounts -
Much of the history of Potters Field is derived from directories and old newspaper articles from that time period. Early on pioneers were making plans cemeteries in additon or to replace Potter's Field.
Pioneer Directory of Saginaw Valley 1866-67.
History of Bay City.
A Catholic grave yard was donated by James Marsac; the deed executed by Capt. Joseph Marsac, heir of James, about 1840. This grave yard being in the center of the town was sold for the benefit of the Church. Mr. Michael Daily donated a five acre lot for a grave yard on the west side of the river. -- Mr. Wm. D. Fitzhugh of Mt. Morris, N. Y., donated five acres on the east side of the river for a Catholic grave yard.
The east side plot was just south of Potters Field. The planned cemetery never occured. The west side property reference is the abandoned St. Joseph located on east side of State street, south of Visitation church. which is now a parkinig lot.
The Fitzhugh property would be St. James cemetery along Ridge road. By 1868, Potters Field no longer exists, nor is mentioned the planned cemetery just south of it on property donated by James Marsac.
Pine Ridge cemetery, established in 1858 by Judge James Birney on the south east corner of Ridge and Tuscola roads has replaced Potters Field.
Bay City Directory 1868-69
There is no escape from the common end of all life. Man may flee into the woods, or seek the mid-ocean, far from the graves of his kindred, and forget the dread enemy of his race, but he follows the footsteps of humanity whenever they tread, and seizes his vitims however engaged; it may be while he is engaged in a crime, it may be while he is full of vigor, pursuing a useful career.
The first melacholy occasion on which the pioneers here were called upon to bury their dead, was when Mr. N. B. Bennett died, a gentleman from Pine River. He was buried without funeral ceremonies, in what has been known since that time, as the Potter's field. The next funeral was that of Mrs. Derr, who was buried in the same place and these were the only deaths in the settlement for a number of years. Potter's Field still contains a few graves, and a few marble slabs still standing, attest to the unwillingness of mourners to disturb the resting place of those whom they gently lowered to a long repose; but the most of the coffins have been taken up and buried in Pine Ridge Cemtery.
Those who feel curious about Potter's Field, will find it (not very attractive) at the southeast corner of Eleventh and Washington streets.
While burials at Potter Field came to end when Pine Ridge Cemetery opened in 1858, where many graves at Potter's Field were reburied, a number of graves remain in the old burial grounds, as evidenced by the folloing old newspaper articles.
Bay City Daily Journal - December 14, 1871
On the site of the old graveyard on 12th street between Washington and Saginaw street may yet be seen scattered graves with headstones mixed in with the houses erected last summer.
Bay City Tribune - July 22, 1900
AN OLD GRAVEYARD
WORKMEN UNCOVER IT DURING PAST TWO YEARS.
A reminder of the early days of Bay City was brought to light during the past week by the uncovering of the old graveyard at the corner of Columbus avenue and Saginaw Street. Friday afternoon the workmen engaged in excavating for Henry Williamsonís new machine shop unearthed a couple of former residents of the city, and yesterday three other coffins were brought to view, two being very small. There was nothing by which the remains could be identified, so they were thrown upon the ground, to be picked over and carried away by the curious. One of the coffins was made of black walnut.
Bay City Tribune - July 25, 1900
WAS WELL PRESERVED.
BODY OF WOMAN FOUND IN OLD GRAVEYARD.
Half a dozen bodies have been uncovered during the past few days on the site of Williamsonís machine shop, Columbus avenue and Saginaw street. Late yesterday afternoon one coffin was brought to light which was in remarkable state of preservation. The body enclosed with that of a woman, apparently petrified, and the form was so complete that there was no difficulty in distinguishing the sex. The attention of Captain Wyman was called to the matter and on investigation he found a large number of people standing around the excavation. He at once notified Health Officer Ruggles and the latter called Coroner Hyatt to the scene and directed him to take charge of the remains, which were subsequently interred in the county farm. Other coffins were brought to view before the workmen quit last evening and it is thought the authorities will take some steps toward having the bodies reinterred.
Bay City Tribune - July 29, 1900
MORE BODIES UNCOVERED.
OLD CEMETERY IS STILL YIELDING ITS DEAD.
More bodies have been brought to light in the old cemetery at Columbus avenue and Saginaw street. A morbid crowd surrounds the place and, watches the workmen as they remove tthe sand, occasionally bringing up pieces of a coffin or uncovering the remains of some person who died long ago. A number of men stood about the place yesterday afternoon when one body was brought out . It was not on the most excellent state of preservation and a few of the onlookers gazed at the remains of what had once been a human being. There was a hasty exodus from the place and at least one of the curious crowd will never go there again.
Bay City Tribune - Oct. 20, 1900.
MORE BODIES FOUND.
WORKMEN UNCOVER ANOTHER PART OF OLD CEMETERY.
Workmen were engaged yesterday in excavating for a sewer in the rear of the police patrol barn on Saginaw street. This property was a part of the old cemetery formerly located in that part of the city and yesterday the workers discovered evidence of this fact in the unearthing of several coffins containing the remains of human beings. One coffin was of unusual size, indicating that the occupant was a large man. The boxes and bones are thrown in a heap at one side of the excavation will probably be remove by the coroner.
- Pine Ridge Replaces Potters Field -
When the lumber boom began taking off in the middle 1850s, Potters field was still the only cemetery on the east side of the river until about 1859 when the Pine Ridge cemetery was established by Judge James Birney, son of James G. and Elizabeth Birney. This led to Potters Field eventually being abandoned. The Pine Ridge cemetery covered five acres on the south east corner of Ridge and Tuscola roads.
Pine Ridge itself ended up being abandoned in 1931, after the death of George W. Ames, who was owneer the cemetery. The rightful owners, his inheritors appear to not have claimed the property. The cemetery continued to be operated by the sexton, Charles Cuthbert until his death in 1952. Since the several volunteer groups has sustained the presence of Pine Ridge cemetery.
Unlike the Potters Field which disappeared because its property was in the way of expansion, the Pine Ridge cemetery is located in area containing the largest concentration of cemeteries in Bay County. These cemeteries are run along the east side of Ridge Road from Trumbull to Scheurmann.
- Oak Ridge Cemetery -
Worth mentioning from a historical perspective is Oak Ridge cemetery located on the west side of the river on the east side of Henry Street. It's the oldest burial grounds on the west side dating back to 1851-52. It was established by the Drake brothers on the property of their large mill operation. They set aside 20 acres for this burial site which they named Oak Ridge in reference to the many oaks trees growing there. Later it was taken over by the village of Bangor until 1877, when West Bay City was organized.
While the Indians established the earliest burial grounds here, it's clear that Potters Field by all accounts was the first burial grounds east of the Saginaw used by the villages of Bay City and Portsmouth.
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Dor De’ah (The Generation of Knowledge) promotes a return to the rational approach of historical Judaism. This was the approach of the greatest post-Talmudic leaders of the Jewish world, the likes of Saadia Gaon, Rabenu Bahia ibn Paquda, and Maimonides.
We emphasize the following Torah fundamentals that have suffered widespread neglect in the religious Jewish world:
Concern for fellow man
Proper treatment of converts and potential converts
Acknowledgment of the fallibility of man, even of great rabbis
And perhaps our most noticeable distinguishing factor is priorities.
Torah is a vast sea of knowledge. If learned improperly, one can invest years transversing its vastness without getting anywhere. This is why it is imperative that one study Torah in the proper manner, making sure that his learning will have a positive impact on his life and the lives of others. Introverted Torah learning is counter-productive. The Holy One bestowed His Torah to Israel as a guide for improving relationships and improving the world. We encourage a methodology of Torah study that enables the individual to acquire a holistic knowledge of raSon HaShem (the Will of God) without necessitating years and years of study in yeshiva. True, extensive knowledge of the Talmudic source texts is an invaluable asset, but it is unrealistic to expect or demand that whoever wants to live a Torah observant life can acquire sufficient knowledge only through intensive study of the Talmud. It was for this very reason that Maimonides compiled his magnum opus, the Mishne Torah - to provide the masses, small and great alike, exposure to whole body of practical Jewish Law.
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We welcome you to join us in making God’s Torah accessible to all who seek it.
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You might think that all cats are expert sleepers, but many cats suffer from sleep disorders that can wreak havoc on the slumber of both pet and owner. Sleep disorders in cats are either secondary or primary, meaning that the sleep issue is being caused by a secondary factor (such as heart problems, brain tumor, epilepsy
, etc.) or that the disorder is the problem itself. These disorders can affect the welfare and behavior of your cat, and should be taken seriously. Here we’ll look at the most common primary sleep disorders seen in our feline friends.
The word “apnea” means the temporary cessation of breathing, and it’s perfectly normal for both humans and animals to experience this kind of respiratory pause during deep REM sleep. However, frequent or extended apnea can result in excessive daytime lethargy, and even death.
- Sleep apnea is usually progressive, with a pattern of sleep behavior developing over a period of time.
- The most common symptom of sleep apnea is loud snoring. Your cat may also gasp for breath and experience spasms in the diaphragm.
- This type of apnea is sometimes seen in Persian cats whose shortened muzzles make them prone to breathing problems.
- Overweight or obese cats are also at risk for developing this disorder.
If you suspect that your cat is suffering from sleep apnea, see your veterinarian. Surgery may be suggested in extreme cases.
A sleepy cat is nothing unusual, but a cat who exhibits sudden sleepiness or collapses into a state of unconsciousness may be suffering from narcolepsy. Narcolepsy is one of the less common sleep disorders in cats, but there is an affected population. This disorder is not painful and usually not dangerous, but it can be alarming if you do not know what is happening. Correctly diagnosing narcolepsy with your veterinarian is important, since the symptoms of narcolepsy can mimic those of heart disease, epilepsy, or diabetes.
- Narcoleptic episodes usually occur in the daytime and are often preceded by eating, playing, or other excitement.
- Your cat may collapse suddenly and fall into a deep sleep, then awaken moments later as if nothing happened.
- Episodes can last anywhere from a few seconds to a half an hour.
- During an episode your cat may twitch or experience temporary muscle paralysis (known as Cataplexy).
- Most cats awaken on their own or can be roused with a loud noise or petting. Once awake, your cat should return to their previous normal state.
How often your cat has an episode will depend on the severity of their narcolepsy - some cats have weekly or monthly episodes while others are affected daily. There is no cure for narcolepsy in cats, but some cats suffering from frequent episodes are placed on medications such as antidepressants or stimulants. Your veterinarian will help you decide what treatment -- if any -- is appropriate for your cat.
Restlessness or Insomnia
While it’s true that cats love to sleep, many experience restlessness at night. These cats wake in the middle of the night and roam around the house, play with toys, look for food, or try to rouse you. This behavior is often attributed to the cat’s nocturnal nature, and most cats do wake at least a couple of times a night. However some cats wake more often than that, and for extended periods of time. This problem can also carry over into the day, and you end up with a cat who isn’t getting rest day or night.
So what can you do to get a good night’s sleep for both you and your cat? First and foremost, if your cat is exhibiting significant restlessness (especially if punctuated by meowing or crying), visit your vet to rule out any illness. Once you know your cat’s sleep problems are not symptomatic of a medical condition, there are number of steps
you can take to get your cat (and you!) a full night of sleep.
This information is for informational purposes only and is not meant as a substitute for the professional advice of, or diagnosis or treatment by, your veterinarian with respect to your pet. It has, however, been verified by a licensed veterinarian for accuracy.
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A group that has spent years fighting for public access to a San Diego beach used by seals was not helped by two women who were videotaped abusing the mammals at night. As a result of footage, which shows one of the women kicking and shoving a seal, Mayor Bob Filner ordered the immediate overnight closure of Children’s Pool beach.
“I felt it was important to take this step after evidence of individuals seen on videotape harassing, taunting, and causing stress to the seals,” Filner said Tuesday in a statement.
This is the height of pupping season at Children’s Pool, a tiny sheltered beach in the San Diego community of La Jolla. During the day, visitors are asked to remain behind a rope that provides space for harbor seals to rest and nurse their young, even if they’re under constant scrutiny from tourists.
This has been a years-long struggle waged in the courts between those who want the beach left to the seals and those arguing for shared access.
Friends of the Children’s Pool, which advocates public access, described Filner’s response as an overreaction, and stated in a news release that the overnight closure is illegal.
Larry Wan, founder of the Western Alliance for Nature, told the San Diego Union-Tribune: “The pregnant seals are giving birth and when they’re harassed, they end up being separated from their offspring, and then the chances of survival for the offspring are very much reduced. And if they’re forced into the sea when they’re giving birth, that also doesn’t bode well for the seals.”
The footage of the two women was videotaped via cellphone from a recently installed infrared web camera that allows marine mammal enthusiasts to watch the seals from their homes.
The women, who may or may not be locals, are in clear violation of the Marine Mammal Protection Act and being sought by authorities.
–Harbor seal image is courtesy of Wolfgang Bluhm/La Jolla Friends of the Seals
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Review of David Blamires (2012) Pushing at the frontiers of change; A memoir of Quaker involvement with homosexuality. London: Quaker Books. (ISBN 978-1-907123-23-8, paperback 100 pages)
Changes in attitudes to homosexuality in the Western world have been dramatic over the last 50 years. No less so within the Religious Society of Friends. David Blamires has been involved in these changes for much of that time and his book gives a valuable insight into Quaker responses.
Although David was not part of the group which wrote Towards a Quaker view of sex, published in 1963, he knew many of the authors and gives a full account of the lead-up to that booklet. Not only was it ahead of its time, it caused much discussion both within and without Quakers, including in Australia. Curiously, much of the discussion was about the authors’ call for acceptance of relationships outside marriage as much as their accepting attitude to homosexual relationships.
Although the booklet was published by Quakers it was not an official view but that of the contributors. The same applied to David’s own book Homosexuality from the inside, published ten years later in 1973. It was this booklet which resulted in him being invited, whilst he was on a visit to Sydney that year, to fly to Brisbane with the help of Queensland Regional Meeting and give a public lecture. Out of that came the suggestion to our Yearly Meeting in 1974 that we should support the decriminalisation of male homosexual acts, culminating in our public statement at Yearly Meeting 1975.
Since then in both the UK and Australia there have been many, sometimes very painful, discussions around support for homosexual relationships and the more recent acceptance of gay marriage. Through all that time Quakers have struggled to balance the testimony to equality with the conventional idea that marriage was for heterosexual couples. This, of course, culminated in the acceptance of gay marriage and calls for changes in the law by Britain Yearly Meeting in 2009 and Australia Yearly Meeting in 2011.
David’s final comment is ‘The story of Quaker involvement is still worth telling … because it shows how small groups, working together under concern and prepared to devote the necessary time, made a difference to the resolution of an important area of social injustice.’
The history of homosexuality and homosexual relationships has been largely hidden over many centuries, and our understanding of all types of relationships is very different from that of our ancestors. It is important to document recent changes as fully as possible so that future generations can see how we dealt with them. David’s book is an important, interesting and very readable contribution to that process.
A Group of Friends (1963). Towards a Quaker view of sex. London: Friends Home Service Committee.
Blamires, D. (1973). Homosexuality from the inside. London: Social Responsibility Council of the Religious Society of Friends.
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All about Banking
Card Issuers in India in line with RBI’s advise to cap the Debit Card Merchant Discount Rate ((i.e the fee that the terminal deploying bank would have to pay to the card issuing bank), at 0.75% for transactions up to Rs.2000/-(up to Rupees two thousands only) and 1% for transactions above Rs.2000/- (above Rupees two thousands), have commenced the revision process.
Today, NPCI (National Payments Corporation of India)-RuPay issuers have announced the revised interchange fees. NPCI has also announced a revised switching fee for Point of Sale (POS) transactions done on the RuPay.
All the basic services on a card such as acceptance at ATM, Point of Sale, internet, IVR and funds transfer are features of the RuPay debit card.
Currently, only Debit Card features are part of the RuPay Card Scheme.
The highlights of the revision are:
01) Normal transactions up to Rs.2000/-(up to Rupees two thousands only) – 0.45%
02) Normal transactions above Rs.2000/-(above Rupees two thousands only) – 0.65%
03) Special transactions ie. Mutual Fund, Insurance, Education and Government – Flat fee of Rs10/-
The above charges would mean a cushion of 0.30% to 0.35% to the terminal deploying acquiring banks, i.e an attractive feature to deploy terminals for banks.
A peek as on June 30th 2012
No of transactions via ATM’s – 43,53,02,487 (Forty three crores, fifty three lacs, two thousand four hundred and eighty seven only)
No of transactions via 33042222 (Three crores, thirty lacs, forty two thousands two hundred and twenty two only)
Spread all over India, there are 1 crore + merchants who can be part of the POS world. Theoretically, 50% of ATM financial transactions can be part of the POS cycle. So, the immense potential can be well imagined for POS transactions in our country.
Further, NPCI has also revised its charges to issuing and acquiring banks.
a) 60 paise per transaction to the customer’s bank (issuing bank)
b) 30 paise per transaction to the acquiring bank.
This sub-one rupee switching fee has to be one of the lowest in the world.
Re-disseminated by Prashant n
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Bukidnon State University is located in the capital town of Malaybalay City, Bukidnon and is strategically positioned to serve Region 10, the CARAGA Region and other outlaying cities and provinces of Mindanao. It is one of the leading educational institutions serving the people not only in Mindanao but also the country in general. The following series of milestones became evolutionary decades in the history of the College.
First decade: 1924-1934. The Bukidnon State College was known as the Bukidnon Provincial High School when it started offering education courses in 1924, to produce elementary school teachers. On October 1927 it acquired a 6.02-hectare of land area, on which most of the present school buildings are housed. In the suceeding year, it was converted into a normal school and was then renamed as the Bukidnon Normal School. A training department was also started during this period.
Second decade: 1934-1944. The Commonwealth government mandated the school to carry out its task of “developing moral character, personal discipline, civic conscience, and vocational efficiency.” However, the school had to close during World War II, on December 9, 1941, even as it was making a slight headway towards acquiring a collegiate status.
Third decade: 1944-1954. The school re-opened on September 1, 1945. Classes were held in Army tents at the provincial capitol grounds in Malaybalay and in private homes. Nipa-roofed buildings served as classrooms in 1947 until new, semi-permanent structures were built from war damage claims on February 11, 1950, and from ICA-NEC funds in 1957. Mr. Pacifico A. Ramos assumed his post as principal. The secondary curriculum was phased out to give way to the 2-year special education courses starting school year 1952-53.
Fourth decade: 1954-1964. This era was marked by the shedding off of the outmoded curricula. Thus, the total phase-out of the secondary course was done in 1956 and the 2-year special curricula was discontinued in the following year. Kindergarten classes were opened. Graduate studies began in 1960 and were carried out in external study centers located in the neighboring towns and provinces. The school became an independent school division and the administrator was granted the rank of superintendent in 1961.
Fifth decade: 1964-1974. Congressmen Carlos Fortich and Benjamin Tabios, attempted to elevate the school’s status into a national teacher’s college. In June 1971, the Bachelor of Science in Secondary School Education was offered and the high school training department was also added. The Bukidnon Normal School was renamed Bukidnon Normal College in 1972.
Sixth decade: 1974-1984. The first master’s graduate was produced in 1975. Dr. Jaime M. Gellor succeeded Supt. Ramos on May 1976. With the issuance of P.D. 944, the Bukidnon Normal College was converted into Bukidnon State College on June 14, 1976. Dr. Gellor was appointed as the first president of the school on April 21, 1977. More permanent buildings were constructed.
Seventh decade: 1984-1994. Continuing infrastructure build-up was made. In 1986, Dr. Teresita T. Tumapon was appointed as the second president. More course offerings and organizational restructuring occurred. The new administration also pushed for more development projects.
1994-1998: As the school entered its eight decade, Dr. Tumapon strived to realize her vision for an innovative college. Linkages with external and internal groups were strengthened. Programs on Information Technology and Instructional Systems Design were introduced.
1999 to 2007: Dr. Victor M. Barroso was appointed as the third BSC President. He immediately mobilized his new team members to institute significant changes in the academic and administrative aspects of the college, which promise a continuing development to meet the challenges of the 21st century.
2007 to present: The College obtained the University status with RA 9456 converting BSC to BSU, signed by President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo. Dr. Victor M. Barroso was inaugurated the 1st BSU President, a vision fulfilled when he applied for presidency in 1999. Rigorous improvements are aligned to address the global perspective of the University.
Intramurals 2011 This year's Intramurals will take place on September...
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Ma Yajun is a farmer in China's Shaanxi province, from the village of Qiqiao. Back in 2007 he developed and installed a simple solar water heating system onto his roof, made from a grid of 66 modified glass water bottles , all connected to one another and attached to his sloping roof. Each morning Yajun fills the bottles with water from a hose simply by filling the first one, and allowing the water to run through them all until there is enough for all his family to have a shower later that day. Because the surface area is so great compared to if he had filled the water into a tank, it takes a lot les sun to heat the water to a reasonable temperature.
During the day, the sun heats the water in the bottles. When at the end of the day, any member of his family wishes to have hot shower, he releases a valve which allowS the now sun-warmed water to run from the roof into the shower to which it is connected.
Already several other members of the village have asked him to install such water heating systems on their roofs.
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BANGOR, Maine — When it opened in 1973, the Hope House shelter was a beacon in the dark night for people struggling with the disease of alcoholism, providing a hot meal and a safe bed for even the most intoxicated.
On Monday, the facility more recently known as the Acadia Recovery Community reclaimed its original name and redefined its mission.
“There is hope for people who are struggling with addictions, and there is a safety net in this community,” said the Rev. Robert Carlson as the old Hope House sign was unveiled during a press conference at the shelter, now located on Indiana Avenue near the airport.
Carlson is the president of Penobscot Community Health Care, which last week completed the acquisition of the shelter from The Acadia Hospital, which has owned and operated the shelter since 1999.
Brent Scobie, administrator of substance abuse services at The Acadia Hospital, said funding programs at the shelter has been difficult, especially given spending constraints in the state’s Medicaid program MaineCare. PCHC, because of its status as a Federally Qualified Health Center, receives more generous Medicaid funding and is eligible for state and federal grants, he said.
With the acquisition, about 40 full- and part-time shelter staff members formerly employed by The Acadia Hospital have become employees of PCHC.
Hope House will continue to provide emergency food and shelter to alcoholics and drug addicts. In addition, it will offer on-site medical care, mental health services, housing support and social service case management.
“The research shows that wrapping services around the homeless is what works,” said shelter director Michael Amrick. Helping people move into supported residential settings and addressing their health care needs are key to breaking the cycle of mental illness, substance abuse and homelessness, he said.
“It’s always about the relationships — building alliances and meeting them where they’re at,” Amrick said of the challenging population served by the Hope House shelter.
Dr. Trip Gardner, chief psychiatric officer for PCHC, said the mission of the Hope House must be to provide comprehensive, effective services for the vulnerable homeless population.
“What would we want if we were homeless?” he asked the small audience at the press conference. “What would we want if our children were homeless, or if our parents were homeless?” A clean environment, a hot shower, a friendly staff, a good meal and a safe place to sleep are essential, he said, but so are medical care, help in finding a home, and access to substance abuse counseling and support.
“We are going to give all that we can give to help those in the most need,” Gardner said.
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Even with 15 percent of their hearts removed, newborn mice possess the extraordinary ability to mend themselves, researchers report today in the journal Science. It’s the first time that mammals outside of the womb have shown the regenerative ability to repair the heart.
Only newborn mice could regenerate part of their hearts, and they lost this ability after about a week after birth. Still, the results were quite impressive: Olson’s team removed 15 percent of the heart one day after birth, and when the researchers checked up three weeks later, the whole heart was repaired in 99 percent of the mice. Until now, scientists had seen fish and amphibians regenerate heart tissue as adults, but only embryonic mammals had been spotted doing the same.
“When a person has a heart attack and heart muscle cells are lost, the heart loses pump function, causing heart failure and eventual death,” said Eric Olson, a molecular biologist at Southwestern Medical Centre in Dallas, Texas. “Now that we know that the mammalian heart indeed possesses the potential to regenerate, at least early in life, we can begin to search for drugs or genes or other things that might reawaken this potential in the adult heart of mice and eventually of humans.” [The Guardian]
First they have to understand what the newborn rodent’s bodies are up to. Initially, Olson and colleagues weren’t sure how the mice were mending themselves—with stem cells, or cells that had already become muscle cells. But the appearance of the cells gave them away, says Dr. Stephen Badylak, who wasn’t involved in the study.
Injecting stem cells into injured mouse muscle not only helped the muscle heal, but gave the mice enhanced muscle mass for years to come.
The study, published in Science Translational Medicine, used skeletal muscle stem cells from young donor mice and injected them into injured muscles of mature mice. Researchers figured that the stem cells would be able to create new muscle cells in the recipient mouse, but the question was: could these new cells be incorporated into the existing muscle on an adult mouse?
After injuring the recipient mouse’s muscle and injecting the cells, the researchers noticed that the injury healed quickly and the mice had larger muscles (about twice the volume, and a 50 percent increase in mass) than before the injury, which they expected. But were surprised to see that the muscle enhancement was sustained throughout the recipient mouse’s lifetime, up to two years.
Researchers have built miniature human livers in the lab, which could lead to better drug discovery and could even point the way toward implantable artificial organs. The mini-livers seem to act like human livers in the lab, but it remains to be seen how well they’ll survive and perform when transplanted into animals or, maybe one day, humans.
“We are excited about the possibilities this research represents, but must stress that we’re at an early stage and many technical hurdles must be overcome before it could benefit patients,” said Shay Soker, Ph.D., professor of regenerative medicine and project director. “Not only must we learn how to grow billions of liver cells at one time in order to engineer livers large enough for patients, but we must determine whether these organs are safe to use in patients.” [Press release].
The researchers at Wake Forest’s Institute for Regenerative Medicine created livers that weigh about 0.2 ounces each. That’s not nearly large enough to keep a human alive (it would need to be about 80 times larger for that), but getting the organ made was a feat in itself. The livers were made using the extracellular scaffolding from an animal liver, after all of the animal’s cells had been gently removed from it.
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Diamond Way Buddhist Centers USA consists of around 40 Buddhist centers and groups, which are a part of the international non-profit network of more than 600 lay Diamond Way Buddhist centers of the Karma Kagyu Lineage, started due to the unique
inspiration of Lama Ole Nydahl and directed under the spiritual patronage of H.H. the 17th Gyalwa Karmapa, Trinley Thaye Dorje.
Diamond Way (Vajrayana - Skt.) is the crown jewel of the Buddha's teachings. Working from the absolute level it employs methods of total identification with enlightenment for the quickest possible results.
Since 1972, Lama Ole Nydahl has been been working to develop a modern approach to the Buddha's teachings. Diamond Way Buddhist Centers USA is the culmination of that effort. Modern western education, stressing self-reliance and independent thought, has proven to be an excellent basis for realizing one's mind. Through such capable groups the Buddha's most effective teachings are being passed on to the most idealistic and independent people around the world.
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Today, April 1, kicks off the Canadian Cancer Society’s Daffodil Month. The daffodil is a symbol of support for Canadians living with cancer.
Last Thursday, the Toronto Star ran a feature on the Cancer Society, which we were very proud to support with the ad you see pictured above. The feature is about the fight with cancer that many Canadians and their loved ones are facing. Stories in the feature ranged from accounts of individual battles with cancer, to tips for teens on the dangers of tanning beds and tobacco, and info about diagnosing, testing and treating the disease, which is where Canada’s nuclear industry is so important.
Did you know: Every day, Canadian medical isotopes are used in tens of thousands of nuclear medicine procedures worldwide, and in Canada
The two most important applications of nuclear technology in health and medicine are medical imaging for research and diagnosis, and radiotherapy for cancer. In fact, radiotherapy was pioneered in Canada when, in 1951, Harold E. Johns and Roy Errington led teams to build the world’s first radiation treatment machine using colbalt-60.
For more information about how medical isotopes are used, please visit NUnuclear.ca
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Wisconsin Republicans more focused on Walker’s recall election than the presidential primary
posted at 1:45 pm on March 30, 2012 by Tina Korbe
The Wisconsin Government Accountability Board has officially scheduled the recall election of Republican Gov. Scott Walker for June 5. The Democratic primary will be May 8.
The same NBC/Marist poll that showed Mitt Romney with a seven-point lead in the GOP presidential primary also revealed that Wisconsin Republicans are more attuned to the recall effort against Governor Walker than to the GOP presidential race. By a margin of 51 percent to 37 percent, Republicans in the state said they’re more interested in Walker’s fate than, say, Romney’s.
That is as it should be. What happens nearer to home is felt more deeply and is also more actionable than what happens far away.
When Scott Walker introduced his controversial curbs to the collective bargaining power of public employee unions, he framed them as a part of his broader effort to balance the budget and, indeed, that was what they were. By asking public employees to make slightly higher contributions to their own health and pension plans and by limiting the benefits union leaders could extort out of government, he opened up a significant new source of savings and gave local officials greater flexibility to live within their own means. Walker campaigned on a promise to balance the budget without raising taxes — and the budget he signed in 2011 was, indeed, a balanced budget.
The way in which he kept his promise has ramifications beyond the budget, though. By choosing to address union abuses, Walker restored some measure of public employee and taxpayer freedom. Wisconsin public school teachers no longer are forced to pay union dues. Taxpayers are no longer forced to subsidize the demands of public employee union leaders.
Walker’s most significant contribution to the conservative movement might very well be the way he reopened the question: Should public employee unions have collective bargaining privileges at all? He made it possible to argue the answer is “no.” After all, collective bargaining between the government and, er, the government is a very different proposition than collective bargaining between management and laborers, as Union Watch has so eloquently explained:
Whether or not you agree with unions in the private sector, the justification for unionizing government workers rests on very different, and far more debatable assumptions. The purpose of government is to provide services to citizens as efficiently and equitably as possible. The purpose of unions is to extract as much money and benefits to their members as possible, as well as to acquire more members. These two purposes are intrinsically in opposition. In the private sector, unions oppose management, and union demands are mitigated by the fact that private companies must compete for customers and must therefore operate efficiently. In the public sector, unions are essentially opposing taxpayers, and the efficiency and the expense of government is not checked by market forces because the government is a monopoly with the power to force citizens to pay taxes.
Wisconsin taxpayers not only stand to benefit by the solidification of Walker’s reforms, but they also have the opportunity to send a statement to the rest of the country that sound public policy trumps dirty politics. Do Wisconsin voters value freedom and fiscal responsibility more than they value government benefits and collective bargaining privileges for government employees? That’s what we’ll find out June 5.
Breaking on Hot Air
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The collection consists of Edith Schoenberger Kaufman's family papers, photographs, and photo albums/scrapbooks. The materials
document Edith's family life in Germany, the experience of Edith and her first husband, Eugen Schoenberger, in Nazi Germany
and in France under Germany occupation, her immigration to the United States, and Edith's work in the Jewish community in
Missouri and California.
Edith Falk was born in 1904 in Berlin. In 1933, she married Eugen Schoenberger (1871-1970) and moved to Mainz. Schoenberger
ran a successful sparkling wine business called Schoenberger Cabinet. The Nazis seized the company and changed its name to
Sectkellerei Alt Mainz shortly before Edith and Eugen fled Germany for France in 1939. Edith was arrested in France and spent
time in Camp de Gurs before her husband managed, with much difficulty, to secure her release and obtain the visas necessary
to enter Spain and Portugal. The couple arrived in the United States in 1941 and settled in St. Louis, Missouri, where they
remained for ten years and where Edith was quite active in the Jewish community and especially in the local chapter of Hadassah,
for which she served as President from 1949 through 1951. The Schoenbergers moved to San Francisco in 1952. By then, all of
Schoenberger’s assets that had been seized by the Nazis had been returned to him. The mayor of Mainz reportedly wanted to
return the sparkling wine company to Schoenberger, but the couple did not wish to return to live in Germany. The company was
later purchased by Seagram and Company. Eugen Schoenberger died in San Francisco in 1970. Edith married Dr. Bernard Kaufman,
a San Francisco physician, in 1974. She remained active in the Jewish community of San Francisco through her work chairing
the local chapter of Hadassah from 1956 through 1958 and her work on behalf of the American Friends of the Hebrew University
where she created an endowment for the study of enology and viticulture in memory of her first husband. Edith Kaufman was
also an avid art collector and donated much of her collection to the Israel Museum in Jerusalem. Edith Kaufman died in 1995.
Number of containers: 1 carton, 3 boxes, 13 oversize boxes
(linear feet: 8)
All requests to reproduce, publish, quote from or otherwise use collection materials must be submitted in writing to the Head
of Public Services, The Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley, 94720-6000. Consent is given on behalf of The
Bancroft Library as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission from the copyright
owner. Such permission must be obtained from the copyright owner. See: http://bancroft.berkeley.edu/reference/permissions.html.
Collection is open for research.
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Dealing with Penile Warts
Warts are usually hard, rough lumps with cauliflower-like texture that grow typically on the hands and feet or in some parts of the skin. This skin condition is caused by certain viruses’ infection. In some rare cases warts may also grow on the conjunctiva of the eyes, the delicate membrane lining of the eyelids which covers the eyeball. Genital, venereal or penile warts are pointed papilloma, a benign tumor which is derived from the epithelium. These genital or venereal warts are found on the skin or the mucous membranes of the external genitalia or the anus and caused by a sexually transmitted virus. It is also called verruca acuminata, moist wart, fig wart, pointed wart and condyloma acuminatum.
Humans are infected of about 100 types of papillomaviruses or HPV and forty types of these papillomaviruses may cause infection to the anogenital tract which is the anus and the genital tract. Both men and women may be affected of venereal warts or condylomata acuminata. This condition may lead to precancerous changes and have been linked to be the cause of cervix cancer in most women and penile cancer in most men. Papillomaviruses infection and genital warts are primarily transmitted by sexual intercourse and potential risks of infection may increase with multiple sexual partners.
The common symptoms of penile warts are number of warts on the head or shaft of the penis, also a feeling of burning, pain and itching especially during sexual intercourse. The first outbreak of penile warts may occur 18 months after the sexual transmission of the papillomaviruses. Penile wart can be very, very contagious if not treated immediately; this disease can be easily spread to the other parts of the inguinal or groin area and also to your partner.
Always practicing safe and proper hygiene will prevent you from having this papilloma virus, although you are susceptible to have common warts in your genital area other than your penis. Practice safe sex at all times by using condoms and avoiding multiple sexual partners. These are ways to prevent contracting this kind of disease but if you are already infected by genital, venereal or penile warts, it is advised to seek medical professional help and discuss the best immediate course of treatment.
It is very essential that not only you undergo treatment for any potential type of genital wart or papillomaviruses infections, your sexual partner should undergo the same treatment too. Over-the-counter medication for genital wart infection is strongly not recommended as instant-reaction solution. Most genital wart treatment is not specifically designed for the skin sensitivity of the penis.
Genital, venereal, and penile warts may go away as quickly as they made their appearances but they may last and stay in those areas for years. You’ll be lucky if they do a disappearing act on their own and don’t even bother to bid you farewell. But don’t be too happy about that because you will still have those pesky papillomaviruses in your system allowing the genital warts to do a reappearing act. That is the reason why medical advice is very essential.
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Tagged with “ux” (4)
Welcome to the world of atoms. Remember when the mantra was that bits were more important than atoms? That we could dispense with physical things because information was all that mattered? Well, that was nonsense then and it is nonsense now.
The human body is part of the physical world. It savors touch and feeling, movement and action. How else to explain the popularity of physical devices, of games that require gestures, and full-body movement?
Want to develop for this new world? There are new rules for interacting with the world, new rules for the developers of systems. But the new rules still follow the old principles. Let’s not throw away the old lessons of interaction. In fact, these become even more important than ever before. And yes, there are some new things to learn as well, new technologies to master, new words to learn.
Today the need is for complex, rich, emotionally satisfying things. It is no longer just about function and service. Those are still important, but they are taken for granted. Today we must add convenience and comfort, fun and excitement, pleasure. We needed to develop applications that both delivered real value but also was high in emotional value, experience, and engagement.
Dr. Don Norman is the author or co-author of fourteen books, with translations into sixteen languages, including: The Design of Everyday Things, Things That Make Us Smart, and The Invisible Computer. Business Week has called this the bible of the ‘post PC’ thinking. His latest book, Emotional Design: Why we love (or hate) everyday things marks the transition from usability to aesthetics, but with the emphasis on a well-rounded, cohesive product that looks good, works well, and gives pride to the owner. The well-rounded product, says Don, will enhance the heart as well as the mind, being a joy to behold, to use, and to own.
Addiction or devotion? The complexity of our relationships between connected experiences, devices and people is increasing. Stanley Kubrick once said a film “should be a progression of moods and feelings. The theme, what‛s behind the emotion, the meaning, all that comes later”.
Design ethnographer Kelly Goto presents underlying emotional indicators that reveal surprising attachments to brands, products, services and devices. Gain insight on designing user experiences that map to people‛s real needs and desires.
As an evangelist for ‘design ethnography’, Kelly Goto is dedicated to understanding how real people integrate products and services into their daily lives. Goto is Principal of gotomedia, LLC, a global leader in research-driven, people-friendly interface design for web, mobile and product solutions for clients including Seiko Epson Japan, Adobe, NetIQ, WebEx and CNET. Her book, Web Redesign 2.0: Workflow That Works, is a standard for user-centered design principles. Goto is also the editor of gotomobile.com, a leading online publication on mobile user experience and serves on the national board of the AIGA Center for Brand Experience.
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Tang Yau Hoong Photo March 28, 2013 0 comments
Instagram has a tendency to make many photographs more interesting than they actually are. The retro film effects prey on our sense of nostalgia, making even the most run-of-the-mill, poorly composed photograph appear to be something timeless and worth further attention. This site applies these same digital filters to iconic images taken by highly regarded photographers through the ages. It's an experiment done primarily for my own amusement, but I'm also interested in finding out how these digital manipulations alter our perceptions. If the Instagram effect can make mundane images appear to be works of art, what happens when we apply the same filters to images that have historically been held in high regard? Is the imagery degraded or enhanced as a result?
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Earthquake survivors need medical care, safe water, vaccination
29 May 2006 | Jakarta/Geneva - The World Health Organization is sending emergency equipment, and will help to support vaccination campaigns and set up a disease surveillance system following the devastating earthquake on the island of Java, Indonesia on Saturday.
Rescue teams are still finding people who need medical help. The latest available figures show that an estimated 5000 people died and several thousand were injured, including some 1500 very seriously injured patients who need urgent medical evacuation and care. About 200 000 people are displaced from their homes. Bantul District, south of Yogyakarta and with a population of about 790,000, is reported to be the worst hit with the majority of houses destroyed.
At least one of the six hospitals in the District has been destroyed and other hospitals in the area are overcrowded. WHO has several staff working with the Ministry of Health (MOH) in the affected area.
Additional national and international staff are on stand-by in Jakarta. WHO has sent vehicles loaded with medicines and communications equipment into the area, including with emergency health kits containing drugs and medical supplies for 50 000 people for three months, along with surgical kits to support 600 operations.
WHO will also help to set up a disease surveillance system in order to detect and control outbreaks of communicable diseases, including diarrhoeal disease. Such a system was instrumental in finding and controlling disease in Aceh following the tsunami.
WHO will also help to organize vaccination campaigns against measles, which can be a major killer and spreads rapidly in crowded areas.
Rather than sending people to help with rescue and recovery, the Indonesian government has requested more medicines and supplies. The MoH is mobilizing its medical and health teams and is deploying more than 200 doctors and nurses to the affected areas, to assist the injured and also to relieve the health staff who have been working around the clock since the start of this disaster.
Prior to the earthquake there were 29000 internally displaced persons (IDPs) in the province who had been moved out of their communities as a precautionary measure against the possible eruption of Mt. Merapi. Clean water, safe sanitation and waste removal will rapidly be needed, particularly for people who have been displaced, in order to prevent the spread of water-borne diseases.
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The Greek Tragedy: Is there a Deus ex Machina?
Dr Ioannis Kokkoris, Reader, University of Reading, Reading, UK, Dr Rodrigo Olivares-Caminal, Sovereign Debt Expert, UNCTAD, Geneva, Switzerland, and Kiriakos Papadakis, Financial Economist, Canea and Associates SA, Greece
The purpose of this article is mainly twofold: first, to discuss the difficulties that being a member of the European Monetary Union ('EMU') entail, with particular focus on Greece and on the implications of an internal devaluation. Secondly, how debt re-profiling can help to support the mechanisms of fiscal rehabilitation and external financing at the sovereign and corporate level. Among other issues, this article will attempt to clarify the situation that Greece is currently confronted with and provide a description of the different mechanisms to restructure/re-profile sovereign debt.
2. The global financial crisis and its impact on sovereign debt
The global financial crisis of 2007 has resulted in an overall increase of sovereign debt levels. Fiscal balances (as a ratio of GDP) have deteriorated. This deterioration is mainly because of falling revenues resulting from decreased real and financial activity. According to IMF’s data, in 2010, advanced countries will average a budget deficit of –8.3% while emerging economies one of –3.3%. In advanced economies, public debt to GDP ratio will in 2010 reach the level of 97% (rising from below 75% in 2006) while in emerging economies will be 37% (almost equal to 2006 level). This is the result of a shift in risk allocation in advanced economies. In other words, the turmoil of the markets has been calmed by pouring in government financial aid which in turn resulted in a considerable increase in the amount of sovereign debt. Although financial markets seem to have eased, sovereign debt markets are fragile at the moment.
Research by Reinhart and Rogoff shows that a debt to GDP ratio beyond the 60% to 90% level for developed countries may become counterproductive for the economy (i.e. further government spending may not lead to growth) and a debt spiral may be created in cases where GDP growth falls below the weighted average interest paid on the bonds.
On 16 February 2010, the Ecofin Council approved the Hellenic Stability and Growth Programme (SGP). The aim of the SGP is to bring the fiscal deficit of Greece to less than a 3% by 2012 and reduce the government consolidated debt as a percentage of GDP from 2012 onwards. In order to safeguard this deficit-reduction target, the government recently adopted additional measures aiming at reducing costs and enhancing revenues. The Greek government’s short and medium term fiscal and reform strategy measures include budget, tax, social security and public administration reform, as well as institutional changes to enhance the credibility and sustainability of policies. These measures will be supported with a EUR 110 billion package provided by EU Member States (EUR 80 billion) and the IMF (EUR 30 billion). The programme will be monitored through twelve quarterly reviews.
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Panel discusses women’s role in theatre
Published: Wednesday, October 3, 2012
Updated: Wednesday, October 3, 2012 21:10
On Oct. 19, the stage at the Royall Tyler Theatre was occupied by a row of American women for the UVM panel Women in Theatre: Transcending Barriers.
The women occupied a variety of theater production roles: lighting, direction and playwriting.
Keynote speaker Paula Vogel, playwright of the 1998 Pulitzer Prize-winning play and current UVM production, “How I Learned to Drive,” also joined the panel. Professor Lynn Greeley of the UVM theater department moderated the conversation.
Greeley introduced the afternoon’s topic by presenting nationally collected data suggesting that women are underrepresented in artistic endeavors.
The panel attempted to shed light on the roots of this bias, give advice to young female playwrights and discuss what change is required for equality in theater.
“I was raised in a household where I was told I could do anything,” said Melissa Lourie, the artistic director of Middlebury Actors Workshop. “But as the producing director at the Hudson Valley Shakespeare Festival, I was subordinated in my ability to share a vision [by the male director]. ”
Lourie was never asked back after her first production at the Hudson Valley Shakespeare Festival.
In more than 20 years, the theater company has produced only two plays directed by women.
Lourie suggested that the men in her Shakespeare play were uncomfortable being led by a woman.
Gregory Ramos, this season’s director of “How I Learned to Drive,” sees two reasons for the bias against women in theater.
“The first reason is that there exists a set of social constructs at work that value men in leadership over women,” Ramos said. “The second is that predominately artistic directors are men. They are selecting shows that are of interest and relevance to them.”
It was argued that if more women were playwrights and directors, the material and concepts chosen for production would be diverse and appeal more to the interests of young women.
“Theater flourishes when we are not Darwinian … when we collaborate,” Vogel said. “We should be asking ourselves, how do we make sure that every voice has expression in our field, that they don’t have to wait to be heard.”
All agreed that only so much change can be accomplished by a theater company.
The lack of funding and endowment of theater by government programs was also perceieved as detrimental.
Vogel encouraged those in the audience connected with local theater organizations to develop outreach programs to young women writers in high school.
“Success in theater is defined by commercial success ... there are no representations of artistic success,” Vogel said.
“At the end of the day it is dominated by commercial and financial enterprise, run by men,” Ramos said. “So I think that our job as teachers is to encourage the new generation of women to become those playwrights, those CEOS, those directors.”
UVM’s production of “How I Learned to Drive” will conclude after three performances this weekend. UVM students receive discounted tickets at $7 per ticket.
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Licensing Act 2003
The Licensing Act 2003 establishes a single integrated system for the licensing of premises and individuals involved in 'licensable activities'.
The licensable activities include:-
- The sale or supply of alcohol
- The supply of alcohol in club premises
- The provision of regulated entertainment; and
- The provision of late night refreshment. ( the sale of hot food or drink between the hours of 11pm and 5am any day of the week )
If you undertake / provide any licensable activity you may need one or more of the following authorisations under the Licensing Act 2003.
1. A premises licence - This is required for any premises where licensable activities take place.
2. A club premises certificate - These certificates authorise qualifying clubs to use club premises for qualifying club activities.
3. A temporary event notice - This may be used on a limited basis for temporary events involving licensable activities at premises that do not have a premises licence or to premises that wish to amend their permitted hours for licensable activities on a 'one off' basis.
4. A personal licence - This is required where an individual wants to supply, or allow the supply of alcohol at premises that already holds a premises licence.
The application of these licences / authorisations is administered by the Licensing Authority. The licensing authority for premises situated within the boundaries of the Hart District is Hart District Council.
Together with several other agencies (e.g. the police), licensing authorities are also responsible for enforcing the licences. They issue and may investigate any of the 'offences' established by the Licensing Act 2003. Notably, it is an offence to undertake any licensable activity without the requisite authorisation and/or fail to comply with the conditions attached to a licence.
It is the duty of all licensing authorities that, in carrying out these functions, they must promote certain licensing objectives, which are:
- Prevention of crime and disorder
- Public safety
- Prevention of public nuisance
- Protection of children from harm
By way of informing their approach, licensing authorities must have regard to guidance issued by the Secretary of State and prepare and publish a local statement of licensing policy.
These documents and licensing objectives are designed to assist licensing authorities, applicants, residents and businesses in interpreting / implementing the 2003 Act. They also serve to help inform of the local policies and arrangements that may be applied / considered in respect of licence applications and licence -related problems.
Significantly, a key feature of the Licensing Act 2003 is to allow local communities a voice in licensing decisions that may affect them. As well as ensuring that professionals such as the police, fire authorities, trading standards and environmental health officers are able to scrutinise licence applications and take action if problems occur, the Act allows the views of members of the public and other interested parties' to be taken into account.
Application forms, guidance and information on the terms and issues involved can be found in this section.
If you would like to contact us about the Licensing Act 2003:
Hart District Council
Telephone: 01252 774496
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Merchant & Mills Spanish Lace Pins
Steel pins with real glass heads dipped in red paint. Meant for crafting lace and other loosely-woven fine fabrics. Made in Spain by a 100-year-old factory. 200 pins, 29 mm long. (more info)
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These dainty pins are produced in a Spanish factory which has been specializing in lace pins for nearly 100 years. These pins are made with sturdy, polished steel and sharp points that won't snag or cause runs in your fabric. At 29 mm long, or 1.14 inches, these are classified as bridal and lace pins — they're meant for crafting encaje de bolillos, or bobbin lace, used for loosely woven fine fabrics, like those famous Spanish lace veils, chiffon or a light muslin.
The pins have real glass heads that have been dipped in dramatic, flame-red paint. They're easy to spot, and you can leave them in while you iron over a seam.
200 flame red pins to a box, each one 29 mm long and a scant 0.59 mm in diameter.
The small box of around two hundred pins is good for a travel or home sewing kit, and are sized for loosely woven fine fabrics. The pins are made with care specifically so they won't warp or snag delicate cloth as you pull them in and out. Differentiated from regular dressmaking pins, these Spanish lace spins are longer.
Lace is still handmade in Spain, typically using a paper pattern. The pattern is placed on a pillow, which the pins are then stuck into and thread is wrapped around them in various configurations to make lace. This is known encaje de bolillos, or bobbin lace in English.
Store these pins in their box, on a pin magnet or stuck into a pin cushion with a good quality filler — wool felt is best. A bad, grating filler will dull the point and wear away at the pin's polish. You might want to make sewing a proper pin cushion (with trusty fillings) your first project.
essential item for any self-respecting Victorian lady, lace pins were used to secure a length of lace to the neckline (‘showing a
bit of neck’ might not sound much like the behavior of an immodest
strumpet, but bear in mind, this was the era during which even piano
legs were covered to discourage impure thoughts!).
Although largely functional, their historical use also has sentimental connotations — they were frequently used to weave the hair of a child or deceased relative into dresses. This ornamental application of the lace pin in part accounts for the fiery red color of the heads.
Merchant & Mills rustled these pins out of the oldest pin-making factory in Spain. Carolyn Denham, the mind behind Merchant & Mills wants you to start picking up needle and thread and learn how to sew — or that the very least, alter — your own clothes. Achieving the beauty of a bespoke fit from your own bare hands is a satisfying experience, and Merchant & Mills is sourcing the best sewing tools to send you on the path of sewing greatness.
29 mm x 0.59 mm
Glass heads dipped in red paint
Pinning lace and other loosely-woven fine fabrics
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To begin, I would like to submit that teaching and discussing human development from a relational, a biological, a psychological, a physiological, as well as from a social and cultural perspective does not encroach on the moral rights of parents. As long as the instruction is academically-based and rooted in the latest research from scholarly and peer-reviewed sources, and free from any moral or religious references, studying human development, which does include sexuality, can be taught the same way as any other subject. The question that should be considered is when is the discussion of such issues developmentally appropriate? Though some issues may appear to be in the periphery, a number of them such as culture, gender, and race are inherently addressed due to the subject matter covered in History, Literature, Drama, or Cultural Studies classes. With that out of the way, this post will lay out my reasons why schools are responsible for addressing all issues that cover the human experience.
The Pragmatist in me would say that schools have a responsibility to the community-at-large, and being responsible to the community, to the citizenry, involves preparing the students of the community for the transition into adulthood. This means teaching students about dating, decision-making, identity, self-esteem, interpersonal relationships, as well as sexual orientation. Openly and honestly addressing those issues/topics in the curriculum is not only relevant to the experiences and educational needs of adolescents, it “allows for [students to have the space] to develop their own beliefs and values” (Gutek, 2004, 284), which I hope all will agree is the goal of education.
While some may take issue with such a “liberal” stance on discussing what many may view as the responsibility of the parents, I want to remind the readers that there are many young people who do not get the information from home, which has resulted in an increase in violence in adolescent relationships (Bouchey & Furman, 2003). And there is not a person reading this post who has not heard of the social ills resulting from early-age pregnancy. More over, more and more college students are getting into credit card debt because the school system failed to teach them about financial management. So, the next time you hear someone barking that schools are there to prepare young people for the future, keep in mind that that future encompasses more than whether or not they know how to read and write.
Bouchey, H.A. & Wyndol, F. (2003). Dating and romantic experiences in adolescence. In G. R. Adams & M. Berzonsky (Eds.) (2003). The Blackwell Handbook ofAdolescence. Oxford, UK: Blackwell Publishers.
Gutek, G. L. (2004). Educational Philosophy and Changes. Boston: Pearson CustomPublishing.
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Animals, when wounded and cornered, are most unpredictable and ferocious. So are states. Within the space of a few months, the Middle East has become a jungle where the major players feel exceptionally vulnerable and acutely threatened by sudden shifts in geopolitical dynamics. The result is a vicious struggle for survival and hegemony, centred on Syria and playing out along highly fragile sectarian divides. With tensions nearing boiling point, rational decision making is becoming a scarce commodity. Unless common sense is urgently restored in international politics, the prospects for the region, and beyond, look ominous.
Let us start with Saudi Arabia and Israel. The sudden outbreak of the Arab revolts has presented daunting ideological and geopolitical challenges to both countries. The toppling of one Arab strongman after another deeply unnerved the Saudi monarchy; the region’s preeminent dictatorship. At the same time, the Shi’a uprising in neighbouring Bahrain threatened the Sunni kingdom’s domestic stability and peninsular hegemony vis-à-vis Iran. For Israel, the ouster of Egypt’s Hosni Mubarak, coinciding with a sharp downturn in relations with Turkey, meant the loss of two strategic allies and increasing regional isolation at a time when sympathy for the Palestinian cause seemed on a global surge.
While the Israelis remained mired in indecision, the Saudis dealt with their crisis with ruthless efficacy: swiftly crushing the Bahraini uprising as the west looked away, the Saudi monarchy also poured billions of oil money into buying loyalties at home and expanding influence in places like revolutionary Egypt. Still, the picture looked depressing for both countries, until the Syrian uprising came along.
The Syrian uprising presented a golden opportunity to turn the tide decisively in the Saudi and Israeli favour. If the Assad regime were to go, preferably replaced by a western-friendly Sunni government, Iran would be deprived of its key strategic ally and gateway to Hezbollah, the Lebanese Shi’a movement. The idea, explicitly worded or not, struck a tone in Washington and London, and also in Turkey, whose increasingly hubristic neo-Islamist government seem convinced that the whole region wants to adopt some sort of a Turkish model.
So even as it became apparent that protests would not suffice to bring down Assad, who had his security apparatus largely intact and support of the urban population and religious minorities behind him, it was declared that he had reached ‘a dead end’. The Arab League, led by Saudi Arabia, suspended Syria’s membership. Abandoning its much touted ‘zero problems’ policy, Ankara imposed sanctions on Damascus and allowed political, and allegedly armed, opposition groups to mobilise in Turkey. British and American officials commended Turkey’s steadfast attitude and called for tougher measures if, paradoxically, violence ensued in Syria. Meanwhile, fresh talks emerged of an imminent Israeli strike on Iran, due to the latter’s nuclear programme.
Wounded and cornered, Syria’s murderous regime turned ever more violent, with growing evidence that the popular uprising was morphing into sectarian strife. As for Iran, having failed to frame the Arab revolts as an ‘Islamic Awakening’ inspired by its 1979 revolution, the picture hardly looked brighter: exceptionally paranoid and isolated since brutally supressing the mass uprising of 2009, and paralysed in an internal leadership crisis, the prospect of losing Syria and facing a military strike has turned the Iranian regime increasingly belligerent, evidenced by the recent storming of the British embassy in Tehran.
So now, we have Israel and the US threatening to attack Iran, Iran and its proxies threatening Israel, Iran (and lately, Russia) threatening Turkey for hosting NATO’s radars close to its eastern border, Turkey threatening Syria, and Syria threatening everyone but Iran. Everyone feels wounded and cornered, and everyone is arming to the teeth, manoeuvring forces and bracing for a potential showdown. It almost feels like Cold War redux, except there are too many independent actors today, making the calculus much more complicated and the risks that much higher.
To be sure, any armed conflict between these actors would quickly spill beyond the borders of the main belligerents. With their fragile political systems and sensitive sectarian divides, the first to get sucked in would be Lebanon (where Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah made his first public appearance in years to defy the enemies of Damascus) and Iraq (where the Iraqi al-Qaeda recently declared its support for the Syrian ‘jihad’). Judging by the latest sectarian attacks, Afghanistan might follow. In the long term, a regional war would have profound socio-political and human consequences beyond the region, especially in the west, not least in the shape of mass immigration, refugees and terrorism.
Thus, this is an appeal to the global citizenry to wake up to the dire situation unfolding before our eyes and to raise our voice. It is time to put concerted pressure on our respective governments, who are complicit in this cynical spectacle, and urge them to act responsibly for the benefit of all nations. Let us make no mistake: this is not a struggle between freedom and tyranny. The Arab spring of pro-democracy protestors and authoritarian rulers is effectively over. That popular outcry for a better, fairer and more honourable human living is being stifled in a ruthless struggle for geopolitical hegemony and survival, played out along increasingly explosive sectarian lines. And as the elephants trample, once again the grass suffers.
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‘Woodies’: 84 Posts
1948 Hudson Commodore woodie. Photos by Brandon Harper, courtesy RM Auctions
Like two ships passing in the night, the eras of the wood-bodied station wagon and the step-down Hudson just barely overlapped. While the latter grabbed headlines with its unitized perimeter chassis when introduced in 1948, the former found itself being phased out with less expensive and less maintenance-intensive steel-bodied station wagons starting in about 1949. It’s no surprise then that Hudson never built a step-down woodie station wagon, yet we see one listed to cross the block at RM’s auction at St. John’s next month.
One of the more revolutionary post-war American automobile designs, the step-down Hudson used that unitized chassis to sit lower than any of its competitors, and it would later combine that low center of gravity with its potent Twin-H six-cylinder engine to briefly dominate stock car racing, but Hudson only ever offered the step-down cars in sedan, coupe, and convertible body styles. Don Butler, a designer at Hudson after World War II, envisioned other body styles – pickup, town car, and station wagon – but Hudson didn’t express any interest in his designs, so Butler stashed away his sketches and didn’t show them to anybody else until he published his Crestline book on Hudson in 1982 and included the sketches within.
Bill Eggert, one of the many Hudson enthusiasts who saw those sketches and wondered what a woodie step-down would look like in real life, decided to actually build such a car, starting with a rust-free 1948 Hudson Commodore Eight four-door sedan. To it he added a rear roof section from a 1954 Hudson and completely hand-built wooden body using ash framing and mahogany veneer, the latter applied over the existing sheetmetal below the beltline. He treated the rest of the car to an exceptional restoration to make it appear as though Hudson very well could have built a woodie step-down had it decided to go along with Butler’s sketches and debuted the woodie in 2007 at the Hudson Essex Terraplane Club’s national meet in Auburn, Indiana.
According to RM, it has been shown just one other time since then and has recently been treated to a mechanical and cosmetic refresh. RM’s pre-auction estimate of the woodie ranges from $150,000 to $200,000.
1948 Buick photo by Darin Schnabel, 1948 Chrysler photo by Erik Fuller, 1948 Packard photo by Theo Civitello, all courtesy RM auctions
Nor is the Hudson the only termite’s delight to cross the block at the St. John’s auction. RM has consigned five other wood-bodied cars to the event, including a 1937 Dodge Westchester Suburban that took best in class at the 2008 Willistead Concours d’Elegance, a 1947 Buick Super Estate Wagon restored in the late 1990s by Bud Hicks, a 1948 Chrysler Town and Country sedan, a 1950 Chrysler Town and Country Newport two-door hardtop, and a 1948 Packard Eight Station Sedan from the estate of John O’Quinn.
RM’s St. John’s auction will take place July 28 at the Inn at St. John’s in Plymouth, Michigan. For more information, visit RMAuctions.com.
UPDATE (30.July 2012): The Hudson woodie sold right in RM’s estimate, hammering for $159,500. For full results from the auction, visit RMAuctions.com.
Just when we had started to think that every mid-century woodie station wagon out there has been restored to six-figure status, along came this 1951 Mercury woodie station wagon for sale on Hemmings.com, minus the wood. It certainly looks like a great foundation for a restoration, but that direction certainly isn’t mandated. What would you do with this woodie? From the seller’s description:
This ’51 Mercury Woody was sold new at Coberly Mercury in Los Angeles, California, but spent most of it’s life in the Southern Arizona desert city of Tucson. It has been parked since the early seventies and this is the first time it is being offered.
The body is amazing! No rust in the front fenders, quarters, tailgate, etc. The only rust I can find is in the outer rocker panels. The floors look great from under the car, but I have not pulled up the rubber floor mats. I suspect the floors are nice considering how dry the rest of the car is. This car has probably one day of rust repair to do. It is incredible to find one of these this solid! Decades of sitting in the brutal AZ sun has caused the original wood to turn to dust, so it will need new wood kits both inside and out. This car has the sliding quarter windows. The tires are new wide white wall BFG Silvertowns. The chrome and pot metal are decent, but all would have to be rechromed if the car was restored. The front bumper gaurds are missing, and the rear bumper is bent in the center, but could be easily straightened. The tailgate folds down nicely, and the tail light hindges pivot smoothly. The body is a restorer’s dream. They don’t come this solid very often.
The interior wood needs to be replaced. The seat is also dry and will have to be recovered. The wood platform from the front seat to the tailgate is very solid and nice. The dash is complete. One radio knob is missing. There is an 8-Track player retrofitted in the glovebox and a pair of speakers mounted under the dash. No cutting was done and the dash looks very original.
In the late ’60′s this Merc was ‘hot rodded’ with a 289 c.i. motor and a 3 speed stick on the floor with a Hurst shifter. Then it was parked for the last time in 1973. The motor turns over but I have not tried to start it yet. I was told that the car was drivable when it was put into storage. It is complete under the hood, minus an aircleaner and a few sparkplug wires. To get the car driving in it’s current state it would probably need the carb and fuel system cleaned, all new rubber hoses, and the brakes rebuilt.
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Photos courtesy RM Auctions
A 1936 Ford Gläser cabriolet was the top earner at RM’s Dingman sale in New Hampshire this past weekend, blowing away the $225,000 to $275,000 preauction estimate with a hammer price of $396,000.
Close on the coachbuilt German Ford’s rear bumper was a stunning 1938 Lincoln-Zephyr coupe that sold for double its auction estimate, raking in $330,000. The Zephyr was said to have undergone a $150,000 restoration in 2007, prior to billionaire Michael Dingman acquiring it. The graceful V-12 powered Mercury Lincoln coupe is also said to have 21,840 original miles on the clock and took best of show at the Lincoln-Zephyr Owners Club nationals, in addition to earning its AACA Junior and Senior awards.
Rounding out the top 10 are a 1939 Lincoln-Zephyr Convertible Coupe that sold for $269,500; a 1947 Ford Super Deluxe Sportsman Convertible that sold for $253,000; a 1939 Ford Deluxe Station Wagon that sold for $247,500; a 2005 Ford GT that sold for $242,000; a 1938 Ford Deluxe Station Wagon that sold for $209,000; a 1940 Ford Deluxe Station Wagon that sold for $203,500; a 1989 Aston Martin Vantage Volante that sold for $192,500; and a 1940 Ford Standard Station Wagon that sold for $192,500.
Aside from the 50 concours-quality collector cars, mostly pre- and post-war Fords, the auction also offered more than 1,000 signs at no reserve. The top earning neon collectible sold was a Chevrolet sign and clock that crossed the block for $41,400. A Ford “Jubilee” sign was the runner up, selling for $39,100.
Not everything at the Dingman sale was out of reach of working-class collectors. A neat “Cook’s Paints” neon sign sold for $345, well below the preauction estimate of $1,500-$2,000 and an assortment of Sinclair branded goodies including a metal sign, a grease drum and some assorted tins, sold for $115.
Altogether, the auction totaled $9.8 million in sales. For more results from the Dingman sale, visit RMAuctions.com.
This 1948 Mercury woodie station wagon for sale on Hemmings.com has plenty going for it: Mercury woodies are much rarer than their Ford counterparts; It still sports its original wood, an important consideration for woodie collectors; and what appears to be a top-notch restoration from the photos and video that the seller supplied. From the seller’s description:
This spectacular example was purchased new in San Diego, California, and remained with the original owner until 1978. The car was then purchased by a local car collector in Carlsbad, CA. He had the car meticulously restored by Robert Heiden of Encinitas, California. All the wood is original wood from the factory. This Mercury is very rare and sought-after model and is a pleasure to drive. All mechanical parts have been maintained to the utmost working conditions.
The wagon sits and sounds right plus sports an extremely handsome color combination. The original factory wood and clearcoat finishes are stunning (inside and out). All paint, chrome and stainless are eye-popping and beautiful. All three genuine leather seats are intact, with excellent workmanship. Many rare options are installed in this wagon, including a radio, wood glove box, interior vacuum cooling fans and a stock heater. The interior wood top bows are flawless, with remarkable fit and finish. In addition, an extremely rare luggage rack is mounted on the roof and a rear spare tire which sets-off this Mercury wonderfully.
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Exceedingly rare, the De Soto woodie station wagon must not have been a big money-maker for Chrysler, what with its essentially handmade body (that differed even between the two years De Soto offered the body style), standard Tip-Toe semi-automatic transmission, and miniscule sales. One gets the sense from Alex Meredith’s story for SIA #122, April 1991, that the De Soto woodie wagon could have competed successfully with Oldsmobile had Chrysler invested a little more in its development, or possibly introduced it sooner, but then it likely wouldn’t be such a curiosity today.
We saw one of these yacht-paneled convertibles at Glenmoor last year and can attest that seeing so much Di-Noc anywhere but on a station wagon is enough to keep people scratching their heads for hours on end. This particular yacht-paneled 1968 Mercury Park Lane convertible for sale on Hemmings.com looks from the photos to be just as nice as that one we saw. From the seller’s description:
A few of these woodside paneled convertibles were built in 1967 and 1968 only; Mercury Registry says only a few dozen still registered; even fewer with factory options like cold A/C and 8-track tape deck and gorgeous color combination. Equipped with the powerful 4-barrel 390 V-8 engine. Car runs and drives beautifully.
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While you’re in Scottsdale this weekend, perhaps you’ll want to stop by to check out this 1951 Fiat 500 Giardiniera woodie station wagon for sale on Hemmings.com. It looks to be mostly complete, with its drivetrain in boxes and the major unique aspect – the woodie body – in weathered, but decent, condition, which means that the restoration won’t necessarily become a herculean task. From the seller’s description:
Out of a long storage; engine and transmission and accessories are stored in the rear compartment; wood in repairable condition; vehicle basically complete and restorable; factory brochures and diagrams go with the car.
See more Fiats for sale on Hemmings.com.
Saab fans around the world were saddened to learn of the Swedish automaker filing for bankruptcy on December 19, but there are rumblings of possible saviors working behind the scene. In a repeat of the international 2008-2009 “Save Saab” rallies, Saabers will soon again be mobilizing in a show of support for their favorite Trolls from Trollhättan, and the 3,000-plus workers and engineers who have designed and built them.
This got me thinking about a toy that’s been decorating my bookshelf for a decade, a fun tribute to the “classic” Saab 900 hatchback: a gift from my parents, it’s a “Cherry Chugger,” made from cherry wood scraps from the workshops of Thos. Moser.
I’ve long wondered who C. H. J. was, the artisan who created this little wooden car. I contacted Steve Wyman at Thos. Moser, and learned a great deal.
“The Cherry Chuggers were made by Charles H. Jones, a.k.a. Chuck Jones. He was a remarkable man in so many ways. Sadly, he died of cancer in 2008. I can’t think of Chuck without smiling.
“He worked in the Thos. Moser workshop for 10 years, and after he retired, he made Cherry Chuggers out of our scrap cherry for us to sell in our showroom. He was a car guy, and he made quite a few different cars through the years, including the Jaguar E-type Series 3, Porsche 911, Triumph TR6, Volkswagen bug and Rabbit and the Ford Model A.”
Steve shared a photo of some of Chuck’s patterns.
“Chuck knew that most of these toys were being purchased for kids, and he enjoyed making them. It was a way, after he retired, to keep his connection with Thos. Moser. He’d come in every week or two with three or four of them wrapped in handkerchiefs. A lot of our customers collected them.
“The 900 was one of his most popular pieces. He would have been sad that Saab is passing, because he loved building Saabs for people.”
No Cherry Chuggers have been made since Chuck’s passing, but since the artisans at Thos. Moser have the patterns, it’s conceivable that they could someday build more, in his memory, if sufficient demand for a particular style existed.
Thank you for shedding light on these special toys, Steve. We appreciate Chuck’s tribute to the 900, and we join Saab aficionados around the world in hoping for a positive future for this iconic automaker.
The irony of our hobby is that cars – when new – tend to have limited production runs because of some peculiarity that makes them difficult to sell, but years down the road, that peculiarity makes such cars more desirable. The Ford Sportsman wood-bodied convertible suffered a dual whammy of high initial cost (it was the first Ford to sell for more than $2,000), and high maintenance costs, but try finding a more revered post-war Ford today. This 1946 Ford Sportsman for sale on Hemmings.com looks to be an excellent example of the breed. From the seller’s description:
Body #839 produced in November of 1946. For the full year of 1946, Ford manufactured a total of only 1,209 units. A very small number remain today. This is a stunning example of a beautifully restored, no rust ever, California car with only two owners since the 1970s. A recent restoration includes a rebuilt engine, new paint, new leather interior, new top, new chrome, mostly original wood, newly varnished. The radio and clock are working.
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There is indeed, as the license plate suggests, a lot to love about this 1973 Buick Estate Wagon for sale on Hemmings.com. It’s a California car with three-row seating. It’s largely original and low-mileage. It has acres of simulated wood outside and oceans of green vinyl inside. And, need we say more, it has a 455 under the hood. From the seller’s description:
Here is my beautiful 1973 Buick Estate Wagon for auction. This car is completely original and excellent condition with only 21,500 miles on the odometer. I purchased it from the original owner’s estate a number of years ago and since then, I have doubled my classic car collection, have too many cars, and have decided to sell this rare beauty. It recently scored 98 out of 100 points in the original, unrestored category at a local classic car show. It deserves to go to someone who will cherish it as I have, and drive it regularly.
The interior is in showroom, mint condition, with the original paper wraps on the visors. The car has climate control but manual windows and seats. Everything works – the car starts, run, drives and brakes perfectly and it leaks nothing. The exterior is also wonderful with no rust, dents, dings or scrapes and the wood sides are excellent. There are few very small paints chips on the front of the car, but other than that, the paint is gorgeous and shiny. The clamshell works perfectly and all the glass and roof rack are like new.
This car is in such great condition that all I have done to it in the years that I have owned it is rebuild the carburetor and replace some seals on the exhaust. I drove this car from Los Angeles to Northern California for a car show and back, and it was a pleasure the whole road trip.
See more Buicks for sale on Hemmings.com.
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Johnson Space Center
The crew of the recently returned shuttle mission, STS-91, will share their memories of the final shuttle-Mir docking mission at 7:30 p.m. June 29, in Space Center Houston’s IMAX Theater.
Immediately prior to the briefing, JSC Director George Abbey will present the crew’s Space Flight Medals and other awards to individuals and teams who made key contributions to the flight. The crew, STS-91 Commander Charles Precourt, Pilot Dominic Gorie, along with Mission Specialists Wendy Lawrence, Franklin Chang- Díaz, Janet Kavandi, and Valery Ryumin will narrate a slide show presentation of mission photographs, including those taken by the crew during their flight. Andy Thomas also will show slides from his four-and-one-half-month stay on the Russian space station Mir. The program will conclude with the movie "Mission to Mir."
With the landing of Discovery, a continuous American presence in space of 812 days, by U.S. astronauts, came to an end. Operations and experiments onboard the Mir have contributed to our understanding of long-duration spaceflight and resulted in changes to International Space Station planning, design, and operations.
The public and all JSC employees, contractors, friends, family members, and guests are invited. Early arrival is recommended due to the limited seating available in the Space Center Houston IMAX theater. Doors open at 7:00 p.m. and the seating is first-come, first-served. Doors will be closed when maximum seating is reached. The program is limited to the theater, and other Space Center Houston attractions will not be open. Space Center Houston is located next to the Johnson Space Center, midway between Houston and Galveston at 1601 NASA Road 1.
For events such as crew returns and launches, the public should call in advance for possible time changes. Updated information about each event will be available on the days before the event on the JSC Public Information line 281/483-8600.
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By Gabriella Boston
Special to The Washington Post
— The school year is underway, and many parents see no better way to prepare their children for a taxing day of learning than with a large glass of sunshine, also known as orange juice.
Not so fast, say nutritionists and obesity experts.
That glass of juice — even if it's 100 percent fruit juice — is loaded with unnecessary calories.
"Most parents give their kids fruit juice because of the perception that it's healthy," says Nazrat Mirza, pediatrician and co-director of the Obesity Institute at Children's National Medical Center. "I don't know where that perception came from," she says.
It's true that many juices — particularly orange juice — are fortified with calcium and have a healthful amount of Vitamin C. "But you are getting those vitamins at a high calorie cost," Mirza says.
In fact, if you ate an orange at 60 calories and drank an eight-ounce glass of water you'd be much better off than if you drank one eight-ounce glass of orange juice at about 120 calories, she says.
In addition to being a lower-calorie alternative, the whole fruit and glass of water also are a treat for your digestive system.
"With the whole fruit you are getting fiber and bulk, which makes you feel full — and it keeps things moving," says Kathy Glazer, a Washington area dietician. "Most people, including kids, don't get enough fiber. Whole fruit is packed with fiber."
So if you drink fruit juice or another high-calorie drink, you'll miss out on that feeling of fullness, or satiation, and start looking for something to eat. In other words, you are drinking juice in addition to your normal food intake — not instead of it.
"You register calories differently when you drink them rather than eat them," says Kristen Ciuba, a Washington nutritionist and health coach. "Many people get a third of their total daily calories from sweetened and caloric drinks."
So when she does nutrition consultations, it's one of the first things she suggests eliminating — all sweetened beverages — including 100 percent fruit juices.
But Sarah Ladden, dietician and nutrition communications manager for the Juice Products Association, says 100 percent fruit juice helps Americans get closer to their recommended amount of fruit and vegetable servings. And she says there is no scientific link between obesity and fruit juice consumption.
But in the patient population Mirza sees, overweight and obese children, it isn't unusual to see 800 to 1,200 excess calories a day coming from juices and other sweetened drinks.
Another issue with fruit juice is its impact on the dental health of children, Glazer says. "Definitely don't give children fruit juice in a bottle that they go to bed with," or you'll soon be dealing with cavities.
Juice, milk and soda
Another downside with fruit juices is they might displace something that children really need. Like milk. "You don't want to deprive them of what they need. Milk has protein and calcium, which are very important for growing children," Mirza says.
So, is fruit juice as bad as, say, soda?
Not quite, Mirza says.
"Fruit juice is better than a sweetened soda because you are getting some vitamins," Mirza says. "But the calorie content is about the same."
Actually, it can be less in a soda. In Coca-Cola, for example, eight ounces translates to 97 calories, compared with the 120 calories for the same amount of orange juice.
But sodas also often contain high-fructose corn syrup, which is more taxing for the body to process than naturally occurring sugars, Mirza says.
The bottom line
So, what is the message? Skip fruit juice completely?
"The best thing to do is to try to get kids used to drinking water," Ciuba says. "You can always slice up fruit or add berries to the water to get some flavor into it."
Mirza agrees, saying that parents have an important role in helping develop their children's taste buds.
"Once you have introduced sweet drinks, that is what children will want," she says.
But if you still feel strongly about giving your children fruit juice, the recommendation is to stick with four daily ounces for children ages 1 to 6 and eight daily ounces for children ages 7 and older.
And if you are going with 100 percent fruit juice, go for a calcium-fortified orange juice instead of apple juice, Glazer says.
Ciuba, who has a 7-year-old and a 4-year-old, says at home she serves water with a splash of cranberry juice. She just doesn't really see a case for 100 percent fruit juice — for anyone, adult or child.
"I would say eat your fruit, don't drink it, whenever possible."
BETTER: Fruit is lower on calories and higher on fiber, which makes you feel fuller.
WORSE: Fruit juice is packed with calories and sugar and won't make you feel full.
Boston is a fitness trainer and freelance writer.
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WHAT MAKES US who we are? Scientific American Mind explores that question at many levels in each issue, and Vol. 16, No. 4, was no exception. Many people would intuitively say that we are all products of our genetics (nature) and environment (nurture)--and that the complex and subtle roles of each in shaping our inner selves provide endless fascination. The magazine's features also probed what we can do about who we are. In "Erasing Memories," for instance, neuroscientist R. Douglas Fields described how we might remove horrific events from our recollection. Is that a good idea? Your viewpoint may depend on who you are--and who you want to be. Other readers share their reactions on the following pages.
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WASHINGTON (AP) — For the first time, the influx of Asians moving to the U.S. has surpassed that of Hispanics, reflecting a slowdown in illegal immigration while American employers increase their demand for high-skilled workers.
An expansive study by the Pew Research Center details what it describes as “the rise of Asian-Americans,” a highly diverse and fast-growing group making up roughly 5 percent of the U.S. population. Mostly foreign-born and naturalized citizens, their numbers have been boosted by increases in visas granted to specialized workers and to wealthy investors as the U.S. economy becomes driven less by manufacturing and more by technology.
“Too often the policy debates on immigration fixate on just one part — illegal immigration,” said Karthick Ramakrishnan, a political science professor at the University of California-Riverside and a fellow at the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars. “U.S. immigration is more diverse and broader than that, with policy that needs to focus also on high-skilled workers.”
“With net migration from Mexico now at zero, the role of Asian-Americans has become more important,” he said.
About 430,000 Asians, or 36 percent of all new immigrants, arrived in the U.S. in 2010, according to the latest census data. That’s compared to about 370,000, or 31 percent, who were Hispanic.
The Pew analysis, released Tuesday, said the tipping point for Asian immigrants likely occurred during 2009 as illegal immigrants crossing the border from Mexico sharply declined due to increased immigration enforcement and a dwindling supply of low-wage work in the weak U.S. economy. Many Mexicans already in the U.S. have also been heading back to their country, putting recent net migration at a standstill.
As recently as 2007, about 390,000 of new immigrants to the U.S. were Asian, compared to 540,000 who were Hispanic.
The shift to increased Asian immigration, particularly of people from India, China and South Korea, coincides with changes in U.S. immigration policy dating to the 1990s that began to favor wealthy and educated workers. The policy, still in place but subject to caps that have created waiting lists, fast-tracks visas for foreigners willing to invest at least half a million dollars in U.S. businesses or for workers in high-tech and other specialized fields who have at least a bachelor’s degree.
International students studying at U.S. colleges and universities also are now most likely to come from Asian countries, roughly 6 in 10, and some of them are able to live and work in the U.S. after graduation. Asian students, both foreign born and U.S. born, earned a plurality (45 percent) of all engineering Ph.D.s in 2010, as well as 38 percent of doctorates in math and computer sciences and 33 percent of doctorates in the physical sciences.
Several bills pending in Congress that are backed by U.S. businesses seek to address some of the visa backlogs, through measures such as eliminating per-country limits on employment-based visas or encouraging investment in the sluggish U.S. real estate market. They have stalled amid broader public debate over immigration reform that has focused largely on lower-skilled, undocumented workers.
In recent years, more than 60 percent of Asian immigrants ages 25 to 64 have graduated from college, double the share for new arrivals from other continents.
As a whole, the share of higher-skilled immigrants in the U.S. holding at least a bachelor’s degree now outpaces those lacking a high-school diploma, 30 percent to 28 percent.
“Like immigrants throughout American history, the new arrivals from Asia are strivers,” said Paul Taylor, executive vice president of the Pew Research Center and co-author of the report. “What’s distinctive about them is their educational credentials. These aren’t the tired, poor, huddled masses of Emma Lazarus’s famous inscription on the Statue of Liberty. They are the highly skilled workforce of the 21st century.”
The findings are part of Pew’s broad portrait of Asian-Americans, immigrants or U.S.-born children of immigrants who come mostly from China, the Philippines, India, Vietnam, Korea and Japan. Now tied with Hispanics as the fastest-growing U.S. group, the nation’s 15.1 million Asian-Americans are slowly becoming visible as founders of startups in Silicon Valley, owners of ethnic eateries, grocery stores and other small businesses in cities across the U.S., as well as candidates for political office and a key bloc of voters in states such as California, Nevada and Virginia, according to experts.
Projected to make up 1 in 10 residents by midcentury, Asian-Americans as a whole tend to be more satisfied than the general public with their lives and the direction of the country. They lean Democratic, prefer a big government that provides more services, and place more value on marriage, parenthood, hard work and career success.
The Pew study also revealed wide variations among Asian subgroups in poverty, employment and education, which sometimes belied their typecast as a “model minority.” For instance:
—Poverty: As a whole, Asian-Americans had a poverty rate in 2010 of 11.9 percent, lower than the 12.8 percent for the general U.S. population. By country of origin, however, Koreans, Vietnamese and Chinese were more likely than the average American to live in poverty, at rates of 14 percent or more.
—Education: The share of Asian-Americans who hold at least a bachelor’s degree surpasses the national average, 49 percent to 28 percent. Vietnamese, however, fell below the national average at 26 percent. People from India were most likely to have a college degree, at 70 percent.
—Unemployment: Asian-Americans ages 25 and older were somewhat less likely to be unemployed than the national average for the first quarter of 2012 — 6 percent compared to 7.4 percent for all U.S. workers. But in terms of long-term unemployment, Asian-Americans fared much worse, with median duration of unemployment at 28 weeks, second only to African-Americans (31 weeks). The national average was 22 weeks.
—Illegal immigration: While immigrants from Asia often obtain visas and arrive legally, many also sneak across the U.S. border or become undocumented residents after overstaying their visas. Up to 15 percent of Asian immigrants in the U.S. are here illegally, compared to 45 percent of Hispanic immigrants.
The Pew survey is based on an analysis of census data as well as interviews with 3,511 Asian adults living in the U.S., conducted by cell phone or landline from Jan. 3 to March 27. The poll has a margin of error of plus or minus 2.4 percentage points for all respondents, higher for subgroups.
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Lisa Montgomery embraces her nephew Thursday after a tornado tore apart her home in Cleburne, Texas. The twister killed six people and destroyed entire swaths of the North Texas town.
Credit: AP/LM Otero
Jack McMahon, the defense attorney for abortion doctor Kermit Gosnell, speaks outside the Criminal Justice Center in Philadelphia Tuesday. His client was convicted of killing three babies in his clinic, and will serve multiple life sentences.
Credit: AP/Matt Rourke
A photo taken Monday captures Vice President Joe Biden's response to a Milwaukee second-grader's innovative proposal to end America's epidemic of gun violence. This guy!
Credit: AP/Jenny Aicher
Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., flanked by a grouper-eyed Michele Bachmann, addresses the IRS' admission that it targeted Tea Party groups in advance of the 2012 election. In an op-ed for CNN Thursday, the Kentucky senator slammed the president for his faux outrage.
Credit: AP/Molly Riley
Ousted IRS chief Steven Miller is sworn in on Capitol Hill Friday. Miller testified before the House Ways and Means Committee on the extra scrutiny the agency gave conservative groups applying for tax-exempt status.
Credit: AP/J. Scott Applewhite
Attorney General Eric Holder pauses as he testifies on Capitol Hill before the House Judiciary Committee Wednesday. Holder is under fire, among other things, for the Justice Department's gathering of phone records at the Associated Press.
Credit: AP/Carolyn Kaster
O.J. Simpson sits during an evidentiary hearing at Clark County District Court in Las Vegas, Nev., Thursday. Simpson, who is currently serving a nine-to-33-year sentence in state prison for armed robbery and kidnapping, is using a writ of habeas corpus to seek a new trial.
Credit: AP/Las Vegas Review-Journal/Jeff Scheid
Major Tom to ground control: On Sunday astronaut Chris Hadfield recorded the first music video from space, a cover of David Bowie's "Space Oddity."
Credit: AP/NASA/Chris Hadfield
When it rains it pours. President Barack Obama speaks during a news conference Thursday with Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan, inexplicably inspiring an #umbrellagate Twitter meme.
Credit: AP/Jacquelyn Martin
A smoke plume rises high above a road block at the intersection of County A and Ross Road east of Solon Springs, Wis., Tuesday. No injuries were reported, but the the wildfire caused evacuations across northwestern Wisconsin.
Credit: AP/The Duluth News-Tribune/Clint Austin
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Tampa, Fla., the site of the Republican National Convention, remains vulnerable in the event of a storm surge, bound by water to the south and west that could put much of the city under water. NBC's Kerry Sanders reports.
Updated at 1:15 a.m. ET: Tropical Storm Isaac brought rain and gusty winds to Puerto Rico on Thursday as it passed south of the U.S. territory. It is forecast to remain a tropical storm after crossing into the Dominican Republic and Haiti and then passing over Cuba into the Florida Straits, the National Hurricane Center said.
Forecasters said it was too soon to gauge Isaac's potential impact on Tampa on Florida's Gulf Coast, where the Republican National Convention is to run from Monday through Thursday.
Related: Track Tropical Storm Isaac
Some computer models showed Isaac shifting slightly to the west and eventually moving parallel to Florida's western coastline. Others forecast the storm to make landfall in South Florida and then move inland.
Isaac was centered late Thursday evening about 145 miles southwest of the Dominican Republic's capital of Santo Domingo, the National Hurricane Center said. The storm had top sustained winds of 45 miles per hour.
The storm is expected to dump between 8 and 12 inches of rain over parts of Hispaniola, with total accumulations up to 20 inches in some areas, the Hurricane Center said.
The Bahamas issued tropical storm warnings for its southeastern areas; Cuba issued tropical storm warnings for several provinces, including Guantanamo.
The largest threat was the potential for extremely heavy rainfall over the islands near Isaac's path, weather.com reported.
The Red Cross was ready in Haiti to help evacuate people to shelters and camps but was in a "wait and see" mode, Jerry Anderson, senior director of international services, told NBC News.
Residents and visitors of the northern Caribbean, Yucatan Peninsula, southeastern United States and the central/eastern Gulf Coast should watch the progress of Isaac closely over the next week or more, weather.com reported.
With nearly 400,000 people still living in evacuation tents, a hurricane or even a tropical storm could lead to deaths and more damage to the already fragile country. NBC's Mark Potter reports.
As the storm approached, Puerto Rico Governor Luis Fortuno declared a state of emergency, canceled classes, closed government agencies and activated the National Guard.
The government also froze prices on basic necessities such as food, batteries and other supplies and prepared emergency shelters at schools and other facilities.
Heavy rainfall, flooding and mudslides will be threats in all of the northern Caribbean islands regardless of how strong the system becomes, weather.com reported.
Isaac may also threaten U.S. energy interests in the Gulf of Mexico, weather experts said.
At the Guantanamo Bay U.S. Naval Base in southeast Cuba on Wednesday, authorities said Isaac forced the postponement of pretrial hearings that were to begin on Thursday for five prisoners accused of plotting the Sept. 11 attacks.
The U.S. military was preparing flights to evacuate the base of lawyers, paralegals, interpreters, journalists, rights monitors and family members of 9/11 victims who had traveled there for the hearings.
In Key West, Fla., Mayor Craig Cates told NBC News that officials were monitoring Isaac but hadn't made any decisions about evacuating because the storm hadn't yet strengthened. All agencies were preparing in case an evacuation would be needed if the storm gets strong, he said.
The tropical storm may also cause damage in Tampa, Fla., where the GOP convention will take place. Weather Channel meteorologist Jim Cantore reports.
Coordinating Meteorologist Tom Moore at The Weather Channel said it was difficult to predict how Isaac would affect Tampa when the Republican National Convention to nominate Mitt Romney gets under way on Monday.
Because the storm was tracking farther south than earlier predictions, it could track to the west side of the Gulf of Mexico over the weekend, he said. That would leave Tampa facing rain and thunderstorms with20-30 mph winds gusting up to 40 mph on Monday.
Orange juice prices rise
Florida has not been hit by a major hurricane since 2005 and forecasts showed Isaac was not expected to strengthen beyond a weak Category 1, with top sustained wind speeds of about 80 mph.
The threat to Florida triggered a nearly 6 percent jump in orange juice prices on Wednesday as they surged to a six-week high in trading in New York.
Florida produces more than 75 percent of the U.S. orange crop and accounts for about 40 percent of the world's orange juice supply.
Lurking behind Isaac, the hurricane center said Thursday another tropical depression grew into Tropical Storm Joyce, the 10th named storm of the Atlantic hurricane season.
Located about 1,280 miles east of the Leeward Islands, it was packing winds of 40 mph and was moving northwest at 14 mph on Thursday afternoon.
Forecasts predicted it will eventually veer toward the open Atlantic and away from the Caribbean. No coastal watches or warnings were in effect for Joyce.
Reuters and weather.com contributed to this report.
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- Trayvon Martin case: How might it be treated abroad?
- Can Chinese eye exercises help prevent myopia?
- Q&A: NBC's Richard Engel answers questions about Syria
- Video: Poaching surge threatens survival of rhinos
- Reports: Olympic sprinter drowned when migrant boat sank
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Why Parrots Parrot
When birds mimic human speech, do they know what they’re saying?
By Duncan Smith/Photodisc
A lost parakeet in Japan was returned safely to its owner last week after it told police its home address. Why do captive birds mimic human speech, and how do they decide what to say?
They’re trying to fit in with the flock, and they’ll say whatever it takes. Parrots are among a handful of animal families that possess an aptitude for vocal learning, meaning that they can form new sounds based on experience. Most types of birds, and many other animals, are hard-wired to make a few specific calls, perhaps with slight variations. A mourning dove, for example, pretty much always sings like a mourning dove. But parrots and mockingbirds, among others, can tailor their utterances to their audience.
In the wild, flocks of parrots don’t talk like people, but they do seem to develop distinct local dialects, and mated pairs may even sing unique duets. It’s unclear exactly why they evolved this capability, but research suggests they use it to tell members of their group apart from members of rival groups. Birds seem more likely to respond to calls that are familiar to their own, and they ostracize individuals that don’t speak their language, so to speak. This may allow them to keep untrustworthy newcomers from joining their clan. But if the dialects do serve as a form of immigration control, learning the language seems to be a path to citizenship. In one experiment, a group of parrots from one Costa Rican flock was transplanted to a more northerly flock that showed different vocalization patterns. About half flew right back home, but the rest stayed and formed a sort of immigrant enclave with its own dialect. One even learned the northern tongue and ingratiated itself with locals.
According to this theory, birds that are raised in captivity might mimic their human owners as a way of gaining acceptance as a member of the family. If they hear “pretty bird” a lot, they’ll interpret that as a call distinct to their flock, and try making it themselves. If the parrot gets no response when she squawks, but gets lots of attention or treats when she makes humanlike noises, she has an extra incentive to practice forming words and phrases.
Whether parrots can ever understand what they’re saying is a matter of debate. Researcher Irene Pepperberg trained an African Grey Parrot named Alex to speak with a vocabulary of some 100 human words. Over time, he learned numbers and phrases as well, and when shown a toy, he could correctly identify its name, color, and shape. Skeptics have suggested that Alex’s abilities might have been a product of the “Clever Hans” effect, in which an animal gives correct responses based on its trainer’s body language, as opposed to genuinely understanding the question. Others wonder whether Alex happened to possess a unique language capacity.
Got a question about today’s news? Ask the Explainer.
Explainer thanks Irene Pepperberg of Brandeis University and Timothy Wright of New Mexico State University.
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The Greek Orthodox Mar Saba Monastery in the Judean Desert east of Bethlehem seems to hang precariously from the walls of the Kidron Valley. But it is as sturdy as the faith it represents: it was built some 1,500 years ago, and is one of the oldest still-inhabited monasteries in the world.
Like the Monastery of St. George to the north, Mar Saba was founded by monks seeking solitude and to emulate the prophets, Jesus and John the Baptist. Originally they lived in caves, but as their founder Mar (Saint) Saba gained fame for his piety, the monastery was built.
Its dramatic view is a highlight of a trip that many Christian groups enjoy, traveling by four-wheel-drive vehicles that can navigate every corner of the desert. Some visitors even hike down to the monastery, which women can view from the Women’s Tower, and men can enter to see the church where the remains of St. Saba are preserved.
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Second-generation teenage victims of the Balkan Wars (1991-2002) are struggling with violence and substance abuse due in large part because their parents were never treated for war trauma, according to new research from the University of New Hampshire.
The UNH Department of Women’s Studies has launched the "Who Needs Feminism" campaign. We asked Molly Branch, project coordinator of the Who Needs Feminism campaign and a senior English teaching and women’s studies major, to tell us a little about it.
The University of New Hampshire Department of Theatre and Dance announces that the winning play of the first Woodward International Playwriting Prize is “Sila” by Canadian playwright Chantal Bilodeau.
“Among the Powers of the Earth: The American Revolution and the Making of a New World Empire” (Harvard University Press, 2012) by Eliga Gould, UNH professor of history, has been named a finalist for the 2013 George Washington Book Prize, a $50,000 award that recognizes the best recent book on the nation’s founding era.
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College of Engineering student, Derek Vogel is one of 75 students selected to participate in the 2011‐12 Congress‐Bundestag Youth Exchange for Young Professionals (CBYX). This year‐long, federally‐funded fellowship provides for study and work in Germany.
Conceived and supported by members of the United States Congress and the German Parliament [Bundestag], the CBYX program is financially supported by the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs of the U.S. Department of State under the authority of the Fulbright‐Hays Act. Participants come from nearly every career field, and from all over the United States. Since 1984, over 1,500 Americans have been awarded this opportunity to gain cultural, theoretical, and practical work experience in Germany. Mr. Vogel was one of more than 500 applicants for this fellowship.
While in Germany on CBYX, Mr. Vogel will attend a two‐month intensive German language course, study at a German university or professional school for four months, and complete a five‐month internship with a German company in his career field. Participants are placed throughout Germany, and have the opportunity to learn about everyday German life from a variety of perspectives.
CBYX is a reciprocal scholarship program. While American participants like Mr. Vogel will experience life in Germany, young German professionals will live here in the United States during the upcoming academic year. German participants study at US colleges in the fall and work at local businesses in the spring, all while living with an American host throughout the year.
The program is designed primarily for young adults in business, technical, engineering, vocational, and agricultural fields, though candidates in all career fields are encouraged to apply. Participants must be U.S. citizens or permanent residents between the ages of 18‐24 and have clear career goals and experience in their professional fields. German language ability is not required, but is strongly recommended. Interested applicants can visit www.CBYX.info for more information.
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In our house, we pretty much make all our own bread at this point. As fluffy and delicious as store bread is, all the mysterious ingredients were starting to bother us, and since I love baking anyway, it was a fairly easy switch to make. In fact, in many cases, it was an improvement– homemade flatbread is way better and cheaper than in the store; homemade sourdough is tastier; homemade sweet breads are fantastic.
The one area, unfortunately, where your own bread has a hard time competing is in softness. Who knows what all those conditioners and emulsifiers in store bread are, but they are excellent at keeping bread soft and fluffy and wonderfully textured (for weeks and weeks without going stale…hence the suspicion). It is fairly difficult to get anything in your own kitchen to match the fluffiness of generic sandwich bread or hamburger rolls (although that won’t stop us from trying!)
So as a result, rolls have been one of the hardest things for me to get “perfect” when making them at home. I don’t think they have to be, but as someone who tends to be impatient and cut corners where possible, this has been an area where I’ve had to learn a few lessons about bread science in order to get the results I was looking for.
Two major factors contribute to making bread or rolls soft and chewy are enrichment and air. The first refers to ingredients you can add to the dough which tend to make it feel softer and richer when you eat it: fats, dairy, eggs. The air has to do with the leavening or rising that you give your dough, and how you allow it to develop so it’s as fluffy as possible once it gets out of the oven.
This second area is where I’ve made the most mistakes. Giving myself too little time, or just being to eager for a burger, I usually rush the final proofing/rise of the dough, and end up with fairly tough and dense rolls as a result. The best thing you can do for yourself in this area is to give the rolls a really full second rise before putting them in the oven. Also, unlike lean breads or hearth breads, which like fast, hot heat, soft breads like rolls and sandwich loaves do better with relatively lower and gentler temperatures.
I’m giving you a recipe to try out that’s really worked for me, but feel free to take the general principles and ratios and experiment. You can easily sub in more whole grain flour, or increase the fats and dairy for an even richer roll if you prefer. Let the rest of us know what you come up with, it’s fun to see what people discover.
1/2 cup lukewarm water
1/2 cup buttermilk
1 tsp yeast
1 tsp salt
1 tb brown sugar
1 tb melted butter (unsalted)
1 tb cider vinegar
1/2 cup whole wheat flour
1 cup bread flour
1 cup all-purpose flour (plus more if needed)
In a large bowl, stir your yeast into the warmish water while you get some of the other ingredients ready. This isn’t a necessary step, but it helps get the yeast woken up and gets them ready to be involved in the party. Add the buttermilk, sugar, salt, butter, and vinegar, and mix them together.
Add the flours 1/2 cup at a time and mix in thoroughly until you’re unable to stir the dough. Dump the dough onto a floured counter and knead like a champ until it’s smooth, elastic, but still a little sticky. Roll into a tight ball and place in a lightly oiled bowl, covered, to rise for about 45 minutes to 1 hour until doubled in size.
When the dough has risen, scoop it back out onto a lightly floured countertop. Handling it gently to preserve as much air as possible in the dough, divide it into 6 evenly sized pieces. (If you’re using this recipe for dinner rolls, you should divide the dough into something like 8-10 pieces and rise them in a deeper baking dish.)
Stretch the surfaces of the pieces into balls and pinch underneath to make the “skin” tight and smooth for the second rise. Space the balls out evenly on a lightly oiled pan, with about 2 inches space on all sides to spread and rise. Depress the balls slightly with your palm, cover with oiled plastic or a floured towel, and set aside to rise again for 30-45 minutes.
When the rolls are starting to look fairly roll-like in size and shape, preheat your oven to 350 degrees. Meanwhile, uncover the rolls so the surfaces dry out slightly while you wait. Right before they go in the oven, take a very sharp or serrated knife and cut a large X in the top of the rolls. If desired, brush with melted butter or egg white, and sprinkle with seeds or another topping of your choice. In these pictures I picked oat bran to top the rolls.
Bake for 20-30 minutes, rotating the pan halfway through, or until the rolls are puffed and golden and toasty. Enjoy with your favorite sandwich and use the others within a couple of days.
There you go! Remember to sign up for the email list to get more random thoughts and updates every once in awhile.
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The following audio files represent the singing tradition of the modern Russian Orthodox Church, both in Russia and in its émigré communities. This includes the majority of parishes in the Russian Orthodox Church Outside of Russia, the Orthodox Church of America, as well as numerous mission parishes in various other Orthodox jurisdictions. These generic melodies are well suited for most modern church choirs, and can accommodate any style of text or any language. By modern tradition, these melodies are harmonized with four voices, but the original style of chanting in the Russian Orthodox Church (up until c. 1665) was unison.
Disclaimer: The reader should be aware that there are many other repertoires of melodies for the 8 Tones used by other ethnic groups within the Orthodox Church. The mainstream tradition presented here represents merely one tradition out of many vibrant and beautiful systems of liturgical chanting. For beginners and for church choirs which need to keep their repertoire easy and consistent, this is an excellent starting point, but eventually one will want to dig deeper into the wealth of singing traditions that the Orthodox Church has to offer.
These audio files were found in the archives of St. Tikhon's Seminary. They offer instructive examples of the eight tone system.
First Series (Russian Common Chant)
Second Series (Russian Common Chant)
The popular designation "Obikhod" (which actually means "Book of Common Chants") is misleading to scholars of Russian Chant, because it fails to identify the repertoire of melodies. Although it would be more accurate to label these as "Russian Common Chant", it seems that we are stuck with the misleading designation of "Obikhod".
Obikhod 4 Part
Kievan 4 Part
Canon - Kievan Chant
"God is the Lord" Kievan Chant
There are two traditional repertoires of melodies for Prokeimena in the Russian Chant tradition: Znamenny and Kievan.
Days of the Week
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Georgia Performance Standards
The Georgia Performance Standards for Social Studies were designed to develop informed Georgia citizens who understand the history of the United States and our place in an ever increasing interconnected world. It is essential that students understand their past and how that past influences the present day and the future.
To accomplish our goal of informed citizens, it is essential that Social Studies teachers:
- Bridge essential understanding about the past to contemporary events.
- Assist students in understanding the nature of historical inquiry and the role of primary and secondary sources.
- Encourage the consideration of multiple perspectives on events.
- Engage students in speculation about the known and unknown motives and actions of historic figures.
- Integrate the strands of Social Studies.
The ever growing body of children’s literature that has relevant social studies themes should be incorporated into the Social Studies curriculum. Reading in Social Studies is part of the 25 book standard. In addition, the reading of social studies related books should be an integral part of the elementary reading program.
The Social Studies skills identified on the Skills Matrix are to be integrated into the content as appropriate, not taught separately from the content. Skills are introduced in a given year, then developed and mastered over time; and once mastered, they must continue to be refined throughout the student’s academic career.
Through the use of a varied assessment program, students should be provided with periodic opportunities to engage in inquiry-oriented projects related to social studies. A varied assessment program with multiple types of both formative and summative assessments provides the teacher, the student, and the parent with an understanding of the student’s progress and mastery of the Georgia Performance Standards for Social Studies.
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February 13, 2013 4:10 pm
Imagine being able to turn off the chills in a movie theater or on a morning walk to the subway. In mice, at least, that’s now possible. Researchers from the University of Southern California pinpointed the sensory network of skin neurons responsible for relaying the sensation of being cold, and then shut them off.
The mice in the study could still feel heat or sensations of touch, but they did not recognize the cold. In one group of mice, researchers destroyed certain of their neurons—ones that expressed a particular protein, which they’d previously linked to the experience of feeling cold. They exposed those mice, as well as a group that hand not been tinkered with, to a multi-temperature surface in the lab, which ranged from 32 to 122 degrees Fahrenheit.
The normal mice, the team found, stuck around areas heated to a comfortable 86 degrees and avoided the exceptionally cold and hot zones. The modified mice, however, only avoided the hotter areas. Even when the cold should have been painful or even potentially dangerous to their little mouse toes, they didn’t flinch a whisker. The researchers concluded that the altered mice had effectively lost their ability to feel the cold.The goal here isn’t to alter humans so they can play in the snow for hours without noticing, though. The researchers hope these types of findings can lead to better understanding of human sensation, which could help to develop drugs that more thoroughly knock out the feeling of pain, without completely numbing sensation for suffering patients.
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One of the dirty little secrets in public education is that enrollment drives course offerings. If school boards don't close schools as the population moves, students left behind get educated on a shoestring.
There is no choir, band or foreign language at Humes Middle, the hulking shell of a school in North Memphis with an even bigger legacy.
With just 190 students in seventh and eighth grades, 83 percent of the school is empty. It is no longer economically feasible to offer honors classes and art. There are no math and science electives. Fewer than 16 percent of students can do math at grade level. And in reading, four-fifths of students are behind.
Across town at White Station Middle, students have a choice of seven languages, band, choir, orchestra and honors classes, a taxpayer-funded inequity.
Memphis City Schools Supt. Kriner Cash is recommending that Humes close and start over next fall as Memphis Academy of Musical Arts & Sciences, an optional 6-12 school for students interested in the music industry.
He is also asking the school board to close five elementary schools — all of them under-enrolled, but none as sparsely populated as Humes.
"I'm happy about the performing arts school," said Dr. Jyothi Pinnaka, a kidney transplant surgeon at Methodist Transplant Institute. "We will get a better education for our kids."
Pinnaka, like other parents waiting to pick students up after school Tuesday, is worried about the quality at Humes. "I think a music school would be better for my daughter. She is an honors student. I want what is best for her," said parent Retha Bennett.
The whole character of the community changed. When people moved back in, it was a lot of single people.
Robert Lipscomb, head of Memphis Housing and Community Development
The problem for both is they are zoned to Humes. "They should be able to go to another school. They make it next to impossible," Pinnaka said. "It's not easy to get permission to get out of here."
Sixth- and seventh-graders zoned to attend Humes next year would be expected to attend the Science and Arts Academy that Gestalt Community Schools, a charter school, runs at Gordon Elementary.
"We have not yet discussed with MCS what Humes' 8th graders' options will be next year," Achievement School District spokesman Jeremy Jones said in an email.
"ASD eligible students can apply (if required) to attend Humes' proposed art program just like any other Memphis student. We encourage students to attend high-quality schools that best meet their needs," he said.
Humes, on the National Register of Historic Places for famous graduate Elvis Presley, is the face of an exodus in North Memphis running its course since the '80s when International Harvester, Kimberly-Clark and Firestone left town.
"The whole character of the community changed," said Robert Lipscomb, head of Memphis Housing and Community Development. "When people moved back in, it was a lot of single people."
Like Elvis, Humes once served students who lived in densely populated public housing development. By 1999, fewer than half of the 450 units at Hurt Village were occupied; at Lauderdale Courts, the fraction was much smaller.
As early as last spring, Cash anticipated Humes would be closed or repurposed. The sixth grade was moved to Gordon this fall, taking 140 students.
A year ago, Humes it had 379 students, according to the state report card. On the 40th day of school this fall, enrollment had dropped to 177. At Manassas High, where 80 percent of Humes' students attend high school, principal James Griffin sees the ongoing damage.
"Humes hasn't had a band in some years, or choir and any of those kinds of things. The learning gap is extremely difficult," he says, wondering why no one considered opening a music academy at Manassas, which produced Isaac Hayes and Jimmie Lunceford.
"You can trace back to where the fault line is. We talk about what is going on at home, but I also like to say if we'd get our house together first, we should be able to see one year's growth in every child," Griffin said.
"It's an equity issue. It's definitely an equity issue."
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Computerworld - Google CEO Larry Page met with officials from the FTC this week in an attempt to convince regulators that the company hasn't broken antitrust laws, reports say.
Page met with agency officials in Washington on Tuesday to defend the company's business practices, which have been the focus of an ongoing FTC investigation, according to a report posted on Bloomberg.com.
The Bloomberg report says that Google officials have been in settlement talks with the FTC for the past week or so.
The FTC last spring hired former federal prosecutor Beth A. Wilkinson to take over the antitrust investigation into Google. The addition of Wilkinson, who played a key role in convicting Timothy McVeigh of the Oklahoma City bombing, moved the investigation to a higher level, observers say.
The wide-ranging FTC antitrust investigation is looking into Google's business practices and whether it uses its dominant position to muscle smaller firms out of various markets.
A key part of the investigation is focused on whether Google manipulated its search results so competitors and their products appear in less favorable slots.
Google didn't respond to a request for comment on the reported Page meeting with FTC officials.
Earlier this week, Sen. Ron Wyden (D-Oregon) criticized the the agency in a letter to FTC Chairman Jon Liebowitz for allegedly leaking information about internal discussions regarding Google's probe.
"It is also alarming that these leaks indicate that the FTC is focusing on allegations of monopoly in the online search industry," wrote Wyden.
"The Internet economy is the most highly competitive, innovative and dynamic in this nation. There is no question that the market is continuing to ensure the full range of consumer choice without government intervention," Wyden added.
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