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He provides a slice of just some of the tensions framing this “debate” within the Latin American-descent population of North America. If you are new to the topic of us, it’s a good beginning. And if you’re you and you is us then, well, how about that?
Cubias doesn’t offer much of a solution and, as a professor of Chicana/o ~ Latina/o Studies (yes, that’s right, I did just use all those words and slashes) let me declare my reluctance to offer any bold opinion as to which we should “all” be using. As with most “debates,” the most important understanding to take away is not the results of an either/or dichotomous battle but a bird’s eye view of the arena of contestation.
The real lesson in all of this is three-fold:
1. Latin American-descent populations are diverse and, at times, rivalrous to an extent that makes inter-ethnic, inter-national, and/or inter-identity formation difficult, to say the least.
2. The question to ask is, really, what frames and nurtures these diverse examples of identification? This is not a debate about language at all. It is about what that language says about what we think of ourselves. Identity is about memory and visions of the past and future. The unique historical experiences and circumstances which have given rise to this current “debate” are the real story for us as Latinos/Hispanic and as non-Latino/Hispanics to educate ourselves about.
3. No matter what you think about this in intellectual terms, identity is a historically situated phenomenon. People will call themselves what they want because of the time, place, and circumstance of their life experience. Barring a widespread–and I mean WIDE–movement in this country, there will be no lasting resolution to this debate.
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I haven’t had any time to make a Halloween themed bento this year, since I’m still working on the recipes for my book. But many talented bentoists in the Just Bento flickr pool have been busy making some really scary-cute bentos! It just goes to show that, contrary to some misplaced assumptions, it’s not just Japanese moms that can get very creative with bentos. Here are a few that caught my eye.
This bento by gamene makes great use of themed stickers and the rather weird color of purple broccoli for that spooky look. Check out the detail of the carved ‘pumpkin’ mini-pepper!
This one by Bunches and Bits has a spider-web (made of cut nori) covered sandwich, and a big, scary spider with a meatball body. It also uses a themed sticker creatively.
mirdreams makes great use of the autumnal colors of sweet pepper and tomatoes, with Jack-o-lantern faces of course! The egg white faces are nice and ghostly.
MandLmom makes a slightly overtoasted English muffin look like a bug-eyed mummy. The jicama ghosts are ghoulishly semi-transparent, which is a great touch.
I’m not quite sure what that monster climbing out of Judy’s Notebook’s bento is, but it’s scary, as are the baleful owls. The milk bottle is a mystery to ponder.
Here’s another spooky cat themed bento, from MAHOUTAKE.
And last but not least, check out this Jack-o-lantern bento by the always talented sherimiya.
I really like the direction that many non-Japanese charaben artists are taking, as seen in these photos. Instead of relying on colored molded rice, sausages or fish products and thin omelettes (usuyaki tamago) as most Japanese charabens do, they are using the natural, vibrant colors and textures of vegetables and fruit very creatively. Kudos to you all!
And however you choose to celebrate it, have a great Halloween and/or All Hallow’s Day!
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Mondelez International, Nestlé, Ferrero and Mars have all signed the Abidjan Cocoa Declaration and pledged to create a sustainable cocoa industry that guarantees a fair deal for farmers.
The declaration was made at the World Cocoa Conference, held in Abidjan, Ivory Coast last week.
The pledge commits chocolate makers to cooperatively work towards the economic, environmental and social sustainability of the cocoa economy. The full pledge is available HERE.
All of the top five chocolate manufacturers signed the pledge except Hershey. Barry Callebaut was also among the signatories.
More chocolate companies are expected to sign in the coming days, a spokesperson for the International Cocoa Association told this site.
Ivory Coast President Alassane Ouattara was present at the World Cocoa Conference along with his wife and first lady Dominique Ouattara, who leads a campaign to eliminate the worst forms of cocoa child labor. | <urn:uuid:de9fc87b-3a25-45d7-b23e-bba96f605e07> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.confectionerynews.com/Commodities/Major-chocolate-players-sign-new-cocoa-pledge | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368697380733/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516094300-00071-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.951904 | 190 | 1.585938 | 2 |
The intersection of art and science can be a bit on the weird side (tiny jackets made of stem cells, anyone?). But if this new art project works as advertised, it’s pretty neat.
This piece of retainer-like jewelry is the creation of Aisen Chacin, a student at Parsons School of Design in New York. It differs in one very important way from the standard rapper’s grill: it includes a motor hooked up to the headphone jack of an iPod that lies flush against the wearer’s palate. To play your tunes, you manipulate the iPod’s controls with your tongue, and, thanks to the pulsing of the motor against your teeth, you can hear the music.
That’s thanks to a phenomenon called bone conduction, which allows sound to be transmitted to your hearing apparatus by the vibration of bones rather than the vibration of air hitting your ear drum. It’s why your voice on a recording sounds different than the voice you hear when you speak, and it’s the basis of certain hearing aids, as well as some headsets worn by divers so they can receive messages from people out of the water. In fact, it was Hugo Gernsback, renowned editor of pulp science fiction magazines and namesake of the Hugo Awards, who, in 1923, came up with the idea of a bone-conducting hearing aid. You can see drawings of it here. | <urn:uuid:6523df93-524b-4923-bbc4-d225bf26869f> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/discoblog/tag/bone-conduction/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368706499548/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516121459-00023-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.945051 | 293 | 2.71875 | 3 |
“Charles Godefroy (1888–1958) was a French aviator who became famous by his spectacular flight passing through the Arc de Triomphe in Paris in 1919.For the victory parade on 14 July 1919, military command ordered airmen to participate on foot. A group of aviators decided to address this by flying through the Arc de Triomphe during the parade. The choice fell on Jean Navarre. However, Navarre was killed in a practice flight on 10 July.
“On 7 August 1919, three weeks after the victory parade, Charles Godefroy flew through the Arc. He also flew low level over a tram in which passengers threw themselves to the ground, and many passers-by ran away frightened. The journalist Jacques Mortane had the whole event filmed and photographed. The film screening was banned by the Commissioner of Police. After this exploit, Godefroy had to promise his family to give up flying.”
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ET: Quake Wars gets some ray-tracing loving
Intel converts ET: Quake Wars to ray-tracing
Let's face it, ray-tracing is the 'gear' and has the potential to put in-game physics into a whole different perspective. Upcoming cGPU products such as Intel's Larrabee and Nvidia's CUDA are geared towards the task of solving computational problems such as ray tracing and are looking very promising.
Intel research scientist, Daniel Pohl has rewritten ET: Quake Wars using ray-tracing and the results are nothing short of spectacular.
Intel demonstrated ET: Quake Wars running in basic HD (720p) resolution, which is, according to our knowledge, the first time the company was able to render the game using a standard video resolution, instead of 1024 x 1024 or 512 x 512 pixels. Seeing ETQW running in 14-29 frames per second in 1280x720 has brought up our hopes for Intel's CPU architecture, since we do not believe that CPUs would deliver a similar performance when rasterizing graphics. For the record, the demonstration ran on a 16-core (4 socket, 4 core) Tigerton system running at 2.93 GHz.
The icing on the cake was that the game was actually demonstrated running on a 64-bit Linux operating system. Intel stated that with ray-tracing, the company now supports 32-bit and 64-bit versions of Linux and Windows operating systems. We'll see what will happen with Mac OS X support, but that should be on the cards as well.
Additional images can be found here
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Here at Ink & Toner Solutions we hear this all the time: “my inkjet cartridge exploded in my printer and there’s ink all over the place!”
Can an inkjet cartridge “explode in a printer”? The simple answer is No. Period. It’s just not possible. Let’s start with the way a print head is built:
A print head is the part of a printer that actually deposits the ink on to the paper. In some printer models the print head is integrated as part of the ink cartridge, on others, the cartridges sit inside the print head as a separate unit and feed ink to it. So let’s take the integrated print head style cartridge. Most of them have a sponge inside to hold the ink, there are a few that have a foil bag inside that holds the ink like the HP #15 and #45 black ink cartridges. None of these cartridges have any kind of internal pressure that would cause them to “explode”.
So how does ink “leak out” of the cartridge? Let’s first start with the guy that doesn’t know what he is doing and attempts to refill one of these. He may go online, buy a universal ink because it’s the best price around, finds some seemingly easy instructions online and goes ahead and starts filling. Takes out the needle that came with the ink refilling kit and pumps in enough ink to kill a horse, ink spills out the top, he wipes it up and figures he’s good to go. Now if that universal ink does not have the right viscosity for the cartridge he is filling, well it might very well leak out the print head because it’s too thin. Explode? No, but you will get ink all over the place. If the ink is too thick, no ink will come out and you have the opposite problem, you don’t get ink leaking all over the place, you just don’t get any ink at all, on the paper or anywhere else. This can happen with any product using so-called “universal” inks, from drug-store ink refill services, to those home kits.
The last thing that could happen if you see ink leaking out of your printer is that many manufactures put this little sponge at the bottom of the printer that sits under where the inkjet cartridges park themselves in the position where you can take them out. Have you ever heard your printer making all these cute little noises and you wonder what it’s doing? Well one of the things it’s doing is running a small mechanism under the ink jets that have rubber pads attached to it that wipes any excess ink off the bottom of the print head. Where do you think that excess ink goes? Yup, drips down onto that sponge set in the bottom of the printer. I have seen these sponges get so loaded with ink that after a while it actually spills out through the seams in the printer. This video clip will clearly show what I’m talking about. Of course when this happens and the person is using remanufactured ink jets they blame the after-market product, when in fact this has nothing to do with the cartridge but rather with the design of the printer and happens using the original or the remanufactured brand.
It’s like any other product, if you buy a well-made product that has been manufactured under stringent controls and tested to make sure it works the way it should, you won’t have any problems. Buy from a reputable dealer that stands behind what they sell and you will be fine. A proper dealer has inks that match up as close as possible to the original inks for each individual printer and cartridge type. Trust businesses who have devoted years into quality control and customer services. Have your brother or aunt fill your ink jets for you because they found this really cool refill kit and tells you they can refill your cartridges for next to nothing, and you can expect problems.
Check out Ink & Toner Solutions in Northampton, MA and see what quality really is and give us a call, we love to answer your questions about ink jets and toners.
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Creating Waves of Awareness
A Study on
CHRONIC FATIGUE SYNDROME
(CFS) and its Homeopathic approach
By Dr. Jagat Manik, MD (Hom)
Chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) is the current name for a disorder characterized by debilitating fatigue and several associated physical, constitutional, and neuropsychological complaints. This syndrome is not new; in the past, patients diagnosed with conditions such as the vapors, neurasthenia, effort syndrome, chronic brucellosis, epidemic neuromyasthenia, myalgic encephalomyelitis, hypoglycemia, multiple chemical sensitivity syndrome, chronic candidiasis, chronic mononucleosis, chronic Epstein-Barr virus infection, and postviral fatigue
syndrome may have had what is now called CFS.
A subset of ill veterans of military campaigns suffer from CFS. The U.S. Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has developed diagnostic criteria for CFS based upon symptoms and the exclusion of other illnesses.
Patients with CFS are twice as likely to be women as men and are generally 25 to 45 years old, although cases in childhood and in later life have been described.
Cases are recognized in many developed countries. Most arise sporadically, but many clusters have also been reported. Famous outbreaks of CFS occurred in Los Angeles County Hospital in 1934; in Akureyri, Iceland, in 1948; in the Royal Free Hospital, London, in 1955; and in Incline Village, Nevada, in 1985. While these clustered cases suggest a common environmental or nfectious cause, none has been identified.
Estimates of the prevalence of CFS have depended on the case definition used and the method of study. Chronic fatigue itself is a common symptom, occurring in as many as 20% of patients attending general medical clinics; CFS is far less common. Community-based studies find that 100 to 300 individuals per 100,000 population in the United States meet the current CDC case definition.
The diverse names for the syndrome reflect the many and controversial hypotheses about its etiology. Several common themes underlie attempts to understand the disorder: It is often postinfectious, it is associated with immunologic disturbances, and it is commonly accompanied or even preceded by neuropsychological complaints, somatic preoccupation, and/or depression.
Many studies in the 1980s and 1990s attempted to link CFS to infection with Epstein-Barr virus, a retrovirus, or an enterovirus. In many patients with chronic fatigue, titers of antibodies to several viruses are elevated. Reports that viral antigens and nucleic acids could be specifically identified in patients with CFS have not been confirmed. One study from the United Kingdom failed to detect any association between acute infections and subsequent prolonged fatigue. Another study found
that chronic fatigue did not develop after typical upper respiratory infections but did in some individuals after infectious mononucleosis. Thus, while antecedent viral infections are associated with CFS, a direct viral pathogenesis is unproven and unlikely.
Changes in numerous immune parameters of uncertain functional significance have been reported in CFS. Modest elevations in titers of antinuclear antibodies, reductions in immunoglobulin subclasses, deficiencies in mitogen-driven lymphocyte proliferation, reductions in natural killer cell activity, disturbances in cytokine production, and shifts in lymphocyte subsets have been described. None of the immune findings appears in all patients, nor do any correlate with the
severity of CFS. Careful comparison of affected and unaffected monozygotic twins showed no substantive immunologic differences. In theory, symptoms of CFS could result from excessive production of a cytokine, such as interleukin 1, that induces asthenia and other flulike symptoms; however, compelling data in support of this long-held hypothesis are lacking.
In some studies, patients with CFS manifest unusual sensitivity to sustained upright tilting, resulting in hypotension and syncope, so as to suggest a form of dysautonomia.
Disturbances in the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal function have been identified in several controlled studies of CFS, with some evidence for normalization in patients whose fatigue abates. These neuroendocrine abnormalities could contribute to the impaired energy and depressed mood of patients.
Mild to moderate depression is present in half to two-thirds of patients. Much of this depression may be reactive, but its prevalence exceeds that seen in other chronic medical illnesses. Some
propose that CFS is fundamentally a psychiatric disorder and that the various neuroendocrine and immune disturbances arise secondarily.
Typically, CFS arises suddenly in a previously active individual. An otherwise unremarkable flulike illness or some other acute stress leaves unbearable exhaustion in its wake. Other symptoms, such as headache, sore throat, tender lymph nodes, muscle and joint aches, and frequent feverishness, lead to the belief that an infection persists, and medical attention is sought. Over
several weeks, despite reassurances that nothing serious is wrong, the symptoms persist and other features of the syndrome become evident — disturbed sleep, difficulty in concentration, and depression.
Depending on the dominant symptoms and the beliefs of the patient, additional consultations may be sought from allergists, rheumatologists, infectious disease specialists, psychiatrists, ecologic therapists, or other professionals, frequently with unsatisfactory results. Once the pattern of illness is established, the symptoms may fluctuate somewhat. Many patients report that diverse complaints are linked — that during periods of greatest fatigue they perceive the most pain and difficulty with concentration. Patients also commonly assert that excessive physical or emotional stress may exacerbate their symptoms.
Most patients remain capable of meeting family, work, or community obligations despite their symptoms; discretionary activities are abandoned first. Some feel unable to engage in any gainful employment. A minority of individuals require help with the activities of daily living.
Ultimately, isolation, frustration, and pathetic resignation can mark the protracted course of illness. Patients may become angry at physicians for failing to acknowledge or resolve their plight. Fortunately, CFS does not appear to progress. On the contrary, many patients experience gradual improvement, and a minority recover fully.
A thorough history, physical examination, and judicious use of laboratory tests are required to exclude other causes of the patient's symptoms. Prominent abnormalities argue strongly in favor of alternative diagnoses. No laboratory test, however, can diagnose this condition or measure its severity. In most cases, elaborate, expensive workups are not helpful. Early claims that magnetic
resonance imaging or single photon emission computed tomography can identify abnormalities in the brain of CFS patients have not withstood further study. The dilemma for patient and clinician alike is that CFS has no pathognomonic features and remains a constellation of symptoms and a diagnosis of exclusion. Often the patient presents with features that also meet criteria for other subjective disorders such as fibromyalgia and irritable bowel syndrome.
After other illnesses have been excluded, there are several points to address in the long-term care of a patient with chronic fatigue.
The patient should be informed about the illness and what is known of its pathogenesis; its potential impact on the physical, psychological, and social dimensions of life; and its prognosis. Patients are relieved when their complaints are taken seriously. Periodic reassessment is appropriate to identify a possible underlying process that is late in declaring itself and to address intercurrent symptoms that should not be simply dismissed as yet another subjective complaint.
With symptomatic and constitutional homoeopathic treatment prognosis is good and even modest improvements in symptoms can make an important difference in the patient's degree of self-sufficiency and ability to appreciate life's pleasures.
Owing to the vast rubrics and symptoms along with their remedies in homeopathy, this disorder can be managed with ease. The remedies for the particular condition can be sought from the following rubrics in the compete repertory:
- extremity, pain
Practical advice should be given regarding life-style. Sleep disturbances are common; consumption of heavy meals with alcohol and caffeine at night can make sleep even more elusive, compounding fatigue. Total rest leads to further deconditioning and the self-image of being an invalid, whereas overexertion may worsen exhaustion and lead to total avoidance of exercise. A moderate, carefully graded regimen should be encouraged and has been proven to relieve
symptoms and enhance exercise tolerance.
The physician should promote the patient's efforts to recover. Controlled trials in the United Kingdom, in Australia, and in the Netherlands showed cognitive-behavioral therapy to be helpful. This approach aims to dispel misguided beliefs and fears about CFS that can contribute to inactivity and despair. For CFS, as for many other conditions, a comprehensive approach to physical, psychological, and social aspects of well-being is in order.
HARRISON'S PRINCIPLES OF INTERNAL MEDICINE - 16th Ed. (2005)
PART FIFTEEN - NEUROLOGIC DISORDERS
Section 4 - Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
370. CHRONIC FATIGUE SYNDROME - Stephen E. Straus
COMPLETE REPERTORY (HOMPATH 0.7)
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I woke up this weekend to the interesting Forbes article by Rick Ungar, that claims that “Obamacare” demands that health insurers spend 80% (85% in some cases) or premiums collected on claims. The article asserts that the end of private insurance will follow, as no insurer can limit overheads to 20% or premiums (to break even), let alone to 15% (to make profit).They cannot, Rick Ungar claims, because so far they don’t.
I am an IT consultant working from Australia, I have no political opinion on the US healthcare debate. I also have no expertise in long-term viability of health insurance due to aging population and emergence of new expensive treatments, or in US healthcare in general to verify the numbers.
However as an expert in enterprise IT, I can state that administrative costs can be reduced significantly in any large enterprise. Within the space of two decades, Information Technology reduced the cost of sending a person message to zero, the cost of making an international phone call to virtually zero, and sent travel agents and second-hand shops owners to look for other business opportunities.
So far the level of cost reduction in the enterprises lags behind. The enterprise culture is not tuned for implementing dramatic changes. A project is usually instructed to talk to the users and learn what they want, while a real transformation will make majority of these users redundant. We map business processes that were created when files were made of cardboard.
That’s not malicious sabotage, nor does that happen out of intellectual deficiency. In fact, many of the CEOs and CIOs I know are highly intelligent people not shy of gutsy decisions. Yet this pattern of behaviour is common even for enterprises run by forward-thinking leaders with explicit innovation-supporting policies.
An Information Technology department has no mandate to disrupt the profitable enterprise. That results in highly conservative projects that cost too much, yet thread very carefully. The combination of massive budgets and demand for conformance with all entrenched interests produced vendors who deliver just that – massively expensive projects that include a lot of boring work and even more boring ineffective meetings. One common pattern of innovation is introducing new technology in form of hugely expensive products that are bolted on top of existing solutions after excruciating customisation effort, with promises of some benefits in distant future.
However, two factors combined can force some enterprises to transform their IT departments into engines of disruptive innovation.
On one hand, regulatory actions driven by public frustration, change of customer behaviour or emergence of new type of competition enabled by technology can create an existential threat to existing enterprises within a particular industry segment. However, as soon as several large enterprises in a particular industry are forced to drive their innovation without handbrake on, the ripple effect will reach other industries and other countries shortly after.
On another hand, several recently developed methods significantly reduced the risks associated with innovative internal IT projects:
- Fundamental research by Clayton M. Christensen, Jeff Dyer, Hal Gregersen and others made innovation more predictable and facilitateable, thus ensuring that enterprises can generate significant pools of ideas to choose from;
- Abstraction Visual Modelling and high-level simulation tools made possible to assist creative process and early experimentation, thus not only reducing the cost of creative experimentation but also enabling a formal innovation framework that will drive innovation.
- The methods defined by the startup community to reduce the frequency and most significantly costs of startup failures reached the level of maturity suitable for enterprise IT. Business Abstraction customised some of these methods for internal enterprise use.
- The initiatives like Web-Oriented Architecture, Cloud Deployment and Enterprise-as-a-Platform make complex project easier.
We reached the paradoxical stage when running an innovative and highly transformative project under conditions of extreme uncertainty will take less time, require less funding and pose less risks than undertaking a highly conservative “me too” project from a global vendor.
Some early examples will include Palantir Technologies that sends unsleek yet competent “forward-deployed engineers” to do sales, then executes a $5-$100 million project delivering critical fraud-detection capabilities, that in turn rely on massive data integration, in 8 weeks, with software working full power immediately after that. Their competitors will take multiple of that time and money just get initial Requirements document approved.
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‘A Homecoming Spectacle’ is a documentary on Durga Puja Festival in Kolkata Sunanda K. Sanyal, professor of art history and critical studies at the Art Institute of Boston. Produced in 2008, ‘A Homecoming Spectacle’ (58 mins) explores the visual culture of Durga Pujo. The documentary was selected for screening at the 5th Asian Festival of Films in
The documentary attempts to unravel the changes that are taking place in the decorative aspects during Durga Puja festival.
“A Homecoming Spectacle” acts as a lens through which to examine how the festival is changing, according to Sanyal. One way in which change can be seen is that the provincial celebration is becoming global. The documentary observes that whimsical, if controversial, change in the approach of erecting and incorporating pandals and Durgas into the festival.
Sanyal said his film seeks to remain objective on the apparent shift in pandal and Durga figure-making and what he calls the secularization of Durga Pujo.
Sanyal said he hopes that when audiences see his film they will walk away with an appreciation of the “adaptability of culture.” And while he says that some aspects of the Durga Pujo’s original intent may be becoming sublimated to the artists’ attempt at trying a new approaches, it is not necessarily a bad thing.
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In the trial of NSA whistleblower Thomas Drake, the prosecution is attempting to use the Silent Witness Rule, which means that the evidence at trial will be closed off from the public; only the counsel, jury, judge, and witnesses can see it. The rule is rather new. It has only been used in a handful of cases. Essentially, it works by having the evidence available to the judge, jurors, and laywers, but not to the public.
The argument for the Silent Witness Rule (and its old cousin, the Classified Information Procedures Act) is that it will allow cases to come to trial that, in the past, have been thrown out of court due to the government worrying about it's secrets being revealed.
The concept allegedly prevents 'graymail', where the guilty get off free after threatening to reveal secret information in court. However there is another argument for it. Sometimes, citizens want to sue the government and may require sensitive information to be used as evidence. The classic example is the Air Force widows defrauded by the military in Reynolds v United States; they never got a day in court because state secrets privilege disallowed it.
Here is the problem. Look at the theory. Then look at what has happened in actual, real cases.
Khalid El-Masri, a German citizen, was kidnapped, beaten, raped, and tortured by the CIA. Why? His name is El-Masri; there is a terrorist named Al-Masri. They got the name wrong. He sued the government (El-Masri v. Tenet), but his case was thrown out by judge T.S. Ellis III because a trial would reveal government secrets. El-Masri appealed, but the higher court agreeed with Ellis. El-Masri never got a day in court.
When judge Ellis got another state secrets case, US v. Steve J. Rosen (an AIPAC lobbyist), he didn't throw it out. Instead, he decided to get creative and make up a new 'fairness test' that would allow the government to present secret evidence using the Silent Witness Rule. The main difference between this trial and El-Masri's? El-Masri involved a citizen suing the government. Rosen involved the government suing a citizen.
The pattern is clear.
If the defendant is some ordinary citizen, like Steve Rosen or Thomas Drake, then the court can go all loosey goosey with the Fifth and Sixth amendments, due process (which goes back to the Magna Carta), and the right to know the evidence against you.
If the defendant is the Government, however, then the case gets thrown out because it would reveal state secrets. The plaintiff, like El-Masri, never gets a day in court, never gets a 'fairness test' about the silent witness rule, and never gets a chance to present evidence.
The only plaintiff, apparently, who gets to use the silent witness rule is the United States government. How has the government used this advantage? Has it stopped mad bombers, terrorists, assassins, spies, and saboteurs? No. Most of the use of the silent witness rule has been against ordinary citizens, most of whom are simply leakers, or in Drake's case, a whistleblower. The silent witness rule has almost never (if ever) helped convict a terrorist.
Judge Ellis has said that he has no power over deciding which cases the government chooses to bring to trial, and which it does not. He does, however, have the power to decide which cases get thrown out, and which get heard. In his choices on Rosen and El-Masri, he has decided that when the government is sued, we have to worry about state secrets being revealed, but when a citizen is sued by the government, that worry goes out the window, and we can bend the Fifth and Sixth amendments into innovative new shapes to fit the desires of the prosecution.
Judge Ellis is fond of lecturing people about the Rule of Law. When he reduced Larry Franklin's sentence in 2009, he forced him to give talks to school kids about the Rule of Law. Ellis' point is that government employees shouldn't decide, on their own, when a law is valid and when it is not. Under Lex Rex, we are a nation of laws and not of men, and everyone should be equal before the law.
When it comes to the silent witness rule, though, it would appear that some defendants are more equal than others.
--- Update May 2011 ---
There has just been yet another case in which alleged torture victims never get a day in court against the torturers because of State Secrets Privilege. Again, the Silent Witness Rule didn't help them, at all. The alleged torturer is Jeppesen Dataplan, a division of Boeing that was working for the US Government.
This time the plaintiffs are five, including Binyam Mohamed of Great Britain.
Supreme Court Declines Rendition Torture Case Involving ‘State Secrets’, By David Kravets, Wired.com, May 17, 2011
Save Tom Drake, facebook
Government Accountability Project, Thomas Drake page
TS Ellis' decision to throw out El-Masri v Tenet due to state secrets: from pitt.edu 2005
TS Ellis' decision to allow the silent witness rule, US v. Rosen: from fas.org
TS Ellis' 'rule of law' comments at Franklin reduction-of-sentence hearing: from fas.org 2009
William Welch's motion to use Silent Witness Rule in US v Thomas Drake from fas.org
"The Muted Rise of the Silent Witness Rule in National Security Litigation", Jonathan Lamb, ssrn.com 2008
DoJ to use secret code in leak trial, Josh Gerstein, Politico, 2011 3 10 (Drake case)
Animal Farm, George Orwell, 1946
Magna Carta (archives.org) 1297
AIPAC Court Adopts Silent Witness Rule, Steven Aftergood, Federation of American Scientists, 2007 11 7
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A few days ago, someone asked me what are the physical components of the city. As I attempted to answer the question, it occurred to me that we do not always give these basic issues the consideration they deserve. I will try to do so in this article.
In essence, a city consists of buildings, roads, and open spaces. These components of course occupy a natural setting. For Amman, it is a hilly terrain surrounding a valley through which a stream used to run. The western areas of this terrain are more fertile and receive more rainfall than its relatively arid eastern ones. For Cairo, this natural setting is the Nile that passes through it, bordered by a relatively thin strip of fertile land on each side, after which is a vast desert. For Beirut, it is plain bound by the Mediterranean on one side and the green mountains of Lebanon on the other.
The city as a physical composition involves interaction between these man-made and natural components. In a few cases, an effort is made so that the man-made components respect the natural ones, but in most, these man-made components unfortunately ignore or even destroy the natural ones. In Amman, the stream is now a sewer line covered by a road network, and the city continues to eat up more of the fertile land located to its west. In Cairo, the thin fertile strips bordering the Nile on each side have been completely built up. In Beirut, the beautiful forested mountains bordering the city are being devastated by building activity.
To return to the man-made components of the city, the buildings are where people carry out most of their daily activities; the roads (along with the parking areas that accompany them) accommodate the vehicles we use to move through the city; and the open spaces are where the city and its residents “breathe” and interact. A healthy city is one where there is a balance between the three. Its quality of life is undermined when one overtakes the others.
Too many buildings make for a crowded city. Too many roads is a clear indication that movement and transportation in the city is inefficient. Too many open spaces negate the city. To develop a healthy balance between the three city components, many urbanists promote high urban densities. The idea is to build up the city as much as possible without overcrowding it. High densities allow people to be closer to the various services they need, thus easing movement between them. However, when urban density is fragmented and reduced by roads, that means the automobile has taken over the city. Under such circumstances, streets and parking areas leave little opportunity for people to walk, and distances are far too long for people to cover on foot.
In contrast to conceiving the city as a network of buildings, an increasing number of planners are calling for developing the city as a network of open public spaces. This can be a very interesting and promising approach. On one level, it involves the expansion of public spaces in the city, whether parks, plazas, or even sidewalks. But it can go far beyond that through promoting the idea of connecting these spaces. When carried to its full extent, this arrangement would allow one to cross the city from one end to the other, on foot or on a bicycle, through a series of linked public spaces. Such a goal is worth pursuing.
How does Amman fit into what has been presented above? As a relatively-small city until the 1970s, Amman offered a comfortable balance between buildings, roads, and open spaces. Building densities were at suitably-high levels. A rather small network of roads was enough to adequately support movement in the city. As for open spaces, Amman may not have had an abundance of parks as it grew, but it remained small enough so that the surrounding rural areas were easily accessible to most of its residents. These made up for the city's limited open green urban areas.
Since the 1970s, however, Amman has expanded rapidly and rather haphazardly. Large tracts of surrounding rural areas have been eaten up by building activity, and what remains is no longer easily accessible to most of the city's residents. A significant number of parks have been and continue to be created, but they remain insufficient to adequately serve the city's population.
One of Amman's positive characteristics is that it has maintained healthy building density levels. Amman continues to present enough building density without becoming as overcrowded as its street traffic. Many services are located close to where people live. A major problem undermining these healthy density levels is that Amman's streets are utterly hostile to pedestrians. Although walking distances in the city often are short, the actual walk is more often than not an extremely difficult and unpleasant experience.
Amman's roads and sidewalks, as well as the parking connected to them, require extensive reconfiguration. There is a strong and urgent need to rehabilitate the city's dysfunctional sidewalks, thus allowing pedestrians to walk along them without being obstructed by trees, utility poles, poor paving, as well as sudden and drastic changes in levels. Also, streets need to become far more accommodating of the crossing of pedestrians. Such improvements will be neither easy nor cheap to accomplish, but if Amman is to be a center of healthy urban life, they simply have to be carried out. Moreover, adding bike paths along the city's streets is an option that should be seriously examined and studied.
To take this a step further, (and I expect this will be surprising for many), a good number of Amman's streets may be made narrower. In turn, sidewalks would be widened into tree-lined pedestrian boulevards, thus functioning as true public spaces that serve much of the city. Of course, this will need to be accompanied by improving the quality of Amman's public transportation system to give it considerable advantages over using the private automobile, thus relieving pressure off the city's roads. Moreover, these improvements need to be accompanied by interventions that are not directly related to reconfiguring the city and its streets, such as traffic-calming measures and also a far stricter enforcement of driving regulations.
To bring all this closer to home, consider the experience of moving between two points in Amman, such as where you live and where you work. The most convenient option for such commutes is almost always using the private automobile (taxis essentially are private automobiles that are hired for a short period of time). Even this option of using the private automobile involves the unpleasantness of navigating through congested traffic and putting up with the reckless and aggressive driving habits of too many drivers. Ideally, however, one should have other options for moving in the city: high-quality public transportation systems; dedicated bike paths; and wide, continuous sidewalks where one may walk safely from automobile traffic, with trees providing greenery and shade, and with shops, restaurants, and cafes located along the way. As such options become available, we can reconstruct a balance between Amman's buildings, streets, and open spaces. We also would move closer to realizing the city as a connected network of public spaces.
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The Orlando Sentinel’s article about the continued funding of Ares 1 despite being effectively canceled in the NASA authorization act has gotten fairly wide coverage during a slow news week, with Sen. Richard Shelby (R-AL) getting much of the blame because of his provision in the FY2010 appropriations bill, still in force during the ongoing series of continuing resolutions, that prohibits NASA from terminating any Constellation programs. (Winner of the most lurid headline contest? “Sen. Shelby’s Pork Lust Forces NASA To Spend $500 Million On Canceled Rocket Program”.) A spokesman for Sen. Shelby, though, tells the Huntsville Times that’s not the case. “NASA is just making excuses and continuing to drag its feet, just as it has done for the past two years under the Obama administration,” Jonathan Graffeo told the paper. “The Shelby language is unambiguous and sends a clear message to NASA: Use the money Congress appropriates as intended – to build a rocket that will maintain our leadership in space.”
Meanwhile, everyone agrees that there is ambiguity in New Mexico: will Rick Homans keep his job as executive director of the New Mexico Spaceport Authority, which runs Spaceport America? Gov. Bill Richardson, a Democrat who appointed Homans to the post, is leaving after two terms in office, and Republican Susana Martinez will take office on January 1. Homans tells the Santa Fe New Mexican he’d like to stay on, but wants “further discussions” with the new administration about their plans for the spaceport and its governance. “I’d say it’s a fluid situation,” he said. He has been campaigning, of sorts, to stay on, with an op-ed outlining the spaceport’s accomplishments in 2010 in NMPolitics.net. He also has the support of the Las Cruces Sun-News, which called for Gov.-elect Martinez to retain Homans and his team in an editorial Tuesday.
When Orbital Sciences announced its CCDev plans this month, it was heralded in many quarters as a new entrant. Others, though, recalled that Orbital had similar concepts—a winged vehicle launched atop an EELV or other rocket—dating back over a decade. As I noted on NewSpace Journal yesterday, Orbital’s vision back then of how such a system should be developed and operated was quite similar to NASA’s current plans and the proponents of present-day CCDev proponents. In particular, there’s this passage from testimony of Orbital’s CTO at a hearing of the House Science Committee’s space subcommittee in October 1999: (emphasis in original)
We envision this Space Taxi to be industry owned and operated; however, the cost of development, production, and operation of the Space Taxi System would be paid for predominantly out of government funds because it satisfies unique NASA needs that are not currently aligned with those of commercial industry. The launching of this Space Taxi System, however, could be competed among commercial RLV or EELV suppliers that meet the cost and safety requirements. These future RLVs would be commercially developed with private capital and would be commercially owned and operated. Their development will be enabled by NASA’s current and planned future investments in RLV technologies and could be enhanced by government-backed financial incentives, such as tax credits, loan guarantees or advanced purchase agreements. Once a truly commercial Space Station becomes operational or the current Space Station becomes sufficiently commercialized, NASA and industry launch needs will be in almost complete alignment, and a completely commercial Space Taxi may become a viable business opportunity. We strongly believe that industry ownership of the Space Taxi from initial operation is critical to enable the eventual development of such a commercial Space Station.
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In this week’s New Yorker Paul Bloom makes the case that empathy must yield to reason to save a suffering Read more
Ripple Effects is a San Francisco-based, woman owned social enterprise, founded in 1997. The Company is dedicated to using emerging technologies to prevent social injury and promote school and life success for children, youth and the adults who work with them. Ripple Effects provides social-emotional skill training and personal guidance software, assessment tools, web resources and live training, technical support and consultation to develop social-emotional competencies and remediate social emotional deficits that impact school and life success. The company has taken complex, disjointed social learning research and turned it into the technology-enabled, Whole Spectrum Intervention System an integrated suite of software, web, print and live training elements that enables schools ot deal with the whole spectrum of non-academic factors that impact school success The Whole Spectrum Intervention System integrates decades of research into a media-rich, expert system, that for the first time, makes behavior training effective, engaging, scaleable, and individualizeable. Products driven by this system have garnered 30 national awards.
Ripple Effects is the acknowledged leader in the use of emerging technologies to promote social-emotional learning in schools. Ripple Effects software had been recognized with 29 major awards from the education, software, health and communications industries and is listed as a model program by theNational Dropout Prevention Center, with model program status pending for Children’s Mental Health, Delinquency Prevention, and Social Emotional Learning (SEL). CEO Alice Ray, has been recognized with leadership awards from organizations as disparate as the National Association of Women Business Owners, the University of Washington Business School, the Association of Federal Investigators, and Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (8 Emmys). The Company has been recognized by business schools and in financial publications for leadership as a double bottom line, social enterprise.
Research shows Ripple Effects software programs improve behavior, boost academic outcomes, and build social-emotional skills. Ripple Effects is the only program of its kind to guarantee objective outcomes when used as directed. It can make this commitment because eleven scientific studies over the past decade have shown that students’ self directed use of Ripple Effects results in significantly higher grades, fewer discipline referrals, higher scores on resiliency assets, lower depression scores than control and comparison group students. In addition, more than 90% of students exposed to Ripple Effects for any reason, also use it to voluntarily access private guidance about personal concerns.
Making prevention a better financial investment than punishment
Ripple Effects intends to provide a higher return on investment than that offered by investments in the most profitable prisons, mental hospitals, or treatment centers, thereby proving that prevention of social injury and lost productivity can be more lucrative than their punishment or cure. This “double bottom line” has earned the Company recognition in The Wall Street Journal and a second place award in a national Social Venture Business Plan competition for businesses that provide both social and economic value, sponsored by the Haas School of Business at U.C. Berkeley. In Spring of 2002, it earned CEO Alice Ray recognition by the National Association of Women Business Owners, who honored her with their 2002 “Rising Star” award.
Who we are
Ripple Effects is a lean, woman-owned company with a commitment to diversity. Historically, 35% of staff have been minority youth coming out of opportunity programs. Ripple Effects’ commitment to diversity in hiring has led to a long-term partnership with OpNet, an organization whose mission is to create significant economic opportunities in the new media industry for low-income young adults. In its eleven years, Ripple Effects has accomplished more than companies with 10 to 30 times its funding. In doing this, Ripple Effects has shown that an emphasis on a prosocial, diverse, caring work environment is more than just a good thing to do-when coupled with high expectations, it actually results in extremely high productivity levels.
Accomplishments To Date
Ripple Effects released its flagship product, Ripple Effects for Teens, in fall of 1998. It has since translated its learning system into a line of products for students ages 7 to 17, and educators. Ripple Effects’ education products have won a bevy of awards from the education, health, software and communications industries, as well as rave reviews from both users and experts. Ripple Effects has been featured in print and electronic media, and 10 years of research indicates its programs work. Today, they are used in 600+ school districts and communities, in all 50 states and five countries.
Over its ten year history, the Company has received grants from the U.S. Departments of Education and Health & Human Services, and has partnered with national nonprofits such as the Leadership Conference on Civil Rights Education Fund, and the Tuskegee Airmen Foundation, research groups including WestEd, and researchers at Columbia and NYU.
Where we come from
Ripple Effects cofounder and CEO Alice Ray is a nationally recognized expert in social learning and media design. The genesis of Ripple Effects social learning model is a series of studies begun by Ray 18 years ago.
At that time she was Executive Director of a leading child abuse prevention organization, Committee for Children. Her organization’s abuse prevention materials were being used in more than 25% of the country’s school districts, but it bothered her that prevention efforts rested so heavily on the shoulders of victims and potential victims.
A simple question
So she asked a simple question: What would it take for the next generation of young people not to be perpetrators of violence?
In the process of answering that question, not only did she identify core abilities that separate people who injure others from those who don’t, she found mounting evidence that the same core abilities – often called emotional intelligence – were major success factors in school and on the job. And they were learnable.
Using this model, she conceived and oversaw the development by her staff of a print curriculum now used in more than 100,000 US classrooms. Over a period of several years, research by outside experts showed her hypothesis and solution were both correct. Her approach to social learning worked and worked dramatically, but a print curriculum to be delivered by teachers during classroom hours was not a scaleable solution.
Meanwhile, research in both business and education showed that the same core abilities that were major factors in social failure and injury- when they were missing- were huge factors in academic and professional success, as well as personal happiness, when they were present.
What had long been common sense was being scientifically validated: people who are socially and emotionally literate – who know how to handle conflict, manage feelings, solve problems, stand up for themselves, communicate clearly and empathize with others – do better in school, in work, and in life.
How technology fits in
Meanwhile, emerging technologies offered new opportunities for learning, including learning social behavior. Making the connection between them would be the contribution of Ripple Effects cofounder, Sarah Berg.
Ray first worked with technology innovator Sarah Berg in 1994, when Berg produced a highly acclaimed technology exhibit, the Electric Carnival, which toured as part of the Lollapalooza music festival, and gained national media attention in such outlets as Nightline, Dateline, NBC, CNN, MTV, Newsweek, andThe New York Times. Between 1994 and 1997, Berg successfully produced complex, large scale web and multimedia projects, for corporate, public, and nonprofit clients. She developed an unmatched track record of producing innovative, engaging, technology applications and exhibits, often exposing emerging technologies to new audiences, and always producing projects on time and within budget.
The partnership clicked and Ray and Berg formed Ripple Effects with a shared a vision of the potential of emerging technology to create major social change, the potential of a technology-based solutions to social behavior problems to make a lot of money, and the value of building a new kind of company, one that focused on creating social and economic value at the same time.
Founders, Management, Advisors, and Staff
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Corporate welfare days are over. Earlier companies would not only promise you lifetime job , but also a defined pension for rest of your retirement life.
Most companies today have shifted from defined benefit plans or pension plans to defined contribution plans like 401k. With 401k plans you are incharge of your own pension plan.Your retirement income will depend on how much you have in your 401k and how well you invested it.
The implications of this is clear, you need to develop skills to do this. If your skills in investing suck, your returns in 401k suck and as a consequence your retirement will suck.
If you contribute the maximum allowed at present ($16500) for say 40 years of your working life you will have $660000 as contribution in your lifetime. (this does not take in to consideration the catch up provision which allows you to add 5500 more per year after certain age and assumes you have enough income to contribute full amount). It also assumes the contribution limit remaining same. In reality it is indexed to inflation. If you have both husband wife working these figures will be much bigger. If you do not do a good job of investing it you may not even have 660000 at the end of retirement.If you can compound that money at rate of 5% over 40 years you would have 2.2 million. If you can just jack up that rate by 1% you will have 2.8 millions.If you can compound at 8% then you will have 4.9 millions.
Most people are not compounding at that rate. In fact many have lost money and lost years in the process. The reason for that is clear, average investor has extremely low skill levels when it comes to understanding how to invest. Most have no understanding of how their own plan works. People are looking for simple solution without willing to go through a learning process or putting in efforts.
Average investor spends more per month on his Cable service than he is willing to spend in a year on educating himself or enhancing his own skills.
If you spend time and effort in educating yourself about commonly used approach for retirement investment like: target date funds, index funds, lazy portfolios, William O'Neil mutual fund investment approach, fund timing based approach and understand the nuances and intricacies involved in each of those approaches, then you will make more informed and confident decisions.
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Hamlet, produced by Laurence Olivier
- Other Nominees
·Johnny Belinda, produced by Jerry Wald
·The Red Shoes, produced by Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger
·The Snake Pit, produced by Anatole Litvak and Robert Bassler
·The Treasure of the Sierra Madre, produced by Henry Blanke
Hamlet was the first foreign-made film to win the Academy Award for best picture. It was Olivier's second attempt at producing, directing, and starring in a film adaptation of a Shakespeare play. His first try, Henry V (1944), had been made as a patriotic, morale-boosting swashbuckler during World War II. When it was released in the United States in 1946, it was nominated for four Academy Awards* and earned Olivier an honorary Oscar for his outstanding achievement as actor, producer, and director. The moody, atmospheric Hamlet topped that and was nominated for seven Oscars,* winning four, including two for Olivier. Although criticized by some for cutting roughly half of the stage play's text, Olivier was also widely praised for his exquisite visual compositions, his expressive use of deep-focus cinematography and camera movement, the compelling performances he elicited from his cast, and his creative daring.
Hamlet, produced by Laurence Olivier; directed by Laurence Olivier (AAN); screenplay by Alan Dent based on the play by William Shakespeare.
* Henry V: picture, actorLaurence Olivier, art direction (color)Carmen Dillon and Paul Sheriff, music (music score of a dramatic or comedy picture)William Walton
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Over the years I've gotten so tired of the flimsy knit, fleece or otherwise impractical mittens for kids. None really keep their hands warm or dry. We needed some really robust mittens that could take snowballs, sled rides and other snow-related activities. Winter can be downright frigid and little hands need to stay toasty! Sooooo, I created these babies: Insulated Snow Mittens.
Earlier this week I shared my DIY Insulated Snow Pants and these mittens use all the same materials. This makes them waterproof on the outside, cuddly soft on the inside and with a thermal layer in between to really keep out the cold. The trifecta of a great mitten!! Added bonus, if you make the snow pants, at least 2 pairs of mittens can be made with the scrap fabric leftover!
Note - The fabric amounts below are in case you're only making mittens. This will make several pairs and fit approximately ages 2-8yrs.
- 1/4 yd Anti-pill or Micro Fleece, which makes a cuddly, hardwearing lining.
- 1/4 yd Thermal Batting aka Insulating Lining, (traditionally used for making hot pads). It's needle pricked with silvery mylar to add the critical insulate so the warmth stays in & cold stays out.
- 1/4 yd PUL (polyurethane laminate), a laminated polyester traditional used for making cloth diapers - ideal because it's waterproof and lightweight.
- 1/2 yd One quarter inch wide elastic
- 1/2 yd FOE (fold over elastic) - Find more info on using FOE here.
- Sewing Notions (matching thread, rotary cutter/shears, pins, sewing machine)
- My mitten pattern below
Click HERE to download my mitten pattern
Start by printing pattern. Make two copies of first page. Cut out one as the top of mitten piece and the other with the curved section removed for the bottom (see notes on pattern). Cut thumb sections from second page. Fold fabrics in half and cut out pattern pieces from the PUL, batting and fleece, so you will end up with a pair of each piece.
Lay batting on top of wrong side of fleece pieces. With right sides together, sew one long thumb piece along one side of a top piece. Make sure to sew the next long thumb onto the opposite side of the other top mitten (or you'll end up with 2 mittens for the same hand!). Repeat sewing step with PUL.
Next stitch small thumb piece to the curved section of the palm piece as shown below, with right sides together and mirroring for the other hand as done with the tops. Do the same for the PUL pieces:
Trim down and cut notches into the seam allowance on the PUL pair so the curve with bend smoothly:
This is how the pieces should look:
Now take the top and palm PUL pieces and, with right sides facing, stitch down the long (non-thumb) side only and open. With wrong side of fabric facing up, and starting 1.5 inches inward from the cuff edge, attached the quarter inch elastic with a wide zig-zag stitch, pulling elastic taut as you sew.
Baste layers together, close to the edge. Finish raw cuff using FOE (fold over elastic) as a binding, sewing into place with a triple zig-zag stitch close to the edge of the FOE. Toss in dryer on high for about 10 minutes to seal the needle holes in the PUL. Now the mittens are ready for snow!
I also made a toddler version without thumbs (just using the top pattern piece for both sides) and inserted one end of a strip of twill tape under each mitten cuffs as I stitched them on so they'd be the "on a string" variety.
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The days of being “just” a dental assistant are gone. As we continually strive to learn new things and improve our skills, the role of a dental assistant changes. In many states, laws concerning dental assistants are changing and the dental assistant is now able to perform more, such as fabricating provisional crowns and bridges. With this growth comes new responsibilities.
This course is designed to teach dental assistants how to fabricate provisional crowns or bridges. The term provisional also can refer to an interim or temporary restoration. Learning the techniques, materials, and procedures should give you a better understanding of what it takes to fabricate a provisional restoration.
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The Algonquin Legends of New England, by Charles G. Leland, , at sacred-texts.com
There dwelt a couple in the woods, far away from other people,--a man and his wife. They had one boy, who grew up strong and clever. One day he said, "Father and mother, let me go and see other men and women." They grieved, but let him go.
He went afar. All night he lay on the ground. In the morning he heard something coming. He rose and saw it was a Rabbit, who said, "Ha, friend, where go you?" The boy answered, "To find people." "That is what I want," replied the Rabbit. "Let us go together."
So they went on for a long time, till they heard voices far off, and walking quietly came to a village. "Now," said the Rabbit, "steal up unseen, and listen to them!" The boy did so, and heard the people saying that a kewahqu', a cannibal monster, was to come the next day to devour the daughter of their sagamore. And having returned and reported this to the Rabbit, the latter said to the boy, "Have no fear; go to the people and tell them that you can save her." He did so, but it was long before they would listen to him. Yet at last it came to the ears of the old chief that a strange young man insisted that he could save the girl; so the chief sent for him, and said, "They tell me that you think you can deliver my daughter from death. Do so, and she shall be yours."
Then he returned to the Rabbit, who said, "They did not send the girl far away because they know that the demon can follow any track. But I hope to make a track which he cannot follow. Now do you, as soon as it shall be dark, bring her to this place." The young man did so, and the Rabbit was there with a sled, and in his hand he had two squirrels. These he smoothed down, and as he did so they grew to be as large as the largest sled-dogs. Then all three went headlong, like the wind, till they came to another village.
The Rabbit looked about till he found a certain wigwam, and then peered through a crevice into it. "This is the place," he said. "Enter." They did so; then the Rabbit ran away. They found in the cabin an old woman, who was very kind, but who, on seeing them, burst into tears. "Ah, my dear grandchildren," 1 she cried, "your death is following you rapidly, for the kewahqu' is on your track, and will soon be here. But run down to the river, where you will find your grandfather camping."
They went, and were joined by the Rabbit, who had spent the time in making many divergent tracks in the ground. The kewahqu' came. The tracks delayed him a long time, but at last he found the right one. Meanwhile the young couple went on, and found an old man by the river. He said, "Truly
you are in great danger, for the kewahqu' is coming. But I will help you." Saying this, he threw himself into the water, where he floated with outstretched limbs, and said, "Now, my children, get on me." The girl feared lest she should fall off, but being reassured mounted, when he turned into a canoe, which carried them safely across. But when they turned to look at him, lo! he was no longer a canoe, but an old Duck. "Now, my dear children," he said, "hasten to the top of yonder old mountain, high among the gray rocks. There you will find your friend." They fled to the old gray mountain. The kewahqu' came raging and roaring in a fury, but however he pursued they were at the foot of the precipice before him.
There stood the Rabbit. He was holding up a very long pole; no pine was ever longer. "Climb this," he said. And, as they climbed, it lengthened, till they left it for the hill, and then scrambled up the rocks. Then the kewahqu' came yelling and howling horribly. Seeing the fugitives far above, he swarmed up the pole. With him, too, it grew, and grew rapidly, till it seemed to be half a mile high. Now the kewahqu' was no such sorcerer that he could fly; neither had he wings; he must remain on the pole; and when he came to the top the young man pushed it afar. It fell, and the monster was killed by the fall thereof.
They went with the squirrel-sledge; they flew through the woods on the snow by the moonlight; they were very glad. And at last they came to the
girl's village, when the Rabbit said, "Now, friend, good-by. Yet there is more trouble coming, and when it is with you I and mine will aid you. So farewell." And when they were home again it all appeared like a dream. Then the wedding feast was held, and all seemed well.
But the young men of the village hated the youth, and desired to kill him, that they might take his wife. They persuaded him to go with them fishing on the sea. Then they raised a cry, and said, "A whale is chasing us! he is under the canoe!" and suddenly they knocked him overboard, and paddled away like an arrow in flight.
The young man called for help. A Crow came, and said, "Swim or float as long as you can. I will bring you aid." He floated a long time. The Crow returned with a strong cord; the Crow made himself very large; he threw one end of the cord to the youth; by the other he towed him to a small island. "I can do no more," he said; "but there is another friend." So as the youth sat there, starving and freezing, there came to him a Fox. "Ha, friend," he said, "are you here?" "Yes," replied the youth, "and dying of hunger." The Fox reflected an instant, and said, Truly I have no meat; and yet there is a way." So he picked from the ground a blade of dry grass, and bade the youth eat it. He did so, and found himself a moose (or a horse). Then he fed richly on the young grass till he had enough, when the Fox gave him a second straw, and he became a man
again. "Friend," said the Fox, "there is an Indian village on the main-land, where there is to be a great feast, a grand dance. Would you like to be there?" "Indeed I would," replied the youth. "Then wait till dark, and I will take you there," said the Fox. And when night came he bade the youth close his eyes and enter the river, and take hold of the end of his tail, while he should draw. So in the tossing sea they, went on for hours. Thought the youth, "We shall never get there." Said the Fox, "Yes, we will, but keep your eyes shut." So it went on for another hour, when the youth thought again, "We shall never reach land." Said the Fox, "Yes, we shall." However, after a time he opened his eyes, when they were only ten feet from the shore, and this cost them more time and trouble than all the previous swim ere they had the beach under foot.
It was his own village. The festival was for the marriage of his own wife to one of the young men who had pushed him overboard. Great was his magic power, great was his anger; he became strong as death. Then he went to his own wigwam, and his wife, seeing him, cried aloud for joy, and kissed him and wept all at once. He said, "Be glad, but the hour of punishment for the men who made these tears is come." So he went to the sagamore and told him all.
The old chief called for the young men. "Slay them all as you choose," he said to his son-in-law; "scalp them." But the youth refused. He called
to the Fox, and got the straws which gave the power to transform men to beasts. He changed his enemies into bad animals,--one into a porcupine, one into a hog,--and they were driven into the woods. Thus it was that the first hog and the first porcupine came into the world.
This story, narrated by Tomah Josephs, is partly old Indian and partly European, but whether the latter element was derived from a French Canadian or a Norse source I cannot tell, since it is common to both. The mention of the horse and the bog, or of cattle, does not prove that a story is not pre-Columbian. The Norsemen had brought cattle of various descriptions even to New England. It is to be very much regretted that the first settlers in New England took no pains to ascertain what the Indians knew of the white men who had preceded them. But modern material may have easily been added to an old legend.
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While surrounding counties have expanded voting to include Sunday, Scotland County excluded that option this year, according to county Board of Elections Director Dell Parker.
“There was a group that came in to discuss Sunday voting in Scotland County, and the board did consider it but they did not put it on the schedule,” Parker said.
Proponents of Sunday voting, — approved in neighboring Robeson, Richmond, and Hoke counties — say the practice allows citizens to vote who may not otherwise have the chance.
“Anything that you can do to get people to vote, you would think that the Board of Elections would be quite inclined to do it,” said Laurinburg’s Walter Rogers, chairman of the North Carolina Black Leadership Caucus. “Statistics show that on the Sunday vote, the number of people turning out has been at a significantly higher rate than it has during regular voting days.”
Democracy North Carolina, an organization involved in promoting access to the polls, is also in support of Sundays voting.
“One of the advantages of polls voting is that many churches have cans and people can travel as a group,” said Nancy Shakir, Democracy North Carolina field organizer for Southeastern North Carolina. “That’s an advantage for people who don’t have transportation: senior citizens in particular and people with infirmities. This affords a way for people to get out and exercise their rights.”
Rogers added that many voters may simply be more inclined to venture to the polls in a group after Sunday church services.
“What has happened in the experiences that I’ve had is the church family steps in and the entire church’s members that have not voted come out as a group,” Rogers said. “It is certainly more motivational and people have more enthusiasm sometimes about doing things together.”
Shakir said that voting can be an equalizer between underrepresented groups and those with the money to sway results.
“Whether you’re a millionaire or poor as a church mouse, that’s one thing that everyone has in common - their one vote,” Shakir said.
But according to Parker, Scotland County residents will have plenty of time to exercise their right to that one vote in the established early voting hours, which include a Saturday.
“You’ve got 12 and a half days of one-stop early voting in Scotland County,” she said. “That’s 113 hours that someone can take advantage of early voting, in addition to 45 days of absentee voting by mail and 13 hours on Election Day.”
During the 2008 presidential election, the Scotland County Board of Elections opened the polls for an additional Saturday, bringing in only a “handful” of voters on that day.
Although officials expect a better turnout than they saw during the May primary election and July runoff, Parker said that the cost of opening the voting precinct on a Sunday would not likely be justified by the number of voters taking advantage of it.
“In Scotland County there is not an issue with people standing in a line, so with budgets being cut the money was not there,” Parker said. “They have all the opportunity in the world to come out and vote without adding a Sunday. I do anticipate us being very busy for this election, so I am staffing one-stop to accommodate a crowd every day.”
Early voting will begin on Oct. 18, with the Scotland County Board of Elections open from 8 a.m. - 5 p.m. Monday through Friday. The final day of early voting, Nov. 3, is a Saturday. The Board of Elections will be open from 8 a.m. - 1 p.m. on that day.
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Unnamed sources in Apple's upstream supply chain indicated to DigiTimes that mass production of the new all-in-one PC is expected to begin this month. Supply chain chatter also indicated that Apple wishes to expand high-resolution Retina displays to its entire Mac lineup, and that the next iMac has a "high chance of featuring a Retina Display."
The main obstacle for a Retina display in the next iMac is cost: Apple's high-resolution screens are more expensive than the "Full HD" panels that Windows PC makers have been pushing for their own products.
But the cost of Retina displays could also be to Apple's advantage in competing with cheaper Windows PCs that carry lower margins. Tuesday's report indicated that Apple is pushing for quick adoption of Retina displays in all of its Mac products, as the company is "hoping to surpass its competitors in terms of screen resolution."
The report also indicated that a newly designed iMac could also arrive in 2013 along with a redesigned Mac Pro. In response to criticism, Apple Chief Executive Tim Cook confirmed last month that the company is planning to update its Mac Pro desktop with a new, "really great" model next year.
Apple's iMac is the most popular all-in-one computer in the world, with estimated sales of 1.22 million units in the first quarter of this year. The iMac lineup, available in screen sizes of 21.5 and 27 inches, was last updated in May of 2011 with quad-core Sandy Bridge processors and high-speed Thunderbolt ports.
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Street Lights Permanently Change the Ecology of Local Bugs
The first “modern” streetlight was lit in London’s Pall Mall in 1807. That night may also have marked the first time a moth found itself trapped in an irresistible spiral around public lighting. Ever since then, streetlights have become a fixture of life in cities and suburbs, and a deathtrap for flying insects. Researchers at the University of Exeter have recently discovered that the abundance of insect life around these lights is not just a passing assemblage, but a permanent fixture. The diversity of invertebrate ground predators and scavengers, like beetles and harvestmen, remained elevated around streetlights even during the day. These insects had figured out the benefits of living in an island of artificially high prey concentrations.
These findings indicate that streetlights affect local ecologies for a longer duration, and at a higher level in the food web, than previously thought. Given the decline of pollinators and other invertebrates in the UK and around the world, it may be important to re-examine the impact of seemingly harmless nighttime lighting. | <urn:uuid:9efd4810-d511-4b1b-91bf-d3a51d07a04c> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.nextnature.net/2012/05/street-lights-permanently-change-the-ecology-of-local-bugs/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368698207393/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516095647-00000-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.956757 | 226 | 3.453125 | 3 |
Effective Pre-school and Primary Education 3-11 project (EPPE 3-11): Influences on children’s attainment and progress in Key Stage 2: Cognitive outcomes in year 6 [Executive summary]
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With the aircraft carrier Saratoga expected to reach the Mediterranean Sea by today, the United States will have about 10,000 ground troops in Saudi Arabia and about 20,000 sailors and airmen on more than 30 ships in the Mediterranean, the Red Sea and the Persian Gulf region.
Pentagon officials refuse to disclose specific troop positions and levels. But a close examination of the air, land and sea forces already there or en route fills out a profile of the force that the United States and its allies are building to deter an Iraqi attack. It also gives an indication of what the United States might ultimately commit to defend the desert kingdom.
A Pentagon official said yesterday that the units had taken on additional responsibilities. Another military official said the troops were patrolling oil fields and oil production complexes in the Dhahran area near Riyadh.
The first Army units are elements of the 18th Airborne Corps, based at Fort Bragg, N.C. These units are specially trained and equipped for rapid deployment in crisis zones. Pentagon planners and military experts say the various Army, Navy, Marine and Air Force units involved in the Saudi move each have distinct missions. Unlike most Iraqi troops, however, the American air, armored, infantry and artillery forces are trained to fight together in a coordinated battle plan.
82d Airborne Division - Fort Bragg, N.C.
About 2,300 paratroopers were among the first soldiers sent to Saudi Arabia to defend the airfields where more troops and equipment would land. Armed with 105-millimeter howitzers and vehicle-mounted TOW antitank missiles, the 82d is considered a light infantry division, although it also uses Sherman light-armored reconnaissance vehicles. The 82d division has a total of 12,800 troops and support personnel.
101st Airborne Division - Fort Campbell, Ky.
About 2,300 troops from this air assault division are being deployed. Essentially an airborne cavalry unit, the 101st has Blackhawk and Chinook helicopters for troop transport, as well as Apache and Cobra attack helicopters, which military analysts say are effective for attacking enemy flanks or for striking at an enemy's rear to disrupt logistics, artillery and communications. In a desert war, attack helicopters are valued for their abilities to strike quickly. The 101st division has a total of 15,400 troops and support personnel.
24th Mechanized Infantry Division - Fort Stewart, Ga.
About 2,500 soldiers and 150 sand-colored tanks and armored personnel carriers make up a brigade that is steaming toward the gulf region aboard the troopship Capella. The division trains in the Mojave Desert in California and joins Egyptian troops for maneuvers in the Egyptian desert every two years. The division, which has a total of 16,600 troops and support personnel, uses M-1 tanks and Bradley Fighting Vehicles. If Iraq attacks, the 24th would likely confront the main Iraqi armored attack, while helicopters from the 101st could attack the flanks.
11th Air Defense Artillery Brigade - Fort Bliss, Tex.
Bolstering Saudi Arabia's already effective air defense network, an unspecified number of troops from the 11th will be equipped with missiles to defend against attack from Iraq's Soviet-made MIG-29's and French-made Mirage F-1 planes. Patriot ground-to-air missiles can track and destroy several targets simultaneously. In addition, the troops will have lightweight, shoulder-fired Stinger missiles.
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The question: Research has shown that mental relaxation techniques such as Transcendental Meditation (TM) can reduce stress and help lower blood pressure. Might this allow people to live longer? The article, in its question-and-answer format, was originally published in the Washington Post and continues to be reprinted in newspapers and websites, like the Journalstar.com, across the US.
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fulfilment to the field of health.
The article reviewed the newest research on TM, published in the May issue of the American Journal of Cardiology. The study followed the death statistics of 202 seniors with elevated blood pressure who, in two previous studies, had been randomly selected to learn TM, learn other relaxation techniques, or take health education classes. The group that learned TM was seen to have 'about 30 per cent fewer deaths from cardiovascular disease and 23 per cent fewer deaths overall'.
The article went on to recommend that people suffering from high blood pressure check with their doctor to see about learning meditation.
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I have come across this phrase a time or two and can't seem to make any sense out of what it means.
As a web developer and in the context of this graphic, I have a little idea what it may mean, but I'm not sure...
I've usually heard this as "eat paste", but "eat glue" is probably the same thing, especially judging from the informative graphic.
This refers to doing something passively stupid, and hearkens back to the kid in grammar school who merely sat at his desk eating paste while things happened around him (or her).
The graphic is depicting the Internet Explorer web browser as the dumb kid who has, by inaction, removed himself from the battle over web standards, which is hotly being fought between Firefox and Chrome. With the release of IE9, I'm not sure how applicable this is anymore. In any case, IE is represented as being content to just be what it is (with still a majority market share) while the other browsers fight it out for what's left.
It's not very flattering to Microsoft, certainly, but it also suggests that it might be better to be the dumb kid who wins than the smart kids who fight each other.
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A 4th grade reading assignment begat a heated argument with a girl with glasses who I knew was smarter than me but wrong on the issue [so much has changed] of the greatest president; And heated argument begat trip [50 yards] to Citrus Grove’s oval library; And Citrus Grove library begat some biography which had a picture of Lincoln swinging an ax; And some biography begat an exact memorization of the Gettysburg Address; And exact memorization of the Gettysburg Address begat an abililty to give a largely accurate rendition [Abe might say it didn't stay learnt]; And accurate rendition begat an ability to know someone was reciting the Gettysburg Address once I heard it.
And garage sales with books begat a pilgrimage to the Miami-Dade Public Library’s spectacular annual book sale [coming up now]; and annual pilgrimage begat William Safire’s Freedom; and Safire begat Garry Wills’ Lincoln at Gettysburg; And great buys at book sales begat a desire to never pay retail prices for books I was not reading cover to cover; And my cheapness begat the destruction of local book stores; And said destruction begat guilt; And guilt begat finding Mortimer Adler’s classic, How to Read a Book, which legitimized my reading habits; And Adler begat the death of the girl with glasses back in the 4th grade [only untrue begat]; And guilt assuaged begat Amazon; And Amazon begat Thomas Keneally’s, Abraham Lincoln; And Keneally begat Ronald C. White’s, The Eloquent President. And White begat [only ironic begat] Ken Burn’s The Civil War. And Burns begat Netflix streaming. And Netflix streaming begat a most unexpected, but effective, motivational device; comparing my problems to those faced by my ancestral citizenry.
More recently, the movie Lincoln begat Doris Kearns Goodwin’s audiobook Team of Rivals; And Goodwin begat David Herbert Donald’s Lincoln; And Donald begat a 99 cent ebook, The Complete 7-Volume Papers and Writings of Abraham Lincoln; And that 99 cent ebook begat another 99 cent ebook, The Personal Memoirs of Ulysses S. Grant.
Lincoln’s farewell address at Springfield, 2/11/1861:
My friends, no one, not in my situation, can appreciate my feeling of sadness at this parting. To this place and the kindness of this people I owe everything. Here I have lived a quarter of a century and have passed from a young to an old man. Here my children have been born and one is buried.
I now leave, not knowing when or whether ever I may return, with a task before me greater than that which rested upon Washington. Without the assistance of that Divine Being who ever attended him I can not succeed. With that assistance I can not fail.
Trusting in Him who can go with me and remain with you and be everywhere for good, let us confidently hope that all will yet be well. To His care commending you, as I hope in your prayers you will commend me, I bid you an affectionate farewell. | <urn:uuid:829e4a59-3b12-4174-9604-6665f4c1d5ac> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://2thinkgood.com/2012/12/01/lost-in-the-land-of-lincoln-dont-send-help/?like=1&source=post_flair&_wpnonce=97b02126ca | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368705559639/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516115919-00002-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.923436 | 673 | 2.515625 | 3 |
Venus South Pole Double Vortex Sequence
This movie is composed of six sequences of false-colour images taken by the Ultraviolet/Visible/Near-Infrared spectrometer (VIRTIS) between 12 and 19 April 2006 during the capture orbit around Venus.
The sequences (taken at 5 μm) were obtained during six different time slots and at different distances from Venus:
Around the South Pole it is possible to see a peculiar double-eye vortex structure, never clearly seen by any other Venusian mission before. This movie shows the rotation and the shape variation of the double vortex over time. It is also possible to see the rotation of the terminator: the day side is visible in yellow and the night side is blue.
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Contemporary art is art produced at the present period in time. Contemporary art includes, and develops from, Postmodern art, which is itself a successor to Modern art. In vernacular English, 'modern' and 'contemporary' are synonyms, resulting in some conflation of terms "modern art" and "contemporary art" by non-specialists.
Some define contemporary art as art produced within "our lifetime", recognizing that lifetimes and life spans vary. However, there is a recognition that this generic definition is subject to specialized limitations.
The classification of "contemporary art" as a special type of art, rather than a general adjectival phrase, goes back to the beginnings of Modernism in the English-speaking world. In London the Contemporary Art Society was founded in 1910 by the critic Roger Fry and others, as a private society for buying works of art to place in public museums. A number of other institutions using the term were founded in the 1930s, such as in 1938 the Contemporary Art Society of Adelaide, Australia, and an increasing number after 1945. Many, like the Institute of Contemporary Art, Boston changed their names from ones using "Modern art" in this period, as Modernism became defined as a historical art movement, and much "modern" art ceased to be "contemporary". The definition of what is contemporary is naturally always on the move, anchored in the present with a start date that moves forward, and the works the Contemporary Art Society bought in 1910 could no longer be described as contemporary.
Particular points that have been seen as marking a change in art styles include the end of World War II and the 1960s. There has perhaps been a lack of natural break points since the 1960s, and definitions of what constitutes "contemporary art" in the 2010s vary, and are mostly imprecise. Art from the past 20 years is very likely to be included, and definitions will often include art going back to about 1970, and sometimes further, especially in museum contexts, as museums which form a permanent collection of contemporary art inevitably find this ageing. Many use the formulation "Modern and Contemporary Art", which avoids this problem. Smaller commercial galleries, magazines and other sources may use stricter definitions, perhaps restricting the "contemporary" to work from 2000 onwards. Artists who are still productive after a long career, and ongoing art movements, may present a particular issue; galleries and critics are often reluctant to divide their work between the contemporary and non-contemporary.
The institutions of the Art world are the art practices, private collectors, galleries, museums, dealers, art schools, publishing houses, auction houses, and philanthropists. Institutions are part of the art market.
Most well-known contemporary art is exhibited by professional artists at commercial contemporary art galleries, by private collectors, art auctions, corporations, publicly funded arts organizations, contemporary art museums or by artists themselves in artist-run spaces. Contemporary artists are supported by grants, awards and prizes as well as by direct sales of their work. Career artists train at Art school or emerge from other fields.
There are close relationships between publicly funded contemporary art organisations and the commercial sector. For instance, in 2005 the book Understanding International Art Markets and Management reported that in Britain a handful of dealers represent the artists featured in leading publicly funded contemporary art museums.
Outstanding books and magazines and individual collectors can wield considerable influence.
Corporations have integrated themselves into the contemporary art world: exhibiting contemporary art within their premises, organising and sponsoring contemporary art awards and building up extensive corporate collections. Corporate advertisers frequently use contemporary art prestige and Coolhunting to draw the attention of consumers to Luxury goods.
The institutions of art have been criticised for regulating what is designated as contemporary art. Outsider art, for instance, is literally contemporary art, in that it is produced in the present day. However, one critic argued it is not considered so because the artists are self-taught and are assumed to be working outside of an art historical context. Craft activities, such as textile design, are also excluded from the realm of contemporary art, despite large audiences for exhibitions. Art critic Peter Timms has said attention is drawn to the way that craft objects must subscribe to particular values in order to be admitted. "A ceramic object that is intended as a subversive comment on the nature of beauty is more likely to fit the definition of contemporary art than one that is simply beautiful."
At any one time a particular place or group of artists can have a strong influence on subsequent contemporary art; for instance The Ferus Gallery was a commercial gallery in Los Angeles and re-invigorated the Californian contemporary art scene in the late fifties and the sixties.
Public attitudes
Contemporary art can sometimes seem at odds with a public that does not feel that art and its institutions share its values. In Britain, in the 1990s, contemporary art became a part of popular culture, with artists becoming stars, but this did not lead to a hoped-for "cultural utopia". Some critics like Julian Spalding and Donald Kuspit have suggested that skepticism, even rejection, is a legitimate and reasonable response to much contemporary art.
A common concern since the early part of the 20th century is the question of what constitutes art. In the contemporary period (1950 to now), the concept of avant-garde may come into play in determining what art is taken notice of by galleries, museums, and collectors. Propaganda and Entertainment in some circumstances have been regarded as art genres during the contemporary art period.
Some competitions, awards and prizes in contemporary art are
- British Fantasy Award (Best artist section)
- Emerging Artist Award awarded by The Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum
- Hugo Boss Prize awarded by the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum
- Factor Prize in Southern Art
- Kandinsky Prize for Russian artists under 30
- Turner Prize for British artists under 50
- Jindřich Chalupecký Award for Czech artists under 35
- Participation in the Whitney Biennial
- Vincent Award, The Vincent van Gogh Biennial Award for Contemporary Art in Europe, founded by The Broere Charitable Foundation and hosted by Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam.
- Marcel Duchamp Prize awarded by ADIAF and Centre Pompidou.
- The Winifred Shantz Award for Ceramists, awarded by the Canadian Clay and Glass Gallery
- Ricard Prize for a French artist under 40.
- Deste Prize for young Greek artists, held every two years; funded by Dakis Joannou.
- John Moore’s Painting Prize
This table lists art movements and styles by decade. It should not be assumed to be conclusive.
See also
- Anti-art and Anti-anti-art
- Art Bollocks
- Classificatory disputes about art
- List of contemporary art museums
- List of contemporary artists
- Medium specificity
- Reductive art
- Value theory
- Esaak, Shelley. "What is "Contemporary" Art?". Retrieved 28 April 2013 work=About.com.
- Fry Roger, Ed. Craufurd D. Goodwin, Art and the Market: Roger Fry on Commerce in Art, 1999, University of Michigan Press, ISBN 0472109022, 9780472109029, google books
- Also the Contemporary Arts Society of Montreal, 1939-1948
- Smith, 257-258
- Some definitions: "Art21 defines contemporary art as the work of artists who are living in the twenty-first century." Art21; "the art of the late 20th and early 21st century" dictionary.com; "the art of the late 20th cent. and early 21st cent., both an outgrowth and a rejection of modern art" Columbia Encyclopedia; "Strictly speaking, the term "contemporary art" refers to art made and produced by artists living today." Getty Museum; "Art from the 1960's or 70's up until this very minute." about.com
- Examples of specializing museums include the Strasbourg Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art and Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art of Trento and Rovereto. The Oxford Dictionary of Modern and Contemporary Art is one of many book titles to use the phrase.
- Derrick Chong in Iain Robertson, Understanding International Art Markets And Management, Routledge, 2005, p95. ISBN 0-415-33956-1
- Chin-Tao Wu, Privatising Culture: Corporate Art Intervention Since the 1980s, Verso, 2002, p14. ISBN 1-85984-472-3
- Gary Alan Fine, Everyday Genius: Self-Taught Art and the Culture of Authenticity, University of Chicago Press, 2004, pp42-43. ISBN 0-226-24950-6
- Peter Dormer, The Culture of Craft: Status and Future, Manchester University Press, 1996, p175. ISBN 0-7190-4618-1
- Peter Timms, What's Wrong with Contemporary Art?, UNSW Press, 2004, p17. ISBN 0-86840-407-1
- Mary Jane Jacob and Michael Brenson, Conversations at the Castle: Changing Audiences and Contemporary Art, MIT Press, 1998, p30. ISBN 0-262-10072-X
- Julian Stallabrass, High Art Lite: British Art in the 1990s, Verso, 1999, pp1-2. ISBN 1-85984-721-8
- Spalding, Julian, The Eclipse of Art: Tackling the Crisis in Art Today, Prestel Publishing, 2003. ISBN 3-7913-2881-6
- Fred Orton & Griselda Pollock, Avant-Gardes and Partisans Reviewed. Manchester University, 1996. ISBN 0-7190-4399-9
- Smith, Terry (2009). What Is Contemporary Art?. Chicago: University of Chicago Press. ISBN 0226764311. Retrieved 26 April 2013. ISBN 9780226764313
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- Kristine Stiles and Peter Howard Selz, Theories and Documents of Contemporary Art, A Sourcebook of Artists's Writings (1996), ISBN 0-520-20251-1
- Isabelle Loring Wallace and Jennie Hirsh, Contemporary Art and Classical Myth. Farnham: Ashgate (2011), ISBN 978-0-7546-6974-6 | <urn:uuid:d56a8453-1122-43c2-864b-47fadc06b1e0> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Contemporary_art | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368698207393/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516095647-00008-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.910602 | 2,172 | 2.96875 | 3 |
Trial and error in the kitchen is how I compile a list of tips that I love
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problem. Place the cold eggs in a bowl of hot water for a few minutes.
9) Keep onions in the refrigerator; you will cry less cutting a cold onion
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Elizabeth A. Holmes is President and Chief Executive Officer of Theranos, Inc. Holmes left Stanford University in 2003 at the age of 19 to pursue her company, and she successfully raised $6 million in venture capital from many firms, including Draper Fisher Jurvetson.
Holmes' unique background in microfluidics and nanotechnology led her to found Theranos based on her patent, Medical Device for Analyte Monitoring and Drug Release. The invention and the company are based on her vision to create a new sector of personalized health care that enables individuals to take control of their health through real-time diagnosis, monitoring, and non-invasive treatment of targeted ailments.
She took the company from concept to reality, building a management team and leading the product and commercial development infrastructures.
Previous to Theranos, while Holmes was still in high school, she started a business to distribute C++ software to Asian universities. Holmes has also worked for Genencor International, the Genome Institute Singapore, and she?s acted as Executive Director of Stanford University's Asia Technology Initiative.
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Top teaching award
If you’re developing a mental picture of Jesselson as equal parts drill instructor, mentor, coach, and advisor, you’re on the right track. Cello instruction demands attention to technique and interpretation of the composition—but Jesselson’s instruction goes far beyond.
“A good music teacher has to be much more than just a good musician,” he said. “We teach history -- what was happening in the world when a particular piece of music was written -- and physiology and anatomy -- how to use the body effectively and efficiently to avoid tendonitis and performance anxiety.
“We are psychologists in a sense because musicians tend to be very right brained and don’t always see the logical steps necessary to reach their goals. It’s a matter of helping them learn how to think. And we are philosophers as well.”
Elizabeth Riley, a junior performance major, said Jesselson’s approach reflects “his mission to make us well-rounded cellists as well as well-rounded people.”
A cello professor with high standards and a sense of humor? A disciplined yet broad approach to teaching and a generous commitment of time to every student? Sounds like the high notes of a long and productive career—and the stuff for which a distinguished teaching award is given.
Editor’s note: Five of Jesselson’s pre-college cellists will perform works by Bach, Elgar, Schumann, Kabalevsky, and Saint-Saens and 10 cellists will perform a cello choir piece together on May 1 at 3 p.m. in the School of Music’s Recital Hall. Admission is free. | <urn:uuid:33a99604-da1f-47fd-9709-b35cb0897a17> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://sc.edu/news/newsarticle.php?nid=931&pg=3 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368702810651/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516111330-00052-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.94701 | 360 | 1.773438 | 2 |
PIERREPONT, Evelyn (1665-1726), of West Dean, Wilts.
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bap. 27 Feb. 1665, 3rd s. of Robert Pierrepont of Thoresby, Notts. by Elizabeth, da. and coh. of Sir John Evelyn† of West Dean. educ. Winchester 1680; Christ’s, Camb. 1683, LL.D. 1705. m. (1) lic. 27 June 1687 (with £6,000), Lady Mary Feilding (d. 1697), da. of William, 3rd Earl of Denbigh, 1s. d.v.p. 3da.; (2) 2 Aug. 1714, Lady Isabella, da. of Hans Willem Bentinck, 1st Earl of Portland, 2da. suc. bro. as 5th Earl of Kingston-upon-Hull 17 Sept. 1690; cr. Mq. of Dorchester 23 Dec. 1706, Duke of Kingston 10 Aug. 1715; KG 29 Apr. 1719.1
Custos rot. Notts. by 1696–bef. 1701, Wilts. 1706–12, 1714–d.; freeman, Nottingham 1706, recorder, Nottingham 1707–d.; ld. lt. Wilts. 1714–d.; c.j. in eyre N. of Trent 1714–16.2
Commr. union with Scotland 1706; PC 26 June 1708–d.; ld. privy seal 1716–18, 1720–6; ld. pres. 1719–20; ld. justice 1719–20, 1725.
By 1690 Pierrepont was the heir to the earldom of Kingston and as such had at his disposal the family’s interest in Nottinghamshire. Re-elected for East Retford in 1690, he was marked as a Whig by the Marquess of Carmarthen (Sir Thomas Osborne†) on a list of that Parliament. He was appointed to only one important committee on 24 Apr. 1690, to draft an abjuration bill. His career in the Commons was cut short by his succession to the peerage on the death of his brother. He continued to espouse the Whig cause, supporting candidates in Lincolnshire, Nottinghamshire and Yorkshire and being elected a member of the Kit-Cat Club. He was rewarded for his efforts by successive promotions in the peerage, culminating in a dukedom in 1715. He died on 5 Mar. 1726 at his house in Arlington Street after a short illness. His will directed that he be buried in the family vault at Holme Pierrepont, Nottinghamshire. He was succeeded by his grandson, also Evelyn, who inherited substantial estates in Buckinghamshire, Nottinghamshire, Shropshire and Wiltshire.3 | <urn:uuid:8da1390c-d688-4662-8f68-d68bc3c1bb4a> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.historyofparliamentonline.org/volume/1690-1715/member/pierrepont-evelyn-1665-1726 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368706499548/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516121459-00004-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.939695 | 618 | 1.59375 | 2 |
Diving into a lake next summer you could swallow hundreds of Daphnia pulex, a one-eyed, algae-sucking water flea. The creature has long
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is best known for its sensitivity to toxic chemicals, which helps ecologists monitor water quality in ponds and lakes. Now researchers have a chance to
figure out how the water flea works, thanks to its newly sequenced genome, reported online today in Science. One-third of the water flea's nearly
31,000 genes are unique and seem to respond to predation, exposure to toxicants, and bacteria. This has titillated geneticists and ecologists alike,
who spy an opportunity to understand which genes are responsible for some of the animal's peculiar talents, such as growing protective tail spines,
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of knowing that you have not only just swallowed a fully armored crustacean, but the first of its kind to have its genome sequenced.
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By Lee Jae-Won
Chuseok, or the Full-Moon Harvest Festival, also dubbed the Korean Thanksgiving is one of the country’s biggest traditional holidays. Nearly 30 million out of South Korea’s population of 50 million will visit their hometown during the three-day holiday which ended October 1.
The Imjingak pavilion, a well-known tourist destination, is located just south of the demilitarized zone which divides the Korean peninsula into the capitalist South and communist North. It is the closest point to the inter-Korean border, where visitors are allowed to observe the North’s territory from the South without any specific government approval. The northern tip of the Paju city which the Imjingak area belongs to is only 130 miles south of the North Korean capital of Pyongyang.
South Koreans who were born in North Korea before the fratricidal 1950-53 Korean War, which ended with a truce pact, not a peace treaty, come to the Imjingak pavilion to remember and pay tribute to their ancestors as they are banned from crossing the inter-Korean border freely to visit their hometowns in the North.
The number of South Koreans registered with the government as separated families was more than 80,000 as of September 2012. North Korean defectors who recently arrived in the South also visit the pavilion to pay homage to their deceased ancestors. The number of North Korean defectors living in South Korea now exceeds 24,000.
In June, 2000, then South Korean President Kim Dae-Jung and North Korean leader Kim Jong-Il held a historic inter-Korean summit in the North Korean capital of Pyongyang. The two Koreas have held more than twelve rounds of family reunions since that summit. Nearly 22,000 separated family members from both Koreas, who had not seen each other since the Korean War, have met through the reunion sessions their governments organized mainly around traditional holiday seasons. | <urn:uuid:c45df559-5397-4db0-8a95-a9e21c499453> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://blogs.reuters.com/photographers-blog/tag/north-korea/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368703682988/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516112802-00046-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.96876 | 399 | 3.09375 | 3 |
At 6-9 months of age, your baby is stronger and more able to control her body. She can reach, grab, tug and bite. But she is still too young to be aggressive in the sense of intending to hurt. She is just beginning to connect cause and effect.
Your baby watches something dropped again and again, fascinated to discover that it always falls to the floor. For the same reason, your baby might grab your face again and again, because he finds your response interesting. He is still months away from connecting the look of pain on your face with the unpleasant sensations he sometimes feels himself.
Infants show anger very effectively with their faces and with their whole bodies. You can probably tell an anger cry from other cries. Your baby might show anger because she is hungry, tired or uncomfortable in some way. She might just need attention or to be cuddled. She is beginning to learn that her actions have predictable effects on the people around her. If she smiles and makes noises, she comes to expect that you will smile and talk back. If you refuse to respond in the expected way, your baby might show anger.
Angry feelings: 9-12 months
Every child has angry feelings from time to time. Pushing, grabbing or biting is usually just a baby’s way of trying to get something or to find out how something feels or tastes. Sometimes, though, you do see real anger. For example, when you take something away or when your child cannot do something that he wants to do.
When infants show intense negative emotions, it is sometimes hard to tell the difference between anger, fear and discomfort. For example:
- A 10-month-old who lashes out when dropped off at day care might need reassurance and more time to get used to separation from her parent.
- Another 10-month-old who uncharacteristically cries and throws everything might just have an earache.
- Some infants are easily overstimulated and can respond in ways that look aggressive, when in reality they are just overwhelmed or afraid.
Some parents find it hard to accept that their babies have a full range of emotions, positive and negative. For example, when their infants yell or hit out in anger, the parents laugh and say, ‘Isn't that cute. He’s mad’. These parents are uncomfortable with anger in their children, so they make a joke out of it. The babies, seeing their parents laugh, can come to think that their parents actually approve of their angry behaviour.
Between about 9-18 months, many infants develop a habit of grabbing their mother’s or their father’s face when they’re being held, or pulling at hair or earrings. Biting is normal behaviour for infants, who naturally explore the world with their mouths. So the goal is to teach them to know the difference between things they should bite (food, teething rings) and what they shouldn’t (people).
One way to manage this kind of behaviour is to anticipate the biting, pulling or grabbing and prevent it, while saying firmly and without a smile, ‘No biting. That hurts’. Babies want to please their parents because they love them. On the other hand, they are also drawn to explore and experiment. If your baby is very persistent, she might not stop right away.
The key is to accept the emotions for what they are and to set clear limits, even at very early ages, on aggressive behaviour.
You might be tempted to yell, slap or bite back. These actions would only startle your baby. Eventually he would learn to mimic them. He might even try the behaviour again, to see if it will produce the same intense reaction from you.
Biting a child back doesn’t stop biting. Instead a child is likely to learn by imitation to bite other people.
Use feeling words
When you talk with your baby, use emotional (or feeling) words, such as ‘mad’, ‘scared’ or ‘frustrated’, that seem to describe his state of mind at that moment. Of course, it will take years for those words and concepts to really sink in, but over time, the words you say will have more and more meaning.
Eventually, your baby – at age three or four, sometimes earlier – will be able to use those words to describe and take control of her own feelings.
Use gentle firmness
- Respond to seemingly aggressive acts – hair pulling, biting, or pinching – with gentle firmness.
- Unclamp your child’s hand (or mouth) from your arm, say something like ‘No hurting’.
- If need be, put her down on the floor.
- Let your expression be serious (no laughing, even if the behaviour seems somehow cute) but not overly shocked.
- Pick him up soon, before he begins to fuss too much. Be prepared to repeat the whole procedure many times.
- For assertive, highly intense children, it can take many repetitions before they learn the boundaries of what is acceptable.
When should this behaviour stop?
Even with the best, consistent teaching, toddlers might not stop biting, pinching, or pulling right away. A young child stops pinching momentarily in response to being told ‘no’. In a few moments, though, she might be back at it again. Gradually, there is less and less of the aggressive behaviour.
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Dream bigI wonder what the creators of “The Jetsons” would have thought about Skype or FaceTime on iPhones, or any number of other video chat services now available.
By: Miranda Reiman, Agweek
I wonder what the creators of “The Jetsons” would have thought about Skype or FaceTime on iPhones, or any number of other video chat services now available.
George Jetson could actually call up Jane in that manner today.
The animated cartoon wrapped up in 1987, before the advent of fit-in-your pocket cell phones or wireless internet and way before chatting virtually face-to-face in real-time, via built-in computer cameras.
But just a few decades later, many of those wild imaginations are real. When the second of the Hanna-Barbara duo (the company that also created the likes of “Tom and Jerry,” “The Flintstones,” “Smurfs” and “Scooby-Doo”) died in 2006, Roombas were already cleaning floors while you were gone to work. So who needs Rosie the robot?
And so the trend continues. What seems a cartoon impossibility in one decade becomes commonplace in the next.
Before it becomes reality though, somebody has to dream that big.
There is the rat race called everyday chores and ranch improvements. In the bustle, have you stopped to imagine what your herd could be like in five, 10 or 20 years?
It would be pretty great if you could identify which cows just won’t make good mothers before you give them the chance to express that. It might make that calving season snowstorm a tick more bearable.
What about a quick, chute-side blood test that could tell you which females will have calves less likely to get sick? Or even if the bulls came with that information. Think about the marketing possibilities: “Hello, Mr. Feedyard Manager. I have a set of feeder calves that are all from sire XYZ, proven to have progeny more resistant to BRD.”
What if that same instantaneous DNA test could tell you which cattle would grade well? “Mr. Feeder?” Oh, never mind. If that technology helps you make cattle that good and you can eliminate all that risk, you might decide it’s the year to own them yourself.
The list could go on — tools designed to create cattle that won’t bloat, that have increased efficiencies and more tender meat.
Genetic selection is a big component, but don’t stop there. What if an implant not only increased average daily gain but improved marbling? What about a new feeding technique that trains cattle to eat the right amount at precisely the right time to maximize gains?
As you read this, there is probably somebody thinking about the above advances. There is a scientist painstakingly developing a DNA test and checking its validity. There is a researcher studying how marbling is formed so he can find ways to get more of it. There are people dreaming big, not just because they’re paid to, but because they have that same spark for the science that you have for your cattle. The beef business is your shared passion.
Folks used to talk about hitting 100 percent Choice like it was a hardly achievable gold standard.
Not anymore. Some producers reach more than 50 percent Prime as routine. The change may not be as visible as today’s electronic gadgets, but in the cattle world, what seemed impossible is now attainable. And that’s sure to happen again.
One thing is certain: in 2022, it will look different than it does today. In 2062 (the year of “The Jetsons” setting), it will likely look dramatically different. Maybe your heifers will tag their own calves.
Hey, we’re dreaming big, right?
Editor’s Note: Reiman is the industry information assistant director for Certified Angus Beef LLC. Reach her at MReiman@ certifiedangusbeef.com or 308-784-2294. | <urn:uuid:67f1ac3b-8ad0-42ba-926f-3a55fad31167> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.agweek.com/event/article/id/19967/group/Livestock/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368709037764/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516125717-00058-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.960795 | 861 | 2.078125 | 2 |
Dr. Muhammad Abdul Rauf (1917-2004), was an Egyptian contemporary of Hassan al-Banna, founder of the Muslim Brotherhood. He was a professor at Al-Azhar University until 1948; in 1965 he moved to New York, where he purchased – with $1.3 million in funding from Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, and Libya – a plot of Manhattan real estate to serve as a site for a large Islamic Cultural Center (ICC) whose construction was bankrolled by sources in 46 Islamic nations -- all members of the Organization of the Islamic Conference. Construction of the ICC did not begin until 1984. Alyssa Lappen explains the reason for that long delay: "[Muhammad] Rauf withheld information on the Islamic donors until 1984. Only after wrangling for permits for 20 years did Rauf begin construction — at that point, funding sources no longer mattered as construction became a fait accompli."
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Modernist architects discarded the decorative styles of the 19th century and sought to merge architecture with industry. The result was a simple, logical, functional building style, as much industrial as artistic. Twentieth-century architects had the advantage of new materials and forms. Steel in particular, could be used to form strong frames or cages. Steel also made up the heart of ferroconcrete, or steel-reinforced concrete, which remains the principal material in large-scale construction today. Ferroconcrete made possible a technique called cantilevering, in which a block or floor is supported at one end and hangs free at the other.
The young German architect Walter Gropius (1883-1969) invited such leading modern artists as Kandinsky and Klee to teach at his art school in Germany called the Bauhaus (‘‘Building House’’). When the Bauhaus moved from Weimar to Dessau in 1926, Gropius constructed the new campus according to his philosophy of clean, functional, modern design. Gropius’s most important contribution was the so-called ‘‘curtain wall’’, the exterior wall of glass that also displays the building’s interior design. Bauhaus architects also designed modern furniture and household utensils to match the functional style of their interiors.
In the Workshop
Wing of the new Bauhaus Studio in Dessau, the sheer simplicity of Gropius’s
glass and steel design recalls the purified grid paintings of Mondrian.
Gropius became an influential teacher in America and a founder of what
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The Environmental Protection Agency plans to move about 25,000 employees and contractors to Microsoft’s cloud-based Office 365 for Government email, calendar and collaboration system by early 2013, the agency said Wednesday.
EPA signed a $9.8 million contract with Lockheed Martin Corp. to manage the transition, which the agency expects will save $12 million in four years, according to its announcement.
“This transition will improve EPA employees’ access to communications and mobility tools and will offer the EPA significant cost savings by reducing the agency’s energy footprint,” Microsoft and Lockheed said in a joint statement.
EPA will join a growing list of agencies that already have moved to cloud-based email and collaboration systems, including the General Services Administration and the Agriculture Department. Most agencies have moved to systems offered by either Microsoft or Google.
In August, GSA entered into blanket purchase agreements with 17 vendors that migrate and manage cloud email services to help speed the government’s move to Internet-based email and to lower transition costs. In addition to Microsoft and Google cloud email platforms, those vendors also offer Domino Web, an IBM email system, and Zimbra, an open source system.The government expects to ultimately save $5 billion by moving one-fourth of its technology budget to the cloud. | <urn:uuid:3c3498bf-a287-44a1-9915-3e1657ae84e1> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.nextgov.com/cloud-computing/2012/10/epa-email-move-cloud-early-2013/59162/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368697974692/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516095254-00075-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.936076 | 266 | 1.609375 | 2 |
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- “80% say they believe it is still possible to achieve the American dream.” (!!!)
And no wonder. Americans’ sense of what is “normal” has changed a great deal over the years. So many things once thought of as luxuries are now considered necessities. Americans have bigger homes, more gadgets and trinkets, and more access to more types of entertainment than ever before. And Americans buy more food at restaurants (or pre-cooked take-out meals from grocery stores) than they did 20 years ago (and thus pay more for food, rather than pay less to cook at home), and probably (I can’t find the statistics) far more than was the case 30 or 40 years ago.
INDEED, A NEWLY RELEASED SURVEY by ACNielsen shows that Americans recognize that dining out is an expendable luxury, which means the “squeeze” for supposed necessities is somewhat self-selected: “In the United States… consumers cited cutting down on take-out meals as their most popular cost-cutting method.” (Worldwide, the survey showed that the supposedly imperiled middle-class wouldn’t suffer if their finances seemed tight; instead, they would just “cut down on out-of-home entertainment and spend less on new clothes.”)
In other words, the apparent problem isn’t one of economic hardship, but of lifestyle choices and changed cultural expectations. What once would have seemed luxurious now feels, to many middle-class Americans, to be almost an entitlement.
All of which helps explain why, with the national economy booming to an incredible degree, President George W. Bush seems to receive no credit for the good news: Americans don’t realize just how good things are.
It’s especially hard for them to realize it when the mainstream media keeps using pretzel-twisted logic and misleading headlines to convince them that their livelihoods are frighteningly imperiled. But the truth is that the American Dream isn’t merely alive and well, it’s actually not even a dream. Instead, the beautiful dream is reality right here and now — no matter what the headline writers say.
A man of faith in a godless age is hitting Americans where it hurts.
Mr. and Mrs. American Spectator Reader, let P.J. O’Rourke talk sense to your kids.
In Britain, defending your property can get you life.
The debacle of this president’s administration is both a cause and a symptom of the decline of American values. Unless Congress impeaches him, that decline will go on unchecked. An eminent jurist surveys the damage and assesses the chances for the recovery of our culture.
It won’t take long for conservatives to scratch this presidential wannabe off their 2008 scorecard.
The American Christmas, like the songs that celebrate it, makes room for everybody under the rainbow. Is that why so many people seem to be hostile to it?
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Many Ticos lack some of the etiquette with strangers that we take for granted, like not holding a door open for you. Telephone manners are almost comical. When the phone rings, you pick it up and hear a voice asking you, "Quien habla?" (Who is talking?). It throws you off! But face to face, Ticos invariably take time to say hello, shake your hand, and make small talk before entering into any serious discussions. Projecting a good image is very important to Ticos. Other than beggars, Ticos are always well groomed and wearing cleanly pressed new looking clothes and polished shoes. Their fashion sense is derived from North America and Europe. Displaying the newest, smallest, coolest cellular phone is more important than how well it works. Many Ticos can be seen zipping around in an expensive SUV (often on lease), yet their home inside is sparsely decorated.
Women together and men and women who have met before, even only once, always greet and say goodbye with the mutual smacking sound of a kiss brushing the cheek, even each day at work. For a Tico, being half an hour late is not considered late, and they can't understand why punctual gringos get impatient waiting for them. Leaving with a good impression is very important to them, shaking your hand once again. Many give directions even when they don't have a clue. Saving face is a priority, especially when it is a question of their intelligence. Managers must be careful disciplining a male employee, and to treat him as an equal who has strayed. The winner of an all-male argument usually stops short out of courtesy allowing the loser to save some face. If you verbally put a Tico down, don't be surprised to discover scratches on your car, or your dog has been poisoned. It is unwise to absolutely trust what many Ticos say and promise. Many gringos discover the date they had with that lovely Tica (female Tico) is a "no show".
The macho attitude is possibly more subdued in Costa Rica than other Latin American countries, but still prevalent. Pretty young women are constantly honked at, even by bus drivers and sometimes the police. Men feel they can stay out to play and drink as long as they want while their women at home watch the children and have little say. The male role is clearly defined by their sense of natural superiority, expecting to be served by their woman, abstaining from household chores, and with the freedom to cheat around. The national pastime, soccer (fotbol), takes a back seat to the male bonding and the prowess of successful flirting. Simple arithmetic necessitates newly liberated women throughout Costa Rica must be accepting short term relationships as well. Eight percent of all children have a father listed as 'unknown'. Many families are all female with the grandmother as the head matriarch, her daughters working and their children at home under her care. Sexual discrimination is against the law, and many women have attained very high positions in the government and universities, however low level labor discrimination is ingrained with virtually no upward mobility for women in the private sector. A woman employer must more than earn her respect from male employees.
Ninety percent of Ticos are Roman Catholic. But they do not demonstrate the faith that those of other Central American countries do who have toiled the land for generations, working under horrendous conditions to support their families. Religion gives them something to hold on to, a belief in the afterlife. However, in Costa Rica church attendance is relatively low. From early on, the church had little success commandeering the morals and ethics of the egalitarian and upwardly mobile Ticos. They have traditionally wanted it all now, and believed they could get it. Even though the church has insisted abortion be illegal, it is well known that for a few hundred dollars, doctors can be found to perform the operation. Most Ticos have crosses and religious artifacts proudly displayed in their homes, say they believe in God, and pray to certain saints with specific powers depending upon the occasion. But religious holidays (as well as weddings, birthdays, anniversaries and civil holidays) are great excuses for families and friends to reunite and party. The family, in the North American tradition, is slowly breaking up though.
Some Ticos are indifferent to animals. Many even have a mean streak towards them. Pets are seldom part of a loving family. Illegal exotic birds are kept in small cages. Few cats survive past kittens, and dogs are often confined in the back yard and are never walked or played with. Ticos are mostly afraid of dogs because many become vicious from neglect. Ticos allow their dogs to endlessly bark at nothing, much to the annoyance of most neighbours. Thus the practice of poisoning dogs is common. In my estimation nearly half of all dogs die of poisoning, the other half by cars, few make it to old age. My sweet old black lab was kicked needlessly in the head, and had rocks fired at him. When he got lost in San Jose, I ran a classified ad in "La Nacion" (Costa Rica's largest daily newspaper) and received several calls from pranksters cruelly saying they had my dog. I never did find old "Murphy".
Surprisingly though, bulls are never killed during Costa Rica bullfighting. It is entertaining to see bulls run around in a bull ring chasing and ramming crowds of brave volunteers who try to avoid the horns, scattering in every direction, and hopping over the wall just in the nick of time. | <urn:uuid:61d62064-1f82-4379-a5f9-5ef540929876> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.adventure-inn.com/articles/tico_customs | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368704713110/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516114513-00002-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.975454 | 1,148 | 1.8125 | 2 |
PC - Buying a PC
To start, the first question to ask yourself is whether you're looking for a desktop or a laptop. Buying a laptop doesn't immediately preclude you from playing modern PC games. Powerful laptops exist out there if you're looking for added hardware muscle, but you're usually going to have to make sacrifices. In general, the more powerful the laptop, the heavier and larger it is.
If you're not concerned with portability and just want games to look as good as they possibly can while maintaining a smooth framerate, then a desktop would be a better idea. These can house more powerful components and accommodate more elaborate cooling options, and perhaps more importantly allow for you to easily exchange parts. Swapping in new parts for old is part of what makes PC gaming so great, since you don't need to go out and purchase an entirely new setup if you're looking for a performance boost, but just open the case door and plug in a new part. This is especially easy to do with things like graphics cards and RAM sticks.
Should you decide to buy a desktop off of sites like Dell or iBuyPower or from retailers like Best Buy (not recommended), make sure to find out what motherboard it uses. Many times this information isn't easily visible, so if you can't find it on the site when you're customizing the PC, you should call a representative and ask. Once you get the brand and model name it's a good idea to look up the board to see exactly what you're getting. Why is this important? Well, every component that's in your PC attaches to the motherboard, so the type and number of slots it contains directly determines how expandable your purchase will be. For example, let's say you like the idea of using Nvidia's SLI or ATI's CrossFire to link multiple graphics cards, but currently can only afford one. Further down the line if you eventually decide to buy another card, you're going to run into a problem if the motherboard can't accommodate it.
Of course many sites like HP, CyberPower and Falcon Northwest will offer preset options that will work properly and get you good performance, but like with buying a car, it's always good to know exactly what you're getting before spending the money. If you're trying to buy a high-end PC, usually you're going to get punched in the nose when it comes to price. Be sure to do a few searches for coupons that might be able to apply to a purchase, and keep an eye out for special deals that run from time to time. There's also the much more work-intensive option to build your own machine from parts ordered through sites like Newegg and TigerDirect. This of course requires more research and time, but the upside is you'll save money.
Going through all the specifics of what to consider when buying a PC could fill a book, but if there's one important thing to keep in mind while shopping, it's that you don't have to spend a lot of money to get a good PC. Configure a few machines on different sites, compare prices, and keep an eye out for deals, and it won't be too hard to find what you're looking for at a reasonable price.
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William Faulkner spoke of the eternal verities, lasting principles found consistently in human experience, such as love, hope, hate, fear, and compassion. Through the ages, these fundamental aspects of humanity have drawn the attention of writers and other artists. Such principles are often rendered symbolically because they are important yet abstract. Hope cannot be touched or quantified, but a toy windmill symbolizing hope can be experienced tangibly. Symbolism offers a way for writers to capture these important intangibles that inform and shape our lives.
From the drop-down menu, select one of the abstract terms. Then think of at least three symbols that a writer might use to capture the principle in a story. Write the symbols in the box.
Symbols often carry multiple meanings in a story. For example, a simple lamp, if worked into the storys setting and plot appropriately, might signify knowledge, personal warmth, and hope all at once. The lamp might also function literally as a lamp—perhaps as something bought at a yard sale. This multiple layering of meaning is what gives many symbols their artistic power.
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Special-edition, Congolese-inspired TOMS Shoes
We're teaming up with Giving Partner Eastern Congo Initiative (ECI), an advocacy and grant-making organization founded by Ben Affleck, on two Congolese-inspired designs with an additional give. Read More >>
TOMS x charity: water - An Eyewer collaboration
TOMS and charity: water, an organization founded in 2006 (like TOMS!) that’s dedicated to to helping bring clean and safe drinking water to people in developing nations, join forces for the first-ever TOMS Eyewear collab! Read More >>
Giving TOMS Shoes in the DRC
Founded by Ben Affleck in 2010, ECI is an advocacy and grant-making organization that works with and for the people of DRC, the third most populous country in Africa, and one that struggled under a cycle of violence for nearly 20 years – particularly in the east. Read More >>
Giving new TOMS with Buckner International in Peru means distributing shoes through holistic community development programs including health and family services and education. To be sure health education “sticks,” Buckner’s Giuli uses art and drama workshops to teach children the importance of basic hygiene like hand-washing, drinking clean water and wearing shoes to help preserve their health.
“We give services like deworming pills and food programs, and with that, we start teaching children how to protect themselves and why they need to do certain things,”Giuli explains. “We do this through workshops, classes, stories. I’m a drama teacher, so I like to share these stories and messages.”
Before each distribution, the amazing Giuli puts on a play about hookworm using props and costumes. In it, she explains what the tiny parasite does to their bodies and how it can be prevented. By the end of the performance, her audience of kids is actively engaged, shouting at her main character to wash his hands and put on his shoes.
Giuli’s theatrical approach comes from her own experience. As a child, she was very shy and had difficulty talking to people, not unlike many of the children she works with in Buckner’s Healthy Families program. After studying drama, she found that she was able to better express herself through art and theater and has brought it to her work with Buckner ever since.
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|A sweet little poodle, carrying a basket of violets|
Staffordshire, England, ca. 1850
Photograph by Boy Fenwick
The other day, when out and about shopping in the nearby town to Darlington, Boy came across a diminutive Staffordshire figure of a very coiffed poodle carrying a green basket of violets in its mouth. Despite Boy's best intentions, he fell in love with it. "I can't believe I like this little poodle, as I usually can't stand this sort of thing. But I must have it!" he said, looking at me to confirm whether I agreed with him or thought he had lost his mind. And I did agree with him—it was charming—and I said that I thought it would be a delightful addition to our collection of Staffordshire figures at Darlington House.
|King Charles II of England (1630-1680)|
Painted by Sir Peter Lely, 1670
National Maritime Museum, London
We date the figure to the 1850s because—among other reasons—the cut of the poodle's coat is in a style popular at the time, inspired by the wigs worn during the reign of Charles II of England. Also, the Roccoco Revival molding around the figure's base led us to conclude it was made in the mid-1800s rather than later.
|Revue Horticole, ca. 1800s|
Image courtesy of encore-editions.com
References to violets as symbols of rebirth and love have appeared in verse dating back to the ancient East and to the Classical world and have persisted in art and song ever since. One of my favorite popular references to violets is "Violets for Your Furs," a hit song popularized by Frank Sinatra in the early 1950s. It was indelibly etched on my childhood brain by my father, who played the LP album upon which it appeared, Songs for Young Lovers, often enough that its grooves practically wore out.
|The cover of my father's favorite Sinatra album|
According to the American Violet Society, violets are "symbolic of the awakening year, earth's renewal, hope, and the simple joys and sorrows of love." Carried in the basket by the adorable little poodle that Boy had to have, they are a fitting and welcome offering at Darlington House this bitterly cold January long weekend.
It was winter in Manhattan, falling snow flakes filled the air,
The streets were covered with a film of ice,
But a little simple magic that I learned about somewhere,
Changed the weather all around, just within a thrice.
I bought you violets for your furs and it was spring for a while, remember?
I bought you violets for your furs and there was April in that December.
The snow drifted down on the flowers, and melted where it lay.
The snow looked like dew on the blossoms as on a summer's day.
I bought you violets for your furs and there was blue in the wintry sky,
You pinned my violets to your furs and gave a lift to the crowds passing by,
You smiled at me so sweetly, since then one thought occurs,
That we fell in love completely, the day I bought you violets for your furs.
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Prepare a clear and clean workspace. I used several planks on sawhorses which turned out to be a near ideal height.
- Clean any burrs from around ends and "T" track in bottom of lower rail where "windshield to body" seal fits. Install seal, lubricating the bottom of lower rail and seal rubber with lots of soapy water (Applied with paint brush) and slide into place in track. Two persons make this job easier, one pulling and one pushing. Leave two post securing screw holes uncovered on one end of track.
- Mark windshield centers top and bottom - put some masking tape on glass leaving enough room for glazing rubber.
- Install new glazing rubber on the windshield being sure it is properly centered and being careful not to stretch it. (There is a top and bottom).
- With windshield held in vertical position, top down, push the lower rail into position on the glass. Make sure the rail seal is centered and stays fully onto the windshield. Use lots of soapy water on outside of seal and inside the rail.
- Turn windshield over and install the upper rail the same way.
- Install center tie rod, this will help hold thing in position for the next steps (not necessary to tighten).
- Push the first post into the upper and lower rails (the end with the securing holes exposed) tapping with rubber hammer (use cargo strap or a tourniquet if necessary) It will be necessary to spread the rail slightly but make sure you don't move the top and bottom rail from centre position on the windshield. Keep the glazing rubber in place on the glass, then push rail back into place. Install screws. Fully tighten bottom screws and snug up upper. (the long screw go next to the post)
- Now, pull and push lower windshield to body seal into position against the post you just installed, covering the post securing screws.
- Making sure seal is right against post but in a "relaxed" state, its length neither compressed nor stretched. (lightly tap the seal up and down its length with a rubber mallet to facilitate the procedure) now cut seal to proper length = just very slightly longer than lower rail length.
- Next, push the seal against the installed post compressing its length to uncover the screw holes for securing the other post.
- Install second post as per 7) above (A ratchet cargo strap or a tourniquet helps this process also light tapping with rubber mallet). It will be necessary to carefully spread the rails to get the post into the rail slots. NB - Keep the glazing rubber in position on the glass not in the rail. Loosen the center tie rod if necessary to allow rails to accept post. Once post in position install lower screws tighten, next pull/push seal back into position against post tapping it lightly to get back into "relaxed" position. It will fit snuggly against both posts.
- Stand windshield on lower rail and push the upper rail into position and install upper rail screws.
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The term Soak dike is used in The Fens of eastern England to mean a ditch or drain running parallel with an embankment, for the purpose of taking any water that soaks through from the river or drain beyond the bank. In Lincolnshire, sock dyke was formerly a frequently found form of the expression.
In some parts of the world, the embankment would be called a levee.
In The Fens, water from the surrounding higher land is carried across the land which lies below high tide level, in embanked rivers. In this way, the need for pumping is reduced. However, the banks are never completely waterproof so that even in an otherwise thoroughly drained fen, the water table near the river bank would be high, reducing the value of the land and weakening the bank.
The leaky condition of the river embankments usually arose from a difficulty in finding good materials for their construction and from the piecemeal way in which the structures accumulated as the ground shrank or repairs were needed.
The difficulty is overcome by cutting a fairly small ditch, perhaps twenty or thirty metres from the bank, so that it collects the ground water and feeds it to a pump.
Counter drain
Counter drain is another term for much the same thing though in this case, it may have been designed also to deal with water overflowing the river bank. The counter drain would therefore need to be bigger than the soak dike. Counter drain has tended to supersede the other term, particularly in its use as a proper name.
The Counter Drain in Deeping Fen is a good example, where the land between it and the bank of the River Glen was designed as a wash. In other words, the land between the river and the outer bank of the counter drain was originally intended to act as a reservoir in the event of an overflow from the river. | <urn:uuid:511ac17c-e1c4-4b9d-8e26-4a3436771d63> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soak_dike | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368704132298/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516113532-00055-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.978183 | 381 | 3.5 | 4 |
Sometimes the unthinkable happens in Apple Valley Minnesota. A terrible accident and those involved aren't able to provide rescuers with emergency contact information.
You have people in the Apple Valley Minnesota area who you'll want to be contacted to arrange help, give consent to treatment, and inform paramedics of medical conditions, allergies or medications.
Too often, our Minnesota police and rescue workers must sift through pockets, glove compartments, wallets, purses and cell phone directories for clues – often wasting precious time.
A brilliantly simple solution is now spreading around the globe: ICE. ICE – standing for In Case of Emergency, is a way to identify emergency contacts in your cell phone directory.
Simply put 'ICE' before a contact name in your cell phone, like 'ICE – Dad', 'ICE – Nancy', or 'ICE – Doctor Roberts'. Rescuers will be able to quickly identify your emergency contacts, saving valuable time.
Bob Brotchie, a Cambridge, England paramedic came up with the idea and started a promotional campaign in England in 2005. This powerful idea is now being heavily promoted in Apple Valley Minnesota and in other countries. Rescue workers all know of how many times they are unable to find a wallet or purse on an accident victim, yet they are seldom without their cell phone.
There are national and worldwide disaster databases, but participation can cost up to two hundred dollars a year. 'ICE' is free to the 276 million cell phone users in the U.S.
It is easy and just takes a few minutes to designate some ICE contacts in your cell phone. Remember to keep the listings current.
Please join Valley Auto Care in getting the word out. Help us put Apple Valley Minnesota on ICE!
Auto Service Resources.
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Monitoring System Category
ICE - In Case Of Emergency In Apple Valley Minnesota
Date: April 4, 2012 9:46 AM - Category: Monitoring System
TPMS: Tire Pressure Monitoring For Your Apple Valley Auto
Date: November 16, 2010 2:11 PM - Category: Monitoring System
You may know that all 2008 model year and newer cars, mini-vans and light trucks in Apple Valley come with a tire pressure monitoring system. Many slightly older vehicles around Apple Valley have these systems as well. A tire pressure monitoring system – called TPMS – consists of sensors on each wheel that measure tire pressure.
If tire pressure drops 25 percent below the manufacturer’s recommended pressure, the sensor sends a signal to a monitoring unit that causes a warning to light up on the dashboard. When you see the warning light, you know it’s time to put some air in your tires.
There are many benefits to driving with properly inflated tires around Apple Valley. First is cost savings. Running at the correct air pressure improves fuel economy. Driving on under-inflated tires is like driving through sand – it drags down your fuel economy. You’ll also see longer, more even tread wear so your tires’ll last longer.
Another important benefit of properly inflated tires is increased safety. Under-inflated tires become hotter and that heat can actually lead to tire failure – possibly resulting in an accident. Your car and the tires themselves will just perform better and more safely around Apple Valley with properly inflated tires.
Local Apple Valley consumer groups, law-makers and vehicle manufacturers advocate TPMS systems hoping that they will save lives, property damage and inconvenience. While you can’t put a value on saving a life, we keep in mind that TPMS systems will carry a cost.
The systems themselves are added into the price of the car. The batteries in the sensors will have to be replaced from time to time. Parts will break and need to be replaced. In colder climates around Minnesota, ice and salt are frequent causes of failure.
In addition, there are other behind-the-scenes costs to be aware of. Every time a tire is replaced, repaired, rotated or balanced, the tire technician has to deal with the TPMS system.
Your service center (Valley Auto Care) must purchase equipment used to scan and reactivate the TPMS system after every tire service. Because older tire change equipment can damage TPMS sensors, your service center may need to buy expensive, new tire changers.
Since there is no uniformity among manufacturers, technicians need to be trained on several TPMS systems. These behind-the-scenes costs are very real to your service center.
That’s why they are anxious for you to understand the financial impact of TPMS systems. In the past, they’ve been able to quickly and cheaply provide tire services, and then pass the low cost on to you as an expression of their good will. But now even these simple jobs will take much longer.
Sensors will need to be removed and reinstalled. Even a tire rotation will require that the monitor be reprogrammed to the new location of each tire. When a car battery is disconnected, the TPMS system will need to be reprogrammed.
So when you start so see the cost of tire changes, flat repairs and rotations going up, please keep in mind that it’s because of this new safety equipment. Valley Auto Care just wants to keep you safely on the road – and we're committed to do so at a fair price.
It’s important to remember that the TPMS warning only comes on when a tire is severely under-inflated. You’ll still want to check your tire pressure on a regular basis. At every fill-up is best, but you should check pressure at least once a month. Here’s wishing you safe travels.
Contact Valley Auto Care for more information about Tire Pressure Management Systems.
On Board Diagnostics For Your car
Date: November 10, 2010 3:22 PM - Category: Monitoring System
Make an appointment with Valley Auto Care to have your on board diagnostics analyzed.
7125 151st St. West, Suite 105
Apple Valley, Minnesota 55124
Today we're going to talk about on-board diagnostics and the questions we hear from folks around Apple Valley Minnesota who need answers about diagnostic services. They want to know what diagnostics are, what's involved and what the benefits are. They really want to understand the value of diagnostic scans by a trained technician in Apple Valley Minnesota.
These are valid concerns. If you don't understand something it's really hard to know its value. Let's start with some history.
Since 1996, all cars and light trucks in Apple Valley Minnesota have been required to use a standardized diagnostic system to help repair technicians determine what's wrong with your vehicle. The diagnostic system works with the vehicle's Engine Control Module – the computer that controls many engine functions.
The computer monitors dozens of components and processes. Depending on what the sensors read, the computer will make adjustments to compensate for conditions and minor problems. When there is a condition that it can't adjust for, the computer will turn on the check engine light.
It is also called the 'service engine soon' light on some vehicles. The warning light signals you to get into your Apple Valley Minnesota service center so that the trouble code can be read and the problem can be fixed. Your service center will have a scan tool and powerful software that will help the technician diagnose the problem.
If you've searched for check engine light on the internet, you may have seen that you can buy an inexpensive scanner or go to an auto parts store to have the trouble code read to tell you exactly what's wrong.
That's a common myth. The code itself doesn't tell you what's broken. It starts you looking in the right place. It tells you what engine parameter is out of range – but it won't tell you what's wrong or how to fix it.
Let's say you think your daughter has a fever. You take her temperature and it reads one 102 degrees. You've confirmed a fever, but you don't know what's causing it. Is it a 24 hour flu, an infection, appendicitis or leukemia? A fever is a symptom of all of these medical problems, but it takes a skilled physician's examination and additional diagnostic tests to find out what is actually causing the fever.
An example of a trouble code could be: P0133, which reads 'Bank 1 sensor 1 circuit slow response'. This means that the front oxygen sensor has a slow response time to changes in the air-fuel mix. If that's all you knew about cars, you would think your oxygen sensor was broken and would replace it. Now, it could be the oxygen sensor – but it could also be a bad or contaminated airflow sensor, exhaust leak, electrical problem, an intake manifold leak or any of a number of other things.
You can imagine a lot of oxygen sensors have been replaced because of that code. So the on-board diagnostics point the way to where the trouble lies, but it takes some skill and high-tech equipment to actually pinpoint the problem. The cheap scan tools that a consumer can buy do not have the ability to retrieve some of the operating history that's stored in the engine control computer. That history's very helpful in diagnosing the problem. Service centers like Valley Auto Care invest a lot of money in high-end diagnostic tools to help solve the mystery and get you back on the road as soon as possible without replacing a lot of parts that don't need replacing.
So, on-board diagnostics provide a powerful starting place for a highly-trained, well-equipped technician to get to the bottom of your problem. When your check engine light comes on, get it checked at Valley Auto Care. If the light burns steady – don't panic. Get in to Valley Auto Care soon to have the engine scanned. A flashing check engine light means that there is a severe engine problem. Get in as soon as you can – waiting too long can lead to very expensive damage.
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Members of the Centerport Fire Department, coordinated by Chief Peter Gunther, recently assisted the Vanderbilt Museum with the transport of a 3000 year-old Egyptian mummy by ambulance to Huntington Hospital.
The mummy, acquired by William K. Vanderbilt II in 1931, has spent the past 63 years in the Vanderbilt Marine museum. As part of a project to preserve and study the mummy, an investigation is being carried out under the direction of a noted Egyptologist, Dr.Bob Brier of Long Island University's C.W. Post campus. At the hospital the mummy underwent a series of X-rays and a CAT scan in a search for answers to the many mysteries that still surround Egyptian mummies. | <urn:uuid:5e8daa30-b9bf-48b9-a62e-d654c93d4b66> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.centerportfd.org/3000yearold.htm | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368700958435/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516104238-00039-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.948927 | 139 | 1.84375 | 2 |
coccidiosis in chickens and CORID
I treated my 7 week old chickens for coccidiosis three weeks ago with CORID.
Should I do a follow up treatment? I suspected one of my chicks had coccidiosis and started treatment. The young chick is eating and seems to be feeling fine.
The correct way of treating your chickens for coccidiosis with CORID would be to add 10cc (10mg) per gallon of water for 5 consecutive days. If you have done this your flock should be okay. It is better to do the 5 day treatment for chickens rather than the 21 day treatment.
How CORID works is that it mimics thiamin (Vitamin B1) which is needed by the coccidia for normal growth and reproduction. When the coccidia ingest CORID, they experience thiamin deficiency and starve from malnutrition thereby killing them off. The problem now is that there are some strains of coccidia that have become resistant to the use of CORID, especially in larger livestock like goats and cows.
If the rest of your flock are fine, I wouldn't retreat them at this stage. Instead I would add organic apple cider vinegar to their water, chopped garlic to their food along with an active plain yogurt to reintroduce good bacteria into their digestive systems. Keep their housing clean at all times. However, for this disease, this is not the panacea of all ills.
If you are absolutely sure that what your chickens had was coccidiosis you will have to be on constant lookout for the tell-telling signs as you will probably always have this problem.
Coccidia can last for up to 2 years in the environment without a host, and for the life-cycle to perpetuate, the coccidia has to be ingested by the host - in this case your chickens. Once you have coccidia on your land, it is very difficult to get rid of as they reproduce so rapidly and in very large numbers.
Basically, if you have coccidiosis your only option now is to try and contain it as much as possible. If you have other livestock on the property you need to investigate to see if they have been affected too. Coccidiosis can even affect cats,dogs and rabbits.
The ONLY thing that kills coccidia is EXTREME heat and cold.
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Today is one of my favorite feast days: The Feast of St. David of Wales! There are many wonderful stories about Saint David. I decided today to use an element from one of the many stories about St. David to bring wet on wet watercolor painting to our first grade daughter.
There seems to be a lot of confusion and mystery regarding wet on wet painting for those families new to Waldorf. Watercolor painting, in and of itself, has been around for quite some time – think of brush painting from Asia, and the watercolors of the German Renaissance Master Albrecht Durer. Waldorf Education has a beautiful of approaching watercolor painting for children in the kindergarten and the grades.
In first grade, we go through each color one at time by itself (which is very beautiful and reverent….I mean, in this day of visual bombardment how often do we get to experience the pure beauty and joy of one color?), then two colors and then some first grade teachers will move into three colors. Eric Fairman , Master Waldorf grades teacher, discusses the approach he took in his first grade Path of Discovery guide if you are looking for more information. If you are looking for other resources to help you discover wet on wet painting, please do have a look at this back post: http://theparentingpassageway.com/2009/02/02/resources-for-wet-on-wet-watercolor-painting/
So, today I had heavy watercolor paper soaking in a tray of water whilst I told some brief stories about St. David, including how he went into Wales to spread the message of the Gospel, how the monastery he founded was very simple where the monks pulled the ploughs for sowing the fields, how he and his monks ate no meat, and how St. David was called the “waterman” not only because he would only drink water but because he would often pray submerged up to his neck in cold water in those Welsh lakes. I also talked about the miracle of the ground lifting him up so people could hear his message.
Then, to lead up to our painting, we ended with the story of the battle between the Welsh and the invading Saxons. Legend has it that the Welsh were losing until St. David pointed out that the dress of the two sides was so similar they could not be told apart in battle. He suggested each of the Welsh put a leek in their hat or dress, and the Welsh went on to win the battle. When a Welsh leek flowers, it looks like a daffodil, so we worked together to create the beautiful colors of the daffodil in our painting.
First we painted our whole page yellow.
(There was once a beautiful daffodil standing as bright as the sun itself. The daffodil was so lovely that everything in God’s creation wanted to be close to this sunny, lovely daffodil.)
Even the sky moved closer in to see the daffodil, but dared not to get too close to touch the daffodil. The sky did not want to mar the daffodil’s radiant springtime beauty!
(Paint blue creeping in at the edges, round and round on the page, circling in, until a patch of yellow daffodil is still present).
And all the sky, and all the meadow, rejoiced in the daffodil’s beautiful light.
(If you look carefully at this painting, you can see the darker blue on the outer border, green like meadow as the blue and yellow mixed, with a yellow center as a daffodil).
The main thing to wet on wet painting is to just get the supplies and paint! Paint yourself first and then bring it to your children! They will thank you!
If you need more help, here are two free resources I suggest:
http://thewonderofchildhood.com/2011/06/wet-on-wet-watercolor-painting-set-up-2/ (multiple parts)
and this resource by Sarah Baldwin, with multiple parts:
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Girl with Pitchfork, painted in 1867 during the artist's visit to France, foreshadows the imposing figures of fisherwomen and other female laborers Homer produced in Cullercoats, England, some 13 years later. Yet in contrast to the typical "Homer girl" of the 1860s and early 1870s, whose proportions are delicate and youthful and whose activities are usually limited to leisure activities, the figure in Girl with Pitchfork is sturdy. Her pursuit is the work essential to her livelihood, rather than lighthearted play.
In this simple, spare composition, Homer narrows the focus to the single figure and compresses the picture plane into a strong vertical format in which land and figure merge. These pictorial innovations and the subject itself might have resulted from Homer's exposure in France to Japanese art, with its compressed narrow space, and to the paintings of the Barbizon school artists, who often depicted workers in the fields in a way that emphasized the dignity of their labor. Homer used white paint to highlight the contours of the figure, probably a technique that carried over from his wood engraving. The white lines set off the figure against a soft, generalized background. This technique also is seen in other works done during and after Homer's stay in France.
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Report to the People: Keeping homes warm, LIHEAP season opens
The birds are flying south, the days are getting shorter and cooler and football is back on TV, all signs that soon the bone-chilling temperatures of winter will impact our household budgets.
The rise in energy costs as we head into the winter months is a critical issue facing the citizens of the commonwealth and in particular our seniors. Berks County is home to 71,000-plus people age 60 and older. A large percentage of these seniors live on fixed incomes and are feeling the financial impact of the high cost of energy more than other segments of our society.
The good news is that money is available to help individuals and families who either own or rent their home. The Pennsylvania Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program helps low-income people pay their heating bills through energy assistance grants.
People need not have an unpaid bill to receive energy assistance. People can receive this money without being on welfare. No lien is placed on the person's property if he receives this help.
At the time of this writing, we have received the following eligibility maximum income limits for LIHEAP's 2012-13 heating season:
1 person: $16,755
3 people: $28,635
4 people: $34,575
5 people: $40,515
For each additional person, add $5,940.
I urge all senior citizens who meet the program's income eligibility guidelines to apply for this help in paying your heating bills.
Starting on Nov. 1, if you have access to a computer and the Internet, you can apply online by visiting the LIHEAP link at my website at www.senatorschwank.com, or obtain an application and further assistance by contacting the Berks County LIHEAP hotline at 610-736-4228 or my office at 610-929-2151.
In addition to the LIHEAP cash grant, "crisis grants" will be available starting Jan. 2. Crisis grants are available to help LIHEAP-eligible households deal with emergencies when heating equipment has broken down, or where fuel has run out, or where utility service has been or is in danger of being terminated. When faced with such an emergency situation, individuals are urged to contact Berks County's LIHEAP hotline or the assistance office at 610-736-4211.
You may be eligible for other energy assistance programs for low-income households in addition to the LIHEAP program. Visit the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission website for information on energy programs available for low-income households or contact your utility company for information on programs that may help you pay your utility bill.
Judy Schwank is state senator for the 11th district. Her Reading district office is at 1940 N. 13th St., Suite 232. Contact her at 610-929-2151 or firstname.lastname@example.org, and visit her website, www.senatorschwank.com, or her Facebook page. | <urn:uuid:538f2c81-56e1-4ed1-8e2b-c65c7a60f2aa> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://readingeagle.com/mobile/article.aspx?id=420574 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368700264179/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516103104-00011-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.921501 | 618 | 1.539063 | 2 |
Congress and YouTube
An interesting development for government information specialists is the use of video sharing sites by government agencies (U.S. Military's "Multi-National Force" on YouTube) and by politicians. Technology Daily has a story, which says that by the end of the year, according to according to Karina Newton, the director of new media for House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, "most members of Congress will be using video-sharing sites like YouTube in some way."
- Experts Predict Web Video Revolution On The Hill, by Heather Greenfield, National Journal's Technology Daily, May 2, 2007 PM edition. [subscription required]
While morning floor speeches often are delivered to a largely empty chamber, the excerpts already have been seen 100,000 times.
Is this just a channel for delivering content that we already have in our libraries in the form of The Congressional Record and other documents? or is the particular aggregation of content on a particular site of interest to librarians to point to today and to save for the future?
One thing we do know is that the folks maintaining these sites have a different view of "long-term" access than librarians do. "Jeff Weingarten, president of Interface Media Group, noted that unlike with television, the video 'lives on forever.'" Of course, his perspective of "forever" is in contrast to the life of a political ad on TV, not the perspective of maintaining this information past the current election cycle.
Interestingly, some Republicans think that YouTube is too liberal and have set up an alternative called QubeTV.tv, "dedicated to bringing your conservative take on politics and culture to the Internet."
- QubeTV set as YouTube alternative, By Eric Pfeiffer, The Washington Times, May 2, 2007
Republican White House veterans Charlie Gerow and Jeff Lord have created a new conservative video Web site called QubeTV, which they describe as an alternative to YouTube, a popular clearinghouse for sharing video files.
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When an attack of back discomfort strikes, most people book a consultation with their local physician. Unfortunately, many doctors just prescribe pain killers and bed rest. The piece that follows offers some great ways to assist with back pain flares.
If you are having back discomfort, seek help. It’s not shameful to have someone helping you lift objects and cleaning around your home. The worst thing that can happen is that your pain gets worse or you become more disabled from doing things someone could have helped you with!
Sit straight in your chair. Bad posture causes a strain on your spine and the surrounding tissues. A chair that is comfortable and supportive is very important if you are stuck at your desk for an extended time period. Sit on an exercise ball and you can maintain a strong back and improve your posture.
For immediate pain reduction, compress your back. To compress, wrap your back and try not to move too much to help speed healing. Use care not to put the wrap on too snugly.
It may seem to go against common sense, but those with back injuries and pain should exercise often. Back pain sufferers think that exercise will worsen their back pain, when it fact it actually helps. Stretching out the muscles in the back can help ease back discomfort for many people.
Give up smoking now. On top of all the other negative health effects smoking has, it can cause an increase in back discomfort. Stopping smoking can relieve your back.
Do not ignore the pain. Some people refuse to pay attention to the warning signals their body sends them. They try to just walk their back pain off. You can make your pain worse if you move too much. Take a break and move around slower until the pain lets up.
It is unfortunately sometimes recommended to undergo back surgery to ease back discomfort and suffering. The last resort should be surgery. Surgery can also offer the only permanent cure for back injury or other conditions that produce chronic back pain.
Pay attention constantly to your posture. Your back pain will improve if you can become more aware of your posture and adjust it to align properly throughout the day. Bad posture is one of the biggest culprits in causing back problems, so monitoring your standing and sitting postures can reduce back problems. Your reward for following this advice will be less back pain and more smiles!
Stressing about your back pain is only going to complicate it further. You must learn how to properly relax so you don’t increase the risk of developing muscle spasms. Get adequate rest and if your back is in pain, apply heat and do some very gentle stretching.
If back pains are keeping you from being active, make sure you stretch all your muscles to avoid cramps. Your back muscles are large and spread out over most of your torso, so a hurt back can hurt your entire body. Try stretching those supporting muscles too.
Even though over-consumption of alcohol should be avoided for the health of your back, some red wine actually has some therapeutic properties in back discomfort relief. Red wine is great for relieving the tension in your muscles, including your back. In small amounts, it is also fantastic for helping you fall asleep. It can make a nice remedy for back pain.
Lifting objects that are too heavy will exacerbate back pain for any type of person. Use caution when you are lifting things that are heavy.
Relaxing is a good way to ease back discomfort and the way to do this is to allow your body to go completely limp while laying down. Next, isolate parts of your body and certain muscles and flex only those parts one at a time and slowly. This method is very effective for total body relaxation.
Riding in a car commonly causes back pains, this is due to the excessive amount of time we spend in the car each day. Adjust the seat properly, where you can sit comfortably, but not so much that it causes you to develop bad posture or slack off.
Always use proper lifting procedures when lifting heavy objects, and use your knees rather than your back. Picking up heavy boxes with your lower back can cause major back problems to ensue. To correctly lift heavy objects bend with your knees and pull the item near your body. This will allow you to use your core muscles to aid in lifting.
Many different kinds of medications are available for back discomfort, either over-the-counter or by prescription. It is crucial that you talk to you doctor before you make any decisions on which medications to take. Sometimes you can get relief from non-prescription medicine, and sometimes you may require prescription medications.
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Internet and Facebook bullying comes home to haunt Irish parents - Tragic deaths of two teenagers reveal scope of the problem
By: Daithí Ó Sé | Published Thursday, December 20, 2012, 11:57 AM | Updated Thursday, December 20, 2012, 11:57 AM
We were always told as young fellas that stick and stone will break your bones but names will never hurt you, since the internet became a main component in our lives this has gone right out the window.
I remember being in school and getting a few thumps from the school bully and that was it really, once you got a few belts and the bully got whatever he had on his chest off it was over! Other people weren’t as lucky, but even back then when the school day was over there was no contact with the bully after 3pm. Once you were inside your front door you were in a safe place and nobody could get at you, home was always your safe haven!
This is no longer the matter and the world and her mother can now make their way into a laptop sitting on your lap in front of your own fire and this to me is very frightening. The cyber bully must be the worst kind of all, they are also known as ‘keyboard cowards’ and they sit behind their computers or over their phones and send messages most of the time without the abused knowing how they are. Other knows their abusers but are too young and too afraid to know what to do!
The funeral of Erin Gallagher a young 13 year old from Donegal took place this week, she knew all too well about all of this as did Ciara Pugsley of the same county. In one sense they were like leafs in the wind with a gale blowing behind them, in their heads life was out of control and out of their hands. It was in the hands of the bully!
This has a huge effect on the whole community, everybody wondering if they should have seen something wrong or something different. When this is happening on social networking sites and private messages being sent it’s very hard to detect from the outside.
There is a huge generation gap together between a 12 year old son or daughter and a 40 year old parent when it comes to the internet, I’d be well up on the internet but I’d imagine that kids today would be able to show me a thing or two.
As important as it is to educate children of the dangers of the net, it is even more important to teach Mom and Dad at home. The parents really need to be a few steps ahead all the time and this is no easy task, but if we are to protect our children properly this needs to be the case.
People have too much excess to each other these todays and it’s very easy to comment on things on these social networking sites. For example I’m on twitter and facebook and very time I’m on the TV I’d get a good few comments. I have to say most would be of a kind nature, but you would have 10-15% negative! I’m gone well passed taking stuff to heart but there are times when you’re having a bad day and you’d look twice about what somebody said. Then you just clear your head and realize that I’d the person who wrote whatever they did that has issues and not you. This is all well and good for a 36 year old man, but what when this happens to a child going to school. They wouldn’t have a clue how to process this! This is the problem of course.
We discussed this on my show during the week and a few good things came out of it and might help parents. First of all parents should be in charge and take control of the internet access. Parents need to be tough and ban children from sites. If there are young people reading this and if you are being bullied go to someone you can truth, if not Mam and Dad then maybe a cool Uncle or Aunt. I think the parents should even say this to their children to go to ‘Uncle Dan’ if you need to talk. It’s not a reflection on the parent it’s of the situation. It’s very important that they speak out.
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By determination of 6 July 2006, the decision was approved obliging PT Comunicações, S.A. to send subscribers who signed up to service contracts of a model pre-dating the contractual model approved on 8 July 2005, a form which gives them the option of choosing detailed or non-detailed billing. This form must be sent together with the subscriber's bill.
As part of the process of reaching this determination, a preliminary hearing of interested parties was held on the draft decision of 15 December 2005.
Approval of decision obliging PT Comunicações, S.A. to send subscribers a form allowing them to choose between detailed and non-detailed billing
By determination of 15 December, ICP-ANACOM's Board of Directors approved the draft decision that obliges PT Comunicações, S.A. (PTC) to send subscribers a form that allows them to choose between detailed and non-detailed billing.
Pursuant to articles 100 and 101 of the Code of Administrative Procedure, PTC was heard in a preliminary hearing of interested parties, in which it gave its opinion in writing on the draft decision.
Accordingly, pursuant to paragraph g) of article 9 of the Authority's Statutes, annexes to Decree-Law no. 309/2001 of 7 December and paragraphs d), h) and n) of point 1 of article 6 of the same statutes, as well as to the regulation objective set out in paragraph c) of point 1 and in paragraphs a) and b) of point 4 of article 5 of the Electronic Communications Law (ECL), and with the objective of ensuring compliance with such obligations as set out in points 1 and 2 of article 94 of the ECL and point 1 of article 8 of law no. 41/2004 of 18 August, the Board of Directors of ICP-ANACOM made the following determinations:
a) To approve the report on the preliminary hearing on the draft decision that obliges PT Comunicações, S.A. to send subscribers a form that allows them to choose between detailed and non-detailed billing.
b) Amend the initially approved draft decision, binding PTC as follows:
1. To send, within a period of 60 working days, to subscribers who had signed service contracts of a model pre-dating the contractual model approved on 8 July 2005, together with their bill, a form by which the same subscribers have the opportunity to choose between one of the two types of billing set out in the approved service contract. This form must clearly set out what will be itemised in each type of bill and inform subscribers that if they do not reply within the time period set by PTC, they will continue to receive the same type of billing as previously provided or the type of billing which they had previously chosen.
2. To inform ICP-ANACOM, within the same 60 working day period, of the time period referred to above and provide ICP-ANACOM with a copy of the form being sent to subscribers.
3. To provide, after the time period set for returning the form has expired, bills with a level of detailed as determined in point 2 of article 94 to all relevant subscribers who have opted for this type of billing.
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Dr. James R. Norwine selected to deliver 2008 Faculty Lecture
KINGSVILLE - April 25, 2007
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Dr. James R. Norwine, Regents professor of geography, has been selected to give the 2008 Faculty Lecture at Texas A&M University-Kingsville.
The topic of Norwine’s lecture will be, “Dueling Weltanschauungen? A Critical/Conservative Reading of Fugitive Values: What Being-In-The-World-Is-Truly-Like for Contemporary Undergraduates.”
The lecture looks at the overall perspective from which undergraduates see and interpret the world – an American interpretation of the German term “Weltanschauung.”
Data for the lecture will come from research work Norwine has been a part of since 1991, in which he and other scholars have surveyed thousands of college students from within the United States and internationally. The research surveys their opinions on subjects such as the environment and religion to learn more about how they view themselves, others and their surroundings.
The lecture will take place during the spring 2008 semester.
Norwine has been with Texas A&M-Kingsville since 1972. During that time, he also has been a visiting professor at Kansas Wesleyan University, Texas A&M University and, most recently, Western State College in Gunnison, Colo. for a 2006-2007 academic school year sabbatical. Prior to A&M-Kingsville, Norwine was an assistant professor at Northeastern Illinois University and an instructor at the University of Wisconsin and Stephen F. Austin State College.
Additional professional experiences include serving as a faculty visitor at the National Center for Atmospheric Research in Boulder, Colo.; a summer fellow at the Pew Charitable Trust in Calvin College; a senior visitor at Johnson Space Center; and a senior scientist at Texas Instruments-Ecological Services.
Norwine holds a Ph.D. and M.S. from Indiana State University and a B.S. from Southeastern Missouri State University.
Selected honors and awards include being the first faculty member named a Regents Professor in A&M-Kingsville’s history in 1997, the highest academic recognition throughout the Texas A&M University System. He was a recipient of the National College Teaching Prize, from the National Council for Geographic Education. Norwine has served as a Fulbright Scholar three times, teaching higher education in Jordan, Yugoslavia and India. He has received the university honors of the Olan Kruse Science Faculty Award and the Alumni Research Award.
He has been an invited speaker for the Stormont Conference at Victoria College; the Caesar Kleberg Wildlife Research Institute 25th Anniversary Symposium; and the Association of American Geographers/American Council of Learned Societies “Geography and the Humanities” Symposium, to be held at the University of Virginia in June.
Norwine has been writer and editor of numerous books and articles. His latest book, South Texas Climate 2100: Problems and Prospects, Impacts and Implications, co-edited with Dr. Kuruvilla John, associate dean of the Frank H. Dotterweich College of Engineering and associate professor of environmental engineering, will be published this summer.
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To the Editor.—
Interferons appear to have varying effects on multiple sclerosis according to their major types, designated as alfa, beta, or gamma. The administration of interferon alfa for systemic effect1 and the intrathecal administration of interferon beta2 have been reported to reduce the frequency and severity of exacerbations of multiple sclerosis, possibly because of antiviral properties. In contrast, the disease is exacerbated by administration of interferon gamma, hypothetically because this compound may potentiate immune response.3Contrary to a previous report,1 we observed a patient in whom acute exacerbation of multiple sclerosis developed after he received interferon alfa (interferon alfa-2b [Intron A]) for chronic active non-A, non-B hepatitis.
Report of a Case.—
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Consumer protection advocates and members of the medical community pressed the U.S. Food and Drug Administration today to provide consumers with clearer, more accurate, and more accessible guidance on the mercury content of the seafood they consume.
Earthjustice filed a petition for rulemaking on behalf of Dr. Jane Hightower, the Mercury Policy Project, and the Center for Science in the Public Interest asking that the FDA post signs near the seafood counter in markets and on the labels of packaged seafood to better inform consumers of the health risks from too much mercury. Because mercury is a powerful neurotoxin and children’s developing nervous systems are most susceptible to it, information about mercury is particularly important for women of child-bearing age and children. Yet many consumers remain unaware of the risks or confused by their options due to inadequate FDA guidance.
Dr. Jane Hightower, who published a landmark study that brought the issue of mercury in seafood to national attention, and author of Diagnosis: Mercury—Money, Politics & Poison, commented: “Omega-3 fatty acids found in fish are receiving public attention due to their nutritional benefits as well as anti-oxidant and anti-inflammatory properties. These claims have prompted many consumers to increase fish consumption. Mercury, a known contaminant that is present in some of our seafood at significant levels, can pose harm to consumers and therefore, information regarding the side effects of mercury should be equally available.”
“As a public health agency, the FDA has the responsibility to advise consumers about the mercury content of seafood in the clearest and most accessible way possible so that people can make the healthiest choices about the seafood that they eat,” said Earthjustice attorney Paul Achitoff. “Point of sale advisories and labeling of packaged seafood in grocery stores listing alerting people to elevated mercury content and consumption limits for fish and shellfish would allow people to compare them and make quick, informed decisions about what to put on their family’s table.”
Much of the mercury deposited in the oceans comes from coal-burning power plants, where it is incorporated into the tissue of marine animals as methylmercury. The methylmercury then enters the human food supply through consumption of seafood, where it can harm the developing nervous system and cause serious health effects. The FDA and the Environmental Protection Agency issued a joint advisory in 2004 directed at women and young children entitled, “What You Need to Know About Mercury in Fish and Shellfish,” which lacks crucial information necessary for making healthy decisions about eating seafood. And because it is found on the internet, those without access, or who do not know to look for advice online, may be completely unaware of specific federal recommendations about eating seafood.
“While the 2004 FDA online advisory improved mercury warnings advising pregnant women to limit consumption of canned tuna, there has been little follow up,” said Michael Bender, Director of the Mercury Policy Project. “This petition presses FDA to get the message across by informing pregnant women of the risks before they buy fish.”
In 2004, the American Medical Association publicly recommended that the FDA consider requiring that seafood advisory consumption limits be posted where seafood is sold. Additionally, the state of Washington has started a “Healthy Fish Choices” pilot project that provides grocery stores with point of sale information about the mercury content of seafood. But the FDA has failed to implement seafood mercury level and consumption limit labeling or point of sale regulations that would establish requirements nationwide.
Sarah Klein, Staff Attorney for the Food Safety Program at the Center for Science in the Public Interest, noted: “Seafood can be an important part of a healthy diet, but consumers need to know more about which types of seafood are best for them. Providing information about mercury on the package and at the fish counter is the best way to communicate both the benefits and the risks.” In 2005, CSPI wrote a letter to the agency asking them to urge supermarkets to post information about mercury in seafood at the fish counter. In 2000, the group petitioned FDA to set a regulatory limit for mercury in seafood to accurately reflect the risk to women and children. These efforts and the petition filed today represent ongoing efforts to require the FDA to provide better information to the public about the mercury content of seafood. | <urn:uuid:10b16481-3326-4b1f-9004-bc1ab7a86459> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://earthjustice.org/news/press/2011/groups-press-fda-to-give-consumers-important-health-information-about-mercury-in-seafood | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368703298047/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516112138-00011-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.945432 | 877 | 2.921875 | 3 |
Oct 15, 2008
Challenges to World Bank Climate Funds in Washington, Amsterdam and Jakarta
From October 8-14, during the annual meetings of the World Bank, Friends of the Earth International and others brought a message to financial decision makers gathered in Washington DC.
The message is that the World Bank is not the right institution to manage climate change funding. It has unequal decision making structures, continues to invest massively in fossil fuels, and considers coal a potentially clean source of energy.
This was the central theme of our action in front of the World Bank headquarters on October 10th, which followed various public seminars and the launch of a new report entitled Dirty is the New Clean.
See more photos of our action in Washington here
On October 12, activists from affiliate FoEI member A SEED Europe sailed the canals in Amsterdam, The Netherlands against the way the World Bank is dealing with climate change.
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Food poisoning can occur when a person eats or drinks food contaminated with certain types of bacteria, viruses, or parasites. Food can be contaminated during processing, growing, and handling or through dirt, dust, and water found in the environment.
Food poisoning causes symptoms of nausea, vomiting, stomach pain, and diarrhea, usually within 48 hours of eating the contaminated food. The symptoms of food poisoning are often caused by chemicals (toxins) released by the infecting bacteria. Food poisoning may spread if a person comes into contact with stool from an infected person.
Safe food preparation, such as cooking foods thoroughly, storing them properly, and hand-washing before preparing food can help prevent food poisoning.
Examples of bacteria types that may cause food poisoning include salmonella, shigella, campylobacter, and E. coli</i>. Viruses that may cause food poisoning include noroviruses. Parasites that may cause food poisoning include Toxoplasma gondii.
Botulism is a rare form of food poisoning that can be caused by eating foods that were not canned properly.
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By Alex Dobuzinskis
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - A 4,000-acre (1,620-hectare) wildfire in the Angeles National Forest in Southern California has forced the evacuation of some campsites as firefighters struggle to control the blaze, authorities said on Monday.
The fire amid dry chaparral was only 5 percent contained and heavy smoke was visible from miles away. Authorities said it was not threatening any structures.
The fire broke out on Sunday in the San Gabriel Canyon area of the 655,000-acre (265,000-hectare) Angeles National Forest. About 12,000 weekend visitors, hikers and others were evacuated from the area, said U.S. Forest Service spokeswoman Angie Lavell.
The Angeles is less than 15 miles from downtown Los Angeles at its southern end. It is one of the most heavily visited national forests, with about 30 million annual visitors.
Sites outside the fire zone were open to visitors on Monday.
Winds were driving flames toward the Sheep Mountain Wilderness, an area not visited by people, Lavell said.
Six air tankers and eight helicopters were helping about 500 firefighters battle the blaze. The fire is thought to have started in the Camp Williams trailer park and the cause is under investigation, Forest Service spokeswoman L'Tanga Watson said.
The sites evacuated in the San Gabriel Canyon area on Sunday included popular recreation areas along the San Gabriel River and a place for off-road vehicles.
In 2009, a fire in the Angeles National Forest burned more than 160,000 acres. A large swath of the charred forest was closed to visitors for about two years.
(Reporting By Alex Dobuzinskis; Editing by Peter Cooney)
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In response to the letter “Control nature” (Jan. 21), nature cannot be controlled. We need to explore new planets and worlds in case we need to expand our borders due to our growing population. What may be seen as impractical to explore outer space is imperative to the survival of the human race. We need [...]
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Whats new at ELC LA???
ELC recently introduced a new elective – CrEaTiVe WrItInG. This elective offers students the opportunity to explore language through the practice of various literary techniques, focusing on short fiction, non-fiction narrative, poetry, playwriting, and screenwriting. The class will function as both a writing workshop and a venue for performance art prepared by students.
Here are some fun words of wisdom from some experienced Creative Writing classmates at ELC LA…
The Advice Box By Florian, France (sisi gros represente)
First if you have made the decision to go to Los Angeles, I tell you that you have made a great choice, you won’t regret it! There is always something to do.
My first piece of advice to people who desire to come is to rent or to buy a car according to your financial means and to the time you will spend here. This city is huge, so a car is a must. You will enjoy your trip more with a car
I can also advise you to not come with winter clothes because the weather is very hot here. Winter clothes won’t be useful as there is just a short winter, for a few days.
If you have decided to use the buses, for the first day you have to know that the buses don’t give back change. You need coins (quarters – 25 cents) and one-dollar bills.
Don’t cross the streets here where it is not allowed, the fine is very expensive. The climate in LA is different from some places in Asia for example or in Europe, so be prepared to change your way of life. The weather is very dry and the sun is very strong. Be prepared to feel like a vegetable sometimes because of the power of the sun.
Start visiting the city and places around as early as possible because here, boredom doesn’t exist. You won’t ever be weary of the city. Try to understand the map of the city and the bus system in advance. It is important to get around in the city and visit the places you like, or not to get lost (even if getting lost can be funny) and to get to a place easily. On your first few days the buses will appear to you very strange because sometimes there are disruptive people or just crazy people who sing, or speak to themselves, so avoid sitting in the front of the bus because sometimes they can’t walk very far so they sit all the time on the first seats.
Avoid Downtown during the night and the week-end , especially 6th Street. Going during the week is better!
Las Vegas, the Grand Canyon and San Francisco are very near to LA, especially by plane. So you have to go visit these places which are wonderful and interesting…
Don’t buy a monthly pass in Ralph store, these are more expensive and are only valid for just a limited choice of buses. Ask your host-family or check on the internet for the pass which permits you to use a card for all the buses (even the subway) for only 70 dollars. This is called an EZ pass. I have to tell you that here the medicine and the treatments are expensive. You have to put aside money in case you get sick.
If you are under 21 years old, the clubs won’t let you enter, or drink alcohol, however cigarettes are not barred at 18.
If you bring any multimedia devices such as hand-held games or phones, be sure to bring some adapters suitable for the USA because the outlets aren’t the same here (like the keyboards for example).
Getting Around the City by Soyoung Jung, Seoul Korea
As you will have heard, L.A is the city of sunshine, shopping and celebrities. When you are here, you can enjoy all of them.
First, to enjoy the shiny sun, I recommend that you go to the beaches and just lie out and feel it. There are several beaches, but I recommend Santa Monica and Venice Beach. To go to Santa Monica pier from ELC, you have to take the 720 or 920 metro bus and exit at the last stop. You can’t miss it! To go to Venice beach, you should take the metro 33 or 333 buses and exit at the Main/Venice stop. It will take different amounts of time depending on where you are, but normally it takes 1hour or 1 hour and thirty minutes. Specifically, you can see many surfers in the sea and skater boys on the beach at Venice. Watching them with lots of sunshine is fantastic!
Secondly, to enjoy shopping, I recommend you go to the Grove, Melrose Ave. and Santa Monica 3rd Street promenade. If you go to the Grove, you can see a 1920′s-30′s style mall and also visit the Farmer’s Market. You can go around several shops for clothes and go to the market and eat various kinds of food. To enjoy all this together, you just take the 720 bus and walk for 20 minutes. And after visiting the Grove, you can take the 217 bus to go to Melrose Ave. There are many vintage shops, so you can buy something special.
Lastly, 3rd Street promenade is the street for shopping and there are many clothes stores, restaurants and street artists.
Finally, to meet celebrities, you can go to Hollywood and Beverly Hills because there are many celebrities houses. But don’t expect too much! It’s up to your luck!
LET’S ENJOY IN LA!
This is my LA trip schedule and advice!!! by Alexis Martins, France
If you have just arrived in LA, I recommend that you not be scared by the size of the city. Imagine that you are going to do everything you want. The first week, you ought to go to a beach like Santa Monica or Venice and even consider Long beach, because those places are easy to get to, charming, warm and relaxing. After getting to know how to use the bus, you should go around your neighborhood looking at the different restaurants, without eating fast food!! There are so many restaurants from all over the world that are interesting because you can taste new cuisine like Indian, Mexican, Asian, and European food.
After two weeks, you will have some good friends to party with, and you had better spend good time with them. Now you can go to happy hour, which is between 4pm and 7pm, and you can get to drinks for $6 and have fun (of course if you are under 21, you cannot consume alcohol). Happy Hour gets you ready to go to the different clubs around Hollywood. Now that you know how to get around, and now that you have met good people, you can look for some activities such as NBA, NFL, NHL, baseball games, concerts, Six Flags (which is the best rollercoaster park ever) and many other activities on the internet. Last time I found Lakers game tickets for $28 at the Staples Center. The Lakers won the game and the atmosphere was incredible. I will never forget that moment!!
You will never be bored of Los Angeles, but if you want to see something new, you can travel around and enjoy California and Las Vegas or The Grand Canyon. I obviously mean a road trip which includes San Francisco, Las Vegas, San Diego and many amazing natural parks such as Sequoia Park, Brice Canyon, Yosemite Park, and Grand Canyon. Those places are definitely amazing, and you will not forget them.
This is a busy schedule that you should try if you want to have a once in a lifetime experience.
The best 10 things in LA
by Fahad Alsaud, Saudi Arabia
- The Nightlife in LA is a blast!!! LA has a lot of crazy and really nice clubs. You should go to ‘Playhouse’ if you want to stay out till 4am, otherwise go to ‘My House’ or ‘Wonderland’. If you like Lounges you can go to Sky Bar its the best there.
- Universal Studios is an interesting place to go. They show you how they produce the movies and show you some of their camera tricks.
- Six Flags is one of the best amusement parks with many huge rollercoasters. You will have a lot of fun there.
- There are many beaches here. In my opinion, Laguna Beach is the best place to swim and you can also surf because they have big waves. It also has a really nice view.
- The Grove is one of the best outdoor shopping centers in the world. It also has a big movie theater and good restaurants too.
- Century City is also a very nice outdoor shopping center and they also have a huge movie theater and a lot of restaurants and international shops.
- The Beverly Center is a HUGE mall. It has everything you need and it is so large that you can’t walk around it in a whole day.
- IN N OUT is the best and healthiest restaurant for burgers in LA. You have to come and try the special taste of this burger. When you arrive here the first thing you should do is to find where the closest IN N OUT burger restaurant is and go there and order ‘double double’ with grilled onion and extra spread. That will make your day and will make you so happy.
- Rodeo Drive is one of the most famous streets in the world. It has the most expensive shops in LA and the most prestigious ones. It also has a nice view.
- Las Vegas is 4 hours away by car and 55 minutes by plane. Any time you feel sad or bored you can just plan to go for a weekend there and have fun.
My Trip to Las Vegas by Lara Del Zotto, Switzerland
I had a great experience in Las Vegas. We took a little bus in front of The Hammer museum at 1 30pm. The bus was uncomfortable, but it was worth it.
We arrived at Hyatt hotel around 6. We were tired after the long trip, but a surprise awaited us! Hayatt hotel wasn’t expensive, but it was a really beautiful hotel.
All the rooms are like one little suite. They all have a living room with a big sofa (sofa bed), a little refrigerator, a desk, a very beautiful television, comfortable beds, and a make-up zone with a very big mirror, a cupboard with an iron, a hairdryer and a comfortable bathroom.
Later, the driver showed us the best and most famous places in Vegas, it was really incredible! Afterwards, we had time for ourselves to choose our favorite place to go for a crazy night. To have a good dinner, I suggest either of the two Hard Rock Cafes. I suggest that you look for any event that you are interested in! There is so much to do.
My Top Ten Favorites in Los Angeles by Dana Ghiringelli, Switzerland
1. THE CLUBS ON SUNSET STRIP
If you want to listen to good rock and metal music, you should go to the Rainbow Room, The Roxy, The Whiskey, The Cat Club, the Key Club or the Viper Room. All of these clubs are close to each other and you can walk to each one.
2. HOLLYWOOD BOULEVARD
You can see many street artists, shops like Sephora, MAC, H & M, XXI and many restaurants.
3. UNIVERSAL STUDIOS
Located in Universal City, you must visit Universal Studios. You will have a lot of fun. You can go to Luna Park and see the movie sets.
4. THE BEACHES
I suggest that you go to Santa Monica and Venice Beach. I went there and it was amazing to be in the sun.
5. SHOPPING FOR SKIN CARE AND COSMETICS
If you are a girl, I suggest you go to Sephora and MAC. You can find them on Hollywood Boulevard between La Brea and Highland.
6. MOVIE THEATRE
The best and biggest cinema to go see movies and shows is the theatre on Hollywood Boulevard called El Capitan. It is very old and beautiful.
7. YAMATO RESATURANT
If you like Japanese food you should go to Yamato. It is very healthy. It is near ELC at 1099 Westwood Boulevard. Make sure to order the Rock and Roll Shrimp.
It is easy to meet people at clubs in Los Angeles. The clubs stay open until 2am.
9. ELC TRIPS
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The Southwest border remains insecure. We have more than 11 million illegal immigrants in our nation and more coming every day. Neither of these facts is news. What is news is the growing bipartisan majority in Congress willing to do something about it.
The defining points of this debate are twofold: how to stop illegal immigration in the future and how to handle those 11 million folks who are already here. If we can agree on both, we can pass a bill in a divided Congress. To agree on both requires a secure border and a secure workplace.
The Obama administration would have you believe the border is secure. Anyone on the border knows that is absolute hogwash. The Border Patrol reports that 61 percent of an estimated 1 million people per year attempting to illegally cross the border succeed, meaning we arenít stopping even half. Further, the current rate of illegal crossings is expected to swell dramatically as our economy improves, and we will see that apprehension rate crash back to pre-recession failure levels.
Based on the current presidentís state of denial, and the past failures of both Democratic and Republican administrations to secure our border, future certification that our border is secure must include independent confirmation from our state and local governments.
The second plank of preventing future illegal immigration is to secure our workforce through making the current online E-Verify system mandatory for all employment, the same as filling out a W-2. My own congressional office is certified under the E-Verify program. It took us 33 minutes to register online and an average of less than five minutes each to approve employees.
With the border under control and the workplace secure, we can then deal with those already here through common-sense court proceedings that preserve our rule of law with compassion.
We should not treat every immigrant the same. There should be a separate program for young people brought illegally to this country at an early age and who have grown up as Americans. There should be a separate program for agricultural workers in hard-to-fill farm jobs, most of whom donít seek long-term residency, just a temporary work permit for seasonal jobs. There should be a program for highly skilled immigrants sought by our high-tech and medical industries.
This brings us to political reality. Successful legislation must satisfy two opposing philosophies. One side would prefer to stand fast on the current law and simply beef up border security and workplace enforcement. The other would grant blanket amnesty and declare the border sufficiently secure even with hundreds of thousands of illegal aliens crossing every year.
But now many of these former adversaries are recognizing that there is a higher cost for not having a bill. Even at current reduced rates, more than half a million new illegal immigrants are pouring into our country every year. Well before the end of this decade, if we do nothing, we will have more than 20 million illegal immigrants in our country, at tremendous taxpayer expense for indigent health care, public education and other costs. And they will be living as a growing permanent legal underclass, to the detriment of our citizens and immigrants alike.
Rep. Bill Cassidy has his blood drawn by Alesha Barbour during a free hepatitis screening in the Rayburn House Office Building hosted by the Congressional Viral Hepatitis Caucus to recognize "National Viral Hepatitis Testing Day."
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The rise of free-2-play games has not gone unnoticed by digital distribution giant Valve, who today announced plans to incorporate them into its popular Steam service.
“The introduction of Free to Play games is another example of the constant evolution of Steam,” said Jason Holtman, director of business development at Valve. “Free to Play games offer new game genres and game experiences for customers, while offering developers and publishers new revenue opportunities and the ability to reach customers in areas of the world where the traditional packaged goods model is less popular than F2P.”
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Structured Like A Monster: Understanding Human Difference Through A Legal Category
Author: Sharpe, Andrew
Source: Law and Critique, Volume 18, Number 2, July 2007 , pp. 207-228(22)
Abstract:This article will argue that the legal idea of the monster offers to inform contemporary thinking in relation to outsiders. Drawing on the work of Foucault it will be contended that the process, whereby at least some human beings are positioned as outsiders, is structured like a monster. That is to say, at least some constructions or representations of human difference, both legal and non-legal, are informed by the monster category. The article will think through and unpack Foucault's the idea of the monster, and his sufficient and necessary conditions of monster production. In the process, the article will identify two contemporary figures that bear the legacy of this legal category. These are the figures of Foucault's abnormal individual and the human/animal hybrid of genetic medicine, figures that can neither be reduced to products of law or disentangled from its domain. An emphasis on the importance of the template of the monster in understanding these contemporary figures points to its relevance to legal scholarship within fields such as gender, sexuality and race, and bioethics respectively.
Document Type: Research article
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I envy mothers who disingenuously exclaim ‘I have such problems with my childrens’ eating habits: they just can’t get enough caviar/oysters/organic broccoli…’. Obviously when I say envy, I mean it in a thoroughly irascible, need-to-suppress-violent-urges sort of way. My son is passionate about bread (he’s partial to ketchup too actually, but I don’t think we really need to go there ). He’s been besotted with bread since his first teeth appeared and his enthusiasiam shows no signs of abating. This spelt bread meets with his approval and believe me, he’s something of an expert in the matter.
Spelt is a tasty and healthy alternative to wheat and has a delicate nutty flavour. It’s actually an ancient grain that has come back into favour as more and more people have problems digesting wheat. Spelt has a tough outer husk, meaning that it can protect itself from attack and making it a very suitable candidate for pesticide-free production. Not only does it have more vitamins and minerals than wheat flour, it also has a higher protein content. Although spelt contains gluten, it is in a more fragile form and therefore easier to digest than wheat gluten, which is why people with a wheat intolerance are often able to eat spelt flour.
Ingredients (makes one small loaf)
250g spelt flour
5g active dry yeast
1 teaspoon salt
1 tablespoon olive oil
150ml lukewarm water
Begin by diluting the yeast in a few drops of water. Add to the flour and salt and then add the lukewarm water. Add the olive oil and mix well with a wooden spoon and then either knead by hand or mechanically for about ten minutes, until the mixture becomes like plastic. Leave to rise in a warm (25-35°C), draft-free place, covered with a damp tea towel for 45 minutes. The dough should double in volume. Knead again and shape into the desired form. Place on greaseproof paper, cover with the damp tea towel and leave to rise again for about 1h 15 minutes. Transfer to a lightly oiled baking tray and bake in a hot (225°C) preheated oven for 30 minutes. | <urn:uuid:eccbfdf1-93f0-457d-8d50-0a6816e809c3> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://thehealthyepicurean.eu/2013/02/02/spelt-bread/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368706890813/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516122130-00063-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.960517 | 485 | 1.703125 | 2 |
Donatella Versace told the Telegraph U.K., “Feminism is dead in the world. It comes from another time. I’m a feminist. I want to fight, but I don’t see many people with this desire to fight for something. Women don’t help each other, especially in fashion. I know Miuccia [Prada] … but that’s it. Nobody else.”
Maybe she is just misinformed (or blind)? When I read the My.Gurl Boards, the thoughtful comments, and the articles here on Gurl–it’s plainly clear to me that feminism is alive and well.
Older women often think feminism is dead. I’m not sure why.
Are we not marching in the streets? Yes we are. Remember the Slutwalks all over the world, Canada, U.S., Israel, London?
Are we not in politics? Yes we are. Women like Sandra Fluke, Hilary Clinton, and Sonia Sotomayor continue to break ground for women and women’s rights.
Are we conforming? Nope. No matter how hard the media industries want to impose standards, we resist. Whether that means breaking blond stereotypes, becoming engineers and athletes, or just being exactly who we want to be.
Women don’t help each other? I recently wrote about a study that debunked the myth that women sabotage either to get ahead. Women are actually more likely to help each other than men.
Women don’t help each other in fashion? That’s a bit peculiar coming from her. Donatella refused to allow Versace’s line for H&M to be worn by “real women” in an ad campaign and demanded models instead. Doesn’t sound like Donatella is doing much for women in fashion either.
We are young, 21st century feminists! So why would Donatella declare something so random, generalized, and kind of insulting to women?
It sounds like Donatella may have bought into female stereotypes herself or maybe she defines feminism in a completely different way? Having hairy legs and burning bras isn’t the only way we define feminism today. Feminism just means women have (and should have) the right to behave, look, and live anyway they want without unjust interference or shame.
Maybe there aren’t any quick and easy identifiers for feminism anymore? Maybe you don’t even define yourself as a feminist, but you live a very feminist life–free from social pressures, gender roles, and other unfair expectations? Maybe feminism succeeded in allowing feminists, like you and me, to come in all shapes, sizes, outfits, subcultures, religions, races and political backgrounds?
Maybe Donatella can’t see what’s right in front of her? Feminists everywhere. Feminists in their thirties, twenties, teens, and tweens with views that oppose, agree, and challenge each other. Perhaps, we all have different reasons why or ideas of what makes us feminist? After all, if feminism tried to unify us and turn us all into the same cookie cutter feminists–that would be so un-feminist!
Not sure what Donatella’s reasoning was, but I think she needs to rethink her position.
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Passengers last week on Norwegian Cruise Line's Norwegian Sun were afflicted with an as-yet unidentified gastrointestinal illness. Ship's officers, who reported the outbreak to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention as required when more then two percent are affected, said 79 travelers visited the Sun's onboard medical center. Symptoms included nausea, stomach cramps and mild diarrhea and the "flu" lasted, for about 24 hours. NCL comped the visits to the medical center.
The CDC sent a team of epidemiologists and environmental health officers onboard to collect samples, which they took back to their lab to investigate. At this point, the CDC's Vessel Sanitation Program chief Dave Forney reports they have not determined the cause.
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10 Trails You Have To Try
From rain-soaked cedar forests to sun-drenched prairies, these day hikes take you to some of the state’s most scenic place.
This story is featured in Montana Outdoors July-August 2010 issue
Montana is world famous for its hiking trails, so there’s definitely no shortage of options. But if I were limited to only ten trails and wanted to take in the widest possible diversity of Montana’s landscape—from glaciers to grasslands—it would be the hikes listed here. I’ve hiked most of them and consulted experts on the rest. These day trips are for hikers of average ability and experience, but they can be shortened or extended for those with less or more fortitude. See you out there.
As with any day trip outdoors, call ahead to be sure the trail is open (snowpack closes many high-elevation routes well into July) and to earn of bear or fire warnings. Always bring water, lunch or other sustenance, and rain gear.
Photo by Chuck Haney
1. Mount Aeneas Loop
Mount Aeneas, in the Swan Mountains, is one of the most accessible summits in Montana. The 5.9-mile loop trail tops out at 7,528 feet, yielding big views for little work. The peak overlooks Jewel Basin, a 15,349-acre hiker-only area cradling 27 sparkling lakes, and its summit panorama includes Flathead Lake, Glacier National Park, and the Bob Marshall Wilderness. Don’t expect solitude: An average of 100 people depart from the Camp Misery trailheads daily.
The route combines Trails 717, 392, 68, and 8, beginning up a wide roadbed to a four-way junction. After you climb multiple switchbacks lined with huckleberry bushes, watch for mountain goats as the trail traverses an arête (thin rock ridge) to Mount Aeneas. From the summit, the trail plummets into the Picnic Lakes Basin before climbing through a saddle to drop back to Camp Misery.
Photo by Becky Lomax
2. Mann Gulch
Steeped in the history of Lewis and Clark on the Missouri River, Mann Gulch is also hallowed ground for anyone who has studied or fought wildland fires. In August 1949, lightning ignited a fire there that burned 3,000 acres in less than 15 minutes. The blaze killed 13 smokejumpers trapped in the gulch. Chronicled in Norman Maclean’s gripping Young Men and Fire, the tragedy launched modern fire science and new tactics for surviving wildland fires. Crosses mark where the smokejumpers died.
From Meriwether Picnic Area (reachable most easily by boat), follow the Vista Point Trail north, climbing the switchbacks past the Vista Point turnoff. The forested trail ascends the ridge toward the head of Mann Gulch. Reaching the firefighter memorials requires a 20-minute traverse on a faint grassy side trail to the north slope of the gulch overlooking the Missouri. A steep, well-worn trail loops past the markers indicating where each firefighter fell.
Photo by John Reddy
3. Ross Creek Cedars
Here’s a great hike for grandparents, grandkids, and everyone in between. The Cabinet Mountains conceal a grove of ancient western red cedars—some 8 feet in diameter and more than 175 feet tall. Protected in a 100-acre scenic area since 1960, the ancient Ross Creek cedars have survived floods, fires, and insects. Several of the towering giants in this temperate rainforest were saplings when Columbus arrived in the New World.
The flat 1-mile trail loops through the old-growth forest below a canopy so thick it shades the damp forest floor even on sunny days. Along the trail, hikers discover cedar castles hollowed out by fire and downed cedars regenerating new growth. The dense overhead canopy—home to pine martens—blocks so much light that only shade-tolerant species such as lush ferns and dainty white foam flowers can grow on the duff floor. Next to the trail runs Ross Creek, where hikers might see a mink or an American dipper.
Photo by Chuck Haney
Tucked in northeastern Montana, the 59,660-acre Bitter Creek Wilderness Study Area and surrounding Bureau of Land Management (BLM), state, and private lands harbor vanishing prairie that once defined the northern Great Plains. This prairie, along with Canada’s Grasslands National Park across the border, forms one of the largest intact grasslands left in North America. “Not only did it escape the plow, but you can hike all day and not see another person,” says John Carlson, BLM biologist in Glasgow.
Because Bitter Creek lacks formal trails, hikers wander through the vast, rolling semiarid grasslands, broken by glaciated badlands and dotted with tipi rings. Boot- to knee-high native grasses, fading from green to gold during summer, create a mosaic of vegetation that sustains chestnut-collared longspurs, Sprague’s pipits, sage-grouse, long-billed curlews, and other prairie birds. (The Audubon Society recognizes Bitter Creek as a Globally Important Bird Area.) Hikers might also spot pronghorn and, if especially lucky, the seldom-seen swift fox.
Photo by Steph and Sam Zierke
5. Glacier Lake
With its high altitude, trout fishing, and rugged subalpine environment, Glacier Lake epitomizes the Beartooths—the state’s highest mountain range. But unlike other Absaroka-Beartooth Wilderness lakes, reachable only after hours of hiking, Glacier Lake requires only a short—though steep—climb. The lake, at 9,706 feet, between the Hellroaring and Beartooth plateaus, sits at the head of Rock Creek Valley, a testament to the glaciers that once carved through the 3.2-billion-year-old gray and pink rock—the oldest in Montana.
From the trailhead at the road’s terminus in Wyoming, the steep route ascends into Montana and crosses Moon Creek on a log bridge at 0.5 mile. Stay on the main westward path as it switchbacks up and over a ridge—it’s a steep climb at high altitude, so pace yourself—before dropping to the lake. Because the lake’s southern tip sits in Wyoming, anglers with Montana fishing licenses may fish only on the northern half.
Photo by Bert Gildart
6. Grinnell Glacier
Glacier National Park’s namesake glaciers may be mostly puddles by 2020, according to U.S. Geological Survey ecologists. That’s ten years earlier than predicted just a few years ago, and all the more reason to hike to Grinnell Glacier, the most accessible one in the park.
Most of the trail’s elevation gain comes during one 2-mile stretch. Hikers can use the tour boat from Many Glacier Hotel to chop mileage off one or both ways, though there’s no avoiding the climb. From the hotel or the Swiftcurrent Picnic Area, catch the trail that circles Swiftcurrent Lake to the west-shore boat dock. Hike over the hill and traverse west along Lake Josephine’s north shore, diverting at signed junctions toward Grinnell Glacier. The trail tiptoes along multicolored cliffs, stair-steps under a waterfall, and skips through pink spirea where grizzly bears sometimes feed. Trudge up the moraine to see the glacier and its ice-filled lake. Make your way through the maze of paths crossing the bedrock to the shore, but stay off the ice, which harbors hidden crevasses.
Photo by Jody Duran
7. Hyalite Creek and Lake
Hyalite Creek plunges over 11 waterfalls on its route from the Gallatin Crest to Hyalite Reservoir. The popular trail, which begins south of the reservoir and follows the creek upstream past the waterfalls toward its source at Hyalite Lake, attracts so many people that on Fridays and Saturdays from July 16 to September 4 the U.S. Forest Service restricts use to only hikers and horseback riders (motorbikes and mountain bikes are allowed Sundays through Thursdays). The area’s geologic features are named for the hyalite opal found around the lake.
From the parking lot, Hyalite Creek Trail 427 begins with a 1.2-mile wheelchair-accessible route to Grotto Falls. The trail parallels the creek through a canyon pinched by cliffs. Drop off the main trail onto spurs to reach the waterfalls, or fish the creek for trout. The trail eventually reaches sparkling Hyalite Lake. Strong hikers can continue on to the Gallatin Crest Trail or scramble up Hyalite Peak.
Photo by John Lambing
8. Our Lake
Located on the edge of the Bob Marshall Wilderness, this is one of the few alpine lakes along the Rocky Mountain Front accessible in a day’s hike. Our Lake sits at 7,295 feet in an ice-scoured alpine tundra basin surrounded by scraggy subalpine firs. In late July, meadows fill with wildflowers, while mountain goats traverse cliffs above the lake.
From the Headquarters Creek Trailhead, the route follows the heavily used pack trail leading into the Bob Marshall Wilderness for 0.4 mile. At the junction, veer right onto Trail 184 for the forested climb up numerous switchbacks. Viewpoints along the way take in Rocky Mountain Peak (the highest in the Bob Marshall Wilderness), and hikers will also see two waterfalls along the trail before reaching the lake. Anglers can fish Our Lake for westslope and Yellowstone cutthroat trout. Hikers with more time and stamina can climb to the west saddle for views of the famed Chinese Wall.
Photo by Nelson Kenter
9. Blodgett Canyon Overlook
Blodgett Canyon is a geological wonder featuring dramatic spires and sheer 500-foot cliffs with vertical walls that lure rock climbers. The canyon, swooping more than 2,000 feet from the creek at the base to the summits, was carved into a deep U-shape trough by ice bulldozing through slabs of gray granite. The 12-mile-long canyon reaches into the Selway-Bitterroot Wilderness.
There are two main trails. The lower one covers the canyon floor, while the overlook trail offers even more spectacular views from a high ridge. From Canyon Creek Trailhead, take the signed path heading east through large boulders toward the overlook. Built after a fire in 2000, the trail switches back and forth up through a lush green hillside of lupine and arrowleaf balsamroot. Interpretive stations explain the cycle of fire, and benches offer scenic, tranquil rest spots. Explore multiple viewpoints at the overlook, but be careful near the steep drop-offs.
Photo by David Anderson
Located in the distinctive island range of the Big Snowy Mountains, the Ice Caves Trail combines expansive views with unique geology. “You can almost see Wyoming and Canada from the top,” says Dave Byerly, leader of the Montana Wilderness Association’s annual hike to the caves. The 400-million-year-old white limestone contains fossils of ancient sea creatures as well as caves that fill with ice that stays well into September. Water seeping into one 100-foot-wide cave freezes in columns or spreads across the floor to make the surface slick as an ice rink.
From the Crystal Lake Trailhead, the route follows Trail 493 through old-growth conifers before pitching into steep switchbacks up to the ridge. Turn east onto Trail 490, following cairns and signs for 1 mile across the open ridge, looking out for sinkholes. A spur trail leads to two entrances into the caves. Strong hikers can extend the route into a 12-mile loop that picks up at Grandview Point for a view of Crystal Lake.
Becky Lomax, a writer in Whitefish, guided in Glacier National Park for many years.
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Together with Land Cover Map 2000, many of the results and data from the Countryside Survey 2000 field survey are now available to science and policy communities. CS2000 is moving into a research-dominated phase, the aim of which is to refine our understanding of what the Survey's results can tell us about the countryside. The research will also influence plans for any future survey.
Following discussions with the organisations involved in the design and management of CS2000, a paper, Proposals for CS2000 Follow-up Research: A Report on Issues and Funding Possibilities (April 2001) was prepared by Roy Haines-Young (CEH). To download this report in PDF format (159 Kb), click here.
The paper identified five major research themes (see box).
post-CS2000 research themes
To address these questions, consortia are being established amongst members of the CS2000 Advisory Group. The following projects are now underway, and further projects are planned:
In the longer term, the Centre for Ecology and Hydrology (CEH) and others involved in CS2000 are looking to find new partners in the science and policy communities, with whom they can address further issues. In this way a broader perspective and deeper understanding of the countryside can be developed. The CS2000 results are a valuable resource for such work.
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Dressing: Pullover-Shirt Double-Arm Method
After an illness, surgery, or injury, some people may have a limited range of motion in their upper body. If motion is limited, simple actions — like getting dressed — may seem difficult.
Following are a few tips that may help when putting on a pullover shirt:
|1. Lay the shirt on your lap with the back on top, facing up. Place the sleeve for your weaker (affected) arm between your knees.
||2. Lean forward. Reach your weaker arm through the sleeve. Use your stronger (unaffected) arm to pull the sleeve up past your elbow.|
|3. Next, reach up under the shirt with your stronger arm. Put this arm through the other sleeve.
||4. Slip the shirt over your head. Push the shirt back over your shoulders. With your stronger arm, adjust the shirt by pulling down on the front and sides.| | <urn:uuid:3cd46cd3-451a-425c-bb61-1edf726bcd90> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.upmc.com/patients-visitors/education/rehab/Pages/dressing-pullover-shirt-double-arm-method.aspx | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368702810651/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516111330-00012-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.913752 | 196 | 1.96875 | 2 |
Of all these young geniuses, 14-year-old Anurag Kashyap from Poway, California, probably had the biggest single-day live audience watching him. In June 2005—with 11 million people watching on ESPN—Anurag won the 78th Scripps National Spelling Bee, beating 272 other competitors.
Anurag's winning word was "appoggiatura." According to Merriam-Webster's Dictionary, this mouthful of a word means, "an embellishing note or tone preceding an essential melodic note or tone and usually written as a note of smaller size."
How did this eighth-grader acquire this special skill, and who encouraged him to study for three to four hours a day? "My mom introduced me to my first spelling bee [in fourth grade]. My teachers often said I should just try it," Anurag says. "Ever since then I was interested in the spelling bee."
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Gray Goo Is A Small IssueNew York. December 14th, 2003
Fear of runaway nanobots, or “gray goo,” is more of a public issue than a scientific problem. Gray goo as a result of out of control nanotechnology played a starring role in an article titled "The Gray Goo Problem" by Lawrence Osborne in today's New York Times Magazine. This article and other recent fictional portrayals of gray goo, as well as statements by scientists such as Richard Smalley, are signs of significant public concern. But although biosphere-eating goo is a gripping story, current molecular manufacturing proposals contain nothing even similar to gray goo. The idea that nanotechnology manufacturing systems could run amok is based on outdated information.
The earliest proposals for molecular manufacturing technologies echoed biological systems. Huge numbers of tiny robots called “assemblers” would self-replicate, then work together to build large products, much like termites building a termite mound. Such systems appeared to run the risk of going out of control, perhaps even “eating” large portions of the biosphere. Eric Drexler warned in 1986, “We cannot afford certain kinds of accidents with replicating assemblers.”
Since then, however, Drexler and others have developed models for making safer and more efficient machine-like systems that resemble an assembly line in a factory more than anything biological. These mechanical designs were described in detail in Drexler's 1992 seminal reference work, Nanosystems, which does not even mention free-floating autonomous assemblers.
Replicating assemblers will not be used for manufacturing. Factory designs using integrated nanotechnology will be much more efficient at building products, and a nanofactory is nothing like a gray goo nanobot. A stationary tabletop factory using only preprocessed chemicals would be both safer and easier to build. Like a drill press or a lathe, such a system could not run wild. Systems like this are the basis for responsible molecular manufacturing proposals. To evaluate Eric Drexler's technical ideas on the basis of gray goo is to miss the far more important policy issues created by general-purpose nanoscale manufacturing.
A gray goo robot would face a much harder task than merely replicating itself. It would also have to survive in the environment, move around, and convert what it finds into raw materials and power. This would require sophisticated chemistry. None of these functions would be part of a molecular manufacturing system. A gray goo robot would also require a relatively large computer to store and process the full blueprint of such a complex device. A nanobot or nanomachine missing any part of this functionality could not function as gray goo.
Development and use of molecular manufacturing will create nothing like gray goo, so it poses no risk of producing gray goo by accident at any point. However, goo type systems do not appear to be ruled out by the laws of physics, and we can't ignore the possibility that someone could deliberately combine all the requirements listed above. Drexler's 1986 statement can therefore be updated: We cannot afford criminally irresponsible misuse of powerful technologies. Having lived with the threat of nuclear weapons for half a century, we already know that.
Gray goo eventually may become a concern requiring special policy. However, goo would be extremely difficult to design and build, and its replication would be inefficient. Worse and more imminent dangers may come from non-replicating nano-weaponry. Since there are numerous greater risks from molecular manufacturing that may happen almost immediately after the technology is developed, gray goo should not be a primary concern. Focusing on gray goo allows more urgent technology and security issues to remain unexplored.
For more information on the specific dangers of molecular manufacturing, see crnano.org/dangers.htm
The Center for Responsible Nanotechnology™ is headquartered in New York. CRN is an affiliate of World Care®, an international, non-profit, 501(c)3 organization. For more information on CRN, see www.CRNano.org.
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What is Steampunk and Why Do It?
I can not tell you how many times I get asked these two questions. On average i’d say 10-15 times a week. This is compounded on the random comments about how “I love your hat!” “OMG STEAMPUNKER!” __________________________________________________________
So what is steampunk? Steampunk is a sub-genre of history in which the industrial age did not take place. The steam age is allowed to flourish and the technology which would be driven by it is completely developed. steam powered engines, electricity ect. The dress remained very Victorian, however though many take Victorian dress as that which is seen in most of western Europe, we do have wide ranges of styles in the America and the eastern countries. So dress does very drastically. Steampunk covers literature, film, mods, style, fashion, and slowly it is showing up more and more in average everyday life. ________________________________________________________
Why is a steampunk life so appealing? Many reasons actually. The ability to take pieces of nothing and create wonderful amazing steam pieces, the ability to sell your creations to an ever expanding market, and lets face it, it looks soooo cool, to name a few. However one of the largest is the interaction between steampunkers. The Victorian age was a time of mutual respect among men. a time of gentlemen and ladies, when people had an idea of what was most beneficial in social interactions. And as such interaction between steampunkers is very layed back, informal, and yet dipped in respect. on average many are very helpful, and willing to lend a hand, selfless, and proper. this is not to say they don’t have a mouth like a sailor, after all many steampunkers have taken the air piracy route. but who said you can steal and kill and still be respectful? XP _________________________________________________________
Steampunk though being a sub-genre its self also has its own variations and spin offs. some of these would include diesel punk. a darker dirtier period, where as in the name everything is driven by diesel power, the world is just a bit darker, and the people reflected in the stories are pretty much the same. Clockpunk, or Mechanical punk. Were everything is driven by more man made self propelled engine. a child’s wind up toy would be an example.
that is a quick little spill on steampunk. Of course there is sooooo much more to know, I think i’ll make posts here and there about some of the stuff. Or you could always come and listen to one of my lecture pannels on the subject. XP | <urn:uuid:409870a3-f856-4eba-86cb-3aef8d05dbc3> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://unyeldingsunrise.tumblr.com/post/3384768181/what-is-steampunk-and-why-do-it | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368708766848/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516125246-00027-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.96501 | 549 | 1.976563 | 2 |
BOONE—Environmental activist and philosopher Dr. Chris J. Cuomo will speak Wednesday, March 27, at Appalachian State University. Her lecture is part of the university’s inaugural Global Women’s Series, which is a collaboration among the women’s studies and global studies programs, the Office of International Education and Development and Belk Library and Information Commons.
Cuomo’s talk, “Eco-Feminism and Climate Change,” begins at 7 p.m. in Plemmons Student Union’s fourth-floor Parkway Ballroom. The public is invited to attend the free event. For more information, visit http://international.appstate.edu/outreach/gws or email email@example.com.
Climate change encompasses a variety of problems that call for serious and sustained attention, not only to social and environmental impacts, but also to matters of gender, class and global justice. Understanding these dimensions may help us better understand the nature of the problem and develop strategies for reducing emissions while building more equitable and nurturing societies.
Cuomo holds a Ph.D. in philosophy from the University of Wisconsin, Madison. In addition to being a professor of philosophy and women’s studies at the University of Georgia, she also is an affiliate faculty member of UGA’s Environmental Ethics Certificate Program and Institute for African-American Studies.
Cuomo’s research focuses on ethics, feminist philosophies, race, sexuality, environmental ethics and art. Her work in eco-feminist philosophy and creative interdisciplinary practice has been influential among those seeking to bring together social justice and environmental concerns. She is currently working on a project on indigenous knowledge concerning climate change in Northern Alaska.
She is the author and editor of many articles and several books in feminist, postcolonial, and environmental philosophy. Her work in eco-feminist philosophy and creative interdisciplinary practice has been influential among those seeking to bring together social justice and environmental concerns, as well as theory and practice. She has received research grants from the Rockefeller Foundation, the National Science Foundation, the Ms. Foundation, the National Council for Research on Women, and the Institute for Sustainability and Technology Policy. Cuomo also has been a visiting faculty member at Cornell University, Amherst College and Murdoch University in Perth, Australia. | <urn:uuid:9b7ad683-437d-4d46-b511-45ba8c9764fd> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.news.appstate.edu/2013/03/12/chris-cuomo/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368706890813/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516122130-00039-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.940309 | 477 | 1.96875 | 2 |
Quantum cryptography might not be the security secret weapon that the industry has been hoping for. In theory Quantum cryptography might allow you to encrypt a message in such a way that it would never be read by anyone. But recently methods that were once thought to be fundamentally unbreakable have been shown to be anything but.
Physicist Renato Renner from the Institute of Theoretical Physics in Zurich said the problem was that systems were not being built correctly. In 2010, for instance, that a hacker could blind a detector with a strong pulse, rendering it unable to see the secret-keeping photons.
Renner also said that there are many other problems. Photons are generated using a laser tuned to such a low intensity that it’s producing one single photon at a time. There is a certain probability that the laser will make a photon encoded with your secret information and then a second photon with that same information. All an enemy has to do is steal that second photon and they could gain access to your data.
He told Wired that if there were better control over quantum systems than we have with today’s technology then perhaps quantum cryptography could be less susceptible to problems, but such advances are at least 10 years away.
Thanks to a faulty encryption component that failed to encrypt data, the PHP Group advised, as did security organisation the Sans Institute, that users resist their immediate temptation to update to PHP version 5.3.7, which was released on 18 August, and wait instead for the PHP 5.3.8 update.
Today, and earlier than expected, the group alerted users that it was releasing the PHP 5.3.8 update and had fixed the critical encryption bug as well as one other that could have caused SSL connections to hang.
The earlier release, PHP version 5.3.7, fixed many more issues and included 90 bug fixes and performance enhancements as well as at least six security updates, except of course the obvious one that caused the replacement update.
The group added that the PHP 5.2 series is no longer supported and urged all users to upgrade to PHP 5.3.8.
Kaspersky weighed in on Shady RAT, claiming that McAfee didn’t do the right thing by going public about the long-running intrusion into networks of governments, companies and non-profit organizations and that the move was alarmist. Now McAfee’s Phyllis Schneck, VP and CTO of McAfee’s Global Public Sector division has said that Kaspersky is “missing the point”.
Schneck defended McAfee’s decision to publicize Shady RAT by asking, “Would it be alarmist to let a bank know that someone has just walked out with a wad of cash while they weren’t paying attention?” Kaspersky also claimed the attack wasn’t particularly sophisticated, but Schneck said that the level of sophistication is not the point here. “It’s not the sophistication of the attack that’s important, and this is a clear case where technical arguments are preventing some people from seeing the larger, more important picture.”
Kaspersky also claimed that Shady RAT is a botnet, something that Schneck categorically says is incorrect. Instead she labeled Shady RAT as a successful persistent threat and said it “was only as advanced as it needed to be”.
McAfee claims that it knows of 72 organizations that were affected by Shady RAT, which was a prolonged attack on many operations that the firm claims stole a large amount of data.
Whether Schneck or Kaspersky are correct about whether Shady RAT as a botnet is really beside the point. For Kaspersky to claim McAfee’s move was alarmist is a bit rich, as all security companies promote fears of doom and gloom to sell their products and services.
The fundamental question remains, why did it take a security vendor five years to find out about Shady RAT? Kaspersky’s firm and McAfee might better focus on protecting their customers rather than taking pot shots at each other.
The crack is the work of a trio of researchers at universities and Microsoft, and involved a lot of cryptanalysis – which is somewhat reassuring – and still does not present much of a real security threat.
Andrey Bogdanov, from K.U.Leuven (Katholieke Universiteit Leuven), Dmitry Khovratovich, who is full time at Microsoft Research, and Christian Rechberger at ENS Paris were the researchers.
Although there have been other attacks on the key based AES security system none have really come close, according to the researchers. But this new attack does and can be used against all versions of AES.
This is not to say that anyone is in immediate danger and, according to Bogdanov, although it is four times easier to carry out it is still something of an involved procedure.
Recovering a key is no five minute job and despite being four times easier than other methods the number of steps required to crack AES-128 is an 8 followed by 37 zeroes.
“To put this into perspective: on a trillion machines, that each could test a billion keys per second, it would take more than two billion years to recover an AES-128 key,” the Leuven University researcher added. “Because of these huge complexities, the attack has no practical implications on the security of user data.” Andrey Bogdanov told The INQUIRER that a “practical” AES crack is still far off but added that the work uncovered more about the standard than was known before.
“Indeed, we are even not close to a practical break of AES at the moment. However, our results do shed some light into the internal structure of AES and indicate where some limits of the AES design are,” he said.
He added that the advance is still significant, and is a notable progression over other work in the area.
“The result is the first theoretical break of the Advanced Encryption Standard – the de facto worldwide encryption standard,” he explained. “Cryptologists have been working hard on this challenge but with only limited progress so far: 7 out of 10 for AES-128 as well as 8 out of 12 for AES-192 and 8 out of 14 rounds for AES-256 were previously attacked. So our attack is the first result on the full AES algorithm.”
Bogdanov added that the crack works on all versions of AES and dispelled some myths about the technology as well.
“Unlike previous results on AES, we do not need any related keys which was a very strong and unrealistic assumption about the power of the attacker,” he explained.
“Our attacks work in the classical single-key setting and, thus, apply in every context, however, with huge complexities so far. The practical consequence is that the effective key length of AES is about 2 bits shorter than expected – it is more like AES-126, AES-190, and AES-254 instead of AES-128, AES-192, and AES-256. We think it is a significant step toward the understanding of the real security of AES.”
The attack has been confirmed by the creators of AES, Dr Joan Daemen and Professor Dr Vincent Rijmen, who also applauded it.
“TDL-4,” the name for both the bot Trojan that infects PCs and the ensuing collection of compromised computers, is “the most sophisticated threat today,” said Kaspersky Labs researcher Sergey Golovanov in a detailed analysis Monday.
“[TDL-4] is practically indestructible,” Golovanov said and others agree.
“I wouldn’t say it’s perfectly indestructible, but it is pretty much indestructible,” said Joe Stewart, director of malware research at Dell SecureWorks and an internationally-known botnet expert, in an interview today. “It does a very good job of maintaining itself.”
Golovanov and Stewart based their assessments on a variety of TDL-4′s traits, all which make it an extremely tough character to detect, delete, suppress or eradicate.
Because TDL-4 installs its rootkit on the Master Boot Record (MBR), it is invisible to both the operating system and more, importantly, security software designed to sniff out malicious code.
Further,what makes the botnet indestructible is the combination of its advanced encryption and the use of a public peer-to-peer (P2P) network for the instructions issued to the malware by command-and-control (C&C) servers.
“The way peer-to-peer is used for TDL-4 will make it extremely hard to take down this botnet,” said Roel Schouwenberg, senior malware researcher at Kaspersky, ”The TDL guys are doing their utmost not to become the next gang to lose their botnet.”
Schouwenberg cited several high-profile botnet take-downs — which have ranged from a coordinated effort that crippled Conficker last year to 2011′s FBI-led take-down of Coreflood — as the motivation for hackers to develop new ways to keep their armies of hijacked PCs in the field.
“Each time a botnet gets taken down it raises the bar for the next time,” noted Schouwenberg. “The truly professional cyber criminals are watching and working on their botnets to make them more resilient against takedowns or takeovers.” | <urn:uuid:4c02e1dd-6c49-4328-b208-adc01c6960d3> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.thegurureview.net/tag/security-assessments | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368708766848/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516125246-00059-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.960531 | 2,023 | 2.328125 | 2 |
The Frances E. Barnard Memorial Observatory
Construction of the two-story Frances Barnard Memorial Observatory, which was supervised by James W. Riggs Jr., former chair of the physics department, and with the help of several physics students, began in April 1969 and was completed in July of that same year.
It was dedicated on February 28, 1971 at the Second Annual Physics Symposium. The observatory was named in memory of Frances E. Barnard, mother of Dr. Marion C. Barnard, because of her love of the stars. Dr. Barnard, an M.D. in Bakersfield and an alumnus of La Sierra College, donated two telescopes, a 12-inch and a 16-inch reflector (at the time valued at $4,000), and $1,000 for the construction of the facility.
The 16-inch classic Cassegrain reflector telescope is mounted in a fork mount, which is attached to a concrete pier and uses a clock-drive with gears that were manufactured by Edward R. Byers Co., a well-known manufacturer of top-quality drive systems.
After falling into disuse for a number of years, the observatory was refurbished by a small group of dedicated individuals in 1995. This group included Reggie Ackerman, campus electrician and his wife Crystal, an award-winning telescope maker, Dennis Brown, the safety coordinator, as well as Al Smith, Richard Bobst, and Ivan Rouse of the Physics Department. It received fresh paint, a new electrical system, new carpeting and ceiling, improved outside lighting and landscaping, and a new drinking fountain was added. In addition, the telescope’s mirrors were re-silvered and realigned, and the clock drive was refurbished.
Currently, the Observatory is open to the public on the first Friday night of every month, and for occasional special events. Admission is always free, though donations are welcome. Visitors can view the evening sky through the main telescope or any of the other private telescopes set up outside the observatory. Volunteers are available to find and discuss objects of interest and answer questions. In addition, there is usually a brief presentation on the first Friday night, to give additional insight about a particular region of the viewable night sky. | <urn:uuid:d771c671-fc71-4b28-85de-85b1027029cf> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.lasierra.edu/ue2013/news/2002/sep/index.php?id=1226 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368703298047/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516112138-00025-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.972121 | 465 | 2.109375 | 2 |
This is the 40th edition of this wonderful guide book. Here you will find all sorts of details about day to day life in India, such as information about how to get there, advice on food, health, railways and much, much more.
The original book was written in three volumes between 1859 and 1883 and was added to in many new editions. Each new edition preserved the original information and updated it where necessary.
Also included are numerous maps and plans.
High quality scanned images of the whole of the original book. This CD can be viewed by any computer using Adobe Acrobat Reader (version 4 or later recommended). The data on this CD is completely self-contained, and requires no installation.
System Requirements: Windows 95, 98, 2000, NT or better, CD-ROM drive, Adobe Acrobat. Also suitable for Macintosh or Unix operating systems.
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Who Reads the Most: Cities, Suburbs, or Rural Areas?
It's time to settle this literary sparring match once and for all. Who reads more -- the bohemians and working stiffs of the city or the family-oriented folks of the suburbs?
According to a recent study released by the Pew Research Center's Internet and American Life project [PDF], prideful bookworms on both sides of the 8-Mile Road may bury the hatchet. City-dwellers and suburbanites have almost exactly the same reading habits. Four out of five residents over the age of 16, in city and suburb alike, claim to have read a book in the past year.
Rural residents come in a distinct third, with 71 percent reporting having read a book in the last 12 months. Rural residents who do read books, though, read as much as their densely settled counterparts.
In all three groups, over three-quarters of readers read for pleasure. Fifty-eight and 57 percent of urbanites and suburbanites read for work or school, respectively, compared to 47 percent of rural residents. The metro-area folks maintain a similar lead in the percentage of population with a library card, 59-61-48.
Over 60 percent of all readers get their recommendations from family and friends, though urban and suburban residents are more likely (25 and 24 percent) to get advice from a bookstore. City types have taken the lead on e-books, while suburbanites still read the most magazines.
Ultimately, according to the directors of the study, Carolyn Miller, Kristen Purcell, and Lee Rainie, the song remains the same. "The biggest factors at play when it comes to different reading habits are people’s ages, their level of education, and their household income," they write. "The type of community in which people live is not an independent predictor of their reading behavior or their activities at libraries." | <urn:uuid:d19b21e7-d6e6-4c1e-8bd6-80f560bca24c> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.theatlanticcities.com/arts-and-lifestyle/2012/12/who-reads-most-cities-suburbs-or-rural-areas/4268/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368709037764/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516125717-00034-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.960385 | 395 | 2.328125 | 2 |
- Russia may export up to 40 diesel submarines by 2015
- Divers discover wreckage of Soviet WWII submarine in Baltic Sea
- Russian Navy to commission Nerpa submarine in fall - source
- Russia's submarine fleet has 60 vessels in active service
MOSCOW, June 25 (RIA Novosti) - Russia will start construction of a second Project 885 Yasen (Graney) class nuclear-powered multipurpose attack submarine in July, a shipbuilding industry official said on Thursday.
Project 855 Yasen (Graney) class nuclear submarines combine the ability to launch a variety of long-range cruise missiles (up to 3,100 miles) with nuclear warheads, and effectively engage hostile submarines and surface warships.
"A second Yasen class nuclear submarine will be laid down on July 24 at the Sevmash shipyard on the eve of Russian Navy Day," said Vladimir Pyalov, general director of the Malakhit design bureau.
Pyalov said the new sub would be named Kazan.
Work on the first submarine in the series - the Severodvinsk - started in 1992, and the vessel had been scheduled to be commissioned before 1998. However, the construction was significantly delayed for financial reasons, and work had been suspended until 2001.
In 2003 Sevmash reportedly received extra funding to accelerate the completion of the Severodvinsk. Since then, the construction cost of the submarine had to be adjusted, and in 2008 financing totaled 4 billion rubles ($146 mln).
Pyalov confirmed on Thursday that the Severodvinsk would be commissioned by the Russian Navy in 2010.
"The Sevmash shipyard will float out the Severodvinsk submarine in December this year, and after a series of sea trials it will join the Russian navy in 2010," the official said.
The submarine's armament includes 24 cruise missiles, including the 3M51 Alfa SLCM, the SS-NX-26 Oniks SLCM or the SS-N-21 Granat/Sampson SLCM. It will also have eight torpedo tubes as well as mines and anti-ship missiles such as SS-N-16 Stallion.
Russia's Navy commander, Adm. Vladimir Vysotsky, said in July last year that the construction of new-generation nuclear-powered ballistic missile and attack submarines is a top priority for the Russian Navy's development.
Under the Russian State Arms Procurement Program for 2007-2015, the Navy will receive several dozen surface ships and submarines, including five Project 955 Borey nuclear-powered strategic ballistic missile submarines equipped with new Bulava ballistic missiles, two Project 885 Yasen nuclear-powered multipurpose submarines, six Project 677 Lada diesel-electric submarines, three Project 22350 frigates and five Project 20380 corvettes.
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The growing outright rivalry between the United States and China gives Russia more foreign policy weight, enabling it to assume the role of a balancer. So far it has been doing so rather skillfully. Today it may participate in a joint naval exercise with China that Beijing positions as outwardly anti-American. But tomorrow it can team up with the naval forces of the Old World. | <urn:uuid:903fad7e-f3e5-4dbe-93e5-00b3d0fbe57e> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://en.rian.ru/military_news/20090625/155349485.html | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368706153698/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516120913-00006-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.931694 | 715 | 1.734375 | 2 |
I spend a lot of time on the internet, and therefore I have discovered that there is one cardinal rule to be obeyed around here: Don’t feed the trolls. Put that rule into practice in this game- where your goal is to feed any bears that appear and smack any troll that gets in your way!
Don’t Feed the Trolls is a reflex game where you need to feed bear while avoiding trolls. There are four different game modes, achievements, leaderboards.
|Does it Fulfill its Purpose?||20||Don’t Feed The Trolls is a game that’s similar to whack-a-mole taken to the next level. There are two types of animals that appear- trolls and bears. Your goal is to tap each bear as it appears as fast as you can- an extra-fast tap gives a bonus that increases with the number of extra-fast taps in a row. However, trolls also appear, and tapping them not only breaks your combo- it also leads to a game-over if done too often. If you’re fast, you can slap them by swiping over them instead. Don’t Feed the Trolls includes dynamic leaderboards that update automatically without any need to sign in (though you can change your name so others can see who you are). It also includes multiple game modes, with a timed mode included in the free version and a “slap party” and “versus mode” included in the pay version.|
|Does it Look Good?||20||From the menus to the in-game graphics, Don’t Feed The Trolls is one of the best looking Android games I’ve played so far.|
|Does it Run Well?||14||Don’t Feed the Trolls runs almost 10MB with no ability to install to SD, making it large enough that users with limited space may have difficulty with it. It requires very simple permissions, including the ability to access network state, use the internet, and check in-app billing.|
|Is it Easy to Use?||20||Don’t Feed the Trolls does a good job of maintaining a nice difficulty curve. It starts out with just bears and trolls, but before long you’re trying to catch skeleton bears, trolls in bear costumes, very hungry bears, and more. The game quickly increases in difficulty but always keeps a pace that you know what’s going on.|
|Is it Fun?||16||With all its modes and difficulty levels, Don’t Feed the Trolls is quite fun to play. While some of the levels do begin to feel a little repetitive over time, the different difficulties, achievements, and leaderboards add quite a bit of replayability. Having the unlockables require high scores on levels means that you won’t end up stuck because of one particularly difficult level.|
|Overall Score||90||Don’t Feed The Trolls is a challenging, fun game that looks great and has quite a bit of content. If you’re looking for a well-designed, casual game to play in your down time, give this one a shot!|
Reviewed Version: 1.0.3
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Introduction to CGIIntroduction to CGI
When a server has client's request to compute a CGIprogram, usually written in C-like or Perl languages,is executed. A CGI receives parameters, executes oneor more computations, gets a result; send it back tothe client and exits. This means that at each client'srequest the same CGI program has to be loaded,executed and terminated. This procedure is actuallythe most popular in the client-server environment,but it often overloads servers. | <urn:uuid:0f9c3fe6-bcef-4947-ae3b-a06c6d5acf8e> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.scribd.com/doc/29858651/Servlets | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368708142388/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516124222-00005-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.914401 | 104 | 3.109375 | 3 |
Every kid I know would gobble up some of these deep-fried “treats” but the million dollar question is what part of the chicken exactly is the chicken nugget from? Seriously guys this is not food. Nuggets contain cancer causing agents, Dimethylpolysiloxane which is a type of silicone that is used in breast implants, phosphates and more. This stuff is NOT made from God. This is human “experimenting” at its worst and people feed this to their growing children, so their teeth are going to be made from silicone?! What is food? It helps us grow, and regrow. It makes skin and cells and teeth… The next photo is disturbing… this is what a chicken nugget looks like before it looks like a chicken nugget, brace yourself.
Why is it pink? And not flesh pink, that is cotton candy pink. GROSS!
Have you ever seen a chicken being slaughtered? Have you ever been part of where your food comes from in that way? If not I seriously recommend it. Chickens are easy to start with, honestly they aren’t the smartest of all of God’s creatures, sorry chickens. But this is all coming to you from a “city girl” in fact I went vegetarian for a year because I felt it was so wrong to not be able to kill my own dinner. Vegetarianism ended for me with a beautiful grilled steak.
In 2009 my husband and I moved from Portland, OR (“the big city”) to a small town about 45 minutes from Portland. We had a landlord who wouldn’t allow us to have a garden, and if we did everything had to be in containers which then had to be completely cleaned up at the end of the growing season. We saw a movie called Faith Like Potatoes, if you haven’t seen it I highly recommend it. In the movie (which is based on a true story) a farmer in South Africa grows potatoes, and had to put his faith that God would provide a good crop. See when you plant a potato they grow underground. It isn’t until harvest that you actually see the fruits of your labor. Will you have potatoes at all? Will they be big? Small? You have to have faith that God will provide you a good crop. Hubby connected with that and his desire was to grow potatoes. So when we moved from Portland, he asked our landlords if he could grow potatoes. They agreed. After that he wanted to have chickens for eggs. Then agreed. And slowly we started getting into growing our own food and truly knowing where it all comes from.
We became fast friends with our feed and seed. Some employees there were raising meat chickens, when it was slaughter time they called to us for help. In exchange for the help we would get to take home some freshly butchered chickens for our freezer. I had never witnessed a life being taken like that before, in fact I wasn’t sure how I was going to respond. There were others there, other customers who wanted to see what it was all about, some people wanted to get their hands dirty and learn how to do it. Our friend that lived there has kids, and her little girl was up the hill crying because she knew we were killing chickens, oh the innocent little heart! But when I looked up the hill, I could see her inching closer and closer for her to get a glimpse of what we were doing. Even she had a curiosity about the process. Seriously though, chickens are easy. You put a couple of screws in a wood round, stretch their necks out and guess what? If you let go, they just lay there, there isn’t a fight or a struggle… they just keep their head there. Chickens are pretty stupid. Our laying hens will come when called and they know us, but they peck their own poo… come on, can’t be too smart when you peck your own poo.
So guys were the ones picking up the chickens and cutting their heads off. They then threw the flailing birds into the bushes until they stopped moving. Yep, they could run with their heads cut off! Then they are picked up by the feet and dunked into a large pot of boiling water so that the feathers come off easier. Then there is a group of people who remove the feathers (they have since upgraded to a plucking machine, which spins the bird around a container with plastic knob things in it to remove the feathers). Next the feet are chopped off and they go into a bucket (to keep and make chicken stock for soup), then the insides are cut into and the good organs are kept and put into ice water. There are a few organs that you don’t keep and those go into a slop bucket, but things like the liver and heart and gizzards… those you keep and EAT. The chickens are then washed with a hose, and then they are put into ice/ice water until you can wrap them.
I want to take a little side note to talk a bit about the organs. I actually have really bad teeth, and no dental insurance go figure. In my searching of natural medicine/foods etc. I found a book called Cure Tooth Decay With Nutrition by Rami Nagel. He uses a lot of research done by Winston A Price for the basis of his book. Basically Dr. Price found that in cultures that were industrialized they had higher cases of tooth decay, and in places where they drank raw milk from grass-fed cows, and they ate all of the animal that was killed, there were significant reduction in tooth decay, some never saw a dentist ONCE in their life! In our industrialized society we are in the same boat, we are not eating naturally, we are not eating what God gave, but processed garbage then expecting our body to run optimally on junk. The below people all have strong healthy teeth because of their diet, not because they had root canals and fillings and whitening treatments. Check out Winston A Price’s book for more info, Rami Nagel’s book for more info or the Winston A Price foundation.
The experience of butchering a chicken wasn’t as horrible as I thought. I didn’t chop a head off though, but I had a lot of blood on me. We asked for a bunch of the organ meat, we got some chicken and our last time even all the chicken feet. (which are still sitting in my freezer, shame on me!) Now butchering meat rabbits, that is a whole different story. We tried that for a while, but we are too sensitive for that (they scream, ugh). We were so proud to know where our chickens came from, who took care of them, how they lived, how they died. God gave us dominion over the earth but he never said we should be cruel to his creation. Chickens should be able to roam free, not stacked on top of each other or fed horrible growth hormones. Please watch Food Inc if you haven’t.
BBQing up a freshly butchered chicken, I tell you there is nothing like it. Knowing you worked for your food, again there is nothing like it. The last thing that I think most of us “industrialized” folk don’t do is make a bone broth after your done with your food. Right now I’m drinking turkey bone broth soup from our Thanksgiving bird. Don’t let your food go to waste! There are important minerals, calcium, magnesium and phosphorus in there. Things we need. These are leached out of the bones when you cook them in water. If you are doing beef, you need to cook them in the oven for a bit first. This was told to me by a naturalpathic doctor that I was seeing once. She said that the beef bone is harder and in order for it to work right and get the most nutrients you need to cook the bones a bit. Which sounds weird because you have probably already cooked your beef, but it couldn’t hurt to cook the bones alone right? I google searched it and you are to bake the bones for 30-40 minutes on 400 degrees or an hour on 350 degrees. Chicken and turkey is much easier, eat the meat, leave the stragglers and put in a pot on your stove to heat. I usually turn the stove on low and just walk away, easier still it can be left overnight, and you can use a crock pot if you don’t want to leave your stove on all night. Once it’s done, let it cool, strip the bones clean (toss them or compost them as long as you don’t have dogs) then save the broth. You can add whatever you want, carrots, celery, potatoes, rice, beans… whatever floats your soup boat. Just get that nutritious stuff into your body. In our home if you have meat on the bone one night, then you better believe dinner the next night will be soup. Start making that a tradition in your own home, and lets get this temple healthy!
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Viewing & discussion featuring Sylvie Naar-King, Ph.D. explores motivational interviewing strategies to encourage behavioral changes and increase weight loss in young adults.
Sylvie Naar-King is a professor in the Department of Pediatrics and Director of the Interdisciplinary Program in Obesity Research and Education, School of Medicine, Wayne State University.
Saturday, April 13, 2013, 2pm-4pm, Wayne State University, Mazurek Medical Education Commons, Margherio Family Conference Center, 320 Canfield St., Detroit, MI. 48201.
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Archive for March, 2013
Faculty: Visit the 4th floor of State Hall on April 10 and 11 for an open house showcasing the newly renovated classroom spaceTuesday, March 26th, 2013
Please accept an invitation from Sandra Yee, dean of the Wayne State University Library System and Mathew Ouellett, associate provost and director of the Office for Teaching and Learning, to visit the newly renovated 4th floor classroom space at State Hall on April 10 from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. and April 11 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.. The new space is designed to enhance interactive learning and will be assigned to faculty that wish to take advantage of the new technology and classroom layouts. The improved space includes six general purpose classrooms and four seminar rooms of varying sizes and configurations. We encourage all faculty to visit to check out all the new classroom features that are available to assist them in their teaching.
A few photos from some of the new spaces, including a photo from instructor Karen Myhr, who has done some pilot teaching with her students in the new space:
Stop by the UGL to check out “Women Inspiring Innovation Through Imagination: Celebrating Women in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics”Tuesday, March 19th, 2013
In celebration of Women’s History Month, the Wayne State University Library System has created a display called “Women Inspiring Innovation Through Imagination: Celebrating Women in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics.” The exhibit includes photos and information from the Reuther collection and highlights the history of women in the sciences at Wayne State University, Detroit and beyond. The exhibit also illustrates the rise of women in engineering over the last 50 years, specifically at Wayne State.
“Women Inspiring Innovation Through Imagination: Celebrating Women in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics” will be on display in the UGL atrium throughout the month of March. Come by and check it out!
Need help but don’t want to lose your seat or leave your stuff? Don’t get up, Roving Reference will come to you!Tuesday, March 5th, 2013
Need help but don’t want to lose your seat or leave your stuff? Don’t get up, we’ll come to you!
Roving librarians are out and about on the second floor of the UGL to help you find articles, answer reference questions and assist in other research needs. What is a roving librarian? A roving librarian is a librarian that gets out from behind the desk and experiences his or her patrons, library and community by bringing their services directly to you. They’re here to help so just flag them down if you need a hand in your studies!
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Fire Bellied Toad
The Fire Bellied Toad is one of the most widely kept species of toad. Easy to keep and maintain makes them a great beginners amphibian.
What does a Fire Bellied Toad look like?
Doesn't the name give it away?
They have red, sometimes yellow-orange bellies in captive bred specimens with black spots. The rest of the body is green or even brown with black markings and warts. A red tip is present on each toe, the back toes are large and webbed, and this helps them to swim. Their eyes protrude from the top of their head and the eardrum is hardly apparent.
They grow to an adult size of 4-6cm (1.5-2.5"). The males are smaller, slender and have the cushion like pads (nuptial pad) on their thumbs. You will also find that the males have longer and stronger front legs once adult.
Where are Fire Bellied Toads it from?
They can be found in parts of China, Eastern Russia and Korea.
These toads are very hardy withstanding low temperature of 5C (41F), but do not like it any higher then 30C (86F). I wouldn't recommend trying to keep your toads at these temperatures for long periods of time, as I'm sure this could cause illness and possible death. Keep them roughly at room temperature 20-24C. You may need extra heat in the winter months, or you could let them hibernate at 5-15C for a few months.
Are Fire Bellied Toads easy to keep?
YES, they are not very demanding!
There are a three ways to keep your toads happy. You can have a set-up of 50/50 land and water, all aquatic or mainly land, I prefer the 50/50 land and water.
This is my 50/50 method - I have used two plastic tanks of different sizes. Using the small tank for treated water, place inside the larger tank at one end. I have used compost and moss for the substrate (do not use gravel) and placed this the same level as the water. I have provided a log for the toads to hide under and very important, something in the water to help them climb out.
Feed your toad a varied diet of live insects every few days. Adults may take a pinkie, but I haven't tried this yet.
Caution: When providing water for your amphibians, this MUST be treated with an Aquarium de-chlorinated solution. The Chlorine will harm and possible kill your amphibians after a period of time. Alternatively, you can use fresh, clean rainwater!
Do Your Research: Before you commit to buying any pet, please do your own independent research.
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Elizabeth Wilson addresses the progressive attitude Germany has towards climate change.
I asked Elizabeth Wilson, associate professor at the Humphrey School and a specialist in energy, environmental policy and law, whether she thought the German people had made a moral, political or economic decision to participate in a renewable energy future for their country. Her answer was, "Yes." She continued, "It was like traveling to an alternative universe where people took climate change seriously and were fully engaged in the transformation of their energy system. And, they know it is going to be hard."
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Film, Video & Animation
The film area provides Super 8 and 16mm cameras, supported by solid-state digital audio recorders, microphones, lighting kits, tripods and other production equipment. The editing facility includes Super 8 and 16mm telecine (film to tape) transfer machines, Bolex and DSLR animation stands, a 16mm rotoscope system and a JK optical printer. Students can edit on film using Steenbeck flatbed editors and Super 8 viewers, or use Final Cut Studio to cut their projects on digital video. The sound room is equipped with a ProTools HD digital audio workstation with surround mixing capabilities and a vocal isolation booth. ProTools LE Mbox systems are also available. The projection booth is equipped for 16mm and Super 8 and offers flexible signal-routing with ties to the main classroom/ screening room, which doubles as a theater for large-screen projection of film and video.
The video area provides Mini-DV, AVCHD & HDV camcorders, as well as 3CCD 24p SD and HD camcorders, HDSLRs and a large sensor HD Camcorder. Accessories include microphones, lighting kits, tripods and other production equipment. The video editing facility has eight workstations with Final Cut Studio, Adobe After Effects and Photoshop, Pro Tools LE and other audio and video software. Additional outboard equipment includes various analog audio and video decks, mixers and special effects devices. Other equipment (monitors, speakers, projectors, VCRs and DVD and media players) is also available for multi-media installations. The video lab is networked and equipped with a video/data projector for instruction and viewing student work. Videos can also be viewed in the screening room equipped with an HD video projector and surround sound system.
The computer lab adjacent to the film and video areas provides workstations for two- and three-dimensional animation, stop motion capture, image processing and audio/video editing and compositing. Software includes Final Cut Studio, Adobe After Effects and Photoshop, iStopMotion, Dragon Stop Motion, Pro Tools LE and various other software for producing animation and digital artwork. Additional hardware includes a flatbed scanner, digital copy/animation stands, digital rotoscope station, vocal isolation booth and various analog and digital audio/video decks. The animation lab also serves as a supplementary facility for students working with film, video and sound projects and is networked and equipped with an HD video/data projector with surround sound for instruction and viewing student work.
FILM / VIDEO / ANIMATION HOURS:
Monday - Thursday 10am - 10:30pm
Friday 10am - 8pm
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Back before there were 200-megapixel cameras and HD video recording in smartphones, there was the Game Boy Camera, a cartridge with an eyeball shaped camera attached to it. When it was released in 1998, it could only shoot still pics, but with a little modding, "kraettz" was able to hack the cam to shoot video in 8-bit glory!
Shooting great pictures on film may be little more than a fuzzy memory these days, but that doesn't mean that there aren't lots of people with awesome film camera systems gathering dust on the shelf. This cartridge aims to make your hip vintage camera gear useful again, by letting you shoot digital images.
This Lego 4x5 camera is made from real-deal Lego bricks, plus a 127mm f4.7 lens. And all you ever made from Legos were a few spaceships and a pirate ship.
The current 6th generation Apple iPod is a neat little thing, but it clearly lost some of its mojo compared to the generation 5 version, specifically its video camera. Now it looks like the next version will bring the camera...
The Looxcie is one of the silliest products we've seen that isn't a mere concept. It's a wearable Bluetooth camera that records everything — it's meant to document your daily life and create movie clips that can be shared to...
Seeing as we're not cats, we humans need night vision cameras to spy on people in the dark. The thing is, the cameras can only record images in green. A new night vision camera can capture real-time video in the dark — in color.
At a first glance, the Panasonic Lumix DMC-FX77 looks and sounds like any generic point and shoot, but it's not. The FX77 has a few special modes that virtually re-touch your skin by applying make-up to your pics.
When we think of gorgeous cameras, we usually think Canon, Nikon, Sony and Leica. Fujifilm making a slick retro camera that oozes of Leica-like rangefinder goodness? That's the FinePix X100.
If you thought those 5-megapixel pictures from your iPhone 4 looked pretty sharp, think again. A Danish company called Phase One has just put every other digital camera to shame with their 80-megapixel IQ180.
Instructables user, BigRedRocket, apparently wasn't satisfied with seeing the world from a crystal-clear first person perspective so he took it upon himself to build a contraption that would let him see himself from the third-person. | <urn:uuid:d7a28bc1-b709-425b-b0ef-38dc308d110f> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.dvice.com/tags/camera?page=3 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368710006682/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516131326-00040-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.966384 | 528 | 1.617188 | 2 |
Facebook Friends Dumping You? It’s Probably Something You Said [INFOGRAPHIC]
If you recently lost a slew of Facebook friends, it probably wasn’t a glitch. Go back and look at your timeline because the chances are good it’s your own fault.
That’s what a new study from Nielsen seems to indicate anyway. The group surveyed about 2,000 adults to learn why Facebook users add and remove friends, and the results may surprise you.
The top reasons people get the boot? More than half cited “offensive comments,” while 41 percent said it was because they didn’t know the person well.
And it seems no one likes being treated as a bank account, either. More than a third ditched a Facebook friend because that person was trying to sell them something.
Other things that can get you unfriended include depressing comments, lack of interaction, political comments and updating your profile too often (or, oddly, not often enough).
So, what are you supposed to do to become Facebook friends with someone? Eighty-two percent of respondents said the best route is to know them in real life, followed by 60 percent who were swayed if you had mutual friends. About one in ten people also friend those in their business networks.
If you’re attractive, 8 percent will friend you based solely on that. Don’t let it go to your head, though, because 7 percent of people said they accept all friend requests anyway.
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- Publisher: Twiddly Bits Software LLC
- Genre: Education
- Released: 9 Mar, 2009
- Size: 6.5 MB
- Price: $1.99
- App Store Info
DescriptionMath Races is an entertaining educational game for children. It is designed to make learning fun for kids as well as to encourage self-directed competition by competing against your previous scores. Children can race through the problems to earn their name on the local high score tables. They can see a graph of their scores over time to see if they have improved. Math Races can help give them the confidence they need by seeing their own accomplishments.
* Add, Subtract, Multiply, Divide
* 6 levels of difficulty for each type of math operation
* 20, 40, or 100 problem sets
* Immediate feedback including corrections
* Scores based on accuracy and time to complete
* Local high score tables based on math operation, level and problem set
* Graphs of results from rounds played
* Car animations and sound effects
* Car and helmet selection: shake to randomly select, or choose your own
* Numeric keypad
* Enter numbers forwards or backwards
* Pause/resume game anytime
* Sound on/off
Great for ages 4 to adult!
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This blog was written by Jessika who recently completed her yoga teacher training and is an educator at our Vaughan Mill's lululemon.
Be the change. - Gandhi
When I decided to take my yoga teacher training I tried to put my expectations on a leash. I tried not to imagine all the wonderful changes that would occur; I tried not to focus on what a present, calm, ideal yogi I would become. I tried.
Expectations are the fastest way to set yourself up for disappointment. The path of yoga is not about what you were or what you will become; it's about being present in each moment. There's no easy path to become the person you aspire to be, but with a conscious mind and open heart you can learn to accept yourself as you are and let that love and acceptance help you grow.
I recently went for some spiritual counseling from a yogini. What struck me the most was learning that I don't need to "figure it all out". My dharma or duty was to simply bring gratitude and contentment into my daily life. It doesn't matter if I hit the mat every day (especially if I stress myself to get there). What matters most is taking the lessons I learn from yoga and applying them to my every day life off of the mat - to respect the earth, to remember that we are all one, to believe in my divinity and that of those around me, to be truthful, and to follow the Yamas (guidelines on how to treat others and interact with society) and Niyamas (guidelines on how to treat yourself).
Since that visit I have told myself daily what I am grateful for, even if all I can think of in that moment is remembering to be grateful in the first place. This small change has caused a ripple affect in my life. The veil of expectation has been lifted and I accept that I am exactly where I need to be in life in this very moment. I also accept that though I may forget from time to time - I am divine. We all are. It is simply our duty to remember.
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I was watching a horse racing meeting on BBC tv recently - while pedalling away on my exercise bike, and I got to thinking about the validity of the sport. The first thing that bothered me was the fact that a race - which didn't involve the top flight horses - took up 20 mins of tv time. That's like spending 20mins covering the 800m athletic's race at a regional final in the UK. Also, can anyone tell me what percentage of horse races are handicapped? I assume handicapping is all to do with betting. Finally, how fit are horses? I looked up the records for some of the top races, and some of the best times were done over 40 years ago? And, how hard do horses train? I remember reading - 20 odd year's ago - that a top British running coach ( I think it was either Brendan Foster or Steve Cram's) was invited to watch some horses train to see if he could suggest some way of improving their performance. The coach watched the training for a while, and then one of the horse racing people asked what he thought. The coach asked what the horse were going to do next". He was informed that that was it! The coach said that what the horse had done was only equivalent to his athletes' warm -up!
In horse racing, the public favorite wins about a third of the time. Top trainers wil about a fifth of the time.
In track and field, favorites win more often.
That is one major difference.
The reasons there are about 20-25 minutes between races are as follows:
1. Jockeys need time to return to the jockeys' room to change their silks.
2. Horses for the next race need to walk from their stable to the saddling enclosure.
3. Horses need to be saddled.
4. Trainers and jockeys discuss strategy in the paddock about 12 minutes before a race.
5. Then comes the post parade, when horseplayers have a change to see the horses.
6. Horses need to warm up.
7. Then they race.
Horse racing is a leisurely pastime, in which those who go to the races need the time between races to handicap.
It is entirely possible to spend as long as 2 1/2 to 3 hours handicapping a race. There are many variable, including the impact of weight and the shifts of weight in a handicap.
Among the considerations are as follows:
1. Weight to be carried, weight being conceded to competitors, weight being received from rivals.
2. Weight of the animal, as compare to how much it weighs when it performs well and vice versa.
3. Post position.
4. Pace factors.
6. State of the ground.
7. Peaking (whether the animal is progressing, is statis or is regressing.
8. Jockey suitability.
9. Trainer and whether his stable is in form.
10 Betting action: is there live money coming in on the horse you like, or is it "cold" on the board.
These are but a fraction of the considerations.
Successfully betting and winning on racehorses is one of the most challenging of pursuits.
As regards training, horses are "born" athletes. They are bred to do one thing and that is to run. They don't require the same type of exercise as humans. They do not have to go to the weight room because they are born with their muscles naturally.
Horses have a completely different digestive and cardio-vascular system than humans.
Humans need to do a lot to train. Horses don't have to do as much.
In the U. S., typically a horse will jog or gallop about 1 3/4 miles per day. They do this 4 or 5 days a week. About every 5, 6 or 7 days they will have a workout, in which they usually run at about 85 percent of full speed for about 5/8ths of a mile.
You ask: is horse racing a joke?
No, it is not a joke.
World wide, the amount of money bet on races, spent breeding horses, spent buying horses, spent training horses makes track and field look like a Lionel train set in your basement compared with the airline industry.
Decades ago, I came across something that indicated that horses know that they are in a race. Of course, we see this all the times in animals, and the animals must know which is faster just as they know which is stronger, etc.
However, it would be interesting to learn to what extent humans have figured out that horses know that they are racing and whether they know that they are racing a certain distance.
BTW, I think that humans are naturally long-distance runners and that horses are too. The natural life style of a free horse on the plain and a human foraging and hunting may be consistent with long-term activity.
For a horse to race a mile or a mile and a half may be like sprinting.
As far as I can tell, sprinters (human in this case) don't work out like long-distance runners either. Cram or Foster were not the best human coaches to judge how horses should train.
Here is what my dad (an equine surgeon) always says:
In the wild, one or a few horses are usually in the front - the alpha males. Even after 100's - even 1000's of year of domestication this is still in the genes. You usually have two types of race horses; those that are physically gifted but not alpha male (jockey has to do a lot of work here to urge the horse on), and those that are not physically gifted but want to be in front. Seabiscuit and Affirmed come to mind as horses who "knew" where the finish line was and insisted on getting there first. (recall they both had physically stronger rivals, Alydar and War Admiral).
And then, you have the horses who have both. Ladies and gentlemen, presenting Secretariat, still the record holder for 1.5 miles (2:24) by over 2 seconds - an eternity in horse racing.
The problem, of course, is that while Secretariat could psych out his competitors in the starting gate with hormones and then run them into the ground, humans can block out the mental portion to some degree.
The reasons there are about
>20-25 minutes between races are as follows:
1. Jockeys need time to return
>to the jockeys' room to change their silks.
2. Horses for the next race need
>to walk from their stable to the saddling enclosure.
3. Horses need to be
4. Trainers and jockeys discuss strategy in the paddock about 12
>minutes before a race.
5. Then comes the post parade, when horseplayers have
>a change to see the horses.
6. Horses need to warm up.
7. Then they
Even if none of the above reasons mattered, thee would still be at least 20 minutes between races.
the betters have to have time to bet.
It is remarkable that even though breeders make a big deal out of blood lines, etc. Times have hardly improved in the last century.
Training techniques are antiquated, but there is an important limitation. Humans could not hold up under heavy training schedules until running shoes were improved in the 1950s.
Horses' weak spot (achilles heel) is their ankles. Training has to be limited by what their ankles can handle.
Even so, this year's Preakness, Belmont winner (name escapes me at the moment) was following a "radical" training regimin that included many more miles than standard training included.
>>Of course horse racing is a sport. Don't be ridiculous.
Top of the heap:
World Class Alpinists/ High Altitude Mountaineers. (Not sherpa abusing wannabes..) Super strong, fit, tough. After hideously hard days out climb into a cold tent, make their own food and water, try to recover. And the penalty for failure is death.
Next: Tour de France / Grand Tour cyclists. Many athletes are tough for one day, a few days, maybe a week. Very few can handle serious physical and mental pressure for 3 weeks.
Next: Football (the kind the entire world plays..), Rugby, Triathletes, Nordic Ski Racers, Classics/stage race cyclists. Yes I'm mixing the more purely aerobic with skill sports; this group simply includes people who put in killer efforts over reasonably extended periods of time. Hockey players as well, probably (and yes I did play hockey; not as nearly as tough as cycling as far as I'm concerned.)
Of course I will leave it to the rest of you to figure out where T & F/Athletics types fit in here. Marathoners/Distance/MidDistance plug in somewhere in the above group.
Motorsports: Maybe motocross/ 6 Days Enduro guys. And I count myself a fan of F1, Euro Road Racing, Rally, MX.
Note the theme: Physically hard and uncomfortable, mentally stressful efforts over an extended period of time.
mrbowie - In no way mean to be contentious here, but nowhere in my post do I say that jockeys are not athletes. I also realize it can be a very dangerous activity; however, a little perspective may be in order.
They are riding horses.For around 2 minutes.
Baseball players?? Don't even get me started.
Cheers, YMMV, Just my 02, and all that.
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100 meters lasts roughly 10 seconds. But it is still sport.
2 minutes atop a Thoroughbred racehorse, competing against other racehorsehorses is just as much sport, or maybe more, because it involves much more stragegy, handicap considerations (weight), post positions on turns without staggers, ground (varying underfoot conditions), etc.
Horse racing may not last very long, but there are countless variables, which accounts for its appeal in several countries throughout the world.
>>100 meters lasts roughly 10 seconds. But it is still sport.
Agreed. Especially since the athletes (human!) are running the distance themselves.
At the end of the day, we all may define sport in different ways and that is our prerogative. I mean your chosen interest no disrespect, but I certainly do define it differently than yourself. I may take mine to the extreme a bit... I don't really look at Golf or Baseball as sports, but rather as "Games". I know this will offend a great many, though it is not my intent.
Just a different way to define activities that require (in my opinion) varying amounts of suffering, will, perserverence, etc. My reverence and passion happen to be for those pursuits requiring a great amount of the aforementioned, and I certainly do choose different terminologies to define those pursuits as opposed to golf, auto racing, tennis, etc.
I guess at the end of the day if our definitions 'step on each others toes' then, aside from a couple of posts here on good ol' TFN, I'm not too worked up about it. (And for what it is worth, I will admit to not having much knowledge about horse racing, so am simply going by perception. Full disclosure and all, you know.)
In most individual sports, it's not an individual race, but a season. There are just too many variables involved. Downhill skiing is a good example. Of course, sometimes an individual is just on and can't lose, but I believe that most downhillers are much more accepting of medalling or placing in the top 5 or 10 than are the onlookers, especially U.S. ones.
It is not the viewers fault, really. Broadcasters aren't allowed the time to learn about the sport and the idiots above them don't want them to spend time explaining what's really going on.
In team sports, it's even more difficult. Without taking anything away from the great quarterbacks, it's no accident that they always praise their offensive line -- and they had better!
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