Jack Harris

Jack Harris’ songs take a compassionate look at things both common and uncommon, and see them differently. They are literate, curious songs, often in character, always intriguing. His latest album, ‘The Wide Afternoon’, assembles 11 new songs, rooted in Folk and Blues traditions, telling real and imagined stories._mg_7366

Those days are gone, along with most of Jack’s youth and vigour, but he’s still happy to find himself touring extensively, bringing his riveting live show to appreciative audiences, and making as much music as he can.

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Press Review

by Kessa De Santis of electroniclink/off-Broadway

WRECKED is the result of the ambitious attempt to fuse THE ORESTEIA and THE TROJAN WOMEN, with several other Greek plays serving as connecting points. At the heart of things, Orestes is on trial for matricide, but this play evolves through a series of non-linear incidents, with different points in time being interwoven and even coexisting onstage to make a larger point. In killing Clytemnestra, Orestes has continued a long family history of murder and retribution. What WRECKED examines is the struggle of the various characters, and what it takes to, perhaps, end the cycle of violence.

Amidst the rage and tragedy that defines the WRECKED universe, there is a wickedly fun interpretation of Zeus as a smarmy, lounging deity who manipulates mortals and demigods alike with the slightest of gestures, only to sit back smoking as war, murder and destruction overcomes the landscape. Presiding over Orestes’ trial, Athena appears only as a mouth in live action projections that loom over the stage. Interesting, and again, emphasizing the sense of supernatural control. Down on the ground, the women have the meatiest roles. There is the tormented Cassandra, Queens Clytemnestra and Hecuba, the doomed Iphigenia, the distraught Electra, and Helen, who had a little something to do with the Trojan War.

The entire design suggests the ruins of a city, but it never overwhelms, though the scenes are non-stop. The women walk in soiled slips, and the periphery of the set hints at the structures that once stood. Again utilizing overhead projections, the images ranged from buildings in ruin to live images from the production of WRECKED in progress.

WRECKED is clearly a work that was created by people who love the source material for people who love the source material. So, if you go in, say, unaware of the source of Cassandra’s frustration, you can still enjoy the play, but you would be missing something crucial. I liked it!

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Thermals Part 1: Collectors, Wicks and Triggers

By Will Gadd

Part one of a three-part series on thermals written from a paraglider’s perspective.

The crux of cross-country flying often lies in correctly answering the question, “Where’s the next thermal?” If you could answer that question correctly even 90 percent of the time then life would be very, very good. I think it’s key for every XC pilot to develop his or her own system for understanding thermals, then continuously refine it. Only in this way will the pilot actually learn something with each “success” or “failure.” I often hear students in clinics I teach say, “Ah, I sort of knew that, but this simplifies things a lot.” That’s the goal: To have a simple, clear system that you can refine each season to produce better results. I broadly split my thermal-prediction model into two parts: ground-based thermal prediction ideas, and sky-based thermal clues. This article is my attempt to explain to myself and anyone who finds it interesting how thermals form on the ground and how to find them efficiently, part two will deal with the sky, part three with staying flying thermals.

I call potential thermal generating areas, “collectors” because they collect the sun’s energy and release it as warm air or thermals, a process any successful XC pilot should be very interested in. I think the air in collectors tends to warm up as the sun heats the ground, first releasing relatively slowly and steadily (early morning mountain thermals are the best example of this), followed later in the day by more violent “sets” or cycles in much the same way waves hit a beach. Imagine small waves coming in continually, then a big set ripping through, followed by small waves again. If you find a good collector, you can often maintain in a zero over it and wait for a good set to go through; if you’re low, this may be your only chance.
Collectors are all about sun. If there’s no sun, then there’s probably not much air leaving the ground (cold fronts and other very unstable air masses are exceptions). When looking at any potential thermal collector, I first ask, “How long and at what angle has the sun been shining on the collector?” A perfect collector would be at right angles to the sun for hours. I first learned this lesson flying in the ’96 US nationals when all the top pilots flew to the sunny but lee side of the ridge and I went to the windward side where the sun was just starting to hit. I sunk out, they didn’t. At the time I thought this experience was bad luck; luck had nothing to do with it, the slopes simply hadn’t been in the sun long enough.
The next factor that determines how much the air heats up is the surface the sun is striking. For an excellent analysis of surface thermal theory, read Reichman’s Cross-Country Soaring. Basically, dry surfaces with a lot of trapped or sheltered air will produce the best thermals. Late-season cereal (wheat, oats, etc) crops are dry, hold a lot of still air, and consequently release some of the best thermals. Dry shrubbery also works well; rocky terrain with a lot of dead airspace between the rocks works well, but takes longer to heat up. Moist ground cover absorbs the sun’s energy and uses it to evaporate water, a cooling process that kills thermals.
Wind tends to destroy thermals by continuously mixing the air in potential collectors, preventing it from either reaching the temperature at which it will leave the ground or turning what could have been a decent thermal into a ragged mess, especially close to the ground. A large line of hedges or trees around a very dry but bushy field will often hold a nice still “pocket” of air. You can experience thermals on the ground by just walking around; sunny, dry spots protected from the wind will be warmer. As odd as it might sound, I’ve learned a lot by simply walking in the mountains and feeling the cool air in the pines, contrasted with the warm air on avalanche slopes or other treeless areas. The more protected and sunny a collection area is, the warmer it will be and the better chance you as a pilot will have of going up. This means that the best thermals are often found in sunny lee areas; this is no problem if you’re high and fly above them, but you have to make your own decisions about how much rotor you want to play with if you’re lower. This isn’t an article about safety.
Many pilots believe black pavement such as that found in big parking lots or roads will be a good thermal source; although pavement is black and absorbs tremendous amounts of energy, it often doesn’t work very well because there is nothing to “hold” the air in place; if you watch birds soaring above a parking lot or freeway, they will almost always be turning very small circles and not gaining much altitude. The thermals are frequent, sort of like grease popping off a skillet, but frequently unusable. Interestingly, a parking lot filled with cars generally works better than one without cars because the cars hold dead air nicely. A road can be good “wick,” but more on that below.
The anti-collector is of course a lake. Cool, reflective, moist, often windy. You will almost never find a thermal that comes from a lake. That is not to say you won’t find thermals over lakes, but they aren’t coming from the lake itself very often. One exception may be very late in the day when the relatively warm water releases heat, but I’ve very seldom seen this happen in a strong enough manner to produce usable thermals. Long glides over lakes in the evening are often quite buoyant, but don’t count on “magic” air too often or you may be swimming.

Passive Triggers (and wicks)

I believe thermals have some form of surface tension, and tend to track along the ground before releasing, sort of like oil up a wick. I call the point at which the thermal leaves the wick a Passive Trigger. The most PT is the top of a sharp peak; there will often be a cloud over it from 9:00 in the morning until sunset, even as the sun rotates from east to west. First the east facing slopes warm, wick up the hill and release, then the south-east facing slopes, then the south slopes, followed by the west-facing slopes at the end of the day. However, the thermal comes up the wick to the same passive trigger. Think about the “House thermals” at your local site; what’s really happening with each one as the sun rotates? If you’re high then you can fly straight to the wicking top of the peak, but if you’re low then you need to fly to the sunny side of the peak and then climb out. Ridges often work the same way, with convergences happening if both sides of the ridge release at the same time.
When mountain flying I look for PTs where I think bubbles might break their tension and lift off; ridges above protected slopes in the sun and places where a ridge forms a mini-summit for thermals to break off at (like water running down your arm and falling off at the elbow) seem to work best. Two or more ridges coming together are better than one, each ridge increases the chance that you’ve picked the right wick. If you’re bored, take a spoon and stick it into a glass pot of boiling water some time, it nicely illustrates how all this works.
Large rocks are often good wicks and passive triggers, as they tend to pierce the surface tension and also release “bullet-style” thermals, allowing larger pockets of air to also leave the ground.

Active Triggers:

I am starting to believe that cloud shadows will often act as active triggers also; I have flown enough sites now where the forward edge of a cloud shadow will produce dust devils as the shadow advances across the ground, something like a mini cold front lifting the warm air up. It’s a theory, but it does seem to work some of the time.

How to apply all of this:

On any given day thermals reach a certain height before stopping, a distance between the ground and cloudbase or the top of the usable climbs. I call anything below half this distance “low,” and anything above it “high.” For example, if cloudbase is 6,000 feet above ground level, then I think I’m high over 3,000 agl and low below this point. This article deals with making decisions while in the “low” zone. If you’re low, head for collectors that are in the sun and have been for a long time. Be very careful flying into cloud shadows; if you’re low, it’s very rare to climb up out of a cloud shadow. Connect the collectors with the potential wicks and triggers; sunny meadows below a sunny ridge in a light lee with puffy clouds directly above are perfect. If you’re on the shady side of a ridge then you’re in the wrong place and need to find some sun in a hurry. A big brown field with a small knoll on the downwind edge could be good, or a big dry grassy field that meets a busy Interstate. I try to fly over as many potential collector/wick/trigger combinations as possible. If I get even a consistent “zero” on my vario while low, I’ll stop and circle until a thermal “set” comes through. Of course, if you see a hawk going up like mad or a big dust devil spinning off the back of a tractor, well then things get simpler. I won’t mess with weak thermals if I’ve just topped out a climb and am starting a glide, there’s no point as they will probably end soon anyhow. I will stop for anything solid once I get into my “low” zone.
It’s important to understand that the lift and sink generally balance each other out, especially in relatively small areas. If your climb rate is 1,000 fpm, expect at least 1000fpm+ sinking air when leaving the thermal. If the thermals are large, expect big areas of sink. If you’re in an area of violent sink, then somewhere close by is probably a violent thermal. You should ask, “where’s the collector, where’s the wick, where’s the trigger, attack!” Collectors also tend to draw air into them as they release; you will often notice an increase in your ground speed as your near a thermal. Your glider will also often pitch ahead by a few degrees as the air accelerates toward the thermal, and your heavier body lags. Older gliders will generally fall slightly behind you as they hit a strong thermal but be very pressurized (you can feel this in the brakes). Wind gusts or turbulence may cause an glider to fall back behind you as well, but the pressure will not be as high in the glider. This is a great way to tell if you’re entering a thermal or have just found a wind gust. If the glider is pressurized harder, then you’ve found a thermal. No pressure, no thermal. Newer (’99 and on) or higher performance gliders usually surge forward into a thermal, no matter how strong it is, but the feeling of increasing brake/glider pressure is the same.
Finally, remember that the wind slopes thermals; if you’re relatively low and coming into a collector then it won’t matter much, but the higher you are the more downwind of their source you’ll need to be to intercept the column.

The system above may be largely wrong, but it’s the best one I’ve developed yet. Each year it seems to get a bit better, and each year I look back and think, “Oops, was I ever wrong about that!” I try to honestly look at each flight and think, “What worked? What didn’t?” Why did I sink out and someone else succeed? Good pilots create their own thermal luck remarkably consistently. So good luck developing your own system, that’s the one that matters!

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So for a long time I was adamant that I would never OC my computer.. that is until yesterday when I suddenly got an all mighty urge to test out my new H50 cpu cooler.

On to the point: My knowledge of PC's is ok, my knowledge of OC'ing is a bit limited. I understand all the contributing factors to overclocking (heat, voltages, RAM timings etc) but I'm still not confident to fiddle with settings. So of course i read some forums and guides, most were atleast in some way helpful....

So heres my setup!!

PSU: 750W Corsair HX
CPU: i7 920 @ 3.36Ghz
RAM: 3x2gig GEIL EVOTWO 2000Mhz
GPU: HD 5870 CF(x2)
and an H50 Corsair CPU cooler

Programs that I'm using to test:
Core Temp

So I managed to get my RAM stable at about 1900Mhz this morning with no problems, as well as my CPU very comfortable at 3.36Ghz (21x) but I'm still unsure of how to now get the best timings. My recommended settings are: 9-9-9-28 and 1.65V. Which seem really loose..

What ive actually set DRAM voltage at is 1.66V (recommended by a well praised walkthrough on overclocking the 920) but have refrained from tightening the timings just yet.

I tried increasing my CPU but it isnt stable at 3.8Ghz, thats with CPU voltage pushed up to 1.20V which should be sufficient..

My questions are: is my PSU going to be a contributing factor in overclocking?? 750W is cutting it fine with 2 5870's.
Any ideas why my CPU is unstable at 3.8Ghz even with sufficient Voltage?
What to do about my RAM timing? try 8-8-8-24 and see if that's stable? Increase voltage past 1.66?? Is tightening the timings even going to provide a performance gain??

Im really unsure and it's difficult to track down information specific to my setup or problems.. So thanks in advance!!


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Category Archives: Speech

Song of Hope

The Art of Speaking

There’s only one way to learn how to speak to an audience. Practice. And once you practice enough, you start to see what speaking actually is.

Speaking is the art of self-improvement, of believing in yourself and others. Everyone has their own style to hone into something wonderful, and no one can be exactly like anyone else. Personalities shine through in speaking styles and the way you interact with an audience. Speaking is the art of becoming who you are.

One thing I learn, over and over again (perhaps I haven’t really learned after all), is that in order to give a good speech, you have to believe in it. You have to be positive. Without a positive attitude to bring a message to life, you’re dead in the water. With a can-do attitude, you’ll have the energy to shine, and people will take notice.

It translates to every area of life. Whenever you need to take initiative and make something yourself, believe that you can. Believe you have something to share, because you do. This is what turns your spark of light into a lighthouse beam.

Impromptu Prompt

Elizabeth Gilbert

It’s hard to know how to write a bestseller. In fact, I’ll admit it—I don’t know what the secret is. But I do know a little about creativity.

Your creative and imaginative abilities thrive with practice, like most skills. For content producers like me, being able to think up new ideas and implement them is a skill worth cultivating. And, as Albert Einstein said:

Creativity isn’t just being original. It’s rehashing and reshaping ideas that came before yours, in new and imaginative ways.

One of the best activities I know of for practicing creative thought is the dreaded impromptu speech. When I competed in high school, my speech coach told us:

“Impromptu is the easiest speech to give. Why? No preparation. And impromptu is the hardest speech to give. Why? No preparation.”

When you draw a random topic and have all of 2 minutes to concoct a coherent and engaging 5-minute speech, your poor strained mind will soon learn what it is to be creatively productive. And so my mind did. After many flounders, and too many speeches to count, my creative faculties rose to the task. Now, every time I write a blog post, or rush towards a NaNoWriMo word count goal, or even just speak casually, I use the skills I practiced with impromptu speaking.

Try impromptu! Find a local speech league and sign up. If you want a crash course in creativity, nothing matches the 2 minutes deadline and 5 minute speech.


Christian Environment

HCA recognizes that formal schooling is less a mechanical, scientific equation and more a cooperative, personal nurturing of individual lives. This is why creating a school culture that supports learning, friendship, and love – a Christian Environment – is one of HCA’s three guiding principles. Education research has verified what personal experience indicates – that a safe, welcoming school environment increases student achievement and personal satisfaction.

What is a Christian Environment? A school’s environment is a complex phenomenon that begins with first impressions of campus, individual encounters with teachers and other students, and continues with how policies are implemented and enforced. A Christian Environment is one that takes its lead from Christ’s own example and from the principles for living found in God’s Word. We want the experiences that a child has at HCA to help develop his heart toward God, not away from Him.

Why do we believe in a Christian Environment? Whether its philosophy of education is admitted openly or not, every academic institution does in fact own a philosophy, guiding its leaders to include certain elements they consider helpful and to exclude certain other elements they consider harmful. The administration and teachers at HCA hold a Christian philosophy of education which guides not only the formal policies and functions, but more importantly, the casual interactions and life connections with students, parents, and the public. We do not believe that a Christian spirit of love and excellence can replace the work of regeneration in a student’s heart, but that it will prepare the heart’s soil to more readily receive both academic and eternal truths. Famous American statesman, Daniel Webster, affirmed the importance of Christian principles when he wrote, “whatever makes men good Christians, makes them good citizens”.

How do we create a Christian Environment? HCA’s policies and expectations for both staff and students are built off of Christ’s own summary of God’s law – love the Lord with all your heart and love your neighbor as yourself (Mark 12:28-31). Behavior that violates these two principles is prohibited in policy, lovingly corrected in practice, and avoided in our personal life example. Likewise, behavior that puts others and God ahead of self is encouraged in policy, praised in the classrooms, and modeled by the teachers.

What are the effects of a Christian Environment? The results of this kind of school culture are widespread and positive. Students are free to study hard, push their limits, and develop their talents without fear of bullying, discrimination, or favoritism. Parents are secure in knowing that their children will be taught, disciplined, and corrected in love. Teachers are able to focus on inspiring growth and learning without constant interruptions or resistance. We see from both precept and experience that when a man pleases the Lord, he can make even his enemies to be at peace with him (Prov. 16:7).


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Updates & perspective.

Snippets (104) about what we're doing.

Warming up the band.

(1 minute read.)

How much can one guy do?

Waaaaay-back at the start, I touched-on the demo-tape nature and purpose of what's here initially…

In speaking about the site, I said 'Consider it a 'demo tape' interim conversation-opener prepared for prospective partners, associates, advertisers, listeners and anybody else who may be interested.'

It stinks.

(5 minute read.)

The essence of marketing?

With age, I become more peaceful and peaceable. So 'rant' is something in which I rarely indulge.

But, as I've now learned by abstaining from alcohol longer than was probably necessary or wise, a little 'expressive outlet' can be healthy. So here's something from years ago, and about which I still feel strongly.

Say what?

(2 minute read.)

The speaking of things.

One of the key outsourcing requirements here is of course voicework… for announcements, ads, and voicing of written articles.

I initially approached it some time ago, then paused because I wasn't able to easily find suitable voices… and after listening to a few demos it quickly becomes difficult to objectively assess.

My issue isn't that the work is poor. On the contrary, it's generally to a high standard. But it's not what I want.

(1 minute read.)

The case for don't do it yourself.

Having earlier outlined how I want to get reassigned to free-floating background role within six months, that's a process which begins now with outsourcing.

I'm aware this could be considered unrealistic, amid suggestions of 'just wanting to get others to do the work for me'… but I know how easy it is to get locked into 'working for' the business, rather than working on it, and thus hindering development.

(2 minute read.)

Mutual benefit.

'Money, Honey.' outlines how, in bootstrapping this venture, we're expecting flexible payment arrangements with those whom we contact-in… including barter for airtime and deferred payment.

It's a big world, in which there's a lot of people doing the stuff we need done… it's straightforward, not particularly difficult, and among the many who can easily do it are those who'll be happy to collaborate in this way.

Being realistic rather than cynical, 'some will, some won't… next'.

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Lady Gaga, Pinkwashing Israel’s Warcrimes against Palestinians Hurts Queers

Dear Lady Gaga,

We will attempt to explain the situation and our request to you not to perform in Israel, and encourage you to contact us or PACBI (the Palestinian Campaign for Academic & Cultural Boycott of Israel), if things are still unclear by the end of this letter.

A few paragraphs can’t even begin to express the devastation wreaked on the Palestinian people in the past 63 years. Palestinians are living under a brutal military regime which practices policies of apartheid in what is known as Israel and the Occupied Territories. The army that controls everyday Palestinian life, at the barrel of a gun, is Israel’s army. This means that Palestinians depend on the mercy of this army, controlled by the Israeli government, which has been murdering, maiming, arresting civilians (including children), all the while stealing their lands by extreme and brutal force.

While illegal Israeli settlements in occupied Palestinian Territories flourish, under the guise of “natural growth”, Palestinian land is being robbed, homes are being demolished, whole communities left homeless, in the occupied territories as well as inside Israel. Additionally inside Israel; While Palestinians are given a citizen status, there are an abundance of discriminatory laws against them, which disallow the return of indigenous refugees (which is their right, as stipulated by international law), confiscate land at the state’s will, severely infringe political participation, and make a mockery of their right to life (as explained here).

In the midst of all this desperation, however, there’s a long history of Palestinian resistance and in 2005, over 170 Palestinian civil society organizations, unions and groups, among them LGBT rights groups and women and youth organizations, united in one voice, asking the international community, institutions, states and corporations, to stop cooperating with Israel. Thus the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions movement was born.  We stress: If Palestinians had equal rights in Israel and in the occupied territories, under the law of Israel, they would have probably not appealed to the international court and communities.

How is this relevant to you? Much like the appeal made to artists in the 80’s, who considered performing in Sun City, South Africa, we are appealing to you now. In the asymmetry of relations between the growing state of Israel and the shrinking lands of Palestinians, performing in Tel Aviv is a deeply partisan act. The appeal to you, Lady Gaga- as an individual, as an artists and creator of culture, as an influential celebrity- is this:  Please do not entertain apartheid! Please remember that a Palestinian queer who is a fan of your music and lives in the occupied West Bank, 20 minutes away, will not be permitted by Israel to come and see you in Tel Aviv, solely based on the fact that they are Palestinian.

We also appeal to you as queers, who are watching the state of Israel commit its crimes against the indigenous of this land, in the name of LGBT rights. This strategy of using LGBT rights is so obvious by now, that it’s been identified and even named. It’s called Pinkwashing and it’s been thoroughly documented. It seems to us a severe and cynical breach of our rights that the state of Israel tries to distract the world with our hard-earned gains, while brutally crushing a people. We ask you not to participate in this cynical attempt to whitewash the blood on the state’s hands. We ask you not to cooperate in hurting queers in the region. We ask you not to perform in Israel until it respects all human rights, queer or straight, Jewish or Palestinian.

Israeli Queers for Palestine


Jetty at St. Paul’s Islands repaired

Transport Malta fixed the jetty on St. Paul’s Islands.  The jetty allows visitors to enjoy the conjoined islands which are only accessible by boat.

Back in 1575, seafaring corsairs chased a certain Marco di Maria.  The latter navigated his vessel inside the channel between the Islands and Malta.  The Corsairs followed and ran aground.  The Knights managed to capture them and the Grand Master gave the islands to di Maria.

Grand Master Lascaris built a defensive tower on the islands.  A farmer eventually converted the tower into a farmhouse and lived there until before the second world war.

It is believed that the area is where St. Paul had shipwrecked, hence the name of the Islands and the statue erected there in 1845.

(Source – Wikipedia)


Be Respectful, Be Responsible, Be Safe

What is PBIS?
Positive Behavior Interventions & Supports (PBIS) is a process for creating a safer and more effective school. This approach teaches students to be responsible, respectful and safe. PBIS is highly researched and evidence-based system for teaching behavioral expectations throughout the school. PBIS supports the safety and success of ALL students.

PBIS Purpose Statement
The purpose of implementing Positive Behavior Interventions ans Supports at Southview
is to...
- Increase positive behaviors throughout our school- Create a sense of community between home and school
- Create consistent language, expectations, and consequences
- Gather and use data to guide decision-making
- Raise student achievement


Brazil's finance chiefs upbeat on life under Lula

BRAZIL - Brazil's economic authorities have held out the possibility of a significant recovery in the country's battered financial markets following a likely leftwing victory in Sunday's presidential run-off election.

Pedro Malan and Arminio Fraga, finance minister and central bank chief, respectively, in interviews with the Financial Times, highlighted the sharp improvement of the country's external accounts, additional commitments to sound economic policies by the frontrunning leftwing Worke


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Rubredoxin from the hyperthermophile Pyrococcus furiosus (Pf Rd) is an extremely thermostable protein, which makes it an attractive subject of protein folding and stability studies. A fundamental question arises as to what the reason for such extreme stability is and how it can be elucidated from a complex set of interatomic interactions. We addressed this(More)
PURPOSE To characterize the relationship between superparamagnetic ferritin-bound iron and diffusion tensor scalars in vitro, and validate the results in vivo. MATERIALS AND METHODS The in vitro model consisted of a series of 40-mL 1.1% agarose gels doped with ferritin covering and exceeding those concentrations normally found within healthy human gray(More)
HIV protease (PR) represents a prime target for rational drug design, and protease inhibitors (PI) are powerful antiviral drugs. Most of the current PIs are pseudopeptide compounds with limited bioavailability and stability, and their use is compromised by high costs, side effects, and development of resistant strains. In our search for novel PI structures,(More)
Darunavir is the most recently approved human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) protease (PR) inhibitor (PI) and is active against many HIV type 1 PR variants resistant to earlier-generation PIs. Darunavir shows a high genetic barrier to resistance development, and virus strains with lower sensitivity to darunavir have a higher number of PI resistance-associated(More)
Lopinavir (LPV) is a second-generation HIV protease inhibitor (PI) designed to overcome resistance development in patients undergoing long-term antiviral therapy. The mutation of isoleucine at position 47 of the HIV protease (PR) to alanine is associated with a high level of resistance to LPV. In this study, we show that recombinant PR containing a single(More)


Los Llopis was a Cuban band that recorded few songs in Spain during the sicties. fue un grupo musical de Cuba que hizo algunas grabaciones en España durante los años 1960. Manuel Llopis "Ñolo" was a Cuban born in La Habana in 1934 that went to the USA, when she used to play the steel guitar. In 1959 they played at "Pasapoga", the most famous Music hall at Madrid, covering English rock verisons. They were pioneers in mixing rock and latin rhythms.
"Witch Doctor" is a song written and performed by Ross Bagdasarian, Sr., and released in 1958 by Liberty records under the name David Seville, a character whom Bagdasarian portrayed. The song tells the story of a man in love with a woman who initially does not return his affections. Longing for her companionship, the man goes to see a wicht doctor for advice. The wise witch doctor replies, "Oo ee oo ah ah ting tang walla walla bing bang" (a phrase which is repeated four times as the chorus of the song). At the middle of the song, the man tells the woman he loves about his asking the witch doctor for advice. The first cover version was recorded in 1958 by Don Lang, charted in top 10. This song has also been covered by Sha-na-na and in Spanish by Manuel "El Loco" Valdés.

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Functions of the Family

| January 7, 2016

Use APA format for this assignment and sources cited alphabetically

Choose an area of study from the following list:

Middle East
Sub-Saharan Africa
South America
Central America
North America
Western Europe

According to the family functions outlined in this lesson, describe how the responsibility for performing the six functions is

distributed in yourfamily and explain how your family performs each of the functions.
Identify and describe each function of the family as it exists within your assigned culture.
What characteristics and behaviour patterns would be present in adysfunctional family?

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quarta-feira, 20 de janeiro de 2010

Os M&Ms dos Van Halen

Estava aqui eu em pesquisas para a redacção de um "hospitality rider", uma lista que por vezes acompanha outra documentação importante na contratualização de um espectáculo, onde ocasionalmente se encontram aquelas famosas exigências absurdas, quando, por falar nisso, deparo-me com esta história espantosa:
Van Halen requested in the technical rider that a bowl of M&Ms be provided in their dressing room with the brown ones removed (failure to do so would not only mean that the band would not perform, but the venue would still have to pay the full fee). The objective of this wasn't due to any excesses on the part of the band, but was a method to determine how much attention to detail the crew at a local venue paid to the requests specified in the rider. Should the bowl be absent, or if brown M&Ms were present, it would give band members reason to suspect other, legitimate, technical and safety issues were also being performed poorly or were outright overlooked. David Lee Roth stated in his autobiography that this request was done as a result of faulty workmanship at a venue on an earlier tour which nearly cost the life of a member of Van Halen's road crew, as well as $85,000 damage to the venue and their own equipment.


Module Leader:
Vladimir Mikhailov
2016-2017 Spring
Social Sciences

The module builds on ‘Introduction to Economics.’ Whereas that module was devoted to laying down the foundations of economic thinking and applying such thinking to macro concepts, this one will be all about the small constituents of the economy: individuals and firms. We will learn about the pros and cons of taxation, examine the rationale behind governments’ dislike of monopolies, and try to understand why economists believe that competitive firms necessarily make 0 profits. Similar to the ‘Introduction’ module, we will have 8 sessions of one hour each. That means that you will have a new problem set every 2 weeks, so that students need to be prepared to work hard on the details of the material.

In the first two weeks we will discuss how markets work, what elasticities are, and how governments should use taxation. We will also discuss how those concepts interact with the way in which markets create and split welfare between producers and consumers. In week 3 and 4 we will  introduce the concept of utility in some detail and take a deep look at how consumers make choices. We will also pick up some simple game theory along the way in order to understand what ‘thinking strategically’ means. In sessions 5 and 6 we will focus on the theory of the firm. We will spend some time on finding out what a firm is, what decisions it makes and what constraints it faces. We will then compare and contrast the main types of market structure, such as perfect competition, monopoly and oligopoly. In the final sessions we will cover a range of important topics in microeconomics. A discussion of externalities will education students about best policies for reducing air pollution. We will introduce the concept of public goods to understand why no one pays out of their own pocket to build roads and bridges. Finally, as we investigate the sources of income inequality we will ask ourselves why the rich get richer.

Like the ‘Introduction’ module, this course will be based on Greg Mankiw’s “Principles of Economics” textbook.


Daniel Ricciardo Photobombs Valtteri Bottas

Image of Daniel Riccardio Photobombing

A funny and mischievous Daniel Ricciardo photobombs an unaware Valtteri Bottas in one of the racing events they’re both up to.

In the picture, the Finnish racer Valtteri Bottas was interviewed by a female reporter. He seems to answer the question thrown by the journalist when Australian racer photobombed the interview. He posed for a while in the middle of the journalist and Bottas while making a funny face in front of the camera. It was a hilarious photobomb especially that Bottas seemed to be unaware of the whole scene. It looks like they won’t race against each other, proving that they’re playing a fair game that ends on the race track.

Riccardio was often dubbed as the class clown of F1.

He’s currently racing in the Formula One for Red Bull which he has been with since 2014. He replaced Mark Webber in the team after Webber announced his retirement.

Meanwhile, Bottas is currently competing as a Mercedes Finnish racer in the Formula One. He achieved his first victory just this year’s Russian Grand Prix when he finished the race as first. Adding to his recent racing achievement is the one from the Austrian Grand Prix.

This photobombing scene happened on the Austrian Grand Prix, Formula One World Championship. The race finished off with Bottas winning, having a time of 1:21:48.523. Ricciardo finished off as third with 6 seconds behind Bottas.

The other winners of the race include Sebastian Vettel (Ferrari) tailing on the second, Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes) on the fourth and Kimi Raikkonen (Ferrari) on the fifth place.


Eligibility For Disability Benefits With Traumatic Brain Injury

Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is a complex injury with a broad spectrum of symptoms and disabilities. TBI typically occurs when there is injury to the brain following some type of trauma to the head.   The top causes o f TBI are car accidents, firearms and falls and these injuries usually cause internal bleeding or swelling in the brain.

TBI can be categorized as mild or severe.  A brain injury can be classified as mild if loss of consciousness and/or confusion and disorientation is shorter than 30 minutes.  Severe brain injury is associated with loss of consciousness for more than 30 minutes and memory loss after the injury or penetrating skull injury longer than 24 hours.

You may be eligible for disability benefits if you are not performing substantial gainful activity and meet or equal a social security listing.  Although there is no specific listing for traumatic brain injury, listing 11.18 for cerebral trauma directs cases to be assessed under listings 11.02, 11.03, 11.04 or 12.02 as applicable.

11.02 Epilepsy – convulsive epilepsy, (grand mal or psychomotor), documented by detailed description of a typical seizure pattern, including all associated phenomena; occurring more frequently than once a month, in spite of at least 3 months of prescribed treatment.With:

A. Daytime episodes (loss of consciousness and convulsive seizures) or

B. Nocturnal episodes manifesting residuals which interfere significantly with activity during the day.

11.03 Epilepsy – nonconvulsive epilepsy (petit mal, psychomotor, or focal), documented by detailed description of a typical seizure pattern including all associated phenomena, occurring more frequently than once weekly in spite of at least 3 months of prescribed treatment.With alteration of awareness or loss of consciousness and transient postictal manifestations of unconventional behavior or significant interference with activity during the day.

11.04 Central nervous system vascular accident. With one of the following more than months post-vascular accident:

12.02 Organic mental disorders: Psychological or behavioral abnormalities associated with a dysfunction of the brain. History and physical examination or laboratory tests demonstrate the presence of a specific organic factor judged to be etiologically related to the abnormal mental state and loss of previously acquired functional abilities.

A. Demonstration of a loss of specific cognitive abilities or affective changes and the medically documented persistence of at least one of the following:

1. Disorientation to time and place; or

2. Memory impairment, either short-term (inability to learn new information), intermediate, or long-term (inability to remember information that was known sometime in the past); or

3. Perceptual or thinking disturbances (e.g., hallucinations, delusions); or

4. Change in personality; or

5. Disturbance in mood; or

6. Emotional lability (e.g., explosive temper outbursts, sudden crying, etc.) and impairment in impulse control; or

7. Loss of measured intellectual ability of at least 15 I.Q. points from premorbid levels or overall impairment index clearly within the severely impaired range on neuropsychological testing, e.g., Luria-Nebraska, Halstead-Reitan, etc;

B. Resulting in at least two of the following:

1. Marked restriction of activities of daily living; or

2. Marked difficulties in maintaining social functioning; or

4. Repeated episodes of decompensation, each of extended duration;

C. Medically documented history of a chronic organic mental disorder of at least 2 years’ duration that has caused more than a minimal limitation of ability to do basic work activities, with symptoms or signs currently attenuated by medication or psychosocial support, and one of the following:


Saturday, 25 March 2017

Why Middle Schools Should Have an Elective Program

Did you know what career you wanted to pursue when you were a child? I know I do, but the problem is that kids earlier that grade 9 don’t have access to resources that will allow them to find out about their dream job. I know that incorporating an elective program in grade 6 will allow students much more choice not only in their education, but also in their future endeavours. If students earlier than grade 9 were given the opportunity to customize their education, they wouldn't waste time of subjects that don’t matter or apply to them in this “One size fits all” school system.

Personally I want to be a lawyer or an entrepreneur when I grow up, but school does absolutely NOTHING when it comes to my education to help me prepare for court cases or how to get investors to invest in my potential company. I believe that schools are distracted when it comes to students and want to focus on subjects like math and science when they are completely irrelevant to people who want to pursue jobs that wouldn’t entail exponents or chemistry.

Electives would allow students to be exponentially more productive in school because they’re surrounded by people with similar interests who are focused on subjects that they like and are good at. It also gives lots of opportunities for kids who aren’t sure about what they want to do to  get a better understanding about what the job is really about. Students will gain a better understanding of what they’re good at while also striking a balance about what they like as well. I believe that like every other industry, the education sector must evolve and embrace new changes with an open mind. Subjects like Law and Business are only offered in high school, which for kids who want to pursue law or business studies they have to wait for 9 years to even get a grasp at the career they think seems interesting.

The happiness and motivation to succeed will go off the charts should the District School Board implement programs which allow students a broad range of choice and customization to their individualized learning.
In conclusion, I strongly believe and encourage that electives be incorporated as part of standard learning because it will help students gain a better understanding of their ideal job, enhance the way they learn and grow and give them the element of choice they need to succeed.


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Senior Health

No Association Between “Bad Cholesterol” and Elderly Deaths

A University of South Florida professor and an international team of experts have found that older people with high levels of a certain type of cholesterol, known as low-density lipoprotein (LDL-C), live as long, and often longer, than their peers with low levels of this same cholesterol.

The findings, which came after analyzing past studies involving more than 68,000 participants over 60 years of age, call into question the “cholesterol hypothesis,” which previously suggested people with high cholesterol are more at risk of dying and would need statin drugs to lower their cholesterol.

Appearing online IN June 2016 in the open access version of the British Medical Journal, the research team’s analysis represents the first review of a large group of prior studies on this issue.

A release from the university quotes Diamond as saying, “We have known for decades that high total cholesterol becomes a much weaker risk for cardiovascular disease with advancing age. In this analysis, we focused on the so-called “bad cholesterol” which has been blamed for contributing to heart disease.”

According to the authors, either a lack of association or an inverse relationship between LDL-C and cardiovascular deaths was present in each of the studies they evaluated. Subsequently, the research team called for a reevaluation of the need for drugs, such as statins, which are aimed at reducing LDL-C as a step to prevent cardiovascular diseases.

“We found that several studies reported not only a lack of association between low LDL-C, but most people in these studies exhibited an inverse relationship, which means that higher LDL-C among the elderly is often associated with longer life,” said Diamond.

Diamond also points out the research that suggests that high cholesterol may be protective against diseases which are common in the elderly. For example, high levels of cholesterol are associated with a lower rate of neurological disorders, such as Parkinson’s disease and Alzheimer’s disease. Other studies have suggested that high LDL-C may protect against some often fatal diseases, such as cancer and infectious diseases, and that having low LDL-C may increase one’s susceptibility to these diseases.

“Our results pose several relevant questions for future,” said study leader and co-author health researcher Dr. Uffe Ravnskov. “For example, why is total cholesterol a factor for cardiovascular disease for young and middle-age people, but not for the elderly? Why do a substantial number of elderly people with high LDL-C live longer than elderly people with low LDL-C?”

Diamond and colleagues have published a number of studies relating to the use and possible misuse of statins for treating cholesterol. Those studies, including their recent paper published in the medical journal Expert Review of Clinical Pharmacology, which demonstrated that the benefits of taking statins have been exaggerated and are misleading.

“Our findings provide a contradiction to the cholesterol hypothesis,” concluded Diamond. “That hypothesis predicts that cardiovascular disease starts in middle age as a result of high LDL-C cholesterol, worsens with aging, and eventually leads to death from cardiovascular disease. We did not find that trend. If LDL-C is accumulating in arteries over a lifetime to cause heart disease, then why is it that elderly people with the highest LDL-C live the longest? Since people over the age of 60 with high LDL-C live the longest, why should we lower it?”


Can I Have A Puppy? What To Consider Before Getting A Puppy For Your Family

Wagging Tails Pet Sitters in CTSooner or later, every parent is likely to hear: “Please, can I have a puppy?”
Rather than dodge the question, parents should consider whether their family is ready for a pet.
Parents should weigh the pros and cons of adding a pet to the household before agreeing to a child’s request. A pet can teach children responsibility and become a wonderful addition to a family, or it can be a burden.
Families should consider the following before deciding.
charlie-yellow-lab-puppy-wagging-tails-midday-dog-walker-berlin-ctWho will care for the pet? Families should agree beforehand who will be responsible for feeding, walking, bathing and cleaning up after the pet.
Do you have space for a pet? Families living in apartments or townhouses may prefer a cat, a bird or fish, rather than a Labrador retriever. Check the library or Internet to learn more about different types and breeds of pets to determine the one most suitable for your family.
Owning a pet is time consuming and may be expensive. Family members should realize that they may have to give up other activities to properly care for a pet. If the prospect seems too daunting, parents may suggest waiting until the child is old enough to help care for an animal.
Children between the ages of 8 to 10, are at a reasonable age to learn and understand the responsibility of  caring for a pet. The bond they develop with their new puppy, will be for a lifetime. Wagging Tails Pet Sitting & Mobile Grooming Service
Wagging Tails Pet Sitters & Mobile Groomers, a 22 year pet care company in CT, recommends the whole family meet the animal before deciding to take it home. Owning a pet is a long-term commitment, so think carefully before adopting a furry new family member.
Make sure everyone is fully on board and in agreement before making this commitment.

Important Things To Know Before Adopting A Kitten

Are you prepared to become a pet owner?wagging tails pet sitter in ct

Adopting a cat is a joyful event in every family. But cats bought at first glance can cause a big surprise and unfortunately sometimes a great disappointment, too. Many unwanted cats end up in the streets or animal shelters because of people’s irresponsibility or inconsistent pledge.

It is not only joy but also a great responsibilitykittens 2
It is important to know that if you buy a pet, you will have to take responsibility for it. You should never buy a cat as a result of a sudden resolution. As a pet owner you are required to take responsibility for an adopted living creature, you must take care of it not only when it is fit as a fiddle but also when it is ill for the rest of its life. The following guide is for those who are to become cat owners for the first time in their lives.

Where should you get your kitten?

It is very important where you get your cat because it does matter what experiences your future cat has gained during the very first part of its existence. If you would like a pedigree cat then it is worth the trouble to look for a breeder who will kindly show you his or her animals and can provide you with information on the advantages and disadvantages of the different varieties.

You can buy cats in pet shops, too. You can buy healthy, well-bred, well-kept kittens in some of the better pet shops. Kittens are catered for their special needs in these specialized shops, for example, they are provided with runways, toilet boxes, and things to climb on and to play with.
But it is more common to adopt a kitten from our local shelters,,  or to pick up a stray cat from the street.  In this latter case you should also take into account the different parasites such as mites, fleas, ticks, worms, or the appearance of latent diseases. Adopting a kitten from a local pet shelter is definitely the best option in our opinion!

How old the cat should be that we intend to adopt?baby kittens open eyes Wagging Tails Pet Sitting & Mobile Grooming foster kittens

It is not simple to place an animal in a human’s habitat and it is also true for cats. Kittens should stay with their mother and siblings until they are 7 or 8 weeks old, because it is essential for their sense of safety and it is essential for their healthy development. During this time they can learn what things can be dangerous for them such as dogs, strangers, cars, etc. The fact that they have accustomed way too much to their original surroundings can cause problems for those cats that are older than 9 or 10 weeks. They can have hard time getting used to their new environment, they often wander off or run away.

Would you prefer a female cat or a tomcat?

You should make a decision about your cat’s sex well in advance because a she-cat and a male cat can cause totally different problems.

Keeping of a mature male cat involves many unpleasant things because by the time a tomcat becomes sexually mature he gets into the habit of spraying. You can prevent this if you have your cat neutered in time. Due to their instincts, tomcats often wander off, fight with the other male cats of the neighborhood and by doing this they get wounds, bruises and parasites easily. They can acquire or pass on incurable diseases such as FIV or leucosis. If you forbid him to go out, he will meow desperately. Female cats are smaller, gentler, they like petting and cuddling much better than male cats but they can also cause a lot of problems when they become sexually mature. Around the time when they become 5 or 6 months old, they become sexually active, which recurs in 14-week periods. During this time, they run away and look for a partner if they have a chance to do so. They give birth to 2 or 3 litters of kittens a year.
To prevent the inconveniences that are due to this frequent labor and to avoid certain diseases it is recommended to neuter female cats, as well. Animal protection associations also suggest that you should have both girl and boy cats neutered. Nowadays these operations are considered routine procedures and they are absolutely painless.
Please spay or neuter your kitten.

Would you like to adopt a pedigree or an ordinary domestic cat?

Rare, registered pedigree cats are sold for hundred or thousands of dollars while you can put your hands on mixed cats for free, or a small adoption fee. There can also be significant differences among the different varieties concerning intelligence. For instance, there can often be deaf cats among the white ones and there are the so-called over-bred silly varieties and those types that require special treatment. You are not recommended to keep such cats even if they are award winning and you can afford them. Although crossbreeds are wilder and harder to domesticate than pedigree cats, they are better to keep as hobby pets since they are tougher and more resistant to diseases. And last but not least their character is more similar to real cats.
Whichever kitten you choose, be prepared and dedicated to a long life together. Well cared for cats can live up to over 20 years of age! Wagging Tails Pet Sitting & Mobile Grooming LLC


I feel it in the back of my head

First published:
Tuesday 24 February 2015 4:15PM

I feel it in the back of my head is a series of works for radio and the moving listener. Creators Madeleine Flynn and Tim Humphrey aim to choreograph your everyday listening, by tapping into the experiences of people who work with sound and space, professionally.

Over the course of the series, Flynn and Humphrey collaborate with dancers, the farming community in East Iceland,  the particular insights of a deaf-blind pianist/piano tuner, interpreters, virtuosic musicians and singers and indigenous Australian writers to create a 'radio instructional' for listening, whether at home, at work, in the car, on public transport, or walking the dog.


The Rustic Dining Room Tables Idea

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In ancient times, dining room is designed in the simple decorations without any concept. It is only used as a dining room so that people do not care about the aesthetic value. However, along with the development of interior design, modern people do not only pay attention to the function of room, but also the aesthetics of the decoration. When you are bored with modern design, rustic dining room tables are the most attractive alternative. What is the rustic? It is the concept that highlights the rough and unfinished textures. It is chosen for it is unique and different from the other classic designs. The colors on the rustic concept tend to be dark and powerful. When you choose the rustic table, you must pay attention to the raw materials.

Most rustic tables are made of wood. Choose pure hardwood materials such as teak, mahogany, walnut, maple or oak. Perhaps the price of hardwood is slightly more expensive, but it is very durable to use for decades. In addition, do not choose the composite wood for the rustic dining room tables. It is a mixture of hardwood and fine materials that are compressed into the board shape. Although it is durable, it is not as strong as hardwood. After determining the type of material, you also need to make sure the model of table. It must be adjusted to the size of the dining room.

For the small space, you are advised to choose an oval table. On the other hand, a rectangular table is very suitable for the large dining room since it can accommodate many people. The dimensions of rustic dining room tables also need attention. For the standard size, the table usually has a height of 28-30 inches. The important thing is that the table can provide the sufficient space above the knee and the balance size to the elbows when you sit down.

Gallery of The Rustic Dining Room Tables Idea


Rents increased across most of the UK as a stamp duty hike for buy-to-let landlords came into force, an index has found.

But the report from private rented sector insurance provider HomeLet found that, so far, the pace of growth in rental prices has "barely changed" from what it was before the tax hike.

A three percentage point stamp duty increase was imposed on people buying second properties, including landlords, on April 1 in England, Wales and Northern Ireland.

Stamp duty has been abolished in Scotland, but similar tax increases were also introduced there to prevent distortions in the housing market.

Landlords are also facing a financial squeeze due to restrictions on their tax breaks. It has been suggested that in the longer-term, tenants may see the extra costs passed on to them through increases to their rent.

Read more: 5 ways to buy your first home a LOT faster - everything you need to know to step onto the property ladder

Where it's worst

Vent your Rent

HomeLet said rents on new tenancies signed on UK rental property outside London over the three months to April were on average 5.1% higher than a year earlier.

It said: "That was barely changed from March's figure of 4.9%, with rent rises having remained in a very narrow band since the beginning of the year."

Excluding London, the average rent across the UK is now £764 a month, HomeLet said. Across the UK, the North West of England was the only region where average rents were lower than a year earlier, falling by 1% to £659 a month on average.

Northern Ireland and Yorkshire and the Humber were the only areas where average rents were lower month-on-month, with falls of 0.7% and 0.2% respectively. In Northern Ireland, the average rent is £608, while in Yorkshire and the Humber it is £627.

Rents in Scotland are rising faster than anywhere else in the UK, with an 11.4% annual increase taking the average monthly figure to £704, the study found.

In Wales, rents saw a 4.3% annual increase, taking them to £597 on average.

In London, rents on new tenancies signed over the three months to the end of April were up by 7.7% on a year earlier, taking the average rent in the capital to £1,543.

This marks the third month in a row that London has recorded this rate of increase, HomeLet said.

Read more: Unhappy tenants are shaming their landlords online by venting about poor living conditions

Tenants feeling the pain

As part of referencing for around 350,000 prospective tenants a year, HomeLet processes information which includes the rental amount agreed, enabling it to report trends within the private rented sector.

The latest index is based on new tenancies across February, March and April. HomeLet is part of the Barbon Insurance Group.

Martin Totty, chief executive officer of Barbon, said landlords will "no doubt be feeling the squeeze".

He said: "We will have to see whether landlords try to pass their higher costs on, whether buy-to-let property investment diminishes in popularity and whether tenants are able to afford further increases in rents."

What you can do to bring it down

If the cost of your housing is outstripping your ability to pay it, there are a few things you can do to bring it down.

If you're renting, here are three ways to deal with landlord's threatening to raise your rents.

If you want to get on the housing ladder fast, you're probably going to have to compromise.

Here are three ways to speed up your journey onto the property ladder.

  1. Move - House prices in some areas of the country are dramatically higher than in others. If you move to Glasgow, for example, you can buy FOUR houses for the same price as one in London. Of course, not every city has the same job opportunities. But it's worth considering.

  2. Save more - Saving 5% of your disposable income may have worked in the 1980s, but these days it clearly will not get you on the housing ladder. Check out how these super savers put away the cash and don't forget to make sure you're getting a good rate on your savings .

  3. Use a scheme - There are a number of schemes to help first-time buyers - you can learn more here . And if you think house prices in your area are still too high, consider shared ownership instead.

Oh, and here are 8 places you can live that are way, way cheaper than a house.


August 18, 2017
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A Roadmap to Peace and Security

On Sept. 20, 1961 the US and USSR signed the McCloy-Zorin Accords. It was partly the work of both a Republican president, Dwight D. Eisenhower, and his Democrat successor, John. F. Kennedy and was an agreement not only for nuclear disarmament-- but total disarmament. At the time of signing, Kennedy was President and Nikita Kruschev was the leader of the USSR. Through this landmark Accord, US citizens were to continue to be guaranteed the right to bear arms according to the Constitution, while “all military forces, bases, stockpiles, weapons, and expenses were to be ended.”

Why so little is said today of the McCloy-Zorin Accord and its historic implications provides evidence why nuclear arms-- despite their senselessness-- are still with us. Some will say so little is said of the Accord because it didn’t achieve its objectives of world peace. They will say trying to achieve peace may be noble, but it is futile. Man will always want to wage war and thus we must be prepared to win war.

Thirteen months after the McCloy-Zorin Accord was signed, for thirteen days in October, the world was brought to the brink of total, permanent annihilation during the Cuban Missile Crisis. The US and USSR possessed 70,000 nuclear warheads and the USSR had tested the largest nuclear weapon ever-- a 1,500 Kiloton bomb-- 1,000 times the size of the 15 kiloton Hiroshima bomb. If there had been nuclear war, it is almost a certainty human life on earth would have ended.

During the crisis, Kennedy reached out to Kruschev personally to ask him for his help to push back “forces that were pushing us to nuclear war”. Just thirteen months earlier, Kennedy and Kruschev were given the opportunity to learn more about each other, to discover the beliefs and values they shared. The Accord was public acknowledgement by both great nations that they had to start somewhere to eliminate the mindset, material and pursestrings of war. Far from being a failure, the Accord may have produced precisely the hope of its design-- peace-- when all civilization was at stake.

Today we are pushed to believe that the military and its weaponry is essential for our peace and security. And yet this Accord proves that the two greatest political minds at the time believed something entirely different. What might have happened to the world if both men, over a few days in Sept. of 1961, had not the courage to proclaim their faith in man-- rather than their fear of man-- in writing for all the world to see?

*Download the remarkable 855-word McCloy-Zorin Accord, which may yet serve as a roadmap to peace, here.

by Chris Theodore


OLYMPIA -- Advocates for the homeless will commemorate the state and national Homeless Persons' Memorial Day with a vigil in Olympia today.

Since 1990, organizers have used the first day of winter and the longest night of the year as a reminder of the struggle many homeless people have simply to stay warm and survive on the streets. This past year, more than 100 people without housing died in the state from natural causes, murder, suicide or exposure.

Organizers will read the names of those who have died homeless in the past year during a service beginning at 4 p.m. on the steps of the state Capitol.

Other services, including candlelight marches and graveside services, will be held in more than 125 cities across the country.


Rececinde (A Coruña, Bergantiños)

Village Rececinde has a population of 77 people.

The nearby cities are: Coristanco (3.8km), Carballo (7.2km), Laracha (A) (16.9km). The closest historical/cultural place is village Corme-Aldea that is in a distance of 15.4 km and village Laxe (18.5 km).

The closest airports are: LCG - A Coruña - Alvedro (34.5 km) and SCQ - Santiago de Compostela - Lavacolla (44.7 km)

Region: Bergantiños
Province: A Coruña
Municipality: Coristanco
Location status: Village
Population: 77
Postal codes: 15147
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Sentence Examples with the word nitrogenous

These vessels are the nitrogenous excretory organs.

They have appeared independently in connexion with a change in the excretion of nitrogenous waste in Arachnids, Crustacea, and the other classes of Arthropoda when aerial, as opposed to aquatic, respiration has been established - and they have been formed in some cases from the mesenteron, in other cases from the proctodaeum.

Further, it is pointed out by Korschelt and Heider that the hinder portion of the gut frequently acts in Arthropoda as an organ of nitrogenous excretion in the absence of any special excretory tubules, and that the production of such caeca from its surface in separate lines of descent does not involve any elaborate or unlikely process of growth.

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This, like the excretion of the sundew and other insectivorous plants, contains a digestive ferment (or enzyme) which renders the nitrogenous substances of the body of the insect soluble, and capable of absorption by the leaf.

These plants will not only grow on poor sandy soil without any addition of nitrogenous manure, but they actually enrich the soil on which they are grown.

Thus, then, alike for maintenance, for increase, and for the exercise of force, the exigencies of the system are characterized more by the demand for the digestible nonnitrogenous or more specially respiratory and fat-forming constituents than by that for the nitrogenous or more specially flesh-forming ones.

The enclosed alga is protected by the threads (hyphae) of the fungus, and supplied with water and salts and, possibly, organic nitrogenous substances; in its turn the alga by means of its green or blue-green colouring matter and the sun's energy manufactures carbohydrates which are used in part by the fungus.

The cereal crops (wheat, barley, oats, rye, maize); the cruciferous crops (turnips, cabbage, kale, rape, mustard); the solanaceous crops (potatoes); the chenopodiaceous crops (mangels, sugar-beets), and other non-leguminous crops have, so far as is known, no such power, and are therefore more or less benefited by the direct application of nitrogenous manures.

The most commonly used nitrogenous manures are nitrate of soda, nitrate of potash and sulphate of ammonia, the prices of which are constantly fluctuating.

The water taken up by the root from the soil contains nitrogenous and mineral salts which combine with the first product of photo-synthesis - a carbohydrate - to form more complicated nitrogen-containing food substances of a proteid nature; these are then distributed by other elements of the vascular bundles (the phloem) through the leaf to the stem and so throughout the plant to wherever growth or development is going on.


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