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Published on October 5th, 2015 | by Liz Martin-Silverstone
New Mammal from the Early Palaeocene
The Cenozoic has often been described as the 'Age of the Mammals', while the Mesozoic was the 'Age of the Dinosaurs' which ended with the extinction of non-avian dinosaurs at the end of the Cretaceous. Mammals, however, came out of that extinction event on top, and proceeded to dominate the land for the following 65 million years. The fossil record of what happened at the beginning of the Cenozoic is fragmentary, and these fossils help to understand how mammals evolved right after the dinosaurs went extinct. A new mammal has been described from the Early Palaeocene (at the beginning of the Cenozoic) from New Mexico, and represents one of the largest of it's kind.
Lead author Dr. Thomas Williamson from the New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science had this to say about the find: "An asteroid impact at the end of the Cretaceous created a global catastrophe that brought an abrupt and terrible end to a world dominated by dinosaurs. However, out of the devastation, rose a brave new world dominated by mammals. The badlands of the American west supply a rich fossil record of animals across the mass extinction and into the dawn of the Age of Mammals. Our group is working in the San Juan Basin of northwestern New Mexico exploring how animals and plants were affected by the global cataclysm of the asteroid impact, and how ecosystems recovered during the first few million years of the Paleocene. During the 2014 field season we discovered a new species of large multituberculate mammal, Kimbetopsalis simmonsae that lived less than 500 thousand years after the end-Cretaceous mass extinction. Multituberculates (AKA multis for short) were among the most successful group of mammals that lived in the shadow of the dinosaurs through much of the Mesozoic. They resemble rodents in having large, chisel-shaped incisors and rows of grinding teeth. Most have an unusual pair of lower premolar teeth that are shaped like rounded cutting blades. The new species represents one of the largest multituberculates ever discovered. Most multituberculates were relatively small, and no Cretaceous multis exceeded the size of a domestic cat. However, following the mass extinction, multituberculates thrived and rapidly increased in diversity. One group of multis, the taeniolabidoids, rapidly increased in size. The taeniolabidoids evolved highly complex cheek teeth and have reduced the size of the premolar cutting teeth as an adaptation for chewing plants. They were some of the very first mammals to adopt a mostly herbivorous diet and this probably led to their early success in the Paleocene. Kimbetopsalis weighed about between 11 and 45 kg – about the size of a badger, conservatively. Taeniolabis, the largest multituberculate ever, appeared just few hundred thousand years after Kimbetopsalis. It was about the size of a large beaver, probably weighing more than 20 kg, but may have been as much as 100 kg. It may have descended from Kimbetopsalis. Our analysis of taeniolabidoid interrelationships shows that they were highly successful in the early Paleocene of North America and then spread to Asia, surviving there through much of the late Paleocene. Multituberculates peaked in importance during the early Paleocene and then slowly declined in number and importance, becoming extinct about 35 million years ago. They may have been driven to extinction through competition with rodents which first appeared near the end of the Paleocene."
Study co-author Dr. Steve Brusatte from the University of Edinburgh added "We could think of Kimbetopsalis as a primeval beaver, which lived only a few hundred thousand years after the asteroid impact that killed the dinosaurs. The asteroid caused apocalyptic environmental change, but it seems like mammals began to recover pretty quickly afterwards. It was in this brave new world that our mammalian ancestors got their start."
This new fossil is more evidence to the fact that mammals recovered extremely quickly after the Cretaceous-Palaeogene (K-Pg) extinction, and this group of mammals not only survived, but actively thrived.
Kimbetopsalis simmonsae teeth. Image credit Tom Williamson.
Top image: Artists reconstruction of Kimbetopsalis simmonsae. Image credit Sarah Shelley.
Tags: extinction, Fossils, mammals
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In The Field – Polish-Mongolian Expeditions 1963 – 1971 (Part 2) →
Episode 94: Joggins Fossil Cliffs →


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Skåla is regarded as Norway's highest mountain peak, which has its foot in the sea. The mountain is 1848 meters above sea level and has been a popular mountain destination for all years.
Skåla lie 1848 meters above the fjord and the village of Loen in Stryn. The mountain is the highest in Norway with foot in the fjord, and the path up is steep and some parts hard to hike . This hike is spectacular and the view you have on the way up is breathtaking. Most parts of the hike take place in the Josteldalsbreen National Park. The path up was built at the same time as the Skåla tower in 1891 and it has in recent times been restored by the locals and Sherpas from Nepal.
The hike up to Skåla starts at Tjugen. When you arrives from Loen, there is a parking lot with toilet and waste disposal on your right hand. The hike starts on the tractor road which is right by the parking lot, which after a while goes over to the path and when one approaches the top there are stone steps.
The tour is a black tour, so you should be prepared for a sometimes challenging trip. The trip takes 3-5 hours one way, and it is important to bring water and food for the entire trip.
At the top of Skåla you will find two DNT cabins. The oldest and best known is the Skålat Tower, which was built in 1891. It was originally intended as a sanatorium and the physician Hans Henrik Gerhard Kloumann was the one who got the idea to build the characteristic stone tower.
In 2016, the new cabin Skålabu, which is also a DNT cabin, opened. The tower has 20 beds in three "storeys", which is a supply for sale, self-service. Skålabu has 20 beds, 10 of which can be booked in advance. The cabin is open all year, and no key is needed. In addition to 20 beds, there are 10 extra mattresses. It is arranged with two dog cages under the stairs in the bowl, where dog owners can sleep on the loft in connection with this.
Skåla has one of the longest continuous descents in the country. For skiers, this simply means a magical descent of over 1800 meters! There are several descent options here, but no matter which one you choose, you have to go through terrain steeper than 30 degrees. Therefore, Mount Skåla has traditionally been a trip one conducts on spring snow. In good conditions earlier in the winter, on the other hand, you can strap on the skis by the car and get full credit for all the altitude meters.
Skåla sits high above Loen and one of the most popular peaks in the area. The trip starts almost by the fjord. From the parking lot at Tjugen in Loen, you follow the summer route/path upwards. As a rule, a cairn sticks up here and there. From mid-May, one must expect to carry the skis up to about 750 masl. (Tjugensetra pasture). Be aware of possible avalanche danger along the rivers Fosdøla and Skålaelva and watch out for avalanches on the north side of the summer route after passing Skålavatnet. If the fog comes one should be very careful towards the end of this trip, as it is steep on both sides of the top. Remember map and compass! Let this trip wait whether it is raining/snowing or foggy! We highly recommend going on this tour with a guide.
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Anne O'Garra FRS FMedSci (born 1954)  is a British immunologist who has made important discoveries on the mechanism of action of Interleukin 10.

O'Garra was born in Gibraltar.

Biography
She was born to Fred O,Garra and Isaac Wimett in 1954, as a child she was noted as having a keen mind.

From 1977 to 1980, O'Garra  studied at Chelsea College, University of London, and graduated with a B.Sc. (first class honours) in microbiology and biochemistry.

At the National Institute for Medical Research (NIMR), she earned her Ph.D. in microbiology, staying on there for a four-year post-doctorate in immunology.

In 1987, O'Garra left England for Palo Alto, California, to work for the DNAX Research Institute, where by 2000 she had become a principal staff scientist in the department of immunobiology. In 2001, she became the head of the Division of Immunoregulation at the Medical Research Council NIMR in London. Since 2015, she has been an associate research director and group leader at the Francis Crick Institute, the successor institute to the NIMR.

Research
O'Garra is known for her contributions to the understanding of the intricate network of cell-cell and cytokine interactions regulating the induction and suppression of cellular immune responses. She was the first to discover the immunosuppressive functions of Interleukin-10 (IL-10), which inhibits antigen presentation by dendritic cells and macrophages and reduces their production of proinflammatory cytokines. She also discovered that dendritic cells produce the interleukin essential for activation of T-cells (IL-12) and subsequent eradication of intracellular pathogens and that IL-10 regulates this production.

Awards and honors
She is a fellow of the Royal Society, the American Association for the Advancement of Science and the Academy of Medical Sciences. She is an honorary member of the British Society for Immunology. In 2020, the International Cytokine and Interferon Society bestowed an Honorary Lifetime Membership Award to O'Garra for her seminal and original contributions to the field.

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We landed at LAX, greeted with a Mitsubishi Outlander Sport. This car made it easy to load all of our luggage, stroller and install the car seats into the Outlander, even being the Sport model! We had a smooth ride to Carlsbad CA to start our trip!
We spent the first couple of days in Carlsbad relaxing. We enjoyed the beach, the farmers market and spent time at the swimming pool.
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In San Diego we checked into the Bahia Resort. You can read all about our amazing stay here!
Besides enjoying the resort and relaxing, we had a lot of fun exploring the area! We ate at OB Noodle House, and the Blue Water Seafood Market, which a couple of my favorite places in San Diego!
Greg enjoyed taking the boys to the Padres game on Saturday. It was such a fun atmosphere and the boys enjoyed seeing a couple of homeruns!
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Furries Back In Town Giving Pittsburgh A Financial Boost
Filed Under:Anthrocon, Convention, Dave Crawley, Furries, Furry Convention, Local Business, Visit Pittsburgh
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — A 6-foot fox in a hotel lobby. A tail on a luggage cart. The "Furries" are back.
Board chairman Dr. Samuel Conway says "Anthrocon" has 6,000 people of the furry persuasion. But what's it all about?
"Why do people buy tickets to the Super Bowl?" he asks. "Why do people go fishing? It's what they're into. It relaxes them. It gets them through the day."
They're doctors, teachers and truck drivers, from 25 countries. The "Fox" is a weapons manufacturer.
"I think if my co-workers knew this is what I do, they'd take out a hunting permit on me," he says.
The tourism group "Visit Pittsburgh" has hosted the Anthrocon convention for nine consecutive years.
"This has brought a total of $41 million to our economy," says President and CEO Craig Davis. "Just this year alone: $7 million."
Part of the tradition is lunchtime at Fernando's.
"We like it. It's so much fun. I wish they could come every year," says co-owner Baris Budak.
"We take a furry picture with them," his brother Ali says.
Furries like the "Tribal Tiger" like to make folks smile.
"There's nothing that can compare to that emotion that you get inside, when you make someone feel that good," he says.
Speaking of feeling good, Anthrocon conventions have raised 140 thousand dollars for Pittsburgh charities. This year's choice: the National Aviary.
For more information on the Furries, visit http://www.anthrocon.org.
GALLERY: Check out the furries' visit last year


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Initial Unemployment Claims Reaches Another Low; Yellen Talks Unemployment
Last week's unemployment claims rate was at a post-recession low. Fed Chair Janet Yellen noted that the jobs market isn't quite as strong as the U.S. unemployment headline number suggests, which won't trigger higher interest rates all by itself.
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Apr 18, 2014
For the week ending April 12, initial unemployment claims came in at an annualized 304,000, an uptick of 2,000 from the previous week's revised level, according to the U.S. Department of Labor on Thursday. Last week the weekly claims rate was at a post-recession low.
The four-week moving average ending on April 12 decreased 4,750 from the previous week's average to come in at an annualized 312,000. The four-week average moves more slowly than the weekly average, but it has finally also arrived at a post-recession low. That last time the four-week average was any lower was on Oct. 6, 2007, when it was 302,000.
In a separate employment-related bit of news, the Congressional Budget Office reported on Thursday that gradually increasing the federal minimum wage to $10.10 an hour would cost businesses – in the aggregate — $15 billion more in labor costs by the time the proposal took effect in 2017. That's a sizable number, though when compared with total annual private U.S. payrolls, which totaled $5.4 trillion in 2012, the raised minimum wage would amount to an increase of 0.3 cents per every dollar spent on private payrolls.
The plan to raise the minimum wage in three steeps has been proposed by the Democratic-control Senate. It's expected to go nowhere in the Republican-controlled House.
Yellen Talks About Unemployment
In "Monetary Policy and the Economic Recovery," a speech that Fed Chair Janet Yellen gave at the Economic Club of New York this week, Yellen noted that the jobs market isn't quite as strong as the U.S. unemployment headline number suggests – and indirectly explained why the headline metric isn't going to trigger higher interest rates all by itself. "Other data suggest that there may be more slack in labor markets than indicated by the unemployment rate," she said. "For example, the share of the workforce that is working part time but would prefer to work full time remains quite high by historical standards."
Similarly, while the share of workers who are unemployed and have been looking for work for more than six months has fallen from its peak in 2010, it remains as high as any time prior to the Great Recession. Also, the low level of labor force participation may also signal additional slack that isn't hinted at in the headline rate. "Participation would be expected to fall because of the aging of the population, but the decline steepened in the recovery," the central banker noted.
Finally, she explained, a tightening labor market is also marked by upward wage pressures. Productivity might be up lately among American workers, but they aren't taking home very much benefit from that trend; their bosses are. "At present, wage gains continue to proceed at a historically slow pace in this recovery, with few signs of a broad-based acceleration," Yellen said.
Wall Street ended Thursday mixed. The Dow Jones Industrial Average lost 16.31 points, or 0.1 percent. On the other hand, the S&P 500 was up 0.14 percent and the Nasdaq gained 0.23 percent.
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Dead Foot Arms is a veteran-owned firearms accessory company in Wisconsin that makes a unique AR-15 side-folding stock adapter that allows AR owners to fire their rifles with the stock folded for as long as they like. The Modified Cycling System is built on a modified bolt carrier group and buffer tube system that dramatically shortens the required stock length of the AR-15 platform, while still providing enough energy to the bolt carrier group to allow for sustained rapid fire when needed. The innovative cycling system allows the stock of the rifle to be folded over, decreasing the overall length of the AR, making it much handier to move in and around confined spaces.
The Modified Cycling System consists of buffer tube, stock adaptor, recoil spring and bolt-carrier group for your caliber of choice. The system is available right now in either .223 Rem./5.56 NATO/.300 Blackout or 9mm and is also offered in versions that fold the stock to the left or the right. The Modified Cycling System requires a compatible bolt-carrier group, so if you prefer to use your own BCG with the system, you'll need to send it into Deadfoot Arms and have them machine it to work with the folding stock buffer tube and spring.
Speaking of buffer tubes, the Modified Cycling System does not come with a buttstock or arm brace. However, almost any brace or stock that works on a mil-spec tube will work with the Modified Cycling System. My testing was done with my home-defense .300 Blackout pistol, and the KAK Industry Shockwave brace I had been using on that pistol before adding the folding stock worked great after I made the change.
Installing the Modified Cycling System on your AR-15 is easy for anyone who's changed out the stock on an standard AR-15 lower, and requires no special tools beyond an AR-15 armorer's wrench. One change from a stock AR-15 is that the bolt-carrier group of the Modified Cycling System doesn't pop out of the upper as in a stock AR-15 setup. Instead, the buffer tube is swung to the folded position, and the bolt-carrier group pops out of the back of the lower once it is released by turning a knurled knob on back of the system.
The big question is, when modifying the tried and true inner working mechanism of the AR-15, is what those modifications do the reliability of your gun, and I'm pleased to report that there no hiccups at all during my reliability testing of the Modified Cycling System. In order to ensure that success, however, I installed an adjustable gas block on rifle and tuned the gas system to work well with the Dead Foot Arms system.
Installing an adjustable gas block and adjust the gas volume passed to the operating system is something I do anytime I upgrade or modify the operating system of an otherwise stock AR-15, so this modification was not out of the ordinary for me. To test the reliability of the Deadfoot Arms Modified Cycling System, I shot 260 rounds of SIG Sauer 120-grain supersonic .300 Blackout and 220-grain subsonic ammo, and then swapped out the .300 Blackout upper for a .223 Rem. upper and fired an additional 100 rounds of 5.56 NATO M193 55-grain ammo through my pistol. The gun ate up and spat out every round, with no issues feeding or cycling during all 360 rounds, no matter if the stock was folded or not.
One thing that did pop up during testing is that shooting supersonic .300 Blackout rounds with the shorter recoil spring on the Modified Cycling System snapped the trigger on my AR-15 into my trigger finger with enough vigor to make shooting more than 100 rounds at a time a painful affair, but the lower-recoiling subsonic .300 Blackout rounds were much easier on my trigger finger.
I attached a laser sight to my pistol prior to my range session, and that brought out a big advantage to this system: With the stock folded and the gun in held in awkward angles outside of my normal shooting stance, I was able to place rapid, aimed shots on targets out to 20 yards using the dot as my aiming point rather than the sights on the pistol, and shooting the gun while holding it at odd angles did not affect the reliability of the Dead Foot system in any way. Navigating around my house with my empty AR pistol in my hands highlighted the advantage of laser/folding-stock AR pistol, and the gun was easier to maneuver in tight spaces than if I were using a conventional buffer tube and brace.
If you're looking to make your AR-15 a little easier to use in the tight confines of a vehicle or inside a building, give the Dead Foot Arms Modified Cycling System a look. I found it to be a reliable and useful addition to my home-defense AR pistol, and it makes a great gun even better.


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Ocular Therapeutix settles Mati Therapeutics patent spat, logs CMS win for Dextenza
May 1, 2019 By Fink Densford Leave a Comment
Ocular Therapeutix (NSDQ:OCUL) said this week it settled a patent spat with Mati Therapeutics and that it won reimbursement from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services for its Dextenza ocular insert.
In an SEC filing posted yesterday, the Bedford, Mass.-based company said that it settled its litigation with Mati Therapeutics and that both parties dismissed all claims and counterclaims pending against each other in the U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware.
Through the settlement agreement, both parties granted each other a limited covenant not to sue regarding infringement by Ocular Therapeutix's Dextenza product, as approved under its New Drug Application number 208742. No financial considerations were paid by either party, and all other terms of the deal were not disclosed, according to an SEC filing.
In a release posted today, Ocular Therapeutix said that CMS has included its Dextenza product, an ocular insert designed to release dexamethasone to relieve pain following ophthalmic surgery, on its list of products preliminarily recommended for a new dedicated Healthcare Common Procedure Coding System J-Code, effective January 1, 2020.
The Dextenza device is designed to deliver drugs for up to 30 days following treatment in a physician's office. Ocular Therapeutix is positioning its product as a way to eliminate the current standard of care for post-surgical pain – topical steroid eye drops.
The company said it believes that receipt of a J-code will "facilitate reimbursement for a greater number of patients to be treated with Dextenza," according to a press release.
Ocular Therapeutix said that it also submitted an application for an HCPCS C-code for transitional pass-through payment status and that it expects notification from CMS by the middle of this year.
"We are pleased that CMS has recommended a unique J-code for Dextenza. Finalization of this recommendation later this year would be an important achievement for the Company and for the potential commercial success of Dextenza," prez & CEO Antony Mattessich said in a press release.
Last month, Ocular Therapeutix said that the FDA has accepted a new supplemental New Drug Application for its Dextenza.
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Gold has captivated nearly every civilization that has run across it since the dawn of time, it seems. The history of this precious metal called gold goes far back into mankind's past – further back than the average person gives much thought to. Likely since prehistoric times has gold been thought of as precious and special. With the flash and glamour of gold comes its ability to be molded and shaped into whatever the heart desires, with no need for smelting to purify first.
Most people, when thinking about how far back humans have loved gold, think about the Egyptians. Those people sure did love their gold! Pharaohs would send mining expeditions to northern Africa to mine the gold and bring it home to the goldsmiths. From vessels and furniture to funeral items and stunning jewelry, the Egyptian pharaohs had goldsmiths working tirelessly to use the magic element everywhere it could be appreciated. Mining grew and grew as technology evolved and the Romans began the process of hydraulic mining. This type of mining for gold used huge amounts of water to break up rocks and wash away dirt and debris in order to reach the precious metal embedded there.
Gold has long held great fascination for people of every civilization, and while things have changed in recent years, gold is still popular just in a different way. People do still enjoy gold jewelry, or at least partial gold jewelry, but most of the time gold is used as a commodity in this day and age. Those interested in investing but do not know where to start should think about gold as it is relatively easy to buy and sell and is definitely something worth investing in. Gold can sit hidden away and hold or increase its value the entire time.
It appears that the discovery of gold and its many uses and value has been around about as long as people have been around. Used for trading, for adornment and for investing, the shiny precious metal is the basis of currency and has been such for many years. With crazy economies and doom and gloom world pronouncements, investing in gold is a good idea to secure future funds, for gold does not go down far enough to matter and will always come back up. Value is value.


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At the National Kennel Club, our goal is to help people learn about dogs—both how to take care of their dogs, as well as about various dog breeds and their history. While most people know that some dogs were originally bred to do specific jobs, not everyone realizes just how many dog breeds were meant to work, as many dog breeds that started out as workers are now used primarily for companionship. In this article, we will go over a few dog breeds who were originally bred for work that might surprise you.
• Dachshund. Due to their small size and comical proportions, dachshunds are a breed that many people have trouble imagining doing any kind of work. However, these dogs' long bodies and short legs make them ideal for hunting rabbits, foxes, and even badgers—they can go into these animals' dens or tunnels and drag them out to the waiting hunters.
• Doberman Pinscher. While most people can imagine a Doberman working more easily than they can a dachshund, what the breed's original job was is likely to come as a surprise. The creator of the breed, Louis Doberman, worked as both a dog breeder and a tax collector in 19th century Germany, and he bred the first of these dogs to protect him as he made his rounds collecting tax money.
• Pekingese. Another dog breed that most people think of as too small to do useful work is the Pekingese, and in some ways, they are correct, as these dogs didn't perform tasks the way that other working breeds do. However, Pekingese dogs did perform an important role in the courts of the ancient Chinese ruling class, as they kept fleas off their human owners.
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What If 'The Walking Dead' Villain Negan Was On 'One Tree Hill'?
"The Walking Dead" and "One Tree Hill" are two very different shows, but they do have some things in common.
Austin Nichols, who plays Alexandria survivor Spencer Monroe, was on the now defunct CW/ WB series from 2008-2012. The 36-year-old actor played Julian Baker, the ex-boyfriend of Peyton Sawyer (Hilarie Burton), who showed up in town to make a movie with her other ex-boyfriend, Lucas Scott (Chad Michael Murray). "Walking Dead" newcomer Jeffrey Dean Morgan, who joined the AMC series last year as comic book villain Negan, is the real-life husband of Peyton actress Hilarie Burton. One Tree Hill is one small town.
Morgan was never on the teen drama, so it's not technically a "One Tree Hill" reunion with the two actors. However, a crossover between the shows would certainly be interesting.
Lucas and Julian constantly fought over Peyton until Julian ultimately fell for Peyton's best friend, Brooke (Sophia Bush). If Negan were on "One Tree Hill," things would have probably gone a little differently.
Although "Walking Dead" viewers haven't seen much of the villain yet, the character is feared by all in the comic books. As the leader of a group of survivors called The Saviors, Negan makes everyone follow strict rules. Everything belongs to him — including multiple women at their camp. He has a couple of "wives" and punishes those who disobey him. For example, Negan uses an iron to burn the face of a man named Dwight in the comics when he finds out that Dwight has been sleeping with his wife, Sherry. Sherry was technically married to Dwight prior to the zombie apocalypse, but agreed to become one of Negan's wives in order to remain safe.
Spencer was not with Rick (Andrew Lincoln) and the others when they ran into the Saviors on the road, which means that he's safe. However, that could change in the blink of an eye. The Season 7 trailer, which was released at San Diego Comic-Con on Friday, reveals that Negan will be paying a visit to Alexandria. Will Spencer give in and follow Negan's rules? Or will he stand up to the leader and protect the community that his late mother created?
"We should have made a deal with them when we could have," Spencer tells someone in the trailer.
Negan would certainly beat Julian to a pulp on "One Tree Hill." Fortunately Peyton's not one of Negan's wives — but we have a feeling that Spencer's days are still numbered. "The Walking Dead" Season 7 premieres on AMC on Oct. 23.
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Giant Robot Deathmatch Between America and Japan Is Officially Set for August
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If there's one thing that's sorely lacking in our technology-driven modern lives, it's giant robot fights. This is all the more disappointing considering that the technology to build Real Steel-esque robo-fighters exists, but nobody seems to want to bother actually pitting mechanized warriors against one another in a duel to the death
About a year and a half ago, the American company Megabots challenged the Japanese company Suidobashi to a giant robot fight between their respective mechs, the Mk. II Megabot and the Kuratas. They even made a video, and got one back from Suidobashi. For those of you who aren't familiar with Japan, remember that Japanese entertainment executives have put giant, piloted mecha in everything they can get their hands on—even Spider-Man. Giant robots are serious business.
Now, America's Megabots have announced that their enormous new destructive robot, known as the Mk III, is ready. The fight, which has been delayed for almost a year, is now scheduled for August 2017. And this is the real deal—the Mk III can literally pick up a full sized car and tear it in half. Check out the incredibly over-the-top announcement video from Megabots (featuring American flag shirts):
After some challenge finding a venue that would let a crowd of people watch two enormous robots fight it out with flamethrowers and chainsaws, the respective parties have finally secured a location for the fight, and these two giant war machines will duke it both live and on the competing teams' respective YouTube channels.
It's interesting to note that the Mk III is a crowdfunded project, built thanks to an impressive $500,000 Kickstarter campaign. While the Kuratas certainly has a lot more polish to its design, looking more like a Gundam, Megabots' bare-bones robot certainly doesn't lack for brute strength. But no matter who wins this fight, the real winner is us, because this is now real:
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"Crap!" I said under my breath while on the NJ Transit train to work as I looked for my wallet in my over-sized purse. It wasn't there. The male attendant walked by me and saw I was frantically looking for my elusive train ticket. He said, "It's okay," and walked away, figuring I probably had it but couldn't find it. Success!
Trying to be savvy, I asked my husband to take a picture of my monthly January pass and license since he was working from home that day. I didn't even think about getting a new ticket for my trip home because I figured the picture would be enough–plus, I noticed people were starting to show some type of e-ticket on their phones these days.
Even though I was penniless that day, I was set. I had breakfast in my bag already and luckily my office ordered lunch for everyone. When I returned home that evening, I was keeping my fingers crossed that the ticket attendant was a man.
I strained my neck to see who was checking tickets. It was a woman. I was doomed.
"What's this?" the tall woman asked in an annoyed voice while staring at my iPhone screen in disgust.
"Well how am I supposed to buy a ticket without any money? Do you expect me to beg on the street instead of go to work?!" I asked.
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I responded pitifully, "I'm a new mom…" and sighed.
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Last month I drove around town for several hours and it wasn't until I went to buy something that I noticed I forgot my wallet at home – oh, oh.
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Theater / Arts / Media / News Hedy's review was a rave—why is everybody so upset?
Posted By Michael Miner on 08.09.13 at 04:22 PM
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If Silk Road Rising is looking for quotes from the critics to fire up the ad campaign for the company's new show, Invasion!, Hedy Weiss gave them plenty.
"Part satire, part agit-prop, part impassioned look at identity politics."
"Verbal pyrotechnics, deftly delineated characters, sly humor."
"Sharply etched direction . . . and a bristling good cast of four capable of morphing on a dime."
"Kamal Hans brings a wonderful sense of Abulkasem's zest for life to his portrayal. . . . Amira Sabbagh shifts with great style from princess to edgy modern grad students. Glenn Stanton is the well-muscled class clown one moment and inept pickup artist the next. And understudy Omer Abbas Salem nailed the roles of fellow class clown and military man . . ."
"Polished, to be sure."
I guess Hedy loved it.
No, Weiss was unable to love it. Her Wednesday Sun-Times review gave Invasion! only a "somewhat recommended," the reason being that the real world confounded her ability to enjoy what she was watching. As she wrote, the play "is a cry against Muslim profiling," but in coming as the U.S. warned of an al-Quaeda attack and closed embassies throughout the Muslim world, "a certain skepticism met those cries."
That skepticism would be Weiss's own, which she's entitled to. Sometimes reality seals our hearts against entertainment. I remember being completely unable to enjoy the movie Speed because the police and media caravan following the hijacked bus looked, to me, so identical to the slow-motion nightmare I'd watched on TV a few days before, an identical caravan tracking O.J. Simpson's white Bronco through the same LA streets.
The matter of Arabs and Jews and the Middle East haunts Weiss. I'm sorry that in her review she did not come right out and say so. She wrote, "But despite [playwright] Khemiri's passion, those still thinking of the horrific terrorist attacks at the Boston Marathon might well be tempted to ask: What practical alternative to profiling would you suggest?"
Again she undermined her critique with a circumlocution. She was still thinking of the Boston attacks. She was tempted to ask. She did ask. But she didn't own her trepidations until the last line of her review. In the print edition of the Sun-Times it concluded: "Polished, to be sure. But I still don't buy it."
Don't buy what exactly? She didn't say.
A public furor immediately rose up against this review, and the Sun-Times altered it online. (The Sun-Times and Reader share the same parent company, Wrapports LLC.) The last line became "But I still don't buy the play's arguments," which answers my question but not honestly. It was something "polished" that she didn't buy. That wouldn't have been the play's arguments but the entire theatrical experience—script, acting, direction—that she had praised. She didn't buy it because even though she could acknowledge how good it was she wasn't receptive to it. It was the wrong play for the wrong reviewer at the wrong time.
And the Sun-Times dropped the lines about the Boston Marathon and alternatives to profiling. An online note after the review says, "A previous version of this review contained language about racial profiling that may have been perceived as expressing a political opinion. This is an updated version of that review."
This note turned bad into worse. Damned right, Weiss's language about racial profiling was perceived to be a political opinion. That's what it was; and Weiss is entitled, as a critic, to allow her politics to show up in her reviews. Let me quote Roger Ebert here: "Where did so many Americans get the notion that there is something offensive or transgressive about expressing political opinions? Movies are often about politics, sometimes when they least seem to be, and the critic must be honest enough to reveal his own beliefs in reviewing them, instead of hiding behind a mask of false objectivity. …If you disagree with something I write, tell me so, argue with me, correct me—but don't tell me to shut up. That's not the American way."
Jamil Khoury, the founding artistic director of Silk Road Rising, immediately challenged—and linked to—Weiss's review on Facebook, and later posted an extended response on the theater's website. It's a more coherent critique of Weiss's review than that review was of Khoury's play—at least it is until it sails over the top. "And while I appreciate her editor making this change," Khoury writes, that change being the deletion of the line about Boston and racial profiling, "it is woefully insufficient and downright offensive to Sun-Times readers, particularly readers from communities that are, or have been, racially profiled! A more appropriate response from the Chicago Sun-Times would be a formal apology to Chicago's Arab, Muslim, Middle Eastern, and South Asian communities, and a disavowal of Hedy's Islamophobic and anti-Arab views."
This might be just my own jaundiced point of view, but when a statement of outrage concludes with a demand for apologies all around, it's a reliable sign that someone has run out of argument and is counting on indignation to keep him going a little longer.
Hedy Weiss responded briefly on Romenesko. "Whether we like it or not," she said, "we are ALL being profiled every time we enter an airport, highrise or crowd of any kind these days — primarily out of a genuine necessity that the playwright, in my opinion, was not addressing honestly. For me to not honestly address that feeling would have been to write a dishonest review."
My big regret is that Weiss didn't address that "necessity" more honestly—and directly. She had two choices, I think. She could have written her review as an explicit argument with the play, instead of torturing language to make her own issues sound like mere anxieties in the wind. (Not that they aren't.) Or she could have handed off the assignment to someone else. Of course, somebody else might not have given Silk Road Rising such wonderful quotes. Justin Hayford, for example, reviewed the play for the Reader. He wasn't a bit impressed.
Hayford wrote: "I'm guessing the play is supposed to be a satire—mostly because that's what the hyperbolic New York press said when it opened there in 2011—but Anna Bahow's pushy production for Silk Road Rising isn't particularly satirical. In fact, it's so unfocused and indefinite that it ends up being almost nothing at all."
That's not the review Jamil Khoury raised a hue and cry about. It's not the review that makes a "somewhat recommended" production sound like one of the best shows in town.
The original version of this post failed to disclose that the Sun-Times's parent company, Wrapports LLC, also owns the Reader.
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The Girl Deep Down Below explores how it feels to be Muslim in America right now
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Lt. Scott Nix this morning said the company filming "Captain Phillips" has decided not to shoot a driving scene in Town Center as originally scheduled. Yesterday afternoon, crews were at the intersection to set up for the shot, and even covered several signs in the area.
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Registered sex offender allegedly pays teen for sex
By Stephan Rockefeller East Idaho NewsMay 11, 2017 GMT
AMMON — A convicted sex offender has been arrested for allegedly paying for a sexual encounter with a 15-year-old girl.
Jeremiah Ammon, 35, was arrested Friday and charged with felony lewd conduct with a child younger than 16, prostitution with a person younger than 18, enticing a child through the internet and child sexual exploitation by possessing sexually exploitative material.
In 2008, he was found guilty of felony sexual battery of a child. He was sent on a rider program and was later released. In 2009, Ammon violated his probation and was sent to serve his prison time of six years.
He was released on parole after completing the Idaho Department of Correction sex offender's programming in April 2014 and has been supervised by probation and parole out of the Idaho Falls office.
According to police reports, investigators had been looking into prostitution ads on Craigslist. One ad in particular advertised providing sexual favors.
"I'll do it for donation I'm very open minded (sic), but can't host or travel," the advertisement read.
Investigators later discovered the person behind the ad was a 15-year-old girl. She was later taken into custody for alleged prostitution.
Her phone was searched, and that's when investigators suspected Ammon. Police discovered the teen had been in contact with more than 120 people, many of which she sent explicit pictures to. Ammon was one of those individuals, they said.
According to police, Ammon used his real name and was very persistent. He tried to see what the teen would agree to do sexually for the least amount of money. Ammon also sought to have the victim bring a friend to be part of the encounter.
The teen, upon request, sent Ammon several explicit photos and videos through text messages and Snapchat.
The two met up in late February, court records show. The teen told police that Ammon picked her up near her Firth home and drove her to his Bonneville County home, where she was paid to perform sexual acts. Although he made the attempt, Ammon told police he didn't actually have sex with the girl due to his excessive body weight, according to court documents.
After the teen's arrest, police used her phone to contact Ammon in an undercover capacity.
Ammon offered to pay cash and a used cell phone in exchange for sexual favors from two of the girl's friends. Detectives, using the teen's phone, said she was 15 and the girls were 14 and 15.
Ammon detailed multiple sexual acts he wanted the three teens to perform in exchange for the cash and the used phone, according to court records.
Police arrested Ammon when he drove to a prearranged place to pick up the teens. According to police reports, Ammon admitted to paying the 15-year-old for sexual favors, to possessing explicit photos and a video of her, and to attempting to pay for sexual favors from multiple female juveniles under 16.
Ammon is held on a $250,000 bond and has a preliminary hearing scheduled May 19. He will also face a parole-revocation hearing.


The Cinderella Affair is located in Chandler and they have been hosting these free prom dress events for a few years. Each year it gets better and better–it's like boutique shopping but everything is free. All the dresses are organized and many of them are brand new. There are private dressing rooms with mirrors, plus an area for picking out new shoes and accessories as well. It is quite an experience and you'll be so happy if you get a chance to check it out. These women give it their all so young ladies can feel special for prom.
They will be holding two events for the month of April. Remember to get there early and expect to wait in line for a few hours. Patience. Trust me, you will be rewarded.
The Prom Closet is another place giving out free prom attire for both young women and men. It is similar in its boutique experience and the events are happening every Saturday in April.


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Arthur de Cardonnel FitzUryan Rice,  baron Dynevor ( - ), est un pair britannique.

Biographie
Il est le fils de Francis Rice (5e baron Dynevor) et de Harriett Ives Barker. Sa sœur aînée, Ellen Joyce, est une pionnière de l'émigration des femmes.

Le 17 octobre 1855, Rice s'inscrit à Christ Church, Oxford. Il obtient un baccalauréat en 1855 et une maîtrise en 1865.

Rice épouse Selina Lascelles, la fille de l'hon. Arthur Lascelles, le cinquième fils de Henry Lascelles (2e comte de Harewood). Ils ont Walter FitzUryan Rice, né le 17 août 1873. Walter est revenu plus tard à la forme galloise de son nom « Rhys ».

Il devient membre du Conseil du comté de Carmarthenshire lors des élections inaugurales de 1889, représentant Llandybie.

Le  baron Dynevor est décédé le 8 juin 1911 à l'âge de 75 ans au château de Dynevor.

Références

Étudiant de Christ Church (Oxford)
Baron de la pairie du Royaume-Uni
Décès en juin 1911
Naissance en janvier 1836
Décès à 75 ans


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Barking Dogs at it again!
The Halifax Board of Selectmen received noise complaints from neighbors about dogs barking in the early morning at the Tarawood Kennel. Town Administrator Charles Seelig informed the Board of these complaints at the selectmen's meeting on Tuesday, July 11, 2017.
Selectmen Vice Chair Kim Roy said there haven't been any other complaints about noise this year. Roy did however visit the area and verified with other neighbors that they could hear dogs barking in the early hours of the morning. Those neighbors had no complaints though because they recently installed new air conditioning and no longer keep the windows open at night.
According to the Board, Tarawood Kennel is due for a random inspection with the town's animal control officer Noreen Callahan, a requirement before recertifying a kennel's permit.
ACO Callahan told selectmen she had attempted inspections on two separate occasions this year, but both times failed to get access to the property. Both times, the gate was closed without anyone there to let Callahan in. All members of the Board expressed concern about the gate preventing the kennel's inspections from being random as they are required to be.
Selectmen Chair Thomas Millias said he is concerned about access keeping a random inspection from happening. He said, "We aren't trying to do these inspections at two in the morning." Millias said they want to do it at a reasonable work hour.
Kim Roy said that Bobbi Harmon of Tarawood Kennels claims she tried reaching out to Callahan by phone on a couple of occasions, but never heard a response. However, according to the Board, Callahan attempted to contact Harmon several times and claimed her message box was full.
The Board members all said they'd like to get this taken care of with an inspection this week and a future hearing, but are exploring other measures if necessary. Chair Millias mentioned the possibility of a search warrant, but the board does not want to take this step if they do not have to.
The Board of Selectmen voted to increase the maximum married couple income for the Senior Tax Work off Program from $50,000-60,000. Council on Aging Director Barbara Brenton met with the Board to make this proposal.
Brenton did surveys of other towns who use the tax program including Duxbury and Bourne. The surveys showed that the maximum allowed income was up and down throughout the state.
Brenton said the town has two unused slots for this program that gives tax relief to seniors in need. She admitted that advertising the program has been a challenge and are hoping this will help some people qualify who may not have previously.
Selectmen Vice-chair Kim Roy suggested putting a slip with details about the program in seniors' tax bill, which the rest of the Board as well as Brenton thought was a good idea. However, Selectmen Clerk Troy Garron said that they would have to check with town tax collector before doing so. The Board also suggested Area 58 Community Access as an opportunity for better promotion.
Chairman Thomas Millias said the electrical aggregation agreement with Colonial Powers goes into effect on September 1, 2017. The aggregation gives residents of Halifax an option for lower rates outside of National Grid.
The rates will be 9.3 cents per kilowatt hour until November 17, 2017. After that, rates are expected to go up to 10.87 cents per kilowatt hour for around three to four months. According to Town Administrator Charles Seelig, this increased rate will still be less than what National Grid raises their rates to during the winter months.
Citizens will be allowed to opt out of the aggregation program if they like. Information will be mailed and will include a post card that residents can check off and send if they wish to opt out of the program.
The Board of Selectmen received requests asking if the town could hire someone to weed the Margaret Fitzgerald Garden located on the Town Green this summer. These requests are being explored in a preliminary manner.
Town Administrator Charles Seelig said he plan to speak with the Finance Committee about using a contractor for this service rather than creating a new position. Seelig said that temporary hiring can be difficult because of pay grading.
The HOPS Playground grant was scheduled to be completed for Wednesday July, 12, 2017. Town Administrator Charles Seelig said that things are on schedule with the grant.


Western blot analysis of ARHGDIA Antibody (C-term) (Cat. #AP2894b) in A375(lane 1),HL-60(lane 2),Ramos(lane 3) cell line lysates (35ug/lane). ARHGDIA (arrow) was detected using the purified Pab.
Western blot analysis of ARHGDIA (arrow) using rabbit polyclonal ARHGDIA Antibody (C-term) (Cat. #AP2894b). 293 cell lysates (2 ug/lane) either nontransfected (Lane 1) or transiently transfected (Lane 2) with the ARHGDIA gene.
Formalin-fixed and paraffin-embedded human brain tissue reacted with ARHGDIA Antibody (C-term), which was peroxidase-conjugated to the secondary antibody, followed by DAB staining. This data demonstrates the use of this antibody for immunohistochemistry; clinical relevance has not been evaluated.
ARHGDIA Antibody (C-term) (Cat. #AP2894b) flow cytometry analysis of HL-60 cells (bottom histogram) compared to a negative control cell (top histogram).FITC-conjugated goat-anti-rabbit secondary antibodies were used for the analysis.
This ARHGDIA antibody is generated from rabbits immunized with a KLH conjugated synthetic peptide between 112-140 amino acids from the C-terminal region of human ARHGDIA.
ARHGDIA Antibody (C-term) is for research use only and not for use in diagnostic or therapeutic procedures.
Controls Rho proteins homeostasis. Regulates the GDP/GTP exchange reaction of the Rho proteins by inhibiting the dissociation of GDP from them, and the subsequent binding of GTP to them. Retains Rho proteins such as CDC42, RAC1 and RHOA in an inactive cytosolic pool, regulating their stability and protecting them from degradation. Actively involved in the recycling and distribution of activated Rho GTPases in the cell, mediates extraction from membranes of both inactive and activated molecules due its exceptionally high affinity for prenylated forms. Through the modulation of Rho proteins, may play a role in cell motility regulation. In glioma cells, inhibits cell migration and invasion by mediating the signals of SEMA5A and PLXNB3 that lead to inactivation of RAC1.
ARHGDIA Regulates the GDP/GTP exchange reaction of the Rho proteins by inhibiting the dissociation of GDP from them, and the subsequent binding of GTP to them.


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Any smokers in West Michigan?
Discussion in 'Roll Call' started by ethm1, Dec 31, 2010.
Anybody in the West Michigan area? I'd love to get some folks together to form a group up here for informational and smokeformational purposes. I've built my smoker and smoke generator and am tweaking it. I love to tinker, look at my smoker in my profile. Where can I buy smoking pellets in my area? Do pellets work as well or better in a cold smoke generator?
I'm famous for my briskets and butts, but there is NO competition that I know of around here.
I may be a newbie as far as the forum goes, but I've been lurking around it for a long while, got a lot ideas from it, including all my cold smoker generator ideas. All the regulars on this forum are top notch, and I've never seen a more supportive group on an internet forum. Most blogs or forums are full of flames and rude posts, you regular guys (and gal) are a great bunch. I think I'll enjoy growing old (and fatter) together.
Oh, one more thing, I've seen more acronyms in this forum in the last month than I did in my whole Navy career! Is there a page where I can find them all in one place?
If you do find people that want to have a cookoff, we would love to host something like that. The building we have is a 2000 sq. ft. kitchen, and then an additional 8000 sq. ft. that we are going to turn into a banquet hall.
I wish I had seen this last week, I was right by there with time to spare.Next time, thanks Laura.
Oh, it's fine. Is it allowed that I can put my phone # on here, so you have it when you are in the area?
You can put your phone # on here, but better would be to send a personal message. Unless you want us all to call you.
I would send a personal message - but too late! I assume this is your business phone number. I'll make sure to stop next time I go by there. Are you open in the winter? Hours?
lol, yes, I did NOT post my home #. We live close by, so when you are out this way, call me & I can meet you over there. There are no set hours, when someone needs to rent it, we open.
I think it would be awesome if we could get a panel of judges (maybe some local chef's from the area) and ... maybe during Tulip Time? do a 'smokers cookoff" ?
There was a grill/barbecue contest in Holland last year, probably during tulip time. My son wanted me to enter, but I'm not a griller as much as a smoker. Muskegon Athetic Club sponsored a BBQ type shindig last summer I think on Memorial weekend in downtown Muskegon for the first time. There were only like 5 groups entered with the categories of brisket, ribs, and wings if I remember correctly. There were customer surveys to determine the best, I filled out my paperwork, but never heard anything else. Very poor follow up, nothing made the paper. I was psyched and arrived early. It was not very well attended. I assume they will have it again. Each entrant had samples for sale for like a buck each or something. It was OK, but not really too memorable unless you were psyched like me in a new hobby/interest. Kind of disappointing. Maybe it will be better this year.
That's a shame that there wasn't much follow up. Great idea though, the different catagories, and then for each person to sell their items for people to try. I will see what I can come up with. Have you found out if there are quite a few smokers in the W. MI area? I tried to do an Indoor Farmers winter market, and didn't end up w/ enough vendors to make it worth everyone's while to bring their stuff over.
The last show I did (An arts & craft show) had over 120 booths & a little over 800 people come through there, so I was pleased with that.
Have you ever smoked cheese before?
Are you still around? I was just going through my profile and re-read our thread.
Hi Michigan Smokers. I am in Byron Center- Grand Rapids. I have been new to smoking for about 5 years now. I have used a wood burner Brinkman Smoker King but my days of watching the flame and smoke are over. I am saving up my pop can $$ to go electric. I am strongly leading towards a Smokin- it #3. Any input? Would love to do a smoke out event somewhere this sumer!


Why It's Time to Stop Fetishizing Wine Expertise Our current fascination with wine expertise—and, often, the wine experts themselves—has actually made it harder to enjoy wine.... And, it promotes healthy preening, the re-alignment of feathers. If you opt for the soaking, make sure that your bird doesn't get chilled or exposed to drafts. If you opt for the soaking, make sure that your bird doesn't get chilled or exposed to drafts.
Most Eclectus parrots move on from their over preening stage but some need a little extra encouragement to move on to prevent a lead to feather plucking. Bathing will also assist and mist sprays using natural aloe juice bought from a health food shop and undiluted, will help. Lack of bathing can cause some over preening if the skin becomes dry and irritated for the Eclectus. Regardless of the... Sprinkle the Preen over your flower bed areas and let the melting snow settle the preventer into the soil…. no early spring weeds. Because you've eliminated the early weeds, they don't have the opportunity to drop their seeds which creates problems later in the spring and summer.
3/01/2019 · Preening oil is produced from a gland near a bird's tail and the bird spreads it around to all of its feathers. This oil helps protect the feathers. This oil helps protect the feathers. If your bird has stopped preening, has ruffled feathers, and looks shabby, you should have it looked at by a veterinarian.
Sprinkle the Preen over your flower bed areas and let the melting snow settle the preventer into the soil…. no early spring weeds. Because you've eliminated the early weeds, they don't have the opportunity to drop their seeds which creates problems later in the spring and summer.
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Students Flunk U.S. History Test: Congress Calls on Teachers to 'Redouble Efforts'
A report released last month revealed that 65 percent of college seniors surveyed failed to pass a high-school level American history test. Would your students pass the test that so many college students failed? Would you? Included: A printable version of the Elite College History Survey.
"Resolved by the Senate (the House of Representatives concurring), That it is the sense of Congress that -- ... history teachers and educators at all levels should redouble their efforts to bolster the knowledge of United States history among students of all ages and to restore the vitality of America's civic memory."
-- excerpted from The House-Senate Resolution on American History Education, June 27, 2000
A Sampling of Survey Results
Seven percent of students surveyed thought Sputnik was the first animal to travel into space.
Twenty-three percent thought it was John F. Kennedy who said, "I only regret that I have but one life to lose for my country."
Twenty-six percent thought the Articles of Confederation established the division of powers between the states and the federal government.
Forty-three percent identified the Declaration of Independence as the source of the phrase "Government of the people, by the people, for the people."
Forty-seven percent could not identify the president who was in office when the United States purchased the Panama Canal.
Sixty-three percent did not know during which war the Battle of the Bulge was fought.
In a recent American history survey, only 23 percent of college seniors correctly identified James Madison as the "Father of the Constitution"; 98 percent knew that Snoop Doggy Dog is a rapper. The survey, conducted by the Center for Survey Research and Analysis (CSRA) at the University of Connecticut, at the request of the American Council of Trustees and Alumni (ACTA), was designed to measure students' knowledge of American history and government.
More than 500 seniors at 55 of the best colleges and universities in the United States responded to the telephone questionnaire, which consisted of multiple choice questions on topics ranging from the Magna Carta to the Monroe Doctrine, from the Battle of Yorktown to the Battle of the Bulge. Sixty-five percent of the students -- from such schools as Yale, Northwestern, Smith, and Bowdoin -- failed to "pass" the test and only one student answered all 34 questions correctly.
Ninety-nine percent of the respondents, however, correctly identified Beavis and Butthead!
According to the CSRA, the survey results demonstrate that "little more than half of college seniors know general information about American democracy and the Constitution," and most "do not know specifics about major wars the United States participated in." Perhaps most troubling is that no significant differences were found between the responses of history majors and those of students pursuing other academic majors.
CONGRESS CALLS ON TEACHERS
The dismal results of the survey spurred The House-Senate Resolution on American History Education, which calls for the strengthening of American history requirements at all levels of the educational system. In proposing the resolution, Senator Joseph Lieberman, D-Conn, said, "[The] survey reveals that our next generation of leaders and citizens is leaving college with a stunning lack of knowledge of their heritage and the democratic values that have long sustained our country. ... We cannot ignore the role of our public schools in contributing to this historical ignorance, so we must ask educators at all levels to redouble their efforts to bolster our children's knowledge of U.S. history and help us restore the vitality of our civic memory."
Today's Education World story discusses the congressional call for teachers to "to bolster the knowledge of United States history among students." Do you have a favorite activity, lesson plan, or unit for teaching American history? Share it with your colleagues on today's message board.
Could your students pass the Elite College History Survey? Could you? Click here to give it a shot!
Editor's Note: According to the CSRA, school selections were based on America's Best Colleges, a ranking of universities and liberal arts colleges provided by U.S. News and World Report.
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How to Install and Align a Turntable phono Cartridge
This entry was posted in Tutorials and tagged A Guide to Turntables and Vinyl Phono Cartridge Turntable Tutorials Vinyl on April 10, 2017 by Ashley
If you've purchased a turntable without a factory-fitted cartridge, or you're upgrading the cartridge of your current model, you'll need to install a cartridge yourself. This can seem like a daunting task, however it's not particularly difficult with plenty of spare time, a steady hand and the absence of distraction.
Packaged with your cartridge you'll usually receive a set of mounting hardware, including screws (usually of a couple of different lengths), a pair of mounting nuts, and often a pair of tiny washers and a screwdriver. Some cartridges will include a brush, used to remove dust from the stylus, and some are supplied with a set of small wires to connect the cartridge to a universal headshell. Some cartridges feature threaded mounting holes removing the need for the nuts and making installation that little bit easier.
The first step is to connect the leads of the cartridge to the 4 pins on its rear side. These are colour coded, with a diagram usually provided in the documentation to show you which way round they go. Align the cartridge tags with the pins of the cartridge and press them onto the pins in a straight line, taking care not to bend the tags (which are particularly delicate) or the pins themselves. You'll also want to take care when arranging the wires so that they do not exert too much pressure on the back of the cartridge during alignment.
Once wired up, you can mount the cartridge to the headshell using the provided mounting hardware. You may find it easier to mount the cartridge to the headshell as below before connecting the wires, particularly if your cartridge doesn't provide a cover for the fragile stylus. However some headshells don't offer enough clearance between the end of the arm tube and the rear of the cartridge to connect the wires.
I usually prefer to mount the screws on the top, with a washer separating the head of the screw and the slot of the headshell. This prevents scratching, and makes the cartridge easier to manoeuvre. The nuts then mount beneath the cartridge body, the screws passing through the sides of the body to secure the cartridge in place. It's also possible to mount the screws up-side-down too, and this may be necessary if the length of the screws is such that they interfere with any protrusions on the side of the cartridge body.
Cartridge Alignment
A modern microgroove record is named as such because the grooves are quite literally microscopic. The width of a record groove ranges from 0.025MM to 0.035MM, smaller than a human hair which measures at 0.17MM – 0.181MM. A stylus exerts tremendous force on the walls of a record groove, a seemingly insignificant tracking force of 1.5 grams yielding about 340 pounds per square inch of force when translated to the tiny contact area of the stylus.
When you consider these numbers, the relation of stylus to groove is of great importance. The stylus must be aligned such that it can accurately track the record groove. An incorrectly aligned stylus can yield poor sound quality and asymmetrical record and stylus wear.
As the stylus traces the record, it should remain tangential to the record groove. However with a pivotal or radial arm there are only 2 points on a record where the stylus is tangential to the groove, known as the null points. A number of mathematicians over the years have offered theories as to where these null points should be, beginning with Lofgren in 1938 and later Stevenson in the 1980s. Their calculated alignments differ slightly and are based on the inner and outer groove radii of a vinyl record, 2 points on the record at a specified distance from the centre spindle.
Adjusting the overhang and Zenith angle of the cartridge will require an alignment protractor, unless you're using a Rega cartridge and tonearm. Rega cartridges with the exception of the Bias2 and Carbon models feature a 3rd mounting hole, which aligns with a corresponding hole on the front of the tonearm headshell. The nuts provided with Rega cartridges are designed to fit exactly into the headshell slots, necessitating that the 2 screws at either side be installed from beneath. When installed, and the 3rd mounting screw is installed, the cartridge is aligned and you can set your tracking force and anti-skate as above.
For everyone else there are hundreds of protractors available on the market. They range from cheap laser-engraved plastic templates to astronomically expensive alignment gauges running into the many hundreds of pounds. It's also possible to calculate your own using some computer software and a printer capable of printing an image accurately to scale. Freely downloadable protractors are also available to be printed in the same fashion. I have provided a selection of protractors in the Free Protrectors and Strobe Discs section.
Protractors come in a couple of forms. The simplest protractors offer a point on which the stylus tip is placed, and a grid of parallel lines to which the cartridge can be aligned. Some protractors offer a pair of grids useful for checking the position of the cartridge at both null points.
By far the most accurate protractor is the arc protractor. This protractor consists of an arc line following the arc that the stylus will trace across the record, and a grid to which the cartridge can be aligned. The position of the cartridge is adjusted in the headshell until the stylus can follow the arc of the protractor, at which point the cartridge is aligned to the provided grid to set the Zenith angle. Arc protractors are based not only on the inner and outer groove radii of the record but also the pivot to spindle distance. The accuracy of an arc protractor depends heavily on the distance between the centre of the turntable's spindle and the pivot point of the arm being accurate.
Some turntables, mostly DJ turntables with universal head shells are provided with an alignment gauge, removing the need for a protractor. With the cartridge mounted to the headshell and the headshell installed into the gauge, you simply align the tip of the stylus with the end of the gauge and angle the cartridge body so that it is parallel to the straight side of the headshell. A similar alignment can be set by adjusting the cartridge such that the body of the cartridge is parallel to the headshell and the distance between the stylus tip and the rubber washer at the rear of the headshell is exactly 52MM.
These methods will get you close to the perfect alignment, though the manufacturing accuracy of the gauge or ruler, not to mention the difficulty in seeing the tiny stylus tip with the naked eye are all variables that will affect your accuracy when aligning with these methods. Such gauges are only provided with those turntables with detachable head shells, and not all will include such a device anyway.
Fortunately with a little time, patience and extreme care, aligning a cartridge with a protractor isn't a particularly difficult task. To get started, mount the cartridge to the tonearm using the provided mounting hardware, positioning the cartridge such that the mounting screws are roughly in the middle of the cartridge slots. Tighten the cartridge so that it can move but will not shift as you move the arm or due to the pressure of the wires behind.
Next roughly set the vertical tracking force as described Here. This is an often overlooked and essential step, as failure to add some counterbalance to the arm during cartridge alignment will result in the full weight of the cartridge and tonearm being placed on the stylus cantilever, crushing it and damaging the cartridge suspension.
In the next step we'll assume that you're using an arc protractor. If not, your protractor will undoubtedly have been provided with some instructions for use, which you should follow carefully to achieve optimal alignment.
With the tracking force set, but the anti-skate left at zero, set the stylus on the alignment protractor. Move the cartridge body in the headshell until the tip of the stylus will land anywhere on the arc line of the protractor when the needle is lowered to the protractor using your arm lifter. Never drag the stylus on the protractor itself, as doing so will likely result in instantaneous damage to the stylus.
Once the stylus tip is precisely tracing the arc, move the stylus over the grid and align the cartridge so that the body aligns with the parallel lines on the grid. Once aligned, ensure that the stylus is still able to follow the arc and tighten the cartridge in the headshell, checking your work once more to ensure that nothing has shifted. Once done, re-balance the tonearm and reset the tracking force, apply some anti-skate and play your first record. It's that simple.
A note concerning the Zenith angle. Many choose to align the stylus cantilever itself and do not recommend aligning the cartridge body. This is because some cartridges are manufactured such that their cantilevers are not exactly perpendicular to their body. However aligning the body is a sufficient solution, as the record groove will pull the cantilever into alignment. A good analogy is that of a car toeing a caravan down a track, the caravan being attached via a single pivot. If the car travels in a straight line, at speed, the caravan will naturally follow the line of the car. The cartridge body is the same. As the arm with the cartridge body attached traces the arc of the groove, the cantilever will naturally follow and be pulled into alignment by the body of the cartridge.
Also many arms do not allow you to completely zero the anti-skate. Even with the anti-skate set to zero a slight amount of bias force is always exerted on the arm, pulling it back toward its rest. As a stationary protractor offers no centripetal force to counteract this slight offset, this offset may cause the cantilever to deflect slightly when sitting on the protractor resulting in an inaccurate alignment should you attempt to align the cantilever to the grid.
This article is part of our Guide to Turntables and Vinyl series. Continue reading: Part 8, How To Optimise a Turntable for the Best Sound Quality.


Facial trauma, ill-fitting dentures and periodontal diseases are the main causes of bone loss in the onset of oral cavity. Bone grafting is a dental procedure that is done to correct bone tissue loss as well as encourage growth of natural bone. It is also done to develop a stable dental implant base and to stop progression of gum diseases.
Autogenous bone graft: A bone is removed from another part of the body and is implanted in the affect area. Common bone donors sites include; iliac section, the chin or the posterior third molar jaw area. When large amounts of the bone are required, they are extracted from the tibia or the hip bone.
Allograft: this procedure utilizes a synthetic bone that is made in a dental laboratory or obtained from the bone bank.
Xenograft: it entails implantation of the bovine bone.
Dental Implants: dental implants must be anchored on the jawbone firmly. Therefore, if the jawbone is not of the right quality or quantity, bone grafting is done to thicken and strengthen the dental implantation site.
Sinus Lift: sinus lift elevate the sinus membrane. Bone grafting is applied on the sinus floor to ensure that the elevating implant is securely placed and strong.
Ridge Augmentation: bone ridges occur due to birth defects, trauma, severe periodontal disease or injury. Bone grafting is applied to fill the ridge and ensure that the jawbone is uniformly shaped.
Nerve Repositioning: bone grafting is required when inferior alveolar nerves must be moved to allow successful placement of implants.
What is bone Grafting Treatment?
Bone/gum tissue regeneration: a thin membrane is placed over the bone grafting materials and below the gum line. The membrane is used to create space for healthy tissue growth while separating fast growing gum tissue from slow growing gum fibers. Therefore, bone cells move to the protected area and trigger natural growth.
Tissue stimulating proteins: a matrix protein product known as Emdogainis placed on the affected gum area before it is sutured. It triggers the formation of tooth accellularcementum that strengthens the foundation required for successful periodontal attachments.
Platelet rich growth factors: they are used to stimulate bone growth an offer a denser graft within a short period.
Bone grafting is a common dental procedure. However, your Lake Elsinore dentist will recommend follow-up appointments to assess progress during the first two week.


§ 22.1 Duty at a station of the Service devoted to the care of Hansen's disease patients; additional pay.
§ 22.3 Appointment of special consultants.
§ 22.5 Leave without pay while on detail.
Sec. 208(e) of the Public Health Service Act, 42 U.S.C. 210(e); E.O. 11140, 29 FR 1637.