Identification Comments: Can be identified in flower or fruit, seedling stage difficult.
Lookalikes: Distinguished from Rorippa columbiae by its glabrous sepals, fruits, and styles, styles 1-1.5 mm long, stigmas not expanded. Distinguished from R. curvisiliqua by perennial rhizomatous habit, lack of basal leaf rosette, flowers 2.5-4 mm, sepals persistent in fruit, fruit 3-6 mm long, > 1.5 mm wide.
Habitat Comments: Coarse sand and sandy soils of active beaches, stream inlets, beach dunes, and backshore depressions, generally within a few feet of the local water table, endemic to the shore zone of Lake Tahoe.
Inventory Comments: Annual re-inventory and monitoring ongoing, basic inventory essentially complete.
Inventory Needs: Annual surveys ongoing by TRPA, California Tahoe Conservancy, California State Lands Commission, etc.


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The One Most Important Key to Success
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The Best Motivational Advice
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Barack Obama: Class Clown and Defender of Islam
"A Large Blob of Sheer Dumb Grossness"
Even a Bernie Sanders supporter can be right some of the time. Today Camille Paglia, a staunch supporter of the Vermont socialist, takes out after Hillary Clinton. In so doing she exposes the weakness of the Clinton candidacy.
If the Republicans did not seem to be hell bent on nominating their weakest candidate, the election would have been a walk. As things look now, it's probably going to be a blowout, and not for the good guys.
Alas, here is Paglia on Hillary:
Hillary's breathtaking lack of concrete achievements or even minimal initiatives over her long public career doesn't faze her admirers a whit. They have a religious conviction of her essential goodness and blame her blank track record on diabolical sexist obstructionists. When at last week's debate Hillary crassly blamed President Obama for the disastrous Libyan incursion that she had pushed him into, her acolytes hardly noticed. They don't give a damn about international affairs—all that matters is transgender bathrooms and instant access to abortion.
Since the Hillary candidacy, and not just the Hillary candidacy reflects what Paglia calls the dysfunction of our dramatic institutions, she is right to identify an atavistic longing, either for monarchy or pagan idolatry. In all fairness the Hillary candidacy is not the only one that fits the description.
In her words:
I'm starting to wonder, given the increasing dysfunction of our democratic institutions, if the Hillary cult isn't perhaps registering an atavistic longing for monarchy. Or perhaps it's just a neo-pagan reversion to idolatry, as can be felt in the Little Italy street festival scene of The Godfather, Part II, where devout pedestrians pin money to the statue of San Rocco as it is carried by in procession. There was a strange analogy to that last week, when Sanders supporters satirically showered Hillary's motorcade with dollar bills as she arrived at George Clooney's luxe fund-raiser in Los Angeles.
Finally, because no one else seems to be interested in it, Paglia raises the issue of Hillary's persistent cough:
And what about that persistent cough? "Allergy season," the hacking Hillary claimed on a New York radio show this week. ("You all right? Any mouth to mouth CPR?" joked a host.) I'm just a Ph.D., not an M.D., but I'll put my Miss Marple hat on here. Am I the only one who noticed Hillary's high-wrap collar, pallid, puffy face, and bulging eyes during her choleric New Hampshire primary concession speech in February? (Another unusually high collar followed the next morning.)
My tentative theory is that Hillary may have sporadic flare-ups of goiter, worsened under stress. Coughing is a symptom. High collars mask a swollen throat. In serious cases, an operation may be necessary. Is this chronic thyroid condition disqualifying in a presidential candidate? Certainly not in my view, but I don't like being lied to—by candidates, campaign staffs, or their media sycophants.
Of course, a persistent cough can mean anything. But it is very rarely a sign of good health. Surely, Paglia is correct. The American people do have a right to know what's wrong with Hillary.
priss rules said...
Blacks got Obama. Since Dems are into identity of the aggrieved, it's women's turn.
Really that simple. Maybe homo president after Hillary and then a tranny hispanic.
And the banks and Pentagon like Hillary because she is a globalist and imperialist. Poor Libya and Syria. She says Putin is Hitler cuz Russia bans homo victory marches funded by Soros. Since progs worship homos, no-gay-parades-in-Russia is the new holocaust for them. Yes, we live in nutty times.
And Trump is the strongest candidate. His rise is proof enough. The entire establishment of GOP and Fox news tried to take him down. He is still winning. So, he has real support and power. But he is a polarizing power, and those who hate him really hate him. That's his weakness, esp in a nation where non-white population has ballooned out of control and are indoctrinated to hate whites by the Lib media.
But Trump is right that immigration(that the GOP pushed along with the Democrats)is why the GOP lost states like California. So, don't blame him for electoral defeats of the GOP. Blame all the GOP quislings who signed onto more diversity.
Stuart Schneiderman said...
All the polls says that he runs weaker against the Dems than Cruz or Kasich... that's what I meant by weakest candidate.
Hillary is not in good health, nor is she in good spirits. Hillary is a lousy campaigner... it it is painfully obvious she doesn't like it. She's not a politician... she's a policy wonk. In the era of women's liberation, this woman couldn't rise above a local school board election, but she has her husband's last name. She married well. She's accomplished little else. Great bona fides.
The Left is quite concerned with the woe of our "democratic institutions" (to quote Paglia). Our democratic institutions are under pressure because of rampant cynicism, driven by a lunatic media, astounding apathy, and lack of a moral code. We get what we put in, and we expect far more of our institutions than we contribute. We don't fund the ones that matter (Defense), we have freeloaders sucking at the teat of the ones they themselves don't fund (SSID fraud, etc.), and we assume everyone is on the take because no one is held accountable (read: Lois Lerner, et al). Gosh, I can't imagine why these "institutions" are failing. Who's responsible? Maybe the all-knowing, all-powerful government can do something about it!
Lefties are too smart to believe in God or Santa Claus, but they sure believe in the power of the GOVERNMENT to solve all our ills.
But the line I hear from liberals, Democrats and Lefties that increasingly concerns me is the lugubrious drivel about "our failing political system." Our system is working just fine. We hear about all this painful political polarization, and later about how Washington isn't getting anything done or solving our problems. Our system is based on the separation of powers, and demands compromise to get anything done. With all this polarization, nothing is getting done. Just as the Framers designed. If no one wants to compromise, nothing's going to get done. And that's not a bad thing, that's the way our system is supposed to work. What is discouraging is the talk of "the system" and no efforts to make it work. It leads me to believe they want to change it, or impose their will as President Obama has done by exercising the executive powers he does not have. A couple more Lefty Supreme Court nominees, and there won't be an independent judiciary to check the executive. The Supreme Court will be the president's rubber stamp... so long as the president has a D next to his/her name. It'll be open season on Congressional prerogatives, as if that is not happening now under the Obama-Holder-Lynch lawless way of governing.
The truth is that we're not a democracy -- we're a constitutionally-limited federal republic. The people are sovereign. If so many are concerned about democracy, maybe they should listen to the people. This is a center-right country, and people don't want the socialism that Bernie and Hillary offer. ObamaCare is proof positive: it's a full-fledged disgrace. It is amazing to listen to the Democrat debates and rallies... you'd think they've been out of power for two decades, wailing about change and transformation. Where have they been the last seven years? What is all this "progress" the Progressives want? Where are we progressing toward? Hillary wants to go "forward." Okay, where? It's not where the majority of people want to go. All the social change in this country seems to be driven by the medley of slivers of the Democrat coalition, imposed through the courts. Wow, I'm overwhelmed by this beautiful, harmonious "democracy" in action.
This grand Progressive vision is not democratic. It is being pursued through legal means and extralegal means, imposed by executives and judges... legislature be damned. Congress is a fantastic inconvenience. We might as well do away with it, and with elections. After all, the Progressives know what's best for us. They always have.
All you really need to know is that this Clinton b*tch is a liar, a thief a scoundrel, a grifter with no talent, few brains, no accomplishments outside marrying WJC, venal, vengeful, corrupt, hypocritical, disrespectful, and a leftist to boot!
Those deeply imbued traits reflect well on her progressive, Democrat resume!
Ares Olympus said...
The weird thing about politics is when there's a lot of contempt going on, that can generate sympathy for the target. And this is my case for Hillary.
I tend to think its accurate to call the Clintons "money grubbers", and they've certainly milked Bill's presidency to a near maximum yield, and their Clinton Foundation is a troubled example. Why do people give money to it, except in exchange for influence? And it seems extra troubling for it to exist while Hillary is running for President. If your inclined to believe Wikipedia's summary:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clinton_Foundation
Through 2014 the foundation had raised almost $2 billion from U.S. corporations especially Wall Street; foreign governments and corporations; political donors; and various other moneyed interests. During its lifetime the foundation has received praise from philanthropic experts and has had support from both Democrats and Republicans, with the latter including members of the George W. Bush administration. Charitable grants are not a major focus of the Clinton Foundation, which instead keeps most of its money in house and hires staff to carry out its own humanitarian programs. Because of this unusual structure for a foundation, Charity Navigator, a charity watchdog, has said it does not have a methodology to rate the Clinton Foundation. Consequently, they added the foundation to their charity "watch list" in April 2015; it was removed from the "watch list" in December 2015 after the charity posted amended tax returns and a public memo on its website. A different charity monitor, the American Institute of Philanthropy, says that 89 percent of the foundation's money goes toward its charitable mission and gave the foundation an A rating for 2013.
Anyway back to Hillary and Paglia, I accept there is some sort of "cult" towards Hillary, although in that regard it is NO WORSE than the cult towards Drumpf. Basically neither of them has anything more that symbolic value to offer the presidency. Trump as the "independent" billionaire who is not beholden to any financial interests (except his own investments), and Hillary as the first woman president, after being the third woman Secretary of State.
But Trump and Clinton are opposite in other ways. She represents first, second and third "Status quo", the ideal of a meritocracy, without facing the rot within, and Trump represents first, second, and third Rossevelt's ideal of the Bully Pulpit, without the wisdom to do anything except bully others without consequences.
I'll go with Hillary, but I have no illusions she'll protect us from anything. But at least her knowledge is reality based, while Trump's stream of consciousness wisdom is at least as likely to cause more problems than he can solve.
I just saw Harry Dent is predicting a 70% drop of the stock market by the end of 2017. I approve of predictions like that because it encourages people to pull their money out before it happens, as they say "buy low, sell high". There are times like now that risks far exceed marginal returns that are left to be had.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RNu_d8FEO0A 04-15-16 - STOCKS SET TO FALL 70% BY LATE 2017 - w/Harry Dent
But Obama and Hillary are not allowed to talk about this, because it would contradict their narrative of recovery. Trump got blasted recently for a contrarian opinion, but he's not said what we should do about it. I guess when you have billions in real assets, even if you lose 70%, its still billions, right? Maybe he really wouldn't bail out the "investor class" like Hillary is sure to do?
Anyway, Paglia doesn't seem worried about all of this. I wonder where she keeps her nest eggs these days?

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35: The British Ambassador to Norway
February 22, 2020 by David Nikel
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Life in Norway Show Episode 35: The last few years have been uncertain times for Brits living all across Europe, and in Norway. I'm joined today by Richard Wood, the British Ambassador, to talk Brexit, the future of the UK's relationship with Norway, and his life in Oslo.
The podcast is back! Yes, after a few months break, the number of emails I received from people asking for its return have worked their magic. I have a few episodes already recorded and it feels great to be back behind the mic!
To kick-things off, I'm welcoming Richard Wood, the British Ambassador to Norway, to the Life in Norway hotseat. Of course, Brexit is on the agenda, but we also talk about the role of an Ambassador in 2020 and how that's changed over the years, plus Richard's thoughts and impressions on Norway and Norwegian life.
Richard is actually the second Ambassador to come on the show. All the way back in episode 6, I spoke to Artur Wilczynski, who was then the Canadian Ambassador. If you enjoy this show, that one is also well worth a listen. Click the play button below to get started, or you can keep scrolling down the page for the show notes if you prefer to read.
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Life after Brexit
Brexit. It's a word that didn't exist just a few years ago. Yet today it's the cause of a split through the heart of a nation the likes of which hasn't been seen for decades. The last few years have been uncertain times for Norway-based Brits, who are in Norway thanks to the EEA freedom of movement rules.
After years of debates, arguments, negotiations, elections and more arguments, Brexit is done. Britain is no longer an EU member, and has entered a transition period. But Richard is adamant the close relationship between Norway and the UK will continue:
"Norway provides 40% of all of the UK's energy, and provides a lot of the fish that we eat. The UK is the country that the Norwegian maritime fleet has the most port calls in. So there are deep-seated relationships in all of Norway's traditional industries. What I'm trying to do is establish links in newer industries also."
The Royal Palace in Oslo, Norway
Richard confirmed that an agreement has been signed with Norway and the UK, whereby all existing rights are protected for Brits living in Norway before Brexit. Those rights include right of residence, pensions and healthcare. This actually applies to all Brits with valid residence in Norway up to the end of the transition period, which is set for the final day of December 2020.
From January 2021, British people hoping to live in Norway will have to go through the same process as other non-EU/EEA citizens. It also seems likely that Brits currently living in Norway will be required to carry an identity card to prove their "pre-Brexit" status. Norway and the UK authorities are working on this.
Working as an Ambassador
I was keen to ask Richard about his daily roles and responsibilities. I think for most people the idea of an Ambassador is pretty "black box". We don't really know what goes on inside an Embassy, even those of us who live abroad. Richard says that is one of the reasons they are engaging more on social media: "We want to demystify it and show that the British government and the UK in general are engaged in so many different areas with Norway."
He also says that no two days are the same: "One day I might be talking to big companies about export opportunities or investment in the UK. The next day I'm talking energy policy or giving a speech at a business forum. As we had in Molde last year, there was a crisis on a cruise ship and we had to help out British citizens. I also travel to the north to speak to the military."
Living in Oslo
"Life in Oslo is unexpectedly good for a capital city. In London you have to get on a train to go and see a tree, whereas here you have Nordmarka and Østmarka right on your doorstep. But I really enjoy getting out and about and seeing other parts of the country."
View over the Oslofjord in Norway
Impressions on Norway and Norwegian life
Richard says there are some "quite interesting cultural differences." He picks out the differences in travelling around the country, the scenery and the ways of doing business.
Working as an Ambassador takes him all over the country so I was keen to find out about his favourite place. To find out what he said, you'll have to listen to the show!
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Broadband Initiatives: Impact will depend on Wireless & Fixed Strategies
With the advent of continued proliferation from wireless coverage throughout the U.S., and the projected exponential growth in mobile access, adoption and affordability through LTE to 4G technology; the realities of serving less populated areas becomes increasingly more likely. The strides being made in technology within the mobile arena can significantly impact the broadband community. Keep Reading
July 22, 2010 Broadband's Impact/National Broadband Plan/Universal Service
Boucher and Terry Declare USF Broken
WASHINGTON July 22, 2010- Representative Rick Boucher (D-VA) Chairmen of the Subcommittee on Communications, Technology, and the Internet, and Lee Terry (R-NE) introduced a new bill to update the Universal Service Fund. This update will include broadband as a mandatory serve, modify the contribution requirements and add new accountability measures. Keep Reading
July 15, 2010 National Broadband Plan/Universal Service
American Cable Association Supports Creation of Connect America Fund
WASHINGTON July 15, 2010 – The American Cable Association has publicly endorsed the Federal Communications Commission's plan for the creation of the Connect America Fund. "Like the FCC, ACA is convinced that the time has come for the USF to focus on the infrastructure technology of the future: Broadband," ACA President and CEO Matthew M. Polka said. The National Broadband Plan calls for the creation of the Connect America Fund, and proceedings for the repurposing of the High Cost Fund began in March. Keep Reading
July 15, 2010 Broadband's Impact/FCC/Health/National Broadband Plan
FCC to Expand Universal Service Rural Health Care Fund
WASHINGTON July 15, 2010- Rural America lags the rest of the country in both access to quality healthcare and high speed broadband but today's action by the Federal Communications Commission seeks to change that. In a unanimous vote the commission supported expanding the Universal Service Rural Health Care Fund. Keep Reading
June 17, 2010 FCC/Universal Service
Clyburn Advocates Transforming the Universal Service Fund
WASHINGTON, June 17, 2010 –Commissioner Mignon Clyburn spoke at the Mid-America Regulatory Conference in Kansas City about the National Broadband Plan's goal to have every American have access to affordable, dependable broadband service at home. Keep Reading
June 14, 2010 National Broadband Plan/Press Releases/Universal Service
Universal Service Working Group Announced
WASHINGTON, June 14, 2010 – The National Broadband Plan recommends that the current Universal Service Program be updated and split into two separate programs the Connect America Fund and the Mobility Fund. To achieve this shift the FCC has created a Universal Service Working Group to be headed by Sharon Gillette, Chief of the Wireline Competition Bureau. Keep Reading
May 3, 2010 Broadband Updates/Broadband's Impact/FCC/National Broadband Plan/States/Universal Service/Wireless
National Broadband Plan: A Look at Chapter 8 and Availability
WASHINGTON, May 3, 2010 - Chapter 8 of the National Broadband Plan deals with the fundamental issue of availability. The chapter sets out a very systematic and long-term set of policies intended to expand availability. Keep Reading
April 23, 2010 Broadband Updates/Broadband's Impact/FCC/States/Universal Service
Qwest Communications to Merge with CenturyLink
WASHINGTON, April 23, 2010 - Qwest Communications has announced a merger with CenturyLink. The new firm will span 37 states with 5 million broadband customers, 850,000 wireless consumers and 17 million access lines. The new firm will maintain the CenturyLink name and maintain prominent visibility in the Midwest and the South. Keep Reading
April 22, 2010 Broadband Updates/Broadband's Impact/FCC/National Broadband Plan/Universal Service
FCC Takes Another Step to Reform Universal Service Fund
WASHINGTON, April 22, 2010 - The Federal Communications Commission has kicked off its latest efforts to reform the much-maligned Universal Service Fund, which was created to help bring communications services to all Americans. Keep Reading
April 9, 2010 Broadband Updates/Broadband's Impact/FCC/National Broadband Plan/Net Neutrality/States/Universal Service/Wireless
FCC Soldiers On With Broad Agenda after Court Ruling Curbs Authority
WASHINGTON, April 9, 2010 - Aiming to stem a rising swell of concern over a recent court decision curbing the Federal Communications Commission's regulatory authority, the agency has released an ambitious agenda for implementing key recommendations of its National Broadband Plan. Keep Reading
March 19, 2010 Broadband Calendar/Broadband Updates/Broadband's Impact/Expert Opinion/National Broadband Plan/Recovery Act
The National Broadband Plan: Affordable-Speedy-Accessible-Competitive-Socially Sound
The National Broadband Plan submitted by the FCC is a window into the possibilities of creating a Gateway of economic growth for America. Keep Reading
March 15, 2010 FCC/National Broadband Plan/Recovery Act/Universal Service/Wireless
FCC Readies Plan to Bring Affordable Broadband to 100 Million Homes, Dubs Plan 'Connecting America'
WASHINGTON, March 15, 2010 - The Federal Communications Commission will present its congressionally mandated plan to bring high-speed Internet access throughout the United States to lawmakers tomorrow, outlining six long-term goals and detailing its views on better ways to encourage broadband competition, free up available spectrum and modernize health care, among other things. Keep Reading
March 10, 2010 Broadband Data/Broadband's Impact/Expert Opinion/National Broadband Plan/National Broadband Plan Commentary
Rep. Terry: Universal Broadband Offers Potential for Businesses and Residents
Representing a congressional district that includes Omaha, Nebraska, Republican Rep. Lee Terry knows first hand the benefits of advanced telecommunications. Omaha is home to four Fortune 500 companies and as highlighted in Stephen Colbert's "Better Know a District," Omaha is the teleservices capital of the country. Omaha is the teleservices capital not because Omahans lack of a notable accent as Colbert notes, but rather because Omaha has benefited from a very robust telecommunications network. In fact, Omaha has consistently maintained its place at the forefront of new telecommunications technologies. In the early 1980's, Omaha was one of the first cities in the U.S. to develop a fiber optic cable network. By 1992, multiple carrier fiber optic networks provided service to the Omaha metro area, giving rise to a proliferation of teleservices operations in Omaha. Keep Reading
February 16, 2010 Broadband Updates/Broadband's Impact/FCC/National Broadband Plan/Recovery Act/Smart Grid/Wireless
FCC Chief Raises Curtain on Bits of Broadband Plan
Washington, February 16, 2010 - Federal Communications Commission chief Julius Genachowski previewed the agency's upcoming plan to outfit the nation with broadband access at a winter committee meeting of the National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners. Keep Reading
January 29, 2010 Broadband Data/National Broadband Plan/States/Universal Service
Independent Phone Alliance Urges FCC to Act on Universal Service Fund Reform
WASHINGTON, January 29, 2010 - The Independent Telephone & Telecommunications Alliance is urging the FCC to adopt its price-cap plan so that its members, which are largely mid-size local exchange firms, can get better support from the Universal Service Fund. Keep Reading
December 27, 2009 Expert Opinion/Wireless
The Cable Pipeline: Top 10 Predictions for 2010
Predictions for 2010 for Broadband, Cable TV, Telecom, and Wireless seen through the eyes of The Cable Pipeline. Keep Reading
December 18, 2009 FCC/National Broadband Plan/States/Universal Service
NTCA Letter To Commerce Committee Counters Prior Call By Techies
WASHINGTON, December 18, 2009 – An association representing locally owned and controlled telecommunications cooperatives and commercial companies in rural America sent a letter Friday to members of the House Committee on Energy and Commerce urging lawmakers to oppose a recent request by a number of tech companies to ban state regulation of internet protocol-based services. Keep Reading
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Tracking the Long-Term Consequences of Concussion
Raquel Gardner, MD
2016 - 2017 Weill Scholar Award
"I think UCSF is the best place on Earth to move neuroscience forward and help our patients." Raquel Gardner, MD
You might say that Dr. Raquel Gardner was destined to become a doctor. As a child, she tagged along with her physician parents while they made their hospital rounds, awed by their power to help people. Now an assistant professor in UCSF's Memory and Aging Center, Dr. Gardner channels her parents' influence in her own career as a physician-scientist. Her bold goal: improving the well-being of the millions of men and women who suffer traumatic brain injuries (TBIs), including concussions, every year.
Why TBI matters: "It's a huge and growing public health issue, with more than 2.8 million people in the United States treated in hospitals every year. This leads to annual costs of more than $60 billion – probably an underestimate, since that number doesn't account for the chronic effects of TBI, which we're only beginning to understand. While some people recover very well, others can have really serious deficits in cognition, mood, and physical function. These effects can happen immediately or develop gradually over time."
How we're currently studying TBI: For decades, scientists have been searching for effective drugs to improve outcomes for patients after a TBI. So far, nearly all TBI drug trials have been negative. We're starting to realize that part of the problem is the way we are measuring the impact of TBI on individual patients. Historically, we used a single functional outcome, measured at one point in time – perhaps one or three months after the injury – to understand its impact. That is probably insufficient to capture the breadth and evolution of the TBI symptoms that patients can experience."
What the award will allow her to do: "We are developing innovative, data-driven statistical models and applying them to some of the largest longitudinal sets of high-quality TBI outcomes data available. These new models will allow us to track recovery patterns over time across multiple important symptom areas – including everyday function, life satisfaction, cognition, and mood – and then identify important predictors of good versus poor recovery. This work will reinvent how we classify individual patients' injuries and measure recovery over time. In turn, we can design better, more targeted, and more patient-centered clinical trials that will increase the likelihood of finding treatments that work."
On potential predictors of poor outcomes after TBI: "I think pre-existing factors that contribute to a person's brain reserve and brain resilience – such as education, employment, medical health, age, and genetics – will be important predictors of outcomes after TBI. Because older adults now have the highest incidence of TBI, largely due to falls, I am particularly interested in understanding how aging impacts recovery after TBI. I expect this line of investigation to inform targeted clinical trials to improve outcomes in the large and growing population of older adults with TBI."
Other applications for this novel research: "I'm hopeful that if we can develop this new analytic model and apply it to TBI, it could actually be much more widely applied across a number of chronic diseases and really move the field of clinical research methodology at large forward."
Why UCSF is the best place to do this work: "It's just an incredible joy to come to work and know that you're surrounded by so many people with such a concentration of not only intellect and expertise but also a passion for what they do and a thirst for knowledge and collaboration. I think UCSF is the best place on earth to move neuroscience forward and help our patients."
UCSF Weill Awards
Identifying New Causes of Neuro-Inflammatory Diseases
Joseph DeRisi, PhD; Sam Pleasure, MD, PhD; and Michael Wilson, MD
Finding Biological Clues to Fear and Anxiety
Lisa Gunaydin, PhD
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Occasionally comes a documentary whose title tells it all.
Such an event is "Jerusalem: Center of the World," with the secondary title: "The Epic History of the World's Most Contested Piece of Real Estate." The two-hour program airs tonight at 9 on KCET.
Ray Suarez, senior correspondent for PBS' "The NewsHour With Jim Lehrer," walks the viewer through a city at the crossroads of three religions, where turmoil and contention are ever-present.
"Jerusalem" is careful to point out which stories can be validated and which are possible embellishments or based more on faith than facts. Suarez's walk through the underground water canals is a mini-gem.
He visits the Church of the Holy Sepulcher, the Dome of the Rock and the Western Wall, making understandable their tangled history amid the Christian, Jewish and Muslim communities.
It's a yeoman's task. Any part of the history of Jerusalem is worth its own documentary. The Crusades, for example, or the role of Muhammad and/or Jesus. If good documentarians aren't at work on a full-length look at Saladin, the Kurdish general, they should be.
"Jerusalem" may seem a bit slow in the beginning and a bit rushed at the end as it grapples with the modern warfare and feuding that continue to shape the city. But in the middle, it's a top-notch effort, not enough for the scholar or devotee perhaps, but an excellent primer for people who may know the name but not the full story.
"Jerusalem" is the work of Andrew Goldberg and his Two Cats Production on behalf of Oregon Public Broadcasting.
Goldberg's other documentaries have explored the Armenian genocide and contemporary anti-Semitism; he won a New York Emmy in 2003 for "A Yiddish World Remembered."
Good interviews with historians, good graphics and wonderful use of historic artwork make "Jerusalem" a story that is both timely -- with Passover and Easter approaching -- and timeless.


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Par Laurent Jardin,
Traducteur, principalement de jeux vidéo ("Alice : Retour au pays de la folie", la série "Dead Space"...) et de livres sur les jeux vidéo ("Jacked : l'histoire officieuse de Grand Theft Auto" de David Kushner, "Au coeur de la Xbox" de Dean Takahashi...)
07. BD & JV
Alien vs. Illustrator (English)
British writer Antony Johnston is known by comic fans for his Wasteland series and his work with Alan Moore. He also wrote several Dead Space games and comics. We talked about that with him.
First of all, your Wikipedia page says that you worked on the first Dead Space game but to be honest I don't remember your name on the credits. So is it true ?
It is true, and yes, all you'll find in the credits is a "Special Thanks" to me. The issue of credits in videogames is a prickly one. Almost everyone in the industry is unhappy about them, for one reason or another. And writers often get screwed out of proper credit. Luckily, many companies are changing their attitudes and starting to give writers more prominent credits. In fact, EA was one of the publishers spearheading this movement a few years ago, in response to some of the comments around Dead Space. But it's a slow process, and something we're still fighting for.
What was your role exactly ?
I was the scriptwriter. Warren Ellis and Rick Remender both worked on the game before me, developing the background and plot, in conjuction with the producers. Then I wrote the game script, and also helped out with continuity tracking between the game and other media, like the comic book, the anime, and so on.
How do you get involved in the video game industry and more specifically working on Dead Space ?
Dead Space *is* how I got involved in the industry. EA wanted to do a prequel comic, and Warren recommended me to write it. I had several talks with the game producers, and it was clear we had similar attitudes to horror and games, with many of the same favourite horror stories, so I agreed. Then about halfway through working on the comic script, they asked me if I wanted to write the game as well. It was an easy decision for me — I've been a gamer since I was a child, and often lamented about the terrible state of games writing over the years, so naturally I've always wanted to do it myself.
You wrote the first Dead Space comicbook with Ben Templesmith. Did you have a lot of freedom in this work ? Or was it more like 'Please write the story of Aegis VII and the Necros invading it' ?
Ben and I had a lot of freedom on the comic, yes. All we knew at the start was that it had to be a prequel, because EA didn't want to give away the game's ending. But nobody had decided exactly what it would be about. During discussions with the producers, I suggested a story about the planetcracking colony — it made the most sense to me, because that's where the Marker was found, and where the story really started, even though Aegis VII wouldn't feature much in the game. And of course doing a story like that meant I would have a lot of freedom to create new characters and situations, without needing to worry that something in the final game might contradict me !
This first comic appeared as an animated comicbook on Xbox Live. Did you have that in mind when writing ?
No, I had no idea the comic would be animated until I'd already started writing it, and I didn't take it into consideration at all. I was concentrating on writing a good comic, nothing more. I couldn't let concerns about the animation influence how I wrote. That was someone else's responsibility.
Is it different to imagine voice acting, animations ?
Yes, it's very different when you write a script knowing that other people will read and act the lines, and even more people will animate the characters and edit the whole thing together. It's a very different skill, and just something that you have to learn and practice like any other form of writing.
Then you worked on the Wii game Dead Space Extraction. How did you approach that kind of work ? I guess writing for a game is not the same as writing for a comic book. How does it differ ?
There are many differences, but there are also some similarities — I've given talks about this subject, including one at the GDC writer's summit a couple of years ago. The main difference is that you're writing for an interactive medium, and so you must remember two things. First, a player's decisions can change the narrative ; second, most players aren't going to be paying 100% attention to the writing in the way that they would if it was a film, book or comic. The similarities, on the other hand, are to do with the skills involved — you must keep dialogue short and snappy, you must remember there will be visual elements involved, and ultimately how the story is presented will be down to an artist. All of these skills are used in comics, too, which is why I think we're seeing more and more comics writers working in games.
Finally you worked on Dead Space Ignition...
Well, "finally" is a bit severe ! For one thing, I later wrote the mobile Dead Space game, which won a bunch of awards last year. And also, I'm working on many other game titles apart from Dead Space — I wrote Sega's Binary Domain, which comes out next month, I did some work on the new X-COM which comes out soon, and I'm also working on more games that I can't yet talk about...
Sorry ! So how did you feel about writing this 'interactive comic book' ? Wasn't that too hard to deal with the 'Oh-God-something-to-unlock-again' flow of the game ?
No, it wasn't too hard at all. Like I said, I've been a gamer almost all my life, and my first professional writing was for role-playing games and campaign books. So working a story around that kind of "progress-puzzle-progress-puzzle" design comes fairly naturally. Once I'd established the characters and scenario for Ignition, it was only a matter of coming up with the challenges and scenarios in which to place those puzzles. I know Ignition wasn't very well received, but from what I've seen, that was mostly down to the incongruity of a horror story matched with the "casual puzzler" mechanics. I'm still proud of the story, and I've heard from many people who really enjoyed it, but couldn't really get into the gameplay. Ironically, it perhaps would have performed better on mobile platforms as a hidden-object game or something...
What do you think of interactive comics in general ?
Well, that depends exactly what you mean. There are very few interactive comics like Ignition, where the comic is static but then you interact with puzzles. There are some where the comic plays out, and then you make a choice to decide which direction the story will go in, and I think those have potential, but they're not common. And when you say "interactive comic", most people think of simple "motion comics" like the first Dead Space comics on XBLA, as you mentioned before. But they're not interactive at all, really. I think the main problem is that animated and interactive comics feel like they're neither one thing or another — instead of combining the best features of both media, they feel like they're not dong either medium justice. If someone can crack that problem, then maybe we'll have a whole new medium on our hands.
You weren't involved in Dead Space 2, right ? Did you play it ? What did you think of the game or its plot ?
Actually, I did some very early concept work on Dead Space 2, and I was delighted to see a couple of my ideas made it through to the final game. I liked it, and thought the story was good — it was very different to the first game, with more characters, Isaac speaking, and a more action-orientated plot, but I know Jeremy (Bernstein, the DS2 scriptwriter) and all the guys at EA worked very hard to make it just as scary as the first despite the new style.
Do you play a lot, I mean apart from Dead Space ? Do you have favorite games ?
I don't play as much as I want to, because I'm too busy ! But yes, I play as much as I can. I'm a big fan of narrative-focused games, as you might expect ; Myst, Silent Hill, Uncharted, vintage games like Loom and Monkey Island, and I thought Red Dead Redemption was the best open-world story game for many years. But — and this often surprises people — my other great love is arcade racers like Burnout, Split/Second, WipeOut and SSX. In fact, I'm really looking forward to the new SSX game coming out in February ; I've been eagerly waiting and hoping for a next-gen SSX title for years, and I can't wait to play it...!
Any regrets or proudness about your work on Dead Space ?
I'm very proud of everything I've done on Dead Space — yes, including Ignition. *Non, je ne regrette rien*, as Édith would say...
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Le dilemme de Clementine (The Walking Dead, The Walking Dead Season Two)
Jour 4 : le trip lumineux (Child of Eden)
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The Oriental pied hornbill (Anthracoceros albirostris) belongs to the family of hornbills, the Bucerotidae under the order Bucerotiformes.
The Bucerotidae is the family of hornbills. The family Bucerotidae was first introduced by Constantine Samuel Rafinesque-Schmaltz (October 22, 1783 – September 18, 1840), a zoologist and botanist, in the year 1815.
The family Bucerotidae comprises, subfamilies Bucorvinae (ground hornbills) and Bucerotinae (typical hornbills). The subfamily Bucerotinae comprises fifteen genera, including Anthracoceros.
The genus Anthracoceros was first described by Heinrich Gottlieb Ludwig Reichenbach (January 8, 1793 – March 17, 1879), a German botanist and ornithologist, in the year 1849.
The genus Anthracoceros comprises five species, viz., Anthracoceros albirostris, Anthracoceros malayanus, Anthracoceros coronatus, Anthracoceros marchei and Anthracoceros montani.
The species Anthracoceros albirostris is polytypic. It was first described by George Kearsley Shaw (10 December 1751 – 22 July 1813) and Frederick Polydore Nodder in the year 1807.
Current topic in Bird World: Oriental pied hornbill - Anthracoceros albirostris images.


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We belong together…as friends: Mariah Carey and Nick Cannon talk co-parenting & putting children first
May 3rd, 2017 by KRNB
ABC/Randy HolmesNick Cannon isn't Mariah Carey's baby anymore. But that doesn't mean they still don't come together when they need to.
During the launch party Tuesday night for her new Butterfly MC Records label, the "When You Believe" singer told Entertainment Tonight that she's currently focused on being a dedicated co-parent to six-year-old twins, Monroe and Moroccan.
"We're together when it counts. We're together for the kids. And I think that's the most important thing," she said of her relationship with her ex.
Nick, who was at the special event in support of Mariah, added, "Friends at the end of the day and beyond friends, we're family, you know what I mean?"
He further explained, "I love her, I adore her, that's always going to be my dream girl but I think as mature adults I think we just operate better with the way things are right now."
Fans can catch Mimi on the road alongside Lionel Richie for their "All the Hits" tour this summer. The first show begins July 21 in Oakland, California.
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First, it is a view of what a builder can do if he wants to look at operating one level above the basic information I was sharing. In all my conversations with David, what comes through is his unusual balance of technical-practical-detail application along with a very strong scientific understanding of the fundamentals of the question at hand. When reading his take on a subject, it is a reminder that accessing this balance on any subject is what makes it interesting. While Tefzel and basic quality crimps and tools are what I use on planes, David's notes are another step toward quality and away from the sub-airworthy.
Second, The letter is a reminder to people who work outside Aviation or the tech world, that industry specs and standards mean something in our field. Many workplaces and topics have very subjective standards of performance or none at all; note that experts in aviation long ago put out the most detailed standards for things as small at how wire is plated. Working in aviation, I don't know 2% of these standards, but critically, I know for almost every question, there is a correct tested answer, you just have to look for it. Understand when a guy says "It will be alright" what his is actually doing is deciding to stop looking for the known way and proven path, and accept the item in question as it is. Conversely, a guy who works in aviation knows that when in doubt, keep looking until you find the proven standard. When you think like that, you have become an aviation professional, even if your paycheck has a different address.
Oshkosh 2013: East meets West in the tent. Two of the sharpest minds in the Corvair movement belong to Ken Pavlou of Connecticut, at left above, and David Josephson of California on the right. Both are Zenith builders. Ken has been involved in numerous projects in support of the Corvair movement. David is a nationally known expert on acoustics, and is interested in extreme noise reduction in aircraft. Both of these men find the Corvair movement the right focal point for their efforts in aviation.
1. The softness of the terminal insulation is only part of the picture.
is completely different from that used with insulated terminals.
rugged enough not to deform when clamped, rubbed or mildly abraded.
surplus Teflon wire has tarnished so badly you can't use it.
glasses, the lighting inside isn't so great.
to spend a little more time unscrewing terminals.
One thing many – way too many – people do not understand is that soldering is not the preferred method of splicing wires/attaching wires to terminals. Crimping is. If I'm not mistaken, the FAA doesn't even mention soldering wires in Chapter 11. Rule of thumb in aviation is that crimping should be considered the mechanical means of attachment; solder just to ensure current flow (i.e. to maintain a constant electrical value).
Do NOT use KAPTON wire! Kapton wire has been implicated in numerous fatal inflight aircraft fires. I have first hand experience with this stuff causing inflight emergencies. The cost of wire is a drop in the bucket when it comes to your aircraft. Buy the good stuff and use the proper tools and connectors!
I'm seeing connectors with heat shrink material surrounding the crimp. This appears new is it a good choice.
Those are called environmental connectors (a.k.a. harsh environment connectors). They're not really new. They are very good connectors, but they're a bit expensive and not needed in many applications.. AC 43.13-1B covers these types of connectors and their application.


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Home News Adriatic Metals raises US$102mln in equity fundraising to start construction at Vares...
Adriatic Metals raises US$102mln in equity fundraising to start construction at Vares silver project
Adriatic Metals PLC (LSE:ADT1, ASX:ADT, OTCQX:ADMLF) said it raised US$102mln through equity fundraising, enabling it to start construction at its flagship Vares silver project in Bosnia & Herzegovina.
It raised gross proceeds of about US$52mln (GBP38mln) through a placing with institutional investors and US$50mln from a conditional equity subscription by Orion Resource Partners (UK) LLP.
Yesterday, Adriatic announced a proposed project finance package of about US$244.5mln before expenses for the construction of Vares. The finance package comprised of a US$142.5mln debt financing package from Orion in addition to the equity fundraising.
The Orion debt financing is subject to ongoing due diligence and definitive legally binding documentation, which is expected to be completed during the fourth quarter of 2021.
Around 25.16 million shares were placed at a price of GBP1.5174 per share, representing a 10.7% discount to the 10-day volume weighted average price yesterday on the Australian Securities Exchange.
The net proceeds of the equity fundraise are expected to be GBP72.2mln and will be used to start construction of the Vares project.
In addition to the placing, Sandfire Resources Ltd also sold its entire holding of 34.6 million existing CHESS Depositary Interests (representing ordinary shares) in Adriatic at the placing price. While Adriatic's chief executive and managing director Paul Cronin also sold 3 million shares, due to strong demand, at the placing price.
"We are delighted to welcome Orion as a new partner in the Vares silver project and we thank Sandfire for their support of the company since its IPO in 2018," said Cronin in a statement late yesterday.
"The announcement of the proposed project finance package is a significant milestone, demonstrating the extent of support globally for new investments in mining in the Balkans, and Bosnia & Herzegovina in particular."
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Is it safe to take medicine when I'm trying to get pregnant?
Medications that can do harm to a developing fetus usually do so in the first weeks of pregnancy – often before you know you are pregnant. Review the medications you are currently taking with your health care provider when you are planning a pregnancy and before you get pregnant. He or she may advise a different dosage or additional tests to monitor the effect of the medication throughout your pregnancy. Or, you may be advised to stop taking the drug altogether. In most circumstances the right treatment for a condition you have while trying to get pregnant or during pregnancy is exactly the same as the right treatment when you are not pregnant. Don't stop effective treatment of any medical condition until you have discussed that treatment in your plan to become pregnant with your health care provider.
What about natural or herbal remedies?
Many people assume that natural or herbal products are safer than prescription or over-the-counter medications. However, most natural products have not been tested for safety or effectiveness. And very few have been tested for safety during pregnancy. Be sure to discuss any natural or herbal remedies with your health care provider before taking them.
Can I take something for nausea and vomiting?
Don't take over-the-counter medicines or herbal remedies for nausea and vomiting without discussing these with your health care provider first. Diclectin® is the only prescription medication approved by Health Canada for the treatment of nausea and vomiting in pregnancy. You can also try ginger, sea bands, and pyridoxine (vitamin B6).
What about caffeine, alcohol, nicotine, and street drugs?
Caffeine. Moderate amounts of caffeine – one to two cups per day – are safe for consumption during pregnancy.
Alcohol. If you are trying to become pregnant, avoiding alcohol is the safest choice. Consumption of high amounts of alcohol is known to have serious effects on your baby (fetal alcohol spectrum disorder). If you need help with alcohol dependency, talk to your health care provider. There is no known safe amount of alcohol during pregnancy. Because drinking alcohol is common and half of all pregnancies are not planned, a woman may have consumed some alcohol before knowing she is pregnant. If the consumption was at low levels, be assured that there is likely no increased risk of adverse outcome. Such low level alcohol consumption is not a reason to terminate a wanted pregnancy.
Smoking. Smoking by either partner reduces fertility. Individuals having difficulty getting pregnant can increase their chances of conceiving by quitting smoking. Smoking cigarettes during pregnancy exposes the baby to many toxic chemicals and is one of the most preventable causes of poor pregnancy outcomes (e.g., low birth weight, stillbirth, preterm birth). Since smoking causes significant negative effects on the fetus, it is best to quit before you become pregnant. Quitting or significantly reducing the number of cigarettes smoked while you are pregnant causes no adverse effects on the pregnancy, and is beneficial to both you and the baby. Talk to your health care provider for help in managing your cravings.
Street Drugs. Street drugs are never safe for use, particularly before or during pregnancy.
It is never too late to reduce or eliminate consumption of alcohol, nicotine, or street drugs.


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Born 13 December 1981, Kiramwok, near Merigi, Bomet Dist., Rift Valley Province, Kenya.
Lives in Kiramwok and Ngong Army camp, near Nairobi. European base: Trento, Italy.
1.72m// 57kg. Native language: Kipsigis (Kalenjin). Oldest of five children. Father a farmer with 20 acres, 10 of tea.
Began running in primary school; 4th at 5000m in primary school nationals 1994. Reached secondary school nationals twice in both 10,000 and cross country, winning both in 1997. Invited to train with Kenya Army at Ngong Training Camp during school holidays. Competed informally in inter-unit military competitions and entered invitational Kenya Amateur Athletics Association (KAAA) meets under Army auspices. Spotted by manager Demadonna in February 1999 at KAAA meet.
Won 12 km race at 2001 World Cross trials; finished a dismal 28th in Ostend mud. In Kenya's 2001 World Championship trials, 2nd (27:49.34) to Charles Kamathi's new altitude world best (27:47.33) but again slightly injured in Edmonton; finished 8th (27:58.06).
In 2003, won 12 km World Cross trials for second time but could manage no better than 6th in Lausanne. Similarly, scored a comfortable win in World Championship trials 10,000 (27.59.18) but wound up 5th in Paris (27:19.94).
Held true to form in 2004: a solid 2nd in the World Cross trials 12 km followed by a disappointing 11th in the Brussels World Cross. Then a comfortable win in the Kenyan Olympic trials 10,000 (27:56.6) and selection for Athens, but another 6th place in the big event (27:41.91). He repeated his 6th place, albeit in a faster time in the Brussels GL (27:04.14) and then ran five road and two cross country races in quick succession— including the World Half-Marathon Championships in New Delhi, where he was again just off the podium in 4th (62:38).
In 2005 he once again performed well at the Kenya World Cross trials—a solid 3rd behind Eliud Kipchoge and Moses Mosop—but history points to a probable a top-eight but out-of-the-medals finish in St. Etienne/St. Galmier. Of course, no one is keener to prove history wrong than Korir himself.
John Cheruiyot Korir* has repeatedly finished at or near the top in Kenyan trials for major championships and then comie up just short in the championships themselves. He won Kenya's junior World Cross trials in 2000 but settled for bronze in Vilamoura; won the 2000 Olympic trials 10,000 in a world altitude best, but finished 5th in Sydney; won the senior 12 km World Cross trials in 2001 and sank to 28th in the Ostend mud; came a close 2nd at 10,000 in the 2001 World Championships trials, then faded to 8th in Edmonton; finished a close 2nd again in 2002 in a record-breaking Commonwealth Games trials 10,000, but missed a medal by 0.05 seconds in Manchester; won the 2003 World Cross trials at 12 km but could do no better than 6th in Lausanne; took the 10,000 at the 2003 World Championships trials in decisive fashion but settled for another 5th place in Paris; and last year took 2nd in the World Cross trials 12 km and dropped to 11th in Brussels, and then won the Olympic trials 10,000 and wound up 6th in Athens. That he performed well in Kenya's 2005 World Cross trials (3rd) does not necessarily bode well.
The slips in performance have sometimes resulted from minor injuries that developed between the trials and the championships, or from a miscalculation in the closing stages of the big race. But by now Korir has had so much experience preparing for and competing in races at the highest level that he may finally be ready to overcome his championship jinx.
Korir is not one of the many Kenyan internationals who discovered their running talent late in life. He grew up a few kilometers from the home of two-time World Cross champion William Sigei, and he has wanted to be a world class runner for as long as he can remember. In primary school he would pick tea on his father's plot every morning and leave himself just enough time to run 20 minutes to school. He'd then run home for lunch, back to school and home again, knowing he was building stamina. In secondary school, he deliberately chose a roundabout route so the run to school took an hour. His training paid off in two national schools championships (in cross country and 10,000m) in his third year of high school, and this earned him a rare headmaster's dispensation: he was allowed to wear a track suit to class instead of the school uniform.
Prepared by John Manners for the IAAF "Focus on Africans" project. © IAAF 2003-2005.


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The random urine sample shown in Fig. 1 was collected from a 43-year-old woman with systemic lupus erythematosus. A routine urinalysis (Aution Max AX-4280; Iris Diagnostics) revealed no remarkable findings and, specifically, was negative for protein. The corresponding urine protein concentration, however, was 448 mg/dL (reference interval, ≤12 mg/dL) as measured with a turbidimetric assay (Cobas c701; Roche Diagnostics). Protein concentrations in urine samples previously collected from this patient were undetectable.
Control (on left) and case study (on right) urine samples photographed with bright-field (A) and dark-field (B) lighting.
What is responsible for the unique appearance of this urine sample?
Why did the substance interfere with testing on one platform but not the other?
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Space experience or experience in space?
The spaces of our cities, together with their spatial characteristics, are stolen by the large surface-area commercialunits or closed buildings created in the middle of vast asphalt wastelands. They privatize or from a different point of view monopolize the spatial configurations of the city together with the agora type, or encounter-oriented, public spaces that have evolved through history and which are the essence of urbanity.
Privatization is not even the proper word, for what happens to these spaces. The public spaces formerly having a far-reaching degree of freedom are manipulated, and put to be at service of a well definable goal: consumption. They are incorporated in the interior of buildings and are converted into spaces of adventure.
We are talking about the spaces that were formerly between the building masses, and were given sense by the transitory spaces, at the common edges of the inner and the public outer realm. As soon as these meaningful spaces with character get into the interior of a big building or a thematic park, the space in between the buildings becomes empty and will become a wasteland of left-over spaces.
A spatial realm of the industrial cities of the socialist era constructed with the application of the modernist urban planning principles stands for a special problem. The spatial environment of these estate type developments has already become filled with emptiness before the era of the global capitalism, to explain with a confusing metaphor the phenomena of creating void through the misinterpretation of flowing space.
Planners and politicians, who want to create urbanity in the centre of Ajka, have to face huge difficulties when dealing with the post-socialist world accompanied by current urban development trends of public spaces stolen by the out-of-town shopping centres. They have to deal with the sucking effect of the outskirts and with the heritage of the modernist urban planning full of emptiness. How can the main question addressed by the Europan theme be answered in such circumstances? This is the biggest challenge of the Hungarian site, the city centre of Ajka.
The reinterpretation of urban spaces is a world or European scaled challenge. In the case of European cities it is a common risk that the spaces of the new isolated malls or thematic parks providing different forms of extremely intense experiences overcome the urban spatial experience that is provided by the encounter-oriented public spaces. This is a danger from two aspects. The first, more obvious, risk is the privatization or rather manipulation of space by the shopping centres or malls. The other, not so obvious, danger is the process in which the cities, traditional urban centres become similar to these commercial centres, with the application of the spatial organization principles of the malls in traditional city centre areas.
Inner city pedestrian streets, water-front regenerations, and even cultural quarters or museum extensions are copying the spatial organization principles of these commercial centres. It seems that predictable and controlled spaces will overcome spontaneity and freedom.
Urbanity and the collective urban space of the city have to be regenerated at the centre of Ajka in this situation. We have to create something that we know better what it cannot be, than what it should be. For this experimentation, the successful Europan 10 competition of Ajka will hopefully provide considerable help!
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Edinburgh Engineering Virtual Library (EEVL) project was started in August 1995 and the core database went live in September 1996. Its objective was to provide a free guide to specialist engineering resources to UK higher education institutions. It focused primarily on UK based resources.
It was part of the Electronic Libraries Programme (eLib) which was funded by the Joint Information Systems Committee (JISC)
The main team was based at Heriot Watt University in Edinburgh, with additional input from staff at the University of Edinburgh, Imperial College, Cambridge University, Nottingham Trent University, Sheffield University, Cranfield University and the IEE.

Resources were classified using a scheme based on Ei codes. An abstract and keywords were also provided for each item.
The main subject classifications used were:
Aerospace & Defence Engineering, Bioengineering, Chemical Engineering, Civil Engineering, Electrical, Electronic and Computer Engineering, Engineering General, Engineering Design, Environmental Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, Materials Engineering, Mechanical Engineering and Related Industries, Mining, Nanotechnology, Petroleum & Offshore Engineering.
As the number of resources increased these headings were divided into subheadings as necessary.

EEVL also classified resources by type. The types used were:
Commercial, Society/Institution, Higher Education, Resource Guide/Directory, E-journal/Newsletter, Governmental, Document, Research Project/Centr, Mailing/Discussion List, Software, Database/Databank, Training Materials, Reference, Recruitment/Employment, Patents/Standards, Conference/Meeting Announcements, Frequently Asked Questions, Video, Library Catalogues

EEVL also provided additional services such as a search engine for electronic journals, EESE.

In 1999 the project expanded to become an Engineering, Mathematics and Computing (EMC) Hub as part of the Resource Discovery Network.

In 2006 it became Intute Engineering as the RDN Hubs merged to form Intute.

References
EEVL: Edinburgh Engineering Virtual Library http://www.ukoln.ac.uk/services/elib/projects/eevl/

Breaks M, "EEVL (Edinburgh Engineering Virtual Library)." Proceedings of the IATUL Conferences. Paper 2. https://docs.lib.purdue.edu/iatul/1997/papers/2

MacLeod R "Around the Table – Engineering". March 1997, Ariadne Issue 8 http://www.ariadne.ac.uk/issue8/around-table/

Harrison NJ, MacLeod R. "Free Full-text E-journals and EEVL's Engineering E-journal Search Engine". April 2003, Ariadne Issue 35 http://www.ariadne.ac.uk/issue35/eevl/

Harrison NJ, "Gateway to engineering", Information Scotland, http://www.slainte.org.uk/publications/serials/infoscot/vol7%281%29/vol7%281%29article5.htm

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17 dead in massive fire outbreak at a New Delhi hotel
17 people, including a child, have died and at least 4 were injured when a major fire engulfed several storeys of a central Delhi hotel early on Tuesday.
The fire broke out on the third and fourth floor, but the blaze quickly spiralled down. Many people were still fast asleep at the time.
25 firefighters rushed to the spot after receiving a call at 4.30 a.m. About 35 people were rescued from the six-storeyed Hotel Arpit Palace in Karol Bagh, New Delhi, Deputy Commissioner of Police Mandeep Randhawa said. 3 people jumped off from the blazing building.
According to a senior police officer, a child and 16 others, including a woman, died in the fire outbreak. Most victims died of suffocation, Fire Chief Officer G.C. Mishra said. The death toll could rise further.
At least 35 rooms in the hotel were booked by members of one family, who were in the city for a special function.
The hotel comprises a basement, a ground floor and four other floors. Only the basement and ground floors were not affected. Most damages were reported between the second and the fourth floor. The fire has been controlled and the cooling process is underway.
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by Daniel Perrin · March 11, 2015
Here is the bottom line:
Legislative language to to allow subsidies to be paid to residents of states with a federally run exchange passed in earlier versions of the ACA, in the Senate, at the committee level.
Once the White House and Senate Committees merged the various versions into one bill to go to the Senate floor, they took those provisions out.
As Tom Miller writes, quoting an unnamed Washington D.C. attorney:
"The issue in King v. Burwell initially is all about whether the Court can read into a law any statutory language that was earlier considered by the Congress but was not adopted in the subsequently enacted final version of that law. The Supreme Court has said in the past that there are few principles of statutory construction that are more compelling than the proposition that Congress does not intend to enact as statutory language provisions that it has earlier discarded in favor of other language. See Doe v. Chao, 540 U.S. 614, 622 (2004).
The question is not what Congress would have wanted but what Congress actually enacted. The Court's role is to interpret the statutory language of the law as it is enacted by the Congress and to presume that the legislature has said what it means and means what it says, and to not alter the text to satisfy a policy preference. For the ACA, if the language of S. 1679 was intended to be included, then the proper remedy is to seek amendment to the statute from the Legislative Branch. Congress had the language and knew what to say but did not say it."
Grace Marie Turner also has a good piece on this judicially significant legislative history.
Based on court precedent and legislative history, combined with Chief Justice Robert's dislike of the Chevron rule, the odds that there will be a King victory have gone up.
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Extravaganza presents Diamond Rings Release Party w / Jed Harper, Dzeko & Torres
Friday July 27th, 2012
10:00pm - 4:00am @ Maison
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In 2010, JED HARPER decided to hang up the name "JEDI", and focus on electronic music production full time, under his real name. "I was spending so much time in the studio writing music, and everything that was coming out of me was house music", explains Jed. "I had wanted to drop the name JEDI for a while; and I felt like this was the right time to do it. I was making a change in my music direction; and this seemed like a good anchor to identify the change". To further signify the change in his sound, JED HARPER also started producing events through BAD CONCEPT RECORDS and began inviting guests such as JOACHIM GARRAUD, EDDIE HALLIWELL, and MICHAEL WOODS to perform. "I didn't want to be producing electronic music all day, and then playing mash-up sets at night; it didn't make any sense", continues Jed. "I had 6 weekly residencies at the time, and was playing out from Tuesday to Sunday. So I pulled out of a few of my projects to focus on producing events that catered to my sound. My new focus is to make BAD CONCEPT RECORDS a completely 360 label, and have all of the projects I'm working on compliment each other".
2011 sees JED HARPER continue with his fully loaded schedule; including DJ tour dates across North America, an onslaught of both original & remix productions, and producing events around the Toronto area.
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They also gushed about each other, of course.
She's not ditching the Grande.
Thanks to a very brave survivor.
He confirmed it with the sweetest photo.
People are criticizing her choice of words.
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The actor who turned 30 last month had claimed that he is ready to fall in love after two failed relationships and it looks like his wish has come true. They recently put up pictures of them partying happily at his home. He had broken up with his long-time girlfriend Priyanka Bhatia in 2010, a few months after he revealed they were going to get married. Yet, we do wish that Neil has really found true love.He also appeared in Susi Ganeshan's crime thriller Shortcut Romeo with Ameesha Patel and Puja Gupta.The picture ran into trouble when it got a limited release by its producers, and emerged as a major commercial failure.Neil Nitin Mukesh Chand Mathur (born 15 January 1982) better known as Neil Nitin Mukesh is an Indian actor who appears in Hindi-language films.
He had also been the butt of jokes on the social media for the same reason, but never had we thought that we would be witnessing him on a dating website. But off late grapevine has not been abuzz with Neil's dating life.
He subsequently earned critical praise for his performance in New York (2009) and Jail (2009); the former earned him a nomination for the Filmfare Best Supporting Actor Award.
The actor was later noted for his performances in Lafangey Parindey (2010), 7 Khoon Maaf (2011) and David (2013).
He debuted in Tamil cinema as the main antagonist in Kaththi (2014), for which he learned Tamil from scratch.
In an interview with The Times of India, the actor said "Music is my hobby, but acting is my passion. So, while my father continued his legacy and became a singer, I pursued his other passion. and earned him a Best Male Debut nomination at the 53rd Filmfare Awards.
The actor was cast as Chopra's first husband, Major Edwin Rodriques, an arrogant, jealous and possessive army officer who lost a leg in Punjab's Operation Blue Star in 1984.
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