The objective of the present study was to evaluate memory performance in tasks with and without affective content (to confirm the mood congruency phenomenon) in acutely admitted patients with bipolar I disorder (BD) and major depression disorder (MDD) and in healthy participants. Seventy-eight participants (24 BD, 29 MDD, and 25 healthy controls) were evaluated. Three word lists were used as the memory task with affective content (positive, negative and indifferent). Psychiatric symptoms were also evaluated with rating scales (Young Mania Rating Scale for mania and Hamilton Depression Rating Scale for depression). Patients were selected during the first week of hospitalization. BD patients showed higher scores in the word span with positive tone than MDD patients and healthy controls (P = 0.002). No other difference was observed for tests with affective tone. MDD patients presented significantly lower scores in the Mini-Mental State Exam, logical memory test, visual recognition span, and digit span, while BD patients presented lower scores in the visual recognition test and digit span. Mood congruency effect was found for word span with positive tone among BD patients but no similar effect was observed among MDD patients for negative items. MDD patients presented more memory impairment than BD patients, but BD patients also showed memory impairment.


Does society need yet another musical act that recalls '80s electro-pop and '90s R&B? Montreal's Black Atlass (a.k.a. Alex Fleming) argues yes; Jade comes off as Frank Ocean meets the Style Council.
This ten-track EP was "one-stop shopped" — written, composed and performed by Fleming. On vocals, he gets the vibe across, although his voice isn't as robust as artists in his lane such as Majid Jordan or JMSN. Track "Young West Coast" is a clear example of his new-school fusion; "Geneviève" is distinctly undistinguished, and the old-timey chords of "Valentine" don't quite hit the heartstrings as envisioned. That being said, a smooth ditty like "Nights Like This" comes off like a hit Miguel track, a number like "Your Body" is as evocative as it is ominous and haunting guitar strums punctuate the intriguing "Blonde," all revealing that if Black Atlass hasn't arrived yet, he is still surely on his way.


Like any award show, the 2014 Emmys have been full of surprises. And while Jim Parsons taking home another Emmy (and a million dollar an episode paycheck) was shocking enough, Kathy Bates winning an Emmy for her work in American Horror Story: Coven seemed to be too much for the actress herself to handle. Upon hearing her name being called, Bates clutched her hand to her chest and her mouth dropped agape. "It couldn't be... could it?!" she was surely musing.
On the other side of the spectrum, Julia Roberts, who was nominated for HBO's The Normal Heart, didn't look too pleased to be snubbed of an Emmy for Best Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or Movie. Perhaps this is because, if you'll recall, this isn't the first time Kathy Bates has conquered Julia Roberts in an award show. During the 1991 Oscars, it was Bates vs. Roberts, and ultimately Bates took home the Oscar for Misery, while Roberts' Pretty Woman would be eternalized on television reruns.
Check out videos of both women's reactions to the award below.


Last week, I shot my first day in the life (ditl) for my own family as an assignment for my Documentary Class with Jessica Thomason, which you can find offered at Clickin' Moms. (I'll be back with a full review of her class but for now I can say it is hands down the BEST thing I've done to challenge myself to grow not only as a photographer but as a storyteller. It's been amazing!) Anyway, our assignment was to capture our family for one day- no posing, no props. Just living. I picked an ordinary Monday when Eric works from home and we do a bit of lessons before heading out to piano & then returning just before dinner.
I love seeing our ordinary. I KNOW I'll especially love seeing these in the years to come! The ordinary isn't always exciting but it's beautiful because it's where God often meets us- teaching us to love Him & each other as we go about living & learning. It's beautiful because the ordinary is filled with these precious souls that bring smiles to my face, along with the tears & frowns. I'm excited to do another ditl soon!


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Frequency of content changes and its effect on search position ranking
18 May in SEO Evolution	by	Carlos Guzman
It has been known to some people for awhile now that the frequency of changes to web content can affect your position ranking in Google for a given keyword phrase. Just how much weighting does Google give to the frequency of content changes...
Changing Landscape of SEO
16 March in SEO Evolution	by	Carlos Guzman
The search engine optimization (SEO) landscape has changed drastically over the past decade. In the early days of the Internet, search engine optimization was centered on the basic elements of web design, keyword selection, backlinks and placement. Today, there are numerous...
gShift Labs… In the Beginning
The idea to start a company that automated the search engine optimization process first came to me in May 2009 when Chris Adams and I were working as interim leaders at a SaaS startup. We booted around the idea, did some market...

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Handling livestock can be dangerous, especially if you are not used to doing it.
Every year there is the grim statistic of farm fatalities involving livestock.
But there is also the occurrence of a large number of injuries such as broken limbs, crushings etc on farms when handling or moving livestock.
With this in mind, the following advice is from an information sheet from the Health and Safety Authority(HSA). A DVD related to the safety aspects of cattle handling is also available at Teagasc youtube.
Dangerous situations involving cattle are almost entirely avoidable – you or a family member needn't become a "statistic".
Beat or shout at cattle unnecessarily – they remember bad experiences.


Porvair Filtration Group has announced the launch of the first product, a ChIP kit containing 24 assays, based upon its novel Chromatrap™ Pro-A Chromatin ImmunoPrecipitation (ChIP) technology. The exciting new product has been enthusiastically tested at 12 beta sites around the world with excellent results and feedback.
Chromatrap™ is a new technology that offers a quicker, easier and more efficient way of undertaking chromatin immunoprecipitation assays. The new kits use revolutionary Chromatrap™ Pro-A spin columns which contain discs of an inert, porous polymer to which protein A has been covalently attached.
During an assay the chromatin/antibody complex is retained by the disc. Flushing with three buffers and an elution step are all that is required to obtain the DNA fragments of interest.
In independent testing Chromatrap™ demonstrated levels of DNA pull down up to 25 times higher than with traditional bead based procedures, excellent DNA enrichment with signal-to-noise ratios typically 2 to 3 times better than competing procedures and top performance even with samples with as few as 15,000 cells per assay.
The new Chromatrap™ spin column approach offers significant advantages compared to methods based on sepharose or magnetic beads, which involve many steps of separation, pipetting and re-suspension. The BioVyon™ protein A discs used in Chromatrap™ spin columns have a proprietary internal structure, composed of pores that have inner surfaces specifically designed to maximize chromatin capture efficiency.
Porvair's proprietary disc base material is chemically inert, reducing incidences of non-specific binding. All chromatin capture reactions take place inside the rigid porous disc; therefore there is no need for the many repetitive stages of suspension, collection and resuspension by pipette.
Additionally no pre-blocking step is required. The Chromatrap spin column protocol allows washing steps that are fast, efficient and less prone to error and the 'flow through' characteristics of the column ensure excellent sample mixing and washing during the assay.


* Output of shale gas has gone from 4% of total US gas production to almost a quarter in the last seven years. Advances in hydraulic fracturing technology have expanded America's reserves of exploitable natural gas from 12 years' supply to more than a century's.
* Fracking has delivered a massive supply shock to the US natural gas market leading to a collapse in gas prices, down roughly 80% from their 2008 peak. Today, US gas prices are about a quarter of European levels.
* Indeed, America now produces three billion more cubic feet of natural gas a day than it consumes. It has gone from being an importer to an exporter of gas in a few years. Plans are afoot to convert facilities designed for the import of liquefied natural gas to export US shale gas.
* Cheap and plentiful gas provides a stimulus which has contributed to the relative resilience of America's economy. Crucially, in a world where industrialised economies are trying to export their way to growth, cheap gas gives the US a sizeable competitive advantage.
* The key to realising it will switching America's power stations from burning coal, which currently generates 45% of US electricity, to gas. It costs half as much to generate electricity from natural gas than from coal. Changing to gas will mean cheaper and cleaner US electricity.
* This will give US industry a significant competitive advantage. The Peterson Institute estimates that lower energy prices could give US manufacturing plants a 60–80% cost advantage over competitors in east Asia and Europe.
* US consumers will also benefit from lower electricity prices. IHS Global Insight estimates that savings from lower gas prices will add an annual average of $926 per year to US household disposable incomes between 2012 and 2015.
* The gains would be greater were compressed gas to become widely available as a fuel for cars, although the costs of setting up a network of fuelling stations and converting cars may be prohibitive.
* Recently there has been growing talk of exploiting shale gas in Europe, including the UK's Blackpool reserves. A number of factors suggest that Europe will struggle to replicate America's gas revolution.
* Higher population density in Europe makes extraction of shale gas reserves more disruptive and politically contentious than in the US. France has banned fracking on environmental grounds. In the UK, and most other countries, the rights to oil and gas belong to the government, not the landowner. US landowners own the mineral rights and have an incentive to exploit gas reserves. And the US gas industry benefits from significant economies of scale and operates more intensively than its European counterparts.


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Q: C# Bitmap Class on Mono Has Invalid Properties I am using System.Drawing.Bitmap class from System.Drawing library using NET 3.5.
Code is this:
Bitmap bm = new Bitmap(filename);
Console.WriteLine("bm.width: " + bm.width); // RETURNS 233, RIGHT AMOUNT
Console.WriteLine("bm.HorizontalResolution: " + bm.HorizontalResolution); // RETURNS 0!!

Does anyone have a different compatible class I could use, or any tricks for mono to make this work? I need the resolution to scale images properly in Word (I'm generating .docx files).
Mono JIT compiler version 3.2.8 (Debian 3.2.8+dfsg-4ubuntu1)
Copyright (C) 2002-2014 Novell, Inc, Xamarin Inc and Contributors. www.mono-project.com

System.Drawing.Image has the same behavior.

A: It seems that System.Drawing.Graphics returns "proper" Dpi information on Linux environment.
var imgPhoto = System.Drawing.Image.FromFile(imgAbsolutePath); // object with HorizontalResolution and VerticalResolution that return 0 on Linux
var gImage = System.Drawing.Graphics.FromImage(imgPhoto);
var dpiX = gImage.DpiX;
var dpiY = gImage.DpiY;

At least, this is still a problem on .NET Core 2.2.

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Iran's President visits Pakistan as terror strikes in Lahore
March 29, 2016 OPINION/NEWS
Waqar Haider
The first visit by Irani President Hassan Rouhani to Pakistan left too many controversies.
The Irani President was in Pakistan earlier on a two day visit. Both countries signed several agreements after the removal of sanctions on Iran. Rouhani met Pakistan's Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and Chief of Army Staff Raheel Shareef during his visit. On 27th March the Irani president left Pakistan after completing his visit.
Pakistan is playing a crucial role to Muslims and the rest of the world. Terrorism returned in the provincial capital of Pakistan on Sunday as a terrorist blew himself up at Gulshan Iqbal park, Lahore, in a suicide blast, more than 72 people being killed and over 300 injured, many of them women and children, in the attack.
Just a month ago, on 29 February, the government hanged Salmaan Taseer's killer Mumtaz Qadri. After that a huge number of Pro-Qadri supporters appeared in the streets of Rawalpindi city and demonstrated against the government's action. After a month passed, a large number of people were again on the streets, this time the capital city Islamabad. Approximately 2000 to 4000 people started to move toward the Red Zone area of Pakistan and attempted to occupy the Parliament building, police, rangers and the Army being deployed to stop them. On Saturday night some people attacked the well know ex-singer and cleric Junaid Jamshed at the Benazir Bhutto International Airport in Islamabad.
After these incidents the Prime Minister and Chief of Army Staff decided to take some serious steps against the terroriss and their facilitators, especially in Punjab Province and the rest of the country. According to ISPR Lt Gen Asim Bajwa of the Inter-Service Intelligence is anxious to start operations to find lins to and the perpetrators of the Lahore suicide attack.
Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif also addressed the nation and said that we are fighting against terrorism by our National Action Plan, and that the operation against terrorism will continue until the death of the last terrorist in Pakistan.
Waqar Haider is a Journalist and Assignment Editor at the Islamabad Bureau of Channel 24 News.
Tags Asim BajwaCOASGulshan Iqbal parkHassan RouhaniIranJunaid JamshedLahoreMumtaz QadriMuslimNational Action Plan (NAP)Nawaz SharifPakistanPoliticsRaheel SharifSalmaan TaseersanctionsSuicide bombersTerrorismWaqar Haider
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LABOR SOLIDARITY 14.02.2004 18:42
Hundreds Protest at Safeway and Powell's
400 people protested in the streets, and in the stores today at Powell's and Safeway, in a show of solidarity to support workers fighting for decent health care.
The action started at the North Park Blocks with the No War Drum Corps and a Jobs with Justice banner leading a march to Powell's front door. Meanwhile, dozens of activists started their Valentine's Day program inside the store. After a few love songs, with some new verses about Powell's, a very large valentine was presented to Powell's workers. Another much smaller and not-so-nice valentine was presented to Ann Smith, Powell's CEO... People then did a conga-line march through the store, while dozens of Powell's workers simultaneously walked off the job! After a brief rally in front of the main entrance, the crowd (now at 400) marched down 11th to Safeway.
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GLOBAL RESISTANCE 14.02.2004 13:27
This Week in Haiti
Corportate media reports of violence by pro-Aristide supporters in Haiti, coupled with statement's from Washington supporting regime change, bring to mind the April 11, 2002 failed coup attempt against Venezuelan President, Hugo Chavez. Different circumstances, same imperialist power behind the curtain.
Excerpt from Haitiprogres.com: ...in one of the largest mobilizations in recent years, hundreds of thousands of Haitians marched and rallied in Port-au-Prince on Feb. 7, the anniversary of the 1986 fall of the Duvalier dictatorship, to demand that Aristide fulfill his five-year term, which ends Feb. 6, 2006. Thousands more held similar anti-coup demonstrations in provincial cities. Pro-government popular organizations have begun setting up barricades and taking up arms in the capital and other cities like Jacmel, Cayes and Cap Ha?tien to prevent the spread of the armed opposition's attacks.
The offensive began on the morning of Feb. 5 when the newly constituted Front of Revolutionary Resistance of Gona?ves (FRRG) attacked that city's police headquarters with automatic weapons fire and grenades. Many civilians and several policemen were killed in the five-hour gun battle that ensued, although it is not clear how many from numerous conflicting reports. Eventually the police withdrew. The attackers overran the station and freed all the prisoners in jail, "among them lots of criminals whom courts had convicted," said a Feb. 7 police communique. [ Read More ] [ Haitiprogres.com ]
COMMUNITIES NOT CORPORATIONS 13.02.2004 17:05
Report-back from anti-Starbucks action this lovely morn
Today is the third anniversary of my first full day in Portland, and I thought to myself, "What better way to start it than by protesting the awful plans for that Starbucks in my neighborhood!" So I got up at the crack of dawn, biked over, and joined a few other folks on SE Division in front of the Ladd's Meat Building. I had downloaded and made copies of some flyers made expressly for this event and posted here on indymedia. The flyers are geared toward drivers sitting at the long light there, and warned thta if the Starbucks goes in, traffic and waits will be even worse. "Outreach to the Commuting Community", I guess you'd call this. ;-)
LABOR 13.02.2004 10:17
Mother Kali's Books in Eugene locks out Wobblies
Workers at Mother Kali's Books in Eugene, Oregon (one of the oldest longstanding feminist bookstores in the United States) were locked out of the shop on January 29th, following an unfair labor practices filing with the National Labor Relations Board. Mother Kali's workers are members of IWW Industrial Union 660, and have been pursuing contract negotioation with the Mother Kali's Board of Directors for several months with no response. [ Read more... ]
previous stories: [ Wobblies stick up for workers rights in Eugene (Feb. 10) | Eugene IWW job action continues (Feb. 11) ]
CORPORATE HYPOCRISY 12.02.2004 23:10
"New Seasons/Old Tactics": Local grocery store chain disses Street Roots vendor
Tonight managers at the Sellwood New Seasons expressed their commitment to the community by rejecting the wishes of a local Street Roots vender to sell the paper in front of their store. Vendors had sold the paper outside Sellwood New Seasons previously and been treated with respect and enthusiasm by their customers. Many folks who were not used to seeing Street Roots outside of downtown were happy to see the Roots growing to Southeast Portland. They will no longer have access to the community voice of the homeless population without leaving their neighborhood.
When asked why New Seasons had this policy the managers response was that the company does not own the location, but leases it from "...some big company that owns a lot of stuff other places and is headquartered somewhere."
Eugene IWW job action continues
Members of IWW Industrial Union 660 continued their job action today in front of Mother Kali's Books on 13th avenue in Eugene. The crowd today was smaller than at Monday's rally when 30 supporters marched and picketed the former worker's cooperative. Organizers seemed equally pleased with the coninuing effort and with the sunny weather.
The four workers who were terminated without notice and had their medical benefits illegally discontinued were present and spoke with several customers coming out of the store. One customer said that the store's sole visible employee had told him that the picketers out front were not really part of a labor union. This prompted several of the fired workers to go and hold their IWW red cards up against the glass of the front window.
The UPS deliveryman was obviously of a different mind than the clerk concerning the nature of the job action. After a call to his union steward he told the picket line that he would not cross the line if they didn't want him to, and did not take his packages into the store.
previous stories: [ Wobblies stick up for workers rights in Eugene | Mother Kali's Locks Out Wobblies ]
FOREST DEFENSE 11.02.2004 23:22
Comment Now On The Baked Apple Fire Salvage Sale!
The Umpqua National Forest decided on Alternative No. 6, one of the worst.
A record of decision is expected in April 2004.
Alternative 6:
Log approx. 42 mmbf (8,500 log trucks full), burnt mature & old growth forests
Leave as little as 4 trees per acre in 900 acres of salvage units,
Build 1.27 miles of new roads and reconstruct 1.05 miles of closed roads,
Use 39 landings for helicopters (about 1 acre each of permanent deforestation).
This project will salvage dead trees from the 2002 arson Apple fire in the North Umpqua Ranger District of the Umpqua National Forest. alternative 6 will salvage log mature and old-growth forests, mostly dead trees killed in the fire. (The only live trees logged will be "incidental", that is, cut when they stand in the way of building new roads or yarding corridors).
On most of the units (and on all of the big Douglas fir old-growth units), only four (4) trees per acre will be left. Two of those trees will be cut down to provide soil nutrients, and two (2) will be left standing for wildlife. Just two.
COMMUNIQUE 10.02.2004 15:52
ELF DAMAGES CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT AT CHARLOTTESVILLE SITE
CHARLOTTESVILLE, VIRGINA - The Earth Liberation Front has taken credit for its second known action of 2004 with an attack on equipment at a building site in Charlottesville, Virginia. The site, a 30-acre clearcut slated for the development of 300 duplex-apartment units, a bank, a Target store and some restaurants, was targeted as part of the ELF's ongoing actions against large-scale developments going up at the expense of what little green space is left in North America.
Wobblies stick up for workers rights in Eugene
A group of thirty members and supporters of the Industrial Workers of the World marched up 13th avenue in Eugene chanting "Union bust, lose our truxst!" and kept themselves warm by vigorous sign waving and singing on a gray and cold Monday, February 9. Mother Kali's bookstore has illegally locked out the four employees, all members of IWW Industrial Union 660 in a blatant attempt to bust the union.
MEDIA CRITICSIM 09.02.2004 16:29
Jim Redden - Corporate Stooge and Apologist for the Growing Fascist Government
I had the misfortune to read the recent article in the Tribune titled "Activist indulges capitalistic cravings". It was written by Jim Redden. Now I have heard a couple people claim that Redden is something of a progressive, but this article is just another example of useless trash pushed out by for-profit commercial media which offers nothing of value to the reader.
Here is an entire page wasted on a story about an activist who opened a restaurant, and wrote a book, which apparently some people disagree with. Redden claims in a bold photo caption that "critics both liberal and conservative call him (Rosebraugh) two-faced." However, reading through the article you will only find the single conservative critic doing so. Redden relies entirely on an anonymous posting from Indymedia, which is itself most likely from a right wing critic, to back-up his claim. In fact, there isn't a single interview with any activist to provide another viewpoint. Beyond that, the article does not give much interesting information about the restaurant. It does not review the book. It does not attempt any discussion of some of the issues that might be of value to inform readers about and at least in some part, redeem itself. No, this entire page is a complete waste of people's time. Particularly in light of other serious issues that could use more public attention. For contrast I will mention just one. Hanford. Here, just miles away, is a vast repository of radioactive and chemical toxic waste. There are 172 building sized buried tanks, some 70 of which have already leaked millions of gallons of high level radioactive waste. Waste which is leaking into aquifers that eventually feed into the Columbia river. Now that is something to be terrified of.
PRISONER SUPPORT 08.02.2004 22:54
In 48 hours California will execute the wrong man!
A man named Kevin Cooper has been given a date to die: On Feb. 10, 2004, the State of California plans to kill him, by pumping him full of poison. Cooper, convicted back in 1984 of the slaying of 3 members of the Ryen clan, and a visiting family friend, was also charged with stabbing an 8-year old boy, but luckily the child survived. Why lucky? Well, apart from the obvious reason (his sheer survival), Joshua Ryen saw who attacked him, and upon recovery told police that it was 3 white or Latino men who slew his family, his friend, and tried to kill him. When young Josh saw TV news accounts of the attacks, he turned to a cop who was present, and exclaimed, when the picture of Kevin Cooper flashed across the screen, "That wasn't the guy who did it. It was 3 Mexicans."
But, San Bernardino officials didn't care; what does it matter that the lone surviving victim cleared their suspect? It meant nothing. They had their man -- and on the 10th of February, they wanna kill him. Kevin Cooper, now a man of 45 years, has spent the last 19 years of his life on California's Death Row, for a series of brutal crimes -- that he did not commit. Cooper turned his cell into a school room; studying writing, politics and African-American history. He has grown into a vibrant, talented and educated individual -- yet California still wants to extinguish his light.
ot only was the only living eyewitness ignored; but shortly after the murders, a local woman came forward to tell police that she thought her boyfriend was involved in the grisly killings. Why? When he came home the night of the slayings, she said, he was wearing a pair of overalls, drenched in blood. The woman turned them over to the cops. Before the day was over, the overalls were pitched into the station's dumpster. Did it matter that the man was wearing a t-shirt the color and brand of the t-shirt found in the scene -- it also, bloody? No. Did it matter that he owned a hatchet, like a weapon used in the Ryen home, and it was conveniently missing from the couple's home. Police and prosecutors told jurors that a bloody shoe- print found at the scene conclusively proved Cooper's guilt. Were the jurors told that Deputy William Baird had a pair of prison shoes in his (crime) lab, which were Cooper's size? What they also didn't know was that the Deputy, post-trial, was fired for stealing five pounds of heroin from the evidence locker--five pounds--both to use and to sell--to drug dealers! [READ MORE...]
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PRISONER SUPPORT | FREEDOM 08.02.2004 15:39
Tacoma Peltier March
On the surface, it is said that we gathered to support Leonard's freedom and denounce his incarceration; but there was more to the gathering in the larger sense. A political prisoner, especially an indigenous one, is merely a symptom of a society locked in a military/oil/prison/auto-industrial-complex/police state; and indigenous people have been experiencing this imperialistic intrusion and invasion since "pre-history." We recognize the broken promises of the United 'Snakes' of America, and yesterday's movement was not a reactionary response, but instead a proactive networking and gathering: a solid stance of indigenous sovereignty that has never and will never fully be conquered, a force of strong family that is evolving while retaining the teachings of the distant past.
The group walked to the Courthouse in Tacoma, where a PA system was awaiting powerful speakers. Offerings were given and the ceremony opened with the Aztec dancers, the traditional bursting into the present.
Finally, you'll see a picture of people swarming around the Tacoma Dome. This was not the Peltier group! There was a huge public send-off for military youngsters getting hauled away to Iraq. On my way to the Peltier Rally, I took a wrong turn on my bike and saw the massive amounts of people going to the worship the altar of death that the Peltier folks are working to decolonize.
[Pictures of the March] | [AUDIO FILE: Speaker From The Leonard Peltier Rally In Tacoma
SELECTION 2004 08.02.2004 15:28
Report from Vancouver Caucus
Howard Dean's ability to raise money using the internet completely failed to bring those who wrote checks to the polls in Vancouver, Washington yesterday. I spent two hours in the Laborer's Hall on Andreson, wandering, listening and watching.
The average age of voters was 50. About 2% minorities. These are not the representative demographics of the community. Dean pulled maybe 5% in most precincts, but as the voting rolled out many quickly shifted to Kerry. From all appearances, Kerry's supporters were more affluent, more established, smarter, and better able to wrangle loose votes in the room.
I met and observed four or five smart operatives, each working for Kerry, who basically delivered their precincts by attending the democrat planning meetings, and making 100 phone calls within their district. No one doing this for Dean. No one for Kucinich.
related: [ Kucinich Beating Clark, Edwards in Washington ]
MEDIA CRITICISM 08.02.2004 15:26
Bush's Meet The Press Interview
In a subtitle, soft-pedaling the Bush administration's recent free-fall in ratings, the LA Times-Washington Post Service said: "The President, in a rare TV interview as his ratings fall off a little, stands behind the war and the CIA director."
Meet The Press (which might be better called "find this program") aired at 6 am on Sunday morning; the article in the OREGONIAN appeared in Sunday's paper . . . which most people would not see until well after 6 am.
Obviously Bush felt that a gesture was necessary, but not necessarily an easily accessible or genuine gesture. Cosseted by the President-friendly Tim Russert of NBC, Bush used the program as a platform to launch his election-year counterattack against Democrats. After having assigned responsibility for intelligence failures to the CIA and damning George Tenet to eventual dismissal as a scapegoat, Bush followed with the inevitable faint praise for the director. Tenet -- like an abused plant made to produce hybrid fruit and then left without water -- probably saw these measly drips as far too little and too late.
PARENTING | PROTESTING 08.02.2004 00:19
Parenting versus Protesting: Are They Mutually Exclusive?
Is it irresponsible to take children to political protests? Some argue it is a good experience for children to participate, first-hand, in political organizing, marches, protests, and the making of history. I am glad my mother took me, as a child, to civil rights protests, and actions against the Vietnam War, during the 1960's and 1970's. I do not believe textbooks can convey the feeling one gets when surrounded by riot police, while trying to peacefully demonstrate. I am glad I took my son to protests of the Gulf War in the 1990's, and the Iraq War in 2003. I feel it was part of his education to see nonviolent free speech and riot police clash on his own city streets, while with his mom for safety. But could I really guarantee my son's safety anywhere that riot police were present? Some argue that children should not be taken onto the front lines of American political change. But as an activist single mother, I could not just sit home, and not protest wars, simply because I had a child. And children are supposedly our hope for the future. Thus it seems essential to include them in our political struggles, if we want the issues to live longer than us. Are certain protests acceptable for children to attend, but not others? How does one determine which protest activities are appropriate for our children? How does a politically active parent balance their own needs to protest a war, for instance, with the responsibilities of parenting?
I surveyed a group of activists on this topic, from different parts of America; from Chicago, New York City, and Seattle, as well as from Wisconsin, Maryland, California, and Colorado, and also from England and Canada. More in the group self-identified as anarcho-feminists, than the other categories cited, which included radical leftists, anarchist parent of color, anarchist, Green Party member, progressive humanist atheist, and others. Seven of the 12 people interviewed are street medics, and 10 of those surveyed are parents. And only two of those surveyed say they had parents who took them to political protests. So, basically, this article is written from the viewpoint of first-generation (except for two), politically-active, parents, and street medics. Yet even within this somewhat politically-homogenous group, the opinions on this topic of kids at protests differ.
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MIAMI UPDATE 06.02.2004 16:22
Tides Turn on Police in Miami
Months after the FTAA Ministerial in Miami, things are starting to come into focus. Not that the gobal justice movement ever saw it out of focus, but the "authorities" are starting to see what they levied in the streets of Miami.
It is coming to light everywhere that the police in Miami used excessive force and were definately not in the right...violating (or completely ignoring) first and fourth amendment rights. A judge hearing the cases of free trade protesters said in court that he saw "no less than 20 felonies committed by police officers"; this was a first step toward the realization of what happened.
A member of the Civilian Investigative Panel (CIP), who had previously prasied police chief John Timoney, resigned after his credibility was called into question by global justice activists. At the most recent CIP hearing, the Miami police admit absolute responsibility for the way activists were treated during the ministerial. Recently Miami Activist Defense filed a lawsuit attacking the Miami ordinance used during FTAA protests.
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GOVERNMENT HARASSMENT (NOT HELP) 06.02.2004 14:35
Government workers approach the Infoshop
Early this afternoon, a worker at the Cascadia Rising Infoshop said that a man stopped by who worked for the Forest Service. His job, he said, was to go to environemntal organizations and find out what they care about in the Forest. His name is William Kay, and he has tried to find out information in the past by calling. Today when he approached the Infoshop, his story changed a few times. A bit later, someone else called to discuss Tre Arrow.
William Kay said he was in town from California, and asked if this was CFA. CFA no longer rents the space. He went on to ask if people involved with CFA come around. Then he said that he does field surveys and, when asked, said that he works for a local non-profit environmental group which the Infoshop worker wasn't familiar with. When asked exactly what he does, he said that he works for the Forest Service out of Estecada and goes around to different environmental groups asking what they care about in the Forest.
HISTORY/TACTICS 06.02.2004 13:19
Analyzing 'the Movement' -- Looking Back at PPRC, Part 7
So far I've piled a lot of complaints onto PPRC and the various rallies PPRC runs, but I've also been talking about something else. Whether I was writing about the need for more equitable distribution of power, or just pointing out how blatantly dishonest or misguided PPRC leaders were, I've always been trying to address what it means to be free.
There's a big problem with my attempting to write about this subject:
I don't know anything about freedom.
I don't know what it would look like. I'd even be so bold as to say that nobody in the entire industrialized world knows what freedom is, what it feels like. We're all inhabitants of various strata inside a global spectacle-- we're the people who watch the big screen, or the little screens that are suddenly strewn everywhere, but who can't act on or change anything. [ Read more... ]
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MIAMI FTAA LEGAL UPDATE 06.02.2004 13:13
Lawsuit filed Attacking Miami Ordinance used During FTAA Protests
WASHINGTON - February 4 - A civil suit filed today in federal court calls for an emergency temporary restraining order against the City of Miami's unconstitutional restrictions on the right to political protest
Miami, FL - A civil lawsuit was filed today in federal court to challenge a controversial ordinance passed by Miami City Commission days prior to protests against the Free Trade Area of the Americas (FTAA) meetings in November 2003. The ordinance was used to chill First Amendment activities during mass demonstrations against the FTAA. The lawsuit also attacks two other Miami ordinances regulating demonstrations on public streets and sidewalks as unconstitutional restrictions on First Amendment rights.
Attorneys working with the National Lawyers Guild (NLG) Mass Defense Committee and Miami Activist Defense (MAD) filed the lawsuit on behalf of Plaintiff Lake Worth Global Justice Group. Members of the plaintiff group were subject to unlawful searches, detentions and arrests during the FTAA protests. The defendants include the City of Miami, City Manager Joe Arriola, and Miami Police Chief John Timoney.
"Lake Worth Global Justice members were harassed and arrested by police during the FTAA protests," said Cara Jennings, a member of the plaintiff group. "We were not only stopped and detained, but we also witnessed numerous people being prevented from engaging in lawful protest activities in public spaces around Miami." [ Read more... ]
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ANIMAL RESEARCH/WASTED TAX DOLLARS 03.02.2004 20:07
OHSU animal research shows that exercise is good for you!
Next up: Pushing a snow-ball bearing Macaque in front of a bus proves stepping in front of bus "hazardous to human health."
A forum on animal rights, organized by students, took place Monday night at Lake Oswego High School. Most of the discussion centered on the issues of animal research, specifically the research conducted at OHSU's primate center (the Oregon National Primate Research Center). The first speakers were two representatives of OHSU, public relations rep. Jim Newman and primate researcher Dr. Judy Cameron. Cameron specialized in reproductive science and neuroscience at ONPRC.
Cameron chose to focus her presentation Monday night on one of her current research projects in order to explain the process of animal research, how a study is developed and carried out. Cameron is studying the link between exercise and brain function. She explained that she began this particular study with the knowledge that people who exercise have better brain function. More study is needed though, she claimed, because we need to know if other lifestyle factors might be involved in this phenomenon (for example many people who exercise also don't smoke). In order to explore this connection she has some of her test monkeys run on tread mills and others are forced to be sedentary. She then conducts cognitive tests on the monkeys and compares the performances of the two groups. The shocking truth revealed by these studies is that the monkeys who exercise perform better on the tests! She says these monkeys are "more alert and more engaged" than the ones denied exercise. This leads her to conclude that (as was known at the beginning of the study) that exercise is good for the brain. (While she has apparently affirmed this foregone conclusion, she failed to explain how this study can teach us something new about the effects of lifestyle on human brain function. The lifestyle of these monkeys consists of living alone in barren, 2 feet x 2 feet cages in a laboratory in completely artificial situations, and they are of course monkeys, not people.)
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Opening day is when professional baseball players have their first game. MLB season will open on the earliest days ever, major league baseball says all 30 teams will play on March 28, the earliest opening day in history.
The previous earliest opening day was March 29 of this year. MLB released the 2019 schedule Wednesday. So far the Dodgers are looking good this year.
The reason is because they won against the diamondbacks and they had 8 home runs that game. Usually opening day begins on the first week of April.
So that's not just for the Dodgers all the teams in the league compete. They compete and play all the way until the world series begins and the world series begins when all teams get eliminated and its the last couple teams left and they play for the trophy.


The F100/F110 Test Cell in Busan, South Korea has been upgraded to a modern T-20B hybrid with data recording, etc. The outdated system was dismantled and extensive repairs were made to the equipment at Celtech's factory in Carlsbad. Repairs and refurbishment took under a year to complete and re-commission.
Atec field teams were onsite at the Korean Air Depot for two weeks installing the updated control cab, fuel system, and thrust stand. Many issues and challenges were solved by our FSRs and KAL groups to get the test cell verified and run through PMEL. F100-220 and J79 run tests were successfully performed and the test cell has been signed off. "The test cell was successfully upgraded. No matter how difficult the challenges were to overcome, we were able to complete the task. I had a great experience during the two weeks with James Betus, Rich Bryan and Kaveh Dadkhah," said Jeong Seokwon, KAL engineer.
KAL is providing depot-level maintenance for many aircraft to support the USAF. "KAL is helping to save the USAF money by servicing the F-4, F-15, F-16, and A-10 aircraft," said Mike Rigdon, Celtech President. "Celtech realizes the importance our Korean ally represents in the political situation in the South China Sea and the Pacific Rim," continued Rigdon.
As older aircraft are being examined and flight life extensions become a popular topic, we understand how sustainment and cost reduction have become a challenge. "Our companies can help with repairs, additional testing needs and technology refreshment. Atec holds the USAF IDIQ Contract for Provision, Repair & Support of USAF IM test cells worldwide. We have been the primary supplier of T20 turbojet and T21 turboprop ground based test systems for over 25 years. Our support and supply of legacy equipment continues today," commented Rigdon. Celtech Corp. innovated the T20C to include testing for the F404/414 engines with EDACS in Korea at significant cost savings. Our companies have also successfully integrated modern J85 & TF34 testing on the M37/T20 test stands many times, at home and abroad.
The turboprop engines used on the C-130/C-130J Hercules, LM-100, P-3 Orion, EP-3 Aries, E-2 Hawkeye, C-2 Greyhound and C-27J Spartan are also tested on our equipment. Together our companies are servicing over 300 locations worldwide. "Atec and Celtech are here to help support our air allies in any way possible," finished Rigdon.


QUEENS, NY - Today, in the auditoriums of Long Island City High School in Queens and the Simon Baruch Middle School in Manhattan, Congresswoman Carolyn Maloney (NY) spoke to almost 300 New Yorkers, detailing how the President's scheme to privatize a large portion of Social Security funds would require major cuts in guaranteed benefits to Social Security participants, while at the same time requiring the federal government to borrow trillions of dollars just to fund the risky project. Maloney said the plan could leave seniors without security and would leave the country deeply in debt.
David Kallick, of the Fiscal Policy Institute, was a special guest speaker at the forum. He noted that the privatization plan would not help extend the duration of the Social Security Trust Fund and would in fact cost the federal government trillions of dollars over the next twenty years.
• For nearly two-thirds of seniors, Social Security provides the majority of their income.
• Four in 10 widows rely on Social Security to provide 90% or more of their income.
• The current Social Security system is at no financial risk through 2052 according to the Congressional Budget Office.
• Social Security as it is now, is remarkably efficient, spending less than one percent on administrative costs.
• Up to 30% of the money invested in private accounts would be consumed in administrative costs according to the Congressional Budget Office (and backed up by a University of Chicago study that had similar results). That's a $940 billion windfall for money managers.
25%. Many had to put off retiring because they just couldn't afford it. A privatized Social Security system would put near-retirees in the same market conditions in which 401-ks exist.
• Some economists worry that the billions of social security money would create a bubble in the market as too many dollars chase too few assets.
• In Chile and England, two countries that have experimented with privatized security accounts, people who invested in the private accounts have less income than if they'd remained in the old guaranteed benefit type systems, and the administrative costs have been huge.
Maloney recently questioned Alan Greenspan when he testified before the House Financial Services Committee, and he confirmed that the privatization scheme will do nothing to bolster the solvency of Social Security.
• Since this Administration took office, the debt ceiling had to be increased three times.
• Our nation's debt is now higher than it has ever been.
• The President's own 2004 Economic Report predicts that privatization would increase our debt for the next 60 years.
• From 1999-2002 near-retirees saw the value of the 401 Ks drop by an average of 25%.


By Dave Newman on Dec 4, 2018 at 10:08 p.m.
The New Richmond boys basketball ended one of the longest winning streaks in Wisconsin high school sports on Tuesday.
The Tigers defeated defending WIAA Division 3 state champion Prescott, 65-60, ending Prescott's Middle Border Conference winning streak at 59 games. It was Prescott's first loss in the conference since 2014.
New Richmond started slowly, but senior Cole Effertz came off the bench to give the Tigers a spark. Effertz scored all 11 of his points in the first half, enabling the Tigers to lead 28-26 at halftime.
The Tigers played well through much of the second half, building a lead as big as 13 points at 56-43. But Prescott then showed why it was a state champion, making a frantic charge that cut the margin to three at 63-60.
Free throw shooting saved the Tigers. In the last three minutes of the game, the Tigers were 13-14 from the line, including making 10 in a row.
This was a battle of the Tigers' balance against Prescott's big guns. Prescott was led by Parker Nielsen with 27 and Jacob Doffing with 17. Junior Jack Stuedemann led the Tigers with 16 points and Effertz finished with 11. Three Tigers scored eight points and another added seven points.
Tiger coach Rick Montreal said the goal for the game was to be the better team in some of the key areas like rebounds and free throw shooting.
"It wasn't perfect, but we gutted it out," he said.
Montreal said he didn't mind the handful of turnovers the Tigers had late in the game, because the team was looking to score in each case.
The girls hockey co-op team put together another sensational performance on Tuesday, rolling past Chippewa Falls-Menomonie 8-1.
The Stars moved up to fourth in the state rankings this week and this win improved their season record to 5-0.
Balanced scoring carried the Stars, led by two goals each from Bailey Williams and Makenzie Weeks. They each scored once in the first period as the Stars led 2-1 after the opening period. Also scoring for the Stars were Erin Huerta, Ellie Brice, Kylie Broten and Alise Wiehl. For Broten and Wiehl, it was their first varsity goals.
The Tiger boys lost a heartbreaker on Tuesday, losing in overtime on their home ice against Amery, 5-4. Amery scored with 26 seconds left in the third period to send the game into overtime. That was the only goal of the third period, as the Tigers led 4-3 after the second.
Hayden Bradbury scored three of the Tigers' goals. His third goal came with 24 seconds left in the second period to break a 3-3 tie. Garrett Thomas also scored for the Tigers on Tuesday.
The Spartans hosted their first home dual match of the season in a non-conference clash with Spring Valley. Five of the eight Spartan wrestlers earned wins, but they fell short as a team, 48-30.
Ty Cavett, Tyler Hantsbarger, Jared Grahovac and Zach Maitrejean all won with pins for the Spartans and Landon Wilson received a forfeit.


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The Vocal Arts Ensemble kicks off its 35th season Sept. 18 with a concert at Mission San Miguel.
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Hey Kids! Who Wants to Be the Next Bruce Ratner?
By William Bostwick 1 minute Read
What do you get the next generation's up-and-coming Bruce Ratners? How about Monopoly: City Edition. Just released, the game scraps houses and hotels for industrial parks, skyscrapers, stadiums, power plants, and other urban icons.
Apparently, the rules state you don't need to own all the streets on one block to start building there–eminent domain, I guess. You can also build "hazards" (like trash dumps) next to your opponents' residential properties to devalue them. Sounds like fun
Monopoly is one of the most widely-played game on earth: 480 million people have played it since it was invented in 1935. There are Monopoly editions for almost every country–and city editions for their capitals–from China to Caracas. (Cuba had an edition too, until Fidel Castro supposedly ordered all Monopoly games destroyed.) 2008's World Edition had squares for 20 international cities picked in a global vote by Monopoly players.
My favorite, though, will always be Star Wars Monopoly. Dot-Com Monopoly ("I'll trade you AskJeeves for AltaVista") from 2000 is runner-up. The worst? Michael Graves and Target's 2006 special edition: it came in a wacky, plastic capsule; the center of the board was a dizzying reflective hologram; and best of all Boardwalk was misspelled "Broadwalk." But hey, at least it's trash-heap-free.
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Carausius morosus
Indian stick insects (also known as "walking sticks") are brown or green in color. They have long thin bodies with six legs and two small antennae on the head. The front two legs are used as "feelers" and are often held in front of the body.
An Indian stick insect can grow to be 2.75-4 inches (7.0-10.2cm) long.
Adaptations:
The walking stick's ability to camouflage is its best defense against predators. To avoid being seen, walking sticks often feed at night and remain motionless during the day. If they encounter a predator, walking sticks extend their front legs straight out past their heads and remain completely motionless to help them blend in with the branch they are standing on.
In the wild, walking sticks consume the leaves from the trees they inhabit. The walking sticks at Cosley Zoo are fed oak leaves and romaine lettuce.
Reproduction:
Indian stick insects reproduce mainly asexually (meaning that they do not need a mate to reproduce). Females drop eggs as they feed or rest and leave them to hatch, which takes 10-12 weeks. Young walking sticks reach adult size 4-6 weeks after hatching.
Shelter and space needs:
Walking sticks spend the great majority of their lives in trees and other plants. The plants provide food for these insects and serve as their shelter.
Life expectancy:
The life expectancy of an Indian stick insect is about one year.
Relationship with man:
Walking sticks are common prey animals for many predators, including birds, reptiles, rodents, spiders, and other insects. This makes them an important part of the food chain.
There are about 2,000 species of walking sticks in the world. Ten of these live in North America.
Because this type of walking stick can reproduce asexually, males are rare. There are far more female than male Indian stick insects.
Annam stick insects are part of the order Phasmatodea, which comes from the Latin word "phasma". This word means "ghost" and describes the remarkable ability of these insects to hide unseen by their predators.
Walking sticks can regenerate legs that have come off or that have been damaged.
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The JGMS Athletics Department will be holding mandatory athletic meetings for parents in the school's cafeteria. Briefings will be held on Friday, February 8,2019, and on Monday, February 11, 2019 at 5:30 pm.
Tryouts for Spring Sports (Baseball, Softball, Girls Soccer and Boys Track & Field) will officially begin on Tuesday, February 12, 2019 immediately after school.
A student/athlete cannot stay after school for any sport activity until they have a current physical on file with Athletic Director and have completed the Online Athletic Pre-Participation Registration that can be accessed though the link posted below. In addition, A parent and their student athlete must have attended one of the athletic briefings given during the 2018-2019 School Year.
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Characterization of the soot formation processes in a high pressure combusting diesel fuel spray
R.E. Morgan, M.R. Gold, O. Laguitton, Cyril Crua, Morgan Heikal
As part of an ongoing investigation, the influence of In Cylinder Pressure (ICP) and fuel injection pressure on the soot formation processes in a diesel fuel spray were studied. The work was performed using a rapid compression machine at ambient conditions representative of a modern High Speed Direct Injection diesel engine, and with fuel injection more representative of full load. Future tests will aim to consider the effects of pilot injections and EGR rates. The qualitative soot concentration was determined using the Laser-Induced Incandescence (LII) technique both spatially and temporally at a range of test conditions. Peak soot concentration values were determined, from which a good correlation between soot concentration and injection pressure was observed. The peak soot concentration was found to correlate well with the velocity of the injected fuel jet. Charge air pressure was observed to have minimal effect on the peak soot concentration indicating insensitivity to ignition delay and spray break-up length. Injection pressure was also observed to strongly influence the early soot formation process. Soot was found to form earlier closer to the injector at high injection pressures. It was proposed that air-fuel mixing promoted by better atomization of the spray at high injection pressures results in early pyrolysis of the fuel and the formation of soot.
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Morgan, R. E., Gold, M. R., Laguitton, O., Crua, C., & Heikal, M. (2003). Characterization of the soot formation processes in a high pressure combusting diesel fuel spray. SAE Transactions, 112(4), 2086-2094. http://www.sae.org/technical/papers/2003-01-3086
Morgan, R.E. ; Gold, M.R. ; Laguitton, O. ; Crua, Cyril ; Heikal, Morgan. / Characterization of the soot formation processes in a high pressure combusting diesel fuel spray. In: SAE Transactions. 2003 ; Vol. 112, No. 4. pp. 2086-2094.
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AU - Crua, Cyril
AU - Heikal, Morgan
N2 - As part of an ongoing investigation, the influence of In Cylinder Pressure (ICP) and fuel injection pressure on the soot formation processes in a diesel fuel spray were studied. The work was performed using a rapid compression machine at ambient conditions representative of a modern High Speed Direct Injection diesel engine, and with fuel injection more representative of full load. Future tests will aim to consider the effects of pilot injections and EGR rates. The qualitative soot concentration was determined using the Laser-Induced Incandescence (LII) technique both spatially and temporally at a range of test conditions. Peak soot concentration values were determined, from which a good correlation between soot concentration and injection pressure was observed. The peak soot concentration was found to correlate well with the velocity of the injected fuel jet. Charge air pressure was observed to have minimal effect on the peak soot concentration indicating insensitivity to ignition delay and spray break-up length. Injection pressure was also observed to strongly influence the early soot formation process. Soot was found to form earlier closer to the injector at high injection pressures. It was proposed that air-fuel mixing promoted by better atomization of the spray at high injection pressures results in early pyrolysis of the fuel and the formation of soot.
AB - As part of an ongoing investigation, the influence of In Cylinder Pressure (ICP) and fuel injection pressure on the soot formation processes in a diesel fuel spray were studied. The work was performed using a rapid compression machine at ambient conditions representative of a modern High Speed Direct Injection diesel engine, and with fuel injection more representative of full load. Future tests will aim to consider the effects of pilot injections and EGR rates. The qualitative soot concentration was determined using the Laser-Induced Incandescence (LII) technique both spatially and temporally at a range of test conditions. Peak soot concentration values were determined, from which a good correlation between soot concentration and injection pressure was observed. The peak soot concentration was found to correlate well with the velocity of the injected fuel jet. Charge air pressure was observed to have minimal effect on the peak soot concentration indicating insensitivity to ignition delay and spray break-up length. Injection pressure was also observed to strongly influence the early soot formation process. Soot was found to form earlier closer to the injector at high injection pressures. It was proposed that air-fuel mixing promoted by better atomization of the spray at high injection pressures results in early pyrolysis of the fuel and the formation of soot.
JO - SAE Transactions
JF - SAE Transactions
Morgan RE, Gold MR, Laguitton O, Crua C, Heikal M. Characterization of the soot formation processes in a high pressure combusting diesel fuel spray. SAE Transactions. 2003;112(4):2086-2094.


One of the biggest hassles in traveling with young kids is the car seat. Car seats are heavy, bulky, and a pain to lug around. Since many places state that kids have to legally be in child restraints until age eight or older, they are a major consideration during travel for years. Well, until now.
Enter the RideSafer Travel Vest. Designed to meet federal guidelines for child restraints for ages three and up, the vest provides an alternative to the clunky car seat and bulky booster. With an almost six-year-old who would rather not be in his car seat, we were excited to try out the RideSafer Travel Vest to see if it would be an good alternative.
The RideSafer Travel vest comes in a package with the vest, three adjustable attachments (a tether, crotch strap, and head rest), and two bags to hold the vest and components. When we first took it out of the box, my son was excited to put it on. The vest looked really cool to a Kindergartener. The vest holds the child in with a Velcro closure and a car seat-like buckle, much like a life preserver. My husband and I appreciated that it could be used in seats with either a lap-belt only (with included tether) or a shoulder and lap belt combination. My son put on the vest, and then we strapped him into the car.
Function: We found that it was easy to figure out how to properly fit and install the vest. Both the instructions that came with the vest as well as the website were helpful. The company also had car seat technicians available to help with installation questions if needed. At first we questioned whether the vest would be able to contain our very wiggly kid or if it would allow him too much movement to be safe. We were pleasantly surprised that once the seat belt was locked, he didn't have enough movement to slouch.
Size and Portability: We found that the RideSafer Travel Vest took up much less room than either a 5-point harness car seat or a traditional booster seat. It felt so light. It wasn't too heavy for my son to carry or wear while walking. I didn't see a need for it to be checked separately like a regular car seat as it easily fit into both my carry-on and checked bag. We found it to be the perfect size for travel when a car seat was not practical or available, and a fantastic option for car-pooling. An added bonus: it came with its own carrying bag, and a separate bag for the attachments.
Kid-Friendly: My kiddo was thrilled with the look of his vest. He immediately decided that he looked like a pilot while wearing it. He felt like a big kid. He loved putting the vest on. He liked that he could go into any car without mom or dad having to move his big car seat. He liked that he could use the regular seat belt. He felt more freedom in it than in his traditional seat, despite not being able to wiggle.
Air Travel: It is not certified for air travel as it cannot be used with a lap belt without a tether. For most kids in this demographic, traveling in a regular plane seat is just fine. However, it could be useful for kids who appreciate familiarity. Using a vest on an airplane that they are used to using in a car, might be helpful.
Installation: While the vest's installation process is straight-forward for adults, kids are not to strap themselves into the car to ensure that the seat is properly installed. This makes it a little less convenient for everyday errand use. However, its design makes it easy for the kids to put the vest on themselves, and then have an adult ensure the seatbelt is in the proper position.
Bottom Line: The RideSafer Travel Vest is a great option for traveling families, especially families who need to carry a car seat or booster with them in order to use various vehicles or who are traveling by air and would need a car seat at the destination.
*Disclosure: I was given a RideSafer Travel Vest in order to complete this review. I was not asked to express a particular point of view. My opinions are all my own.


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Q: Simulate ON DUPLICATE KEY UPDATE in SQLITE Android I am trying to find a way to get INSERT...ON DUPLICATE KEY UPDATE from MySQL working in SQLite.
The problem is that my current attempts are always failing due to the fact, that SQLite always deletes the row first and inserts it with the new values and the same primary key. When I now have a foreign key constraint ON DELETE CASCADE on this primary key in another table, the entries in the other tables always get deleted.
What I've tried:
db.insertWithOnConflict(tableName, null, values, SQLiteDatabase.CONFLICT_REPLACE);
db.replace(tableName, null, values);

Both methods first remove the entry and re-insert it.
Is there any method to prevent this kind of behaviour and just update the entry's values, except for the primary?

My implementation based on the answer:
public long insertUpdate(int id, ContentValues values) {
    if (!isOpen()) {
        open();
    }

    ContentValues valuesToInsert = new ContentValues();
    valuesToInsert.putAll(values);
    valuesToInsert.put(indexKey, id);
    long result = db.insertWithOnConflict(tableName, null, valuesToInsert, SQLiteDatabase.CONFLICT_IGNORE);
    if (result == id) {
        update(id, values);
    }

    return id;
}

A: I've never tried it before, but could you first attempt to call insertWithOnConflict() with a CONFLICT_FAIL parameter and then, if it returns with a failed id code, then run an update() for the same position?
int result = insertWithOnConflict(YourDbHelperClass.tableName, null, values, SQLiteDatabase.CONFLICT_FAIL);
if (result == -1) update(tableName, values, YourDbHelperClass.rowId + "=?", new String[] { "x" }); //x being row number

Just a thought.


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Alaskan Air Command. Arctic Aeromedical Laboratory. Fort Wainwright, Alaska. Technical report 61-5.
Department of Anatomy, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Mass.
Natural hibernation is contrasted with induced hypothermia, one of the major differences being that the process of hibernation is physiologically controlled and regulated while hypothermia is a breakdown in temperature regulation causing a weakening or collapse of other homeostatic m.echanisms. As a demonstration of the remarkable control and regulation evinced in natural hibernation, the process of entering the hibernating state is investigated. In hibernation, the process is passive, wjth declines in respiratory rate, heart rate, and oxygen consumption preceding the drop in body temperature; in enforced hypothermia the animal chills in spite of a violent metabolic effort to remain warm. This control is demonstrated throughout hibernation; between ambient temperatures of about 4° and 15°C, the animal passively follows the environment, but if the temperature goes below 0°C the metabolic rate is increased and body temperature is maintained above freezing. The circulatory process in the aro)lsing hibernator is followed. The arousing hibernator1 s circulatory control and ability to rewarm are in strong contrast to the animal undergoing induced hypothermia; in hypothermia almost all ability to rewarm is lost. It is shown that the hibernators have a specialization of temperature control which is unique among the vast array of mammals. However, the precise nature of the changes made during this resetting of the "physiological thermostat" is largely a mystery.
Arctic Aeromedical Laboratory. Aerospace Medical Division, Air Force Systems Command. Fort Wainwright, Alaska. Technical report TR-61-10.


All our holiday home pitches have piped gas, water, waste, Sky and terrestrial TV connections. The holiday home pitches either look toward the imposing Harlech Castle, or out across the countryside towards the sea, which is only a 10 minute level walk away from the park.
We also have free wireless internet (Wi-Fi) on the park. The park is on Beach Road, next to the The Royal St. David's Golf course and only a few hundred yards level walk from Harlech's three mile long sandy beach – a favourite with families in the summer and walkers in the winter.
You can walk into friendly Harlech and enjoy unique pubs, restaurants and shops. Or visit the historic 13th century castle that dominates the town. A local convenience shop is less than five minutes walk from the park.
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In this marvellous ornamental depiction, the Buddha is seen cross legged holding a bowl, his serene appearance indicates that he has exchanged a privileged worldly existence to one of meditation and teaching.
Contemporary Buddhist monks are regularly seen wearing similar robes and carrying a bowl into which they receive sustenance in form of food or money from the public, it is one of their very few possessions.
Made from cast stone that will age beautifully, exquisite detail is apparent in this very fine portrayal of a figure who today has millions of followers and who will undoubtedly bring tranquillity to your garden or home.