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Review: Ashen Winter (Mullin)
AUTHOR: Mike Mullin
SERIES: Ashfall, book 2
PUBLISHER:Tanglewood Press
GENRE: science fiction, post-apocalyptic
GIVE IT TO: HS, possibly upper-middle (see content notes below)
SUMMARY: It's been several months since the Yellowstone supercaldera erupted, and it's been winter ever since. Life for survivors is plagued with starvation, sickness, and constant cold. Months after teen survivors Alex and Darla finally made it to Alex's uncle's house, they set out into the frigid countryside to find Alex's parents, who left months ago and never returned.
REVIEW: I've been told more than once that Ashen Winter is even better than Ashfall, and I have to disagree with that. I loved Ashfall so much that I included it on my "Best of 2011" list when I presented at Region XI Service Center in September 2011. And while I didn't love this one nearly as much, I did like it enough to finish nearly 600 pages in only four days (that's fast for me considering I read between working full-time and going to my kidlet's baseball games/practice).
Once again, I loved Alex and Darla together. Both are tough survivors who complement each other well and absolutely refuse accept defeat. As in Ashfall, there are heartbreaking moments, horrifying acts of desperation, and incredible (if unbelievable) acts of strength, courage, and humanity. Mullin keeps the nonstop action intense with nail-biting sequences in nearly every chapter. Despite a few stumbles, readers who enjoyed Ashfall will enjoy Ashen Winter. Reading Ashfall first is essential to fully understanding Darla and Alex's relationship; without that foundation, readers will not fully comprehend Alex's devotion to Darla and his motives for doing what he does.
When I read Ashfall, I found very little that I disliked. Ashen Winter, while action-packed, lacks some of the magic of its predecessor. For example, I don't remember the obvious "hooks" at the end of each Ashfall chapter; if they were there, I didn't notice them. But in Ashen Winter, I noticed them every single time. It reminds me of Jerry Spinelli's Crash, which I used years ago to teach my seventh graders about making the reader want to continue to the next chapter. Hooks at the end of EVERY CHAPTER are fine in a novel for less sophisticated middle grade readers (who might abandon a book the second it gets boring), but the Ashfall books do not fall into that category. I promise, in this case, readers will continue on to the next chapter without those one-sentence hooks.
I also found myself saying "Yeah, right" a lot more in Ashen Winter. How many times can Alex and Darla possibly escape cannibalism, rape, imprisonment, serious injury, frostbite, illness, and death? Truly, Alex defies all odds. Like a superhero, Alex survives being dragged underneath a truck and riding on top of a truck at high speeds. Guns trained at his head always miss and infection stays away even though he ingests only a fraction of his antibiotics. At one point (the truck-dragging), I thought for sure his leg was broken, but a few pages later, he was walking on it. And while others stay imprisoned and starving in the FEMA camps for months, Alex finds a way to get himself and his friends out unharmed. Twice. Seriously, HOW is he still alive and whole?
THE BOTTOM LINE: While I do have my issues with Ashen Winter, I enjoyed it for the most part. Action-packed with plenty of heart-stopping moments, readers who enjoyed Ashfall won't be disappointed. I am anxiously awaiting the third installment and have no doubt I will read (and review) it as soon as it is available.
STATUS IN MY LIBRARY: We have Ashfall in our "high school collection" (no parent permission required but not on the general shelves either), so I'll be purchasing Ashen Winter to go along with it.
READALIKES: The Dead and the Gone (Pfeffer); After the Snow (Crockett)
Language: mild; a couple of sh** and da**
Sexuality: medium; girls are traded as sex slaves (nothing explicit), one "off the page" intercourse scene, kissing, failed seduction attempt
Violence: extremely high; cannibalism is frequent and discussed often (it's a major threat for the characters); human bodies stripped of skin and hanging on hooks; frequent instances of gun violence
Drugs/Alcohol: very mild; medical drugs (Tylenol, antibiotics)

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Attorneys suing the defunct Business Computer Training Institute said late today they've reached a $9 million settlement with the former Northwest trade school that could bring even more money to thousands of former students still paying off federal loans.
The agreement, which requires approval of the Pierce County Superior Court in Tacoma, also allows the students' attorneys to sue one of BCTI's insurance carriers for as much as $55 million, said Darrell Cochrane of the Gordon, Thomas, Honeywell, Malanca, Peterson & Daheim law firm in Tacoma.
A letter from the Forsberg & Umlauf law firm of Seattle, representing a BCTI insurer, confirmed the $9 million settlement. No BCTI spokesman could be reached for comment.
Cochrane said the class-action settlement with Washington state students could be the largest of its kind with a defunct trade school, an industry that has been littered with bad actors. Proceeds could go to as many as 28,000 students who attended BCTI campuses in Washington, including Vancouver, between 1985 and the school's 2005 closure.
Cochrane said the settlement gives him hope of filing similar claims on behalf of students who attended BCTI's two campuses in Oregon, located in Beaverton and Salem. They are not covered by Friday's settlement.
BCTI, based in Gig Harbor, Wash., lured students outside welfare and unemployment offices with promises of training in computer fields. It shut down amid allegations of federal loan fraud, improper recruiting practices, inadequate education and inflated job-placement figures.
Scores of students say they never got the instruction or job-search assistance the school promised. Instead, they were left paying off $10,000 to $20,000 in federal and high-interest private loans.
BCTI received more than $140 million in federal loan revenues during its tenure, despite repeated complaints to regulators and its accrediting agency. The school twice survived attempts by the U.S. Education Department to shut it down after current and former members of Congress lobbied on the school's behalf.
The case spurred proposed legislation in this year's Oregon Legislature that would bolster state oversight of private career schools.


At the 68th Los Angeles Area Emmy Awards, LA CityView Channel 35 was awarded an Emmy for their production of "Music Matters: LA Kids and Their Music" in the Children/Youth category. "Music Matters" features four LA elementary music students in touching interviews and inspirational concert footage. Channel 35 was also recognized with two other nominations for "LAtitude - Craning up" in the Informational category and "Become a Female Fire Fighter" for Public Service Announcements.


PIGMY OWL ON DEAD SPRUCE. Slovakia, 2008.
In my recent trip to Slovakia, I had the plan to photograph two species I considered absolutely necessary to have in my next book on the valley of Tichà. Two quite elusive birds, these, which beat the time for spring to take place over winter in the mountain ecosystems. The first, the capercaillie, plays its rytmical courtship song in the deep of the pristine forest during the dusky hours at the end of the night. The second, the black grouse, being a loud and social performer in the leks on meadows -still covered by snow, of the mountain slopes and summits. Having been for a long time object of an heavy and continuous hunting pressure and showing a large decrease in their numbers due to habitat loss, these two subjects require some remarkable effort to be approached and even more if to be photographed. Therefore, I thought three full weeks of work in the field after months of research, planning and preparation would have been enough to get some decent shots of these shy creatures. Well, I couldn't be more far from reality.
So, after twenty days spent in the mountains, I still don't have any good image of these species and will probably have to go back there next year.
But why am I writing about this? Because in these three weeks I've learned one of the hardest lessons in my life as a nature photographer. It is incredibly difficult and frustrating to accept a complete defeat when we think our work is flawless. It takes our attention away from all the beautiful things which are still around us. It spoils the experience itself of being out in the wild, which is still the most important thing. It took me a lot of effort to take over those bad feelings and still enjoy what I was doing. It has been difficult. But it seems I've finally managed to do it, looking beyond the apparent lack of success and being eventually rewarded by great emotions and sights - above all, a very pleasant encounter with a relaxed and obliging pigmy owl.
Now, what I can advice to all my photographer friends is to never let unfortunate circumstances bring us down too much when we are pursuing wild things. Planning and experience play surely an important role in being successful, especially if blessed by an hint of luck...But failure can just be round the corner, together with a truly bitter professional frustration. Only by keeping our eyes (and heart) well open, then, we will still be able to see the beauty always around us. And isn't this the ultimate meaning of nature photography, after all? Doesn't it lie in its complete unpredictability, which sometimes can still reward us with unexpected generosity? So, never look too long down if things don't go as you've expected, there may always be a little fellow observing you from the top of a nearby tree!
Some months ago, the friend and great photographer Sven Zacek from Estonia kindly asked me to publish a small portfolio of my images on the nature photography magazine LOFO. As I put for the first time my hands on some copies of it, I have been blown away by the great quality of the magazine -great photography shown with a very nice layout on beautiful matt paper, and delighted to see all my images published as huge double-spreads. I can only recommend you to get one or more copies of it! If you want to know more about it or purchase LOFO, click here.
me porti un Lofo quando rientri????
ma non ti fai sentire mai!!!
motociclisti enduro che inzozzano e fanno rumore pe i boschi!!!


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50th Music Anniversaries and Other Musings
Don't surround yourself with yourself/Move on back two squares… -Jon Anderson/Chris Squire
My Album Rankings – John Lennon
Criteria for this list and all my rankings going forward include but are not limited to:
May include "Best Of" compilations
May include albums produced by the artist, even if their playing or singing on the album is minimal
May include live albums
May include box sets
Number of albums listed may vary depending on catalog
I reserve the right to change my mind about the order down the line
In short, my silly subjective rankings, my silly subjective rules
Today I present my favorite John Lennon albums. For the obvious reason, this list won't be as long as my rankings of George Harrison or Paul McCartney albums, but a few of Lennon's solo albums have been very important to me as a music fan. As I write this, with a tinge of guilt I'm whittling my list down even further to maintain the spirit of my rankings, i.e., I'm listing albums I actually like, not just releases by important artists whom I like, no matter what. With that in mind:
7. Rock 'n' Roll (1975)
I wasn't familiar with this album until my teenage years. I'd heard a couple of songs and liked them, but it took me a few years to realize why: John sounds like he's having fun. A buddy in high school gave me the album on cassette as a gift, and I have it still. Most of the tunes are covered in his box set, which is where I hear them most often.
6. Double Fantasy (1980)
Ugh, so much wistfulness attached to this one. I received the LP for my birthday a few months after his death and played it repeatedly. Since it was vinyl, it meant I listened to Yoko's songs as well, and to be honest I was able to listen to them without banging my nine-year-old skull into my bedroom wall each time. I chuckle when I think about Yoko's screaming orgasm at the end of Kiss Kiss Kiss blaring down the hallway into the kitchen after school where my mom could be found preparing dinner. I had no clue – all of Yoko's screaming sounded the same to my innocent ears – and luckily Mom was pretty good at tuning out noise when she wanted to.
After the advent of CD's, I began programming her songs out of it whenever I wanted to listen to John's. But a couple of months ago I played the whole thing for my wife so she could hear for herself what I'd been trying to describe. A funny thing happened when I did: the new wave influence on Yoko's songs – mainly the oft-mentioned B-52's – jumped out of the speakers at us. Her tunes on this record are not something I would choose to listen to very often, but they aren't, um, that bad(?) John sounds refreshed and all his songs are very good, and if they had been combined with his songs which appeared on the posthumous Milk and Honey ('84) as a stand alone record without the missus it would've vied for #1 in this ranking order.
5. Shaved Fish (1975)
Shaved Fish rates this highly despite being a compilation due to the fact that almost half of it consists of tracks that were previously only released as singles, including Cold Turkey, Instant Karma!, and Power to the People. It was also the mournful soundtrack to Christmas break a few weeks after John's murder when my brother was home from college and played it a handful of times.
4. Imagine (1971)
Imagine is another good album of John's in the early aftermath of the Beatles. Though I've known the song Imagine my whole life, I got into the entire LP in high school in the late 80's, and it's held up for me quite well. He mixes songs of love for Yoko with songs of anger for pretty much everything else, including Nixon, Vietnam, and of course Paul. Favorites of mine include Crippled Inside, Jealous Guy (re-worked from the White Album-era Child of Nature), I Don't Want to Be a Soldier, Give Me Some Truth, and the title track. I don't say this as a sycophantic defense of Paul, but I do feel John embarrassed himself with the ultra-petty How Do You Sleep?
3. Mind Games (1973)
Any of my final three Lennon albums could be #1, and Mind Games is another example of critics being just as full of themselves as the artists they lambast. Jon Landau in Rolling Stone called it Lennon's "worst writing yet," and that Lennon was "helplessly trying to impose his own gargantuan ego upon an audience … [that] is waiting hopefully for him to chart a new course." I have to remind myself that much of the harsh criticism for the Beatles as solo artists was due to the then relatively recent demise of the group, and people expected each of them to be as individually good as the sum of their parts, which was never going to happen. But there's not a song on this album that I don't like.
2. Plastic Ono Band (1970)
Perfectly underproduced, stark, raw, scab-peeling, and primal (as in primal scream) – that's how I think of Lennon's first post-Beatles album. As a result of the primal scream therapy he was undergoing, John unleashed 30 years of verbal payback to society in general and lament for personal losses. It's not an easy listen, but man is it good. Even critics agree.
1. Walls and Bridges (1974)
Walls and Bridges was recorded at the tail end of Lennon's "Lost Weekend" of debauchery in L.A., exiled there by Yoko and accompanied by their assistant (and for 18 months John's keeper and concubine) May Pang. He recorded this album when they returned to New York, but before he moved back home with Yoko.
It's sort of odd to celebrate somebody around the anniversary of their death, but that's how it's worked out for me with John, as opposed to George whose birthday I think of more. I usually listen to John's music – especially my top three – in December and January, Walls and Bridges possibly more than the rest. Whatever Gets You Through the Night – his duet with Elton – is a great track, Steel and Glass a shot at Allen Klein (a few years too late?), and #9 Dream is one of my all-time favorite Lennon songs.
I feel obligated to explain the omissions from my Lennon rankings. I find Live Peace in Toronto 1969 and Live in New York City to be dreadful. On the Toronto album, Lennon sounds every bit as wasted and unrehearsed as he actually was, and Yoko is unlistenable. It's a shame, because he had a good band with Eric Clapton, Klaus Voorman, and Alan White, but they rehearsed only twice: once on the plane from London to Toronto and once right before the show. Clapton didn't even know about the show until the day before – from across the ocean and while he was in his own haze at the time. A few day's worth of practice would've done wonders.
On NYC, John is visibly nervous on the video, chomping on gum the whole time, and he forgot some lyrics. Furthermore, Jim Keltner is the only other established musician on stage with John. The others are Yoko and a street band called Elephant's Memory. And those stupid hard hats! As for 1972's Some Time in New York City, I've honestly never listened to it and I have little interest. A few of John's decent songs from the set are on his box set which I own, and that's enough for me. And with Milk and Honey, his tracks are also on the box set in different versions, which are all very good, but I don't think I've ever actually listened to that album.
BONUS LIST!
1. Ringo Starr – Ringo (1973)
I promise I'm not just throwing Ringo a bone here. I really like this album, especially with the inclusion of It Don't Come Easy, Early 1970, and Down and Out as bonus tracks on the 1991 reissue. Its quality is due to the participation of his three former band mates throughout, though not on the same songs. In fact, it's a great roster of musicians on the record that also includes Marc Bolan, Robbie Robertson, Steve Cropper, Billy Preston, Nicky Hopkins, Garth Hudson, Klaus Voormann, Tom Scott, Bobby Keys, Levon Helm, Rick Danko, David Bromberg, Harry Nilsson, Martha Reeves, Merry Clayton, and oh look, there's Jim Keltner again!
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mind_Games_(John_Lennon_album)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steel_and_Glass
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ringo_(album)
-Stephen
Author introgroovePosted on June 9, 2018 August 15, 2018 Categories UncategorizedTags John Lennon, Ringo Starr
6 thoughts on "My Album Rankings – John Lennon"
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introgroove says:
There's a "bonus ranking" at the bottom of my Lennon rankings.
recordscdsandmusic says:
I would alos put "Walls and Bridges" at No. 1 just for "No.9 Dream" alone.
christiansmusicmusings says:
While I dig many John Lennon songs, I would have a hard time ranking his albums, since each contains tunes I really like and others that, well, impress me less.
If pressed, I would probably put "Shaved Fish" at no. 1 – all great tunes on this compilation.
From Lennon's regular studio albums, I think I would also go with "Wall And Bridges" as my no. 1, though "Imagine" and "Jealous Guy" are two of my favorite Lennon tunes.
And despite Yoko, "Double Fantasy" would be my no. 2. All of Lennon's songs on this record are excellent, except perhaps "Dear Yoko."
badfinger20 says:
I like your list. Sometimes it's where and when you are in life when you listen to something and that holds you to it forever… My number one would be Plastic Ono Band because of Working Class Hero and God… whether you believe in the ideology of the songs or not…they are powerful regardless.
I agree with you on Mind Games. One of my favorite songs by him is on that album… "I Know"…and I like the title track a lot. Double Fantasy brings that time back to me sometimes too much… You are totally right about combining those two albums of only John's songs. I loved Nobody Told Me…
hanspostcard says:
I would shuffle around your top 4- 1 Plastic Ono Band 2- Imagine 3- Walls and Bridges 4 Mind Games after that I would follow your rankings. …. As far as Ringo albums- I must confess there are a couple Ringo albums I've never heard.
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Tuberculosis Trials Consortium (TBTC)
Since the 1940s the U.S. Public Health Service (USPHS), and the Department of Veterans Affairs have been part of TB control history because of their role in conducting drug studies for all anti-TB drugs still in use today. In 1960, the USPHS TB control and clinical research program was transferred to CDC from the National Institutes of Health in Maryland. At this time, the CDC began a series of clinical trials of rifampin that helped establish the recommendations for 6 month short-course outpatient therapy for TB. By comparison, TB patients in the early 1960s and before rifampin, had to endure treatment for 18-24 months, part of it in a hospital, and had to take an imposing total of over 600 doses of medication.
In the 1980s, when a declining TB trend led to declining TB funding, and shorter treatment had become the norm, support for TB drug trials slowed. Such was the lack of support for CDC's clinical trials program that one of CDC's studies (USPHS Study 21) was nearly terminated several times for lack of adequate funding. With the resurgence of TB, federal support for TB control was restored in the early 1990s. In 1993, CDC conducted the first open competition for a group of TB researchers whose study sites were capable of conducting TB clinical trials, and proceeded to fund them for a period of 5 years (1993–1998). CDC chose sites that met strict readiness criteria: access to TB patients, experience with clinical trials, demonstrated qualifications of the clinical team, and a good plan for recruitment, management, and follow-up of patients. The researchers and CDC decided to conduct first a randomized clinical trial comparing a once-weekly rifapentine-based regimen against the standard twice-weekly rifampin-based regimen, given after the first 2 months of intensive treatment for TB. This trial became USPHS-TBTC Study 22, the first clinical trial conducted by the TBTC: 1,075 TB patients from the US and Canada volunteered as participants.
In 1997 CDC and the investigators from the funded study sites formalized their collaboration, and the TBTC was thus officially created, with formal by-laws adopted in 1998. Several working committees were established. One committee (Core Science Group) develops the scientific program of research, a second (Implementation and Quality Group) supervises the conduct and quality of ongoing studies, and a third (External Relations Group) represents the TBTC to outside entities. The Executive Affairs Group serves as the executive arm of the Steering Committee. The Data Coordinating Center of the TBTC is housed in the Clinical and Health Systems Research Branch of CDC's Division of Tuberculosis Elimination (DTBE). The TBTC CDC team is composed of medical officers, epidemiologists, trialist, data analysts, data managers, programmers, data clerks, multiple public health students and various administrative support staff, including an administrator for Institutional Review Board approvals.
In 1999 the TBTC underwent its second formal competitive process, to select the clinical trial sites that would comprise the TBTC during the most recent period of CDC-funded research: 1999–2009. The selection of sites at that time resulted in a consortium of 23 centers located in the United States and Canada. In 2003, the consortium gained an international presence by adding sites in Brazil, Spain, and Sub-Saharan Africa.


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Emmanuel Wamala, né le  à Kamaggwa, est un cardinal ougandais, archevêque émérite de Kampala depuis 2006.

Biographie

Prêtre

Après avoir été commencé sa formation au grand séminaire de Katigondo et avoir obtenu une licence en théologie à l'Université pontificale urbanienne, Emmanuel Wamala  a été ordonné prêtre le  pour le diocèse de Masaka (Ouganda).

Il a alors prolongé ses études à Rome, obtenant une licence en sciences sociales à l'Université pontificale grégorienne.

De retour dans son diocèse en 1960, il a exercé son ministère en paroisses tout en supervisant les écoles diocésaines.
En 1974, il devient vicaire général de Masaka, conservant cependant un ministère paroissial.

Évêque

Nommé évêque de Kiyinda-Mityana le , il est consacré le 22 novembre suivant par le cardinal Emmanuel Kiwanuka Nsubuga. Le 21 novembre 1988, il est nommé archevêque coadjuteur de Kampala et en devient l'archevêque titulaire le 8 février 1990. Il consacre évêque de Kabale  Robert Gay M. Afr. en 1996.

Il s'est retiré le 19 août 2006 pour raison d'âge.

Il a présidé la Conférence épiscopale ougandaise de 1986 à 1994.

Cardinal

Il est créé cardinal par le pape Jean-Paul II lors du consistoire du  avec le titre de cardinal-prêtre de Sant'Ugo.

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Naissance en décembre 1926
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As in Jesus we confide.
Freedom from sin's guilt and power.
Of the bright angelic throng.
Knows Him as the great I AM!
Yes, call Him, "Jesus!", "O Lord Jesus!" - He shall save us!


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If you are the type of consumer who is looking for education as well as experience in a repairman, let me tell you about Larsen Heating and Air Conditioning. We have investigated this company's background and the way they treat their customers. As a result, I trust Larsen Heating and Air Conditioning, and I am proud to endorse this company, and declare Larsen Heating and Air Conditioning Gephardt Approved.
Bret Larsen is the company founder and owner, and it appears that his emphasis is educating and training every technician in his employ. Bret himself began working for a local heating and air company in California, while still in high school. "From the time I was little, I always liked working with my hands," Bret tells me, "taking things apart, and putting them back together." This high school job led him to pursue an education in heating and air conditioning. In 2000, Bret earned his degree from UVU in Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Technology. "I know that on-the-job experience is valuable," he says, "but my education helped me advance faster in my field, because I learned to do things the right way."
After graduation, Bret tells me he was recruited out of college by Bel-Red Heating Solutions in Seattle, where he worked for two years. He came to Utah when a major heating and air company recruited him from Seattle. In 2007, Bret says he was ready to start his own business. "With my education complete, and plenty of experience under my belt," he says, "I was ready to start my own company, so I could offer people the kind of customer service they deserve."
It is what he calls his "First Class" customer service that Bret believes sets Larsen Heating and Air Conditioning apart. "It's things like offering a lifetime warranty on workmanship of a new installation, in writing," he explains. "Also a free 'second opinion' on any repair as long as they have a quote from a HVAC company and also on any new installation with or without a quote." It's also 24 hour emergency service that Bret tells me his customers appreciate about Larsen Heating and Air Conditioning. "I am a customer myself, and know what qualities I look for in a good company," he says. "That is what I provide to my own customers."
Bret says he understands the value of education; which is why he and his technicians are factory trained and educated by companies such as Lennox, Bryant, Goodman, Trane, Armstrong, and others, to service their products. "Sure, we could learn how to do it ourselves, like so many other businesses do, but why do that when we can be educated by the manufacturer on how to service their products the right way?" he asks. "We want to be qualified to service any make or model of unit in a home." Bret says it is this commitment to excellence and education that has earned Larsen Heating and Air Conditioning several major contracts, such as providing HVAC services for local churches, a yogurt shop franchise and several apartment complexes.
Bret also talked about all of the rebates the government is offering. "Not everyone understands all the guidelines associated with applying for government rebates," Bret says. "Our customers can trust that we will help them through that process."
Bret talked about the future of energy efficiency. "The government is putting strict energy efficient guidelines and regulations in place," he says, "and our customers can count on us to be educated and informed on what those regulations are."
So, Larsen Heating and Air Conditioning: Now you know what our investigation found out about this company, you know why I trust this company, and why I am proud to endorse Larsen Heating and Air Conditioning and declare them Gephardt Approved.
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Inflation edged down to 3.0% in November, from an 18-month high of 3.2% in October. Nevertheless, annual average inflation remained stable for the third consecutive month in November at 2.5%. Meanwhile, harmonized inflation moderated from 3.2% in October to 2.9% in November.
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"DoD" redirects here. For other uses, see DOD.
The Department of Defense (DoD, USDOD, or DOD) is an executive branch department of the federal government charged with coordinating and supervising all agencies and functions of the government concerned directly with national security and the United States Armed Forces. The department is the largest employer in the world, with nearly 1.3 million active duty servicemen and women[a] as of 2016. Adding to its employees are over 826,000 National Guardsmen and Reservists from the four services,[b] and over 732,000 civilians bringing the total to over 2.8 million employees. Headquartered at the Pentagon in Arlington, Virginia, just outside Washington, D.C., the DoD's stated mission is to provide "the military forces needed to deter war and ensure our nation's security".
The Department of Defense is headed by the Secretary of Defense, a cabinet-level head who reports directly to the President of the United States. Beneath the Department of Defense are three subordinate military departments: the United States Department of the Army, the United States Department of the Navy, and the United States Department of the Air Force. In addition, four national intelligence services are subordinate to the Department of Defense: the Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA), the National Security Agency (NSA), the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA), and the National Reconnaissance Office (NRO). Other Defense Agencies include the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), the Defense Logistics Agency (DLA), the Missile Defense Agency (MDA), the Defense Health Agency (DHA), Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA), the Defense Security Service (DSS), and the Pentagon Force Protection Agency (PFPA), all of which are under the command of the Secretary of Defense. Additionally, the Defense Contract Management Agency (DCMA) provides acquisition insight that matters, by delivering actionable acquisition intelligence from factory floor to the warfighter. Military operations are managed by ten regional or functional Unified combatant commands. The Department of Defense also operates several joint services schools, including the Eisenhower School (ES) and the National War College (NWC).
The history of the defense of the United States started with the Continental Congress in 1775. The creation of the United States Army was enacted on 14 June 1775. This coincides with the American holiday Flag Day. The Second Continental Congress would charter the United States Navy, on 13 October 1775, and create the United States Marine Corps on 10 November 1775.
Upon the seating of the first Congress on 4 March 1789, legislation to create a military defense force stagnated as they focused on other concerns relevant to setting up the new government. President George Washington went to Congress to remind them of their duty to establish a military twice during this time. Finally, on the last day of the session, 29 September 1789, Congress created the War Department, historic forerunner of the Department of Defense. The War Department handled naval affairs until Congress created the Navy Department in 1798. The secretaries of each of these departments reported directly to the president as cabinet-level advisors until 1949, when all military departments became subordinate to the Secretary of Defense.
After the end of World War II, President Harry Truman proposed creation of a unified department of national defense. In a special message to Congress on 19 December 1945, the President cited both wasteful military spending and inter-departmental conflicts. Deliberations in Congress went on for months focusing heavily on the role of the military in society and the threat of granting too much military power to the executive.
On 26 July 1947, Truman signed the National Security Act of 1947, which set up a unified military command known as the "National Military Establishment", as well as creating the Central Intelligence Agency, the National Security Council, National Security Resources Board, United States Air Force (formerly the Army Air Forces) and the Joint Chiefs of Staff. The act placed the National Military Establishment under the control of a single Secretary of Defense. The National Military Establishment formally began operations on 18 September, the day after the Senate confirmed James V. Forrestal as the first Secretary of Defense. The National Military Establishment was renamed the "Department of Defense" on 10 August 1949 and absorbed the three cabinet-level military departments, in an amendment to the original 1947 law.
Under the Department of Defense Reorganization Act of 1958 (Pub.L. 85–599), channels of authority within the department were streamlined, while still maintaining the ordinary authority of the Military Departments to organize, train and equip their associated forces. The Act clarified the overall decision-making authority of the Secretary of Defense with respect to these subordinate Military Departments and more clearly defined the operational chain of command over U.S. military forces (created by the military departments) as running from the president to the Secretary of Defense and then to the unified combatant commanders. Also provided in this legislation was a centralized research authority, the Advanced Research Projects Agency, eventually known as DARPA. The act was written and promoted by the Eisenhower administration, and was signed into law 6 August 1958.
The Secretary of Defense, appointed by the president with the advice and consent of the Senate, is by federal law (10 U.S.C. § 113) the head of the Department of Defense, "the principal assistant to the President in all matters relating to Department of Defense", and has "authority, direction and control over the Department of Defense". Because the Constitution vests all military authority in Congress and the president, the statutory authority of the Secretary of Defense is derived from their constitutional authorities. Since it is impractical for either Congress or the president to participate in every piece of Department of Defense affairs, the Secretary of Defense, and the secretary's subordinate officials generally, exercise military authority.
The Department of Defense is composed of the Office of the Secretary of Defense (OSD), the Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) and the Joint Staff (JS), Office of the Inspector General (DODIG), the Combatant Commands, the Military Departments (Department of the Army (DA), Department of the Navy (DON) & Department of the Air Force (DAF)), the Defense Agencies and Department of Defense Field Activities, the National Guard Bureau (NGB), and such other offices, agencies, activities, organizations, and commands established or designated by law, or by the president or by the Secretary of Defense.
The Office of the Secretary of Defense (OSD) is the secretary and deputy secretary's (mainly) civilian staff.
OSD is the principal staff element of the Secretary of Defense in the exercise of policy development, planning, resource management, fiscal and program evaluation and oversight, and interface and exchange with other U.S. Government departments and agencies, foreign governments, and international organizations, through formal and informal processes. OSD also performs oversight and management of the Defense Agencies and Department of Defense Field Activities.
Several defense agencies are members of the United States Intelligence Community. These are national-level intelligence services that operate under the jurisdiction of the Department of Defense but simultaneously fall under the authorities of the Director of National Intelligence. They fulfill the requirements of national policy makers and war planners, serve as Combat Support Agencies, and also assist non-Department of Defense intelligence or law enforcement services such as the Central Intelligence Agency and the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
The military services each have their own intelligence elements which are distinct from but subject to coordination, by national intelligence agencies under Department of Defense. Department of Defense manages the nation's coordinating authorities and assets in disciplines of signals intelligence, geospatial intelligence, and measurement and signature intelligence, and also builds, launches and operates the Intelligence Community's satellite assets. Department of Defense also has its own human intelligence service, which contributes to the CIA's human intelligence efforts while also focusing on military human intelligence priorities. These agencies are directly overseen by the Undersecretary of Defense for Intelligence.
The Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) is a body of senior uniformed leaders in the Department of Defense who advise the Secretary of Defense, the Homeland Security Council, the National Security Council and the president on military matters. The composition of the Joint Chiefs of Staff is defined by statute and consists of the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (CJCS), Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (VCJCS), Senior Enlisted Advisor to the Chairman (SEAC), the Military Service Chiefs from the Army, Marine Corps, Navy, and Air Force, in addition to the Chief of National Guard Bureau, all appointed by the president following Senate confirmation. Each of the individual Military Service Chiefs, outside their Joint Chiefs of Staff obligations, works directly for the Secretary of the Military Department concerned: the Secretary of the Army, Secretary of the Navy and Secretary of the Air Force.
Following the Goldwater-Nichols Act in 1986 the Joint Chiefs of Staff do not have operational command authority, neither individually nor collectively, as the chain of command goes from the president to the Secretary of Defense, and from the Secretary of Defense to the commanders of the Combatant Commands. Goldwater-Nichols also created the office of vice-chairman, and the chairman is now designated as the principal military adviser to the Secretary of Defense, the Homeland Security Council, the National Security Council and to the president.
The Joint Staff (JS) is a headquarters staff at the Pentagon made up of personnel from all four services that assist the Chairman and Vice Chairman in discharging their duties, and managed by the Director of the Joint Staff (DJS) who is a Lieutenant General or Vice Admiral.
the Department of the Army, which the United States Army is organized within.
the Department of the Navy, which the United States Navy and the United States Marine Corps are organized within.
the Department of the Air Force, which the United States Air Force is organized within.
The Military Departments are each headed by their own secretary (i.e., Secretary of the Army, Secretary of the Navy and Secretary of the Air Force), appointed by the president, with the advice and consent of the Senate. They have legal authority under Title 10 of the United States Code to conduct all the affairs of their respective departments within which the military services are organized. The secretaries of the Military Departments are (by law) subordinate to the Secretary of Defense and (by SecDef delegation) to the Deputy Secretary of Defense.
The secretaries of the Military Departments, in turn, normally exercises authority over their forces by delegation through their respective Service Chiefs (i.e., Chief of Staff of the Army, Commandant of the Marine Corps, Chief of Naval Operations, and Chief of Staff of the Air Force) over forces not assigned to a Combatant Command.
The secretaries of the Military Departments and the Service Chiefs do not possess operational command authority over U.S. troops (this power was stripped from them in the Defense Reorganization Act of 1958), and instead the Military Departments are tasked solely with "the training, provision of equipment, and administration of troops."
A Unified Combatant Command is a military command composed of personnel and equipment from at least two Military Departments, which has a broad and continuing mission.
The Military Departments are responsible for equipping and training the troops to fight, while the Unified Combatant Commands are responsible for actual operational command of military forces. Almost all operational U.S. forces are under the authority of a Unified Command. The Unified Commands are governed by a Unified Command Plan, a frequently updated document (produced by the Department of Defense) which lays out the Command's mission, geographical/functional responsibilities, and force structure.
During military operations, the chain of command runs from the president to the Secretary of Defense to the combatant commanders of the Combatant Commands.
Department of Defense spending in 2017 was 3.15% of GDP and accounted for about 38% of budgeted global military spending – more than the next 7 largest militaries combined.
The Department of Defense accounts for the majority of federal discretionary spending. In FY 2017 the Department of Defense budgeted spending accounted for 15% of the U.S. Federal Budget, and 49% of federal discretionary spending, which represents funds not accounted for by pre-existing obligations. However, this does not include many military-related items that are outside the Defense Department budget, such as nuclear weapons research, maintenance, cleanup, and production, which is in the Department of Energy budget, Veterans Affairs, the Treasury Department's payments in pensions to military retirees and widows and their families, interest on debt incurred in past wars, or State Department financing of foreign arms sales and militarily-related development assistance. Neither does it include defense spending that is not military in nature, such as the Department of Homeland Security, counter-terrorism spending by the FBI, and intelligence-gathering spending by the NSA.
In the 2010 United States federal budget, the Department of Defense was allocated a base budget of $533.7 billion, with a further $75.5 billion adjustment in respect of 2009, and $130 billion for overseas contingencies. The subsequent 2010 Department of Defense Financial Report shows the total budgetary resources for fiscal year 2010 were $1.2 trillion. Of these resources, $1.1 trillion were obligated and $994 billion were disbursed, with the remaining resources relating to multi-year modernization projects requiring additional time to procure. After over a decade of non-compliance, Congress has established a deadline of Fiscal year 2017 for the Department of Defense to achieve audit readiness.
In 2015 the allocation for the Department of Defense was $585 billion, the highest level of budgetary resources among all Federal agencies, and this amounts to more than one-half of the annual Federal Expenditures in the United States federal budget discretionary budget.
On 9/28/2018, President Donald Trump signed the Department of Defense and Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education Appropriations Act, 2019 and Continuing Appropriations Act, 2019 (H.R.6157) into law. On September 30, 2018, the FY2018 Budget expired and the FY2019 budget came into effect.
Undersecretary of Defense (Comptroller) David L. Norquist said in a hearing regarding the FY 2019 budget: "The overall number you often hear is $716 billion. That is the amount of funding for what is called national defense, the accounting code is 050, and includes more than simply the Department of Defense. It includes, for example, Department of Energy and others. That large a number, if you back out the $30 billion for non-defense agencies, you get to $686 billion. That is the funding for the Department of Defense, split between $617 billion in base and $69 billion in overseas contingency."
The Department of Defense budget encompasses the majority of the National Defense Budget of approximately $716.0 billion in discretionary spending and $10.8 billion in mandatory spending for a $726.8 billion total. Of the total, $708.1 billion falls under the jurisdiction of the House Committee on Armed Services and Senate Armed Services Committee and is subject to authorization by the annual National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). The remaining $7.9 billion falls under the jurisdiction of other congressional committees.
The Department of Defense is unique in that it is one of the few federal entities where the majority of its funding falls into the discretionary category. The majority of the entire federal budget is mandatory, and much of the discretionary funding in the budget consists of DoD dollars.
In 2015, a Pentagon consulting firm performed an audit on the Department of Defense's budget. It found that there was $125 billion in wasteful spending that could be saved over the next five years without layoffs or reduction in military personnel. In 2016, The Washington Post uncovered that rather than taking the advice of the auditing firm, senior defense officials suppressed and hid the report from the public to avoid political scrutiny.
In June 2016, The Office of the Inspector General, U.S. Department of Defense released a report that stated the United States Army made $6.5 trillion in wrongful adjustments to its accounting entries in 2015.
The Department of Defense was the largest single consumer of energy in the United States in 2006.
In FY 2006, the department used almost 30,000 gigawatt hours (GWH) of electricity, at a cost of almost $2.2 billion. The department's electricity use would supply enough electricity to power more than 2.6 million average American homes. In electricity consumption, if it were a country, the department would rank 58th in the world, using slightly less than Denmark and slightly more than Syria (CIA World Factbook, 2006).
The Department of Defense was responsible for 93% of all US government fuel consumption in 2007 (Department of the Air Force: 52%; Department of the Navy: 33%; Department of the Army: 7%; other Department components: 1%). The Department of Defense uses 4,600,000,000 US gallons (1.7×1010 L) of fuel annually, an average of 12,600,000 US gallons (48,000,000 L) of fuel per day. A large Army division may use about 6,000 US gallons (23,000 L) per day. According to the 2005 CIA World Factbook, if it were a country, the Department of Defense would rank 34th in the world in average daily oil use, coming in just behind Iraq and just ahead of Sweden. The Air Force is the largest user of fuel energy in the federal government. The Air Force uses 10% of the nation's aviation fuel. (JP-8 accounts for nearly 90% of its fuels.) This fuel usage breaks down as such: 82% jet fuel, 16% facility management and 2% ground vehicle/equipment.
In the latest Center for Effective Government analysis of 15 federal agencies which receive the most Freedom of Information Act (United States) (FOIA) requests, published in 2015 (using 2012 and 2013 data, the most recent years available), the DoD earned a D− by scoring 61 out of a possible 100 points, i.e. did not earn a satisfactory overall grade. While it had improved from a failing grade in 2013, it still had low scores in processing requests (55%) and their disclosure rules (42%).
The organization and functions of the Department of Defense are in Title 10 of the United States Code.
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It is hot in Minneapolis, not just hot but nasty, sticky hot with heat indexes over 100 F. We deal with -20 F much better than this kind of weather. I don't know about all of you but it has really taken away any inspiration to cook or even eat much. Luckily, the garden & farmers market are full of all we need to make some nice chilled gazpacho, the perfect hot weather dinner.
The tomatoes in our garden are starting to ripen, It seems like with tomatoes you go from famine to feast overnight.
Here is just one bunch on one plant of our Brandywine plants about two weeks ago. Now most of them are red & absolutely huge! Brandywines can get to be from 1 to 1 1/2 pounds each!
They really are the perfect tomato for gazpacho, juicy & fleshy with a sweet flavor. They pair wonderfully with the cucumbers & peppers that are also in season now for a crisp, fresh flavor. I like this recipe because it uses a lot of tomatoes & doesn't use tomato juice like almost every other one I've seen. I changed the red & green peppers typically used in gazpacho for a poblano & a banana pepper. I feel like these peppers had a lot more flavor & added just a little bit of heat. Really it ended up being one of the best batches of gazpacho I've ever made, the closest to those I remember having in Spain.
In a food processor or blender process the cucumber, peppers, onion, garlic, olive oil, vinegar, sugar, salt & pepper until smooth. Pour into a large bowl.
Add the tomatoes & bread to the processor & process until smooth. Stir into the bowl with the cucumber mixture. Mix well.
Cover & chill for at least a couple of hours. Taste for seasoning & add salt & pepper as needed.
Serve with garnishes like diced cucumbers, peppers, red onion or sweet corn. Crusty croutons would be good as well.
That is one gorgeous tomato!! I love Brandywine but the ones we planted last summer were either eaten by critters or developed end rot. Sigh. We didn't plant any this year so I'm going to stare at your photo and remember . . .
This recipe sounds perfect for your lovely produce!
I'm waiting with decreasing patience for my tomatoes. Our summer doesn't work perfectly with tomatoes. I dream of having this many!
We didn't plant any tomatoes this year either, and so I'm completely jealous of your abundance.
Gazpacho for a hot week like this? Yum!
I am jealous of your tomatoes!
The gazpacho sounds and looks fabulous. That's one of my favorite summertime treats--it's always so fresh tasting. Also love the choice of peppers!
We had a great gazpacho at the club this week made, like yours with poblano peppers. It had a nice touch of heat to it.
I am now thinking about gazpacho bloody marys.
Your Brandywines are beautiful! Unfortunately it has been a bad year for tomatoes here. Everyone is complaining about it, even the farmers at the FM. They aren't ripening well and rotting quickly. We have managed to get plenty for us because we planted several plants, but so far only one decent Brandywine so I'm jealous!
This heat is suffocating! When our tomatoes go from green to red, we're going to have an abundance. I'm amazed by how many grew this year when virtually none did last year.
That brandy wine looks awesome. I need to try that tomato next year. My star of the garden this year is by far the Cherokee Purple. Although the San Marzano's look pretty good. The tomatoes are coming fast and furious. I am actually going to can some today.
I usually do a gazpacho every year. Sometimes I do not like chunky I will try your puree version this time.
To be honest I am not a warm weather kind of girl. Above 80 is just too hot for me. Okay now everybody don't throw tomatoes at me for saying that (ha ha ).
Those are some incredible tomatoes. So perfect for gazpacho which should be declared the dish of summer. With all those tomatoes as a perfect ingredient for a cold soup, what is there not to like?
Just made this gazpacho recipe last night. You're right--it is the closest that compares to what I ate in Spain over my various years of study there. Thanks so much!
SAWM - I'm so glad to hear you liked it too!
that's a behemoth of a mater if ever i saw one! great gazpacho--i love the corn on top!
I'm so frustrated because all of our tomatoes, except the cherries, are still green. I don't remember ever having to wait this long for tomatoes! But this sounds like a great way to use them up once they do start turning.


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The Joy of Realizing that God Speaks through Others!
It is always wonderful to share with others about their journey in life. One of the things that excites me is to hear the vocation stories of people I meet. How did she meet him? How did you know that you were called to be a priest? What is it like to dedicate your life to Christ as a single man or woman in the Church today? With so many religious communities in our world, how did you know that God was calling you to a specific Community? How do these vocations enrich you? Each time I engage in a conversation of this kind, I always come away enriched and thrilled by the very evident ways God works in each of our lives. Is this the same for you?
A person with a secular vision may believe that a certain life story is only a mere "coincidence." Ah, but a person who is grounded in his or her faith, knows so well that nothing is a coincidence in our lives. Everything is grace, even the most difficult experiences we go through.
This vision of faith, to see Christ in each moment of our lives, both the joyful and sorrowful mysteries, and to open ourselves to receive whatever graces are there, as costly as they may be, is what our Resurrection Spirituality if all about. Christ led the way for us and asked us to be his disciples by doing the same . . . walking through the suffering, cross and death experiences that are part of the human condition, towards the resurrection and life that awaits all those who place their faith and trust in him.
God speaks to me at every moment of my life, if I listen. God offers me tremendous graces each day. I recognized Christ in a graced telephone conversation I had today. How did you?


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1 tsp of pure maple syrup.
Get 1 pint or 2 cups of strawberries.
Hull and then cut strawberries into chunks or slices and place in a bowl.
Add 2 tbsps or more of unrefined cane sugar - enough to cover all the berries.
Let sit in the fridge for an hour or two.
Whip it up until very sturdy.
Add 1 tsp of pure vanilla flavoring.


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About George Emil Palade University of Medicine, Pharmacy, Science and Technology of Târgu Mureș
The George Emil Palade University of Medicine, Pharmacy, Science, and Technology of Târgu Mureş, a higher education and research institution of national interest for over seven decades, with programs in Romanian, Hungarian and English, is a dynamic, powerful and fast developing university, whose core ideals are professionalism and performance. We are heirs and messengers of distinct cultures which have influenced each other. Their harmonization in a constructive form of multiculturalism can and should induce a synergistic effect and be a major factor for the progress of the University. Our University will become more competitive as the offered courses will preserve both tradition and progress achieved by a continuous upgrade to the requirements of the European market. We are motivated to face the challenge implied by getting involved in a competitive environment. We look towards the future with the hope of building a university for the future. We are sure that by preserving tradition, appreciating diversity and relying on continuity, we shall be successful. Through history, tradition, professionalism, performance and prestige over time, The George Emil Palade University of Medicine, Pharmacy, Science, and Technology of Târgu Mureş is indeed a European university of educational and scientific excellence.
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Q: How can I extend SilverStripe "system/internal" routing? I have some tree pages like:
/business
/loans
/personal
/bad-credit
etc.

How can extend internal/framework routes (without creating child pages) to get links like:
/business/segment
/loans/some-segment
/personal/some-another-segment
/bad-credit/awesome-segment
etc.

Something like this:
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Name: customroutes
After: framework/routes#coreroutes
---
Director:
  rules:
    'business/???': 'Custom_Controller'
    'loans/???': 'Custom_Controller'

A: You don't need custom routing - you just need to add an allowed_actions to your page controller as described here: http://doc.silverstripe.com/framework/en/tutorials/2-extending-a-basic-site#creating-a-rss-feed
The example shows rendering an rss feed, but this can be adapted to rendering a normal page.
Here's a simplified example:
<?php

class MyPage extends Page {

}

class MyPage_Controller extends Page_Controller {

    private static $allowed_actions = array(
        "segment",
    );

    // URL: domain.com/page-url/segment
    public function segment() {

        // By default this will look for the template MyPage_segment.ss
        // If that's not found, it will fall back to MyPage.ss
        // Then Page.ss and so on...
        return $this->render();
    }

}

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University (formerly South Campus until September 1, 2003) is a Buffalo Metro Rail station located near the intersection of Main Street and Niagara Falls Boulevard on the University at Buffalo South Campus. It is a major transfer point between Metro Rail and many city and suburban bus routes and offers a unique "Kiss and Ride" facility on the top level, above the mezzanine. This allows drivers of automobiles a separate area to drop off passengers, so they do not add to the traffic congestion from buses at the station during rush-hour periods and a large park-and-ride facility directly to the east of the station. Since University station serves as a terminal, immediately south is a double crossover. From May 20, 1985, to November 10, 1986, due to construction issues at LaSalle station, Amherst Street station served as the northern terminus. Since November 10, 1986, university station has served as the northern terminus.

Bus connections
University station serves UB South and is a transfer point for buses to the north and northeast suburbs of the city and is also one of four stations that offers an off-road bus loop, requiring passengers to board/debark using curbside stops (the other three being LaSalle, Delavan/Canisius College and Utica) and is served by 11 bus routes:

 NFTA
 5 Niagara-Kenmore (inbound)
 8 Main (inbound)
 12 Utica
 13 Kensington (inbound)
 19 Bailey (inbound)
 34 Niagara Falls Boulevard (outbound)
 44 Lockport (outbound)
 47 Youngs Road (outbound)
 48 Williamsville (outbound)
 49 Millard Fillmore Suburban (formerly Hopkins) (outbound)
 81 Eastside (inbound)
 University at Buffalo shuttles
 Blue Line - serves as a shuttle van to University at Buffalo-affiliated locations of the Buffalo Niagara Medical Campus from the University at Buffalo-South Campus.
 UB Stampede - connects the two campuses of the University at Buffalo (North and South). This service is open to members of the university community, but closed to the general public.

Artwork

In 1979, an art selection committee was created, composed of NFTA commissioners and Buffalo area art experts, that would judge the artwork that would be displayed in and on the properties of eight stations on the Metro Rail line. Out of the 70 proposals submitted, 22 were chosen and are positioned inside and outside of the eight underground stations. University station is home of three pieces of work, from Stephen Antonakos (New York City), Harvey Breverman (Buffalo), and Beverly Pepper (Todi, Italy and New York City). The work from Stephen Antonakos is called "Neon for South Campus Station" and is an "abstract form of neon tubing, creating large, incomplete circles and incomplete squares, mounted on the interior ceiling of the mezzanine level of the station." The 550 feet of tubing is red, orange and blue. Harvey Breverman's work is "a large triptych on a semi-circular wall at the foot of the escalators at the trainroom level." The work is entitled Synoptic Triptych. It focuses on the composite nature of a diverse, evolving University (at Buffalo) community and it's attending resources. Beverly Pepper's work is a sculpture of steel and grass located in the bus loop entitled Vertical Presence-Grass Dunes. The work changes in appearance as the passengers ride around the loop. An illusion of movement is created through the passing sun patterns.

Notable places nearby
University station is near:
 Grover Cleveland Golf Course
 Community of Eggertsville, town of Amherst
 Kenilworth neighborhood of Tonawanda
 University Plaza
 University Heights Neighborhood
 University at Buffalo South Campus
 University Presbyterian Church
 VA Western New York Healthcare System at Buffalo

References

External links
 Metro Rail Success
 Hayes Road entrance from Google Maps Street View
 "Kiss and Ride" entrance from Google Maps Street View

Buffalo Metro Rail stations
Railway stations in New York (state) at university and college campuses
Railway stations in the United States opened in 1986
Railway stations located underground in New York (state)
1986 establishments in New York (state)
University at Buffalo


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We've all heard stories about the stuff teenagers and college kids are sharing online. But what about older folks like us? I'm certainly not the only one whose social media streams are made of smart and tech-savvy folks; and see intimate details of their lives that I would not know about otherwise. Health problems, familial relationships, joys and perils of parenthood, political opinions, emotions during the day… Information that is somewhat intimate – more for some than for others – is being published online everyday, by people who know their tools. Why is this happening? Have norms of what is private and what is public changed so quickly?
This presentation will give an overview of the problem I've defined for my dissertation, and how I've drawn inspiration from our very own IA Summit community. I will be presenting some results from my first study: A large-scale international survey that compares self-disclosure across different computer-mediated communication tools for different communication scenarios.
Finally, I will be presenting some early drafts for a theoretical model that this work is leading to, as well as discussions for what this means in terms of UX design: How our designs can better accommodate these sharing needs.


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		'factories' => array(
			'navigation' => 'Zend\Navigation\Service\DefaultNavigationFactory',
		),
	),

	'navigation' => array(
		'default' => array(
			array(
				'label' => 'Dashboard',
				'route' => 'party',
			),
			array(
				'label' => 'Locations',
				'route' => 'party/location',
			),
			array(
				'label' => 'Events',
				'route' => 'party/event',
			),
			array(
				'label' => 'User',
				'route' => 'party/user',
			),
		),
	),
);

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We (Brisbanites) were lucky enough to have Galina Bolden, Alexa Hepburn and Jonathan Potter in town a little while ago. They presented an introductory CA course (brilliant and informative in my opinion).
At that time, I took a leaf out of Ed's book and asked if I could interview them.
Thank you to all 3 of you for your patience.
All errors (including the apostrophe) are my own.
(to be honest, the apostrophe wasn't me but a friend who moved away from my Uni. I kept the apostrophe as a tribute to him).


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Review of literature on legged robotics.
Weekly discussions of reviewed papers.
Interest in the field of robotics and mechatronics.
Should be familiar with MATLAB/Simulink for optimization, various approaches such as genetic algorithms, neural networks, may be used.