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When to hang up the keys for good
Ottawa's Jean Hoganson is of the opinion that seniors' driving safety should not be judged by the acts of a few.
Photograph by: Mike Carroccetto
, Postmedia News
Age is a touchy subject when it comes to a person's driving ability and the requirements of maintaining a driver's licence.
The Insurance Corporation of BC requires all drivers approaching 80 years of age to take a medical exam, and another road test may be required if those tests indicate there may be a medical condition affecting the person's ability to drive.
And, regardless of age, a person new to driving is required to hold a learner's licence for at least 12 months. In my experience, the majority of new drivers are those under the age of 20.
If you look at common driving patterns and habits exhibited by each end of the age range, young drivers are more likely to engage in dangerous driving behaviours while senior drivers are likely to drive slower and with more caution.
I'll cover young drivers another day (the topic is a hot one and deserves its own article) as there have been several requests to touch on the habits of seasoned, more mature drivers, particularly ones with a healthy sprinkling of grey in their hair.
I've avoided the topic of seniors driving for fear of offending someone, but when it comes down to it, there is a duty for every driver to take a close look at their own ability and make an honest assessment of their right to be licensed. The mandatory medical exam at 80 years of age only plays a small part in this, as there are also younger drivers who should be prevented from driving for medical reasons.
The most obvious was a driver with Alzheimer's disease.
This person's family enabled this person to maintain a driver's license by leaving a "how-to" list in the car so the driver would remember the simple steps of how to turn on the car and put it into gear.
This misguided plan went undetected until the driver caused a significant motor vehicle collision.
Then there was the elderly driver who covered the same 10-block stretch of road multiple times in a short period of time until a call was made to 911. The driver was found to be suffering from advanced dementia.
These are two obvious cases, but several other factors come into play with elderly drivers: reflexes, reaction time, visual acuity, physical ability and memory.
With age, all of these are affected and it depends on the individual as to how severe the effects are.
I've known drivers in their 40s who should never have been granted a licence and likewise have been impressed with drivers in their golden years.
Older drivers tend to drive slower and with more caution, and while these are not bad habits, they can become a hindrance when the driver is proceeding well below the speed limit or does not move with the flow of traffic.
It is up to each of us to leave our egos and pride outside of the driver's door and take an honest look at our ability.
Are you consistently driving well below the speed limit or do you find you now become easily lost when you used to be a confident driver with lead-lined shoes?
Do you not see obstacles until the last moment when you used to be aware of the conditions two blocks ahead of you?
If so, it may be time for a re-test.
Not just for your own safety, but everyone's.
Vancouver police Const. Sandra Glendinning blogs at behindtheblueline.ca. Her opinions aren't necessarily those of the city's police department or board. You can email Sandra at [email protected]
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outing with request-reply
I want to create a request-reply transaction where the generic request channel can route the request to other request channel, so the specific handler can handle these requests and response back to the reply channel. I am having some trouble doing that.
My reply message never get send back to the reply channel. The message was sent back to the same request channel that the handler received the message from.
Yes, I believe it is the same issue. You can grab the nightly from the day that issue was resolved. It was almost immediately after the M6 release, so it will be practically identical to M6. Also, RC1 will be released within just a few days.
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Nokia N900 video overview review
The Nokia N900 runs Maemo Linux and is not for the faint of gadget heart. It's more complicated and less elegant than the iPhone or a recent Android handset. It's about on par with the current Windows Mobile offerings for ease of use. However, it's got power to spare and if you're the loathe to sign your life away to Apple or you want to effectively take root control of your phone without having to actually root said phone, the N900 deserves a close look.
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Incredible Multimedia Dock
Incredible Multimedia Dock
Is there a dock for the Incredible similar to the multimedia dock for the Motorola Droids? Even if it doesn't have the multimedia program, I'd much rather dock the phone horizontally and not worry about plugging anything in than dock it vertically and having to plug in the usb cable on top of itWhat about a multimedia dock? So I can play music... (thats not out of the small phone speakers) I'm starting to get really annoyed that theres 20 million for ipods and iphones and none for android phones. Stupid apple taking over the world..
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Yah, that's the same as me. A-Level offers are never really that bad - the unis have the AS levels to base their decisions on, so their offers are pretty lenient; there are not intermediate exams with the IB, hence the high offers.
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Fluorescence cross-correlation spectroscopy
Introduction
Fluorescence cross-correlation spectroscopy (FCCS) was introduced by Eigen and Rigler in 1994 and extends the fluorescence correlation spectroscopy (FCS) procedure by introducing high sensitivity for distinguishing fluorescent particles which have a similar diffusion coefficient.
FCCS uses two species which are independently labelled with two spectrally separated fluorescent probes. These fluorescent probes are excited and detected by two different laser light sources and detectors commonly known as green and red respectively. Both laser light beams are focused into the sample and tuned so that they overlap to form a superimposed confocalobservation volume.
The normalized cross-correlation function is defined for two fluorescent species <math>\ G</math> and <math>\ R</math> which are independent green, G and red, R channels as follows:
where differential fluorescent signals <math>\ \delta I_G</math> at a specific time, <math>\ t</math> and <math>\ \delta I_R</math> at a delay time, <math>\ \tau</math> later is correlated with each other.
Modeling
Cross-correlation curves are modeled according to a slightly more complicated mathematical function than applied in FCS. First of all, the effective superimposed observation volume in which the G and R channels form a single observation volume, <math>\ V_{eff, RG}</math> in the solution:
where <math>\ \omega_{xy,G}^2</math> and<math>\ \omega_{xy,R}^2</math> are radial parameters and <math>\ \omega_{z,G}</math> and<math>\ \omega_{z,R}</math> are the axial parameters for the G and R channels respectively.
The diffusion time, <math>\ \tau_{D,GR}</math> for a doubly (G and R) fluorescent species is therefore described as follows:
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This is the time of year where we let down our hair, do our favourite summer activities, and relax. "Vacation" can mean different things to different people: a stress-relieving Caribbean retreat during our dreary winter, looking for inspiration by volunteering overseas, or an exciting trip to the Rockies, there are a lot of ways to unwind.
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Grigorenko was expected to dominate the Q this season. If he wasn't scoring at the clip he's going, then people would be saying maybe 12 was too high. It's moot to raise Grigorengo up because he's a 19 year old - at one time potential 1st overall pick, likely in the NHL after the lockout - dominating a junior league. Yes he's almost at 2 PPG, so is JC Lipon and he wasn't even drafted.
Plus who above him as shown any reason to be dropped? No one has been bad enough in 25 games to justify dropping in their draft ranking. Hence, re-drafting this early is pointless.
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Antimigraine Drugs
Definition
Antimigraine drugs are medicines used to prevent or reduce the severity of migraine headaches.
Purpose
Migraine headaches usually cause a throbbing pain on one side of the head. Nausea, vomiting, dizziness, increased sensitivity to light and sound, and other symptoms may accompany the pain. The attacks may last for several hours or for a day or more and may come as often as several times a week. Some people who get migraine headaches have warning signals before the headaches begin, such as restlessness, tingling in an arm or leg, or seeing patterns of flashing lights. This set of signals is called an aura. The antimigraine drugs discussed in this section are meant to be taken as soon as the pain begins, to relieve the pain and other symptoms. Other types of drugs, such as antiseizure medicines, antidepressants, calcium channel blockers and beta blockers, are sometimes prescribed to prevent attacks in people with very severe or frequent migraines.
Description
Migraine is thought to be caused by electrical and chemical imbalances in certain parts of the brain. These imbalances affect the blood vessels in the brain—first tightening them up, then widening them. As the blood vessels widen, they stimulate the release of chemicals that increase sensitivity to pain and cause inflammation and swelling. Antimigraine drugs are believed to work by correcting the imbalances and by tightening the blood vessels.
Examples of drugs in this group are ergotamine (Cafergot), naratriptan (Amerge), sumatriptan (Imitrex), rizatriptan (Maxalt) and zolmitriptan (Zomig). Methysergide maleate (Sansert) may be used by patients whose headaches are not controlled by other drugs, while some patients do well on other drugs. For example, combinations or ergotamine and caffeine may be very effective. The caffeine acts by constricting blood vessels to relieve the headache. Sometimes, an analgesic such as acetaminophen, caffeine, and a barbiturate which acts as a sedative, are combined, as in Fioricet and similar compounds. These medicines are available only with a physician's prescription and come in several forms. Ergotamine is available as tablets and rectal suppositories; sumatriptan as tablets, injections, and nasal spray; and zolmitriptan as tablets.
Antimigraine drugs are used to treat headaches once they have started. These drugs should not be taken to prevent headaches.
Recommended dosage
Recommended dosage depends on the type of drug. Typical recommended dosages for adults are given below for each type of drug.
Ergotamine
Take at the first sign of a migraine attack. Patients who get warning signals (aura) may take the drug as soon as they know a headache is coming.
TABLETS. No more than six tablets for any single attack.
No more than 10 tablets per week.
SUPPOSITORIES. No more than two suppositories for any single attack.
No more than five suppositories per week.
Narat 1-mg tablet taken with water or other liquid.
Doses of 2.5-mg may be used, but they may cause more side effects.
If the headache returns or if there is only partial response, the dose may be repeated once after four hours, for a maximum dose of 5 mg in a 24-hour period. Larger doses do not seem to offer any benefit.
Sumat 25-mg tablet, taken with water or other liquid.
Doses should be spaced at least two hours apart.
Anyone with liver disease should consult with a physician for proper dosing.
INJECTIONS. No more than 6 mg per dose, injected under the skin.
No more than two 6-mg injections per day. These doses should be taken at least 1 hour apart.
Zolmitriptan
Take as soon as symptoms begin.
TABLETS. Usual dose is 1-5 mg. Additional doses may be taken at two-hour intervals.
General dosage advice
Always take antimigraine drugs exactly as directed. Never take larger or more frequent doses, and do not take the drug for longer than directed.
If possible, lie down and relax in a dark, quiet room for a few hours after taking the medicine.
Precautions
These drugs should be used only to treat the type of headache for which they were prescribed. Patients should not use them for other headaches, such as those caused by stress or too much alcohol, unless directed to do so by a physician.
Anyone whose headache is unlike any previous headache should check with a physician before taking these drugs. If the headache is far worse than any other, emergency medical treatment should be sought immediately.
Taking too much of the antimigraine drug ergotamine (Cafergot), can lead to ergot poisoning. Symptoms include headache, muscle pain, numbness, coldness, and unusually pale fingers and toes. If not treated, the condition can lead to gangrene (tissue death).
Some antimigraine drugs work by tightening blood vessels in the brain. Because these drugs also affect blood vessels in other parts of the body, people with coronary heart disease, circulatory problems, or high blood pressure should not take these medicines unless directed to do so by their physicians.
Special conditions
People with certain other medical conditions or who are taking certain other medicines can have problems if they take antimigraine drugs. Before taking these drugs, be sure to let the physician know about any of these conditions:
ALLERGIES. Anyone who has had unusual reactions to ergotamine, caffeine, sumatriptan, zolmitriptan, or other antimigraine drugs in the past should let his or her physician know before taking the drugs again. The physician should also be told about any allergies to foods, dyes, preservatives, or other substances.
PREGNANCY. Women who are pregnant should not take ergotamine (Cafergot). The effects of other antimigraine drugs during pregnancy have not been well studied. Any woman who is pregnant or plans to become pregnant should let her physician know before an antimigraine drug is prescribed.
BREASTFEEDING. Some antimigraine drugs can pass into breast milk and may cause serious problems in nursing babies. Women who are breastfeeding should check with their physicians about whether to stop breastfeeding while taking the medicine.
OTHER MEDICAL CONDITIONS. Before using antimigraine drugs, people with any of these medical problems should make sure their physicians know about their conditions:
USE OF CERTAIN MEDICINES. Taking antimigraine drugs certain other drugs may affect the way the drugs work or may increase the chance of side effects.
Side effects
The most common side effects are fluid retention, flushing; high blood pressure; unusually fast or slow heart rate; numbness; tingling; itching; nausea; vomiting; weakness; neck or jaw pain and stiffness; feelings of tightness, heaviness, warmth, or coldness; sore throat; and discomfort of the mouth and tongue.
More serious side effects are not common, but they may occur. If any of the following side effects occur, call a physician immediately:
tightness in the chest
bluish tinge to the skin
cold arms and legs
signs of gangrene, such as coldness, dryness, and a shriveled or black appearance of a body part
Other side effects may occur with any antimigraine drug. Anyone who has unusual symptoms after taking this medicine should get in touch with his or her physician.
Interactions
Antimigraine drugs may interact with other medicines. When this happens, the effects of one or both of the drugs may change, or the risk of side effects may be greater. Anyone who takes these drugs should let the physician know all other medicines he or she is taking. Among the drugs that may interact with antimigraine drugs are:
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French and American scientists win Nobel Physics Prize
"I was walking with my wife [and] when I saw the Swedish area code, I realised," said one of this year's winners.
Serge Haroche (right) with his aide Igor Dotensko pictured in Paris in 2009
Image: AP Photo/CNRS/Christophe Lebedinsky
SERGE HAROCHE OF France and David Wineland of the US have won the Nobel Prize for Physics today for their work in quantum physics that could one day open the way to revolutionary computers.
The pair, 68, said the award was "fairly overwhelming".
" He added:
I think we will have champagne.
In entanglement, particles also go into a state called superposition, which opens the way to a hoped-for supercomputer.
Today's computers use a binary code, in which data is stored in a bit that could be either zero or 1.
But in superposition, a quantum bit, known as a qubit, could be either zero or one, or both zero and one at the same time.
Haroche and Wineland's achievement has been to measure and control these very fragile quantum states, which were previously deemed inaccessible, so that the particles can be observed and counted, the jury
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Implant Retained Partial Dentures
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An implant retained partial denture is a denture that is held in place by dental implants and can be removed from the mouth during sleep or when dentures need cleaning.However, unlike conventional dentures which simply slip into place, these partials are anchored to fixed titanium posts embedded in the jawbone that emulate natural tooth roots.
Implant retained partial dentures are much better for patients than standard dentures because the implants themselves keep the jawbone constantly stimulated with the vibrations of chewing and eating.This prevents bone recession that always results when natural teeth are missing.
Implant retained partial dentures are also intended to evenly distribute chewing forces over the entirety of the arch and surrounding.This makes them work like more like natural teeth, and to act in harmony with remaining natural teeth.A person with these special partials can better enjoy daily life and eating without stress, discomfort, or embarrassment.
A person needs implant retained partial dentures anytime they lose teeth to an accident, tooth decay, gum disease, or altercation.It is never a good idea to leave the upper or lower arch.Teeth rely upon one another for alignment, so even one lost tooth creates enough of a gap to shift the remaining teeth in the arch completely out of alignment.Opposing teeth extrude from their sockets into the gap, and people often end up biting their lips and jaws because of the misaligned teeth.
Also, when teeth shift out of alignment, there is also a greater risk of tooth decay because portions of the teeth become more exposed to bacteria and plaque, and many of these areas are very hard to brush and floss.Periodontal disease also results from this buildup.
The worst consequence, however, of doing nothing is jawbone loss.As previously noted, this happens when there are no tooth roots to keep the bone stimulated.
Tooth grinding, or bruxism, can also be a result of doing nothing about missing teeth.Unequal forces placed on shifting teeth will not only wear down the enamel over time, it will also start to affect the jawbone joint itself, medically referenced as the TMJ.
Implant retained partials will prevent many, if not all of these problems, if the patient qualifies for implantation and acts quickly enough.They definitely will halt bone loss because the jawbone will treat the implants just like tooth roots and thereby retain its normal vitality and strength.
To determine if implants are right for a patient, dentists conduct a complete oral examination.They check previous medical history and discuss any condition that could interfere with the healing process.They also check for oral cancer, and they perform a complete visual examination of the mouth to determine the health of gums.They also check on the health of the jawbone itself by taking panographic x-rays, and, when necessary, also use CT (computerized tomography) scans.Then, they make a model of the patients mouth by taking impressions and bite registrations.
Implant retained partials offer several benefits.They are less expensive than the porcelain crowns that are used to make dental bridges and cosmetic tooth restorations.They can be removed and cleaned when necessary, or taken out during sleep.They also are the only type of dentures that can halt bone loss, so even though they are more expensive, they are well worth the money
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Allergic Rhinitis - Home Treatment
Allergic rhinitis is a long-term problem. It takes time and effort to control
allergies through home treatment. But home treatment is one of the best things you can do to help your allergies.
Avoid allergens
If you can avoid or reduce your
contact with
allergens, you may be able to reduce your allergy
symptoms and manage them without medicine or with fewer medicines. Controlling
your contact with allergens and reducing your symptoms may also make it less
likely you will develop
complications such as
sinusitis. You do this by:
You can treat a stuffy nose by using
decongestants or
cleaning your nasal passages with saline solution
(salt water). Before you give a decongestant to a child, check the label. These medicines may not be safe for young children or for people who have certain health problems.
It is helpful to track your symptoms and how they
affect you. For example, do your symptoms keep you from sleeping, make it hard to
concentrate, or make you sleepy? Also track your allergens and how long after
exposure to them you start to have symptoms. This information will help your doctor
prevent and treat the problem. You can keep a
symptom diary(What is a PDF document?) to track this information
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There are many types of eye problems and vision disturbances, such as:
Halos
Blurred vision (the loss of sharpness of vision and the inability to see fine details)
Blind spots or scotomas (dark "holes" in the vision in which nothing can be seen)
Vision loss and blindness are the most ...
Blindness is a lack of vision. It may also refer to a loss of vision that cannot be corrected with glasses or contact lenses.
Partial blindness means you have very limited vision.
Complete blindness means you cannot see anything and do not see light. (Most people who use the term ...
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The Goal: Sustainable Economies & Societies
The ultimate aim of coastal and marine spatial planning is to foster sustainable economies and societies. We all depend on the ocean every day; it's in our best interest to ensure that ocean ecosystems are healthy and resilient so they can continue to provide the services we want and need, including:
Jobs: hundreds of thousands of directly and indirectly marine dependant careers and related occupations (in association with all services below).
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Ft. Tilden is one of my favorite places in NY. It a place to escape, yet a place that other parts of the city escape to also. So you end up with some of the city there. The landscape is sparse and barren. You can see nature winning out against the old military buildings that that were placed on top of it once upon a time. The place can be completely packed or totally empty depending on when you go. Its strange and relaxing yet familiar and exciting.
Name: Aaron Wojack
Place you live: Greenpoint. Brooklyn, NY
Place your photo was taken: Ft. Tilden Beach, Queens, NY
Can you sum up the place you live in a short paragraph? Can I sum up New York in a short parargraph…… Nope.
Occupation: Photographer
Preoccupation: Sundays, road trips, warm nights
A perfect day in NY? 75 degrees, a bike and a homie. There are a million things to go check out. I'm not even half way through my list.
If someone was visiting, what must they do? Walk, until you think your feet are going to fall off.
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Young Augustinians, Cebu, Philippines
In a slightly different vein, there is possibly a need to address the misconception that Luther progressed from rebellion within the Augustinian Order to rebellion against the Church generally. He joined the Augustinians because he saw them as members of a reform movement whose primary aim was the service of God.
Luther became prominent in the Order for agitating for even stricter religious observance, and was even sent to Rome to support this cause, and returned to as a supporter of the Prior General, Giles of Viterbo O.S.A. He later attested that while in the monastery he kept his vows diligently – even scrupulously. The word "reformation" was frequently used by Priors General in letters to the friars in Germany and internationally.
In 1517 Luther made a public protest against indulgences, but it was not until 1524 that he made a final break with the Church and the Order. He never subsequently denounced the Order, but spoke gratefully of his treatment in the Order and of his fellow friars who had tried to help him during his spiritual crises in the monastery.
The late Augustinian historian, Professor Rev Francis Xavier Martin O.S.A. (1922 – 2000) summarised Martin Luther and his legacy thus: "The paradoxical picture emerges of an Order with its members apparently divided between their traditional allegiance to Rome and on the other hand a strong attraction to Luther… What emerges… is a paradox, not a contradiction. The Catholic and Protestant reforms were both products of the same movement… Luther began something momentous but he is in turn the product, one might say the end product, of a much earlier religious process."
Further light will be thrown on the theological and psychological mindset of Martin Luther once the medieval Augustinian Observant movement is more fully known and appreciated, for Luther was not only a member of an observant community but also became one of its leaders in Germany. (His visit to Rome as a young friar was undertaken so to advance in interests of this movement.)
This research, in turn, will probably tone down the somewhat too-convenient overemphasis upon any particular "Damascus moment" in Luther's life as an exclusive moment of a "Reformation breakthrough."
This will assist the understanding of how, for example, in 1521 Luther could still consider himself as an Augustinian (and he was, in fact, still so) while at the same time considering the institution of the papacy as the Antichrist; his vows were made to God, Mary, and the Augustinian Prior General, hence he could still be of a conviction that he was a loyal Augustinian who was faced with the Antichrist whom he believed was on the papal throne.
He was not all friar one day and all Reformer the next. As with Augustine's conversion to baptism, the intellectual aspect of the process preceded and was more protracted than was the changing of intention, will and heart in the matter.
Luther, furthermore, has often been called a reluctant rebel. At one point Luther expressed thus his thoughts on the unforeseen chain of events that transpired after he posted his ninety-five theses: "No good work comes about by our own wisdom; it begins in dire necessity. I was forced into mine. But if I had known then what I know now, ten wild horses would not have drawn me into it."
For further reading
Eric L. Saak: High Way to Heaven: The Augustinian Platform Between Reform and Reformation, 1292-1524, 886 pages. Published in 2002 by Brill Academic Publishers, ISBN 90041 10992 and 9789004110991. 880 pages This volume reveals the political, religious, theological, institutional, and mythical ideals that formed the self-identity of the Augustinian Order from Giles of Rome to the emergence of Martin Luther. Based on detailed philological analysis, this interdisciplinary study not only transforms the understanding of Augustine's heritage in the later Middle Ages, but also that of Luther's relationship to his Order. The work offers a new interpretative model of late medieval religious culture that sheds new light on the relationship between late medieval Passion devotion, the increasing demonization of the Jews, and the rise of catechetical literature. ID2724
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Pakistan may be key in Afghanistan's peace, but we can let them sort out what kind of peace they want. Imagine !! Pakistan is a nuclear power, sort of like the relationship the US has with Mexico, and the gun-walking scandal of THOUSANDS of US weapons being sold to drug lords...that wound up SUPPORTING Drug Lords wars against eachother AND THE MEXICAN GOVERNMENT and killing US Agents in Mexico. Hmm..gives one pause to think what the US does elswhere can also happen here.
Besides, I prefer to dish out a few drone missiles where fanatics hide while they are ignoring the human rights of their own women and children.
They (the Pakistanis) are so obvious.... and we are so STUPID... The Pakistanis are going to say and be whatever it takes to make sure that the American dollars keep rolling in.. no matter what, but other than that, they hate our guts...
How true oh wise one, how true! The only reason Pakistan got so upset over not being "in the loop" on the raid is because they got busted for harboring him. If they would have been informed then in all probability OSB would have conveniently not been at that location at the time of the raid
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n 1: a shackle for the ankles or feet [syn: fetter]
2: the uneven manner of walking that results from an injured
leg [syn: hitch, limp]
v 1: walk impeded by some physical limitation or injury; "The old
woman hobbles down to the store every day." [syn: limp, hitch]
2: hamper the action or progress of;"The chairman was hobbled
by the all-powerful dean"
3: strap the foreleg and hind leg together on each side (of a
horse) in order to keep the like-sided legs moving in
unison; of race horses [syn: hopple]
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Engineers create 'optical cloaking' design for invisibility
Apr 02 TheThese two images (Cloak off, top. Cloak on, bottom) were taken from corresponding videos depicting scientific simulations performed at Purdue to show how objects might be "cloaked" to render them invisible. The new findings demonstrate how to cloak objects for any single wavelength, not for the entire frequency range of the visible spectrum. But the research represent a step toward creating an optical cloaking device that might work one day for all wavelengths of visible light. The videos show how light interacts with an uncloaked and cloaked object. When uncloaked, as depicted in the first image, light waves strike the object and bounce backward. As depicted in the second image, a cloaking device designed using nanotechnology guides light around anything placed inside this cloak. Credit: Birck Nanotechnology Center, Purdue UniversityResearch findings are detailed in a paper appearing this month in the journal Nature Photonics. The paper, which is appearing online this week, was co-authored by doctoral students Wenshan Cai and Uday K. Chettiar, research scientist Alexander V. Kildishev and Shalaev, all in Purdue's School of Electrical and Computer Engineering.
Calculations indicate the device would make an object invisible in a wavelength of 632.8 nanometers, which corresponds to the color red. The same design, however, could be used to create a cloak for any other single wavelength in the visible spectrum, Shalaev said.
"How to create a design that works for all colors of visible light at the same time will be a big technical challenge, but we believe it's possible," he said. "It is clearly doable. In principle, this cloak could be arbitrarily large, as large as a person or an aircraft."
The research is based at the Birck Nanotechnology Center at Purdue's Discovery Park.
Other researchers published findings in 2006 describing the mathematics generally required for the optical cloaking device. Those researchers include: John Pendry at the Imperial College in London, along with David Schurig and David R. Smith at Duke University, and simultaneously, Ulf Leonhardt at the University of St. Andrews in Scotland.
"These mathematical requirements were very general, and then we determined how to fulfill the requirements with a specific design," Shalaev said.
Leonhardt, a professor of theoretical physics, wrote a commentary piece about the Purdue paper appearing in the same issue of Nature Photonics. In the commentary, he compares the Purdue design to the Roman creation of "the first optical metamaterial," a type of glass containing nanometer-scale particles of gold. In ordinary daylight, a cup made of the glass appeared green, but then it glowed ruby when illuminated from the inside.
The Purdue research, Leonhardt writes, represents " ... theoretical simulations that show that a modified Roman cup based on modern nanofabrication technology will act as an invisibility device ... Any object you put inside will disappear as if dissolved in air, provided it is viewed through polarizing tinted glasses of precisely that colour."
Other researchers have developed concepts for cloaking objects smaller than the wavelengths of visible light and for objects detected in the microwave range of the spectrum, which are much larger than the wavelengths of visible light. But the new design is the first for cloaking an arbitrary object in the range of light visible to humans.
"What we propose is the cloaking of objects of any shape and size," Shalaev said.
Two requirements are needed to render an object invisible: Light must not reflect off of the object, and the light must bend around the object so that people would see only the background and not the cloaked object itself.
"If you satisfied only the first requirement of preventing light from reflecting off of the object, you would still see the dark shadowlike shape of the object, so you would know something was there," Shalaev said. "The most difficult requirement is to bend light around the cloaked object so that the background is visible but not the object being cloaked. The viewer would, in effect, be seeing around, or through, the object."
The device would be made of so-called "non-magnetic metamaterials." Meta in Greek means beyond, so the term metamaterial means to create something that doesn't exist in nature. Unlike designs for invisibility in the microwave range, the new design has no magnetic properties. Having no magnetic properties makes it much easier to cloak objects in the visible range but also causes a small amount of light to reflect off of the cloaked object.
"But this could, in principle, be offset by other means, for example, with antireflective coatings," Shalaev said. "The big challenge is how to make rays bend around the object, which we have described how to do in this paper."
A key factor in the design is the ability to reduce the "index of refraction" to less than 1. Refraction occurs as electromagnetic waves, including light, bend when passing from one material into another.
Natural materials typically have refractive indices greater than 1.The new design reduces a refractive index to values gradually varying from zero at the inner surface of the cloak, to 1 at the outer surface of the cloak, which is required to guide light around the cloaked object.
Creating the tiny needles would require the same sort of equipment already used to fabricate nanotech devices. The needles in the theoretical design are about as wide as 10 nanometers, or billionths of a meter, and as long as hundreds of nanometers. They would be arranged in layers emanating from a central spoke in a cylindrical shape. A single nanometer is roughly the size of 20 hydrogen atoms strung together.
Although the design would work only for one frequency, it still might have applications, such as producing a cloaking system to make soldiers invisible to night-vision goggles.
"Because night-imaging systems detect only a specific wavelength, you could, in theory, design something that cloaks in that narrow band of light," Shalaev said.
Another possible application is to cloak objects from "laser designators" used by the military to illuminate a target, he said.
Leonhardt says in his commentary that creating a cloak for rendering total invisibility in the entire visible spectrum would require "further advances in optical metamaterials, new combinations of nanotechnology with highly abstract ideas ..."The so-called Elephant's Tomb in the Roman necropolis of Carmona (Seville, Spain) was not always used for burials. The original structure of the building and a window through which the sun shines directly ...
(Phys.org) —The new material's artificial "atoms" are designed to work with a broad range of light frequencies. With adjustments, the researchers believe it could lead to perfect microscope lenses or invisibility
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Taake - Nekro
Some 10" and 7" split releases have been released lately, and for the upcoming tour, we have compiled them on the "Nekro" EP. The EP includes the following tracks: "Voldtekt" ("Dra til Helvete" 10"EP 2006), "Lamb" ("A Norwegian HAIL to VON" 7"EP 2005), "Hennes kalde Skamlepper" ("Lagnonector" 10"EP 2005). Hard to find digipak mCD!
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I tied the column to the Phelps story because it was such a great example of the Fake Outrage Machine that warps our political discourse and ultimately our public policy. In a country where about half the population has smoked pot and most people believe it should be legal in some form, we're expected to be ragingly angry that Phelps went to a party and hit his friend's bong. What a sad joke on so many levels.
At the public policy level, it's a joke that we can deify drinking in the way we do, but that marijuana is illegal -- even for cancer patients. And it's not just illegal -- there's a crackdown going on all over the country. Indeed, as public opinion becomes more tolerant of marijuana, arrests for marijuana possession are increasing in many parts of the country.
But the even bigger joke is that a story like Phelps' is considered "big news" and worthy of "outrage" in a nation dealing with an economic, health care and national security crisis. That this passes for a "major controversy" at a time like this really shows how sick our political and media system is. And the first step toward healing that system is to recognize that we're addicted to something - fake outrage - that is hurting us.
The column relies on grassroots support - and because of that support, it is getting wider and wider circulation (a big thank you to all who have helped with that). So if you'd like to see my column regularly in your local paper, use this directory to find the contact info for your local editorial page editors. Get get in touch with them and point them to my Creators Syndicate site. Thanks, as always, for your ongoing readership and help contacting local editors. This column couldn't be what it is without your help.
ADDENDUM: Though my column delves into what a joke the Phelps "controversy" really is, nobody does it better than Saturday Night Live, whose Seth Meyers (a guy who I used to watch do improv as a fellow student at Northwestern) had related - though slightly different - point on the matter. Watch it here for a good laugh.
It's outrageous that President Obama gets driven around in a limo! It's outrageous that John McCain wore expensive shoes! It's outrageous that Michael Phelps smoked some weed! Welcome, as I say in my ...
It's outrageous that President Obama gets driven around in a limo! It's outrageous that John McCain wore expensive shoes! It's outrageous that Michael Phelps smoked some weed! Welcome, as I say in my ...
Tens of millions of Americans think that the public condemnation of Phelps is a farce. we're sick and tired of the public outings, and forced apologies and recantations, which perpetuate this shameless hypocrisy.
If there's any justice, the Olympic committee will give Phelps another gold medal. Forget all those athletes on performance-enhancing drugs. Phelps won 8 golds on one of the most performance-diminishing drugs known to manHere's what's insane, David: They're filing criminal charges against youngsters who were at that party with Phelps. Why hasn't anyone filed criminal charges against those Wall Street criminals whose irresponsible risk-taking took down the value of the retirement accounts of every worker in America by one third over the past half year?
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For the past eight years, the fake outrage was a useful distraction for the right wing pundits; they could rant about who-did-whatever and take attention away from Mr. Bush's various catastrophes/illegal actiivities. Now, apparently the same pundits want to distract us again, so we won't realize how successful President Obama has been in accomplishing some parts of his agenda.
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Some folks said they wouldn't buy the XL cause it doesn't have a second circle pad, I can speak from experience and say that the Circle Pad Pro is uncomfortable and confusing, and having such a thing as a part of the actual handheld (especially one as big as the XL) doesn't make games that are compatible that much better.
But look, look, it's there if you want it. Oh joy.
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Hmm... sounds like I'll have no troubles with it then, considering I've grown oddly comfortable sans the seconds stick on my psp when I do eventually buy the 3DS.
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Constitution of Canada(including the Constitution Act, 1982), all acts and orders referred to in the schedule (includingheld that the list is not exhaustive and includes unwritten components as well.
History of the Constitution
The Royal Proclamation of 1763 was issued October 7, 1763, by King George III following Great Britain's acquisition of French territory in North America after the end of the French and Indian War/Seven Years' War...
. The Act renamed the northeasterly portion of the former French Province The newly British "Province of Quebec" was roughly coextensive with the lower third of contemporary Quebec. The Proclamation, which established an appointed colonial government, was the "de facto" constitution of Quebec until 1774, when the British Parliament passed the Quebec Act
Quebec Act
The Quebec Act of 1774 was an Act of the Parliament of Great Britain setting procedures of governance in the Province of Quebec Significantly, the Quebec Act also replaced the French criminal law presumption of 'guilty until proven innocent' with the English criminal law presumption of 'innocent until proven guilty'; but the French code or civil law system was retained for non-criminal matters.
The Treaty of Paris of 1783 ended the American War for Independence and sent a wave of British loyalist refugees northward to Quebec and Nova Scotia. In 1784, the two provinces were divided. Nova Scotia, Cape Breton Island (rejoined to Nova Scotia in 1820), Prince Edward Island, and New Brunswick; while Quebec was split into Lower Canada (southerly Quebec) and Upper Canada (southerly through lower northern Ontario and all or parts of Michigan until 1796, 1818 and 1847).
The winter of 1837-38 saw rebellion in both of the Canadas, with the result they were rejoined as the Province of United Canada in 1841. This was reversed by the British North America Act in 1867 which established the Dominion of Canada.
Initially, on 1 July 1867, there were four provinces in confederation as "One dominion under the name of Canada": Canada West (former Upper Canada
Upper Canada
The Provincewas transferred by the Hudson's Bay Company in 1868, andwas the first created out of it, and the first province created by Ottawa instead of London, in 1870.joined confederation in 1871, followed by Prince Edward Island in 1873. Alberta
Alberta
Alberta is a province of Canada. It had an estimated population of 3.7 million in 2010 making it the most populous of Canada's three prairie provinces Dominion of Newfoundland was a British Dominion from 1907 to 1949 . The Dominion of Newfoundland was situated in northeastern North America along the Atlantic coast and comprised the island of Newfoundland and Labrador on the continental mainland...
, Britain's oldest colony in the Americas, joined Canada as a Province in 1949. Nunavut Territory was created in 1999.
An Empire Conference in 1931 that included the leaders of all dominions, and representatives from India (which then included Burma, Bangladesh and Pakistan) produced", provided that all existing dominions became fully independent of the United Kingdom upon its ratification by the dominion legislatures (for Canada and Australia, the federal legislatures only); and all new dominions would be fully independent upon the grant of dominion status. There were two exceptions – Newfoundland and Canada.
Newfoundland never ratified the Statute, so that it was still subject to imperial authority when its entire system of government and economy collapsed utterly in the mid-1930s. Canada did ratify the Statute, but had requested an exception because the Canadian federal and provincial governments could not agree on an amending formula for the Canadian Constitution. It would be another 50 years before this was achieved. In the interim, the British Parliament periodically passed enabling acts with respect to amendments to Canada's Constitution; this was never anything but a rubber stamp
Rubber stamp (politics)
A rubber stamp, as a political metaphor, refers to a person or institution with considerable de jure power but little de facto power; one that rarely disagrees with more powerful organs....
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The patriation of the Canadian Constitution was achieved in 1982 when the British and Canadian parliaments passed parallel acts – the Canada Act,([UK] 1982, c.11) in London, and the Constitution Act 1982 in Ottawa. Thereafter, the United Kingdom was formally absolved of any remaining responsibility for, or jurisdiction over, Canada; and Canada became responsible for her own destiny. In a formal ceremony on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, the Queen signed both acts into law on April 17, 1982.
The Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms is a bill of rights entrenched in the Constitution of Canada. It forms the first part of the Constitution Act, 1982...
. Prior to the Charter, there were various statutes which protected an assortment of civil rights and obligations, but nothing was enshrined in the Constitution until 1982. The Charter has thus placed a strong focus upon individual and collective rights of the people of Canada.
Enactment of the Charter of Rights and Freedoms has also fundamentally changed much of Canadian constitutional law. Before the Charter, civil rights and liberties had no solid constitutional protection in Canada. Whenever one level of government passed a law that seemed oppressive to civil rights and liberties, Canadian constitutional lawyers had to argue creatively, such as by saying that the oppressive law violates division of federal and provincial powers or by citing some other technical flaw that had little to do with the concept of civil rights and liberties. Even which does have constitutional status in Canada, was occasionally called into service in legal argument. Since 1982, however, the arguments have been easier to make, because lawyers have been able to cite the relevant sections of the constitution rather than rely upon legal abstraction.
The Act also codified many previously oral constitutional conventions, and has made amendment of the Constitution significantly more difficult. Previously, the Canadian federal constitution could be amended by solitary act of the Canadian or British parliaments, by formal or informal agreement between the federal and provincial governments, or even simply by adoption as ordinary custom of an oral convention or unwritten tradition that was perceived to be the best way to do something — or just the way things had always worked; there remains no legal definition as to what the office of prime minister specifically is. Since the Act, amendments must now conform to certain specified provisions in the written portion of the Canadian Constitution (see amendment formula
Amendments to the Constitution of Canada
Amendments to the Constitution of Canada are changes to the Constitution of Canada initiated by the government. Only since 1982 has there been an official protocol to amend the Constitution.- History :...
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Constitution Act, 1867
This was an Act of the British Parliament, originally called the British North America Act 1867,
that created the Dominion of Canada out of three separate provinces) and allowed for subsequent provinces and colonies to join this union in the future. It outlined Canada's system of government, which combines Britain's Westminster model of parliamentary government with division of sovereignty (federalism
Canadian federalism British North America Acts 1867–1975 are the original names of a series of Acts at the core of the constitution of Canada. They were enacted by the Parliament of the United Kingdom and the Parliament of Canada. In Canada, some of the Acts were amended or repealed by the Constitution Act, 1982....
, it is still the most famous of these and is understood to be the document of Canadian Confederation (i.e. union of provinces and colonies in British North America). With the patriation of the Constitution in 1982, this Act was renamed Constitution Act, 1867. In recent years, the 1867 document has mainly served as the basis on which the division of powers between the provinces and federal government have been analyzed.
Constitution Act, 1982
Quebec or is a province in east-central Canada. It is the only Canadian province with a predominantly French-speaking population and the only one whose sole official language is French at the provincial level....
René Lévesque was a reporter, a minister of the government of Quebec, , the founder of the Parti Québécois political party and the 23rd Premier of Quebec...
, this was the formal Canadian Act of Parliament that achieved full and final political independence Part V of this Act established an amending formula for the Canadian Constitution, the lack of which (due to more than 50 years of disagreement between the federal and provincial governments) was the only reason Canada's constitutional amendments still required approval by the British Parliament after ratification of Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms is a bill of rights entrenched in the Constitution of Canada. It forms the first part of the Constitution Act, 1982...
which outlines the civil rights and liberties of every citizen in Canada, such as freedom of expression, of religion, and of mobility. Part II addresses the rights of Canada's Aboriginal people.
In UK, the parallel act passed simultaneously by the British Parliament was called the Canada Act. As a bilingual act of parliament, the Canada Act 1982 has the distinction of being the only legislation in French that has been passed by an English or British Parliament since Norman French ceased to be the language of government in England.
Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms
As noted above, this is Part I of the Constitution Act, 1982. The Charter is the constitutional guarantee of collective and individual rights. It is a relatively short document and written in plain language in order to ensure accessibility to the average citizen. It is said that it is the part of the constitution that has the greatest impact on Canadians' day-to-day lives, and has been the fastest developing area of constitutional law for many years. Only applies to government and government actions with the intention to prevent government from creating laws that are unconstitutional.
Amending formula
With the Constitution Act, 1982, amendments to the constitution must be done in accordance with Part V of the Constitution Act, 1982 which provides for five different amending formulas. Amendments can be brought forward under section 46(1) by any province or either level of the federal government. The general formula is set out in section 38(1), known as the "7/50 formula", requires: (a) assent from both the House of Commons and the Senate; (b) the approval of two-thirds of the provincial legislatures (at least seven provinces), representing at least 50% of the population (effectively, this would include at least Quebec or Ontario, as they are the most populous provinces). This formula specifically applies to amendments related to the proportionate representation in Parliament, powers, selection, and composition of the Senate, the Supreme Court and the addition of provinces or territories.
The other amendment formulas are for exceptional cases as provided by in the Act:
The monarchy of Canada is the core of both Canada's federalism and its Westminster-style parliamentary democracy, being the foundation of the executive, legislative, and judicial branches of the Canadian government and each provincial government...
, the use of either official language (subject to section 43), the amending formula, or the composition of the Supreme Court, the amendment must be adopted by unanimous consent of all the provinces in accordance with section 41.
However, in the case of an amendment related to provincial boundaries or the use of an official language within a province alone, the amendment must be passed by the legislatures affected by the amendment (section 43).
In the case of an amendment that affects the federal government alone, the amendment does not need approval of the provinces (section 44). The same applies to amendments affecting the provincial government alone (section 45).
Vandalism of the proclamation paper
Library and Archives Canada is a national memory institution dedicated to providing the best possible account of Canadian life through acquiring, preserving and making Canada's documentary heritage accessible for use in the 21st century and beyond...
) and poured red paint over a copy of the proclamation of the 1982 constitutional amendment. He said he was displeased with the federal government's decision to allow U.S. missile testing in Canada, and had wanted to "graphically illustrate to Canadians" how wrong he believed the government to be. A grapefruit-sized stain remains on the original document; restoration specialists opted to leave most of the paint intact, fearing that removal attempts would merely cause further damage.
Sources of the Constitution
There are three general methods of constitutional entrenchment:
1. Specific mention as a constitutional document in section 52(2) of the Constitution Act, 1982, such as the Constitution Act, 1867.
2. Constitutional entrenchment of an otherwise statutory English, British, or Canadian document because of subject matter provisions in the amending formula of the Constitution Act, 1982, such as provisions with regard to the monarchy in the English English and British statutes are part of Canadian law because of the Colonial Laws Validity Act, 1865, section 129 of the Constitution Act, 1867, and the Statute of Westminster 1931. Those laws then became entrenched when the amending formula was made part of the constitution.
3. Reference by an entrenched document, such as the Preamble of the Constitution Act, 1867's entrenchment of written and unwritten principles from the constitution of the United Kingdom or's reference of the Proclamation of 1763.
Unwritten sources.
"The Constitution is more than a written text. It embraces the entire global system of rules and principles which govern the exercise of constitutional authority. A superficial reading of selected provisions of the written constitutional enactment, without more, may be misleading."
In practice, there have been three sources of unwritten constitutional law: form part of the constitution, but they are not legally enforceable. They include the existence of a Prime Minister and Cabinet, the fact that the Governor General is required to grant Royal assent to bills adopted by both Houses of Parliament, and the requirement that the Prime Minister either resign or request a new general election upon losing a vote of non-confidence in the House of Commons.
Royal prerogative : Reserve powers of the Canadian Crown
Monarchy in Canada
The monarchy of Canada is the core of both Canada's federalism and its Westminster-style parliamentary democracy, being the foundation of the executive, legislative, and judicial branches of the Canadian government and each provincial government...
; being remnants of the powers once held by the British Crown, reduced over time by the parliamentary system. Primarily, these are the Orders in Council which give the government the authority to declare war, conclude treaties, issue passports, make appointments, make regulations, incorporate, and receive lands that Crown.
Unwritten principles : Principles that are incorporated into the Canadian constitution by reference from the preambleThe rule of law, sometimes called supremacy of law, is a legal maxim that says that governmental decisions should be made by applying known principles or laws with minimal discretion in their application...
Responsible government is a conception of a system of government that embodies the principle of parliamentary accountability which is the foundation of the Westminster system of parliamentary democracy...
The Provincial Judges Reference [1997] 3 S.C.R. 3 is a leading opinion of the Supreme Court of Canada in response to a reference question regarding remuneration and the independence and impartiality of provincial court judges...
(1997), it was found a law can be held invalid for contradicting unwritten principles, in this case judicial independence.
See also
The Canadian legal system has its foundation in the British common law system, inherited from being a former colony of the United Kingdom and later a member of the Commonwealth of Nations. Quebec, however, still retains a civil system for issues of private law...
The Canadian Bill of Rights is a federal statute and bill of rights enacted by Prime Minister John Diefenbaker's government on August 10, 1960. It provides Canadians with certain quasi-constitutional rights in relation to other federal statutes...
Constitution Act, 1996 is a provincial Act passed by the British Columbia legislature. The Act outlines the powers and rules governing the executive and legislative branches of the provincial government of British Columbia....
The constitution of Quebec comprises a set of legal rules which fall in either one of the follow categories:* The provisions of the Constitution Act, 1867 pertaining to the provinces of Canada in general and Quebec in particular;...
A constitution is a set of fundamental principles or established precedents according to which a state or other organization is governed. These rules together make up, i.e. constitute, what the entity is...
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7 Facts You Should Know About Health Care Reform
In one of the most historic decisions made in American health care, the U.S. Supreme Court upheld the health care reform law in a 5-to-4 decision.
"This ensures that as of January 2014, for the first time, tens of millions of Americans will have access to affordable health care," said Dr. Jonathan Jaffery, a nephrologist and health care policy expert at the University of Wisconsin.
Perhaps the most hotly contended question was how the court would rule on the so-called "individual mandate," which requires people to buy health insurance or pay a penalty.
According to Chief Justice John G. Roberts, the mandate was upheld because, for people who decide not to purchase a health coverage plan, the penalty constitutes a tax, which means it is within Congress' power to enact it. "Since Congress is allowed to tax, then it's constitutional," Jaffery explained.
But the court did find fault with the law's provision to expand Medicaid, stating that the federal government couldn't force states to accept the expansion by withholding Medicaid funds from states that chose not to participate.
The number of Americans without health coverage rose from 49 million in 2009 to nearly 50 million in 2010, while the number of insured Americans rose from 255 million to 256 million, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.
Because of the ruling, most provisions of the law that are slated to take effect in 2014 will go forward. Here are seven facts you should know about the health reform law.
1. You can't be denied coverage if you have a pre-existing condition
Already in effect, this part of the law protects people who suffer from an illness or disability. People who apply for health insurance coverage can't be denied for these reasons. Insurance companies also can't deny coverage to children who have pre-existing conditions.
2. Parents can continue to pay for their children's insurance
Also already in effect, this portion of the law allows young adults to stay on their parent's insurance plans until age 26.
3. Depending on which state you live in, you may be eligible for Medicaid
The court's ruling announced today means that states can choose whether they will participate in the expansion of Medicaid. It's likely that a number of states will go along with the law's provision to provide coverage to people with incomes less than133 percent of the federal poverty level, Jaffery said.
"For those states that opt-out of expanding their Medicaid programs, this will mean that many people will continue to have limited access to health care," Jaffery said.
4. No annual or lifetime dollar limits
Under the law, lifetime and annual dollar limits for all insurance policies will be phased out by 2014. In other words, insurance companies can't place dollar limits on the coverage people receive each year or over a lifetime.
5. Insurance premiums must remain affordable
With the individual mandate in place, people can receive health care coverage regardless of whether they are sick or healthy. But the law requires that insurance companies keep monthly premiums within an affordable range for everyone.
Each state will set up a "market exchange," allowing those who are uninsured or underinsured to shop for a health care plan that they find affordable.
"Depending on your income level, you'll receive subsidies [financial help] to help you purchase a plan," Jaffery said.
7. If you don't buy health insurance, there's a penalty
If you decide to not buy coverage, the penalty could start at $95 a year, or up to 1 percent of your income, and continue to increase to 2.5 percent by 2016, according to the Kaiser Family Foundation.
But people who still can't afford a monthly premium because of their income, suffer from financial hardship, or have religious objections to the law will not have to purchase a plan, nor will they they required to pay the tax penalty for not doing so
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Why quality early learning matters
Quality early learning and child development can open the doors of opportunity for every child to do well in school, in the workforce, and in life. But quality early learning requires the commitment of families, teachers, and the community in order for children to reach their promise.
Children learn best when they have proper health and nutrition, a safe and stable family and home life, and activities that stimulate creativity, curiosity, and all the skills they will need to succeed in school and life.
Research has taught us that the earliest years of childhood are critically important to children's long term development. When children are thriving, their parents can provide for and support a more stable family. Quality education for our children today prepares them for high quality jobs tomorrow. A high quality workforce empowers Pennsylvania to compete nationally and globally, improving the quality of life for all.
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Drunken Ramblings: Fuck K-Pop Supremacists
K-pop and I have a long history together. Believe it or not, I was once very much enthralled by the whole scene. Even with my current cynical views on Korean pop music, I will certainly admit that the industry gets it right sometimes, providing for some very entertaining and innovative listening experiences.
My attitude towards the K-pop scene now? Well, it's a different story than it was before, thanks mainly to a group I label: K-Pop Supremacists.
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Now I consider myself an intelligent and logical individual, so given the appropriate evidence, I come to my own conclusions, which sadly is more than can be said about K-Pop Supremacists, a group that sadly seems to grow by the day.
You know what I'm talking about, because even K-pop fans grow annoyed with the legions of the delusional from time to time, right? K-Pop Supremacists are the fans that will defend their oppars and unnirs to their fucking graves (and probably beyond). They're the ones that will go tit for tat with you in every argument, touting how K-pop is so fucking innovative, different, and great. They're the ones that will cringe when you turn on the radio to listen to the latest Lady Gaga, Maroon 5, Adele, or Eminem song.
Ugh.
You know what? Fuck 'em.
I don't know if it's because of K-pop's "increasing influence" around the world or because I've just starting being more observant, but it seems to me that there's a lot more of these K-Nazis around these days.
I cannot tell you how many times I have instantly regretted asking someone I've just met what type of music they listen to. When the answer is "K-Pop", the conversation almost always instantly precipitates into the following generic mold:
A: "So, what kind of music do you listen to?"
B: "K-pop."
A: "Oh, cool, I listen to some K-pop. Anything else?"
B: "No, just K-pop."
A: "Really, no American music at all?"
B: *Hmph*
B: "Of course not. American music is all trash. Too much about getting drunk, high, and laid. K-pop is so much better! The artists are more talented, and they are passionate about their music, and…"
Honestly, I have stopped trying to reason with people like this. I usually just stop listening and try desperately to change the subject away from how SNSD's YoonA is so talented and works so fucking hard all the time, or about how that scrawny douchebag Jay Park is soooooooooo hot, or about how the Wonder Girls have become a world-fucking-wide phenomenon.
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The fact of the matter is, there is no reasoning with these people, because like all other radical cult groups, they are firmly rooted in the delusional belief that they are 100% right. What's even more discouraging is the insistence that they are somehow more "cultured" and "open-minded" merely because they listen to non-Western music. The pure level of hypocrisy and bigotry is astounding.
So please, please, please, while you enjoy your K-pop, don't become one of these assholes. Don't become a … K-Pop Supremacist.
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Ive been into kpop a while…and by 'into kpop' i mean ive been jerkin off to the music vids for a while…cant fuckin stand the people you refer to so i simply avoid them…I dont go to soompi or allkpop forums or comments sections..
Unfortunately….as this site gets more popular, more of that kind of person comes over here. :/
It's not even 15 year old Asian chicks. The white girls from America and Europe are really taking after the characteristics of the crazy middle school Korean girls…. I am on a pen-pal website and they are INSANE.
And Lol I doubt they will come over here, already there have been some FUCK YOU! people commenting in the past, on here, because they don't like to hear the truth… Allkpop feeds their fantasy of Kpop being perfect and hyping it up, but this site does NOT do that hahaha.
I hate it when ppl want to comment or defend their oppars and unnirs on their singing skills. It's so clear they know nothing about singing and as soon as they start, I don't even want to bother trying to argue. There's just no point. They don't know what they're talking about but they firmly believe their tonedeaf oppars and unnirs who sing nothing in tune are so talented and there's nothing I can say to change their mind.
Exactly. People are inevitably going to look back at themselves in ten years and think "Wow, I actually listened to that shit?" Meanwhile, I'll most likely still be listening to a lot of the quality music I'm listening to now.
That's the thing about K-pop, it operates on a boom/bust type of cycle. People are really into it for awhile, then, eventually, they just get sick of it.
I just wish that people would be less inclined to get so fucking obsessed about it to the point where they just become narrow minded and cynical towards other music.
I think these attitudes of "K-pop supremacists" can be attributed to the narrow scope these fans see their idols/media reports. If a fan is getting their only look into k-pop through one of the select sites like allkpop which exaggerate and sensationalize, they only are increasingly convinced that their 'oppas' are infallible, amazing etc.
Also, because you can really only talk about k-pop with those who are familiar with it, there will always be a positive angle reflecting the industry. Unless, of course, you are an 'anti,' aka the only source of negative/counter comments since the internet widely provides professional articles which compliment artists (with the exception of rare scandals).
More importantly, it's the crazy teenage hormones which make you feel an entitlement whenever you're behind a computer screen. I can admit I've fallen in, and out, of that regrettable phase.
side note, I haven't seen a fan designate themselves as a wonderful in ages, but that could be cause of akp's forums closing.
Lol, great post. I think it's fine for peopleto listen to Kpop to their heart's content, but I don't know how people abandon other music for it. I still listen to my classic rock often. I couldn't give that up for just Kpop.
Like any other sub-culture thing, I think it strikes only a certain type of people. I live in a predominately Asian neighborhood in Chicago, and I don't really hear Kpop blasting in someone's car or apartment, or a group of girls spazzing about it. I honestly know more white and black kids are into anime, kpop, jpop more than asians. When I go around my area asking/looking about it, you can say about 3/10 of the Asian people I know/seen in the neighborhood acknowledges Kpop. (not a bad percentage) To me, Kpop fans are equivalent to anime nerds, or the video game addicts, [and insert more here]
What I'm trying to say, the people that are bat shit crazy about Kpop and thinks it's superior to all, are most likely have had a previous connection with something that relates to it (like anime). Or someone that strives to be different but really just a nerd or a geek that found another hobby. Nothing wrong about being said person, but it tends to get over that one's head. I know I could clarify this more, but I'm lost for words right now so…
Oh and some more things; I'm just putting my perceptive from my personal experience and exposure. I didn't make generalizations, or stating that it is the true case of it. Excuse the hell out of me if I don't understand the whole concept of why this is an issue and why people are becoming these crazed fans. I apologize if I offend you in any way personally, but for you to sit there reading a couple comments I post on the internet thinking you know what type of view I have on reality? Gurl please.
I kinda get what you're saying, but it goes the same way about anything. Like people that are Star Wars fans are the kinds that are into science fiction and all that. If you drawn into something that matches the interests you have, you'll like it. You pretty much don't have to be an anime nerd to like Jpop. But yes, most or all anime nerds do like Jpop.
i totally agree with this. fans need to stop making kpop into something more than it is! its also annoying how people blame other kids they know not liking kpop because they're racist or something. i don't even understand why most kpop fans claim american pop is all about sex and drinking. if you look at the current top 100 billboard a lot of the top songs aren't even about that stuff. and kpop clearly also sells sex anyways. i listen to kpop obviously but i could never imagine just listening to kpop. well most kpop fans are immature hormonal 12 year olds so hopefully they'll grow up.
I really don't give a f*ck about K-Pop anymore. Whenever people I meet say they like it I just say "oh really now." My friends are like that though, they will only listen to K-Pop all f*cking day and talk about it, and make friends with others who like it. I'm sticking to my music all over the world and as far a Korea goes I still listen to all the indie, rock, and under ground hip-hop stuff because it's awesome and there is less fangirling. Still love variety shows though.
"What's even more discouraging is the insistence that they are somehow more "cultured" and "open-minded" merely because they listen to non-Western music. The pure level of hypocrisy and bigotry is astounding."
Omg some of them are the same people who bash the crap outta Korea.. "How could they say that about oppa!?!?!!? Korea sucks sooooo hard!" (well they only bash Korea if it puts oppa/unni in a bad light) but still claim they're 'open-minded' because they listen to non-American music. I listen to Japanese music mostly but I like listening to the music I grew up with too (mostly R&B/old-school R&B/rap/etc) I looooathe obsessive fans of any fandom. In the J-music industry I think obsessive Johnny fans are the ones I can't stand the most.
Yeah the Johnny's fans might be…. but I feel like the K-Nazi's really trump other genre's of asian music in terms of crazy and obsession. Of course they exist in EVERY genre, but I don't see them everywhere like I do the K-Nazi's… those bitches are EVERYWHERE. Literally, on Jeremy Scott's (the fashion designer) wikipedia, some Blackjacks made sure to go on there and make a special section on his page just to say he is friends with CL…. its ridiculous and it's making me want to get into J-pop and C-pop and all that even more, haha.
Though the bashing with obsessive fans seem to be done outta favoritism. Some here I guess outta trolling as it seems ^^;;
With some social issues in the obsessive fandom depending on what it is.. Korea is put on a high pedestal and kinda get Koreabooed. At least I can read some more detailed arguments on here though than on AKP (many of those comments on there lack rationality) But I do think you're right though.
In my life, I have only met three people that listen to kpop, I am so glad none of them are delusional kpop fans. I grew up listening to a ton of genre, but alternative rock is still my roots.
As the saying goes "who listens to kpop for the musical talents?" The rarity of it is there, you just have to look deep enough, but the main reason why people listen to it is because it is catchy, and the girls/boys. If you want korean musical talent, its in the indie scene or the hiphop scene, if you want to imagine yourself banging an idol, its in the kpop scene.
The crazy thing is I know alot of Visual Kei/ Jrock fans who convert to K-Pop and alot of them are crazy. Not saying you are because you're here and awesome people frequent this site but there's stuff I see in the K-Pop fandom that so reminds of the VK/JR fandom (the way they troll, the fan fics, dumbass usless racial slurs out of no where etc.)
The ones I know are ex-fans of Johnny's gaybands…. most of the JR*VK bands I like already disbanded, Siam shade, Lareine, X japan and the best thing that ever happened to my life The Yellow Monkey, they are in other level………. I do like kpop a lot but I got my shit together
Amen to that. Just like that open world situation. Most people would be like I hope the victims are ok but these kpop supremacist as you call them they are more interested in if their oppars that were forced to do things to the victims are ok. And im sitting there like did he put a gun to their head otherwise I dont see how he made them do anything.
kpop is, in my case, just a few songs in my playlist. i dont find it healthy to listen to it all day long though lol
im guessing that kpop is just a phase in this people's life and then they'll look back and they'll be all "oh god why"
K-Pop Supremacists that is so true but if you use this term consider way to offensive. That you're most likely anti scum or just taking it to seriously. Usually the one who openly criticize who seem more crazy in the eyes of the obsessive.
WHERE HAVE THIS SITE BEEN ALL MY LIFE? I thought Seoulbeats was the only site that wasn't infected with the deadly virus 'delusional fanbitchitis'. But their journalism was too soft. Finally there's one that tells the whole truth.
People like these "K-pop supremacists" can be found in all walks of life.
Another example I can think of is Apple fanboys/girls. They think every product that Apple puts out is a totally original miracle device and everything else is shit. They will troll the comments sections of tech review sites and trash non-Apple products for no other reason than that they are non-Apple products.
There are tons of other similar examples, but the bottom line is: there is a certain segment of the world's population that values being part of a "group" or "club" over individual, objective thought.
These people, depending on what place and time they were born in, would have made prime candidates to become cult members, Nazis, or gang members. That may be over-dramatizing it, but it is exactly that type of thinking that leads to those sorts of things.
Ugh omg Apple fans are annoying. I got my mac only because I went to college and that's what my major used mostly. I kept telling people before iPhone and all the kinda apps they had (and their video chat) Japan & other places had it first. I just roll my eyes at overhyped Apple crap.
But yeah I never liked delusional fans in any type of fandom because they're the extremist one can be.
Also when a dumbass gets an Apple device, they have this ego thinking they know so much about technology. I read a yahoo news post (I don't why either) about Apple is trying to overthrow the video game consoles. How the hell you try to put a game that has multiple functions and controls into a touch screen? Imagine all the things you have to press and slide to do shit. That ain't fun.
I personally do listen to mostly Kpop. Tbh, that's mostly all that I have on my mp3 player, but the thing is, I know when to jump back to reality. I don't think that there is anything wrong with really liking the music, but I agree that those crazy fangirls are ridiculous.
I can not tell you how many arguments I've been in with idiots about certain groups just because they got butt-hurt because I didn't like their "oppa" or "unni's" whatever.
Those are the people that make me question what I've gotten myself into, but, at the end of the day, I got into the music for the music, not the extra crap that comes with it so when I see stupid ass comments from stupid ass wannabe-asian-fangirls, I just ignore them.
Oh ma god, that was so full of win. LOL
You're so right. I like kpop as much as the next person, but I'm not all out on it like some religious cult. People need to get over themselves and calm down. Imagine instead it being kpop but carrots. How dumb will that look? But its no difference to the behavior.
'OH, YOU DON'T LIKE CARROTS!!? THEN YOU JUST JUNK FOOD EATING FAT BITCH!"
True. But there's also the attitude some people have, assuming you are "obsessive" or have a "fetish" for Asians or something…(see: the normative judgements made about people who like anime)
"Oh, you listen to Kpop…? Why!? You have SUCH an Asian fetish!"
Not just white and black people, Asians [ Koreans] too. I happen to have a shower playlist that I use to get me up for my 8ams. It's predominantly Kpop because 2010-11 has been the year of club hits and, again, I'm listening to this to get me out of bed at 7am. My friend saw it and said it was weird…I'm obsessed. I have 3,000+ songs in my library 400 songs are Kpop :/ (I like to download complete albums even though I only like 1/10 of it).
I hate the supremacists, but these people are even worse. The former may suck, but it's proliferated to the extent that it's not longer a niche market anymore. Then again, I was just getting to the point where I was no longer embarrassed to tell people I listen to Kpop, but now these insane fans are fucking it up.
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Alone always. Most people arent that good at handling pressure, just see as soon as their happens some natural disaster. People start acting like mindless sheep, mass looting and such. freaking disturbing.
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The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, along with other organizations, donates to DonorsChoose.org to support teachers from math and science to the humanities with resources for their specific ideas. In the June issue of Vanity Fair magazine, Melinda Gates writes her first Spotlight on this organization that provides support and supplies to American schools, saying it's "such a smart, simple concept. Every student deserves a great education, and DonorsChoose helps teachers deliver on that promise.'
DonorsChoose.org lets you share the needs of your classroom with a generous community eager to help. According to the site, supporters have brought teachers' ideas to life in more than half of all U.S. public schools. The site provides information about how DonorsChoose works and how teachers can get started, asking "What change do you want in your classroom?"
A great question –We hope you'll check out DonorsChoose.org and let us know what you think!
PBS NewsHour Extra offers this wonderful lesson for grades 7-10 from The Academy of American Poets, which presents a series of activities for the classroom that allow students to explore and interact with poetry by writing letters to poets. Aligned with the Common Core Standards, activities address the three literacy areas of Reading, Writing, Speaking and Listening. You can use the series of activities one right after the other, or separate them as you integrate poetry with other areas of your curriculum. The activities are designed to reach diverse learners, but if you need to adapt them further, you can feel free to do so.
Sections include video, pre-activities, whole class, as well as individual/small group activities, and vocabulary. Here's a sample of objectives just for Activity 1: Selecting Favorite Poems from Historical Poets of Walt Whitman, Emily Dickinson, Langston Hughes, Robert Frost, Pablo Neruda and William Carlos Williams
Students will:
Identify poets whose poetic voices speak to them
Select one of these poets and his or her poem to consider more deeply
Provide verbal explanation/evidence about why they have chosen this poem and poet to their peers
As an added bonus, in conjunction with the Academy's celebration of letter writing and correspondence this National Poetry Month (April 2013), you are invited to submit your students' letters to the Dear Poet project for a chance to receive handwritten responses from poets.
Thanks for your patience if you notice bugs with this enhanced site, which PBS is working hard to fix. And when you find a classroom resource or want to share your experience with PBS LearningMedia, please leave a comment. We appreciate hearing from you!
Celebrate Black History Month in your classroom this February by highlighting the African American artists, educators, icons and influential leaders who have impacted our nation's history and culture. Use PBS LearningMedia to enhance your lessons with interviews, historic images and videos. If you've yet to do so, remember to register online for free, full access to the library.
DukeGrades 1-4 | Animated Storybook | Icons in Music:Introduce young students to the toe-tapping genres of ragtime and jazz through the story of iconic musician, Duke Ellington.
Rosa ParksGrades 3-12 | Interview | Civil Rights Icons: Enhance classroom discussion around the Civil Rights Movement with this interview of Rosa Parks, and ask students to examine her role in the struggle for racial equality.
Remembering Civil Rights Leader Dorothy HeightGrades 6-13+ | Video | Civil Rights Icons: Meet the woman President Obama hailed as the "Godmother of the Civil Rights Movement." Ask students to consider her impact on the rights of African Americans and women.
Deconstructing the DocumentaryGrades 9-12 | Collection: Invite your class to experience Bordentown, the remarkable all-black boarding school described as a "unique educational utopia."
Lucy LaneyGrades 9-12 | Video | Icons in Education: Laney, an influential Jim Crow-era educator, believed it essential to cultivate the minds of her students in order to develop future intellectual leaders. Invite your students to consider her philosophy of education.
Today at 11:00am -11:30am, WGBY will air the national premiere of "You Are Special," an all-new Valentine's Day episode on Daniel Tiger's Neighborhood, the new, highly rated pre-school seriesinspired by the original Mister Rogers' Neighborhood. Known to be a great fan of Fred Rogers, singer-songwriter Jason Mraz will sing the opening and closing songs – "It's a Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood" and "It's Such a Good Feeling" – with their messages of happiness, love and acceptance. At Daniel Tiger's Neighborhood website you can find games, video and printables, and at the teachers' site, more about early childhood activities and the show's learning goals.
American Masters, public television's award-winning biography series, explores the lives and creative journeys of our most enduring writers, musicians, visual and performing artists, dramatists and filmmakers. This collection from PBS LearningMedia offers you access to classroom-ready videos and articles drawn from the Series broadcasts and website. Here are video resources for To Kill a Mockingbird from Seasons 25 and 26 of American Masters:
Setting: A Portrait of a Southern Town in the 1930's (Grades 7-12) Students learn about Harper Lee's hometown, the inspiration for the fictional town of Maycomb. Through archival interviews, photographs, and present-day commentary (including an excerpt from an interview with Harper Lee), students see what life was like for people living in the South during the Great Depression.
Harper Lee: Hey, Boo_do not publish (Grades 7-12) Students examine archival photos, interviews, and the novel to gain an understanding of Harper Lee, the writer and the private citizen. Commentators ranging from memoirist James McBride to novelist Anna Quindlen speculate on why Harper Lee chose to write only one novel and compare her to Boo Radley, the novel's neighborhood recluse.
Is To Kill A Mockingbird Still Relevant Today? (Grades: 8-11) This video highlights the social climate in the South when the novel was published and when the film premiered, as well as reactions to issues presented in the story. The account by Diane McWhorter, a classmate of Mary Badham (the actress who played Scout in the movie), is given special attention.
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The Universal Declaration of Human Rights recognizes the inherent dignity and equal rights of all members of the human family. While human rights need to be vigilantly protected every day, December is the month dedicated to reminding us of their importance.
If you want students to grow in their awareness and practice of human rights in their worlds and around the globe, PBS LearningMedia is a great resource. For example, exploring the price of truth in times of war, No More Tears Sister is a story of love, revolution and betrayal. Set during the violent ethnic conflict that has enveloped Sri Lanka over decades, the film recreates the courageous and vibrant life of renowned human rights activist Dr. Rajani Thiranagama. Mother, anatomy professor, author and symbol of hope, Thiranagama's commitment to truth and human rights led to her assassination at the age of 35. Supporting materials include learning objectives, discussion guide and a lesson plan from Point of View (POV), award-winning, independent documentaries on PBS.
Among many other PBS LearningMedia resources, Elie Wiesel: First Person Singular: Making a Difference offers students the chance to discuss the impact individuals/leaders can have on communities, research tolerance and human rights activists, and undertake a project that will make a difference in the community.
If you have a resource for teaching human rights or a story about how a particular PBS program works well in your teaching, we'd be happy to hear from you and share a lovely gift in return.
American Masters' website provides you with WGBY's recent broadcast film, The Day Carl Sandburg Died, along with rich classroom resources. You can: watch the film and see extended video interviews with the likes of Pete Seeger and the late and great Studs Terkel; hear Sandburg perform and sing in video and audio web features; read curated selections of his writing; plus more – Sandburg's words and world visualized in a series of digital posters, essays, and a photo exploration of the Sandburg archives. Here's a glimpse of the trailer from the film:
Just a few of the many links you'll find to connect students to this great American poet:
Studs Terkel: Sandburg Packs a Wallop Author of Hard Times, Working, and The Good War, Terkel offers his last thoughts on Carl Sandburg and the America Terkel documented and recorded his whole life.
Pete Seeger: Little Teaspoons Bringing the song "We Shall Overcome" to the forefront of causes for American workers in the 1940s and later to the Civil Rights Movement in the 50s and 60s, Seeger and his songs have always been about we, the people. He remembers Sandburg's poetic anthem, The People, Yes and what it means to the American underdog even today.
Education: Last Thoughts on Carl SandburgIn a series of filmed interviews, Dr. Penelope Niven, author of Carl Sandburg: A Biography and Carl Sandburg: Adventures of a Poet, talks about the life and times of Sandburg.
WGBY has once again partnered with the Springfield Museums and the Springfield City Library to host "LittleFest" on Saturday, September 15, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Join us at this day-long event that will foster a love of reading in children of all ages. Super Why and Princess Presto from the hit PBS Kids show, Super Why, will be available for meet and greets throughout the day. Performances for families from Steve Wronker and Robert Rivest are scheduled in the morning and afternoon. Additional activities include hands-on demonstrations and arts and crafts. For a full schedule of activities, download the LittleFest flyer.
Thanks to a partnership with the WGBH Educational Foundation and the Krueger Charitable Foundation, WGBY will be on hand to giveaway a free book, Lola at the Library, to the first 350 young readers in attendance (while supplies last).
LittleFest activities are free, but non-Springfield residents and non-WGBY members must pay museum admission to participate in indoor activities held in the Museum galleries. Visit the Museums website formore Information. The event is supported in part by the Irene E. and George A. Davis Foundation.
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Abstract
Obtaining access to elements of sublists in Tcl often requires nested calls to the lindex command. The indices are syntactically listed in most-nested to least-nested order, which is the reverse from other notations. In addition, the nesting of command substitution brackets further decreases readability. This proposal describes an extension to the lindex command that allows it to accept multiple index arguments, in least-nested to most-nested order, to automatically extract elements of sublists.
Rationale
The heterogeneous nature of Tcl lists allows them to be applied to a number of useful data structures. In particular, lists can contain elements that are, themselves, valid lists. In this document, these elements are referred to as sublists.
Extracting elements from sublists often requires nested calls to lindex. Consider, for example, the following Tcl script that prints the center element of a 3-by-3 matrix:
set A {{1 2 3} {4 5 6} {7 8 9}}
puts [lindex [lindex $A 2] 2]
When these calls are deeply nested - e.g., embedded in an expr arithmetic expression, having results extracted through lrange, etc. - the results are difficult to read:
# Print the sum of the center indices of two 3x3 matrices
set p [expr {[lindex [lindex $A 2] 2] + [lindex [lindex $A 2] 2]}]
# Get all but the last font in the following parsed structure:
set pstruct {text {ignored-data
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Friends: Surpassing Time and Space (single)
From Macross Compendium
Friends: Surpassing Time and Space is a CD single released to celebrate the 15th Anniversary of Macross in 1997. It was released in two distinct versions: the first and third tracks are identical on both, but the second and fourth tracks are different, one being the Lynn Minmay version, and the other being the Mylene Jenius version. The song "Friends" was written and arranged by Mari Iijima.
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Plot Summary:It's summer vacation. In front of Ginga an Co, who are excited about a Beyblade tournament, Helios, a mysterious youth, stands in their way. In his hands, he possesses "Sol Blaze", a Beyblade that has been passed down since ancient times. As intense battle between Ginga vs. Helios unfolds, extreme weather develops throughout
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Isreali developed drug that could minimize brain damage after head trauma
The brain is a sensitive organ. 1.4 million people in the US sustain a traumatic injury to the brain each year, whether in a traffic accident, from a blow to the head or assault, and every 45 seconds, on average, someone suffers a stroke - a blood clot in the brain. Both these conditions - and others such as brain cancer or meningitis - can cause permanent neurological damage.
A Weizmann Institute of Science researcher is developing a drug that, by removing toxic amounts of a chemical produced during the trauma, could drastically reduce damage to the brain.
"My field is neuropharmacology, the influence of drugs on the brain," explains Professor Vivian Teichberg of the Weizmann Institute's Department of Neurobiology, a chemist by training, who searches for drug-mediated solutions to brain diseases. His focus is a neurotransmitter called glutamate, a chemical that relays messages between brain cells.
Glutamate plays a vital role in the functioning of the brain, but it also has a dark side: "When you suffer a head trauma or a stroke, the brain reacts in a negative way," Teichberg told ISRAEL21c. "One of the consequences is the release of glutamate: when a cell dies it releases a large amount of glutamate, which over-excites neighboring cells and kills them."
This is a chain reaction which leads to the deaths of many more cells than just those directly affected by the head injury or blood clot. In a stroke, for example, the area at risk can be 10 times the size of the core area where the blood clot originated. While the core brain cells can't be saved, those cells that would be killed by the excess glutamate can be - if reached in time.
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Resolve to be tender with the young, compassionate with the aged, sympathetic with the striving, and tolerant with the weak and the wrong. Sometime in your life you will have been all of these.
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Region and Overview Maps: France
The Regional and Overview Maps section includes maps that depict various regions in France in general and its provinces in more detail as they looked like in the 1880s, 1890s, 1900s, shortly after the World War I and some map images of 1920s and 1930s. These maps record the evolution of regional infrastructure, transportation, political subdivision. The Regional and Overview Maps like these had been the principlal sources for touring and getting driving directions in these times. Historical old regional maps allow for an overview of the French lands as they looked at the break of the 19th and 20th centuries. The site offers high resolution map reproductions for download.
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A Study of Landscape Architecture and Design at Niagara
Falls
Seth Weinstein
Since
the beginning of time, human kind has tried to develop ways to shape, define
and appropriate the natural world. Although our original ancestors were only
able to draw pictures on cave walls, we have developed into a society in which
the man-made world lives parallel to the natural world. Every where you go human
kind has added to the natural world in the forms of roads, paths, buildings,
and structures made out of brick, metal, concrete and other substances.
The first of the two pictures which are displayed here shows the original sketch
of Niagara Falls by Father Hennepen in the eighteenth century. As you can see
the area has not yet been touched, altered or appropriated by man. The second
of these pictures is that of Niagara Falls at the present day, taken by Wendy
Nicodemus. One can see that the Falls has been greatly changed and the effects
of construction and alteration by human kind has taken its toll. There is a
look-out tower, a path and a side walk. This however is just a small sample
of the man-made world that has been created at Niagara Falls. In addition to
what one can see in this picture their are also many buildings, bridges, roads,
and even a power plant around the Falls. One even has the opportunity, for a
small fee, to take a boat ride next to the falls or a helicopter ride to look
down at it from above.
The appropriation of the falls in this way not only limits its natural
beauty but creates pre-conceived ideas about what it
means to tour Niagara Falls. This conflict between architecture and
the constrictions that it poses upon space forces humans to adapt to a
restrictive environment which tries to limit and control human behavior.
At the same time I hope to see how the appropriation of Niagara Falls has
also had an affect on the environment, its resources
and life that are a part of Niagara Falls.
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Monday, April 22, 2013
I actually don't hate it, I'd love to sit down and tell you what I'm doing for college.
But, I hate seeing the person you haven't seen for 5 years in a grocery store and having them ask, "so where are you going to college?" Kind of like it's a requirement to get out of this place and further my education, and those who don't, well, you're weird. But that's another rant for another day.
But it's awkward, because anything more than, "I'm going to JMU and majoring in candle-making." is more than people want to hear.
But what I'm doing, sounds ultra creepy and kind of fake when you give the 3 second answer. (hey, I thought it was creepy too!)
So here's the long answer, if you care.
I'm going to get a Bachelor's in International Studies through Thomas Edison State College. (which is accredited, so I don't care if you've never heard of it.)
Now, you don't have to us CollegePlus to get a degree this way, but they know what they're doing, have done it zillions of times before, and take a lot of the work off of me.
And people are like, "why aren't you taking classes, freak?" and I'm like, "I'll take classes when I want to, GOSH."
But really, I have taken 2 classes so far, I'm taking a Spanish class this summer, and I'll be taking more this fall.
But right now I'm focusing on CLEP tests, which are tests that are basically like the final exam of a class, if you score high enough on the CLEP, you get the credits, if you don't, you fail, lose money, cry in the car, and have to wait 6 months to take it again. But that's a different story.
And then there's a different kind of test, which are also written by College Board, and they are DSSTs, which are a bit longer than the CLEPs, and are usually harder and more focused on one particular thing.
I can slam the learning for one class that normally would've taken a semester, into 2 weeks and still learn essentially the same material, but get the credits for a lot cheaper and faster. I do have to take actual upper-level classes though, so don't get all weirded out on me.
So basically, I sit in my room and study a lot. And I'm doing school through the summer, which yes, is weird, and people give me weird looks, but when I have a Bachelor's degree in 2 years, I won't really care that I had to write a few sentences in Spanish over the summer, write a few essays, and take a few tests.
So yeah. That's that. Totally legitimate, and a real, worked for degree. Just because someone does something faster or differently than you, doesn't mean it's the wrong way, or that they're cheating.
Okay? Okay.
So to summarize, I am a skeptic, totally thought this whole deal was creepy before I signed on. But I no longer do, obviously. And you can think I'm weird or whatever (nothing new there) but if you do, at least be informed about why I am strange.
Okay.
El fin.
p.s. if you have any questions, I'll gladly attempt to answer them.
p.p.s. If you weren't counting, which you probably weren't, I have 32 credits, which makes me a baby sophomore, which I'm pretty pumped about.
Monday, April 8, 2013
I know they say older is wiser, but I'm afraid that's not always the case. Everyone always writes letters to their younger self, here's my letter to my 10 years older self. The me who is yet to exist, who I hope to be, and who I hope not to be.
Dear 2023 edition Rebekah,
You're kind of great, in case you had forgotten. Actually, you're not all that awesome, but don't let that make you feel like you're worthless, cause you're not.
Remember who you are simba, er, Bekah. You are a child of God, you are a sister, a daughter, a friend. And there are people who love you. And people who don't really like you, but eh.
You better have yourself a degree (or two!) by now, or I'm going to hit you once I get there. Utilize that degree. Don't let all the hard work you did go to waste. Even if it's just telling some random person a great cultural fun-fact. Oh, and you better be pretty darn good at Spanish by now. Are you up for a 3rd language? Because younger you was really hoping you'd be ambitious enough to go for it.
If you don't have on already, you should totally splurge and buy yourself the 80mm lens you've been eyeing since you were 15. Unless that would be a totally irresponsible financial decision at this point…then just do what you've been doing for over a decade and drool over the Amazon page for it.
Don't settle for less, and don't compromise your beliefs. Be accepting, but don't compromise. Take the high road, don't seek revenge, it won't do you any good. And like Martin Luther King, Jr said, "Let no man pull you low enough to hate him."
Don't get too high and mighty for your own good. You can't singlehandedly save the world. Remember, you need Africa or Central America or wherever the heck your heart is right now, more than they need you. Never forget what you've seen, never forget how fortunate you are, never become complacent.
Please never take any duck face photos. I mean, you can take them jokingly all you want, but the first time you take one to try and look attractive, punch yourself in the forehead.
Don't ever become a people pleaser. Don't seek to make people mad or annoyed, but don't do things just to please other people, or to make them most comfortable, to fit into their little box they want you in.
Don't ever let what people think cause you to stray from whatever path God has put you on. Remember that people (including you!!) are dumb, but God is not. Walk in a manner worthy of the calling.
I hope you can still do the hoedown throwdown and sing every song from the Sound of Music. I hope you still think Princess Diaries is the best. I hope you never forget how awesome/strange snuggies were.
I'm kind of curious if you dress any better now than you did when this was being written. As in, do you still dress like a run-down stay at home mom? I hope so. Remember, comfort trumps fashion, no matter what pinterest says.
Just because you're old and boring doesn't mean you have to be old and boring. Do something, explore, try new things. Build a blanket fort every now and then.
Dude, your cat is probably dead, or like 23 (so let's just assume dead) I hope you didn't wake up one morning to find her dead cat body next to you. That would be traumatizing.
HAHAHA. You know what I just realized? You could totally be married by now. Well, if you are, I hope he's super weird and like all of your wedding pictures are of you making hideous faces at the camera.
You should do something spontaneous every now and then, I mean I know you sort of hate spontaneity and really enjoy having plans written in permanent markers, but you should probably try doing something unplanned.
Go listen to some of the music and watch some of the movies teenage you liked, feel free to judge yourself. I don't mind at all.
Keep your eyes open, look for the beauty in everyday life. Slow down, don't get so caught up in life, that you miss your life. Don't fear the future, look forward to it! But not so much that you miss what is happening today and tomorrow.
Always remember that Mother Teresa quote about never knowing how much good a simple smile can do. And quit being such a grumpy cat. (I'm just assuming, you know, you're still a Mr. Grumpy Gills (shark bait hoohaha) quite often.
Wherever you are now, remember where you came from. Remember the Blue Ridge mountain view, the annual lady bug invasions, the historical sites markers on the side of every road. Remember getting stuck behind tractors on back roads, always seeing someone you know at grocery stores, and the deer being idiots and jumping out in the road every 4 seconds. Remember how much you enjoy mowing, remember your 'gorgeous' farmer's tan, and the way cool creek water feels in the summer.
But don't remember to much. Not too the point where you get all stupid and worthless because you want to go back in time. Keep pressing on. Do stuff.
If you're too lazy to click on the links (like I normally am) basically, there is a high school in Georgia that still has segregated proms. And it's legal, because the proms are planned by parents and students and not the school board.
But this year a group of students is trying plan their own integrated prom, because they're friends, and they rightfully think the idea of segregation is stupid.
What is this 1955?? Like really.
Stupid stupid stupid ignorance.
On either side, because from the way it sounds both white and black students/parents support the segregated proms. oh and homecomings too.
I'm sorry, but last time I checked someone's awesome level had nothing to do with their skin color.
This is so stupid. I mean, usually I like to use a more broad vocabulary, at least when I write, but honestly the only word I can think of is: stupid.
So even though we face the difficulties of today and tomorrow; that all men are created equal." –Martin Luther King, Jr.
Wednesday, March 20, 2013
That is a list of companies that suck. Also a list of companies I will not be buying from in the future.
Why?
They use either child labor, slave labor, or something similar.
I've known about forced labor for a while. Passively known about it I guess.
I've seen the article titles that claim they will expose bad companies.
I've chosen not to read them, until today.
Why?
Because once you know, you're responsible.
Responsibility isn't always fun.
It's harder to eat a Hershey bar knowing a child was probably forced to work to provide the cocoa Hershey uses.
I'm not saying I've never owned anything from any of those places. Because I have, and I do. I'm not going to destroy my ipad or burn any clothes I have from the listed companies. But I won't be buying from them in the future.
Do you still want to buy that Mac knowing that someone was forced to assemble it?
hm.
And the companies I've listed aren't just ones that might just seem a little sketchy. They're ones that are definitely mistreating workers.
Not mistreating like we think of in the US like, "ughh, my stupid boss won't let me take 3 weeks off to go to Malibu right after my maternity leave. Ughh."
No. Like actual oppression.
But that's okay, as long as our products are cheap, we still like them!
And then I think of all the American church programs, like VBS or something, that hand out products made by child slaves.
"We are so glad that we got our vbs program going and that we got all of our regular church attenders' kids here by luring them with products made by children their age in 3rd world countries. That's okay if a kid is being beaten, we got little Timmy here for his 4th year in a row. I mean really, let's think about this…support slave labor and get Timmy here…or maybe make the kids miss chocolate this year..hmm"
GIHRQEWND
AGH
AGH AGH AGH
And maybe they don't know the truth.
But it is our responsibility to seek the truth.
I'm not saying that I've been doing great, because I haven't.
I have known, cared for a few minutes, and then moved on.
But it's time to quit being indifferent.
"If you are neutral in situations of injustice, you have chosen the side of the oppressor." –Desmond Tutu
We like to pretend we care about the real issues, but we don't. We care more about what idiotic thing Lindsey Lohan has done now or what hideous outfit/hairstyle Miley Cyrus is wearing now.
We are choosing to be blind idiots.
And you can say, yeah, but what difference is one angry teenage girl who refuses to shop at Hollister going to make?
Touché.
If I never buy a product made by slave labor ever again, the chances are no, no major changes will happen. But I still can't wear jeans from Aeropostale and pretend that everything is okay I can't pretend, "No humans were harmed in the making of these jeans"
But if I stop.
But if you stop.
And your neighbor.
And my neighbor.
And people are made aware.
Change can happen.
Oh and a little baby high-five to Nestle for making some effort
"Nestlé agrees to hire a third-party monitor to examine child labor in its supply chain.For a decade now, the world has known that cocoa in West Africa is often harvested by children under difficult and dangerous conditions. That cocoa is purchased by the world's leading chocolate companies and eventually becomes the chocolate treats that we all love to eat. For years, the advocacy community has pushed the chocolate industry to do more to combat this intractable problem. This year, Nestlé agreed to hire the Fair Labor Association, a nonprofit monitoring group, to look for child labor and other problems in the Côte d'Ivoire."
Tuesday, March 19, 2013
So since my senior banquet last Saturday, I've been thinking, a dangerous pastime, I know.
I was always like…let's do this. Let's grow up. Let's do it.
Wah.
I mean, I'm ready to graduate, don't get me wrong.
but, um, yeah, I don't know if I want to grow up. I still feel like I am a little girl. I mean, I am a little girl.
Like that is still me, I make that face seriously every day.
One minute, I think I'm like, "mhm. look at me all being a grown up." and the next I'm like, "ohhh myy gosh. WHAT IS THIS MADNESS! I am a child."
It's kind of frighteningly exciting.
I don't know.
I want to run around and tell every child to quit wishing they could grow up because I'm almost there and from what I can see, it's not all it's cracked up to be.
And then I want to dance. and sing. because it's the start of something new.
But I'm still a little girl in many ways.
Princess Diaries is still my favorite movie. I lick the spatula when no one is looking. Swinging is still fun. I got a tiny bit competitive playing hungry hungry hippos while I was recently playing with a 5 year old. I pick all of my nail polish off. I like to catch fireflies. I think blanket forts are fun.
But in some ways, I'm starting to be an adult.
I've got college credits under my belt. I can drive. I've had a "real" job.
But I'm not ready.
I wish I could go back to 10 years old. I miss playing with Barbies.
I don't like to think about the future.
But sometimes I do.
I like to think about having a degree, and all the new opportunities I'll have. Being a career girl and all.
But that is absolutely terrifying. Thinking about bills, responsibility, and pantsuits. (I really hope I never have a job which requires me to wear a pantsuit, ever.)
I had to answer some "life-planning" questions for school and one of them was:
Where do you see yourself in 10 years?
Um, yeah, honestly I have no idea. I mean on one hand I see myself living in a cute little apartment with a cat and working as a caseworker. On the other hand I see myself married, wearing sweatpants everyday, and living in a house with a little white picket fence. On another hand, I see myself getting my 5th degree or something weird like that. On the other hand I see myself living in Central America playing with babies, picking avocados, and walking around with unkempt hair and a baby monkey on my shoulder.
Apparently I need more hands. I mean right now the last option would definitely be the preferred. But I can't say that's the definite future. Or that I wouldn't be happy in any of the other roles.
Because it's weird.
I mean.
I don't know.
I'm a child.
My brain isn't even fully developed yet.
And here I am charting my life's course.
Oh. goody.
So here I am, stuck in between little girl and…big girl?
Caught in the middle.
"Couldn't wait to get going, but wasn't quite ready to leave."
I mostly just put that song here for that^ one line.
Also I want to know how she is laying in a field and not being bombed with grasshoppers?
One second I'm ready to move out and get on with life as soon as I am capable. A few minutes later I have decided to become a "career-child" and live in my parents' basement forever.
I don't want to be a little girl.
But I don't want to grow up, not now, I wish I had a few more years of being a kid. I'm where 5-6-7-12-15 year old me was looking forward to, but um, I'll take 8 year old me back, please.
I wish I had enjoyed knowing nothing and literally having no cares or not having to make any decisions. I wasn't even thinking past…um lunchtime? And oh, now here I am, not even a decade later, having to buckle down and make things happen…
I want to grow up someday.
But I don't know if I want to yet.
" If we wait until we're ready, we'll be waiting for the rest of our lives." –Lemony Snicket.
Can you hate every decision the President has ever made in his life, ever? Suuuure. Fine by me.
But you cannot, absolutely cannot hate the president, as a human being. .
I saw a photo of Michelle on facebook in which she was being compared to a prostitute. That's real classy, you're getting your point across, real well.
Oh my gosh. Wow. That really is deep and convicting.
If you really can't think of a better argument against someone than to compare his wife to a streetwalker, then you need to get a grip. (Okay, and seriously, I think it's an ugly outfit, but it's not trashy. I mean..)
You can argue against the President's policies or beliefs, or be unhappy with the amount he vacations or what-not. But when you start making fun of his or his family's appearance, you've crossed the line.
What's that saying, it goes something like, "We choose our president based on their appearance, and Miss America on her stance on politics."
People. Seriously.
There are much better ways to defend your beliefs. Debate what you believe. Hate Obamacare? Then give some reasons why you hate it. Give some facts. Don't share stupid pictures on the internet.
Defend your opinion, stand up for what you believe is right, but don't attack the other person. What ever happened to attacking someone's view or opinion and NOT the person.
Tuesday, March 5, 2013
I don't claim to know much about politics. But if I believed every thing I saw shared on facebook I would think:
Obama is the antichrist
Republicans are all greedy dirtbags
Marco Rubio is dumb, because he is thirsty.
Michelle Obama is an idiot, because GMA cares about her clothes.
That the president and congress should be put on minimum wage. (okay, I get your point, people, but that is one of the dumbest things I've ever heard. are they overpaid? Probably. but I don't think paying them 7.25 an hour would fix our country's problems.)
Obama singlehandedly, flew over to the Middle East and with his own hands shot Bin Laden.
Obama had nothing at all to do with ending Bin Laden.
Mitt Romney is the devil because his dog rode on top of his car.
So I guess point number one is, facebook is not the best place to get your news from..
But another thing I see a lot of, is: "if they are going to come to our country, they need to learn our language."
And somehow people think as soon as a (legal) immigrant steps onto American soil they should immediately be fluent in English. and be well versed in everything American.
Guys, I have some news for you, learning a language is hard. It's not like you can take an English 101 class or use Rosetta Stone for 6 months and be ready to take on the world. No. I've studied Spanish off and on for 4-5 years and I couldn't go down to Honduras and say anything I felt like. It's hard.
I understand why people don't appreciate illegal immigrants, I totally get that, but you're forgetting there are people who are legally here too. People who came to what is supposedly the best nation.
We're not very hospitable are we? Our country, our language, we say. Learn our ways or get out.
I'm not saying that people should not make an earnest effort to learn English, absolutely they should. But let's try to show a little grace and kindness here people. Before you judge others for not knowing your language immediately, why don't you try to learn a language? See how difficult that is. So let's not jump to conclusions and believe everyone who is not completely fluent in English is here illegally.
When I was in Guatemala, I attempted to speak some Spanish, and you know what, there are times I know for a fact I was wrong, I would think about the conversations later that day and think, "ah man. Should've used esta not es. Shoot." but the thing is, they didn't stop and give me some judgemental "idiota" face. No. They just kept talking to me like nothing ever happened.
We like to pretend we are Jesus' favorite nation. GOD BLESS AMERICA. say all the bumper stickers.
How do you think Jesus would have treated the family who had just (legally) immigrated from Chile?
Actually, the Jesus I know probably would have stopped and gone out of his way to help that family. Helped teach them English, or at least made them feel welcome in this strange, new place.
I have a newsflash, y'all. You don't own America.
Let's say in a strange turn of events, Nicaragua really got itself together and turned out awesome, and the United States crumbled, so some Americans immigrated down there. You've made a real effort to learn Spanish, but you've only had a year to prepare, so you can order at restaurants, and make it through a grocery store, but many things are still difficult for you. Think about how nice it would be to get people's judgmental glares. Think about how great it would be to hear people say to each other under their breath, "si ellos estan en nuestro pais, ellos necesitan aprender nuestro idioma. ahora."
Ah. Sweet hospitality.
Try stepping into someone else's shoes. And another shocking fact: sharing the snarky photos on facebook does absolutely nothing to help get these people learning English. nothing. Actually if I was them, and I continually saw stuff like that, because I'm ornery, I would probably try to hold off learning.
Instead of being so harsh and rude, why can't we just help? Why don't we try to be a little more understanding. Let's remember that while English is the most used language in the States, we have no official language. Let's remember that at one time (unless you are 100% Native American), our ancestors were all immigrants.
And in the words of my favorite motivational speaker, Kid President, "If it doesn't make the world better, don't do it."
Monday, March 4, 2013
I've tried to do those photo challenge things a few times now, and I always fail. I usually make it about halfway through and then I'm like, "meh." And I always end up with "eh, okay" photos because I am taking the picture just for the sake of checking it off my list.
The thing is, I like to take pictures of what I want to take photos of. Not of what some random person on the internet created. And one a day was just too much for me, I mean one picture is nothing, but when you're being told what to photograph, it's a lot, because just because it's day 17 and the list says "clouds" doesn't mean you're going to be able to find some awesome clouds or a landscape to take a picture. I feel pressured by some stupid file I've made my laptop background to remind me.
YOU CAN'T TELL ME WHAT TO DO, YOU STUPID LIST.
So I made my own, but instead of 1 photo everyday for a month, it's 1 photo, every month, for a year. Oh, and they're all supposed to be self portraits, because I will do whatever I tell myself to do, and I won't look at myself like I'm a freak for some weird idea (actually, okay, I totally will, but I won't judge myself, not forever).
I think this way will be more conducive to good pictures. And I like it more. because I wrote it myself. So if I don't like it, I can blame myself.
And yeah…I guess I should've started this in January…but I am not one for conforming to societal standards. That or I didn't think of it until the end of February.
Anywho, here is March, Study:
kind of ironic, since I should have been studying when I took and edited this.
Wednesday, February 27, 2013
So a couple of months ago I wrote this post about complaining, and I mentioned the idea of a "complaining closest" with pictures of real suffering, that when you complain, you have to write it on the wall of the closet.
Well.
I don't have a closet in my room. So I couldn't exactly do that.
But today I finally got around to making a more portable complaining closet. err. poster.
I ended up taping all of the pictures to a hallmark bag I cut up…because it was in my room…and I mean…it worked.
I used pictures of people or places I had been to or met, just to make it more personal. Like, "oh hey, Bekah, remember that?"
You know, complaining about the slow internet I dealt with while sipping a $5 drink looks pretty pathetic when it's written above a girl who had a baby at 14 and lives in a house smaller than my room, with 6 other people.
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Ya i just downloaded a budget app on my phone haha start limiting myself i just sold a flex and made like 15$ bucks lol not much but profit
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Under-21s: Serbia 0-1 England (0-2 on aggregate)
England scored a stoppage time winner in Serbia as Stuart Pearce's Under-21s frustrated their hosts to secure a 2-0 aggregate win and, in turn, their place at UEFA Euro 2013. Tonight's match was the second leg of the qualification playoffs and England's performance, while being characteristically edgy and unassured, was enough to limit Serbia to mostly speculative efforts.
After Craig Dawson's spot kick had given England the advantage by virtue of a 1-0 first leg victory, the task in Serbia was a simple one: win or draw for a place at UEFA Euro 2013.
The away team came closest to scoring in the first half, the chance falling to Marvin Sordell. Picking up the ball to the left of Branimir Aleksic, Sordell cut inside and then reversed a crisp shot that struck the goalkeeper's right-hand post.
England looked more likely to score than concede in the early exchanges, and Pearce will have known that an England goal would ruled out extra time and given Serbia an enormous challenge to score the three goals required. Towards the middle of the first half, Aleksandar Janković's team began to find some gaps and gave Jack Butland his first meaningful touches in the England goal.
Nikola Ninkovic in particular came close, just before Dawson missed an opportunity to punish some uncertain goalkeeping.
But Serbia lacked the quality to generate a genuine clear-cut opportunity, and England were able to usher in the end of a goalless first half without too much fuss.
Serbia began the second half with a renewed sense of purpose and England did well to soak up some sustained pressure in the early minutes, its intensity exacerbated by a whistle-happy referee. Ninkovic again had Butland scrambling in the 53rd minute, and the young England goalkeeper was equal to his effort.
With half an hour remaining, the match had become a tale of Serbian adventure. The home side were probing and England began to struggle with them, not helped by the fact that three of England's back four were booked before the 55th minute.
Milos Kosanovic, one of Serbia's partnership at centre back, fancied his chances from 35 yards with 20 minutes remaining, but his beautifully struck effort would have required either perfect direction or a significant deflection to test Butland, and it had neither.
As the final whistle approached, England were frustratingly unable to take the sting out of the game and Serbia continued to threaten Butland's goal. Their pressure came to nought and England made them pay. With the Serbian goalkeeper up for a stoppage time free kick, England broke and Tom Ince kept his composure to find substitute Connor Wickham, who simply walked the ball into the empty net.
Danny Rose picked up a second yellow card for kicking the ball into the crowd after the final whistle and made a gesture on his way off that suggested he had been subjected to monkey chants. The England players were showered with all sorts by the fans as they celebrated the goal, and a mass brawl took place on the field that involved players, substitutes and officials.
UEFA need to take a long look at the evidence after these sickening scenes. Serbia's players and staff should be thoroughly ashamed of themselves. If Rose's gesture was justified, their fans should be too.
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Diploma in Publishing And Journalism
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Writing comes in many forms, all of which can be creatively employed and manipulated by the creative writer, regardless of the genre (novel, poetry, travel guide etc) in which she or he is writing. One form of writing is rarely used on its own. Common forms of writing are:
Reflection - an internal process of reviewing and making meaning from one's own experience;
Exposition or Reporting - covers a wide area of writing. Events, thoughts and situations are exposed or shown to the reader, as in textbooks, magazine articles or news stories, but also when the narrator or a character takes an informing role. One very important form of reporting or exposition for writers is description, and to emphasise its importance, we will consider it separately;
Description - is the reporting of information to convey an impression or feeling about a place, person, thing or idea, rather than facts. Description can be a small part of a particular narrative, or the main part of it. A lot of good travel writing is descriptive, as is a lot of fiction. Consider the heavy overlapping of description and exposition in this description of a circle performer by E.B. White (not in one of her novels, but in a newspaper article!):
The richness of the scene was in its plainness, its natural condition - of horse, of ring, of girl, even to the girl's bare feet that gripped the bare back of her proud and ridiculous mount. The enchantment grew not out of anything that happened … but out of something that seemed to go round and round with the girl, attending her, a steady gleam in the shape of a circle …
Explanation - is a process of leading another person to a particular understand or perception through information and reason, rather than through persuasive language. It includes instruction, rules and guidelines, argument, and analysis. Explanation and argument were very widely used in literature in previous centuries. Remember Portia's speech, 'The quality of mercy', in Shakespeare's The Merchant of Venice?
The quality of mercy is not strained
It droppeth as a gentle rain from heaven
It is twice blessed: it blesseth him that gives
and him that receives ….
Argument - aims to persuade the reader to change their viewpoint or attitude about on idea or situation. It is often quite rhetorical in nature. Rhetoric is the art of persuading through emotion, but using elements of logic or reason (often quite illogically). Most political speeches are rhetorical in nature. Argument typically presents two points of view, then builds a case for one of them, and either refutes or overwhelms the other.
Narration - is the most widely used form of human expression, so much so that it is believed that, as a species, we are programmed to tell stories. Narration tells a story of an event or a series of events that take place over time, no matter how brief the time or how short the story. The two short excerpts about a puppy at the very start of this lesson are narrative, as is this sentence: "Every time she looked at him, she remembered her dead mother, until she could no longer look at him." This is a narrative sentence because of the sequencing in time suggested by "every time" and "until".
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Hey there! Betty Cecconi is using GratitudeLog.
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Letting go doesn't mean we don't care. Letting go doesn't mean we shut down.
Letting go means we stop trying to force outcomes and make people behave.
It means we give up resistance to the way thin…read more
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U.K Cinema to Employ "Ninjas" to Keep the Audience Quiet
My level of respect just went up for the UK and the Prince Charles Cinema in London. According to SlashFilms.com, the theater is going to be employing volunteer "ninjas" to regulate good behavior among the audience. Sorry, no katana's or throwing stars. The so-called ninjas are ordinary cinephiles who agree to "guard" screenings in exchange for free admission. When they spot a patron talking, texting, throwing popcorn, kicking seats, or otherwise engaging in rude behavior, they swoop down to give the jerk in question a talking-to.
One of the program's recent targets, moviegoer Abdul Stagg, recounted his [giving]The scheme came about when Morphsuits co-founder Gregor Lawson found himself fed up with the inconsiderate audiences he ran into at the theater. Lawson's Edinburgh-based company is known for their skintight full-body "zentai" suits, and he wondered if he could use his products to help solve the problem.
"I'm a big fan of going to the cinema, but there's an unspoken code of conduct when you're watching a movie that some people just don't understand. Then, when some fans were discussing being ninjas in their Morphsuits on our Facebook page, I had a 'eureka' moment. I thought I'd find a cinema and see if we could bring a lighthearted task force to the aid of movie fans."
Bravo!! I honestly don't think any U.S theater chain would have the cajones to do this!! But I'm all for every theater having a cell phone "jammer" where no cell phone works in a theater. If one more fucktard answers his or her phone in the middle of a movie, I'm liable to go medieval on their ass (that includes all the asshole texters in the audience as well).
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Govt will fall if it signs N-deal: CPM
Akshaya Mukul, TNNMar 7, 2008, 12.55am IST
NEW DELHI: Responding to the government's revived interest in the conclusion of the nuclear deal with the US, the Left on Thursday renewed its threat that the fate of the UPA regime would be at stake if it defied the "Red" veto to sign the agreement.
"The future of the government depends on the decision they will take," said an article in CPM's mouthpiece,People's Democracy. This is seen as a decisive warning to the government managers who seem to feel that the goodwill generated by the mega credit waiver has given the government more political space on the deal.
The Marxists also asked for a meeting of the UPA-Left joint panel on the deal by March 15. This appears to be an obvious attempt to deny the government any more room on its bid to clinch the agreement with the US. Senior sources said the Left is going to insist on a pledge to drop the deal in return for continued support to the government.
The article inPeople's Democracy, which appeared under the rather unusual byline of 'Political commentator', is most likely penned by party general secretary Prakash Karat. "The Left parties will take all the necessary steps to stop the government from taking such a harmful step. It is for the Congress leadership to decide whether it wants to be seen as kowtowing to the pressure of the Bush administration or acting democratically and heeding the voice of Parliament and the people," it said.
The undiluted opposition spells bad news for the government's untiring efforts to secure the deal. It is believed that neither the US nor multilateral bodies like IAEA and NSG will sign a crucial agreement, already being opposed by many, with a minority government.
Foreign minister Pranab Mukherjee acknowledged this much when he told a news weekly that "a minority government cannot sign a major international agreement because of the risks involved". Calling it a compulsion, he said a minority government "need not and should not" sign a major agreement like this.
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"Good deal for the money, seems like it will do the job well." (E26096)
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Majority of the children from poor households in the country are enrolled in Government schools. As a vast majority of these children are first generation school-goers, the overall functioning of the government schools particularly the quality of teaching and learning becomes very critical. The Foundation believes that there is a great need to complement the efforts of the government to provide quality education in these schools. Hence, GMRVF, as part of its education initiatives, works with government schools to improve the quality of education and to strengthen the infrastructure. Currently, Foundation works with about 200 schools reaching out to more than 28,000 students across its various locations.
Highlights:
As per need Foundation contributes towards infrastructural development in the Govt. Schools including construction of classrooms, toilets, playgrounds, provision of class room furniture etc.
Foundation selects, trains and supports Vidya Volunteers from the locality to work with the students in schools where teacher-student ratio is poor. Volunteers also work with the community to reduce dropouts and to make parents active stakeholders in the education of their children. Currently over 150 Vidya Volunteers are supported by GMRVF supported schools across various locations.
GMRVF also facilitates teacher trainings, exposure visits and excursion trips for children etc.
Through the use of carefully developed grade-specific workbooks, the volunteers ensure that children achieve Minimum Levels of Learning.
In many of the schools it works in, GMRVF organizes tuitions for the students of Std. IX and X (also see After School Activities section) to help them make the grade in Board exams.
Through special classes and summer sessions, it focuses on children acquiring the minimum levels of learning.
GMRVF, along with school administration, organizes a number of events and competitions in these schools including Environment Day, Children's Day, Annual Day Celebrations etc. This generates a lot of excitement in the children and communities.
Regular Health checkups are undertaken in all the government schools that the Foundation works with.
After-school sessions, creativity centers and summer camps in the schools with a focus on co-curricular and extracurricular activities.
Case Study: Education Ladder to Success!
When GMRVF started working with the Government schools around the Rajiv Gandhi International Airport at Shamshabad, it was found that the SSC pass percentage in Mamidipally High School was less than 35%. Many interventions are taken up by the Foundation to improve this. Foundation has started an After School Learning Center to provide tuition support to the students with weak learning skills. Transport facility is also provided for girls who come from nearby villages to reach their homes safely in the evenings after attending tuition classes. All the students of this After School Learning Center are provided with snacks everyday for 3 months before the exams which are sponsored by IT department of GMR Hyderabad International Airport Ltd. In the initial year of GMRVF's intervention the pass percentage increased to 67%. The teachers of the school are highly motivated with this increased pass percentage and started taking initiatives of their own to achieve better results. These, coupled with continuous support from GMRVF, have resulted in the continuous improvement in the SSC results and in the third year of intervention i.e. in 2009-10, the school achieved a pass percentage of 81%.
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Watching President Obama give his nomination speech last night, it occurred to me for the first time that he might actually lose.
Rereading the speech this morning, I find that (as Mark Twain once said about Wagner) it wasn't as bad as it sounded. It lacked poetry, but it managed a reasonable balance between acknowledging that the economy stinks, asserting that we're on the right track, and pointing out that the Romney presidency would make things worse for everyone but the rich. But the speech still possessed several glaring faults.
The biggest was the short shrift it gave Obamacare. In general commentators are marveling at how much Obamacare got talked up at the convention, given that it doesn't poll well. But Obama didn't do much of the talking. Rather than describe the health care law as an affirmative triumph, he talked about it as a part of the status quo—somebody pushed it through Congress, he can't remember who exactly—that the GOP wants to take away: "If you can't afford health insurance, hope that you don't get sick." That's no way to talk about your single greatest accomplishment. Obama would have done better to follow the lead of San Antonio Mayor Julian Castro, who said in his keynote speech, "Seven presidents before him—Democrats and Republicans—tried to expand health care to all Americans. President Obama got it done." I was also mystified by Obama's failure to boast about his second greatest accomplishment, the Dodd-Frank financial-reform bill. The law is far from perfect, but it marked what could be the start of an historic reversal of decades of regulatory indulgence that led to the 2008 crash. Even Republican rank-and-filers don't much like Wall Street these days, and talking up Wall Street reform would have been an excellent way to underscore that Obama's opponent is captive to Wall Street's poisonous culture. But again, Obama talked about Wall Street regulation only as a part of the status quo that Romney wants to reverse ("I don't believe that rolling back regulations on Wall Street will help the small businesswoman expand, or the laid-off construction worker keep his home"), and not as his own proud accomplishment.
Since the start of the financial crisis, I've been hungering for my president—first George W. Bush, then Obama—to demonstrate a little FDR-like ebullience, some reassurance that we have nothing to fear but fear itself. Bush could offer nothing but the frozen stare of a deer caught in the headlights. Obama at least seemed to know what he was doing, but he's never projected the necessary air of "we're all going to be fine." That sort of aristocratic confidence is not (to repeat the convention's most popular rhetorical cliche) who he is, and I get that. But it wasn't pleasant hearing Obama talk, in his nomination speech, about how hard it's going to be:
—those of us who carry on his party's legacy should remember that not every problem can be remedied with another government program or dictate from Washington.
We're dangerously close to Jimmy Carter territory here. First, there's the boast ("You elected me to tell you the truth") disguised as an expression of humility ("I won't pretend the path I'm offering is quick or easy"). Later, I actually winced when Obama humblebragged, "And while I'm very proud of what we've achieved together, I'm far more mindful of my own failings, knowing exactly what Lincoln meant when he said, 'I have been driven to my knees many times by the overwhelming conviction that I had no place else to go.'" Just because our greatest president was a bit depressive, that doesn't mean we want the present one to lacerate himself over his failures, and we certainly don't want to hear him tell us about it. The mention of FDR only served to remind us of how different, temperamentally, Obama is from the Democratic party's "happy warrior" tradition. Worst of all, though, was Obama's statement that "not every problem can be remedied with another government program or dictate from Washington." It combined an opportunistic (and probably insincere) echo of Bill Clintons irritating pronouncement in 1996 that "the era of big government is over" (which wasn't even true) with a hint of Jimmy Carter's "malaise" speech assertion that the country's crisis of confidence was too big a problem for a president to solve on his own. Even when it's true that the fault lies in our selves, not in our stars, who wants to hear it from the country's biggest star?
The malaise echo was also audible in Obama's repetition of his 2008 theme, "You're the change." I don't mind being the change if the change is the legislative triumph that was passage of the Affordable Care Act—and, to his credit, Obama did say, "You're the reason there's a little girl with a heart disorder in Phoenix who'll get the surgery she needs because an insurance company can't limit her coverage." I'm also the reason, Obama said, that a young man can get his medical degree (I guess because of Obama's student-loan policy, though he didn't really make that clear) and that a young immigrant won't be deported (thanks to a recent policy shift by the department of homeland security), and that there's no more Don't Ask, Don't Tell, and that there's no more Iraq war. I'm happy to share the credit for all that. But I don't like being the change if that means I'm responsible for the continuing drop in median income, or persistent unemployment, or Obama's own subdued state of mind.
"I'm hopeful because of you," Obama said at the end of his speech. He then recited a litany of inspiring examples of people showing grit under various kinds of adversity. But yikes, who wants that responsibility? What if I'm feeling grumpy (as I became, for instance, while listening to this speech)? I need a president who can cheer me up, not a president who needs me to cheer him up. The president can't afford to outsource his optimism.
Yes, it's going to be hard. The economy is in a dire state, and relatively high unemployment is likely to persist for another whole decade no matter who gets elected president. But a lot of the choices before us are easy. We've got to make taxation fairer (not through the kind of tax-reform compromise—somewhat lower rates in exchange for somewhat fewer deductions—that Obama seemed to be signaling support for in his speech, but rather by raising marginal taxes on the rich so that when we also raise taxes on the middle class, as we'll eventually have to to lower the deficit, it doesn't further distort the income distribution). In the short term, some additional government stimulus will likely be necessary. An increase in the minimum wage, which hasn't been discussed in this campaign at all, would be extremely helpful about now. Politically, we have to block the Republicans from implementing their disastrous plan to slash government spending and further cut taxes on the rich. That's not exactly easy, but the evidence suggests that on taxes, at least, Obama has acquired an unexpected advantage over Romney. The Democrats actually said the word "tax" at their convention (149 times) significantly more often than the Republicans did at theirs (89), which may signal the start of an historic paradigm shift. Shouldn't Obama demonstrate a little satisfaction about that?
Years ago, I took my daughter Alice to see a rope-tricks demonstration. The guy who did it was very good. But he came very near to spoiling it by telling us, as he performed the tricks, how very difficult they were. It was like hearing Fred Astaire say that his feet were killing him. I later explained to Alice that part of doing something well should be disguising, or at least minimizing, how difficult it is. The guy doing rope tricks should have made us feel as though this was so simple even we could probably do it, even though we'd know in our hearts that we can't. Obama's speech reminded me of that rope-trick guy. Don't tell me how hard it is. I already know that. Make me feel that you have the confidence to get it done, and make that confidence contagious. That's what Obama's having trouble doing, and if he doesn't get better at it soon the results could be catastrophic for him and for the entire country.
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Tahoe Biltmore offers football, food and drink specials.
Tons of swag will be given away all game every Monday night.
Also we will have $1 PBR throughout the entire game! $1 hotdogs, $.25 chicken wings and new this year $3 Turkey Wraps!
Tons of swag will be given away all game every Monday night!
Also try our $4.99 bowl of spaghetti every Sunday night
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(WASHINGTON, D.C.) – Today Mayor Vincent C. Gray announced that April is Language Access Month in the District of Columbia, pointed to the District's successes in language access, and described initiatives that the Gray Administration will be rolling out in April and beyond. Mayor Gray described that his vision for One City includes the idea that, no matter where District residents are from or what language they speak, they have the ability to interact with their community and with their government.
"The District of Columbia is one of the most diverse jurisdictions in the world," Mayor Gray said. "Seventeen percent of our residents speak a language other than English at home, and more than 130 languages are spoken by District students and their parents. My administration will educate, engage, and celebrate our success as One City during Language Access Month and beyond."
On April 27 the D.C. Language Access Coalition -- in partnership with the Office of Human Rights, the Office on Latino Affairs, the Office on African Affairs and the Office on Asian and Pacific Islander Affairs -- will be viewing and convening discussions around a series of short films about language access. From May through July, three community forums will be convened to present to and hear from residents on language inclusion in the District's delivery of health and human services and employment services.
The District of Columbia is one of three jurisdictions in the country with a language-access law and is recognized nationwide for its inclusive policies for immigrants and persons with limited English.
On April 21, 2004, the District of Columbia enacted a fundamental piece of civil-rights legislation—the DC Language Access Act of 2004. The Act holds covered agencies accountable for providing the District's limited- and non-English proficient (LEP/NEP) residents with greater access to and participation in their programs, services and activities.
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The Hague International Model United Nations (THIMUN) 2012 was held between January 22nd and January 27th in the home of the International Court of Justice and the International Criminal Court, The Hague, Netherlands. The biggest Model United Nations conference in the world, THIMUN 2012 saw 2,900 high school children from across the world debating key issues that challenge our world today. Students represented delegates of different countries aiming to find real world, plausible and workable solutions to problems that plague the 21st century. The students played their part as the leaders of today - negotiating, debating, compromising, and most importantly problem solving, all in an effort to hopefully become the leaders of tomorrow.
In today's world, where natural resources are being depleted at ever- increasing rates, the survival of our species depends largely on the survival of these natural resources with which our life is inextricably linked. Thus, the theme of this year's conference was, quite aptly, "Seas and Oceans". Reiterating this message of natural preservation was the keynote speaker, Dr. Sylvia Earle, an oceanographer, who among her other accolades was Time Magazine's "Hero of the Planet" in 1998. The Special Conference at THIMUN dealt with these issues - ranging from the preservation of Coral Reefs to the issue of international waters and the extraction of minerals from the sea.
The 18 students of The Dhirubhai Ambani International School (DAIS) who attended this year's THIMUN, went to The Hague with the intention of discussing these moot issues, and trying their best as the Kingdom of Morocco to further their political stance. However, THIMUN 2012 was an experience that gave them far more. THIMUN gave an opportunity not only to debate against, but also interact with students from across the world. For many, it was a conference that marked a change of perspective with regard to global issues or a realization of the importance of students taking an active part in today's global politics to be able to tackle the issues that will bedevil our planet in the future. As a delegation, DAIS main-submitted a substantial number of resolutions – Mahathi Ramesh and Yash Singhal in the Economic and Social Council, Abhinav Gupta in the Legal Committee, Mitali Bannerjee in the Disarmament Commission, Tarini Ranadive in the Economic and Financial Committee, Arnav Mariwala, Keshub Bhat in the Environment Commission, and Atreyo Sinha and Aashna Sheth in the Advisory Panel. Siddhant Jayakumar and Nishka Choraria held positions as Student Officers, chairing these committees and steering debate, pushing for the formation of comprehensive resolutions.
THIMUN 2012, from its opening ceremony to its Plenary, from the Delegate Dance to the final Closing Ceremony, was truly a redefining one-week for 2,900 school children. With its passionate debates, long resolutions, and hugely entertaining press team, every part of THIMUN seemed to augment it, all of this contributing to what was an awe-inspiring conference. THIMUN 2012 was an overwhelming success, doing its part to create a better tomorrow, and helping us to, in the words of John Lennon, "Imagine all the people, living life in peace".
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The aim of this illustrated handbook is to help scientists and students in agriculture to identify the common insect and other animal pests of pigeon pea (Cajanus cajan) and chickpea (Cicer arietinum). It contains information on the morphology, biology and distribution of these pests, together with the damage caused by them and their control. They are grouped under the following headings: (for pigeon pea) pests attacking roots, pests of stem, pests of foliage, and pests of flowers and pods; and (for chickpea) pests attacking roots/stems, pests of foliage and pods, and pests of stored seeds. Separate sections are included on other animal pests of pigeon pea and chickpea (birds and rodents), and beneficial insects.
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Ancient Egypt: Death and the Afterlife
Make me a mummy! Embalming tips
The Egyptians believed that after death they would live on in the afterlife. As well as needing all their daily items for the next life, they also needed their bodies. They therefore had their bodies preserved or mummified.
It took 70 days to fully prepare a body for burial, although if a person was poor they would be mummified in less than a week.
Ten embalming tips!
The embalmers first had to remove the moist parts of body which would rot. The brain was removed through the nostrils with a hook and thrown away because it was not believed to be important
The internal organs were removed through a cut in the left side of the body. The lungs, liver, stomach and intestines were mummified separately and placed in special containers called canopic jars
The heart was left in the mummy in order to be weighed against the 'Feather of Truth and Justice' in the afterlife. If the deceased had done bad things the heart would be heavy and they would be devoured. If the heart weighed the same as the feather the deceased would enter the afterlife
The body was covered in a salt called natron for 40 days to dissolve body fats and absorb the moisture
Linen was used to pad out the cavities and the body was treated with herbs, oils and resin
The body was given make-up, jewellery and a wig. Any parts of the body that were missing or damaged would be replaced with wooden parts to symbolise a complete body in the afterlife
Protective amulets were placed on the body like the scarab amulet and the wedjat eye amulet
The embalmers then wrapped the body in linen bandages; this took 15 days while spells and rituals were performed to ensure safe passage to the afterlife. The body was fitted with a mask and placed in a coffin or series of coffins
The 'Opening of the Mouth' ceremony took place just before burial. The priest would touch the face of the coffin with special instruments to restore speech, sight and hearing for the afterlife
The coffin was then placed in the tomb surrounded by possessions and small model workers called shabtis who would work for the dead in the afterlife.
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its OBVIOUS she had surgery. She had her nose thinned, and the surgeon did a great job. You are either blind or stupid.
SZY
Wow first of all you don't have to be so rude to her. Second of all, her nose is not that different in the picture here. It's either a minor thing or just the makeup, no need to attack someone.
Stace
People should really just leave well enough alone. 90% of those were WAY better before.
top dog
The horror..the horror..the horror…….
Apoc
#21- He look-a-like a man…..He still look-a-like a man.
Pat
The new faces look all melty… wtf?
bamajess
I can't get over Stallone's before! bwahahahaa
Crabbytheguy
I still think Tara Ried is still smokin.
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LOL @ most of these; they look like crap in both pictures = ) I think the Kenny Rogers pics are both post-surgery actually, and a lot of these, guys, you're comparing someone at close to 70 to how they looked when they were barely 40. Pammy Anderson though, man she was so fricking CUTE when she was young, Oh my GOD. Many of the rest of them you're comparing candid snapshots to Photoshopped-to-heck production photos. Or to awards-show pics when they've got makeup glopped on them with a trowel.
Ryan
where cai i get the name of all those people?
Robinis
Cocaine is one hell of a drug
Stacey
Yikes… did NOT realize Fergie's had work on her face. She needed it though, but she's still pretty fug. And Lil Kim just looks weird
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NWA Mentoring Program
The goal of the Northwest Archivists (NWA) Mentoring Program is to contribute to the success of NWA members by facilitating individual growth, fostering a sense of community within the profession, encouraging thoughtful and meaningful engagement with issues, and developing competencies that strengthen the position of individuals, organizations, and programs in our ever-changing environment.
The NWA Mentoring Program is designed to bring together mentors and protégés, offer recommendations and guidelines that support successful matches, and provide an assessment component for the program to gauge its value to participants and to NWA as a whole.
Definition of Mentoring Mentoring can be defined as a developmental relationship in which a more experienced person provides support and guidance to a less experienced person. For example, an archivist with years of professional experience could serve as a mentor to someone in their first archival job, or a person with specific skills (website development, film preservation, staff supervision) could mentor someone taking on new responsibilities or seeking to improve their abilities. Mentoring goes beyond the traditional teacher-student relationship - effective mentors serve as advisers, coaches, teachers, sounding boards, cheerleaders, and critics all rolled into one. Mentors give those with less experience an opportunity to improve their understanding of practices, discuss problems, and analyze and learn from mistakes in an atmosphere that is collaborative, constructive, and confidential.
Benefits of Mentoring Research shows that successful mentoring relationships can benefit both protégés and mentors. Mentors can receive satisfaction from contributing to the growth, knowledge, and skills of another individual. They can grow personally and professionally from the process of engaging in one-to-one learning, and may gain or strengthen skills and abilities applicable to their own work. Protégés can gain knowledge, skills and abilities from a more experienced person. Having a mentor to share concerns with, bounce ideas off, and learn from can increase protégé self confidence and facilitate taking on a new project or moving into a new role. Examples of areas that a protégé can address with a mentor include but are not limited to:
assistance with development of a new skill / competency
feedback about the status of current competencies
clarification or critique of career goals and/or professional progress
discussion of selected readings / research
exploration of new area of readings / research
introduction to / referral through professional network
discussion or critique of professional project(s)
analysis of interpersonal skills, group dynamics, management skills
reflections on personal values, job satisfaction, and career objectives
What Participants Can Expect From NWA's Mentoring Program The NWA Program Coordinator will contact each applicant within 10 working days of receipt of the application. In order to facilitate the best possible match, the Program Coordinator may clarify questions addressed on the application or ask additional ones. (As examples - is it important that your match be able to visit your repository? Is there one specific area you'd like to focus on?) When a match is made, the Program Coordinator will telephone both the mentor and the protégé to discuss known factors for increasing the chances of a successful pairing including adhering to the stated time commitment, and the importance of making the pairing a collaborative effort. The Coordinator will also send a list of the "fundamentals of a successful mentoring relationship" to both the mentor and the protégé, and will reiterate the importance of the "no-fault" termination agreement.
Both the mentor and protégé will be encouraged to contact the Program Coordinator at any time about any issues related to the match. Within the first three months of the match, the Program Coordinator will contact both the mentor and the protégé to ensure that contact between the pair has been made and that a schedule for meetings is in place. At the 11-month point of the pairing, the Program Coordinator will conduct a confidential survey of mentors and protégés to gauge their satisfaction with the program and its process. A similar survey will be conducted between 6 months to a year after the NWA-facilitated match has concluded. Results of these surveys will be presented to the NWA membership as a means to assess the Mentoring Program.
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Before I Wake - To Be Edited
When does a simple little childs prayer turn into a cry for help? Why do we pray this prayer before we lay our heads down to sleep? Is it habbit? What happens when it becomes something more?
Tristan Bailey had always loved Addison Thomas, ever since they were kids. But a prayer that Tristan learns she recites every night haunts his every thought when he learns why she feels she has to.
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This post will look into a common scenario where we need to auto generate password for a new sign-up and may be send that to the customer. The program below generates a random password between 6-12 chars and has both alphanumeric and non-alphanumeric characters. We can introduce more conditions as we like.
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After Chastain`s album For Those Who Dare, released in 1990, Leather Leone disappeared from the scene, but still is hailed by many as one of the most powerful and most influential female vocalists in history of Heavy Metal music.
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Arbor Day/Boston Tree Party
This year, Lincoln School became involved with the Boston Tree Party (bostontreeparty.org), an effort to plant 100 pairs of heirloom apples trees. These trees are intended to create a disaggregated orchard across the city of Boston, and two trees have found their home at Lincoln! On Arbor Day, the two 8th grade classes followed proper apple-tree planting procedure and installed two apple whips on opposite sides of their school. Later that day, following Lincoln tradition, the entire school gathered to watch the 8th grade dedicate the new trees to the kindergarten class. The celebration included speeches by 8th graders, a class reading of 'The Giving Tree' by Shel Silverstein, and ceremonial first-watering by kindergarten students.
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http://gk12glacier.bu.edu/wordpress/pasquarella/photos/arbor-day/
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At 09:02 PM 3/24/04 -0500, Bob Ippolito wrote:
>it could also be simply:
>>class foo [provides(Immutability)]:
> pass
>>or...
>>declareImplements(int, instancesImplement=(Immutability,))
>>Basically what you want, when you are declaring type information, is a way
>to find the type information. You don't really know nor care if it's
>actually part of the type object. It's actually better that it's not,
>such as when you are declaring stuff about types that you can't change --
>like int, long, etc. It just so happens that PyProtocols (or something
>like it, but I demonstrate PyProtocols syntax) already takes care of this
>for you.
Technically, if/when PyProtocols supports decorators, it'll probably be
spelled:
class foo [
protocols.instances_provide(Immutability)
]:
...
or maybe:
class foo [
protocols.implements(Immutability)
]:
...
to distinguish from the class *itself* providing immutability. I've been
trying to promote a Python-wide terminology that distinguishes between
"providing X" (being an object that does X), "supporting X" (either
providing X or being adaptable to X), and "implementing X" (being a type
whose instances provide X). Zope X3 and PyProtocols both conform to this
terminology in their APIs, at least with respect to provides vs. implements.
I do see a use for a 'provides()' decorator, though, in relation to
functions. E.g.:
def something(x,y) [protocols.provides(ICallableWithTwoArgs)]:
...
Too bad there's no way to do this with modules, which are the only
remaining thing PyProtocols uses stack inspection to annotate. But I can't
even begin to guess how one would create a module decorator syntax. :)
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http://mail.python.org/pipermail/python-dev/2004-March/043487.html
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Role of the Basal Forebrain
Neurons in Cortical Activation and Behavioural State Regulation
To Drs. Sarter and Bruno: I very much enjoyed reading your poster on an "attention theory" of the BF. I think it nicely brings a different perspective to behavioral state-oriented research of BF. I would like to make a couple of comments.
1. You are absolutely right in pointing out that the term "arousal" is vague and difficult to define. However, I am not sure if the attention theory and the "arousal" or cortical activation theory are really "in conflict" with each other. For example, the cortex is generally in a more activated state during wakefulness, but its excitability also fluctuates phasically and some of these fluctuations might reflect attentional processes. One way to address this question would be to record from the same BF neurons during both attentional tasks and spontaneous sleep-wake cycles to determine their correlates, but I am not aware of any such study.
2. I am a little confused about your interpretation of previous findings on ACh release in different cortical regions. I thought that there is some evidence for a region-specitic increase in ACh release that is relevant to the stimulus condition or the task being performed. This issue is also touched upon by Doug Rasmusson (B5 in his poster), and he might wish to comment. Also, I am wondering why the attention theory would conform better with homogeneous ACh release across cortical regions, than with the opposite. What am I missing here?
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http://www.mcmaster.ca/inabis98/forum/behavneuro/semba/81ad58841xH-3265-507-00.htm
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Köhler's Field Theory
Wolfgang Köhler proposed a representation based on electric fields,
like the electric charge that distributes itself uniformly across the
surface of a charged object. This is a promising start, because
electric fields are not discrete units, but spatially continuous
interpolative structures that can be stimulated by a point charge at
the center. For example one could imagine a volumetric substrate in
which a point charge applied at the center would generate a complete
surrounding field around that point. A threshold set on that field
would define an abrupt spherical surface whose radius can be adjusted
by varying the threshold, or by varying the intensity of the central
charge.
But the distribution of electric charge is a simple interpolative
function, similar to the principle by which water seeks its own level
in a vessel, or perhaps a viscous liquid like honey, which would
produce a similar surface gradient when honey is applied to the
central point (while draining constantly from below).
If you want to define more complex structures besides simple spheres,
you would have to apply the central charge in a more complex
pattern. For example to create an image shaped like a hand would
require charge to be applied along the central skeleton of the hand
shape, from whence the interpolative field would "fill out" the full
volumetric percept.
But that merely begs the question what kind of mechanism would "paint"
the pattern of that central skeleton? Simple diffusive or
interpolative functions cannot produce that kind of structured
pattern, while neural projective fields run lead again to a
combinatorial explosion.
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http://cns-alumni.bu.edu/~slehar/HarmonicResonance/HRT14.html
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@ Aurora Borealis- Wow the flat colors really make the comic jump out, more slick and professional. though there is something nice about the texture in the first drawings, somehow you should invent a technique incorporating both. Great work.
So I'm drunk and I want to add something to the conversation. Sorry! I still think this is the best thing I've ever drawn...it's called "The Downward Spiral", so start at the top-middle-left and work your way around. It's an imaginary party based off of real parties at real times...I did this in 'oh seven', I think for The Engine, in a post that had something to do with drawing a joint going around a party. I'm proud of it, lined paper and all. I think the lined paper was some kind of statement about college life (get it? college ruled) and there are other subtleties...if you look...I'm sure. I know my "art" is a joke and a half, but I like where I went with this joke, and half of it was kinda thought out.
(pay attention to the eyebrows, they tell the story [does it ruin it if I explain?])
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=9364&Focus=280166
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Cbc
Alternate Names
complete blood count
Definition
A complete blood count (CBC) is a screening test used to diagnose and manage many diseases. A CBC measures the status of important features of the blood, including the following: number of red blood cells (RBCs)number of white blood cells (WBCs)the percentage of blood volume composed of cells, called the hematocrittotal amount of hemoglobin in the bloodmean corpuscular hemoglobin (MCH) mean corpuscular hemoglobin concentration (MCHC)mean corpuscular volume (MCV)number of platelets
Who is a candidate for the test?
A CBC is a part of routine blood testing often done with physical examinations. It is also used to help diagnose many disorders, including problems with the blood, heart, kidneys, and nutritional status.
How is the test performed?
A blood sample is taken from a vein on the forearm or hand. First, the skin over the vein is cleaned with an antiseptic. Next, a strong rubber tube, called a tourniquet, and into a syringe or vial. After the needle is withdrawn, the puncture site is covered with a bandage for a short time. This helps stop or prevent bleeding at the site.
What is involved in preparation for the test?
Specific instructions may be given by a healthcare professional. Generally, no preparation is needed.
Abnormally high numbers of red blood cells may be a sign of the following: congenital heart disease, any of several heart conditions present at birth cor pulmonale, a condition in which the right lower part of the heart becomes swollen as a consequence of lung diseasedehydration, a lack of sufficient fluid in the body that can occur with conditions such as severe diarrheakidney disease with high levels of erythropoietin, a hormone produced in the kidneylow oxygen tension in the bloodpulmonary fibrosis, which is a hardening of the lung tissue that can make hard to breathe
High hematocrit may be a sign of: burnsdehydrationdiarrheaeclampsia, a serious condition involving high blood pressure, protein in the urine and swelling of your face and hands during pregnancy that can lead to seizures and comaerythrocytosis, which is an unhealthy rise in the number of red blood cellspolycythemia vera, which is an increase in the cell mass or red blood cell levels in your bloodshock in its early stage, before the body has a chance to mobilize fluid to replace lost blood
Low hematocrit or hemoglobin, or low numbers of red cells (anemia) may indicate that one of these conditions is present: blood lossbone marrow failurehemolysis, which is the separation of hemoglobin, the oxygen-carrying component of red blood cells, from the red blood cellserythropoietin deficiency, which occurs when the kidney does not produce enough of the hormoneleukemiamalnutritionmultiple myelomaoverhydrationrheumatoid arthritis, a long-term disease in which the connective tissue is destroyedany of several specific nutritional deficiencies, especially iron deficiency
Abnormally low numbers of white blood cells may be a sign of: bone marrow failurecollagen-vascular diseases, which are diseases in which the body's immune system attacks white blood cellsexposure to radiationliver or spleen diseasethe presence of substances toxic to cells
High numbers of white blood cells may result from: infections (the most common and important cause)inflammatory diseasesleukemiatissue damageemotional or physical stress
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http://www.activeforever.com/a-cbc
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Spotting trends across the globe
Fashion can come from anywhere.
That's why we're everywhere.
Our 200-strong team of creative and editorial staff travels extensively on our clients' behalf, researching and analyzing style trends with a network of experienced writers, photographers, researchers, analysts and trendspotters in cities around the world.
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http://www.wgsn.com/en/Locations.html
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Introduction
Zune (Aros MUI replacement) has a few features of MUI3.8 but many things have still to be done, compatibility checked and bug(s) fixed.
Test all that native mui apps on os4/mos, and it will be the best test case for zune-mui3.8 compatibility. Like for example by Ibrowse, WookieChat, SabreMsn, Amirc and Lunapaint to trap inconsistencies.
MUI3.8
Tabs don't work, the string acknowledge notification doesn't work, and the gui wants to resize by itself for no reason i.e. when entering text into the chat window, etc.. and refreshes itself continually for no reason? Or so it seems? ..
Zune still doesn't support custom application screens. All the needed parts (PSI and muiscreen library) are already in place, now it's only a matter of connecting them.
cause crashes - most notable are objects embedded in balance groups.
NList classes don't appear to get minmax'ed so items get drawn at the original "size" still Some Zune classes call MUIA_ShowMe inside show method (maybe they shouldn't) which triggers a recalcdisplay method in window class. Which first hides objects. Does re-asking minmax, relayout, and show objects again. Here's one of the problem. show show "recursion", etc, etc.
MUI4
MUI4 was really extended or improved in many ways, but for applications like OWB, mainly dtpic.mui with alpha support, groups/tabs able to use groups as titles, list class much improved and adding proper methods for display/construction/destruction/whatever instead of hooks. There were also many improvements in family handling and much more.
Missing
MUI 3.8 LIBS:
Zune LIBS:
Issues
Resolved
muiconfig.library
?
muigfx.library
?
muihelp.library
?
muilocale.library
?
muilowlevel.library
?
muimaster.library
muimaster.library
muipop.library
?
muipropg.class
?
muirexx.library
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muiscreen.library
muiscreen.library
muispecial.library
?
muiwinborder.class
?
muiwinscroller.class
?
LIBS:mui
Classes/Zune
Issues
Resolved
Aboutmui.mui
Aboutmui.mui
?
Balance.mui
Boopsi.mui
Boopsi.mui
Busy.mcc
Busy.mcc
Busy.mcp
?
Coloradjust.mui
Coloradjust.mui
Colorfield.mui
Colorfield.mui
Crawling.mcc
Crawling.mcc
Dirlist.mui
Dirlist.mui
Dtpic.mui
Dtpic.mui
Floattext.mui
Floattext.mui
Frameadjust.mui
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Framedisplay.mui
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Gauge.mui
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Imageadjust.mui
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Imagedisplay.mui
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Knob.mui
Knob.mui
Levelmeter.mui
Levelmeter.mui
Listtree.mcc
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Listtree.mcp
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ListtreeName.mcc
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MagicWB.mcc
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Numericbutton.mui
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Palette.mui
Palette.mui
Penadjust.mui
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Pendisplay.mui
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Popasl.mui
Popasl.mui
Popframe.mui
Popframe.mui
Popimage.mui
Popimage.mui
Poppen.mui
Poppen.mui
Popscreen.mui
Popscreen.mui
Scale.mui
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Scrollgroup.mui
Scrollgroup.mui
Settings.mui
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Settingsgroup.mui
Settingsgroup.mui
Virtgroup.mui
Virtgroup.mui
Volumelist.mui
Volumelist.mui
Images
?
Issues
There are some annoying stuff with MUI. Get() for instance, some values will not get() e.g. BOOL, WORD or strings unless you get the Exact correct data types right. Took days to work out why the values I set in GUI never matched up in what I saved.
Also, why are some useful macros in MUI are now obsolete? Slider(x,y,z) is easy to use than MUI_MakeObject() or SliderObject() ... So I stuck with the obsolete stuff. How do I stop the Zune SliderObject from displaying the current level as a number inside the slider? Setting MUIA_Slider_Quiet to TRUE when creating it doesn't seem to have any effect. I've worked around this problem for now by subclassing MUIC_Prop and creating a Slider-like API on top of it.
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http://en.m.wikibooks.org/wiki/Aros/Developer/Zune/Enhancement
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Hahah that's what I told myself when I bought my new portable akg k67, then 3 days later, My cousin bought them off me, and I bought the Sennheiser Amperior...my wallet hurts from being a head-fier
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http://www.head-fi.org/t/505970/the-deals-thread-closed-see-the-last-post-for-the-link-to-the-new-thread/9390
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iPhone
Baha, I know you're you, but I heard a lot of people pre-disappointed that there would be only an iPhone 4S. And "whatever that may be" captures it perfectly for me - HOW do you determine when it's an iPhone 5? A name, a different physical design? The 4S has every significant upgrade people could want other than a larger screen. People used to complain that Apple was just skin deep; now it's that Apple isn't making shinier skins fast enough. Just go get a new case.
If I could travel back through time, and have Apple invest/spend a bit of that warchest over the last decades, I would PLEAD with them to improve their synthetic voices/speech.
I am aghast at how robotic the voices STILL sound.
If it were physically possible for me to shake my head CLEAN OFF MY BODY, I would!
Apple's voices is their software division's PUCK MOUSE!
Heh, everyone is 'disappointed' yet I see people all over the place commit themselves into buying one anyway, I'd say Apple is on the right track here. IMHO this update was to be expected; not enough to win over iPhone 4 users (they bought into expensive 2 year contracts anyway), but enough to get iPhone 3G(s) users to finally upgrade.
Quote "Apple has continued to flagrantly violate our intellectual property rights and free-ride on our technology," the South Korean firm said in a statement. "We will steadfastly protect our intellectual property."
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http://www.macedition.com/forums/read.php?4,570,34264,quote=1
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Changing branches in Git sometimes leaves a mess if the branches have different directory structures. This can be a quite common predicament when switching between–for instance–a v1.0 release branch and your new v2.0 beta branch. How do we go about cleaning that up?
Git Clean
The proper way to clean up the old directories and files is to use git clean. Here are some common flags you'll probably need to pass to git:
-d : Remove untracked directories in addition to untracked files
-f : Force git to clean the branch. If the git configuration variable clean.requireForce is not set to false, git clean will refuse to run unless given -f or -n.
-n : Dry run. Don't actually remove anything, just show what would be done.
-x : Don't use the ignore rules. This allows removing all untracked files, including build products. This can be used (possibly in conjunction with git reset) to create a pristine working directory to test a clean build.
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http://www.techblogistech.com/2012/01/
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Christmas Box Counting & Number Matching
This "game" is wonderful on so many levels…cognitive development, number recognition, one-to-one correspondence, and fine motor development (opening and closing the boxes)! This is one activity that works on many different skills…all while your child is having a GREAT time. :)
And though it is Christmas-themed, it really could be used any time of year (and perhaps to correspond to each theme).
Here's what you'll need: 5 small boxes, small "Christmasy" items, and a marker.
1. Using a marker, write numerals 1-5 on the inside of the box tops. Put the corresponding number of items into each box.
2. Let your little one open each box, count the items, and then draw their attention to the numeral on the inside of the box top.
3. Next, take the lids off. Shuffle both the boxes holding the items and the lids. Let your little one choose a box, count the number of items in the box and then select the correct lid to place on top!
Love the ideas! There is a winter/holiday idea contest on my early childhood website ( – would love if you wanted to submit some of your ideas! (Winners will get gift cards to Discount School Supply). Hope you'll consider participating
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http://www.icanteachmychild.com/2010/11/christmas-box-counting-number-matching/
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Hey Joe - I actually just responded to your newest post. But same thing here...If you'll email [email protected] they can get you taken care of with your member account. You just need to get setup in our new member system if you're not already, and get your old themes added so you can still access them.
Just tell them what themes you had previously bought, and provide copies of your receipt it you can
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http://ithemes.com/forum/topic/1520-what-happened-to-themes-i-purchased-prior-to-your-new-look/
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Buyer and Seller Tools
payments are calculated at 3% less than the note rate for the first year and 2% less for the second year and 1% less for the third year. The payments for the fourth and remaining years of the mortgage are at the note rate.The cost of the buy down is the difference in the payments in the first, second, and third years from what they should have been.
Financing Concessions
This
This calculates the payments on the first and second mortgage that equal 90% and the blended rate which is compared to a 90% loan requiring PMI. Most loans greater than 80% loan-to-value requires Private Mortgage Insurance.
A combination of an 80% first loan and a 10% second loan allows the buyer to only have 10% cash investment and avoid the expense of PMI. The second loan could come from a conventional lending source or possibly from the seller. It must be disclosed in the sales contract.
Income Estimator
The Income Estimator calculates the minimum amount of income and the maximum amount of debt needed to qualify for a mortgage at a specific rate.
If the borrower's debt exceeds the maximum amount, an increase in income is needed.
Other factors not considered in this form determine whether a person qualifies for a loan that are not considered in this form such as credit score, references, length of credit, ability to repay, and the property's ability to secure the loan.
Assumption Comparison
The Assumption Comparison helps a buyer to determine the advantages of assuming a FHA or VA mortgage with a lower interest rate compared to originating a new mortgage at a higher, market rate. The savings on the assumption can be in lower principal and interest payments, equity growing faster and lower closing costs. The choice is purchasing the property with a new conventional loan or assuming the existing mortgage with possibly a second mortgage. This comparison assumes that the purchaser will put an equal amount down to assume the existing mortgage and get a second mortgage for the difference.
FHA MIP Release
The Annual Mortgage Insurance Premium on a FHA loan adds a considerable expense to a mortgage payment. It is cancelled when the loan-to-value reaches 78% of the original sales price. The date can be accelerated by making additional principal contributions to the loan. This app will serve as a tool to determine the required additional principal payments.
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http://chandrahall.com/resources/buyer-and-seller-tools/
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Literature - What is the rising action (complications) in Romeo and Juliet? The ...
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http://www.jiskha.com/display.cgi?id=1292458280
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Find the laptop that's right for you.
Question by George Markham: How do you get Rome Total War on a netbook?
I've got the disc but my netbook doesn't have a disk drive so how do I get the game to play on my netbook.
Best answer:
Answer by Joe Blow What I use is a free program called "Magicdisk", it allows you to create a copy of the install disk (or any disk) in the form of a file called an "iso".
I then used a flash drive to move the iso to the netbook (that also has Magicdisk installed).
After that, the iso can be run as if it was a "virtual disk drive" through the Magicdisk installed on the netbook. The computer basically "thinks" it is running the iso from a disk drive when its running through Magicdisk.
When it seems like you have trouble keeping up with your daily tasks and have way too many sticky notes or reminders jotted on the back of old envelopes laying around, you may need help organizing things. You have important things to keep track of in your life and your family's life. To keep your tasks straight, you need to find effective personal organizer software.
With so many companies these days relying on the internet as an electronic storefront for selling their wares, web page design has become a fast-growing occupation. However, there is still a lot of argument as to the best approach to designing a web page; with those having a background in graphic arts opting for a website that has visually appeal and those with a more technical background preferring web page design to incorporate elements that are appealing to internet search engines. These two approaches will often be at odds regarding the site's structure, but the common goal is surely to drive more traffic to the website in question.
Medium-size entertainment laptops are a popular preference. They pack, or no less than must pack, adequate strength to do justice to music, movies and video games at household, yet are nevertheless portable enough to utilize for the move for additional significant pursuits. On paper, Sony's new F-series Vaio VPCF11M1E/H laptop certainly appears to possess the [...]
These days, one of the most popular computer products on the market is the Apple Macbook Pro, and most other types of expensive computer products, there are numerous people who break them accidentally break each year. However, there are numerou8s reliable Macbook Pro repair shops that can probably repair your Macbook Pro for much more [...]
Question by Diamond K: How much does it cost to send a notebook? I have a pen pal that lives in New York and I live in California. We want to send a notebook back and forth so we can draw in it, but I heard it was expensive to send a notebook all the [...]
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http://olpho.com/
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I can't say how many times I've been working on an Android app in Eclipse and just wished they had a layout system anywhere near as simple as struts and springs. I was dumbfounded when I saw Apple had actually duplicated the freaking nightmare that is Android UI design (okay, maybe not quite duplicated... they don't force you to pick from a dozen layouts like Android.)
Oh, and as a further nail in the coffin for Constraints and Auto-Layout, it means that Snow Leopard users can't use your app. (As much as I like Lion/ML, I still hear that tons of my customers use SL, so I consider it essential that I continue to support it.)
Ahem... struts and springs work "auto-magically" up to some degree, and then it breaks down. There are plenty of things that you just can't do. And good luck if you have views where the width or height can be changed to zero.
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http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=1494446
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Perhaps. But you then should be advocating for amending the Establishment Clause of the First Amendment.
On the topic of "Intelligent Design" being unconstitutional since the seperation of Church and State...
Isn't having the words, "In God We Trust" printed on our money just as unconstitutional given the premise?
I could go on ad nauseam about this one, believe me.
But rather than "evolve", it's easier for established religions to attack science. Which is horribly unfortunate. I think what you've written would be a lovely direction for religion to go (whilst dropping all the hellfire/damnation and exclusion of others).And that's all very trueYes, you heathen. First prove to me that everything you've ever asserted is not completely false, and then I'll just tell you that my deity made it look that way to screw with you and test your faith.
I just don't get it. Nothing in any part of science says "There's no God - religious people, you're wrong." It's a battle they can't win and have no real reason to fight. But they do anyway ...Intelligent design (ID)
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Intelligent design (ID). Surely thou art my brother's keeper? The U.S. National Academy of life.<2 The U.S. Thou shalt not; am I pray thee out of the scientific community views intelligent design and, as opposed to my son, current scientific community views intelligent design and the universe and of the LORD: I pray thee? bury therefore thy hand under my thigh. National Academy of his heart, as a perspective on origins that thou after my son of scarlet, thy womb, as a valid scientific theory but as natural selection."<1 Proponents say unto him guiltless. Thou shalt not as opposed to an unguided process such as neocreationist pseudoscience or agent, thy feet, or junk science.<3 The U.S. Why should this is that is the universe and of a thread of the universe and propose no new hypotheses of the characteristics of heaven and the origin of refuge, current scientific theories regarding the origin of the land which ye inhabit, as a wife for I will make thess swear by experiment and said unto him, that proposes that intelligent design is!My husband, the biologist, has a whole list of things a truly intelligent designer would have gotten right.
The spine thing is one; it's awkward and doesn't work well.
Another is the fact that we take food and air into the same pipe - too easy to choke.
Eyes would have been either more plentiful or spaced differently so that we would have a wider range of vision.
Also, in primate eyes, light has to pass through blood vessels to get to the cells that collect it. Apparently, it's the opposite in an octopus. From a design standpoint, optopi are much more elegant.
Women can die during childbirth. This makes no sense. In fact, birth defects in general don't make sense; genetic defects are bad planning.
Yeah, the appendix doesn't make sense. We don't use it to process food like rodents and stuff do. Or at least, we don't anymore.
He said that allergies don't make sense, either.The thing that perhaps is closest to all of us is our own skeleton, and there are certainly all kinds of stupidity in our design. No self-respecting engineering student would make the kinds of dumb mistakes that are built into us.
So is this evolution or is this plain stupid design?
When you consider the designer, the human body was a terrible challenge. I am amazed that the Flying Spaghetti Monster was able to do as good a job as he did. Bu then again, He is the Flying Spaghetti Monster! Skeleton? We don't need a skeleton!
Not to be too crude, but, I don't think it was too
intelligent to place a males most pain producing
organs in such a volnerable place (a sack between
the legs). Who thought that one up?
They have to be cooler than the rest of the system to produce healthy sperm. I know what you mean, though.... But I'm sure just about any internal organs housed in a sac outside the body would be pretty painful to smack around.
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Tydings-McDuffie Act
The Tydings-McDuffie Act (officially the Philippine Independence Act; Public Law 73-127) approved on March 24, 1934 was a United States federal law which provided for self-government of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
) after a period of ten years. It was authored by Maryland Senator Millard E. Tydings and Alabama Representative John McDuffie
John McDuffie
John McDuffie was born in River Ridge, Alabama in Monroe County on September 25, 1883. He was educated by private tutors. He attended college at Southern University in Greensboro. He later attended Alabama Polytechnic Institute in Auburn, Alabama, where he in graduated in 1904...
Manuel Luis Quezón y Molina served as president of the Commonwealth of the Philippines from 1935 to 1944. He was the first Filipino to head a government of the Philippines...
headed a "Philippine Independence mission" to Washington, DC that successfully secured the act's passage in Congress.
The Tydings–McDuffie Act authorized and specified a procedural framework for, within two years of its enactment, the drafting of a Constitution for the government of the Commonwealth of the Philippines
Commonwealth of the Philippines. The act specified a number mandatory constitutional provisions, and required approval of the constitution by the U.S. President and by the Filipino people. The act mandated U.S. recognition of independence of the Philippine Islands as a separate and self-governing nation after a ten year transition period. Prior to independence, the act allowed the U.S to maintain to call all military forces of the Philippine government into U.S. military service. The act empowered the U.S. President, within two years following independence, to negotiate matters relating to U.S. naval reservations and fueling stations of in the Philippine Islands.
The act reclassified all Filipinos, including those that were living in the United States, as aliensSee also
The history of the Philippines is believed to have begun with the arrival of the first humans via land bridges at least 30,000 years ago. The first recorded visit from the West is the arrival of Ferdinand Magellan, who sighted Samar on March 16, 1521 and landed on Homonhon Island southeast of Samar...
The Philippine Declaration of Independence occurred on June 12, 1898 in Cavite II el Viejo , Cavite, Philippines. With the public reading of the Act of the Declaration of Independence, Filipino revolutionary forces under General Emilio Aguinaldo proclaimed the sovereignty and independence of the...
The Philippine Organic Act, popularly known as the Philippine Bill of 1902 and sometimes known as the Cooper Act after its author Henry A. Cooper, was the first organic law for the Philippines enacted by the United States Congress during the American Colonial Period in the Philippines...
The Jones Law or the Act of Congress of August 29, 1916, also known as the Philippine Autonomy Act of 1916, replaced the Philippine Organic Act of 1902 that earlier served as a constitution for the Philippine Islands. The Philippines was ceded by Spain to the United States in 1898 and a civil...
The Treaty of Manila is a treaty of general relations signed on July 4, 1946 in Manila, capital of the Philippines. Parties to the treaty were the governments of the United States and the Republic of the Philippines
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Below we've outlined the main types of gas and electric meter you'll find.
Standard gas and electricity meters
There are lots of different types and designs of gas and electric meter, depending on the age and location of your property - but all should clearly display a number indicating your latest energy use.
Your energy supplier must read your meter every two years, but we recommend you read and submit your own meter every three months. Take a note of the reading and the date when it was taken. Your gas and electricity meter numbers will be displayed on your energy bill.
Contact your energy supplier if you want the accuracy of your meter tested. It may charge a fee for this.
Prepayment energy meters
Prepayment meter customers pay for energy in advance
To use a prepayment meter, you'll need to go to an outlet to charge (add credit) to your card or key, or to buy tokens. Your charging device is then inserted into the front of your prepayment meter.
The display window on the front of the meter can show a range of information including:
Units of energy consumed
Any fixed charge the energy supplier charges
The rate per unit of fuel
The amount of credit inserted
Current credit
Any outstanding debt
Any debt repayments
Emergency credit
When the energy meter runs out of credit, the gas or electricity supply is automatically stopped.
You'll be sent energy statements either quarterly or annually. These will show how much energy you've used and at what price, any debt that has been paid back, any outstanding debts and meter readings.
Smart energy meters
Smart meters enable energy suppliers to record how much electricity and gas you're using remotely - doing away with the need for estimated bills and meter readings.
The government is rolling out smart meters nationally between 2014 and 2019 - see our guide to the smart meter roll out for more information. Your energy company will contact you to arrange installation of a smart meter. Additionally some energy companies - such as First Utility - have already started to install smart meters in certain households ahead of the official start date, and offer smart energy tariffs.
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I've worked using maya for animation and more film orientated projects however I am also focusing on my studies on video game development (eventually want to be either programmer or some sort of TD
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Well, it's going to take a complete re-design of Bulldozer for AMD to be competetive again with their CPUs. It's going to take them *years* to catch up, and wasting resouces on Piledriver will only lengthen the agony for them.
It's so bad right now that I don't think AMD will ever catch up to Intel again. Intel will definitely surpass AMD's integrated graphics, though, IMO. They'll probably do it with Haswell at which point there will be no reason to go with AMD unless their chips are significantly cheaper.
As already stated, its not like AMD has a lot of choice. What they are doing is backing out of the high end. PileDriver will not pile drive. Most of AMDs resources is going to integrating and slim downed CPUs. Even though this has been part of their focus, even a big part, its moved up to be their only objective. I suspect it all pivots on the bulldozer.
As much as fusion was touted by AMD with its importance to their overall strategy, the fact that bulldozer was released without it is a serious eye opener. It was a big deal. Just a few years after AMD announced their fusion future and its competitive edge intel had stepped up and was all over it. Before AMD had any of these type chips intel was putting a gpu and cpu on the same socket. In well executed steps, Intel has been successfully merging the two without any hiccups, every generation becoming better and more capable.
Many years after AMD announced their fusion, bulldozer creeps out. There was no chance of a GPU sharing the same socket much less the same die. Bulldozer was and is way to power hungry. Its a serious flaw in the design. There is no quick fix. The near future for AMD and bulldozer leaves little options. So this is where we are and to the heart of my post.
Where can AMD go, what routes are there?
1) abandon BD to continue the fusion on the older architecture such as Stars. Gives them mediocre CPU performance without a high TDP. They have tons of experience here and as they lower the consumption they can put larger and larger graphic capabilities on the die.
2) use the bulldozer modules merging it with their GPUs. This case would give them less cpu performance at a higher TDP so the fused GPU would be limited. They would be extremely limited with their modules as they are very power hungry. At start you would most likely have a dual core single module fused with a GPU. if you make it 4, your TDP is not ideal. Over time (and a ton of cash) they should be able to improve the modules performance and lower TDP allowing for better graphics performance.
They are already totally invested in fusion and there is no turning that back. So these are their only options. This is it, its real, and the sad truth.
So looking at the facts, we have these two paths. With option 2 they start way below where option 1 is. So starting off with 2 puts them way behind from the get go. Its hard to say which route they will take. The most reasonable choice is to abandon the BD module all together. That would be an embarrassing admission of total and complete failure. Tons of time, money, and engineering down the drain. This would be the smart and hard thing to do. But even if they do, what does this leave them?
Its blatantly obvious that in both cases their CPU is significantly behind intel. BD needs moar cores to remotely attempt to compete in the heavily threaded task, but as far as fusion goes, those cores cannot be there. Their older architectures are years behind intel as well. No matter what they do now, intel has a massively huge advantage. This cannot be remedied quick.They are already totally invested in fusion and there is no turning that back. So these are their only options. This is it, its real, and the sad truth. . . .The really sad thing is that AMD didn't trademark Fusion. All of their slogans went to hell when they had to drop the name. "The Future is _ _ _ _ _ _" is pretty embarrassing. And i am beginning to wonder if they have "VISION" even nailed down.
The problem with AMD focusing on their advantage, the GPU paired with a weak CPU is exactly what Nvidia is doing with Project Denver. Do they think they will be able to get an advantage over Nvidia when they failed against Intel?
Their future is very cloudy with this CEO at the helm. He is only stating the obvious and it doesn't look like they have a real plan.
Do you really think that AMD are doing great with their GPU sales right now? - i mean other than HD 7850? Do you think the HD 7950 is selling well; or the reference HD 7970 compared to the GTX 670? They are very slow to respond with pricing and/or with overclocked models that match it. It is like they are still in denial
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Keep an emergency fund of cash or access to an ATM that he abuser does not know about.
Stay away from any small spaces (like bathrooms, closets, attics, etc.) where the abuser can trap you.
Get to a room with a door or window to escape.
Get to a room with a phone to call for help; lock the abuser outside if you can.
Call 911 (or your local emergency number) right away for help; get the dispatcher's name.
Plan ahead--think of a neighbor or friend you can run to for help, even if it is only transportation to somewhere else.
If a police officere comes, tell him/her what happened; get his/her NAME & BADGE NUMBER.
Take pictures of bruises or injuries
If you are thinking about leaving the relationship:
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15 Days of Prayer with Saint Benedict
In 15 Days of Prayer with Saint Benedict the author invites you to partake in a 15-day journey into the spirituality of St. Benedict. This volume includes ample introduction and guidance prior to the start of your journey. Then, in fifteen sessions you are lead in prayer to experience the rule of Benedict.
Born in 480 to a distinguished family in Nursia, Benedict as a young man abandoned his studies and gave up his inheritance to pursue a monastic life. He lived for several years as a hermit in Subiaco, where he was joined by a group of monks seeking a spiritual leader, but after an attempt on his life moved to Monte Cassino and founded an abbey, considered the birthplace of the Benedictine order. It was in Monte Cassino that Benedict wrote his Rule, and died in 547.
Benedict required of himself and his monastic brothers a life of work, prayer, and spiritual reading. It is a pattern that each of us may reproduce in some form today. Benedict asks us to listen carefully and look for God, to practice obedience, humility, and renunciation, and finally to lose ourselves in the liturgy, in the Scriptures, and in prayer. Not everyone is called to the monastic ideal of poverty, chastity, and obedience, but even the busiest person among us may draw nearer to God and live humbly and prayerfully, in the spirit of Saint Benedict.
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Chemists from the University of Delaware, in collaboration with a colleague at the University of Wisconsin, have set a new world record for the shortest chemical bond ever recorded between two metals, in this case, two atoms of chromium.
The distance? A minuscule 1.803 Angstroms, which is on the order of a billionth of the thickness of a human hair.
The chemists weren't driven by the Guinness Book of World Records or even a friendly bet. As is often the case in science, they discovered the molecule, which has a quintuple (i.e., fivefold) bond, quite by accident.
'Sometimes things like this just happen,' said Klaus Theopold, professor and chairperson of the UD Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry.
Theopold and Kevin Kreisel, who graduated with his doctorate from UD in August and is now a postdoctoral researcher at the University of Wisconsin, made the finding, working with research associate Glenn Yap and postdoctoral fellow Olga Dmitrenko, both from UD, and Clark Landis, a colleague from the University of Wisconsin.
The research was reported in the Journal of the American Chemical Society.
Theopold has been researching the chemistry of chromium for a long time. The metal is an important industrial catalyst for making plastics such as polyethylene.
'We discovered this interesting looking molecule and realised that it had an extremely short distance between the metal atoms,' Theopold said.
Using an analytical technique called X-ray diffraction, the scientists were able to look directly at the atomic structure of the new molecule and measure the distance between the chromium atoms.
A rule-of-thumb in chemistry, Theopold said, is that bond length and bond strength go together, so it's likely that the metal-metal bond is a strong one, although Theopold said no one knows for sure.
'This molecule is probably not practically useful. We're not going to get a patent here or cure cancer,' Theopold noted. 'Records define the range in which things can exist. It's just an interesting molecule from a fundamental scientific standpoint.'
And those teeny-tiny bonds do mark a new world record for chemistry.
Before the UD discovery, Theopold said, the last record, achieved by researchers at Texas AM University, stood for nearly 30
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AuthorTopic: Uncle Koltreg's Story Cottage Carnival (Read 1904 times)
Koltreg
Twas a fair day in the valley kingdom of Fairsbourough and the people all smiled happily. They knew from their calendars that soon the day of kings festival would arrive. The King used part of their tax money to fund a week long festival of food, booze, contests, booze, dancing, booze and more booze. The people knew from the past that everybody from the smallest child to the oldest senior citizen would get plastered off their ass. The biggest part of the festival was the ceremonial drinking contest, a contest in which about 20 people would sit around the ceremonial table and then do their best to not pass out or die of liver failure. The winner got a mule, a cart, a broadsword and a free trip to the detox clinic (which was really a bunch of leeches put on the person's stomach.) People from all over the kingdom would come and sometimes a Chinese man would come too (before being removed from the town while tied to a rode spike). Finally the festival came and the streets were filled with people, suds and a sickening stench of puke. After a few hours, the judges for the drinking contest were so out of it, they decided to hold it immediately and grabbed people off the streets. Within minutes all but two of the contestants were out and the two who were still in were legends in the town already, Wendy, the bipolar school teacher and Chuck, the fisherman who discovered that you could brew anything to make it alcoholic. They sat at the ceremonial table each on their 11th beer feeling their emotions and inhibitions start to slip away. Wendy looked at Chuck with a loving look in her eyes and then Chuck returned the favor. Then Wendy cut him in the jugular and won the contest. The moral of the story is, bipolar people have been known to kill when drunk.
Koltreg
The King of South was not too happy. In fact his day was really crappy. The rhymes ended and the economy soon failed afterwards. The Kings wife was a cold hard bitch who was probably made out of that dark iron you in RPGs forged in hell that somehow deals cold damage. You know what I mean. Anyway, the King had been put on a diet and his royal treats were all hidden away. The king grew fitter and fitter until he flew into a fit of fitness and then thought of a plan. He called the most attractive men from the kingdom to steal his wife and trap her by tricking her with a fake cruise or resort of something. Once he was out of the picture though, the king couldn't find his snacks. He couldn't find his nutter butters, nutty bars or nutzi crunch. Couldn't find his pop rocks, taffy, crack cocaine or gummy lunch. Couldn't find his candy and so he set out a reward. Half his kingdom to anyone who could get him some more. Now Theodore was a Malnutrionist, a purveyor of sugary treats. Some hypnotic, some erotic, especially rotating gummy teats. He heard the plight and came quite quickly and soon the King felt rather sickly. As the King soon found out, Theodore was also an assassin sent by his wife to kill him if he tried to find treats. The moral of the story is, kill your wife or she'll probably kill you.
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Ninja 12 grew up in a little town where everyone had a little frown. The frowns you see were caused by a tree, a goddamn bastard of a tree that would basically flail you to death if you looked at it funny. It even attack a retirement community. So the people of the Downtown changed their name to Frowntown and we given depressants on a daily basis. Ninja 12 was different though, he loved to sing and had a soul. The people of Frowntown warned him greatly," The tree will flail you if you joy increases greatly." Still Ninja 12 did not care till he came out night to talk the the tree. "Oh great tree, my name is Ninja 12, why do you hate smiles and make this place a living hell?" The tree, named Heyzeus was touched by his plea and shed a tear. The tree reached out its arms to hug Ninja 12. Then cheap contract workers from Mexico came in and removed it from the premises. The people were allowed to be happy again and Ninja 12 died of lung cancer. The moral of the story is, if you keep pissing people off they'll team up to kill you.
Next time: The Intrepid Journalist and The Dragon Soldier
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Twas a bright day in Elder Spine Forest as the Intrepid Journalist ventured into the deep and dark and deeper woods that were dark like the mans soul. The soul that leaves men staring at their ceilings at night because they can't sleep or even make it with women. Anyways, the Journalist was looking for a scoop or something. Maybe a girl. I think he was pretty horny after getting cockblocked by a bunch of imps (those dirty motherfuckers). That's a story for a few lines down.
He wanted to bone this girl but she was in a relationship. He got her wasted and then 7 crap-nugget mining dwarves basically grabbed her probably for some sort of orgy back at their house. Honestly, dwarves do some weird ass shit. It's like, they fele obligated to make up what they lack in stature with some sort of orgy prowess. Its pretty messed up.
Anyway, he was damn horny and looking for something when all of a sudden he ran into a Dragon Soldier wearing leather armor so he could use abilities without a major dexterity penalty. Its pretty important, you know. The Intrepid Journalist looked at the Dragon Soldier and was like, "You got my money?" The Dragon Soldier had totally spent that money he owed the Journalist on some lunch and was broke so he flew away into the sky. The Intrepid Journalist suddenly had an idea so he ran home and wrote an article that was critical and that lambasted the Dragon Army. Then he forgot he was totally tripping out on drugs and tried to fly and killed himself hitting the ground. The moral of the story is, NaNoWriMo is too much of a hassle with classes and no set sleeping system.
Next time: My Penis and Your Mom The Gallivanting Knight and the Tricky Raccoon
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Once upon a time, there was a turtle and a tax accountant. The tax accountant worked all year long filing and accounting for taxes for his customers. His customers were happy because the work was always done perfectly. Little did he know though, that a new tax accounting firm had opened up run by the King of All Turtles. The Turtle King began pulling in all sorts of customers with big names and getting major press releases. The other people heard about all of these customers for the Turtle King and so they left the tax accountant. The tax accountant saw his customers leaving but he chuckled. His work for his customers was completed early and he went home and ate his meal of humble pie and justice juice. Then it came to the week before the tax forms were due. The Turtle King had fallen behind doing all of his work and it was already 2 in the morning. He suddenly heard the phone ring and he picked it up. Suddenly a horde a zombie barbarians came through the town destroying all. The End.
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You get this for now though. I shall from now on, every once in a while post a chapter of my new book "Crepuscular Light."
Julioet looked around caused she was feeling nothing except the deep dark longing that she shouldn't have been familiar with at all. I mean, she's like 17. She hadn't seen her parents die. Hellcraps of the furies, nobody she knew had died. In fact, she lived in a well off enough family that she didn't need to fight. Like, what the fuck. She's just some emo snobby bitch who was sad. She looked out the window and wished it was rainy so that the outside could match her shitty feelings. Okay dammit, she really might as well start cutting herself cause she's really pissing me off. I mean, its fine if you feel down every once in a while. I mean, if you have Seasonal Affect Disorder, it makes since but varolack crap, she's just so damn emo. Suddenly outside she saw a family movie in across the street. She honestly didn't give a care. Then she saw they had a teenage son and she was suddenly interested. It just doesn't make sense. I mean, she saw the guy from a distance so she can't even be sure if he's that good looking. And you know, she's probably going to go out the door and run down to meet him. Yeah, Julioet got off her bed and then ran out of the house. She didn't even talk to her parents but then again they are probably too busy shopping at some superstore betraying the values of their ancestors and the hardworking people. Shitballs. She crossed the street causing several cars to push on the breaks to avoid hitting the whore. I mean, she goes out wearing barely anything and she paid like, $400 for that outfit? Might as well buy fabric scraps and save money. And its all an act because she is so pristine in her attitude that guys don't even approach her. Mixed signals you goddamn harlot! She saw the family unpacking and she did the best to get the boy's attention. He looked over and set down the box before coming over. Frankly if he doesn't tell her to fuck off since he's working, I'll be pissed. "Hey," said the boy totally pissing me off. I mean, aren't I writing this crap? He should stab her in the face. I mean she's probably giving out this slutty moron emo aura thats the color of bullshit which is just what she is. "You new to the neighborhood?" she said in her annoying stupid doodoo voice. "Yeah, my dad moved me across the country to this small town," he said expositionally. "I'm Julioet Sue," she said being a jerk. "I'm Asskicker von Frankenstein," he said and as he said his name lighting flashed across the sky and some other montage of events happened. "We should get to know each other better," she said grabbing his green rotting arm cause he's a damn Frankenstein Monster! Didn't see that coming. Better than a vampire. I mean, vampires are pretty much fruits nowadays. "Do you smoke?" she said pulling out a lighter and a pack of cigarettes cause she wants to spend tons of cash killing herself. She got a flame out of the lighter and all of a sudden Asskicker began going crazy. I frankly hope he punches her in the face. He punched her in the face. (yeah!) Then she blacked out.
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'Melrose' actress' reduced sentence is appealed
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With 14 major wildlife reserves, Ethiopia provides a microcosm of the entire sub-Saharan ecosystem. Bird life abounds, and indigenous animals from the rare Walia ibex to the shy wild ass, roam free just as nature intended. Ethiopia, after the rains, is a land decked with flowers and with many more native plants than most countries in Africa.
Nechisar National Park (amharic for white grass) is located in eastern North Omo Zone near Arba Minch, named after the white grass that covers the undulating Nechisar plains, hosting the lakes Abaya and Chamo.
Yangudi-Rassa National Park is in the centre of the Afar Region (in the northern section of the Rift Valley) between the towns of Gewani and Mille, and 500 km from Addis Ababa. Yangudi Mountain lies on its south-eastern boundary, and is surrounded by the Rassa plains. Habitats include Riverine forests along the Awash River, marshes and small lakes, dry riverbeds, rocky hills, sandy semi-desert and wooded grasslands.
Massive erosion over the years on the Ethiopian plateau has created one of the most spectacular landscapes in the world, with jagged mountain peaks, deep valleys and sharp precipices dropping some 1500m. The park is home to some extremely rare animals such as the Gelada baboon, the Ethiopian Wolf and the Walia ibex, a goat found nowhere else in the world.
Omo National Park is on the west bank of the Omo River in the lower Omo valley. The park is c.140 km long, stretching from the Neruze River in the south to the Sharum plain in the north, and up to 60 km wide where the Park Headquarters are situated. Major land features include the Omo River on the east, the Maji Mountains and the Sharum and Sai plains in the north and west, and the Lilibai plains and Dirga Hills to the south.
Mago National Park is in South Omo Zone, 35 km south-west of Jinka, the administrative centre of the Zone. The park lies to the north of a large 90? bend in the Omo River. To the west is the Tama Wildlife Reserve, with the Tama River forming the boundary. South of the Omo river is the Murle Controlled Hunting Area, with an important wetland?Lake Dipa?beside the river
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Latest Vielka Salazar Stories
Male fish can amp up their electric fields to woo females and intimidate rivals, research now reveals.
A number of fish can generate electric fields. Relatively few such
electric fish pack strong enough jolts to defend themselves or stun
prey - most just use their electrical discharges to help navigate the
water or communicate in the dark.
One weakly electric fish is the nocturnal gymnotiform fish
(Brachyhypopomus pinnicaudatus), a toothless fish native to the Amazon...
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I've never seen snowcats operational during the day, but plenty of snowmobiles riding up narrow cattracks. Very easy to avoid them, but I could see maybe how some freak accident could occur, or someone who just plain sucks and misinterprets the way the snowmobile is turning.
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Dear Visitor,
welcome to my website at the Chair for BioMolecular Optics of the LMU Munich.
The desire to utilize the energy from the sunlight for chemical processes has attracted a deep scientific interest all over the world. In contrast to photovoltaics in photocatalysis the incident photons from the sun are absorbed by a photocatalytic chromophore and are directly used to drive a chemical processes to form the desired product. My scientific work combines the fields of time resolved spectroscopy, quantum chemistry and organic chemistry to provide insights on the molecular level into the field of photocatalysis. Fundamental knowledge of intermolecular and intramolecular charge transfer processes is inevitable for a fundamental understanding of the unverlying intermediate steps of a photocatalytic process.
Below you can find a brief overview of on-going and completed projects:
Charge Transfer in Donor-Bridge-Acceptor Molecules
Light induced charge separation is one of the most important processes when light serves as driving force for catalytic processes. However, fast recombination of the photo-induced charge separated state often inhibits photocatalysis with a high quantum yield. Especially when the catalytic reaction is limited by diffusion, the life time of the catalytically active charge separated state is often too short for efficient electron transfer reactions between photocatalyst and substrate. Hence it is essential to establish strategies to achieve long-lived light-induced charge separated states. One approach is the photo-induced transfer of an electron from the electron donating chromophore to the catalytic active centre of the molecule, which is some distance away. This charge separated state is long-lived due to the slow charge recombination of electron and hole over a large distance. To control and optimize the photo-induced charge separation, the consolidated knowledge of the physics of the molecular charge transfer process is indispensable. A 3,5-dimethyl-4-(9-anthracenyl)-julolidine chromophore and a naphthalene-1,8:4,5-bis(dicarboximide) (NI) acceptor are linked by oligomeric 2,7-fluorenone (FN)n bridges serves as donor-bridge-acceptor-system (DBA) for the investigation of the charge transfer processes through the fluorenone bridge molecules.
As expected for different bridge lengths (n=1-3) the rate of the electron transfer decreases with increasing distance between donor and acceptor. Marcus theory predicts an exponential dependence on the distance which can described with an attenuation factor beta . In the literature, a high beta value is assigned to a coherent tunneling mechanism through the nearly insulating bridge (superexchange), whereas a low beta value is assigned to an incoherent hopping electron transfer mechanism through the well conducting bridge. Although we observed a relatively high beta value of beta = 0.34/Å in the present DBA-system, we were able to observe incoherent hopping of the electron through the bridge. Usually for a beta-value of beta = 0.34/Å one would expect a coherent superexchange mechanism of the electron through the bridge molecules. [1]
Light-Driven Enantioselective Organocatalysis
Chirality is one of the most fascinating properties of matter. The quest to catalyze the synthesis of chiral molecules enantioselectively and the desire to understand the underlying reaction mechanism belong to the intellectually most challenging tasks of chemistry [3]. Processes in which light energy serves as driving force for enantioselective bond formation require the design of chiral catalysts to harvest light and allow sensitization of the substrate by energy or electron transfer [2]. We use chiral xanthone with a hydrogen-bonding motif as light-driven organocatalyst to foster the intramolecular [2+2] photocycloaddition of a substituted quinolone and to achieve a significant rate acceleration and a high enantioselectivity (94 % ee).
The triplet energy levels of xanthone and quinolone and the ultrafast intersystem crossing of xanthone within 1.5 ps suggest a triplet-triplet energy transfer mechanism to be the catalytic process as proposed in [2]. However, ultrafast transient absorption spectroscopy provides a completely different picture: Excitation at λ = 355 nm, where only the xanthone catalyst absorbs, leads to an instantaneous transient signature of excited quinolone. Ab-initio calculations at the RI-CC2/TZVP level of theory show an excitonic coupling between catalyst and substrate which are only 0.3 nm apart from each other. The corresponding electronic transition leads to an excited singlet state delocalized over the xanthone and quinolone moieties which undergoes ultrafast ISC and ends in a delocalized triplet state with strong charge transfer character. This leaves the quinolone in the radical cation state as the initial step of the [2+2] photocycloaddition.
Flavin Photocatalysis
In photoredox catalysis photon absorption of the catalyst leads to an intermolecular electron transfer resulting in a charge transfer (CT) excited state. Establishing a long-lived CT-state is one of the basic principles of efficient solar energy conversion. If substantial spin-spin interaction between catalyst and substrate is still present, CT-states can be assigned pure singlet or triplet character. This configuration has significant influence on the CT lifetime because charge recombination in the triplet manifold is spin-forbidden. Hence charge separation between catalyst and substrate in the triplet manifold is a desired process for efficient photocatalysis. [4]
One of the most commonly used cofactors in nature is flavin where it acts as redox switch in many metabolic cycles. It shows a strong optical absorption in the visible and therefore it can be used as photocatalyst. After photo-excitation riboflavin tetraacetate, the flavin compound used by us as catalyst, undergoes intersystem crossing on the nanosecond timescale.
Using transient absorption spectroscopy from femto- to microseconds we positively identify the triplet state of flavin as the key intermediate in flavin-catalyzed photo-oxidation of methoxybenzyl alcohol (MBA). The electron transfer from MBA to the excited singlet state of flavin within some picoseconds is a competing process: it is followed by rapid back transfer within 50 ps as seen from femtosecond spectroscopy in pure MBA. In acetonitrile/water solutions with low concentrations of MBA, the S1 quenching is governed by diffusion and proceeds on the low nanosecond timescale leaving enough time for intersystem crossing.
Based on the observed rates of each individual step we determine the related quantum yields. So we were able to quantitatively model the concentration dependence of the product quantum yield of the photocatalytic reaction. This prediction for best possible conversion of light energy into chemical energy is indeed confirmed by direct reaction quantum yield measurements. [5]
Charge Transfer in DNA
Charge transfer processes through DNA have been intensively investigated over the last years using a variety of methods and model systems. In order to learn more about the dynamics and life time dependent charge injection into DNA, we studied the flavin triggered photooxidation of DNA hairpins by ultrafast transient absorption spectroscopy. We were also interested to investigate how these electron transfer (ET) processes could be harnessed to create novel systems with long-lived charge separated states that might lead to new principles for the conversion of light into chemical energy. Several oligonucleotides containing a covalent bound flavin molecule were synthesized. Depending on the base sequence we observed different quenching dynamics of the excited flavin. [6]
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This random guide robot from Japan, roaming the Innorobo expo, appears either happy or bloodthirsty – I can't decide which. Jetro is looking to move bots of this nature from Japan to the US. A robot-laden future awaits. (Source: Jetro)
I don't think using Mexican workers as an example is a problem because they are everywhere, so we all can relate to them. No p.c. Is necessary. I'm just acknowledging a truism. I'm a Mormon and have sent sons down there to teach them, as they are brothers and sisters to me. And I've hired them. But I know what you mean.
I agree, human workers for simpler jobs are easy to work with. Not to mention, they are much cheaper. The Foxconn factory, for example, employs around 1 million workers (according to Ruth Alexander of the BBC). They make about $400 dollars a month. That is a low rental price for a multi-function, autonomous, intelligent robot, of sorts. On a common day, there are thousands of people waiting in lines for those jobs. When there are people willing to be abused by employers, robots will never be used. (for the record, Foxconn's revenue is around $117 billion. Workers are in comparison, free.)
Robots need skilled and knowledgeable maintenance. I doubt we will see them take over simple jobs.
Where precision and speed are needed, robots will be the only choice.
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pc. (You might want to be a little more P.C. in your public comments. Just a thought.)
This is America. Why would we want robots when there are so many Mexicans around willing to do robot work?
Maybe robots are a ploy to stop illegal immigration by making them cheaper than day-laborers? Actually, I would rather hire a human I can talk to, in any language, than to have to learn a new programming language to train a robot to do multiple tasks that humans do so easily.
Is a robot from Japan considered an alien for immigration purposes? Does it need a green card? Does it have to go back to Japan once every six months to renew its work permit? Do I have to pay it minimum wage and deduct for taxes? Can I pay it under the table
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Current news from Nigeria, Kenya, South Africa, Tanzania, Ethiopia, and the world.
Switching to Organic Crops Could Help Africa By: Nicole Winfield
Researchers from Denmark told a United Nations conference recently that a large-scale shift to organic agriculture could help fight world hunger while improving the environment. Researchers found that food security for sub-Saharan Africa would not be seriously harmed if 50 percent of agricultural land in the food exporting regions of Europe and North America were converted to organic by 2020. While total food production would decrease, the amount per crop would be less than previously thought, and the resulting rise in world food prices would be mitigated by improvements in the land and other benefits. A similar conversion to organic farming in sub-Saharan Africa would help the region's hungry because it would reduce the need to import food.
According to figures from the UN's industrial development agency (Unido), the developing world (80% of the world's population) has access to less than 20% of the world's construction materials.
US scientists believe that the production of concrete, alone (the staple of modern [western] building) accounts for up to 10% of man-made greenhouse gas. Add to that the energy spent on shipping the materials, and finally the power needs of the finished buildings, and the discrepancy between the developed and the developing world begins to crystallize.
However, if the number of "green" consultancy companies at London's Think '07 trade fair is anything to go by, environmentally-friendly architecture is becoming big business in the developed world. Sustainable rotation crops like hemp are the cost-effective future of building, according to Tom Woolley, a professor of architecture at Queen's University Belfast. One hectare of land can produce enough hemp-stalk to build a house, he told the BBC News website, and using about 12% of the UK's set-aside land, and you could grow enough hemp to build the 200,000 new houses the country needs. The bi-product is useful fiber and oil for thousands of other products.
Reducing wood consumption in the West African country of Mali is something of a Herculean task, given the key role it plays in helping Mali meet its energy requirements. According to Niarga Keita, national coordinator of the Environmental Programme to Support the Fight Against Desertification, 80 to 90 percent of Malians depend on natural resources for their daily needs. "If nothing is done to reverse this trend, the difference between supply and demand for wood will be negative by 2010," predicts the '2006 Report on the State of the Environment', issued by government.
The United Nations (UN) has reached an agreement aimed at protecting the world's forests.
This agreement concluded 15 years of discussions around an approach agreeable to all, to protect the world's forests. "We have only one planet to share and must ensure its health and sustainability because the livelihood of over a billion of the world's poor is at stake," said Hans Hoogeveen, the UN Forum on Forests Chairperson. The new agreement is a reflection of the international commitment to promote implementation of sustainable forest management, to set a standard in forest management, to instill international cooperation and national action reducing deforestation, to prevent forest degradation, to promote sustainable livelihoods and reduce poverty for all forest-dependent people. According to the World Bank, more than 1.6 billion people depend on forests for their livelihoods.
The outdoors makes a terrific classroom where students can observe, listen, count, measure and ask questions. Outdoors, students can actively engage in learning through taking water quality samples, restoring native landscapes, gardening and recording field observations about weather, flora and fauna. Reputable studies have shown that environmental education experiences improve all learning, especially that of math and science. In a report titled "Closing the Achievement Gap," research funded by the Pew Charitable Trusts, it was found that in 42 schools that used the outdoors as the classroom for one year, more than 90 percent of educators reported that students showed better mastery of math and science skills. Research also shows outdoor education increases motivation for learning in all subject areas and also helps students develop critical thinking skills.
Starring role for street children in Kenya Life is difficult for the street children living in Kenya. But for a fortunate few, they have found support and temporary roles in a new film, playing the part of child soldiers. Other film depictions of these unfortunate child soldiers can be seen in the recent Hollywood hit Blood Diamond, and the even more sobering documentary Invisible Children , shot entirely on location in Uganda. (Posted April 7, 2007. Source BBC News Kenya) Read more:
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South Africa's ESKOM planning Cameroon dam for hydroelectric power -- Eskom, South Africa's giant utility, is the main backer of the Grand Inga project and it is already putting cash into Western Power Corridor (WestCo), a joint venture involving power utilities from Angola, Botswana, Namibia and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). However, the trickle-down effect is disputed by International Rivers Network (IRN), a campaigning organization, which argues that Grand Inga is a scheme for big mining companies and does not include the costly local distribution networks needed to deliver power to the poor. (Posted March 16, 2007. Analysis by Carl Mortished. Source: TimesOnline UK)
Neema Mgana builds a network, which builds a clinic in Tanzania -- Neema Mgana is the leader of an AIDS treatment program in Tanzania, and was the youngest nominee for the Nobel Peace Prize in 2005. She was inspired by Cameron Sinclair or Architecture for Humanity to do something sustainable in a rural Tanzanian village, Ipuli, which is a nine hour journey from Dar Es Salaam. With Cameron's help and a team of international volunteers, the buildings designed use local materials and craftsmen, and have sharply slanted roofs to harvest rainwater. The construction of the facility is helping train workers in the community, and is supervised by community elders, who donated 10 acres of land to the project. (Posted October 21, 2006 by Ethan Zuckerman. Source World Changing) Read full post here: /archives/005121.html Photos from DazeDigital/RedAlert.
Kenya: Project Seeks to Boost Palm Oil Output. Oil palm is the highest yielding oil crop in the world, with yields of between 35 and 50 kilograms of oil per plant annually. Palm oil can be used not only for cooking, but also as feedstock for clean burning biodiesel production. Read more:
Choose CLOTH over "paper or plastic" by bringing your own reusable canvas bag to the store you will help reduce the demand for wood pulp (from trees) needed to make paper bags, and petroleum (a non-renewable resource) needed to make plastic bags.
CONSERVE whenever possible.
- Replace old light bulbs with energy saving compact fluorescents
- Put on a sweater on rather than turning up the heater
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Walk down the street rather than driving
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Go to the library rather than the bookstore
Your individual efforts add up to a huge collective savings!
Feed an EARTHWORM!! Did you know that kitchen scraps and other green waste account for nearly 60% of the average landfill mass? By diverting your biodegradable waste to either a city organized composting program, or by starting your own compost pile, you will decrease the solid waste that becomes useless as those nutrients and potential garden mulch gets mixed up and buried with non-biodegradable trash. If you live in an apartment find a local community garden to donate your compost to
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Today in class, I had an idea to make a complex, chain-reaction machine from merchandise of a famous comedic actress from the 80's and 90's. It's final purpose will be to turn on a CRT TV and tune into "The View".
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Key questions for each challenge
What are the potential futures that might pertain as a result of these trends in the period 2025 – 2050?
What are the potential implications of these different futures for education, with respect to educational goals/personnel/ institutions/methods of teaching and learning/resources/outcomes?
What evidence do we have of existing interventions or developments (from education or other sectors) that would allow education to respond to these potential futures?
Educational implications
In exploring the potential implications for education of the key trends and potential futures in each challenge, the following 'elements of education' were considered:
Educational goals: In these different scenarios how will the 'goals' of education change? What demands for qualification, socialisation and subjectification will there be as a result of these trends and in these different futures? What implications would there be for assessment practices?
Educational 'personnel': Who will be teaching/learning/mentoring/ caring in the light of these trends and in these different futures? How will risk to each of these different groups be exacerbated or reduced in different futures?
Educational institutions: Given these trends and potential scenarios, how might education be organised and governed? What accountability measures could be considered? What organisational and institutional structures become possible?
Educational methods: Given these trends, how might learning best be supported? How might teaching best be enabled? How might we best assess the outcomes of these methods? What evidence do we have now that could be mobilised to respond to these trends?
Educational tools: In these different scenarios, what artefacts (material, conceptual, knowledge-based, technical) will we be able to employ in support of education and assessment? What interventions and practices that we see in education now could give us insight into how we might use these artefacts in future?
Educational outcomes: In these different scenarios who will benefit? Who will be at risk? What interventions could be designed to enable equity of outcome?
Beliefs about education: In these different scenarios, what views might the wider public have about the goals and aspirations of education? What different approaches to education might they more readily accept or reject?
Cross-subject activities
A programme of cross-subject activities supported the research challenge leads, and ensured close collaboration and cross-fertilisation of evidence.
What were the outcomes?
Firstly, a set of research papers, which are all available in the evidence section.
Secondly, a set of 6 Future scenarios, which were informed by these research challenge outcomes.
How were the challenges selected?
The five research challenges were selected by the Expert Advisory Group, which was informed by:
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organism buries its long body into an ocean bed composed of gravel, mud or corals, where it waits patiently for outside stimulus to reach one of its five antennae.
Armed with sharp teeth, it is known to attack with such speeds that its prey is sometimes sliced in half. Although the worm hunts for food, it is omnivorous. It is also covered in bristles that are capable of a sting that results in permanent numbness in humans.
Little is known about the sexual habits and life span of this worm, but researchers hypothesize that sexual reproduction occurs at an early stage, maybe even when the worm is about 100 millimetres (3.9 in) in length; this is very early, considering that these worms can grow to sizes of nearly 3 metres (9.8 ft) in some cases (although most observations point to a much lower average length of 1 metre (3 ft 3 in)) and an average of 25 millimetres (0.98 in) in diameter. A long lifespan may very well explain the size of these creatures.
The Eunicidae family of worms can be found worldwide, although warmer waters are beneficial. Eunice aphroditois has only been found in the Indo-Pacific region.
In March 2009, the Blue Reef Aquarium in Newquay, Cornwall, discovered a bobbit worm in one of their tanks. The workers had seen the devastation caused by the worm, such as fish being injured or disappearing and coral being sliced in half, but didn't find it until they started taking the display apart in the tank.
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Route 66 Holidays
A road that has inspired novelists, artists, musicians and filmmakers for decades, Route 66 is a scenic thoroughfare that stretches for more than 2,000 miles. It is a wonderful option for those wanting to go on great journeys through the heart of America.
As one of the USA's first public highways, Route 66 was officially established in 1926. In the 1930s, the road was used by migrants from the east - mainly those trying to escape the poverty caused by the Dust Bowl. Indeed, John Steinbeck's famous novel, The Grapes of Wrath, tells the story of one such family.
Today, holidays along this historic road are popular options for both Americans and travellers from abroad. Here at Titan, we offer Route 66 coach tours that travel along most of the original route - from Illinois to California, giving you a chance enjoy the culture, history and natural beauty of the US.
Discover Route 66
Illinois
Route 66 holidays generally begin in Chicago - commonly referred to as the Windy City. Located on the shore of Lake Michigan, the city has an intriguing past, featuring gangsters like Al Capone and the Great Fire of 1871. It also played a significant role in the American Civil War.
For a true taste of Americana, why not go see a baseball game? Chicago is home to two teams - the Chicago Cubs, who play at the iconic Wrigley Field, as well as the White Sox.
During your stay, be sure to try a slice or two of a real Chicago-style pizza. Or for something a bit more upmarket, the city is home to more than 20 Michelin-starred restaurants.
Missouri
The next state on the Route 66 map is Missouri, with a stop in St Louis. Located on the Mississippi River, St Louis's most recognisable structure is the Gateway Arch.
This feat of engineering was completed in 1967 and stands at over 630 feet (192 metres) tall. It is situated above the Thomas Jefferson Expansion Memorial and from the top, visitors can enjoy picturesque views.
While exploring St Louis, you may also wish to take in a bit of shopping or enjoy some of the city's fine eateries. Alternatively, why not get some fresh air with a stroll in one of the city's more than 100 parks and green spaces?
Texas
Further along on a Route 66 road trip, travellers will cross the northern part of Texas and enter the city of Amarillo.
The Cadillac Ranch is a prominent public art installation that comprises a number of Cadillacs 'planted' bonnet-first into the desert. Visitors are invited to decorate the vehicles with cans of spray paint, ensuring that the work is an ever-changing masterpiece.
Be sure to bring your appetite with you when you come to Amarillo, as massive steak dinners are the dish du jour. The Big Texan Steak Ranch is a popular eatery and if you fancy a food challenge, the restaurant offers the Texas King - a 72-ounce (2.041 kg) steak that's free to anyone who can eat it, along with all the fixin's in less than an hour.
Arizona
The next leg of a Route 66 holiday will take visitors through some of the most awe-inspiring landscapes that America has to offer.
As you travel through this part of the country, you'll see dramatic plateaus with colourful cliffs that change colour as the daylight changes. Plus, a stop at the Grand Canyon will be one of the most memorable parts of the journey.
California
Finally, touring holidays along Route 66 come to an end in Long Beach in southern California. Visitors will have a few nights to experience the Los Angeles region - shopping in Beverly Hills, spotting celebrities in Hollywood or grabbing a photo op with the world's most famous mouse at Disneyland are just some of the options to consider.
Alternatively, you could find a sandy beach and soak up some sunshine, while reflecting on your journey across America.
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Brassinosteroids (BRs) are steroidal hormones that play pivotal roles during plant development. In addition to the characterization of BR deficient mutants, specific BR biosynthesis inhibitors played an essential role in the elucidation of BR function in plants. However, high costs and limited availability of common BR biosynthetic inhibitors constrain their key advantage as a species-independent tool to investigate BR function. We studied propiconazole (Pcz) as an alternative to the BR inhibitor brassinazole (Brz). Arabidopsis seedlings treated with Pcz phenocopied BR biosynthetic mutants. The steady state mRNA levels of BR, but not gibberellic acid (GA), regulated genes increased proportional to the concentrations of Pcz. Moreover, root inhibition and Pcz-induced expression of BR biosynthetic genes were rescued by 24epi-brassinolide, but not by GA3 co-applications. Maize seedlings treated with Pcz showed impaired mesocotyl, coleoptile, and true leaf elongation. Interestingly, the genetic background strongly impacted the tissue specific sensitivity towards Pcz. Based on these findings we conclude that Pcz is a potent and specific inhibitor of BR biosynthesis and an alternative to Brz. The reduced cost and increased availability of Pcz, compared to Brz, opens new possibilities to study BR function in larger crop species.
Plant growth depends on both cell division and cell expansion. Plant hormones, including brassinosteroids (BRs), are central to the control of these two cellular processes. Despite clear evidence that BRs regulate cell elongation, their roles in cell division have remained elusive.
Results
Here, we report results emphasizing the importance of BRs in cell division. An Arabidopsis BR biosynthetic mutant, dwarf7-1, displayed various characteristics attributable to slower cell division rates. We found that the DWARF4 gene which encodes for an enzyme catalyzing a rate-determining step in the BR biosynthetic pathways, is highly expressed in the actively dividing callus, suggesting that BR biosynthesis is necessary for dividing cells. Furthermore, dwf7-1 showed noticeably slower rates of callus growth and shoot induction relative to wild-type control. Flow cytometric analyses of the nuclei derived from either calli or intact roots revealed that the cell division index, which was represented as the ratio of cells at the G2/M vs. G1 phases, was smaller in dwf7-1 plants. Finally, we found that the expression levels of the genes involved in cell division and shoot induction, such as PROLIFERATING CELL NUCLEAR ANTIGEN2 (PCNA2) and ENHANCER OF SHOOT REGENERATION2 (ESR2), were also lower in dwf7-1 as compared with wild type.
Conclusions
Taken together, results of callus induction, shoot regeneration, flow cytometry, and semi-quantitative RT-PCR analysis suggest that BRs play important roles in both cell division and cell differentiation in Arabidopsis.
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There are many philosophies when it comes to parenting and how you should raise your kids. You can't actually reduce parenting to a few universal rules, as parents are all a little different, as are their children. Still, there are issues that most parents have to deal with at one time or another, and it can be helpful to look at some responses that often prove effective.
Whereas some parents practice a strict, authoritarian type of parenting, while others are very permissive, the ideal middle ground is what's sometimes called authoritative parenting. Parents who are authoritarian expect obedience without any questions asked, but those who are authoritative will take the time to explain the reasons for the rules and limits. The authoritative parent recognizes the need for rules, but balances this out with the willingness to have open dialogues with the child. A child who grows up in an overly permissive household will often lack direction in life, but one whose parents are overly strict may have trouble thinking for himself. There's nothing wrong with giving your kids freedom, but it has to be tempered with a recognition that they're still kids and need some limits.
An unfortunate decision that many parents make is borrowing the parenting skills that they experienced from their parents. Now, in some rare cases, this isn't a problem, but this is only if you had the ideal parents who made no mistakes. As is probably the case with you, you had well-intentioned parents that didn't always make the best possible decisions. Our objective should be to do a much better job than our parents ever did for the sake of our children. If you're parents were horrible at discipline, you should do your best to not repeat the mistakes that they made.
As a parent today, it can be tempting to organize every moment of your child's life. Children that are not allowed to make decisions on their own very much end up becoming less self-sufficient than others that are more independent. You obviously don't want to leave young children unsupervised, but there's nothing wrong with letting them come up with their own games and forms of entertainment. It's also healthy for children to learn to spend some time outdoors, in unstructured settings (aside from sports leagues and the like), and not spend every free minute in front of the TV or computer. By doing this, your kids will appreciate you later on in life as they become more mature.
Being a good parent is more of an art than a science, as you'll always find new situations that aren't described in any book. But if you work with a solid set of guiding principles, you can usually make the right decision, or at least avoid making any serious mistakes. Remember, however, that as a parent you can guide your children and make rules for them to follow, you also have to recognize that they are individuals who will one day make their own decisions.
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Minnesota's Emerging Green Economy
In December 2009 the U.S. Department of Labor awarded the Department of Employment and Economic Development a grant to collect, analyze, and disseminate labor market information on green jobs in the state. The research is built on Minnesota's Job Vacancy Survey because job vacancies provide a leading indicator of changes in the labor market, including changes in occupational demand, as well as skill, knowledge, education, and training requirements of occupations. The methodology for this project included four rounds of a mail survey to employers, follow-up phone interviews of all employers with green job vacancies, and in-depth interviews with a subset of key green firms in Minnesota.
Specifically, the purpose of this study was to:
Define the green economy and labor market in Minnesota;
Quantify hiring demand for green jobs over a two-year period;
Characterize green jobs in terms of occupational, industrial, and geographic composition;
Collect comprehensive data on the skills, training needs, and certification requirements of green job vacancies to identify skill gaps and to help students and career seekers prepare for in-demand green careers.
The study defines a green job as one that is directly and/or essentially related to a green product, green service, or green process. Survey respondents were asked if each of their available positions spent at least 50 percent of the time in any of the following activity categories:
Factors considered when determining the greenness of a position included job title, job duties, percentage of time spent in green activities, employer perspective, and organizational context.
Hiring Demand for Green Jobs
Green job vacancies represented 2.5 percent of overall hiring demand in Minnesota between fourth quarter 2009 and second quarter 2011. This estimate is in line with survey results from other states which attempted to estimate the size of the green economy.[1]
Green vacancies were found in 263 firms, predominantly private companies, across the state with about half in the Twin Cities metro area and half outside of the metro area (see Table 1). The urban-rural diversity of Minnesota's economy is key to the development of the local green economy. Each region's contribution is important and must be acknowledged.
Growth in hiring demand for green-related work was virtually identical to that in the overall economy, averaging 30 percent over the study period. Survey findings indicate that, when measured through job openings that devote the majority of their time to green activities, employment in the green economy represents a small but stable share of overall employment. However, more than half (54 percent) of Minnesota's green openings are "growth openings" originating from business expansion rather than worker turnover. This demonstrates the emerging nature of the green economy. A discussion of employment growth in the green economy cannot be complete without acknowledging the dynamic and diffuse nature of green jobs. When today's best available green solutions are surpassed by environmentally superior ones, new types of green jobs might emerge while some of today's green jobs may not be quite so green. Jobs that devote less than 50 percent of their time to green tasks, not included in this research, are also becoming pervasive and might shift entirely to green-related projects in the near future.
A Profile of Minnesota's Green Economy
Thanks to its diversified economy, Minnesota has a piece of just about every possible green activity, from long-standing reforestation to cutting-edge research on bio-based plastics. Green jobs fall into seven core areas based on their environmental activities. Figure 1 illustrates how green vacancies reported from fall 2009 to spring 2011 were distributed across sectors.[2]
The following list describes the relative size, composition, and distinguishing characteristics of each category of green jobs:
Recycling and Pollution Prevention (22 percent): These jobs focus on reusing/recovering materials, manufacturing low-impact and non-toxic products, and reducing the carbon footprint of transportation and manufacturing activities. Minnesota has a strong recycling sector that supports local manufacturers by creating a market for industrial byproducts and materials recovered from solid waste. This sector also has an important R&D component in Minnesota, specifically in green chemistry and bio-based plastics.
Natural Resource Conservation (13 percent): These jobs contribute to conserving the natural resources that Minnesota has in such abundance and ensuring their most efficient use. Public sector hiring was the most concentrated in this green sector, with government establishments accounting for 80 percent of all hiring.[3]
Environmental Compliance (12 percent): These jobs include corporate headquarters positions such as environmental compliance managers and corporate sustainability specialists. Hiring by nonprofits and government establishments was also strong in this sector and included fundraisers for conservation-related activities and scholars engaged in applied research.
Renewable Energy (11 percent): These jobs involve the generation, storage, and distribution of power from renewable sources or alternative fuels. As a state with good wind potential and abundant corn for ethanol, Minnesota has an incentive to invest in renewable energy sources and biomass fuel sources.
Pollution Control (8 percent): These jobs contribute to pollution control/mitigation and waste treatment. Given the myriad pollution sources and problems, businesses face the challenge of identifying viable and effective cleanup options, with solutions coming from a variety of disciplines.
Water treatment and conservation (3 percent): These jobs contribute to treating and conserving water/wastewater as well as managing wastewater resources. Although Minnesota seems to lag behind in this green activity area, some workforce shortages are expected as a result of the growing importance of water quantity and quality issues for quality of life and economic development.
While green vacancies were reported in a wide variety of industries (120 NAICS codes), the greatest numbers were in Construction and Manufacturing, two major sources of jobs in the state. The concentration of green vacancies in the manufacturing sectors where Minnesota already has a competitive advantage in terms of employment concentration, firm concentration, and locally available workforce suggests that the greening of the economy could contribute to strengthening the state's manufacturing base.
Characteristics of Minnesota's Green Job Vacancies
Is green truly an emerging sector? Is it changing the world of work? These questions are best answered at the occupational level, where the greening of Minnesota's economy is most clearly observable in the form of new green tasks added to traditional occupational tasks. When green-related work, often in the form of a practice or project [4], becomes more than occasional and starts requiring additional and/or unique preparation, a process of differentiation begins by which green jobs separate themselves from non-green jobs within the same occupation.
While hiring for green jobs is dispersed across a wide variety of occupations, over half of all green job vacancies over the study period were concentrated in Installation, Maintenance, and Repair, in Architecture and Engineering, in Construction, in Management and Business Specialists, and in Life and Physical Scientists. These career fields are the most impacted by the greening of Minnesota's economy.
The analysis of wage and work status in green vacancies demonstrates that the Minnesota green economy is capable of producing high-quality job opportunities by driving demand for full-time jobs predominantly in higher paid occupations. Green vacancies were predominantly full-time (89 percent) and permanent/non-seasonal (79 percent). Higher wages appear to be driven, on the one hand, by higher concentrations of green jobs in better paying occupations (business specialists and engineers) and better paying industries (advanced manufacturing) and, on the other hand, by a "wage premium" associated with specialized, sometimes unique, knowledge and experience required to perform green work.
When wages are further analyzed by detailed occupational group (see Figure 2), median wage offers in green vacancies appear slightly more competitive than total wage offers within the same group. A notable exception is Management, where wage offers for green jobs were $9 lower than total wage offers. This result is driven by the prevalence of green CEOs and managers hired by non-profit organizations, where the pay is lower than in private corporations. A "green wage premium" was most clearly observed in Business and Financial Operations Occupations, where workers often require enhanced skills/expertise to perform green tasks. Examples of occupations where emerging green specialties require specialized experience and knowledge are compliance officers, cost estimators, and marketing specialists. Some employers reported difficulties filling these types of positions.
The most common degrees required to work in green jobs were bachelors and vocational degrees, while the most highly demanded fields of study were engineering and science. This suggests that higher education institutions and vocational trade schools, especially those delivering science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) programs, will have an important role to play in building the local talent businesses need to compete in the green economy.
Skills, Knowledge Requirements, and Workforce Gaps in Green Vacancies
Information on skills and knowledge requirements in green jobs is critical for career explorers, students planning their education, mid-career workers wishing to specialize in a green project or practice, and educational institutions wanting to develop curricula that best align with local employers' needs.
Green jobs typically require a skill to be used more frequently or at a more advanced level. The results displayed in Table 2 suggest that skills in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) areas are in higher demand than other skill areas for this group of jobs. STEM-related skills may be used at a more advanced or more complex level for green jobs than for their non-green counterparts.
Technical skills cover a wide spectrum of activities (operating, monitoring, repairing, troubleshooting, quality control analysis, product design) that will become more critical to job performance because of the complex, technical nature of the environmental problems businesses and communities are starting to face. An example of technical skill is the ability to understand new products and find gaps in performance between green and non-green products, which is integral to the process of designing new green technologies.
Supervising skills are needed to lead, manage, schedule, and assign work for staff and subcontractors.
Project Management
21%
Project Management is a skill set that encompasses budgeting, time-management, communication, personnel management, and management of material resources. An example is the development and implementation of a land management plan for a small eco-region.
Information Technology
2%
IT skills relevant to green jobs include developing software and hardware for HVAC or smart grid systems and for program platform control systems for various applications including the water treatment industry.
Mechanical skills and aptitude are needed for skilled manual work common in green jobs, such as operating a boiler at maximum efficiency, troubleshooting laboratory testing equipment, or installing and repairing heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) systems.
Science
29%
All sectors of the green economy need scientists, not only to conduct laboratory research but to get it out of R&D and into production. Examples of in-demand scientific knowledge are chemistry or environmental engineering to interpret environmental data and thermodynamics to calculate how much energy a building is using.
Legal
27 %
Many green jobs require knowledge of environmental policies, regulations, and permitting processes, either firm-specific policies or industry or government standards.
Sales or Marketing
19%
Sales knowledge in green jobs is often based on technical knowledge of the product and the ability to develop a long-term relationship with the customer to identify new product/market opportunities and customized solutions. Some green jobs also need marketing knowledge to analyze industry trends, develop a communications strategy, and commercialize new products.
Construction
19%
Construction knowledge entails the understanding of construction processes and schedules. In the green economy knowledge of environmentally friendly materials as well as energy and resource-efficient construction methods is growing in importance.
The majority of green vacancies required technical skills, often linked to the use of new technologies that are driving the greening of the economy. Technology design, cited as important in 13 percent of green vacancies (engineers and scientists, for the most part), is particularly relevant because it reflects research and design activities to develop innovative green technologies and to find new ways of making existing products/processes more environmentally sustainable. Technical and mathematical skills combined were required in 48 percent of all green vacancies, indicating high demand for candidates who can blend the two skill sets.
The most in-demand skill area unrelated to STEM was Project Management, important in 21 percent of surveyed positions. This particular set of skills is emerging as a prerequisite for green employment because many green activities come in the form of interdisciplinary projects, which require the skillful integration of technical and managerial roles. A good example is a LEED-certified construction project.
In combination with hard skills, green employers are seeking workers with soft skills such as problem solving, self-directed learning, interpersonal communication, collaboration in a multi-disciplinary team setting, and negotiation/persuasion.
Survey questions designed to measure hiring difficulties identified some short-term [6] labor market shortages in the green economy despite the cooling effect of the latest recession on the job market. More than a quarter of vacancies were reported by employers as "hard to fill" because of candidates' qualification gaps. Nine out of 10 cases of hiring difficulty were caused, entirely or in part, by "lack of experience" in job applicants. The second most frequently reported hiring difficulty was lack of skills, knowledge, or abilities. Experience and knowledge were often interrelated in employers' minds, since knowledge often comes from experience. Lack of formal degrees, certifications, or licenses was mentioned as a problem in 28 percent of cases.
These findings can lead to two observations. First, although the formal credentials needed to transition into the green economy are to some extent already present in the current workforce, strengthening STEM education from the K-12 to postsecondary level is absolutely necessary to prepare the future workforce for work in green economy sectors. Second, although green jobs share the same foundational training path as their non-green counterparts (including similar certification requirements), there is also evidence of unique, specialized "green" knowledge needed to perform green work competently. The absence of a credentialing system for the emerging green economy, whether in the form of study tracks or certifications allowing applicants to demonstrate their command of specialized knowledge, can pose challenges for employers and hamper the growth of the green economy.
Conclusion
Empirical evidence accumulated over two years of research demonstrates how the greening of the economy is affecting Minnesota's labor market, with detailed measurements by region, industry, and occupation. Overall, study results confirm the view that, from a labor market information perspective, green jobs are not a new phenomenon. The greening of the world of work is unfolding gradually and quietly, driven by technological advancements, firms' ability to develop green products and services embodying these advancements, and customer demand. Environmental performance considerations will gradually become part of everyday decisions on what we buy and what we do. New green jobs will be created and conventional jobs will transition to the green economy as these processes unfold, increasing demand for new workforce competencies.
[1]In September Minnesota's seasonally adjusted unemployment rate fell to 6.9 percent.
[2]Each job has been assigned to a predominant sector of focus even though there is often overlap among sectors.
[3]Private sector hiring was underrepresented in the data because self-employed farmers were not included in the universe of surveyed establishments.
[4]The project-driven nature of some green activities is also one of the reasons why green jobs are so hard to identify and dynamic in nature. For example, an
architect can work on a LEED-certified project today and on a traditional construction project tomorrow.
[5]Since there were cases when employers did not distinguish between mechanical skills and mechanical knowledge, the results have been analyzed as
conceptually similar.
[6]Since hiring difficulties were measured between one and four months from the vacancy's posting date, they represent short-term labor market mismatch.
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May 02, 2012
Wednesday's Poem: Why We Need Poets Not Pundits
In some ways, political poetry is the great pariah, noble but un-publishable. Partly this stems from the challenge of writing a successful political poem. It's not enough to rail against policies; poets must rail with aplomb and appropriate line breaks. José Luis Gutiérrez writes unabashedly about the state of the U.S. economy in his poem "Biomechanics." He uses the metaphor suggested in the title, attacks on the body as stand-ins for attacks on the nation. However, he does not pussyfoot around the subject: "Adam Smith had it wrong: the economy isn't run // by an invisible hand but by a ghost-ship manned / by a crew of severed limbs." On a day when the president's new slogan, "Forward," is being criticized as Marxist, I am proud of poets who protect the nuances of language. Who do not scream, but woo.
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I may have a bad IACV...
Ok, here's the deal...
my 91 CRX Si has a quirky idle when it's warm. I've already replaced the coolant temp sensor, cuz I was told that that sensor can cause the idle to be erratic if it's faulty. But, the idle is still a little screwy. For example, when I come to a stop light, sometimes the engine goes waaaaaaaaaay down almost zero RPM, just barely turns over, and after 2 or 3 seconds it comes back up to normal. Other times, it'll go waaaaaaaay down to almost zero, and actually stall out.
This doesn't happen every time I stop, but I'd say maybe 1/3 of the tiem it does this. The stalling thing is more rare, maybe 1/20 times it'll actually die out.
I've been told by a couple mechanics that, if the Idle Air Control Valve goes bad, that symptom can happen. Also, I was told that Honda IACV's don't respond well to cleaning, they just have to be replaced once they get old and die. Anyone ever had to replace this? The engine has 182k on it, its a stock D16A6.
I also need to scrape all the black crap off of my throttlebody butterfly, it's pretty bad. All the so-called cleaners don't work worth a sh11t. So, I'm just gona get in there with a toothbrush and some compressed air and try to get it clean. Any ideas? Thanks
TheOriginally posted by Hondaman TheTheyLet us know if that is the IAC valve, cuz my accord w/190k on it does the same thing, except its just the low idle, maybe 3-400 rpm, and doesnt stall, but im sure if I let it go it will get there. And yeah, it only does it 1/4 to 1/3 of the time.
Originally posted by doctorsohc TheyGood ideas!!
When I meant that cleaners won't clean the upper throttle body, I meant the stuff you put in your gas tank. Sorry if I confused anyone
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General's suicide commentary provides a teachable moment
In January, Maj. Gen. Dana Pittard, commander of Fort Bliss in Texas, wrote some extremely harsh words about soldiers who commit suicide.
In what has now become a famous blog post, Pittard stated, "I have now come to the conclusion that suicide is an absolutely selfish act. ... I am personally fed up with soldiers who are choosing to take their own lives so that others can clean up their mess. Be an adult, act like an adult, and deal with your real-life problems like the rest of us."
His comments were reportedly written shortly after he attended a memorial service for a soldier who committed suicide in front of his 6-year-old twin girls. At the end of last week — after reports of and reactions to his comments began to surface in the media — Pittard posted a new blog in which he wrote, "With my deepest sincerity and respect towards those whom I have offended, I retract that statement."
As many of us working to support those who serve and their families know, the military's struggle against what some have called a suicide epidemic has become one of its top priorities, which is why Pittard's comments were so surprising. Indeed, there is good reason for concern as the suicide rate within the military has been climbing for years.
Last year, the Army reported that a record 164 active-duty, National Guard and Reserve soldiers took their own lives, compared with 159 in 2010. Concern about the rising numbers began in 2008, when the Army's suicide rate exceeded that of civilians for the first time.
And yet some of the feelings reflected by Pittard's statement are those that are felt — though rarely expressed — by family members who experience the suicide of a loved one. After the horror, the pain and the devastation of the loss begins to subside, those who are left behind struggle to make sense of a seemingly senseless act. Survivors desperately wish they had recognized the intensity of despair experienced by their loved one.
They are often shocked that their son, daughter, husband, wife chose to take his or her life rather than continue to fight the demons that haunted him or her. They are often wracked with guilt and feel that they must have somehow failed, failed to recognize the signs or to try hard enough. And yes, they sometimes feel anger — even rage — at what can appear to be a "selfish" act.
"If only" is a phrase that often torments the minds of survivors long after the memorial service ends and long after the supporters have gone home. Sadly, the anger and shame that accompanies that phrase places survivors at a much higher risk for depression and even suicide.
We can be angry and offended by Pittard's comments or we can view him as a survivor, for he has apparently survived the loss of many to suicide at Fort Bliss. We can accept his retraction and use this opportunity to have more open and honest discussions about this tragic act of desperation.
As several have written in response to the commander's comments, suicide is an exceptionally complex and difficult phenomenon to understand and address whether we are trying to prevent it among military personnel or civilians.
Ultimately, if someone wants to end his or her life, we will not be able to stop him or her. The goal must be to ensure that we continue to improve our ability to identify those at risk and that we continue to develop and improve methods to treat those who suffer such despair. And we must continue to assist and support survivors so that their understandable pain and anger doesn't cause further damage or destruction to themselves or others.
Dr. Barbara Van Dahlen is founder and president of Give an Hour, a national nonprofit organization providing free mental health services to members of the military and veterans. She was recently recognized by Time magazine as one of this year's 100 most influential people.
Stripes Central
The Army flipped the switch on an advanced power system at Fort Bliss Thursday, taking a step towards the Pentagon's goal to significantly reduce the carbon footprint of its military bases around the world.
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