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{"text": "Not really sure if this would be considered blackhat or just good programming skills or both. I want to put up an incentivized page ($500 gift card etc.) but host it on my own server. And when someone submits their email it goes to me and the CPA offer. ... to the CPA offer so that I can get my $1.00, $1.50 etc. ... and to me to build a list and also backend them on other offers right there on the page while there hot. If this has been asked before please pardon me, I'm only a noob I search the forums for this. Thanks"}
{"text": "The IT juggernaut has sent a tsunami of screens – ipads, tablets, smart phones, mp3 players, computers, internet-enabled TVs and game consoles — flooding onto the landscape of childhood and adolescence. It is hard to believe that it was only 2010 when Steve Jobs launched the ipad. Never before have parents and teachers been confronted with such a sweeping, massive change in human behaviour.\nI write about how and why parents need to be mindful of technology in my books 9 Things and Real Kids in an Unreal World. And here on this page are a host of resources that touch on this issue and which will hopefully support you to find balance in your home."}
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{"text": "Brief Communication\nGenetic and Epigenetic screening for gene alterations of the chromatin-remodeling factor, SMARCA4/BRG1, in lung tumors\nArticle first published online: 12 JUL 2004\nDOI: 10.1002/gcc.20068\nIssue\nGenes, Chromosomes and Cancer\nVolume 41, Issue 2, pages 170–177, October 2004\nAdditional Information\nHow to Cite\nMedina, P. P., Carretero, J., Fraga, M. F., Esteller, M., Sidransky, D. and Sanchez-Cespedes, M. (2004), Genetic and Epigenetic screening for gene alterations of the chromatin-remodeling factor, SMARCA4/BRG1, in lung tumors. Genes Chromosom. Cancer, 41: 170–177. doi: 10.1002/gcc.20068\nPublication History\n- Issue published online: 26 JUL 2004\n- Article first published online: 12 JUL 2004\n- Manuscript Accepted: 9 APR 2004\n- Manuscript Received: 17 FEB 2004\nFunded by\n- Spanish Ministerio de Ciencia y Tecnologia. Grant Number: SAF2002-01595\n- Comunidad de Madrid. Grant Number: CAM 08.1/0032/2003 1\n- Comunidad Autonoma de Madrid fellowship\n- Ayuntamiento de Madrid postdoctoral fellowship\n- Ramon y Cajal Program of the Ministerio de Ciencia y Tecnologia, Spain\n- Abstract\n- Article\n- References\n- Cited By\nAbstract\nThe SMARCA4/BRG1 gene product is a component of the SWI-SNF chromatin-remodeling complex and regulates gene expression by disrupting histone-DNA contacts in an ATP-dependent manner. Inactivating mutations of the SMARCA4 gene, on chromosome arm 19p, are present in several human cancer cell lines, including cell lines derived from lung cancers. Interestingly, loss of heterozygosity (LOH) at 19p and absence of the SMARCA4 protein have been reported in lung tumors. To evaluate further the possible contribution of SMARCA4 gene inactivation to lung carcinogenesis, we performed a complete analysis of the SMARCA4 gene to search for (a) point mutations in all 35 coding exons, including an existing splicing variant and the intron–exon boundaries, and (b) abrogation of gene expression through promoter hypermethylation by using the methylation-specific polymerase chain reaction (MSP) assay. We selected genomic DNA from 20 lung primary tumors with LOH on 19p for the screening of point mutations and 10 lung cancer cell lines and 52 lung primary tumors for the MSP analysis. Through our mutational screening, we identified an in-frame and germ-line insertion of 24 bp in exon 4 whose biological relevance is unknown. This variant was not detected in the germ line of the 62 additional individuals analyzed, indicating it is not a common polymorphism. Moreover, two missense alterations were identified in the tumors of 2 patients, a somatic Gly1160Arg mutation and a Ser1176Cys mutation. Neither was present in the germ line of the 51 additional lung cancer individuals tested. Because these mutations lead to substitution of highly conserved amino acids, they may affect the ATPase function of the protein. Finally, no promoter hypermethylation was observed in any lung primary tumor or cancer cell line, indicating that this is not a major mechanism for SMARCA4 inactivation during lung carcinogenesis. In conclusion, our data revealed that somatic point mutations of the SMARCA4 gene are present in a small subset of lung tumors, although mutations affecting the ATPase domain may be a hot-spot for SMARCA4 gene inactivation. We cannot rule out that other mechanisms, such as complete or partial deletions of the SMARCA4 gene, are contributing to the loss of the SMARCA4 protein in lung cancer. © 2004 Wiley-Liss, Inc."}
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{"text": "Cyber Security How to Protect Your Organization from Cyber Threats Guest Speakers Todd Morris Jill Webb Vice President Vice President CB Insurance CB Insurance What We’ll Discuss: What is cyber security? Why is it an important topic for businesses? What is the impact on your organization? How can an organization protect itself? Thursday, September 18, 2014 7:30 – 9:00 a.m. BiggsKofford’s Office, 630 Southpointe Court, Suite 200"}
{"text": "\nFor my third day of National Poetry Writing Month, I decided to follow a prompt, because it called out to me. Sunday Scribblings asked for poems about messengers. This is for my mother, who beat the devil and was sober the final 10 years of her life. She’s been gone 21 years now, but when I need her, just like Blanche (her mom), she is there for me. In her weakness and in her strength, so many lessons. Miss you, Mama. Love, Amer\nMessage in a Bottle\nFor the first time in years\n(and so welcome, this occasion)\nseated across the kitchen table with Mom.\nFor the first time in years\n(since I had headed west for a spell)\nshe was not drunk – not even tipsy.\nThere was a message in\nthe absence of a gin bottle on that table…\nGordon’s had been her steadfast companion\nNow we sat and looked each other in the eye\n“Amy,” she said kindly, “there’s a scratch in your voice.\nYou need to stop smoking pot.”\nFor the first time in years,\nwe spoke singer to singer, our voices had always been\nour beauty, our careers, our all.\n“I sobered up,” she said slowly, “cold turkey.”\nIt was true – too ashamed to go to a clinic,\nknowing so many people in town.\nDad had gone to her door several times each day,\nlistening to the retching, passing in black coffee\nand soda crackers for a solid two weeks.\nBut for me, quitting a joint a day was easy.\nAnd so the message was clear: No more bottle for her,\nno more buds in Buglers for me. Saved my life, she did.\n© 2010\nA universal truth, given poetic form by yours truly! Have fun, Amy\nNO ONE WANTS TO CLEAN THE TUB\nSoap scum, sloughed-off cells and scunge\nHair of questionable origin\nThe bathtub, basin of family grunge\nGloves and gas mask, I’m going in\n©"}
{"text": "RHOBH’s Brandi Glanville shares ‘texts’ from ‘ex-lover’ Denise Richards asking model to stay in her hotel room\nREAL Housewives of Beverly Hills star Brandi Glanville tweeted ‘texts’ her former 'lover,' Denise Richards.\nIn the messages, the actress invited the model to visit her and stay in her hotel room.\nBrandi tweeted yesterday: !!\nIn another tweet, she wrote: \"Also you will hear the uncut version on housewives which proves that I stayed with Denise we didn’t know we were recording but we were. Be Patient all will be revealed.\"\nShe later added on the platform: \"Now fk off & stop tweeting me all these fking conspiracy theories calling me a liar! Watch the damn show!!\"\nBrandi also shared text messages with Denise showing how the Bravolebrity invited her to stay in her hotel room rather than the hotel across the street.\nOn last week's episode, Brandi divulged to Kyle Richards and Teddi Mellencamp she had sex with Denise during her marriage to Aaron Phypers.\nBrandi relayed Denise invited Brandi to visit her in Northern California.\nShe added Denise's young daughter and a friend were spending the night at the same house.\nShe said: \"That first night the girls were sleeping downstairs with the door and Denise had a room upstairs. There was no rollaway bed, conveniently. And so I just slept in the bed with Denise.\n\"The first night I was there, we just had a good night. We were hanging out and the next night we got really drunk and we were so f**ked up and we kind of hooked up.\"\nWhen the women asked if they kissed, Brandi said that they did \"everything.\"\nBrandi continued: \"I was uncomfortable. The kids were downstairs and we were in a loft. There was no door and I just couldn't get into it and the next day she said to me, 'No matter what you do, you can't tell Aaron.' He will kill me.\nShe concluded: \"I would have never slept with Denise if I thought that Aaron was not okay with it and he knew I was going out of town with her, her knew I had made out with her before.\n\"There was no question in my mind that Aaron was okay with all of this.\"\nmost read in entertainment\nThis drama this season has been building to Brandi Glanville's alleged affair with Denise.\nThe two were apparently together from early 2019 through the middle of last year.\nHowever, the Bravo mom of three has refuted the claims.\nDo you have a story for The US Sun team?\nLike us on Facebook at and follow us from our main Twitter account at @TheSunUS."}
{"text": "Scanned by:\nJia Ma, House Divided Project, Dickinson College\nScan date:\n11/10/2015\nNotes:\nCropped, sized, and prepared for use here by John Osborne, Dickinson College, November 15, 2016.\nDepicted content:\nImage type:\nengraving\nCourtesy of:\nArchives and Special Collections, Dickinson College\nOriginal caption:\nKit Carson, the celebrated explorer and Indian Agent.\nSource citation:\nFrank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper, April 20, 1867, p. 65."}
{"text": "19th November 2018\nThe Hairy Handlebars: Why we’re cycling from London to Tokyo\nHow far would you go to make a difference? To mark this year’s International Men’s Day, we caught up with our charity partners the Hairy Handlebars, to hear why they’re taking on the ultimate cycling challenge – riding from London to Tokyo in an effort to raise £30,000 for men’s health charity Movember and the Ian Williams Foundation.\nWhat made you take on the challenge of cycling from London to Tokyo?\nBen: “The idea of exploring the world on two wheels has been a long-held dream for both of us, but, it was over a few drinks on Christmas Eve in 2017 when we finally turned the idea into reality.\nThe fact that Japan was hosting the 2019 Rugby World Cup, made it the perfect target for two rugby fans intent on taking on the journey of a lifetime – 2019 was far enough in the future to prepare and, at over 6,000 miles away, cycling to Tokyo would mean we could cycle across the world’s largest landmass.”\nGeorge: “Luckily, our motivation didn’t disappear when the hangovers set in! With a plan set out, we decided that taking on a challenge of this magnitude was a great opportunity to raise money and make a real difference to others.”\nWhy have you chosen to support the Movember Foundation and Ian Williams Foundation?\nGeorge: “We’re young men and both have friends that have suffered with some of the issues the Movember Foundation aims to tackle. We had taken part in growing mo’s for Movember previously so it was a good opportunity to keep our facial fuzz for another year and help continue the campaign to stop men dying too young.\nThe Ian Williams Foundation is a cause that lies very close to our hearts as it was set up in memory of our great friend Ian, who passed away suddenly earlier this year. The foundation aims to raise awareness of athletes’ health and wellbeing, in particular cardiac issues affecting rugby players. Helping to continue Ian’s legacy by donating 10% of the funds we raise is a big motivation to ensure we realise our ambition and push as hard as we can to reach our fundraising target.”\nHow are you preparing for your trip? Do you have any past experiences to draw from?\nGeorge: “I’ve developed a real taste for venturing outdoors in recent years, in particular hiking up mountains including Mount Toubkal in Morocco and I’ve also spent a week wild camping in the Norwegian Fjords. But, when it comes to cycling, I have to confess that neither of us are enthusiasts, although we did enjoy taking part in the London to Paris cycle recently.”\nBen: “We’re both very active and love being outdoors – George played rugby professionally for a couple of years and I completed numerous ultra-endurance events whilst serving in the military. Hopefully some of my previous training will come in handy!”\nWhat made the Robert Walters Group the right partner for you?\nBen: “We felt that Robert Walters’ commitment to giving back to local communities was a strong fit with what we’re trying to achieve.\nThe company’s global presence spanning 28 countries was also a good match – we’ve heard that there are many cycling enthusiasts throughout the business and we hope a few of them will be able to cycle along with us when our route passes by their office locations.”\nWhat’s the biggest challenge you think you’ll face on the journey?\nBen: “We’ll be experiencing the world in the rawest ways possible – we’re sourcing everything as we go. It’s going to be a real adjustment to plan our day around finding food and water instead of work or social arrangements.\nThere is, of course, an element of fear about riding into the unknown but I think that fear is also what makes this challenge so exciting. We’ll face tough days, but I imagine the thrill of the adventure, exploring new cultures and knowing that we’re raising vital funds for incredible charities will keep us peddling on.”\nHelp support the Hairy Handlebars journey eastwards by donating here.\nWant to join the adventure? Follow us on Instagram, where we’ll be posting updates on the Hairy Handlebars journey.\nShare this:"}
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{"text": "For K-9s, it’s a game; For we humans, it’s serious\nSometimes you can just tell someone loves their job.\nYou notice little things, like a spring in their step, unabashed affection for the tools of the trade and eagerness to jump right in and get to work.\n….there’s also the impatient whining and the tail wagging to tip you off.\nOne thing was readily apparent meeting the members of Northwest Pennsylvania K-9 Search and Rescue, the dogs on the team love this. In fact, their human partners’ enthusiasm pales beside the passion of the dogs.\nIt’s understandable, the people understand the life-and-death nature of what they do. For, the dogs however, it falls somewhere between work and play.\n“To them. it’s a glorified game of hide and seek,” noted team member Shane Hale. “And they’re so much better at it than we are.”\nGetting that good takes training.\nThe search dogs spend approximately two years in training before they’re field ready and they never really stop practicing. Two years, to a dog, is a dedication of a significant portion of your life.\nThey also start young. While the team won’t turn away older dogs and their human partners, they said it’s best to start training dogs before they reach two years of age.\n“It takes about a year or two to train the dogs and train the people,” founding team member LuAnn Gatte said.\n“More the people,” Hale added.\nDogs must have a Canine Good Citizen certification from the American Kennel Club, an obedience certification. Dogs must be well-socialized with people and other dogs as well, and that’s just the pre-requisites before search training.\nTraining doesn’t stop at two years though, it’s a process that never really ends. The team trains every Sunday for approximately six hours, although they hold human-only skills training sessions. In addition, dogs and their partners train at home on their own for four hours or more per-week.\n“It’s a very time intensive, expensive endeavor,” Gatte said. “But it’s all worth it. we try to be very well rounded in our training to be prepared. We bring in a lot of different presenters.”\nCo-founder Michelle Eaton agreed, “You train and you train and you’re on call 24-7. You take it very seriously.”\nHuman team members are certified in CPR, first aid, National Incident Management System (NIMS) and Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (DCNR) field team and leadership.\nCanine members specialize in one of three types of searches and are International Police Work Dog Association (IPWDA) certified.\nArea searches consist of sending a dog out to find anyone in a given area; trailing searches consist of finding or tracking a particular person by scent; and, human remains detection searches are exactly what the name implies, finding cadavers, and can be done on the water as well.\nThe team is all volunteer, and said people are surprised to find out where they get the highly trained dog members.\nThey find them at home.\n“Our K-9s are trained but when they go home they are our pets,” Eaton said. “The bond between your dog and you isn’t just like a pet. It’s like a partner It’s much deeper than just a pet.”\n“People ask where do they go when they aren’t working,” team member Audrey Cline noted. “They go home with us.”\nThe arrangement is a reflection of where the team recruits from; everywhere.\nHuman members hale from across the region, most are from the Erie and Venango County area or the Titusville area, but Warren County has at least one member in Cline. The humans are all volunteers and come from all walks of life, from emergency services backgrounds to software engineers and educators, and dogs can be of any breed, though most are larger breeds and a high-energy personality is needed. Currently, there are 17 humans and 12 dogs on the team.\n“It’s very diverse backgrounds,” Gatte noted. “Most people coming in have a dog already. You want to do something in the woods. You want to help. You want to get outside.”\n“It’s interesting how all the backgrounds come together,” Cindy Davenport, who joined the team recently, said. “I was really surprised by all the components when I came on board.”\n“Everybody brings something different to it,” Hale agreed. “You have a whole toolbox there.”\nIndividuals interested in being a part of the team can contact the group by e-mail at info@nwpak9sar.org. Interested individuals do not necessarily need to have a dog.\nWhere the dogs come from has also led to some controversy.\n“There was a lot of flack after 9/11 about putting your dogs in harm’s way,” Eaton said. “But they love it. It gives them a job. They come from, in the wild, a pack mentality where everyone has a job. This is their pack.”\n“They’re high-energy dogs,” Cline said. “Without this to do they’d be a terror to live with. This gives them a way to use up some energy.”\nNot only does the job give the dogs a needed outlet, it gives them one they’re good at.\n“A lot of people think, with all the new technology, you can find people easily,” Eaton said. “With a dog you can clear a large area quickly rather than bringing in hundreds of emergency services personnel. It’s a matter of using your resources wisely.”\n“There’s a lot of science on search and rescue,” Gatte noted.\nThe team gets plenty of use.\nThey are dispatched out of the Crawford County 911 center, but provide services throughout a region including Crawford, Erie, Forest, Mercer, Venango and Warren Counties. The team is dispatched between 20 and 30 times per-year, they said.\nThis utilization is a result of a concentrated effort to reach out to local emergency services. Gatte said the group does numerous presentations every year on what they have to offer.\nThey also do outreach to the community in general, including presenting a “Hug-a-Tree” program for children on what to do if you get lost in the woods.\nAll this exposure serves another purpose, tearing down stereotypes.\n“A lot of these breeds are large and those with a reputation of being dangerous,” Eaton said, noting the team includes German shepherds and pit bulls in its ranks. “This teaches people that it’s not the breed, it’s the way you raise them. It gives people exposure. It’s great to show kids… this big scary dog isn’t really scary.”\nFor more information on Northwest Pennsylvania K-9 Search and Rescue, visit."}
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{"text": "How To Satisfy Woman In Bed: Sexual Tips For Men\nFor some men to satisfy women in bed is the hardest thing. These tips will help you become a master in satisfying your women. After you read this article both you and your partner will be in seven heavens.\nBefore I go any further the question arises, why we need a whole topic to discuss this?\nBecause unlike men, women don’t get aroused very easily. But when they get in the mood you are in for a treat. Everyone has different taste but these tips will surely help you get better. Sex isn’t just about you, your partner wants to enjoy it as well.\n1. Communicate\nWhen you and your partner are aroused don’t just go hard and finish fast. Have a sexy conversation. Taking it easy will help your women to get aroused. This will help to satisfy your women in bed. Talk about how you are going to do it, what things you will do to her. This will make the mood sexy and turn her on. Talk dirty and it will become the best time of your life.\n2. Foreplay\nForeplay is probably one of the most important parts of sex. Remember you are not running a sprint. Don’t just rush into it. Hug her, kiss her, and feel her. When you will feel a good connection she will automatically feel a connection. Don’t just rush for having an orgasm, you can have that alone. It’s all about making love and how you make love.\n3. Be A Bit Aggressive\nBy being aggressive I mean use romantic aggression. wait! Don’t bring fifty shades here. Pin her hands above her head or give her hair a light tug whenever she gets up to brush her teeth in the morning. She’ll call in a sick day at work just to be in bed with you.\n4. Kiss, Kiss, Kiss, Kiss, and Kiss\nDon’t limit kissing to just foreplay. Kiss her when you are doing all sorts of things to her. It will keep the mood-lit. It creates an emotional relationship with your partner. Girls like to be loved and kissing is one of the ways to show your love towards them. Kiss her like it’s your last kiss. Your lips are your asset and make sure you use some lip balm. Some mouth freshener will also help. Just don’t eat some garlic before kissing her. That would be gross.\n5. Socks\nWait for what? Socks!\nWell, it is true. These tips are curated according to what science says and science says wear socks while having sex. Science says they help you orgasm.\nTheir reasoning is simple: wearing socks, in addition to keeping you warm, helps the blood vessels in your feet dilate, allowing for improved blood flow. This not only helps you doze off more quickly, but it also facilitates earth-shattering orgasms.\nNext time your significant other want to try something crazy, bust out those socks, and tell her how it works.\n6. Mixture\nDon’t use the same old positions you are used to again and again. Try different positions, try it on the sofa, try it in the bathroom, try it on the floor, try it at the terrace (Make sure no one’s watching (Google Maps)). What I mean to say is mix stuff while you have sex. What happens when you do one stuff, again and again, you get bored. That is the same with sex if you do it the same way every day it will become boring for both.\n7. Role Play\nBy.\n8. Sexual Food,”\n9. What she likes\nDo you know what she likes? Your past girlfriend and your present one might like different things. Two women never love the same thing. The easiest way to please her is to know her pleasure zone. G-spot is not the only place.\nBe specific, she likes it hot or light? Slow or fast?\nYou also need to find out where she doesn’t like being touched. For example, some like it when you pull their hair, while some might find it painful.\n10. Spank her\nWell, we all love that nice-looking booty:) Don’t we.\nIn the end, all I can say is “Various sex techniques are important but they don’t mean much without a deep understanding of what makes your woman turned on.”\nOne Comment\nI have to say that your approach changed my sexual life and I got rid of my performance anxiety. I also highly recommend Eisner Fjord’s “How to satisfy a woman in bed” which contains advice of many women on the perfect love making"}
{"text": "I’ve got to write.\nBut I don’t.\nIt feels like the most important part of who I am.\nBut I do it less than anything else.\nFrankly, I write less than the time I spend on the toilet. And it should be noted that I don’t hang about in there. I write less than the time I spend waiting in dank woods for wounded pheasants to fall from the sky so that my dog can make a fist of retrieving them. I write less than the time I spend in school governor meetings, haranguing the children to practise the piano, or buying plants. I certainly write less than the time I spend posting pictures of hedgerows on Instagram.\nWriting feels like a calling. When I was in the deepest throes of charismatic Christianity I was prophesied over at the front of a conference hall. The prophet said, ‘You are to write out what you see,’ over and over, while I stood with arms outstretched like the angel of the north, groaning, before lying on the floor on my back, my body jolting with involuntary pulses. When I was 13 I started reading Dickens because we didn’t have a television, and wrote a 9-page essay on Great Expectations, which my teacher branded ‘a real tour de force’, in lieu of actually reading it. I wrote the first draft of a novel. It took years. I built my work pattern around it, working 4 weeks and taking the fifth off, celebrating in Jamie’s Italian when I finished the draft, and soliciting the comment, ‘this is a great story and your intelligence is obvious’ from a well-known writer. If you can do a bunch of things, she said, this will be quite brilliant. I didn’t read the rest of her feedback. When I was on a retreat in Scotland I met my friend’s mum in a small house in Bo’ness. ‘So you’re the writer,’ she said, and even though I wasn’t by any evident measure, I thought yes. Yes I am. I joined a cut-throat workshop in Cambridge with ten women and me, critiquing each others’ writing, enduring the monthly butchery, sharing the brimming ambition, chiselling away at the book chapter by chapter.\nAnd then I stopped. We stepped westward – a wildish destiny – to create a new life in the country. We bought a huge Georgian house with hardly any door handles. We decorated, and made a kitchen garden out the back. We bought a dog. I made a resolution to attend the local pub more, which led to more involvement in the community, as a newspaper editor, a school governor, a volunteer at the Parish church. I took the dog to a local pheasant shoot and became a picker up.\nAnd all the while wrote not a word.\nI’m grateful for every nanosecond of every moment with my wife, and boys. For every inch of soggy window pane in the house and every autumn fruiting raspberry in the garden. For being able to work at home. For this genuine, earthy community and the steep, small foothills of Exmoor. I know that there are people everywhere who would love to have this life.\nAnd yet I’m doing nothing to serve my deepest ambition.\nThe prophet said do not write because you can, but because you must.\nI’m not a breakdown kind of guy, even as I hurtle horrifically fast through my forties. But if I was, this would be it. I would set fire to all I have for the lack of the one missing jewel. Leave the ninety-nine sheep behind and leap the dry stone wall.\nAnd yet I haven’t written a thing.\nNo excuse stands up. An old friend remarked, off-hand, ‘you’ve got the desire but not the will’. Which almost made sense, if I could unpick the dualism of the two. It didn’t help, but made more sense than any other diagnosis.\nHow to get will?\nJust do it?\nBecause I must.\nSo on this gloomy September day, with no warmth from the sun but not enough chill to put on the heating, I find myself bored with work, a near-permanent state, staring out of the wet window, and googling life coaches in the area. Over the summer holidays I failed to secure an interview for a corporate job which would have been a big professional leap, with a car and bonus and ridiculous pension, despite spending days on preparatory work and tests for the application. Failure feels horrible inside, but I also know that success would have been the end of any room in my life to pick up the pen again, with longer hours and more travel and stress, to become something that I never wanted to be, except to feed my children.\nMaybe it was a lucky miss.\nMaybe my will has awakened.\nAnd I don’t need a life coach. I had better coaching in a few weekends in my thirties than most people get in their lifetimes. I know what I need.\nI need deadlines.\nI need other people.\nI need to write.\nSo I’m starting this blog. It’s for no one but me. It’s a place to write, absolutely anything. I’m not going to clear time for writing by cancelling other commitments. I’m going to write first, and push the other things out of the way one by one. This blog will be my cuckoo baby, fed up until the other chicks have been forced out of the nest.\nFor deadlines and other people, I need a writing group. The key to overcoming procrastination, of which I am a certified master (procrastinating that is, rather than overcoming), is to identify what the next single action is, and to do it. Instead of life coaches I will google writing groups, and visit a bookshop in Taunton where I believe the owner might know. I will also share this post with some people who will think of all sorts of cleverer ways to proceed than I can.\nIt is time.\nPublish."}
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{"text": "Home Economics looks at the relationship between three adult siblings: one in the 1 percent, one middle-class, and one barely holding on.\nRelated Content:\nwatch Home Economics series on Telepisodes\nPremiere Date: Apr/7/2021\nGenre: Comedy\nGlee\nAwkward.\nHow I Met Your Mother\nModern Family\nThe Goodwin Games\nCastle (2009)\nThe Middle\nNew Girl\nLast Man Standing\nThe Neighbors\nSuburgatory\n2 Broke Girls"}
{"text": "Once again, National Novel Novel Month is off to an impressive start. You knew that November was National Novel Writing Month, didn’t you? As the web site puts it, NaNoWriMo:\n“.: “If you have a million things to do, adding item number 1,000,001 is not such a big deal. When, on the other hand, you have nothing to do, getting out of bed and washing yourself before 2:00 P.M. feels like too much work to even contemplate.”\nWell, regardless, it’s too late for this year. Maybe next, and I am quite serious about trying this in May or so."}
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{"text": "The.\n\"Our current information processing is based on electrons,\" explains Dr. Helmut Schultheiß from the HZDR's Institute of Ion Beam Physics and Materials Research. \"These charged particles flow through the wires, creating electric currents. Yet in the process they collide with atoms and lose energy, which escapes into the crystal lattice in the form of heat. This means that chips get all the warmer, the closer the elements on them are grouped together. Eventually they fail, because the heat cannot be conveyed anymore.\" This is why Schultheiß, head of an Emmy Noether Junior Research Group, pursues a different approach: information transport via spin waves, also known as magnons.\nThe magnetic moment of electrons\nSpin is the term scientists use to describe the angular momentum of electrons revolving around their own axis. It makes the electric particles behave like extremely small magnets. This is why they align in a parallel manner in ferromagnetic materials. \"If one guides a spin in a different direction, this will have an impact also on the neighboring spins,\" Schultheiß explains. \"This creates a spin wave that travels through the solid body. It can be used to transport and process information just like flowing charge carriers.\" However, the electrons themselves do not move in this case. \"They do not collide with anything and therefore generate hardly any heat.\"\nYet in order to prevail in the race for future information processing methods, systems are needed that allow for controlling the propagation of spin waves at the nanolevel. \"So far, approaches to a solution were based either on geometrically predefined conductor paths or on the permanent use of external magnetic fields,\" says Schultheiß, explaining the current state of research. \"In the case of the first solution, the propagation path cannot be changed; however this is necessary for the development of flexible circuits. The second method solves that problem, yet at the price of an enormous increase in power consumption.\"\nControlled propagation path\nThe scientists have successfully developed a new procedure for the targeted steering of spin waves by utilizing basic magnetic characteristics: remanence, that is, the residual magnetism that a solid body retains after the removal of a magnetic field, and the formation of so-called domain walls. \"This term denotes the area in solid bodies where differently aligned magnetic domains meet,\" Schultheiß explains. The HZDR researchers created such a domain wall within a nickel-iron alloy nanostructure in an experiment. They then triggered a spin wave using microwaves. As their tests have shown, the spin waves of a certain frequency got stuck in the domain wall, because the different magnetic domains act as barriers. \"In a sense, one could say that we created a road with a crash barrier along which the spin waves travel in a controlled manner,\" Schultheiß cheerfully describes the result.\nHowever, the Dresden physicists were able to celebrate yet another success. They manipulated the course of the domain wall by way of small external magnetic fields of far below one millitesla, about one hundred times weaker than a commercial horseshoe magnet. In doing so, they likewise manipulated the propagation of the spin waves. \"This could be the basis for a design of reconfigurable nanocircuits that uses magnons,\" Schultheiß says, sizing up the options. Even so, the researcher thinks that several years are likely to pass before application. \"We are still in the basic research phase. However, our results reveal that we are onto a good thing.\"\n###\nPublication:\nK. Wagner, A. Kákay, K. Schultheiss, A. Henschke, T. Sebastian, H. Schultheiss, „Magnetic domain walls as reconfigurable spin-wave nanochannels\", Nature Nanotechnology, 2016 (DOI: 10.1038/nnano.2015.339)\nFurther information:\nDr. Helmut Schultheiß\nInstitute of Ion Beam Physics and Materials Research at HZDR\nPhone +49 351 260-3243\nMail: h.schultheiss:\n- How can energy and resources be used efficiently, safely, and sustainably?\n- How can malignant tumors be visualized and characterized more precisely and treated effectively?\n-."}
{"text": "There 2 judgement for $8500 and $9000 so they file on 07 and 06. Should I paid it off? Or just wait for 7 year? But I need the mortgage what the best idea for me to go? I did some research online people saying 7 year it will removed for my credit report but some say it will continue on your report for 20 year. What really the best advise for me?\nDebt Collection Attorney\nContact The Creditors And See If You Can Negotiate. Think About What This Says To A Bank About You. You Defaulted On $17,500 To Prior Creditors And You Are Asking TheM To Take A Risk On You FOr A Good Deal More Than That. Judgments Are Usually Good For 10 To Twenty Years And They Can be Renewed So They Can Be On Your Credit Report For A Very Long Time If Not Taken Care Of. Good Luck..\n2 lawyers agree\nLawsuit / Dispute Attorney\nThis is a judgment call (no pun intended). If there are judgments on your record, sounds like the creditor filed the judgments with the appropriate county court (Kings Co. in your case). Only time will get those county filings off your credit history. As to the judgments themselves, as the prior attorney's answer pointed out, judgments can be renewed and therefore would be reported on your credit history again for at least another seven years after renewal.\nIf you contact the creditors and work out payment agreements, as part of the deal the creditor would have to give you satisfaction of judgments and you would have to insist that the creditors' individual debt reports to the credit agencies show that the debts were paid in full. At least then you could explain to the mortgage banks that you satisfied the judgments.\nThen again, the mortgage bank may not like the fact that you allowed judgments to be entered against you or that you paid off the judgments for less than the full amounts. There is no perfect solution but I highly recommend that you contact a consumer credit attorney to find the best solution for your situation if getting a mortgage now is important to you.\nDebt Settlement Attorney\nIf they show up on your credit report, they will fall off in 7 years. But in New York State, money judgments are enfoceable for 20 years. And they become liens on real property you own or acquire. So they can still affect you. Be careful about buying real property in the County where the judgments were filed!\nIf these are judgment you had no recollection of, you may want to see if you can get them vacated. A good consumer lawyer - and there are several in the City- can guide you. But do yourself a favor and get copies of the court file at teh Clerk's Office.\n- or -"}
{"text": "Home > Arts & Humanities > Writing > Writing at Helium\nResults so far:\nAgree\nCreated on: October 10, 2007 Last Updated: February 27, 2011\nA debate is a formal presentation of both sides of a controversial subject. Opposing sides of the issue under discussion offer reasons why they are \"for\" or \"against\" the argument. Helium has many debate articles passing through the rating system.\nWhen it is time to rate Helium articles written to a debate, what is the criteria for determining who the rating judges will be? Some believe the articles should be rated by those who concur, while others insist the disputing segment of raters will give a more objective opinion. Yet another point of view believes both sides should rate randomly.\nAs Helium writers, we have a twofold role; to present well written, informative articles to the public and to rate the work of our peers. In the capacity of rater, it is your job to decide which article more accurately fulfills Helium writing standards. You are in a better position to focus on your mission if you rate debate articles on the side you agree with, in order to insure you have no emotional investment and the best written articles rise to the top.\nIn a perfect world, the debate articles could be presented for rating randomly, and those \"for\" and \"against\" would have equal opportunity to rate all articles. Human nature, however, is not conducive to \"perfect world\" behavior and in some cases negativity, tunnel vision and closed minds could skew the ratings. Taking all these factors and possibilities into consideration, Helium has devised its own \"foolproof\" method of rating.\nDebate articles have two distinct opportunities to rise in the rating ranks. The \"for\" and \"against\" articles are presented separately for judging, so articles on the same side are only competing with like opinions, thus allowing the rater to focus on the priority of choosing the better written work. This method takes negative emotion and prejudice out of the equation, as much as is humanly possible. If an article is well presented and adheres to Helium standards, it has equal opportunity in the rating pool.\nThose on the opposing side of a debate could potentially be tainted by their own strong feelings and opinions and, perhaps, be unable to judge the writing objectively. Because the majority of raters have integrity and intelligence, this would not often be the case, but it could occur frequently enough to skew the results.\nIn order to come up with a conclusive decision in this discussion about debate articles and how they should be rated, it is necessary to examine the rating system itself.\nRaters on Helium have the task of choosing between two presented articles to determine which is best. There is a set of guidelines to follow when considering the superiority of one article over another. The general rules for rating all articles, including debates, are as follows:\n* Consider the relevance of the article to the title\n* Check for accurate spelling, punctuation and grammar\n* Is the information provided accurate and thorough\n* Does the writer stay on topic\n* Is the article formatted for easy readability\n* Does the article meet Helium word count criteria\nDebate articles have additonal criteria to meet:\n* How well does the writer know his subject\n* Does the writer present a clear cut position\n* Is the presentation logical and reasonable with no emotional rants\n* Is there respect for the opposition, and absence of negative comments\n* Does the writer focus on his argument without veering off on tangents\n* Does the article have an assertive conclusion\nIn most cases the rating system works efficiently. It is not difficult, following the above listed guidelines, to choose the superior article.\nThe additonal guidelines for debate articles, being followed meticulously by those in the best position to judge, i.e. the same side of the argument, will garner the same efficient rating results.\nViewing this discussion about rating debate articles from all perspectives, one must conclude, without qualification or reservation, that having the \"same side\" individuals rate articles aligning with their own opinions insures the greatest possibility of voting being based solely on the quality of the article.\nLearn more about this author, Carol Gioia.\nDisagree\nCreated on: October 11, 2007 Last Updated: February 12, 2011\nThe question here at Helium is whether the debate articles should be rated by those who agree with the premise articulated in the article or those who don't. Currently those who agree rate them. Perhaps it shouldn't matter and anyone should be able to rate articles on either side, although only against each other. However, it is probable that this would make rankings within debate topics extremely volatile. But does that really matter?\nHelium is the website where knowledge rather than emotion is meant to rule. On this basis it is my contention that articles proclaiming for one side of a debate should be judged by those writers who favor the other side, if it has to be one or the other. This may appear on first view to be counter-productive, won't those who feel the other way deliberately rate articles they feel persuasive lower than those they don't, if not consciously then subconsciously? Well, that depends on the integrity of the Helium community; personally I believe that Helium members will rate articles on the side they disagree with on the basis of their quality, where those that agree might be more inclined to favor those that detail their own attitudes.\nHelium asks us to decide our opinion on debate topics possibly before reading any of the arguments submitted by either side. We are then only allowed to rate articles on the side we have either voted or written for. How can this facilitate rational discussion or reasoned debate?\nWhen I was at school I was captain of my form's debating team. We lost our first debate, but never lost another. This was in large part because I was able to think outside the box, I came up with arguments on the issue being debated that the opposition had not thought of, and therefore had no answer to.\nI apply this same principle here at Helium, or I did, I rarely write to debate topics any more because, basically, my approach does not do well. I feel perfectly justified in believing that this is because the articles are rated by those on that side of the debate. The accepted, common arguments in favor of that side of the debate are rated up, because they conform with the prejudices of those rating, sometimes consciously but even subconsciously in those who believe they are trying to rate unbiasedly.\nBy only being presented with articles to rate on the side that we emotively agree with, are we not in danger of, whether intentionally or not, promoting those that appeal to us emotionally. Does this not minimize our thoughts on and regard for the rational arguments pertaining to the issue in question?\nIf we are instead asked to rate the articles written favoring the other side, will we not be forced by our own integrity to consider the arguments presented? Diatribes, appealing to the emotional aspect of supporters will then be rejected, voted low by the raters! Articles that offer a clear and rational perspective will float to the top, allowing non-aligned readers to compare rational arguments on the topic and form an educated opinion.\nSomeone who agrees is more likely to rate highly the article that caters to their emotions rather than one that presents a rational argument. Someone who doesn't agree, when given the choice of a reasoned article or an emotional one is far more likely to rate the reasoned higher, ESPECIALLY if they are emotionally engaged in the opposite point of view.\nI admit to some self-interest here. After discussion through a thread on the community boards, I initiated this debate because one of my articles for a debate was ranked towards the bottom, and on the present rating system this is totally understandable. I don't support the side I have taken for what would be considered the standard reasons. I support it for logical reasons that have been buried under the emotional arguments abounding on both sides. My arguments do not appeal to those emotionally engaged on the side I have written for and thus rank low. As logical arguments however, there is some chance that they might reach through the emotional prejudice of those on the other side to change their opinion. It would be nice to be given that opportunity.\nI would think that where knowledge rules, it would be preferred to have the reasoned arguments rating higher than the emotive ones.\nI would propose that by having the \"opposition\" do the rating, quality, reasoned articles are more likely to reach the top ranks. Not only that, but once people know that this will be the case, they will have to try harder at rationalizing their own opinions and arguments for their articles. Instead of just feeling about a topic, they will have to think about it as well, perhaps helping their own personal development. In addition, it will mean that raters will be reading the opposite view, thus allowing them to also broaden their perspectives.\nLearn more about this author, Perry McCarney."}
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{"text": "Figures\nAbstract\nTri-methylated H3 lysine 4 (H3K4me3) is associated with transcriptionally active genes, but its function in the transcription process is still unclear. Point mutations in the catalytic domain of ATX1 (ARABIDOPSIS TRITHORAX1), a H3K4 methyltransferase, and RNAi knockdowns of subunits of the AtCOMPASS–like (Arabidopsis Complex Proteins Associated with Set) were used to address this question. We demonstrate that both ATX1 and AtCOMPASS–like are required for high level accumulation of TBP (TATA-binding protein) and Pol II at promoters and that this requirement is independent of the catalytic histone modifying activity. However, the catalytic function is critically required for transcription as H3K4me3 levels determine the efficiency of transcription elongation. The roles of H3K4me3, ATX1, and AtCOMPASS–like may be of a general relevance for transcription of Trithorax-activated eukaryotic genes.\nAuthor Summary\nWe provide a definitive answer to the question regarding the role of histone H3 lysine 4 tri-methylation marks in the transcription of two ATX1-regulated genes. Despite the proven correlation between the gene transcriptional activity and the level of H3K4me3 modification on the nucleosomes, whether H3K4me3 contributes to, or simply “registers,” active transcription has remained unclear. Another broader-relevance question is whether histone-modifying proteins are required for recruitment of the general transcription machinery, thus playing roles beyond their catalytic activity. Using a combination of gene deletion and specific point mutation analyses, we untangle overlapping effects and reveal that H3K4me3 is not required for TBP/Pol II recruitment to promoters but is critical as an activating mark for transcription elongation. The existing hitherto ambiguity about the role of H3K4me3 as an activating mark has been largely due to the unknown duality of the ATX1/AtCOMPASS functions: facilitating PIC assembly and producing H3K4me3 as an activating mark for transcription elongation.\nCitation: Ding Y, Ndamukong I, Xu Z, Lapko H, Fromm M, Avramova Z (2012) ATX1-Generated H3K4me3 Is Required for Efficient Elongation of Transcription, Not Initiation, at ATX1-Regulated Genes. PLoS Genet 8(12): e1003111. doi:10.1371/journal.pgen.1003111\nEditor: Gregory P. Copenhaver, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, United States of America\nReceived: August 13, 2012; Accepted: October 8, 2012; Published: December 20, 2012\nCopyright: © 2012 Ding et al. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.\nFunding: This work was partially supported by UNL grant award 21-6234-0810 to MF and ZA and by NSF award MCB-1121898 to ZA and MF. The funders had no role in study design, data collection and analysis, decision to publish, or preparation of the manuscript.\nCompeting interests: The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.\nIntroduction\nThe H3K4me3 mark is generally associated with transcriptionally active genes [1]–[3]. Its genome-wide distribution in yeast, animal, and plant genomes displays remarkably conserved, predominantly gene-associated, patterns with a strong bias towards the 5′-ends of transcribed genes [4]–[7]. Despite the demonstrated ability of chromatin remodeling/modifying and mRNA processing proteins to bind the H3K4me3 modification, the actual contribution of H3K4me3 to transcription is still unclear [8], [9].\nThe eukaryotic histone methyltransferases responsible for the H3K4me3 mark have diverged both evolutionarily and functionally into two families [10]. The TRITHORAX (TRX) family including Drosophila trithorax (Trx), mammalian MLL1-4, and Arabidopsis ATX 1-2 segregate into a phylogenetic subgroup that is distinct from the SET family containing yeast Set1 and its orthologs in other species [11]. SET family members operate more globally across the genome while the TRX family members are more gene-specific. In yeast, Set1is the sole methyltransferase establishing the genome-wide mono-, di-, and tri-methyl H3K4 marks, while MLL1 tri-methylates less than 5% of human genes [12], [13]. Like MLL1, ATX1 tri-methylates H3K4 at specific genes, but is not responsible for overall nucleosome modifications in Arabidopsis [14].\nThe mechanism of ATX1-dependent gene regulation in Arabidopsis involves features that are both similar and different from yeast Set1 and mammalian MLL models. A distinguishing feature of ATX1-dependent gene regulation is that ATX1 has dual roles upstream and downstream of the transcription start sites (TSS) of regulated genes [15]. At promoters ATX1 is found in a complex with TBP and Pol II affecting the formation/stability of the transcription preinitiation complex (PIC). The second role is within the transcribed region where ATX1 establishes a peak of H3K4me3 modified nucleosomes about 300 bp downstream of the TSS. ATX1's recruitment and ability to tri-methylate nucleosomes in this region requires the activated form of Pol II (phosphorylated at its carboxyl terminal domain (CTD) repeat at serine 5 (Ser5P) [15]. ATX1 binds directly to Ser5P Pol II, an interaction different from the Paf (Polymerase associated factor)-mediated binding of Set1/COMPASS to Ser5P Pol II in yeast [16].\nBoth SET and TRX family proteins (including the human, Drosophila, and Arabidopsis counterparts) operate within specific complexes, called COMPASS or COMPASS-LIKE, respectively. Both types of complexes share three conserved subunits, WDR5- ASH2L- RbBp5 that are critical for methyltransferase activity of the respective SET or TRX catalytic subunit [17]–[20]. The structural organization and the mechanism by which these three subunits stimulate the enzyme activity and H3K4me3 accumulation have been actively pursued and a significant amount of data for the biochemical and molecular mechanisms is available [21]–[23].\nAlthough it has been well established that knockdown or deletion of a COMPASS or COMPASS-like subunit results in reduced mRNA and H3K4me3 levels of specific genes [17]–[20], how the specific stages of transcription are affected by this deficiency is less understood. Recently, the Drosophila Set1 (dSet1) was shown to be required for efficient release of Pol II into transcription elongation from the heat shock 70 (hsp70) gene [24]. However, the roles of the TRX (MLL or ATX1) type COMPASS-like complexes in the transcription process have not been fully elucidated. Due to the structural and functional differences between the SET and the TRX family members [11], as well as differences in the protein composition and the interaction between the respective subunits of the COMPASS or COMPASS-like complexes [9], it is expected that the complexes supporting the activity of Set1 (including the human and Drosophila homologs) and those for TRX (MLL/ATX1) have functionally diversified as well.\nHere, we study the roles of the Arabidopsis ATX1/COMPASS-like during the specific stages of transcription of two ATX1-regulated genes, WRKY70 (AT3G56400, encoding a member of the WRKY family of transcription factors) and LTP7 (AT2G15050, encoding a lipid transfer protein from an antimicrobial peptide family) [25]. ATX1 establishes the H3K4me3 marks at the 5′-end nucleosomes of these genes and is required for their optimal expression in leaves under regular homeostatic conditions [14]. Earlier, it has been reported that ATX1/AtCOMPASS–like affects transcript levels from the developmentally regulated FLC gene [20], [26]. However, how specific stages of transcription are affected has not been elucidated.\nTo distinguish the discrete transcription stages dependent on H3K4me3 levels from effects caused by the structural disruption of ATX1/AtCOMPASS–like, we used a combination of RNAi-mediated knockdowns of AtCOMPASS–like subunits and specific point mutations to inactivate the catalytic domain of ATX1. We demonstrate that ATX1, AtCOMPASS–like, and H3K4me3 have distinct effects on PIC formation and the transition to transcription elongation. ATX1 and AtCOMPASS–like are required for efficient PIC formation. In contrast to the MLL1-regulated gene model [27], the ATX1-generated H3K4me3 mark is not required for TBP recruitment during transcription initiation, but is critical for activating transcription elongation.\nResults\nAtCOMPASS–like regulates H3K4me3 and transcript levels of two ATX1-dependent genes\nTwo Arabidopsis proteins, AtWDR5a and AtWDR5b, are related to WDR5 but only AtWDR5a can form a complex with the other AtCOMPASS–like subunits [20]. We refer to AtWDR5a as AtWDR5 from here on. To analyze the function of the three core AtCOMPASS–like subunits, we generated plants expressing AtWDR5-RNAi, AtASH2-RNAi or AtRbBp5-RNAi constructs. Knockdown lines produced less transcripts from the respective subunit genes, confirming efficient knockdown of their target mRNAs (Figure S1A). The AtWDR5-RNAi, AtASH2-RNAi and AtRbBp5-RNAi knockdown lines displayed early flowering phenotypes similar to the atx1 phenotype, supporting their function in a shared complex (Figure S1B; [20]). Lower expression of any of the AtCOMPASS–like subunits in the respective AtWDR5, AtASH2, or AtRbBp5 RNAi knockdown lines resulted in significantly reduced H3K4me3 levels at the 5′-ends of the WRKY70 and LTP7 genes known to be direct targets of ATX1 (Figure 1A). The WRKY70 and LTP7 genes also produced significantly reduced transcript levels in these knockdown lines (Figure 1B). We conclude that each of the three core AtCOMPASS–like subunits (AtWDR5, AtASH2, and AtRbBp5) must be present for the wild type H3K4me3 and transcript levels from the ATX1-regulated WRKY70 and LTP7 genes.\nA) Relative H3K4me3 levels at WRKY70 and LTP7 in control wild type plants transformed with the empty vector (Con), in AtWRD5-RNAi (wR1, wR2) lines (top panels), AtASH2-RNAi (aR7, aR16) lines (middle panels), and AtRbBp5a-RNAi (rbR11, rbR14) lines (bottom panels) as measured by ChIP-PCR with HK4me3-specific antibodies. For characterization of the RNAi lines see SF 1A, B). Specific primers used for each gene are at the 5′-end, at the peak of H3K4me3 accumulation (Region 2, as indicated in Figure 2A). Background levels for immunoprecipitated samples with IgG as a control in all genetic backgrounds were <0.001 of the input levels (not shown). ACT 7 is used as an internal control; B) Relative transcript levels produced by the genes in the RNAi knockdown lines described above. Each experiment was repeated at least three times. Each bar is standard errors of the mean (±SEMs, n = 3).\nRecruitment and distribution patterns of AtCOMPASS–like at ATX1-regulated genes\nThe presence and the distribution patterns of AtWDR5 at the two ATX1-regulated genes were determined by ChIP analysis with antiWDR5 antibodies. AtWDR5 was found at the promoters and at the transcription start sites (TSS) regions of WRKY70 and LTP7 (Figure 2A, 2B). AtWDR5 accumulation peaked at the 5′-ends, then gradually tapered off downstream, in a profile similar to that of ATX1 (Figure 2C middle row) and H3K4me3 (Figure 2C, bottom row). The overlapping distribution patterns of ATX1 and AtWDR5 are consistent with a function in a shared complex. In addition, ATX1 and AtWDR5 interact directly in the yeast two-hybrid (Y2-H) binding system (Figure S2C; also shown in [20]) and a TAP-tagged AtWDR5 fusion protein used as bait in a pull-down assay successfully recovered ATX1 from total cellular protein extracts (for more details see Methods and Figure S2A).\nA) Schematic diagram of the ATX1-regulated WRKY70 and LTP7 genes as well as the ATX1-independent ACT7 gene. The 5′ or 3′ untranslated regions are shown as open boxes, the exons as black boxes, and the introns as thin black lines. Numbers below show the locations of the regions analyzed by ChIP-PCR; B) Distribution and amounts of AtWDR5 determined by ChIP-PCR with antibodies against WDR5 in WS (blue columns) and atx1 (red columns) backgrounds; C) ChIP-PCR of WDR5, ATX1, and H3K4me3 in WS and AtWDR5 knockdown lines (wR1,wR2). Numbers on the X-axis show amplified regions as indicated in A. ChIP-PCR values with IgG in all genetic backgrounds were <0.001 of the input levels (not shown). Each experiment was repeated at least three times. Each bar is standard errors of the mean (±SEMs, n = 3).\nThe ATX1-AtWDR5 interaction was mapped further by Y2-H analysis and in pull down assays (Figure S2C, S2D; see Text S1). Detailed analysis of retained fragments (Figure S2A) by mass spectroscopy (Figure S3A–S3C) confirmed the ATX1 domain necessary and sufficient to bind to AtWDR5 was located immediately upstream of the SET domain (Figure S2B–S2D) and was similar (Figure S3D) to the Win (WDR5-interacting) peptide of MLL1 [21], [22]. This result is important as it indicates that ATX1 in Arabidopsis interacts with AtWDR5 through a conserved domain similar to the MLL1-WDR5 interaction in mammalian cells [28], [29].\nNext, we determined whether ATX1 recruits AtCOMPASS–like (via AtWDR5) to the target genes or whether the presence of AtWDR5 was needed for recruiting ATX1. The AtWDR5 levels at the WRKY70 and LTP7 genes in atx1 mutant and wild type backgrounds, determined by ChIP-PCR with antiWDR5 antibodies, were strongly diminished in atx1 relative to the wild type background (Figure 2B). The results indicated ATX1 was required for wild type level occupancy of AtWDR5 at these genes. Thereby, AtWDR5 occupancy is dependent on ATX1 presence at the ATX1-regulated genes and, most likely, ATX1 helps recruit AtCOMPASS–like via binding to AtWDR5.\nTo determine whether ATX1 presence at the ATX1-regulated genes can occur independently of AtCOMPASS–like, we analyzed ATX1 levels by ChIP-PCR with antiATX1 antibodies in plants depleted for AtWDR5. First, we confirmed that in the AtWDR5-RNAi knockdown lines (Figure S1A) the amounts of AtWDR5 protein at the target gene loci was strongly reduced (Figure 2C, top row). We found that the amounts of ATX1 bound at the target genes in these AtWDR5-depleted lines were similar to their levels in the wild type (Figure 2C, middle row). We conclude that recruitment of AtWDR5 requires ATX1 but the converse is not true: ATX1 occupancy does not depend on AtWDR5.\nInterestingly, the amount of ATX1 at the 5′-end regions of the target genes was slightly lower in AtASH2-RNAi lines (Figure S4), possibly suggesting an indirect effect of AtASH2, as AtASH2 does not directly interact with ATX1 (Figure S2C). Likewise, MLL1 does not bind Ash2L directly, but Ash2L is required for maintaining the integrity of the complex at the HOX loci [30].\nAtCOMPASS–like regulates transcription rates\nTo determine whether the reduced transcript levels at the two target genes in the RNAi knockdown lines (Figure 1B) were due to defects in transcription or resulted from post-transcriptional events, we measured their rates of transcription. Nuclear run-on assays indicated that in the AtWDR5-RNAi and AtASH2-RNAi knockdown lines the WRKY70 and LTP7 genes were transcribed at much lower rates than in wild type (Figure 3). The reduction in the transcription rates is large enough to indicate that a reduced rate of transcription is the primary defect causing lower WRKY70 and LTP7 transcript levels in the AtWDR5-RNAi and AtASH2-RNAi knockdown lines.\nTranscription rates of the ATX1-regulated genes determined by nuclear run on assays in empty vector (Con), RNAi knockdown plants deficient for AtWDR5 (wR1 and wR2) or AtAsh2 (a2R7 and a2R16). Each experiment was repeated at least three times. Each bar is standard errors of the mean (±SEMs, n = 3).\nRoles of AtCOMPASS–like at promoters during initiation of transcription\nTo gain insights into the role of AtCOMPASS–like in specific stages of transcription, we examined a possible role at the promoters by measuring TBP accumulation in the RNAi knockdown lines. Decreased AtWDR5 or AtASH2 mRNA levels correlated with ∼50% decrease in TBP levels (Figure 4A) suggesting an involvement of AtCOMPASS–like in TBP/PIC assembly.\nA) Relative TBP levels at the promoters of the WRKY70 and LTP7 genes in empty vector control (Con) plants, in AtWRD5-RNAi (wR1, wR2) lines (top panel) and the AtASH2-RNAi (a2R7, a2R16) lines (bottom panel). ACT 7 is used as an internal control; B–C) total Pol II and Ser5P distribution profiles along the genes in control (Con) and RNAi knockdown genotypes as specified above. Amplified regions are numbered as indicated in Figure 2A. ChIP-PCR values with IgG in all genetic backgrounds were <0.001 of the input levels (not shown). Each experiment was repeated at least three times. Each bar is standard errors of the mean (±SEMs, n = 3).\nReduced TBP levels were likely to be associated with reduced Pol II recruitment. Therefore, we examined the occupancy of total Pol II at the analyzed genes. Total Pol II levels in AtWDR5-RNAi or AtASH2-RNAi knockdown lines were measured by ChIP with antibodies that do not discriminate between the non-phosphorylated and phosphorylated forms of Pol II (Figure 4B). Total Pol II accumulation at the 5′-ends of the three genes ranged from 64%–81% of wild type levels (Table 1).\nNext, we measured the amount of Pol II phosphorylated at serine 5 of the CTD repeat (Ser5P Pol II) as this modification marks the transition of Pol II from the promoter (promoter clearance) to the sites of transcription initiation [31]–[33]. Ser5P Pol II levels near the TSSs of the genes in the AtWDR5-RNAi or AtASH2-RNAi lines were 75%–85% of wild type levels (Figure 4C, Table 1) indicating that Pol II accumulation at the TSSs was affected less strongly than the TBP/Pol II levels at the promoters. The strong reductions in the genes' transcript levels and transcription rates in the RNAi lines (Figure 4B), and the presence of relatively high total Pol II and/or Ser5P Pol II at the promoters and the 5′-ends of the genes (Figure 4B, 4C) suggested that disruption of AtCOMPASS–like also affected transcription downstream of these stages of transcription.\nRole of AtCOMPASS–like in transcription elongation\nThe amounts of total Pol II towards the genes' 3′-ends were measured to determine if transcription elongation was impaired. The total Pol II levels at the 3′-ends of the WRKY70 and LTP7 genes were strongly decreased in the RNAi lines (48%–55% of wild type levels, Figure 4B; Table 1). The differences between lower Pol II amounts at the 3(-ends and higher amounts at the 5(-ends were significant: (p-value(0.05 for WRKY70 and LTP7). Less Pol II at the genes' 3(-ends suggested impaired transcription elongation.\nThe distribution of Ser2P Pol II, which marks the transition of Pol II to the elongation phase [17], [32], [34], [35], was analyzed next. In the wild type background the Ser2P Pol II distribution increased towards the 3(-ends of the genes (Figure 5). In the AtWDR5-RNAi or AtASH2-RNAi knockdown lines, however, the Ser2P Pol II occupancy was considerably reduced (Figure 5). Importantly, the differences between the lower amounts of Pol II Ser2P at the 3′ ends and the higher amounts of Pol II Ser5P at the 5′ ends were significant (p-values<0.01, Table 1). We conclude that disruption of AtCOMPASS–like affected the transition from transcription initiation to transcription elongation.\nDistribution of Ser2P Pol II along the three genes in empty vector control (Con), AtWRD5-RNAi (wR1, wR2) and AtASH2-RNAi (aR7 and aR16) lines. ChIP-PCR values with IgG in all genetic backgrounds were <0.001 of the input levels (not shown). Each experiment was repeated at least three times. Each bar is standard errors of the mean (±SEMs, n = 3).\nCollectively, the results indicate that AtCOMPASS–like plays a role at the promoters (lower TBP and Pol II levels in RNAi lines), has a lesser effect on the Ser5P Pol II levels during the promoter clearance and transcription initiation, but is critically required for productive transcription elongation at the ATX-regulated genes.\nCatalytically inactive ATX1-set does not complement the atx1 phenotype\nThe use of an ATX1 T-DNA insertion mutant (atx1) or RNAi lines for depleting individual subunits of ATX1/AtCOMPASS–like decreases the amounts of both the intact complex and of H3K4me3, making it impossible to elucidate which of these alterations were affecting transcription. To distinguish the effects caused by changes in the structure of the ATX1/AtCOMPASS–like complex from effects caused by diminished H3K4me3 levels, we constructed an ATX1 mutant transgene, ATX1-set, containing point mutations expected to inactivate its catalytic methyltransferase domain while maintaining its structural integrity. This catalytically inactive ATX1-set gene contains 5 tyrosine to alanine mutations at positions that are evolutionarily conserved in ATX1 and MLL1 (see Methods). One of the conserved tyrosines (ATX1 Y1015) is known to be essential for the methyltransferase activity of the SET domain of human SET7/9 [36]. Expression of the HA-tagged ATX1-set protein in transgenic atx1::ATX1-set lines was verified by immunoblot analysis (Figure S5A). The failure of ATX1-set to rescue the early-flowering phenotype of atx1 (Figure S5B) supports a deficiency in ATX1 function in the atx1::ATX1-set lines.\nAnalyses of the transcriptional responses of ATX1-regulated genes in atx1 plants expressing the ATX1-set transgene (atx1::ATX1-set) indicated the WRKY 70 and LTP7 transcripts were not restored to their wild type levels (Figure 6A). The reduced WRKY 70 and LTP7 transcription was due to the mutations in the catalytic domain and not the HA tag fusion protein structure as complementation of atx1 with a HA-tagged version of wild type ATX1 restored the expression of these genes (Figure S5C). Complemented atx1 plants also displayed the wild type flowering phenotype (Figure S5B) supporting the conclusion that the effects observed in the atx1::ATX1-set lines were caused by the deficient catalytic activity of ATX1-set.\nA) Transcript levels of WRKY70 and LTP7 genes in wild type (WS), two different atx1:: ATX1-set mutants (setm1 and setm2, respectively; see SF 1), and atx1 backgrounds; B) The amount of HA-tagged ATX1-set in the atx1 background at the ATX1-regulated genes as determined by ChIP-PCR with antiHA antibody. Wild type (WS) was used as the non-specific control for the antiHA preciptiation as it lacks HA-tagged ATX1; C) Levels of H3K4me3 at the genes in wild type and the mutant backgrounds. Numbers on the x-coordinate represent regions along the gene sequences as indicated in Figure 2A, where specific primers were used in the ChIP-PCR assay. ChIP-PCR values with IgG in all genetic backgrounds were <0.001 of the input levels (not shown). Each experiment was repeated at least three times. Each bar is standard errors of the mean (±SEMs, n = 3).\nOne possible mechanism for the lower WRKY 70 and LTP7 transcription in the atx1::ATX1-set background could be the inability of ATX1-set to be recruited to its targets. ChIP assays with antiHA antibodies indicated the ATX1-set protein was located at the WRKY 70 and LTP7 genes (Figure 6B). However, despite the ATX1-set recruitment and accumulation at its targets, H3K4me3 levels were significantly lower than in wild type and comparable to the levels in atx1 mutants (Figure 6C). We conclude that, although ATX1-set was present at the 5′-ends of its gene targets, the ATX1-set histone modifying activity was strongly decreased or absent. The next question, then, was whether ATX1-set could still recruit AtWDR5.\nChIP assays with antiWDR5 antibodies indicated that both the amounts and the distribution patterns of AtWDR5 were similar to those in wild type and significantly higher than in an atx1 background (Figure 7A). The results indicated the ATX1-set protein maintained its structural integrity and ability to interact with the AtCOMPASS–like complex at its target genes. These results justify the use of the atx1::ATX1-set plants to assess how diminished H3K4me3 levels affected transcription without apparent changes in the other functions of the ATX1-set/AtCOMPASS–like complex.\nA) Occupancy by AtWDR5 at the promoters (region 1) and downstream regions; B) Distribution of Ser2P along the genes; C) Levels of TBP recruited to the promoters and D) of Ser5P Pol II at the promoters of the two genes in the different backgrounds. ChIP-PCR values with IgG in all genetic backgrounds were <0.001 of the input levels (not shown). Amplified regions are as indicated in Figure 2A). Each experiment was repeated at least three times. Each bar is standard errors of the mean (±SEMs, n = 3).\nThe role of H3K4me3 in transcription initiation and/or elongation\nThe diminished transcript and H3K4me3 levels at the WRKY70 and LTP7 genes in the atx1::ATX1-set background (Figure 6C) indicate this histone modification is a major factor responsible for the decreased transcript levels from these genes (Figure 6A). Next, we analyzed the effects of the diminished amounts of H3K4me3 in atx1::ATX1-set plants upon the levels of the elongating Ser2P Pol II. We found that the levels of Ser2P Pol II were low and comparable to the levels in the atx1 background (Figure 7B), indicating overall transcription was diminished.\nWhether the diminished H3K4me3 levels affected TBP recruitment to the promoters was analyzed in atx1::ATX1-set plants. TBP accumulated at the promoters to levels similar to wild type and much higher than in the atx1 background (Figure 7C). Accumulation of Pol II in its initiation-activated form (Ser5P) at the WRKY70 and LTP7 promoters was nearly at wild type levels in atx1::ATX1-set and again at higher levels than in atx1 (Figure 7D). The most important consequences of this result are that the absence of ATX1-generated H3K4me3 marks did not markedly interfere with the assembly of the basal transcriptional machinery and, that the primary defect in transcription was in the attenuated levels of Pol II Ser2P levels at the genes 3′ ends (Figure 7B).\nSummarily, despite ‘normal’ recruitment of TBP, ATX1 and AtCOMPASS–like to the 5′-ends of the genes, the rates of transcription elongation were diminished when H3K4me3 levels were low, providing compelling evidence that H3K4me3 is an activating mark for elongation at ATX1/AtCOMPASS–like regulated genes.\nDiscussion\nA large body of published work has demonstrated that expressed genes have higher levels of tri-methylated H3K4 residues on their nucleosomes than non-expressed genes [12], [14], [37]–[39]. Although deficiencies in H3K4me3 via knockdown of COMPASS subunits result in reduced levels of mRNA production [17]–[20], the mechanisms by which H3K4me3 affects transcription are still emerging [8], [9]. Revealing a causative link between H3K4me3 and transcription has been particularly challenging, as histone methyltransferases are multidomain proteins that function within large protein complexes. Consequently, interpretation of results based on knockdown mutations may be misleading as the effects could result from disruption of the multiple functions of the protein and complexes involved. For example, mutating ATX1 affects the assembly or stability of TBP/PIC as well as H3K4 methylation at downstream nucleosomes [15]. These observations underscore the need for specific mutations that affect only one function while maintaining the structural integrity of the protein of interest.\nAtCOMPASS–like has dual roles in transcription\nIn addition to reported similarities of AtCOMPASS–like [20] with the extensively studied COMPASS/COMPASS-like complexes in animals and yeast, we establish a role for AtCOMPASS–like in transcription that has not been reported for yeast, fly or mammalian complexes. We demonstrate that AtCOMPASS–like, as shown earlier for ATX1 [15], has dual roles in transcription initiation and H3K4 tri-methylation. Specifically, AtCOMPASS–like is recruited to promoters by ATX1 (Figure 2B) and plays a role in TBP/PIC assembly and/or stability. Reduced amounts of AtWDR5 or AtASH2 caused ∼50% decreases in TBP levels at the promoters (Figure 4A), attenuated transcription, and reduced Pol II levels on the transcribed genes (Table 1). These results link the AtCOMPASS–like complex with the basal transcriptional machinery. In these studies, as in all studies reported for other systems, we have used RNAi to deplete subunits of AtCOMPASS–like. As a consequence, it was not possible to separate the effects of structurally disrupting AtCOMPASS–like from the effects resulting from low H3K4me3 levels. Here, we successfully uncouple the ATX1/AtCOMPASS–like structural contributions from changes in H3K4me3 levels through analysis of atx1::ATX1-set mutant plants. The point mutations in this ATX1-set mutant protein greatly diminish (or eliminate) methyltransferase activity in vivo as ATX1 target genes had H3K4me3 levels that were identical to those in the atx1 background. The apparent structural integrity of the ATX1-set mutant supported, first, by its ability to be correctly recruited to its target genes and second, by its ability to efficiently recruit AtWDR5 (Figure 7A) and to recruit/stabilize TBP/Pol II to promoters (Figure 7C, 7D) despite an apparent lack of catalytic methyltransferase activity in vivo, allowed us to clearly separate the dual roles of ATX1/AtCOMPASS–like in transcription.\nATX1/AtCOMPASS–like regulate transcription initiation independently of the H3K4me3 activity\nThe ATX1-regulated WRKY70 and LTP genes in wild type, atx1, and atx1::ATX1-set mutant backgrounds displayed clear differences in their transcriptional behavior. The strongly reduced WRKY70 and LTP transcript production in the absence of ATX1 in atx1 mutants was consistent with lower TBP and Pol II occupancy at the promoters [15]. In contrast, in the atx1::ATX1-set mutant, the TBP/Pol II (PIC) levels at the promoters were similar to the wild type (Figure 7C, 7D). This result demonstrates that PIC levels at promoters depend on the structural integrity of ATX1 but not on its H3K4 methyltransferase activity. The results from this study, together with the finding of ATX1 in a protein complex with TBP and ATX1's ability to bind directly to the non-phosphorylated form of Pol II [15], define a novel role for ATX1/AtCOMPASS–like as a transcriptional co-activator separate and largely independent of its histone modifying activity. This model differs from the binding of the TAF3 subunit of TFIID to H3K4me3 at MLL1-regulated genes [27]. Additionally, the Arabidopsis genome lacks a TAF3 subunit [40], making anchoring of TFIID to H3K4me3 nucleosome an unlikely mechanism for ATX1-regulated genes.\nIt is important to note also that, hitherto, a role of histone modifying proteins in PIC formation, that is independent of their histone modification activity, has been found only for yeast histone acetyltransferases [41]–[43]. Our results provide the first demonstration of a histone methyltransferase as an essential component of the general transcription machinery independent of its methyltransferase activity.\nFurthermore, as knockdown of the AtWDR5 or AtASH2 subunits reduced TBP occupancy by ∼50% at the promoters, it was surprising that the Ser5P Pol II levels at the 5′-ends of the genes was only slightly decreased (Figure 4C; Table 1). As Ser5P Pol II is a biochemical marker for transcription initiation and early elongation [44]–[46], the results indicated that although required for normal TBP levels, ATX1/AtCOMPASS–like had a lesser effect on Pol II levels after promoter clearance. A possible reason is that a rate-limiting step in transcription on these templates is downstream of these early stages.\nH3K4me3 is required for efficient transcription elongation\nAs the ATX1-dependent TBP levels at the promoters were similar to wild type, the attenuated transcript production in atx1::ATX1-set mutant lines indicated H3K4me3 was required for efficient transcriptional processes taking place after PIC formation. Together, the results showing relatively high TBP and Pol II levels at the genes' 5′ ends (Figure 4A–4C), reduced rates of transcription (Figure 3), and reduced amounts of Pol II and its elongating Ser2P form at the genes' 3′ ends (Figure 5, Table 1), indicate that transcription elongation is diminished in H3K4me3 deficient genes.\nOur results are consistent with a model (Figure 8) in which lower transcription and lower Ser2P Pol II amounts at the genes' 3′ ends are due to slow release of Pol II from a promoter proximal pause site into productive elongation. Diminished release would account for the accumulation of Ser5P Pol II at the genes' 5′ ends, relative to their 3′ ends, in agreement with the model suggested for the Drosophila hsp70 gene when depleted of the dSet1 protein [24]. We suggest that H3K4me3 generated by either Set/COMPASS or TRX/COMPASS-like complexes plays similar roles in activating the transition to transcription elongation. However, for the Set/COMPASS it remains to be established whether it affects the basal transcriptional machinery similarly to the role found here for ATX1/AtCOMPASS–like.\nA) The levels of PIC assembled at promoters depend on the integrity of ATX1/AtCOMPASS–like as ATX1 occurs in a complex with TBP (yellow) and interacts with the carboxyl terminal domain of Pol II (CTD, blue tail). The bar graph in A below the template shows the relative TBP levels that occur in wild type ATX1 (green), in the ATX1-setm mutant (Setm, in purple), in RNAi COMPASS-like knockdowns (blue), and in atx1 (black) backgrounds; B) The transition to transcription initiation and promoter proximal pausing (gray pause rectangle) occurs with similar efficiencies (gray Pol II entry arrows of similar width) for both complexes that differ only in their ATX1 subunits: wild type ATX1 (top green ATX1) and ATX1-setm mutant (bottom purple Setm). Both wild type and the ATX1-setm ATX1/COMPASS-like complexes are recruited to this site via ATX1's affinity for the Ser5P form of Pol II. Wild type ATX1/COMPASS-like produce normal amounts of H3K4me3 levels, but H3K4me3 levels are diminished in the ATX1-setm mutant (the black line above the templates shows H3K4me3 profile). The levels of H3K4me3 affect the rate of Pol II exit from the promoter proximal pause region (size of gray Pol II exit arrows below the templates), with a higher exit rate for the wild type template. These different exit rates lead to more Pol II Ser2P complexes active in transcription elongation in ATX1 than in the ATX1-setm mutant.\nRegulation of elongation is emerging as a critical mechanism for regulating transcription in developmentally regulated and heat-shock induced animal genes, where the limiting step is the release of paused/stalled Pol II into elongation [47]–[50]. It is important to emphasize a principle difference between animal genes regulated by paused/stalled Pol II and the ATX1-regulated genes reported here: these animal genes carry pre-accumulated Ser5P Pol II at their 5′-ends before entering active transcription and they require stimulation by additional factors to release them into productive elongation[33], [47], [49]. In contrast, the ATX1-regulated genes studied here are actively transcribed in non-stressed differentiated tissues and do not have paused/stalled Pol II at their 5′-ends. However, the genes experience accumulation of Ser5P Pol II downstream of TSS (as a form of pausing/stalling) when H3K4me3 levels are depleted. It is tempting to speculate that regulation of H3K4me3 levels is a more general mechanism controlling elongation not limited to inducible genes or genes with pre-stalled Pol II.\nSummarily, we conclude that although the presence of ATX1/AtCOMPASS–like is required for assembly of the basal transcription machinery (transcription initiation) at the promoter, the H3K4me3 mark generated by ATX1/AtCOMPASS–like is not required for transcription initiation, but is an activating mark for transcription elongation. The mechanisms by which H3K4me3 affects transition to productive transcription elongation remain to be established. H3K4me3 may be responsible for the generation of a chromatin structure at the 5′-end to ensure optimal Pol II release into productive elongation and/or recruitment of pre-mRNA processing and elongation factors to the 5′ regions of genes [18], [51]–[53].\nLastly, our finding that the ATX1-Win domain is a functional counterpart of the Win domain in MLL1 (Figure S2, Figure S3) [21], [22], [54] suggests that ATX1 integrates into the AtCOMPASS–like exclusively through the Win-mediated binding to AtWDR5. This result underscores the relatedness of the ATX1/AtCOMPASS–like with the human MLL1/COMPASS-like [28]. Therefore, our results may have a broader relevance for the TRX-regulated genes in eukaryotes.\nMaterials and Methods\nArabidopsis plants (WS ecotype) were grown for 14–21 d in potting soil in growth rooms at 22°C with a 12-h light photoperiod. Descriptions of all the cloning vectors and primers used in this study, as well as plasmid construction and generation of AtWDR5a-RNAi, AtASH-RNAi, and AtRbBp5-RNAi transgenic lines, are provided in ST 1. Genes used in this study have the following IDs: ATX1 (At2g31650), WDR5a (At3g49660), AtASH2 (At1g51450), AtRbBp5 (At3g21060), TBP(At3g13445), WRKY70 (AT3G56400), LTP7 (AT2G15050).\nYeast two-hybrid assay\nThe AH190 strain was transformed with one of the following bait constructs: pGBKT-AtWDR5, pGBKT-AtASH2, or pGBKT-AtRbBp5, then transformed with one of the prey constructs: pGADT7-ATX1, pGADT7-ATX1N, pGADT7-ATX1C, pGADT7-ATX1DH, pGADT7-ATX1win, pGADT7-ATX1SET, pGADT7-AtAsh2, or pGADT7-AtRbBp5. Yeast were scored for protein interactions by their ability to grow on SD medium lacking Trp, Leu, His, and Ade.\nProtein pull down assays\nFor GST-bead pull down assays, GST beads were incubated with 2 µg of each GST fusion protein, washed, and then incubated with 3 µg of a His-fusion protein overnight at 4°C. Mock controls used extracts prepared from E. coli containing the His-Tag or GST vectors. The beads were washed five times (1×PBS buffer, pH 7.4, containing 140 mM NaCl, 1 mM PMSF and 0.1% TritonX-100), and the remaining proteins eluted from the washed beads in SDS-loading buffer, separated on a 12% PAGE/SDS gel, and analyzed by anti-GST (G018, Applied Biological Materials, Richmond, BC, Canada, lot: 5019) or anti-His antibody (05-949, Millipore, Lot:1487531).\nChromatin immunoprecipitation assay\nThe ChIP assay was performed using a modified method [56]. Briefly, 3 g of leaves were fixed with 1% formaldehyde for 10 min and quenched in 0.125 M glycine. The treated leaves were ground in a mortar and pestle in liquid nitrogen, the resulting powder was solubilized in extraction buffer and filtered through miracloth. After sonication and centrifugation, the supernatant was pre-cleared with protein A magnetic beads (Invitrogen, Carlsbad, CA), and immunoprecipitated with one of the following antibodies recognizing: Pol II (ab817, Abcam, Cambridge, MA, Lot: 669648); the Ser2P form of Pol II CTD (ab5095, Abcam, Cambridge, MA, Lot: 703307); the Ser5P form of Pol II CTD (ab5131, Abcam, Cambridge, MA, Lot: 806890); trimethyl-H3K4 (ab8580, Abcam, Cambridge, MA, Lot: 598382); ATX1 (rabbit sera, GenScript, SC1031); AtWDR5 (ab75439, Abcam, Cambridge, MA, Lot:872536);); TBP (ab52887, Abcam, Lot:347607), or control IgG serum added for overnight incubation at 4°C. The antibody-protein complexes were isolated by binding to protein A or protein G beads. The washed beads were heated at 65°C for 8 h with proteinase K to reverse the formaldehyde cross-linking and digest proteins. The sample was then extracted with phenol/chloroform, the DNA precipitated in ethanol, and then re-suspended in water. Purified DNA was analyzed by real-time PCR with gene-specific primers. In all ChIP experiments DNA has been fragmented to 100–500 bp with the majority fragments having a length of 200–300 bp.\nATX1-set mutant\nThe ATX1-setm mutant contains 5 tyrosine to alanine substitutions: Y927A, Y945A, Y954A, Y1013A, and Y1015A. The ATX1-set is a synthetic gene expressed from the MAS promoter and encoding the wild type ATX1 protein with a N-terminal HA fusion, except for the mutations noted above.\nMass spectrometry and data analysis\nA Q-TOF Ultima tandem mass spectrometer (Waters) with electrospray ionization was used to analyze the eluting peptides. The stained bands were excised and subjected to LC/MS as described [57]., Pepmap 300, 5 micron particle size) (Dionex, Sunnyvale, CA). A Q-TOF Ultima tandem mass spectrometer (Waters) with electrospray ionization was used to analyze the eluting peptides. The system was user-controlled employing MassLynx software (v 4.1, Waters) in data-dependant acquisition mode with the following parameters: 0.9-sec survey scan (380–1900 Da) followed by up to three 1.4-sec MS/MS acquisitions (60–1900 Da). The instrument was operated at a mass resolution of 8000. The instrument was calibrated using the fragment ion masses of doubly protonated Glu-fibrinopeptide. The peak lists of MS/MS data were generated using Distiller (Matrix Science, London, UK) using charge state recognition and de-isotoping with the other default parameters for Q-TOF data. Data base searches of the acquired MS/MS spectra were performed using Mascot (Matrix Science, v1.9.0, London, UK). The NCBI non-redundant database (2010130-10386837 sequences 3543419944 residues) was used restricted to Arabidopsis thaliana. Search parameters used were: no restrictions on protein molecular weight or pI, enzymatic specificity was set to trypsin with up to 3 missed cleavage sites, carbamidomethylation of C was selected as a fixed modification. Mass accuracy settings were 0.15 daltons for peptide mass.\nReverse transcription and real-time PCR\nTotal RNA isolation and reverse transcription with oligo(dT) (18418-012; Invitrogen, Carlsbad, CA) were performed as described previously [15], [58]. Transcript levels were measured with gene-specific primers by real-time PCR analysis with a cyclerIQ real-time PCR instrument (Bio-Rad, Hercules, CA) and SYBR Green mixture (Bio-Rad, Hercules, CA). The relative amount of specific gene transcripts was quantitated with the 2−ΔΔCt calculation according to the manufacturer's software (Bio-Rad, Hercules, CA), where ΔΔCt is the difference in the threshold cycles and the reference housekeeping gene; ACT7 was used as an internal control for ChIP experiments and immunoprecipitated DNA was expressed as a percent of input DNA.\nPrimers used for the various cloning and analytical procedures are in Table S1.\nSupporting Information\nFigure S1.\nA) Relative mRNA levels in the two transgenic AtWDR5-RNAi (wR1 and wR2), two transgenic AtASH2-RNAi (a2R7 and a2R16), and two transgenic AtRbBP5-RNAi (rbR11, rbR14) lines used in this study. Transgenic plants transformed with the empty vector (Con) were used as a control; B) Flowering phenotypes in the RNAi-lines, in atx1, and control backgrounds.\ndoi:10.1371/journal.pgen.1003111.s001\n(PDF)\nFigure S2.\nInteractions between ATX1, AtWDR5a, AtASH2, and AtRbPB5; Identification of the ATX1-Win AtWDR5-binding domain. A) Proteins from total cellular extracts retained by TAP-tagged-AtWDR5a in a pull-down experiment. Gel stained by Coomassie blue (left) and western blot assay with antiATX1 antibody (right). Arrows point to ATX1 (120 kD) and degradation products. Identities were established by MS (Figure S3); B) Schematic representation of ATX1 protein domains tested for their ability to bind AtWDR5a in a Y2-H system. Fragments corresponding to the ATX1 structural domains (PWWP, DAST, ePHD, Win, and SET) are indicated. Win (50 aa) represents a construct containing 50 amino acids upstream of the SET domain corresponding to the MLL1-Win peptide. C) Positive or negative interactions between ATX1 deletion fragments with AtWDR5a are indicated with (+) or (−), respectively. The experimental Y-2H data are shown on the right. The ATX1 proteins (shown in B) were fused to the activation domain (AD) and tested for their ability to bind to AtWDR5, AtASH2, or AtRbBP5, which were fused to the DNA binding domain (BD). Y-2H controls were performed with an AD only construct in combination with a BD containing construct (WDR5, ASH2, RbBP5, or BD alone) and the resulting growth or lack of growth of the yeast colonies is shown; D) In vitro pull-down assays of the domains tested in the Y2-H assays. Immobilized GST-tagged ATX1, or various ATX1-deletion fragments were tested for binding to soluble His-tagged AtWDR5 (top panel); Immobilized His-AtWDR5 was tested for binding to soluble GST-tagged ATX1 fragments (lower panel). Input and bound proteins were detected by anti-His tag or anti-GST antibody.\ndoi:10.1371/journal.pgen.1003111.s002\n(PDF)\nFigure S3.\nIdentification of AtWDR5 interacting protein bands by MS. A) Coverage map of the ∼120 kD band reacting with the antiATX1 antibody (see arrow in Figure S2A). From MASCOT database search: Match to: gi\|12659210 Score: 2058. Trithorax-like protein 1 [Arabidopsis thaliana]; Matched peptides shown in bold red. Score cut-off 35; B) Coverage map of the ∼72 kD band reacting with the antiATX1 antibody (see Figure 1A in text, arrowhead). From MASCOT database search: Match to: gi\|12659210 Score: 3258. Trithorax-like protein 1 [Arabidopsis thaliana]; Matched peptides shown in bold red. Score cut-off 35; C) Coverage map of the ∼28 kD band reacting with the ATX1 antibody (see Figure 1A in text, arrow). From MASCOT database search: Match to: gi\|12659210 Score: 863-Trithorax-like protein 1 [Arabidopsis thaliana]; Matched peptides shown in bold red. Score cut-off 35. Highlighted in yellow is the Win-homologous sequence; D) Alignment of the conserved Win seq upstream of the SET domain in MLL1 (Query) and ATX1 (Sbjct). The consensus ART sequence involved in the interaction with WDR5 is highlighted.\ndoi:10.1371/journal.pgen.1003111.s003\n(PDF)\nFigure S4.\nThe amount of ATX1 at the promoter regions of three genes in AtASH2-deficient lines was determined by ChIP-PCR using antiATX1 antibody. The primers were located within the promoter regions (Region 1 in Figure 2A, main text).\ndoi:10.1371/journal.pgen.1003111.s004\n(PDF)\nFigure S5.\nTransgenic atx1 mutant plants expressing the synthetic HA-tagged ATX1-wtSET domain protein or the HA-tagged ATX1 with Tyr/Ala substitutions in the SET domain (set). A) Western blot assay with antiHA antibody illustrating the expression of HA-ATX1-wtSET in two atx1 transgenic lines (HA-ATX1 and HA-ATX2) and in two atx1 lines expressing the HA-tagged ATX1-set mutant proteins (setm1 and setm2) transformed with the respective constructs. The levels of histone H3 expression detected by antiH3 antibodies are shown as loading controls; B) Flowering time phenotypes of plants from the transformed lines shown in (A). Transgenic atx1 plants expressing the HA-ATX1-setm do not rescue the early flowering caused by the atx1 mutation, while transformants expressing the wt SET restored wild type flowering; C) expression of the WRKY70 and LTP7 genes in set1 and set2 mutant lines in the atx1 background and in the atx1::HA-ATX1-wtSet background. The higher transcript levels from the WRKY70 and LTP7 genes may result from higher ATX1 protein produced in the transgenic lines.\ndoi:10.1371/journal.pgen.1003111.s005\n(PDF)\nTable S1.\nPrimers used for the various cloning and analytical procedures.\ndoi:10.1371/journal.pgen.1003111.s006\n(PDF)\nAcknowledgments\nThe authors thank Laetitia Virlouvet and Ning Liu for critically reading the manuscript.\nAuthor Contributions\nConceived and designed the experiments: ZA MF YD IN. Performed the experiments: YD IN ZX HL MF. Analyzed the data: ZA MF YD. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: YD IN HL MF. Wrote the paper: ZA MF.\nReferences\n- 1. Gardner KE, Allis CD, Strahl BD (2011) Operating on chromatin, a colorful language where context matters. J Mol Biol 409: 36–46.\n- 2. Shukla A, Chaurasia P, Bhaumik SR (2009) Histone methylation and ubiquitination with their cross-talk and roles in gene expression and stability. Cell Mol Life Sci 66: 1419–1433.\n- 3. 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{"text": "Hiya! I'm Meredith. I created Boredwalk with my partner Matt. I'm the one who comes up with the ideas for just about everything you see on our website; Matt does most of the designing. Before this was my day job I worked in the tech industry. The main appeal of that job was the solitary nature of that work. In other words, I'm really not a people person.\nWhen I switched careers to focus on Boredwalk full-time it was because I was burned out on tech work. All those rumors you've heard about it being a misogynistic boys club were 100% true in my experience. I wanted to do something I felt a little more in control of. Basically, I was tired of male bosses who were like \"We'd like it if you'd smile more, so we're going to be giving the promotion to the guy in the next office over who spends all day looking at porn and doing no work — you know, because he's got a penis and you don't.\" Anyway, now I'm the boss and I can scowl all day if I feel like it. Hooray!\nBut here's the thing: I didn't do this to become a boss. I kinda hate being a boss. Sure, I don't want someone else to be MY boss, but I don't really relish being the boss of other people. It involves human interaction and all that touchy-feely stuff I'm not all that great with. This led to a lot of hiring mistakes.\nWhen we first started hiring we wrote job posts that looked like every job post you've ever seen. \"Graphic Apparel Business Seeking Warehouse Assistant\", blah blah blah, BORING! As a result of us writing boring AF job descriptions, we attracted lame AF job applicants.\nHalf of our scheduled interviewees stood us up. We met some real crazies and started to imagine maybe there just wasn't anyone good to hire. For example, one woman showed up to her interview 20 minutes late, was wearing a see-through low-cut blouse that was beyond distracting, and proceeded to tell us that she'd had a string of unplanned babies in the last 3 years and was now unemployed as a result of being unable to stop socializing on the clock when she had work to do at her previous job. She liked the job we were hiring for because it was a mid-day shift, and she didn't want to get out of bed too early. Yes, seriously; this was the kind of stuff people told us in interviews.\nAs a result, we ended up hiring the people we deemed the least offensive options, so we ended up with hires who didn't really care about working here and didn't do a very good job. This put us in a constant cycle of hiring, training, and failing to really build the right team. Because we didn't have very helpful helpers, my partner and I ended up working a lot of crazy hours to pick up the slack. We were tired, resentful, cranky, and felt like we were never going to get out of our predicament. I was in a position where I dreaded coming to work every day at my own company because I was going to be surrounded by people I didn't want to be around. This kind of defeated the whole purpose of starting my own business so I could be happy to come to work.\nWe were trying all the wrong things to change our situation. I knew we were paying well above average for the kinds of jobs we were filling. I knew we were offering things like bonuses and free lunches and attempting other niceties to make our hires want to be here. The thing is, you can be as generous as possible as a boss, but if you hire the wrong people, dangling all the carrots in the world won't make a difference in their attitude. At the time I didn't totally get this. I chalked the problem up to me being a bad boss and all my inner \"you're-not-good-enough\" voices were like \"YAAASSS!\" (Side note: those voices never shut the hell up, and every time I get an angry email from a customer it's like Christmas for those jerks.)\nAfter a months-long string of 80-hour work weeks and sage but not exactly actionable advice from peers in our industry I had a light bulb moment. What if we just told the truth in our job ads? What if we told people exactly what we want? What if we leveled with people about our extreme introversion and fun but B.S.-free company culture? I had never seen anyone run the kinds of ads I was thinking of running, but I was desperate. One night after midnight, in a haze of martinis, coffee, and exhaustion I wrote this:\nThe next day I ran my idea by a labor law attorney. She had some edits but generally let me go ahead with the gist of what I wrote. She at least appreciated the humor. I also shared it with some peers in e-commerce. Half of them hated it. \"Why would anyone want to work at a company like that?!\" a few said. One of them called me \"autistic.\" A few of them were supportive. All of my friends thought it was hilarious and said they'd love to work at a company that ran an ad like this. I decided to go ahead with my advert. At that point I felt like I had nothing to lose and I had to try something radically different. I was sick of being surrounded by bad hires and people who didn't get me.\nThe replies to my ad came pouring in within minutes of posting it. Some of the respondents were clearly spam-posting their resumes (as is the norm when you deal with job applicants), but a lot of them had actually read what I wrote. We were hearing from a lot of people that seemed to genuinely get us and be really excited about the idea of working at a company like ours. We were getting coherent cover letters with correct punctuation and spelling. We were getting cover letters from people who knew how to use a semicolon! \"Let me be the April Ludgate-Dwyer to your Ron Swanson\" one applicant wrote. We hired that one.\nWe whittled down our applicants to a small pool and spent a week interviewing people. We met people we actually liked. We met people who seemed to get us. We met people who were enthusiastic about our business, ethos, and industry. We set out to hire one person and ended up hiring three!\nWe're a few months into working with our new team, but so far so good. I actually get to come to work every day with people I want to hang out with and people that like hanging out with each other. We're getting more done and growing at a rate we're excited about instead of being stymied with internal headaches.\nI hardly consider myself a captain of industry or a woman who has it all figured out — remember what I said about all those \"you're-not-good-enough\" voices? I'm figuring it out as I go along, but I wanted to share what goes on behind the scenes because there is a lot that goes into bringing you your new favorite shirt. We're not a faceless corporation; we're normal people like you, doing our best, and trying to get better at our job all the time. I'm sharing this because if you like the stuff we design, maybe you'll like some of the stories about what goes into getting those products to you. If you like what we do, thanks! It means a lot to us. If you hate us and wish we'd go out of business, the \"you're-not-good-enough\" voices can't wait to hear from you. Sometimes they like to get an afternoon off and they'll be thrilled that you've stopped by to relieve them. Also, I'm not sure why you're even reading this if you hate us. Life is too short to hate-read stuff; go outside and get some fresh air, dude.\nPeace, Love, and Tacos,\nMeredith\nJustin Szlasa\nAwesome.\nKim\nLove your shirts and your ideas about how to get the people you want working for you. If I lived in LA, I’d apply solid AF!!\nALLISON MARYATT\nDang, I wish you were in Seattle. I would work for you! It sounds like my kind of place. BTW your T-shirts are fucking hilarious. I can’t even decide which one to get next, possibly TEQUILA IS MY SPIRIT ANIMAL. Do you have one that reads: NOT A PEOPLE PERSON? I can’t remember. If you don’t, please make one, cheers!\nDebbie Provost\nOMG! If I lived in your area I would have so applied to that ad! (And I am not even looking for a job) That is awesome and I am so glad that you found the right people. Best of luck!\nMarva\nWhy would you post this delightful blog article without a link to a careers page? That’s just mean."}
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National Association of Counties.\nClimate data for Alamogordo, New Mexico. There are a number of annual sports events. It hosts concerts and live theatrical performances by touring groups, and is the venue for the local amateur group Alamogordo Music Theater. Alamogordo Chamber of Commerce.\nThis town was founded the same year that Secundo Pia took the first photograph of the Shroud which started the modern investigation into the Shroud. The clubhouse houses a restaurant and a pro shop. They play their home games at Jim Griggs Field. You do so avoid phonecalls or she steals one meaning. United States Geological Survey.\nPhoto Gallery\n"}
{"text": "The summer season grants us the ability to play volleyball outdoors, but it isn’t all fun and games. Bugs, sweat, and strong rays can all work against us and our skin. Here are some ways to combat these necessary summer evils.\nYou know the feeling: it’s a few hours into your idyllic day at the beach and the sweat is dripping down your back, chest, and legs. Your skin is rubbing together and you’re thinking more about how uncomfortable you are just standing in the hot sun than where you’re going to place your next roll shot. Neat Feat’s 3B Action Cream promises to halt perspiration in these trouble areas and prevent sweat rash, chafing, and embarrassing sweat stains so you can get your mind back on the game.\nSun burn, chapped lips, peeling skin: some people might consider these mere side effects of a fun summer day, but if you’re playing in doubles tournaments every weekend or in outdoor leagues throughout the week, you can’t afford to bake in the sun unprotected. Kiss My Face has created a new SPF 40 sunscreen lotion with Hydresia, a tiny oil body in the safflower seed that provides supreme hydration for the skin, to prevent sunburn and fight signs of aging. For the lips, KMF provides a sport lip balm with SPF 30 and natural beeswax, coconut oil, vitamin E, shea butter, and scented with lime and spearmint essential oils.\nLotion $16.99, lip balm $3.49 Kiss My Face\nSometimes you just don’t want to put on sunscreen, because you’re already wearing makeup, or the oily creams irritate your skin and make you break out. Brush On Block is a mineral based sunscreen with titanium dioxide and zinc oxide that is applied easily over or under makeup with a refillable brush. It is water and sweat resistant and promises to retain its SPF 30 protection after 80 minutes of water activity or sweating. There is no dripping in the eyes, and there are no more excuses for not applying your SPF.\n$24.95 Brush On Block\nWe like to ignore the sad fact that with warmer weather comes those annoying flying pests that buzz about your face, fly into your mouth, nose and eyes, and sting and bite at the most inopportune moments. But bug spray can be so fragrant that you are even repelled by you after putting it on. With the BugBand Insect Repelling Wristband, all you have to do is slip the reusable bracelet over your wrist, or belt loop, hat band, and the vapors create a shield around the wearer, keeping bugs away for up to 120 hours of wear, without the sticky, stinky feeling of dosing yourself with spray repellant.\n$14.94 for a 4-pack BugBand\nOriginally published in June 2012\nAdd a Comment\nYou need to log in to comment on this article. No account? No problem!"}
{"text": "Groundwater in Jurassic carbonates\nAtkinson, Tim. 2015 Groundwater in Jurassic carbonates. University of Birmingham, 26pp. (Unpublished)Before downloading, please read NORA policies.\nAbstract/Summary\nThe Lincolnshire Limestone is an important regional aquifer. Pumping stations at Bourne and other locations along the eastern edge of the Fens supply water to a large population in South Lincolnshire. Karst permeability development and rapid groundwater flow raise issues of groundwater source protection, one of themes of this excursion. A second theme concerns the influence of landscape development on the present hydrogeology. Glacial erosion during the Middle Pleistocene re-oriented river patterns and changed the aquifer’s boundary conditions. Some elements of the modern groundwater flow pattern may be controlled by karstic permeability inherited from pre-glacial conditions, whereas other flow directions are a response to the aquifer’s current boundary conditions. Extremely high permeability is an important feature in part of the confined zone of the present-day aquifer and the processes that may have produced this are a third theme of the excursion. The sites to be visited will demonstrate the rapid groundwater flow paths that have been proved by water tracing, whereas the topography and landscape history will be illustrated by views during a circular tour from the aquifer outcrop to the edge of the Fenland basin and back. Quarry exposures will be used to show the karstification of the limestone, both at outcrop and beneath a cover of mudrock.\nActions (login required)\nDocument Downloads\nDownloads for past 30 days\nDownloads per month over past year\nMore statistics for this item..."}
{"text": "Petros and the night manager are a delight; its such a relief to find a warm welcome after a long journey. OK, its not the smartest hotel in town, but it was clean and everything worked! within easy walking distance of the hotel.\nI arrived on a late flight and it was easy to walk to this very basic hotel.\nThe room wasj jaded, the fan didn’t work, the English tv station had no sound and the towels were thin and grey.\nI had a room with a...More\nSo nice to be welcomed in such a friendly way by Petros.\nHotel is easy walking distance from the airport. We have our bikes with us and are able to leave the bike bags at the hotel until we return in couple of weeks after...More\nThis hotel needs some serious cleaning, especially the bathroom. When you use the bathroom sink, all the dirty water comes up through the shower drains. Like other peoples dirt and stuff.\nAnd some weird red spots on toilet paper? Really? Shame on you Dalia Hotel....More\nThey exploited our need on a busy month for Corfu, to charge us 85 euros for a room and hotel that is worth max 40 (if it worth anything at all).\nEverything neglected, a bathroom you don't wanna go in, a breakfast that was a...More\nYou will probably refer to another hotel during your trip because nothing applies to our hotel than you write. Thank you for choosing our family Hotel for your stay\nand hope to see you again.\nBest Regards\nPetros Skagias"}
{"text": "Book Collecting\nHenry T. Coates\nIn 1848, Robert Porter and Charles Davis founded Davis & Porter Company, a Philadelphia firm specializing in the printing of trade and art books. When Henry Coates joined the firm in 1867, it was renamed Davis, Porter & Coates. Davis retired in 1867 and the firm was renamed Porter & Coates. In 1869, G. Morrison Coates, brother of Henry Coates, joined the firm. 1895, founder Robert Porter retired, and the firm became Henry T. Coates & Co. The company became famous for creating Home and Garden magazine and publishing the Horatio Alger Junior titles. In 1904, Coates retired and sold the company to John C. Winston.\nFirst Edition Identification\nFirst Editions from Henry T. Coates either display \"Printed (Month, Year)\" on the copyright page or have the same date on the title page and the copyright page with no additional printings indicated on the copyright page."}
{"text": "Only had time for a quick lunch but the food was excellent. Had a creative asparagus salad that was delicious but the menu was limited.\nSaguaro National Park West and Old Tucson Studios\nWasson Peak - Saguaro National Park\nLinda Vista Loop\nWent to the restaurant to pick up coffee and yogurt as we were having breakfast later. The coffee was weak and did not taste good.\nEnjoyed a lovely dinner at this boutique hotel. Presentation of the food was excellent and the taste was divine!\nWe enjoyed breakfast and dinner at this location when we stayed at the hotel. I heartily endorse the Café Gourmande choice for breakfast: Fresh Cut Fruit, Choice of Toast (Nine Grain toast is excellent), Lodge-Made Jam, Arbuckles’ Coffee.\nYou can dine both inside or out in the courtyard with an open-face fireplace - very nice ambiance.\nDinner choice was roasted...\nMore\nThis hotel/restaurant in downtown Tucson is a real sleeper. It has the charm that is old Tucson and a convenient location. The walled entrance is like a city within a city with large open areas, plantings and palm trees.\nThe dining room was casually elegant and our dinner was well prepared, served with a relaxed style. We're going back.\nWe decided to try the Lodge on the Desert for Christmas Day Brunch. The restaurant is located in a very pleasant Lodge and environment. We were greeted quickly and seated by a window. The server came quickly and was very attentive. The restaurant had a very good plan, in that they had plated entrees and a appetizer and salad bar....\nMore\nWe had a very nice dinner here last night and can wholeheartedly recommend it! The art of food is alive and well here in the Old Pueblo. Fresh fish, beautiful and interesting sides, and a dessert to die for. Don't let the fact that it is associated with a hotel stop you. You will be pleased that you did!\nWe appreciated the convenience of this restaurant, right on the grounds of the Lodge of the Desert. It's got a 1990s feel to its decor, and the odor of fish cooking was not appealing when we walked in. The food itself was good, as it should be for the prices. My fish was cooked perfectly but on a bed of...\nMore\nHad a lovely dining experience with great corn tamales and wonderful wait staff. Love the courtyard and being away from noisy dining. Very relaxing.\nOur family booked a large table for a special event. When it was over we spent a lot of money, and went away wishing we had gone to one of the many \"tried and true\" places. It was not a specific disappointment - just a generalized tinge of sadness that flirted with anger. Everything was average, average average. I had...\nMore\nRegister now for free — and start getting automatic notification of new reviews, responding to traveler feedback, adding new photos to your listing and much more.\nI am planning a 9 people wedding dinner and scouting many restaurants in Town. We are Italians so we want to eat something we do not have at home. I am familiar with the area of Lodge on the Desert but never been inside. I do not know the ambiance. It is a very small private dinner and my mother is a retired Executive chef so I am going crazy to find the right place!\nSee all questions\n(1)"}
{"text": "According to investigation, estimation showed that over 90 million Americans have presbyopia. Presbyopia is an age-related vision disorder that causes a difficulty in seeing objects at close range. People with presbyopia often have to put reading materials at arms length so that they see the reading things clearly.\nPresbyopia is different from other kind of vision damages. It is not that someone will get it due to improper use of eyes; it eventually comes with age. A majority of people start to have presbyopic symptoms when they reach the age 40 and 50, though it varies from individual to individual. Besides the difficulty seeing at close distance, there come other common symptoms such as delays in ability to focus, ocular discomfort, headaches, squinting, and needing brighter light for reading.\nPresbyopia is a result of the aging process which is nearly unavoidable. Some other vision impairments including astigmatism, nearsightedness and farsightedness all relate to the shape of the eye and are generally caused by genetics, disease or trauma. But a series factors combined cause the Presbyopia. One of these is the steady decrease in flexibility in the natural lens of the eye. Another major reason is the joint changes that occur in the muscle fibers surrounding the lens, fibers that contract and expand and allow us to see near and far objects. As a person grows old, proteins in the eye also change, and make the natural lens harder and less elastic over time, which intensities the difficulty to focus on objects at close range.\nAdjusting to Presbyopia\nThe most common treatment option for presbyopia is bifocal eyeglasses, but there are still other alternatives you can choose. Multifocal contact lenses are more and more well popular which is convenient without hurt or harm to eyes, and help wearers to see both near and far.\nThe design of multifocal lenses have two forms: one is bifocal - with two lens powers, one for near and the other for distance vision – another is multifocal design, which has a gradual change in lens power within the lens.\nMultifocal contact lenses are available as a daily wear, overnight wear, or daily disposable lens.\nThose people who ever wear contact lenses, with the aging process they begin to experience presbyopia, often report dryness and discomfort with their lenses which may caused by the need for a new lens prescription that addresses presbyopia. Here provides many new lens technologies designed specifically for presbyopia, and after wearing them you will fell comfortable and have a clear vision.\nIf you are experiencing symptoms of presbyopia, you should you’re your eyes examined and ask advice from your doctor.\nMore info\nPresbyopia causes and treatments\nBrief introduction of presbyopia\nDifferences between hyperopia and presbyopia\nFirmoo Answer:\n- How does alcohol affect eye health?\n- What are the long term alcohol effects on eyes?\n- How does zeaxanthin protect your eyes?\n- How does hypertension affect eye health?\n- Can I get contact for reading?\n- Which is better, monovision contacts or bifocal contacts?\n- what are the bad results if children have tracking problem?\n- Is eye makeup bad for your eye health?\n- How much lutein should I take everyday to keep my eyes healthy?\n- Is it safe to a take daily lutein supplement for general eye health?"}
{"text": "Kumari Gurung – Namlo Dhaka Weaver\nNamlo Dhaka Weaver Kumari Gurung:\nMy name is Kumari Gurung. I live in Sabhung Bhagawatipur VDC, Ward no. 8 lower Archalkot, Gurung village. We are 7 members in our family including my husband and my parents. My husband is now in Malaysia to earn money since 3 years. I have 3 daughters (twins and one single) and they study in 7 class and younger one is now in 6 class at nearby Hill point boarding school. We live in a small house at village. School fee is very expensive as we have to pay 3600NPR for 3 daughters monthly. My father worked a as a helper at the same school so it is somehow easy to pay fees. We have 2 buffalos, 15 goats, and started group pig farming at village. My daughters are too young but they help me for collecting water from the tap in the morning and also for cooking. We don’t have a paddy field so we have to buy rice for a whole year. We are still struggling to make a better life for future.\nHaving interest to weave dhaka, I was unable to manage my time to get trained to weave dhaka at the time of its arrival to Sabhung because my daughters were too young. T’s only possible since 2 years I manage time to get trained me at Dhaka. My neighbor friend (Hemkala Thapa) trained me to weave Dhaka for 6 months and then after I am regular to Dhaka center to weave different Designs of Dhaka Shawls with Cotton and Silk threads. I am very happy now that I myself make money by weaving Dhaka which is really very helpful to fulfill my daughters educational materials and also sometime I manage to buy kitchen necessities with the money earned from weaving Dhaka shawls.\nI managed my time to go Dhaka during the daytime at the community building and I spend sometime 6 hours a day and sometime 4 hours a day for weaving. Dhaka (weaving) makes myself independent & confident and able to save a little money monthly at the Cooperative organization from the money that I earned from Dhaka weaving.\nI enjoy with my other friends at weaving center and we discuss the various designs to weave. I am also involved in cooperative and attend the monthly meetings. It is also helpful for me to understand the transactions made in cooperative.\nI am very much thankful for Namlo for providing the home-based employment for me. We have started a cooperative organization with the help & continuous support from Namlo. I am very happy that I am now a member of the cooperative & I have learned many things after the co-op started. I am happy to have skills from which I can earn money myself and also happy that I am involve in other income-generating works.\nI want to give big thanks to Namlo for the continuous support & help for the people of Sabhung. In future I am expecting to get many skill development trainings from Namlo.\nThank you\nKumari Gurung\nArchalkot, Sabhung VDC,\nTanahu"}
{"text": "The front cover of a food ration book for 1953-1954.\nThe British government introduced food rationing in January 1940.. Only a few foods such as sugar, butter and bacon were rationed at first, but more were included later as imports were disrupted by German U-Boat attacks on British ship convoys. Each person in the country was given a ration book, containing tokens which had to be handed to the shopkeeper when purchasing certain foodstuffs. Additional allowances were given to groups considered to have special needs - for example, children were entitled to extra orange juice, and nursing mothers received more milk.\nMany people were better fed during the Second World War than before, as rationing and price controls allowed the less well-off easier access to foods with high nutritional values, while the consumption of fats and sugars was curtailed by shortages.\nAfter the war, bread was rationed from 1946 to 1948 and potatoes for a year from 1947. Sweets were rationed until 1953. Rationing ended in 1954, when meat was finally de-rationed.\nReference: Mitchell Library, Glasgow Collection, Box 10 - personal documents, Mr Isbister\nReproduced with the permission of Glasgow City Council, Libraries Information and Learning\nKeywords:\nallotments, black market, bread, confectionary, diets, eggs, food, food rationing, infant mortality, meat, Ministry of Food, nutrition, potatoes, ration books, rations, Second World War, sweets, vegetables\nYou have 0 images in your photo album."}
{"text": "Date: March 29, 2004\nClient: George Asakura (Joe)\nDOB: November 15\nGender: Male\nAge: 19\nMarital Status: Single\nPlace of Examination: ISO Health Center\nPresenting Problem:\nJoe is a 19-year-old heterosexual Caucasian male referred by Dr. Kozaburo Nambu of the International Science Organization. Joe reports dizziness, blinding headaches, and strong reactions to bright lights. He also states that he has recently remembered parts of his childhood that he \"had totally forgotten.\" These memories were also preceded by reactions to flashes of light. His current symptoms are often juxtaposed by stressful situations, such as having to fight, or being in a situation in which the team is relying upon him.\nJoe describes himself as \"someone who likes to be left alone,\" who would \"rather do something than stand around discussing options,\" and who has at times been censured for his temper and behavior, including recently \"taking off when Dr. Nambu told me he wanted me to talk to a head-shrinker.\" He noted that he was speaking with the interviewer under duress, and had agreed to do so to keep from being removed from the Gatchaman team.\nBehavioral Observations\nJoe arrived for his intake appointment several minutes late. He was appropriately dressed but initially reticent with the interviewer. His affect [2] was slightly depressed, bordering at times on sullen.\nFamily History\nJoe states that his parents were killed when he was a child; this information is confirmed by Dr. Nambu. The client found his parents' bodies, and was confronted with \"the bitch that murdered them.\" He reports that he experienced feelings of horror and rage and, in spite of significant reported derealization [3], he attempted to shoot the assassin, but instead was caught in the explosion caused by her rose grenade. Though Joe is able to recount what happened to him after the explosion (being taken to the hospital, going to stay with Nambu), he says these are repetitions of what he..."}
{"text": "Leo Weekly Horoscope - 8.18.19•\nPosted on August 18 2019\nDear Leo, Starting with the 18th, your energy and willpower will be best invested in organizing your finances and taking care of your physical body; here, it can help to not get too lost in detail, to stay mindful of your connection to your senses and to nature and to trust that you are doing your best- you are already enough, even if you are constantly working for more. The fact that your main focus for the following month will be on finances, on your physical body and on your sense of self-worth becomes more obvious starting with the 23rd, while the 24th can have you feeling sexier than usual and can make for some fun times in the bedroom.\nMagical Dates:\nLove:\nCareer:\nMoney: 21. After around the 20th, the focus will be on finances for you!\nWatch, Wait, Access, Act:\nFull Moon: 08/15\nNew Moon: 08/30\nLoved this horoscope but need more information? Ask a question to our gifted Weekly Horoscope Writer and Astrologer Sorana for only $15 now!"}
{"text": "Node Fest is held at Melbourne’s own Australian Centre for the Moving Image and has become the premier motion graphics event that brings together the best in the industry to share insights and inspiration with fellow players in the business. I was asked if I'd like to create an ident to help promote the first installation of Node Fest and I of course humbly obliged, here's a breakdown of the idea and process.\n‘Nodes, when used in motion graphics, are effects that change and manipulate scenes. We really wanted to use that idea in the animation. Because of the time constraints, I wanted to play to my strengths, so doing something that was predominantly character-based with some humour injected into it seemed like a good fit.\n‘The process for this one was a lot different to how we generally approach an animation. Usually we would do styles and storyboards, get them signed off by the client, then start animating – but seeing as with this project there was no need for any of the pre-production stages, we pretty much just jumped straight in and started animating.\n‘The concept was already there, but I developed the different scenarios as I went. The main intention was to have each scenario representing something that is commonly used or experienced in VFX and motion graphics.\n‘We also threw some easter eggs in there, like the glitch with the sheep ‘baa’ at the end – which is only something that people who work in the industry would understand. It was just another way for us to tie it back and reference motion designers, and also add in some extra humour.’"}
{"text": "ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Police in Turkey have detained two suspected left-wing militants who tried to enter the country's parliament with sharp objects and a hoax explosive device, officials said Wednesday.\nFahrettin Altun, the presidential communications director, said in a tweet that the suspects were identified as.\nThe suspects were carrying sharp objects and an item that was made to look like a bomb, Anadolu reported.\nThe DHKP-C is considered a terror organization by Turkey, the U.S. and the European Union.\nThe group is responsible for a string of assassinations and bombings in Turkey, including a 2013 suicide bomb attack on the U.S. Embassy in Ankara.\nAltun said their \"internal and external connections will be revealed and accounted for.\""}
{"text": "Filed underIn The Loop, In The Loop Podcasts, Interviews, Podcasts, Shows, Sports, Watch + Listen\nShawn and Marlon Wayans joined In The Loop with Nick and Lopez and they talked about how their mother was a Richard Pryor with breasts, White Chicks and Don’t Be A Menace were their favorite movies they’ve ever made, and their upcoming movie Haunted House.\nShawn and Marlon Wayans\nMobile device users may click here to listen to the audio."}
{"text": "After a number of articles that suggested that customers value being heard, empathized with and apologized to more than compensation. For the greatest impact, compensation should be added to an apology. But never compensation without an apology.\nA 2013 Customer Rage survey of 2,000 respondents revealed that “when lodging a complaint, most customers would prefer a quick resolution or an apology over pay-outs or free products” (“Resolving customer complaints”, 2015).\nDerek Eccleston, Global Commercial Officer at eDigitalResearch, “The latest Customer Service Benchmark results suggest that …sympathizing with your customers and offering an apology is more likely to increase customer satisfaction than offering some form of compensation” (“Resolving customer complaints”, 2015).\nWhen products are frequently out of stock, quality is shoddy, or repairs and customer support are poor, customer retention and branding is on the line (Bitner, Broetzmann, Grainer, Noble, 2014). But does saying “I’m sorry” really make it all better? My impression was that customers want cold hard cash to compensate for problems resulting from purchased products/experiences. Is there a point where an apology only goes so far?\n___\nBitner, M., Broetzmann, S., Grainer, M., and Noble, C. (2014, March 18). What unhappy customers want. MIT Sloan Management Review. Retrieved from\nMarkidan, L. (2014, December 2). You screwed up, and you have an angry customer. Now what? Retrieved from\nResolving customer complaints isn’t just about compensation. (2015, July 6). [Press Release]. E’DigitalResearch’. Retrieved from\nThe Value of an Apology. (2014, December 2). [Online image]. Retrieved from"}
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{"text": "SENTRON protection devices\nFor a safe, efficient power distribution\nWhether for industrial plants, data centers or airports, failsafe power distribution must fulfill increasingly stricter requirements. The intelligent interlinked SENTRON components reliably help protect people, cables and plants against the danger of electric shock. You get everything as a one-stop safety solution: a perfectly coordinated portfolio and state-of-the-art products, rounded out by planning tools and engineering data.\nThe right technology for every applicationBuildings, infrastructures, and industries are increasingly automated, and there are new technologies and stricter standards. These developments require intelligent solutions for power distribution and electrical installations. It is important to ensure high system availability and optimize energy consumption while protecting people and plants. Our SENTRON protection devices are rigorously designed to meet these requirements, and they offer both protection functions and ways to integrate the devices into automation environments and collect energy data. They thus provide a technical basis for a safe, efficient power supply.\nKeep up to date\nStricter requirements for power distribution\nEvery technical equipment depends on a reliable power supply. Play it safe with products and systems that allow you to optimally combine protection with efficiency. We can help – with a perfectly coordinated portfolio and state-of-the-art products, rounded out by planning tools and engineering data. Find out more."}
{"text": "ArticleRelated DiseasesImages & Quizzes smallermediumlarger 1 2 3 Next latanoprost, Xalatan Eye Diseases and Conditions Slideshow Pictures Pink Eye Slideshow Pictures Eyes and Eye Conditions: latanoprost BRAND NAME: Xalatan DRUG CLASS AND MECHANISM: Latanoprost, a derivative of the chemical, prostaglandin F2-alpha, is used for the treatment of glaucoma. Glaucoma is a condition in which the pressure exerted by the liquid within the eyeball (the aqueous humor) is too great. The high pressure damages the optic nerve at the back of the eye. The damage interferes with the ability of the nerve to transmit visual images from the eye to the brain and thus can lead to blindness. Prostaglandins control the flow of the aqueous humor out of the eye. Latanoprost, by binding to a specific receptor for prostaglandin, increases the flow of aqueous humor out of the eye, thereby reducing the pressure within the eye and reducing the risk of nerve damage and blindness. When latanoprost and timolol (Timoptic) (a different drug that also is used to treat glaucoma) are used in combination, there is a greater reduction in pressure than when either drug is used alone. Latanoprost was approved by the FDA in 1996. PRESCRIBED FOR: Latanoprost is used for reducing high intraocular pressure in patients with open-angle glaucoma or ocular hypertension.. Medically Reviewed by a Doctor on 4/3/2015 1 2 articles Health Features 1 articles STAY INFORMED Get the latest health and medical information delivered direct to your inbox!"}
{"text": "Based in Goodmayes House, Redbridge Day Opportunities provides support to those with severe learning disabilities, based on their personal abilities and hopes and dreams.\nWe offer a way of improving people’s lives by providing them with a wide range of activities that are not delivered only from a set base, but take place using local community facilities.\nWe encompass four different areas of growth and development – health and wellbeing; education; social and leisure; and working towards employment.\nWe work closely with the people we support to increase their confidence, independence, health and wellbeing, whilst assisting them to participate fully in the local community, this in turn may enable a safe reduction in support hours.\nService users may choose one or all four areas as part of their service plan.\nOur diverse staff team are specifically trained in areas of support, ranging from assisting people in various activities to managing and lowering challenging behaviour using Positive Behaviour Support (PBS). PBS enables people that use our service to access and use facilities in the local community in a positive and meaningful way.\nDay Opportunities offers a base for those that find it difficult to manage community based activities, either due to their health or behaviour.\nWe have the use of a fleet of well-maintained vehicles which is used for transport of our service users and if needed, community activities for those that would find it difficult to use community transport.\n“I enjoy the challenges of finding ways to enable service users to reach their full potential and to enrich their own lives on their own terms” Staff member Ramesh\n“We would like to thank Vibrance Day Opportunities for the service that they provide for both P himself and directly or indirectly the rest of his family. In particular the way the service “dovetails” in to the changing arrangement when he stays with Vibrance Green Lodge. It is clear to see by his demeanour when he comes home that he has been well looked after, stimulated and valued” Parent\n“Our son has been using Vibrance Day Opportunities for 12 years. The people who work with him are very efficient and friendly, we would recommend this service to any potential service user.” Parent"}
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{"text": ".\nSo the argument for strategic goal setting seemed settled.. The predictable result: Increased effort, greater persistence, and better performance.\nBut many organizations don’t follow Locke and Latham’s advice. In fact, there are three techniques that are common in today’s organizations that go directly against their findings: SMART goals, cascading goals, and using percentage weights to indicate relative goal importance.\nSMART Goals\nBy now, everyone who works for an organization must be familiar with the banal SMART acronym for setting goals. Goals must be Specific, Measurable, Attainable, Realistic, and Time-bound. Many wording variations exist, but the essence is always the same.\nYou and Your Team Series\nGoal Setting.\nCascading Goals\nGoal-setters are frequently advised that goals should cascade down from the top of the organization. The president starts by setting her goals. The vice presidents then set their goals to support the achievement of the president’s objectives. Then the directors determine their goals based on the ones the VPs have set, followed in turn by the managers, then by the supervisors, and finally by those at the bottom of the organizational food chain.\nCertainly no one should set goals that thwart those set by people higher in the organization. But if the concept of cascading goals is applied too rigidly throughout an organization, the practical outcome is that nobody can begin the goal-setting process until that person’s boss has finished his goals. The process drags on interminably; everybody blames the guy one step above for slowing the process.\nA further risk is that important goals that are specific to an individual’s unique job may be omitted if there isn’t an obvious link to a superior’s goal.\nTip: Free the goal-setting process from any rigid requirement that individual goals must be tightly linked to the supervisor’s goals and must be limited only to the areas in which the supervisor or the executive team has set their goals. The goals set by one’s immediate supervisor represent an important data-source about where a person might logically set her own goals for her own job. However, they should never limit an individual’s goal-setting.\nUsing Percentage Weights\nCertainly some goals are more important than others, but assigning percentage weights to goals to indicate their relative importance is counterproductive.\nHere’s why. It’s impossible to accurately identify the relative importance of goals at, for example, a 5% level of granularity. Should one particular goal be assessed as reflecting 20% of the total weight for all goals, or should it be 25%? And from which other goal should the additional 5% be taken? This argument isn’t productive.\nUsing percentages to indicate goal importance creates an even bigger problem at appraisal time. If each goal is assigned a percentage weight, then appraisers are likely to conduct performance appraisals as though they are solving an arithmetic problem. With a percentage weight for each goal, and a 5-level rating scale, appraisers are tempted (or even instructed) to multiply the percentage weight of the goal times the numerical score they’ve assigned to that goal and thus determine the assessment rating. Do this for all the goals, compute a mean score, and the final performance appraisal rating—out to one or two decimal points—is determined. This approach may be mathematically precise, but it’s nonsense. Performance appraisal isn’t a matter of mathematical computation. It’s a matter of good managerial judgment.\nTip: Don’t assign percentage weights to goals. Instead, indicate High, Medium, and Low or list goals in the approximate order of their importance to indicate the relative degree of significance of each goal compared with the others.\nIt’s easy to think that there’s a technique that’s going to make goal setting easy or straightforward, but there isn’t. However, as Latham and Locke’s research has shown, the payoffs of investing time and thought into goal setting are substantial. Just avoid being blindly constrained by the SMART test, be cautious about cascading goals, and avoid percentage weights. You’ll set better goals."}
{"text": "Environmental advocacy and activism have been part of my ministry for nearly 13 years. I’ve gotten used to push-back from conservative Christians and right-wing trolls alike. But since the inauguration of this country’s 45th president, I am noticing edges of what may be a disturbing new trend.\nA few of the people who I thought had been friends and allies within the secular world have gone into attack mode. And I fear this is a symptom of a deeper problem.\nPrior to the election, I had always been encouraged that Earth-care had been an eco-ethical bridge between my Lutheran denomination and others, between interfaith partners, and even between me and atheists and secular allies.\nI have often made the case that people of faith can draw on the knowledge of science, and science can draw on the ethical values of faith to inform each other’s work as we are facing unprecedented global, regional and local environmental threats.\nBut in recent months, a shift seems to be occurring. A few non-religious friends and fellow eco-activists have insisted that religion itself is the main reason for the state we’re in.\nOne friend posted on Facebook: “Religions have steered our history to where we are now, none of them have earned a place in our future. The planet is running out of time, and I am running out of patience with lies!”\nAnother critiquing my work on an academic website said: “Religion is rooted in fear, and whether you’re a liberal, civil-rights-embracing preacher like Schade or a far-right proponent of religious bigotry like Jerry Falwell Jr., not only are your central beliefs rooted in the same basic terror and guilt, so too is your propensity to cherry-pick all your other beliefs to make sure they fit your God. Especially your ‘scientific’ beliefs.”\nI was only trying to help, to build a bridge, to reaffirm my commitment to our mutual cause of healing our planet and communities — human and other-than-human alike. Instead, they basically said that I was part of the problem. That my religion, my faith, the very aspect of my life that had undergirded my environmental work was not only suspect, it was the reason we are in this crisis.\nCertainly, they have a point already made famous by an ecotheologian named Lynn White 50 years ago, that the Judeo-Christian tradition bears a huge burden for the state we’re in. So Christians must share the responsibility for healing the world.\nBut these incidents of lateral violence are hurtful because they are friends who had previously encouraged me, worked alongside me, protested with me. What’s going on here?\nPerhaps these attacks shouldn’t surprise me. We are in the midst of an unraveling of our democracy. We are witnessing the rapid feedback loop of climate change and the collapse of ecological systems that support life on this planet.\nIt’s no wonder that former friends are turning on each other. That heretofore silent enemies are coming out of the shadows. And no wonder visible enemies are even louder and more forceful, emboldened by their leaders to speak and act with impunity.\nTo use a movie metaphor, sometimes it feels like we’re in “The Hunger Games” where a sadistic and evil power has put us and our comrades into an arena to profit from our fighting each other to the death. So we need a Finnick O’Dair moment where he reminds Katniss: “Remember who the real enemy is.”\nTo my non-religious friends: While we’re fighting amongst ourselves, the powers continue to laugh and grow rich off the pillaging of the planet and its most vulnerable people. I and other Christians of good will are not your enemies. We are with you on the same side. We are fighting for the same thing.\nWe all know that the future of our planet is at stake, so we need to build on that literal common ground, common water and common air to forge new alliances for this great work of our time.\nThe Rev. Leah D. Schade teaches at Lexington Theological Seminary. Reach her at lschade@lextheo.edu."}
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{"text": "This is a post for churchpeople, so I recognize not every regular reader of this blog will care about the following discussion. You’ve been duly, and respectfully, warned! 😉”?\nWhen I was in college I began attending a church of a few hundred members. One of the best programs I have been involved with was simply families from the church being paired with college students. We would be blessed with a home-cooked meal at least once a month and a chance to do laundry somewhere other than the dorms. The first family I was paired with remain some of my favorite people on the planet. They welcomed me into their home and thus into the fellowship as well. This works great for a college setting.\nThe concept is the same in rural towns though it doesn’t have to be made into a program. When we lived in a small town and began attending a Dutch Reformed church we were not only greeted at the door, but were invited home to lunch. Every week for several weeks. These people simply made soup or sandwiches which always seemed to be enough for extra mouths. Around those tables we quickly became a part of a fellowship, and our involvement in the programs was easy from there.\nThe first couple times we were invited we hemmed and hawed and put up excuses, because, frankly it was out of our normal experience of church. After the first meal we welcomed all invitations and quickly began giving the invitations as well.\nI don’t know if that helps your question…but those two experiences solidified in me and my husband a desire to be pro-active in extending hospitality to new faces, something I pray we are still quick to do. I find that it also is an element in our search for a church…when we have been in congregations where there was little more than a hello we felt out of place. When we have been able to find congregations where people linger comfortably, it is much easier to find our place.\na) I second the ideas above. Invite them over for lunch, or coffee, or ice cream. It seems like nobody does that anymore.\nb) The church I went to in Spokane had what they called “Sunday School” before the regular service, but usually consisted of watching a 20 minute excerpt from PBS’ Religion and Ethics Weekly and then a long discussion of the topic at hand as moderated by an elder. It was ALWAYS attended by about 12 septuagenarians (and older) and 2-4 college students (that seems to be the demographics most older PCUSA churches), and we developed a very unique kind of community through the consistency of it all. Plus, as a college student, it was very interesting to talk politics with folks who could reference the Depression and WWII as personal life experiences.\nFirst off, thank you for remembering that some of us visitors are actually driven away by too-enthusiastic greetings.\nOur daughter’s church serves a meal after the service. It’s not fancy, and it’s meant primarily to keep the kids happy (and this church has many kids) while the parents enjoy some fellowship time, but anyone can eat, and visitors are especially invited. The children, too — once their stomachs are satisfied — enjoy the opportunity to run around inside and outside the church and have fun together, and are often reluctant to leave. Such an opportunity for visitors’ children to make friends could be a big draw — though I don’t think it would work well in a huge church, and I can see a church in the U.S. worrying about someone getting hurt in all that fun and calling a lawyer….\nI’ve always become involved most quickly in a church through the choir, but it could work with any ministry. How about offering — clearly posted, but no pressure — short-term opportunities to do things for which people might be seeking opportunities: seasonal choir, building a Habitat for Humanity house, helping in a soup kitchen, a marriage enrichment seminar, etc.\nAs mentioned by others, food seems to be a very successful ice breaker. One church we attended had a special meal every Wednesday night in the summer; another a feast associated with their Saturday service (one of their deacons was a professional chef!); one matched people — who wanted to — into small groups to share a meal (or more) together at someone’s home.\nI’ve seen many failed attempts to promote community in churches, too. In my very limited experience, the combination of food and working together on a worthwhile project works the best, especially if the groups are chosen voluntarily. Community merely for the sake of community rarely does. The worst was when the leaders of the church decided they knew best what groups I should belong to.\nPeriodically, we hold ‘Friendsday’. People sign up in advance to participate in a potluck at someone’s home. We mix people together that we think might have some commonality. In this way, everyone meets a few people they had not known previously. Works well for us.\nLike many commentators above, our church has found meals an effective way to deepen our relationships with newcomers. Though the Alpha meals have worked well here, we are finding lately that meals WITHOUT an intentional teaching time have been very effective. Though I love to teach and preach, we have MANY other opportunities for these folks to hear me wax on thoughout the week. So instead of inviting them to a meal with a program (or luring them in by NOT telling them about the 50 minute bible study following the meal) we are inviting them to a meal, period. Of course, as the pastor I make sure to welcome everyone, someone says grace, and I usually close with a few announcements about upcoming events and then a prayer. But there is no program other than enjoying each other. We do this weekly as a lunch group (with 60 or so in attendance) and then once a month for young families. Lately these have been some of the most exciting times together as a church.\nThere are some excellent suggestions in the foregoing–thanks! Let’s hear from some more of you, if more there be.\nI’m especially interested to hear more about how initial contacts and welcomes are followed up in a more sustained way–as some of the comments do show and quite helpfully.\nAnd can anyone speak to how larger churches (say, 300+ in a service) effectively connect with newcomers and draw them into sustained relationships, whether one to one or in groups or whatever?\nAt my large (for the UK) church, congregation members host ‘welcome dinners’ to which newcomers are encouraged to come to meet other newbies. These go on pretty regularly throughout the summer (which is when most people tend to arrive), and in my experience they really help with stickability and getting people ready to commit to a small group in the autumn.\nI was commissioned to work on this area in our church in Scotland, numbering about 150-180 persons. We had all the usual stuff, a form visitors could fill in and request a visit, welcome team at the door, a course for those who wanted to learn more about the church and, of course, tea and coffee after the service! They all work, but I believe it was something else that made them work, and possibly made all of the above unnecessary. A conscious and concerted effort was made by the eldership and staff to sensitively greet every newcomer (as far as possible, some always manage to slip out the back doors as you crash along the 19th century pews, desperate to make the aisle in time to block said exit, sensitively), to make conversation, and if appropriate, to extend personal invites and make personal introductions. If the person expressed interest in the course, they would introduce them to the course leader. If they were a 20 something male working in the oil industry, they would be introduced to another 20 something in the oil industry who would then invite them to the pub (and what a pub – in a basement beneath an auctioneers, no music, great ale). This may sound terribly simplistic, but it worked. By example, the elders and staff have shown the way, and others in the church have become involved in this ministry. It is not over-bearing and when a few people get involved it is not hard-work. And all of this in the North-East of Scotland, the friendliest unfriendly place on earth.\nPs – the course was very successful, it ran about once every 6 weeks. People who came to the course would often become involved in something at the church, or at least a regular and known attendee. The disposition of those who came to the course varied from confident to extremely shy and private."}
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{"text": "How you ask? Here’s the background as reported yesterday in the Sonoma County Southern Life.\nPetaluma entrepreneur Anastasia Schuster helps entrepreneurs and small businesses be more successful. By putting them in front of groups to share their passion and expertise, they are able to build their client base.\nThis is a woman with a dream. Anastasia gives back to her community in addition to her Access Speakers business activities, through an extra-wide range of volunteer activities throughout the year. Now she needs our help.\nShe has applied for a $150,000 small business grant being offered by Chase bank. “Receiving this would change my life as well as all the people and businesses I serve,” says Anastasia, who must receive 250 votes before Oct 17th to be considered for the grant that would fund software and vital staff hiring in order for her to expand her Petaluma-based business nationwide.\nSo how can you help Petaluma by a few seconds of your time and one click of the mouse? Click here to vote for her on Chase Bank’s Mission Main Street Grants page.\nOne thought on “It’s Free & Takes 2 Seconds To Improve #Petaluma. How?”\nI simply can’t thank you enough for taking the time to vote and to share this with others. With just 9 days 13 hours and 40 minutes (but who’s counting – ha ha) left to get 113 more votes, every single one counts!\nThank goodness Chase doesn’t make people register or do anything complicated to do this. It really is just a quick click on the VOTE button and it’s done. Well, as long as the voter has a Facebook account. 🙂\nI’m so excited about the possibilities if I win this grant…and will be able to help so many more entrepreneurs and small businesses grow as a result of it. Woo-Hoo!\nBlessings…\nAnastasia"}
{"text": "return\nBorn in Spokane, WA, 1947. Currently residing in Haughton, LA and Gereen Valley, AZ.\nArtist, 2009 - current\nPh.D. in Botany (Mycology) from Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR, 1975.\nTwenty five years at the University of Michigan as a Curator of Fungi and Professor of Biology.\nCurrent title: Lewis E. and Elaine Prince Wehmeyer Emeritus Professor in Fungal Taxonomy and Emeritus Curator of Fungal Taxonomy.\nSeventy publications in fungal systematics, ecology and ecosystems ecology.\nTubac Center of the Arts, Members Juried Exhibition, Tubac, AZ. 2018.\nMarlene Yu Museum, Micro/Macro Exhibition, Shreveport, LA. 2018.\nWillard Arts Center, 2018 National Juried Exhibition, Idaho Falls, ID. 2018.\nJustus Fine Art Gallery, Fall Patterns group show, Hot Springs, AR. 2017.\nGertrude Herbert Institute of Art, Sense of Place 2017 group show, Augusta, GA. 2017.\nSouth Arkansas Art Center, Finding My Way: An Exploration in Art. solo show, El Dorado, AR. 2017.\nSouth Arkansas Art Center, Annual Juried Show, El Dorado, AR. 2017.\nCore New Art Space, Contemporary Abstraction, Denver, CO.\nCapitol Park Museum, Forum 35's Art Melt, Baton Rouge, LA, 2013, 2014, 2015, and 2016.\nNatural Design group show, Justus Fine Art Gallery, Hot Springs, AR 2016.\nMarch Exhibit group show, Justus Fine Art Gallery, Hot Springs, AR, 2016.\nGallery 203, Hidden Depths, Ruston, LA, 2016.\nBossier Arts Council Artini Featured Artist, Bossier City, LA, 2016.\nGallery 621, MICROCOSMOS group show, Benicia, CA (SF Bay area), 2015.\nOgden Museum of Southern Art, Louisiana Contemporary group show, New Orleans, LA, 2015.\nNorsworthy Gallery, New Work, Shreveport, LA, 2015.\nPlace Show, Joshua Tree Art Gallery, Joshua Tree, CA, 2013.\nJoshua Tree National Park Art Show & Faire, Twentynine Palms, CA, 2013 - Artist Award.\n20x20x20 in. A National Compact Competition and Exhibit, LSU Student Union Gallery, Baton Rouge, LA, 2014.\nThe Agora Borealis, Shreveport, LA.\nAnn Connelly Fine Art, Baton Rouge, LA.\nJustus Fine Art Gallery, Hot Springs, AR.\nForum 35's Art Melt. Ann Connelly Fine Art Award 2016.\nBossier Arts Council. Artini Featured Artist 2016.\nForum 35's Art Melt. Juror Robert Dallimore's (Leon Gallery, Denver) Honorable Mention. 2014.\nJoshua Tree National Park Art Show & Faire, Twentynine Palms, CA. Artist Award. 2013.\nFine Arts Center of Hot Springs, Regional Competition. Honorable Mention. 2012.\nSharon and Dean Aspenberg, 2015, Coso Sheep and Flying Sheep installations, Ivins, UT.\nDoug and Elisabeth Adams, 2016, Meander # 11, Green Valley, AZ.\nAnn Connelly Fine Art, 2017, Oxbow (included in a corporate installation), Baton Rouge LA.\nBossier Arts Council, 2017, Oxbow 20, Bossier City, LA."}
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{"text": "Thanks to some new found energy resultant from some very agressive acupuncture (fortified with electrical stimulation), I rallied out another (part 6) of the White Poppies peace and war series on Postcards from Gravelly Beach (my spoken word literature podcast – Feed – iTunes). Really enjoying crafting these and still have at least 3 maybe 5 more to go in this series – then maybe move onto the trees and logging conundrums in Calyoquot sound series (featuring lots of Gary Snyder and other essays). Anyhow, in case you are a non-violence advocate and literature enthusiast, check out my wee programme.\nAwakening to the Dawn of Potential – Postcard #45\nThis one continues with me at the mostly empty Victory Park on the 3 day Remembrance Day weekend last November discussing human value and potential and perception with a poem by Gord Downie (hear Gord’s day job in “Hip Night in Vancouver – Choogle on #31“) from “Coke Machine Glow” and two stirring excerpts from Henry David Thoreau’s classic “Walden” plus a “Declaration” from my original Letters from Russia project (read in a hospital room in Logan, Utah). Salty and missing sea captian Chris Jacobsen sings “Providence” and Rock Plaza Central sing “Children be Joyful” and me and Miss Sena lay down some percussion-scape from Steamboat Island to jam along with the city bus brakes and heavy thoughts.\nYou must log in to post a comment."}
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{"text": "Ben Berges - April 03, 2009Ben F. Berges, beloved husband and father, age 82 of Aurora, Colo., and former Sidney, Neb., resident, passed away Friday evening, April 3, 2009 at his home in Aurora.\nBen, the son of Fredrich August and Rosa Caroline (Busch) Berges, was born on Aug. 31, 1926 at Venango, Neb. On July 6, 1944 he was united in marriage to Darlene May Driefholt in Perkins County, Neb.\nBen was a World War II Veteran, entering civil service at Sioux Army Depot in Sidney, in 1947 and later became an ammunition inspector. He had tours in Korea, two in Germany, Pennsylvania, Alabama and Texas. In 1982, Ben retired from Pueblo Army Depot at Pueblo, Colo. They relocated to Aurora to be close to family.\nBen touched many hearts, was loved and respected by all of those who met him. His loving eyes and beautiful smile will never be forgotten. His life changed the world and left it a better place. He touched too many hearts to ever be forgotten.\nBen will be greatly missed by his wife of nearly 65 beautiful years: Darlene of Aurora, Colo.; his children: Elaine Klug and husband Arnold of Broomfield, Colo., Dave Berges and wife Lorie, Bonny Berges-Tanner and husband Thomas, Becky Baughman and husband Bob and Ben Berges and wife Mary all of Aurora; one brother: Arvard Berges and wife Betty of Julesburg, Colo.; nine grandchildren and 12 great-grandchildren.\nHe was preceded in death by his parents, three sisters: Mabel Boesch and two infants, two brothers: Alfred and Orval and two grandsons: Arnie Klug and Robby Baughman.\nFuneral services were held Wednesday, April 8 in the Gehrig-Stitt Chapel in Sidney with Pastor Judy Gifford officiating. Cremation followed the services and private family inurnment will be held at a later date.\nMemorial contributions may be made in Ben’s name to Agape Hospice, 6041 S. Syracuse Way, Suite 220, Greenwood Village, CO 80011.\nGehrig-Stitt Chapel and Cremation Services was in charge of the arrangements."}
{"text": "Rules of Engagement (2000)\nCompany Credits\nProduction Companies\n- Paramount Pictures (presents)\n- Seven Arts Pictures (in association with) (presents) (as Seven Arts Pictures)\n- Munich Film Partners & Company (MFP) ROE Production\nDistributors\n- Paramount Pictures (2000) (USA) (theatrical)\n- United International Pictures (UIP) (2000) (UK) (theatrical)\n- New Films International (2000) (Non-US) (all media)\n- United International Pictures (UIP) (2000) (Argentina) (theatrical)\n- GAGA (2000) (Japan) (theatrical)\n- New World Films Internacional S.A. (2000) (Spain) (theatrical)\n- Vitória Filmes (2000) (Portugal) (theatrical)\n- United International Pictures (UIP) (2000) (France) (theatrical)\n- Paramount Home Video (2000) (USA) (DVD)\n- Paramount Home Video (2000) (USA) (VHS)\n- Pinema (2000) (Turkey) (theatrical)\n- Helkon Filmverleih GmbH (2000) (Germany) (theatrical)\n- Independent Films (2000) (Netherlands) (theatrical)\n- United International Pictures (UIP) (2000) (Switzerland) (theatrical)\n- Argentina Video Home (2000) (Argentina) (DVD)\n- Argentina Video Home (2000) (Argentina) (VHS)\n- Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment (2001) (Germany) (DVD)\n- Dutch FilmWorks (DFW) (2001) (Netherlands) (VHS)\n- Paramount Home Entertainment (2001) (France) (DVD)\n- Paramount Home Entertainment (2001) (UK) (DVD)\n- Yorin (2003) (Netherlands) (TV)\n- Paramount Home Video (2006) (USA) (DVD) (widescreen)\n- Dutch FilmWorks (DFW) (2007) (Netherlands) (DVD)\n- Fox Crime (2007) (Japan) (TV)\n- Paramount Home Entertainment (2007) (USA) (DVD)\n- Roadshow Films (2000) (Australia) (theatrical)\n- Scanbox Entertainment (2000) (Sweden) (theatrical)\n- United International Pictures (UIP) (2000) (Sweden) (theatrical)\n- ACE Entertainment (2016) (France) (all media)\n- Ascot Elite Home Entertainment (2010) (Germany) (Blu-ray) (DVD)\n- Fabulous Films (2015) (UK) (DVD)\n- Replay Home Entertainment (2001) (Sweden) (DVD)\n- Roadshow Entertainment (2001) (Australia) (DVD)\nSpecial Effects\n- Cinema Research (additional visual effects)\n- Digital Domain (special visual effects and digital animation)\nOther Companies\n- BT Industrial Supply (expendables)\n- Christopher Gray Casting (extras casting)\n- Cinema Research (titles and opticals)\n- Consolidated Film Industries (CFI) (color)\n- DeLuxe Laboratories (prints)\n- Dune Films (production services: Morocco)\n- Elizabeth Bardsley & Associates (research)\n- Flying Pictures (Gyrosphere aerial camera system provided by)\n- Global Music Service (music copyist)\n- In Motion Catering (catering)\n- Milan Records (soundtrack)\n- Movie Movers (star trailers)\n- Movie Movers (transportation)\n- New Wave Entertainment (title design)\n- Panavision (cameras and lenses)\n- Paramount Pictures (digital sound editing)\n- Skywalker Sound (sound design and editorial) (uncredited)\n- Spacecam Systems (aerial camera system)\n- Sunset Digital (high-definition digital color timing) (as Sunset Digital Studios)\n- Technicolor (dailies)\n- Technovision USA (additional photographic equipment) (as Technovision)\n- The London Metropolitan Orchestra (score performed by)\n- Warriors (military advice)"}
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{"text": "May 15, 2017 – Alexco Resource Corp. (TSX:AXR, NYSE MKT:AXU) (“Alexco” or the “Company”) is pleased to announce that, due to increased demand, it has entered into an amended agreement with Canaccord Genuity Corp. (the “Underwriter”), pursuant to which the Underwriter has agreed to purchase, on a bought deal basis 3,255,820 flow-through common shares (the “Flow-Through Shares”) at a price of C$2.15 per Flow-Through Share for aggregate gross proceeds of C$7,000,013 (the “Underwritten Offering”). In addition, the Company will grant the Underwriter an over-allotment option, exercisable prior to the closing of the Underwritten Offering, to purchase from the Company, Flow-Through Shares to raise additional proceeds of up to C$2,042,500 (the “Over-Allotment Option”, and together with the Underwritten Offering, the “Offering”).\nThe Underwriter will receive a cash commission on the sale of the securities, representing 6% of the aggregate gross proceeds raised, including that number of broker warrants (“Broker Warrants”) as is equal to 3% of the number of Flow-Through Shares sold under the Offering. Each Broker Warrant shall be exercisable for one common share of the Company at a price of C$2.15.\nClosing of the Offering is anticipated to occur on or around May 30, 2017 and is subject to certain conditions including, but not limited to, the receipt of all applicable regulatory approvals including approval of the Toronto Stock Exchange and the NYSE-MKT LLC. conditions precedent to completion of the Offering will be fulfilled so as to permit the Offering to be completed on or about May 30, 2017,."}
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{"text": "Start the conversation\nA stock market crash in April is a possibility every investor should take seriously.\nThe Trump rally sent stocks to record-breaking heights. Since Election Day, the Dow has soared 13% higher and it's up over 2,000 points in that span. But since the Dow hit its all-time high in early March, the rally has finally started to slow down. And that could signal the next stock market crash is on the horizon…\nWhile no one can predict a stock market crash coming with perfect accuracy, there are signs that stocks have been overinflated by unwarranted optimism about the Trump administration. But as President Trump failed to repeal Obamacare and is pushing the United States into greater involvement in foreign conflicts, that investor optimism could quickly end.\nThat's why we want our readers to be prepared if there is a stock market crash in April. We're going to show you exactly why a market correction could send stocks spiraling down and how you can protect your wealth if it happens…\nWhy Overpriced Stocks Could Cause a 2017 Stock Market Crash\nWhile predicting a market crash is impossible, we can look at what has caused stock market crashes in the past and compare it to today. And we are seeing many of the same signs that happened before past stock market crashes.\nBefore the stock market crash of 1929, the stock market was booming to new record highs.\nIn the six-year period between 1923 and the crash in 1929, the Dow rose over 300%. But this rise in stocks wasn't because of raw economic growth, a big reason was speculation. Amateur traders and investors alike believed stocks would only rise, and they were willing to take excessively risky bets on stock prices.\nThis sort of speculation helped push stocks to astronomical highs, but it meant also meant the prices were unjustifiable. When stock prices started to stall in 1929, traders panicked. They had to sell.\nAs a result, the Dow crashed by losing 86% of its value between 1929 and 1932. On Sept. 29, 1929 – Black Tuesday – the market fell by 10%. The panic was so severe some people couldn't sell their stocks at any price.\nAnd the same thing happened before the Great Recession in 2008.\nMust Read: Five Double-Digit Dividend Plays to Secure Your \"Second Salary\"\nThis time, speculation about housing prices sent home prices soaring. Between 1996 and 2006, home prices surged by 100%. This jump in housing prices led buyers, mortgage lenders, and Wall Street to make extremely risky decisions.\nBuyers were purchasing houses they couldn't afford, banks were lending to unqualified buyers, and Wall Street firms were packaging up these risky mortgages to sell them as grade \"A\" securities.\nThese risky bets paid off as long as home prices kept rising, but when prices flattened, the market tanked. The resulting financial crisis was so bad some Wall Street firms like Lehman Brothers closed down and others – from Wells Fargo to Citigroup – needed a bailout from the federal government to stay afloat.\nAnd now we are seeing some of the same signs in the current stock market. That's why a stock market crash in 2017 could be coming…\nLow Interest Rates Have Inflated Stock Prices\nDuring the Great Recession in 2008, the U.S. Federal Reserve slashed interest rates from over 5% to 0.25%. Cutting interest rates was meant to make borrowing money cheaper. And the Fed hoped businesses would take advantage of cheaper borrowing costs and use the money to expand and grow the economy.\nBut U.S. businesses borrowed money just to buy back their own stock instead. Since 2008, publicly traded companies have borrowed $1.9 trillion, and they've repurchased over $2 trillion in shares of their own stocks.\nThat's boosted stock prices, but it also means they are unsustainably high.\nTrending: Why One of Trump's Boldest Economic Promises Will Be Delayed Till 2018\nJust look at the famed Shiller PE ratio. The Shiller PE ratio is one of the best measures of stock market value, and it's currently at 29.11. That's 74% above its historical average. That's a big deal, because it's higher today than it was before the 2008 stock market crash when it hit 27.4.\nAnd now the Federal Reserve is committed to hiking rates gain. On March 15, the Federal Reserve raised interest rates for the third time since 2008, and Fed officials have signaled potentially two more rate hikes are coming this year. 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{"text": "B.\"\nSantos on track to be ready for Spring Training\nBALTIMORE -- The Blue Jays remain optimistic that right-hander Sergio Santos will be ready when Spring Training officially opens in February..\nVillanueva back to normal, set for Wednesday start\nBALTIMORE -- Blue Jays right-hander Carlos Villanueva's health is back to normal after reports earlier this week that he was dealing with some fatigue and discomfort.\nVillanueva, who is set to hit free agency at the end of the season, allowed seven runs in just 2 1/3 innings during his last start against the Rays.\nThe next day, manager John Farrell indicated that Villanueva was feeling more discomfort than usual, but it wasn't entirely surprising at this point in the season.\n\"He's back to normal,\" Farrell said. \"He is ready to start [Wednesday] and on tap for that. But as we've stated other times, too, this time of year guys are dealing with some general fatigue and that's no different in this case.\"\nVillanueva has two starts remaining in what has been an impressive season. The veteran righty is 7-6 with a 3.88 ERA, but has excelled the most since being moved into the rotation in late June.\nGregor Chisholm is a reporter for MLB.com. Read his blog, North of the Border, and follow him on Twitter @gregorMLB. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs."}
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{"text": "The holidays can be a time of excitement, wonder, and joy. They can also be an expensive time. But rejoice: there are plenty of opportunities in Salt Lake to celebrate the season without breaking the bank.\nSanta Claus at Downtown Visitor Information Center\nWhen: December 12, 2015\nWhere: 90 South West Temple Salt Lake City, UT 84101\nAdmission: Free\nVisit Salt Lake is hosting Santa Claus on December 12th from 2-7 pm.\nGuests are encouraged to have their child’s photo taken with Santa and turn in their wish lists for the holiday season. Photos (printed and digital) and treats will be free of charge, and you can find out what’s new to do in Salt Lake. The Visitors Center is located at 90 South West Temple and has a wealth of information on area museums, attractions, activities, and day trips.\nLive Nativity and Luminary Walk\nWhen: December 11 - 15, 2015\nWhere: Clark Historic Farm, 378 West Clark Street, Grantsville, UT 84029\nAdmission: $2 per person or $1 with a can of food. In all the bustle, slow down for an evening together under the stars at the Clark Historic Farm.\nBreakfast with Santa at Harmons\nWhen: December 12, 2015\nWhere: Station Park Intersection of I-15, Highway 89, Legacy Parkway Farmington, UT 84025\nAdmission: $4.00 per person\nThe Farmington Fire Department will serve breakfast with Santa Claus, with all proceeds going to the Vista Education Campus in Farmington. $4.00 per person, spaces are limited, please call to RSVP: 801.928.2600.\n31st Annual Christmas Carol Sing-Along\nWhen: December 14, 2015, doors open at 5:30 pm\nWhere: Vivint Smart Home Arena, 301 W S Temple, Salt Lake City, UT 84101\nAdmission: Free (general admission/no ticket required)ah will emcee, with special appearances by Santa and the Jazz Bear. FREE parking is available, and guests will receive a special Larry H. Miller Group gift package and holiday treat (while supplies last).\nHighly Decorated\nWhere: Snowbird Ski and Summer Resort, Highway 210 Snowbird, UT 84092\nAdmission: Free\nA beautiful tree-lighting ceremony and program to honor the service and sacrifice of our veterans, active military, and their families. The goal of Highly Decorated is to raise visibility and support for the Wasatch Adaptive Sports Program (WAS), which focuses on getting veterans out of the home through recreational, social, and educational activities. Local service members and their families are encouraged to join the Snowbird community for a day of winter fun followed by the tree-lighting ceremony set to the tune of the five military anthems. Everyone is welcome.\nSanta Claus Visits Thanksgiving Point\nWhen: December 19, 2015\nWhere: Thanksgiving Point, 3003 North Thanksgiving Way Lehi, UT 84043\nAdmission: Free\nSanta heard that Thanksgiving Point is the most wonderful place during the holidays. He'll be making special visits to each of the Thanksgiving Point venues this holiday season. On Dec. 19, visit with Santa at the Water Tower Plaza for free. Photography is not provided, but parents are encouraged to take pictures.\nJingle Bus\nWhen: Now through December 28, 2015, daily, 5:00 - 10:00 pm\nWhere: City Creek Center, 51 S Main Street, Salt Lake City, UT 84101\nAdmission: Free\nAll aboard the Downtown Jingle Bus! Now through December 28, downtown holiday season visitors can hop on and off the holiday-themed ride circulating between The Gateway, Temple Square, City Creek Center, Gallivan Plaza, and Capitol Theatre.\nShoppers will find free service especially useful to connect downtown's two malls, as, and The Gateway.\nTrees of Diversity Exhibit\nWhen: Now through December 30, 2015, 9:00 am - 6:00 pm\nWhere: Utah Cultural Celebration Center, 1355 West 3100 South, West Valley City, UT 84119\nAdmission: Free\nFor over ten years the Utah Cultural Celebration Center has ended the year with a magical holiday tree exhibit that overflows from the art gallery and throughout the entire facility. The Trees of Diversity exhibit showcases not only decorated trees, but also gingerbread houses, wreaths, nativities, and holiday scenes. Both the exhibit and opening reception are free and open to the public.\nIce Skating at The Gallivan Center\nWhen: Now through March 1, 2016, Monday-Thursday 12-9 pm, Friday-Saturday 12pm-12am, Sunday 12-6pm\nWhere: The Gallivan Center, 239 South Main Street, Salt Lake City, UT 84111\nAdmission: Adults: $8, Seniors and Children: $7, prices include skate rental\nSnacks and drinks are available on-site.\nZoo Lights!\nWhen: December 3 - 31, 2015\nWhere: Utah's Hogle Zoo, 2600 East Sunnyside Avenue, Salt Lake City, UT 84108\nAdmission: Adults: $7, Kids: $5 (3-12), Seniors: $5 (65+), December 30: Free for Wild Wednesday\nZooLights! returns to Hogle Zoo every holiday season, with more sparkling lights, over 250 animated light displays, and more nightly fun than ever before. Enjoy dinner at the Beastro, with plenty of indoor seating. And don’t forget to pick up a warm cup of delicious hot chocolate or check out the. Closed on Christmas Day.\nThe Great Christmas Adventure at Gardner Village\nWhen: December 4 - 23, 2015. Opens nightly at 5:30pm.\nWhere: Gardner Village, 1100 West 7800 South, West Jordan, UT 84088\nAdmission: Adults: $7, Kids: $5. Includes a FREE cup of cocoa and cookie with each admission.\nThe elves have arrived with their magic sleigh for an immersive new holiday tradition at Gardner Village. Create warm memories while touring through classic story windows, building indoor snowmen, and riding The Elf Express through a lighted Christmas tree forest. Then, fly to The North Pole on Santa's Magic Sleigh ride to meet Mr. and Mrs. Claus! Closed Sundays.\nSymbols of Christmas Concert\nWhen: Dec 22, 2015, at 7:30 pm. 40-minute duration.\nWhere: Assembly Hall on Temple Square\nAdmission: Free\nSymbols of Christmas is a lovely celebration of the beauty of Christmas and all it represents, with classical selections such as In Dulci Vivio, to fun songs like Ray Charles' version of Jingle Bells. A wonderful event for bringing the joy of the season to everyone's hearts.\nShannon Corey Holiday Piano Performance\nWhere: Our Lady of the Snows Center, 10189 East State Highway 210 Alta, UT 84092\nAdmission: Free\nJoin Alta Community Enrichment for a Holiday Piano Performance by Shannon Corey! Enjoy refreshments before the performance and an ugly holiday sweater contest during intermission.\nChristmas Eve Torchlight Parade and Fireworks\nWhere: Snowbird Ski and Summer Resort, Highway 210 Snowbird, UT 84092\nAdmission: Free\nThere's no place like Snowbird for the holidays! Join them at dusk on the Plaza Deck for bonfires, the Torchlight Parade, and a great fireworks display. At the end, Santa Claus will rappel out of the Tram to say hello to the kids!\nEVE Winter Fest\nWhen: December 29 - 31, 2015\nWhere: Salt Palace Convention Center, 100 South West Temple, Salt Lake City, UT 84101\nAdmission: $15 per day or $20 for three days. Kids $5/day\nSalt Lake City comes to life with EVE Winter Fest, a three-day celebration with concerts, DJs, grown-up drinks and engaging activities for kids and families. Discover everything that downtown has to offer with one all-access pass. Three days at the Salt Palace (Dec 29-31) with BounceTown, BallRoom, indoor performances, and more, with a special family hour on the 31st. Don’t miss a rockin’ live band for the MirrorBall countdown celebration to New Years.\nHistoric Temple Square\nWhen: Now - January 3, 2016\nWhere: Temple Square, 0 E South Temple, Salt Lake City, Utah 84101\nAdmission: Free\nThe centerpiece of this beautifully landscaped 10-acre plot in the heart of downtown is the six. The Christmas lights will turn on every night at dusk until January 3, 2016."}
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{"text": "Katinka Wolter\nFreie Universität zu Berlin\nInstitut für Informatik\nTelematik\nCurrent Highlights\n(this page is not very well maintained, I apologize\nyou may wish to look\nhere.\n)\nQiushi Wang and I received the best paper award at\nICPE 2015\nfor \"Reducing Task Completion Time in Mobile Offloading Systems through Online Adaptive Local Restart\"\nProf. Will Knottenbelt and I are co-chairs of\nValuetools 2015\nin Berlin\nI am member of the jury of the third (final) round of the German national computer science competition (\nBundeswettbewerb Informatik 2015\n)\nI am PC-Chair of\nISSRE 2015\ntogether with\nMarco Vieira\nI am guest-editor of a special issue of\nPerformance Evaluation\n, together with\nAndras Horvath\n, publishing selected papers of\nEPEW 2014\nin Florence.\nTogether with\nAndras Horvath\nand a lot of help from\nEnrico Vicario\nand his team I have organised\nEPEW 2014 in Florence\nwhich took place as part of a most enjoyable conference week.\nI am very honoured to be involved in the following events, either as member of the programme committee, or as part of the organising committee:\nEDCC 2015 in Paris\nSERENE\nalso in Paris, together with EDCC\nSimuTools 2015\nin Athens in Greece.\nASMTA 2015\nin Albena, Bulgaria.\nANTIFRAGILE 2015\nin London, UK.\nRADIANCE 2015\nin Rio de Janeiro, Brazil\nOlder Highlights\nOur book on resilience assessment is finally\nout.\nThe ebook is\nhere.\nResearch Interests\nDependability and fault-tolerance of service-based systems\nMeasurement and evaluation of software and Internet performance and dependability\nStochastic models for evaluating software and Internet performance\nPerformance and Security trade-off\nStochastic Models for restart, checkpointing and rejuvenation\nSelf-* systems\nQuality of Service in wireless networks\nPetri Nets (in particular Fluid Petri Nets)\nI am head of the Dependability Modelling (sub-)group\nWorking on dependability of various kinds of systems with\nPhilipp Reinecke\nAlexandra Danilkina\nHuaming Wu\nQiushi Wang\nTianhui Meng\nIn the past I was working with\nSonja Pins\nJohannes Zapotoczky\nJohannes Semmler\nRobert Hilbrich\nMore information can be found at my group's\npage.\nSome activities from the past\nProgram Committee member for ASMTA 2012, 2013.\nProgram Committee member for SIMUTools 2012, 2013.\nGuest-editor of IJARAS special issue on Autonomic and Trusted Computing, 2013.\nPC-Co-Chair for 9th IEEE International Conference on Autonomic and Trusted Computing (ATC 2012)\n- Bring Safe, Self-x and Organic Computing Systems into Reality. Kyoto, Japan.\nPC-Co-Chair for WoSAR 2011, 2012, in conjunction with ISSRE.\nProgram Committee member for EPEW 2012.\nProgram Committee member for the 4th International ICST Conference on Simulation Tools and Techniques\n(\nSIMUTools 2011\n), Barcelona, Spain, March 21-25, 2011.\nProgram Committee member for the 2nd International Workshop on the Quality of Service-Oriented Software Systems,\nQUASOSS 2010\n, October 5th co-located with MoDELS 2010 in Oslo, Norway.\nProgram Committee member for 17th International Conference on Analytical and Stochastic Modelling Techniques and Applications\n(ASMTA'10)\n, Wales, Cardiff, UK, June 14-16, 2010.\nProgram Committee member for\nMMB'10\n, Messung, Modellierung und Bewertung von Rechensystemen März 2010, Essen, Germany.\nProgram Committee member for 1st International Workshop on the Quality of Service-Oriented Software Systems (\nQUASOSS\n), co-located with\nESEC/FSE\n2009 (the 7th joint meeting of the European Software Engineering Conference (ESEC) and the ACM SIGSOFT Symposium on the Foundations of Software Engineering (FSE)) Amsterdam, Netherlands, on August 26th, 2009.\nProgram Committee member for 16th International Conference on Analytical and Stochastic Modelling Techniques and Applications\n(ASMTA'09)\n, Madrid, Spain, June 9-12, 2009.\nProgram Committee member for 6th European Performance Evaluation Workshop\n(EPEW'09)\n, Imperial College, London, UK, July 2009.\nProgram Committee member for the fourth International Workshop on Practical Applications of Stochastic Modelling (PASM), London, UK, September 24, 2009.\nProgram Committee member for First IEEE\nWorkshop on Performance Evaluation of Communications in Distributed Systems and Web Based Service Architectures.\nSousse, Tunisia, July 5 – 8, 2009.\nProgram Committee member for International Workshop on Model-based Software and Data Integration\n(MBSDI)\n, 2009.\nProgram Committee member for the\nNetwork Control and Performance Evaluation track of\nthe 23rd IEEE International Conference on Advanced Information\nNetworking and Applications\n(AINA 2009),\nUniversity of Bradford, UK, in May 2009.\nProgram Committee member for the SPEC International Performance Evaluation Workshop\n(SIPEW)\n, Darmstadt, Germany, June 2008.\nProgram Committee member for the 5th European Performance Engineering Workshop\nEPEW 2008\nPalma, Mallorca, Spain, September 2008.\nProgram Committee member for the\nFirst International Workshop on Model-based Software and Data Integration\n(MBSDI 2008), Berlin, Germany, April 2008.\nProgram Committee member for\nMessung, Modellierung und Bewertung von Rechensystemen\n(MMB), Dortmund, Germany, 2008.\nWorkshop chair of the 4th European Performance Engineering Workshop\nEPEW'2007\n, Berlin, September 2007.\nProgram Committee member for\nfourth International\nService Availability Symposium (\nISAS\n2007)\n, Durham, New Hampshire, May 21-22, 2007.\nProgram Committee member for 3rd European Performance Engineering Workshop\nEPEW'2006\n, Budapest, Hungary, 2006. (Publications chair)\nProgram Committee member for\nPerformance and Dependability Symposium (PDS)\n, subconference of DSN'06, Philadelphia, USA, 2006.\nProgram Committee member for\nMessung, Modellierung und Bewertung von Rechensystemen\n(MMB), Erlangen, Germany, 2006.\nProgram Committee member for European Performance Evaluation Workshop (EPEW), Versailles, France, 2005.\nProgram Committee member for\n1st International Workshop on Grid Performability\nat\nCCGrid\n, Cardiff, UK, 2005.\nProgram Committee member for\nQEST 2004\n, Twente, The Netherlands, 2004.\nProject on QoS management in wireless networks funded by the\nGerman Research Council (DFG)\n(since Oct. 2003).\nPost-doctoral member of the\ngraduate course \"Stochastic Modelling and Quantitative Analysis of Complex Systems in Engineering\n(since October 2003).\nProject on\nSecond Order FSPNs\nfunded by the\nGerman Research Council (DFG)\nas part of the\nKONDISK\nprogram (July 1997 until March 2002).\nGraduiertenkolleg\nKommunikationsbasierte Systeme (graduate course on communication based systems) of\nTU\n,\nFU\nand\nHU\nBerlin (October 1995 until August 1999 ).\nTeaching\n(at Humboldt, in german)\nPublications\nShort CV\nSince October 2012\nProfessor at Freie Universität Berlin.\nFebruary - September 2012\nLecturer at Newcastle University, UK.\nSeptember 2009 - February 2012\nResearcher and guest professor at Freie Universität Berlin\nFeb. 2008\nHabilitation at Humboldt-University Berlin.\nApril 2002 - June 2009\nResearch Assistant (Wissenschaftliche Assistentin) at\nHumboldt Universität zu Berlin\nInstitut für Informatik\n, Rechnerorganisation und Kommunikation\nMay-August 2000\nVisiting Researcher at\nHewlett Packard Laboratories\nin Palo Alto, CA, USA.\nAugust 1999\nPhD in Computer Science (\nGünter Hommel\n, supervisor,\nAdam Wolisz\nand\nKishor Trivedi\n, reviewers)\nOct. 1995 - March 2002\nEmployed at\nTechnical University\nBerlin,\ncomputer science department\n,\nReal-Time Systems and Robotics\ngroup as part of the\nPerformance Evaluation Group\n.\nJan. 1996\nDiploma in Computer Science from Technische Universität Berlin\nOct. 1987 - Sept. 1989\nStudied Mathematics at Freie Universität Berlin\nJune 1987\nAbitur at Waldorfschule Bremen\nGrants and Awards\n2007 - 2009\nDFG\n(Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft, German Research Foundation) Awarded research funding for project \"Reliability and Performance of Service-Oriented Architectures\" to employ one PhD student and four research student assistants.\nBest paper award at\nQEST\n2004 for\nAnalysis and Algorithms for Restart\n, a joint paper with\nAad van Moorsel\n.\n2003 - 2008\nDFG\n(Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft, German Research Foundation) Awarded research funding for project \"QoS in reconfigurable, partly wireless networks: Definition and Evaluation\" to employ one PhD student and four research student assistants.\n1997 - 2002\nDFG\n(Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft, German Research Foundation), employed in research project \"Modelling with Second Order Stochastic Petri Nets\" (including travel grants).\n1995-1997\nDFG\n(Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft, German Research Foundation) research fellowship through the graduate course (Graduiertenkolleg) Communication based systems of TU, HU and FU Berlin.\nFamily\nAddress:\nKatinka Wolter\nFreie Universität\nTakustr. 9\n14195 Berlin\nRoom 149\nGermany\nPhone: +49 30 838 75146\nWWW:\nLast modified: Tue May 12 2015"}
{"text": "Weston, FL, March 6, 2007 – Ultimate Software (Nasdaq: ULTI), a leading provider of end-to-end strategic human resources, payroll, and talent management solutions, announced today that its customer CheckPoint HR, LLC, a leading Administrative Service Organization (ASO), is using UltiPro’s functionality, scalability, and security to effectively deliver comprehensive human resources, benefits management, and payroll services to more than 27,000 employees.\n“A key part of our business is having a singular technological foundation that manages the complete employee life cycle, and is intuitive and seamless. UltiPro helps us empower our customers and optimize their workforce management processes,” said Steve A. Rosenthal, cofounder and CEO, CheckPoint HR. “Our customers are experiencing efficiencies, improved service to employees, and rapid payback by leveraging UltiPro’s functionality, real-time library of comprehensive reports, and Web selfservice for employees and managers that includes a workforce portal with a single sign-on.”\nAfter evaluating a number of potential solutions, CheckPoint HR’s team determined that UltiPro’s Web-based functionality provides the best foundation for enabling executives and administrators to manage their payroll, benefits, and other HR processes anytime, anywhere. As an ASO providing services to hundreds of companies, CheckPoint HR requires an HRMS that is scalable and highly functional. According to Rosenthal, UltiPro has accommodated CheckPoint HR’s growth, which has averaged about 30% each year, and has delivered consistent, reliable performance to its many client companies as they log in over the Internet.\n“We believe we are only as good as the customer’s last experience with us, so it is critical that we have a solution that is dependable and performs well,” said Rosenthal. “We have had zero downtime with UltiPro.”\nUltiPro easily scales for businesses in growth mode, like CheckPoint HR. Ultimate Software regularly tests UltiPro’s performance through robust test-automation, simulating the most frequently performed functions and transactions. By focusing on the scenarios that are performed repeatedly by customers and their employees, Ultimate Software can be sure that UltiPro is operating efficiently in the areas where employee and management traffic is heaviest.\n“We are pleased to give CheckPoint HR’s customers the benefits of powerful Web functionality,” said Greg Swick, senior vice president of sales for Ultimate Software. “We have worked with CheckPoint HR practically since it opened its doors and look forward to a long relationship with the company as it continues to grow.”.\nAbout Ultimate Software\nA leading provider of end-to-end, strategic human resources, payroll and talent management solutions, Ultimate Software markets its award-winning UltiPro products as licensed software and as on-demand services through Intersourcing. Employing approximately 650 professionals who are focused on developing the highest quality products and services, Ultimate Software was identified, one from American Business Awards as the Best Customer Service Organization and the other a first-place SSPA STAR Award from Service & Support Professionals Association. Ultimate Software customers represent diverse industries and include such organizations as The Container Store, Elizabeth Arden, The Florida Marlins Baseball Team, The New York Yankees Baseball Team, Nintendo of America, Ruth’s Chris Steak House, and SkyWest Airlines. More"}
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{"text": "\nVolume II\nOctober 4, 2004 • Number 37\nShare this page\nPast issues\nSubscribe\nWhat's inside...\nFeature\nMaryland's \"Nonpublic Schools Workgroup\"\nWhat's New\nSecretary Paige gives back-to-school address, praises teachers, and discusses the role of education and business in the economy; the National Association of State Directors of Special Education publishes\nPrimers on Special Education in Charter Schools\n; Progressive Policy Institute releases study of charter schools in Indianapolis; Troops-to-Teachers introduces new quarterly newsletter; and Eckerd College posts a new website for military personnel interested in going into teaching.\nInnovations in the News\nAmistad Academy charter school eighth-graders performed better than the state averages on the 2004 Connecticut mastery achievement tests, plus information on nonpublic education, supplemental educational services/choice, and technology.\nMaryland's \"Nonpublic Schools Workgroup\" Ties the Public and Private Sectors Together To Help All Students\nOne boy needs extra help in reading; a girl needs assistance in learning the English language; and middle school students are participating in a conflict resolution program. Even though the boy goes to a Jewish Day School, the girl attends her parish Catholic school, and the middle school students are enrolled in an independent school, they all receive the same federally funded services provided to their public school counterparts. In fact, private school teachers can also benefit from federally funded programs to improve their teaching or to integrate technology into their classrooms. In Maryland, the Maryland State Department of Education Nonpublic Schools Workgroup facilitates communication and coordination between the public and nonpublic education sectors.\nUnder\nNo Child Left Behind\n(NCLB), the reauthorization of the\nElementary and Secondary Education Act\n, local educational agencies are required to provide equitable services to eligible private school children, teachers, and other education personnel. These services must meet the needs of the private school students and teachers, be comparable to those provided to public school children and teachers, and must be provided in a timely way. While students and teachers in private schools, including religious schools, receive federal benefits and services, the private schools themselves do not receive any funding.\nFor this to happen, however, local educational agencies must engage in timely and meaningful consultation with private school officials regarding the needs of private school students and teachers. The Maryland State Department of Education Nonpublic Schools Workgroup began tackling this challenge as far back as 1998, when Maryland State Superintendent Nancy Grasmick established the group. This workgroup operates independent of the state department of education in order to provide an organized forum for addressing issues of mutual interest to Maryland's public and nonpublic school communities. The workgroup is balanced by design and is currently chaired by Lois Kleinhenn Lanier of Anne Arundel County Public Schools and Mary Ellen Russell of the Maryland Catholic Conference.\nThe workgroup first concentrated on educating both the public and private school communities about the need for closer collaboration and coordination. When the workgroup was formed, there were two issues to be addressed. First, the nonpublic sector felt that the local public school systems were not being responsive to their needs. Second, some nonpublic schools were reluctant to participate in services managed by the local public school system.\nTo break down barriers to communication, the workgroup made some specific recommendations out of which came concrete actions. A full-time position was created at the state department of education, and that staff person was dedicated to coordinating the efforts around federally funded services to nonpublic school students across the 24 local Maryland school systems (about a quarter of which are among the largest in the nation). Also, each local school system in the state established one point of contact for services for nonpublic students. In addition, the workgroup and the state coordinator provided technical assistance for implementing the provisions in federal education laws. And, finally, the workgroup disseminated information to the public and nonpublic communities in a timely way.\nAs a result of the commitment, education outreach, and technical assistance of the workgroup, awareness of the services and benefits available to nonpublic school students and teachers has been raised, and both the public and nonpublic communities have opened up to the shared responsibility for providing needed services to nonpublic school students and teachers.\nNow, the workgroup has become institutionalized. It recommends policy and guidance to the State Superintendent of Education. It continues to improve collaboration and communication between local school systems and nonpublic school officials. And, it looks for and creates opportunities for the state department of education to facilitate the flow of communication.\nFor example, the workgroup is currently developing a toolkit to further improve the consultation process. When released, the toolkit will give promising practices and models, particularly for Title I schools, to assist local school districts in providing services to nonpublic schools.\nIn addition, the group is creating a web page on the Maryland Department of Education website, to share information about nonpublic participation in education, and an email listserv for members of the group and other interested individuals. Ultimately, the workgroup hopes to be a springboard for creative partnerships between public and nonpublic education officials to help build a stronger educational community across the state, with all students and teachers in mind.\nSince the passage of\nNo Child Left Behind\n, the workgroup has reinforced the requirements for providing services to nonpublic school students and teachers. The group is developing a publication with guidelines for implementing NCLB. In addition, it also holds annual meetings to update public and private schools about NCLB, as well as the\nIndividuals with Disabilities Education Act\n, to highlight models of successful public/private collaborative activities in the state.\nAt the same time that the workgroup is identifying local models, it also attempts to serve as the state model for similar local groups. According to Mary Ellen Russell, \"One of the most positive outcomes of the Nonpublic Schools Workgroup is not simply the fact that we've seen a marked increase in the participation of nonpublic students and teachers in programs authorized under NCLB. What's really exciting is the way in which the state workgroup has become a model for establishing similar collaboration at the local level, where public and nonpublic school administrators are best able to develop programs that meet the unique needs of all students in their communities.\"\nThe Office of Innovation and Improvement houses the Office of Non-Public Education (ONPE), which provides information and technical assistance to states, local educational agencies, and nonpublic educational entities about the benefits and services available to them under\nNo Child Left Behind\n. For information about these programs and benefits to private school students and teachers, visit the\nONPE\nwebsite. ONPE has produced a booklet,\nBenefits to Private School Students and Teachers\n, which is available free from\nED Pubs\n(order number EU 0086B).\nResources:\nMaryland Public Schools Nonpublic Education\nUS Department of Education Office of Non-Public Education\nNote: This feature describes a state-sponsored collaborative workgroup that is dedicated to coordinating services and benefits to nonpublic school students and teachers under NCLB. It is offered as a case study from which other states might learn.\nTop\nWhat's New\nSecretary Paige's Back-to-School Address\nU.S. Secretary of Education Rod Paige gave the\nback-to-school address\nat the National Press Club, where he said that in the first year of\nNo Child Left Behind\n(2002-2003), 112,000 low-income children received supplemental educational services, and 50,000 parents took advantage of school choice when they transferred their children from poorly performing schools to better educational environments. (Sept. 24)\nSecretary Paige's Remarks at American Stars of Teaching\nSecretary Paige spoke at an\nAmerican Stars of Teaching Award Ceremony\nin West Virginia and said that the President and the Congress have provided $16.1 billion since 2001 to support the teaching profession (some of which has been in OII grants for teacher professional development). (Sept. 27)\nSecretary Paige's Remarks at NJ Chamber of Commerce\nSecretary Paige\nalso discussed education and the role of business with the New Jersey Chamber of Commerce. He said that a thriving economic policy depends on sound education policy. Educators and American business can have a powerful impact on economic improvement through higher educational achievement in a new economy dependent on technology, innovation, information, and technical skills. (Sept. 23)\nPrimers on Special Education in Charter Schools\nThe SPEDTACS Project at the National Association of State Directors of Special Education has published a set of\nPrimers on Special Education in Charter Schools\n. The primers, produced under a grant from OII, are written for authorizers, charter school developers/operators, and state officials. (Sept. 29)\nStudy on Charter Schools in Indianapolis\nThe\nProgressive Policy Institute\nhas released a new study of charter schools in Indianapolis by Bryan C. Hassel. Findings from the study show that the Indianapolis charter schools initiative has involved community leadership, family interest, parent satisfaction, and student learning. (Sept. 21)\nTroops-to-Teachers Newsletter:\nTTT Connections\nThe Troops-to-Teachers Program has a new quarterly newsletter entitled TTT Connections\nPDF\n(197K), which is available online. The newsletter contains information on programs in various states and a close-up of an individual program. (Oct. 1)\nAlternative Certification: ACT2TEACH Website\nA new website,\n, has been launched with information for military personnel interested in going into teaching. The site, managed by Eckerd College in St. Petersburg (FL), coordinates with Troops-to-Teachers and provides information on alternative teacher certification.\nTop\nInnovations in the News\nCharter Schools\nAmistad Academy charter school eighth-graders performed well on the 2004 Connecticut mastery achievement tests: 80 percent achieved mastery in reading, 75 percent in math, and 85 percent in writing, compared to overall state averages of 67, 56, and 62 percent, respectively. [More-\nHeartland Institute\n] (Oct. 1)\nStudents at High Tech High charter school in San Diego test better than their peers in California. In physics, for example, 42 percent reach proficiency versus 17 percent in the state. Everyone at High Tech High graduates, too. [More-Forbes] (Sept. 23) (see also Innovator,\nMarch 1, 2004\n)\nMayor Bart Peterson of Indianapolis has chartered ten schools and plans to open three more in the next two years. He is convinced that providing optimal educational alternatives for young people and families is a matter of necessity. [More-Agape Press] (Sept. 28)\nCharter schools in Jackson County (MI) are enjoying larger enrollments this fall. Charter schools have gained popularity and have become more known since they were introduced in Michigan 10 years ago. Most recently, the Michigan Department of Education announced $21 million in federal start-up grants from OII for new charter schools. [More-Jackson Citizen Patriot] (Sept. 25)\nA few hundred yards from a broken-down trailer that used to be a school, leaders of Chicago's Perspectives Charter School cut the ribbon on a new $4.9 million building, showing the power of fundraising in the city's charter school movement. [More-Chicago Sun-Times] (Sept. 15)\nNonpublic Education\nEnrollment is up at private schools in Johnson County (IN). The growing trend of home-schooling students also is evident. Last year, 557 students in the county were reported as home-schooled to the Indiana Department of Education. [More-Daily Journal] (Sept. 28)\nSupplemental Educational Services/Choice\nMore Colorado students are being tutored or are transferring out of schools in need of improvement. Last school year, three times the number of students transferred than transferred the year before, and 2,061 students were tutored under the supplemental educational services provisions of NCLB, compared to 77 the year before. [More-Rocky Mountain News] (Oct. 4)\nFor the past two years, New York City schools have been providing supplemental educational services, but they are withdrawing from directly delivering them. The chairwoman of the City Council's Committee on Education said the new plan should help students by enabling them to \"shop around\" for tutors among the private groups. [More-New York Sun] (Sept. 27)\nTechnology\nAmerica Online and Dell are expanding Dell's TechKnow program by providing 5,000 low-income middle school students with free PCs and Internet access after they successfully complete a class that teaches them about the inner workings of a computer. [More-CNET] (Sept. 28)\nTop\nPrintable view\nShare this page\nLast Modified: 02/04"}
{"text": "Rising Above it All; Christians Living Amongst Depravity.\nThe world seems to have gone mad! How are we as Christians commanded to live amongst those who are incapable of reasoning themselves to the truth?\nWe were warned in God’s word that these days were coming and here we are! But thankfully, God has provid…\nSubscribe: Apple Podcasts \| Google Podcasts \| Spotify \| Pandora \| iHeartRadio \| Stitcher \| Blubrry \| TuneIn \| Deezer \| RSS \| More"}
{"text": "Illusions and Design gears up for Christmas at new location\nBy Kris Leonhardt\nEditor\nMARSHFIELD — On Monday, Oct. 31, Illusions and Design opened in its new location at 200 S. Central Ave. in Marshfield.\nThe move has given owners Sheri and Rick Dana an opportunity to expand their selections and offerings while gearing up for the upcoming holiday season.\n“We doubled in space, and we have storage in the basement,” said Sheri.\nWith the additional space, the couple added a funeral and bride consultation room for privacy, added to their offerings, and just plain spread out.\n“Just expanding and having the space,” added Sheri. “Now you can move around, and you can walk, and you don’t feel so enclosed. It gave us the room to kind of spread our wings.”\nThe Danas purchased the business, formerly known as Spring Green Floral, from David Valle four years ago in its previous location at 505 N. Central Ave.\nWhile the Danas live in southern Wisconsin, they remain very active in the business.\n“This in essence is our 401(k),” explained Sheri. “Angie Young handles our day-to-day, and Rick and I are in constant contact, and we are up here every weekend.”\nWhen the Danas retire from their current jobs, Illusions and Design will become their sole focus, but until then they will split time between the two locations with the help of dedicated employees who keep the business going throughout the week.\nIn preparation for the holiday season, the business will be open all seven days of the week and will offer additional inventory dedicated to the season.\n“People are shopping on Sundays in Marshfield, and I am not missing out on that, and it’s Christmas,” added Sheri. “We expanded our gourmet section — so lots of gift baskets, fruit baskets. We have custom pieces, custom designs. We have a phenomenal guy that we get our poinsettias from. He grows 50 different varieties of poinsettias, so we tell him how many we want in each size, and then we tell him to give us best in show.\n“The garden is full. We just want to have this big impact now that we’ve moved to downtown, and we are doing it during the Christmas season.”"}
{"text": "), along with a SUPER tall reporter to talk about my home theater obsession.\nKING5 originaly filmed this a few years ago, and I’ve been (unsuccessfully) trying to get a DVD from them ever since. They air the re-run every now and then – and it appeared on TV again last night. But thankfully, they’ve finally caught up with the rest of the world and the clip is available digitally.\nI’ve embedded the video below, and the original link is here."}
{"text": "Wi-Fi 5 802.11ac Wave 2 – What is it and do you need it?\nWi-Fi 5 Logo\nApologies for the hiatus on posting. I recently started a new position as a Regional Product Manager for a networking hardware manufacturer so I’ve been acclimating to a new company and culture. Now that the dust has settled, I will try to put out more content in relation to the industry I’m working in while trying to finish some AI side projects. In any case, on with the show!\nIntroduction to Wi-Fi 5\n802.11ac Wave 2 MU-MIMO is the latest and greatest version of Wi-Fi 5 from the IEEE Standards Association. The question is, do you need it? Well it depends. But before we go into that let’s talk about the major differences between the last generation and this current generation.\nEven though Wave 2 can support up to 8 antennas theoretically, you will only see that type of configuration in the high end market. It will be extremely expensive and directed for high density applications where cost is no issue and you need to maximize performance on each AP installed.\nHow many MHz does it take to setup an Access Point?\nThe 5GHz band has 24 non-overlapping channels when you’re using a 20MHz channel width. That’s reduced to 12 non-overlapping channels at 40MHz, then to 6 at 80MHz and then to just 2 at 160MHz. The smaller the channel width, the more flexibility you have for avoiding overcrowded channels. The larger the channel width though, the faster your aggregate speed will be. For 802.11ac Wave 2, if you’re deploying 2 APs or less and you can get away with using 160MHz then go for it! But typically, 80MHz will be the best option giving you 6 channels to play with to avoid interference from other APs.\nWhat is MIMO?\nMIMO or Multiple In Multiple Out was first introduced as an optional feature in 802.11n. Imagine you have a hose and you need to fill a one gallon bucket. Normally you would shoot a single stream into the bucket until it’s full. Now imagine you had four hoses and four buckets, but you still only needed to fill a total of one gallon. Because of the efficiency, it would take a shorter amount of time to fill that same amount of water. MIMO is exactly that, it does some wireless magic to combine data from multiple antennas (streams) to make data move faster.\nSingle User versus Multiple User\nWi-Fi in general has a mechanism where it can talk to only one client at a time. In the background, clients are lining up and taking turns transmitting/receiving data. It’s just happening so fast that you don’t necessarily feel it. Standard MIMO (typically referred to as SU-MIMO or Single User) increases that efficiency by allowing multiple data paths to that single client. MU-MIMO (Multi-User), which is supported in 802.11ac Wave 2, expands that even further by enabling the AP to talk to multiple clients at the same time, instead of just 1. Keep in mind this is only on the downlink traffic to the user and not on the uplink to the AP. Even so, this generally increases the overall efficiency of the Wi-Fi network because let’s face it, we all have multiple devices on our networks.\nWhat’s the verdict, do I need it?\nIf you’re coming from 802.11n then yes, 802.11ac Wave 2 is a worthwhile upgrade. You’ll get a boost in speed up to 5x and you’ll get more efficiency from the Wi-Fi network when dealing with a larger number of concurrent clients.\nIf you already have 802.11ac Wave 1, I would wait. It’s not a huge performance jump from Wave 1 to Wave 2 so I wouldn’t upgrade unless your business requirements absolutely need it (i.e. expanding capacity for higher density scenarios).\nWi-Fi 6 802.11ax is also just around the corner which adds MU-MIMO for uplink as well as downlink, higher modulation with QAM-1024 and WPA3. If you have the budget and don’t mind being an early adopter, you can go for the latest and greatest. Otherwise you can wait for prices to fall a bit more as the technology matures.\nI hope this article helps in your Wi-Fi networking journey. If you still need help, I recommend reaching out to a local Managed Services Provider or a Value Added Reseller that offers additional services like Site Survey Planning, AP Installation and Monitoring."}
{"text": "JGet Price\nZESUPER 160 MIG Welder DC IGBT Inverter Welding Machine Flux Core Wire Gasless Automatic Feed Welder Free Mask 110V Grinder Fixed Universal Bracket Polishing Machine Conversion Cutting Machine Table Saw Multifunctional Desktop Pull Rod Angle Grinding Machine Stand for 100 and 125 Angle Grinder Dust Shroud Cover for Angle Grinder\nApr 26 2013 Re Best type of grinder and discs It might but I think most of us have used 45 electric angle grinders I have and its been great I think 24 and 36 grit resin coated sanding discs with a rubber backer are the best to grind the hull with\nBest type of grinder and discs Boating Forum iboats\nThe Bosch 412Inch Angle Grinder 1375A is ideal for grinding sanding polishing and more and can be used on wood and metal The welding angle grinder has a guard system that prevents small fragments from flying into the air With a 02800 rpm variable speed it the ideal power tool for any project\nIts dusty though so wear a dust mask and make sure 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and screws This is especially useful when you need to cut off the heads of stuck bolts\nMar 21 2021 its extremely useful for large projects\nAn angle grinder is a handheld power tool\nThe DEWALT DWE402 412Inch 11 Amp Welding Angle Grinder is a solidly built grinder with a rubbergrip handle integral paddle switch for ease of use and dual ball bearing construction The wheel size 118Inch x 110Inch This welding angle grinder has a 90minute motor protection feature to protect from overheating a wire guard for safety around electricity and a toolfree wheel\nNote that angle grinders can also be fitted with wire brushes A wire brush disc or wheel will allow you to remove flaking paint and remove rust Depending on the type of brush you can use it for flat areas or uneven surfaces Last but not least you can also use an angle grinder equipped with a grinding wheel to repurpose old tools\n5 Best Angle Grinders Of 2021 September Edition\nJul 01 2007\nAngle grinder stand grinder holder cutter 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{"text": "2-minute read\nThe tax increases on landlords have showed ‘few signs’ of benefiting potential homeowners, according to a former interest rate setter at the Bank of England.\nDavid Miles, who's now a professor of financial economics at Imperial College in London, said the tax changes have not achieved the government’s aim of helping first-time buyers.\nInstead, an outcome of the government’s tax hikes on landlords is that potential first-time buyers are faced with a rental sector where there’s ‘reduced choice’ and where ‘rents are likely to be higher as supply gradually shrinks’.\nThe tax changes were introduced to help reduce the number of cases where buy-to-let investors and first-time buyers were competing to purchase the same properties.\nBy making buy-to-let less financially attractive through the use of higher taxes, the government aimed to encourage landlords to step aside, allowing first-time buyers to get onto the property ladder.\nThe tax changes included a reduction in the tax relief that landlords can claim on their mortgage interest and a three per cent stamp duty surcharge on buy-to-let properties.\nProfessor Miles suggested that first-time buyers “are hardly helped by squeezing the supply of rental property and driving rents up”.\nRents have increased due to a shortage of supply of rental properties available as landlords quit the sector – the tax changes having made their investments less profitable.\nProfessor Miles claimed there's nothing intrinsically wrong with people being in the rented sector for an extended phase of their life.\nBut he added: “We should want to avoid a situation where people feel pressurised into taking big mortgages relative to their income early in life because the rental option is so poor.”\nHe concluded: from the Residential Landlords Association said: “Professor Miles hits the nail on the head. Choking off the supply of rental properties does nothing to help aspiring first-time homebuyers who need somewhere to live now.\n“It is time to change tack and recognise that we need more homes to rent as well as to buy in order to meet growing demand and have policies that support investment.”\nShould the government reverse the tax changes? Let us know your thoughts."}
{"text": "After working a summer job in government affairs and communications, Dana Huggard knew what she wanted to do once she finished university.\nGo to college.\nMs. Huggard, who graduated in 2008 from the four-year media, information and technoculture program at the University of Western Ontario in London, Ont., had taken a course on public relations at the university. But after her government summer job, she wanted to learn how to actually become a public relations practitioner.\n\"I wanted to develop the skills set you need to apply PR,\" recalls Ms. Huggard, who now lives in Toronto and works as an associate manager of corporate communications for Johnson & Johnson Inc. \"So based on some research online and what I had heard from a family friend, I decided to enroll in the public relations program at Humber College.\"\nIn going from Western to the eight-month course at Humber in Toronto, Ms. Huggard joined the growing number of university graduates in Canada who are topping up their education with a college diploma or certificate. Instead of entering the labour market straight away or going to graduate school, many university grads today are taking a different pathway – one that leads to the doorstep of a college or polytechnic institute.\n\"It's a huge trend,\" says Linda Franklin, president and chief executive officer of Colleges Ontario, the advocacy and outreach association of Ontario's colleges and technology institutes. \"In the last five years in Ontario, we have seen a 40-per-cent increase in university graduates going to college.\"\nThere are no recent national statistics tracking university graduates who go to college, \"but anecdotally, you could probably say there is a trend with college students having a university degree or a level of university education,\" says Michèle Clarke, director of government relations and policy research for the Association of Canadian Community Colleges, the Ottawa-based organization that represents the country's colleges and institutes.\nSo what's behind this rising flux of university grads going to the country's colleges and polytechnic schools?\nOne word: jobs. The postrecession economy has made it harder for young Canadians to find work, so many are going back to school after months of unemployment or underemployment to gain skills they can apply in a particular line of work, Ms. Clarke says.\nA college or polytechnic institute is just the place to go for job-focused training, says Glenn Feltham, president and CEO at Edmonton-based Northern Alberta Institute of Technology, where about 10 per cent of students have a university degree and close to half have had some postsecondary education before coming to NAIT.\n\"People come to an institute such as NAIT because they know they can get hands-on education that can help find a meaningful career,\" he says. \"Every program at NAIT has an industry advisory board that works closely with the program to make sure they are directly relevant to the industry and to the workplace, and to make sure that the people at that advisory table are going to be hiring our graduates.\"\nLauren Friese, founder of TalentEgg, a Toronto-based online job site for postsecondary students and recent graduates, says employers are increasingly scanning résumés for education that matches the jobs they're trying to fill.\n\"Employers today are investing less in training and nurturing young people,\" Ms. Friese says. \"They want to see the name of the job they're hiring for in the education listed on your application, so if they're hiring a marketing assistant, they're going to want to see the word marketing somewhere in your education.\"\nWhile university graduates remain highly employable, their growing ranks have made them less of a select group in the labour market, Ms. Friese notes. Today more than 22 per cent of Canadians have a university degree, compared with just less than 11 per cent in 1990, according to Human Resources and Skills Development Canada, a federal government department.\nAdding a college diploma or certificate to a university degree can give job applicants an edge over others, Ms. Friese maintains.\n\"It's a great mix,\" she says. \"Going to university gives you that solid grounding in theory and great thinking while college gives you that practical career training.\"\nBecause most college programs offer a co-op or internship component, students get real-world experience in their field. Some even get jobs with the company where they did their internship.\nThat's what happened to Ms. Huggard, who interned at the Fairmont Royal York Hotel in Toronto for four months as part of her program at Humber College. After graduating from Humber, she worked for 2 1/2 years at Fairmont Royal York as a public relations co-ordinator.\n\"My career goal initially was to do PR in hospitality,\" Ms. Huggard says. \"I don't think I would have gotten that opportunity if I hadn't gone to Humber.\"\nCanada's colleges are certainly making it easier for university graduates to go back to school for skills training. Fanshawe College, based in London, Ont., for instance, introduced eight-month graduate certificate programs about a decade ago and has continued to add more of these programs.\n\"We keep expanding the number of graduate certificates we have each year and now have about 24,\" says Lane Trotter, senior vice-president of academic at Fanshawe. \"What's great about these graduate certificate programs is they allow students to get into the workforce quickly because they already have a solid underlying base from their previous education.\""}
{"text": "Discussion in 'Events and Activities' started by kurt, Feb 13, 2010.\nHa! I see me! I hate crowds but this is important enough that I came out anyway.\nGidget your pictures are so cool. Thanks for always posting something that makes one smile!!!!!\nOne More Reason\nOne More Reason Oil Spills Are Bad: Surface Cleanup can Make it Worse for Fish Below\nby Michael Graham Richard, Ottawa, Canada on 04.13.09\nTravel & Nature\nBuzz up!\noil spill cleanup:. [...]\nExposure to dispersed oil doesn't kill a lot of fish, Hodson added. said. \"It kind of adds fuel to the discussion.\"\nWatch out for protesters. One rammed our table at the Seaside Farmer's Market yesterday with his hover round.\nThanks for posting this. I had wondered about this more than once when listening to news reports of oil spill \"cleanups\".\nDave vs Sarah Palin\nOrlando Sentinel ? Beach Beat\nI found this very interesting too. I think you could use this to compare with many things.....that by doing what seems the right thing for man and animal most often turns out to harm or kill so many more. Reminds me of war.\nI really learned a lot from McLain's talk at the forum. He is very well informed on oil drilling, technology, clean-ups, and the reality of the situation versus what is promised. He is 100% against this drilling proposal because he knows just what the result will be.\nAnd he's not some tree hugger - he's a consultant who literally TAUGHT the oil companies how to manage and clean-up their spills. The man who says he still has oil under his fingernails from the last spill he worked on because you can't ever really clean it up says it will be an environmental and economic disaster, I listen to him.\nTo Dave and all the others who helped organize 2/13, profound and sincere thanks.\nNow, with SB 2622 in the works, what does Hands have in mind for the next steps?\nI've already written Sen. Gaetz, Rep. Coley, and Gov. Crist and strongly urge everyone else to do the same.\nI'm equally sure there's much, much more to be done.\nWait and see who votes for oil and who votes for Florida\nIt is clear the Senate and House is determined to push this through this session. The Senate just filed a companion bill that would allow for drilling. They kept saying there would be no movement this year in order to lull us into a trance. I felt this was a smokescreen from the start. That is why I chose Feb 13 to do HANDS to keep the attention on the issue and keep pressure on the Legislators who are running for office this election year.\nThey know now is probably the only opportunity for this to pass because it is likely the overall climate will become less favorable because of growing negative sentiment on drilling in Florida. We will plan another huge HANDS event at a later date with warm weather when many more thousands of people will be on the beaches. I think that is the last thing they would want; especially in an election year.\nThe main focus now is to encourage every person you know in Florida to write our Policy Makers in Tallahassee. This is already happening all over the State. They are hearing us but I fear they are ignoring us. I will be posting on the Hands Site a list of those who voted for OIL and those who voted for Florida in the House bill last summer and the \"Memorial resolution recently passed regarding lifting the Federal Ban\". I am working on a website redesign now.\nRight now, we need to hammer on Don Gaetz's, Marti Coley's and Jimmy Patronis's door every day with emails and phone calls. I don't believe any of Don Gaetz's earlier statements saying he won't vote for oil if it affects the military mission. The Base commander of Eglin came out and said it would affect the mission and Don still said he was not convinced. Basically Marti Coley and Patronis parrot what Don says about the military with little consideration for our tourism and coastline and waterways. I have hope for Jimmy Patronis though. He is a good guy with solid roots in our coastal economy and beaches. Hope springs eternal. I don't disagree with all of Gaetz's initiatives, in fact I have never had reason to think negatively about him until I found him clearly on the wrong side of this issue. As our Coastal Senator I believe he should come out strongly against oil drilling as a protector of our coastal interests. This really should be a no brainer for him in my opinion. I shake my head every day in disbelief.\nI would not be surprised if there are some heavy back room negotiations going on with the military otherwise this \"disclaimer\" would not be repeated over and over by Gaetz and company. I would not be surprised if some announcement came out some time soon that will state a deal has been struck with the military giving an \"out\" for our local politicians. They will be able to say \"we saved the military mission so let's drill baby drill!\nThe truth is his son his son, Matt Gaetz who is running for District 4 House has received thousands of dollars from the very interests that are lobbying to lift the oil drilling ban in our waters. Jeb Bush's endorsement of Matt is lockstep with this notion as well. Would it surprise anyone if Jeb's brother was one of the anonymous Texas oil interests behind all this? I would find it very odd if Father Gaetz does not vote with his son on this issue. But again, hope springs eternal. Don Gaetz has received little on no contributions from the oil interests but his net worth is $22 million so I doubt he needs it.\nThe first time I spoke with Don Gaetz about this was when he called me on my cel phone 3 hours after I posted on SoWal what I felt to be true that he was in support of oil. He was very upset that I \"mischaracterized\" his position. I retracted the statement and he sent me his position on oil drilling at the time. (Read his written response posted in the original thread I started on HANDS on October 2 2009.) Based on his reaction in the call, I knew I was on to something. His carefully worded response cemented my belief that all concerned would have been happy for this issue to continue flying under Floridian's radar. Well, we changed all that didn't we? After thousands of Floridian's on 80 beaches statewide joined hands everybody is talking about oil. And now that oil is on the lips of Floridian's, they don't like the taste of it. And with every call and email to our Legislators they are being heard.\nSenator's and House Members and Governor Christ? If you can hear me: We will never let Florida forget who sold out our beautiful treasured coastline and waterways. We will never forget. Are you listening now?\nYes, in answer to your question, there is much, much more to be done. Aside from calling and writing your Senators, House members and Governor, Now, we just need to sit back and watch and wait and see which Senators and House Members vote for oil and which ones vote for Florida. Florida's leaders, flush with Oil Lobby contributions, we will see just who sells out our coastal legacy.\nWe may be the last generation of Floridians who remember an unbroken horizon free of oil rigs. We may be the last generation to breath clean air free of diesel fuel from increased traffic from tankers and crew boats. We may be the last generation of Floridians who remember pristine white beaches free of oil from busted pipelines and rigs. No Senators, House Members and Governor Christ we will never forget and I promise, those who vote for oil instead of Florida vote in peril of their political futures in Florida. That's a promise from this generation of Floridians.\nDave Rauschkolb\nBeautifully put, Dave. I think you may need to consider going into politics, sir!\nExcellent post Dave - I have moved it to start a new thread for discussion of phase 2 and beyond:\nWe'll keep this one open for any more photos, stories, or discussion about the first Hands Across The Sand event.\nRita is spreading the message via Facebook on her farm. No drilling done in flowers! Very creative.\nDave on CNN\nJust saw Dave being interviewed on CNN regarding his anti-drilling work. There was video of SoWallers holding hands at the beach.\nFlorida's Gulf Coast keeping a close eye on creeping oil slick - CNN.com\n\"You know, there are a lot of people here that don't even know about the damn spill. Have you seen or smelled any oil in the air? This happened 2x in a 2 years to our bay. YOu could smell the oil everywhere it was really awful. But this spill is historic.\"\nI just received this email from a friend in California. I hope \"Hands across the Sand\" goes National because it looks like these spills are showing up everywhere since this one has gotten so much attention. Maybe once this goes to a more National level people will realize that oil and water do not mix!\nI had dinner with a family member the other day and we were discussing the spill. His defense of why we need to keep drilling was that our beaches have been screwed up for 50 years so what's the big deal. Sadly, I am afraid that many that don't use the coastline lose sight of how valuable it is outside of just playing on the beach. Our only hope is educating the public on the tragic effects this spill could have on the entire Gulf Coast. I begin to believe until it becomes personal people just don't seem to care.\nBobby, I think you are unfortunately right. The sad thing is that people don't even realize how personal it is...we are all connected--what affects the eco-system of the ocean, affects everyone of us...it's the Circle of Life.\nA lot of people don't realize just how pristine and gorgeous our beaches are - they think they are like other beaches they have visited. Other beaches, even other famous or \"blue wave\" beaches just can't compare.\nHATS 2 - June 26 at noon\nLet's start planning for another bigger better Hands Across the (most utterly wonderful beautiful) Sand on June 26.\nSo is it official? June 26? Is it turning into a nationwide campaign that includes CA? Should also include VA! I'm all for NO DRILLING OFF OUR SHORES. PERIOD.\nThanks for any updates and info.\nG\nSeparate names with a comma."}
{"text": "For years, the Home Buyers’ Plan was the only game in town for the many Canadians who dreamed of saving enough money for a down payment towards a first home or condo. The HBP allows first-time home buyers to withdraw funds from an RRSP to purchase or build a home without having to pay tax on the withdrawal. Amounts withdrawn under the HBP must be repaid to your RRSP over a 15-year period.\nPost Your Comment:"}
{"text": "Abbey Clancy is 'traumatised' by the burglary\nAbbey Clancy has been \"traumatised\" by the burglary.\nThe 30-year-old supermodel, who came face to face with two men roaming around her holiday home in the South of France whilst she was holidaying in the luxury resort - is completely disturbed by the ordeal and can't stop thinking about what could have happened is her and her friend had not woke up and screamed on seeing the strangers in the villa.\nA source told The Sun: \"Abbey seemed quite traumatised. She can't stop thinking about what could have happened to them if they hadn't woken up or if the burglars had been armed.\n\"Abbey has tried her best to put what happened behind her but it hasn't been very easy to shake off and she has struggled.\n\"But it was a really nasty shock for her.\"\nHowever, her husband and England footballer Peter Crouch - with who she has daughters Sophie, five, and 15-month-old Liberty Rose - was not at home at the time, but has remained in contact with the mother of two since the incident.\nA source said: .\"\nMeanwhile, the 'Britain and Ireland's Next Top Model' judge seemed to be having a relaxing time in the country prior to the break in.\nThe blonde beauty has recently shared photos on her social media account of her vacation, which saw her indulge in a pampering session and hit the azure-coloured sea for some water sports.\nAlongside a picture she posted on her Instagram account five days ago of her having a massage, she wrote: \"Massage in the sun #sttropez #holiday #family #friends (sic).\""}
{"text": "Swartz: Will Seahawks Use Franchise Tag?\nSeahawks kicker Steven Hauschka with 1090TheFan’s Bill Swartz, (photo 1090TheFan)\nSeahawks CentralShop for Seahawks Gear\nBuy Seahawks Tickets\nNFL Scoreboard\nNFL Standings\nTeam STATS\nTeam Schedule\nTeam Roster\nTeam Injuries\nIs a placekicker important enough to warrant a “franchise tag”? That’s the question the Seattle Seahawks might be asking about their trustworthy toe Steven Hauschka.\nOver the next two weeks NFL teams can slap the franchise tag on the most important unrestricted free agents they don’t want to lose. Seattle last year elected not to use the franchise tag on Hauschka. This year not doing so will likely mean he leaves for greener pastures and another team.\nThe case for keeping Hauschka is a strong one. He made 33 of 35 field goals, and one of the misses was blocked. Of 94 kickoffs, 48 were touchbacks. Opponents returned 44 of his kicks for just a 24 yard average. There’s a reason teammates and coaches nicknamed him “Hausch Money.”\nUnder terms of the NFL’s collective bargaining agreement teams may use the “exclusive” franchise tag, which prevents the player from talking to another team and from signing an offer sheet. The downside is the team would have to pay that player an amount equal to the five highest-paid players at their position..\nIf Seattle is serious about keeping Hauschka the best option would be to offer him a long-term deal with a signing bonus and incentives. This would help fit the salary cap constraints and save money for high-profile free agents like Richard Sherman and Earl Thomas III in the coming years.\nTeams can also use the “nonexclusive” version of the franchise tag. Players could negotiate with other teams and sign an offer sheet. The franchised player’s current team would have seven days to match the offer. If they don’t, the contract becomes effective with the new team, which in turn would have to give up two first-round draft picks to the player’s former team.\nSeattle has used the franchise tag on kickers in the past, including Olindo Mare in 2010, and Josh Brown in 2007. The king of the Seahawks’ franchise tag though, was Hall of Fame tackle Walter Jones, who had the distinction in 2002, 2003, and 2004, before signing a long term.)"}
{"text": "I am delighted to announce that I have been appointed President of the 49th Annual Meeting of the Japan Society of Clinical Oncology, to be held in 2011. I would like to express my profound appreciation to all members of the society for granting me the honor of such an appointment.\nThe theme of the 49th Annual Meeting is “Toward the goal: Finding the best way and Taking the first step”. The desire to overcome cancer is one that is shared by the entire world and efforts are also being advanced in Japan to combat cancer on the national level, based on the Cancer Control Act. In order to achieve this common desire it is essential that all stakeholders—including physicians, patients and their families, the populace as a whole, the judiciary, government and related societies and organizations—share a common vision and work in unity towards that vision. It is my hope that the Annual Meeting will provide a forum where we can all gather together, regardless of nationality and transcending our own individual positions, to engage in constructive, scientific-based discussions that will clarify the direction in which we should proceed and the various roles we are expected to play.\nWith that aim in mind, over the past year I have been engaged in making contact with representative societies in Japan and overseas, including in the United States [American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO)], Europe [European Society for Medical Oncology (ESMO)], and Asia [Asia Pacific Cancer Conference (APCC), Asian Clinical Oncology Society (ACOS), Chinese Society of Clinical Oncology (CSCO), Asian cancer Forum, and the Korean Association of Clinical Oncology (KACO)]. At present many new plans are in the process of being finalized, with the comprehensive and active cooperation of these societies.\nFor example, under the name “JSCO University,” we are planning 14 symposia that will encompass various kinds of cancer tumors and medical care. In these symposia we will start by explaining treatment guidelines in Japan in relevant areas of medicine, which will be followed by a review of the most significant topics relating to treatment in the past one year in the United States (ASCO), Europe (ESMO), Asia (APCC, ACOS, CSCO, KACO, etc.) and Japan. We will then go on to discuss the future direction for research and development in oncology and the role that Japan should play in such efforts. We have called on cancer-related organizations in Japan to provide moderators and presenters and the ASCO, ESMO, and APCC has already recommended the track leader of the 2010-2011 Scientific Program Committee as a speaker. With the best of ASCO, ESMO, Asia and Japan being encapsulated in each symposium session, I am confident that this will be a rich and rewarding symposium, where participants can learn about the latest in global treatment and the position of Japan in a short space of time.\nFurthermore, in response to the challenges for oncology in Japan, which were made clear through discussions among members specializing in patient advocacy starting at the 47th Annual Meeting chaired by Toru Sugiyama, MD and continuing through to the 48th Annual Meeting chaired by Tsuneharu Miki, MD, we are proposing to hold five symposia that will further crystallize what measures should be taken by the JSCO. [(1) Oncology in the community; (2) Developing oncology coordinators; (3) Self-reliant cancer patients and economic support; (4) Mega-clinical trial in Pan-Asia: Toward the golden standard therapy in Asia; and (5) Is the specialist physician system in Japan fit for purpose?] In today’s world where society is required to demonstrate its social contribution and accountability, it is incredibly important that we act in an open manner and continue to send out information to society.\nAn indispensable element of the Annual Meeting is a full educational program. With our education seminar for physicians (education committee) and a seminar for co-medical workers supporting or participating in clinical trials for cancer (certified data manager system committee) implemented to date, we have gradually expanded the scope of educational activities. As a new initiative at this meeting we will be holding an internet seminar that will convey to school teachers the knowledge about cancer that we want elementary and junior high school students to learn, given the necessity of providing accurate information to people at an early stage in the lives before they actually get cancer (in cooperation with the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology). Another new activity is the “Let’s Decide Together: Patient Education Program,” which will be a web seminar established in conjunction with a program to provide accurate information about cancer to patients and their families.\nI have great ambitions that the 49th Annual Meeting will feature a wealth of programs over the course of three days that will respond to the diverse needs of our members and will provide many topics of great interest to everyone. I ask for the continued guidance and cooperation of you, our honored members, as we move forward with preparations. I also look forward to multiple responses to the request for papers for the Annual Meeting.\nMasahiko Nishiyama, MD\nPresident\nThe 49th Annual Meeting of the Japan Society of Clinical Oncology\nNovember 26, 2010"}
{"text": "As a new quarter began Monday at Green River College, organizations were at the main campus in Auburn to welcome students.\nInspirus Credit Union, based in Tukwila, handed out 135 gift cards to Green River’s bookstore. Students had the opportunity to spin a wheel to determine if they would get a $10, $25 or $50 gift card.\n“We know how expensive it can be for students to go back to school, whether they are paying for their tuition, a calculator for one of their classes or textbooks,” said Inspirus spokeswoman Morgan Cole. “We really wanted to offset the cost of them going back to school by giving them gift cards to the bookstore so that they can purchase the textbooks they need and all of the other supplies they need.”\nInspirus has partnered with Green River College in the past, including pledging $20,000 over three years to the school’s Completion Fund, which helps students close to graduating overcome hurdles to get their diploma.\n“Inspirus values education and we want to support the students and life-long learners in Washington state, and this is one way for us to give back to them and help them continue their education,” Cole said of the bookstore giveaway. “We just wanted to give them a really good start to the new school year.”\nInspirus also hosted bookstore giveaways at Highline College and Everett Community College.\nRepresentatives from Green River Student Life gave away T-shirts, Frisbees, cups, bags and umbrellas outside of the Mel Lindbloom Student Center."}
{"text": "This Saturday I attended my first children’s book writing conference. I learned a lot, saw some great talks, and even got excellent feedback on a piece.\nWhat stands out, though, was a small interaction with an editor.\nI prefaced a question by telling her that I am a new writer. She launched into her standard spiel for new writers. The advice was excellent but I had read it many times. It struck me as pretty basic and most of it I’ve already followed.\n- I’ve read piles of how-to books on the writing craft.\n- I’ve dredged the internet for the best advice.\n- I’ve read literally thousands of children’s books. Good, bad, new, and old.\n- I’ve joined a critique group.\n- I’ve learned to put myself out there to publishers and agents.\n- I’ve even landed my first book deal.\nSo, why do I still feel like a n00b?\nBecause I still have so much to learn.\nI walked away from this conference with a brimming notebook. Each new book I read offers insights. I’m constantly finding ways to improve my writing.\nI’m no expert and I know it.\nThat’s not a bad thing. A little humble pie opens the doors for improving. A newbie has more much more room for growth than a more established writer.\nIn that case, I hope I’m always a newbie. Always learning, always improving, with wide-open space to explore.\nBut maybe I won’t introduce myself that way."}