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Region could see 3 inches of rain by Wednesday Jan 14, 2013 at 10:15 PM Washington County and its surrounding areas could see as much as three inches of rainfall by Wednesday, according to the National Weather Service in Morristown. NWS Meteorologist Derek Eisentrout said a cold front that moved into the area Monday became what’s called a “stationary front” that allowed a lot of moisture to move in, resulting in the heavy rainfall the region experienced at the start of the week. “We expect this precipitation to continue through this evening and into tomorrow and through tomorrow, finally tapering off early Wednesday morning,” he said. With near constant rainfall to continue throughout the day, Eisentrout said a flood watch for Washington, Carter and Unicoi counties is in effect through Wednesday morning. While most of the area will likely see about two to three inches of rainfall, Eisentrout said there are some portions of the region that could see more. “As that area of low pressure sits here, it just pulls moisture in and until it moves away, we’re going to continue to get rainfall,” he said. As of Monday afternoon, the NWS had seen reports of anywhere from a half-inch to an inch of rainfall in certain parts of Washington County. Wednesday’s forecast calls for a 40 percent chance of showers before 1 p.m., with a high near 50. Thursday’s temperature is expected to drop to a low around 28, with a 30 percent chance of snow. Drier conditions are expected to move in Friday and continue throughout the weekend.

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Journal of Functional Foods Journal of Functional Foods is the official scientific journal of the International Society for Nutraceuticals and Functional Foods (ISNFF) Editor-in-Chief: F. ShahidiView full editorial board Enter your login details for Journal of Functional Foods below. If you do not already have an account you will need to register here. Check submitted paper Track accepted paper Once your article has been accepted you will receive an email from Author Services. This email contains a link to check the status of your article. Track your accepted paper The Journal of Functional Foods aims to bring together the results of fundamental and applied research into functional foods (ie those containing various factors to ensure or enhance health) and their development and commercialization in food products. The journal will cover (but will not be restricted to) the fields of plant bioactives; antioxidants and ageing; dietary fibre, prebiotics and functional starches; probiotics and probiotic functional foods; functional lipids; bioactive peptides; vitamins, minerals and botanicals and other dietary supplements; functional beverages and food products; and molecular nutrition and other relevant aspects of disease prevention and treatment. Papers will cover such issues as new functional food bioactives; efficacy and safety of bioactive compounds and other functional food constituents using genomic technologies, bioassays and dynamic models; characterisation of functional foods and functional constituents with reference to product development; preparation... - My Research Dashboard Authors can see how their Dashboards are being read, shared and cited? - Crude extract from taro (Colocasia esculenta) as a natural source of bioactive proteins able to stimulate haematopoietic cells in two murine modelsPatrícia R. Pereira | Joab T. Silva | … - Zyflamend, a polyherbal mixture, inhibits lipogenesis and mTORC1 signalling via activation of AMPKYi Zhao | Dallas Donohoe | … - Multifunctional properties of Lactobacillus plantarum strains isolated from fermented cereal foodsFolarin A. Oguntoyinbo | Arjan Narbad - Development and biological activities of marine-derived bioactive peptides: A reviewSe Kwon Kim | Isuru Wijesekara - Food-derived peptidic antioxidants: A review of their production, assessment, and potential applicationsAnusha G P Samaranayaka | Eunice C Y Li-Chan - Bioactive peptides from marine processing waste and shellfish: A reviewPádraigín A. Harnedy | Richard J. FitzGerald - Cellular and molecular mechanisms of probiotics effects on colorectal cancer Zeinab Faghfoori | Bahram Pourghassem Gargari | … - Selecting probiotics with the abilities of enhancing GLP-1 to mitigate the progression of type 1 diabetes in vitro and in vivo Shih-Hung Wei | Yen-Po Chen | … - Soy milk-based microspheres as potential carriers for the protection of Enterococcus faecalis HZNU P2 Lu-E. Shi | Wei Zheng | …

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I have only 45 mins to complete this. 1. (TCO 13) _____ are files to which data is written. (Points : 3) Output files Input files Active files Sequential files 2. (TCO 13) Sometimes, a project will need to save data inputted by the user so it can be used again. This data stored will later be accessed from a _____. (Points : 3) program file project file data file user file 3. (TCO 13) Once you finish using a file, you should _____. (Points : 3) append it exit it output it None of the above 4. (TCO 13) Text files are what type of file? (Points : 3) Sequential Random access Binary Consecutive 5. (TCO 13) What do the following statements accomplish? ifstream theFile; theFile.open( myFile.txt , ios::cur); (Points : 3) Opens myFile in read mode Opens myFile in current mode Calculates the offset from current file pointer Calculates the offset from the current mode 6. (TCO 13) The function used to determine whether an entire sequential access file has been read is called _____. (Points : 3) close() function eof() function open() function None of the above 7. (TCO 13) Which of the following functions should be used to determine if a file was successfully opened? (Points : 3) is_active is_open is_closed is_ready 8. (TCO 13) What is the data hierarchy arranged from smallest to largest? (Points : 3) Bit, byte, record, field, file Byte, bit, field, record, file Bit, byte, field, record, file Byte, bit, field, file, record 9. (TCO 13) Given the following statements: ifstream theFile; theFile.open( myFile.txt , ios::in); What function would close this file? (Points : 3) ifstream.close(); ifstream.close( myFile.txt ); theFile.close(); ifstream.thefile.close; 10. (TCO 13) Which of the following does not have a stream associated with it? (Points : 3) cerr cin cout All of the above have streams associated with them. 11. (TCO 13) Provide a C++ code segment that reads data from a text file using a while loop. Use comments to explain what key lines of code are doing. (Points : 5) in 40 mins i uploaded the file

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New Prairie Press eBooks publishes first volume Thursday, June 26, 2014 MANHATTAN — More than 20 scholarly papers by a pioneering Kansas State University mathematics professor have been collected online in a single work by New Prairie Press, the publishing arm of Kansas State University Libraries. Since 2002, New Prairie Press has provided a free publishing platform for online peer-reviewed journals. This summer, the press launched New Prairie Press eBooks. The first New Prairie Press eBooks scholarly volume, "Selected Papers on Noncommutative Geometry" by Alexander Rosenberg, was published June 9. All New Prairie Press journals and e-books do not require a subscription and are free and accessible to scholars, researchers and the public worldwide. The new e-book is an especially meaningful publication for Kansas State University mathematicians. Rosenberg, a professor in the mathematics department, died unexpectedly in November 2012. He was one of the leading figures in the area of noncommutative algebraic geometry. The New Prairie Press volume is based on preprints published by the Max-Planck Institute for Mathematics in Bonn. "We hope that grouping the selected papers together will give the reader an opportunity to understand the broadness and deepness of Rosenberg's ideas," said Yan Soibelman, professor of mathematics. The e-book's chapters can be downloaded in PDF format. New Prairie Press hopes to offer publications in .epub and .mobi — Kindle — formats in the future. Kansas State University affiliated faculty members interested in publishing book-length scholarly works through New Prairie Press are encouraged to contact email@example.com for more information.

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GOLDEN VALLEY, Minn. - A Twin Cities based company is helping stock local food shelves by using some of its own green space for more than just grass. General Mills relies on farms around the world to nourish consumers, but a small patch of land on the grounds of its headquarters in Golden Valley also has a reputation for producing high-quality, nutritious food. Located along the southern border of the company's main campus, General Mills has created the "Giving Garden," a 3,600-square-foot fruit and vegetable garden. Tended to by General Mills employees and retirees, the Giving Garden's mission is to grow fresh fruit and vegetables to benefit the local community. Each year, the Giving Garden produces roughly 2,000 lbs. of food which is donated to local food shelves including Second Harvest Heartland of Golden Valley and PRISM Food Shelf in Golden Valley. The garden was founded in 2010 and has produced more than 8,000 lbs. of food.

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As a children’s librarian, Mike Treacy has been championing the power of books for 27 years. The 53-year-old from Surbiton, who has worked with children since 1985, manages a staff of four at Kingston library. Throughout his long career in librarianship, Mr Treacy has been involved in a number of charity initiatives and his favourite job – children’s storytelling. Although his post has become managerial now, he still enjoys doing readings at the borough’s many libraries. He said: “Books definitely change people’s lives. “If you are around long enough you see the children grow up and develop into characters of their own. I like to hope that maybe I have added a little along the way.” The ardent reader, whose favourite book is Charles Dickens’ Great Expectations, said: “From when I first read it at 14, for my O-levels, I loved it. It’s a book that really got me reading. “I really only started reading avidly and using public libraries at about 14.” With books having had an impact on the most important aspects of his life, it is no wonder that Mr Treacy met his wife Lucy while working at the children’s library services in Richmond. Though not a father himself, Mr Treacy is devoted to inspiring children. He said: “We used to do an initiative every summer at Kingston Hospital where we read to children on long stay wards. I remember there was a boy in an isolation ward with his mother. “I read to him and he held a corner of the book while I was reading. When I went to take it away, he held onto it. He was so taken by it. “Parents say to me, ‘Oh my little daughter still remembers the stories you used to read to her. She wants to be a librarian now’.”

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The painting for cherry kitchen cabinets, you can use a color that complements your decor. This project will also give you the satisfaction of creating a one of kind furniture, which may contain some collector plates in the paperwork. Proceed to the cherry wood paint, but important steps to ensure the creation of a sustainable work and aesthetics. Preparing the Cabinet for the painting is the most important step in the process – the primer and paint to adhere to the surface of the cabinet for a durable finish. Cherry kitchen cabinets are a popular choice in kitchens, and we often find a new home or building. Fortunately, many color options for color, with cherry wood. You can make your choice based on the look you aspire to create. Cherry cabinets look bright red wood. Whether natural or stained cherry a different type of wood in a cherry, you need the right wall colors of paint and curtains. Choosing the wrong color gives the room an uneven and unsightly. Lighter colors of paint The choice of lighter color paint for your walls is showing the cabinets and closets, in the center of the room. Although Cherry is a warm color that blends well with cool shades of slate gray and lilac. For lighter colors, the background color in the cherry stain, create a cohesive look in the kitchen. The neutral tones Neutral colors of cream added, egg whites and off-white wealth of cherry will help set the tone of the wood. Choose a neutral shade, if you have a dark wood in the room or use cherry in other areas. Make sure cherry moldings, furniture and cabinets will not to overwhelm a space. While the paint is hot, maybe it is too close to the chamber itself heavy and small. Paint the walls a neutral color breaks the cherry red, while retaining warmth. Dark colors give a dramatic touch to the kitchen. The problem is that bright colors are shown with colored stains from food and other waste in the area. Some colors like white, cream, yellow stripes, the development of oil and smoke from the kitchen. Dark colors show less stains of this type. Choose dark colors with wealth, such as red ruby or blue. Reds get the Reds in the dark cherry color and the other the tone of this redness. Dark colors work best in larger rooms, such as the combination of dark colors makes a small room even smaller. Use a neutral or lighter shade on the lists and the baseboards of the room. The lighter color makes the dark colors of the acquisition of the room. When painting cherry kitchen cabinets, look at the ceiling. A dark ceiling in a larger kitchen bring the roof down, makes the space feel warm and cozy. A lighter color in a smaller space attracts the eye and makes the room appear larger. Complement always chooses colors, cherry, irrespective of the timber. Paint the ceiling a shade lighter than the walls adds another dimension to the kitchen.

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Rigoberta, 33, is married; she never went to school. She has five children three of which are in school. She raises animals. She started out with the goal of improving herself and has 8 years’ experience to date; she hopes in future to have more capital. She organizes a group to request a loan to buy chicks to raise. The other group members are in commerce, animal husbandry and crafts making. La señora Rigoberta es casada tiene 33 años, no tuvo la oportunidad D. estudiar, tiene 5 hijos D. los cuales 3 estudian, se dedica a la crianza D. animales, inició con el fin D. superar y lleva 8 años D. experiencia actualmente, espera en el futuro contar con capital amplio. Organiza un grupo para solicitar un préstamo que lo utilizara para la compra D. animales consistente en pollos D. engorD.. Las demás integrantes del grupo se dedican al comercio, agropecuario, artesanía. About Asociación ASDIR ASDIR (Asociación de Desarrollo Integral Rural - Association for the Development of Rural Communities) is a community-based organization that works to promote development in the villages and communities where it serves. It was founded in 1999 in the village of Nimasac, Totonicapán Department, by a handful of local men and women to support community projects and group loans. Today ASDIR has 5 offices across 3 departments (Totonicapán, Sololá and Suchitepéquez) serving more than 6,000 clients, most of them in rural communities. This is a Group Loan In a group loan, each member of the group receives an individual loan but is part of a larger group of individuals. The group is there to provide support to the members and to provide a system of peer pressure, but groups may or may not be formally bound by a group guarantee. In cases where there is a group guarantee, members of the group are responsible for paying back the loans of their fellow group members in the case of delinquency or default. Kiva's Field Partners typically feature one borrower from a group. The loan description, sector, and other attributes for a group loan profile are determined by the featured borrower's loan. The other members of the group are not required to use their loans for the same purpose.

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About 20 Alaska Air National Guard members are scheduled to deploy Tuesday to the Horn of Africa as part of Operation Enduring Freedom. The soldiers are members of the guard's high-risk rescue crew, the 212th Rescue Squadron, or the 176th Operations Group. The guard says in a release that part of the mission is to support partner nation operations in East Africa to defeat extremist organizations. They will replace about 25 Alaska Guard members who have been conducting missions in Africa since May. This deployment is for about three months, and guardsmen should be back by early October.

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This website is best viewed in a browser that supports web standards. Skip to content or, if you would rather, Skip to navigation. 2009-09-17ST. JOSEPH, MO | By: Wayman Once a month through March on the Third Thursday Boys ages 5 to 10 years old can attend the St. Joseph museum series at the Wyeth Tootle Mansion. Tonight's program is on knights, dragons, and dinosaurs. Other months will feature activities focusing on trains, ranchers, traders and trappers, yankees and rebels, and other boy-related issues. Amy Greer is organizing the series, which she says spun off of birthday offerings by the museum. Boys can start the series tonight from 6 to 7 at the Wyeth-Tootle Mansion but are *NOT* required to attend every month. You can contact St. Joseph museums for more information.

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- Psychiatric symptoms related to interferon therapy for chronic hepatitis C: clinical features and prognosisS Hosoda Department of Psychiatry, Toranomon Hospital, Tokyo, Japan Psychiatry Clin Neurosci 54:565-72. 2000..There are considerable numbers of patients who have required long-term psychiatric management even after cessation of IFN treatment... - [Psychiatric symptoms related to interferon treatment for chronic hepatitis]Shinji Hosoda Department of Neuropsychiatry, Matsue City Hospital Seishin Shinkeigaku Zasshi 105:768-86. 2003..IFN treatment should be discontinued in patients with: moderate or severe suicidal ideation or suicide attempt, depression that does not respond to antidepressant treatment, manic state, hallucination/delusion, or delirium... - [Naikan therapy for prolonged depression: psychological changes and long-term efficacy of intensive Naikan therapy]Shuji Tashiro Shizuoka Prefectural Mental Care and Rehabilitation Center Seishin Shinkeigaku Zasshi 106:431-57. 2004..The purpose of the present study was to assess the long-term efficacy of intensive Naikan therapy for patients with prolonged depression and to investigate the factors contributing to its efficacy...

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Maureen Reindl Benjamins Affiliation: University of Texas - Religion and preventative health care utilization among the elderlyMaureen Reindl Benjamins Population Research Center, University of Texas at Austin, 1 University Station G1800, Austin, TX 78712, USA Soc Sci Med 58:109-18. 2004..The results of this study open the door to further exploration of this potentially important, but relatively neglected, link between religion and health... - Age-related declines in activity level: the relationship between chronic illness and religious activitiesMaureen Reindl Benjamins Population Research Center, Department of Sociology, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX 78712, USA J Gerontol B Psychol Sci Soc Sci 58:S377-85. 2003.... - Religion and functional health among the elderly: is there a relationship and is it constant?Maureen Reindl Benjamins Population Research Center, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX, USA J Aging Health 16:355-74. 2004..It is possible that increasing levels of religiosity within the elderly, or other age-related differences, may strengthen the influence of religion on functional limitations... - Self-reported health and adult mortality risk: an analysis of cause-specific mortalityMaureen Reindl Benjamins Department of Sociology, Population Research Center, University of Texas at Austin, 1 University Station G1800, Austin, TX 78712, USA Soc Sci Med 59:1297-306. 2004..These findings should help researchers and policy-makers to better understand the specific predictive power of this important global measure of health... - County characteristics and racial and ethnic disparities in the use of preventive servicesMaureen R Benjamins Population Research Center, The University of Texas at Austin, 78712, USA Prev Med 39:704-12. 2004..To help address this gap in the literature, the present study investigates whether county-level characteristics, such as racial and ethnic composition, are associated with the use of preventive services...

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- Writers Retreat - Writers in School - OUR SUPPORTERS More than 70 years after Federico García Lorca was assassinated during the Spanish civil war, evidence of an affair with then 19-year-old Juan Ramírez de Lucas has sufaced. A young art critic, Ramírez de Lucas died in 2010. His sister received his box of mementos, which contained a never before seen poem and a diary. [Guardian] “Now Obama’s Come Out on Same-Sex Marriage, Maybe So Will I”: Celebrated gay novelist Edmund White’s ideas about same-sex marriage have evolved. Having once considered marriage “just another effort on the part of gays to resemble their straight neighbors”, he is now mulling over the idea of tying the knot with his longtime partner. [Guardian] The Spandex Closet: 10 Superheroes Who Need To Come Out [Opinion]: With all the straight, white superheroes out there, it’s not hard to imagine that a few of these macho men have identity issues. And no, we’re not talking about grappling with superpowers. If you’ve been wondering who might be coming out of the “spandex closet” soon, here’s a handy list. [ComicsAlliance] The Letter Q Sends the Younger You a Message: The Letter Q aims to put a stop to teen suicide through a series of letters composed by prominent LGBT writers to their younger selves. Learn more about this powerful anthology and its authors here.

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pip2 past tense and past participle pipped, present participle pipping [transitive] British English informal to beat someone at the last moment in a race, competition etc, when they were expecting to win: The Maclaren team were narrowly pipped at the post by Ferrari. to beat someone in a race, competition etc, by only a small amount pip somebody to/for something Jackson just pipped him for the gold.

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7.5 Marion Butler and fusion politics Provided by UNC Libraries / North Carolina Collection. After the death of Populist leader Leonidas LaFayette Polk in 1892, North Carolina Populists turned to Sampson County native Marion Butler to lead their party. Butler had been active in the Farmers Alliance for more than a decade, promoting the cause of the farmer through his newspaper, the Caucasian, published first in Clinton and later in Raleigh. Butler was the Populist party state chairman in 1894 and was a key participant in the negotiations that led to fusion with the Republicans. When the fusion government took control of the state legislature after the election of 1894, they elected Butler to the U.S. Senate. Butler did not have a great deal of influence in the Senate, as there were not enough Populists to command significant attention from the other parties, but he is credited with helping to establish rural free delivery of mail. Butler was a proponent of fusion between the Populists and the Democrats. When this was rejected by the Democrats at the start of the 1898 campaign, Butler again led negotiations to fuse with the Republicans. During the campaign, Butler appeared frequently in North Carolina, often in debates with Democratic speakers. He was attacked by the Democratic press, with the News and Observer often criticizing the effects of “Butlerism” in North Carolina. Toward the close of the campaign, after white supremacy had dominated the discourse, Butler’s paper, the Caucasian, increasingly echoed the cries of the Democrats, but tried to reverse them, arguing that many African Americans had been appointed to office by Democratic politicians and that the Populists were the true white man’s party. While he remained active in North Carolina politics, Butler was increasingly concerned with national issues. He helped to arrange fusion between the Populists and the national Democratic party, which ran William Jennings Bryan for president. This is a good illustration of the shifting allegiances and soft boundaries of political parties in that period; while the Populists fused with the Democrats on the national level in 1896 and 1900, they continued to work with the Republicans in North Carolina during those same elections. After he failed to be re-elected in 1900, Butler continued his legal career and was a successful businessman. As the Populist party faded, his political allegiance shifted to the Republicans, on whose behalf he campaigned well into the 1930s.

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Definition of Alleghenies 1. Noun. The western part of the Appalachian Mountains; extending from northern Pennsylvania to southwestern Virginia. Group relationships: Keystone State, Pa, Pennsylvania, Old Dominion, Old Dominion State, Va, Virginia, Mountain State, West Virginia, Wv, Appalachian Mountains, Appalachians Generic synonyms: Chain, Chain Of Mountains, Mountain Chain, Mountain Range, Range, Range Of Mountains Click the following link to bring up a new window with an automated collection of images related to the term: Alleghenies Images Lexicographical Neighbors of Alleghenies Literary usage of Alleghenies Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature: 1. On the Trail of the Pioneers: Romance, Tragedy and Triumph of the Path of Empire by John Thomson Faris (1920) "STRUGGLES WITH THE Alleghenies Morn on the Alleghenies! on their side, Crossing a rocky ... Alleghenies." 2. History of the Battle of Point Pleasant Fought Between White Men and Indians by Virgil Anson Lewis (1909) "... but that Virginia had established civil government therein. So the Mississippi river, and not the Alleghenies, became the western boundary of ..." 3. Native Cemeteries and Forms of Burial East of the Mississippi by David Ives Bushnell (1920) "WEST OF THE Alleghenies The burial customs of some western Algonquian tribes were, in many respects, quite similar to those of the New England Indians. ..." 4. The Pioneer Mothers of America: A Record of the More Notable Women of the by Harry Clinton Green, Mary Wolcott Green (1912) "... the "first white bride west of the Alleghenies"; carried away by the Indians, she escaped, and travelled seven hundred miles through the wilderness to ..." 5. History of the Pilgrims and Puritans: Their Ancestry and Descendants; Basis by Joseph Dillaway Sawyer (1922) "... Daniel Webster, New Hampshire's mighty son, a man who allowed "no Alleghenies in his politics" and whose death October 24, 1852, convulsed a nation. ..."

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Posted by: Jen Ferguson Hey science students! We’ve subscribed to a new resource to help you with your lab courses. Check out the JoVE Science Education Database to watch experts perform lab techniques before starting your own experiments. Northeastern affiliates now have access to these collections: - Essentials of Neuroscience – including videos on tissue staining, water mazes, patch clamp electrophysiology, fMRI, and neuroanatomy Here’s a sample of the videos the JoVE Science Education Database has to offer: Making Solutions in the Laboratory We hope you find these video collections useful in your work. Let us know what you think of them! Posted in: Biology, Chemistry and Biochemistry, Read, Listen, Watch, Research Online Posted by: Hillary Corbett It’s that time of year again… you’re thinking about your syllabus for the spring semester! Linking to articles and e-book chapters on Blackboard is a great way to help your students save money on classpacks. It’s also a good way to stay in compliance with copyright law. Check out our guide to help you find and create permalinks to articles and e-books in library databases – links that will persist over time and are best for including in an online reading list. We’ve recently updated our guide because creating permalinks is now so much easier – you can do it right within Scholar OneSearch! Posted in: Research Online, Tech Alerts Posted by: Claudia Willett In the wake of the events that occurred on April 15, 2013 at the 117th Boston Marathon and on April 19, 2013 in Watertown, Northeastern University English Professor Elizabeth Maddock Dillon and Assistant Professor Ryan Cordell recognized the obvious need for a space where people could tell and share their stories with each other. They believed that sharing stories from survivors, families, witnesses, visitors to the city, and everyone around the world touched by the event will speed the healing process, and wanted to create that space as a gift to the community. Together, they established the Our Marathon: The Boston Bombing Digital Archive, a crowd-sourced, digital archive of pictures, videos, stories, and social media related to the Boston Marathon bombing. Thus far, they have acquired an archive of almost 10,000 items, 3 interactive exhibits, and 3 major collections. [April 21, 2013, from the Public Submissions collection] This summer, I contributed to this remarkable endeavor as a Simmons School of Library and Information Science (SLIS) graduate summer intern sponsored by the Northeastern University Archives and Special Collections Department and supported by the Project Co-Director James McGrath. In addition to exhibit building and social media, the main task of my internship was to create lesson plans for schoolroom use. Because children were affected by this crisis as well, the team at Our Marathon thought it would help the healing process for children to use the Our Marathon archives—to remember and share stories in the safety of their own classrooms. Additionally, it can be difficult for teachers to navigate the complex questions young students ask and a resource like the digital archive can work as a great tool to facilitate age appropriate discussion. To that end, I helped create a Teaching Resources page for Our Marathon. This page showcases five lesson plans for Kindergarten through Grade 12 that utilize Letters to the City of Boston and The Copley Square Memorial collections, and the WBUR Oral History Project as the basis for a teaching unit. These lesson plans are designed to demonstrate mastery of grade and subject appropriate Common Core Standards. Hopefully, these assignments will generate more student submissions to the archive as well as create a platform for an important dialogue amongst students and teachers. I look forward to reading about their experiences in the Our Marathon archives. Posted in: Archives and Special Collections, History, Information and Society, Library News and Events, Read, Listen, Watch, Research Online Posted by: Diann Smothers My first response to Statista was “oooh, pictures!” but when I started doing some searching, I was really impressed by the breadth of the statistics available, not just the presentation of them. For quick statistics to make your papers and presentations pop, it’s a great resource. You can find lots of different topics in Statista: apples and iPhones, club venues and libraries. Searching it is simple, and once you’ve found what you need, Statista is totally okay with your downloading the chart and putting it in your presentations and papers – they even have tools to make it easy. But what if you need just a little more information? Take a look at the source and release information that tell where the statistics come from. Statista also publishes infographics that are fun to browse, timely, and easy to tweet or embed in blog posts (with proper attribution, of course). Next time you need a few statistics, give Statista a try! Posted in: Research Online Posted by: Rebecca Bailey To support Northeastern University’s emphasis on sustainability and green design, the library subscribes to BuildingGreen Suite, a collection of authoritative media and information resources relating to these topics. The three main features of its collection are: - Articles from Environmental Building News - A searchable directory of green products - Case studies on individual buildings from their High Performance Buildings database. The Environmental Building News articles include longer feature articles that deal with topics in depth, product reviews, and shorter topic overviews called “BackPage Primers.” These can be very helpful if you’re not that familiar with subject matter required for your project or assignment. For example, you could brush up on induction lighting, OLEDs, and other lighting technologies, or on acoustics and managing sound and noise within a building. The green products directory allows you to search by the name of a specific product, or by categories of products such as Plumbing, Concrete, or Wood and Plastics. You can find out details about what a product is made of or contains, when it might be used, and why it might not be right to use in certain situations. The case studies allow you to search for a specific building, or by location of the project or the type of building. For example, you can search for K-12 schools, or retail stores. Or you can look for projects in Massachusetts. The buildings featured in this section “may be certified green projects, or simply projects that have one or more notable environmental features.” Be sure to check out BuildingGreen Suite if you are working on any project with a focus on green design or sustainable building practices! Posted in: Architecture, Engineering, Environmental Studies, Research Online, Sustainability

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Links to Public School Websites Lyons School District 103 Sahs School District 110 Morton High School District 201 Reavis High School District 220 For homework and research project help! Click here for a complete list of Research Databases to help you with your homework! Useful Sites for Homework Help Information about Illinois' grand history. A search engine for kids created by Librarians. Includes over 600 search subjects. Website searchable by subject. You can also Ask a Librarian if you have a question. Help with homework, reading, writing, sports and more! Search dictionaries, thesauri, encyclopedias and more. The world of Math online Offers project ideas and science fair guidance. Includes astronomy basic and science of the stars. Science news, games and information to keep you up to date on science in the news. Free science fair project ideas, answers and tools for serious students. Awesome Library organizes the Web with 37,000 carefully reviewed resources, including the top 5 percent in education.

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For people who stay up late and fewer hours sleeping, this could be impacting your ability to lose weight. From an evolutionary perspective, your body will store more body fat during the summer months. Getting less hours of sleep tells your body that it is summer, which means the hormones are eternally trying to store body fat for the winter. Your body has programmed over millions of years to produce this response and the reality of the season will not change anything. If you want to assist in your weight loss goals, try to get at least 9.5 hours of sleep every day. For many busy people it might sound like a lot, but getting your hormones back into balance is well worth the time. Plus, you’ll feel even more rested and alert at work! Here are the 10 most common sleep mistakes people make and a few tips for avoiding them: 10 Common Sleep Mistakes to Avoid Featured photo credit: Portrait of couple sleeping in the bed via Shutterstock Love this article? Share it with your friends on Facebook

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Guys, I looked at the link I gave you, and unfortunately it looks like someone has modified the instructions so that now they don't work. So I just did a full usb install on my laptop to check the steps, and I can give you the correct details. This was something I was going to do anyway, because I thought the instructions were a bit incomplete for beginners as it was (not referring to anyone here--just people who read the wiki), and I thought I could improve them. Anyway, the first part of the document is correct. After downloading the .iso file, cd to the directory it is in and enter and make a note of what the system is calling your usb device. This will be listed under the phrase "Device Boot" in the section that corresponds to the usb drive. Mine says /dev/sdb1. Here, "sdb" is the device name, and "1" is referring to the first (in this case the only) partition on the drive. When you know the name of the drive, unmount it with Where "X" is the letter for the drive. Then, put the iso on your usb with dd if=slackware-14.0-install-dvd.iso of=/dev/sdX where again, "X" is the letter of your usb device name. Do not enter the partition number after "X" here--just the device name. For my system, I would enter dd if=slackware-14.0-install-dvd.iso of=/dev/sdb When finished, the drive can be used to boot your machine. Obviously you will have to tell your BIOS to boot from usb. After it boots, go through the first part of the process where you choose your kernel, keymap, and log in as root. Then, before you run setup, you again need to find out what the system is calling your usb drive (I'm assuming you may be using a different machine now). Once again, enter and see what is written. Now that you know what the usb drive is called on this system, you need to mount it so it can be read. Enter mkdir flash && mount /dev/sdX1 flash replacing the "X" with whatever fdisk told you it is called. Here I would enter mkdir flash && mount /dev/sdb1 flash Note that you can actually name your mount directory anything you want; there is no specific reason to call it "flash." But that is what I am using for this example. Now run setup (enter "setup"). Proceed with the installation. When you get to the "Source Media Selection" window, choose "Install Slackware from a hard drive partition." At the next window, where it asks for the partition where Slackware can be found, enter or whatever you called it if you named it something else. In the next window, which asks what directory the Slackware sources are in, enter And that's it! You can now select your packages and finish the installation. **Note: All this was done as root. If you are on Ubuntu and do not have a root account, you will have to enter "sudo" before pretty much every command.

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The original ROW of the SSRR west from Jamaica followed a portion of the current Montauk branch, but turned southwest from a point just west of Fresh Pond and proceeded through Brooklyn to Bushwick and Montrose Aves. The ROW from Fresh Pond to Bushwick still exists, and is used almost daily for freight traffic by the New York and Atlantic Railway Co., which took over all LIRR freight service in May, 1997. This picture shows the point where the old SS ROW (to the left) splits off from the Montauk branch just west of Fresh Pond. That's a large (now abandoned) factory built right over the tracks. These next two are at Flushing Ave., looking NE and SW, respectively. Not a pretty sight! At Scott Ave., there is a footbridge, built in 1952, which goes above the tracks. These three pictures show the footbridge, and then the tracks underneath, looking NE and SW, respectively. Following are additional pictures along the ROW from Fresh Pond to Bushwick Terminal. Back to Abandoned ROW's Back to LIRR page

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People have created buttons from deer antlers for centuries, so what I'm about to show you is not unusual. I like to use natural (antler and rock) buttons in my knitting and jewelry. Creating antler buttons is not a complex process, but it does take time. The finished product provides a rustic touch to any creation. 80- and 120-grit sandpaper Band saw or coping saw 1/32-inch drill bit - Put on your eye protection. - Using the band saw (outside), slice a cross-section of antler. Try to make the cut as clean as possible. - Sand the face of the button and round the edges, first with 80-grit sandpaper, and then with 120-grit sandpaper. Note: it is easier to sand the button face while it is part of the antler. - Make a second cross-section cut to remove the button from the antler, approximately 1/8 inch. - Hold the button with pliers as you drill two holes with the drill. - Again, hold the button with pliers as you sand the other side of the button.

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A transdisciplinary, participatory and action-oriented research approach: Sounds nice but what do you mean? Dokumenttyp: Working paper This paper discusses transdisciplinary, participatory and action-oriented approaches to research on urbansustainable development. Phronetic planning research, as described by Bent Flyvberg (2004), is highlighted as one interesting approach which combines many of the general themes here dealt with. A special section is devoted to discuss quality criteria of transdisciplinary research. The paper is written as a background to a thesis in progress on Malmö and urban sustainable development. - Social and Economic Geography - urban sustainable development - human ecology

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Your Mac has an excellent address book application where you can store your contacts. It’s very simple, but has all the features you’ll ever need. A nice thing about it is that it collaborates with other applications. For instance, if you are composing a mail in the “Mail” application, it can auto-complete information. If you type “James Dean” into the “To” field, “Mail” will automatically get James Dean’s e-mail address from “Address Book” and insert it into that field. We promise you, Apple’s Address Book will make your digital life a bit easier! Address Book overview 1. List of groups The first column contains a list of groups. The top group that says “All” contains all of your contacts. Later in this article you will learn how to create your own groups. 2. List of all the people/companies in a group In the second column you can see all the contacts in the group currently selected in the first column. 3. Information about the selected person/company In this part of “Address Book” you can view information about the person that is currently selected in the second column (2). If you have a bunch of contacts, it might be convenient to search for the right person. Hits appear as you type. Add a new contact Adding a new contact is very simple. When in the group “All”, click the plus button below the second column. A new contact is created. After clicking the plus button, a new contact will appear in the list above. In the third column you can also see all the data you can enter about that contact. You can enter their name, address, company, phone number, e-mail address, birthday and a lot of other things. While editing, you will see that the “Edit” button below the contact’s information is selected (a bit darker than usual). When you have finished editing, click that button once and the information you just entered will be saved. Editing a contact’s information This is very simple: select a contact whose information you wish to edit and then click the “Edit” button below that person’s information. Edit the information and then press “Edit” again to save. If you have a lot of contacts and would like to create a group of them, “Address Book” lets you do so. Below the group list (the first column), there is a plus button. Click it once and a new group will be created. Give it a name and go back to the “All” group. Now just drag contacts to that group and they will be added. The contacts are never moved from the “All” group and if you later decide to delete the group, all your contacts will still be in the “All” group. Creating smart groups Sometimes it’s more convenient to let your Mac create the groups. With “Address Book” you can create groups based on certain criteria. For instance, you can tell “Address Book” to show all contacts with a certain name or all contacts that live in a certain city. To create a new smart group, click the cogwheel button once and a menu will appear. Click the first alternative saying “New Smart Group”. You will now be asked to give the smart group a name and some criteria for that group. All contacts that matches the criteria will be visible in that group. Exporting and importing contacts “Address Book” is built upon the vCard-standard. This is a format that most contact applications use. This means that you can exchange contacts with your PC-buddies that use Microsoft Outlook or some other contact application. If you wish to import a contact, just drag it into the Address Book contact list. “Address Book” will ask you to confirm the import by pressing a button. To export a contact, just drag it out from the application and drop it where you want it. You can also select multiple files and drag them out of the application. If you drag multiple items, the exported vCard file will still only consist of one file containing all of the contacts.

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Following these kickboxing tips for beginners will be a fundamental platform for building your kickboxing skills. It will ensure that your kickboxing workouts are a safe and fun segue for the more seriously aspiring fighter or recreational health enthusiast. - Get the right kickboxing training equipment. Necessary gear differs from person to person, depending on their goals in kickboxing. However, it is always important to have boxing shorts or any loose, comfortable clothing to workout in. For sparring, protective gear-such as groin protectors, gloves, shin guards, headgear, and wrist wraps-is integral. Basic training equipment includes focus mitts and heavy bags. - Learn and master the fighting stance. All movements should end and begin with the fighting stance. Depending on if you are right or left handed, make sure your hands and feet are in the correct position. If you’re right handed, you’ll stand with your left leg and shoulder forward and right/arm hand back (Reverse this if you are left-handed). Make sure your hands are balled up in string fists protecting your face at all times. - Always perform stretches and warm-ups. Serious injuries could occur if you’re too impatient to warm up and loosen your muscles. Also, don’t just focus on your legs and arms. Remember that the best of kickboxing fighters will utilize their entire body and especially their core to perform and strike. - Engage your core muscles. Add power to all of your techniques by focusing on engaging your core muscles/abdominal muscles in your training. Do this consistently and you’ll have a strong core and a source of explosive strikes. - Never keep your head still. Don’t ever be a sitting target and remember that a moving one is hard to strike. Consistently changing the pace and direction of your footwork and stances help you do this. - Always keep chin down and tucked. To help you develop this skill, place a ping pong under your chin and hold it place while doing some shadow boxing. You can also use a regular tennis ball. - Always stay relaxed and fluid. It’s common for beginners to tense up during training but this will reduce the ease and flexibility of your movement. It will also reduce your stamina. You can help this along by remembering to regulate your breathing flow (such as exhaling powerful breaths during strikes). What Others Are Reading Right Now. Acting, comedy and strong spirits converge in Speakeasy. When host Paul F. Tompkins interviews entertainers—Key and Peele, Alison Brie, Rob Delaney, Zach Galifianakis—about all sor … Made Man Food Shows We all love great food—and the people who make it! Our culinary video series introduces you to the country's best chefs and experts, so you can become one yourself. Pull up a chair … 21 Fantastic Facts About Ronda Rousey This trivia’s like her fights: quick and jarring.

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These function provide the programmer with a means of querying the dimensions of a given page layout within a PPD file. All three function accept two parameters as input. The first is a pointer to a valid PpdFile structure (see ppd_file_new(3)), and the second if the name of the page layout to be queried. Returns the page length for a given layout Returns a pointer to the page size record for the given size This man page was written by Gerald Carter <email@example.com>. It was updated by Mark Fasheh <firstname.lastname@example.org> to reflect changes in libppd 0.5. Some of the code was originally part of the Common UNIX Printing System (CUPS).

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Recognizing manipulation tactics and knowing how to respond to them is the key to personal empowerment. While it’s tempting to fault ourselves for being duped, the tactics covertly aggressive and other character-impaired people use are inherently powerful manipulation tools because they throw us on the defensive while simultaneously concealing obvious aggressive intent. And universally, folks familiar with my work reported that merely adopting the different perspective I offered about how to view their manipulator’s behavior was key to them putting an end to future victimization and empowering their lives. Many of the things we were taught to view as defensive behaviors are more rightfully viewed as habitual responsibility-avoidance behaviors and tactics of impression management, manipulation, and control. One of the most effective ways for impaired characters to victimize others is to conceal their malevolent intentions while simultaneously prompting their “target” to accede to their desires. Manipulators win by using clever tactics like “gaslighting” to get the other person to back down or give in. When it comes to understanding and dealing effectively with disturbed characters, it’s hard for helping professionals who still embrace traditional models of viewing human behavior to get things right. And those who’ve been in relationships with disturbed characters and sought help through counseling often ended up feeling frustrated, misunderstood, and not validated. Even worse, sometimes, the “monster” they dragged into therapy is so good at impression-management that the therapist appeared swayed. Seeing the disturbed character’s behaviors and tactics for what they really are is a prerequisite for facilitating real change. Once you’re intimately familiar with all the tactics they habitually employ to: 1) get the better of you; and 2) look good while doing it, you can be more sure of your judgments about your manipulator’s character. If someone’s behavior is wrong or harmful, the rationale they offer for it is totally irrelevant. When disturbed characters make excuses, they’re really making a very conscious attempt to cast themselves in a more favorable light while manipulating others into seeing their point of view. Evasion is a one of the main tactics manipulators and other disordered characters use to maintain control in situations. When you confront such persons about their behavior, they will often attempt to sidestep the issue or to avoid the subject altogether. “Denial” has traditionally been conceptualized as an ego defense mechanism. But disordered characters use denial as a tactic to feign innocence, and to manipulate and manage the impression of others who might otherwise have their number. Like most disturbed characters, manipulators are skilled liars. Most people, however can’t understand why such people lie so much, especially when it seems to serve no purpose. Manipulative people are among the most skilled liars. As masters of deception, they know each and every little way to lie. Perhaps the biggest single reason their tactics of manipulation and control work is because their surface-level behaviors can easily have you believing one thing while underneath the surface something else is really going on. A new article will feature an expanded discussion of the important issues and will include even more examples that illustrate how you can know for sure that most manipulators know exactly what they’re doing when they engage in their tactics. Look for it in the next couple of days! In prior posts, I’ve written about some of the major differences between neurotic personalities and disordered characters (they differ on such major issues as anxiety, shame, guilt, and conscience). You can read more of these comparisons as part of a series I’m doing for another blog. That series began with a post that pointed out the failure of traditional … Continue reading Lying – Manipulation Tactic 1 (Pt 1) When manipulators rationalize, they’re mostly trying to manage your impression of them, trying to convince you that they meant no harm, had no choice, or did what any reasonable person would do in order to mislead you about the nature of their intentions and their character. Disordered characters use the tactic of minimizing to manage the impression others have of them. It’s a way to manipulate others into thinking they’re not so bad despite the horrible things they’ve done. Shrewd manipulators not only combine tactics sometimes but also have an arsenal of techniques that is virtually endless. Some folks are charming in the most benign and appealing way. They are not only sincerely well-mannered but also genuinely positively regarding of others. The very way in which they conduct themselves and the authentic respect they have for others is “attractive” in its own right. But there are those characters whose display of charm is a farce, part of a calculated use of seduction to take advantage of others. Rather than openly assert power over you, covert-aggressors use subtle tactics that not only blind you to their real nature and self-serving agendas but also have the power to bring you to submission and control you. Manipulators and other disturbed characters sometimes like to openly threaten or brow-beat someone else into giving-up or giving-in to their demands. They like to terrorize others into submission.

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A working tribute to Diana Pedestrians walk past Cafe Diana. TEXT OF STORY Scott Jagow: The day Princess Diana died was one of those the days you remember where you were. I was in a phone booth when I found out. I can't believe it's been 10 years now. Today, in London, there's a memorial service with plenty of royalty and celebrities attending. There's one small shopkeeper who won't be there. He wasn't invited, but he'll be paying his own tribute — to the Princess who helped keep his business afloat. Stephen Beard has more. Stephen Beard: Naming a pokey little cafe after the world's most iconic Princess may seem a trifle ambitious, but Abdul Basit Daoud did just that. Eighteen years ago, then a recent immigrant from Iraq, he called his tiny new coffee shop Café Diana. He'd spotted the Princess driving to her nearby home Kensington Palace. Abdul Basit Daoud: The day I saw her she give me the inspiration . And I decided to call it Café Diana because if I call it Abdul Café maybe it doesn't sound good. Beard: You wouldn't get so many customers. Very soon, says Abdul, Diana became one of his customers, popping in to the modest little shop once a month with her bodyguard for coffee and croissants. Within a year of opening, however, a deep recession struck and Abdul contemplated closing down. Daoud: Sometimes I want to pack up the shop and go. I always remember that she came and she give me the support and always gave me the push to go forward and to stay and be patient. Her patronage helped, he says. Customers turned up in the hope of bumping into the Princess. Abdul plastered the walls with photos of Diana. Cheekily he put "Diana dishes" on the menu with the waiter claiming that this lentil soup or that salad sandwich was "Diana's favorite." He says the Princess never objected. After her death 10 years ago, his coffee shop became a kind of unofficial shrine. Daoud: People start to come and visit the place, curious about it, out of respect for her. They come from all around the world. She's been very good in her life to us and in her death as well. Abdul rejects any suggestion that he has tastelessly exploited Diana's name. She was a customer, he says. She endorsed the cafe, and she always tried to help the little man. In London, this is Stephen Beard for Marketplace.

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The fed is planning moves that would more than double its balance-sheet assets by September to $4.5 trillion from $1.9 trillion. Whether expressing approval or concern over the fed's intentions, most commentators fail to understand the real magnitude of the projected expansion of the US monetary base because they don't take into account the amount of dollars circulating abroad. At least 70 percent of all US currency is held outside the country, and this means the US monetary base is considerably smaller than the fed's overall balance sheet. Take, for example, the true US domestic money supply at the beginning of September 2008, before the fed started its quantitative easing. From the Federal Reserve's website, we know that currency in circulation was 833 Billion. This translates as 583 Billion dollars circulating abroad (70 percent), and 250 Billion dollars circulating domestically (30 percent). Since the bank reserve balances held with Federal Reserve Banks were 12 billion, that gives us a 262 Billion domestic monetary base as of September 2008. Now compare that to the projected US domestic monetary base for September 2009 which is 3,818 billion (4,500 billion — 583 billion (dollars circulating abroad) — 99 billion (other fed liabilities not part of the money supply)). The fed's planned balance sheet expansion results in a 15-fold increase in the base money supply. 262 Billion = US monetary base as of September 2008 (minus dollars held abroad) 3,818 Billion = projected US monetary base in September 2009 (minus dollars held abroad) 3,818 Billion / 262 Billion = 15-Fold Increase in US monetary base This is a staggering devaluation of the US currency! It means that for every dollar in America in September 2008, the fed is going to create fourteen more of them! Below is a rough sketch of what this increase in US monetary base would look like: This 15-Fold Increase will be impossible to reverse Next September, when the fed realizes it has gone too far and tries to reverse its balance sheet expansion, it will be unable to do so. The realities which will hinder the fed's control of the money supply are: 1) The toxic assets filling its balance sheet Expanding the money supply is easy. All the fed has to do is print dollars and then use them to buy assets. There is no effective limit to how much the fed can print and spend. Shrinking the money is much trickier. To shrink the base money supply, the fed sell assets and takes the dollars it receives for them out of circulation. The amount the fed can shrink the money supply is therefore effectively limited by the market value of assets on its balance sheets. Since the fed is in the process of loading up on toxic securities while trying to restore health to the financial sector, it is now sitting billions of unrealized losses. These unrealized losses means the fed has little ammunition available to bring the money supply under control. Once September rolls around, If the fed wants to reverse the expansion of its balance sheet and shrink the monetary base back down from 3,818 billion to 262 billion, then it will need to sell 3,556 billion worth of assets. However, the market value of its assets will only be worth a fraction of that. 2) Political constrains on fed's actions Even if the fed does try to shrink the money, it is likely to run into political constrains on its actions: A) Selling toxic assets at a loss could become a crippling source of major embarrassment for the fed, undermining its authority. For example, last year when the fed took 29 billion toxic assets to help JPMorgan's takeover of Bear Stearns, it assured Americans that by holding those securities till maturity, the cost to taxpayers would be minimal. If the fed sells those toxic Bearn Stearns assets at a catastrophic loss, it would cause fury and outrage from voters and lawmakers. B) Selling assets at below book value will quickly cause the fed's equity to turn negative. The Federal Reserve would then need to be recapitalized by new debt from the treasury, which would increase the national debt. 3) The benefits from of its balance sheet expansion would be lost if the fed starts selling assets The fed is accumulating toxic mortgage backed securities, long term treasuries, and other assets to unfreeze the credit markets and spur economic growth. Turning around and selling those assets would result in the collapse of the credit markets and the financial system, which the fed has been desperately trying to prevent. Upwards pressure on interest rates On top of all the issues above, the fed's woes are going to be compounded by upwards pressure on the yields of treasuries and other US debt. This upwards pressure will likely force the fed to monetize far more treasuries than the planned $300 billion purchases it has already announced, and will greatly complicate any efforts by the fed to control the money supply. Below are the nine factors which will cause yields to move higher. 1) Massive supply of treasuries in the pipeline The biggest force pressuring treasury yield upward is without a doubt the trillions of debt the treasury has to sell to finance the enormous 2009 budget deficit. There is nowhere near enough buyers to absorb this supply. The graph below demonstrates the challenge facing the treasury in funding this year's budget. 2) As a reserve asset, treasury bonds will face enormous selling pressure in 2009 There is the mistaken belief that the role of treasuries as a safe haven is bullish for treasury bonds. It is not. This logic ignores the reality that reserve assets, such as treasuries, are accumulate in good times and sold in bad times: Federal and state agencies will be selling treasury reserves. For example, the Deposit Insurance Fund (a.k.a. FDIC) will be selling treasuries to pay back depositors of failed banks, and the Unemployment Trust Fund will be selling treasuries to make payments to the unemployed. State and local governments will be selling treasury reserves. As an example, states have already begun drawing down reserves as their budget troubles worsen. The bulk of those reserve remain, and they will be sold over the course of this year. Banks and insurers will be selling off their treasury loan-loss reserves. Financial institutions have been building their treasury loan-loss reserve for the last year in anticipation of growing defaults. In 2009, this process will reverse as loans go bad and insurers make good on claims. Foreign central banks will be selling off their treasury foreign reserves. Saudi Arabia, for example, is projecting a 2009 Budget Deficit, which it intends to finance by selling off its US holdings. Russia, meanwhile, has already sold over 20% of its $598.1 billion reserves, and India's central bank has been forced to sell off its US holdings to curb its currency's decline, and its total reserves have decreased by $62.2 billion. Japan, which is now running a record current account deficit, can also be expected to sell treasuries. Even China could become a seller of treasuries as it mobilizes its dollar reserves. The Chinese government has sent clear signals that it is shifting from passive to active management of its reserve and is exploring more efficient ways to use its reserves to boost its domestic economy. 3) Retirement inflows into treasuries are over The steady accumulation of treasuries by government retirement funds has helped absorb the supply of treasury bonds for over three decades. This accumulation of government debt to secure the retirement of baby boomers helped drive down treasury yields and fund deficit spending. As of September 2008, the four biggest of these funds held 3.3 trillion treasuries: 2150 billion (Federal old-age and survivors insurance trust fund) 615 billion (Federal employees retirement fund) 318 billion (federal hospital insurance trust fund) 217 billion (federal disability insurance trust fund) (for more on these four funds, see where social security tax amounts are deposited) 3300 billion total Today, the accumulation of treasuries by government retirement funds is over. Baby boomers are beginning to retire, increasing outflows, and unemployment is rising, cutting inflows. More importantly, the 3.3 trillion already accumulated in these funds provides an enormous political incentive to prevent treasury prices from collapsing. Faced with a run on treasuries, politicians, rather than explaining to baby boomers that their retirement savings are gone, will instruct the fed to monetize treasury bonds. This alone will prevent the fed from reversing its current balance sheet expansion. 4) Deleveraging in credit-default swap market will drive up risk premiums If you have been following the credit crisis in any detail, you might have heard that the 53 trillion credit-default swap market threatening the solvency of the financial system. What you might not have heard is the other dire threat posed by the CDS market: drastically higher risk premiums on all forms of debt. These higher risk premiums are the result of reversing the process by which credit-default swaps were leveraged up and packaged into investment vehicles. Some examples of these horrors are: As opposed to regular CDOs (which contain actual bonds), synthetic CDOs provide income to investors by selling credit-default swaps on hundreds bonds from companies and governments. To juice returns, these synthetic CDOs disproportionally insured the riskiest AAA rated debt, such as Lehman's bonds. Synthetic CDOs are estimated to have sold insurance on between $1.25 trillion to $6 trillion worth of bonds. Constant-Proportion Debt Obligations CPDOs are specialized funds which work exactly like synthetic CDOs but with one major difference: they used leverage to boost returns. These CPDO funds typically borrowed about $15 for every dollar invested with them. They also contain safety triggers that force the liquidation of their investments if losses reach a predetermined level, and most CPDO funds have begun to hit these triggers. For example, Three CPDO funds launched in 2006 by Dutch bank ABN Amro Holding NV have already been forced to liquidate as credit insurance costs spiked and their credit ratings were downgraded. Credit Derivative Product Companies CDPPs are another group of specialized funds which work exactly like synthetic CDOs and CPDO funds, except for one key difference: they used an insane amount of leverage, as much as $80 for every dollar invested. CDPP funds together with subprime CDOs squared are finalists for the title of "most idiotic financial instrument ever created". Since these leveraged investment vehicles sold an enormous amount of insurance, the premiums for CDS insurance dropped sharply, making corporate debt seem safer and lowering interest rates. In effect, the process of building up the 53 trillion CDS market created an era of artificially low risk premiums on all forms of debt. Unfortunately, the pendulum is now swinging in the other direction, and the pain has just begun. As investors attempt to get out of synthetic CDOs and CPDO/CDPP funds try to deleverage, they push up the cost of default insurance. In turn, that raises the risk premium on all forms of debt since most investors use the cost of default insurance as a guide when deciding at what interest rate they will buy bonds. Many banks are also tying corporate loan rates to credit-default swaps, raising borrowing costs and exposing companies to an overleveraged derivative market which is largely responsible for crippling the financial system. The graph below shows how the cost of insuring the debt of EU nations is being driven up. The rising cost of insuring debt is impacting treasuries too. The cost to hedge against losses on $10 million of Treasuries is now about $100,000 annually for 10 years, up from $1,000 in the first half of 2007. These rising insurance costs have helped push up treasury yields in the last few months. Worse still, the rising costs of insuring against government defaults will undermine faith in dollar. After all, the CDS market is telling us that 10-year treasury notes have become 100 times riskier in the last two years. 5) Unwinding the Gold carry trade The massive expansion in the US money supply will undoubtedly drive gold prices several times higher and force the unwinding of the gold carry trade. To see the threat which unwinding the gold carry trade poses, it is necessary to understand how US and UK financial institutions got themselves stuck in an enormous short position in gold from which they have no hope of ever escaping. For that purpose, I have outlined below the five steps Wall Street seems to repeat endlessly on its path to ruin. Step 1: Wall Street embraces a false paradigm "Housing prices never fall" "gold is a relic" or "gold is in a permanent downtrend" Step 2: Wall Street makes billions embracing this false paradigm... US/UK Financial institutions made billion in fees from making mortgage loans and securitizing them. US/UK Financial institutions made billions via gold carry trade. Here is an ultra quick explanation how it works from zealllc.com So, if you can find a cheap enough cost of capital, a safe enough destination, and you have the credit to borrow large amounts of money, you too could make enormous profits in carry trades. The notorious gold carry trade is based on the exact same idea. Elite money-center bullion banks were given sweetheart opportunities to borrow central bank physical gold at 1%, sell it in the open market, and immediately invest the proceeds in higher yielding "safe" investments and reap vast profits. It seemed like a no-brainer. The central banks got to squeeze a yield from their gold. The borrowers got to sell the gold on, and use the proceeds to fund more exciting investments like 10-year US Treasuries yielding 4% per year or so. Yes, these 'carry trade' returns were tiny. But the cost of borrowing gold was tinier still. Step 3: ...and creates a catastrophic mess in the process Enormous housing bubble Subprime CDOs squared Off balance sheet SIVs Commercial banks and speculators are left inescapably short gold. These ridiculous short positions are best captured by John Hathaway in his 1999 article, The Golden Pyramid. The recipe for a shortage has been carefully followed. A few finishing touches may be required before a market epiphany. There is no known reconciliation between paper and physical positions, and none will be attempted until after the squeeze. The weakness of credit analysis and supervisory oversight, as well as the many ambiguities in the linkage between paper gold and physical can flourish only if there is supreme confidence in gold's permanent downtrend. The trust and confidence essential to balance the gold derivatives pyramid depends on three critical errors: that mine reserves = physical gold; that gold receivables = gold on hand; and that financial markets will enjoy smooth sailing indefinitely. Trust is nothing more than a state of mind. When this levitation is finally exposed and its illusions shattered, it is ludicrous to think the imbalances can be corrected by a small rise in the price and within a comfortable time frame. Expect the resolution to be swift, furious, and uncomfortable for those caught short. Step 4: Something goes horribly wrong Subprime borrowers start defaulting Housing prices plummet Gold prices shoot up after the 1999 Washington Agreement on Gold (EU central banks agreed to limits on gold sales/leasing). This gold bear trap is best described by Reginald H. Howe in his report about central banks at the abyss. The first Washington Agreement on Gold, announced in September 1999 at the close of the annual meetings of the International Monetary Fund and World Bank in Washington, D.C., placed limits for the next five years on the official gold sales of the signatories as well as on their gold lending and use of futures and options. Put together at the instigation of major Euro Area central banks in response to the decline in gold prices caused by the series of U.K. gold auctions announced in May of the same year, WAG I caused gold prices to shoot sharply higher. Within days, as gold shorts rushed to cover, the price jumped from around $265 to almost $330/oz. and gold lease rates spiked to over 9%. The rally caught the major bullion banks completely wrong-footed, resulting in the panic later described by Edward A.J. George, then Governor of the Bank of England (Complaint, 55): We looked into the abyss if the gold price rose further. A further rise would have taken down one or several trading houses, which might have taken down all the rest in their wake. Therefore at any price, at any cost, the central banks had to quell the gold price, manage it. It was very difficult to get the gold price under control but we have now succeeded. The U.S. Fed was very active in getting the gold price down. So was the U.K. Despite managing to "get the gold price under control", US/UK bullion banks (JPMorgan, HSBC, etc...) have been stuck on the short side of gold ever since. Step 5: The US fed and UK do everything in their power to "save the financial system" Royal Bank of Scotland bailout Bear Stearns bailout US/UK Quantitative easing Leasing out all US/UK gold to bullion banks Gold swaps with foreign central banks (then leasing out the gold) Convincing allies to sell gold Writing naked call options on gold Britain's 1999 gold sales Pre-emptive gold sales Allowing JPMorgan's and HSBC's manipulation of COMEX futures Make no mistake, gold prices have suppressed, but calling this process a "conspiracy" would be inaccurate. Gold suppression by the US and UK is better characterized as a desperate cover-up. Furthermore, while a side affect of the gold carry trade and gold suppression was to drive down interest rates, that was never their intended effect. A desire to hold interest rates would not have been enough to push the fed or the Bank of England to manipulate gold prices. It was only the threat of the total collapse of US/UK financial system which prompted the suppression of gold. The unwinding of the gold carry trade would have (and will) dragged down the some of the biggest US/UK banks under (JPMorgan, HSBC, etc...) and that was what had to be prevented at any cost. Stay away from any form of paper gold: GLD (HSBC is custodian), gold pools and unallocated gold accounts, gold futures, etc... Paper gold investments are guaranteed to default before this crisis ends. Besides leaving the financial system inescapably short gold, the gold carry trade also drove down yields on treasuries and other US debt, as commercial banks invested the proceeds from the sale of borrowed central bank gold and other naked short positions. Unwinding the gold carry trade involves the purchase of physical gold, but also the sale of the investments linked to the gold short positions. As the fed begins 15-fold expansion of the monetary base (which logically should eventually send gold prices up at least ten times where they are now), the unwinding and fallout of the gold carry trade seems imminent. 6) The return of the 580 billion dollars circulating abroad Over the last thirty years, the steady outflow of 580 billion dollars has helped drive down interest rates. For example, If 10 billion dollars leaked out of the US and began circulating abroad, the fed would print 10 billion and buy treasuries in order to replenish the domestic money supply. So the 580 billion dollars held abroad resulted in the purchase of roughly 580 billion treasury bonds by the fed, thereby increasing demand for US debt. While the accumulation of oversea dollars has been beneficial in the past, today the large pools of dollars circulating in foreign hands pose a threat. With many dollar alternatives becoming available, US oversea currency looks increasingly likely to start flowing back home. The main currencies with the potential to displace dollars are: A) The Chinese yuan which is becoming an international currency B) The Khaleeji, a new currency being launched by Gulf states which will be possibly backed by gold. C) The Euro with its partial gold backing Furthermore, now that the fed has begun creating money at an accelerating rate, the extensive foreign holdings of US currency might exacerbate the effects of inflation fears. As foreign dollar holders' confidence in the dollar is eroded, they will trade their dollars for alternate stores of value (yuan, euro, gold, etc...), potentially sending a flood of currency back to the US. If the Fed failed to reduce the supply of currency to counteract dollars being unloaded from abroad, the inflationary consequences would be made worse as the mass reversal of currency flows from foreigners to the US becomes overwhelming. 7) Interest rate derivates nightmare The threat posed by interest rate derivates is perhaps the greatest out of all the ones outlined so far. It is also the one hardest to understand. The first thing to note about interest rate swaps is the size of the market, as explained by the Wikipedia: The Bank for International Settlements reports that interest rate swaps are the largest component of the global OTC derivative market. The notional amount outstanding as of December 2006 in OTC interest rate swaps was $229.8 trillion, up $60.7 trillion (35.9%) from December 2005. These contracts account for 55.4% of the entire $415 trillion OTC derivative market. As of Dec 2007 the number rose to 309,6 trillion according to the same source. The growth in interest rate swaps creates demand for bonds because many of these interest derivatives require the purchase of bonds as a hedge. Rob Kirby on 321gold.com explains this in his article, the real ponzi scheme - "unreal interest rates". Interest Rate Swaps create demand for bonds because bond trades are implicitly embedded in these transactions. Without end user demand for the product - trading for "trading sake" creates ARTIFICIAL demand for bonds. This manipulates rates lower than they otherwise would be. Interest rate swaps were originally developed to allow parties to exchange streams of interest payments for another party's stream of cash flows; manage fixed or floating assets and liabilities and to speculate - replicating unfunded bond exposures to profit from changes in interest rates. Growth in the first two of these activities are dependent on their being increased end-user-demand for these products - graph 1 above indicated that this is not the case: In the case of J.P. Morgan in particular [forgetting about the lesser obscenities at Citi and B of A]; their interest rate swap book is so big that there are not enough U.S. Government bonds being issued or in existence for them to adequately hedge their positions. This means that the obscene, explosive growth in interest rate derivatives was all about overwhelming the long end of the interest rate complex to ensure that every and any U.S. Government bond ever issued had a buyer on attractive terms for the issuer. Concurrent with the neutering of usury, the price of gold was also "capped" largely through Fed appointed banks "shorting gold futures" as well as brokering gold leases [sales in drag] sourcing vaulted Sovereign Central Bank gold bullion. The gold price had to be rigged concurrently because historically, according to observations outlined in Gibson's Paradox - lowering interest rates leads to a higher gold price. Gold price strength is historically synonymous with U.S. Dollar weakness which leads to higher financing costs or the possibility of capital flight. Same as with the gold carry trade, while the explosive growth in interest rate derivatives did reduce interest rates by creating demand for bonds, I am not sure about the conspiracy element. From everything I have seen and read during the credit crisis, the wizards of Wall Street (ie: the creators of the subprime CDO squared and other horrors) and the Federal Reserve seem more like children playing with dynamite rather than masterminds capable of pulling off vast conspiracies. The greater threat posed by interest rate swaps Besides creating artificial demand for bonds, the interest rate swap market poses a systematic risk exceeding that of the credit-default swap market because of its enormous size and the fact that each interest rate swap contract offers the potential for unlimited losses. The graph below should help show this danger. In a currency collapse (which is where we are headed with Bernanke's 15-fold increase in the money supply), interest rates follow inflation to astronomical heights. Loans run for 24 hour periods. Interest rates in the five or six digits range are common in hyperinflation, and, should they occur here in the States, anyone "short the swap" (the floating-rate payers in interest rate swaps) will be crushed into oblivion. At least with credit default swaps, there is a limit to how much investors can lose. 8) The liquidation of the 8 Trillion dollar holdings of overleveraged European banks European banks increased their dollar assets sharply in the last decade which helped drive down US interest rates and absorbed a large portion of America's growing debt. Their combined long dollar positions grew to more than $800 billion by mid-2007. This $800 billion was then leveraged into $8 trillion in US assets. The low capital ratios of these dollar positions were acceptable to regulators because European banks are allowed to apply a lot more leverage as long as they are buying exclusively AAA rated securities. Unfortunately, as we have learned over the past 18 months, AAA is not always AAA. While much of the AAA rated securities bought by European banks were treasuries and agencies, some of these AAA rated securities were senior securitized loans that are still marked close to par on the balance sheet of European banks despite the fact they trade around 70 cents on the dollar in the markets. The enormous unrealized losses on their US holdings are only one of the problems facing European banks. The other is the loss of their dollar funding. The enormous leverage employed by European banks to purchase toxic AAA rated assets was funded in great part by loans from US money market funds. After Lehman's default led to massive withdrawals from those money market funds, European banks lost access to billions in dollar funding. If European banks are forced to sell their 8 trillion US assets, it will crash the credit markets, and they will have to recognize enormous losses. Since the fed is desperate to prevent the collapse of the US financial system, it lent those European banks 600 billion dollars so that they wouldn't be forced to sell. Meanwhile, European banks accepted this 600 billion because they don't want to recognize losses on their toxic US securities. What is going to happen next with these overleveraged European banks? Well, if history is any guide, the outlook isn't good for the US financial system: "When the American economy fell into depression, US banks recalled their loans, causing the German banking system to collapse" The same thing will happen in 2009, except the roles will be reversed. It will be European banks that will recall their loans and sell off dollar assets, causing the US banking system to collapse. What could convince European banks sell off their US assets at firesale prices? The answer is simple: fear of a dollar collapse. With the fed increasing the monetary base 15-fold, the strategy of waiting for impaired assets to recover becomes meaningless: with the dollar likely to lose nine tenths of its value in the next year, waiting for assets trading 70 cents on the dollar to recover is a senseless venture. 9) Inflation expectations The US's experience during the Great Depression has left America dominated by Keynesian thinking and prone to deflation fears. As a result, inflation expectations are about nonexistent right now despite the current financial crisis. However, the fed's latest plan to expand the monetary base 15-fold should give pause to even the most hardened deflationist. Indeed someone must be worried, because the fed's Wednesday announcement has caused a dramatic collapse of the dollar: The sheer size the fed's monetary expansion and the dollar's fall will soon increase both inflation and inflation expectations. This in turn will put upwards pressure on treasury yields. During the last three decades, long-term interests rates have fallen steadily in US, as demonstrated by the chart below Logically speaking, the chart above makes no sense. The fundamentals underlying the US economy have grown steadily worse over the last thirty years. For example, in 2006, the US's current account deficit nearly hit 9 percent of our gdp, and economists usually consider 4 percent to be unsustainable. There are also the US's chronic budget deficits and the massive projected social security shortfalls. Even more incomprehensible, over the last six months the yield on long-term treasuries has fallen in the face of a disintegrating economy and massive expansion in the supply of treasuries. This is NOT how the world works: as the financial health of borrowers decrease, their interest rates are supposed to go up. The only rational explanation is that some combination of forces has been unnaturally driving rates lower. These forces, (outlined above) which have been driving interest rates down, are today threats and issues which need to be resolved before the financial crisis can end: The US budget deficit The crisis in entitlement spending The trade deficit and large holdings of treasury reserves The credit-default swap market The gold carry trade The 580 billion dollar circulating overseas The 8 trillion dollar assets accumulated by European banks The interest rate swaps market The Keynesian thinking dominating US economic and fiscal policy

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By STAN FREEMAN "Turn off that TV! You're running up the electric bill!" That frustrated plea from parents is not entirely correct. You are probably running up the electric bill even when the television set is switched off. A host of appliances and electric devices throughout the home draw what is called a "phantom load," an amount of electricity that keeps them primed for use or their displays lit up. (A quick test: how many digital clock displays can you find on devices in your home?). Indeed, as much as 5 to 10 percent of an annual household electric bill is wasted through phantom loads, studies have found. "It's the load you don't know you're using. It happens because many of these are 'instant on' devices. A TV is always drawing electricity because it is sitting and waiting for the remote control to signal it on," said Lacey P. Girard of Western Massachusetts Electric Co. last week. "They're not drawing as much power as when they are turned on, but collectively, their use does add up." For example, when your PC is fired up, the computer and monitor might be drawing 250 watts of power. But you might be using the system only two hours a day, for a total of 15 kilowatt-hours of electricity a month (the standard unit to measure electricity use.) At current rates, that will add about $2.78 to your monthly bill. When that computer system is off but plugged in, the system may still be drawing 5 watts. But it is doing that for 22 hours a day, for a total of 3.3 kilowatt-hours a month, not an insignificant amount of power. If the system is in a sleep mode when not in use, though, the monthly power use climbs to 12.5 kilowatt-hours, or about $2.31 a month in power costs. Most people have 20 or more devices in their home drawing phantom loads, from cell phone chargers (1 or 2 watts even when nothing is charging) to garage door openers (perhaps 12 watts) to digital cable boxes (about 35 watts when on and just as many watts when off). A household with the typical assortment of electronics may be drawing 80 watts of electricity even in the dead of night, when nothing is being used. With electricity costing about 17 to 19 cents a kilowatt-hour in most of the Pioneer Valley, that means $9 or $10 a month of phantom load costs. Can one eliminate this waste of electricity entirely? Not without sacrifice. Digital cable boxes and digital video recorders, such as TiVo units, are two of the larger power gluttons in the home, drawing about 35 watts each of phantom load. However, if you unplug the cable box, you lose all the interactive information on it, such as the program guide. And it may take anywhere from 10 minutes to 24 hours for the cable company's server to completely restore all of that information. And, with a digital recorder, such as TiVo, unplugging the unit would mean that you cannot record anything. However, for the computer room and for entertainment center equipment that does not need to stay on 24/7, there is a solution, said Tilman Wolf, an associate professor of electrical and computer engineering at the University of Massachusetts-Amherst. "The best thing to do is to buy a power strip that has an on-off switch on it," he said. "Turn it off when the equipment isn't in use. When it's off, nothing connected to it draws power." For computer systems, including peripheral equipment such as routers and printers, that solution makes a lot of sense. At night or during vacations, a lot of electricity can be saved by turning off the power strip. However, the big power sinkholes in a home are the motorized devices, such as refrigerators, basement dehumidifiers, and attic fans that operate around the clock, said Wolf. Both attic fans and dehumidifiers can draw 400 watts when operating, and a 25-cubic-foot, side-by-side refrigerator can draw twice that amount (although it shuts down intermittently through the day). The fan, if used just 12 hours a day, might cost almost $25 a month to operate. The dehumidifier, if run all day, might cost almost $50 a month. And the refrigerator might add $34 a month to the electric bill. Wolf said that replacing these devices with the most energy-efficient models possible might be the best solution. "With appliances, it's a tough decision," he said. "You can spend $1,000 for a new refrigerator. But spending the extra dollars to get an efficient appliance might mean savings each month that can really add up."

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By BUFFY SPENCER SPRINGFIELD - The state's courts will put in place on Sept. 1 new guidelines for the filing of court documents in an effort to help prevent identity theft. The guidelines, which will initially be nonbinding, are aimed at giving people the option of keeping as much personal information as possible private when they deal with the courts, a state official says. The guidelines will allow those who file documents with the court to omit or delete some personal identifying information, such as Social Security numbers. They will apply only to criminal and civil court documents which are publicly available. Peter Sacks, deputy chief of the government bureau at the state attorney general's office, said the guidelines were drawn up in response to a complaint several years ago by a lawyer that some information was needlessly collected. There have been no specific known incidents of identity theft from documents filed in court in this state, he said. Sacks chaired the committee which drew up the guidelines at the direction of the state Supreme Judicial Court. He said the state will seek comment on how the guidelines work. The guidelines call for only the last four digits of Social Security numbers, credit card numbers, tax identification numbers and driver's license numbers to be included in court documents. They also say that only the first initial of a person's mother's maiden name should be used. It will be up to the person filing a case to omit the personal information, Sacks said. Court staff has no obligation to do so, he said. Information about the guidelines will be posted in court clerks' offices to explain the option, he said. Part of the purpose is "to alert people to the possibility" that identifying information in any publicly-available document could result in identity theft, according to Sacks. "It also gets people thinking, 'Do I need to furnish that information?'" he said. Sometimes Social Security numbers are routinely included when they don't need to be, he said. An exclusion to the guidelines is for criminal defendants, where some information is critical in identifying them, Sacks said. In civil cases, there are times when people are suing in an automobile accident, he said. The accident report by a police officer might include the Social Security number of parties, but the court filings would not necessarily need them, Sacks said. In Probate & Family Court, there are already many documents, such as financial statements, that are confidential. Sacks said in other situations where the identifying information, such as mother's maiden name, is given, it could be shortened on the court record to an initial and last name. The subcommittee chaired by Sacks is a subcommittee of the Supreme Judicial Court's Standing Advisory Committee on the Rules of Civil and Appellate Procedure.

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Part of a Series titledPrana for Daily Living In this segment we discuss how Prana or Life Force is absorbed by the body. The vehicle/instrument through which our physical body absorbs this subtle energy is our energetic anatomy. Just as the physical body has organs and blood vessels, the energetic anatomy also has the chakras (energetic organs) and meridians (blood vessels). Master Co shares in detail how we can work with the 11 Major Chakras, not just 7, and the aura as a foundation to good health, happiness, abundance and prosperity.

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About the college Known for its lush green structure, serene surroundings and elegant architectural design, Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore was established in the year 1973. It is a 100 acres picturesque campus integrated with classrooms providing an idealistic environment for studies to the students. IIM Bangalore solely strives to meet the following mission “build leaders through holistic, transformative and innovative education.” Sharing a close proximity with some of the greatest business houses of the country, the institute has a good share of internationally acclaimed faculty members and world class infrastructure. The IIM Bangalore campus was built solely to meet the managerial needs of public sector organisations. The first chairman of this reputed institute was Mr. T A Pai supported by Mr. N S Ramaswamy appointed as the first director of IIM Bangalore. IIM Bangalore provides Management degree under three programs summarized as follows. - Post Graduate |Post-Graduate Programme in Management(PGP)||To develop managerial skills in students to occupy leading managerial positions in organisations| |Post-Graduate Programme in Software Enterprise Management(PGSEM)||Specialized training for middle and senior cadre professionals to cater the needs of Software and IT companies| |Post-Graduate Programme in Public Management Policy||Endeavours to train the individuals to make path breaking success stories and winning policy designing strategies| |Executive Post-Graduate Programme in Management(EPGP)||One year, full time program to expand the leadership skills to grab senior management posts.| 2. Fellow Programme in Management It is a doctoral programme which has emerged as an inception point for major researches in business management, strategy planning, HR management, strategy analysis, operational research, public systems and policies. The programme provides an interactive and open platform for people who excel in their respective fields of specializations and provides them with publication media of international standards. 3. Executive Education Programmes Unlike the Diploma programmes offered by IIM Bangalore, Executive Education Programmes aims to sharpen skills of executives and organisations. The programme can be summed up as follows: - Open Programmes: Available as both short term and long term courses, It emphasises on research work and perfection in various areas on management. - Customized programmes: Endeavours to cultivate beneficial outcomes for organisational managers, and meet the basic needs of an organisation. - International Programmes: It is anchored to help global practising managers, in co-operation with many international B-schools. The faculty of IIM Bangalore is headed by a proficient group of highly qualified individuals. The people have made remarkable contributions in almost all the active fields of management studies. Many national and international academic journals are frequently flooded with articles by the faculty members of IIM Bangalore. The faculty have entered into successful collaborations with many internationally academic institutions as well as industries as advisors. Centres of Excellence have been established to provide ample opportunities to carry insightful researches on specialized areas like Risk Management and Corporate Governance to Insurance to Financial Markets. - IIM Bangalore enjoys an overall 2nd position in imparting Management Education to the individuals. - It is marked 2nd in the Business India B School Ranking 2011. - It bagged 2nd position also in Outlook B School Ranking 2010. The Placement Cell of IIM Bangalore is a year round active body which periodically communicates with the top recruiters of the college. The college openly invites the interested companies for recruitment. The process has a 3 day schedule marked as Day ‘2’, Day ‘1’ and Day ‘0’. Some of the prime recruiters of IIM Bangalore are listed below: - Lehman Investment Banking Division - Blackstone Real Estate London - Barclays Capital - PRTM Consulting - BNP Paribas - Aloe Group - UAE Exchange - Goldman Sachs |Professor Pankaj Chandrafirstname.lastname@example.org||+91-80-26993002 |Professor Trilochan Sastryemail@example.com |Professor S Raghunathfirstname.lastname@example.org

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March 16, 2009 Staying in shape is an important consideration for a 40-day cruise. Forty days is enough time to take major steps back in a training regimen or in fitness. Some cruise participants are in the middle of training for sporting events, including a 60-km bike ride and a half-marathon. Others have goals of weight loss or increasing fitness. Many just want to break even. The Palmer is a surprisingly good place for such goals. A small gym offers cardio and strength training equipment. Since people are awake all hours of the day, there is usually one or more people in the gym, either using the exercise bikes, rowing machine, or treadmill, or lifting weights. Deck work also counts as a workout. Scientific equipment is heavy, and deploying it often involves pulling on taglines or maneuvering it over side railings. Even standing takes extra effort on a ship. The continual rocking is more tiring than one might expect. Exercise is especially important because food is always available. Four buffet-style meals are served each day (breakfast from 0730 to 0830, lunch from 1130 to 1230, supper from 1730 to 1830, and midnight rations from 1130 to 0030). In addition to the scheduled meals, snacks of fruit, juice, cookies, crackers, bread, and ice cream are available any time. Finally, there is a seemingly endless supply of fresh-baked cookies and banana bread in the mess hall available any time, day or night. Healthy eating is possible, but over-indulging is too. — Amanda Kahn

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- freely available Tuning a 96-Well Microtiter Plate Fluorescence-Based Assay to Identify AGE Inhibitors in Crude Plant Extracts AbstractAdvanced glycation end-products (AGEs) are involved in the pathogenesis of numerous diseases. Among them, cellular accumulation of AGEs contributes to vascular complications in diabetes. Besides using drugs to lower blood sugar, a balanced diet and the intake of herbal products potentially limiting AGE formation could be considered beneficial for patients’ health. The current paper presents a simple and cheap high-throughput screening (HTS) assay based on AGE fluorescence and suitable for plant extract screening. We have already implemented an HTS assay based on vesperlysines-like fluorescing AGEs quickly (24 h) formed from BSA and ribose under physiological conditions. However, interference was noted when fluorescent compounds and/or complex mixtures were tested. To overcome these problems and apply this HTS assay to plant extracts, we developed a technique for systematic quantification of both vesperlysines (λexc 370 nm; λem 440 nm) and pentosidine-like (λexc 335 nm; λem 385 nm) AGEs. In a batch of medicinal and food plant extracts, hits were selected as soon as fluorescence decreased under a fixed threshold for at least one wavelength. Hits revealed during this study appeared to contain well-known and powerful anti-AGE substances, thus demonstrating the suitability of this assay for screening crude extracts (0.1 mg/mL). Finally, quercetin was found to be a more powerful reference compound than aminoguanidine in such assay. Share & Cite This Article Séro, L.; Sanguinet, L.; Blanchard, P.; Dang, B.T.; Morel, S.; Richomme, P.; Séraphin, D.; Derbré, S. Tuning a 96-Well Microtiter Plate Fluorescence-Based Assay to Identify AGE Inhibitors in Crude Plant Extracts. Molecules 2013, 18, 14320-14339.View more citation formats Séro L, Sanguinet L, Blanchard P, Dang BT, Morel S, Richomme P, Séraphin D, Derbré S. Tuning a 96-Well Microtiter Plate Fluorescence-Based Assay to Identify AGE Inhibitors in Crude Plant Extracts. Molecules. 2013; 18(11):14320-14339.Chicago/Turabian Style Séro, Luc; Sanguinet, Lionel; Blanchard, Patricia; Dang, Bach T.; Morel, Sylvie; Richomme, Pascal; Séraphin, Denis; Derbré, Séverine. 2013. "Tuning a 96-Well Microtiter Plate Fluorescence-Based Assay to Identify AGE Inhibitors in Crude Plant Extracts." Molecules 18, no. 11: 14320-14339.

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Patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) who are treated with anti-tumor necrosis factor (TNF) agents were at no higher risk for developing shingles than if they received conventional therapies, a large retrospective cohort study found. The crude incidence rate among patients with RA beginning treatment with a TNF inhibitor was 12.1 per 1,000 patient-years, compared with 12.7 per 1,000 patient-years for those initiating therapy with a nonbiologic disease-modifying anti-rheumatic drug (DMARD), according to Kevin L. Winthrop, MD, of Oregon Health and Science University in Portland, and colleagues. The adjusted hazard ratio for herpes zoster reactivation with anti-TNF versus DMARD therapy in RA was 1 (95% CI 0.77 to 1.29), the researchers reported in the March 6 Journal of the American Medical Association. Patients with RA have rates of herpes zoster two to three times higher than the general population, where rates range from 4 to 11 per 1,000 patient-years, depending on age. Treatment with TNF inhibitors and other biologics has been associated with opportunistic infections, but studies thus far on whether these treatments heighten risks for shingles have had conflicting results. To more fully explore this, Winthrop and colleagues analyzed the occurrence of this outcome among patients with RA and other inflammatory diseases enrolled in four large U.S. databases during the years 1998 to 2007. They identified 59,066 patients who started on anti-TNF or DMARD therapy, more than 36,000 of whom had RA. The remainder had diagnoses of inflammatory bowel disease, psoriatic arthritis, psoriasis, or ankylosing spondylitis. A total of 310 cases of herpes zoster occurred in the anti-TNF group and 160 in the DMARD group. Among patients with RA, the totals were 266 and 90, respectively. After adjustment for baseline use of corticosteroid medications and propensity scores, rates of herpes zoster were similar for the two treatment groups for all indications. For inflammatory bowel disease, the crude incidence rates with anti-TNF and DMARD treatment were 11.3 (95% CI 7.7 to 16.7) and 9.4 (95% CI 7 to 12.7) per 1,000 patient-years, respectively, for an adjusted hazard ratio of 0.79 (95% CI 0.41 to 1.53). For the group that included psoriatic arthritis, psoriasis, and ankylosing spondylitis, the incidence rates were 4.4 (95% CI 2.8 to 7) and 6.9 (95% CI 4.7 to 10), and the hazard ratio was 0.63 (95% CI 0.28 to 1.43). And for all indications combined, the incidence rates were 10.9 (95% CI 9.8 to 12.2) and 10.3 (95% CI 8.8 to 12) for anti-TNF and DMARDs, respectively, with a hazard ratio of 1.09 (95% CI 0.88 to 1.36). However, the risk was significantly higher for patients with daily doses of corticosteroids of 10 mg or more, regardless of indication (HR 2.13, 95% CI 1.64 to 2.75), the researchers found. Among patients with RA, the median age at the time of zoster reactivation was 60, occurring at a median of about 10 months after treatment initiation. In the RA group, 6% of those receiving anti-TNF treatment were hospitalized, as were 5.5% of those on DMARD therapy. "For patients who develop herpes zoster while taking anti-TNF therapy, it is unclear if such therapy increases the risk of disseminated complications," the researchers noted. But the low numbers of hospitalizations would suggest that this is not the case, although the study was not designed to consider this question, they explained. Because previous studies had suggested the possibility of different risks according to which TNF inhibitor was used, Winthrop and colleagues also analyzed this, and found no differences between the agents after adjustment for corticosteroid use and propensity scores. Currently the live attenuated shingles vaccine is contraindicated during anti-TNF treatment because concerns have been raised about safety, but recent reports have suggested that small numbers of patients have received the vaccine without adverse outcomes. Therefore, a trial should be undertaken to assess this, the researchers stated. Strengths of this analysis included the large patient population and inclusion of new users only, while a limitation was incomplete information on background methotrexate use. The study was funded by the FDA, the Department of Health and Human Services, the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, and the National Institutes of Health. The individual authors reported receiving support from various companies, including Genentech, Pfizer, Amgen, Abbott, Merck, Lilly, Takeda, Centocor, and Bristol-Myers Squibb. - Reviewed by F. Perry Wilson, MD, MSCE Instructor of Medicine, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania and Dorothy Caputo, MA, BSN, RN, Nurse Planner Journal of the American Medical AssociationSource Reference: Winthrop K, et al "Association between the initiation of anti-tumor necrosis factor therapy and the risk of herpes zoster" JAMA 2013; 309: 887-895.

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Arthur Dove (American, 18801946) Watercolor, tempera, brush and ink on paper; 5 x 7 in. (12.7 x 17.8 cm) Alfred Stieglitz Collection, 1949 (49.70.96) In 1930, Dove began to work regularly in watercolor, becoming as skillful and prolific in that medium as he was in oil painting. In this image, concentric rings of gradated color evoke a tree's profile of full foliage, its seasonal cycle of bloom and decay, and its interaction with light and air. The "tree" of this watercolor also resembles the stamen of a flower, or some embryonic organism still enclosed in its egg or cocoon. Dove's imagery even makes a symbolic reference to the human body. Here, the phallic shape of the central vertical element, which suggestively penetrates the layered ovoid form, relates to Dove's constant themes of regeneration and growth.

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Recently, while attending a Sustainability Tour in San Francisco, I learned about urine diversion, the practice of keeping urine out of the waste stream and putting it to work in the garden. At the time, Carol Steinfeld's book, Liquid Gold: The Lore and Logic of Using Urine to Grow Plants, was passed around the group with great reverence. Needless to say, I was intrigued, and so set out on a quest to not only find the book but the author herself. After all, what brings a person to this work, and how can the rest of us benefit from reassessing our addiction to the comfortable cradle of modern-day plumbing? Steinfeld speaks to me from her office on Fish Island, Mass., where she is known, she shares with a laugh, for her work. Urine diversion is not a new concept, of course. Men do it all the time, Steinfeld tells me, and many people, when they learn of what she does, are happy to be able to share stories of grandmothers and grandfathers who once used urine to fertilize the roses, to produce those extra juicy papayas or to keep the flies off the farm animals. Others, however, react with a grimace, and some—when she first shares cherry tomatoes from her garden and secondly relates her fertilization techniques—will stop chewing midbite. Steinfeld became involved in waste diversion while working at an ad agency in the Bay Area. Next door to her office was a man selling low-flush and composting toilets. Steinfeld, who had been looking for an "eco" topic to champion, one that did not already have a bevy of strong grassroots voices to back it up, saw a need. Thus began her journey as the advocate for—and avid educator of—ecological wastewater recycling. Steinfeld has now penned two other books, The Composting Toilet Book and Reusing the Resource: Adventures in Ecological Wastewater Recycling, co-authored with David Del Porto. In addition to writing, Steinfeld conducts workshops for the nonprofit Ecowaters, and promotes the use of urine-diverting toilets. If you consider that much of our toilet flushing is for what she calls "urine events," Steinfeld stresses that we are actually using good, clean drinking water for every flush. This wasted drinking water, now mixed with urine, is then flushed into wastewater treatment plants, and later discharged into our soil, groundwater, streams, lakes, rivers and seas, literally drowning them with nitrogen. One has to stop for a moment and question the logic of the system. Urine-diverting toilets are perfect for those aware of the problem but faint of heart when it comes to peeing in something so gauche as, say, a mason jar. The urine can be diverted to a holding tank, where it sits for long enough to be rid of any potential, though unlikely, pathogens, before being utilized for gardening or farming purposes. According to Liquid Gold, during the course of a single year, Americans are literally pissing away enough nitrogen to fertilize almost 12 million acres of corn. Steinfeld suggest three simple approaches to using urine. First, one can simply save it, dilute it 8-to-1 with water, and use it in the garden. Anyone who balks at this idea should look at the photos in the book, which demonstrate outstanding results with what I have come to think of as simply "urine farming." Another possibility, one which Steinfeld herself is currently using, is to collect the urine and put it directly into the compost bin, thus fertilizing the soil as well as speeding up the composting process. Another choice, specifically useful if one has a urine-diverting toilet in place, is to send it directly out into an aerobic garden bed. If these options sound too complicated, Steinfeld suggests just pouring it out evenly on the grass. As long as the ground is aerated, she assures, there won't be a smell; as for those brown patches we blame on the dogs, that's from peeing in one place over and over again. While urine diversion may not have hit the mainstream just yet, the movement is out there and growing. For those new to the concept, consider participating in Pee on Earth Day, celebrated June 21 in the Northern Hemisphere, and Dec. 21 in the Southern. San Francisco.com Real Estate Moving to the Bay Area just became easy. Let San Francisco.com show you all the homes currently for sale. San Jose.com Real Estate Relocating to San Jose or Silicon Valley? Let San Jose.com introduce you to some expert area real estate agents. While many Californians already feel comfortable with the old "if it's yellow let it mellow" adage, perhaps it's about time to take things a step further, and up the ante for Mother Earth. For more information on Carol Steinfeld's books, visit www.carol-steinfeld.com. Send a letter to the editor about this story.

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The Patient is an 18-year-old high level football player, who had his first shoulder dislocation when he was a freshman and became recurrently unstable during his junior year. At the time, he had a large fragment of bone and an arthroscopic boney Bankart repair was performed. The patient did well intially, but during his return to football broke apart the Bankart repair. He subsequently had recurrent episodes of dislocations throughout the season. The patient and his family elected patient elected to udergo left shoulder open capsulolabral repair and coracoid transfer. This is also known as Latarjet procedure. A latarjet procedure uses the bone of the coracoids to fill or augment the defect in the gleniod (socket of the shoulder). It is held in place with two lag screws Chronic fiberous non union of old boney Bankart lesion from his first dislocation MRI after the reinjury of boney Bankart repair with a large displaced boney lesion Postoperative x-rays after Latarjet procedure The patient is a 40 year old male with a large area of calcific tendonitis involving the anterior, inferior portion of his subscapularis tendon. The calcification was over 2 cm in size and would cause an audible snap as it popped across the conjoint tendon. Picture A shows the calcification and Picture B shows the calcium deposit being lanced with a spinal needle. Video clip #1 demonstrates the extraction of the calcium. Picture C and video clip #2 demonstrate the removal of all of the calcium. The patient returned to play without difficulty at 8 weeks. Extraction of the calcium Humeral and Glenoid Chondral Defects These pictures demonstrate damage to the cartilage in a shoulder of a high level gymnast. Arthroscopic Subacromial Decompression Arthroscopic Debridement of Calcific Tendonitis How is shoulder arthroscopy different than other surgeries? Shoulder arthroscopy is a technique that has evolved in the United States over the last 25 years. Shoulder arthroscopy is technically demanding and is performed for treatment of labral lesions and rotator cuff tears. The patient is placed on their side and multiple portals are created to see and work within the shoulder joint and in the subacromial space. Dr Shepard trained in shoulder arthroscopy with world famous James R Andrews MD – one of the developers of the technique in the United States. Dr Andrews was the first to describe superior labral tears in high level baseball players. Dr Shepard regularly performs shoulder arthroscopy on people from high level athletes to non athletes. Who needs shoulder arthroscopy? There are two primary groups of people who undergo shoulder arthroscopy – young overhead athletes with labral tears from dislocations, SLAP tears, loose bodies; older people with rotator cuff tears. The young athletes often develop SLAP lesions from repetitive overhead activities and labral tears / loose bodies from dislocations. These lesions can be treated through the arthroscope with loose body removal and labral repair. Sometimes, a capsular placation is performed to “tighten up” the capsule and ligaments of the shoulder. These injuries are most commonly seen in overhead athletes – swimmers, throwers, volleyball players, and water polo players, as well as young athletes who compete in contact sports that can often lead to dislocations – football, hockey, gymnastics, wrestling, and lacrosse. The older person who tears his/her rotator cuff can be treated through the arthroscope as well. Most rotator cuff repairs that Dr Shepard performs are done through 3 or 4 portals (poke holes), rather than through a large, painful incision. The rotator cuff tendon can be repaired back to its anatomic location with the use of anchors (dry wall screws) and high strength sutures. Interactive web based movies (click on the desired topic to find out more) Click on the topics below to find out more from the Orthopaedic connection website of American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons.

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It has been effectively documented that patients with a pregnancy of less than 6 weeks have a forty to 60% rate of efficiently expelling the gestational tissue (i.e., miscarriage) when approved RU 486 as the sole treatment. Cytotec (Misoprostol) was then additional to decrease the length of time it took to finish the abortion method and reduce the possibility of uterine an infection, %#&@$!l bleeding or retained tissue. Cytotec is a prostaglandin recognized to bring about uterine contractions, improve intrauterine stress and separate the pregnancy tissue from the uterine wall. Adjustments also occurred locally in the cervix (decreased aspect of the womb) enabling it to dilate (open up) and develop into gentle which even more assisted to do away with the pregnancy tissue from the uterus. This method can take approximately 4 to 6 hours from insertion of the Cytotec tablets. On regular, there is a 2 to six% failure fee employing the mix of RU 486 and Cytotec for individuals who are in between three and fourteen months pregnant. For people who are significantly less than six weeks, the good results amount is between ninety seven and ninety nine%. In essence, the previously in gestation the RU 486 abortion method is carried out, the larger the success rate. Abortions utilizing Mifeprex and Misoprostol are linked with extremely few problems. Aspect results of the abortion pill can incorporate the chance of headache, belly soreness and diarrhea. First chills, fever, nausea, vomiting and diarrhea can also happen with the use of Cytotec. Facet outcomes related with the abortion treatment in normal are retained tissue or incomplete abortion and continued or extreme bleeding all of which need a surgical abortion technique to be carried out. In a several cases, blood transfusions have been required. There have been studies of death due to a exceptional sort of infection. There has been no conclusion that these fatalities ended up directly triggered by the abortion technique. In general, people who are additional along in their being pregnant have additional discomfort caused by uterine contractions and there is a somewhat greater probability of a continued pregnancy which involves surgical removal. Other website you may well be fascinated in RU 486 Abortion Pill. In summary, the blended Mifepristone and Misoprostol abortion tablet method has been utilized for quite a few many years to terminate pregnancies up to 9 months gestation. It is now utilized in specified circumstances up to fourteen weeks. Sufferers who are even more than ten months ought to be warned about the feasible visual appeal of fetal tissue. For this purpose, patients who may discover this bothersome are requested to prevent viewing the pregnancy tissue. Performing the abortion pill treatment up to fourteen weeks is otherwise a remarkably secure and sensible substitute to the surgical abortion method. Mifepristone is a steroid that is utilized by most prescription drugs as an abortive method in ending the first trimester. It usually attacks progesterone receptors and is as a result administered as an crisis contraceptive in lesser doses. The production organization which made this artificial drug, also called RU-486, is under the supervision of Roussel Uclaf. This so-identified as "abortion pill" was originally marketed in France, adopted by other countries. Even in the midst of controversial difficulties, the promoting and dispensing of the item however goes on.

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By 2030 the Energy Information Administration estimates that worldwide demand will be 105 million barrels a day, while current world output will only able to manage 43 million barrels a day, says a report by the Christian Science Monitor. The EIA's Glen Sweetnam, who charted the shortfall, shows that fracking won't make a dent: [Many] people will say that we already have a large new resource of tight oil (often mistakenly referred to as shale oil) which can be extracted through hydraulic fracturing or fracking. But even if the optimists are correct–and there can be no guarantee that they will be–this source of oil will only add 3 to 4 million barrels of daily production. What Sweetnam's chart tells us is that we must find and bring into production the equivalent of five new Saudi Arabias between now and 2030 in order to meet expected demand even if the volume of tight oil reaches its maximum projected output. (The Saudis currently produce about 11.7 mbpd of oil and other liquids.)

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Wiesmann GmbH uses aluminum to enhance vehicle performance June 2012 - Wiesmann GmbH, Dülmen, Germany, a niche manufacturer of retro-style cars, is not just concerned with manufacturing good-looking, high-end luxury vehicles. Although the company has been making handcrafted cars since the 1980s, with sticker prices up to $300,000, Wiesmann has shifted from using steel for parts on its vehicles to using aluminum. Wiesmann chose aluminum for its latest model, the MF5, to engineer a lighter-weight vehicle, according to Kathrin Gengel, public relations for Wiesmann. “Using aluminum for the monocoque chassis was for lightweighting the cars,” she says. “Not only for fuel efficiency but [also] for enhanced vehicle performance.” An aluminum monocoque-style chassis—a chassis built from one solid piece of aluminum and bent into position—is important not only because it lowers the weight of the vehicle but also because it’s uncommon. “The majority of cars produced are made with a steel chassis,” says Gengel. “But more and more manufacturers are starting to use aluminum for this.” Vehicle manufacturers will continue to opt for lightweight aluminum solutions to improve fuel economy, reduce emissions and enhance vehicle performance, according to the U.S. Department of Energy’s Common Wastes and Materials report. In 2010, about 1.5 million tons of aluminum were used to make durable and nondurable goods, such as appliances and automobile parts, according to the same report. “The secure aluminum monocoque, the extremely low weight, the powerful engine and the exclusive details pave the way for pure driving pleasure, which is exactly what we had in mind,” said Friedhelm Wiesmann, co-founder and owner, in a press release. “Fiberglass-reinforced composite materials in combination with the monocoque and the space frame guarantee maximum quality and stability plus low weight.” Wiesmann sports cars are manufactured by hand, from the chassis to the electronics, seating and assembly. Each vehicle is made in about 350 hours of work and are often a buyer’s second or third car. They are fun vehicles, not everyday cars, said Wiesmann. The MF5, which was showcased at the International Motor Show IAA in September 2009, has a bonded and riveted chassis built in the aluminum monocoque style. The front suspension has an aluminum double wishbone suspension with coil springs and anti-roll bar. The rear suspension has an aluminum double wishbone and trailing arm suspension with coil springs and anti-roll bar. The body is a high-quality fiberglass. The first Wiesmann model, the MF3, put into production in 1993, was manufactured with a hot-dip galvanized steel frame, along with other steel parts and aluminum paneling. The body construction team at Wiesmann manufactures the molds used to make body parts, as well. Although Wiesmann is a unique company in many ways, its ideas about lightweighting vehicles are in line with many other automobile manufacturers in the market today. Whether manufactured by hand or otherwise, “vehicles that are made lighter are beneficial for the manufacturer and for the customer,” says Gengel. “We can create the cars we love and still keep customers happy with style, beauty, fuel efficiency and a long vehicle life.” The Roadster MF5 is powered by a 4.4-liter V8 TwinScroll twin turbo engine (six-speed sports automatic transmission). It has 555 horsepower and can accelerate from 0 to 100 kilometers per hour (roughly 0 to 60 miles per hour) in 3.9 seconds and has a top speed of about 193 miles per hour. MM

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New generation home decorating trends are coming with some new views and ideas. There are lots of simple and effective ideas are now in all types of home decoration. All house parts can be decorated with some new generation ideas and views. Effective views are making it perfect in all ways. Kitchen, bathroom, walls, windows all can be decorated with some new ideas and views. There are various applications are associated with these kinds of ideas. New companies are doing several ideas for all kinds of home decoration. Most of them are less cost and effective also. Kitchen decoration is a necessary thing in all these ideas. Various additional fittings and related ideas are using to make kitchen beautiful. More people are now using them with proper views. Cabinet model spaces and dish arranging ideas are very famous. They are happening in both wooden and metallic things. Durability is a great matter related to these kinds of ideas. Water related ideas like sinks, pipes are also now making with some extraordinary ideas. Perfection in them will help to increase the beauty of kitchen in all manners. Light arrangements are also a necessary part in kitchen to get perfect light in all parts. New generation bathroom designs are also participating in home decoration ideas. They are really applying in some perfect manner. Excellent services are also connected with it and lots of private companies are producing these kinds of ideas in a great manner. Window based decorations are also very interesting in all manners. There are various curtains and related shining ideas are also now using in all manners. Some of them are perfect in all manners. New natural treatments like bamboo ideas and string ideas are giving more look to all windows in a great manner. There are various themes are applying with them in all manners. Color combinations are also increasing the look of all windows in a great manner. Some companies are providing service facilities also with these products. Furniture ideas are also giving more perfection to all houses. There are various wooden companies are providing that kind of ideas in a great manner. Several views and ideas are also connected with these kinds of ideas. Wall decoration items are also giving more priority to all walls. There are various wallpapers, pictures, shining ideas, and illuminating prints are also present in these kinds of ideas. Most of them are based on new creations and several trends are also applying in them with effective ideas. Natural applications are also applying in it. Plants and gardening ideas are also applying in interior home decoration now in all manners. Some special implementations are controlling the beauty of it in all manners. Special light arrangements are also necessary for these kinds of applications.

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Understanding Breast Cancer - Symptoms Dr. Rebecca Zuurbier, M.D. and Dr. Jacqueline Eghrari - Sabet, MD discuss the symptoms of breast cancer. This expert: 68,992 views Jacqueline Eghrari-Sabet: Breast cancer is a disease we actually want to find before there are any symptoms. There are two main ways to find breast cancer and the first one is by mammography preferably, and the second one is by breast physical examination. Mammography is used to find breast cancers before they are felt and we think that having the ability to find cancers earlier when they are smaller can actually improve your chances of surviving the disease process. Also it gives you increased number of treatment options. You don't necessarily have to have your breast removed if we can find it at a smaller stage. So mammography is the really one proven method to decrease the number of deaths from breast cancer. Since mammography screening became available, the number of deaths from breast cancer have actually decreased by one-third. In addition, mammography doesn't cause breast cancer, it is very low dose x-rays. So, mammography is very safe. In fact since we have been using wide spread screening mammography here and in other parts of the world, the actual incidence of breast cancer has decreased slightly in addition to the death rate from breast cancer declining. So, mammography screening is an important tool. Mammography, as some may already know, uses low dose x-rays and general compression of the breast to produce images on either a piece of film called film-screen mammography or more currently it actually puts it on a computer and that's called digital mammography. And what we are looking for are two things, micro-calcifications which look like small specks of salts on a mammogram or masses or we call them tumors or masses and they can be benign or malignant. We may further evaluate those with other imaging tests if those are found. So that's a breast imaging for screening when you don't have any sign of disease. Another important tool is regular physical examination by your health care professional. Now, just like mammography that should be an annual process beginning at age 40. What your health care professional is looking for are any changes in your breast. They may find a lump that they didn't recognized before, knowing that breast are generally lumpy structure, they are looking for something new or different than the other lumps in the breast. Also, they are looking for any area of thickening. It may not feel as doughy on one side as on the other and that increased thickening on one side or one area may be a sign of concern. They are looking for any changes in the skin, any dimpling. The nipple may show signs of inversion or pulling in. There may be a new rash on the nipple that's unexplained. So, those can be areas of concern. Your health care provider can also be looking in the armpit for any lumps as well. As fas as breast self examination, the American Cancer Society has stepped back from their rigid recommendation of monthly breast self-examination. It tended to produce a number of false alarms and didn't necessarily seem to contribute any decrease in number of deaths from breast cancer or improved detection rates. This is not to say that you should ignore your breast or any new findings in your breast. In fact, if you do detect a new lump, or a new thickening, or any change in your nipple, you should report it to your health care provider as soon as possible. The most important thing about breast cancer is to try and find it as early as possible. Your best bet is by annual routine screening mammography.

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INDEPENDENT STUDY is a learning experience available to students who wish to extend their education beyond the standard course structure of classroom activity as described in the *College Catalog and Student Handbook. It is an opportunity for a student to work independently under the guidance of a faculty sponsor and is not intended as a substitute for an existing course. When the student working with a faculty sponsor agrees to the Independent Study, the faculty sponsor will initiate the Independent Study Application. Course registration and student notification for an approved Independent Study course is handled by Registration and Records Faculty Senate Resolutions (2007) |2.7.1||Definition: Independent Study at MCC is a credit bearing study done by an individual student under the sponsorship of a faculty member who provides initial guidance, criticism, review and final evaluation of student performance. Existing courses in the MCC Catalog cannot be offered as Independent Studies. |2.7.2||Independent Study may be taken (in accordance with Student Program resolution Section 1.1.3) as a (1) Program requirement (2) Program elective (3) General Elective No more than 15 Independent Study credits may be granted toward a degree. Credit or a project will be determined jointly by the student, faculty sponsor and department chairperson to accurately reflect the time and work involved. A recommended guide for credit allocation is one credit hour for the equivalent of every forty-five sessions of student academic activities of 50 minutes duration each (37.5 clock hours). |For more information, click here for Faculty Senate Resolutions.| Independent Study Application – Faculty Sponsor Initiate The Application For Independent Study is an electronic proposal form. To access the Independent Study Form go to the Curriculum Database: Open Curriculum database Use HELP icon if you need assistance or contact the Curriculum Office. Building 1, Room 309 Hours: 8:45 a.m.-4:45 p.m. Phone: (585) 292-2199

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The Senate Tuesday approved legislation that would make it a misdemeanor to harass someone hunting or fishing with a drone. Sen. Roger Bedford, D-Russellville, the sponsor of the legislation, said Tuesday that the legislation came out of a conversation he had with lawmakers in other states who had experienced similar issues. "Animal rights activist groups are using this to disrupt people who are legally and ethically hunting and fishing, and that’s just wrong," he said. In a post on its blog on Oct. 21, 2013, People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA), an animal rights group, announced that it would be using "Air Angels" to document alleged violations of animal cruelty statutes by hunters. The group was particularly focused on the bow-hunting of deer, which it claimed could lead to a drawn-out death for the animal should it escape. "Wildlife watchers outnumber wildlife killers five to one—and if even a fraction of these kind people use Air Angels, they’ll go a long way toward exposing hunters’ dirty secrets," the post read. Illinois has already banned the use of drones for the purpose. In a statement to The Verge, PETA maintained that it is monitoring hunters, not attempting to harass or interfere with them. Bedford said he did not know of any incidents in Alabama as of yet, but said it would be "just a matter of time" without action. "This is a classic case of the law catching up with technology," he said. The bill moves to the House.

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You are here Please call 434-984-9880 to reserve a house tour. Note: Due to high demand, we recommend that you make an advance reservation via the phone at 434-984-9880. If you don’t yet have a reservation, please expect a long wait time for a house tour. It is also possible that we will sell out of house tours; in that case, tickets will be available at a reduced rate, allowing access to all other home educator day activities, and the gardens, grounds and visitor center. Explore the Thomas Jefferson Visitor Center including the film Thomas Jefferson’s World, and innovative exhibitions on architecture, the Monticello plantation, and the creation of the United States, and the hands-on Griffin Discovery Room. Then, take a special guided tour of Monticello, the house where Jefferson enjoyed his retirement years with his large extended family. Visit Monticello's Mulberry Row to learn more about the lives of enslaved people who lived and worked at Monticello, and roll hoops and play games on the West Lawn, just as Jefferson’s grandchildren did 200 years ago. Stop by the interactive indoor and outdoor activity stations that will allow students to explore a variety of Jeffersonian topics, including a “From Bean to Beverage” American Heritage Chocolate Tasting and historic chocolate presentation. New this year! Students can dig in a mock excavation and learn proper field techniques, such as digging, screening, and identifying artifacts. (The dig free, but reservations are required.) Light meals and refreshments are available for purchase at the Monticello Café. Enjoy the Shop at Monticello, which provides shopping opportunities for books and other learning materials related to the exploration of the worlds of Thomas Jefferson. Home Educator special activities offered from 10 am–4 pm. The grounds will be open from 8:30 am–6:00 pm. Reservations are recommended though not required.

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STMicroelectronics SPEAr® Embedded MPUs STMicroelectronics SPEAr® embedded microprocessors (eMPUs) are highly integrated, 32-bit ARM926EJ-S based devices for cost-sensitive applications requiring significant processing and connectivity capabilities at low power consumption. STMicroelectronics SPEAr eMPUs offer state-of-the-art architecture, silicon technology, and intellectual property and target networked devices used for communication, display, and control. These STMicroelectronics eMPUs feature a high-performance 8-channel Direct Memory Access (DMA), dynamic power saving features, 350 to 3000 Dhrystone MIPS (DMIPS), complex peripherals, and external DDR1, DDR2, or DDR3 memories. The SPEAr family includes the SPEAr600 dual core devices. Evaluation boards are also available to quickly evaluate and debug software for SPEAr eMPUs.

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What Parents Need to Know Parents need to know that this crime drama revolves around gambling -- those addicted to it, those who enable it, and those who profit from it. The characters lie or act desperately for the sake of a big score or making good on a bad debt. Unpaid bookies and their goons beat men up and even have them killed. There are several violent scenes, especially in the last half hour; characters are shot, poisoned, and more. Plenty of swearing (particularly "f--k") and drinking, and some sex (nothing too graphic, though a sexualized 13-year-old character gets a nipple ring). On the one plus side, the film makes gambling addiction look every bit as serious as drug or alcohol addiction. - Families can talk about the consequences of addiction. Do you consider gambling to be as serious an addiction as one to drugs or alcohol? Why or why not? In most movies, gambling is depicted as glamorous and fun; how is it portrayed here? Which do you think is more realistic?

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|This table shows the results of the initial trial - all zone measurements are in millimetres - Flash did not inhibit microbe growth at all, with the exceptions of groups that used antibacterial flash. Get this table as an excel file here (might be best to right click and save target as)| |Results from the final expt here (might be best to right click and save target as)| |Skill builder: This session aims to build your confidence to be able to draw graphs using excel that are appropriate to the coursework. You should at the end of the session be able to. To do this we will use the data here

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Jacques OFFENBACH (1819 – 1880) Gaïté Parisienne arr. Manuel Rosenthal (1904-2003) (excerpts) (1938) [22.58]; Vert-Vert Overture [7.05]; Ouverture à Grand Orchestre [8.37]; Souvenir d’Aix-les-Bains [4.36]; La Grande-Duchesse de Gérolstein Overture [7.10]; American Eagle Waltz [6.11]; La Belle Hélène Overture [9.24]; Orphée aux Enfers Overture [10.02] Cincinnati Pops Orchestra/Erich Kunzel rec. Gaïté Parisienne, March 1980; other items 1978, 1980, 1983 ALTO ALC 1073 [76.08] The ballet Gaïté Parisienne was commissioned in 1937 by the impresario Sol Hurok for a proposed reformation of the Ballets Russes de Monte Carlo, with choreography by Massine. Massine’s ballet to Johan Strauss, Le beau Danube, had been arranged by Roger Désormière, but he was unavailable so Rosenthal was approached. At the time Rosenthal was a conductor of the Orchestre National de France and would later become its musical director. The ballet uses characters from Offenbach’s operetta La vie Parisienne, in a new scenario by Count Etienne de Beaumont. The ballet itself has dropped generally out of the repertoire but Rosenthal’s charming arrangement of Offenbach melodies, some well known others not so well known, has become popular. In fact the items were chosen by the choreographer Massine, rather than Rosenthal. This disc, which re-issues Cincinnati Pops Orchestra recordings from the late 1970s and early 1980s offers a concert suite rather than the complete ballet (Telarc complete), though the CD booklet does not make that clear. The selection of Offenbach items is charming and effective, but not everyone will appreciate Rosenthal’s large-scale re-orchestration of Offenbach. If you can forget authenticity and simply sit back, then the suite is great fun. If you want authenticity of a sort, then you need to look at the Naxos recording (8.554005) where the 92 year old Rosenthal made a recording of the complete ballet (lasting some 45 minutes) with the Monte Carlo Philharmonic Orchestra. His third recording of the work, he was keen to make one which was uncut and used tempi that he was happy with. On the Naxos disc, Rosenthal includes his other Offenbach work, Offenbachiana. Whereas Erich Kunzel and his Cincinnati Pops offer a selection of Offenbach overtures. These include the lesser-known Vert-Vert, which is entirely charming (the complete opera has just been recorded by Opera Rara), plus the overtures to La Grande-Duchesse de Gérolstein, La Belle Hélène and Orphée aux Enfers. In addition we have the amazing American Eagle Waltz, which Offenbach wrote for a tour of the USA in 1876 as part of the country’s centenary celebrations. It includes a fine cornet solo from Philip Collins. The concert waltz, Souvenir d’Aix les Bains was written in 1873; Offenbach was a frequent attender at spas and had written much music for the resort of Bad Ems in the 1860s. Much of this music has been recorded by more high profile bands and if you are interested in Gaïté Parisienne then I would recommend Rosenthal’s complete recording on Naxos. But Kunzel and his band give charming and sometimes captivating performances, though the waltzes seem to have rather too much of a Viennese lilt. For a bit of fun at budget price you can’t go wrong. For a bit of fun at budget price you can’t go wrong.

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The idea behind this environmentally-friendly kitchen was to blend the contemporary stainless-steel accents of appliances with some of the greenest materials. It is organized around a work island that doubles as an informal kitchen table. For cabinet fronts and flooring, bamboo--one of nature's fastest growing and most durable materials--was used. Get This Look While counters resemble honed slate, they're a cement-based product called Slatescape, a durable, inert material. To seal cabinets, hard-wax oil and non-outgassing polyurethane water-base sealers were used.

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What is CodeRED? March 25, 2013 It is an emergency notification and weather warning system available to residents who live within the Blue Springs city limits and/or the jurisdiction of Central Jackson County Fire Protection District. The system is a high-speed telephone communication service. Residents and businesses can be notified by telephone, cell phone, text message, or email. Some examples of types of notifications are: evacuation notices, missing or lost person alerts, fires, floods, boil orders, hostage situations, bomb threats or other significant criminal situations, and chemical spills or gas leaks. This information can be sent to the entire community or a specific neighborhood for only those persons directly affected. Recently, we had a program at the Blue Springs South Branch about being prepared for emergencies. One of the couples attending the class said that they are already signed up for CodeRED, and it works because they got a notice not long ago to stay inside because there was a problem in their neighborhood. They looked out the window and saw several police cars on their street. You may also want to sign up for weather warnings that will call your contact number when a warning is issued for Blue Springs by the National Weather Service. (I chose to be notified for only tornado and severe weather and not for flash floods.) To find out more, visit the City of Blue Springs or call 816.220.CODE (2633). A great way stay informed and best of all…there is no charge for either of these services! Blue Springs South Branch

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The Athletics program at Our Lady of Lourdes coincides with our philosophy of educating the whole child, mind, body, and spirit. Aiming to expand and deepen our students’ gifts and talents, our coaches stress the value of cooperative and competitive effort both on and off the field, building a strong sense of self-confidence and school spirit. OLL athletes take part in a legacy of competitive excellence built in the 50 years of the Romans athletics programs. We are proud members of the Pinellas Youth Conference and field twenty different competitive sports teams each year. “Let us run with endurance the race that is set before us” –Hebrews 12:1 Our girls’ sports program engages students grades 5 through 8 in developing not only athletic ability, but also the life skills of motivation, endurance, inclusion, and integrity. While our athletes aim to become masters of their sport, our coaches help them build character, promote teamwork, and enliven their school community. The girl athletes at Our Lady of Lourdes compete in a number of sports on both the varsity and junior varsity level. We begin the year with volleyball season, then move into basketball in October. The first of the year brings the soccer season, followed by track and field. The girls end their year with softball in May. The boy’s athletic program at Our Lady of Lourdes boasts an atmosphere of inclusion, competition, and sport. Our boy athletes work hard to compete both at the varsity and junior varsity levels and our exceptional coaching staff guides them in master skills, comprehending tactics, strengthening teamwork, and building character. The young men at Our Lady of Lourdes compete in a series of varsity and junior varsity sports. They begin the year on the baseball field, then move on to soccer in October. At the first of the year, the boys hit the courts for basketball season, and then take a break for track and field. Our boys end the year with volleyball in May.

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Other Languages: Version en espaņol Pacific Northwest Agricultural Safety and Health Center WHAT IS “THE PLAGUE?” Plague is caused by a bacteria called Yersinia pestis. It is transmitted to people through a flea bite or direct contact with an infected animal. Fleas become infected by feeding on rodents, such as ground squirrels, chipmunks, prairie dogs, mice, rabbits and other mammals that are infected with the bacteria. Domestic dogs and cats can also contract plague by catching and eating infected rodents and rabbits or by being bitten by an infected flea. They may carry infected fleas home to their owners or, especially with cats, serve as a direct source of infection. Plague has ravaged the world for centuries. Other names for the plague are “Black Death” and “the poor plague.” In the United State plague is commonly found in the southwestern states and it can be acquired at anytime during the year. If left untreated, plague can have devastating effects. The bacteria invade the bloodstream and multiply, spreading rapidly throughout the body and causing a severe condition. About 14% (1 in 7) of all plague cases in the United States are fatal, with a 50-90% mortality rate if untreated. From the time you are exposed to the disease to the time until symptoms appear is known as the incubation period. A person usually becomes ill with bubonic plague within two to six days after being infected. Typically plague symptoms include sudden onset of fever and chills, severe headache, muscle aches, nausea, vomiting, extreme exhaustion, and a general feeling of overall illness. There are three types of plague: Bubonic: Bubonic plague symptoms also include extreme pain and swelling in lymph nodes draining the infection site. A swollen area is called a “bubo.” The most common form of plague is bubonic. Septicemic: When bubonic plague goes untreated a severe blood infection (septicemia) occurs. Further symptoms may include abdominal pain, shock, and bleeding into the skin and other organs. Pneumonic: Pneumonic plague involves the lungs and can be spread to another person by inhaling infected droplets expelled by coughing, from a person or animal, especially domestic cats, with pneumonic plague. Septicemic and pneumonic forms of the disease are the most serious. WHO IS AT RISK? - People living in rural or nonurban areas, especially in geographic areas with known plague. - People who have been in contact with sick animals, small rodents, or other possible hosts - People who have been participating in wilderness activities (eg: camping, hiking, sleeping on ground, hunting) - People who have recently been bitten by a flea - People who live in a community with recently confirmed plague activity. - People working with animals, such as veterinarian, veterinarian assistants or animal groomers A person or animal suspected of having plague is immediately hospitalized and isolated to prevent the spread of the disease. Multiple laboratory tests will be conducted, and antibiotic treatment should begin as soon as possible. Individuals closely associated with the patient or exposed animal, particularly in the case of pneumonic plague should be placed under observation or given preventative antibiotic therapy, depending on the degree and timing of the contact. If a plague patient does not receive antibiotic therapy, the disease can progress rapidly to death. Although a plague vaccine does exist, it is not indicated for the general public. The Mesa County Health Department monitors plague outbreaks through surveillance of human plague cases, and plague in rodents and other animals. In the event of an outbreak, the use of an effective insecticide to control rodent fleas may be used. In cases when active animal plague is confirmed, closure of specific plague-infested campgrounds and restricted access to hazardous areas may be warranted. The U.S. Public Health Services requires that all cases of suspected plague be reported immediately to local and state health departments and that the diagnosis is confirmed by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). As required by the International Health Regulations, CDC reports all U.S. plague cases to the World Health Organization. Learn more about plague from CDC's Division of Vector-Borne Infectious Diseases Website: - Do not pick up or touch dead animals. - If plague has recently been found in your area, report any observations of sick or dead animals to the local health department or law enforcement officials. - Make your home rodent-proof. Eliminate sources of food and nesting places for rodents around homes, work places, and recreation areas; remove brush, rock piles, junk, cluttered firewood, and potential food supplies, such as pet and wild animal food. - If you anticipate being exposed to rodent fleas, apply insect repellents to clothing and skin, according to label instructions, to prevent flea bites. Wear gloves when handling potentially infected animals. - If you live in areas where rodent plague occurs, treat pet dogs and cats for flea control regularly and do not allow these animals to roam freely. - Treat rodent sites around your home with flea powder or a suitable insecticide. - Health authorities may use appropriate chemicals to kill fleas at selected sites during animal plague outbreaks. - Take your pet to a veterinarian if it becomes ill with a high fever and/or an abscess (open sore). Pets with plague can transmit the illness to humans. - See a physician if you become ill with a high fever and/or a swollen lymph node. Remember, plague is treatable. Disclaimer and Reproduction Information: Information in NASD does not represent NIOSH policy. Information included in NASD appears by permission of the author and/or copyright holder. More Reviewed for NASD: 06/2006

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At yet another campaign fundraiser, President Obama told supporters that the Republicans this year offered a stark contrast to himself and were unlike John McCain in 2008: It will be coming to a head in this election. We’re going to have as stark a contrast as we’ve seen in a very long time between the two candidates. 2008 was a significant election, obviously. But John McCain believed in climate change. John believed in campaign-finance reform. He believed in immigration reform. There were some areas where you saw some overlap. What? John McCain actually did believe in “campaign-finance reform,” but candidate and President Barack Obama most certainly did not: He was the first presidential candidate in the general election to renounce public campaign financing in the history of the legislation so that he could go on to out-raise McCain three to one. He raised the most money in campaign history, and was the largest recorded recipient of Wall Street cash. In three-and-a-half years, he has held the most fundraisers of any sitting president; he has accepted super PAC money when he said he would not; he has allowed big donors to receive preferential treatment in green-company subsidization. To suggest otherwise is as untrue as it is shameless, and is yet another transparent attempt to post facto praise the losing Republican strategy of 2008.

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The egos of Silicon Valley grow as quickly as the startups that spawn in its office parks. That's why we shouldn't expect a quick end to the legal dispute Tesla Motors founder Martin Eberhard launched against the company's CEO, Elon Musk. A 146-page lawsuit Eberhard filed against Musk in the Superior Court of California in San Mateo County is just the latest turn in the entrepreneurs' long-running feud, which began not long after Eberhard brought Musk in as an investor in his company in 2004, two years after Eberhard founded it. Eberhard's complaints run the gambit from slander and lost wages to failure to repair Eberhard's car, which a Tesla employee crashed during testing before it was delivered to Eberhard. Tesla is a big deal, closely watched in the Valley and beyond. The startup, which makes a $109,000 all-electric sports car called the Roadster, is seen as the best hope for establishing an electric-car industry in America away from the woes of Detroit. In the lawsuit, Eberhard claims Musk deprived him of wages and stock options after ousting him as the company's CEO in 2007; failed to deliver the promised second Roadster to come off the product line, a rare model he says is potentially worth millions; and defamed him by blaming him for the Roadster's production delays and cost overruns. Eberhard is also aggrieved over something that only Valley entrepreneurs would care about. He says Musk falsely claimed the status of a Tesla founder. That's the culture of Silicon Valley: Founders get the lion's share of credit for a successful startup, while investors merely get a payday. In the suit, Eberhard also claims Musk has misrepresented his educational credentials. Musk, who is also the CEO of a space-technology startup called SpaceX, has often cited his background as a physicist in interviews. Eberhard says Musk never earned the bachelor's degree in physics he claims to have obtained at the University of Pennsylvania. Musk has not responded to an email asking for comment on the lawsuit and Eberhard's claims. In the past, he has seemed determined to criticize Eberhard's management of the company. He once drove up to San Francisco in a Tesla Roadster to meet me at a bar and badmouth Eberhard, even claiming that Eberhard lied to Musk and the rest of Tesla's board of directors about the Roadster's costs, a claim Eberhard disputes. (Eberhard submitted my interview with Musk, published in the Silicon Valley gossip blog Valleywag, as a piece of evidence in his lawsuit.) It's not clear why Eberhard -- or Musk, for that matter -- would want to be a glory hound over Tesla in its current state. The company's finances are little better than General Motors or Chrysler. Last October, the company had only $9 million in cash left. It has since raised tens of millions of dollars from current investors, including Musk, and sold a 10 percent stake to Daimler for an unspecified amount. It is still far short of the hundreds of millions of dollars it needs to develop a new car called the Model S, for which it has taken more than a thousand pre-orders. It hopes to get $350 million in government-backed loans through a Department of Energy program -- just like the bailed-out giants of Detroit. Tesla recently recalled 345 of the 500 Roadsters it has sold over a flaw that could cause the cars to crash. Owen Thomas, the online editorial director of NBCBayArea.com, couldn't tell you what he and Musk drank that night, but he thinks Scotch was involved.

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Dairy analysts estimate store milk prices could go up to 60 cents in March, reaching their highest ever — and according to NBC News, cheese is to blame. Short supply pushed cheese to a new peak price in January, rising from $1.80 to $2.36 a block, and that jump is driving the March increases for "fluid milk." But not every fridge will feel the pinch. Some stores may choose to eat the $.30 increase in farm-level milk prices occurring from January to March. In other areas, though, families could see their milk bills going up $.50-$.60 a gallon. Brian West, a spokesman for the Publix supermarket chain based in the Southeast, said the store expects milk prices to rise in the next few months. Milk Set to Hit Highest Price Ever; Cheese Is to Blame Updated at 12:49 PM PDT on Tuesday, Feb 18, 2014

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As a senior, it’s easy to think you can sit back and let college coaches come to you. However, that’s not exactly on their agenda. As a student-athlete or a parent, you might think the recruiting process starts junior or senior year. The reality however, is that college coaches start looking to fill their roster spots as early as a student’s freshman year. Some coaches have even recruited seventh and eighth grade athletes. If you are a senior, that means they should have been recruiting you at least three years ago. Maybe you haven’t received any phone calls yet, but why not? You might be wondering where you scholarship offers are too, right? If your phone isn’t ringing and you’re lacking offers, odds are, college coaches don’t know who you are. Some athletes and parents might have the notion that if you’re good enough, coaches will come to you. Unfortunately, that isn’t how recruiting works any more Today’s recruiting game is all about being proactive. Student-athletes, especially seniors, shouldn’t sit around and wait for coaches to call or come to them. The less action a student-athlete takes, the more likely they are to fall through the cracks. The recruiting process takes a lot of time, money and preparation. It’s hard work. Here are three things you can do right now to get noticed. 1.) Do your research. Gather information about the schools and programs you’re interested. What are the admission requirements? Are their open roster spots for the position you want to play? Be realistic but also create as many opportunities for yourself that you can. The more options you have, the more chances for recruitment. 2.) Start making contact. Introduce yourself to college coaches and let them know you’re interested in their program. Pick up the phone, send an email, and reach out on Facebook or Twitter. Building relationships with college coaches is a key piece to the recruiting puzzle. 3.) Create an athletic resume. Think of the recruiting process like a job interview. Coaches want to know if you’re a good fit for their team. Create a detailed recruiting profile, or athletic resume, that highlights your athletic and academic achievements. Click here to create an athletic resume. Each day, college coaches fill their roster spots. If you’re a senior and you’re not receiving letters, phone calls, emails, invitations to visit, or offers, then chances are you’re not being recruited. Don’t wait around for the phone to ring. Be proactive so you can get noticed and boost your chances of getting recruited to play at the next level.

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New Drive from Philps Can Play CDs, DVDs, BDs. Royal Philips Electronics Tuesday said it would showcase the world's first commercial optical drive that can play compact discs, digital video discs and blu-ray discs at Consumer Electronics show in Las Vegas, Nevada later during the week. The drive, that can read, record and re-write CDs and DVDs as well as play Blu-Ray discs, will be demonstrated during the CES show in the USA, but will only hit the market in the second half of the year, as expected. Furthermore, the drive is unlikely to be in mass demand until sometime in 2006, when film studios release their movies on Blu-Ray discs. Philips' new optical drive features three types of lasers, including one so-called blue-laser that has shorter wave-length allowing to read physically smaller bits of information. Blu-ray, also known as Blu-ray Disc (BD) is the name of a next-generation optical disc format jointly developed by thirteen leading consumer electronics and PC companies, such as Dell, Hitachi, HP, LG, Mitsubishi, Panasonic, Pioneer, Philips, Samsung, Sharp, Sony, TDK and Thomson. News source: X-bit labs

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Briton in Sierra Leone contracts Ebola virus The British Department of Health confirmed Saturday that a Briton living in Sierra Leone has tested positive for Ebola. "We can confirm that a British national residing in Sierra Leone has tested positive for Ebola virus infection," Xinhua quoted the health department as saying. It said that medical experts are assessing the situation to ensure that appropriate care is delivered, and consular assistance is being provided. "The overall risk to the public in the UK continues to be very low. Medical experts are currently assessing the situation in Sierra Leone to ensure that appropriate care is provided," said John Watson, deputy chief medical officer. "We have robust, well-developed and well-tested NHS (National Health System) for managing unusual infectious diseases when they arise, supported by a wide range of experts," he added. The outbreak of Ebola began in the forested zone on the borders of Guinea, Sierra Leone and Liberia earlier this year, and spread to Nigeria last month. The disease has already killed over 1,300 people. (Posted on 24-08-2014) Free Yearly Horoscope: Select your zodiac sign

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What Would You Pay for Clean Water? May 24, 2012 What would you pay for clean water? Clean water is a top health issue for any community, and that includes public and economic health. A modern s No Climate Bill? Then No Nukes, Either. August 02, 2010 Remember when people were all excited about the coming nuclear renaissance? About how the first new wave of reactors since the 1970s were on their way? It looks like the climate bill's slow death in the Senate is putting all that in peril: Constellation Energy and the French EDF Group say they're committed to building an enormous nuclear-power plant next to the one Constellation already operates at Calvert Cliffs on the Chesapeake Bay. But the $9 billion project looks less and less certain with each month that goes by. The Usefulness of Cranks September 30, 2009 Paradise Found: Nature in America at the Time of Discovery By Steve Nicholls (University of Chicago Press, 524 pp., $30) American Earth: Environmental Writing Since Thoreau Edited by Bill McKibben (Library of America, 1,047 pp., $40) Defending The Master Race: Conservation, Eugenics, And The Legacy Of Madison Grant By Jonathan Peter Spiro (University of Vermont Press, 462 pp., $39.95) A Passion for Nature: The Life of John Muir By Donald Worster (Oxford University Press, 535 pp., $34.99) A Reenchanted World: The Quest for A New Kinship With Nature By James William Gibson (Metropolitan Books, In Chesapeake Bay, It's The EPA Vs. Federalism September 11, 2009 The Chesapeake Bay is a mess. For decades now, fertilizer run-off from nearby suburbs and farms has been spilling into the water, triggering immense algae blooms that have been depleting underwater oxygen and creating giant "dead zones" that kill off marine life en masse. And it's not getting any better: The EPA has launched a number of cleanup initiatives over the years—the first one as far back as 1983—and all have failed. So, on Thursday, when the EPA issued yet another series of reports on a plan to clean up the bay, observers could be forgiven for being skeptical. Unsafe At Any District November 05, 2008 In many ways, it was your standard Democratic fund-raiser in a Republican stronghold. On a recent Friday, a largely bleeding-heart contingent from Maryland's first congressional district--professors from the nearby liberal arts college, a left-wing lobbyist, a Sears scion turned Obama donor, the president of an environmental foundation--holed up in a Patton Boggs lawyer's Eastern Shore home to give their earnest young congressional candidate, state prosecutor Frank Kratovil, a sympathetic pat on the back. But somebody there was not like most of the others.

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Sept. 26, 2008 New nanotechnology office at Weill Cornell to help <br /> 'marry nanofabrication with life sciences' NEW YORK -- To bring Cornell's cutting-edge nanotechnology capabilities closer to medical researchers, Cornell NanoScale Science and Technology Facility (CNF) has opened a satellite office on the Weill Cornell Medical College campus. The office serves as yet another link between the Ithaca and Manhattan campuses and provides staff support and specialized software for Weill scientists interested in using CNF to further their research. "We are seeing an emergence of interest in medical applications of micro- and nanotechnology," said George Malliaras, the Lester B. Knight Director of CNF. "We want to be among the first to capitalize on this and let it grow." A Sept. 24 celebration to mark the office's opening in New York included an academic symposium, attended by more than 40 people, and a research poster session in the Archbold Commons next to Weill Auditorium. All the posters involved life sciences research, in an effort to demonstrate "what is possible when you marry nanofabrication with life sciences," Malliaras said. The new office is housed in the Weill Greenberg Center's Institute for Computational Biomedicine, where Harel Weinstein, the Maxwell M. Upson Professor of Physiology and Biophysics at Weill, has donated some of his research space. Beth Rhoades, CNF's life sciences liaison, and Michael Skvarla, CNF program manager, will spend several days each month at the New York City field office to provide consulting and support to Weill researchers. Computers in the new office will allow researchers to design their devices or experiments, and Skvarla and Rhoades will be on hand to help if needed. The researchers can later travel to Ithaca to create their devices or perform their experiments using the CNF equipment. Located in Duffield Hall on the Ithaca campus, CNF is known for its state-of-the-art clean room for micro- and nanofabrication. It is considered a flagship facility of the National Nanotechnology Infrastructure Network, a national consortium of the most advanced nanotechnology centers. Of CNF's 700-plus users, about 33 percent conduct research in the life sciences -- to some, a surprisingly large figure, given nanotechnology's origins in engineering and physical sciences, Malliaras said. Life sciences researchers are also the fastest-growing user base at CNF, he added. Scott Blanchard, assistant professor of physiology and biophysics at Weill, said having a CNF office in New York City will likely "provide traction" for more of his medical colleagues to use CNF. Blanchard himself, along with three others in his lab, are already trained CNF users. "Right now there's a gap between our two cultures of basic and medical science that needs to be overcome," Blanchard said. "I think this is a good first swing at it."

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Q. If I buy my child a new cellphone for the holidays, where can I donate his old one? How do I ensure personal data isn't passed on with the phone? A. Several organizations collect phones: * The Sierra Club's Long Island group sends phones to a company that either recycles components or donates the phones to nonprofits, says Jane Fasullo, outreach coordinator. Mail to Fasullo at 68 Old Field Rd., Setauket 11733. The goal is to eliminate environmental waste. * Cell Phones for Soldiers: The phone is sold to a company called ReCellular, which recycles it, either by stripping it for parts or reselling it. Money from the sales buys calling cards; one phone generates about 60 minutes of talk time so soldiers overseas can call home, says Erin McCloskey, public relations manager. Obtain free shipping at cellphonesforsoldiers.com. *Your wireless carrier may have a program. Verizon has Hopeline, which refurbishes phones and gives them to domestic violence victims and survivors, says Esmeralda Diaz Cameron. In some cases, it recycles components instead and donates money. Every Verizon store should have a Hopeline donation box. When donating, delete your address book, call logs, messages, stored photos, videos and other media. If your phone has a SIM card, remove it. More information on erasing data is available on your phone manufacturer's website or user guide or by Googling "factory reset." You can also ask if the organization "scrubs" the phone for you.

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(April 1, 2014) It may not seem like good news for a veteran waiting—and waiting—for a disability claim to be processed, but the Department of Veterans Affairs says it has reached an important milestone in its effort to reduce the backlog of claims in 2015. Army Times is reporting that the number of claims that have been waiting at least 125 days has fallen below 350,000 for the first time since February 2011. It is also the first time the number has been so low since additional illnesses linked to Agent Orange exposure became eligible for benefits. That move in 2010 added tens of thousands of claims to the backlog. The VA is crediting new technology, better training of workers who handle the claims and improved communications systems for the rapid reduction of the backlog, which has fallen by more than 250,000 in the last year. Some lawmakers remain unconvinced that the drop can continue. Legislation in the House will join that in the Senate that seeks greater inter-agency coordination and communication with veterans to further reduce the backlog.

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Dr. Maria Katsamanis is providing her expertise at a clinic that will illustrate how the theory of molecular equitation will enhance the horse and rider relationship enabling the ultimate ride. The clinic is being hosted at Diamond Creek Farm in Ringoes, July 19-21. A seminar will also be held July 18, 6-8 p.m., to explain to participants and attendees what they can expect to gain from the three day clinic. Each clinic day starts at 8:30 a.m. and ends around 6 p.m. Length of session is dictated not by a clock but by the point of learning for both horse and human. Key but often overlooked points are emphasized in this clinic with the hope that all attendees leave with clear priorities centered around the well being and comfort of their equine partners. Dr. Katsamanis’ clinic will introduce the audience to simple, yet effective, time-tested philosophies that will improve the rapport between the rider and horse. She taps into her expertise as a clinical psychologist to evaluate and identify key factors that help build a solid foundation in the horse/rider partnership. Her unique approach to training classical horsemanship by integrating her experiences as a clinician has benefited her students, many of whom are top competitors Enrollment is now open to new riders. Riders interested in participating are welcomed to submit an application directly to Mr. Huckfeldt at firstname.lastname@example.org. The application must contain: Rider’s name, years of riding and handling experience, discipline of interest. Horse’s information will consist of name, breed, age and any applicable history. All applications will be reviewed by Dr. Katsamanis and receive a prompt response. Participants, attendees and auditors can reserve their spot at the clinic by registering on Dr. Katsamanis’ Molecular Equitation Facebook page at facebook.com/molecularequitation. For more information about Dr. Katsamanis and participating in one of her clinics,” call 732-921-0565 or visit mariakatsamanis.com.

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By Richard Degener The Press of Atlantic City CAPE MAY — The city's National Historic Landmark status is in danger again, but nobody seems to know precisely why. The city was put on the National Park Service's "watch list" of landmarks in trouble rather quietly earlier this month. The status, the lowest of three designations, means the landmark faces impending actions or circumstances that likely will cause a loss of integrity, according to the National Park Service. The listing is not as bad as being declared a threatened or emergency landmark - where the landmark has suffered damage or could lose its landmark designation. But it means the NPS is watching a city that was designated a National Historic Landmark on May 11, 1976, a city now balancing preservation and modernization. Losing the designation could cost the city grants and loans. But most say the bigger worry is how it affects the resort's image. The landmark status is a tourism draw. "It's great for marketing that the whole town is a National Historic Landmark," said Tom Carroll, a member of the Cape May Historic Preservation Commission. The city was placed on the watch list before, right after the historic Christian Admiral Hotel was torn down in 1996. But it got off the list in 2008. Local officials, including Mayor Ed Mahaney and the city's Historic Preservation Commission, have asked the National Park Service for an explanation, but have not yet received an answer. "It was such a surprise to the HPC that with our chair's (Mary Ann Gaffney) permission, I wrote Catherine Turton of the Park Service's regional office and asked why and what should we be trying to do to offset it," said Carroll. There is plenty of speculation. Preservationists have been critical of the look of the new convention hall planned for the beachfront. It will be a modern building made of modern building materials. Its size caused the demolition of the city-owned Solarium, a replica of an historic building torn down to make way for the project. The HPC complained it had little input into the project until everything was decided. The commission has also complained about alternative energy projects that change the aesthetic look of streetscapes supposed to fit into a 19th century time period. There have also been complaints about plans to destroy the 1950-era Beach Theatre and even about city projects that have included modern materials such as vinyl railings on the beachfront and plastic light piers on the bridge coming into town. Another complaint is that modern homes are going up in the Historic District on the east side of town and at one point, the city planned to install parking meters in the area. Critics say the watch list could be a result of all the above. But Carroll said it could simply be from people writing letters to the NPS about all the above. "We have a lot of people in town that like to write letters. Maybe the publicity over the vinyl railings, the gas lights over 30 feet tall and the stupid lights as you come into town are a factor. We need them to come back and be specific about their concerns," Carroll said. An inquiry by Pearl Avenue resident Harry Bellangy to the park service uncovered the change in status. Bellangy said the city was placed on the list between Jan. 10 and 13 but it just showed up on the NPS Website a few days ago. The site suggests local concerns were a factor. "Recent development and rehabilitation efforts in the historic district are potentially detrimental to the landmark's historic character. Concerns from local and federal preservation interests necessitate a change in status," states the website. Turton, who could not be reached for comment Thursday, wrote Bellangy and told him the watch list applies to landmarks that "face anticipated actions or circumstances that likely will cause a loss of integrity." That could be a lot of things, and Mahaney said he wants details before commenting. Carroll said it may be a good thing. "The watch list is a wake up call. I'm hoping it could be a tool we can use," Carroll said. The listing could help preservationists achieve some of the goals they have been working for, such as having city projects go to the HPC and having a design review by independent experts. Carroll said it could spur the city "to listen to our concerns." Carroll, however, said the listing does not mean the city is in any immediate danger. "I travel to other towns trying to hold on to their history, and Cape May is not doing a bad job," Carroll said. Congress Street resident Barbara Skinner, who has fought to prevent the demolition of the Beach Theatre, said the listing is a warning. "You better be ever more vigilant about what you do next. I think a lot of the controversy has to do with municipal projects. Instead of being mindful of what they have, they just sort of ad lib it," Skinner said.

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The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey has reopened several of its bridges, ramps and tunnel passageways that it had closed due to the dangerous weather conditions and flooding created by Hurricane Irene. At the same time, though, certain major thoroughfares in the state appear to remain impassable, as portions of the New Jersey Turnpike and the Garden State Parkway are closed off, and lane closures are hampering travel on Interstate 78 in Union, Essex and Somerset counties. And on New Jersey Transit’s rail and bus lines, service remains closed; but the agency says its “goal and expectation” is that it will have weekend-level service up and running at some point Monday. The Port Authority website confirms PATH service will be fully restored at 4 a.m. Monday. After shutting down the lower level of the George Washington Bridge last night due to “weather conditions,” Port Authority reopened the bridge's lower level at 11 a.m, it said. The Palisades Interstate Parkway ramp, which was also shut down by the authority last night, opened back up at 11 as well, the authority said. Due to flooding, the authority had also shut down this morning the north tube of the Holland Tunnel – which services vehicles traveling from New York into New Jersey. But the north tube has now been reopened, as well, the authority says. Meanwhile, Tom Feeney, a spokesman for the Turnpike Authority, said, “We have flooding issues, so there are spots on both roads (the New Jersey Turnpike and the Garden State Parkway) that have been closed to traffic in the morning, and then when the flooding condition is corrected, then we reopen them.” Feeney added that, as of about 3 p.m. today, the Turnpike’s exit ramp 14C was closed because of flooding on nearby Jersey City streets. And, he said, Exit 15E of the Turnpike is shut down because of flooding on streets in Newark. Northbound Turnpike traffic on the outer roadway was being forced off at Exit 10 because of flooding on the Turnpike itself, Feeney said. But he expected that by about 3:15 the outer roadway at Exit 10 would reopen. On the Garden State Parkway, Feeney said, northbound lanes between Exits 90 and 98 are closed because of flooding. In addition, he said, southbound lanes Exits 98 and 91 are shut off. In addition, the southbound Parkway is closed between Exits 140 and 135, due to flooding, and the northbound Parkway at Exit 137 is closed, he said. The state Department of Transportation is reporting numerous lane closures on Interstate 78 in Union, Essex and Somerset counties. The reports include a downed tree on Route 78 in Union, blocking an exit ramp, several blocked lanes in Berkeley Heights, downed trees in Summit and flooding on Route 78 near the Turnpike toll plaza in Newark. Earlier this morning, heavy flooding was reported on the New Jersey Turnpike near Exit 11 in Woodbridge, flooding near Exit 12 in Carteret. Exit 11 entrance ramps were closed. In addition, the Delaware Water Gap reported in a news release that U.S. Route 209 is closed through Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area, from the park’s south contact station (located just north of Fernwood Resort), to the intersection of Route 209 and Route 206 near Milford, Pa. According to the release, strong winds and heavy rains from Hurricane Irene have brought down numerous trees along the road and caused flooding at Bushkill Creek. In addition, flooding is expected along Route 209 as the Delaware River rises toward flood stage. Many local roads that connect to Route 209, River Road, and other park roads are also closed, the release stated. For rail and bus commuters, the wait for service to start back up on New Jersey Transit continues, but a spokesperson for the agency noted that “our goal and expectation is that tomorrow, we will probably be operating weekend-level service, which is slightly reduced (service) from weekdays." Still, cautioned Paul Wyckoff, the spokesperson, until the agency’s finishes assessing the damage wreaked on its systems by the hurricane, it cannot promise when weekend – or full weekday service – might resume. "We just don’t know; it depends on what the crews find and how long it takes them to fix things," he said. He added, “Right now we're working with the Office of Emergency Management and the governor’s office to assess the systems and potential damage.” Both on and around NJ Transit’s rail lines, Wyckoff said, “there are places where there are downed wires, downed trees and so on." The agency's ongoing inspection of the rail lines “should take most of take most of rest of the day,” he added. MAP OF FLOOD ZONES Click on the icons for more details • Purple — Major flooding conditions occurring • Red — Moderate flooding conditions occurring • Yellow — Minor flooding conditions occurring • Green — Flooding imminent • White — No flooding conditions occurring Data from the Hydrometeorological Prediction Center View Flooding Levels 5:30 p.m. in a larger map

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Printer John Shiels and his machine feeder, Peggy Lowe, using an old-fashioned flat-bed printing press with a lithographic stone, 1960s. © Permission of Collins Bartholomew There is a Bartholomew lithographic stone in our collection at the National Library of Scotland. Lithographic stones could be huge, so when they fell out of use in the 1960s, they were destroyed. There are rumours that some Edinburgh rock-gardens are made out of pieces of lithographic stone. You can find out more about the maps printing process at the Bartholomew exhibition, which runs at the National Library of Scotland from 7 December 2012 to 7 May 2013.

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Welcome To Northbridge Terrace Charleston, South Carolina This page was last updated: March 22, 2014 NBT Neighborhood Association Sue Buchanan, President, 766-2562 Kay Long, Vice President, 556-1805 June Baxley, Secretary Alta Kaiser, Treasurer Join Northbridge Terrace Park & Pool for summer 2014! Membership information on Killer Whale page! For Pool Membership for the 2014 season, please contact: Welcome to the Northbridge Terrace website. This is your community website! Northbridge Terrace is located on the west bank of the Ashley River in beautiful Charleston, South Carolina. Northbridge Terrace was established in 1955, but the history of the area dates back centuries. The Kiawah Indians lived in the area for hundreds of years before the arrival of the first European settlers. In 1670, the English arrived to the Carolina colony and settled at Albemarle Point and established Charles Towne. Ten years later they moved to Oyster Point, the modern day location of Charleston. The area of present day Northbridge Terrace was the eighteenth century family estate of Barnard Elliott and named Accabee Plantation. It was well known for its distinguished line of owners during the revolutionary period and as a place of refuge from the British. By the mid nineteenth century, the plantation had passed out of the family hands and was described as lying in ruins. The avenue of oaks can still be seen along Boardman Road. Thomas Addison Richards (1820-1900) Accabee, Ashley River, South Carolina, 1852 Free swim on Saturday, May 3rd 11:30am - 8:30pm Join us at the pool! Invite your neighbors, open to everyone! Park & Pool Grounds Saturday, April 12th 9:00am - 12:00pm ALL experience levels appreciated!

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Imagine you lost your job when the economy was in free fall, and six months later it was still in free fall. You sent out resumés every day, and every day you heard nothing back from companies too scared to hire. Then things finally started to look better. Companies finally started to think about hiring again. But you still heard nothing. See, you’d been out of work for so long that employers wouldn’t even look at your resumé. That’s what Rand Ghayad, a PhD candidate at Northeastern University, found when he sent out fictitious job applications. Companies would ignore all-but-identical resumés if they showed longer unemployment. There’s a perverse logic to it: if other employers have passed on you, why should they spend time finding out why? They don’t. They have software programs that cut you out before you even have a chance. This long-term unemployment trap has nothing to do with long-term benefits. Indeed, Ghayad looked at the labor markets for unemployed people who areand aren’t eligible for benefits, and found they’ve been equally dysfunctional. No, this long-term unemployment trap has to do with our great recession, and not-so-great recovery. With a labor market that doesn’t work for people who made the mistake of losing their job at the wrong time. If anything, unemployment benefits have kept people from giving up; remember, you have to be actively looking for a job to qualify for them. The San Francisco Fed, for one, estimates that unemployment would have been 0.4 percentage points lower without extended benefits, mostly because more people would have stopped trying to find work.

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In a presentation at the Toronto Resource Investment Conference Sept. 12, David Franklin of Sprott Asset Management said that after a tough first half of the year “we have turned the corner” and that investors can take advantage of price distortions in the market caused by quantitative easing. Some of the best opportunities related to shortages can be found in precious metals, he argues. “As soon as Germany requested its gold back look at what happened to inventories—they fell off the table,” he said. “This is only circumstantial evidence—but the way we interpret this is that Germany requested its gold back and someone had to enter the market and deliver. Complicating this was the voracious appetite for gold from the Chinese in the East.” Franklin noted that Comex gold registered inventory is at 12 month lows and in June, there was a $30 premium to the London price of gold. Another shortage he said can be found in the bond market. “Who would think there would be—in this debt-fuelled world of ours—a shortage of bonds?” he remarked. “But 55% of the entire universe of bonds is owned by the central banks... the central banks also own two-thirds of the government bond market. Quantitative easing has sucked the market dry of bonds. This year...the Bank of Japan is buying more bonds than it is issuing, so there are very few bonds available for investors. What happens if the central banks all of a sudden start selling bonds?” To illustrate his point further, he turned to the squid market in Japan. What Japan did by devaluing its currency with quantitative easing and lowering the yen, which has fallen by about 15% against the U.S. dollar, he explained, is hurt the country’s fishermen. Because the yen has been devalued, every boat that goes out to catch squid loses money. But the fishermen didn’t stop fishing, he said, they went to the government and got a fuel subsidy instead. “Here is a price distortion as a microcosm of the impacts of QE,” Franklin said. And price signals no longer correlate with the realities of supply. “The gold price is not the price of gold; we see huge premiums paid in Shanghai for gold to entice supply, and the price of squid is not high enough to justify the act of fishing for it.” Turning to the S&P 500, Franklin pointed out that it is currently trading at 16-times forward earnings and so the market is fully valued. But contrast that with decreasing GDP estimates, which are moving down for the third and fourth quarter. “The U.S. market is fully valued at the moment,” he remarked. “So here is another market where prices are completely distorted.” As for the uranium market, Franklin cited a presentation earlier this year in February by Cameco Corp. (TSX:CCO; NYSE: CCJ) in which the company said that there was not enough supply to meet 20% of the world’s uranium demand and that management had no idea where this uranium is going to come from. In addition, Cameco recently pushed back production from Cigar Lake for another year. So the fundamentals for uranium look good. “Now look at the pricing,” he said. “Does that look like a market with a 20% hole in it? No not at all. I think there are some dynamics in the uranium market that show this is an unsustainable point.” Looking at base metals, Franklin said that tin is in its fifth year of shortage and that the price of the metal has shot up by nearly 15% in the last three weeks alone after Indonesia, which produces most of the world’s tin, changed the rules and required that miners sell their tin in the local market before it can be exported. “The largest producers said: ‘No, we’re not going to do that,’ so now the price of tin has gone up nearly 15%,” he said. “The shortage has created that. So will Indonesia change the rules or will it continue? It’s tough to say, but there’s a huge opportunity there in tin.” Franklin then talked about platinum and palladium. In terms of platinum, 70% of the world’s platinum comes from South Africa where he calculates that it costs the top producers on average about US$1,800 to produce an ounce of the metal. But at current prices of about US$1,450 per oz., you can’t make that up on volume. “They lose US$300-400 per oz. for every ounce produced,” he explained. “So platinum production is dropping, as it should. No one wants to be in money-losing production. And there is no end in sight. Platinum production has almost turned into a work/welfare program and that’s going to continue. In this case as an investor, you look for these kinds of opportunities. You don’t buy the miners, because they’re losing money, you buy the platinum.” One can see the same trend in palladium, he added. There’s a huge hole in the supply of palladium and that is why palladium has been the top-performing precious metal so far this year. And Franklin expects that to continue. “When you look at these numbers it’s astonishing,” he said. “You see a million-oz.-deficit in palladium. There are only 6.5 million ounces of palladium produced a year—so one-sixth of the market is gone. … Is it going to get better? This deficit will persist until 2020.” Platinum is the second-best performer this year. Franklin said he doesn’t expect platinum will hit the 1-million-oz.deficit mark until 2016 or 2017, but he sees huge opportunities as an investor, particularly given the rebound in the car industry, which is the biggest consumer of the two metals. “This is a huge opportunity,” he concluded. “As a precious metal investor the dynamics could not be any better.” © 1915 - 2015 The Northern Miner. All Rights Reserved.

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- About Us - Local Savings - Green Editions - Legal Notices - Weekly Ads Connect with Us Tour showcases Port Gambles roots PORT GAMBLE Walking through the Walker Ames House, different footsteps could be heard as visitors climbed stairs, wandered through rooms and appreciated the stories of the house built between 1888 and 1889. It was just one stop along the path of history, illustrating, with guidance from Kitsap Arts & Crafts, how Port Gamble was once the center of the Puget Sound. With the help of a hand drawn map and information from Kitsap Arts & Crafts members and docents, about 260 people meandered through the town Saturday afternoon, enjoying the walk and gaining entry to buildings and houses usually closed to the public. This is my first time in the house, said Port Orchard resident Lance Otis of the Thompson House, built in 1859. I didnt realize this was the oldest, continually-inhabited house in the state of Washington. Theres a lot of history of Washington state in Port Gamble. The fund-raising event was held to support the arts groups scholarships, which also benefit from the large summer arts and crafts festival the members put on in Port Gamble. Many members and volunteers studied the history of the buildings and served as docents on the tour, providing information and fun tidbits about each structure on display. One of the most popular sights was the Masonic Lodge, which is rarely opened to the public. A lot of people want to know what the Masons are, said Lodge Master Tom Dangelo. Basically, its an organization that makes good men better men. Years ago, every town had a Masonic Lodge if there were Masons in the town. Normally, it was a multipurpose place. The current Port Gamble lodge was moved in 1872 after a fire almost destroyed it, he said. The facade of the building used to be the rear, and the ground floor is an open gathering space, with the Masonic Lodge located above. I like it, said Hansville resident Doug Segur. Were having a really good time. I didnt realize that the two bed and breakfasts and the guest house were built in Port Ludlow and moved by barge over here. The event also featured the knowledge of Nita Driscoll, who lived in the Walker Ames House from 1963 to 1977 while her husband was a forester in Port Gamble. She cheerfully showed visitors around the building that used to be her home, rolling history off her tongue as easily as if she had lived in the house ever since it was finished in 1889. It was great, wonderful, she said about living in a house with so much history. My children were still fairly small when we moved here, so they did all their growing up here. Someone asked if she felt there were any ghosts in the house, as stories about spirits are common in Port Gamble. Driscoll said no, though her daughter felt there was a ghost in the house. A lot of people seem to think that Seattle is the center of this area, Otis said. It wasnt even built when Port Gamble was thriving here.

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16-days of activism campaign against Gender Based Violence Following the historical declaration in Nov 2009 by the Rt. Honourable Prime Minister Mr. Madhav Kumar Nepal, marking the year 2010 as to end gender based violence in Nepal along with the announcement for the National Plan of Action 2010? a Gender Based Violence (GBV) unit was established in the office of the Prime Minister to monitor and collect datas related to GBV. After the announcement, a National Steering Committee was formed to monitor the implementation of the Action Plan under the chairmanship of the Chief Secretary and co-chairmanship of the Secretary of the Ministry of Women, Children and Social Welfare. The inter-ministerial steering committee coordinates the multi- sectoral response to prevent and address issues related to GBV. The action plan focuses on prosecution, protection and prevention. It highlights the need of a special commission to investigate cases related to violence against women. Furthermore, the Prime Minister's office has made available a direct telephone hotline to report GBV cases. As part of the ongoing national and local level campaign, a special event was organised on 29 November to mark 16-days Activism Campaign Against Gender Based Violence (November 25 to December 10), jointly by the Office of the Prime Minister and the Ministerial Council, the Ministry of Women, Children and Social Welfare and the United Nations Country Team in Nepal with technical and financial assistance from UNDP Enhancing Access to Justice for Consolidation of Peace (A2J) project . Rt. Hon'ble PM distributed 'white ribbon' as a symbol to end gender based violence and also launched a CD 'Gender Based Violence Declaration Year' on the occasion. This mega event was addressed by national and international dignitaries. Addressing as the guest speaker, UN Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator Mr. Robert Piper congratulated the PM for the successful completion of one year of the national campaign against Gender Based Violence. He further stated, ?The past year has been a productive one for the campaign. We note in particular the important progress on legislation on sexual harassment, the domestic violence act, the launch of the 1325 National Action Plan, the establishment of new Women Service Centers and the effective mobilization of the media for this cause ???.? Ms. Arju Rana Deuba, Constituent Assembly Member and Women Activist stated that ?Gender Based Violence Declaration Year? is a historical and landmark event for Nepal but to give continuity and to institutionalize the initiative, the Action Plan should be translated into policies and programmes with proper budget allocation.? Most of the recommendations made in the Action Plan addresses the problems and challenges stated in achieving the Millennium Development Goal #3 Promote Gender Equality and Empower Women. The Nepal MDGs Progress Report 2010 states that assesment of each policy and programme from a gender perspective as well as periodic institutional audits to examine how gender is mainstreamed collaboratively by different sections/units is needed.

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Bronze styles of Western Zhou can be divided into three stages. Early productions continued the stern and fearsome characteristics of Shang bronzes. By the middle stage, the Zhou had developed their own styles in designs and patterns, emphasizing a wavy, flowing visual effect. The late stage was marked by a return to modest lines and balanced geometrical designs. Western Zhou bronzes were all produced using piece-mold casting, by pouring the molten copper-tin alloy between a clay core and an outer mold. Once cooled, the finished piece was released from the mold. The creation of patterns on the clay mold was usually performed by sketching an outline upon the clay, and then forming the pattern through incision or molding, creating a relief effect. During the early Western Zhou, the style of bronzes continued the tradition of the late Shang, with straight and stern, slightly top-heavy designs, creating an effect of strength and stability. Patterns mostly feature animal faces and dragons in high relief or bas-relief. Together with flanges projecting from the sides, this produces a stern and fearsome visual effect. By the middle Western Zhou, the unique Zhou characteristics of bronzes had reached maturity, with broader, shorter designs as compared with early bronzes. The overall visual effect was that of elegance and exquisitely curved outlines. Animal faces were replaced by symmetrical phoenix patterns, with long, curving lines forming a rich and flowing style. The late Western Zhou saw a loss of curvature in bronze designs, eliciting a modest visual effect. Patterns evolved into geometrical shapes with no visible themes, using long, level lines to establish a simple artistic elegance.

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ADO/ADO.NET - how to make a customize procedure Asked By pankaj singh on 29-Mar-13 09:17 AM I have made a procedure which take one argument "table_name" and i want to execute it like "select * from table_name" CREATE procedure selectrecord(@str1 varchar(50)) as declare @str2 varchar(100) set @str2 ='Select * from ' +@str1 My problem is that when i execute this procedure >>>> selectrecord "table_name" select * from table_name but not show record which i want. Robbe Morris replied to pankaj singh on 29-Mar-13 09:39 AM You have to use dynamic sql which would make using this in a stored procedure pointless because it can't compile a proper execution plan. Plus, you've opened up a huge security hole with sql injection attacks. You should avoid dynamic sql wherever possible. declare @sql as varchar(3000) set @sql = 'some really vulnerable sql statement'

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Also, outbreaks of pandemic flu well controlled with oseltamivir in military camps THURSDAY, June 10 (HealthDay News) -- The pandemic 2009 H1N1 influenza virus had transmissibility and clinical features similar to those of seasonal influenza A viruses, and the use of oseltamivir ring chemoprophylaxis -- along with quick identification and isolation of affected individuals -- effectively reduced the impact of 2009 H1N1 outbreaks in semiclosed settings, according to two studies published in the June 10 issue of the New England Journal of Medicine. Benjamin J. Cowling, Ph.D., of the University of Hong Kong, and colleagues conducted a prospective study of household transmission of seasonal influenza A and pandemic H1N1 in Hong Kong during the summer of 2009. Secondary attack rates among household contacts of 99 index patients were found to be similar for the seasonal and pandemic viral strains (8 and 9 percent, respectively), as were the rates of viral shedding, transmissibility, and clinical characteristics. Vernon J. Lee, of the Ministry of Defence in Singapore, conducted a study of the use of oseltamivir ring chemoprophylaxis (geographically targeted prophylaxis) to decrease transmission of H1N1 influenza in four military camps in Singapore in the midst of outbreaks in June 2009. The number of new cases attributable to an index case fell significantly from 1.91 before the oseltamivir intervention to 0.11 after ring chemoprophylaxis using the drug. Of those receiving oseltamivir, 7.7 percent had mild, non-respiratory side effects. "The Singapore study showed that ring chemoprophylaxis with oseltamivir was important, along with other interventions, in controlling outbreaks of 2009 H1N1 virus infection in semiclosed settings. However, the findings do not directly inform the success of potential containment efforts implemented at the source of the next influenza pandemic or implemented to prevent the introduction of influenza into a community," writes the author of an accompanying editorial. Abstract - Cowling Abstract - Lee

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A new study indicates that a once-a-year infusion of zoledronic acid (Zometa) greatly reduces a postmenopausal woman's risk of bone fractures. The findings could help spur FDA approval for this use of the drug. The study involved 3,889 women with postmenopausal osteoporosis who were randomly assigned to a 15-minute dose of I.V. zoledronate (5 mg I.V.) and 3,876 women who received a placebo. Women received the drug or placebo at baseline, 12 months, and 24 months. Researchers followed the women for 36 months. Treatment with zoledronate reduced the risk of vertebral fractures by 70% and hip fractures by 41%. The drug also reduced the risk of other fractures, reduced bone turnover, and improved bone mineral density. Most women tolerated the drug well, but serious atrial fibrillation, while uncommon, affected significantly more women who took zoledronate. Clinicians applauded the treatment as a promising option for some women who have trouble adhering to current drug therapies for osteoporosis that require daily, weekly, or monthly dosing. The study was funded by Novartis Pharma, which manufactures Zometa.

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Firefighter Kevin Duggan spends 10 days helping perform free medical care to less fortunate in Ecuador Less than 24 hours before his flight takes off for his 10 day trip to Ecuador, Firefighter Kevin Duggan of Engine 263 is still packing his suitcases. He is filling one with comfortable clothes for the country’s summer climate (including firehouse t-shirts) and red plastic fire helmets for the native children. The other is filled with medical supplies. Firefighter Duggan flew to Guayaquil, Ecuador on September 28 as part of a humanitarian mission with Healing the Children. The nonprofit organization provides free medical care to children and families in need around the world. “It was such an adrenaline rush,” Firefighter Duggan, a registered nurse, said after returning home. “We did so much more than we anticipated.” Working 16 hour days, he and a team of more than 40 medical professionals - including surgeons, pediatricians and anesthesiologists - performed more than 200 surgeries on 180 patients at a military hospital. The mission was publicized in the local media prior to the team’s arrival and many of the patients traveled more than 17 hours just for a consultation with doctors. The medical team often performed three surgeries in the same operating room, just to keep up with the demand, including cleft palate surgeries, hysterectomies and even removal of a 28-pound tumor from a woman’s abdomen. Firefighter Duggan said they tried to help as many people as they could with the equipment they had. “We needed to be on our toes and use every last piece of equipment we had,” he said. Yet he added that many patients still need follow up care and the medical team continues to gather resources to fly some of the patients to the United States for additional treatments that they would perform free of charge. Firefighter Duggan said he was struck by the appreciation and kindness of all the Ecuadorians he met. “They were so grateful for everything,” he said. “There were points where I just had to stop and say wow. These people were so poor, yet so happy.” Before joining the Department in 2004, Firefighter Duggan said he had worked with several of his fellow medical team members at John T. Mather Memorial Hospital in Port Jefferson, NY, including the team leader, Nurse Anesthetist Galo Burbano. Before the trip, Burbano noted that the firefighter’s skills “would be a great contribution to the success of our mission.” Firefighter Duggan said he enjoyed the trip so much he is already planning to take another trip with the group to Peru next year. “I enjoy helping people that’s why I became a nurse and a firefighter,” said Firefighter Duggan. To learn more about Healing the Children or to donate, visit www.htcne.org or www.blancashouse.com. You can designate your donation to support Burbano’s Team.

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SPORTS WORLD SPECIALS SPORTS WORLD SPECIALS; HONORS FOR DOBY By Sam Goldaper and Jack Cavanaugh Published: July 6, 1987 It was 40 years ago yesterday that Larry Doby followed Jackie Robinson to become the second black player, and first in the American League, to play major league baseball. Doby, now a New Jersey resident, is not being forgotten in his home state. Governor Kean has proclaimed July 14 Larry Doby Day. Some 3,000 miles away, the All-Star Game will provide its annual midseason break in a season dedicated to Robinson. ''On a day when every baseball fan's attention is focused on the All-Star Game,'' said Mr. Kean, ''we felt it was a perfect time for his home state to focus attention on the 40th anniversary of Doby's arrival in the American League.'' Doby made his first appearance as a pinch-hitter against the Chicago White Sox. Batting in the seventh inning of the first game of a doubleheader, Doby was struck out by Earl Harrist. Doby made his only start of that season in the second game and got the first of his 1,515 major league hits, a single off Orval Grove, and drove in the first of his 969 runs. On May 28, Montclair State College awarded Doby an honorary doctorate for ''your courage and your pride in the face of prejudice in the summer of 1947.'' But New Jersey honors can hardly compare with baseball dedicating its whole season to Robinson. The 64-year-old Doby said he would have liked to involved in the honors afforded Robinson. ''I have a very good relationship with Commissioner Ueberroth,'' said Doby, who is the director of community relations for the New Jersey Nets of the National Basketball Association. ''It could have been an oversight by someone,'' he said. ''My friends, the people in the town I live and a lot of other people remember.'' Doby considered his entry into the American League as important as Robinson's coming into the National League. ''When I first signed, all I wanted to do was play baseball very badly, and spent all my energies doing just that,'' he said. ''It wasn't until I grew older that I recognized that we were both part of history and the contributions we made, not only to black people but all people.''

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Youths Speak Out Before County Board By ROBERTA HERSHENSON Published: November 7, 1993 WHITE PLAINS— SHANAE ADDISON leaned over Jennifer Borger's shoulder and read the older girl a speech she had just written. "We need to get kids to stay off the streets," said 8-year-old Shanae, who, with 116 other children, was waiting at the County Office Building here for a meeting of the Board of Legislators to begin. Jameel Sams, who sat nearby, nodded in agreement. "We need games," said 10-year-old Jameel, who, like Shanae, attends the Port Chester Carver Center every day after school. "We need things for our summer camp." Every seat in the spectators' gallery of the legislative chamber was filled recently when groups from local youth centers converged on the County Office Building to plead for a special fund to increase children's services. Youth Day, as the event was called, and the proposed Invest-in-Kids Fund were both projects of the Campaign for Kids, a bipartisan, countywide coalition of more than 70 organizations formed in 1991 to highlight the needs of children. The proposed fund, which was introduced at the meeting by Legislators Herman Keith of Yonkers and Judith A. Shepard of Mohegan Lake, would set aside an amount equal to 1 percent of the county's sales-tax revenues yearly for 10 years for services related to child care, youth employment, health and education programs and delinquency prevention. Mr. Keith, a Democrat from the 16th Legislative District, said the Budget and Appropriations Committee, of which he is a member, was referring the plan to County Executive Andrew P. O'Rourke. Although Mr. O'Rourke did not receive it in time to include it in the 1994 budget he released two weeks ago, there is still hope for the plan, its backers said. They will ask for its inclusion during budget hearings next month. To Be Managed by Youth Board Michael Piraino, executive director of the Westchester Children's Association and chairman of the Campaign for Kids, said the fund was needed to safeguard programs curtailed in the last decade, when more families fell into poverty. He said the fund's 10-year stipulation would be "a reasonable time in which to see a real payoff in the investment." The fund, which would provide services to children from birth to age 18, would be managed by a committee of the County Youth Board and administered by the County Youth Bureau under the board's direction. Under the terms of the proposal, the Youth Board would be required to hold public hearings yearly to determine which services deserved financing. The children who gathered here, most of whom were getting their first taste of participatory government, busied themselves before the meeting by writing speeches in favor of the fund on borrowed paper, using their own chair seats as desks. 'We Want Career Education' Many had strong feelings about why they had come to the meeting. "Instead of hanging around after school, we want to go back and work at Y-CAP," said 15-year-old Damaris Dominguez, referring to after-school jobs sponsored by the Yonkers Community Action Program, which had been cut because of a lack of funds. "We want career education," said her friend Latonya Alexander. "We want to learn how to fill out applications for a job." The youngsters waved posters with slogans like "Put Kids First," "Children First in Westchester" and "It's the Kids Who Count." Many wore a Campaign for Kids button showing three small stylized figures with their arms outstretched. "A lot of grown-ups don't want to listen to kids," said Latonya, a confident girl who said her father had taught her to act on her beliefs. "But we live in these communities, and we've got a lot to say." Latonya, who was among the first 10 to sign up to address the legislators, got her chance to be heard. "We need more programs for single mothers who have no place to go," she said, standing at the lectern with no notes. "We need money for programs so kids will stop selling drugs and ending up in jail." Makeesha Bray could hardly be seen over the lectern as she read her one-line speech. "More parents should be involved" in supporting the Carver Center, which she attends, Makeesha said. 'Youth Must Come First' Jeremy Kraut delivered a polished speech, which drew sustained applause. "My generation is not a top priority," said the White Plains High School ninth grader. "Westchester County must take action now to stop pregnancies and present feasible alternatives to experimentation with alcohol and narcotics. Put any political feelings aside. Youth must come first." Gregory Griffin pleaded for a chance to prove himself in an employment program. "Internships don't demand a lot of money," said Gregory, who wore a suit and tie. Other young people spoke on behalf of AIDS education, more after-school recreational activities and staffed youth centers offering counseling and education programs. Similar Programs Established Then Kenneth Whitney, an adult volunteer with the Nepperhan Community Center in Yonkers, spoke. "I was once in trouble with the law myself," said Mr. Whitney, who now works as a general contractor. Motioning toward the children listening in quiet rows behind the legislators, he said, "We can look out for the clouds over their heads now, or it will be raining all their lives." An official fund earmarked for children would not set a precedent in the United States, said Mildred Kibrick, a member of the County Youth Board. She said San Francisco and several Florida counties have such programs. But, she told the legislators, "Westchester County would be among the first to guarantee" that children are not lost in a din of louder demands. Mr. Keith said, "It is clear if you listened to those kids that we must do something." While many people were concerned about the growth of gangs, he added, these young people were "reaching out." "While we are concerned about youth violence, we have to be more concerned about intervention," Mr. Keith added. "The kids are saying, 'We need some help.' I'd rather pay now than pay for a new jail cell." Resource Book Available A 246-page resource book called "The Westchester Children's Data Book: Volume I" is available for $19.95, plus $3 postage from the Children's Institute of the Dyson College of Arts and Sciences, Pace University, 20A Miller Hall, Bedford Road, Pleasantville 10570. Published by the institute this year, the work is a collaboration of the institute, the Westchester Children's Association, the Westchester Community Foundation and the Westchester County Youth Bureau. Photos: Michael Piraino, above, executive director of the Westchester Children's Association, speaking with youths before they met with members of Board of Legislators in White Plains. Below, youngsters preparing their statements.; Teen-ager tutoring child at Mount Vernon Boys and Girls Club. Program would be expanded with additional funds. (Photographs by Roberta Hershenson for The New York Times)

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Earthquake Recovery Minister Gerry Brownlee can claim to share fame with American President Barack Obama. A mural featuring Mr Brownlee's likeness has appeared in the Creative Corner at the New Brighton Mall in a protest taking a swipe at the unbridled powers of the Canterbury Earthquake Recovery Authority. Christchurch art student Bex Gibbs' designed a poster based on a classic Barack Obama campaign poster for the Democracy Rally last December. Now she and fellow artist Richard Pops-Baker have come up with a larger version that is bringing some smiles to the city's hardest hit eastern red zone residents. Ms Gibbs, a former primary school teacher now studying art, is a member of pro-democracy group Suffrajests whose aim is to highlight issues in a fun way. "We pull political pranks and try to make protest fun," she said. The mural is based on a stylised stencil portrait of President Obama by artist Shepard Fairey that became a widely recognised symbol of his 2008 election campaign. "People have said they really like it," Mr Gibbs said. "On one level they recognise Gerry Brownlee and on another level they can understand it's based on the Obama poster." Ms Gibbs admits Mr Brownlee has been "the butt of most of my protests". "I figure he doesn't go to the east side very often, so I doubt that he's seen it." A spokesman for Mr Brownlee said the minister would make no comment.

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POW/MIA event raises awareness about missing military Published: Friday, June 28, 2013 at 5:20 p.m. Last Modified: Friday, June 28, 2013 at 5:20 p.m. POW/MIA advocacy groups held a ceremony Friday morning at the Ocala-Marion County Veterans Memorial Park highlighting the plight of unaccounted-for members of the U.S. armed services. The event also marked the fourth year of the captivity of U.S. Army Sgt. Bowe Robert Bergdahl, who was captured in Afghanistan on June 30, 2009. Numerous events are scheduled nationwide this weekend to show support for the Bergdahl family. On Friday morning, several members of the Honor-Release-Return group, formerly Rolling Thunder Chapter 6, stood along the intersection of Northeast 25th Avenue and East Silver Springs Boulevard holding signs stating "Four Years Too Long for Sgt. Bergdahl" and "What If Bowe Was Your Son?" "We are trying to raise awareness. Several people leaned out of their car windows and said they didn't even know about Sgt. Bergdahl," said Kathryn McLaughlin, 51, a board member of The Ride Home, the parent organization of Honor-Release-Return. "I do this because my family has a history of military service reaching back to the signing of the Declaration of Independence, and they all got home OK. We wouldn't have the freedoms to do this if not for our soldiers." According to information provided by Honor-Release-Return, Bergdahl was taken captive in the Paktika province of Afghanistan. It is believed he is being held in Pakistan by the Haqqani network. He has escaped and been recaptured twice. A letter was recently received by his family, which they have confirmed as being in his handwriting. A formal ceremony Friday, attended by Amvets 19, Rolling Thunder chapters from Gainesville and Tampa, the U.S. Military Veterans Motorcycle Club/Stonecold Chapter of Marion County and Ocala Police Chief Greg Graham, opened with comments from Marion County Veterans Service Officer Jeffrey Askew and a prayer by Brady Owens VFW Post Commander James Curley Sr. McLaughlin and Randy West, with Honor-Release-Return, recited a roll call of U.S. POW/MIA figures: 73,661 from World War II; 7,910 from the Korean War; 1,645 from the Vietnam War; 126 from the Cold War Era, six from Desert Storm, and Bergdahl. Davis Reeve read a moving rendition of the "POW missing man table" as seven members of his U.S. Military Veterans chapter put symbolic items on a small table. "The white table cloth indicates the purity of intent of the soldier to serve their county; the rose indicates blood of the soldier," Reeve said as he described the items, which included a Bible and a wreath set by park volunteers Tom Cochran and his son Vincent, 12. Reeve said he had encountered people "who did not know that POW meant prisoner of war and MIA means missing in action." At the close of the event, McLaughlin encouraged increased support for all POW/MIAs and Bergdahl, who is from Hailey, Idaho. Jeff Gunter, Hailey Chief of Police, has been a Bergdahl family friend for 20 years. "Bowe was 23 when he was captured and is 27 now. He loves the outdoors, sailing and he's very athletic," Gunter said in a phone interview. Karen Bossick, a freelance writer with the Times-News of Twin Falls, Idaho, has spent time with Jani and Bob Bergdahl, Bowe's parents. "Jani and Bob have been trying to learn everything they can about the people of Afghanistan. I've seen Jani attend talks by photographers and writers who have been through Afghanistan. Bob has learned the language and set his clock to Afghanistan time so he can be with his son in thought and spirit," Bossick wrote in an email. She said the family relies upon "faith in God." Bergdahl family spokesman Tim Marsano said by phone that the family is "cautiously optimistic" with talks of a prisoner trade. A June 20 CBS/AP report recounts an AP interview with Taliban spokesman Shaheen Suhail, indicating the "Afghan Taliban are ready to hand over (Bergdahl) … in exchange for five of their senior operatives being held at the Guantanamo Bay prison." Rep. Rich Nugent, whose district includes Marion County, entered a resolution in the House of Representatives, which was discussed at the Ocala event by his chief of staff Justin Grabelle. "We affirm no member of the uniformed services will be left behind. We make this sacred promise to those we can never thank enough," Grabelle read from the resolution. In a phone interview, Nugent said he has three sons, two of whom have served in Iraq and one who served in Iraq and Afghanistan. "I introduced the resolution to be sure to keep visibility on Bergdahl and the issue of our POW/MIAs and be sure we do all we can to secure their return," he said. Sen. Bill Nelson also commented on the event via email: "I know the administration and Defense Department are working tirelessly to get Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl home to America, and I support their efforts." At the close of Friday's event McLaughlin said, "83,000 American families go to bed wondering what happened to their loved one who is a POW/MIA." Reader comments posted to this article may be published in our print edition. All rights reserved. This copyrighted material may not be re-published without permission. Links are encouraged.

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Tackling mental ill-health of the working-age population is becoming a key issue for labour market and social policies in OECD countries. OECD governments increasingly recognise that policy has a major role to play in keeping people with mental ill-health in employment or bringing those outside of the labour market back to it, and in preventing mental illness. This report on Switzerland is the fifth in a series of reports looking at how the broader education, health, social and labour market policy challenges identified in Sick on the Job? Myths and Realities about Mental Health and Work (OECD, 2012) are being tackled in a number of OECD countries. It concludes that the Swiss system is well resourced to address the challenges in various policy fields; that due the involvemnet of a large number of stakeholders much needed policy coordination across different sectors is a difficult task; and that a stronger mental health focus is required in Switzerland's health, social and labour market policies. Switzerland needs to do more to help people with mental disorders find a job or stay in work, according to a new OECD report. Many jurisdictions around the world are trying to retain or increase the share of cycling in urban traffic in order to benefit from the many health and transport efficiency benefits. Safety is a key concern and should be accounted for in these policies. This report of the International Transport Forum's Cycling Safety Working Group monitors international trends in cycling, safety and policy, and explores options that may help decision makers design safe environments for cycling. Key messages relate to strategic goal-setting for cycling policy and managing crash risks while increasing health benefits. The report also discusses how to better capture crash and bicycle usage statistics. The safety impacts of a wide range of pro-cycling measures are examined in detail. Sweden’s health and elderly care systems deserve their reputation as being among the best in the world. Yet an ageing population with growing chronic conditions and requiring more complex health services are testing Sweden’s ability to continue delivering high-quality care, according to a new OECD report. English, PDF, 377kb Life expectancy has increased in the United States over the past decades, but less rapidly than in other OECD countries. This is due to gaps in health insurance coverage and proper primary care, poorer health-related behaviours and poor living conditions for a significant proportion of the U.S. population, according to a new OECD report. English, PDF, 312kb Health spending has fallen in the United Kingdom in 2010 and 2011 for the first time since the 1970s, according to a new OECD report. Health at a Glance 2013 says that spending in real terms per capita fell by 1.1% in 2011, following a 2.5% decline in 2010. English, PDF, 233kb Mexico needs serious investment in prevention programmes to address its massive, and still rising, obesity rate, according to a new OECD report. English, PDF, 412kb Japan has good health outcomes and has rapidly increased its spending on health care in recent years. It now needs to focus on improving efficiency of its health system in order to continue delivering high-quality care while containing costs, according to a new OECD report. English, PDF, 346kb Health spending per capita in real terms fell by 2% in Italy in 2011, and is estimated to have fallen by a further 0.4% in 2012. Spending per capita also fell in 10 other European countries between 2009 and 2011, following the recession and the need for fiscal consolidation, according to a new OECD report. English, PDF, 519kb Australians continue to enjoy one of the highest levels of health across the developed world but need to address Australia’s growing obesity problem, according to a new OECD report.

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Spooktacular St Louis and Haunted Alton It's after 11 PM and I'm sitting in bed in the Lavender Suite at the Lemp Mansion B& B. It's reported to be a truly haunted house and I'm feeling appropriately terrified. For three days I'm investigating, exploring, and experiencing the spooky doings and haunted places in St. Louis, Missouri and Alton, Illinois. But this place is by far the spookiest. St. Louis, Missouri History is There For the HauntingCertainly there's enough history in the Gateway City to bring out the ghosts. Although founded by French traders in 1764, the area was originally inhabited by a people known mainly for their huge earthen structures (giving St. Louis an early nick name of Mound City). The fate of these builders in unknown but the location of the city, at the confluence of the Mississippi and Missouri rivers, made it a crucial port for the French who named the city for Louis IX. After that the city went Spanish, then French again until finally Napoleon sold the Louisiana Territory to President Thomas Jefferson in 1803. The city was also the point of departure for the famous Lewis and Clark expedition in 1804. Its location made it a popular port and diverse neighborhoods soon sprung up along the rivers. When the Civil War started, St. Louis in Missouri became the site of several prisons, including the Gratiot Street Military Prison operated by the Union army. Gratiot held Confederate prisoners of war, spies, civilians suspected of disloyalty, and even Federal soldiers. From there, though, most Confederate POWs were moved to Alton, Illinois 25 miles down the Mississippi river. Death came from bad food, contaminated water, and nonexistent sanitary conditions. Plus, small pox exacerbated by overcrowding - 1200 was the maximum number but at times the census reached 2000 people all kept in tiny cells. On the other side of the story, St. Louis was also a large slave market with the courthouse as one of the major centers. In the pre Civil War years the steps of the courthouse once held hooks where the men and women were chained in their irons as they waited to be sold. This place, too, is said to be haunted in the silence of the night with the cries of the enslaved echoing throughout the building. Of course, there was also Dred Scott, the St. Louis slave who sued for his freedom (with his wife Harriet) in the St. Louis Circuit Court. Eleven years later the U.S. Supreme Court issued its sad landmark decision declaring that Scott was to remain a slave. He died of tuberculosis in 1858, set free only one year earlier by his then "owners." According to Dred Scott archives at Washington State University Dred Scott's body was moved to an unmarked grave in Section 1, Lot No. 177, Calvary Cemetery, in north St. Louis County. In 1957 a marker was placed on Dred Scott's grave which reads: "Dred Scott born about 1799 died Sept. 17,1858. Dred Scott subject of the decision of the Supreme Court of the United States in 1857 which denied citizenship to the Negro, voided the Missouri Compromise Act, became one of the events that resulted in the Civil War" A Haunting TourOne way to experience the spooky history of St. Louis is through one of the organized ghostly tours. Our tour with Holly and Jill of Ghostride Tours started quietly with a dinner in the haunted and lovely Feasting Fox restaurant (you'll love their sausages). Although there was not a non-corporeal sight to be seen on our tour, there were tantalizing stories. The spookiest was the tale we heard outside Alexian Brothers Hospital - the site of the 1949 exorcism that gave rise to the famed book The Exorcist. The story is both murky, and chilling and the room in which the rite took place was locked for many years, until the wing was torn down and ultimately became a parking lot. Father Walter Halloran, a Jesuit Roman Catholic priest who assisted in the exorcism of a 13-year-old boy kept a diary of his experiences. We stared through the cyclone fencing and wondered. (Note: For another view of possession see CSIcop.org. Moreover, according to Company, a quarterly magazine of the U.S. Jesuits "Fr Halloran would not presume that the boy's actions were caused by demonic possession. I've withheld judgment," he said." The Haunted MansionNext, primed to be terrified, we headed to Lemp Mansion, a B& B known for its supernatural shenanigans. The Lemp family made their money in beer, working their way from small grocers to brew pub, to beer baron. Wealth did not, however, make for happiness. Early deaths and suicides littered the family history. But it was William Lemp Jr (known as Billy in some circles) who was, by most accounts, just plain mean. He had a taste for fooling around, divorced his wife Lillian with a nasty battle of charges, and was said to have locked his son born with Downs Syndrome in the attic. He finally killed himself in 1922. I stayed in the Lavender Suite named after Lillian and her taste for all things lavender. I will confess that the bedroom wasn't too bad but the bathroom creeped me out - partially because it cried out for a good cleaning and some repair work. But, it's the only bathroom I've ever encountered which seemed to generate its own stiff cold breeze with no windows open and no fan. None. The next morning over breakfast we all discussed their evening experiences. "Did you hear all that noise last night?" asked one member of the family who stayed across the hall. "Around midnight there was lots of walking back and forth and what sounded like silverware being rattled. "Not from me," I replied. Nor did I hear any noises. But then, it would have had to get pretty loud to be heard over the traffic sounds from the freeway which ran under my window. Later, discussing it with someone more knowledgeable about the ghostly doings I learned two fairly horrifying pieces of information. First is that one of the spirits who haunt the mansion is known to have a predilection for moving silverware. And the second, that the spirit of Billy Lemp shares with his corporeal version an interest in watching women in the bathroom, including the one associated with my bedroom. Alton, IllinoisFor supernatural Civil War history Alton, just over the Mississippi River is replete with ghostly sightings. One of the most affecting stops of our tour, led by Gary Hawkins of Haunted Alton, was the haunting history of the Civil War and the deplorable conditions of their prison. Built to hold 256 cells, at one time over 1200 prisoners men up to four people in a 4 foot x 7 foot cell. Their cries were said to have been heard in the neighborhood. Today all that remains of the prison is a bit of stone wall. A marker designates the tumbling down portion of a cellblock. The land itself has become a park. You can find it near the intersection of Broadway and William Our tour continued along Hop Hollow Road, a small rural route overhung with trees. But the bucolic feel hides a gruesome history. It was along this road that the bodies of the POWs who died of small pox was carried along the road to the Confederate Soldiers' Cemetery. Or perhaps simply dumped alongside the road. Although the trench graves were to be marked, the wooden stakes used as markers soon deteriorated and their graves soon became unmarked. In 1905 the United Daughters of the Confederacy lobbied the government for a marker memorial for the long gone soldiers. The 40 foot high granite column completed in 1909. It's located at Rozier St. (2 blocks west of State Street.) There is, of course, little to mark the graves and the passing of the men, women, and children who died enslaved, but in one of those karmic moments, on the edge of the site of the prison is a building that now houses the Madison County Urban League. It is said that a Confederate general lurks in the basement, most displeased by the outcome of the war. I asked our guide why Alton might have so much supernatural activity. "It's the limestone" he replied. "It has the ability to hold the psychic energy and emotional history." The area is rich with limestone and many of the structures reused old limestone blocks in their foundation. In fact, the stone blocks of the torn down prison have been used throughout Alton. As a result there are orbs and spirits and even pieces of events replayed like bits of a ghostly video, or spectral hologram. Despite taking photographs everywhere I went there was only one place where I caught a spectral image - the lovely, historic and haunted McPike Mansion. The ghost said to live in this gorgeous Victorian being restored by Sharyn and George Luedke is that of a previous owner, Paul Laichinger who bought the house in 1925 and lived there until he died in 1945. Laichinger was said to have loved that house and folks suggest that his benign spirit remains there simply because he doesn't wish to leave. Snapping a few images just seconds apart in time one picture shows a small but definite orb. Images taken before and after show no such light, nor does it have the geometric pattern typical of a lens flare. Whatever the explanation, there are plenty of chilling experiences in Haunted Alton and Spooktacular St. Louis. And frankly, next time I have the opportunity to stay in a truly haunted house, I think I'll opt for the hotel down the road instead. For more information on St. Louis, Missouri visit ExploreStLouis.com And for Alton, Illinois visit VisitAlton.com If you want to read more about haunted Alton, Tory Taylor, author of the Haunted Illinois series of books has one devoted to Alton called (appropriately enough) Haunted Alton: History and Hauntings of the Riverbend Region

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OHSU Researcher Named to National Academy of Sciences 04/27/10 Portland, Ore. Oregon Health & Science University researcher Eric Gouaux, Ph.D., today was named a member of the National Academy of Sciences. Being elected to the NAS is one of the highest honors in science. As part of the NAS, members act as scientific advisers to the government. They are considered the nation's top experts in their fields; all volunteer their time to study specific concerns. The results of their deliberations have inspired some of America's most significant and lasting efforts to improve the health, education, and welfare of the population. Gouaux is a senior scientist within the OHSU Vollum Institute, which houses a group of researchers conducting basic science studies aimed at developing new treatments for neurological and psychiatric diseases. He also is a Howard Hughes Medical Institute Investigator. Gouaux’s lab specifically focuses on communications between brain cells (neurons) and the specific cell structures that are involved. Last year Gouaux and colleagues published a significant breakthrough in the journal Nature: a detailed map of a brain cell glutamate receptor. These receptors play a key role in memory formation and daily activity in the brain. When these receptors malfunction, they can also play a role in diseases such as Alzheimer’s and epilepsy. By obtaining an understanding of how these receptors work, it is hoped that new treatments can be developed. The National Academy of Sciences is a private organization of scientists and engineers dedicated to the furtherance of science and its use for the general welfare. It was established in 1863 by a congressional act of incorporation signed by Abraham Lincoln that calls on the academy to act as an official adviser to the federal government, upon request, in any matter of science or technology. Gouaux is one of 72 new members and 18 foreign associates from 14 countries recognized today for their distinguished and continuing achievements in original research. The election was held during the 147th annual meeting of the academy. Those elected today bring the total number of active members to 2,097. Oregon Health & Science University now is home to five distinguished members of the National Academy of Sciences; four are senior scientists in the Vollum Institute. In addition to Gouaux, they include: Wolfard Almers, Ph.D., adjunct professor of biochemistry and molecular biology, OHSU School of Medicine, and a Vollum researcher who was elected in 2006. Brian Druker, M.D., director of the OHSU Knight Cancer Institute, JELD-WEN Chair of Leukemia Research, and a Howard Hughes Medical Institute Investigator, was elected to the National Academy of Sciences in 2007. Richard Goodman, M.D., Ph.D., director of the OHSU Vollum Institute, professor of cell and developmental biology, and medicine, OHSU School of Medicine, was elected to the academy in 2002. Gail Mandel, Ph.D., senior scientist at the Oregon Health & Science University Vollum Institute and a Howard Hughes Medical Institute Investigator, was elected to the academy in 2008 View today’s press announcement by the National Academy of Sciences for a full list of newly announced members. Oregon Health & Science University is the state's only health and research university, and Oregon's only academic health center. OHSU is Portland's largest employer and the fourth largest in Oregon (excluding government). OHSU's size contributes to its ability to provide many services and community support activities not found anywhere else in the state. It serves patients from every corner of the state, and is a conduit for learning for more than 3,400 students and trainees. OHSU is the source of more than 200 community outreach programs that bring health and education services to every county in the state.

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Scientists have engineered a microchip coated with blood vessel cells to learn more about the conditions under which nanoparticles accumulate in the plaque-filled arteries of patients with atherosclerosis – the underlying cause of myocardial infarction and stroke. In the research, microchips were coated with a thin layer of endothelial cells, which make up the interior surface of blood vessels. In healthy blood vessels, endothelial cells act as a barrier to keep foreign objects out of the bloodstream. However, at sites prone to atherosclerosis, the endothelial barrier breaks down, allowing things to move in and out of arteries that shouldn’t. In a new study, nanoparticles were able to cross the endothelial cell layer on the microchip under conditions that mimic the permeable layer in atherosclerosis. The results on the microfluidic device correlated well with nanoparticle accumulation in the arteries of an animal model with atherosclerosis, demonstrating the device’s capability to help screen nanoparticles and optimize their design. “It’s a simple model – a microchip, not cell culture dish – which means that a simple endothelialized microchip with microelectrodes can show some important predictions of what’s happening in a large animal model,” said YongTae (Tony) Kim, an assistant professor in bioengineering in the George W. Woodruff School of Mechanical Engineering at the Georgia Institute of Technology. This work represents a multidisciplinary effort of researchers that are collaborating within the Program of Excellence in Nanotechnology funded by the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, the National Institutes of Health (NIH). The team includes researchers at the David H. Koch Institute for Integrative Cancer Research at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, the Academic Medical Center in Amsterdam, Kyushu Institute of Technology in Japan, the Boston University School of Medicine, and Harvard Medical School. “This is a wonderful example of developing a novel nanotechnology approach to address an important medical problem,” says Robert Langer, the David H. Koch Institute Professor at MIT, who is renowned for his work in tissue engineering and drug delivery. Kim and Langer teamed up with researchers from the Icahn school in New York – Mark Lobatto, co-lead author works in the laboratories of Willem Mulder, an expert in cardiovascular nanomedicine, and Zahi Fayad, the director of Mount Sinai’s Translational and Molecular Imaging Institute. The researchers hope that their microchip can accelerate the nanomedicine development process by better predicting therapeutic nanoparticles’ performance in larger animal models, such as rabbits. Such a complementary in vitro model would save time and money and require fewer animals. Few nanoparticle-based drug delivery systems have been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), Kim says. The entire process of developing one nanomedicine platform can take 15 years to go from idea to synthesis to testing in vitro to testing in vivo to approval. “That’s a frustrating process,” Kim states. “Often what works in cell culture dishes doesn’t work in animal models.” To help speed up nanomedicine research by improving the predictive capabilities of in vitro testing, Kim and colleagues designed their microchip to mimic what goes on in the body better than what is currently possible through routine cell culture. “In the future, we can make microchips that are much more similar to what’s going on in animal models, or even human beings, compared to the conventional cell culture dish studies,” Kim states. Georgia Institute of Technology Photo credit: YongTae (Tony) Kim/PNAS.

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According to Birds of North America there are four foraging methods used by Red-breasted Mergansers which are Cooperative Herding, Individual Search, Shallow Diving and Deep Diving. Even though there is a pair of birds in the image above they are using the Individual Search method which involves swimming continuously with the head submerged while searching for prey. These two birds were in a shallow lagoon at the north beach of Fort De Soto County Park. This Red-breasted Merganser was photographed as it foraged in the Gulf of Mexico also using the Individual Search method but seemed to be caught unawares when a rather large wave came up to the bird. Not the best image as far as getting eye contact from my subject but I can see the eye and I am fairly certain the bird could see me too. In my observations of Red-breasted Mergansers foraging I noticed that they foraged for long periods of time and their activity level was high and that they would often take a small break while foraging to briefly look around. Perhaps that was to make sure there were no predators in the area. After a lengthy period of foraging I also noticed that Red-breasted Mergansers would climb out of the water to rest. I photographed this resting Red-breasted Merganser on the shoreline of the Gulf of Mexico at Fort De Soto’s north beach. I was able to belly crawl up to the merganser without disturbing it. One other foraging behavior I saw and do not see mentioned at BNA is that Red-breasted Mergansers would follow Reddish Egrets who were actively foraging and then would capture prey that the egrets scattered towards them. The Reddish Egrets paid the Red-breasted Mergansers very little attention if any at all but the mergansers seemed to benefit from the feeding activity of the egrets. In a way it is a form of Cooperative Herding but the mergansers are using the Reddish Egret to do the herding. Soon I should be seeing Red-breasted Mergansers here in Utah and I hope that I will see and photograph more of their foraging behaviors.

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Luxembourg – A Fairy Tale State Strategically situated where the borders of Belgium, France and Germany meet, Luxembourg was able to extract heavy tolls on traders moving between her neighbors in times gone by - and so became immensely wealthy and able to build the mighty castles that preserved the nation's independence. There is much of interest, even though the tiny country measures only eighty two by fifty seven kilometers. Many tourists enter from the north through the lush hills and valleys that merge into ancient forested landscapes. Further south are steep vineyards with rivers and villages below, and in between lay undulating farmlands dotted with fairytale castles. As might be expected, the foods of Luxembourg are heavily influenced by French and German tastes. Meals to definitely try include judd mat gaardebounen (smoked pork, potatoes and broad beans in a creamy sauce) and ferkelsrippchen (deliciously grilled spareribs). You can wash these down with one of the popular local beers, or choose from the range of locally produced fruity white and sparkling wines for which the region is famous. Climate and Weather Luxembourg enjoys a temperate climate with warm summers and cold winters. Spring is a great time to see the flowers, although the weather only really starts to warm up in May as the people ready themselves for summer festivals and outdoor candlelit dinners. Wine buffs may prefer fall as this is the time for bringing in the grape harvest and the folksy celebrations that follow. What to See and Do There is a great deal to see and do in this fascinating country. Here are a few of the most popular must-visit destinations: Luxembourg is a dramatically situated city of legendary beauty positioned on a high cliff overlooking steep valleys and deep gorges. The best way to discover the city is by wandering through the cobbled streets in the old town that lead to architectural treasures like the Chemin de Corniche. You are never far away from the romantic countryside either, which you can reach by following one of the many bridges and viaducts. Along the way, you will see a myriad of turrets and towers, and when you get tired and hungry, you can pop into a fine restaurant with a view to die for. As mediaeval towns go, there are few places to beat the vibrant sophisticated town of Echternach. You can stay in a castle, explore the ancient basilica, hike or cycle the forests, or join in the dancing at one of the festivals in honor of Saint Willibrord, the Anglo-Saxon Monk who founded the town in the seventh century when he began building his Abbey. Vianden, with its perfectly restored mediaeval castle set in forests and veiled in mist is the very essence of Luxembourg. As you stroll along the battlements or explore the forests far below it is not all that impossible to believe that dragons once roamed this place while jousting knights vied for the attention of a beautiful princess. Luxembourg is truly a great place to soak up what is for many the true essence of Europe. It is also a vibrant modern country with superb places to stay and some of the finest restaurants around. Overlook Luxembourg and you will regret it forever.

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Area: 181,035 sq km Fertile, forest-covered state of southwest Indo-China on the Mekong River. Population: 15,053,112 Annual Growth: 1.66% Capital: Phnom Penh Official language: Khmer Languages: 25 All languages Largest Religion: Buddhist |Religion||Pop %||Ann Gr| An open door for ministry remains, although some limitations are in place. The great suffering of Cambodians in the past has been transformed into great responsiveness to the gospel as many and diverse ministries see sustained fruit. The scars of the terrible genocide of 1975-79 remain evident. Nearly two million were killed, over 60,000 lost life or limb to landmines and most of the population over age 30 need deep healing from the trauma of their losses and suffering. Pray for: a) Justice to be seen to be done regarding those who perpetrated the crimes. International tribunals face difficulty in bringing the Cambodian government/judiciary on board with the justice process, and the culture of corruption and impunity still holds sway. The beginning of Khmer Rouge trials should assist in this process. b) Healing for the deep psychological wounds. Many cope with the trauma through detachment and suppression of trauma, some by inflicting pain on others. Pray that counselling and the Holy Spirit might bring true restoration. c) A government that seeks the good of all, and is worthy of the trust of the people. Violence, manipulation, graft and selfishness hitherto have been the rule. The situation is so ingrained and endemic on every level that it must be torn out by the roots. For an additional 6 Challenges for Prayer see Operation World book, CD-ROM, or DVD-ROM. The Operation World book, CD-ROM, and DVD-ROM provide far more information and fuel for prayer for the people of Cambodia.

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MEXICO CITY—The Mexican Senate has approved a sweeping reform of the country’s energy sector that would open the underperforming state-run oil company to foreign investment — a move that supporters say could boost a stagnant economy and bolster President Enrique Peña Nieto's assertions that he is leading Mexico through a time of profound transformation. The vote to approve the bill came at 11:55 p.m. Tuesday, after nine hours of debate on the Senate floor, and as leftist opponents, who argue that the reform amounts to “selling the Fatherland,” used stones and hammers to beat furiously upon tall metal barricades surrounding the Senate building. Among other things, the legislation would alter the Mexican constitution to allow major foreign oil companies to drill for oil and take a cut of the crude produced, as opposed to simply sharing profits in such ventures, as Peña Nieto’s party had originally proposed in August. Such “production sharing” arrangements are important to big oil companies because they often own their own refineries and tend to prefer the simplicity of taking oil directly from the well-head to the refinery. But the idea of foreigners taking a cut of Mexican oil is a sensitive matter. The oil industry here was nationalized in 1938 with great fanfare after what were perceived as exploitative practices by British and U.S. oil companies. Though production has been declining in recent years, Mexico’s abundant oil and gas resources remain a great source of national pride and a key source of government funding: Pemex, as the national oil company is known, currently supplies about a third of the federal government's income. The legislation will not change the part of the Mexican constitution that declares the nation to be the owner of subsurface oil and gas. But Dolores Padierna, a senator with the leftist Party of the Democratic Revolution, noted on the Senate floor that with a production-sharing contract, “at the mouth of the well, the private oil company will be the owner of a percentage of the production.” Energy industry experts have been surprised that the bill contains this and many other elements that could make private industry keen to jump back into the Mexican oil game. Though Peña Nieto has overseen the passage of a number of reforms during his one year in office, some, like his education and fiscal reform packages, have been criticized as overly watered-down by political bargaining. The energy bill that was approved by the Senate incorporates numerous proposals first introduced by the conservative National Action Party. To become law, it must be approved by Mexico’s lower house of Congress, and then by the state legislatures. Pro-reform forces contend that foreign companies will be key to helping Mexico reverse its declining production numbers. Two gigantic shallow-water oil wells are running dry, but the country needs outside expertise and investment, experts say, to extract oil from more technically demanding deepwater wells and shale deposits. “The bottom line is that it’s the end of an era, really, if this goes through,” said Tim Samples, a University of Georgia business professor who has been following the reform effort closely. “If this goes through, it will be a sea change for Mexico’s energy industry.” Twitter: @richardfaussetCopyright © 2015, Orlando Sentinel

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W. Wang, A.E. Chiou, G.J. Sonek, and M.W. Berns In 1969, Ashkin demonstrated that two counter-propagating focused laser beams form a stable 3-D trap for small dielectric spheres (see Fig. 1a). In 1985, a stable single-beam gradient optical trap (see Fig. 1b) was successfully demonstrated. Since then, optical laser traps in both dual- and single-beam geometries have been developed and used extensively for sample micromanipulation and force transduction. Access to the full text of this article is restricted. In order to view this article please log in.

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In a dim, basement-level living room, Eunice Mathis Wiggins sits among framed family photos. At 91 years old, Wiggins’s eyesight is failing, but her memory forms a clear picture of the past. That’s why Amy Ammons Garza — who, like Wiggins, is a native of this corner of North Carolina — is here. With a microphone in hand, Garza records a few minutes of the Qualla woman’s story — a piece of a life that might otherwise be forgotten. Soon it will air on the radio program “Stories of Mountain Folk.” Wiggins’s thick, round accent invites listeners to lean in a little closer. As she speaks, the hills of Cullowhee, Tuckasegee, and Whittier come into view. She recalls walking to school and “slipping off” to collect chestnuts along the way. Moving from one home to another, belongings piled in a covered wagon towed by a single horse. Scavenging the Appalachian hillside “back-a-thar” for medicinal roots as a girl, and as a teen, teaching Sunday school classes to loggers from a nearby camp. Garza, a storyteller, writer, and lover of all things Appalachia, has listened to stories like this for decades, in between spinning her own tales of mountain life and growing up in Tuckasegee. The stories share a common thread of hard work, food grown on the land, perseverance, and creativity. Garza and her sister, Doreyl Ammons Cain, co-founded Catch the Spirit of Appalachia (CSA) 23 years ago. In addition to directing various heritage festivals and educational programs throughout western North Carolina, the Sylva-based nonprofit now produces “Stories of Mountain Folk.” The hour-long radio program showcases oral narratives that detail traditions, events, and life stories of mountain people. Artists, farmers, and musicians are favorites, but the program also includes black Appalachian culture, Cherokee history, and mountain folklore. “We are here to honor and preserve the people who live in Appalachia, to hold local memory in place, and honor our creative spirit,” Garza says. “We’ve heard so many wonderful stories of bravery.” A favorite: a woman who spent years selling eggs and vegetables to local workers. She stuffed the money she made in her stocking until one day, 100 acres went up for sale for the taxes owed on it, $180. “She paid for the land with her chicken money,” Cain says. “I just love that story.” “Stories of Mountain Folk” airs on the local AM radio station WRGC Jackson County Radio 540 every Saturday at 9 a.m., and each episode is archived at Western Carolina University’s Hunter Library. Storytelling has always been a part of Garza’s life. “Stories of Mountain Folk” reminds her of the wreaths she and Cain used to make with their grandmother. Their grandmother would cut Dennison crepe paper into petals, then piece the petals together into rosebuds, which they tucked into grapevine with some shiny laurel leaves. Then on Decoration Day, they took the wreaths to the graveyard where their ancestors were buried. “Making those wreaths, we learned to respect those in our family — those who are living and those who are gone,” Garza says. “‘Stories of Mountain Folk’ is like those crepe paper roses,” she says. “Each story is a rose, each program is an honored wreath, placed in the archives for eternity.” Current “Stories of Mountain Folk” programs can be found at storiesofmountainfolk.com.

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The figure will join a long list of luminaries standing around the buildings representing the world’s oldest parliamentary democracy. The area has no less than 12 statues immortalising figures from domestic and foreign history, among them distinguished British prime ministers like Benjamin Disraeli and Winston Churchill and international figures like Abraham Lincoln and Nelson Mandela. One of the main objections has been whether public funds should be used for such a venture. After all, there’s already a statue of Gandhi at Tavistock Square, just two miles from Parliament. Another objection is whether Britain does not have an icon from its own history to instal a statue of? Is there no room to honour the Chartists, the Anti-Corn Law League or the Tolpuddle Martyrs in a space where Sir Robert Peel, after whom London’s police officers are called Bobbies, has been remembered with a statue? But despite these darkly comical shenanigans of some protesting groups, at least one serious point was being raised: in India and beyond, Gandhi’s sexual activities—his so-called experiments, about which he was characteristically candid—have been the cause of outrage and denial for decades. People like Dr Kusoom Vadgama, head of the Indo-British Heritage Trust, say it’s time Indians faced up to it and accept Gandhi’s unusual sexual experiments—his tests of celibacy, for example, which involved sleeping with women, among them his grandniece—for the distasteful and offensive behaviour that it is. She says, “We have been brainwashed to believe that Indian history begins and ends with Gandhi. I used to worship this man, I helped organise celebrations for him. But this repeated story about him is not the whole truth, and in light of the way Indian women are being treated in recent times, it seems downright offensive.” On the claims themselves—that Gandhi would sleep naked with teenage girls, often relatives, to test his celibacy—Vadgama, a lecturer and historian, makes no bones about what she believes. “How could a man like that lie naked with his grandniece and granddaughter to, in his own words, ‘test his celibacy’? Saying that, what if he failed and ended up having sex with them? Would that have been fine? I find it nauseating,” she says. “Gandhi was obsessed with sex and celibacy, yet the way he went about experimenting with it all was sick. I don’t have anything against sexual peccadilloes, when it comes to grown-ups—many great politicians in history had their own vices: John F. Kennedy, Gladstone and so on. But what Gandhi did was beyond that. I don’t care if he had an affair or flirted or slept with other grown women, that is a matter between adults—but what kind of man has that view of a child?” Jad Adams, author of Gandhi: Naked Ambition, has noted that because Gandhi was known to sleep between two girls at the same time, British soldiers had in fact crudely nicknamed him the “virgin sandwich”. Adams says, “Gandhi could only get away with it because, lawyer that he was, he defined sex specifically as vaginal penetration and if you didn’t do that, it wasn’t sex.” And more importantly, she says, what of the Indians—especially ones who were significant in Indo-British relations—who are not already represented? “We have so much Indian history, why must we be chained to this one person? Bal Gangadhar Tilak, Lala Har Dayal...why does it always come back to him?” she asks. “And this statue is coming up in front of the British Parliament, so why not have someone who actually served there? A genuine Indo-British parliamentarian like Dadabhai Naoroji? He was perhaps India’s greatest representative in Britain, and became an MP (in 1895, for the Liberal party, and he was the UK’s first Asian Member of Parliament). He is a symbol of Indo-British relations.” In response, Lord Bhikhu Parekh, hairman of the Gandhi Foundation, alled for a public discussion—asked people to remember that any statue would have to be of Gandhi as a political figure, and it must have nothing to do with his personal life—this alone would be appropriate. Parekh said. “I hope the statue will represent the political and not the religious Gandhi. Gandhi leading the Dandi march, and not Gandhi in meditation or prayer. It is this (political) Gandhi who shaped modern India and best fits into Parliament Square.” He added, “Gandhiji’s experiments in celibacy were undertaken with the full consent of women. What is more, he deeply respected women and brought them into public life on a much bigger scale than any leader of the world.” That is all well and good, but as Vadgama and many others have pointed out, the entire saga is borne of sycophancy anyway. The role reversal of British ministers opening their palms to be lined by arms contracts and IT investment is more the issue than Gandhi’s worth in metal. As the columnist Stephen Glover noted in that standard bearer for Middle England, the Daily Mail” “The statue is a cheap and cynical stunt by ministers with scant knowledge of history. What a crass link with Gandhi. For he was a pacifist who would have disapproved of the Indian air force having missiles at all.” By Saptarshi Ray in London Apropos the controversy over Gandhi’s statue at Westminster (Questions in Bronze, Sep 1), the people in the story give very funny arguments to support their views against the statue. Who are they? Professional complainers? It seems India has exported the entire ‘hurt sentiment’ bloc of its population to the UK! Dinesh Kumar, Chandigarh There are so many statues of Gandhi, and all of them are drab and boring. Who needs another? And wouldn’t the British establishment be tired of bending backwards to accommodate the claims of ex-colonials in their country, when no such right is given to British personalities in places like India? Gandhi has monopolised the India story too long; it’s time to give him a rest. Amin Dada, Agra Thank you to all those who have taken the trouble to read the article and share their thoughts. Out of the arguments made here, there are two that perhaps need answering. So here they go. 1. The first part of the article compares outcomes (relative percentages of population of the religions concerned) irrespective of the process that led to those outcomes - whether immigration, relatively faster population growth or conversions. This was for two reasons. One, to put the figure of 2.3 per cent in "numerical perspective", as the article itself explained. The second reason was that outcomes are ultimately what the crux of debate is about. The rest of the article in any case dealt with process - or conversions in this case, from both a contemporary and historical perspective. 2. Some commenters have tried to cast doubts on the reliability of Census 2001. Those who do this should bear in mind that Census 2001 was conducted by a BJP government. Considering the extreme importance that BJP gives to this issue, it would be reasonable to expect that IF it had perceived a problem with the methodology that was distorting the numbers, it would have fixed it. As the article mentioned, BJP or BJP-supported governments have been in power for 10 of the last 40 years, or about a quarter of the time, and the only reasonable conclusion one can arrive at is that any misreporting of numbers, real or perceived, would be marginal and hence, not of importance. To all other arguments made, my answer is the following: Please read the article again, with particular focus on the quotations of Vivekananda and Monier Williams, and the history of the missionary efforts in Bengal and their outcome. Gandhi had another obsession- enemas! He would suggest enemas to any and everybody for any ailment. Kasturba had plenty before she died. He himself suffered acute appendicitis when he was in Yerwada prison. He treated himself with enemas and declined treatment till it was quite late. At last he had to accept surgery when it became unbearble and therefore inevitable. On his consent, he was operated by a British district surgeon in those days of pre-antibiotics. It took a month or more before he recovered. It's a miracle that he survived the complications of late surgery.The biopsy reported pin worms in the appendix. I wonder what would have happened if he died of complications of the disease/surgery. How about "An alternate discription of Gandhi" by Wendy Doniger? >>>> "You are a shameless liar" >> "I did not expect anything else from you." That's one more lie! "You are a shameless liar" I did not expect anything else from you for you are braindead. If you have comprehension skills, go and read the Complete works on the Champaran incident and decide for yourself whether Gandhi was acting honestly. " That image of Congress changed in 1905-when Gandhi was nowhere in the picture." " That image of Congress changed in 1905-when Gandhi was nowhere in the picture." 1905 saw the partition of Bengal (a massive province comprising present day WB, Bangladesh, Bihar and several smaller states) along communal lines by Lord Curzon. This event saw the eruption of angry protests all over Bengal and the rise of the swadeshi movement. It also saw the rise of leaders like Lal, Bal and Pal but it took the political genius of Gandhiji to transform the character of the freedom struggle into a pan Indian movement embracing all regions, religions and castes. We at Outlookindia.com welcome feedback and your comments, including scathing criticism 1. Scathing, passionate, even angry critiques are welcome, but please do not indulge in abuse and invective. Our Primary concern is to keep the debate civil. We urge our users to try and express their disagreements without being disagreeable. Personal attacks are not welcome. No ad hominem please. 2. Please do not post the same message again and again in the same or different threads 3. Please keep your responses confined to the subject matter of the article you are responding to. 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3 Tips for On-Time Antibiotic Prophylaxis Kathleen Hall-Meyer, RN, MBA, CIC When antibiotic administration within 1 hour of surgery first became a Surgical Care Improvement Project (SCIP) measure in 2005, I remember thinking, "How easy is that?" We were fairly confident that our hospital was very successful with this measure until we decided to look at the numbers. After a 2-week data collection period, we learned that we weren't giving prophylactic antibiotics within 1 hour of incision in nearly 25% of our surgical cases. Do a little digging at your facility, and you may find similar lapses in compliance. Here are 3 strategies we've implemented to improve our performance.

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About Crime Stoppers Crime Stoppers is a partnership between the Community, the Media, and the Law Enforcement, whose mandate is to “Work Together to Solve and Prevent Crime”. The program is a community based, non-profit registered corporation, managed by a civilian volunteer board of directors. It is a crime information collection operation, which enables anyone with information about a crime, and who wishes to remain anonymous, to pass that information on to law enforcement through a neutral organization. The program works because of its unique partnership between the public, the media and law enforcement, working together to resolve community problems through the apprehension of criminals and prevention of crime. It is an effective partnership because everyone shares an equal role in solving crime. All effective law enforcement programs require the concern, active participation, and cooperation of the citizenry to succeed. No matter how well organized, equipped, energetic, or highly motivated a law enforcement agency may be, it can not function effectively without the cooperation and involvement of its community. Through the Crime Stoppers program, citizens become aware of the real impact of crime on the community and are continually encouraged to come forward with information that might aid in the solution of crimes. When people are motivated, for whatever reason, to assist police, their effectiveness increases while the opportunity for the criminal to escape detection decreases. In many cases, citizens do not come forward with information for fear of reprisal from the criminal and are consequently fearful of revealing their own true identity. Whatever the reason for this lack of involvement, it became necessary for a program or vehicle to be designed that addresses these reasons and encourages the citizen involvement. It was with this in mind that the “Crime Stoppers” program was developed. When a criminal case is not solved within a reasonable length of time, the investigative leads diminish. The trail becomes cold, evidence becomes unobtainable, and the crime becomes increasingly more difficult to solve. For this reason, most police department files contain many unsolved cases. When this occurs, a method is needed that will re-awaken public interest and will also call upon citizens for help in providing the needed information. Quite often, citizens witness all or part of a crime without being aware of what they have seen. Consequently, they unknowingly possess key information that could aid police in solving the crime. In order for the police to receive this vital information, the citizens must be made aware of the importance of the information they possess. The incident must be recalled to their attention and explain what information is needed by the police to solve the crime. All too often, citizens do not contact the police with information that could help solve a crime. Due to fear, they believe if they reveal their own identity then they would expose themselves or their families to acts of retaliation by the criminal. In most of these instances these citizens will not come forward with information. In order to share information with police, they must be assured they will be provided complete anonymity. If the police fail to provide this anonymity, the result is usually the loss of vital information due to the lack of willingness to cooperate. In other instances, citizens may not come forward with information because they lack the knowledge of how or whom to contact in the police organization. Once these citizens “work up the courage” to contact the police, they must be assured that whomever they talk to will be interested in, and respond to whatever information they relay. Otherwise, these citizens may call in once with information, but certainly will not call a second time if they are shuffled and transferred from one person or department to another. The Crime Stopper concept provides a method of overcoming these limitations and involving citizens in the solution of crime. Through the Crime Stoppers program, citizens who have knowledge of a specific crime are encouraged either for civic or monetary reasons to come forward to police. Through this program, the public is reminded that the police need their assistance to make the community a safer place to live. Crime Stoppers allows any citizen coming forward with information to remain completely anonymous. In this way, the citizen is assured that his identity will be protected and that any useful information relayed will be utilized. To effectively integrate the knowledge of the public, Crime Stoppers must also receive the support of the various representatives of the media such as television, radio, and print. The Crime Stoppers program began in Albuquerque, New Mexico, in 1976, in an effort to help solve a brutal murder. The idea of using a re-enactment of an unsolved crime, as well as a reward and the promise of anonymity, helped to draw valuable information from the public and gave birth to a worldwide crime fighting movement. The promise of anonymity addressed the issue of fear on the part of the tipster, while the reward brought out information from reluctant and apathetic witnesses and gave them an incentive, as well as a procedure, to provide information to law enforcement authorities. Crime Stoppers programs operating internationally have an impressive track record. Since the start of the program in Albuquerque, New Mexico, in September, 1976, the number of programs has grown to approximately 800 in over 13 countries. These programs have collectively been responsible for: - Solving more than 730,000 crimes - Recovering over $1,174,000 in stolen property - Seizing narcotics valued at more than $3,390,000 There are three levels of the Crime Stoppers program — local, a statewide organization, and Crime Stoppers International. These entities are non-profit corporations designed to promote Crime Stoppers throughout the world and assist in the coordination and exchange of information among the programs. Do you have information regarding a crime? Call CrimeStoppers now at (270) 687-8484. You can earn up to $1,000 in reward money and you can remain anonymous. You don’t need to give your name or any information about yourself. There’s no Caller ID. You can remain completely anonymous. You’ll be given a code number, and if your information leads to an arrest, that code number gets you the reward.

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Vladimir Putin's takeover of Crimea was masterful. In a matter of weeks, he annexed the area on the eastern part of Ukraine without hardly firing a shot (one Ukrainian serviceman killed and two others wounded). It was brilliant, actually, as he was one step ahead of the United States and its European allies all the way. It started with Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych's decision to abandon the EU (European Union), instead wanting to strengthen ties with Russia. Then protesters occupied Independence Square in Kiev where at least 88 were killed by Ukrainian authorities. Yanukovych, sensing things may not go his way, fled to Russia, and the Ukrainian Parliament subsequently removed him from office and called for elections. Putin saw his chance. He calls the ouster of Yanukovych a "coup" and masses his troops—without Russian insignias—on the border of Crimea where 60 percent of its two million residents identify as Russian. Easy pickin's, this. Pro-Russian gunmen seized key buildings in Crimea, and the Crimean Parliament appoints a pro-Russian prime minister. A week later it voted to join Russia, and 10 days later a referendum is held (with a purported 123 percent turnout) in which Crimean voters choose overwhelmingly to secede from Ukraine. The next day, leaders in both countries sign a deal to annex the region to Russia with Russian troops now in the country to "protect the interests of the Russian people" who live there. Takeover is complete. Meanwhile, the United States and Europe are saying "Whoa! Hold on there. Let's talk." Putin is having none of it. He knows we can't/won't do anything meaningful. The U.S. is war-weary, and Europe depends on Russia for about 30 percent of its energy needs as well as a marketplace for European luxury goods, a place for market expansion, and the sale of warships to the Russian navy. Additionally, we have to take into consideration the history of the area. Crimea became part of Ukraine in 1954 when Nikita Khrushchev gave it to them. Russia first acquired it back in 1783, and by 1921 the region was called the Crimean Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic, a part of the Soviet Union. After World War II, the autonomous Soviet republic was dissolved, and Crimea became a Soviet province until Khrushchev gave it away.

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How Did an Egg Yolk Help One Woman Get Pregnant? Science is a wonderful and crazy thing! After multiple miscarriages and shelling out a whopping $50,000 on in vitro fertilization treatments that nearly bankrupted them, British couple Mark and Suzanne Harper were running out of options. They wanted a baby desperately, but all cards seemed to be stacked against them. Mark had two bouts of testicular cancer that left him with a sperm count of zero. But Mark’s low sperm count wasn’t the couple’s only fertility problem. They tried artificial insemination and three rounds of IVF before doctors realized Suzanne’s immune system was producing cells that would attack her embryos, making her pregnancies unviable. After the couple’s sixth ICF attempt that resulted in a miscarriage six weeks in, CARE Fertility Nottingham, where they were receiving treatment, then suggested something pretty bizarre. Suzanne was to be treated with a concoction of a yolk from a hen’s egg and soy oil, known as intralipid. The fatty acids in the combo are thought to prevent the cells from attacking the embryo, therefore leading the way to a successful pregnancy. The Harpers were surprised by the main ingredient. “But we were willing to try anything to try and have a baby,” Suzanne told the New York Post. The intralipid, in conjunction with their eighth IVF attempt, brought them their daughter Libby, born in December 2009. When the couple tried to conceive again, they used the yolk technique along with IVF, and on their fourth attempt their second daughter, Connie, was born in December 2013. “And it’s all thanks to egg yolk,” said Suzanne. TELL US: Would you be willing to try the intralipid technique to get pregnant? Image of egg yolk courtesy of Shutterstock.Add a Comment

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Small Form Factor Intel NUC PCs coming in October for under $400 Subject: General Tech | September 16, 2012 - 12:16 AM | Tim Verry Tagged: ssd, small form factor, SFF, nuc, Ivy Bridge, Intel, htpc Earlier this year, Intel showed off a small motherboard and processor combination that piqued the interest of many enthusiasts and attendees. The rather oddly named Next Unit of Computing (NUC) PC was originally intended to power digital signage, kiosks, and embedded systems (car PC anyone?). However, in response to the interest shown by enthusiasts, the x86 chip giant has decided to bring the super-small form factor computers to retail. The Next Unit of Computing PC’s main attraction is its small size: the motherboard is tiny, measuring a mere 4” x 4.” For reference, the mini-ITX standard is a 6.7” x 6.7” motherboard, and VIA’s Pico-ITX form factor boards measure 3.9” x 2.7.” In that respect, the NUC is not the smallest PC that you can build, but it will be the fastest – and by a significant margin thanks to the bundled Ivy Bridge CPU. While i3 and i5 editions were allegedly designed, currently Intel is only bringing the i3 to the retail market. Specifically, the CPU powering the NUC will be an Intel Core i3-3217U Ivy Bridge processor, and it will be soldered onto the motherboard. That particular CPU is a 1.8GHz dual core/four thread part with 3MB cache, and Intel HD 4000 graphics (there is no Turbo Boost functionality). Not bad for a small form factor PC! Image credit: PC Pro. The boards will have two SO-DIMM slots for RAM, an mSATA port for an SSD, and a mini-PCIe slot for a Wi-FI card. Intel is making two versions of the NUC motherboard that will differ only in IO. One motherboard will have 3 USB 2.0 ports, 1 HDMI output, and 1 Thunderbolt port. The other board will have 3 USB 2.0 ports, 2 HDMI outputs, and one Gigabit Ethernet jack. Intel believes that the Thunderbolt-equipped model will be more popular with consumers while the Gigabit-Ethernet and dual HDMI model will be used more by businesses. Intel is reportedly sourcing several chassis designs for its custom form factor motherboard (there are at least two cases at present), and you will be able to build out a barebones system with one of the custom cases, integrated heatsink, and power supply. Additionally, when spec'ed out with the Intel i3-3217U CPU, 4GB of RAM, Wi-Fi card, and a 40GB Intel SSD, the company expects the entire NUC computer to cost around $399 in the US. The parts will be available for purchase in October, according to Engadget. Hopefully, we will see OEMs take this form factor and make something cool with it. It's not clear which specific OEMs will be first to bring pre-built systems to market but they should be coming in the future. Personally, I’m a big fan of small form factor computers, and despite the odd “NUC” name I’m excited to see where Intel takes this platform. If you were looking for a small but powerful computer to drive your next project, it might be worth keeping an eye on the NUC. What do you think of this sub $400, approximately 5” (with case) PC?

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