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The council at the centre of a row over an Italian woman who was given a forced caesarean section and then had her baby taken from her said the decision was taken over concerns about the "risks to mother and child". According to reports, the 35-year-old woman came to Britain in June 2012 when heavily pregnant for a training course at Stansted airport in Essex. She reportedly had a panic attack connected to a failure to take regular medication for an existing bipolar condition, and was restrained and sectioned under the Mental Health Act. Essex social services won a high court order for the birth to be carried out by caesarean section and the baby girl, born in August, was taken into care [see footnote]. The mother returned from Italy in February to request custody of her daughter, telling a family court judge, Roderick Newton, that she had come to terms with her condition and was now sufficiently well. Newton expressed sympathy and said the mother was coherent and convincing, but ruled that social workers' concerns that the woman might again neglect to take her medication meant the girl, now 15 months, should be placed for adoption. In a statement yesterday, the council said: "The long-term safety and wellbeing of children is always Essex County Council's priority. Adoption is never considered until we have exhausted all other options and is never pursued lightly." The health trust had been looking after the mother since 13 June 2012 under the mental health act. Because of its concerns, it contacted Essex social services. Five weeks later it was the trust's clinical decision to apply to the high court for permission to deliver the unborn child by caesarean section "because of concerns about risk to mother and child", the council said. "Historically, the mother has two other children which she is unable to care for due to orders by the Italian authorities. In accordance with Essex County Council's Social Services practice, social workers liaised extensively with the extended family before and after the birth of the baby, to establish if anyone could care for the child." An MP who has taken up the woman's case is in discussions with the mother about what to do over the issue. John Hemming, the Liberal Democrat MP for Birmingham Yardley, said in a statement that he was also in touch with Italian officials to find out if they could help. Hemming, who chairs the Justice for Families Campaign, has said he hopes to raise the matter in parliament. "Unsurprisingly, there is a lot of media interest in this case," he said. "We do, however, need to remember that at the centre of this case is a mother and a baby, and the wider family including two siblings of the baby." A spokesman for the judiciary said: "The proceedings are not yet concluded. The president [Sir James Munby] has ordered that the matter be transferred to the high court and any further applications in respect of the child are to be heard by him." Hemming said: "I welcome the transfer of the case from Chelmsford county court to the high court in front of the president of the family division. The appointment of the president of the family division was a very positive step and I am certain that any applications to him will be heard justly. "I remain concerned that many decisions taken by the family courts are taken by the magistrates court (the family proceedings court) and are then appealed to the county court. This means that domestic proceedings can be exhausted without a case getting out of the area in which it is considered. "This means that there is never any public judgment and the case in the UK has come to an end. All people can then do is to take their case to Strasbourg." He also criticised Essex council for failing "to follow proper proceedings". He said: "The rules are straightforward when it comes to foreign nationals and care proceedings. The foreign country concerned should be contacted through their central authority (in Italy's case part of the Justice Ministry). This clearly did not happen and for this Essex County Council are clearly in the wrong. Essex have not managed to explain why no one in the wider extended family was competent to look after the baby when they were already looking after two of her siblings. "Additionally, Essex have not explained why this baby was in their control to get adopted when the mother always intended to return to Italy." Other groups have expressed concern about the case of the Italian woman, including the charity Bipolar UK and the human rights organisation Liberty. • This footnote was added on 4 December and updated on 6 December 2013. It was subsequently made clear that it was the local health trust which sought permission for the baby to be delivered by caesarean section. Essex council's social services then applied for an interim care order. The article has been amended to make clear that the woman's detention under the Mental Health Act started in June 2012, not July.

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Groupon, a deal-of-the-day website that features discounted gift certificates usable at local or national companies and they have recently reported that it actually made $14.3 million less in revenue during the fourth quarter of 2011. I think it is not a great news for Groupon and of-course it’s market’s stock is fall and we all know that about this and news is already reported by various media groups. We have a statement from Tech Crunch regarding this new ” $492.2 million, compared to the previously stated $506.5 million. It also spent more in operating expenses than it previously said it did — resulting in its Q4 operating income and net income being $30 million and $22.6 million less, respectively, than the company initially said it was”. And, In an interview with Bloomberg News Groupon’s Executive Chairman Eric Lefkofsky said the company is “going to be wildly profitable”. Bloomberg mentioned that The changes announced yesterday are “are primarily related to an increase to the company’s refund reserve accrual,” leading to higher reimbursement rates, Groupon said. Image Courtesy: Flickr

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Commentary: The pollsters seemed to have a better feel for the #1 Kentucky team as they were only ranked as the #4 team by Rewards after the regular season conclude. The teams they defeated didn't appear to be quite as strong as those beaten by Indiana and Kansas State, who finished with slightly higher overall ratings than Kentucky did, even though both the Hoosiers and the Wildcats suffered one more loss than Kentucky did. Adolph Rupp's Kentucky team vaulted into the #1 spot in the final Rewards ranking, after the Wildcats won the NCAA tournament; Columbia shifted downward into the #2 position after their first loss of the season (in the opening round of the NCAA tournament). UCLA lost twice in the roughly 30 games that were played after the final AP poll was taken (3/7/1951), and so their #16 ranking in the newly established UPI (Coaches) poll is somewhat dubious; Rewards ranked the Bruins as the #36 team, when including those two losses. (I don't know the date when the final UPI poll was taken). Rewards had Columbia as the #1 team, essentially because they were the only undefeated team. Oklahoma State was the #2 team in both polls, but they were #7 according to Rewards, and #12 according to the Power Rating System which had Kansas State (#4 and #3 in the polls) and Kentucky (#1 in both polls) as the top two rated teams, and KSU and Kentucky actually did play against each other in the NCAA Tournament Championship game! (OK State was tied for the 20th best team according to my Discrete Rating System. KSU and Kentucky were 1-2 in that one system as well). Therefore, it really was no surprise that the Kansas State knocked off the OK State in the NCAA tournament, though 68-44 was a larger margin than most would have imagined the 27-4 Cowboys losing by. Otherwise, the top fifteen teams in the polls appeared throughout Reward's top 25, but many were more than several positions away - especially BYU which was ranked in the polls at #10/#11 and Rewards ranked them as the #26 team. (BYU did have 7 losses, and the highest team in the Rewards rankings with that many losses was #15 St. Louis, followed by #25 Princeton. For the most part, teams with fewer losses are ranked higher by Rewards, assuming they have defeated a few high quality opponents.) (This page last modified February 01, 2010 .)

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This is definitely Eminem’s year. The rapper turned actor debuts in "8 Miles" this week. The reviews have not only been in his favor, but the soundtrack accompanying the film has already sold over 500,000 copies and has hit the top of the charts. The Los Angeles premiere was held last night with celebrities such as Kim Basinger, Alicia Silverstone, Pam Anderson and fiancé Kid Rock and Macy strutting their stuff on the red carpet. Even Christina Aguilera, with whom he’s had major beef with, attended the premiere in support of his new endeavor. The feature opens wide on Friday, November 8. Eminem has also partnered with JulianKeys, an application created by Equate Systems that allows website visitors to access the content of a website through the keyboard’s function keys [F1-F12] or a desktop toolbar. Upon downloading the program (located at http://eminem.com/eminemkeys/download), you’ll get instant access to Eminem content by simply punching your Function Eminem has proven himself to be a successful hip-hop artist, movie star and businessman in accordance with the times. Quite surely we can continue to expect more from him in the future.

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University of Phoenix is the United States’ largest private university. It has over 400,000 students split between a robust online learning program and 400 brick and mortar campuses. Through GeekMom, I have been offered the opportunity to take an online class (of my choosing) with UOPX and write about my experience. This post is part of that ongoing series. When I became a military wife twenty years ago at the age of 23, I had no understanding of what I was “signing up for.” I knew that my husband and I would be moving to three different regions of the country in the first two years of his commitment and that he’d be required to work 60-100 hour work-weeks as he progressed through the Navy’s nuclear power training program (fact: the United States Navy actually operates over 100 nuclear reactors–split between submarines, aircraft carriers, and nuclear training facilities–and trains most of their nuclear staff in-house). What I didn’t understand was how difficult it would be to create my own career around my husband’s. At the time, the nuclear training program was split into two components–a year of classroom instruction (for us, in Central Florida) followed by six months of prototype training that could occur at one of four nuclear training installations around the country. At the end of training, students would then receive orders for active duty at any of the state-side navy bases. The upshot of this was that in the span of twelve months in 91-92, we moved from Central Florida to upstate New York to Norfolk, Virginia–and with the ink still wet on my first paycheck at a new, hard-won job, we were told that my husband’s boat was being redeployed to San Diego. Now, there is a reason that I write for GeekMom and not Glib(GetsInvitedToSwankParties)Mom. At my core, I am an introvert that requires “a good bit of time to grow accustomed to new people and places” (as Robin mentioned in her April post on introversion). There are, apparently, people who can handle this level of upheaval in their lives but I am most definitely not one of them. Which is why we didn’t move to San Diego. I explained to my husband in decibels that had dogs up and down the Virginia Peninsula gnashing their teeth in anguish that his boat might indeed be moving to San Diego, and that he might even be a crewman on that boat, but that the only way I was joining him on the West Coast was if he trussed me to the front of the car and drove me there–and even then, the sainted ghost of Admiral Hyman G. Rickover himself would be unable to stop me from hurling myself bodily and with ill-intent into the spume-y Pacific upon arrival. I needed to grow roots and stay in one place for a while. In a brazen (and let’s face it: concerned) omnia vincit amor bid, my husband procured an unheard-of transfer to a Norfolk-based submarine and we were able to remain in the same home for the next four years. Even with this “victory,” however, these active-duty years were tremendously challenging. My husband was attached to a fast-attack sub with no set schedule that was often out at sea for months at a time–one year, the boat was out to sea and out-of-communication beneath a polar ice cap for almost ten months, cumulatively. Even when he was in port, “the nukes” pulled duty every third night, staying aboard the boat to monitor its reactor. (All this, I might add, on a salary that would have qualified us for food stamps had we gotten pregnant at the time.) We’ve been out of the Navy for 11 years now but all of these experiences came rushing back to me when I was offered the opportunity to take an online class with University of Phoenix for GeekMom last spring. Back in the 90′s, I’d felt trapped by geography–none of the colleges in our region offered media programs. It seemed I had a choice: I could physically separate from my husband to attend school and pursue my own professional dream or I could stay at home and put my education off until we were out of the military. One summer, I actually tested the idea and enrolled in a course in a media/journalism three hours away in Washington, DC, but ultimately, it didn’t feel like the right choice for that time, either personally, financially, or professionally, and I returned home. Would University of Phoenix have been a good option for someone like military-wife me, I’ve wondered? Since we’ve left the military, more attention has been paid to wives’ professional lives–at least in part because the numbers of military personnel coming home injured from Operations Iraqi Freedom and Enduring Freedom mean that some military wives are put in the position of becoming the primary wage-earner for their families. As a result, in 2009, the government began allowing a transfer of GI Bill benefits to a dependent spouse or child for the first time. Previously, the government had also created the Military Spouse Career Advancement Accounts Program (MyCAA) program for spouses of military members in the lowest pay grades to help cover costs associated with an accreditation or undergraduate degree. Financial access-wise: we’ve come a long way, baby… Cost-wise, like many schools, University of Phoenix actually charges active-duty military and their dependents lower tuition fees–undergraduate classwork is generally assessed at $250 per credit and graduate work costs between $465 and $575 per credit (depending on the program), while non-military students will pay hundreds of dollars more for each class. According to eLearner.com‘s comparison of online education costs: At the University of Phoenix, tuition for online business programs is $345 per semester-hour at the Associate’s degree level, $530 per semester-hour at the Bachelor’s degree level, $655 per semester-hour at the Master’s degree level, and $745 per semester-hour at the doctoral level. There are also additional fees, including a registration fee for each course. As I now know, to enter the military is to become a member of a cultural minority–there are behaviors, language, and experiences unique to military life that are difficult to appreciate and comprehend from the outside. University of Phoenix has been criticized for unfairly enticing military members and depending too much on federal student aid but as a former military-dependent I see its willingness to adapt programming to the needs of active-duty military and their spouses through their Military Division as one of the school’s greatest justifications. What do you think?

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Largemouth bass may be scaly, slimy and smelly, but that didn't stop Cookie Szabelski of McHenry from plunging her arms elbow deep into concrete tanks holding 65,000 of them. "I love to fish, and if I want to catch fish, I should help to make the fish that go in the lakes," she said. "That's why I'm here." Szabelski, a waitress in McHenry, joined 13 other outdoor enthusiasts, two state fisheries biologists and one fish hatchery manager Wednesday at the Spring Grove Fisheries Resource Center, where they "branded" 65,000 bass about 3 to 5 inches long. The branding was done as part of a fish-stocking and research effort on the Chain o' Lakes in Lake and McHenry Counties. Gages Lake and Grayslake in Lake County and Lake Atwood, in The Hollows Conservation Area outside Crystal Lake, also will receive fish. According to Joe Ferencak, state district fisheries biologist for Lake County, the branding and stocking serve two important purposes: to improve sport fishing and give biologists clues as to the health of fish and the bodies of water in which they swim. This is the fifth year the Spring Grove hatchery has been stocking the Chain o' Lakes with largemouth bass, and studies since 1992 indicate the bass and the Chain are doing well, Ferencak said. "The Chain has been documented as having a real good northern strain of largemouth bass, compared to other lakes in the northern third of the state," he said. "This strain has not been diluted by other strains of bass. Their survivability is good." In the 1970s, many sportsmen and biologists pushed to introduce Florida strains of bass to Illinois rivers and lakes because Florida bass grow bigger. But research in the last 10 years has shown that those bass grow bigger because they have a much longer growing season. When introduced into northern Illinois, their growth rates and survivability rates plunged, Ferencak said. "These bass here," he said, pointing to a tank teeming with emerald green and black fingerlings, "evolved up here. They're acclimated to this area. They do much better up here than other strains, even ones from southern Illinois. We've got enough documentation now that we don't like to stock northern bass in southern Illinois or bass from southern Illinois up here." Breeder bass from the Chain's hardy northern strain provide the eggs the Spring Grove hatchery uses for its fish stock. The fish that were branded Wednesday hatched this spring and until the last two weeks had been swimming and eating in hatchery ponds. Manager Dick Corey--the hatchery's only full-time employee--and volunteers began netting them two weeks ago and putting them in long water-filled concrete tanks about 30 inches high. One of those volunteers was Clem Haley of Antioch, owner of Blarney's Island, a bar on the Chain's Grass Lake. Haley is a member of the Northern Illinois Conservation Club, a 250-member sportsman's organization based in Antioch. "I grew up on the Chain, and I want to see it do well," for personal and business reasons, he said. Good water and fishing are likely to mean more business for Blarney's Island. So Haley joined in scooping fingerling bass out of their concrete tanks and holding them for a split second against a thin metal bar chilled by liquid nitrogen. The metal freezes the surface scales and skin, leaving a white mark that will blacken soon after the fish are released into the Chain. Next year biologists will net fish and look for ones with a black mark. By determining what percentage of the population comes from stocked fish, they'll be able to estimate how many fish spawn naturally. Eventually, stocking may stop if the bass begin reproducing on their own in large enough numbers. Until a few years ago, natural spawning and survival rates were low, despite the bass strain's relative hardiness. A big problem for the largemouths--which can weigh several pounds full-grown--was competition from smaller yellow bass or "stripers," voracious predator fish that reproduce in huge numbers. "We first detected them in the Chain in the 1970s," Ferencak said. "How they colonized the Chain is tough to say. In 1979, 35 percent of the fish in the Chain were yellow bass. By 1992, yellow bass made up 55 percent of the Chain's fish population. It was incredible." Then Mother Nature took charge. In 1993 and again in 1995, yellow bass died in large numbers, the result of too many from the species competing for food and shelter. The die-offs enabled other species, especially bass, bluegill and crappies, to bounce back. Today there are about 40 species of fish in the Chain, with a much better population mix, Ferencak said. Water quality also has improved.

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By Dr. Mercola A number of developments, including an increasing number of lawsuits, suggest that toxic industrial standards are no longer being shrugged off as a necessary cost of modern living. People really are starting to wake up to the very literal mess that we're in. For example, large factory farms, so-called confined animal feeding operations (CAFOs), generate massive amounts of toxic runoff that threaten water supplies and ecological health. Genetically engineered (GE) crop fields onto which large amounts of toxic pesticides are applied are also being increasingly challenged by concerned scientists, both for the potential hazard that genetically modified organisms (GMOs) pose, and the more well-recognized hazards posed by the chemicals. Attention Journalists—Start Reporting GMO Science Accurately! In response to the US Department of Agriculture's (USDA) deregulation of the GE Arctic ® apple, the Consumers Union, Friends of the Earth, Center for Food Safety, and Pesticide Action Network put out a joint statement1,2 calling on media to start reporting the science of GMOs accurately. At present, most if not all media coverage discussing GMOs is little more than a regurgitation of biased and inaccurate "facts" churned out by the industry PR machine. The March issue of National Geographic,3 which addresses "the war on science," is no exception to this rule. If there's a war on science, it's being waged against the real science of GMOs, which tends to produce results that run contrary to the industry's glossy advertisements. A major objection raised by sustainability advocates such as myself is against false reporting of science that either does not exist or has been convoluted by special interest groups. In fact, we're all trying to get the media and the chemical technology industry to address the actual science already, which is pointing to the fact that there are serious risks involved. You can look forward to my upcoming interview with Steven Druker later this month. He is the attorney who sued the FDA for their decision that made GMOs possible in 1992. An absolutely fascinating story that will reveal details you're likely unaware of. 300 Scientists Proclaim: There Is NO Scientific Consensus on GMO Safety On January 24, a statement signed by 300 scientists, researchers, physicians, and scholars was published in the peer-reviewed journal Environmental Sciences Europe,4 asserting that there is no scientific consensus on the safety of GMOs. Moreover, the paper, aptly titled "No Scientific Consensus on GMO Safety", states that the claim of scientific consensus on GMO safety is in actuality "an artificial construct that has been falsely perpetuated." The paper—which, again, bears the signatures of hundreds of scientists and academics—also notes that such a claim "is misleading and misrepresents or outright ignores the currently available scientific evidence and the broad diversity of scientific opinions among scientists on this issue." The idea of "scientific consensus" has been repeated so many times that many people believe it must be true. It's time to sit up and take notice, and to call journalists out on their lack of professional integrity when making such claims. According to Doug Gurian-Sherman, PhD, senior scientist and director of sustainable agriculture at the Center for Food Safety:5 "Preeminent science bodies like the National Research Council have recognized that some engineered foods could pose considerable risk. It is widely recognized by scientists that those risks depend on the particular engineered gene and crop. It is unfortunate that self-appointed advocates for the technology have selectively cited the literature and organizations to suggest that GE crops, generally, present no risks that warrant concern." Michael Hansen, PhD, senior scientist at Consumers Union adds: "Not one independent, public safety study has been carried out on the Arctic apple, and yet some media stories have reported it is 'safe.' We call on the press to accurately report on the science of GMOs, particularly the health and environmental concerns raised by scientists and the lack of required safety studies that leave questions about the safety of genetically engineered foods." Hundreds of scientists have now put it out in black and white: There is no consensus among scientists that GMOs are safe. On the contrary, there are all sorts of concerns—virtually all of which are being ignored by the media. Contrary to what you read or hear in conventional news, the joint statement concludes that: "…the totality of scientific research outcomes in the field of GM crop safety is nuanced; complex; often contradictory or inconclusive; confounded by researchers' choices, assumptions, and funding sources; and, in general, has raised more questions than it has currently answered... Decisions on the future of our food and agriculture should not be based on misleading and misrepresentative claims by an internal circle of likeminded stakeholders that a 'scientific consensus' exists on GMO safety." Points of Objection to 'Consensus of Safety' Claim The authors and co-signers of No Scientific Consensus on GMO Safety,6 raise the following six points of objection to the claim of "scientific consensus" with regards to the safety of genetically engineered foods: There is no consensus in the science||According to a comprehensive review7 of peer-reviewed animal feeding studies of GMOs published in 2011, there are as many studies raising concerns about GE foods as there are studies proclaiming them to be as safe and nutritious as conventional foods. Moreover, the review notes that most studies declaring GE foods comparable to conventional foods were performed by biotechnology companies or associated parties. |There are no epidemiological studies investigating potential health effects of GE food on human health ||As noted by Friends of the Earth, "with no epidemiological studies, claims that 'trillions of GMO meals' have been eaten with no ill effects have no scientific basis." There's also the inconvenient fact that one GE supplement actually did kill. In the 1980s, the supplement L-tryptophan, which was the result of genetic engineering, was the first major GMO catastrophe, killing dozens of people who took it. Thousands were seriously sickened, and of those, hundreds contracted a rare and disabling disorder named eosinophilia–myalgia syndrome (EMS). The idea that you can claim GMOs safe for human consumption over an entire lifetime without presenting so much as a shred of scientific evidence—THAT is "war" on science! |GMO studies are frequently mischaracterized as showing safety||One example of this is the EU Research Project, which has been internationally cited as providing evidence of GMO safety. Alas, this research was not designed to test safety, and provides no reliable evidence of such. "Another example is the false claim that 'hundreds of studies' listed on the biotechnology website Biofortified demonstrate GMO safety; in fact, many of the studies on that list do not address safety concerns at all, and several of the studies raise serious concerns," the featured press release states. |International agreements show widespread recognition of risks posed by GMO foods and crops||Agreements such as the Cartegena Protocol on Biosafety and the UN Codex Alimentarius agree that genetic engineering differs from conventional breeding. Many pro-GMO reporters compare genetic engineering of plants to that of conventional cross-breeding and hybridization—completely ignoring the fact that nature does not cross-breed across kingdoms, blending insect and plant DNA for example. According to the World Health Organization8 (WHO), GMOs are "organisms in which the genetic material (DNA) has been altered in such a way that does not occur naturally by mating and/or natural recombination." International agreements also concur in their recommendations that safety assessments are necessary prior to introducing GMOs into the environment or the food supply. |Claims that government and scientific organizations endorse safety are exaggerated or inaccurate||The featured statement9 notes that: "Reports by the Royal Society of Canada and British Medical Association have noted that some GMOs could be of considerable harm. The positions of some prominent scientific organizations have been misrepresented or opposed by members, further highlighting the lack of consensus among scientists." In the US, the American Academy of Environmental Medicine10 (AAEM) has called on all physicians to prescribe diets without genetically modified (GM) foods to all patients. They've also called for a moratorium on genetically modified organisms (GMOs), long-term independent studies, and labeling, stating: "Several animal studies indicate serious health risks associated with GM food, including infertility, immune problems, accelerated aging, insulin regulation, and changes in major organs and the gastrointestinal system… There is more than a casual association between GM foods and adverse health effects. There is causation…" |There is no consensus on environmental impacts of GMOs||Scientists have also raised a number of concerns about the impact of increased pesticide and herbicide use to human and environmental health. For example, the toxicity of Monsanto's Roundup appears to have been vastly underestimated according to some researchers, and others have discovered previously unknown mechanisms of harm by glyphosate. Serious safety concerns have also been raised about neonicotinoids and other commonly used pesticides. Federal Lawsuits Over CAFOs Are Increasing Moving on to other related issues demonstrating that opposition against the status quo of toxic food production is strengthening. This trend includes a rising number of federal lawsuits being filed against confined animal feeding operations (CAFOs). As reported by Des Moines Register:11 "From Washington state to North Carolina, federal lawsuits are challenging the efficient, profitable livestock industry to change its ways. The arguments found in the lawsuits are based on studies that increasingly show the impact phosphorous, nitrate and bacteria from fertilizer and accumulated manure have on lakes and rivers as well as air pollution that may be harmful to respiratory health... Earlier this year, a federal judge in eastern Washington ruled that an industrial dairy farm's manure management practices posed an 'imminent and substantial endangerment' to the environment and to thousands relying on well water." A sobering statistic from the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) says that 68 percent of American lakes, reservoirs, and ponds, and more than 50 percent of rivers and streams are now adversely impacted by toxic agricultural runoff. Hog-producing states such as Iowa and North Carolina are seeing an uprising of residents complaining about declining water and air quality. In both of those states, lawsuits have been filed to curb the growing pollution produced by large-scale pork producers. Des Moines Water Works, for example, recently filed a notice of intent to sue CAFOs in three neighboring counties under the federal Clean Water Act for polluting the city's water supply with nitrates, 12,13 which is costing them $7,000 day to filter out. According to Bill Stowe, CEO and general manager of the utility: "In this state, obviously, industrial agriculture is king. We'll continue to get a lot of blowback, but our ratepayers are first and foremost in our minds and they're tired of paying for other people's pollution." New York Passes Bill to Protect Farmers Against Monsanto In New York, lawmakers have stepped in to help protect farmers in the state against lawsuits from Monsanto and other biotech companies, should they inadvertently end up with genetically engineered plants in their fields. The bill was passed by the state's Assembly on February 16. As reported by the Cornucopia Institute:14 "Seed producers have sued farmers around the country for allegedly growing their bioengineered crops without buying the seed. Farmers often argue the seeds arrived by wind or other natural means. Assemblyman Tom Abinanti said... that his legislation will make it easier for New York farmers to defend themselves against frivolous lawsuits. He says that in the case of organic farmers, genetically modified seeds are seen as a contaminant." Toxins Showing Up Here, There, and Everywhere... Meanwhile, researchers report finding flame retardants and pesticide byproducts at potentially toxic levels in sharks, rays, and other marine life in the Indian River Lagoon and the ocean off the coast of Brevard County, Florida.15 Shark livers have been found to contain byproducts of DDT and other pesticides banned decades ago, showing just how long these toxins remain in the environment... Further north, in Maryland, lawmakers have started working on proposed legislation that would limit the use of neonicotinoid pesticides, which have been shown to decimate bee populations. As reported by the Associated Press:16 "The Pollinator Protection Act would require any plants, seeds or nursery stock treated with certain pesticides to include a warning label. It also seeks to prevent people who are not experienced with using the pesticides, which are known as 'neonics,' from using them... 'The critical issues are neonic pesticides are a major contributor to honeybee decline, resulting in Maryland beekeepers losing nearly 50 percent of their hives in 2012,' said Sen. Shirley Nathan-Pulliam, who is sponsoring the bill." Under this bill, neonicotinoids would only be available for sale to certified applicators, farmers, and veterinarians. Joe Miedusiewski, a lobbyist representing landscapers, horticulturalists, and golf course superintendents expressed opposition to the bill, saying it would have "a devastating economic effect on our industry." What fascinates me is the pathological shortsightedness of these industry representatives. What good will it do to have money if you kill off all the pollinating insects, without which we cannot produce food? Even the most ignorant must still eat, but they act as thought they'll be able to somehow survive without such basics... EPA Study Finds No Financial or Agricultural Benefits of Bee-Killing Neonicotinoids One recent EPA study17 concluded that treating soybean seeds with neonicotinoids provides no significant financial or agricultural benefits for farmers. Moreover, the researchers note there are several other foliar insecticides available that can combat pests as effectively as neonicotinoid seed treatments. In response to these findings, researchers from the pesticide industry met with EPA pesticide regulators in a closed meeting to discuss the value of neonicotinoids. According to two researchers with Ag Informatics, banning neonicotinoids "would impose $848 million a year in initial transition costs on the agriculture industry and lead to huge increases in the use of older, more dangerous and less effective insecticides," Bloomberg18 reports. They also claim that neonicotinoids are applied to 56 percent of all corn, soybean, cotton, wheat, and sorghum crops planted in the US, and that (based on a phone survey), 75-80 percent of farmers in the US and Canada say they would continue to use neonicotinoid-treated seeds even if non-treated seeds were available. While it's possible that many conventional farmers would be clueless enough to take that route, I think it's foolish to propose that a toxic substance should remain on the market and/or avoid regulation simply because a phone poll suggests farmers wouldn't switch to less toxic alternatives even if they had the option! Should We Continue Feeding Antibiotics to Livestock? Pesticide producers and GE monocropping farmers are not the only ones lacking long-term survival skills. The same shortsightedness can be found among drug companies and livestock producers—not to mention our regulatory agencies such as the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). An infographic in National Geographic19 lays out the statistics on the use of antibiotics in livestock, and it's a sad state of affairs indeed. Eighty percent of all antibiotics sold in the US are given to poultry and livestock raised in CAFOs, which has led to a man-made plague of antibiotic-resistant infections that is now killing 23,000 Americans each year. Yet livestock producers insist on continuing the practice to keep their meats "affordable." Well, over half of all the "affordable" chicken sold in your local grocery store is tainted with drug-resistant E.coli, and one could definitely argue that should you contract such an infection, you're not getting out of it cheaply! More Toxic News... So what else is going on? How about toxic glyphosate being detected in honey, including organic honey... That's the verdict issued by Boston University researchers20 working in collaboration with Abraxis LLC. In all, 62 percent of conventional honeys and 45 percent of organic varieties were tainted with glyphosate. Health experts in Argentina, which has long struggled with the health effects of pesticides, is also reaching out with dire warnings again. According to Dr. Medardo Ávila-Vázquez,21 a pediatrician and neonatologist at the Faculty of Medical Sciences at the National University of Córdoba, glyphosate use in connection to GMO seeds is having a notably deleterious effect on the health of the local people, particularly children. "We must recognize that the agrochemicals used are all poisonous: herbicides like glyphosate, 2,4-D...or Atrazine, are designed to kill plants, and endosulfan, chlorpyrifos, dimethoate, cypermethrin, imidacloprid, etc. are designed to kill insects and are the most widely used; they all have deleterious effects on human health and the environment," he writes. "The use of these pesticides has been increasing exponentially since 1990: back then, 30 million liters of poisons were used; during the 2012/2013 crop season more than 318 million liters were applied. On the same hectare where 2 or 3 liters of glyphosate were used per year, today 8 or 12 liters are used with 1.5 liters of 2,4-D in addition. In Santiago del Estero, Salta, and Chaco (north-western Argentina) up to 20 liters/ha/year of Round Up are used." The Results of Global 'Live' Testing of Chemical-Based Agriculture Are In Nearly two decades-worth of heavy pesticide use is now showing its real-life effects in Argentinean disease and mortality statistics. There has been a notable increase in respiratory problems, chronic dermatitis, depression, immune and endocrine disorders, for example. Miscarriages have skyrocketed, and 23 percent of women of childbearing age report having had at least one miscarriage in the past five years. Infertility among both men and women has significantly increased. Among animals—those proverbial canaries in the coal mine—up to 100 percent of spontaneous abortions and premature deaths have been due to malformations linked to pesticide exposure. Birth deformities are also rising—especially among mothers exposed to pesticides during the first few months of pregnancy. In some towns, birth deformities and defects such as Down's syndrome, spina bifida, and neural tube defects occur at three times the normal rate. Data also show that 30 percent of deaths in areas where pesticides are sprayed are due to cancer, while the average cancer death rate is less than 20 percent. "Significantly, the date coincides with the expansion in the use of glyphosate and other agrochemicals massively applied in those areas. In May 2014, the Ministry of Health of the Province of Córdoba published data from its cancer registry, confirming that in the most intensive agricultural areas, deaths due to cancer exceed by 100 percent those in the city, and by 70 percent the provincial average," Dr. Medardo Ávila-Vázquez writes.22 "For 100 000 years our species was in contact with minimum amounts of these toxins, but now, thanks to biotechnology, we are exposed to massive amounts of these proteins... Today we know that 40 percent of the genes of the human genome are shared with plants and regulate our cellular activities as in the plants, we also know that 60 percent of the genes of insects such as the fruit fly are in our genetic code. In other words, we share with insects and plants many mechanisms of cellular metabolism. When we attack these mechanisms with a heavy arsenal of chemicals, to block or distort them, to kill plants or insects, we cannot ignore the fact that these toxic products can reach people, either through occupational exposure, residential exposure or by ingesting food or water contaminated with residues, and may well have adverse effects on them; we cannot presuppose that they are harmless." What Are We Doing, and Where Are We Headed? Last but not least, an article by Elizabeth Grossman23 titled "What Are We Doing to Our Children's Brains?" raises the issue of toxic exposures via food, air, and water, and neurological health. Clearly all these toxins are not making our children smarter. I think that's a fairly reasonable assumption. The question is when will our lawmakers and industry bigwigs recognize the true cost of doing business as usual? How many people must be completely dysfunctional before food is recognized as something that actually must be pure? Grossman writes: "The numbers are startling. According to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, about 1.8 million more children in the US were diagnosed with developmental disabilities between 2006 and 2008 than a decade earlier. During this time, the prevalence of autism climbed nearly 300 percent... CDC figures also show that 10 to 15 percent of all babies born in the US have some type of neurobehavorial development disorder." Statistics like these tell us that we are well past the point where one can argue that "a little bit of toxin won't do any harm" because our environment and food supply is filled with tens of thousands of substances thought to be "harmless," in and of themselves, in the amounts used. But it's not just one chemical; one toxin. Even those who make an effort to avoid known toxins are undoubtedly ingesting and breathing and absorbing a plethora of chemicals every day, most of which have never even been studied for safety. It's the combination of all these exposures that spell doom for future generations—unless we act swiftly. Toxic industries have been allowed to flourish and dictate how our food is grown, processed and sold. But this is not the only system available. There are other non-toxic agricultural systems that can feed the world more efficiently, while simultaneously nourishing and protecting soils and wildlife. We need to make a U-turn, and we need to do it now. Regrettably, it may already be too late in some respects, considering just how long some toxins linger in the environment, but doing nothing will assure the end of our species... The choice is ours. You vote for the world you want to live in every time you open your pocketbook, so please take each of those opportunities seriously. Together, we can steer the food industry in a new direction.

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WASHINGTON – Katherine Figueroa was 9 and watching television reports of a workplace raid in Phoenix when she saw video of her parents being hauled away by sheriff’s deputies. They were eventually released, but the episode was jarring enough that Katherine, now 13, and her parents traveled to Washington to lobby lawmakers and rally with others Wednesday outside the White House against further deportations. About 100 immigrants who are in the country illegally converged on the White House as part of a project called #Not1More, to sing, march and chant for their cause. “Their dream is to be here,” Katherine said of her parents, at a Capitol Hill briefing with congressional staff. Nearly a dozen Arizonans took part in the rally to call for comprehensive immigration reform and an end to “Secure Communities,” an Immigration and Customs Enforcement program that checks immigration status and criminal histories of people who are arrested. But Secure Communities advocates said the program only detects and deports criminals. People nabbed by the program are those involved with criminal behavior like gang or drug activity, they said. “It’s not true to say that harmless people who are going to work each day are being swept up,” said Jessica Vaughn, the director of policy studies at Center for Immigration Studies. She dismissed the protester’s call for the president to halt deportations, saying he does not have the authority to do so. And it is unrealistic to think the president would deter deportation of people here illegally, Vaughn said, adding that the House and the general public do not support such action. Immigration reform should focus on local and state enforcement, and should require all employers to use E-Verify, the system that detects if a person is eligible to work in the United States, she said. But Jennifer Hernandez, a rising high school junior, recalled taking a family trip from Phoenix to California when border patrol agents stopped their car and asked the immigration status of everyone inside. Everyone was a U.S. citizen except Jennifer’s mom – agents ordered her out of the car and arrested her. “I just remember her crying because she knew she was not going to be with us for a while,” Hernandez said Wednesday outside the White House. Hernandez’s mom was in an ICE detention center for six months. It was hard for to wake up every morning and go to bed every night without being able to say good morning or good night, the teenager said. “When you think of someone being locked up, you think of someone doing something wrong,” Hernandez said. “But I know my mom didn’t do anything wrong. She wasn’t doing anything to hurt her community.” Katherine was separated from her parents for three months, but said it is still painful four years later. Tears built up and she began crying Wednesday, pausing to gain her composure. “I felt lonely and I felt like I had no one with me,” she said of the time while her parents were in custody. Katherine’s father, Carlos, proudly snapped a photo of his daughter at the rally. Her mother, Sandra, looked on with tears in her eyes as well. Also outside the White House, Guadalupe Garcia said she came to this country in 1995 at age 14. For years, she remained undetected. She got married and had two children, now 11 and 12 years old. But Garcia was eventually arrested in a workplace raid in Mesa. She was released, but arrested again later after ICE went through old records. They came to her home where her son watched as she was walked away in handcuffs, Garcia said. Since then, Garcia has been released and granted a one year deportation deferral. Garcia hopes President Barack Obama will defer deportation, so she can be with her children and family, and so others don’t have to go through what she did. But she is not sure if Obama will take such action. “No se,” she said through an interpreter, as she looked toward the White House. “I don’t know.”

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Louisiana House Reps. support the "Save the Picayune" movement http://www.bestofneworleans.com/imag...SavetheTP.jpeg New ?Save the Picayune? campaign-style yard signs that will be popping up around town this week are being funded by an unlikely source ? five New Orleans-area members of the Louisiana House of Representatives. Reps. Neil Abramson, Wesley Bishop, Jared Brossett, Walt Leger III and Helena Moreno have chipped in personally to pay for the signs, which say <strong>"EXTRA!? [ Read more ] [ Subscribe to the comments on this story ] |All times are GMT -5. The time now is 11:46 AM.| Copyright 1997 - 2014 - BlackandGold.com

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It wasn’t a marquee game, but a competitive one that could factor into the Santa Clara Valley Athletic League El Camino Division race. Wilcox beat visiting Lynbrook, 68-60, on Friday night, with junior guard Sean Brown starring for Wilcox (8-9, 3-1) and junior center Andy Meunier standing out for Lynbrook (6-10, 1-2). The 6-3 Brown scored 22 points, hitting four three-pointers in the first 11 minutes. In fact, Wilcox went wild from the outside in the first half, hitting nine three-pointers out of 12 total field goals. The treys came from five different players. Trevor Scott hit a three from the right corner to begin the second quarter, giving the Chargers a lead they would not relinquish. It came during a 17-0 run bridging the first and second quarters, ending with Wilcox ahead, 25-14. Lynbrook’s 6-foot-9 Meunier scored 16 of Lynbrook’s 25 first-half points, hitting six of seven free throws, and finished with 20 points. Though he didn’t have the best footwork, he showed good athletic ability — he’s also a tight end on the football team — and good touch from inside. He also blocked five shots. Lynbrook twice cut the deficit to four in the closing minutes, the latest on Jon Chang’s three with 1:12 to go. But Wilcox went eight-for-eight from the free-throw line after that (Max Dickson was six-for-six) and Lynbrook was held without a point on two crucial possessions in the final minute.

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Bryn Mawr Classical Review 2011.07.51 Christopher Stray (ed.), Classical Dictionaries: Past, Present and Future. London: Duckworth, 2010. Pp. viii, 229. ISBN 9780715639160. $80.00. Reviewed by Tom Keeline, Harvard University (email@example.com) [Table of Contents is listed at the end of the review.] When once pressed at a party about what he really did for a living, D.R. Shackleton Bailey is said to have acerbically replied, “I just look things up all day.” This remark, however ironic, carries more than a grain of truth: classicists do in fact devote vast portions of their lives to looking things up, especially in dictionaries of Greek and Latin. It is thus salutary to reflect on the nature of the tools we all spend so much time using. Classical Dictionaries, an edited collection of papers delivered at an Oxford conference in June 2009, does just that, considering the stories of both familiar and lesser known lexica. The book is subtitled “Past, present and future,” but it is mostly devoted to the history of scholarship, and in that field it scores an unqualified success: it is excellent both in treating dictionaries past and in evaluating the present lexical offerings as products of that past. When it comes to discussing the future of dictionaries, the book is occasionally on less sure footing, but nevertheless opens up important fields for discussion and debate. First, readers should be clear on what this book is not. There is very little discussion of lexicographic theory or of the thorny philosophical issues underpinning any attempt at compiling a lexicon. While two of the chapters are written by practicing lexicographers, the other seven are not, and the target audience is not writers of classical dictionaries but curious users of such works. Coverage of different dictionaries is uneven, with several chapters reacting to LSJ, but only one treating the OLD. The most noticeable omission is the TLL, which receives no chapter of its own, although its learned pages are sighted from afar in several of the contributions. Readers will also search in vain for names like Stephanus and Forcellini; indeed, the whole collection is decidedly Anglo-centric. However, the book does not purport to be systematic, and within its chosen remit it offers up a variety of interesting and informative essays. After a paragraph of preface and a brief introduction, the book plunges into the past with Eleanor Dickey’s discussion of Byzantine lexica. She describes the format and content of a series of entries in different Byzantine dictionaries, comparing them with the information in LSJ. Dickey is a reliable guide through treacherous terrain, and the chapter provides a clear and understandable survey of what the Byzantine lexica had and have to offer. It concludes with the provocative thought that ancient lexica invariably omit the most common words and focus on the rare and unusual, while modern dictionaries do the opposite—the more unusual the word, the larger the dictionary we must consult. She asks whether the modern system is actually useful, inasmuch as it is precisely the rare words that we look up in the dictionary. Joshua Katz’s second chapter treats etymological dictionaries of Greek and Latin. Setting out to investigate the value of having multiple competing etymological dictionaries, the essay quickly turns into an extended musing on the value of historical linguistics and etymology more generally. While sometimes overly discursive—one suspects that neither the audience of this book nor the attendees at the conference needed evangelization on the origins and value of comparative historical linguistics, complete with Sir William Jones address to the Asiatick Society on “the Sanscrit”—the chapter makes an important theoretical point and several useful practical observations. Theoretically, Katz rightly sees etymology as part of intellectual history, and thus recognizes that it can be (for example) just as useful to be aware of a folk etymology that ancient speakers believed in as to know the “true” origin of a word. More practically, he concludes with a candid appraisal of the virtues and vices of the current etymological dictionaries of Greek and Latin.1 In Graham Whitaker’s third chapter on lexica that cover a single author, we meet with one of the outstanding strengths of this book, thorough archival research. Whitaker covers a huge amount of ground succinctly and with interest, focusing largely on description and eschewing any generalized typology. He consistently tells fascinating stories that illuminate the background of the lexica he treats: to single out just one of many examples, he studies the slips that J. Enoch Powell used to compile his Lexicon to Herodotus, thus letting us into the lexicographer’s workshop and allowing us to see him ply his trade. The fourth chapter, David Butterfield on the history of that sine qua non of schoolboy versification, the Gradus ad Parnassum, couples bibliographical industry with a keen eye for revealing detail. For readers unfamiliar with the genre, a Gradus is a dictionary that helps in verse-making, giving the prosody of a word and some verses plucked from classical authors demonstrating its scansion and use, often complete with synonyms, epithets, and other helpful hints for the budding versifier. Butterfield traces the development of such works throughout Europe across three centuries, well illustrating both their progress and their tralatitious nature. The chapter concludes with a detailed appendix that lists the major editions of the Gradus from 1652 to 1967.2 The book’s central chapter, by Christopher Stray, provides sensitive and nuanced insight into the world of 19th-century English classical scholarship. In another example of first-class history of scholarship and archival research, Stray discusses the history of LS(J), interweaving the process of its composition and revision with the lives and personalities of the people involved. The piece’s most valuable contribution is an understanding of the constraints governing the origin and revision of the lexicon. These constraints were intimately bound up in the press’s desire to market a product and make a profit: as an example, to save money and simplify revision, the type was sometimes left standing or electrotyped for subsequent editions. This did indeed facilitate revision—but at the cost of allowing for only minor changes. Such a fundamentally conservative process has left a lot of venerable absurdities in its wake, and it goes a long way toward explaining LSJ’s current state. The faults of LSJ are too well known to need rehearsing here,3 and John A.L. Lee’s sixth chapter rightly claims it needs serious and substantive revision. The first part of the chapter is a perceptive analysis of the entry ἀγαπητός through successive editions of the lexicon, explaining how it got to be the (problematic and misleading) way it is today. He catalogs LSJ’s failings in some detail; I might simply say that it is uninformed by modern lexicographic method and that its formatting is a disaster. In any event, all would agree that the next stage of revision must enter the electronic world, and Lee devotes the last part of his chapter to sketching out a vision of what such a digital lexicon might look like. Unfortunately his prescriptions are both unrealistic and not universally helpful. Although he doesn’t phrase it this way, in essence he proposes that the lexicon should contain the same information as a TLL entry with the addition of translations of all passages, and this may be a logical, if lofty, goal. He further suggests, however, that the lexicon contain every single extant instance of each word, all appropriately categorized—an undertaking far beyond the ambit of even the TLL. The full collection and classification of the Greek evidence, even with electronic tools, would take forever, and one cannot imagine finding sufficient money, manpower, and time for such an enterprise in today’s world. Perhaps more importantly, it ultimately would not prove especially enlightening: once a word’s meaning is securely established, we are primarily interested in later instances only insofar as they deviate from or innovate on that meaning. This review is not the place to put forward a program for revisions to LSJ, but I might suggest that the key issues are those of lexicographic philosophy and principles. Formatting is of secondary importance; so long as the data is all appropriately encoded, its actual display should be infinitely fungible. In John Henderson’s chapter 7 we return to the history of a dictionary, this time that of the OLD. Henderson discusses the project’s genesis and usefully explains the origin of certain fateful decisions, like the notorious chronological limit,4 telling the story through the correspondence of the main players, sequences of early specimen entries with comments, plans, etc. Of particular interest is the close relationship between the OED and the OLD in everything from shared lexicographic principles to shared lexicographic workspace to shared lexicographers. Two personalities dominate the OLD’s early years, those of Alexander Souter and James M. Wyllie, who taken in tandem were responsible for many of the basic decisions on the layout and arrangement of the dictionary. Both had remarkable rises and falls, which Henderson chronicles in detail.5 After two decades of difficult gestation, Peter Glare took the helm in the mid-1950s and smoothly guided the publication of fascicles to a triumphant and (mirabile dictu!) on-schedule finish in 1982. This all makes for fascinating reading and greatly fleshes out the skeletal “Publisher’s Note” found in the OLD itself. The final two chapters take us to the world of contemporary lexicography, examining two dictionaries currently in preparation. For reasons of space I cannot discuss in detail Richard Ashdowne’s ninth chapter on the Dictionary of Medieval Latin from British Sources, which usefully describes the background, scope, history, methods, and future of the lexicon from the perspective of one of its current editors. I will note in passing that the section on present editorial practice contains an excellent description of a lexicographer’s daily work. Chapter 8, by Patrick James, treats the Cambridge Greek Lexicon, a dictionary targeted at intermediate learners. The chapter provides case studies of three words, showing how the CGL’s treatment differs from that of LSJ. The criticisms of LSJ are by and large just, and the great virtue of the CGL is its simplicity: it appears well organized and straightforward to use. It offers both definitions and translations, which are typographically delineated and easy to understand. The lexicon is based on a fresh examination of a corpus of canonical Greek authors,6 and it will be disseminated both digitally (in integration with the Perseus project) and in print. My only reservation concerns one puzzling decision that the project has made: in its articles the CGL does not provide references to passages and only rarely gives quotations, preferring English paraphrase. If this dictionary were an abridgement of an existing lexicon and designed for print, perhaps such a decision would be understandable. As it is, however, the lexicographers have done the work of examining the passages afresh and drawing up their articles based on that examination; it seems perverse to discard this useful information. Providing references to passages allows lexicographers to justify their work; it also allows users to check it or arrange the material differently—to say nothing of the fact that illustrative quotations clearly give a deeper sense of the meaning of a word. James defends the decision primarily on the grounds of concision and clarity, but in an online world these considerations must be viewed differently. The lexicon already notes in which authors a given meaning occurs; it would be trivial to make the author’s name a clickable link that would expand into the specific passages underlying the definition. In this way learners could have the best of both worlds: a clear and simple presentation that can unfold into more detailed information if they so desire. Furthermore, with some tagging of the electronic data the press could easily decide to issue the dictionary in multiple print versions with no additional effort: the most basic (and cheapest) version containing no citations or quotations, an intermediate version containing references deemed important, and a full version containing all available information. The book concludes with a general index, including Greek and Latin words discussed, which is not complete but is generally useful and occasionally humorous.7 The book is attractively produced and contains numerous well chosen pictures. Typographical errors are relatively few and almost never such as to cause difficulties.8 TABLE OF CONTENTS Christopher Stray: Introduction 1-4 Joshua T. Katz: Nonne lexica etymologica multiplicanda sunt? 5-24 Graham Whitaker: Ploughing a lone furrow? The single-author lexicon 49-70 David Butterfield: Gradus ad Parnassum 71-93 Christopher Stray: Liddell and Scott: myths and markets 94-118 John A.L. Lee: Releasing Liddell-Scott-Jones from its past 119-138 John Henderson: A1-ZYTHUM: DOMIMINA NUSTIO ILLUMEA, or out with the OLD 139-176 Patrick James: Learners’ lexica: the approach of the Cambridge Greek Lexicon 177-194 Richard Ashdowne: Ut Latine minus vulgariter magis loquamur: the making of the Dictionary of Medieval Latin from British Sources 195-222 1. In brief: the German ones (Frisk, Walde-Hofmann) are in some sense more thorough, but the French (Chantraine, Ernout-Meillet) are better on a word’s changes through time (les histoires des mots); the very recent Dutch offerings (Beekes, de Vaan; both written in English) do not always supersede the earlier works and are influenced by the controversial “Leiden school” of Indo-European linguistics. 2. A minor addition: Butterfield dates the first vernacular-Latin Gradus to 1890 (Ainger and Wintle); at least by Koch’s 1879 revision of Sintenis a basic German-Latin appendix is to be found. 3. The interested reader can start with the introduction to John Chadwick’s Lexicographica Graeca (Oxford 1996) as well as id., “The Case for Replacing Liddell and Scott,” BICS 39 (1994) 1-11. 4. This limit (the end of the 2nd century) was present in some of the earliest letters about the dictionary, but already much lamented in committee meetings by the early 1950s. For one of its most scathing indictments, see F.R.D. Goodyear, “The Oxford Latin Dictionary,” Proceedings of the African Classical Associations 17 (1983) 124-36 = K.M. Coleman, J. Diggle, J.B. Hall, and H.D. Jocelyn (eds.), F.R.D. Goodyear. Papers on Latin Literature (London 1992) 281-7. 5. One might have expected more on how Wyllie came a cropper; his spectacular meltdown is only alluded to. 6. “The major authors now studied in schools and universities from Homer to Xenophon … and Aristotle’s major works, Theophrastus’ Characters, the better preserved plays of Menander, the major Hellenistic poets (Callimachus, Apollonius of Rhodes, and Theocritus), Polybius, Plutarch’s Lives, and the New Testament gospel books and Acts of the Apostles” (191 n. 6). 7. The Greek index of Words Discussed, for example, lacks the case studies of θωρήσσω and θεραπεύω from James’s chapter. For humor see e.g. “Callimachus, J.T. Katz no.” 8. The most serious at p. 116 n. 67 1899-2008 for 1899-1905 (?). There are occasional slips in Greek and Latin: p. 13 ἀσχοί for ἀσκοί, p. 34 κώμος for κῶμος, p. 74 parsum for sparsum, p. 108 μη for μή, p. 111 λοιπὸν for λοιπόν, p. 142 ἀσφαλές for ἀσφαλὲς, p. 183 somnum for somnus, along with assorted other trivialities.

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We recently updated OUR website! Page is not at this link anymore! Since 2003, Cabinet Knobs and More has been a leader in the home decorative hardware industry. We specialize in sourcing the finest quality hardware products (guaranteed to fit all your decorum needs)! ***p.s. We recently updated OUR website- Unfortunately, many of the links were broken in the process. Most of the products are still available through our website but it may take a little searching on your end. 🙁 For this reason, we sincerely apologize for the inconvenience and promise to keep working on fixing all of the re-directs and/or broken links. Please bare with us through this transition and feel free to contact us through our website: www.cabinetknobsandmore.com . Thank you!

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THE ACT Greens’ Shane Rattenbury deserves to be congratulated, rather than ridiculed by Mark Parton (“St Shane of the imaginary animals”, CN March 6). The banning of cage-egg production and sow stalls in the ACT ensures these inhumane and outdated farming practices can never again be part of the ACT landscape. After 18 years and seven attempts, this Bill has finally passed, what a truly fantastic day for the welfare of animals, imaginary or not. Chris Doyle, Gordon How stupid is this? THE absence of consistent street numbering in Canberra business districts (city and suburbs) is a disgrace and a symptom of government negligence as much as are broken pavements or clogged drains. As evidence, consider Brierly Street, Weston. On its western side the visible numbering from south to north is – Chicken shop, nil; pizza shop, nil; garden shop, nil; bank, 11; offices, 12; pizza shop, nil; wine shop, nil; mini market, nil; restaurant, nil; estate agent, nil; café, 6/25 (facing Brierly but could refer to Trenerry); estate agent, 9 &10; carpet shop, 8; restaurant, nil; hair salon, nil; estate agent, nil; hair salon, 3B 39; chiropractor, 4 (43 on high wall sign); café, nil; auto shop, nil and service station, nil (told it is 47). How stupid is this when strangers are encouraged to visit Canberra, or someone needs to find a business, or even figure out which way street numbers are running? One business on line gives its address as 28 Brierly Street, but Google Maps cannot find it. No wonder. P. Edwards, Weston Creek Wake up to our environment WHEN I first arrived in Australia from England in 1957, age 17, I found a job as a jackaroo at Gunnedah on a large sheep and cattle station. In the first weekend, the cocky explained a few things about local wildlife. He said go for a walk, take a gun and shoot anything that moves except sheep, cattle and the dogs. At that stage, I had not even seen a kangaroo, let alone giant goannas, which I thought were dragons. Goannas, kangaroos, wedgetail eagles, white cockatoos, foxes and snakes, shoot the lot, I was told. Some things never change. We shoot the kangaroos in Canberra, kill the sharks and crocodiles in other places when we know that there is a risk in being in their habitat, although the worst thing the kangaroos do is damage to speeding cars. Now it is the turn of the Koel. What next, open season on cockatoos or possums as some would suggest? Wake up, Australia and learn to live with the environment! Cedric Bryant, Watson Horse powerI WANT to tell you about my horse, Brego. I have had him for around six months and he means the world to me. I have had two other horses since I was about 14 and recently I put them both down. I was devastated and didn’t think I would get another horse – but things happen, and I met Brego. Since I’ve had him, he has been diagnosed with a cancerous tumour in his eyelid. It was recently operated on however tests show that there are still cancerous cells remaining. A further operation will be required soon. At the same time, the vet discovered issues with his teeth and operated on those as well. Throughout this procedure, Brego has taken it all in his stride and he has a beautiful nature. He has had a tough life, but through all of that he doesn’t seem to have lost faith in humans. Despite setbacks with his health, he is worth every effort and every dollar spent just for what he gives back in kindness. It just goes to show how animals can play such an important role in human well-being. Fiona Mckenna, via email

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A warm bed for every bebbeh! Wouldn’t that be a TERRIFIC thing? (Everyone nods their heads approvingly.) Q: How do you save an orphaned bebbeh animal? A: Keep them warm! The non-profit site Baby Warm.org just launched to donate incubators to volunteer homecare wildlife rehabbers who save orphaned bebeh animals in every community across the country. Bebeh Beavers, Otters, Sqwerls, Birds, ‘Munks, Buns, Possies, Skunklets, Ducklings, and more. If they don’t have a mom to keep them warm, an incubator is the next best place to rest their adorbs little noggins… …so they can grow up healthy and strong…and make it back to the wild where they belong. Baby Warm raises money for incubators- that’s all. Each incubator will be used for 10-12 years to keep hundreds of babies warm and healthy. You can see on the site that there are 12 rehabbers listed at any given time and you can see what kind of animals they care for, read their story, and pick one to help out and chip in toward their incubator.

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For well over twenty years the primary focus of my work has been landscape. What attracts me to painting images based on the natural world is probably similar to that which inspires other artists to depict landscape. For me, it is a sense of the spiritual underlying the beauty of nature. I appreciate the sense of freedom that I experience when painting landscape. There is a quality to these kinds of images that allows for expression and interpretation yet can still read as a landscape. I generally choose to paint the quiet, peaceful aspect of nature as opposed to the threatening or the volatile side of nature. So there are always decisions to be made, of which many are intuitive or develop slowly over time with a large body of work. There is a contemplative aspect to the approach that I take when studying and painting from the land. As one delves more deeply into the act of painting, the image evolves as a work about painting. There is a sense of departure from the image of nature as seen with our eyes or the lens of a camera. I prefer to paint in the controlled environment of the studio. For this reason, I work from photographs that I make mostly with a medium format camera as well as a view camera, which allows manipulating the image on a ground glass with camera adjustments. I generally work from 6×6 cm and occasionally 4”x5” transparencies The quality of the photographs is important as I prefer to select from images that have an abundance of detail and information. Quality of light is a key ingredient as I appreciate the play of natural light oftentimes in dramatic fashion. I spend time in State and National Parks when making many of these photographs and these experiences carry over into the studio. In the studio, the work develops slowly with an underpainting and layering of paint. Formal concerns of of compositon and cropping occur during the early stages. I like to work with a heightened color pallete, yet still remain faithful to the natural world. The play of light becomes clearer as color and contrast define the image. Through these more abstract concerns of light, color, and compositon, I hope that these paintings allude to an experience of the order and quiet beauty of nature. About Jeffrey Vaughn Jeffrey Vaughn from Alton, Illinois, received his Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in 1978 from Washington University, St. Louis, Missouri. He went on to receive a Master of Arts degree in 1981 from the University of Dallas in Irving, Texas, and in 1983 he received his Master of Fine Arts degree from the University of Dallas. He has an extensive resume of both solo and group exhibitions dating from 1979. One of his most recent exhibits was the Fall 2010 Solo Exhibition: “Natural Order” Fischbach Gallery, New York, NY. November 18-December 18, 2010. His work has also been featured in many publications. Vaughn’s works can be found in many public collections throughout the United States including the U.S. Department of State in Washington, D.C., Nestle’s/Ralston Corporation, St. Louis, MO, Fidelity Securities, Boston, MA, Anheuser-Busch, St. Louis, MO, and Commerce Bancshares, MO. His work is also included in several private collections.

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Bruno Waterfield is telling us that the "colleagues" have just awarded themselves a handsome pay rise – backdated to six months ago. The rise, which applies to all EU staff, amounts to 3.7 percent across the board, despite negative or near to zero rates of inflation across Europe, soaring unemployment, falling wages and austerity measures in most national public sectors. Amongst the beneficiaries will be Baroness Ashton, who will now pocket an extra £9,000 on top of her basic annual salary of £241,000. Despite never having been elected to public office, she will now earn over £52,000 more than Gordon Brown. Meanwhile, average pay rises in Britain have fallen to one percent, the lowest increase on record, as almost half of British firms have frozen their employees' pay. And the reason we are not rising up and slaughtering the "colleagues" is?

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Emily Johnson, new Assistant Principal and Christy Bice, Principal of Haleyville Elementary The Haleyville City Schools Board of Education met Tuesday with Beth McAlpine absent. The Board approved the following items on the agenda. The financial statements and board expenditures for June in the amount of $1,432,184.67. Amendments to the Instructional Policy. Breakfast workers assignment. Lunchroom a la carte prices. Service agreements for the 2016 football season. An amendment to the HHS Fee Schedule. In addition, the board approved the use of three school facilities, one field trip, and seven fund-raisers. In personnel, the Board approved hiring Emily Johnson as assistant Principal at the Haleyville Elementary School. Suzanne Caldwell was hired as Special Education Teacher for Haleyville High. A Probationary Principal Contract for HES was approved for Christy Bice. The teachers and staff will return to the school on August 4 with the first day for students on August 10. The next meeting of the Haleyville City Schools Board of Education will be Tuesday, August 23. Are dead trees or tree limbs threatening your home? Call TREES-R-US. The right equipment and trained personnel to clean up your yard or larger property, TREES-R-US. Call Nathan Hulsey on his personal cell, 269-0198 for a free estimate. Mention you saw it on hbtv.us. Nathan will treat your right and the price is right! The Haleyville City Council met Monday afternoon for their regular bi-monthly meeting with Jonathan Bennett absent. The council approved the May general operation bills in the amount of 417,856.01. Not on the agenda, but brought up by acting city clerk Debra Hood, the need for new accounting software and computers to run it on. She stated she had checked with the Alabama League of Municipalities and the recommendations of other cities as to the software they were using and the support available. A motion was made and he decision of the council was made to purchase new software for $26,611.00 plus an additional $11,000 per year for support. An additional $12,393.00 to a local company, Jen-Eric for new computers. The first year total will be $50,0004 for the new computers, software, and support. The next meeting of the Haleyville City Council will be Monday, August 1, 5:30 at the City Hall. Marcel Weaver, the father of Haleyville Fire Chief Phillip Weaver, was reportedly struck by lightning about noon on Thursday while he was working on his lawn mower at his home in South Haleyville. He was transported to a Birmingham hospital where he was sedated and remained overnight under observation. According to family members, Marcel is at home and doing well. A reminder, remain vigilant as to the dangers of lightning. Do not stand under trees or even outdoors during a thunderstorm which contains lightening. Haleyville Police made a routine traffic stop on Saturday morning, July 9 at 2:14 a.m. on Pounders and Sims Roads off of Highway 195. The Toyota Camry was stopped because the officer noticed an equipment failure on the vehicle. After approaching the vehicle an open container of alcohol was seen by the officer. The driver and passenger were asked to get out of the vehicle. A large plastic bag containing 1.5 pounds of marijuana with a loaded 9 mm pistol laying on top was seen by the officers. A further search revealed a bag containing 112 grams of crystal methamphetamine in a more concentrated form of “ice. Arrested on the scene and taken to the Winston County Jail were Luis Andres Castro Sandoval, 25, 1116 5th Avenue, Haleyville, and Jose Rodriguez, 25, 12317 Pounders and Sims Road, Haleyville. The charges against both were possession of marijuana/1st Degree, Drug Trafficking Methamphetamine, Possession of a controlled substance, and possession of stolen property/2nd degree. The pistol had been reported stolen locally two years ago. Bail was set at $10,000 for each charge. Both bonded out later that weekend. The Haleyville City Council met Tuesday afternoon for a rescheduled meeting from July 4 with Bud Wilson absent. The council approved acting city clerk Debra Hood to perform the mayor’s duties during the upcoming city election in August. Mayor Sunseri is a candidate for mayor thus ineligible to perform election duties. The council approved the renewal of a five year lease on the old city owned elementary school building on 13th Avenue to the Community Action Partnership of North Alabama for the Head Start program. A low bid was approved for work on the CDBG project for water and sanitary sewer improvements in the Cripple Creek neighborhood. A bid of $596,842.00 from the Double Diamond Construction Company of Northport was approved. A resolution was approved which authorizes Mayor Sunseri to negotiate with a national chain which is exploring a location in Haleyville. Because this will involve a substantial investment and the creation a number of jobs the mayor will be able to offer incentives consistent with those offered to other developers of like size and investments. The final agreement will be finalized thru public hearings as required by statue. The city will be making application for funds through the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) for a grant for two storm shelters to be constructed at the new sports complex. The council approved advertising for two new police cars and the hiring of Crystal Whickwire as a Class II part-time police dispatcher. Four gentlemen complained to the council about the speed of vehicles on 15th Avenue at 26th Street. It was suggested the city consider installing two more stop signs on 15th Avenue making it a 3-way stop. Meanwhile, the police will step up patrols in that area. The next council meeting will be Monday, July 18, 5:30 p.m at the Haleyville City Hall. HALEYVILLE HIGH FOOTBALL 2016 AUG 19 Deshler @Sheffield AUG 26 Winston County @Double Springs SEP 2 *Hamilton @ Hamilton SEP 9 *Cordova @HHS SEP 16 *Winfield @Winsfield SEP 23 OPEN SEP 30 Madison Academy @ HHS OCT 7 *Good Hope # @HHS OCT 14 *Dora @ Dora OCT 21 *Fayette @HHS OCT 28 Central % @HHS ALL GAMES 7 PM KICKOFF # Homecoming Game * Region Games ^ Fall Jamboree % Senior Night ALABAMA FOOTBALL 2016 SEP 3 %vs. Southern California Arlington, Texas SEP 10 Western Kentucky Bryant-Denny Stadium SEP 17 *at Ole Miss Oxford, MS SEP 24 Kent State Bryant-Denny Stadium OCT 1 *Kentucky Bryant-Denny Stadium OCT 8 *at Arkansas Fayetteville, Ark. OCT 15 *at Tennessee Knoxville, Tenn. OCT 22 *Texas A&M Bryant-Denny Stadium OCT 29 Open Date NOV 5 *at LSU Baton Rouge, La. NOV 12 *Mississippi State Bryant-Denny Stadium NOV 19 Chattanooga Bryant-Denny Stadium NOV 26 *Auburn Bryant-Denny Stadium *Southeastern Conference (SEC) opponent %Advocare Classic (AT&T Stadium) Bold indicates home game Another fantastic 9-1-1 weekend in the books. Rain threatened early Friday night but held until noon on Saturday thus the concert and all the activities became another success story for the City of Haleyville. Friday night the crowd continued to build into the evening in the parking lot behind the Haleyville library. On the 9-1-1 Festival stage, a new group of teen-aged girls known as Sweet Tea Trio welcomed the crowd with an acapella version of the National Anthem. The local group Tremayne opened the musical show, followed by Winston Ramble, Sweet Tea Trio and at 9 p.m. the headliner Lonestar brought the huge crowd to its feet with not only their hit song Amazed, but also several songs by Pink Floyd, Styx, and the Eagles. An estimated record crowd of 5,000 plus came to the free concert. Street vendors, an antique car and tractor shows, musical entertainment and the annual 9-1-1 and HHS alumni parade provided much more on Saturday.

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Wednesday, July 18, 2012 Every day, WXXI News Director Julie Philipp checks newspapers and websites to help keep tabs on what's happening in communities across New York state. - Buffalo: County, Bills likely to miss training camp goal for - Rochester: New York third- and eighth-grade test results show slight increase in scores - Finger Lakes: State warns against wildfires - Syracuse: Crouse Hospital drug addiction expert will answer your questions about "bath salts" in live Q&A Thursday - Albany: City leaps into ballet issue - New York City: Charter Schools Celebrate Test Score Gains

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Iowa has 99 counties, but 100 county seats because Lee County has two. Note! To visit individual counties go to the County Index Page. Iowa County Facts & Info ©2005 Iowa Ghost Towns - ALL RIGHTS RESERVED In preparation for Michigan's statehood, part of Michigan Territory was formed into Wisconsin Territory in 1836. Two years later, the western portion was split off to become Iowa Territory. The south-eastern part of Iowa Territory became Iowa, the 29th state in the union, on 28 December 1846, by which point 44 counties had been created. Counties continued to be created by the state government until 1857, when the last county, Humboldt County, was created. One of the most significant days in Iowa county history was January 15, 1851, on which 49 counties were created. The Iowa Constitution of 1857, which is still in effect today, states that counties must have an area of at least 432 square miles (1,120). No county can be reduced below that size by boundary changes. However, exceptions to this rule were granted, as ten counties have areas below this size, but the Constitution deals with total area. The smallest county (Dickinson) has a land area of 381 sq miles, while the largest (Kossuth county) has an area 973 square miles. Polk County is the most densely populated county and contains the state's capital and largest city, Des Moines, Iowa. |EZ County Index with Towns| |EZ Town Index with Info|

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Why researchers think health officials may be vastly underestimating the obesity epidemic. And, ASU students will soon be able to get a date – on the school’s palm walk. Bus Drivers At Sky Harbor Airport On Strike Sky Harbor Airport travelers could be facing some problems Wednesday. The estimated 180 shuttle drivers who transport people from the rental car center to the terminals, and between terminals are on strike. Tuesday night’s walkout came after the union rejected what Veolia Transportation called it’s ‘last and best’ contract offer. The bus driver’s union says higher medical insurance rates and working conditions are the central issues. Bus drivers and striker Debby Jones says they will do what it takes to get that. “We are out here 24 hours a day until this is resolved one way or another,” Jones said. A top company official at Veolia says they have made a fair offer to the workers, and that they have a contingency plan in place to continue service. “There may be a couple of minutes extra waiting time for the next bus, and your route might take a little bit of a different turn than usual to make sure that make sure everybody gets service, but all-in-all there’s very little change at the airport,” Ostreicher said. If you park in the East Economy lot, you can avoid any delays by taking Sky Train to Terminal 4.

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The Texas Tech Univeristy System flag flew at half-mast over Memorial Circle Thursday, Oct. 10 at the Techsan Memorial. Every year as part of the annual homecoming celebration, Tech honors the students, faculty, staff and alumni who have died in the last year. On Friday, the flags beat steadily against the West Texas wind as Tech President Duane Nellis welcomed the families and friends of the deceased. "We're here to remember the memory of our Red Raider family," he said. Chancellor Kent Hance elaborated on the idea of a Texas Tech family.

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Ministry Saint Mary’s Hospital Foundation Purchase Big Screen TVs for Patient Comfort The Hospital Foundation at Ministry Saint Mary’s Hospital in Rhinelander recently funded the purchase of a big screen TV in the hospital’s Surgery waiting area. “A television isn’t one of those medically necessary pieces of equipment that we often fund,” states Foundation chair Judith Pagano, MD. “However, it greatly adds to the comfort of family and friends who are waiting while the patient is in surgery.” According to Chris Krebs, manager of Ambulatory Surgery, “People waiting for their loved one to complete surgery appreciate having a TV that is large enough to view—it really helps them pass the time.” The Hospital Foundation also purchased a big screen TV for the hospital’s Behavioral Health inpatient unit. “This group of patient’s do not have TVs in their rooms so having a television large enough for a group to watch has helped make patient stays more comfortable,” shared Pagano. For more information about the Hospital Foundation at Ministry Saint Mary’s or to make a donation contact Patty Fitzpatrick, coordinator Foundation and Volunteer Services at 715-361-2835.

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Editor’s Note: Each Tuesday My Green Side brings Simple Tips for Green Living to The Christopher Gabriel Program.We also highlight a favorite green site each week. You can stream the segment at approximately 1220pm (central) every Tuesday atWDAY.com or, if you’re in North Dakota or western Minnesota, listen on your radio at AM970 WDAY. Whether you work at home or in an office away from home, you can find simple ways to save energy, resources, money and the planet all at the same time. Greener homes are in the spotlight these days, but what about the other places where many of us spend huge chunks of our time–our offices? Some simple changes of habit can save energy and resources at work, and these small steps can be multiplied by persuading the powers-that-be at your workplace to adopt environmentally friendly (and often cost-effective) policies. - Artificial lighting accounts for 44 percent of the electricity use in office buildings. - Make it a habit to turn off the lights when you’re leaving any room for 15 minutes or more and utilize natural light when you can. - Make it a policy to buy Energy Star-rated light bulbs and fixtures, which use at least two-thirds less energy than regular lighting, and install timers or motion sensors that automatically shut off lights when they’re not needed. - De-Clutter Your Space - A Study from the Princeton Neuroscience Institute found that having a disorganized work space makes it difficult for people to process information efficiently. Things scatter around your office or cubical compete for your attention and disturb concentration. - Set up an inbox so your coworkers aren’t adding to your desk’s clutter when they’re dropping something off for you. - The average desk harbors over 400 times the bacteria, according to WholeLiving.com, of a toilet seat so make sure your dusting and cleaning keyboards along with de-cluttering. - Computers in the business sector unnecessarily waste $1 billion worth of electricity a year. - Make it a habit to turn off your computer—and the power strip it’s plugged into—when you leave for the day. Otherwise, you’re still burning energy even if you’re not burning the midnight oil. (Check with your IT department to make sure the computer doesn’t need to be on to run backups or other maintenance.) During the day, setting your computer to go to sleep automatically during short breaks can cut energy use by 70 percent. Remember, screen savers don’t save energy. - Make it a policy to invest in energy-saving computers, monitors, and printers and make sure that old equipment is properly recycled. Look for a recycler that has pledged not to export hazardous e-waste and to follow other safety guidelines. Old computers that still work, and are less than five years old, can be donated to organizations that will refurbish them and find them new homes. (You may even get a tax deduction.) - Print smarter - The average U.S. office worker goes through 10,000 sheets of copy paper a year. - Make it a habit to print on both sides or use the back side of old documents for faxes, scrap paper, or drafts. Avoid color printing and print in draft mode whenever feasible. - Make it a policy to buy chlorine-free paper with a higher percentage of post-consumer recycled content. Also consider switching to a lighter stock of paper or alternatives made from bamboo, hemp, organic cotton, or kenaf. - Recycle toner and ink cartridges and buy remanufactured ones. According to Office Depot, each remanufactured toner cartridge “keeps approximately 2.5 pounds of metal and plastic out of landfills… and conserves about a half gallon of oil.” - Go paperless when possible. - Make it a habit to think before you print: could this be read or stored online instead? When you receive unwanted catalogs, newsletters, magazines, or junk mail, request to be removed from the mailing list before you recycle the item. - Make it a policy to post employee manuals and similar materials online, rather than distribute print copies. They’re easier to update that way too. - Make it a habit to recycle everything your company collects. Just about any kind of paper you would encounter in an office, including fax paper, envelopes, and junk mail, can be recycled. So can your old cell phone, PDA or pager. - Make it a policy to place recycling bins in accessible, high-traffic areas and provide clear information about what can and can not be recycled. - Buy Recycled Products - Make it a policy to purchase office supplies and furniture made from recycled materials. - Watch what (and how) you eat. - Pack a waste-free lunch – make it a habit to bring your own mug and dishware for those meals you eat at the office. - Make it a policy to provide reusable dishes, silverware, and glasses. - Switch to Fair Trade and organic coffee and tea, and buy as much organic and local food as possible for parties and other events. - Provide filtered drinking water to reduce bottled-water waste. - Air Quality - Make it a habit to use nontoxic cleaning products. - Brighten up your cubicle with plants, which absorb indoor pollution. “Potted plants can filter volatile organic compounds (VOCs) – toxins like formaldehyde and benzene that are released from carpet, paint and the standard-issue pressed wood furniture that is found in most offices – from the air around your work space,” says Bill Wolverton, Ph.D, a former NASA scientist and the author of Plants: Why You Can’t Live Without Them. - Make it a policy to buy furniture, carpeting, and paint that are free of VOCs and won’t off-gas toxic chemicals. My Green Side’s web pick of the week: GlobalStewards.org has environmental tips and sustainable solutions for a healthy planet. The site was created in 1998 and has information on everything from how to Pack a Waste-Free Lunch to Eco Tips for Your Home and Finances.

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News You Can Use Check out Sloan-C Institute's Blended Learning Mastery Series - Next session starts August 16, 2013. Recordings from our 11/29/12 "Five Tips on How to Submit a Successful Conference Proposal" Missed the 2013 Blended conference? Purchase recorded sessions Check out the Wrap-up page, including pictures from the conference View the recordings of the Today's Campus interviews that were conducted at the conference Download the new Sloan-C Conferences Mobile App! - Available now in the Apple iTunes store for iPhone and iPad - Available now in the Google Play store for Android Watch the Recording of the Virtual Program Preview Webinar from May 15 Watch the Recording of the Onsite Preview Webinar from May 2 Save the Dates 22st Annual OLC International Conference November 16-18, 2016 | Orlando, Florida | Walt Disney World Swan/Dolphin Resort OLC Innovate 2016 - Innovations in Blended and Online Learning April 20-22, 2016 | New Orleans, LA | Sheraton New Orleans Hotel Best in Track July 8, 2013 - 1:00pmRebecca Petersen (edX, USA)Damian Bebell (Boston College, USA)Lynn Hunter (Massachusetts Bay Community College, USA)Jaime L L'heureux (Bunker Hill Community College, USA)Leadership and AdministrationInformation SessionLakeshore AInformation Session 150 MinutesVirtual SessionBest in Track Presenters will share outcomes and insights from a first-of-its-kind implementation of a blended edX MOOC at two Massachusetts community colleges. July 8, 2013 - 2:00pmMaria Lytell (RAND Corporation, USA)ResearchInformation SessionLakeshore AInformation Session 250 MinutesVirtual SessionBest in Track We present results of a multi-method study including student and graduate surveys, original case studies, and a review of empirical research on blended learning. July 8, 2013 - 3:00pmJuhong Liu (James Madison University, USA)Carolyn Schubert (James Madison University, USA)Student SupportInformation SessionLakeshore AInformation Session 350 MinutesVirtual SessionBest in Track This session will walk the audience through the life cycles of redesign, development, implementation and future models of student support in a blended program. Fostering Blended Learning: Successful Partnerships and Faculty Development for Institutional ChangeJuly 9, 2013 - 9:10amChantal Levesque-Bristol (Purdue University, USA)Tomalee Doan (Purdue University, USA)Faculty Development and SupportInformation SessionLakeshore AInformation Session 450 MinutesVirtual SessionBest in Track IMPACT course redesign. Purdue University is flipping, blending, transforming, and reinventing the way we teach, students learn across the disciplines, and institutional change is fostered. July 9, 2013 - 10:10amDr. Richard Jerz (St. Ambrose University, USA)Teaching and LearningInformation SessionLakeshore AInformation Session 550 MinutesVirtual SessionBest in Track By using modern technologies, education time can be creatively compressed, manipulated, and delivered to maximize a students learning endeavor. An instructor can "time-warp" education!

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Libertarianz leader Dr Richard McGrath ransacks the newspapers for stories and headlines on issues affecting our freedom. This week: Key cutting Our Prime Minister created ripples this week that extended well beyond the borders of the Shaky Isles when he shared the fact that he has been vasectomised. In fact he thought getting a vasectomy was such a good idea that he now wants to make the process compulsory, starting with his Cabinet Ministers. [Some of us would advocate a much deeper cut – Ed.] Given that last month was NZ Music Month, ministers were asked to nominate a song they would prefer as background music while their work is done. Deputy Prime Minister Bill English nominated Rod Stewart’s ballad ‘The First Cut Is The Deepest.’ Maurice Williamson could only think of the Joy Division dirge ‘Love Will Tear Us Apart.’ Gerry Brownlee betrayed possible hillbilly ancestry when he suggested Lynard Skynard’s ‘Gimme Back My Bullets.’ Murray McCully came over all misty-eyed as he recalled the Neil Diamond/Barbra Streisand classic ‘You Don’t Bring Me Condoms Any More.’ Judith ‘Crusher’ Collins had to be restrained from launching into a rendition of ex-Kiss member Ace Frehley’s number ‘Rip It Out.’ Wayne Mapp, a golden oldies fan, suggested ‘Great Balls of Fire’ by Jerry Lee Lewis. Chris Finlayson may have an S&M streak as he recalled 80s band Culture Club and their song ‘Do You Really Want To Hurt Me’, along with John Mellencamp’s ‘Hurt So Good.’ Nathan Guy thought ahead to possible future children post-vasectomy with his suggestion, Jim Croce’s 1973 hit ‘If I Could Save Sperm In A Bottle.’ Tim Groser winced as he hummed the tune to REM’s ‘Losing My Religion.’ Georgina Te Heu Heu cackled as she remembered a song by Queens of The Stone Age: ‘Suture Up Your Future.’ Tony Ryall contemplated elective surgery of a sterilising nature to Nirvana’s tune ‘Half The Man I Used To Be.’ Paula Bennett’s ideal background music as she supervises Phil Goff’s family planning with a rusty tin lid would be Gloria Estafan’s ‘Cuts Both Ways.’ Jonathan Coleman, a medical doctor, said he would prefer to do his own vasectomy with the benefit of local anaesthesia to a medley by Nine Inch Nails – ‘The Beauty of Being Numb’, ‘Somewhat Damaged’ and ‘Mr Self Destruct.’ Toward the end of his media conference yesterday, the Prime Minister said real men bike home after their vasectomies. He was then asked how things are in the nutsack region these days. ‘Love Hurts,’ he replied. [Note: The Libertarianz Party’s policy on vasectomies is that they should be done by mutual consent in the private sector, by whatever practitioner a person wants to employ. The medical monopoly and crumbling public hospital system should be opened up to competition, thus putting downward pressure on the cost of this surgical procedure.] When the people fear the government, there is tyranny - when the government fear the people, there is liberty. - Thomas Jefferson

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Rahayu, Fonny (2004) The Communication strategies in conversations used by the good and poor students of speaking 4 of the english department of petra christian university. Bachelor thesis, Petra Christian University.Full text not available from this repository. This study observed the communication strategies used by good and poor students of speaking four in Faculty of Letters. It focused on kinds of types of communication strategies produced by good students, kinds of types of communication strategies produced by poor students, and the differences between the good and poor students in using communication strategies in a conversation. The data were taken from recording the conversation in which the topics were made by the writer. The role-play was done by twenty students, ten of them are good students and ten of them are poor students. The data were analyzed based on the theory of communication strategies. The findings showed that the good students used seven strategies; meanwhile the poor students used six strategies. The number of using the strategies shows that the good students are more successful than poor students in maintaining conversations. |Item Type:||Thesis (Bachelor)| |Uncontrolled Keywords:||english language, discourse analysis, conversation, communication strategies, good and poor student| |Date Deposited:||23 Mar 2011 18:48| |Last Modified:||30 Mar 2011 09:10| Actions (login required)

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April 2012 - currently | Art Director | Obsidian Entertainment, Irvine, CA Unannounced Next-Gen Console title Tools: 3dsMax, Maya, Photoshop, Flash, Illustrator, Z-Brush, Painter, Perforce, Vegas. Jan 2008 – April 2012 | Art Director | InXile Entertainment, Newport Beach, CA Hunted: The Demon’s Forge Collaborating with other team leads to develop a character based fantasy-action-RPG using the Unreal 3 Engine, for Xbox360 and PS3. Directing and Managing a staff of 18 artists and animators; creating themes, concept art and initial level prototype, directing and creating assets, managing development of concept art, assigning tasks, providing feedback, monitored all art progress toward milestone goals. Jan 2005 –Jan 2008 | Lead Artist | InXile Entertainment, Newport Beach, CA Worked with other team members to develop a gangster style action game using the Unreal 3 Engine, for Xbox360 and PS3. Created bank themes and concept art, created level art assets, planned naming and asset management conventions, conceived of and developed functional level streaming solution for entire city. Jan 2004 – Jan 2005 | Lead Artist | Sammy Studios, Carlsbad, CA Unannounced Action Title Collaborated with other team leads to develop “next-generation” action-shooter using the Unreal 3 Engine. Managed a staff of 10 artists and animators, created themes, directed and created assets (levels, actors, animations, effects) managed development of concept art, assigned tasks, provided feedback, monitored progress and involved Directors. June 2003 - January 2004 | Executive Producer | Treyarch, Santa Monica, CA Ultimate Spiderman | Spiderman 2 Worked with executive committee to manage the day-to-day needs of the studio and teams. Provided high-level to development team and managed development team’s relationship with publisher (Activision). Contracted writing and artistic talent from Marvel. For Spider-man 2, managed the implementation of key libraries, as well as accepted bids, contracted the talent (Blur), and managed the creative process of the pre-rendered cinematics for Spiderman 2. 2003 | Independent Contractor Eidos | Paradox | Backyard Wrestling Helped to evaluate the graphic status of the product, counsel Eidos executive management, provide art direction to team, and provided focused problem solving to insure successful delivery of title. Tools: Photoshop 6, Painter 6.1. Inxile | The Bards Tale Created Concepts and “turn-arounds”, built and textured character models for PS2 role-playing game. Tools: 3dsMax 5, Painter 6.1, Photoshop. Feb 2002 - May 2003 | Art Director | Shiny Entertainment, Aliso Viejo, CA Enter The Matrix Managed and directed a staff of 18 artists and animators. Coordinated with other leads and directors to develop production plans and implement them. Collaborated with creative leadership at Eon Entertainment to maintain visual parity with the movie. Developed original concepts to complement existing scripted locations. Worked closely with designers and programmers to insure the successful delivery of this crucial title (all 12 SKUs – 4 platforms x 3 territories; all released on the same date). 2000 – 2002 | Director of Development | Interplay Entertainment, Irvine, CA Directed and managed the flow of product from development through Audio, Localization, QA, and on to Operations for manufacturing. Monitored and assisted the development team at Shiny Entertainment with financial, creative, and developmental issues as they pertained to the Enter The Matrix project. 1995 – 2000 | Art Technical Director | Interplay Entertainment, Irvine, CA Recruited and assigned, talent and resources to specific development teams. Acted as strategic technical advisor, research coordinator, artistic guide, advisor, mediator, project facilitator, and “fire-fighter” to all teams internal and external. 1992 – 1995 | Art Director | Interplay Productions, Irvine, CA Created and managed, Interplay’s 3D Animation Department. Hired approximately 30 artists for over a dozen different projects. Researched and implemented a Silicon Graphics Lab complete with a dozen workstations and a Challenge multiprocessor-rendering server, as well as the relatively new technologies of motion capture and 3D digitizing. 1990 – 1992 | Artist/Animator | Interplay Productions, Irvine, CA Artist and animator. Responsible for sprite animations, background images, 3D modeling, texturing and animating of characters and environments. Bachelor of Arts and Sciences, San Diego State University, Design Major 3D Modeling & Animation Communication & Diplomacy Management & Organization Initiative & Follow Through Sense of Humor 3DS Max 2012 | Alien Brain | Photoshop CS4 | Perforce Painter 11 | Zbrush 3.5 | Maya 2012 | Unreal Engine References available upon request.

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|Lutheranism is a strong force in South Carolina. The Columbia area, alone, is represented by churches from every major Lutheran synod, as well as a Lutheran seminary. The question is sure to arise -- how are these groups different? Lutherans, like most religious organizations, can be placed into three general groups The Liberal, or Progressive Lutherans believe that it is important that the church changes with the times in order to continue attracting members. Progressive Lutherans proclaim that God's Word is no longer relevant to today's believer and allow people to decide for themselves what is or isn't God-pleasing. (Are these words blasphemous? Click to read a letter from a reader). or Progressive, such as the Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) - such as the Lutheran Church - Missouri Synod (LCMS) - such as the Church of the Lutheran Confession (CLC) - |The website Exposing the ELCA, exists to inform and expose the teachings, actions and beliefs of the ELCA. Majority of One" - a message for the members of the ELCA. Lutherans follow the Lord's command to "speak My Word faithfully" (Jer. 23:28) and teach the world "all things which I [Jesus] have commanded you" (Matt. 28:28). Confessional Lutherans realize that although God's Will isn't always the most exciting option to our sinful nature, it is definately what people need at this time of moral decline. Confessional Lutherans teach that people are sinful, and without Christ's redemptive work we would have no hope of eternal life. These scriptural truths were confessed by most Lutherans up until the breakup of the Lutheran Synodical Conference in the early 1960s. The Moderate Lutherans are torn between following the confession of their Lutheran ancestors and relinquishing God's teachings to make their churches more palatable to current and potential members. They therefore publicly confess that they follow God's Word, but in practice allow their pastors and people to decide for themselves which teachings they want to follow, and which they want to ignore. Both the Progressive and Moderate Lutherans are currently finding themselves in danger of alienating many of their members. Although the synodical leaders and many of the pastors are comfortable ignoring (or even denying) many of the teachings of the Bible, the people in the pew remember the catechetical training of their youth which taught them that the entire Bible is inspired by God (2 Timothy 3:16), and that holy men of God spoke as they were moved by the Holy Spirit (2 Peter 1:21). These concerned Christians realize that the "cafeteria" approach to God's Word (take what you want, leave what you don't). is not God pleasing and is dangerious to their eternity. It doesn't take much research online to see the deep schisms dividing these organizations. Many members of these organizations (pastors and laypeople alike) are standing up and speaking against the erroring pastors and the synodical leaders. Many pastors, however, afraid to bring the controversies to their congregations, remain quiet - hoping that their members will not find out about the cancer which is slowly destroying their "beloved" church body. Many members, knowing about the error being taught by other pastors in their organization and supported by the synodical leadership turn a blind eye -- thinking that as long as their pastor teaches the truth they don't have to worry about what is happening in their sister churches. What is the purpose of this website? My hope, through this website, is to encourage many of the Liberal and Moderate Lutherans to pull their heads out of the proverbial "ostrich hole". It does not work to ignore the error taught by fellow pastors and supported by synodical leaders. Pretending that error isn't there doesn't make it go away. Saying that those errors don't represent you or that you don't support those errors is negated by your membership in that organization. These errors are a direct affront to our God who showed His love for us by sacrificing His Son for our eternal salvation. I hope through this website to encourage members of the erring church bodies to get up from their slumbers and stand up for Jesus. Are there any real men in these churches who will stand with Joshua and say “as for me and my house, we will serve the LORD,” and then leave the “house” of error in order to obey and keep their Is the error in these church bodies really that Don't take my word for it. Listen to many of the pastors and laypeople within these church bodies who are beginning to realize the distance their synod has fallen from the truth. Dozens of websites have been created by individuals within these organizations decrying the error being taught by many pastors and supported by synodical leadership. I list several of them at the bottom of this website. The errorists defend their teachings by saying their actions come from love. Such fine sounding words are in complete contradiction to what Lutheran have always believed - love the sinner but hate the sin. Denying even one small truth portrayed in Scripture raises the concern that we can therefore trust nothing in Scripture - even Christ's sacrifice for our sins - so the error in these church bodies IS really that bad! What got me interested in developing this website? This website will be a document in progress. It was started late January 2005 after I was approached by several families concerned about the error within their church body. Although they felt their pastor still taught true Scripture as confessed by the Lutheran Confessions - they could no longer allow themselves to show support for their erring church body through their membership. What about the CLC? I've spent some time discussing the Liberal and Moderate branches of Lutheranism. I guess it is to be expected that as a member of the CLC (Church of the Lutheran Confession) I would speak favorably of it - and I do! You will not find dozens of dissenting views by CLC pastors and members on the Internet. I challenge you to find any. Although we do occasionally find ourselves in conflict over one or more doctrines in the Bible, our differences are resolved on the basis of Scripture -- "What does God say?" Never do we allow ourselves the luxury of saying "Let's agree to disagree". We consider ourselves to be true confessional Lutherans - still believing and teaching the Scriptural truths as taught and confessed by Martin Luther and by the many confessional Lutherans unknowingly trapped in their erring church bodies. We are blessed to have the fellowship of which the Apostle Paul speaks in I Cor 1:10, speaking the same thing without divisions among us. A wonderful benefit of this fellowship is our confidence that we will hear the same teachings from all our pastors, whether they be in South Carolina, Virginia, Texas, the Dakotas, California or overseas. VISIT Some information about me... I am Glenn Oster, a retired pastor of the CLC (Church of the Lutheran Confession). I live in West Columbia, South Carolina and am a member of Holy Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church - CLC in West Columbia (see website). I left the full-time ministry several years ago to pursue secular interests but still assist CLC congregations where needed -- I am currently serving a congregation in the Fairfax, Virginia area on a monthly basis. I work full-time as a business analyst for NCR Corporation and own an Internet Hosting Company. If you have questions about what I believe, or would like to have a "sounding board" for your concerns, please feel free to contact me at goster@CLClutheran.com or 803-361-2739. or visit the CLC's website.

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Java Server Faces (JSF) is an important, new Java Web technology that offers great benefits for Web application... By submitting your email address, you agree to receive emails regarding relevant topic offers from TechTarget and its partners. You can withdraw your consent at any time. Contact TechTarget at 275 Grove Street, Newton, MA. development. This article provides a first look at the basic concepts of JSF and where they may pay off in your applications. More in-depth information will be covered in future JSF articles that show examples of different types of JSF development in IBM's WDSC toolset. While not supported in the current version of WebSphere Development Studio Client (WDSC 126.96.36.199), JSF will be supported in a future version. JSF versions and providers JSF's design is based on a Java Specification Request (JSR 127) managed by The Java Community Process (JCP) that sets Java standards. Today, a variety of JSF implementations are available. The current standard is now version 1.1. JSF support is available from several sources. Sun Microsystems offers JSF support in the Java Web Services Developer Pack version 1.3 that can be downloaded from www.javasoft.com. You can also download the JSF reference implementation from Sun at http://java.sun.com/j2ee/javaserverfaces/. And IBM offers a preview of JSF in WSAD version 5.1.1. There are open-source implementations available as well. Check out www.myfaces.org. JSF definition from Sun The Sun Java Server Web Services Developer Pack documentation for version 1.3 provides a basic definition of what JSF does nicely: "JSF is a server-side, user interface framework for building Java Web applications. . . . The main components of JavaServer Faces technology are - An API and reference implementation for representing User Interface (UI) components and managing their state; handling events, server-side validation, and data conversion; defining page navigation; supporting internationalization and accessibility; and providing extensibility for all of these features. - A JavaServer Pages (JSP) custom tag library for expressing UI components within a JSP page. This well-defined programming model and UI component tag library significantly ease the burden of building and maintaining Web applications with server-side UIs. With minimal effort, you can do the following: - Wire client-generated events to server-side application code - Map UI components on a page to server-side data - Construct a UI with reusable and extensible components - Save and restore UI state beyond the life of server requests" These are big benefits that go beyond the scope of any current Java Web framework available in IBM's WDSC tools today. JSF User Interface controls and events for Web pages Model objects available across a Web application JSF supports Managed Beans. A Managed Bean is a Java bean defined in the faces-config.xml file. By defining it there, it can be available across the application as needed to any Web page that needs reference to it. The properties for a Managed Bean are set (or bound to a UI control) using the valueRef elements and accessed using the getValue method for the element. You might have a Customer bean that has customerNbr, Name and phoneNbr properties that could all be accessed this way from a Web page. The Managed Beans can automatically be created as needed when referenced on a JSP using the ValueBinding definition (naming the Managed Bean in an expression). You can also define arrays or collections of objects for reference (for example, a list of items on an order). The impact is it now takes much less work to create Java objects for your Web application, as well as to populate Web pages and objects with values. A Web page as Java objects, not HTML In addition, there is full event support for the UI controls, so you can wire application behavior to a UI event. When a command button is clicked, for instance, the Web page can be submitted to the server specifying a given action to run. The UI controls are based on common application event patterns. For example, with a list or table you may want one of the following actions supported: SelectBoolean (something was selected), SelectOne (a single selection) or SelectMany (multiple items have been selected in a list or table). The JSF tag libraries fall into two categories: 1. Core tags that cover basic events, page definition, data validators and so on. 2. HTML tags that define JSF UI Control objects on a Web page. (For example, a command_button tag can define a button to open a JSP to view an Item catalog.) The JSF tag generates the HTML code for the JSP along with a UI Control object definition for the application for a button). UIInput and UIOutput components support different data types and default conversions between the Web page and the data value for the UIControl, eliminating the need to manually convert the data most of the time! Binding UI component classes to Model objects You can easily create or generate Java beans to represent business data (a Customer class, an Item class and so on). With JSF, you decide which UI controls are bound to properties of Managed Beans defined in the JSF application. This makes data validations easy and allows custom processing where needed. There are standard data converters for the normal data types. You can also supply your own by implementing a converter interface. Separate rendering from presentation: One application with many clients With JSF, specific rendering toolkits are provided for different types of clients. Usually an HTML rendering kit is provided in most implementations. You can also buy, find or create other rendering toolkits for different client environments. What's the impact of this? With JSF you can design one version of an application that can work in MANY application contexts: Web pages, WML, Web services, GUI applications and so on. No more coding for a specific type of client required. Web control events and the config file define your application workflow You're used to writing event-handling logic already. You've been handling conditions such as 'Customer not found' in the iSeries database for years in RPG or COBOL using indicators. The same concept applies on Web pages now. The UI controls (input_text or command_button) support one or more of the two event types in JSF: Action events (such as button clicked) or Value changed event (such as ZIP code entered). Your application can request to be notified when one of those events occurs so you can handle it (just like you handle events in RPG or COBOL) by registering an ActionListener for the event on a specific UI Control (a command_button for instance). The Action object has an invoke method that is called. The invoke method returns a condition name such as "success" or "orderShipped". Sure, that sounds great, but where's the mainline for my application workflow? In RPG or COBOL there is a usually a main subroutine or procedure for the application mainline. Here, the mainline workflow is defined in the faces-config.xml file. It has all the navigation definitions defined. For applications that aren't too large, you can read the workflow well from the XML file. Conditional events for navigation are represented by a three-part navigation definition that shows: the current JSP Web page, the named condition ("success", "orderShipped" and so on) and the target page to transfer control to. The default NavigationHandler will match the current page and the condition name to the navigation definitions in the faces-config.xml file to find the next page to transfer control to in the application. Here's a sample navigation rule defined in the faces-config.xml file for a logon application: <navigation-rule> <from-tree-id>logon.jsp</from-tree-id> <navigation-case> <from-action-ref>LogonForm.logon</from-action-ref> <from-outcome>success</from-outcome> <to-tree-id>/storefront.jsp</to-tree-id> </navigation-case> <navigation-case> <from-action-ref>LogonForm.logon</from-action-ref> <from-outcome>failure</from-outcome> <to-tree-id>/logon.jsp</to-tree-id> </navigation-case> </navigation-rule> The rule shows if the logon is successful, the user is transferred to the storefront.jsp Web page. If the logon fails, he's returned to the logon page to retry the logon again. How is JSF different than Struts? JSF encompasses most of what is useful in Struts and goes far beyond it in scope. Here's a quick list of some differences I see: - Naming conventions are different - JSP:UseBean tag defines beans IN Web pages. JSF Managed Beans are defined IN an application. - Rendering as a separate phase supports multiple client types nicely - The UI Control tree to represent a Web page is more refined than the basic ActionForm model in Struts. When can I use JSF? The negative to JSF is it's a newly published Java standard and not all tools support it fully yet. The next version of WDSC (v 5.1.2) will support JSF. Sun has a new toolset, Java Studio Creator, in beta now that supports JSF 1.1. You can also set up open-source implementations of JSF frameworks in the Eclipse-based IDE. I haven't tried (and therefore don't recommend) trying to add a JSF implementation into the existing WDSC version. The new version of WDSC should begin shipping in July, and it should include some of the JSF support that's available now in WSAD 5.1.1. What does JSF mean to your e-business plans? If you are ready to deploy a project now, use the existing WDSC frameworks such as Struts. 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Tuesday, March 12, 2013 Book Review: Palace of Stone by Shannon Hale (Whitney Finalist) Author: Shannon Hale Enjoyment Rating: *** This book would be rated: PG I never read Shannon Hale's first Princess Academy book, so I was a little bit worried that I would find Palace of Stone a little bit difficult to follow. But I was pleasantly surprised to discover that Palace of Stone is a stand-alone book. It's true that many of the characters were also present in Princess Academy, but Hale knows how to make characters feel real and memorable even to new readers of the series. In Palace of Stone, Miri and the girls have gathered in the lowland capital to help Britta prepare for her wedding to the prince. Peder follows along to apprentice as a stone mason, and when the group arrives, they find the city at the beginning of a revolution. Miri has to balance her desire for fairness with her loyalty to her friends. The book feels very much like a girl power book, and I think my 11yo daughter would enjoy both the story and the message.

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THE SIKH TIMES Noteworthy News and Analysis from Around the World In-Depth Coverage of Issues Concerning the Global Sikh Community Including Self-Determination, Democracy, Human Rights, Civil Liberties, Antiracism, Religion, and South Asian Geopolitics Home | News Analysis Archive | Biographies | Book Reviews | Events | Photos | Links | About Us | Contact Us P.M. to Unveil Sikh Portraits in Parliament The Hindu, New Delhi, Aug. 16, 2003 Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee will unveil the portraits of the late Master Tara Singh and freedom fighter Baba Kharak Singh - architects of the Shiromani Akali Dal (S.A.D.) and the Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (S.G.P.C.), in Parliament's Central Hall on Aug. 21. National Commission for Minorities (N.C.M.) Chairman, Tarlochan Singh, said today that artist Phoola Rani was commissioned to do the work some months ago. 'These portraits are the first of any Sikh leader to be exhibited in the Central Hall of Parliament,' the N.C.M. chief said, adding, the Prime Minister the same day would unveil a statue of Sikh king, Maharaja Ranjit Singh, at the Parliament compound. The move appears to be part of the B.J.P.'s efforts to win favour of the Sikhs ahead of Assembly elections in five States, especially in Delhi which is home to a large population of the community. Earlier, the B.J.P.-led Central government had cleared a Delhi Assembly-passed legislation granting a second official language designation to Punjabi in Delhi, fulfilling a four-decade-old demand of the Sikhs. 'The portraits of the Master and Baba Kharak Singh partially fulfill the Sikhs' long-standing demand as the community also want to see the paintings of freedom fighters Udham Singh and Bhagat Singh, among others, exhibited in Parliament,' Tarlochan Singh said.

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How often do/should you pray? How long do/should you pray? Can you pray too much? What do/should you pray about? Is it possible to pray wrong? Are there certain words/phrases you need to use? What if you feel like God’s not listening? If God knows everything, why do I need to pray? Do I have to kneel every time I pray? What if you don’t have time to pray? Does praying really make any difference anyway? Have you ever asked any or all of those questions? I have. I really struggle with the particulars of prayer. It’s not that I don’t pray, I do. The problem, for me, is that I’m pretty sure I’m missing some important component. True confession time – I have a really hard time doing anything on a set schedule. It’s not that I don’t try or don’t want to keep a schedule. I really do! I make schedules and lists for myself all the time. I just rarely follow them, even though I know that certain things, (exercise, Bible study, cleaning, and prayer, for example) cannot be done correctly without scheduling them. It’s not that I don’t want to do those things, I do. I know they’re all important. And it’s not that I don’t ever do those things, I do, just not regularly or often enough to really get the benefit of having done them. I remember reading a story some time ago of an 85-year-old woman who got trapped in an elevator for four nights and three days. She was all alone – no one else in the building and no signal for her cell phone. Can you imagine how terrifying that would be? She came to the conclusion that she could either panic or pray. She chose to pray and turn the elevator into her own prayer closet. When the woman was interviewed later she actually said that she had felt God’s presences with her giving her both strength and joy. She said that she felt like the whole experience was a gift from God to provide her with an opportunity to develop a closer relationship with Him. Isn’t that amazing? I really covet that kind of a relationship with God. I’m fairly certain, though, that the woman had spent many years keeping appointments to spend time alone talking with God before being trapped in that elevator. That’s different than what Ron Halvorsen calls “crisis praying.” “We usually don’t say much about prayer, and we don’t pray much, until a crisis comes into our life. Aunt Tillie is sick, so you go on your knees and you pray for the next few days that Aunt Tillie will get well. Or Uncle John. Or someone in the church is sick. That’s crisis praying. When you are sick, have you noticed that you pray more than you did before you got sick? That’s crisis praying. It still works, but is not as effective as the continual spirit of prayer.”1 Praying in a crisis is a good thing, but it shouldn’t be the only time we pray. And I think it can kind of mislead us, give us a sense that we are praying, so everything’s ok with our prayer lives. And can you imagine if the woman trapped in the elevator only had that kind of prayer experience? After the first few hours in the elevator, with no signs of rescue, she may have come to the conclusion that God wasn’t listening and given up. When I was teaching, quite a few of our “classroom management” techniques involved learning the difference between “reactive” and “proactive.” You probably know the difference – reactive is dealing with each crisis as it comes along, while proactive is working in such a way that many of the crises don’t happen in the first place. The proactive route takes more time to begin with, but it works better than reacting to every little emergency as it comes along. I believe that prayer can be looked at much the same way. Like Halvorsen says, crisis praying still works, but is not as effective as the continual spirit of prayer. 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You cannot burden Him; you cannot weary Him. He who numbers the hairs of your head is not indifferent to the wants of His children. ‘The Lord is very pitiful, and of tender mercy.’ James 5:11. His heart of love is touched by our sorrows and even by our utterances of them. Take to Him everything that perplexes the mind. Nothing is too great for Him to bear, for He holds up worlds, He rules over all the affairs of the universe. Nothing that in any way concerns our peace is too small for Him to notice. There is no chapter in our experience too dark for Him to read; there is no perplexity too difficult for Him to unravel. No calamity can befall the least of His children, no anxiety harass the soul, no joy cheer, no sincere prayer escape the lips, of which our heavenly Father is unobservant, or in which He takes no immediate interest. ‘He healeth the broken in heart, and bindeth up their wounds.’ Psalm 147:3. The relations between God and each soul are as distinct and full as though there were not another soul upon the earth to share His watch care, not another soul for whom He gave His beloved Son.” (Ellen G. White, Steps to Christ, p. 100) Ron Halvorsen describes prayer as “not what you say, it’s who you are. You see, prayer is your experience. It’s the breath of your soul. You don’t grab a breath at church, and then hold it until next week. And you don’t have to hit yourself on the head and say, ‘Breathe, Halvorsen!’ “No, it’s automatic. You see, once you come into that experience with God, you come in that experience with Jesus, you are with Him always in what you think.”3 The question is, how do I get to the point that talking to Jesus is a part of everything I do? I need to stop just reacting with crisis prayers and start, with the help of the Holy Spirit, building the spiritual discipline of personal prayer, worship and bible study time into each day so that when the crises do come, I can see them as opportunities to draw closer to God. Where do we start? Sing it with me: Into my heart, Into my heart, Come into my heart, Lord Jesus. Come in today, come in to stay, Come into my heart, Lord Jesus.

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Your daily news briefing, with the video of the day, top news and quote of the day. News to know Rescuers digging through the rubble of a collapsed Bangladeshi building found 50 more survivors this morning, CNN reports. The eight-story building collapsed Wednesday, and Bangladeshi authorities have stated that they will switch their focus from rescue to recovery when it has reached 72 hours after the collapse. Family members of those still missing protested they do not believe this is a large enough window of time, and were dispersed by police with tear gas. Saturday morning workers will begin using heavy equipment to retrieve bodies and haul away rubble. The death toll for the building collapse is currently at 304, and 2,438 people involved have been rescued. Quote of note "There's no question that when the United States takes a position that this crosses a line that our failure to respond has implications. I think the president was saying the use of chemical weapons is a game changer. I think most people agree with that. So that if we in fact determine that chemical weapons were used, I think the expectation is that we and the coalition and others take some action." - Rep. David Cicilline, D-R.I., member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, on the White House's reaction to reports the Syrian government had used chemical weapons against rebel forces. Hot video: Twinkies to return as early as this summer More Content Now

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- Cooking Time: 45 min - Servings: 6-8 - Preparation Time: 240 min BackstoryThis is a great cook out for a family get together - 1 leg of lamb, butterflied, boneless - 1/2 cup olive oil - 1/4 cup lime juice - 1/4 cup orange juice - 2 tablespoons tequila (optional) - 2 tablespoons garlic, minced - 2 teaspoons ground cumin - 1 tablespoon chili powder - 1 tablespoon oregano, dry, whole - 2 teaspoons sesame seeds, whole - 1 tablespoon salt - 2 teaspoons freshly ground black pepper - Combine marinade ingredients in a bowl. - Place lamb in a shallow bowl and pour marinade over it. Cover with plastic wrap and marinate for 3-4 hours or overnight, turning the lamb over from time to time. - Set up a covered gas or charcoal grill for indirect cooking. Remove lamb from bowl and discard marinade. Cook lamb for 45 minutes or until the internal temperature in the thickest part reaches 125-130°F for medium-rare. Thinner parts will be more done. Remove lamb from grill and let rest, covered loosely with foil, for 10-15 minutes before slicing and serving. - To butterfly lamb, remove netting from boneless leg and open as flat as possible. Pound or use a knife to open out to desired thinness.

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i think the real issue is WC players being benched. The IPL is not meant just for Indian players. If you take out the Intl players then it will only be a meaningless battle. The purpose of IPL is entertainment, glamour, letting locals share words with intl players and so on. If a youngster of India does well against India, think about the confidence! Or a local who hardly gave runs to guyz like Gayle and sehwag. It mixes intl tender in domestic league. Otherwise it would be nothing but another Faysal Bank T20

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Salt star Liev Schreiber, 44, was spotted spending some quality time with his two boys Sasha, 5, and Kai, 3 in New York City on Monday (September 24). The proud papa carried his youngest son on his shoulders while sweet Sasha held his father’s hand as the trio made their way around the Big Apple streets. Liev and his partner Naomi Watts recently joined the likes of Kate Hudson and Matt Bellamy and hit the red carpet at The Reluctant Fundamentalist Venice Film Festival. Naomi has been busy shooting Diana on location in London but took a brief break to join Liev in Italy. He may return the favor next month when her upcoming feature The Impossible makes its world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival.View Slideshow »»

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There seems to be a lot of conflating of the two press releases. I think we should make clear distinctions. They should do the well considered thinking before they make a press release, instead of what appeared to be a knee-jerk reaction to current affairs. Knee jerk reactions almost always come off badly… better to come in later with a well thought out position, than to rush to judgment and spend precious time backpedaling while pulling your foot out of your mouth and other orifices. In a sense they reacted but it would be more accurate, I think, to say that they don’t see the problem. Telling other people that their churches are inappropriate crosses an important social line. If open Michael DeDora’s topic “Future of Humanism” on the religion forum, you’ll see an essay by Ron that begins with this statement: “Properly understood, humanism is not a religion.” It’s the same problem. Each person understands religion for herself. Telling people that their houses of worship aren’t appropriate and that their religion isn’t a religion is presumptuous. I suspect the Membership Committee discussed the release before it went out. So there was a content problem. What troubles me is that they all did it, apparently. It concerns me that they’re all politically tone deaf, apparently, and oblivious to this specific problem. So how does this myopia affect Humanism? Obviously it sets us up for unnecessary and unproductive conflicts with the people who already don’t agree with us, which is most of the country. That’s OK when we’re standing up for an important value or principle. But what is behind the sense of urgency in calling someone’s beliefs and practices “inappropriate,” as opposed to saying that we think centers based on reason are more beneficial to society; or in pontificating on the “proper” understanding of religion? It’s as though some among us are being driven by a primal need to categorize: fit it into the box to make the world simpler so we can deal with it. Well, then, what’s the point in being a Humanist? We have no credibility in our claim to reason and objectivity if we’re going to overcategorize and generalize like that. So it also sets up internal conflicts with people inside Humanism who see the problem. And now that I read CFI’s second press release, it’s still stinko - not as bad as before, but bad enough. They write: “All religions share a fundamental flaw: they reflect a mistaken understanding of reality. On balance, CFI does not consider houses of worship to be beneficial to humanity, whether they are built at Ground Zero or elsewhere.” That’s not true. Ethical Culture does not share that fundamental flaw. In addition, it opens us to criticism when people see how we treat each other within our ranks, and can then rejoin that they’re getting along better than we are, so who are we to preach? As the great philosopher the widow Paroo said in “The Music Man,” “But darlin’, when a woman has a husband and you have none, why should she take advice from you, even if you can quote Balzac and Shakespeare and all them other high-falutin’ Greeks?” A statement like that reflects a strain of tunnel vision within our ranks: reason isn’t the only means of seeing reality. There are elements of intelligence that come from emotion and experience. A statement like that makes us look foolish. I also think the statement that houses of worship are not beneficial to humanity is factually indefensible and politically suicidal. This statement is almost as bad as the first. Why was it so important to pass a categorical judgment on houses of worship? Why not just say that one element is disadvantageous to the human condition: the departure from reality and reason reflected by theistic narrative? If I’m ever fortunate enough to get a public forum to promote Humanism and I’m asked about CFI’s official statement, I can’t defend it. Quite aside from being disrespectful to most of humanity, the Membership Committee has put us all in an untenable position, potentially. A statement about the problems with theistic belief would not have been disrespectful but a categorical statement that the churches, synagogues, mosques and temples are doing more harm than good is; and it’s arrogant, especially considering that those institutions probably are doing more to help others than we are. I spoke far too soon in calling the new press release excellent. It’s another stinker, as anyone who is ever pressed to defend it publicly will find out.

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U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton gave this town hall/interview at Zumbi dos Palmares University in Sao Paulo, Brazil on March 3, 2010. QUESTION: Madam State Secretary, I arrived recently from Tehran, where I interviewed President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. And he was really happy with what he described support from the Brazilian Government. My question is, are you happy, too? SECRETARY CLINTON: (Laughter.) Well, first let me say how happy – is this working? Can you hear me? How happy I am to be here at this university. I am delighted to be at the first Afro Brazilian university. It is very similar to our historically black colleges and universities, so I feel very much at home. And I want to congratulate the rector and everyone who has created this opportunity for higher education for the students here. It’s wonderful to be here with William and Maria for this conversation. And the first question is a challenging question. He’s an experienced journalist; he knows that. I had excellent meetings today in Brasilia with President Lula, with the Foreign Minister Celso Amorim, and others about the situation in Iran. And we share the same goal. The goal is to prevent Iran from acquiring a nuclear weapon. Both Brazil and the United States were like this. We absolutely agree. We are discussing the best way to achieve that goal. And we both believe that negotiations, diplomacy are always better than another approach, but sometimes you have to put more pressure on in order to get a sincere negotiation. So we are proceeding in the United Nations Security Council, working with many other countries who share our concerns, to create that pressure through greater sanctions that will get the attention of the Iranian Government. And the Brazilian Government is working also to achieve the goal, so we will continue talking about how we get to where we both want to end up. MS. BELTRAO: Okay. Madam Secretary, first of all, thank you so much for being here. I know all of us, but especially the students are delighted to welcome you this evening here. And my question is: In South American in general, but especially in Brazil, there is a certain feeling of dissatisfaction regarding this loneness with which the Obama Administration has been showing changes in American policy for Latin America. We expected a little bit more after Bush Administration. Can we assume that your visit is part of a long-awaited change for us? SECRETARY CLINTON: Well, first let me say I am so honored to be here on behalf of the United States and President Obama. We are still very excited by his election. And we believe that he has already changed many things about the way the world sees the United States. Change is never easy. You know, it’s not easy in a life. You wake up one day and you say, “I’m going to change. I’m going to get an education. I’m going to lose weight. I’m going to start exercising.” But then it takes time to actually realize the change. And I think that because of the excitement that President Obama generated all over the world, and particularly in Latin America, people might have forgotten that change is hard. If it were easy, anybody could do it. But he is committed to changing the relationship between the United States and Latin America, and so am I. And we are working on many common matters. Today in Brasilia, we signed memoranda between the United States and Brazil on how to improve gender equality, so that girls and women are given the same opportunities as boys and men. We talked about how to work together on climate change. These are all significant historical problems that take time. But I think that most people are understanding of that. We all get impatient. We wish it would happen yesterday. But I think that as I have been here in Brazil and I was before in Uruguay and Argentina and Chile, the terrible earthquake there, people believe in President Obama and his vision for the relationship that we’re building together. MR. WAACK: Okay. Let’s take the first question from the floor. MS. BELTRAO: We don’t see where the mike is. Here? QUESTION: First of all, good night, Hillary. SECRETARY CLINTON: Hello. QUESTION: And welcome to Sao Paulo. SECRETARY CLINTON: Thank you. QUESTION: I am (inaudible) and I’m (inaudible) and we are a social project where anyone can come no matter your social class and (inaudible) one more about Brazilian culture, so we have dance classes, we have percussion classes, we have (inaudible), we have English and a lot of classes. So there I learned that if I studied and if I dedicated myself, I can do anything. So my question, like a student, is how a person that wants to study in the United States can do if we have to leave there and pay the college? It’s possible the uprooted student works in the United States or by some law in America, this is not possible. SECRETARY CLINTON: Well, first of all, let me congratulate you for your strong conviction that you can do whatever you want to do. QUESTION: Thank you. SECRETARY CLINTON: And your understanding that education is the key to being able to do that. That’s what this university stands for. We want to increase educational exchanges between the United States and Brazil. I would like to see thousands of Brazilian students coming to the United States every year and thousands of students from the United States coming to Brazil every year. And we’re looking for ways to do that. I just met with a group of Brazilian business leaders who had American companies based in Brazil, companies like Microsoft and Ford and Motorola, very famous companies. They are working together to help more students in Brazil learn English. And in fact, I told the rector that they told me tonight that they are going to sponsor 15 scholarships for students here at Zumbi University to learn English. So we want to do more of that. And we will be working together to give you more opportunities. And if you personally will come to – this is our Ambassador right here. There’s Ambassador Shannon in the front row. If you will find him after, he will make sure you get information about all of the programs and the scholarships you can apply for, because there are probably many more than you know right now that you might be eligible for. And we’re going to have, I hope, even more in the future. QUESTION: Okay, thank you. And I want to invite you to know our project (inaudible) any time you want. Thank you. SECRETARY CLINTON: Thank you. MR. WAACK: (Inaudible.) There is a question from the internet which relates very much with what was asked right now about the visa requirements for Brazilian citizens who wish to enter the U.S. soil. We Brazilians are hardworking people in the United States. We need to have an immigration reform in your country. The question is: Does the United States see us, Brazilians, as a threat? SECRETARY CLINTON: No – (laughter) – not at all. I live on a street in Washington just about six houses away from the Brazilian ambassador’s residence, and what used to be the visa office for the Brazilian Embassy. So every day I would drive by dozens and dozens of Brazilians in America going in to get their visas renewed or to get them verified. We want more exchanges between Brazil and the United States. We want more Brazilians coming to study and visit and work and we wanted more Americans to come to Brazil. Now, there are two big reasons why Americans will come to Brazil in the next few years: the World Cup and the Olympics. So we want to make it easier. And one of our problems which I learned about yesterday was that we only have a few places. We only have – we have the Embassy in Brasilia and then we only have three consulates in Sao Paulo and Rio and Recife, and that makes it very hard in a country as big as Brazil for people to get visas. So the ambassador and I are working on ways to make it easier, because we really do want to increase the exchanges between our two countries. I believe that Brazil and the United States are the two countries more alike than any two countries in the world. MS. BELTRAO: Why is that so? SECRETARY CLINTON: Because we are big – MS. BELTRAO: Oh, yeah. (Laughter.) SECRETARY CLINTON: -- we are pluralistic. We are dynamic. We’re mostly happy. MS. BELTRAO: Mostly. SECRETARY CLINTON: We are two countries that have so much in common and I want to bring us closer together. MS. BELTRAO: Wonderful. QUESTION: (In Portuguese.) SECRETARY CLINTON: That’s such a very important question, and I think every country has to ask itself what are we doing to preserve what we inherited for the next generation? We had nothing to do in creating the beauty that is around us. I mean, Brazil is such a beautiful country. I think my country is a beautiful country. And more than 140 years ago, American leaders began creating national parks to preserve some of the beauty from development, so you mentioned Yellowstone. There are many others, like Yosemite. There are so many across our nation. That was a very important step. And I think every country should look at its patrimony, its physical patrimony, and determine how it can save some of it in its natural state. Then we all have to be more careful in how we use the earth. We’ve learned too much. What was acceptable a hundred years ago, because we didn’t know any better, no longer is acceptable. So we should be much more thoughtful as we extract raw materials from the earth as we plow it up, as we pollute the air or the water. It’s going to be one of the most important challenges for every country and every citizen in this century. And the final thing I would say is nature is so powerful. We have seen two examples of that in our own hemisphere in the last months – first in Haiti, now in Chile. And we don’t know all of the connections between what humanity does to the earth and what the earth then does, but we can see the scars. We can see the pollution in the rivers and the lakes that kill the fish. We can see the pollution in the air that gives children asthma, so we know we are doing things that are causing long-term damage. And part of our job now is how do we improve the standard of living, create jobs, raise incomes for people without destroying the very earth we inhabit. And that’s a question for all of us to ask. And my country is working hard on that. I know Brazil is as well, but we have lots to do. MR. WAACK: Madam State Secretary, we have a question from an extremely popular Brazilian actor. He is popular here (inaudible), which was prerecorded. MS. BELTRAO: Just a second. Just a second. QUESTION: (In Portuguese.) MS. BELTRAO: Good question. SECRETARY CLINTON: I am very proud of the progress that the United States has made in the last 50 years, through our civil rights movement, through the hard work and the sacrifice of leaders like Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., and so many others. We have changed the laws so that there are not visible legal barriers to African Americans achieving in education, and in professions and in business. So we have ended overt discrimination. I cannot sit here and tell you where we have ended racism. That I cannot say because that is not true. Just like I can’t sit here and say we’ve ended sexism or other forms of discrimination. They still exist in our country, as they do around the world. But the United States has made so much progress and affirmative action played a big part in that. There are those who criticize affirmative action, but I believe that it helped to overcome the vestiges of slavery and segregation, and it was an important phase for our country to go through. Now it is not used as much because there is a feeling that there’s more equality. But I still believe we have to focus on poor children – black, white, brown, whatever background – who too often are born into circumstances where the deck is stacked against them, and they still need more assistance with education and health and the basic building blocks of a successful life. But the election of Barack Obama, many believe was the greatest accomplishment of all because it demonstrated that an African American could be elected President of the United States. And look, I ran against him and ran very hard against him, and he won fair and square. So I think it was a great tribute to the American people and the American system, and I hope that similarly in Brazil and other countries, that same kind of progress can occur. MS. BELTRAO: If I may, you said sexism still exists. Since International Women’s Day is upon us on March the 8th, and we have many examples of women in top government here in Latin America. You were with Michelle Bachelet. You were with Cristina Kirchner. And your career is an example, I think, for many women here. I’d like just a brief response about what are the advantages or disadvantages of being a woman in politics today? SECRETARY CLINTON: I think that Latin America has a number of examples of women coming to the top of the political system, and I know that a woman will be running here in Brazil for president as well. SECRETARY CLINTON: Two women. QUESTION: Two women. SECRETARY CLINTON: So I think that is a very good sign of what is possible. But there are still a lot of barriers to women’s participation, some of them more psychological, some of them more cultural and historical. But again, we’ve seen a lot of progress but we still have to make sure that we stand against domestic violence, because it cannot be tolerated anywhere, anytime; that we make sure that schools and healthcare is open to girls as well as to boys. This is not as big a problem in our hemisphere as it is in other places in the world, but we still have work to do. QUESTION: (Via translator.) A very good evening, very nice, Secretary Hillary. I am a professor of (inaudible) law here. And I’m also a doctor in law here. Our dean explained very well what is happening in our supreme court here, the discussion about affirmative action, about quotas – racial quotas. What would you make as a technical recommendation to the supreme court so that the supreme court would be totally impartial in its discussion about racial quotas for universities? SECRETARY CLINTON: I do not know the details, the details of the case before your supreme court. But I know some statistics that are very significant, in my view. A statistic I was told today is that the Afro Brazilian population is slightly more than 50 percent of the country, but only two percent of the students in higher education in Brazil are Afro Brazilians. So that suggests to me that some special steps need to be taken to recruiting and admitting students so that they can have a chance to succeed. Affirmative action in our country was an opportunity to get in the door, not a guarantee that you would get the degree. I taught in a law school, and I taught students who had been admitted under affirmative action – African American students. And the students I taught were extremely motivated and very ambitious, but their educational training prior to law school often had not been good enough to prepare them to compete. So I spent a lot of time with my African American students, a lot of tutoring time, a lot of effort to help them be successful. And many of them succeeded, but not all of them. But I think what affirmative action should be is a recognition that historical barriers have shrunk the pipeline. Not very many people can get through it. So it needs to be opened up. And the education system is the passport to opportunity, so let more people into that. Give people a chance. I think that talent is universal, but opportunity isn’t. So the more you can universalize opportunity in a society as dynamic as Brazil, the more people will rise and the more the meritocracy will work. And in my discussion earlier this evening with the heads of these American companies based in Brazil, and they are Brazilians themselves, the point they made is that with the Brazilian economy growing, often the only thing holding it back is having enough qualified students who are engineers, who do IT, who can do the jobs of today and tomorrow. So the education system needs to expand affirmatively to get more people in. And then the final thing I would say, what I learned when I was a law professor is that it’s not fair just to admit students and then stand by and watch them fail. There have to be programs to help them succeed, because so many of them come with problems from the past. And so admitting on an affirmative action basis and then working to create as many success stories as possible is what I hope you will see happen. QUESTION: (Via interpreter.) Madam Secretary, good evening. I am Leonardo, and I would like to ask a question about subsidies to products. The U.S. is a developed country. Therefore, couldn’t it be a little more flexible when it comes to negotiating subsidies to certain products? Because if it did so, that would help developing countries. And that would help these countries develop on the social area, it would help these countries organize better, produce better, it would help these countries strengthen their economies. So both sides would gain if the U.S. was more flexible in subsidy negotiations. Did you complete your question? It’s a good question. Both – I got lost, says the questioner. So both countries, in this case, would – it would be a win-win situation. The U.S. on one hand would be the strongest partner, who in that case – maybe I would consider this question concluded. Okay. You have the question. SECRETARY CLINTON: I think that the point you make is an important one for all countries. I believe that there has to be more trade and open markets, but it’s also true that every country has their own political concerns. And so the United States is a very open market, probably, in my view, the most open in the world. But there are certain sectors within our economy that people are still trying to protect from global competition. And as in any country with a democracy, there’s political pressures. So we’re going to continue to do what we can to open our markets, and we’re going to ask other countries to open their markets. We’re going to take special action, like we have in Haiti, where textiles can come from Haiti totally duty free because we want to build up Haiti, which is such a poor country. And we’re going to negotiate with other countries like Brazil to create more openness. So your general point is a fair one, but as with so much, there’s political dimensions. And we have to negotiate, we have to trade, we have to work out how best to do it, but we’re in the midst of trying to do more of that with Brazil and other countries. QUESTION: Mr. Secretary, just as recently as last week, a big number of Latin American and Caribbean countries, they have a new club. SECRETARY CLINTON: (Laughter). Yeah. QUESTION: Excluding you and the (inaudible). How do you understand that move? SECRETARY CLINTON: Well, I think that there’s a need for countries to come together in different formations. We have a North American club that consists of Mexico, the United States, and Canada. We have bilateral relationships and trilateral relationships with all kinds of countries. The United States doesn’t see any of that as unfortunate or threatening. We view better coordination and cooperation among countries as a plus. We have so much work to do in this hemisphere, that the more we can cooperate, that we can put past grievances behind us, that we can look for ways to solve problems together – for example, Haiti, every single country in the hemisphere, even the poorest ones have contributed something. So when countries come together and say we want to do more and cooperate more, the United States is for that. QUESTION: (Via interpreter). Good evening, Madam Secretary. Good evening to the journalists. Good evening, everyone. I am (inaudible). Unfortunately, I’m not a student here at Zumbi. I’m a lawyer, however. And not long ago, up to – not long ago, I was chairman of the non-discriminatory commission of the bar association of Brazil. Many of the questions I had to ask were answered, so I’ll ask something else. President Obama, in view of the crisis, has been working in a different way, compared to what the U.S. is to do before. So President Obama almost nationalized some businesses – almost, I said, of course. We know that American business do their business in the Unites States according to certain policies. So why wouldn’t we do it in such ways so that U.S. – oh, we know that in the U.S. businesses and corporations sometimes carry out public business policies, I mean, to promote better social conditions and racial conditions. Why not ask those companies -- SECRETARY CLINTON: Well, that’s why I was very excited to meet some of the American companies here in Brazil who are doing exactly that. They are exercising what’s called corporate social responsibility. And that is an important part of the American business ethic. Most American businesses give back to their communities, they contribute to good causes, they support colleges and universities, hospitals, arts programs. And the American businesses here in Brazil, about 104 of them, have joined together to do that in Brazil. And I hope it’s contagious, because the more businesses can be in what we call public-private partnerships, the more people can be helped. Government can’t do everything. Business’s primary job is to make a profit through employing people and investing. But government and business working together can support a university like this, can look for other ways to help individuals and institutions do better. So you make a very good point that I’m very proud of American businesses that are corporate social responsible citizens, and I think we have to see more of that from the private sector because the public and private sector need each other. The private sector employs the students who graduate from the school systems, so they need a strong governmental commitment to education. The government can’t run unless business is successful and people are paying taxes and contributing to the well-being of the government. So public and private have to work together for the good of a country. And I think we’re seeing more of that in Brazil, and I’m very proud of the American businesses that are contributing to it. QUESTION: (Via interpreter.) I am (inaudible), and I coordinate the law school of this university. Recently, the President – the President Barack Obama, mentioned Lula as a guy, a nice guy. And I would like to say that you, for being so nice to having accepted this, I would like to say that you are our guy, too. (Applause.) I would like to say that your participation here would be very, very important if we can convince the great American investors, as Professor (inaudible) says, if they could invest more and more in Brazil but if – with the clause that would demand that these corporations also invest in affirmative policies here. You look here, you can see that we have a very diverse nation here. However, opportunities are not the same for all of us here. Maybe your presence here will create a true revolution in the way that we will reach this opportunity and we will really conquer it. Thank you so much. SECRETARY CLINTON: Thank you for those very kind words – (laughter) – and I am honored to be an honorary guy. (Laughter.) And I think your wish is one that I hope is fulfilled. Brazil is a global nation. Globalization has come to Brazil and Brazil has become a major player on the global stage. What the United States has found is that we have to invest in all of our people if we’re going to continue to be successful. And Brazil is exactly the same. So this university is a tangible example of that kind of investment. And I agree with you, perhaps my being here will bring this example to more people and more Brazilians will be very proud of this university, but also look close to home to see what more can be done in every part of the country to provide opportunity to all Brazilians. MR. WAACK: State Secretary, this is a question from the internet which, again, relates to what you just said about Brazil being a global player. Does it mean that Brazil will have to support to you in the Security Council, playing like the big guys do? SECRETARY CLINTON: (Laughter.) Well, I think Brazil is a global player with an independent mind, just as the United States is. I mean, every country has to make a judgment about what is in their core interest, their security interest, their economic and political interest. And we work with Brazil on many, many issues. In the Security Council, where there will be a number of difficult problems, the most important in my opinion will be what we do about Iran – the first question, you asked me, William. And we are hoping to get enough support in the Security Council to send a unified message to Iran that they are perfectly free to have peaceful, civil nuclear power. But they are not, under the very agreements that they signed, entitled to a nuclear weapons program. And if Iran continues to move toward a nuclear weapons program, that will send a ripple through the Gulf, and the Arab nations there will think, well, if Iran has nuclear weapons, we’d better have nuclear weapons. And then Israel will think if Iran keeps saying that it wants to destroy us and it has nuclear weapons, we’d better do something about that. We want to avoid all of that. And we think the best way to avoid all of that is for the Security Council to vote for new sanctions on Iran to get their attention to change their behavior, and that’s what we are hoping to achieve and are working with many nations, including Brazil, to figure out the way forward. MS. BELTRAO: So you don’t see – I’m sorry, William – so you don’t see Brazil as a permanent member of the UN Security Council in the near future? SECRETARY CLINTON: Well, that – I hope there is UN reform and I hope there is reform in the Security Council. But that takes a lot of countries agreeing, and that is still in the formative stages. I would like to see it. The United States supports taking reforms in the United Nations, but there are a lot of countries with a lot of power that do not. So we have to, again, work – MS. BELTRAO: Adjust. SECRETARY CLINTON: -- to get them to agree. MS. BELTRAO: Okay. QUESTION: Good evening. My name is Tamezra. I’m an international relation student, and I have two questions. One of them is really quick and I will let it to the end. But first, I’d like to know your opinion regarding the Venezuela and United States relation, considering that there is a big difference between the political and economic context in this relationship. And my second question is regarding this book, Living History (inaudible) you wrote two years ago. I’d like to know if you could sign it to me before you go – (laughter) – and, if you don’t mind. It would mean a lot to me. MR. WAACK: She is smart. SECRETARY CLINTON: The second question’s very easy. Of course, I will sign it before I go. (Laughter.) QUESTION: Thank you. SECRETARY CLINTON: And anyone else who brought a copy, I’d be happy to. The first question, the United States would very much like to have a positive relationship with Venezuela. I’m sure some of you remember when President Obama went to the Summit of the Americas, he shook hands with Hugo Chavez. He exchanged words with him. He was reaching out to President Chavez. But there are many, many things which concern us about what is happening in Venezuela today. When I was in Brasilia and here today in this university setting, I see the free press that Brazil has. I saw it in very active participation in Brasilia where there were so many cameras and so many different reporters there. President Chavez is trying to stifle the press in Venezuela. If you say anything negative about him, he tries to shut you down. That is not the way a democracy operates. He is taking over companies and taking their assets and, unfortunately now, we see the results of those economic policies. There are electricity shortages in Venezuela, a country with oil. It makes no sense. So we wish for a better future for the people of Venezuela. We wish that their government would govern more in the interests of all of the people. We also wish that there would be less rhetoric and threats coming from Venezuela. But that is not our choice; that is their choice. And I can only repeat here what President Obama and I have said on many occasions: We want to have a positive relationship, but it’s difficult under the current circumstances. QUESTION: Very short, Madam State Secretary -- SECRETARY CLINTON: Yes. QUESTION: President Obama is reaching everywhere, to the Muslim countries, to Iran, China, Chavez. It’s not working. SECRETARY CLINTON: Well, I don’t agree with that. I think that it’s working in many, many places, but it’s also exposing those governments and leaders who have a different agenda. When President Obama said on his inaugural day that the United States would reach out a hand to every country but they would have to unclench their fist, he meant it, and he has followed through. He has been very sincere. So what have we seen? We’ve seen great excitement and openness to this new approach in many parts of the world. President Obama is very popular in Latin America because I think the people see a person who wants to do right and who is working hard to achieve that. But there are leaders in countries who just want to rule the way they choose. They don’t want to make their people freer, they don’t want to take away special privileges from the elite and share it with the people, they don’t want to change. So I think we’ve exposed a lot. Many people said, well, the reason Iran hasn’t responded is because they didn’t like the former president. So President Obama said let’s change, let’s talk. There’s nothing coming back. So I think that this has been a very good policy both to show President Obama’s commitment, but also to reveal those who have a different agenda. MS. BELTRAO: We are – sorry – we are facing a presidential election in Brazil this year -- SECRETARY CLINTON: Yes. MS. BELTRAO: -- so you were talking about concerns and leaders. Are there any issues in Brazilian politics or agenda that might be a concern for United States with the next president? SECRETARY CLINTON: No, no, because we have confidence in Brazil’s democracy. MS. BELTRAO: Okay. SECRETARY CLINTON: This is a vital, dynamic democracy. We think that the election will be exciting. I’ll follow it from the United States. And we believe that whoever is the next president will have a good relationship with the United States and we’ll continue to continue to work together. QUESTION: (Via interpreter.) Good evening, Madam Secretary. I’m Luciano. I’m a law student here in Zumbi and I also take care of teenagers that are in trouble. I wanted to ask you what is the policy in the United States to defend children, teenagers, and traffic in persons in the United States? What are the U.S. doing against that? And what is the U.S. doing about – we talked so much about not building bombs in the U.S., but how does President Obama react to what President Bush did in Iraq? SECRETARY CLINTON: Well, first, let me thank you for helping teenagers. There are so many children and teenagers that need help. They don’t have perhaps families that care for them. They are in difficult circumstances, so thank you. And we in the United States are very committed to working against trafficking. This is a personal issue that I’ve worked on for many years. We have very strong laws against trafficking. We prosecute traffickers. We try to break up the rings that smuggle people across our borders. And we also put out a report every year that grades every country on how well the countries are doing, including ourselves this year. And we see some very positive trends. More and more countries are taking the trafficking of people, particularly children, seriously. They’ve got laws. They’re enforcing the laws. But some countries are still not willing to admit they have a problem, so we have to continue to work on this. But trafficking in human beings is modern day slavery. It should be condemned by everyone. Police should break up these rings and rescue people who’ve been trafficked into sexual slavery or into bonded labor. Prosecutors and judges should be very harsh on the traffickers. There should be programs to rehabilitate the people who have been abused by the traffickers. And I hope that we’ll see a groundswell of support for tougher programs against the traffickers. As to your second question, I think you know that President Obama is very different, has a very different approach to the world, and I believe that that’s one of the reasons he’s so popular around the world. QUESTION: (Via interpreter.) Good evening, Madam Secretary, Marcos Leone. I studied terrestrial transportation here at this university. In Brazil, we have many roads. We have economic blocs here. We have Brazil, Bolivia, Ecuador, other countries as well as you have NAFTA in the north. And we, during this economic crisis, many economic blocs suffered. Suffered economic, suffered in terms of wages. What did the U.S. do in terms of transportation to face the crisis? Passenger crisis, passenger transportation as well as merchandise transportation. We changed the way we transported people and freight here in Brazil, and I think we should do a lot of reform in terms of transportation in order to be ready to fight against any possible upcoming economic crisis. SECRETARY CLINTON: Well, I agree, because I was late today, since there was an accident on the highway. MR. WAACK: No, it’s normal. SECRETARY CLINTON: It’s normal. MS. BELTRAO: Routine. SECRETARY CLINTON: So I’m all for better transportation in Brazil and in the United States as well. What we’ve done, because it’s a very good question – what we’ve done this past year in the Obama Administration is invest in more roads, invest in high-speed rail, invest in trying to upgrade subways and other passenger transportation. When President Obama submitted his stimulus bill to the Congress, a lot of the money in that went for transportation improvements, maintenance, and new forms of transportation. I don’t know how many hours a week people in Brazil lose to transportation holdups, but probably the average American loses a whole year in the course of his or her life, sitting in traffic, stopping in traffic, being delayed at airports that are clogged up, trains that are not running on time, all of the problems. So this is an issue for every country. And in the 21st century, it’s going to get even worse unless we plan ahead. So our country is trying to do that under President Obama’s leadership, and I think all of us are going to have to face up to the fact that we have to be more efficient in moving people and goods if we’re going to keep growing economically and realize the benefits of that growth. MR. WAACK: We have two minutes. (In Portugese.) QUESTION: (Via interpreter). Good night. My name is Medina. I’m a law student from (inaudible). And I also had a great opportunity to go to the United States as a U.S. (inaudible) scholarship holder, and I’m very grateful for that opportunity. I’m not sure if you are aware that the right of abortion does not exist in Brazil, not only its legal as it – also it’s a crime. And many, like, thousands of Brazilian women die every year from illegal abortions, making it the first cause of pregnant women death in this country. The right of abortion is also not accessible to all American women. What are the steps, what are the initiatives now throughout Obama’s term to make it – to change this situation in the United States? Thank you. SECRETARY CLINTON: Well, President Obama and I believe in a woman’s right to choose. And President Obama has reversed policies from the prior administration that prevented women from making an informed decision. And he has also reversed what’s called the gag rule with respect to information going from aid programs to women around the world. And he’s also invested greatly in family planning services so that all women have a chance to exercise their own rights. This is an issue that I think is a social equity and social justice issue because wealthy women have rights in every country and poor women don’t. And I’ve written about this in my book, It Takes A Village. I visited a hospital here in Brazil back in the 1990s, and I’ll never forget one of the doctors telling me that this hospital that I visited was a hospital that had the best of feelings and the worst of feelings. And I said, “Well, what do you mean?” He said, “Well, half the hospital are women having babies, and they are so excited. And half the hospital are women who are suffering from illegal abortions, and they are very sad.” I’ll never forget that. And so I know that in every country, this is a decision for the people of the country, but I think it is something that needs to be carefully thought about because of the great effect it has on the numbers of children that poor women have that they can’t educate, feed properly, care for, the great toll that illegal abortions take, and the denial of women being able to exercise such a fundamental personal right. So President Obama has taken steps since he became President to give the right of choice to women and to do what we can to help avoid women having to make that choice, through better planning and better information and education. MR. WAACK: Very last question: When is President Obama coming to Brazil? (Laughter.) SECRETARY CLINTON: Well, I will tell him he is very much invited. I heard that from President Lula and hear it from you and I will convey that to him. He’s working very hard to try to get healthcare reform passed in the United States. And having been a senator, I understand how hard that is. And he’s going to keep working at it until he gets it done, and then maybe he’ll be able to take a break and I know he would love to come to Brazil. MS. BELRAO: Secretary, you have been a senator, a first lady, you had a prominent legal career, Secretary of State now. Which was the hardest job, be a mom, maybe? No. SECRETARY CLINTON: I think being a mom is. I think it’s the most important job I’ve ever had, and it’s the one that gives me the greatest joy. My daughter is getting married this summer and I’m excited about that. So I’ve been a very fortunate person. I feel that I had so many advantages. I had a family that supported me. I had parents who believed that girls were just as valuable and could be their own people just as boys were. I had great teachers in my school. I had so many advantages. So I’ve been very blessed, and I’m very grateful for that. And I get to serve a country that I love and I get to work with a President who I admire, and I think that it’s a very special time in history. So I can’t be – I can’t be complaining about anything other than how hard the work is. But that is something that I relish. So I think all of you for having me at this university. I wish this university such great success. By the quality of the questions, you have a wonderful faculty and excellent students, and I hope that there will be very great things coming from this university in the future. And thank you for doing this with me tonight. MS. BELTRAO: Thank you very much. MR. WAACK Hillary, thank you for the conversation.

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Two indispensable steps begin your movement toward God's presence. It’s common practice to teach your kids to say “please” and then “thank you” when they have requests. It’s considered proper protocol. And when talking to adults, it is. But with God, things are a little bit different. God has a protocol for how He wants to be approached. And it starts with thanksgiving: Enter his gates with thanksgiving and his courts with praise; give thanks to him and praise his name. For the LORD is good and his love endures forever; his faithfulness continues through all generations. With God, “thank you” should always come before “please.” The first thing that needs to come out of my mouth in prayer and worship needs to be praise for who God is and what He has done. Not just instructions for what I want or even need Him to do. Thank you is the key that opens the door to God’s house. There’s a lot of reasons for this, but more than anything, it’s about perspective. If you thank God for everything before you ask Him for anything, it makes you realize you deserve nothing. It gives you the worldview that but for the grace of God, you would be in hell. And in turn, it makes you even more thankful because you’re not. And because God still answers your prayers. Additionally, starting with “thank you” is just practical. When we start with praise, we establish the goodness and greatness of God right off the bat. Now all of our subsequent prayers and complaints can be answered by a good and great God who can both respond to us and who wants to. It’s impossible to be self-absorbed and God-conscious at the same time. Realign your perspective in prayer today. Start with “thank you.” And then move on to “please.”

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- Those at young Jonylah Watkins' funeral see ultrasound and newborn photos - A family friend says, "I just wish we could do something about it" - A pastor says people shouldn't view South Side residents as "animals" - 6-month-old Jonylah was hit by a single bullet; police say the intended victim was her dad The killing of 6-month-old Jonylah Watkins has been held up as a new low in Chicago's struggle to keep senseless death off its streets, as a rallying cry to do something about gun violence and as proof that no one -- even the most innocent among us -- is safe. On Tuesday, it was also about Jonylah. Hundreds braved the cold on the city's South Side, standing in a line that wrapped around the New Beginnings Church as they waited to pay their respects. Some people, many of whom had never met Jonylah or her family, broke down in tears when her hearse passed by. Inside the church, more tears flowed. Mourners walked past the infant's open casket, as pictures flashed behind on a screen behind -- an ultrasound, from baby showers, of her as a newborn. To the side sat stuffed animals, including one large pink teddy bear, and a drawing of Jonylah with the words, "God's angel." "It's just very, very sad," said Victor Brunner, a friend of the family. "I just wish we could do something about it." Beyond remembering the little girl, doing something in the wake of her violent death was a prevailing theme at the funeral. Some of that message involved taking personal responsibility; some of it involved coming together, as a community, to reject gun violence. Brunner said progress might start with being more willing to "snitch" to police about those behind shootings that have ravaged his city in recent months. The church's pastor, Corey Brooks, told mourners this incident should show people they must always be prepared for "tragedy" to come to their doorstep. Jeneen Thomas, an activist who did not know Jonylah's family but felt compelled to come out Tuesday, says she hoped the pointless killing of a baby girl, as she sat on her father's lap, wakes people up. She hopes that there won't be more parents like Jonylah's, faced with the horrible task of burying their child. "We sort of left our children behind and to fend for themselves," Thomas said. "And it's time for us to take our children back." Some 506 people were killed in Chicago last year, according to local crime statistics, up from 433 in 2011. The torrid pace continued into 2013, with 43 homicides in January, and after a drop in February, they've picked up once again. Jonylah became part of those grisly statistics when one bullet struck her March 11, not several as initially reported, as she sat with her father in a vehicle on the South Side. That bullet damaged several parts of her small body, and she died the next day. Her father, Jonathan Watkins -- believed to be the target of the shooting, according to police -- was also hit. Chicago Police Superintendent Garry McCarthy said Watkins has been cooperating with authorities, adding that police have surveillance footage of a van in which the gunman sped away after the shooting. Despite his injuries, Watkins attended his daughter's funeral. Mourners also saw images of him holding his baby girl. Brooks, the church's pastor, said he hopes Tuesday's outpouring of support -- and the positive steps he hopes Chicagoans will take in their own lives, and those of their neighbors, to prevent such violence -- will show the world their suffering and their dedication to stand behind one another. "The world thinks that there's nothing but animals that live on the South Side, but we've proved to them today that we are real people ... with real experiences," he said. "And we hurt just like they hurt."

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About the Program Forms and Other Information Keep Kern Roads Clean Program 2700 M Street, Suite 400 Bakersfield, CA 93301 Our roads are vital to the quality of life and beauty of Kern County. Our roads link us to our communities, commerce, agriculture and recreation through the varied landscapes of our mountains, deserts and valleys. Roadside littering and illegal dumping diminish the beauty of our County and drain valuable resources. Your Kern County Roads and Waste Management Departments have teamed up to provide groups and individuals a means to participate in the maintenance of our road facilities. Volunteer today to help Keep Kern Roads Clean! To sign up Complete an application form either online or print one out and send it to us using the contact information at the bottom of this page. You may call first to find out about road availability. Once your request is approved, you will receive a permit, a safety orientation, and you'll apply for your recognition sign.

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The PSRC website will be unavailable Friday evening through Saturday afternoon as electrical work occurs in the American Center of Physics server room. Down time will begin at 6PM Eastern Time on Friday. Service is expected to resume by 6PM on Saturday, July 30. G. Eric Matthews, Professor the WFU Physics This web page describes a project at Wake Forest University to create videos of common physics lecture demonstrations. The goals of the project, the participants, some details about the video production, and a few standard demonstrations are given. %0 Electronic Source %A Matthews, Rick %D October 17, 2007 %T Wake Forest University Physics demo videos %I Wake Forest University %V 2016 %N 28 July 2016 %8 October 17, 2007 %9 video/mpeg %U http://physics.wfu.edu/demolabs/demos/avimov/ Disclaimer: ComPADRE offers citation styles as a guide only. We cannot offer interpretations about citations as this is an automated procedure. Please refer to the style manuals in the Citation Source Information area for clarifications.

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Remember how BlackBerry started selling its PlayBook tablet at a steep, $300-off holiday discount in order to, you know, actually start selling some? Well, so far the strategy seems to be working. Best Buy has confirmed that it is completely sold out of the gadget after a Black Friday rush, and hopes to get some new inventory in soon. The entry-level 16GB PlayBook is now retailing for $199, down from $500 when it debuted this spring. To further move units of the tablet, the company is reportedly offering it even cheaper to employees, who can own one for just 99 bucks. What great PlayBook deals await in the future? Only time will tell.

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Last night Esquire Network dropped the premiere of its new series Team Ninja Warrior, a reality competition spin-off of American Ninja Warrior that watches athletes go head-to-head on obstacle courses as teams rather than individually. To prepare for what is certainly going to be some action-packed reality television, Complex's Sean Evans flew out to the Alpha Warrior Gym in San Antonio, Texas to challenge the show's star and the only female to ever complete an ANW Finals course, Kacy "Mighty Kacy" Catanzaro. She became a social media phenomenon with her American Ninja Warrior 6 Finals run, which was viewed millions of times. To account for the fact that Sean is neither a professional athlete nor a reigning champion of any reality-based competition, TNW gave him a 30-second head start, "which is basically nothing," he adds, "so I got my ass kicked. Naturally." Check out the clip above and be sure to catch the series from Esquire Network on Tuesdays at 8 p.m. EST.

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Lauren Conrad is only inviting ''close friends'' to her wedding. The former 'The Hills' star is set to marry fiancé William Tell this summer but hinted most of her co-stars won't be at her nuptials. She said: ''If we haven't sat down and had a meal together in the past two years, you're probably not going to be invited.'' One cast member that will be at her wedding is Lo Bosworth, who went to high school with Lauren. She said: ''All of our close friends will be there. Everybody's really excited.'' The fashion designer wants her wedding day to be perfect and has embarked on a strict diet to ensure she looks her best. An insider said: ''She's very involved in the details. She's known for entertaining, and she wants the day to be perfect. ''Picking out a dress has been the most fun for Lauren.'' The blonde beauty, 28, admits she is trying to stick to healthy meals ahead of her big day. She told Us Weekly magazine: ''I like swapping ingredients and trying to make delicious meals a little healthier.'' Lauren and Will have also started hiking together. She said: ''It's my favourite thing to do.''

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Scores of high profile Hamptonites will enjoy the New Year on Caribbean beaches or at the world’s most elegant ski resorts in 2014. Madonna will be joining Valentino and Giancarlo Giammetti in their posh Gstaad chalet. Harvey Weinstein and wife Georgina Chapman will also be making the scene at the ritzy resort. Southampton socialite Caroline Lieberman is likely to be hitting the slopes there as well. Designer Dennis Basso and husband Michael Comminotto, Tory Burch, Nicole Miller, Goldie Hawn and Daisy Soros have all opted for Aspen, where Mariah Carey and Nick Cannon spent Christmas with their kids. Heading for the warmer climes of Turks & Caicos are Jon Bon Jovi and wife Dorothea and the Cinema Society’s Andrew Saffir and partner Daniel Benedict. Meanwhile, Katie Couric, Demi Moore and Bergdorf Goodman honcho Linda Fargo will be soaking up the rays in Mexico. St. Barth’s — for many stars the only destination for the holidays — will still boast a few of the biggest yachts and the celeb factor for which it is known. Paul McCartney and wife Nancy Shevell and polo-playing magnate Peter Brant and his super-model wife Stephanie Seymour will be adding to the glam factor on the tiny island, despite the fact that several of the bigger party throwers — Roman Abromovich and Ron Perelman – will be berthing their yachts elsewhere.

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CY MH-043 1080P Slimport HDMI HDTV MyDP Full HD Adapter for LG Google Nexus 4 / 5 / Nexus 7 2013 If you think the price is too high, please click to apply for lower price |Transmission Rate||1080P 3D| |Converter Type||SlimPort MY to HDMI| |Connector||SlimPort MY DP male to HDMI female| |Dimensions & Weight| |Dimensions||5.91 in x 0.39 in x 0.39 in (15 cm x 1 cm x 1 cm)| |Weight||0.53 oz (15 g)| |1 x Cable (15cm)| To enable volume discounts on this site, use coupon code: BULKRATE during checkout. You will see a discount applied at the bottom of the shopping cart. Competitive pricing is available. Contact us for details. |Quantity||3+ units||5+ units||10+ units| |Rate||US$8.42 shipped||US$8.39 shipped||US$8.37 shipped| What is Bulk Rate? BulkRate is a semi-wholesale system with items priced separately from retail. When you use bulk rates, a flat $1.70 registered air mail fee will automatically be added to your cart to ensure delivery of package. While BulkRate's intention is to offer cheaper prices when you buy in bulk, because it is priced separately it on occassions show a higher than retail price. That's why we ask you to enter BULKRATE as a coupon code to manually activate the rates. You can always opt not to use the bulk rates. If you are looking for wholesale prices please feel free to contact us. Looking to get even more? Share your reviews, photos and videos here!

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Mass: up to 350 lbs. The reticulated python has a complex, geometric pattern, which incorporates a number of different colors. A series of irregular diamond shapes are positioned dorsally along the back, usually flanked with smaller markings which have light centers. This gives the snake a netlike pattern, which is where it gets its common and Latin name. The head of this species is unmarked with only a conspicuous line running from each eye to the angle of the jaws. The size of this animal along with the unmarked head is usually enough to identify this species, even though there is some variation in pattern (Mattison 1999). Some of the variations in the pattern of this snake are listed as; Normal, Yellow Head, Calico, Albino, Tiger, Super Tiger, Jaguar and island forms (McCurley 1999). This is an extremely large snake, considered by many as the largest snake in the world (definitely the longest). Lengths of more than 16 feet are common and sizes of 25 feet or more occur regularly. The largest Reticulated python maintained in captivity was at the Pittsburgh Zoo; a 28.5 ft 320 lbs female named Colossus. They are sexually dimorphic in size, as females attain larger sizes than males. The largest reticulated python ever measured which was 32 ft 9.5 inches and holds the record for the largest snake in the world according to the Guiness Book of World Records, 1991 (Murphy and Henderson 1997). This is also a long lived snake; accounts of specimens 25 years old are commonplace in captivity. Range mass: 0 to 158 kg. Average mass: 0 kg. Average basal metabolic rate: 2.7349 W.

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The Venus Transit 2004 ... In Your Language and in Your Region! The VT 2004 project promotes international collaboration throughout a large part of the world . This has included the establishment of a large, international network of educational institutions that has been very actively involved in the Venus Transit event . Some organisations worked particularly closely with the VT-2004 programme and were designated as VT-2004 Nodes . They made special efforts to promote this event and the VT-2004 programme in their respective geographical areas, e.g., by providing information about the Venus Transit and the VT-2004 programme in the local language(s) . More details will be found at their websites which can be reached directly via the clickable map of Europe below (*). The complete list of Network members, with all links to their websites, will be found on the VT-Network page . (*) In countries (regions) where no VT-2004 Node was established, the link from the map is diverted to the VT-Network page for that country.

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Societe Generale SA (GLE.FR) Monday maintained the amount of damages that it is seeking from Jerome Kerviel, a former trader for the bank whose bets led to one of the largest-ever trading losses. During the hearing of an appeal launched by Mr. Kerviel in an effort to overturn his 2010 conviction, Societe Generale upheld that the trader should repay the loss of 4.9 billion euros ($6.09 billion). At his first trial, Mr. Kerviel unsuccessfully tried a blame-the-bank strategy and received a conviction for fraud which resulted in a three-year prison sentence and a court order to repay the full EUR4.9 billion loss. Write to Nadya Masidlover at email@example.com (END) Dow Jones Newswires June 25, 2012 11:55 ET (15:55 GMT) Copyright (c) 2012 Dow Jones & Company, Inc.

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Check out these cool promotional photos of The Beatles taken in 1967 for The Beatles “Magical Mystery Tour” movie. Theses rare photos show Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr and George Harrison as they were filmed and photographed playing soccer in a backyard setting. Tag Archives | Paul McCartney Chalk this up to possibly another thing invented by The Beatles. The photobomb!!! Check out this awesome photo of Paul McCartney photobombing bandmate George Harrison and some female fans in 1964 at the height of Beatlemania… Let’s get House of Pain a Shamrock at Tom Bergin’s Public House to commemorate the 1992 photo of Everlast, Danny Boy & DJ Lethal on the back of their debut album that was taken at the pub in 1992. Released in 1974, “Pussy Cats” is the tenth album by Harry Nilsson. It was produced by John Lennon during his infamous 18-month “Lost Weekend” period in Los Angeles. The album cover even had a hidden “inside joke” message on the album cover. Do you see the hidden message under the table??? After the 2016 Grammy Awards Paul McCartney of The Beatles & Wings, Beck and Taylor Hawkins of the Foo Fighters went to a post Grammy Awards party hosted by rapper named Tyga Jenner-Kardashian at the Argyle in Hollywood, California. They were denied entrance because it was a VIP only party. In 1967, the BBC commissioned The Beatles to come up with a song with a message understood by everyone for the Our World Broadcast. The band hit the studio on June 14, 1967 a mere 11 days before the live broadcast and wrote and recorded the anthem “All You Need Is Love”. I came across the really cool candid photos of George Harrison and his wife Olivia enjoying some vacation time on a boat in sometime in 1975. The shirt Harrison is sporting is from saxophonist Tom Scott’s album “New York Connection” released in December 1975. On December 3, 2015 I attended a portion of the once-in-a-lifetime Julien’s Auctions curated by Ringo Starr and wife Barbara Bach, featuring items from their London estate, and Beverly Hills and Monaco residences. Paul McCartney has always been labeled the innocent, most lovable and caring member of The Beatles. Although Macca has always loved to sing a good love song the dude is actually the most gangsta as fuck member of the fab four. “Ringo” is the third studio album by Ringo Starr, released in 1973 on Apple Records and is noted for being the only solo album by an ex-Beatle that has all members of The Beatles appear on it.

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There’s no dock and no green light–and perhaps in real life, there never were. There is also no conclusive evidence that Lands End, a 13-acre estate that juts into Long Island Sound, was the model for Tom and Daisy Buchanan’s mansion in F. Scott Fitzgerald‘s The Great Gatsby. But it is certainly nice to think so, especially for prospective buyers of the $28 million property. Sands Point, a 3,000-acre village on the North Shore of Long Island, wasn’t named for its beaches. In 1695, James, John and Samuel Sands bought 500 acres of land at the end of the far less romantically named Cow Neck peninsula. Over the decades, it became coveted property, as mansions and estates clustered on the Gold Coast. Sands Point was eventually home to such luminaries as Gov. Averill Harriman, William Randolph Hearst and Newsday founders Alicia Patterson and Harry Guggenheim. Built in 1902, Lands End came to be owned by Gilded Age journalist Herbert Bayard Swope, one of the first recipients of the Pulitzer Prize and, later, editor of the New York World. He held many lavish parties there, hosting the Duke and Duchess of Windsor, Dorothy Parker, Groucho Marx and, of course, the Fitzgeralds. It is generally accepted that Fitzgerald used Sands Point as the inspiration for East Egg, and Great Neck, where he lived for a time, as the inspiration for West Egg. The Swope house and the entertaining that took place there may certainly have influenced the writer, though even if there was a green light at the end of a pier, it wouldn’t be visible from Great Neck. Lands End has changed hands several times in the past century, and in the early 1980s was bought by Charles Shipman Payson (who inherited the New York Mets from his first wife) and Virginia Kraft Payson. In 2001, Virginia Payson, then widowed, put the residence on the market for a startling $50 million. The price was later halved, and the estate was eventually put on the auction block, though the sale was postponed after the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks. It was eventually purchased by its current owner, a Long Island businessman who made sure it could be subdivided. He now has put it back on the market. The colonial mansion retains much of its original grandeur, with wood floors, elaborate moldings, enormous fireplaces and a colonnaded patio that looks over green lawns to Long Island Sound. Its 25-plus rooms include 15 bedrooms and 14 baths–11 of which are full. The living room, which faces the water, has two large fireplaces, and there is a library, a huge kitchen and a formal dining room. The place is not in impeccable shape, but with time and money, it could be beautifully restored. The long drive ends in a roundabout at the mansion’s front door. The swimming pool and pool house are at the end of the point, close to the edge of the water and the sandy beach. Though helicopters certainly have landed on the property, what looks like a helipad on the roof of the pool house is actually a dance floor. The grounds also feature a seven-car garage, a tennis court with a tennis pavilion, a rose garden and a guest house. The 13 acres of land can be retained by one owner. Or, once the approval process (already underway) is complete, the property could be subdivided into a handful of lots, which could increase its value tremendously. “There’s no more waterfront property available on the North Shore to develop on,” says listing broker Stephen Gutman of The Corcoran Group. Lands End is available through Stephen Gutman, Elyse Gutman and Judith Harrison at Corcoran. The world of Swope (who was sometimes known as “Swope of the World”) was a glamorous one. Born in New York City in 1882, Swope was an inveterate gambler and aggressive reporter. In 1917, as an energetic reporter for the New York World, Herbert Bayard Swope won the first Pulitzer Prize for reporting, for a series entitled “Inside the German Empire.” He later became the editor of the paper and, over the years, was a confidante to actors, writers and presidents. More that just socialially renowned, Swope amassed a personal fortune by following the advice of his many prominent friends in business.

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LaserCalc is a tool to calculate optical paths and resonators based on Gaussian beam matrix optics. Optical elements such as lenses or distances can be set up to an optical path. An input beam parameter (z & w value) as well as the wavelength can be set. The programm calculates the propagation of the beam along the path. For an optical resonator, the TEM00 Eigenmode of a given wavelength is automatically calculated. Furthermore, a stability parameter is derived. |Operating Systems||Windows Linux| Release Notes: Besides several bugfixes, the workfile handling and the import/export function have been improved. A new module, "Lens Designer", and new element, "ABCD matrix", have been added. Release Notes: Various code cleanups and optimizations now lead to 30% calculation speedup and less memory consumption. This version supports the import of ZEMAX (R) work files. Many bugs have been fixed. Release Notes: A new optical element (TickLens) has been added, which simulates a "real" optical lens with a front and back (curved) surface as well as a glass material. Furthemore, a material catalog has been added with a list of commonly used optical glasses. Dozens of details have been improved (particularly the plotting system) and many bugs have been fixed. Release Notes: This version introduces a new plot system and the possibility to save and load your workbench. As always, many bugs have been fixed. Release Notes: This release comes with an improved optic editor. Two new modules (Resonator Stability Analysis and Data Variation Analysis) have been added. Optical paths can now be nested. As always, many bugs have been fixed.

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Posts Tagged ‘casualties’ We’re 10 years past the Twin Towers attack and still fighting wars in its name. Can we open our eyes in time? After witnessing the first jetliner crash into the Twin Towers on that Sept. 11 morning, a friend’s wife and 7-year-old daughter fled to their nearby Manhattan loft and ran to the roof to look around. From there, they saw the... Hatemongers could learn a few things from this football coach. On my way to work a while back I saw a solitary picketer at the corner of Camp Bowie Boulevard and Cherry Lane. He had a sign in each hand and two or three on the landscaping buggy he’d dragged to the street corner with...

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This morning, GLAAD announced the nominees for the 25th Annual GLAAD Media Awards and many of this year's nominees included out characters of color telling important stories and reflecting the true diversity of the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) community. Today, GLAAD announced the nominees for its 25th Annual GLAAD Media Awards. One of the selection criteria for the GLAAD Media Awards is "fair, accurate and inclusive representations," meaning nominees include diverse stories about multi-dimensional LGBT representations rather than focus on broad stereotypes. Media representations of the bisexual community are infrequent and often sensationalized or inaccurate, but this year saw several nomination-worthy and bi-inclusive media projects. Television producers Quincy LeNear and Deondray Gossett, one of the lucky 33 couples married by Queen Latifah during Sunday's historic Grammys ceremony, spoke with GLAAD about their big day and being married live on national television. GLAAD President Sarah Kate Ellis spoke to The Hollywood Reporter about a historic television segment at the 2014 Grammys on Sunday, where Queen Latifah officiated the weddings of 33 couples, both gay and straight, while the hit single, "Same Love," was performed by Macklemore, Mary Lambert and Trombone Shorty.

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|Publication number||US4744658 A| |Application number||US 07/004,391| |Publication date||May 17, 1988| |Filing date||Jan 16, 1987| |Priority date||Jan 16, 1987| |Publication number||004391, 07004391, US 4744658 A, US 4744658A, US-A-4744658, US4744658 A, US4744658A| |Original Assignee||Rockwell International Corporation| |Export Citation||BiBTeX, EndNote, RefMan| |Patent Citations (16), Non-Patent Citations (10), Referenced by (32), Classifications (6), Legal Events (4)| |External Links: USPTO, USPTO Assignment, Espacenet| 1. Field of the Invention This invention relates to wavefront sensors and more particularly to a wavefront sensor which can operate with either a continuous or pulsed incoming optical beam and which utilizes a modified cyclic interferometer including a polarizer with an optical aperture. 2. Description of the Prior Art A light beam can be significantly distorted as it passes through the atmosphere or other transmission media. This problem, for example, has limited the resolution of images received by telescopes of stellar bodies deep in space. In addition, atmospheric distortion has posed a severe restriction on attempts to efficiently irradiate objects with laser beams especially when those objects are located great distances from the emitting laser. Other distortions present in practical optical systems also add to beam quality degradation resulting in loss of system performance. Different wavefront correction systems are used in overcoming such distortions. A critical part of such wavefront correction system is a wavefront sensor. Generally, the main objective of wavefront sensors is to measure the spatial distribution of any wavefront deformations (i.e., wavefront deviations from a given surface such as a flat or spherical surface). Wavefront deformation is expressed as the optical path difference (OPD) in terms of the optical wavelength. The different types of wavefront sensors may be categorized into two groups--those that measure the OPD distribution directly and those that measure this distribution indirectly. The indirect method involves first measuring the wavefront slope distribution and then from the wavefront slope distribution calculating the OPD distribution. The wavefront slope error distribution is commonly measured by either using a Hartmann sensor approach or one of the different forms of shearing interferometric concepts (i.e., linear or radial shearing). Examples of these approaches are in the following patents: U.S. Pat. No. 4,141,652 entitled, "Sensor System for Detecting Wavefront Distortion in a Return Beam of Light," issued to J. M. Fineleib; U.S. Pat. No. 4,518,854 entitled, "Combined Shearing Interferometer and Hartmann Wavefront Sensor," issued to R. A Hutchin; U.S. Pat. No. 4,575,248 entitled, "Wavefront Sensor Employing Novel D. C. shearing Interferometer," issued to B. A. Horwitz and A. J. MacGovern. These indirect methods require calculations to convert slope data into OPD data. These calculations can be made in either real time or off-line and with either dedicated hard wired circuitry or in software. Hard wired data processing is designed to respond to a specific task, is expensive and requires bulky equipment. The conversion of data by using different software based schemes tends to be time consuming and/or requires high performance computing equipment. Direct measurement of the optical path length with respect to a given reference surface (such as a flat) is most often made by a wavefront sensor that is based on one of several different interferometric schemes. There are double path and common path interferometer-based schemes. Examples include Twyman-Greene and Mach-Zehnder configurations. The accuracy of double path methods, by their nature, relies heavily on the quality of the components. Furthermore, the prior art configurations, whether common or double path, require complicated optical systems and most of them can only be utilized for incident beams which are continuous. An example of the Twyman-Greene approach can be found in U.S. Pat. No. 4,346,999 entitled, "Digital Heterodyne Wavefront Analyzer," issued to N. A. Massie. Electronic interferometric techniques, using heterodyne measurement methods such as that described in the Massie '999 patent, or in U.S. Pat. No. 4,188,122 entitled, "Interferometer," issued to S. Holly and N. A. Massie have been recently introduced for facilitating electronic readout of OPD values from optical fringe fields thereby resulting in greatly improved reproducibility and accuracy with high spatial, temporal and OPD resolutions. In view of the above, it is an object of the invention to provide a wavefront sensor scheme that can operate with either a continuous wave of incident optical radiation or a pulsed wave of incident optical radiation. It is another object to provide a sensor with an output which can be easily interpreted. Yet another object is to provide a wavefront sensor with a simple geometry, that requires a minimum number of components and which is easy to align. Other objects, advantages and novel features of the present invention will become apparent from the following detailed decription of the invention when considered in conjunction with the accompanying drawing. The invention, in its broadest aspects, comprises directing a substantially collimated incoming optical beam toward a polarizing beam splitter and thereby separating it into an S-polarized beam and a P-polarized beam. The polarized beams are directed along a common closed path but in opposite directions. This closed path includes focusing means for focusing the P- and S-polarized beams at a common focal region on the common path and for recollimating each beam after it passes through the focal region. At the focal region is located a specially constructed polarizer component with an optical aperture. The aperture is centered on the centroid of the focused beams and is angularly oriented about an optical axis of the closed path so that it transmits substantially all of the beam traveling in one direction and is an effective optical spatial filter for the beam traveling in the opposite direction. After being recollimated, the beams are recombined and their polarizations oriented in a common plane of polarization thereby causing them to interfere. The resulting optical interference fringe pattern is then read to determine the quality of the incoming optical beam. In its narrower aspects, the polarizer/aperture component comprises a transparent, optical substrate with a dense array of submicroscopic, parallel, conductive strips formed on one side thereon. In the center of the component a small circular portion of the array is removed to form an optical aperture on the order, in size, of the diffraction-limited spot of the focused beams. The substrate preferably also includes anti-reflective coatings. FIG. 1 is a schematic illustration of an embodiment of the wavefront sensor of the present invention utilizing a modified cyclic interferometer with an even number of reflections for each beam. FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the polarizer/aperture component. FIG. 3 is a greatly enlarged cross-sectional view of a small portion of the polarizer/aperture component of FIG. 2. FIG. 4 is a schematic illustration of an embodiment of the wavefront sensor utilizing a modified cyclic interferometer with an odd number of reflections for each beam. The same elements or parts throughout the figures of the drawings are designated by the same reference characters. Referring to FIG. 1, an embodiment of the present invention is designated generally as 10. The wavefront to be measured of the incoming optical beam 12 enters through a conventional linear polarizer 14 which is oriented approximately at 45° with respect to the optical plane of the apparatus 10. The incoming wavefront may either be a continuous wave or a pulsed wave. For most applications the source of the beam 12 is sufficiently distant from the apparatus 10 so that the beam 12 is substantially collimated. (The system may accommodate sources that are near by providing minor adjustments to one of the optical components of apparatus 10.) After being polarized the wavefront is split by a polarization cube or polarizing beam splitter 16. The S-polarized beam (E field perpendicular to plane of incidence) designated by reference numeral 18 is reflected from the beam splitter 16 at 90° and the P-polarized component (E field in plane of incidence) designated by reference numeral 20 is transmitted. The relative intensities of these two beams are adjustable by rotation of the polarizer 14. Both the S-polarized beam 18 and the P-polarized beam 20 enter a modified cyclic (or Sagnac) interferometer generally designated as 22. In this interferometer 22 the beams 18,20 are directed along a common closed path but in opposite directions. The modified cyclic interferometer 22 includes two mirrors 24,26, two identical focusing lenses 28,30 and a specially constructed polarizing component 32. The two focusing lenses 28,30 provide high optical quality 1:1 beam expansion. Component 32, illustrated in detail in FIGS. 2 and 3 and more fully described below, has an optical aperture 34. Mirror 26 is positioned to receive the P-polarized beam 20 from the polarizing beam splitter and directing it toward mirror 24. Mirror 24 is positioned to receive the S-polarized beam 18 from the polarizing beam splitter 16 and directing it toward mirror 26. The polarizer/aperture component 32 is located between the two mirrors 24,26. The two diffraction limited focusing lenses 28,30 are each positioned between the polarizer/aperture component 32 and a respective mirror. Polarizer/aperture component 32 is located in the focal region formed by lenses 28,32 and is positioned such that the aperture 34 is centered on the centroid of the focused beam. In one of the two possible orthogonal angular orientations, the polarizer/aperture component 32 is angularly oriented such that the clockwise propagating S-polarized wave 18 passes through it unaltered while the counter-clockwise propagating P-polarized wave 20 is effectively spatially filtered. Component 32 is oriented in such a manner by positioning its plane approximately perpendicular to the optical axis of the modified cyclic interferometer 22 and angularly orienting the component 32 about the optical axis such that its polarization axis is in the plane of apparatus 10. After each of the two beams 18,20 completes its round trip in the interferometer 22, they are recombined along a common path 36 as the polarizing cube 16 directs both through its exit port. The P-polarized and the S-polarized beams are orthogonally polarized as they pass along common path 36. They are then directed into a conventional polarizer, designated 38, typically oriented at approximately 45° with respect to the optical plane of the apparatus 10. The components of the two beams that are transmitted through polarizer 38 are then polarized in a common plane of polarization and interference between the two beams will occur. The resultant fringe field may be read and analyzed by either visual or electronic means. In either case a fringe field reader 40 is used to convert the intensity distribution to electronic signals under the control of receiver electronics 42. Control electronic means 44 are used in a pulsed mode of operation to synchronize the fringe field reader 40 with the incoming string of pulses of optical radiation. Memory device means 46 such as phosphorous screens for viewing or solid-state digital memories, hard disks, or other electronic storage media in an electronic data gathering mode of operation may be used in support of display devices. A direct, visual observation allows a coarse evaluation of the wavefront, assuming that the pulse of a pulsed input lasts long enough or the visual system is equipped with an adjustable length of persistence. Special purpose TV cameras, frame grabbers, etc., are available for this purpose. It is not necessary to process each pixel element simultaneously, which would require extensive parallel processing hardware. A flash of a fringe field can expose a CCD array, which can be read sequentially, the information stored in a semiconductor or other suitable memory and the field of intensity distribution converted to an optical path difference distribution which can be displayed at a convenient later time. Techniques that have been demonstrated in many configurations in the past years are available to electronically read out a fringe field. For example, heterodyne means may be utilized wherein individual pixels of the fringe pattern are read out by electronically measuring the relative phase at each point of an AC signal and its distribution across the fringe field either serially or in parallel. Other electronic readout means include a "three bucket" or "four bucket" approach. Any of these techniques can be utilized with the present invention. The most critical component of the present invention is the polarizer/aperture component 32 a preferred embodiment of which is illustrated in FIGS. 2 and 3. Polarizer/aperture component 32 includes a transparent optical substrate 48. The substrate 48 preferably has anti-reflective (AR) coatings 50,52 to minimize Fresnel reflection at its boundaries. A wire array of a plurality of substantially parallel submicroscopic conducting strips 54 is formed on one of the coated surfaces. Component 32 must be a high quality, thin optical element which transmits all incident radiation of one polarization undistorted, but only transmits incident radiation of the other polarization through the predefined, small aperture 34 in the center of the component. High quality, as the term is used herein, includes the following characteristics: (1) the wedge in the substrate 48 should be held at a minimum; (2) inhomogeneities should be held at a minimum, i.e., the optical path length should be uniform across the element; (3) as noted, the surfaces of the substrate 48 should preferably have anti-reflective coatings 50,52; (4) the optical path difference through the aperture 34 should be equal to the optical path difference through the substrate 48 with the AR coatings 50,52 on both sides; (5) there should be high contrast between the two polarizations, i.e., it is desired to have close to 100% transmission in one polarization and 0% transmission in the other; and (6) if the polarizer is of the absorption type, its substrate should have a high enough thermal conductivity to be able to maintain cool operation, especially around the aperture 34, to prevent thermal warping of the substrate 48. A polarizer/aperture component 32 that satisfies the above requirements may be produced by the following method: A high quality thin, transparent optical substrate 48, such as glass, fused silica, sapphire, or diamond is provided. Anti-reflective coatings 50,52 are deposited on both sides of the substrate 48. On one side of the coated substrate 48 an array of thin parallel conductive strips 54 is formed. The strips 54 may be formed by various techniques such as electron, ion or laser beam etching or chemically etching thin straight parallel lines in a thin metallic film which is deposited on one side of the coated substrate 48 or deposition of thin metal strips through a mask with parallel slits. These strips 54 may be formed of materials with high optical reflectivity such as aluminum, chromium, gold or silver. To function properly as a high quality polarizer the period of the parallel strips must be less than a fraction of the optical wavelength of the incoming radiation. Such a polarizer transmits the portion of the incoming radiation where the E field vector is perpendicular to the strips 54 and reflects the orthogonal polarized component. It is desired to have a high density (short periodicity) array. A high density results in greater contrast between the two orthogonal polarizations. Using the above method of manufacture extinction ratios of 103 to 104 have been demonstrated with a center to center line separation, i.e. period, of less than λ/10, where λ is the optical wavelength of the incident radiation. A period of λ/5 to λ/10 will produce extinction ratios that are acceptable for most of the applications of the present invention. Once the appropriate line array is produced the small aperture 34 in the center of the line array 54 is formed. Several known methods are available for the aperture formation such as photoresist-chemical etching or electron, ion or laser beam etching. The aperture 34 is only formed in the line array 54; therefore, whatever method is chosen for forming this aperture 34 it should not alter the substrate 48 or anti-reflective coatings 50,52. The aperture 34 should be circular and its size equal to a fraction of the diffraction limited spot of the focused beams. The diffraction limited spot size depends only on the F number of the focusing optics and the wavelengths of incident radiation. The resultant structure is an efficient, high-quality polarizer 32 for incident optical beams. When the aperture 34 on this polarizer 32 is exposed to a focused beam, then depending on the polarization of the incident beam, the beam is either substantially transmitted with all its wavefront errors or it is spatially filtered. In other words, the beam will see a spatial filter if the E field of the focused beam is parallel to the conductive strips. Furthermore, all of the beam will be transmitted, possibly somewhat attenuated but otherwise unaltered if the E field is perpendicular to the conductive strips. A second embodiment of the invention generally designated 56 is illustrated in FIG. 4. In this embodiment the incoming beam 58 is directed through a polarizer 60 and separated into a P-polarized beam 62 and S-polarized beam 64 by beam splitter 66. The P-polarized beam 62 is directed through a focusing lens 68 and a polarizer/aperture component 70. It is then recollimated by another focusing lens 72, reflected by mirrors 74,76,78 and then returned to beam splitter 66. At that point it is recombined with the S-polarized beam 64 which travels the same path but in the opposite direction. The recombined beam 80 is then sent through a polarizer 82. The resulting interference pattern is read by fringe field reader 84 and analyzed by receiver electronics 86, control electronic means 88 and memory and display device means 90. This embodiment is similar to that of FIG. 1 except that the extra mirror utilized provides an odd number of reflections for each of the two beams. The embodiment of FIG. 1 utilizes fewer components thereby minimizing beam wavefront contamination by any imperfections of the optical component. Although FIG. 4 adds an additional optical component, utilization of an odd number of reflections makes the beam "imprint" of both polarizations on all the optical components identical. The present invention has the following attributes and characteristics: 1. There is a common path for both the S-polarized and P-polarized beams. It is noted that in all embodiments the same optical components are encountered by both the reference and the unperturbed beam and the angles of incidence on all the optical surfaces are also identical. By providing a common path, wavefront aberrations that are caused by apparatus 10, as a whole, are essentially cancelled out. Furthermore, as previously noted, in embodiments utilizing an odd number of reflections, wavefront aberrations that are caused by imperfections of the optical components of the apparatus are also essentially cancelled out. 2. The sample beam, i.e. the beam that does not see the aperture, remain largely undisturbed. The present invention uses a minimal number of optical components. Optical components, with the exception of the two lenses, are at places where the beams are collimated even in the focal point (i.e., angle of incidence at optical surfaces is constant across the beam cross-section), therefore instrument induced astigmatism is eliminated. 3. There are no back reflections or multi-reflections in the system. The only component that could cause problems if not handled properly is the polarizer/aperture component 32. In practically all applications the back reflected part of the spatially filtered component will leave the ring interferometer via the entrance and will leave the fringe field at the receiver plane largely intact. A small amount of tilt of the polarizer/aperture component 32 will take care of any unusual circumstances. 4. There are no wave plates. Wavelength sensitive components (with the possible exception of the polarizer/aperture component 32) are eliminated from the system. There are no quarter-wave or half-wave plates. Such plates are optical components that are very wavelength (and angle of incidence) sensitive. Furthermore, if a waveplate is used in conjunction with a wavefront sensor the spatial variation of the incident angle across the beam cross-section of a converging or diverging beam would produce a spatially varying amount of contamination by the orthogonal component of polarization which would degrade fringe contrast and wavefront data accuracy. 5. Beam combining is essentially loss-free. If a neutral density (or a multi-layer dielectric coated) beam splitter is used to combine the undisturbed wavefront with the reference beam, one-half or three-quarters of the combined beam is lost depending on the optical configuration that is used. The present invention utilizes all of the incident power and does so without waveplates. 6. The present invention is wavelength insensitive. Because there are no wavelength-sensitive components in the system it is largely insensitive to wavelength variations. 7. The device is very simple. It is easy to set up and, with the exception of the polarizer/aperture component 32, the components are available off-the-shelf. Alignment of the system is also simple. Obviously, many modifications and variations of the present invention are possible in light of the above teachings. For example, the conventional linear polarizer 14 may not be necessary if the source and its radiation field is already polarized. In this case a polarization rotator may be utilized at the entrance to allow adjustment of the relative beam intensities in the two oppositely traveling waves to maximize interference fringe contrast. 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Stick-Em Glue Traps are ecologically safe and for use in dry areas only! • The most effective and still the best! • Odorless, nonpoisonous and effective at wide temperature ranges. • Designed to be used in food plants, hospitals, schools, kitchens, and residences, wherever poisons should not, or cannot be used. • Space-age nondrying glue retains its holding power indefinitely. • Larger size means a huge increase in trapping area, increasing chances for catching rodents or snakes. • 12-1/2" x 10-1/4". • Contains two traps. • USDA permits their use in meat and poultry plants.

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Cold wave continues to tighten its grip on the Kashmir Valley as the mercury fell considerably, recording the season's lowest temperature so far in Leh. Leh area of Ladakh division was the coldest place in the state with a minimum temperature of minus 8 degrees Celsius, recorded as the season's lowest so far, a MeT department official said today. The mercury plunged nearly four degrees in Kargil town last night to settle at minus 6 degrees Celsius, the official said. Pahalgam also witnessed a drop of 0.5 degrees as the south Kashmir tourist resort recorded a low of minus 3 degrees Celsius, he said. State's summer capital, Srinagar, registered a drop in night temperatures with the minimum of 1.2 degrees Celsius, compared to Sunday's 1.7 degrees Celsius. The night temperature in Gulmarg was up by a degree to settle at minus 1 degree Celsius, the MeT official said, adding snowfall is predicted for the famous ski-resort in the mid-week. The official said other places in the valley like Qazigund and Kupwara also recorded a minimum temperature close to the freezing point. The weather office has forecast that a fresh western disturbance would likely affect the state from tomorrow and said the weather would remain dry and pleasant till then.

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"Creating art that has never been done before is the reason I get out of bed in the morning," diminutive U2 frontman Paul "Bono" Hewson has informed The New York Times, before comparing his latest work with that of Rilke, William Blake, Wim Wenders and Roy Lichtenstein. The project in question? Spider-Man, the musical, which begins previews on Broadway next week after a postponement for extra rehearsals. The man Tony Blair thought would make a better Prime Minister than Gordon Brown – a singer, activist, hotelier, sometime newspaper editor and leading investor in "arguably the worst run institutional fund of any size in the United States" – went on, "If the only wows you get from Spider-Man are visual, special-effect, spectacular-type wows, and not wows from the soul and the heart, we will all think that we've failed." Perhaps anticipating more critical "hmms" than "wows", Paul plans to be in Australia when the curtain rises on the first performance. * The as-yet-incomplete "History Of Ed Vaizey In 100 Gaffes" acquired a new entry this week, when the bungle-prone GQ columnist and Culture Minister mistook the British Museum's 3,000-year-old Irish warrior bracelet (worth an estimated £95,000) for a Kinder Egg prize, and slipped it onto his sizeable wrist. Appalled staff informed him that the bracelet was so delicate it should only be handled with gloves. Vaizey displayed his glaring ignorance of Bronze Age culture while visiting the museum to announce a 15 per cent budget cut to the Portable Antiquities Service, which helps keep such treasures in the UK. His critics have one thing to thank him for, however: by roughly handling such a precious object, he provides opponents of the arts cuts with a perfect metaphor to include in some leftist verbatim play. * So-called synergies between Richard "I've got so much money it's ridiculous" Desmond's Daily Express and his latest acquisition, Five, resulted in at least one scoop days after he took charge of terrestrial telly's neglected youngest child: Ian Wright, claimed the paper, "stormed out" of Live From Studio Five after being told his contract wouldn't be renewed. Yesterday, however, a modest retraction: "We accept that Mr Wright did not 'storm out'," says the Express. "He was asked not to attend the television studio." Sacked and slandered, then. Tough week. Desmond reportedly asked the show's remaining presenters, Jayne Middlemiss and Kate Walsh, to wear short skirts in future. Wright, no fashion slouch, is more fond of trilby hats and garish pinstripe. Might his refusal to wear a skirt have been the real reason for his abrupt departure? * For an institution founded to prevent its spread, the European Parliament is remarkably rife with accusations of fascism. Yesterday it was reliably barmy UKIP MEP Godfrey Bloom who barked "Ein Volk, ein Reich, ein Fuehrer!" during a speech by Martin Schulz of Germany's Social Democrats. Bloom was ordered from the chamber, much to the chagrin of the Dutch Freedom Party, whose own Daniël van der Stoep was once called a fascist by Schulz, who escaped censure. Meanwhile, Bloom's most vocal supporter in the chamber during the resulting ruckus was none other than beleaguered BNP leader Nick Griffin, no stranger to allegations of fascistic sympathies himself. Sounds like a riot, Strasbourg. (It's not.) * Miliband (E) isn't the only Red hunting for a new press chief, I see. The Glazers, owners of Man Utd, are also losing their PR man. Might I recommend the services of Clapham-based Brighter PR, who are getting used to tough gigs? The firm is responsible for convincing vacationers to visit South Korea, potential venue for World War Three, and to fly with Qatar Airways, inadvertent carrier of the "toner-cartridge" bomb. * Turning disaster to free publicity is second nature to Richard Branson, who insists he'll honour a pledge to dress as an air hostess and serve on an Air Asia flight. Branson lost a bet with Air Asia boss and Lotus Racing owner Tony Fernandes as to whose team would do better in the F1 championship. "I'll do it in about three months' time," Branson told me, though he won't be undercover. "I don't think a bearded man of 60 could get away with it. Do you?"Reuse content

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Nicklas Bendtner has hardly made an impression since pulling his Arsenal shirt back on after a couple of loan spells. Despite that, the Danish striker is tipping himself for a move to Barcelona or Real Madrid in January. Another rather surprising candidate for a move to Barcelona is Dimitar Berbatov. The Fulham striker has not been at his best this season, but apparently Nou Camp boss Gerard Martino wants to bring in some experience in January and the former Spurs man fits the bill. With all the new arrivals over the summer at Tottenham, it was inevitable that some of those who were already there would be linked with moves away in January. Cue a story that suggests Moussa Dembele is unsettled, and that (according to the Daily Express) Newcastle and Aston Villa are interested in signing the Belgium international. Liverpool have apparently beaten Arsenal to the signing of Will Hughes. The highly rated Derby midfielder will join in January in a £12m deal according to The Sun. Could the future of QPR goalkeeper Julio Cesar finally be resolved this January? It would seem amid the poor form of Joe Hart, Manchester City could make an approach for the Brazilian according to the Telegraph. - More about: - Aston Villa - Dimitar Berbatov - Liverpool FC - Manchester City - Newcastle United - Premier League - The Daily Express - Tottenham Hotspur

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THE SA Youth Council has challenged the selection of candidates for the National Youth Development Agency board, saying it has been unfair. An MP who sat on the parliamentary ad hoc selection committee has alleged that it favoured people sympathetic to President Jacob Zuma, in an apparent ploy to ensure he secures a second term at Mangaung. The youth council has threatened to ask Public Protector Thuli Madonsela to intervene if its concerns are not addressed. It has expressed its dissatisfaction in a letter to the Speaker of Parliament, Max Sisulu, and National Council of Provinces chairman Mninwa Mahlangu. It has also asked members of the selection committee to declare their relationships with some of the seven selected candidates. The recommended candidates are former SA Student Congress leader Xoliswa Bambiso; the deputy national chairman of the IFP Youth Brigade, Zandile Majozi; ANC Youth League members Muthupi Modiba, Kenny Morolong and Maropene Ntuli; and Young Communist League members Yershen Pillay and Nyalleng Potloana. The committee’s recommendations were expected to be presented to the National Assembly today for approval. Western Cape youth council chairman Thembinkosi Josopu said if any MPs had any relationship with any of the candidates selected, they should have recused themselves. Cope MP Nqaba Bhanga, who sat on the interviewing panel, has said that youth council president Thulani Tshefuta and Abel Rangata from Limpopo excelled in the interviews, but were not recommended because they did not favour a second term for Zuma.

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A Panels Politics poll conducted for the Knesset Channel predicts that Kadima – until recently the Knesset's largest party with 28 seats – will receive 3 seats in the next Knesset. Most other polls predict that Kadima, which was created by Ariel Sharon following the Gaza Disengagement, will completely disappear from the Knesset. Otzma Leyisrael, headed by MKs Aryeh Eldad and Michael Ben Ari, also receives three seats in this poll. The poll is largely consistent with most other polls in showing that Likud / Yisrael Beytenu will receive 35 seats, whereas Labor would receive 17 seats. Bayit Yehudi would get 14 seats, and Yesh Atid 11. Shas would get 9 seats and Tzipi Livni 8. United Torah Judaism and Meretz receive 5 seats each.

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In order to escape the current harsh winter weather, some of us might be planning a getaway to somewhere nice and warm, such as Okinawa. But for the rest of us who can’t actually make the trip to Japan’s delightful subtropical region and lie on a beach, there’s “Little Okinawa” in Yokohama. The city’s Tsurumi Ward is known for its Okinawan community with several Okinawan restaurants, bars and shops in the area. This Sunday, railway operator Keikyu Corp. and the Okinawa Convention Bureau will jointly host the “Tsurumi-Okinawa Tsumami Walk” to promote Little Okinawa. The event starts at the Tsurumi Ward Office, close to Tsurumi Station on the Keikyu Line. Participants will have a chance to taste Okinawan dishes at several participating shops and eateries for ¥100 to ¥300 each, including Okinawa’s trademark flat noodles with lots of pork on top. Participants who complete the 9-kilometer route will be given a token gift at the end of the course, at Kagetsuenmae Station. Registration starts at 11 a.m. and ends at 1 p.m. Reservations aren’t needed, but dishes will be sold on a first-come, first-served basis. For more information, call the organizer at (03) 5789-8686.

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JERUSALEM (Jan. 15) In two formal moves here today, Yosef Almogi was elected a member of the Jewish Agency Board of Governors and acting chairman of the Agency Executive. Later in the day he formally resigned as Mayor of Haifa, handing the seals of office to his deputy, veteran Laborite Yeruham Zeizel. The Board of Governors was convened in special session by its chairman Max Fisher of Detroit, to elect Almogi a member in place of the late Pinhas Sapir. Fifteen of its 42 members attending, constituted a quorum. Fisher was not present, but two overseas members were: Sam Rothberg of Peoria, Ill., here as head of the Israel Bond mission, and Michel Topiol of Paris. After the Board of Governors met the Agency Executive convened under the chairmanship of Ezra Shapiro. The Jewish Agency Assembly, which convenes here in July, is empowered to elect Almogi chairman of the Agency Executive. In brief words of thanks, Almogi praised his opponent for the WZO chairmanship, Leon Dulzin, for having conducted a fair and decent election campaign and for the fine way in which he handed over the office of acting chairman.

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The third annual Dog-N-Jog had almost ideal weather for a 5-K run-walk on Saturday. The Newman-Kansas Association of Nursing students was pleased with the turnout. Organizer Ashley Griswold says there is a good foundation for growth down the road. Audio file failed to load... Seventy people participated, and 20 dogs made the rounds as well on the fitness trail north of Emporia High. The run-walk this year honored Leslie Reiner, a one-time club member who died last year of breast cancer. Proceeds from the run and a decorated pink bra contest are going into a scholarship in Reiner's honor. Totals won't be released until later this month.

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SB 128 (BR 1725) - T. Shaughnessy AN ACT relating to credit cards. Create a new section of KRS Chapter 367 to define terms pertaining to credit card transactions; prohibit a credit card issuer from increasing the applicable annual percentage rate or imposing fees on the account of a credit card holder who has made all payments in compliance with the terms of the card holder agreement, due to the holder's indebtedness or failure to make timely payments to any other creditor or due to any negative information in the holder's consumer report about acts or omissions of the holder not directly related to the credit card account; deem violation of this section to be an unfair, false, misleading, or deceptive act or practice in the conduct of trade or commerce in violation of KRS 367.170; provide for civil liability; make applicable to credit cards issued or renewed on or after July 1, 2006. Jan 26-introduced in Senate Jan 30-to Banking and Insurance (S)

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The Crusaders are scheduled to play a single game against the Illinois Institute of Technology May 7 at 3 p.m. at U.S. Cellular Field, home of the Chicago White Sox. “The opportunity to play at a major league stadium is a thrill for our players to experience,” Maranatha head coach Gary Garrison said. “When we played at the Metrodome in Minneapolis four years ago, the players reminisced for a long time. I expect the same following our game at U.S. Cellular Field. “This will give our players something to strive for near the end of our season (just prior to the NCCAA World Series). It will also contribute to our recruitment of future Maranatha baseball players.” U.S. Cellular Field, located on Chicago’s south side, opened in 1991. It was built directly across the street from old Comiskey Park. Its seating capacity is 40,615. Illinois Tech is located just one block north of U.S. Cellular Field. The Scarlet Hawks were 5-32 overall in 2012,

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Hundreds of thousands of seniors on Medicare Parts A and B are are now learning that with the right Medicare Supplemental Coverage it's possible to: Research a Medigap Plan today and lock in your rates with the protection you need to have at the rate that works within your budget. Protect your physical well-being and protect your assets with a Medigap Insurance Policy Like hundreds of thousands of people that our company have assisted over the years, you have probably observed that attempting to reach a decision on the ideal Medicare Supplement Insurance Plan can be painful. Plus, finding a Medicare Supplement Insurance Broker to work with in considering quotes can be maddening. Thankfully, it doesn’t have to be. Finding a Medicare Supplemental Agency that that is reliable is simple if you consider: Buy a Medicare Supplement Policy through our company and receive piece of mind about both your budget friendly premiums and the exceptional coverage. 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The Medicare Supplemental Insurance Plan Brokers on our staff also are Medicare Supplemental Insurance Plan field underwriters.†That means our staff not only assist to locate the most affordable Medicare Supplement Insurance Plans, we will also make sure that qualify for the plan before we go through the approval process. Simply by answering several quick questions respecting your health, you could easily be quickly signed up for a Medicare Supplemental Insurance Policy take you you when you first submit it, without annoying frustrations or fears about of losing coverage. We won't ever advise you to sign up for a Medicare Supplement Policy for you until we know that you will qualify be approved by the Medicare Supplement Policy provider. On top of that, our Most Affordable Cost Guarantee insures our customers never ever pay a dime for our services and are always paying the most affordable rate for the recommended policy you qualify to receive. 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Almost done with the welding program I'm in. Trying to figure out wich way to go, either with the Pipefitters or Boilermakers. Who has the most work, highest pay, where the work is, and anything else about the trades would be really helpful. Thankyou! No announcement yet. Pipefitters or Boilermakers????

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If there was a place called Jerktown, Tank Turner would be mayor. Truthfully, there are more profane, more appropriate names for the guy, but one must curb the tongue and consider the point made. "My Best Friend's Girl" shows no such restraint -- in fact, Kate Hudson, playing a recipient of Tank's jerkishness, uses the seven-letter "a"-word about a dozen times in one sentence. So, a deep sigh for Hudson, and her eight creatively dehydrated years since "Almost Famous." But that's beside the point. Here, she directs such vitriol toward Dane Cook, which may be a fantasy for those who deem his overcaffeinated persona a loathsome irritant. But that's also beside the point. No, here is the point: "My Best Friend's Girl," being yet another high-concept, lowbrow pseudo-romantic comedy, is dead in the water. The script is a shambles, whiplashing between remarkable nastiness and syrupy earnestness; it also believes a line such as, "You can't go in there crazy like a dragon with a hemorrhoid!" is funny. Grand Rapids native and "American Pie" screenwriter Adam Herz is one of 11 credited producers on this project. Where "Pie" successfully blended crudity with sympathetic characters, "Girl" simply (cough) tanks. Cook plays Tank, a jackass-for-hire. He utilizes a theory of relativity for dating, hiring himself out to recently dumped men, who pay him to take their ex-girlfriends out on terrible dates. Theoretically, these women will be so horrified, they'll fall back into their previous partner's arms. The opening scenes show Tank in action, taking a poor, unsuspecting victim to the worst restaurant in town, blaring sexist rap music from the car stereo, urinating in public, etc. The plan backfires Tank's roommate is Dustin (Jason Biggs), a sweet fellow recently severed from Alexis (Hudson). Of course, he sics Tank on her. Their night out involves going to a strip club and sticking her with the bar tab. But it backfires -- you see, Alexis has taken bad advice from her roommate, and all she wants is a steamy, one-night stand. Tank, torn between his need for sexual conquest and upsetting his pal, doesn't sleep with her, and for that, she's really upset. Hence, all the "a"-words. Rated: R for strong language and sexual content throughout, including graphic dialogue and some nudity Cast: Dane Cook, Kate Hudson, Jason Biggs, Alec Baldwin Director: Howard Deutch Run time: 101 minutes An unexpected twist, perhaps. But that's about it, as the screenplay contrives to have Tank find his sensitive side through Kate, and Kate find her wild side through Tank. It's a secret kept from Dustin, who not only has this humiliation to face, but also the removal of his eyebrows in an exhausted, unfunny scene. Granted, the film teeters on the cusp of tolerability. But the Tank character pushes it over the edge -- he's a merciless capitalist and, in the script's own words, an "emotional terrorist." We don't want this guy to find redemption; he needs a comeuppance, a gratifying taste of his own repugnant medicine. Plus, Tank's day job is a telephone customer-service representative who gets perverse joy out of not helping anyone and trains others to do the same. I imagine the entire population of Jerktown consists of these people, one of whom is the protagonist of this movie. Bad idea. E-mail John Serba: firstname.lastname@example.org

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Becky Ramotowski: Moonless sky means Milky Way is more awesome Published 12:00 am, Tuesday, September 7, 2010 The first full week of September brings a beautiful assortment of targets, and there’s something for everyone to enjoy. The moon is absent Tuesday since it is in a new phase and won’t hinder viewing our spectacular Milky Way. It’s one of my all-time favorite sights, and using binoculars to scan the length of it is the best way to soak it all in. Y ou can use a chart to discover endless constellations, star clusters and pairs of stars. If you begin with Scorpius sitting high in the south, it’s easy to spend hours exploring it without moving upward too much. Antares, the bright star marking the heart of the scorpion, seems to change color wildly, searing the sky with orange, red and copper. This star is a red supergiant and is the 16thbrightest star in the night sky. It’s 800 times larger than our sun and would reach out almost to Jupiter if placed where our sun is. If you aim binoculars at Antares and then look 1.3 degrees west, you’ll land on Messier 4. Messier 4, or M4, is a globular cluster that can be detected with the eye if the sky is very dark. This cluster is one huge ball of gravitationally bound blazing suns. It’s quite a beauty and is even more spectacular when admired through a telescope. If you drop down to Scorpius’ stinger, a bright, almost cometlike group of stars will be visible. This gem of the night sky is known as the False Comet and through binoculars looks like dripping jewels. Naked eye, it appears as a smoky smudge of light. By Thursday, the moon has moved into the evening sky and sits comfortably between and below Saturn and Venus. Mars is also near Venus and glows as a ruddy red spot. The bright star Spica is next to Mars, which adds confusion to the planet mixture. A handy online chart at heavens-above.com will help sort out the confusion. Just click the wholesky section on the page, and it will display the current sky configuration. Friday brings the moon closer to Venus and Mars, and by Saturday the trio is arranged in a nice curved line. If you happen to be in eastern Brazil, the moon will occult, or cover up, V enus on Saturday. Jupiter rises about 9 p.m. in the east and will be a stunning showpiece for the remainder of 2010. Jupiter is near the planet Uranus, but we’ll talk more about that in a few weeks. E-mail Becky Ramotowski at skywatch@beckster .cotse.net. Skywatch appears Tuesdays.

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Buckeye Bits: Heads into the spring listed as the backup at defensive tackle to Todd Denlinger ... in his fourth year in the program ... was redshirted as a freshman and has seen brief action the last two years ... hopes to play his way into the rotation this fall ... is big, strong and athletic and can play both end and tackle ... is a physical presence ... has shown signs of being ready to step up, but needs to become more consistent ... went through a very stressful situation as a sophomore when his family's home in Metairie was destroyed by Hurricane Katrina, forcing the family to move to Columbus with very few belongings ... his mother, father and three siblings all lived together in his apartment for a period of time before the family returned to Louisiana in April 2006 in hopes of re-building their home and starting over. 2006 (Sophomore): Added depth on the defensive front ... saw action in four games vs. Northern Illinois, Texas, Cincinnati and Minnesota. 2005 (Freshman): Played a total of 14 minutes in four games, including six minutes in the opener against Miami (Ohio) ... also had appearances against Indiana, Minnesota and Northwestern ... lone tackle of the year was an assist against the RedHawks. 2004 (Redshirt): Was redshirted and played on the scout squad. High School: Enjoyed a very productive senior year, recording 76 tackles, including 11 quarterback sacks, in eight games ... also had two interceptions and swatted down five passes ... played in the U.S. Army All-American game in San Antonio ... led Archbishop Rummel to the state playoffs in 2003 and collected four sacks, two batted passes, a fumble recovery and a forced fumble in a hard-fought 7-5 second round loss to Shreveport Evangel. Personal: Is the son of Younes and Izzieh Abdallah ... likes to watch movies and just hang out with his friends when he has some free time .

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Tech Groups Push for Cyberthreat Information-sharing Bill Several technology trade groups are pushing the U.S. Congress to pass a controversial cyberthreat information-sharing bill, despite ongoing privacy concerns voiced by digital rights and civil liberties groups. The U.S. House of Representatives could vote on the Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act, or CISPA, next week, and several tech trade groups have called for Congress to pass the legislation. CISPA is a "measured approach that will better protect people and the systems we rely on from cyber threats," wrote Dean Garfield, president and CEO of the Information Technology Industry Council, and Bruce Mehlman, executive director of Technology CEO Council, in a Friday column for The Hill newspaper. "It will protect the fundamental relationship between Internet users and the companies that provide them online access and services. User experience and history, transactions, and personal information will be better safeguarded, providing more personal security online -- not jeopardizing it." Other tech trade groups voicing support this week for CISPA included TechAmerica, CTIA, the Internet Security Alliance, and the Software and Information Industry Association. Denial-of-service attacks earlier this month by hacktivist group Anonymous on the websites of some CISPA supporters show the need for improved information sharing about cyberthreats between private groups and government agencies, TechAmerica said. TechAmerica's website was one of those attacked. TechAmerica remains "steadfast" in its support of the bill, Shawn Osborne, the group's president and CEO, wrote in a letter to CISPA's sponsors this week. "The inability to share information is one of the greatest challenges to collective efforts toward improving our cybersecurity, and we appreciate the efforts of you and your colleagues to remove those barriers in order to foster better information sharing between the government and the private sector." Bill sponsors Representative Mike Rogers, a Michigan Republican, and Representative C.A. "Dutch" Ruppersberger, a Maryland Democrat, have continued to work with outside groups in an effort to "fine tune the legislation to explicitly protect privacy and civil liberties," Oborne wrote. CISPA would allow private companies such as Internet service providers to share customer communications related to cyberthreats with a wide number of government agencies. The bill would allow agencies to use the shared information for a wide range of purposes, as long as there's also a "significant" cybersecurity or national security purpose for sharing the information, critics have said. The bill exempts private companies that share cyberthreat information in "good faith" from lawsuits from customers. Critics, including the Center for Democracy and Technology and the American Civil Liberties Union, said the bill supersedes all U.S. privacy laws and puts few restrictions on how government agencies can use the shared information. CDT remains in talks with Rogers and Ruppersberger, but the group still has privacy concerns, said spokesman Brock Meeks. The House Intelligence Committee, where Rogers is chairman, "continues to remain open to receiving suggestions and, from our own discussions with them, are taking these meeting seriously," he said. On Wednesday, the House Homeland Security Committee passed an alternative cyberthreat information-sharing bill, the Promoting and Enhancing Cybersecurity and Information Sharing Effectiveness Act, or PRECISE Act. CDT and the ACLU have said the PRECISE Act, sponsored by Representative Dan Lungren, a California Republican, raises fewer privacy and civil liberties concerns than CISPA does. However, Homeland Security Committee Democrats, said a new, amended version of the PRECISE Act contained significant changes from the past version. Grant Gross covers technology and telecom policy in the U.S. government for The IDG News Service. Follow Grant on Twitter at GrantGross. Grant's e-mail address is email@example.com.

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The Ottawa Park Ice Rink opened for the winter season. General admission is $4 and skate rental is $2. Season passes are available this year at a cost of $125 per family, $35 for individual and $25 for senior citizens age 55 and older. Season passes provide unlimited admission to the skating rink; however skate rental is an additional cost. The ice rink’s full open skate schedule and additional information, including rentals and special events, can be found online at Toledo.oh.gov/IceRink or by calling 419-245-3388. Visitors planning an outing to the Ottawa Park Ice Rink are encouraged to call the ice condition hotline at 419-936-2997 in advance. Gibsonburg boys’ basketball games with Elmwood have been rescheduled for Jan. 18 with a 6 p.m junior varsity start. Since, the Oak Harbor’s home boys basketball triple-header with Huron was cancelled, they were made up Dec. 17 at Huron starting at 5 p.m. Therefore, the site of the Rockets’ Jan. 25 boys’ basketball games with Huron has been changed. It will now be played at Oak Harbor beginning at 4:30 p.m. Oak Harbor’s JV and varsity girls’ basketball games at Woodmore have been rescheduled for 6 p.m. on Dec. 23. On Jan. 7 at the Oak Harbor High School cafeteria from 4-7 p.m., the Rotary Club’s Pizza Challenge will be held during the boys’ basketball game vs. Tiffin Columbian. Tickets at the door are $10 for adults and for kids under 12, $5

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Watford manager Gianfranco Zola named top manager for February Watford boss Gianfranco Zola has been named the npower Manager of the Month for February. Last Updated: 15/03/13 10:56am Zola guided his side to four wins and a draw from their five matches during the month to put them into contention for automatic promotion spot. Barnsley boss David Flitcroft and Dougie Freedman of Bolton, who Watford beat 2-1 at Vicarage Road on 2 February, were the other nominees, but Zola got the nod from the panel. Cardiff striker Fraizer Campbell was named Championship Player of the Month after he scored all of his side's goals in February. Campbell only joined the Bluebirds from Sunderland during the January transfer window but he made an immediate impact by coming off the bench to score the winner with his first touch of the game in the 1-0 win over Leeds. He went on to score both goals in the 2-1 win over Bristol City and bagged another brace in the 2-1 victory at Wolves on 24 February. John Hughes was rewarded for his endeavours in giving Hartlepool hope of survival by securing the manager plaudits in League One. Hartlepool are still in the relegation places but 14 points from a possible 18 in February have boosted their chances of remaining in the division. There was double joy for the Victoria Park faithful, after Pools skipper Peter Hartley was named player of the month for the division, with the centre-back scoring two crucial goals during the month. Burton also enjoyed double success in League Two, where manager Gary Rowett was named manager of the month and midfielder Jacques Maghoma was chosen as the division's top player for February. Four wins and a draw in five league games in February ensured the Brewers retained their place in the automatic promotion positions, scoring 16 goals in the process. Maghoma was central to Burton's success during the month, with the DR Congo international scoring four goals, including a stunning curler into the top corner in the 4-2 victory over Exeter.

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The Australian Boomers have signed online travel booking company Airbnb as their naming rights sponsor in the lead--up to the FIBA World Cup in Spain. Basketball Australia announced the sponsorship on Thursday morning at the Boomers training camp at the Australian Institute of Sport in Canberra. Six Boomers players are contracted to play in the NBA this coming season with another Australian, Brock Motum, still in contention to make Utah Jazz's roster via training camp with their achievements driving new interest into the Boomers program. San Antonio Spurs NBA championship winners Patty Mills and Aron Baynes have created many headlines during a tour of the NBA championship trophy last week while Dante Exum has also boosted the Boomers' standing when he was drafted at pick 5 to Utah Jazz in last month's NBA Draft. Boomers coach Andrej Lemanis and assistant coach Luc Longley have advocated for someone to take on the vacant naming rights position so the team's budget could be boosted to include more training camps and more coaching staff members. Lemanis told Fairfax Media last week he wanted to have some future Boomers training camps in the USA to reduce the travel burden on the majority of his squad who play in the US or Europe. The Boomers are attempting to bring US based high school star Thon Maker into the national program but haven't been able to get him to a training camp in Australia due to his workload in the US. The naming rights sponsor extends to the Australian under-19 and under-17 teams. Basketball Australia chair Scott Derwin said Airbnb's support would throw "significantly" more support behind the national men's team. "The Boomers are enjoying massive popularity with the phenomenal success of our athletes in competition both at home and abroad, so this partnership with Airbnb is a natural fit – particularly considering the strong sense of community between these two brands," Derwin said. “Most importantly, the corporate support provided by Airbnb will be invaluable to Basketball Australia’s men’s national team program as we ramp up preparations for the 2014 FIBA World Cup and the road to the Rio Olympic Games.” BA did not release the terms of the deal.

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When the New York Knicks signed Shannon Brown last season it was clear that he was brought in because he was inexpensive, athletic, could fill a role and because the franchise was already planning on transitioning towards the triangle offense which he had experience in. Now Brown's run with the Knicks has come to an end as he was cut and will now become an unrestricted free agent. Before anybody starts to feel bad for Shannon Brown realize that he was unemployed before the New York Knicks gave him a job at the end of last season. Also realize that he was then kept around during the summer and allowed to work though the Summer League. Was his presence beneficial to the Knicks during the Summer League? Of course, they basically had a veteran willing to play in the Summer League and help teach the younger players the triangle offense. However, it also allowed Brown to work and earn money while showcasing his skills for other organizations. That being said, Brown's contract would have become fully guaranteed if New York didn't cut him before August 1. Clearly it was just about time for Brown's time with the Knicks to come to an end. This is one of those situations where it was just time to part ways. If the Knicks didn't intend on keeping Brown around for the entire season there was no reason not to cut him. He didn't really offer the Knicks much at this point in his career. He was nothing more than a modestly effective player at a position the Knicks already have too many players for. It was only his relationships with Phil Jackson and Derek Fisher that kept Brown around this long. He'd served his purpose helping to teach the triangle offense in Las Vegas. His time with the Knicks had run it's course. Brown's departure brings the Knicks roster down to 14 players. That's not counting the un-signed draft picks, although Cleanthony Early is the only one expected to remain on the roster this season. However, with other roster moves including potential trades expected, this could also open the way for outside additions such as Dahntay Jones. Brown, 28, averaged 2.2 points and 1.0 rebounds over 29 games with the San Antonio Spurs and Knicks last season. The Knicks won 37 games and missed the playoffs last season. Seeing your team play in the SuperBowl is priceless. Watching the SuperBowl live in the stands for $1 per week is beyond priceless. Find out how at TicketScore.com, the future of Championship Tickets. Tags: Basketball, Cleanthony Early, Derek Fisher, NBA, New York, New York Knicks, Phil Jackson, Shannon Brown

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Green Architecture Everywhere As recently as THE GREEN [www.sundance.tv] and THE GOOD FIGHT [www.sundance.tv], Sundance Channel has covered environmental architecture in its myriad forms and projects. This important topic deserves a lot more attention. For that reason, Sundance Channel created a new original series called ARCHITECTURE SCHOOL [www.sundance.tv]. What better way to introduce you to the series than by showing you this clip from the first episode? In this series, you follow the exploits of talented architectural students as they design and construct their first real buildings. This show lets experts and newcomers delve deep into the process of making a new building from scratch. We hope you enjoy. Check out this webisode video clip from ARCHITECTURE SCHOOL Because we care about feeding your curiosity for more architectural appreciation, and since Sundance Channel is dedicated to an environmentally aware world, we have created a special Eco-mmunity tour of sustainable architecture firms and their environmentally friendly buildings [www.sundance.tv]. You will be able to browse through a specially curated list that caters to the theme of environmental architecture. Delight in seeing the geographic locations of all these healthy and resource efficient homes and the firms who build them. Absorb details about these innovative and often beautiful architectural projects on Eco-mmunity Map.

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Sorry for the slow reply, I would be interested in one of each of the .679, .682, .684, .687 and .692/.693 (whichever is in better condition of the two sizes) inserts. I really have no idea on the price, maybe $30 plus I might want another .679 and .687 if my friend gives me the cash for them too since he wants some inserts, I'd just buy it all together. Told you the inserts would sell OP Sold the entire kit locally for asking price. Sorry everybody.

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|Posted by Casman on August 08, 19100 at 12:27:13:| |In response to Re: Low Water Pressure in Kitchen| If its an all of a sudden thing, could be the dip tube in the water tank is shot, dumping stuff in te line, remove the screen under the faucet and run water to see if this is the case...Good luck : Got real low water pressure to my kitchen sink... hot and cold. Also, seems to affect the ice-maker line (off the cold water line) in my refrigerator. : Any ideas why? |Replies to this post| |There are none.|

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BOSTON — It seems the Montreal Canadiens have pressed the panic button for tonight’s Game 2 of the Eastern Conference quarterfinal series with the Boston Bruins at TD Banknorth Garden. Rookie Yannick Weber and winger Sergei Kostitsyn have been inserted in place of forwards Tomas Plekanec and Matt D’Agostini. Neither player that has been removed was much of a factor in the Bruins’ 4-2 Game 1 win Thursday. Also, Francis Bouillon, who did not play in Game 1 because of injury, skated the warm-up alongside Mathieu Schneider. UPDATE: Bouillon is in. In 54 regular-season games, he psoted 5-4-9 totals with a minus-7 rating. Other than Matt Hunwick’s well-publicized departure from the lineup, the Bruins seem to be formed the same way for this game. Tim Thomas will start in goal. Here’s a look at the lines and D pairs from warm-ups.

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Stress Relief During Pregnancy If you truly want to ensure a great pregnancy, you should work on keeping a healthy and positive physical, mental and spiritual state. There is substantial evidence which suggests that a mothers physical and mental wellness during pregnancy can affect not only the outcome of their pregnancy but the well being of their child later in life. You relationship with your baby begins at the moment of conception. There are many things aside from physical factors that can impact your pregnancy. Stress is one of the more common problems many pregnant mothers face at some point during their pregnancy. While stress in and of itself isnt always bad, prolonged stress can be damaging to a pregnancy. Most people associate stress that is harmful during pregnancy with physical labor. However, emotional stress may be just as damaging. Stress actually causes certain hormones in the body to be produced, and some scientists have suggested that these hormones can promote miscarriage or even bring on pre-term labor. The best thin you can to do to ensure the well being of your baby is to minimize both physical and emotional stress as much as possible. Here are some stress reducing tips you can engage in during your pregnancy to promote a happy and healthy outcome: Accept the fact that you are pregnant. Some women stress because they thrive on working a very demanding schedule, and attempt to continue to do so throughout their pregnancy. At some point or another however your pregnancy will catch up with you, and you will need to slow down a little bit. Rather than see this is as a burden, consider this a great time to prepare yourself for the life you are about to bring into the world. Take some time to pamper yourself a bit and give yourself more time for rest and relaxation during the week. This can be time that you spend just with yourself and your baby, without having to share with the world around you. Give up some control. Having a baby changes everything. If you are the type of person that likes to be in control, keep in mind that there are many things related to pregnancy and child raising that will be out of your control. You wont for example be able to sail through pregnancy without any aches and pains (unless you are extraordinarily lucky) but you can work to minimize them. You may have other symptoms such as fatigue and nausea that dont go away. Some women have to go on bed rest during pregnancy. Simply recognizing however that some things are not under your control will help you get a better grip on your pregnancy and arm you to face the challenges that lie ahead. Expect the unexpected. You just never know what will happen when you are pregnant. Your baby for example, might decide to come a few weeks early. You may find that midway through your pregnancy your physician recommends bed rest. If you prepare for the unexpected ahead of time however, when it happens it wont seem like such a challenge and you will be better prepared to handle it. Maintain close ties with friends, family and loved ones. Pregnancy is an emotional time. The more people you have around you to lean on, the less likely you will be to feel stressed. Accept help. Let people know when you can use a hand. You dont have to manage everything alone during pregnancy. If people offer to help you out and relieve some of the burden you are facing, be glad that there are people around you that love you enough to help out. Another important thing to consider during pregnancy is communication. It is particularly important that you keep the lines of communication open with your partner during pregnancy. Remember that pregnancy is a very emotional time, and many women act in ways they would not ordinarily during their pregnancy. Dont assume that your partner is a mind reader. This assumption has negatively impacted many relationships. If you have concerns, anxiety, feel sad or are even angry, be sure you share your feelings with your loved ones. Let people know what you are experiencing physically and emotionally and how it is affecting you. This will help them understand where you are coming from, and will help them learn the best way to help you during your pregnancy. If you havent considered a prenatal massage already, you should during your pregnancy. Prenatal massage can be particularly helpful during the third trimester when your body is feeling burdened by the heavy load it is carrying. There are many qualified practitioners that offer prenatal massage in medical offices, chiropractic offices and even in traditional spa settings. About The Author Article by Beverley Brooke, author of “Ensure a healthy safe pregnancy for you and your baby”, visit http://www.pregnancy-weight-loss.com for more on pregnancy health issues.

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Etihad's codeshare with ANA comes into service Abu Dhabi, March 4, 2010 Etihad Airways’ codeshare with Japanese airline ANA has come into service. Just weeks before the commencement of services to Tokyo, the ANA codeshare offers Etihad customers from all over the world the opportunity to fly to two major Japanese destinations, with a third to follow at the end of this month. The new deal will also give air travellers in Japan greater and easier access to the Abu Dhabi-based airline’s network of 60 destinations. The codeshare sees ANA place its two-letter ‘NH’ code on the four weekly flights between Abu Dhabi and Nagoya. In turn, Etihad’s ‘EY’ code is currently used on ANA operated flights between Nagoya and both Sapporo and Fukuoka. As Etihad launches its services to Narita at the end of this month, the codeshare will be extended with ‘NH’ code on the Abu Dhabi Narita service and ‘EY’ code on domestic services operated by ANA between Narita and Osaka Itami. The increased cooperation between the two airlines will also encompass both airlines frequent flyer programs. From March, members of both ANA Mileage Club and the Etihad Guest program will be able to earn and redeem miles on flights across both airline networks. James Hogan, Etihad Airways’ chief executive, said, “This codeshare agreement with ANA will enable us to offer international connections to a broader local market – as we establish ourselves among Japanese travellers.” Etihad Airways has 20 other codeshare agreements in place.-TradeArabia News Service

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New York City Nissan NV200 Taxi of Tomorrow Upheld on Appeal Judge Rules Initiative "Legally Appropriate" to TLC Mandate When the New York City Taxi and Limousine Commission (TLC) first announced its "Taxi of Tomorrow" initiative in 2011, many wondered what form the final vehicle would take. Several proposals were submitted, including the Ford Transit Connect and a Turkish-built model called the Karsan V-1, with the Nissan NV200 emerging as the ultimate winner. Such a sweeping mandate requiring a single specification of vehicle was unprecedented and was soon challenged by a number of parties, including disability advocates, as well as some city government officials that noted the Nissan NV200 was not currently offered with a hybrid. Earlier this week, New York state appeals judge David Saxe ruled the Taxi of Tomorrow initiative is a "legally appropriate response" the TLC's statutory obligation to produce modern taxi to meet the broader public interest, Reuters reports. Nissan has not issued an official statement on the ruling, other than company spokesperson Travis Parman saying the company was "pleased" with the outcome. Saxe said concerns about the Nissan NV200 taxi not offering a hybrid or handicap-accessible model did not justify wholesale rejection of the TLC's ruling and that the vehicles could be modified to meet the requirements. A spokesperson for the Taxi and Limousine Commission said they were pleased with the latest decision but that they expect the appeals and challenges to continue.

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Dr. Susan Byrne specializes in general dentistry in Tallahassee, Florida. Dr. Susan Byrne has been compared 85 times. Details of Dr. Byrne's experience as an DMD are available on your free dentist report. Patient Ratings and Reviews There are no ratings or reviews available for Dr. Susan Byrne at this time. Reviews may not be ready for viewing or are still processing. Be the first to rate and review Dr. Susan Byrne by clicking the following button. Board Certification, Specialty and Expertise Dr. Susan Byrne has been identified as specializing in General Dentistry. Insurance plans and networks accepted by a dentist are not necessarily universal across all locations at which the doctor practices. This can be affected by many factors such as different group practices, hospital affiliations and working arrangements at those locations. Checking that the dentist you are visiting and the facility they are at are in-network providers for your insurance plan can save you money and headaches later from surprise medical bills. Dr. Susan Byrne accepts the following plans at 117 Salem Ct, Tallahassee, FL - United Concordia - Delta Dental - Humana Dental - Guardian Dental Dr. Susan Byrne has been confirmed to have a license in Florida Patients may also know Dr. Susan Byrne DMD as: Compare Similar Dentists Find a Job Are you Dr. Susan Byrne? Update your information

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Thanks very much to Tom, who has added options to the comments to let you decide whether you're automatically taken to the top/bottom or last read comment. Scroll to the bottom of a thread and click on Set Comment Options to try it out. A senile barber, though he act friendly, is not your friend. Shit. In other news, you doomsayers, the ex just scored a place she loves in Chelsea for $1375/month. Woot! Which brings us back to the barber: tentatively, I'll be in NY from, I think, December 11-17. Perhaps people would like to have some kind of Unfogged get together, since it seems a lot of you are in The City. Comments are open. When the plan is for me to meet people here at work at 8am on a Saturday, and then the plan changes, it would be fantastically nice for someone to let me know. At least there's plenty of time left in the day for me to find a dog to run over. Last year, Defamer opined, Note to the burgeoning Cinematic Jailbait aficionado scene: We know you've been a little starved the last couple of weeks, but it is way, way too early to start perving on Hermione. Just cut it out. Fair enough. But this year, Hermione is fifteen, and soon it won't be perving anymore. I hereby declare that the time is just right to start perving on Hermione. This post is more a place-marker for me than anything else, but you can look at it if you want. Swimmers do sets that are described as R x D @ T (S), which means some number of repetitions of some distance, in a fixed amount of time to both swim (in the specified stroke) the distance and to rest before starting the next repetition . (It's always struck me as diabolical that if you want more rest between repetitions, you have to swim faster.) So, 10 X 50 @ 1:00 (free) means you swim 50 meters of freestyle 10 times, and have 1 minute to both swim a 50, and rest before you swim the next one. One of the sets that I do occasionally is 5 X 100 @ 1:40 (free). At the end of the fifth repetition, I'm ready to die. There isn't enough oxygen in all the world. (I'm ok after a couple of minutes, and do breastsroke sets or whatever, but if you asked me to add a sixth set, I would not be your friend.) Anywho, I was reading my big swimming textbook the other day, and in the sample workout for Kieran Perkins, former world record-holder in the 1500m freestyle, there was a set of 30 X 100 @ 1:40. That is beyond demoralizing. I'm not sure I could do that on foot. Still, I'm hoping that this post, like the post about the Ex kicking my ass, will be an occasion for future chortles at my own past incompetence. Keep hope alive. I've been poking around a bit on the Iraq / Al Qaeda link, and while it's not definitive by any stretch, this 1999 (i.e. Clinton-era) report from the Guardian is pretty damn interesting. Slate has a very good, and totally disturbing, review of the history of the CIA's "experiments" in torture. Note that there's nothing about truth there. Another ObWi link-- a call for some right-wing rock-n-roll: So here's the deal: if anyone wants to write a parody right-wing rock song, do it. Better still, if anyone wants to record a parody right-wing song (paging xanax), do it, put it on the web somewhere, and post the link. If you don't have space, email the music file to me (within reasonable limits), and (since I have some space on my .mac account) I'll host it and link to it here. We cannot allow the unintentional self-parodies of the right to go unanswered. Best entry wins a virtual gold star. Surely this is a task made for the Unfogged Community. Strangers on the right Exchanging tax breaks Let's stay in Iraq until the pax takes... Which reminds me of a joke: lounge pianist gets a gig in a mob bar. One of the heavies comes up to him and says, "Boss wants to hear 'Strangers in the Night' in 5/4 time." "What? I can't--" "Boss wants to hear it..." "OK, I'll give it a shot." So he starts playing. From across the bar: "Strangers in da fuckin' night...exchanging fuckin' glances..." Here's what I saw on July 14th. A slight, gentle man with a shy smile chained to the floor, a man sitting in a box that had no windows. As far as the guards were concerned, he has no name. They refer to him by his number. When he wanted to go to the bathroom, a guard had to come in and put on green rubber gloves -- From the transcript: THE COURT: You're not talking about your client? MR. WILLETT: I'm talking about my client. THE COURT: He was chained to a floor? MR. WILLETT: He had a leg shackle that was chained to a bolt in the floor, Your Honor, in Camp Echo. Both of my clients. I thought I knew something about what this imprisonment meant, but I was wrong. I really found out Friday of last week. You see, there had been a newspaper article that had been written about this story, and it had been picked up by the Uighur diaspora and made its way to Europe. And late Thursday came an extraordinary telephone call, and on Friday, through an interpreter, I spoke by telephone to Kabsur Abdul Hakim, who is a refugee living in Sweden, and she is Adel's sister. And while Mary Turkel, the interpreter who was in the room, and I listened to her weep, she told us that the thought her brother was dead. You see, she was right. These people are dead to the outside world. They're dead to their children, they're dead to their wives, even their names are a secret. And but for the fortuity that my clients happen to have outside lawyers, the fact of their acquittal, or whatever you call this, would be a secret. UPDATE: quote fixed. Thanks to the meat man. (The first paragraph was uttered by the lawyer, but not in the trial.) Nevergoddamnedmind. Read the whole thing. "You should avoid having oral sex," dentist and researcher Kerstin Rosenquist, who headed the study, told Swedish news agency TT.Why? Because it will give you cancer. The death of God was one thing, and we seem to be doing ok with that, but it's finally time for us all to lie down on the ground and wait for death to overtake us. I know that what the study really says is that you shouldn't have oral sex with people who are infected with the human papilloma virus, but it's too late for fine distinctions. Once you've put cancer and oral sex together, you can't just take them apart again. At least we've all got something to do while we wait for death to overtake us. At the pool today, a few of us regulars were resting and chatting when a man showed up with two big bags which he just cut open and started dumping into our lanes. "What's that going to do to my hair?" called out one guy, who must work for Homeland Security. In a deep voice and central casting menacing accent came the reply, "Yu vont hav any." I swam to other end, through the white cloud, took a long look at the bag, then looked at the guy, who was standing over me with a wry smile. He said, "Don't be afraid." Then (gratuitously, IMO), "I am not going to kill anyone." I survived, only to be approached by an Italian from Italy guy (he showed me his passport) at the gas station on the way back to the office, who gave me a schpiel about being a distributor of men's fashion, and having three suits that he couldn't take back to Italy because of a high import tariff, which meant that he was offering me all three of the suits, if I'd just pay for one. If he hadn't shown me his passport, I would have sworn he was Nigerian. While it's become conventional wisdom that our troops are "tied down" in Iraq, in fact, we stand at a unique moment of possibility. After the exposure of their involvement in the death of a Lebanese minister, the Syrian regime is tottering, and our troops are already "in theatre." Of course I'm kidding. Geez, people. I think no one is going to like this, but partly for my own peace of mind, partly because I'm just not sure the congealing liberal consensus is right, here's a review of the case for invading Iraq as I saw (and endorsed) it. 1. It would be really horrible for a nuclear device to go off in one of America's cities. 2. The main lesson of 9-11 was that there are people who are willing to set off a nuclear device in an American city. 3. Saddam would like to have nukes. 4. Saddam can't be kept from getting nukes by inspectors, because he will only allow inspectors in under credible threat of force, which force is not sustainable over the long term. 5. Whether Saddam and Al Qaeda (or other terrorist groups) have had contact is largely irrelevant, because there's very little to keep them from having contact in the future, especially given that they have a mutual enemy in the U.S. 6. The only way to ensure that Saddam doesn't get nukes, and doesn't pass them on to people willing to use them in the U.S., is to invade. 7. Iraq is invadable. Unlike Pakistan, it doesn't already have nukes. And there's some reason to believe that Iraqis might welcome an invasion. Nothing about chemical and biological weapons, certainly nothing about humanitarianism and democracy. The absence of humanitarian and democratic considerations among the "liberal hawks" I talked to, incidentally, is one reason I'm not sure I buy the argument that lamenting "incompetence" is a dodge. Maybe bringing democracy to Iraq was an impossible job, but that wasn't the job in mind. Let's avoid one discussion: This was certainly not the administration's case for war, which was a jumble and muddle of things like this, along with stuff about WMDs, and democracy, and freedom, and ponies. 1-7 still seem non-crazy to me. The one that looks most vulnerable is 7, but that's precisely the one that the "incompetence" argument is meant to address. Of course, there are counterarguments to most of the points, but forgive me if I'm not convinced that those arguments are dispositive. [Update: this might be a crock.] If you live in earthquake country, you've certainly heard that you should "duck and cover" (stand in a door frame, get under a desk) in case of an earthquake. This dude, who has done lots of earthquake recovery, says duck-and-cover equals almost certain death. And he has such a wonderful way of saying it. The first building I ever crawled inside of was a school in Mexico City during the 1985 earthquake. Every child was under their desk. Every child was crushed to the thickness of their bones. Everyone who simply "ducks and covers" WHEN BUILDINGS COLLAPSE is crushed to death -- Every time, without exception. People who get under objects, like desks or cars, are always crushed. If you stand under a doorway and the doorjamb falls forward or backward you will be crushed by the ceiling above. If the door jam falls sideways you will be cut in half by the doorway. In either case, you will be killed! Never go to the stairs ... The people who get on stairs before they fail are chopped up by the stair treads. They are horribly mutilated. Now you know! He recommends a totally straightforward and intuitive survival procedure (that he manages to obfuscate by talking about "triangles" and "the void of life"): get down into the fetal position right next to something big and solid. Get next to an object, next to a sofa, next to a large bulky object that will compress slightly but leave a void next to it. That makes a lot of sense. More details at the link. Dilbert the comic strip is slightly funny. The Dilbert Blog is much funnier, albeit in a very different way. Via--haha!-- Vox Day. I hate to admit that there might be anything personally interesting about George W. Bush, but this is hard to overlook. Sources close to the White House say that Mr. Bush has become isolated and feels betrayed by key officials in the wake of plunging domestic support, the continued insurgency in Iraq and the CIA-leak investigation that has resulted in the indictment and resignation of Lewis "Scooter" Libby, Vice President Dick Cheney's former chief of staff. The sources said Mr. Bush maintains daily contact with only four people: first lady Laura Bush, his mother, Barbara Bush, Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and Undersecretary of State Karen Hughes. The sources also say that Mr. Bush has stopped talking with his father, except on family occasions. So the only people W talks to daily are varyingly mean and dykey women? Is there something about Bush that makes it impossible for him to deal with men, or is it just that these women are the only ones who have stayed loyal, which he values above everything else? In any case, you do have to wonder, as I heard someone on TV say, why anyone ever runs for a second term as president. I think Glenn is linguistically confused-- by "interesting point" he means "complete non sequitur." UPDATE: Reader Sylvia Lutnes makes an interesting point: Two days after 9/11 78% of Americans thought Saddam had something to do with the attacks according to a Washington Post poll (note prior polls at the bottom): Could it be that Clinton and the Democrats had led us to believe Saddam was dangerous and capable of such a thing? Nah. They'd rather blame Bush. I think it's about time the 'Bush led Americans to believe Saddam was connected to 9/11' meme has to die. As I say, interesting point. No, it's not an interesting point. It's a completely weird and stupid thing to say-- so when Cheney kept on about "the connection" it was sort of secret code for "well, he's capable of doing something like this"? Or is the idea that, since the public immediately (and not entirely unreasonably) suspected a SH connection, it was simply impossible to say: here is the evidence, and it doesn't support the sort of link that you might have expected? It turns out to be our own damn fault. I guess we get the government we deserve after all. And here I was all excited because a Target just opened in the area. Where will I go for designer toilet plungers? I urge you very strongly to check out this week's installment of blogginheads.tv. Seriously. See here for background. I probably should have told the guy who went into the stall with no toilet paper that there was no toilet paper. But he doesn't seem like the friendliest guy, so not only didn't I tell him, but I looked back at his expectant little feet and chuckled on my way out. And so it goes for people who don't think the world is a friendly place: the world repays their bad attitude with more the same, and it's a vicious spiral down. I give this guy twenty-seven months until he's panhandling downtown. Via Drum. There's no need for me to post this, really, but I wanted to add to the public shaming of people like Jon Kyl and Lindsey Graham. As the Senate prepared to vote Thursday to abolish the writ of habeas corpus, Sens. Lindsey Graham and Jon Kyl were railing about lawyers like me. Filing lawsuits on behalf of the terrorists at Guantanamo Bay. Terrorists! Kyl must have said the word 30 times. As I listened, I wished the senators could meet my client Adel. Adel is innocent. I don't mean he claims to be. I mean the military says so. It held a secret tribunal and ruled that he is not al Qaeda, not Taliban, not a terrorist. The whole thing was a mistake: The Pentagon paid $5,000 to a bounty hunter, and it got taken. The military people reached this conclusion, and they wrote it down on a memo, and then they classified the memo and Adel went from the hearing room back to his prison cell. He is a prisoner today, eight months later. And these facts would still be a secret but for one thing: habeas corpus. Only habeas corpus got Adel a chance to tell a federal judge what had happened. Only habeas corpus revealed that it wasn't just Adel who was innocent -- it was Abu Bakker and Ahmet and Ayoub and Zakerjain and Sadiq -- all Guantanamo "terrorists" whom the military has found innocent. Habeas corpus is older than even our Constitution. It is the right to compel the executive to justify itself when it imprisons people. But the Senate voted to abolish it for Adel, in favor of the same "combatant status review tribunal" that has already exonerated him. That secret tribunal didn't have much impact on his life, but Graham says it is good enough. Adel lives in a small fenced compound 8,000 miles from his home and family. The Defense Department says it is trying to arrange for a country to take him -- some country other than his native communist China, where Muslims like Adel are routinely tortured. It has been saying this for more than two years. But the rest of the world is not rushing to aid the Bush administration, and meanwhile Adel is about to pass his fourth anniversary in a U.S. prison. He has no visitors save his lawyers. He has no news in his native language, Uighur. He cannot speak to his wife, his children, his parents. When I first met him on July 15, in a grim place they call Camp Echo, his leg was chained to the floor. I brought photographs of his children to another visit, but I had to take them away again. They were "contraband," and he was forbidden to receive them from me. Mistakes are made: There will always be Adels. That's where courts come in. They are slow, but they are not beholden to the defense secretary, and in the end they get it right. They know the good guys from the bad guys. Take away the courts and everyone's a bad guy. The secretary of defense chained Adel, took him to Cuba, imprisoned him and sends teams of lawyers to fight any effort to get his case heard. Now the Senate has voted to lock down his only hope, the courts, and to throw away the key forever. Before they do this, I have a last request on his behalf. I make it to the 49 senators who voted for this amendment. I'm back in Cuba today, maybe for the last time. Come down and join me. Sen. Graham, Sen. Kyl -- come meet the sleepy-eyed young man with the shy smile and the gentle manner. Afterward, as you look up at the bright stars over Cuba, remembering what you've seen in Camp Echo, see whether the word "terrorist" comes quite so readily to your lips. See whether the urge to abolish judicial review rests easy on your mind, or whether your heart begins to ache, as mine does, for the country I thought I knew. A small note of dissent: it doesn't matter at all if Adel is a swell guy or a complete ass. What matters is that he receive due process of law. Atrios writes what I've been thinking about the habeus corpus amendments. I haven't written anything about this because I have this naive hope that there's some weird political jiu jitsu going on and the passage of the Bingaman amendment is inevitable. Why do I think this? No idea. But it seems like something's up, and this is all some big secret dance that we're not in on. I'm going to enjoy the Y2K feeling of saying it's no big deal, while the rest of you prove me right by thinking I'm wrong. Becks notes a dad expressing a seriously creepy sentiment about his daughter's sexuality. And I, for entirely innocent reasons, have just become familiar with "purity rings," which accompany vows of abstinence made by teens to parents. I assumed that the rings are meant to be worn on the fingers, but for some reason, they keep people from being able to hear themselves. In the platinum ring he made for Carrie when she was 13, two sapphires represent his watchful eyes It's almost funny how scared these people are of female sexuality. This other guy sounds like he thinks it's out to get him. Now a 25-year-old English teacher in northwest New Jersey, Chey prefers the name "chastity ring" for the silver band he wears on his left hand. "Because it looks like a wedding ring, it's almost like a safeguard," says Chey, a devout Catholic. "If a woman comes up to me, her first thought isn't that I might be available for sex." Of course, given that women seem more likely to hit on married guys, Chey just might be very wily. Look, I'm not a big fan of teenagers having sex, but girls promising themselves to their fathers is creepy, and this notion that if a woman's vagina isn't under some man's watchful eye, it's going to run amok and cause widespread destruction is a bit antiquated. Maybe folks ought to try raising kids who can deal? In a 2001 study published in the American Journal of Sociology, Peter Bearman, a professor of sociology at Columbia University, found that only 12 percent of the more than 2.5 million adolescents who had made a virginity pledge by 1995 remained abstinent until marriage. Abstinence pledges do delay sex for an average of 18 months, Bearman found, but those who break their pledges are a third less likely to use protection. Anyway, it's clear that an arms race is brewing. The Leonkassian parents will give their kids purity rings, the rest will give their kids cock rings, and we'll see which have the greater power. One final point on Gelernter, and some links. 1. Even granting arguendo that torture is something that is sometimes appropriate will do very little to support any kind of practical policy that's on or near the table right now (e.g., the CIA exemption). Fine, heavy G, suppose you convince me of this: Of course, saying "never" instead of "almost never" is a trap that well-meaning, lazy people have been falling into for a long time You still have some substantive work left: you need to show which of the indefinitely many "almost never" clauses is the right one. There is, for example, a vast distance between the much-beloved Ticking Time Bombtm scenario and a "let the CIA do whatever" policy. (Related thoughts from Kleiman.) In other words, saying that a single permissible case of X demonstrates that X in general ought to be allowed as a matter of policy is a trap that well-meaning, lazy people have been falling into for a long time. (To echo Mangan and Bitch PhD on abortion, you have to evaluate the policy by looking at the totality of acts allowed or encouraged by the policy, not by pointing to innocuous single cases.) This is such an obvious point that I hesitate to post it, but, hell, we need the filler. 2. Speaking of torture...Hilzoy and Katherine at Obsidian Wings have been posting a lot on the upcoming vote concerning habeas corpus rights for people at Guantanamo Bay and elsewhere. Latest is here but keep scrolling. And call your representatives if you go in for that kind of thing.

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As the end of the 2013-14 school year draws near, University of the Sciences will offer a cure for final exam blues through various stress-free activities on Wednesday, April 30. "The final exam period can be the most stressful time of the year for many college students," said Marc Caserio, director of campus recreation. "Our staff planned various stress-free activities which help provide students with the opportunity to take a break from studying, relax, and get through their exams with minimal stress." Students are encouraged to take a break from studying, and stop by the University's Athletic/Recreation Center to enjoy an array of free campus activities, including massages, pet therapy, and group fitness classes. Here's a list of planned events: - Spinning/circuit class: 7:15-8:15 a.m. - Pet therapy: Noon to 2 p.m. - Massages: Noon to 4 p.m. - Pilates: 2-2:30 p.m. - Power yoga: 4-5 p.m. - Spinning: 5:15-6 p.m. - Arts, crafts, and refreshments will also be provided throughout the day. For more information, follow @USciences on Twitter. Students can to share their pre-finals/finals experience by using #usciences on social media.

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We're all about reverse-engineering popular chips from the 70's and 80's - initially the 6502 but others too. This wiki is for documenting our findings and recording our sources, and is of course a work in progress. To navigate this wiki, please see Projects and status Here's the state of play of the chips we're most actively working on. (See also the wiki index for exploration.) - MOS 6502 CPU: Our flagship project: we have several pages of findings and many pointers to other resources. We started from photos and now have a full transistor level netlist with transistor sizes, and of course our in-browser simulator. - Atari 10444D TIA (Television Interface Adaptor): fully extracted and simulated, no data yet published. - Pictures and story on our main site. - Atari ANTIC: layout is in the process of polygon capture or netlist extraction. Primary data not yet published, but see these threads. - Zilog Z80 CPU: We have photographs of the metal layer, and have started capturing the polygons. No public information yet. - Motorola 68000: We have photographs of the metal layer, and have started capturing the polygons. The project page contains die photo and shows areas being captured. This chip will need further deprocessing and photography for the lower layers. - MOS 6522 VIA: pictures and story on our main site. - Nintendo 3193A support chip pictures and story on our main site. - Sinclair Spectrum ULA: photographed, circuit manually captured, original sources not presently public. See Chris Smith's excellent book for ULA background and lots of detail about the Spectrum ULA - Acorn Electron ULA: photographed and stitched, nothing online yet - Acorn Tube ULA: we have a 'spare' chip, decapsulated and ready for microphotography We have a number of other chips, including some generous donations, all in the queue to be reverse engineered: - Chips in our collection tabulates the chips, indicates how far we've got with each, and links to images as appropriate. - Other Chip Image Sites contains links to other similar projects. See also John McMaster's list. - Original high-resolution stitches, as well as the original chip photos, can be found on our stitch repository. Contributing to this wiki Please see our policy page before making contributions

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Have you ever wanted to become professional wildlife photographer? With the proper techniques and by following these steps you can get paid to do something you (hopefully) love to do. 1Invest in a good camera and lens. Plan on using at least as much money on a good telephoto lens as on the camera itself. 2Sharpen your technique. For more details, see How to Shoot Wildlife Photography. 3When you see an animal you want to photograph, sneak up on it like a hunter. If the animal sees you or hears you it will run away. Wildlife photography requires a whole lot of patience and stillness. 4Consider choosing one area (or species) that hasn't been photographed a lot, so that you can have an edge. 5Sell your photographs. In addition to going to publishers and magazines, go to stock agencies. Your photos could end up where you least expect them. Maybe in National Geographic magazine, which would be incredibly awesome. Where can I upload my wildlife photography?wikiHow ContributorThere are a lot of websites that allow you to upload your pictures. There is also an app called EyeEm that allows you to put your pictures up in the market where people who are looking can contact you. You can also look for other stock picture websites. What do I need to be a wildlife photographer?wikiHow ContributorA camera, patience, and the nerve to explore! - Keep a steady hand or set up a tripod when you take a photo, otherwise your pictures will turn out blurry. Some digital cameras let you know when you have a shaky hand. A tripod will minimize blur. - Keep a backup drive of all your photography. It may even be wise to keep two backups. - Wear camouflage to blend in. Be sure you are not spotted by an aggressive wild animal. Many animals are quite dangerous. - Have patience and stillness. Many animals are quite startled by a loud or sudden noises. - Think about going waterproof if you want to get pictures of fish or sea turtles. Or to protect the camera from rain or water splashes you could wrap a plastic bag around the camera body. - You probably smell of shampoo, deodorant and/or perfume. You probably can't tell it yourself, but many animals may stay away if they are downwind from you, so place yourself wisely or use hygiene products specially formulated for hunters to "blend in". - Some animals can be dangerous! - Be mindful of crossing onto private property. Be sure to respect land owner's rights. You certainly don't want to be trespassing. Things You'll Need - Camera with Good Shutter-Speed - Forest-Friendly Clothes - No-Smell Deodorant Stick (optional) - Ankle Socks - Assistant (optional) Categories: Animal Photography In other languages: Thanks to all authors for creating a page that has been read 47,249 times.

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Colorado-based company now under management of DS Waters Bottled water provider DS Waters of America Inc. announced the acquisition of assets of Colorado-based Deep Rock Water Co., which has been providing bottled water products as well as coffee and filtration services since 1896. DS Waters will now assume management of bottled water delivery for all Deep Rock Water customers. “I have had the privilege to run this business for the past 4 years and wanted to hand Deep Rock over to a team of proven professionals that will continue to focus on preserving the brand with continued emphasis on quality, growth and exceptional customer service,” said Thomas Schwein, president and CEO of Deep Rock Water. "I am excited to welcome the customers and associates of Deep Rock to our family of DS Waters brands. We look forward to continuing the unparalleled commitment to superior products and service that Deep Rock has had for over 100 years," said Pete MacLean, president of DS Waters.

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That revelation came Friday morning as Schilling spent 90 minutes in the WEEI studios with the "Dennis & Callahan Show." Where this puts Schilling's overall financial picture is unclear — Baseball-Reference estimates the pitcher made a total of $114 million in salary from 1990-2008 — but he said he is preparing his family for a "very different" life in the future. Schilling said he sat down his family about a month ago and explained to them that "38 Studios was probably going to fail and go bankrupt, and that the money that I had earned and saved during baseball was probably all gone. And that it was my fault. And that they might start hearing some things in school and things like that. And let's be clear: We're not talking about a terminal illness or somebody (dying). But it's a life-changing thing. It's not a conversation I would wish on any father, or on anybody. But I had to do it, and explain to them that part of growing up is being accountable. This was my decision to do this, and I failed. And life would probably start to change and be very different for us." There's likely a lot of people taking some schadenfreude from Schilling's bad news. He was an outspoken player during his day (and remains that way today) while a lot of people also disagree with his politics. Those employees and their families who were "blindsided" by the company's bankruptcy, and Rhode Island taxpayers who guaranteed a $75 million loan to 38 Studios are probably also glad that Schilling didn't escape without his own penalty. Where Schilling goes from here is anybody's guess. His bills are likely to mount as creditors come after him with legal proceedings. His gift for gab probably ensures that he'll always be able to draw a paycheck in the baseball analysis world, but it'll be a mere drop in the bucket to the money he just lost by severely overestimating his worth as a businessman and video game maker. Fantasy advice from the Yahoo! Sports Fantasy Minute: Other popular content on the Yahoo! network: • Elite Athlete Workouts video: Swimmer Nathan Adrian tapering for success for London • Kevin Iole: Manny Pacquiao-Timothy Bradley scoring controversy hurts Pacman • Video: Who will follow Anthony Davis as the No. 2 pick in the NBA draft? • Shine: Superfans show off tattoos of celebrities - Sports & Recreation

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