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1. Your company is sold
Tough times can mean lots of mergers and acquisitions — was your company bought out or taken over recently? Even if you've been told your job is safe, these kinds of corporate moves always mean the deck will be shuffled, so make sure you hold you cards firmly. Make a list of your accomplishments and contributions, and be ready to give a sales pitch on your worth to the company should you be called in by your boss or a consultant.
2. Pay or benefits are cut
Did the company's lunchroom coffee suddenly stop being free, or worse: Did your 401(K) matching benefits stop? Maybe you moved to a smaller office. Everyone is tightening the belt these days, but watch for little and big signs that your company isn't doing well. Make sure you have your resume polished, but don't act like you're already halfway out the door — now is the time to help add to the bottom line wherever you can. It'll help your company, and boost your worth to it.
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3. Co-workers are fired
Pink slips are handed out all around you, but you've been told your job is safe. If layoffs have happened at your work, don't be naive enough to think you couldn't be next. Make sure you have your resume ready, and scope out the job market. The worst thing is to be laid off and unprepared, so be ready — just in case.
4. You're left out of meetings
There's a management meeting you normally attend, but "someone forgot to tell you." You're left out of the loop when important memos are sent out, or other company decisions are made that you previously would've been consulted on. If this is you, get ready to hit the job hunting trail. Being discounted is like a ticking clock, telling you your time in your current job is about to be up.
5. You don't get along with your boss
This one may be obvious, but just in case: If you and your boss aren't getting along, your job is in jeopardy. Think about it: When he or she is asked whom to give a pink slip, you'll have a bull's-eye on your back. If this is you, look for ways to move within your company. Not possible? Suck up to the boss a little. It may be hard, but it might just save your job.
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6. You're given a dead-end task
Are you counting paperclips or are you told to do some other task that seems pointless or a dead-end? You may be axed soon: Being sent down a dead-end road at work is like being shoved into a corner — a sure sign your skills are not being valued. Look for ways to bring your skills back into the limelight. Volunteer for tasks that no one else wants to take on to show you're not ready to disappear; it beats counting paperclips, right?
7. Your projects are stalled
Feel like all of your work is stopped in its tracks because no one seems to be interested? Watch your back: Having your projects stalled out on someone's desk is like a big neon sign, announcing that you may be fired soon. Look for projects that you can get accomplished, to show you can contribute to the company's objectives.
8. You see your job advertised
You're scouting for a new job, and you see an ad from your company. You read the duties and realize: This is my job! If your company is looking to add to the staff, no problem, but if not, take this as a sign that you might be replaced soon. Don't be surprised to be asked to train the new guy first — right before your pink slip lands on your desk. Start updating your resume, just in case a promotion isn't next.
The bottom line
Did you recognize any of these signs? Being paranoid isn't helpful, but sticking your head in the sand isn't smart either. If you feel like your job might be at risk, now is the time to shine at work. Put in an extra effort to get noticed, add to the bottom line where you can, and keep track of your accomplishments. You can add them to your resume — just in case your suspicions were right.
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The Mapleson Cylinders - Program Notes
|The Mapleson Transfers
by Tom Owen
The first order of business was to design a playback apparatus capable of accommodating cylinders of all types, that imposed no mechanical vibration, offered light-weight tracking, accommodated speeds from 40 to 200 rpm, could be servo-driven, had digital mandrel readout in rpm, and could track vertically with no side angling at 100, 150 and 200 lpi (lines per inch). Obviously, this was no small order. Art Shifrin, a restoration engineer, developed a machine which accomplished most of these goals, and with further modifications at Rodgers and Hammerstein, it was able to fill our needs.
I made a search of the existing literature on the analysis and playback technology of acoustical recordings--an area that proved to be under-investigated. (This was before the Audio Engineering Society published their index of publications.) However, an article by Hans Meulengracht-Madsen, "The Transcription of Old Phonograph Wax Records" ( AES Journal, XXIV/1 [1976]) describes an extremely thorough acoustical analysis methodology, and should be required reading for anyone working with this technology. It is based on cylinders recorded from 1919 to 1923, 23 years after Mapleson did his recordings. My associate John Fesler and I knew that in order to do viable acoustical analysis, the cylinders would have to be recorded methodically, under calibrated conditions, on equipment similar to that used by Mapleson. This was not difficult, since many Edison Home Model A's are still to be found in good working condition. We will discuss the recordings and their setup in a moment, but first let me discuss the acoustical concerns.
One of the most important articles to date concerning acoustical analysis is that of Maxfield and Harrison (in the Journal of the American Institute of Electrical Engineering, XLV [February 1926], 334-48), in which they relate acoustical energy to electrical energy, and describe what was later known as the "theory of matched impedance." In fact, they were describing the pre- and post- (record and playback) equalization, or pre-emphasis/de-emphasis that is still the manner in which records are cut and played today.
To ascertain some of the general characteristics of cylinders, I collected samples of every type of cylinder I could find from our archives, from collectors, and from other sources: a representative batch of brown waxes, Amberols, Blue Amberols, Concerts, Columbias and others. These were sent to the late Ed Catalano, chief chemist for the Gamma Omega Association. He reported that the surface deterioration of the cylinders was caused more by internal stress then by mold and mildew. Photomicrography was done on cylinder surfaces, and several samples were broken to enable photography of the various layers. A test washing of a moldy cylinder surface produced the results shown in Figure 1. Despite the frequent statements in the literature about Maplesons that the extreme surface noise is due to fungus attack, they do not in fact suffer from excessive fungus attack. The fact is that by 1937 Lionel Mapleson and his colleagues had played some of the cylinders to a physical point of no return.
Figure 1
I then sent our sample cylinders to George Alexandrovich of Stanton Magnetics, and asked him to evaluate the various cuts with the scanning electron microscope. He took wax impressions of the grooves and measured the different cutting parameters such as depth, width, and sidewall deformation characteristics. This was extremely important for determining tracking parameters, stylus size and shape, vertical/lateral phasing problems, and the like. In general, we found that the processed molded cylinders tracked at approximately 2-7 grams, but Blue Amberols were sturdier and could be tracked more heavily, if necessary. The brown waxes (the type used by Mapleson), on a cleanly shaved, freshly cut surface that had been warmed and prepared, were cut at an 8 mil diameter to a very shallow depth at 100 lpi. The commercially produced cylinders we evaluated fell within the same depth parameters for the most part, but were played back with a stylus in the 7.4 mil tip radius for the two-minute (100 lpi) type, and 4.2 mil for the four-minute (200 lpi) type (see Figure 2). The surface content varied
Figure 2
according to the material composition. On some of the unmodulated-groove brown wax cylinders that John Fesler cut for me, surface content was measured (with a BaDap and HP spectrum analyzer) at levels as low as 3 to 8 dB. Black waxes measure at least double that; unmodulated grooves cut on a shellac disc are triple.
As far as the level in recording originals, the horn and diaphragm like to see an spl (sound pressure level) of between 90 and 105 dB. When you consider that Mapleson was 40 feet away from his sound sources, it's amazing that he was able to get any modulation at all, even with his large horn. It would seem clear that the singers and orchestras of his day must have performed with a great deal of gusto.
With an spl of over 105 dB, the radius of curvature of the wound track modulation becomes equal to, or smaller than, the radius of replay stylus, and a curvature overload occurs as tracing distortion where high levels are coupled with signal frequencies. In the case of the Maplesons, the track configuration was seriously degraded by constant and improper playing, thereby nullifying any standardization applicable to the lot. We decided (mainly because of comparative performance considerations) to transfer all the cylinders at one speed: 184 rpm. A few more were transferred at 120 and 160, but most ran from 184 and up (the old machines had variable speed for pitching, but all tracked at 100 lpi via a feed screw mechanism). Tracing distortion, surface cracks, internal stress cracks, out-of-roundness, groove deformities, different signal-to-noise ratios, and different speeds rendered each cylinder a project in itself.
Probably the easiest way to describe the Mapleson transfers is to describe a typical work day. David Hall and I would take one of the seven original boxes the Maplesons were packed in, and work on it until the box was completed. The cylinders were packed randomly in the seven boxes; there was no program or performance order. To minimize handling, we took them as they came out of the box, often not knowing what was on the cylinder until we played it. Prior to playback, while still in their original containers, the cylinders were allowed to warm up under a 40-watt soft light. Each cylinder was examined under the microscope, and groove size and description noted. If cotton fibers remained on the cylinder from the box linings, they were blown off with an air gun. A treatment of LAST (Liquid Archival Sound Treatment), prepared especially for the cylinders by Ed Catalano, was applied if needed. The cylinders would then be placed snugly on the mandrel, but not forced.
The reproducer comprises a modified Rabco SL8E tangential tonearm, capable of tracking 100 to 200+ lpi, equipped with a Stanton 500-AL cartridge. The tonearm is driven by the groove, except when a locked or deformed groove is encountered, at which times a battery powered servo motor takes over. The mandrel is solid brass, approximately the same size as an original Edison mandrel, driven by either an Ampex two-speed hysteresis motor or a servo motor, and is mounted off the body of the reproducer, thereby eliminating any mechanical vibration. The motor is belted via a pulley (gated for the standard cylinder speeds) to a very heavy brass wheel, with the mandrel attached to it (see Figure 3).
Figure 3
After the correct stylus was fitted (often, many would be tried), the vertical and lateral components of the signal would be monitored. The cartridge was wired to a Mallory switch, then to a transformer-based Stanton 210 preamplifier in the linear mode wired to a patch bay. This setup allowed monitoring of the left, right, lateral, or vertically modulated groove. (One soon learns that those who insist there is no lateral modulation in a cylinder groove simply aren't listening.) The signal arrived at the patch bay at a level of--20 VU. It was then elevated by U.R.E.I. LA-3A amplifiers. Level was adjusted to peak at a maximum cylinder modulation of 0 to +3 dB, referred to NAB standards.
The next step in the chain was the Packburn Transient Noise Suppressor. Space does not permit an in-depth discussion of this device (for a detailed account, see the review in Stereophile, V/8 [October 1982], 8ff.), the chief contribution of which is to eliminate tricks, pops, cracks and other transient noises. When the signal left the Packburn, it arrived at the Owl 1 Restoration Module, used here as a low-end (20-60 Hz) and notch filter. The thump and rumble associated with most cylinders is either mechanically induced by the original machine or occurs as a result of out-of-round cylinders. This is easy to see with a spectrum analyzer. After the thumping was eliminated, the ticks and pops removed, the signal then went into a pair of U.R.E.I. 565 "Little Dippers." These filters were usually set as low/high-pass filters with an 18 dB per octave slope.
Throughout this whole process each step of the way was monitored on the BaDap and the Leader oscilloscope, checking resonances, polarity, etc. Unusual problems, as well as the final stylus selection, were noted by Mr. Hall. In all these steps, no boost or curve equalization of any kind was added or imposed. At this point, the cylinder, usually reproduced at 184 rpm, would be recorded onto 1.5 mil magnetic tape at 15 ips, on an Otari MTR 10-2. All tapings of each cylinder were verbally slated. Each cylinder was transferred completely flat, then with filtering, and followed by all previous 78 rpm and LP transfers, giving us the recorded history all in one place. The tapes were then collated alphabetically, opera by opera, and pitched to the printed music. Every effort was made to achieve accurate identification of casts and performance dates. We have compiled and edited a history of the Mapleson cylinders, with complete technical information, which is now available at the reference desk of the Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives. Analysis of some cylinders has been recorded onto video cassette for future examination. The initial transfer process began in mid-May 1981 and lasted until late June.
After completion of the transfer process onto thirty-one reels of tape, cassette copies were made for exact identification and pitching, following which a pitch-corrected working master was prepared, edited into alphabetical sequence by opera title and generally in performance order within each opera. By the end of 1981, a research tape was available for on-premises audition at the Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives.
When David Hall retired as Curator of Rodgers and Hammerstein in June of 1983, he passed to me the responsibility of publishing the disc edition. (My background, prior to working at Rodgers and Hammerstein, had been in the record business.) Funds to cover the costs were on hand at the Archives from the Rhode Island Corporation. David Hamilton and I have worked together over the past several years collaborating on the Metropolitan Opera Historic Broadcast Recordings, so I asked him to be co-producer.
The processing for the disc edition of the master tapes from the original transfers done with David Hall in 1981 took approximately four weeks. In most cases the "flat transfer" from the original tape was used, with some additional filtering through the Owl 1. Pitch was constantly checked with a Casio VL-10 synthesizer, tuned to standard A = 440 Hz (based on a study of the literature on pitch around the turn of the century). The album master tapes were recorded on a half-track tape recorder at 15 ips, using Ampex 406 tape. The lacquers were cut at Tru-Tone, Inc. on a Neuman lathe under my supervision, with plating and pressing by Europadisk in New York City.
I am often asked about digital restoration of the Maplesons--whether
In many cases the result is not at all what you would expect. I attended a demonstration in Washington, D.C., of a digital restoration of the famous cylinder of the Emperor Franz Josef. Although all the noise of the recording was gone, so was the sound of the human voice as we are used to hearing it. The human voice is a complicated instrument, with harmonics, overtones, timbre, vibrato, and many other characteristics. If any or all of these elements are deformed, whether digitally or otherwise, the sound is seriously impaired. (See B. A. Blesser, "Digitization of Audio: A Comparative Evaluation of Theory, Implementation, and Current Practice," AES Journal, XXVI/10 [1978], 739-771.) The "ambience" or hall sound of the old Metropolitan Opera House stage is present in the Mapleson recordings, and is preserved in these transfers, whereas in previous issues it was not to be heard. In the present state of the technology, digital filtering for this type of material does not offer any miraculous cures. However, I am seriously investigating such technologies as digital delta modulation recording and filtering, voice identification Spectrographic analysis, and other methodologies that might serve as a yardstick in judging the results.


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Director Pedro Almodóvar wasn't just thinking Alfred Hitchcock and "Frankenstein" when he made his new plastic-surgery-gone-amuck thriller "The Skin I Live In" – in which a doctor does some terrible things in the operating room to a beautiful woman who's not there by choice.
Initially, his plan was to shoot a silent film in black and white, the director revealed at a Q&A following a showing of the film Tuesday night at the Landmark Theater, part of TheWrap's ongoing Awards Screening Series.
In 2002's "Talk to Her," "I shot a nine-minute [silent] short called 'The Shrinking Lover,'" the director told TheWrap's Steve Pond, who hosted the discussion. "I enjoyed so much to do that and also to discover that there is not the necessity of using so many words. I was thinking for two or three months to make this a silent movie in black and white…
"But my brother, who is also my producer, didn't allow me to do that. He said, 'Pedro, this is risky enough.' And he is the intelligent one in the family, so I said, 'You're right.'
"Now I'm glad that I made it this way, because for a silent movie, someone like Fritz Lang or Murnau had really established the rules of the game, and in this case, it was better to feel more free from any influences."
"The Skin I Live In," which stars Antonio Banderas as a sociopathic plastic surgeon who experiments on an unwilling subject, feels less like Almodóvar's earlier films and more akin to classic horror films like Georges Franju's "Eyes Without a Face."
"Of course, there's a lot of resonance in this movie," admitted Almodóvar, who was also in town to serve as guest director for this week's AFI Film Festival. "This is an eternal subject, to create someone new. But I was not conscious [of earlier films] when I was shooting. Directors, in general, feel we are unique, and that we are creating something complete new, and we are, at least in my case. This is the first time I've made this material, so I wasn't conscious about other influences.
But he did admit that "Alfred Hitchcock is present. And Hitchcock for me really is the master. It's like he invented the cinema. It's impossible to avoid the influence of Hitchcock. But of course, 'Frankenstein' is always there, too. And many movies with people with masks. But I didn't think of them when I was shooting.
"But I remember that when we were filming on the staircase, I saw that the ghosts of 'Frankenstein' and 'Vertigo' were coming like guests, part of the family of the subject. I said hello, and they were very welcoming."
The one director he did try to emulate was Franju. "Because I didn't want to make a gory movie, I tried to be very austere like in Georges Franju's movie," he said.
The film was also a reunion for Almodóvar and Antonio Banderas, who became international stars together with early films like "Law of Desire" and "Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown." But even though the two have remained friends over the years, "The Skin I Live In" marked their first collaboration since 1990's "Tie Me Up! Tie Me Down!"
"I needed the same Antonio, in the sense of him being the same person with an incredible disposition for working and also someone very generous when we are shooting," recalled Almodóvar.
"That's the way he was in the past. At the same time, I didn't want him to repeat the characters he played in the '80s. I asked him for a completely different tone; Antonio is someone very expressive, very baroque — and I am, too — but for this psycho character, I wanted an empty face, which was perhaps more difficult for him because it's the opposite of himself and the way he worked with me in the past."
But even after a professional separation of two decades, during which Banderas became the first Spanish actor to launch a successful Hollywood career, director and star easily re-established their working relationship.
"When I spoke with him on the phone after I sent him the script, I think he intuited that I needed the security that he would arrive with the same disposition as always, so the first thing he told me, besides that he wanted to do the movie, was, 'Pedrito, you can do whatever you want. I put myself in your hands.' Which was exactly what he did. So in that sense, he didn't change."
While some directors welcome improvisation, Almodóvar said he rehearses everything beforehand, so that "nothing happens for the first time in front of the camera."
Nonetheless, no matter how much he prepares beforehand, he says it's his responsibility to cope with the changes that inevitably come once the cameras start rolling. "Truffaut said that a film shoot is like a group of people on a runaway train, and it's the director's job to keep that train from derailing," jokes the director. "And we kept that from happening."
One directorial trick the Oscar-winning filmmaker shared with the audience involved working with markedly different actors on a film set.
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Given Almodóvar's affinity for music (remember the moving moment in "Volver" when Penélope Cruz's character sings a song from her childhood?) and dance (the Pina Bausch pieces that bookend "Talk to Her"), has he ever considered making a musical?
"Always. I mean, I see myself more using songs that already exist and pulling them together. In my movies, the songs are really part of the script. I decide when I am writing, and all the songs really explain important things about the characters, and I use them like in a musical. But I hope I can make one in the future."


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WASHINGTON — With the partial government shutdown in the past, President Obama renewed his call Thursday for an immigration bill.
"It's good for our economy, it's good for our national security," Obama said in remarks at the White House. "It's good for our people, and we should do it this year."
As Obama noted, a bipartisan coalition in the Senate approved an immigration bill earlier this year.
Members of the Republican-run House, meanwhile, object to a proposed pathway to citizens for immigrants who are already in the United States illegally.
Brendan Buck, a spokesman for House Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio, said House Republicans want to address immigration problems in a step-by-step fashion, and that a big bill would only lead to new problems.
"The speaker agrees that America has a broken immigration system and we need reform that would boost our economy," Buck said. "He's also been clear that the House will not consider any massive, 'Obamacare'-style legislation that no one understands."
Kenneth Palinkas, who heads a union of 12,000 U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services adjudications officers and staff, said proposed legislation will undermine border security.
"At USCIS, our institutional mission has been corrupted by politics, and I hope these abuses will be examined and fixed before any amnesty proposal is brought forward in the House," said Palinkas, president of the National Citizenship and Immigration Services Council.
The National Day Laborer Organizing Network said Obama can set an example by cutting back on his record numbers of deportations.
"President Obama can advance immigration reform by using his existing legal authority to alleviate the suffering of immigrants," said Pablo Alvarado, the organization's executive director.
Among the participants in the immigration debate: The nation's growing number of Hispanic voters.
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More than half of the requested MRI scans for lower back pain may be unnecessary, new Alberta-based research suggests, while noting the procedures contribute to longer wait times and are a financial drain on Alberta's health system.
Lower back MRIs are among the most frequently requested scans in the health system, University of Calgary and University of Alberta researchers said, but 56 per cent of those they examined in two large hospitals were judged to be either inappropriate or of uncertain value for the patient.
In Alberta, a lower back MRI costs approximately $1,000, the average wait for one in Calgary and Edmonton is seven months, and thousands are performed each year, said Dr. Tom Feasby, a neurologist at the University of Calgary and a member of the Institute for Public Health and the Hotchkiss Brain Institute.
"It's jamming up the system with things that don't need to be done, so that means people who legitimately do need an MRI have to wait a lot longer. It makes the queue very long," Feasby said in an interview with the Herald.
"And it's costing us a fortune, and our health-care system is financially unsustainable at the moment."
The new data was published in the March 25 edition of JAMA Internal Medicine.
Researchers looked at 2,000 outpatient requisitions for lower back and head scans at the University of Alberta Hospital in Edmonton and at the Ottawa Hospital in the nation's capital between 2008 and 2010. Half of the requisitions were for lumbar spine scans because of lower back pain, and the other half were for imaging of the head for headaches.
Using a test of appropriateness that combines best evidence and expert opinion, only 44 per cent of requests for lower back scans were deemed appropriate. The only indication that was associated with an almost certain (96 per cent) appropriateness rating was an investigation of post-operative leg or back pain, the study found. Yet these post-op pain requests only made up 17 per cent of low back MRI orders.
Family doctors were the most likely to order inappropriate lower back MRIs, the study found — only 34 per cent of their requests were deemed appropriate, versus 60 per of those ordered by other specialties.
However, 83 per cent of MRIs of the head requested for headaches were deemed appropriate, the study found. Researchers suggested this may be due to the fact that most of the headache patients had already been pre-screened with CT scans.
In some regions, including Alberta, lower back MRIs make up one-third of all MRI imaging, Feasby said.
Lower back pain is very common, he noted, and almost everybody experiences it from time to time and almost everybody develops degenerative changes in their lower back as they age. An MRI scan often doesn't look that different for someone over age 50 with chronic lower back pain and someone the same age with no pain, he said.
And those who would benefit from surgery — something that can be discerned using an MRI — account for less than one per cent of cases, Feasby said.
"So what are you going to find when you do an MRI scan?" he said. "It doesn't really help you distinguish between those two groups and it doesn't really help you find those who benefit from an operation."
The more appropriate course of action is proper evaluation by a family physician, a discussion about the nature of back pain and the unlikelihood of a surgical option, and then other proactive approaches such as physiotherapy, exercise, acupuncture or medication, Feasby said.
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Dolphin Research Center's Photo-A-Day Challenge starts January 1, 2016!
Start the new year with Dolphin Research Center by participating in our very first Photo-a-Day Challenge. To continue teaching, learning, and caring for marine mammals and the environment, we've created a new way for our supporters to become ambassadors for our flippered family members. The best part is that you can do it from home!
The Photo-A-Day challenge starts on January 1st. There will be 31 challenges, one for each day of the month, and all you need to do is share a photo or video that relates to the daily subject on your Facebook, Twitter or Instagram pages. Use the hashtag #IHeartDRC so that everyone's images and posts will be united! If you don't mind us reposting your images on our social media, go ahead and also add #DolphinResearchCenter. (We'll always credit you for the photos we repost.) Whether you use photos or video that you took while visiting DRC or creatively use something from your life at home, it will be fun to see how you connect your image to the each day's challenge.
This graphic shows you all of the challenge topics so you can start thinking about your photos. Don't forget to post the challenge to your own pages, so we can follow your page and daily posts as well. Whether you like, follow, or gram with us online, we cannot wait for this new venture and the chance to share DRC pride with you – our fintastic fans, friends, and family.
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Gleaming rose gold vermeil decorates both the pendant and the pretty cable chain upon which it hangs. A dazzling morganite center stone is haloed by smaller pear shaped morganites and sparkling white zircons to create a beautiful cluster effect. The 18" cable chain perfectly suits the roseate tone of the gemstones in its matching rose vermeil. Accessorize in style with the feminine charm of this pendant and chain!
Please Note: Pendant CAN be removed from the chain.
All weights pertaining to gemstones, including diamonds, are minimum weights. Additionally, please note that many gemstones are treated to enhance their beauty. View Gemstone Enhancements and Special Care Requirements for important information.
Vermeil Plating:
Pronounced "vermay," vermeil is an electroplating process in which 14K gold or higher is coated over sterling silver. Officially designated by the jewelry industry, items may only be sold as vermeil if they have a minimum thickness of 100 millionths of an inch (2.5 microns) of gold over the silver. Regular gold plating is less than 2.5 microns.
The "vermeil" technique of plating sterling silver with gold originated in France in the 1750s. It differs from "gold filled" or "gold plated" in terms of the thickness or thinness of the microns over sterling silver. "Gold filled" pieces have a much thicker layer, between 15 and 45 microns, which is mechanically bonded to the base metal with heat and pressure. Vermeil is a more expensive version of "gold plated". It does not wear off as quickly as gold plating does. However, over time, vermeil wears off and therefore will require re-plating.
Gold/Platinum Embraced Silver or Bronze:
Our platinum and gold embraced collections feature layers of platinum or gold over sterling silver or bronze for a lustrous, radiant finish everywhere you look and touch.
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Morganite is the soft pink, sometimes peach or lavender colored, variety of beryl. Often referred to as "pink beryl," morganite has been called "pink emerald" and "pink aquamarine" to emphasize the kinship to its popular cousins. The pastel gem is colored by trace amounts of manganese in the crystal structure. It has excellent fire and is dichroic, meaning it shows pink hues when viewed from one angle and near colorless properties from another. Almost all morganite is heat-treated to produce or enhance the pink color. Lower quality morganite occurs in colors ranging from a peach-orange to a pinkish-yellow, but once it's heat-treated, the color changes to a beautiful soft pink.
First discovered in Madagascar in 1911, morganite was named after the American banker and gem enthusiast, John Pierpont Morgan. Legend says that he went down with the Titanic, but Morgan actually missed the doomed maiden voyage and died the following year in Rome, just shy of his 76th birthday. While morganite can be found in Mozambique, Namibia, Afghanistan, Russia and the United States, the finest morganites come from Madagascar and Brazil. In fact, the largest faceted morganite came from Madagascar. It is a 598.70ct cushion-shaped stone residing in the British Museum.
Morganite's hardness ranks 7.5-8.0 on the Mohs Scale. With its dazzling luster, exquisite color and sufficient hardness, the stone is especially suitable for jewelry. Unfortunately, morganite is relatively rare. This fact alone prevents it from achieving greater popularity as a jewelry gem.


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Each year, we hope to challenge the organization to realize new goals and embrace greater missions for the group.
WiOPS Mission
Women in Construction Operations (WiOPS) is committed to the advancement of women in construction operation positions and mentoring of future women leaders in our industry. Through mentorships, education, and networking, we are dedicated to establishing a platform to share our goals and explore solutions to the unique challenges women encounter. WiOPS promotes hard work, commitment and integrity to maintain a professional network of construction leaders today and tomorrow.
The group aims to focus on mentoring of future women leaders in construction.


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Pizza-Flavored Thanksgiving Stuffing (or Dressing) Recipe
This stuffing is based on the mighty fine Classic Sage and Sausage Stuffing (or Dressing) recipe that J. Kenji Lopez-Alt dropped on us all last year. Same basic technique, but with CLASSIC PIZZA FLAVORS subbed in for the seasonings and sage sausage.
Garlic knots are available at most NYC-area pizzerias. If your local pizzeria doesn't offer them, sub in a loaf of grocery-store garlic bread.
Last, this recipe is halved from Kenji's original. It should stuff a couple small birds or one 18- to 22-pound turkey.
- Yield:serves 5 to 7
- Active time: 45 minutes
- Total time:2 1/2 hours
- 1 pound garlic knots (about 18) cut into 3/4-inch dice, about 2.5 quarts
- 4 tablespoons butter (1/2 stick)
- 3/4 pound hot or sweet Italian sausage
- 1 small red onion, finely chopped (about 1 cup)
- 1 large green bell pepper, finely chopped (about 1 cup)
- 1 clove garlic, minced
- 1 teaspoon dried oregano
- 16 ounces (2 cups) low-sodium chicken or turkey broth, preferably homemade
- 2 small eggs
- 1/4 cup minced fresh basil leaves
- Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper
- Freshly grated Parmesan cheese
Adjust oven rack to middle position. Preheat oven to 275°F. Spread diced garlic knots evenly over a rimmed baking sheet, and bake until completely dried out, about 50 minutes total, rotating sheet and stirring knots several times during baking. Remove from oven and let cool. Raise oven temperature to 350°F.
In large Dutch oven, melt butter over medium-high heat until foaming subsides (don't allow butter to brown), about 2 minutes. Add Italian sausage and mash with stiff whisk or portato masher to break up into fine pieces (largest pieces should be no greater than 1/4 inch). Cook, stirring frequently until only a few bits of pink remain, about 8 minutes. Add onions, green bell pepper, garlic, and oregano and cook, stirring frequently, until vegetables are softened, about 10 minutes. Remove from heat and add half of chicken stock.
Whisk remaining chicken stock, eggs, and basil in a medium bowl until homogeneous. Stirring constantly with wooden spoon, slowly pour egg mixture into sausage mixture. Add bread cubes and fold gently until evenly mixed.
Use part of stuffing to stuff bird if desired. To cook remaining stuffing, transfer to buttered 9-inch square baking dish, cover tightly with aluminum foil, and bake until instant read thermometer reads 150°F when inserted into center of dish (about 35 minutes). Remove foil, sprinkle with a handful of Parmesan cheese, and bake until golden brown and crisp on top (about 15 minutes more).
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DUBLIN--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/9jp54q/key_findings_from) has announced the addition of Decision Resources, Inc's new report "Key Findings from Treatment Algorithms: Rheumatoid Arthritis - Disease-Modifying Agents" to their offering.
Physicians are increasingly initiating treatment with disease-modifying therapies for rheumatoid arthritis early in the course of the disease. Conventional, small molecule, disease-modifying antirheumatic agents (DMARDs) remain the mainstay of early-line treatment, but patients who fail such agents, patients with severe disease, or patients in whom conventional DMARDs are contraindicated are treated with biological DMARDs.
The most successful biological DMARDs in the RA market, TNF-a inhibitors, are threatened by several biological DMARDs with other mechanisms of action, which are experiencing strong uptake across multiple patient segments. Orencia (Bristol-Myers Squibb's abatacept), Rituxan (Biogen Idec/Roche's rituximab), and the recently launched Actemra (Roche's tocilizumab) are competing for share among patients who fail TNF-a inhibitors, and marketers of each of these agents aim to carve out additional niches of TNF-a inhibitor-naive RA patients for whom they could be prescribed.
Using patient-level claims data, this report determines the share of each currently marketed drug by line of therapy, evaluates therapy flow, and analyzes why key drugs are chosen over others.
Key Topics Covered:
1. Background
2. Key Findings for Newly Diagnosed Patients
4. Key Findings by Product
5. Appendix: Methodology
For more information visit http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/9jp54q/key_findings_from
Source: Decision Resources, Inc
Research and Markets
Laura Wood, Senior Manager.
U.S. Fax: 646-607-1907
Fax (outside U.S.): +353-1-481-1716
Sector: Healthcare and Medical Devices, Pharmaceuticals
Source: Research and Markets


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Torah Study
Date: Saturday, September 28, 2019
Time: 9:00 am - 10:15 am
Location: Chapel, Lewis Family Religious Life Complex
Torah Study with Senior Rabbi Jeremy Barras
Everyone is welcome!
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Saturdays — 9:00 am in the Chapel
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Read commentary about this week's Torah portion.


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Cello & Bass Workbooks now available!!!
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An Act to limit smoking to detached single family residences
By Ms. Benson of Lunenburg (by request), a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1897) of Robert Bowen for legislation to prohibit smoking in residences other than detached single family buildings. Public Health.
Bill Information
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Presenting Legislator is not a sponsor of this measure.
- Presenter:
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|Robert Bowen
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Universal Google Product Search
But the filing's most compelling data concerns the price-comparison market. According to a Foundem study, more than 270 sample searches across what the Raffs call a broad sample of product- and price-comparison–related terms indicate that Google Product Search is far more likely to appear at the top of Google's search pages than competitors such as Shopping.com, Pricegrabber, Nextag, and the Raffs' own Foundem:
Google ranking of leading UK price comparison sites across a broad sample of product- and price-comparison-related search terms, as of 29 January 2010. Google Product Search results are shown in red. Other price comparison service results are shown in shades of green (source: Foundem)
What's more, according to a study that Foundem commissioned from comScore, the steep rise in the popularity of Google Product Search coincided with the introduction of Universal Search:
Unique monthly US visitors to Google Product Search between January 2007 and November 2009 (source: comScore)
The study also indicates that the rise of Google Product Search came at the expense of several Google competitors:
Percentage change in number of unique monthly visitors to US Price Comparison sites (including Google Product Search) from October 2007 to October 2009 (source: comScore)
The filing stops at the two examples: mapping and price comparison. But it warns that Google could apply Universal Search to, well, almost anything. "The two examples considered here illustrate the discriminatory market power of an overwhelmingly dominant search engine allowed to systematically favor its own services," it says.
"But these examples are just the tip of the iceberg. Similar harm to competition and innovation is inevitable when Google extends this strategy into new domains, such as financial search, travel search, property search, job search, social networking, browsers, operating systems, mobile, and so on."


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"Float Landing Page" is a premium landing page designed for your product or service presentation. The landing page is built for maximum conversion rates turning visitors into customers or users. The page has six layouts and six color skins that can be easily configured and customized giving you ultimate control on your outcome.
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- Layered well organized PSD included.
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New downtown convention hotel project announced
The Des Moines Redevelopment Company announced Monday that it's calling on developers to join an effort to build a new convention hotel in downtown Des Moines.
The DMRC group said development firms or teams should submit qualifications for the development of a 450 room four-star convention hotel near the Iowa Events Center.
"You look all across the country, go to any major city, and you're going to find a nice convention center downtown and find hotels around that convention center," said Greg Edwards with the Convention and Visitors Bureau. "We have documented that we have lost lots of groups -- and by lots we mean 12-20 groups over the last few years, groups saying if you had a convention hotel right across the street, we would be meeting there. We would consider meeting there."
"It makes us more competitive," said Tim Leach of the Downtown Community Alliance, which owns the land. "It's a mortgage on your investment. The property is so well located. You will be able to see all of the Iowa Events Center from the hotel."
The qualifications include, "The development should establish the Iowa Events Center as the premiere business, convention and banquet facility in the Midwest."
The hotel would connect to Hy-Vee Hall through a skywalk system that can take guests throughout the city, including restaurants, shopping and entertainment centers.
"It could be and it will be the premiere convention space in the Midwest," said Leach.
The DMRC is taking applications through May 15. Whoever is chosen will need to have at least $30 million to underwrite the project. Leach said at the best Des Moines will see a convention hotel in about two years, or at worst it will never see one.
The Des Moines Redevelopment Company is a nonprofit formed for the purchase of land or buildings in downtown Des Moines for re-development.
Complete details on the project can be found here.


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A collection of scholarly works about individual liberty and free markets. A project of Liberty Fund, Inc.
1225 - 1274
Historical Period:
The Medieval Period
Aquinas was born near Aquino, Sicily and was an Italian Dominican theologian whose scholarship propelled him to the first rank among the Scholastics of the Middle Ages. His major works are the Summa theologica and the Summa contra gentiles.


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Posted by Alisa on Tuesday, April 29, 2014 / Labels: Olivia Wilde and Jason Sudeikis, Stylish Moms
Jason Sudeikis and Olivia Wilde took their 9 day old son Otis for a walk in New York City on Monday (April 29). Olivia looks amazing!
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You're in a financial hole. If you don't quit these bad money moves, ASAP, you're just going to keep on digging.
Do you like to wait until the last minute? Well, your bad habit could be costing you — literally.
The holidays are coming, but they're still far enough away that we don't have to think about shopping yet. Right? Actually…that's not the case.
Put the phone down and stop missing deadlines. These are the signs you need to step up your game up at work — and soon!
Put down the cigarette and the smartphone. It's time to ditch your bad habits, get back to work, and start getting ahead.
What are you waiting for? Fix your chronic procrastination now.
Get more done and like yourself more by understanding — and overcoming — the seven stages of procrastination.
If you follow these suggestions, you can become the only person you know who doesn't procrastinate. Stop waiting, start reading, and start getting things done!
Procrastination generally isn't helpful. It's a time suck. And heck, a lot of the time, it isn't even fun. Here's how to get what you need to do done.
Twenty percent of the population ALWAYS puts things off. The good news if you're a chronic procrastinator? There are ways to fix it.
"Later" is the busiest time of the day. "Tomorrow" looks even busier -- and costlier.
The Internet has a wealth of excellent financial information, but the way you spend your time online could be hurting your wallet.
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Up until now, all the handsets from Sony's NXT series of Xperia handsets run on Android 2.3 Gingerbread, including the flagship Xperia S handset. Today, the company has announced its latest addition to its Xperia line-up, the Xperia neo L, which runs on Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich.
However, Sony has made quite a lot of compromises on the hardware side to make the neo L a tempting handset. The specs of the neo L are nothing to be proud of – a 1GHz Snapdragon processor, 512MB RAM, 1GB of internal memory, microSD card slot, 5MP camera with LED flash, a 4-inch LED-TFT screen with WVGA (480×800) resolution all inside a thick 12.2mm body powered by a 1500mAh battery. The 5MP snapper at the back of the handset is aided by an LED flash, and is also capable of recording videos in 72op HD resolution.
Internally, the neo L is similar to the Neo V, and externally, the only difference is the bigger screen and the four hardware keys on the front along with a different design. The neo L will hit the retail stores of China only at the moment at an unknown date and price. Sony should however announce the global availability of the handset soon as well.
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|Withers, Ernest C., 1922-2007
|Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. speaks at Freedom Rally, Memphis, TN
|1959 July 31
Black-and-white photograph from July 31, 1959 of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. speaking at a Freedom Rally in Memphis, Tennessee. King stands in front of a microphone and podium. In the background is a banner with photographs of African American candidates in the city election. From left to right, Russell Sugarmon running for public works commissioner; Benjamin Hooks for a juvenile court judgeship; and Roy Love and Henry C. Banton for school board. The men made up the "Volunteer Ticket" and the meeting was a rally that drew 5,000 African Americans to hear King, Daisy Bates, and others. Mrs. Bates was leader of the Little Rock, Arkansas National Association for the Advancement of Colored People movement to integrate Central High School in 1957.
The University of Tennessee Libraries (Knoxville, Tennessee) is the digital publisher.
The Civil Rights Digital Library received support from a National Leadership Grant for Libraries awarded to the University of Georgia by the Institute of Museum and Library Services for the aggregation and enhancement of partner metadata.
|King, Martin Luther, Jr., 1929-1968 | Sugarmon, Russell B., 1929- | Hooks, Benjamin L. (Benjamin Lawson), 1925- | Love, Roy | Bunton, Henry Clay, 1903- | Civil rights movements--Tennessee--Memphis | African American civil rights workers--Tennessee--Memphis | Civil rights workers--Tennessee--Memphis | Civil rights--Tennessee--Memphis | African Americans--Civil rights--Tennessee--Memphis | African Americans--Tennessee--Memphis | Memphis (Tenn.)--Race relations | Race relations | African American clergy--Tennessee--Memphis | Political candidates--Tennessee--Memphis | African American civic leaders--Tennessee--Memphis | Civic leaders--Tennessee--Memphis | Mass meetings--Tennessee--Memphis | United States, Tennessee, Shelby County, Memphis, 35.1495343, -90.0489801
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pros & cons Of Elder Care Laws
There are many laws that are in place to protect seniors that are utilizing the many different areas of elder care such as:
In-home care supervision
Nursing homes
Assisted Living Facilities
Convalescent Homes
The main purpose of these different laws, regulations, rules and licenses is to protect our senior citizens from being abused, which seems to be happening on an increased basis year after year. If any of the elder care facilities violate any of the laws, they could possibly lose their licensing. While we definitely need the laws in place, as there are many benefits to having them, there is also one disadvantage and that is, with all the different types of regulations, they are increasing the cost of elder care for senior citizens.
So what is happening all too often is that many consumers are emptying their savings and retirement accounts to try and afford the cost of health care that they need. Now, once they run out of funds, then they turn to their State or the Federal Government and apply for long term care and other health care benefits. When this happens, then the taxpayers now have to foot the bill. Between bureaucracy, regulations and runaway costs, the services that are available to the elderly are being affected drastically and since there is such a high demand for senior care and such a low supply to service this demand, the prices are increasing.
Other factors that are raising health care cost for seniors are:
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Once upon a time there were three little pigs. They lived together in an old house on top of a tall hill....along with seventy-three other little pigs.
Not even pigs can live in such crowded conditions! In Bruce Whatley's quirky version of this classic folktale, the three little pigs desperately want to escape from the mayhem and build their own little dream homes.
But wait! Was the wolf's nose just erased? Did one of the pigs turn green? And what does it all have to do with the illustrator who has run out of red paint?
Parents and children alike will adore this playful retelling, and not just because it's a spin on a popular story. Chockful of jokes and surprises, Wait! No Paint! Also encourages readers to use their imaginations and think about how books are created.
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A federal grand jury in San Francisco yesterday issued a criminal indictment against Pacific Gas & Electric for negligence in the 2010 gas pipeline explosion in San Bruno that killed eight people and destroyed an entire neighborhood. That's significant and serious, but it also falls far short of what this rapacious company and its conniving executives — none of whom face personal criminal charges — should be facing.
The indictment and media reports on it omit key details of what happened leading up this tragic and entirely preventable explosion, buying into the fiction that there is a meaningful difference between PG&E Co., the regulated utility, and PG&E Corp., the wealthy and powerful Wall Street corporation. This is a stark example of how corporations are given all the rights of individuals, but accept few of the responsibilities, with the complicity of the political and economic systems.
The 12-count indictment focused on violation of the Pipeline Safety Act, which requires companies to maintain their potentially dangerous pipelines, including keeping detailed records and doing safety inspections that would detect flaws like the faulty weld that caused the San Bruno explosion on Sept. 9, 2010 – work the company negligently failed to perform.
But PG&E's wanton disregard for public safety, combined with the greed and shameless self-interest of then-CEO Peter Darbee and other executives, goes far deeper than that. A report by the California Public Utilities Commission released in January 2012 found that $100 million in ratepayer funds that had been earmarked for pipeline maintenance and replacement, including this section in San Bruno, was instead diverted to executive bonuses and shareholder profits.
"PG&E chose to use the surplus revenues for general corporate purposes," the audit said, noting that the company was flush with cash at the time and there was no good reason to neglect this required maintenance.
And in 2010, those questionable corporate purposes included spending more than $45 million to write and promote Prop. 16, a June 2010 ballot measure that would have required approval by two-thirds of voters whenever cities wanted to start community choice aggregation programs such as San Francisco's proposed CleanPowerSF. California voters rejected that outrageous ruse by more than a 2-1 margin – so Mayor Ed Lee and his appointees were forced to kill CleanPowerSF on their own last year.
PG&E maintains the explosion was just an accident.
"San Bruno was a tragic accident. We've taken accountability and are deeply sorry. We have worked hard to do the right thing for victims, their families and the community, and we will continue to do so," PG&E CEO Tony Early, who was hired after the explosion, said in a prepared statement. "We want all of our customers and their families to know that nothing will distract us from our mission of transforming this 100-plus-year-old system into the safest and most reliable natural gas system in the country."
But this "tragic accident" was foreseeable and preventable, particularly if PG&E was spending our ratepayer money on the system maintenance it was allocated for, instead of trying to fool us with a deceptive and myopic political campaign. Those were decisions made by real people, including Darbee and others, decisions that killed innocent people – and they should be held accountable. Neither this indictment nor a previous civil settlement go far enough.
PG&E's employee union, IBEW Local 1245, continues to act as an apologist for the company executives, issuing a statement that in part says, "The federal indictment filed April 1st against the company says that PG&E willfully failed to identify and evaluate threats to its transmission pipelines. We know of nothing that would rise to the level of willful. It is possible there are things we don't know. But based on what we do know, the company failures that led to the San Bruno explosion were not willful."
Meanwhile, even some PG&E shareholders are siding with the company's federal prosecution while bringing a shareholder lawsuit seeking to recover some of the diverted funds. Their high-powered attorney, Joe Cotchett, issued a statement today that said, "We welcome yesterday's indictment by the federal grand jury of PG&E on criminal charges that it violated federal pipeline regulations. It is clear the federal government agrees with us that PG&E chose profits over safety. The indictment comes as no surprise, as it closely mirrors the detailed complaint we filed months ago against PG&E's officers and directors, after our own extensive investigation. The indictment states that PG&E ignored and failed to properly identify potential threats to gas pipelines, failed to gather relevant data, maintained flawed records, and as a result, was unable to accurately assess the dangers related to its lines that could have prevented the explosion. On behalf of the shareholders of PG&E, we intend to amend our complaint to add some additional facts stated in the indictment."
"Our complaint alleges that PG&E's executives dropped the ball and failed to implement safety measures despite numerous red flags raised by Company insiders with risk management responsibilities. We allege PG&E has already incurred charges of about $1.83 billion related to the San Bruno accident and natural gas matters. In its annual report, PG&E admitted that this criminal investigation could expose the Company to even greater losses. Our complaint also alleges that PG&E's Board sponsored reviews of its risk management practices revealing that PG&E was in 'crisis' mode prior to the accident, and that, in 2007, PG&E's newly-hired Senior Vice President of Engineering and Operations determined that the Company's Enterprise Risk Management program 'seems unactionable because almost everything is broken.'"
This is the company that Mayor Lee praises as a "great company that gets it," supporting its continued monopoly control of San Francisco's energy system and subverting a city proposal to provide renewable energy to city residents, even as the threats posed by global warming increase, as this week's report by the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change warns.
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I wanted to share this again because I'm wanting to get back into a headspace when I was a bit more green… innocent. I have to admit… this world has tainted me a little. I'm still me, this place has allowed me to be me. I just feel that, I've lost a little of that innocence that makes me the writer I want to be. I'm just feeling a little nostalgic for the old me.
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When I was a little girl, I used to dream a lot. My mind would escape me sometimes. It was a coping mechanism. It was like home, to escape that way. In middle school, I discovered poetry. I fell in love. I think that is the earliest memory I have of taking a serious interest in anything related to literature. There is a favorite poem of mine, all-time favorite. I had to memorize it for my 8th grade English class. Not only that, I had to really perform it for full credit. My English Teacher, Mrs. Hightower (I'll never forget her) was also the Theatre Arts teacher. I remember having my parents take me to an old book store (now Half Price Books) and I was fascinated to find an old tattered poetry book. I was into all things British at the time and the English prose beckoned me. I think I flipped right to it if my mind serves me correctly. As soon as I read the title, I fell in love. I read it and I couldn't believe it. I could have authored such thoughts.
My Mind to Me a Kingdom Is
Sir Edward Dyer (d. 1607)
My mind to me a kingdom is;
Such present joys therein I find,
That it excels all other bliss
That earth affords or grows by kind:
Though much I want that most would have,
Yet still my mind forbids to crave.
No princely pomp, no wealthy store,
No force to win the victory,
No wily wit to salve a sore,
No shape to feed a loving eye;
To none of these I yield as thrall;
For why? my mind doth serve for all.
I see how plenty surfeits oft,
And hasty climbers soon do fall;
I see that those which are aloft
Mishap doth threaten most of all:
They get with toil, they keep with fear:
Such cares my mind could never bear.
Content I live, this is my stay;
I seek no more than may suffice;
I press to bear no haughty sway;
Look, what I lack my mind supplies.
Lo, thus I triumph like a king,
Content with that my mind doth bring.
Some have too much, yet still do crave;
I little have, and seek no more.
They are but poor, though much they have,
And I am rich with little store;
They poor, I rich; they beg, I give;
They lack, I leave; they pine, I live.
I laugh not at another's loss,
I grudge not at another's gain;
No worldly waves my mind can toss;
My state at one doth still remain:
I fear no foe, I fawn no friend;
I loathe not life, nor dread my end.
Some weigh their pleasure by their lust,
Their wisdom by their rage of will;
Their treasure is their only trust,
A cloakèd craft their store of skill;
But all the pleasure that I find
Is to maintain a quiet mind.
My wealth is health and perfect ease,
My conscience clear my chief defense;
I neither seek by bribes to please,
Nor by deceit to breed offence:
Thus do I live; thus will I die;
Would all did so as well as I!
English Poetry I: From Chaucer to Gray.
The Harvard Classics. 1909–14.
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What song to post for this… I am reminded a great deal of Hall and Oates. What? You no like? Well… my head is a bit rolling this way as I was into them back then. LOL! Here we go with one of my faves from them. And… I'm kind of dedicating this song to myself. I am, after all, wanting to make my dreams come true. (*wink*)
This took longer than I thought because I spent some time on Twitter. I tried to figure out Facebook. What I need to do is try to figure out more sleep! Ugh! I know… I know!
Love y'all… so much!
Thank you dearly for reading and for listening.


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Real Salt Lake regained the lead in the race for the Supporter's Shield, sending the Houston Dynamo to their first loss in their last five as an Alvaro Saborio penalty kick proved the difference for a 1-0 decision Saturday night at Rio Tinto Stadium.
For the first time at home, and only the second time this season, Real came out in a 4-3-3 formation rather than their customary 4-4-2 diamond midfield. After an opening 10 minutes that saw Houston emerge as the aggressors, RSL began to find its rhythm in its new shape.
Playmaker Javier Morales nearly put RSL in front in the 24th minute when he put on a display of dribbling skills before firing a bending shot over the top of the net from 24 yards out.
Only a few minutes later, a nice run and give-and go from Olmes Garcia ended with a cross that deflected to Joao Plata and the Ecuadorian struck a rocket that slammed off the crossbar.
Houston succeeded in getting into RSL's defensive third, but the visitors were unable to get past the last line of defense and settled for several shots from distance that were either wide or handled easily by RSL 'keeper Nick Rimando.
It wasn't until the 37th minute that the scoreline changed. It was Garcia once again threatening the Dynamo defense with Houston's Adam Moffat undercutting the first-year player on an aerial challenge in the box and the referee immediately pointed to the spot.
OPTA CHALKBOARD: RSL contain Houston's attack
Saborio stepped up and buried the penalty kick for his 5th goal in three games since returning from international duty and the Dynamo were up 1-0 at the break.
In the second half Houston pushed their outside backs further upfield into the attack, but the Dynamo's best looks would come late in the match on a handful of set pieces which were neutralized by the RSL defense.
Real will travel to play the defending champions LA Galaxy next Saturday, while Houston will welcome Clint Dempsey and the Seattle Sounders on the same day.
Real Salt Lake (12-7-5; 41 points) vs. Houston Dynamo (9-7-6; 33 points)
MLS regular season
August 10, 2013 – Rio Tinto Stadium, Sandy, Utah
Attendance: 19,402
Scoring Summary:
Real Salt Lake: Alvaro Saborio 9 (penalty) 37
Houston Dynamo: Tally Hall; Kofi Sarkodie, Bobby Boswell, Jermaine Taylor, Corey Ashe; Warren Creavalle (Jason Johnson 65), Ricardo Clark, Adam Moffat (Boniek García 81), Brad Davis; Will Bruin, Giles Barnes (Cam Weaver 74)
Substitutes not used: Erich Marscheider, Eric Brunner, Mike Chabala, Anthony Arena
Real Salt Lake: Nick Rimando; Tony Beltran, Nat Borchers, Carlos Salcedo, Chris Wingert; Kyle Beckerman, Ned Grabavoy, Javier Morales; Olmes Garcia (Devon Sandoval 73), Alvaro Saborio, Joao Plata (Luis Gil 61)
Substitutes not used: Jeff Attinella, Lovel Palmer, Cole Grossman, Robbie Findley, Sebastian Velasquez
Misconduct Summary:
HOU: Ricardo Clark (caution) 9
RSL: Ned Grabavoy (caution) 15
RSL: Olmes Garcia (caution) 68
Referee: Jose Carlos Rivero
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Utah State University undergraduate Rachel Nydegger is a 2014 Goldwater Scholar and students David Griffin and Austin Spence received honorable mentions in a prestigious national competition that recognizes outstanding achievements in science and mathematics.
The award is administered by the Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship and Excellence in Education Foundation. With this year's honorees, USU boasts 23 Goldwater Scholars and 11 honorable mention recipients since 1998.
"This is well-deserved recognition for these students and a tremendous honor for Utah State University," says USU President Stan Albrecht. "This award is a testament to the exceptional achievements of these individuals in academics, research and service, as well as the outstanding mentorship by our faculty."
Each year, USU may submit up to four nominations for the award; a process coordinated by the USU Honors program that begins in November. Scholarship award recipients receive up to $7,500 toward annual tuition and expenses.
USU's 2014 honorees, who represent the university's College of Science, are members of the USU Honors Program and are active in undergraduate research. These scholars also share their time and talent in science outreach.
"This year's scholars are focused young scientists who demonstrate a commitment to academic excellence as well as service," says Jim MacMahon, dean of USU's College of Science. "We applaud their dedication and look forward to their continued achievements."
Scholar Rachel Nydegger, physics and mathematics
For more than seven months last year, Rachel Nydegger was up and about campus each night as most of her classmates were sleeping. The physicist, who worked with faculty mentor Shane Larson, was collecting data on light pollution around USU's Logan campus.
"It wasn't easy getting out of bed and going outside when it was dark and 11 degrees below zero," says the Logan, Utah, native. "But it was necessary to collect our data."
For Nydegger, light pollution interferes with a favorite activity: stargazing. But she also recognizes its broader effects.
"Light pollution means energy is being wasted by outdoor light fixtures," she says. "It also has an unfavorable impact on crime patterns and adversely affects nocturnal wildlife.
Nydegger graduated from Logan's Fast Forward Charter High School in 2011 and was awarded an Aggie Scholar scholarship to USU. She's also the recipient of Utah's New Century Scholarship and an Energy Solutions Scholarship. The undergrad is an avid volunteer for Science Unwrapped, the College of Science's public outreach program.
Following graduation from USU, Nydegger plans to pursue a doctorate in astrophysics, conduct research and teach at the university level.
Read more about Nydegger's research, "Seeking the Darkest Hour." http://www.usu.edu/ust/index.cfm?article=52054
David Griffin, physics and computer science
Roy, Utah, native David Griffin put USU on his college list because of "great things" he'd heard about student research opportunities.
"I knew USU had an incredible undergraduate research program and I wanted to do research and learn things on my own," he says. "I also heard great things about the professors here."
While deciding on a college destination, Griffin met with Department of Physics advisor Karalee Ransom and plans began to fall into place.
"She was so helpful and really went out of her way to help me," Griffin says. "It was clear she puts students first and I chose USU. I can't imagine going anywhere else."
With physics professor David Peak, Griffin is developing a computer model that can be used to predict plant leaves' responses to the environment.
"Biologists have observed how a single stoma or 'pore' on a leaf responds to changes in the environment, but it's not well understood how these pores or 'stomata' work together in response to environmental changes," he says. "With our model, we're trying to decode this biological phenomenon."
Following graduation from USU, Griffin, who completed home schooling in preparation for college, plans to pursue a doctorate in physics and conduct research in computational physics and complexity.
Austin Spence, biology and German
A recent photo of Austin Spence garners a lot of double takes: the undergrad is grasping a handful of writhing snakes.
"I'm investigating the effects of habitat disturbance on the physiology of the wandering garter snake," says Spence, who conducts research with Department of Biology faculty mentor Susannah French. "This involves collecting snakes in the field, as well as habitat data, and quantifying snake hormone concentrations and immune function."
A Salt Lake City native and 2011 graduate of Highland High School, Spence received a Research Internship in Science and Engineering (RISE) scholarship from DAAD (German Academic Exchange Service), which enabled him to complete a research internship in Germany on an endangered species of hamster.
Spence received the USU Department of Biology's John R. Simmons Scholarship and was named German Student of the Year by USU's College of Humanities and Social Sciences. Following graduation from USU, he plans to pursue a doctorate in physiological ecology and conduct research on the effects of urbanization on the environment.
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J. Tyler Gish, chemistry and physics
Jordan Rozum, physics and mathematics
Mitch Dabling, civil engineering
Sarah Mousley, mathematics
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Rachel Ward, physics and mathematics (Honorable Mention)
Linsey Johnson, physics
Brooke Siler, biochemistry and economics
Brian Tracy, physics
Karen Nielsen, mechanical and aerospace engineering (Honorable Mention)
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